2018-2019学年甘肃省临夏中学高一上学期期末考试英语试题

2018-2019学年甘肃省临夏中学高一上学期期末考试英语试题

甘肃省临夏中学2018—2019学年第一学期期末考试卷 年级：高一 科目：英语 座位号 ‎ 一．阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。‎ ‎ A There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise , he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garage for help. The door was opened by one of his patients." Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident on the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."‎ ‎ 1. Where was the doctor going in his car?‎ ‎　A. We don't know. B. To a patient's home.‎ ‎　C. To a garage. D. To his own home.‎ ‎2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?‎ A. Careless driving B. A tree had fallen across the road.‎ C. A slippery（滑的） road. D. There was a thick fog.‎ ‎3. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?‎ A. She needed medical treatment.‎ B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.‎ C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.‎ D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.‎ ‎ B ‎ The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25，1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.‎ During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.‎ In the 1950's, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.‎ Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14，500 million ‎ stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.‎ Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.‎ ‎4．The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games________．‎ A．after the year 1936 B．after the 3rd White Olympics C．before the 3rd White Olympics D．before the year 1932‎ ‎5．The Winter Olympics is held once________．‎ A．every two years B．every three years C．every four years D．every five years ‎6．Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.‎ B. Only the nonhost countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.‎ C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.‎ D. Japan can't publish stamps to mark those Games.‎ ‎7．What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?‎ A．Basketball. B．Table tennis C．Football. D．Skating.‎ ‎ C During the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.‎ Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Place: China Time: January 5 to February 5‎ People build incredible(难以置信的) things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.‎ The Carnival of Venice Place: Italy Time: between February and March One of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes（服装） to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.‎ Holi Festival Place: India Time: late February/ March, on the last full moon day Hindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing colored powder and water at each other.‎ Sundance Film Festival Place: Utah, the US Time: end of February The largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket. ‎ ‎8. Which of the following festivals can’t be celebrated at the end of February?‎ ‎ A. Sundance Film Festival. B. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. ‎ C. Holi Festival. D. The Carnival of Venice.‎ ‎9. If you want to watch wonderful films, you may go to _______.‎ A. India B. China C. America D. Italy ‎10. If you go to Europe, which festival can you celebrate?‎ A. Sundance Film Festival B. Holi Festival C. The Carnival of Venice D. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.‎ ‎ D ‎ On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”. ‎ ‎ Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true. ‎ ‎ Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan. ‎ ‎11. The best headline (标题) for his newspaper article would be. ‎ A. The Kingdom of Bicycles ‎ B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an ‎ C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road ‎ D. An American Achieving His Aims ‎ ‎12. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because ‎ A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike ‎ C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests ‎ D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him ‎ ‎13. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order:. ‎ A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan ‎ C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India ‎ ‎14. What made Friedlander want to come to China? ‎ A. The stories about Marco Polo. B. The famous sights in Xi’an. ‎ C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. ‎ ‎15. Friedlander can be said to be A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong-minded (意志坚强的)‎ 二．完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ Sometimes the greatest gift for a mother is the smallest details of her child's life.‎ When I was busy with my housework in the ____16____，I was surprised to find the front door was ____17____ . Suddenly, Julie，my oldest child，came in. She'd been married for three months. I was still trying to get used to her ____18____ elsewhere. Sometimes I even set her place at the table without ____19____．