棠湖中学2018年高一前半期英语期末考试附答案与解析

1. 阅读理解 详细信息
Netgear Wi-Fi Range Extender
Est. Price: $30 | Buy it on Amazon
Why We Love It: This is a great device to increase your wi-fi signal and get the fastest streaming power. It’s also useful to set up separate wi-fi networks for guests.
External Phone Charger
Est. Price: $30 | Buy it on B&H Photo
Why We Love It: Charge your phone anywhere while also extending its battery life. This particular model can also be used with the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and iPad. It has a standard USB drive so users can charge e-readers as well.
Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand
Est. Price: $10 | Buy it on Amazon
Why We Love It: It may look silly, but this gripper is actually really useful for taking pictures or watching videos. It also folds down flat when not in use for a more separate look.
Fitbit
Est. Price: $401 Buy it on Bed Bath & Beyond
Why We Love It: Track steps and monitor sleep cycles to improve your health. It also records workouts, and receives call, text, or calendar notifications.
【1】Which one can be used to connect your smartphone with the network?
A. Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand B. External Phone Charger
C. Netgear Wi-Fi Range Extender D. Fitbit
【2】According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. Netgear Wi-Fi Range Extender can build different wi-fi networks for each person-
B. External Phone Charger can be used anywhere in iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, iPad.
C. Pop Sockets Smartphone Stand is beautiful and useful for photography.
D. Fitbit can keep company with us when doing exercise.
【3】What do they have in common with each other?
A. Their prices are all under $40.
B. They all can be bought online.
C. They all help to make smartphones more available.
D. They are not loved by people because of their usage.
2. 阅读理解 详细信息
A strange object was found in a small city called Carlos Spegazzini, just a short drive from the capital city of Buenos Aires.
When farmer Jose first found an odd scene in his farmland, he began to dig at the object. However, he quickly found himself running to tell his wife. Jose needed more support if he was going to investigate this strange thing.
Even the dog was hesitant to investigate. Unfamiliar with the object, man’s best friend was not about to jump at it with little concern. Therefore, they chose to call in somebody who has a better idea of what to do.
When the police first showed up, they were just as stumped as Jose. They knew this object was something out of the ordinary. It might even be something extraordinary, so more questions appeared.
It quickly became apparent, it was time to call in the big guys. That’s right; when you find something that appears to be out-of-this-world, it’s time to call in those who study the mysteries of the old world.
Authorities called in archaeologists who jumped at the chance to study the object. They quickly determined one thing was for certain: the ancient big one that left this behind was absolutely massive! The group was unable to move the shell, as it weighed nearly two tons!
Clearly, this massive beast was not the only of its kind existing in the modem-day world. Similar fossils had been found in the surrounding areas and had even made their way to museums. But what was the ancient beast?
【1】What is the right order of the events?
a. Jose found a strange object and began to dig
b. Jose and his wife called the police
c. Jose ran to tell his wife
d. Archaeologists came to study the object and found similar fossils.
e. They called in some experts.
A. abode B. acbed
C. acbde D. abced
【2】What does the underlined word “stumped” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Both the police and Jose were unfamiliar with the object and did not know what to do.
B. The police knew this object was something out-of-this-world as Jose did.
C. The police and Jose all liked to collect stamps.
D. The police were just as stupid as Jose.
【3】According to the passage, when we find something that appears to be out-of-this-world, we should ________.
A. run to our family and friends.
B. call the police
C. call in those who study the mysteries of the world.
D. ignore and leave it behind.
【4】What do you think the ancient beast is mostly likely to be?
A. A dinosaur. B. An insect
C. A tree. D. A dog.
3. 阅读理解 详细信息
For centuries, people wondered how big the Earth was. Unfortunately, although the Earth was flat, no one was able to figure out its size. Gradually, however, people began to realize that the Earth was really round.
Then, in the third century BC(2,300 years ago), a Greek man named Eratosthenes had an idea. Eratosthenes was sure that the Earth was a sphere. He used the sun and geometry(几何学) to figure out the size of the Earth. He calculated that the circumference(圆周) of the Earth was 28,600 miles(46,000 kilometers). The true size of the Earth is 25,000 miles(40,000 kilometers).
Eratosthenes’ measurement was wrong, but it was very close to the truth.
For many centuries after Eratoshenes lived, people made maps of the Earth. However, they did not know very much about the world outside of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Mapmakers could not draw accurate maps of the Earth until people began traveling around the world in the fifteenth century, mapping small areas each time. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people began making correct maps of countries, but the first accurate maps of the world were not made until the 1890s.
Maps today are reliable(可依靠的), inexpensive, and easy to understand. People depend on maps every day. What would our lives be like without them?
【1】A sphere is a ______.
A. large shape B. planet
C. ball shape D. member of the sun family
【2】What’s a synonym(同义词) for “figure out”?
A. geometry B. calculate
C. make out D. understand
【3】The first correct maps of the world were made_____________.
A. in the 15gth century B. in the 18th century
C. in the 19th century D. in the 20th century
【4】When did map makers begin to draw correct maps of the Earth?
A. When people began to travel around the world
B. When people knew the size of the Earth
C. When people knew the shape of the Earth
D. Before people traveled around the world
4. 阅读理解 详细信息
Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial (商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock’ n’ roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk-rock”.
Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals take place all over the world.
【1】which of the following forms doesn’t belong to pop music _____.
A. blues B. rock’ n’ roll
C. jazz D. folk-rock
【2】According to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was _____ it is today.
A. much greater than B. much smaller than
C. as great as D. as small as
【3】Which of the following is TRUE?
A. No pop music is on a high musical level.
B. Much pop music is very artistic.
C. Pop music is highly artistic.
D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.
【4】“It is a big industry” means that _____.
A. it makes a lot of musical instruments
B. it is a big musical and commercial business
C. the pop singers are very hard-working
D. pop music is on a very high musical level
5. 其他阅读题型 详细信息
Kids health; Four steps for fighting stress (压力)
Everybody gets stressed from time to time.【1】Some ways of dealing with stress - like screaming or hitting someone — don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling belter. Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed :
Get support.
When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 【2】 They have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
Don't take it out on yourself.
Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves (拿自己出气). Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.【3】.
【4】.
After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends t it's time to get down to business. You need to figure out what the problem is. Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve fi. piece of it. stay positive as you make your Be positive.
Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away,especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic, but they do work; And if you can way through a hard time,you'll help yourself feel better even faster-【5】.
A. Try to solve the problem.
B. Then,fiftd a way to calm down .
C. And don't forget about your friends.
D. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone
E. Different people feel stress in different ways
F. Notice your friends feellings and find a way to help them.
G. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the hard situation.
6. 完形填空 详细信息
I was a single mother of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always_______, but we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, _______on our backs. It was Christmas time ,we_______ downtown to see the Christmas lights ,and enjoyed a special dinner, _______ the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas _______ at the market. They talked and planned for weeks ahead of time, _________ each other what they wanted for Christmas.
The big day arrived and we started out early. I _______ each kid a twenty-dollar bill and asked them to_______for presents . Then everyone scattered (散开).
Back in the car driving home, everyone was_________ about Christmas , laughing and asking each other about what they had________ . I found my younger daughter, Ginger, had only one small and flat bag with her. I could ________ enough through the plastic ________ to tell that she had bought candy bars— fifty-cents candy bars!What did she________ with that twenty-dollar bill I had given her? I was so ________ .After getting home, I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. This was__________ she told me.
"I was looking around and thinking of what to buy, and I __________ to read the little cards on one of the Salvation Army's 'Giving Trees'. One of the cards was ________a little girl, four years old, and all she ________ for Christmas was a doll with clothes and a hairbrush. So I took the card off the ________ and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn't have anything."
My anger ________ and I had never felt so rich as I did that day.
【1】A. powerful B. tight C. valuable D. much
【2】A. books B. babies C. bags D. clothes
【3】A. drove B. ran C. rode D. walked
【4】A. if B. and C. but D. when
【5】A. working B. shopping C. eating D. travelling
【6】A. reading B. studying C. helping D. asking
【7】A. gave B. sent C. passed D. dropped
【8】A. wait B. beg C. look D. excuse
【9】A. curious B. excited C. careful D. nervous
【10】A. served B. found C. received D. bought
【11】A. see B. take C. get D. hear
【12】A. hairbrush B. card C. bag D. bar
【13】A. play B. do C. go D. begin
【14】A. worried B. embarrassed C. happy D. angry
【15】A. what B. how C. why D. where
【16】A. forgot B. stopped C. hesitated D. returned
【17】A. on B. along C. for D. with
【18】A. wanted B. prepared C. sold D. saved
【19】A. roof B. window C. tree D. doll
【20】A. increased B. continued C. impressed D. disappeared
7. 语法填空 详细信息
I am Adam Rouse. I first【1】(buy) cannabis from a man in the street and continued to buy cannabis from【2】 (he) for six months and as a result, I got addicted【3】it. One day, the man offered me some crack cocaine, a more【4】(power)addictive. When I went back to the man for more crack cocaine, he asked me for a lot of money. I was in terrible pain when I couldn’t afford to buy any drugs.【5】 (get) money, I broke into【6】 house and stole something to sell for money. The more drugs I took, the more addicted I became. So I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs. One day, I【7】(catch)stealing and sent to the police station. The next day, a doctor came to see me and told me that I could die 【8】I couldn’t stop taking drugs. I took his advice and stopped【9】(immediate). Now I work in a center for drug addicts,【10】 (help) others to stop taking drugs.
8. 改错 详细信息
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏子符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I can still remember clearly the day after I had my first exam in Senior High. I didn’t pass them. I was so scared that I even don’t want to go to school any more. My parents looked my test paper calmly but said, “My child, we’re very glad you has finished half of it and you can do better next time. We never expect you to do the best at a very beginning. We strong believe you can make progress gradually.” What they said made me to feel I could do things well. From then on, I have concentrated much on my studies. Now I’m always filling with confidence in my studies because I know my parents are always behind me.
9. 书面表达 详细信息
寒假即将到来,你一定想去某个地方旅游。请以“我最想去的地方”为题,写一篇英语短文。
内容:1、谈谈你想去这个地方的理由;
2、你的计划和打算。
注意:1、词数:100左右;
2、适当增加细节,行文连贯。
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