湖南省邵阳第一中学2017—2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案

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第一部分 听力
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne (皇位). Out of his love for his wife, he decided to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.
He summoned (召集) the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
The building itself stands on a marble (大理石) platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself towers another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.2-1-c-n-j-y
The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only look across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.21教育名师原创作品
21. The whole passage tells us about .
A. a beautiful fairy tale
B. the story of the Taj Mahal
C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors21世纪教育网版权所有
D. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan’s son and his wifewww.21-cn-jy.com
22. It took working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal.
A. 2,000 B. over 2,000 C. 20,000 D. over 20,000【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
23. The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be .
A. 61 meters high B. eight-sided C. black-colored D. white-colored
24. The emperor .
A. died soon after Taj Mahal died B. was killed by his son
C. was beloved by his people D. died after 1648
B
It was a Wednesday afternoon when my assistant came into my office. She said that one of our customers had been waiting on the phone for a while to talk with me.21cnjy.com
I picked up the phone and the gentleman on the end of the phone said, “My name is Pat and I love your products, but that’s not why I’m calling. I’m calling because I just finished a book by VJ Smith titled: The Richest Man in Town.” He then said, “Mac, you’ve got to read this book, I guarantee (保证) you that you’re not going to like it... you’re going to love it.”
A few days later I bought this book. I closed my office door and read it, not-stop. When I finished, I just sat there with tears running down my face. Pat “nailed it” ... I didn’t like it. I loved it!
I then picked up the phone to call the author, VJ Smith. I just wanted to thank him for writing such a good book. VJ, who had self-published the book, then said, “You’re not going to believe this, Mac, but just recently, I told my wife that someday I’d like to work with a company like yours who could take my book to the rest of the world.”
I believe that some things are meant to be. The Richest Man in Town is a wonderful book. It’s a true story that will catch your heart and not let it go!
25. Pat called Mac in order to .
A. buy the product B. tell about a book
C. ask for a job D. complain about his assistant
26. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. Pat lied to it B. Pat felt sorry about it
C. Pat was right D. Pat disagree with it
28. From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that the author is most probably a(n) .
A. typewriter B. rich man
C. assistant in a book company D. owner of book company
27. Mac. Thinks that the Richest Man in Town is a(n) book.
A. bad B. commercial C. wonderful D. official
C
It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. I travel a lot. I always try to find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no town or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or lows, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure (衡量) distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.21*cnjy*com
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
29. When a foreigner tourist asks a Japanese the way to the post office, he usually .
A. tell him some landmarks B describes the place carefully
C. shows him a map of the place D. tells him the names of the streets
30. Where do people measure distance in time?
A. Kansas. B. Japan. C. Los Angeles. B. New York.
31 Why does no one in Yucatan answer “I don’t know.” Because they think it is .
A. polite B. impolite C. funny D. cultural
32. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Japanese are always friendly to visitors.
B. People have similar understandings of politeness.
C. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
D. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
D
It is often difficult for people to choose a roommate.
When I left for college, I was forced to live with a total stranger for the first time - I’m the only child in my family. I’d go to bed early for a class beginning at 8:00 a.m. and my roommate would turn on the lights, leave the door open and invite friends over after I’d be trying to sleep. After a month, I changed the room.
Over four years I managed to have six roommates in total. The one that was my least favorite was my old friend. This is common. Friends think that because they get along so well, sharing a room or an apartment should be OK. But the fact that they don’t share a room, or an apartment is part of the reason why they get along so well.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
I’ve often seen friendship end by the decision to become roommates. Two friends of mine were friends when they went into college and shared a room but hardly spoke to each other by the end of the school year. My advice: Move out and make a new friend.
33. According to Paragraph 2, why did the writer move out?
A. Because he wanted to live with an old friend.
B. Because his roommate didn’t like living with him.21*cnjy*com
C. Because he was not allowed to invite his friends over.
D. Because his sleep was seriously affected by his roommate’s actions.
34. The writer probably thinks that it is NOT a good idea to .
A. live with a stranger in college
B. share a room with a friend in college
C. go to sleep early at night in college
D. keep in touch with old friends in college
35. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Choosing a roommate B. Going to college.
C. Moving out. D. Making new friends
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What makes us successful? To find out the answers, an American scholar recently visited some of the most successful people around the world. 36 21·世纪*教育网
Be responsible for yourself
Sometimes you may want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. In fact, when you say someone or something outside of yourself is stopping you from making success, you’re giving away your own power. 37 www-2-1-cnjy-com
Write a plan
It is very difficult to try to get what you want without a good plan, it is just like trying to drive through strange roads to a city far away. 38 Without this “map”, you may waste your time, money and also your energy; while with the “map” you’ll enjoy the “trip” and get what you want in the shortest possible time.【出处：21教育名师】
Be willing to pay the price
39 So you must be ready to work hard — even harder than you have ever done. If you are not willing to pay the price, you won’t get anything valuable.
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It seems to us that everyone knows this. But it is easier said than done. When you are doing something, you must tell yourself again and again: Giving up is worse than failure because failure can be the mother of success, but giving up means the death of hope.