Julie handed me a small bunch of daffodils(黄水仙)and said，“Guess what！”____20____ she opened the box on the table and bent to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in ____21___，I answered happily，“What？”‎ She began telling me some small ____22____ of her new life such as she made herself a sandwich. She'd learned to make cakes by herself，and her boss was ____23____ with her because of her hard work. We sat at the kitchen table，and I ____24____ her eat，listening to her every word ____25____．It was a short visit. Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the____26____ and her visit；then I walked to the door with her and ____27____ as she drove out of the yard.‎ ‎____28____ in the kitchen I sat and looked at the flowers. My daughter's ____29____ was as bright and dear as the ____30____ spring daffodils. Suddenly，I ____31____ the phone and dialed(拨)my own mother's number. She lived one hundred miles away. When she ____32____ it，I said，“Guess what！”‎ ‎“What？” she answered hopefully. Like Julie I didn't have any ____33____ news，just little details of the day and the children，____34____I'd come to understand in the last hour how valuable a small talk can be. Just before I ____35____up，my mother said，“You made my day.” ‎ ‎16．A. kitchen B．bedroom C．study D．sitting room ‎17．A .closed B．opened C．raised D．dropped ‎18．A. studying B．playing C．living D．appearing ‎19．A. feeling B．seeing C．listening D．thinking ‎20．A. though B．once C．if D．when ‎21．A. water B．food C．blood D．air ‎22．A. jokes B．experiments C．details D．memories ‎23．A. full B．sure C．ashamed D．satisfied ‎24．A. let B．watched C．had D．made ‎25．A. safely B．bravely C．happily D．strangely ‎26．A. sandwiches B．cakes C．flowers D．presents ‎ ‎27．A. stayed B．waved C．sang D．cried ‎28．A .Further B．Nearby C．Up D．Back ‎29．A. visit B．trip C．greeting D．smile ‎30．A. last B．next C．early D．late ‎31．A. picked out B．picked up C．made out D．made up ‎32．A. answered B．said C．replied D．thought ‎33．A. good B．bad C．small D．big ‎34．A. so B．or C．but D．and ‎35．A. picked B．hung C．brought D．gave ‎ 三．语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ Over time I have been changed quite a lot. I began___ 36____ a calculating machine in France in 1642. ____ 37_____I was young I could simplify difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years____ 38_____ I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an operator____ 39_____ used cards with holes, I could "think" ____ 40_____ (logical ) and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my "artificial intelligence". In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a "universal machine" ____ 41_____ (solve) any difficult mathematical problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By____ 42_____ 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. However, this reality also worried my designers. As time____ 43_____ (go) by , I was made______ 44_____ (small) than before. First as a PC and then as a laptop, I____ 45_____ (use) in offices and homes since the 1970s.‎ 四．词组互译(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎46.寻找___________________ 47.作为报答，回报__________________‎ ‎48.看重，器重_____________________ 49.代表，象征_____________________‎ 50. 从……时起________________ 51.take part in ____________________ 52.human race_____________________ 53.in a way ____________________ ‎ ‎54.with the help of ___________________ 55.watch over___________________‎ 五．单句改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 56. The students, rather than their teacher, is going to have a picnic this weekend.‎ 57. The singer like the song very much , for that she became popular.‎ 58. He didn't go to the cinema last week , so did his wife .‎ 59. The man said that he came from that we call the Cape of Good Hope(好望角).‎ 56. He asked such many questions in class that I couldn't answer them at a time .‎ 57. You deserve know that this is your last chance.‎ 58. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever .As result , he could neither eat nor sleep .‎ 59. It's possible that I'm not fit to be a teacher as you ,but somehow , I'll have a try .‎ 60. I really don't know what to deal with this problem without your help .‎ 61. You may not agree ,but personal she is a very good girl .‎ 六．书面表达（20分）‎ 今年，第二届夏季青年奥运会（Youth Olympic Games）将在南京举办。假如你叫周明，是一名高一年级的学生，你想申请做一名志愿者。请写一份简介，介绍自己。 内容要点提示如下：‎ ‎1.16岁，在南京出生，现在住在无锡，爱好体育运动 , 经常和朋友们一起观看体育比赛。‎ ‎2.今年夏天青奥会将在南京举办，其目标是让世界各地的青年了解奥林匹克精神。‎ ‎3.你想做一名志愿者。你曾经是校学生会(the Student Union)的成员，成功组织过很多学校活动。‎ ‎4.如果能被接受，你会尽力帮忙。‎ 注意：1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；‎ ‎2. 词数100个左右，短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Sir,‎ ‎ I am a student in Senior One. My name is Zhou Ming.‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours sincerely，‎ ‎ Zhou Ming