2017-2018年高一上半期期中考试英语试卷(重庆市第一中学)

1. 详细信息
One day, at night, a thief tried crawling (爬行) into a farmer couple’s house. In the house lived many mice. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “Look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight” The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were working in their fields. The rein (缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a new one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night!” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rein, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because .
A. they were found out
B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house
C. they didn’t work together well with each other
D. mice stopped them from doing so
【小题2】From the second paragraph, we know that .
A. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes
B. the woman recognized the two thieves
C. the woman pretended to know nothing and made fun of the two thieves
D. the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all
【小题3】What is the best title for this passage?
A. Two Clever Thieves B. Terrible Mice
C. Hit the Target by Accident D. A Clever Couple
2. 详细信息
Dust storms appear when strong wind blows sand and dirt from a dry surface. Strong dust storms can cause injuries and deaths, so ifs necessary to know what to do when you come across them.
Be careful of dust storm warnings.
Dust storms are most likely to happen on hot summer days, so listen to the local TV or radio before traveling in hot, dry conditions, and consider changing or giving up your trip if dust storms are predicted (预测). Roadside signs may also be able to warn you of dust storm danger.
Be prepared.
If you are in an area where storms happen often, carry a mask to keep out dust and dirt from your face, and take eye protection to protect your eyes. A supply of water is also necessary.
Go beyond the storm.
If you see a dust storm from some distance, and you are in a car, you should try to escape from it. Some dust storms can travel at more than 75 miles per hour, but they usually travel much slower. However, it is not advised for you to put yourself in danger by driving at high speed.
Stay inside.
Do not move about in a storm, as you will not be able to see hidden dangers in your way. So if you’re in a house, stay inside.
Protect yourself from flying objects.
Cover as much of your body as possible. A dust storm’s high wind can carry heavy objects. If you find yourself without shelter, try to stay low, close to the ground, and protect your head with your arms or a backpack.
【小题1】What does Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Dust storms usually travel much slower than cars.
B. Don’t be so worried about dust storms in the distance.
C. You shouldn’t drive at a dangerous speed to escape from dust storms.
D. Driving faster than the dust storm is the most important thing.
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that .
A. it is dangerous to travel on hot summer days
B. dust storms usually come from far away
C. people should stay indoors when a dust storm comes
D. small objects blown by a storm's wind cannot hurt people
【小题3】Which may NOT really be needed when you come across a storm?
A. A pair of glasses. B. A blanket.
C. A bottle of milk. D. A travel guide.
3. 详细信息
What should a university education be in today’s world and what should it mean? And what indeed is a university? How do we think about its duties and our duties?
First, universities are about knowledge and the pursuit (追求) of truth. We believe in facts and in the power of the human mind to find them out. We regard education and learning as a way to human betterment and democratic government. Harvard is a research (研究) university, which means that people working here are making every effort to push the limits of knowledge in their fields. And as you learn, you are invited to be part of this adventure of discovery ? in and beyond classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and museums. You may finally write an essay when you graduate ? about 40 percent of last year’s students did ? a project in which you develop an interest, a problem of your own independent research ? or perhaps you will spend a summer as part of our students research village, living on campus together with other student researchers while you work closely with professors in order to get new knowledge.
We believe that the pursuit of truth needs a series of testing, of discussion, and of debate. We are never so complacent as to believe we have perfectly gained the truth. We know there is always more to know, so we must be open to new ideas, to the possibility of being wrong. This needs all of us to work with courage and generosity ? to be willing to take part in the great debate, open to others’ ideas and willing to change our views based on reason. But these are not just brain skills that we hope to develop in each of you. These are human abilities as well, and the willingness to be open to learning and growth while new truths gradually appear and become known and understood to all.
【小题1】According to the author, a research university is a place where .
A. progress can be made for human betterment and democratic government
B. students must write an essay when they graduate from the university
C. people work hard to make new discoveries in various fields of research
D. students live on campus with professors in order to get new knowledge
【小题2】What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 mean?
A. quite pleased B. too proud
C. pretty sure D. very impatient
【小题3】Which of the fallowing is true according to paragraph 3?
A. It takes both a long time and carefulness to complete the pursuit of truth.
B. Making mistakes is acceptable because there is no end to knowledge learning.
C. Human abilities are more important than brain skills in the pursuit of truth.
D. We should be willing to change our views if others point out they are wrong
【小题4】What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To describe what a research university is like.
B. To give suggestions to those who are graduating.
C. To encourage those what eve just entered college.
D. To express the importance of looking for truth.
4. 详细信息
Sometimes boys and girls find it really hard to properly deal with the relationship with people of the opposite sex. 【小题1】
Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls.【小题2】 We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in contact with the other sex in public instead of in secret.
【小题3】 If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out.【小题4】 As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.
