1、甘肃省徽县三中学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题2018-2019学年第二学期期末试卷高一 英 语第一部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASuppose you want to go abroad and learn about the foreign exchange in culture in different countries.Here is some information you may need.Name：Susan LaneAge：22Place：Reykjavik，Ic
2、eland,2005.Cost：7,000Organization：AFSExperience：“I think it was a turning point in my life.I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”Name：Sara SmallAge：23Place：Crivitz，Germany,2011.Cost：8,000Organization：EF FoundationExperience：
3、“I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends.I found the European schools to be hard but I am good at German now so it was worth it.I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”Name：David LinksAge：16Place：Stuttgart，Germany,2011.Cost：6,000Organization：Southern C
4、ross Cultural Exchange(SCCE)Experience：“I wanted to try something that was very different in culture.In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled.The family I was with was great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”Name：Tom JenningsAge：21Place：Conflans，France,2010.Cost：7
5、,000Organization：SCCEExperience：“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it，experiencing a different culture.You just have to deal with each situation as it comes.If there is one thing you learn when you are on a studentexchange program，it is how to take care of yourself.”Name：Linda Marks
6、Age：19Place：Chonburi Province，Thailand,2009.Cost：3,500Organization：Rotary InternationalExperience：“There are lots of ups and downs，but you always come back for more.I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”1Most of the students had their trips organized by .AE
7、F FoundationBAFSCRotary InternationalDSCCE2The students who mentioned both the good and bad times as an exchange student include .ASusan Lane and Sara Small BLinda Marks and David LinksCTom Jennings and Linda Marks DSusan Lane and Tom Jennings3Through the foreign exchange program，Tom Jennings learnt
8、 to .Adepend on himself and fit in Baccept advice and depend on himselfCkeep himself away from others Dprotect himself and others4For a student without much money，the best place would be .AIceland BFrance CGermany DThailandBIt was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I wa
9、s busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.“Any old papers, lady?”asked one of them. I was busy.I wanted to say“no” until I looked down at their feet.
10、They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.“Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen a
11、nd started again on my household budget.The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice. Lady, are you rich? I looked at my shabby slipcovers.The girl put her cup back in its saucer(碟子) carefully and said.“Y
12、our cups match your saucers. Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn t said“Thank you.”They didnt need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue chin
13、a cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stired the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job- these matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints o
14、f smallsandals were stil wet upon my foor .Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should beginto forget how rich I am.5. Two children came to the writers ront door because A. it was Thanksgiving Day B. they were beggars C. they wanted old papers D. they wanted a cup of cocoa6. The girl t
15、hought the writer was rich perhaps because A. she saw that the lady s room was comfortable B. she saw the cups matched the saucersC. the writers slipcovers were very newD. the wniter was preparing a big meal while she was too hungry.7.From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends
16、on A. how much money you have had B. how you feel about your lifeC. how you have helped others D. what job your husband is doing8.The writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to A. show her husbanrd that someone had comeB. remind her that she had helped two childrenC. r
17、emind her that she was very rich in the neighborhoodD. remind her how life should beCHave you ever thought of getting in touch with your inner child from time to time? Obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment.A Brooklynbased adult preschool i
18、s charging customers between 333 and 999 for the chance to act like a kid again.At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in showandtell，artsandcrafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps.The monthlong course also has class picture day where the adult
19、s are expected to have a field trip and a parent day.30yearold Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher.Shes always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood.A friend
20、encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead.According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children.“I realized all the significance of what we had learned in preschool，”said founder Mich
21、elle Joni.“People come here and get in touch with their inner child.Its magical.We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world.”“One persons here because they want to learn not to be so
22、 serious，” Michelle said.“Anothers here to learn to be more confident.” She explained that most of the classes were planned.However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的) moments that attracted students.“Its the things you dont plan for，the sharing be
23、tween friends and learning from each other.”9What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?ATo give adults a chance to return to childhood.BTo help parents understand their children better.CTo provide practical training courses for teachers.DTo introduce some ways of playing with children.10What is ma
24、inly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2?AIts customers. BIts activities.CIts environment. DIts schedule.11According to Candice，people come to this program to .Aenjoy freedom of thinking Brealize their childhood dreamsCdiscover their inner abilities Dfigure out childhood puzzles12Wha
25、t do we know about Michelle Joni?AShe used to be a preschool teacher. BShe likes to make plans in advance.CShe founded Preschool Mastermind. DShe gained confidence by sharing.DDwight W. Morrow was an American ambassad (大使) to Mexico during the 1920s. He is re-membered as a smart diplomat (外交家). He i
26、s also remembered by his family and friends for hisabsent mindedness (心不在焉).Once while on a train, a conductor came to Morrow, asking for his ticket. He began to searchhis pockets. No ticket appeared. Morrow began searching his suitcase. Never mind, sir. said theconductor, seeing how anxious Morrow
27、was becoming and trying to comfort (安慰) him.“When you find your ticket just post it to the station. I m sure you have it somewhere. “I m sure, too. said the diplomat as he went on with his search.“But I must find it. I need to know where I m going!Another time Morrow got off a train in New York and
28、hurried to a telegraph office, where, feeling not unlike a small boy who had got lost, he sent the following to his secretary,“I am in NewYork but dont know why. Within minutes came the short reply: “You are not supposed to be inNew York. You should be in Princeton giving a lecture.13. The passage m
29、ainly shows Morrow s A. cleverness as a diplomat B. foolishnessC. sense of humor D. absent mindedness14. Morrow was very upset when he couldnt find the ticket because A. he had forgotten where he was goingB. he would be punished if he couldn t show his ticketC. the conductor looked impatient (不耐烦的)D
30、. the conductor might think he was lying 15. When Morrow got off the train in New York , A. he forgot the address B. he forget his suitcaseC. he did not know that he was in a wrong city D. his secretary wasnt there to meet him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。How to Deal
31、with Your HomeworkWrite it down. 16 Make a note on your notebook. Always be sure to write down any homework for school so you wont forget anything.Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to work. 17 It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone
32、, log off (退出) your computer (unless you will need it for your homework) and close the door.Do homework as early as possible. Dont leave homework to die last minute. 18 The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can,so you dont have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.
