兰炼一中2015-2016学年第一学期期末《英语》试卷.doc

兰州58中（兰炼一中）2015-2016学年第一学期
期末试卷 高一 英语
第Ⅰ卷

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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并把答案填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
A
Just because a cat can’t see, it doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy the great outdoors.
Patrick Carl, a 28-year-old filmmaker from Cork City, Ireland, proved that in a beautiful video, in which he climbs a mountain with his blind cat, Stevie, at his side.
To ensure Stevie’s safety, Carl has had to train her to walk on a leash (皮带) when she goes outside.
“It took a lot of patience to do this thing,” Carl told The Huffington Post. He said walking on the leash is now “the norm” for her — “she makes it look so easy.”
“I think Stevie is a very good cat and I wanted to capture (用镜头捕捉) how I truly felt about her and share that with the world in a meaningful way,” Carl said.
Carl got Stevie from Cork’s Animal Care Society about three years ago, after seeing an ad on social media saying that Stevie needed a home with a patient owner who could give her special care. In an earlier video about Stevie, Carl says that he has to make sure he keeps everything in his house in the exact same place so as to not confuse the blind cat.
Carl explained that he was never really a cat person, but Stevie has changed him.
“That’s not to say I didn’t like cats,” he said. “It’s just that up until I met Stevie, cats didn’t really take up any of my time. But now, it’s safe to say, I’ve been changed.”
He added that Stevie is just one of many animals that have been rescued from shelters or on the streets. “She wouldn’t be here today if it hadn’t been for the unbelievable hard work of the Animal Care Society in Cork,” he said.
1. What is wrong with the cat, Stevie?
A. She is too fat to do exercise. B. She was once badly treated.
C. She is blind and can’t see. D. She doesn’t like to go outside.
2. Why does Carl tie a leash on Stevie?
A. To avoid someone stealing her.
B. To make sure she is safe while walking.
C. To make sure she can walk easily.
D. To avoid losing her when walking.
命题人：王秀平
3. Why does Carl arrange everything in the same place?
A. He doesn’t want Stevie to make a mess.
B. He wants to be more patient.
C. He wants to train Stevie to get smarter.
D. He wants to give Stevie a familiar home.
4. What was Carl like before he met Stevie?
A. He had never had a cat. B. He was very interested in cats.
C. He didn’t like cats very much. D. He didn’t feel very safe.
B
If your childhood memories are filled with summers spent chasing fireflies (萤火虫), then you’re going to love this new theme park in China. It is dedicated to the glowing insects that naturally light up their habitat at night.
The park, located at the East Lake Peony Garden in Wuhan City, central China’s Hubei Province, is home to about 10,000 fireflies. The insects are divided into five separate zones — the flying zone, the observation zone, the zero-distance contact zone, the breeding zone, and the science popularization (普及) zone. Each zone is meant to satisfy different categories of visitors, right from casual visitors to researchers.
Breeding fireflies is a rather costly affair — around 10 yuan (US$1.61) per insect — but totally worth it from a business point of view, as the Chinese seem to be positively in love with them. They will pay a large amount of money to see the small insects twinkle at night, and tickets for such parks are usually sold out in several days as soon as they hit the market.
Fireflies were a normal part of summer nights through most of China, but their numbers have been going down for years, as a result of pollution and destruction of their natural habitats. Taking advantage of this sad situation, businessmen have been setting up firefly parks (not all of them are environmentally friendly, and some even sell jars full of live fireflies online).
Since fireflies are seasonal, the park opened on May 29 this year and continued to operate until early October. However, following the success it enjoyed this year, the Wuhan firefly park has become an annual event, and will open again next year.
They’ve got lots of attractions at the park — dinosaur exhibitions, camping festivals, family walks and children’s activities, all held under the warm glow of fireflies.
5. The underlined phrase, “is dedicated to”, in the first paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A. is limited to B. is designed for
C. is put up with D. is separated from
6. If you want to know about the habits of fireflies, which zone should you go to?
A. The flying zone. B. The breeding zone.
C. The science popularization zone. D. The zero-distance contact zone.
7. Why is the number of fireflies becoming smaller and smaller these years?
A. Because it is hard to breed fireflies.
B. Because they are killed for research.
C. Because their natural habitats are being destroyed.
D. Because they have all been collected in the theme park.
8. What can we learn about this new theme park?
A. It consists of four separate zones.
B. It operates all the year around.
C. All the fireflies in it are displayed in jars.
D. It gained fame after it was opened.
C
When you study abroad in France, you can expect to be treated the same as your native (当地的) classmates, whether in a lecture or a discussion class.
