2018-2019学年福建省莆田一中高一(上)期末英语试卷解析版

2018-2019学年福建省莆田一中高一（上）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共22.5分）

A

Teachers' Day is，interestingly，not celebrated on the same day all over the world．In some countries it is marked by a holiday，in others it is a working day．

International Teachers' Day is celebrated on October 5．Being held ever since 1994，it is in honor of teachers' organizations worldwide．Its aim is to encourage supports for teachers and to meet the needs of students．

China - In 1939，Teachers' Day was set for August 27，Confucius' birthday．In1951，the celebration was stopped．However，it was founded again in 1985，and the day was changed to September 10．

India - Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5 in honour of Dr．Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan，the second president of India，whose birthday falls on that day．

Russia - In Russia，Teachers' Day was celebrated on the first Sunday of October between 1965 and 1994．Since 1994，the day is observed on the October 5，just the same day as World Teachers Day．

The US - In the US，Teachers' Day is non-official holiday．It is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week of May．A number of activities are organized in schools to honor teachers．The celebrations can continue for the whole week of May．Thailand - In Thailand，National Teachers' Day is celebrated every year on January 16．The first Teachers' Day was held in 1957．The day is a holiday in schools．

1.What country celebrates Teachers' Day in October？______

A. India．

B. Russia．

C. Thailand

D. The US．

2.Which of the following is possibly true？______

A. China has celebrated Teachers' Day since the year 1931．

B. Teachers' Day is an official holiday in the United States．

C. Teachers' Day is a working day in schools of Thailand．

D. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday is in September．

3.From the passage we can learn that ______ ．

A. The first Teachers' Day was held in 1965 in Thailand

B. Teachers' Day falls on Confucius' birthday in China

C. International Teachers' Day aims to benefit the students

D. A lot of activities are held on Teachers' Day across the world

B

Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot？It happens．You park and go shopping．When you get back，you have no idea where your car is．Then you start wandering around clicking on the panic button on your car keys so the alarm goes off．It can be frustrating，especially on a hot，sunny day．

No，you don't need to install（安装）an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car．That's too expensive．But is there a way to track your car without spending too much？Yes，now there is!

A California-based startup company was able to make this a reality．They created a tiny device（设备）that works with your smartphone，and it could be exactly what you're looking for．

What is it？It's called TrackR Bravo．It is a tracking device the size of a coin．It's changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives．

How does it work？It's easy! Install the free TrackR app on your smartphone，connect the app to your device and you're ready to go! Simply connect TrackR to whatever you want to track．The entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less．

You can connect it to your keys，briefcase，wallet，your latest tech gadgets and anything else you don't want to lose．Then use the TrackR app to locate your missing item in seconds．

"This device has saved me tons of time and money!" said Johnny Blaze．

4.What does the underlined word "frustrating" in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？______

A. Troublesome．

B. Confusing

C. Disappointing．

D. Joyful

pared with GPS system，what makes TrackR Bravo a better choice？______

A. It works faster．

B. It's cheaper．

C. It's more reliable．

D. It's smaller in size．

6.What do we know about TrackR Bravo？______

A. It can be controlled by human voice．

B. It takes a long time to make it work．

C. Its users need to pay for its software．

D. It can be connected to different objects．

7.In which part of a newspapaper is this text most probably taken from？______

A. Technology．

B. Education．

C. Economy．

D. Culture．

C

In the latter part of the 20th century，child labor remains a serious problem in many parts of the world．Studies carried out in 1979，the International Year of the Children，showed that more than 50 million children below the age of 15 were working in various jobs often under dangerous conditions．Many of these children live in underdeveloped countries in Latin America，Africa，and Asia．Their living conditions are crude and their chances for education small．The poor income they bring in，however，is necessary for the survival of their families．Frequently，these families lack the basic necessities of life-adequate food，decent clothing and shelter，and even water for bathing．

In some countries industrialization has created working conditions for children that are comparable to the worst features of the 19th-century factories and mines．In India，for example，some 20，000 children work 16-hour days in match factories．Child-labor problems are not，of course，limited to developing nations．They occur wherever poverty exists in Europe and the United States．The most important efforts to eliminate（根除）child-labor abuses throughout the world come from the International Labor Organization （ILO），founded in 1919 and now a special agency of the United Nations．The organization has introduced several child-labor conventions（规定）among its members，including a minimum age of 16 years for admission to all work，a higher minimum age of specific types of employment，compulsory（强制的）medical examinations，and It depends on voluntary obedience of member nations．

8.The use of children workers is the most serious ______ ．

A. in the latter part of the 20th century

B. in the International Year of the Child in 1979

C. in the poorest and backward parts of the world

D. in some areas of Latin America

9.Often children have to work because ______ ．

A. they can not afford to go to school

B. they are forced to work by their parents

C. there is no organization to protect them

D. they have to provide for their families

10.According to the UN conventions，______ ．