A. A good plan is like a map to you.
B. Never give up.
C. Nothing is easy to get.
D. Some people achieve success much later in life.
E. Here are some keys to success that they give.
F. Someone else’s opinion of you doesn’t have to become your reality.
G. You’re saying, “You have more control over my life than I do.”
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Upset, Daniel buried his face deep into his pillow (枕头)
“What’s the 41 , honey?” His mother asked as she sat down beside him. “Is there some problem I can help with?”
Daniel 42 . He didn’t really want to tell his mom what was 43 him. “S-something happened at the p-park,” he stammered (结巴地说出) 44 . “I... I lied to Michel, and now he won’t 45 me. He knows I lied.”2·1·c·n·j·y
“ 46 did you do that?” Mom asked gently.
“I …I don’t know,” murmured Daniel. “I told him I was 47 , but I don’t think he will forgive me.”
“Are you really sorry?” asked Mom.
Daniel nodded. “I don’t think he’ll ever believe me again,” said Daniel 48 .
Mom 49 for a minute. “Honey, do you remember the 50 Dad and I used to give you?” she asked. “The ones you called horsey rides?” Daniel nodded, 51 why Mom spoke of that. “You thought it was so much fun until you fell 52 the ‘horse’ one day and hit your head on a chair,” said Mom. “After that it took you a long time to trust 53 enough to try it again.”
“ 54 I finally did!” Daniel said eagerly. He thought he knew what his mother was getting at (暗示).21教育网
“Yes, and I’m 55 Michel will trust you again, too,” said Mom. “When you lie to someone, it takes 56 for that person to really believe you again.” Mom smiled. “There will also be bad 57 of what you’ve done— like a friend who won’t speak to you for a while— and Michel needs time to 58 what happened. 59 , be a good friend and help him trust you again. Can you do that?”
Daniel nodded and promised, “I’ll be a 60 friend!”
41. A. meaning B. thing C. fun D. matter
42. A. regretted B. wanted C. hesitated D. agreed
43. A. hurting B. troubling C. destroying D. surprising
44. A. finally B. suddenly C. immediately D. gradually
45. A. reply to B. write to C. talk to D. lie to
46. A. How B. When C. Where D. Why
47. A. sorry B. fine C. unhappy D. disappointed
48. A. excitedly B. sadly C. hopefully D. cheerfully【版权所有：21教育】
49. A. thought B. looked C. tried D. stayed
50. A. toys B. rides C. lessons D. horses
51. A. remembering B. doubting C. wondering D. saying
52. A. on B. at C. to D. off
53. A. us B. you C. it D. them
54. A. And B. But C. Or D. So
55. A. lucky B. pleased C. sure D. satisfied
56. A. money B. courage C. patience D. time
57. A. reasons B. directions C. ideas D. results
58. A. watch out B. roll up C. get over D. consist of
59. A. Though B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
60. A. great B. common C. new D. personal
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下而材料，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One big difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. For example, the British use 61. word “autumn” while the Americans use the word “fall”. In this case, the older word is “autumn”. 62. , about four hundred years ago, the word “autumn” 63. (replace) with “fall”. Later, the British returned to “autumn”, while the Americans still use “fall”.
Of course, people from many different 64. (country) came to America 65. made their contributions to American English. Indeed, in American English there are words from every major tongue 66. (speak)on Earth. Many of these words are 67. (absence) in British English.
Another big distinction between American and British English is spelling. After the Americans defeated the British in 1781 and gained independence, they wanted to make 68. (they) spelling of English words simpler. Therefore, Americans write “color” instead 69. “colour”.
70. (final), the pronunciations and accents are different. Both countries have slowly the way they say the same words, but in different ways. This process is continuing even today.
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第四部分 写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
I often wondered why the people of Pompeii do not run away before the volcano erupted. They didn’t know that a volcano was. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for “volcano”. They had no idea that a volcano would destroy us. Started from 20 August AD 79, there were some earthquake near the volcano. However, no one paid them too many much attention. Then, in 24 August, the mountain explored, pouring out a cloud of ash. It was also moving quite quick. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been found on the roads away from city. The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, they could not get away fast enough, but they were buried beneath the ash.
第二节 书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）(满分25分）
假设你是李华，一名外国朋友写信询问你妈妈的情况，消以“My mother”.为题，写一封回信。
注意：词数100左右。
湖南省邵阳第一中学2017—2018学年高一下学期期中考试
英语试题答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30 分）
1-10 CBACB ACBAB 11-20 CBACA BCACB
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
21-30BDCDB CDCAC 31-40 BDDBA EGABC
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-50 DCBAC DABAB 51-60 CDABC DDCBA
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. the 62.However 63.was replaced 64.countries 65. and 21·cn·jy·com
66. spoken 67absent 68.their 69.of 70.Finally.
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
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did
that a volcano was. In fact, the Romans did not even have a word for “volcano”. They had no idea that a volcano
what
would destroy us. Started from 20 August AD 79, there were some earthquake near the volcano. However, no one
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paid them too many much attention. Then, in 24 August, the mountain explored, pouring out a cloud of ash. It was
删除many on
also moving quite quick. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been found on the roads away from ∧
quickly the
city. The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, they could not get away fast enough, but they were
and/so
buried beneath the ash.
第二节 作文（略）