高一下学期英语期中考试试卷含答案(共3套)

2018—2019学年度下学期期中考试

高一英语试卷

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试时间：100分钟满分：120分

Ⅰ卷(两部分，共90分)

第一部分：阅读理解

第一节(共15小题；每小题 2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Listed here are four of the thousands of impressive museums around the world.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao，Spain

Built in 1997，the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world.It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a travelers' desired destination.The beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dramatic background for movies and commercials.

The Louvre in Paris，France

Probably the most famous Louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world，the “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci.Crowds can be found any day surrounding the small，but mysterious painting of the smiling woman.But，the Louvre is much more than a home to the “Mona Lisa”．The Louvre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world.

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia，America

Just opened in its new downtown location in 2012，the Barnes Foundation is “unique”in that it is a completely reproduced display from one man's private collection.Dr.Albert C．Barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected，among others，the largest number of original Renoir paintings in the world.

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence，Italy

Walking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time.The building itself is a beautiful palace—like structure with frescoes(湿壁画) decorating the ceilings and walls.Viewers are bowled over(印象深刻) by the works by Botticelli，such as “The Birth of Venus”．Classic artworks from nearly 1，000 years ago describe religious events of the time.

1．Which of the following is the most popular?

A．The Louvre.

B．The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

C．The Barnes Foundation.

D．The Uffizi Gallery.

2．What makes the Barnes Foundation particular?

A．Its structure. B．Its collection.

C．Its location. D．Its history.

3．What type of writing is this text?

A．An activity poster.

B．An exhibition announcement.

C．An art show review.

D．A travel guide.

B

Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good：the iPad. Instead of looking at nature，I checked my e­mail. Instead of paddling a small boat，I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯)．Instead of reading great novels，I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation，but my head wasn't.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdraw (退出) from the Internet.

I knew it wouldn't be easy，since I'm bad at self­control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past，making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧)．I was trapped，forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e­mail，Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites，I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to，really？I had to do what I had planned to do all along：read books.

This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife，I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet，realizing finally that it was I，not the iPad，that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi­fi.“I don't need it，” I said.

However，as we return to post­vacation life，a harder test begins：can I continue when I'm back at work?

There are times when the compulsion to know what's being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to