2017广西高一下学期人教版高中英语期中考试

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.
    Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance(庆祝) by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.
    In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972.
    These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
    These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
21. According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is NOT true ?
   A. It is a day to show love to mothers
   B. It is a day to wear carnations
   C. It is a day for all people to visit the cemetery
   D. It is a day for many people to attend religious services
22. Choose the right time order of the following events.
    a. The first Father’s Day was observed
    b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance
    c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.
    d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up 
   A．a b c d        B．d a b c           C．b a c d         D．d a c b
23. From the passage, we know in the U.S ________________.
    A. one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away
    B. on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues
    C. on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.
    D. The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents
24. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________
    A. call on people to love and respect their parents.
    B. introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
    C. tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
    D. show how important fathers and mothers are

When the Federal government of Australia was formed in 1901, no one knew where Australia’s capital would be. The two cities of Melbourne and Sydney both wanted the honor. Instead, the founding fathers chose for the new capital a site(地点) halfway between the two. The government would build a new city called Canberra as the country’s capital.  

In 1911, the government invited the world’s leading architects(建筑师) to enter designs for Canberra in a contest(比赛). An American architect from Chicago named Walter Griffin won. The government decided to build Canberra according to his plan. Men started work on Canberra in 1913, but twenty-four years passed before the city was finished. 

At one time, almost everyone in Canberra worked for the government. However, the city today has become a center of education and a favorite place for tourists(旅游者). Now people can hold a government job, or they can work in business. They can also earn a living by teaching or by meeting the needs of tourists.  

Canberra is now Australia’s largest inland(内陆的) city. Many people living there have come from other cities in Australia and from other lands. They have come to Canberra to work. Some have come to escape the more hectic(狂热的) way of life found in many other cities.  

25. Why was the city of Canberra designed by an American?

A. He was a leading architect of that time.  

B. He was probably the designer of Washington D. C.

C. He won in a design contest.  

D. The Australian hoped the new capital would be like Chicago.

26. The city of Canberra was finished _______.  

A. in 1911     B. in 1913     C. in 1927     D. in 1937 

27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 

A. Canberra is the largest city of Australia.  

B. There are a number of schools and colleges in Canberra. 

C. Many people in Canberra work for the government. 

D. Canberra has become a favorite place for tourists. 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew(员工) out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.                                                                                                        

28. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.

  A. to film a scene on the sea        B. to find an actor and an actress

  C. to watch a beautiful sunset       D. to meet the audience

29. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

  A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

  B. Because he was angry with his crew.

  C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

  D. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

30. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.

  A. because he was moved to tears

  B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

  C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

  D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it's easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes, Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
    Schedule yearly exams.     31    . Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses．
    Protect against UV rays(紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is，it's extremely important to wear sunglasses．    32   
    Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.      33    . Experts advised that people practice the 20/20/20rule: every 20minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20feet away.  
       34    . As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day, Vitamins(维生素)C and E help protect eyesight and promote(促进) eye health.  
    Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses(隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses, to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.     35    . Otherwise，you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.
      A．Eat your greens.
      B．People should begin the eye care early in life.
      C．They can properly protect your eyes.
      D．Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins.
      E．Parents usually don't care about their own eyesight.
      F．Always follow the doctor's advice for proper wear.
      G．This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.
                 

I    66   (see) an artist in the park today. She was working on a piece of art she had created with local school children. The pictures on the artwork, of happy families with their    67   (pet), were so inspiring.

Her next project is to creat a large wall paiting     68    will cover an entire wall at the Children’s hospital. Again, she plans to work together    69    children in the neighbourhood. What a good idea!

Childaren who are   70  (health) will be creating art for children who are sick. I imagined the day the wall painting would be open. The children who worked so hard on it would be   71    (please) with excitement to show their creation. And the children waiting to see the painting would be equally excited to see    72    was behind the curtain. And    73   (final) cheers all around.

The artist woke me up from my daydream and said, “I would use a lot of volunteers to help with this project.

I told her    74   (include) me in! I would be much    75   (happy) to help make this dream come ture.

A man died and was on his way to another    36    either the Heaven or the Hell. He saw an extremely    37    palace half way and the owner of the palace    38     him to stay and live in the palace.  
    The man said, "I have been working    39     during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep     40        any work. "
The owner of the palace said., "     41     , there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are a wealth of     42      in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone    43    you.     44    , there is     45     that needs to be done by you. "Then，the man settled down in the palace.
    At the beginning, the man felt very    46    at the rotation（轮流） of eating and sleeping. But    47   , he felt a bit lonely and empty. So he went to the owner and complained. "It is     48      to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no     49     in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a    50    ?
    The owner replied，"    51    , there is no job here at all."
    After another several months，the man could not     52      the present life and went to the owner    53    . "I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would    54   to go to the hell instead of living here．"
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地), "Do you think it is the Heaven here? It is     55      the hell!"

56. But there is a second, more ________ (猛烈的) theory about how planets form.

57. The sound of the car died away in the _________ (远方).

58. ________ (不像) my uncle, I likely like that bike.

59. He likes ________ (聊天) with me.

60. My ___________ (信念) is that our team will win.

61. The man in _________ (破布) is one of his relatives.

62. We import ________ (未经加工的) materials and energy.

63. He has __________ (寻找) answers to these and other questions for a long time.

64. Theory must be ______________ (结合) with practice.

65. Y ou can’t take photos here without ______________ (许可).

  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一下作文。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：缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下写出该加的词。

   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11处起）不计分。

Peter Judd joined in the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was teaching how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything besides shooting. One day he and his friends were practising their shooting, and both all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he has shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, “You’re quite hopeless. Peter! Don’t waste your last bullet, too! Go behind that wall and shoot you with it! Peter felt ashamed. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds late, the officer and the other soldiers heard the sound of a shot. But Peter was all right. “I’m sorry, sir.” He said, “and I missed again.”

请根据下列提示要点，以“The Ways to Keep Healthy” 为题，写一篇短文。
提示：
      1. 人人都想保持健康。
      2．饮食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、
      咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖。
      3．有良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等。

要求：
      1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯。
      2．词数约100左右。
     参考词汇：纤维fibre；  维生素vitamine;   黄油butter;    奶酪cheese