2016河南高一上学期人教版高中英语期中考试

You may think that an underground town of 3,500 people is something out of a science-fiction film. You may not believe that such a town has shops car parks, hotels, restaurants, cafes and much more. Well, Coober Pedy in Australia is just such a place.

Miners and their families choose to live like this, hoping to get rich looking for the precious stones that Australia is famous for --- opals(蛋白石). Living underground is the only way to be away from the sandstorms and the high temperatures above ground. Deep down in the town far below the desert surface, the temperature is between 19℃ and 20℃ and life is cool.

Mary Deane and her husband Jim are among the lucky ones. They live in a home, built with money from the opals Jim has found. “Whenever people hear we live underground, they always imagine a dusty cave,” says Mary, “but they are amazed at my clean kitchen, our furniture and electrical appliances in here.”

However, not everything is perfect in Coober Pedy. Mary has a tiny garden that she is very proud of, but the grass is not real. Plant life is rare. Water is five times more expensive underground than it is overground. Recycling is a way of life, so Jim usually washes his car with bath water and they have a special system to reuse the water from the dishwasher and washing machine.

Even so, most families enjoy life in Coober Pedy. The children can make as much noise as they want and there are no complaints from the neighbors because the thick walls stop sounds from traveling. Adults enjoy the peace and quiet away from the world above.

21. People in Coober Pedy live underground______.

A. because of their secret identities          B. because it is warmer underground

C. so that they can save some money        D. due to the terrible natural environment.

22. Which word can best describe Mary’s life underground according to Paragraph 3?

A. Comfortable.    B. Exciting.    C. Healthy.    D. Lonely.

23. Which is the biggest problem people in Coober Pedy have to face?

A. High living expenses.                 B. The awfully dusty environment.

C. Shortage of water and greenery.          D. The extremely high temperatures

24. Children enjoy the life in Coober Pedy mainly because they _____.

A. enjoy traveling around with their parents

B. can get many expensive toys from their parents

C. enjoy the peace and quiet while doing their homework

D. can enjoy themselves without disturbing their neighbors

Volunteer Day schedule:

7:30 a.m.: Meet at the Community Center for breakfast.

8-8:30 a.m.: Visit with people from the many participating organizations. Choose which activity you’d like to help with for the day.

8:30-9 a.m.: Board the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with other volunteers to your activity site.

9-12:00 a.m.: Work as a volunteer.

12:00 a.m.-1 p.m.: Share lunch with your volunteer group. Don’t forget to bring food for lunch from home!

1-3:30 p.m.: Continue your volunteer work.

3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center, where you will be able to talk with other volunteers and share your experiences.

See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.

Happy Homes: it provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. It also provides painters to create beautiful paintings inside schools of community centers.

Elder Care: Elder Care sends volunteers into nursing homes to spend time with them, play board games with them, and talk with them.

City Parks Association: you can help plant flowers and bushes in city parks or pick up trash around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water!

Love and Learning: it provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children aged four to six, or read one-on-one with struggling readers aged seven to eight.

25. According to the schedule, how long will a volunteer work a day?

A. 3 hours            B. 5.5 hours        C. 7.5 hours.        D. 8 hours.

26. To join Happy Homes, one should _____.

A. be very good at art.                 B. enjoying talking with people.

C. be able to play board games.          D. like working with young children.

27. For volunteers who enjoy being outside in nature, they can join _____.

A. Elder Care                                   B. Happy Homes

C. Love and Learning                  D. City parks Association

Florida is celebrating a big anniversary this year. Five hundred years ago, on April 2, 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce arrived on the east coast of what is now Florida. Native Americans had been living there for centuries, but Ponce was the first European to set foot in what would become the United States.

According to legend, Ponce may have landed in Florida by mistake. He is said to have been looking for an island called Bimini and its Fountain(喷泉) of Youth. The magical fountain could supposedly make old people young again. Instead, Ponce landed on Florida and claimed it for Spain. He named it La Florida, or “flowery place”.

Ponce explored more of Florida’s coasts over the next few months. He later returned to Spain but went back to Florida in 1521 to attempt to set up a colony. However, native Americans attacked him and his friends, and Ponce was killed. It wasn’t until 1565 that Spain set up a successful colony at St. Augustine on Florida’s east coast. It is the oldest European settlement in the U.S.

Florida didn’t belong to the U.S. until Spain lost control. It was admitted to the U.S. as the 27^th state in 1845.

Today, Florida has one of the fastest-growing populations of any state. More than 19 million people call it home.

It’s also popular with tourists. Last year, 89 million people visited the Sunshine State. These days, most visitors come in search of fun in the sun on its sandy beaches and its theme parks, such as Disney World and Sea World.

