高一英语下学期期末考试试题B卷.docx
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高一英语下学期期末考试试题B卷
2016--2017学年度高一英语期末测试卷B卷
一.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.
Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,"hesaid."Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie."
Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,butthey,too,wereverytired,andonebyone,alsofellasleep.
TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.
Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.
21.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.
A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland
B.RomanarmyandtheScots
C.EnglandandScots
D.abravepeopleandtheScots
22.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause________.
A.theScotswerenotbrave
B.theRomanarmywassostrong
C.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleader
D.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish
23.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.
A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots
B.theywantedtoreachthetop
C.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirst
D.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle
24.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.
A.itisabeautifulplant
B.itisfreshandlovely
C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloverit
D.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle
B
Withoutproperplanning,tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,toomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitantsofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffic,theinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Th
eybegantodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolit
ely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry'seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.
Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry'seconomycansuffer.
Ontheotherhand,ifthereisnotenoughtourism,peoplecanlosejobs.Businesscanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotels,airports,airterminals,firstclassroads,andothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.Forexample,amajorinternationalclasstourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuild.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetime,theownerofthehotellosemoney.
Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilitiesaswell,includingroadstogettothehotel,electricity,sewerstohandlewaste,andwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouri
sts,jobsandmoneyarelost.
25.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkhasbeendiscussedinthepartbeforethisselection?
A.Itisextremelyimportanttodeveloptourism.
B.Buildingroadsandhotelisessential.
C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.
D.Planningisofgreatimportancetotourism.
26.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT.
A.abadeffectonotherindustries
B.achangeoftourists'customs
C.Over-crowdednessofplacesofinterest
D.pressureontraffic
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.
A.theauthordoesn'tliketourismdevelopingsofast
B.localpeoplewillbenefitfromtouristattractions
C.otherpartsofacountry'seconomywon'tbenefitfromtourismmuch
D.wecan'tbuildtoomanysupportfacilities
28.Theauthorthinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill.
A.wastealotofmoney
B.weakentheireconomy
C.helpestablishtheircustoms
D.helpimprovetheirlife
C
Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooks-especiallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofeverincreasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound(装订)betweenhardcovers.
TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbookselling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecondhandbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!
AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecondhandbooks,thecollectormustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.
29.“Londonersaregreatreaders.”meansthat.
A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot
B.thereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon
C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks
D.Londonersreadalot
30.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad.
A.isinthesuburbsofLondon
B.isfamousforitsbookshops
C.containsvariouskindsofshops
D.isthebusieststreetinLondon
31.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?
A.Buybooksinamostbusystreet.
B.Moveawayfromabusystreet.
C.Wastetimelookingforbooks.
D.Takeariskoflosingone'slife.
32.OnFarringdonRoad,.
A.youcanfindfinebookshopsforthelatestbooks
B.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecondhandbooks
C.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhandcarts
D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold
D
Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.
“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:
thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”
“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”
Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?
”
Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”
Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.
Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?
”theyexclaimed.“Butthat'sasimplething.”
“Oh,no,it'snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinterorsummer?
”
33.Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhatthe
world'sgreatestwonderwasbecause.
A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderful
B.theyallhaddifferentideas
C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswereright
D.thejourneyendedtoosoon
34.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause.
A.theywereverybeautiful
B.theywereEgyptian
C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools
D.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations
35.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingint
heworldbecause.
A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramids
B.itcostlessthanacomputer
C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer
D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit
二.七选五(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。
Doyouknowhowtopickagoodbookyou’llreallylike?
Herearesometips.
StartWithYourInterest. 36 .Youcanpicksomethingthatyoulove
toread,notforschool.Theycanbeancientmartial(武术)arts,computers,orfashiondesign.Younameit,therearebooksaboutit.
What’sYourType?
Doyoupreferfictionornonfiction(orboth)?
F
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