Don’t fall into early love. The boys and girls at a adolescence (青春期) are rich in feeling. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is full ripe.【小题5】 Do keep out of early love.
A. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you.
B. Of course, there are also some special schools and classes that include only boys or girls.
C. If you have problems of this kind, here are some “dos and don’ts” for you to follow.
D. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other.
E. As a result, early love should be forbidden by all the teachers and parents.
F. Don’t be too nervous or too shy.
G. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love.
5. 详细信息
My father and I are moving gracefully across the floor. Around and around we go,______ and nodding to the other dancers. We are the best dancers on the floor, they tell us. My father holds my hand and smiles at me. All the years that I ______ to dance with him disappear now. And those ______ times come back.
I remember when I was almost three and my father came home from work, he pulled me into his ______ and began to dance me around the table. We danced through the years. One night when I was fifteen, I was ______ in some painful feelings. My father asked me to dance with him. “Come on,” he said, “let’s get the ______ on the run.” When I tinned away from him, my father put his hand on my shoulder, and I ______ out of the chair shouting, “Don’t touch me! I am sick and ______ of dancing with you!” I saw the ______ on his face, but words were out and I could not call them back. I ran to my room crying ______.
We did not dance together after that night. My father waited up for me through my high school and college years when I danced my way out of his ______. Many years later, soon after his ______ picked up from a heart problem, my mother wrote that they had ______ a dance club. “You remember how your father loves to dance.” Yes, I remembered. My eyes filled up with ______. I knew he was waiting for a(an)______ from me, but I could never find the right words.
As my parent's 50th wedding anniversary ______, I knew ______ I wanted to do was dance once more with my father. On the big day, in the party after the dinner, my parents danced around the room with the other dancers. I walked ______ the dancing people, looking directly into my father’s eyes, “Excuse me, but I believe this is toy dance.” My father stood ______. Our eyes met and traveled back to that night when I was fifteen. In a(an)______ voice, I said, “Let’s get the unhappiness on the run.” My father bowed (鞠躬) and said, “Oh, yes. I’ve been waiting for you.”
【小题1】A. laughing B. crying C. speaking D. joking
【小题2】A. refused B. hated C. used D. hid
【小题3】A. happy B. hard C. early D. unhappy
【小题4】A. head B. hands C. arms D. face
【小题5】A. covered B. abandoned C. stopped D. lost
【小题6】A. feelings B. unhappiness C. pains D. regret
【小题7】A. ran B. waved C. walked D. jumped
【小题8】A. tired B. exhausted C. uninterested D. frightened
【小题9】A. disappointment B. hurt C. attitude D. anger
【小题10】A. formally B. incorrectly C. loudly D. hardly
【小题11】A. control B. floor C. life D. field
【小题12】A. speed B. heart C. body D. health
【小题13】A. joined B. left C. started D. trained
【小题14】A. loving B. remembering C. worrying D. dancing
【小题15】A. answer B. change C. apology D. praise
【小题16】A. appeared B. passed C. held D. approached
【小题17】A. how B. what C. that D. who
【小题18】A. through B. around C. over D. across
【小题19】A. surprised B. still C. cold D. nervous
【小题20】A. confident B. careful C. amused D. shaking
6. 详细信息

【小题1】It was f______ that the missing children returned home safe and sound.
【小题2】High school is so busy that we can’t a______ to waste a single minute.
【小题3】The whole world, i______ with China’s achievements, is learning from our country.
【小题4】Guilin is known across the world for its beautiful s______ .
【小题5】Small fish f______ a group can deal with very difficult problem.
【小题6】Accept that you will have bad days, and then get back on ______ (轨道).
【小题7】He spoke no English and was ______ (完全) silent during the visit.
【小题8】1 would ______ (感激) it very much if you could help me with my studies.
【小题9】______ (专业的) help may be needed if the same problem happens very often.
【小题10】There seems always heavy ______ (交通) in downtown Shapingba.
7. 详细信息
RMS Titanic was a British ship that sank (沉没) in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of April 15,1912. There were about 2,224 people aboard the ship, more than 1,500 of 【小题1】 died, making it one of the 【小题2】 (bad) ocean disasters in modem history.
So far the ship 【小题3】 (rest) on the ocean floor for more than a century. In 2012 the first curious tourists were brought to it and saw the ship themselves. Now people will once again get the chance 【小题4】 (visit) the Titanic. This could be one of the last 【小题5】 (chance). A 2016 study showed that a bacteria (细菌) could eat away what 【小题6】 (leave) of the famous ship inside 15 or 20 years.
The eight-day journey will transport visitors in an undersea boat 【小题7】 the final resting place of the Titanic. The first trip is already 【小题8】 (full) booked, though the experience costs 105,129 dollars per person. Visitors will have a great time around the vast field where the Titanic rests, home to 【小题9】 great many ancient treasures,【小题10】 (remain) untouched for over a century.