28. Five hundred years ago,_____.

A.     the United States was founded

B.     the first European came to Florida

C.    Florida was discovered by human beings

D.    Spanish explorer Juan Ponce was born

29. What can we learn about Ponce from Paragraph 2?

A.     He hated Florida

B.     He discovered Florida by accident

C.    He finally found Fountain of Youth

D.    He could make old people young again.

30. Ponce was killed_____.

A.     by his friends                  B. on his way to Florida

C.    during his second stay in Florida   D. after he set up a colony

31. Which of the following is TRUE about Florida?

A.     Tourists are losing interest in it.

B.     Its beaches are not well protected.

C.    There are 89 million people in Florida at present.

D.    Its population has been increasing in recent years.

For most kids, height isn’t something they can change, so what do you do if you don’t like how tall or short you are? It might be girls feeling too tall and boys feeling too short but some really tall boys might not like all that height and some shorter girls might get tired of all the jokes or of feeling like they’re staying little while their friends are growing up.

If you are still worried about your height, talk to your parents and your doctor. Most kids don’t have a growth problem that needs help from a doctor, but it’s always OK to ask if you’re concerned.

So for most kids, it seems like there’s not much to do but wait to see how it all turns out. But you can do something right now: eat healthy and take care of yourself. If you get the nutrition(营养), sleep, and exercise you need, you’re likely to reach your maximum height. In other words, you’ll grow as tall as you were meant to grow.

And even though you may hear people say it, taking extra vitamins or supplements(补品) that you can buy in a store won’t help you get taller. Just stick to a healthy diet if you want to be the tallest you can be!

Kids who wish they weren’t so tall should still eat healthy and take care of themselves, of course. Eating less won’t make you end up any shorter unless you really starved yourself and made yourself sick.

As they get older, most kids learn to feel comfortable with their height, whether they turn out tall, short, or somewhere in between.

32. What is this text mainly about?

A. Some tips on how to grow taller. B. Some advice on height worries.

C. Some problems kids are facing.    D. Some factors that affect height.

33. If you want to grow taller, you are advised to do the following except _____.

A. get enough sleep                 B. take some exercise

C. take extra vitamins               D. get enough nutrition

34. We’ll feel comfortable with our height _____.

A. after we tell the parents           B. after we see the doctor

C. when we grow taller              D. when we get older

35. Who does this text written for?

    A. Kids.       B. Parents.       C. Doctors.       D. Teachers

Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.

   36    Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.      37       Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.      38       When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith.    39    

       Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.    40    Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

       Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.   

B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?

C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.

G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, __41___ didn’t own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I realized I had to find some way to deal with the growing __42___! But I was on a fairly __43__ budget(预算) which couldn’t pay a lawn-mowing company.

I was thinking about this one Sunday as the “Mr. Whippy” ice cream van (货车) __44___ outside on the street. I hadn’t had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and I __45___ my coin purse and headed __46___. On the pavement were three young __47___ playing. They may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn’t really met anyone yet.

It was a __48___ day and I asked them if they’d like an ice cream. “Yes, please,” they replied __49___. At that moment a fourth boy __50___ them from the neighboring house. And there was just enough change to cover __51___ ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, “that was a really ___52___ thing that lady did for you boys. Don’t forget to __53___ her.” I smiled as I went inside to carry on __54__.

I left for work that evening, and didn’t __55___ until Tuesday morning. As I drove into the drive, I realized something was __56___. Yes, my lawns had been mowed. I felt this huge __57___ rush into my heart. I knew my __58___had done this for me.

This act of __59___ not only made a big difference to me, but it also __60__ me to act further in our community. Thank you so much neighbors.

   Failure is common in our life. No one can avoid them. When we fail in doing something, we often feel very depressing. Sometimes failure can make us lose hearts. So no one are willing to fail. On the contrary, success can bring us sense of pride. If one enjoys his continuous success in his career, he will have confidence to himself. Therefore, failure is the mother of success. A failure doesn’t mean one can never be successfully. Those who are always afraid of failure they will never succeed. In a word, as long as we can get some lessons and experiences from our failure, we’ll be sure to succeed.

英语写作能力在英语交流和考试中非常重要，今天你的英语老师Mr. Zhang在课堂上讲了如何提高英语写作能力，如：熟练掌握2000多常用词汇；适当背诵一些美文；坚持每天练习写作等等。请根据他的建议并结合你的实际写一篇英文日记。

内同要点：1. 英语写作能力的重要性。

2. 你的老师关于写作训练的建议。

3. 你自己提高写作能力的有效方法。

写作要求：1. 词数100词左右。

          2. 日记格式和开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

April23, Wednesday                                                                    Fine

Today Mr. Zhang, our English teacher, told us how to improve English writing skills._                 

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