While you can study abroad in France and concentrate on nearly any subject, it’s the students with a passion for the arts, architecture and history that rush to the country in the largest numbers. And that’s no shock, considering that France has been the center of the arts for centuries.
As students of the arts, you will have to make careful use of your time, given all that France has to offer:
●Visit the Louvre to view the works of French artists such as Monet, Matisse and Renoir;
●Read the works of such French literary geniuses as Baudelaire, Proust and Voltaire;
●Listen to the music of Debussy, or more contemporary (当代的) artists like Air and Daft Punk.
France is also a main destination for architecture students, as you will see architecture in nearly every style:
●The Gothic Chateau de Chambord, built in the 1500s;
● Place Dauphine built in 1607 in Baroque style;
● The post-modern housing development, Marne-la-Vallee.
History students will find that France has been where the action is for quite some time. Over the course of the centuries, it has been the stage for the most important developments in the history of mankind, including the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the rise of the Fifth Republic under President Charles de Gaulle. It was also the site of the D-Day invasion (诺曼底登陆) of World War II.
As a possible study abroad location, France has a lot to offer, because the combination of educational institutions (教育机构), arts and culture, and national history are second to none.
9. What can we learn about studying abroad in France from the text?
A. Students from China are usually treated badly.
B. There are many lectures and discussion classes.
C. Few students choose to study in France.
D. France is the best place for students who love the arts.
10. According to the text, you can see many kinds of architecture in France, such as ____.
① post-modern housing developments
② Baroque style buildings
③ the Big Ben
④ Gothic architecture
A. ①②③ B. ①③④
C. ①②④ D. ②③④
11. The text is most likely taken from _______.
A. a history book B. a study abroad website
C. an architecture advertisement D. a fashion magazine
D
“When something is lovely, do we get the urge to squeeze（挤扁） it?” National Geographic’s Emily Tye asked Saturday’s Weird Animal Question of the Week. “Seems dangerous, in terms of evolution (进化)!”
“Rest assured (毫无疑问)”, Emily said. “You’re not alone.”
In a 2015 study in Psychological Science, Yale University psychologist Oriana Aragon and her team found that people who had extremely positive reactions to images of cute babies also “displayed stronger aggressive（侵略性的） expressions,” such as wanting to pinch (捏) the babies’ cheeks.
Speaking of pinching, another experiment in the recent study found that participants squeezed more bubble wrap when they saw images of cute baby animals than those who viewed images of older animals.
This shows that, if given the chance to squeeze something while seeing the cute pictures, they would — though not with any real intent to harm the creatures.
So what explains our impulse（冲动） to squeeze or gently bite lovely animals? For some people, experiencing a strong emotion is followed by “an expression of what one would think is an opposing feeling,” says Aragon. Here’s the science behind why we find some animals so cute.
“So you may have tears of joy, nervous laughter, or may be wanting to squeeze something that you think is unbearably cute” — even if it’s an animal you’d normally want to hug or protect.
That secondary reaction may also serve to weaken and temper (调和) their initial emotion that is too strong, thus bringing the person into balance.
For instance, the 2015 study showed people who had such positive and negative concurrent (并存的) reactions regained their emotional balance more quickly.
And if you’re caring for something lovely, that’s important. “Because they may help people to regain control over their strong emotions, these expressions help the caretaker to care for an animal or baby properly,” Aragon says.
12. People who act very positively towards something tend to ____________________.
A. lose control B. destroy the thing
C. cause harm to the thing D. express themselves in an aggressive way
13. What usually follows if one experiences a strong emotion?
A. A strong expression. B. A serious thought.
C. An opposite feeling. D. An unbelievable impulse.
14. What may be the reason for people crying when they are overjoyed?
A. To be more positive and stronger.
B. To express their different emotions.
C. To strengthen their various emotions.
D. To balance their emotions better.
15. The article explains its theory by ________.
A. giving examples B. analyzing figures
C. listing data D. making descriptions
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。
Are you afraid of making mistakes? Learn to accept mistakes as opportunities, and then you’ll feel less stressed and fearful and you’ll be more confident. 16 So what should you do?
Be open to making mistakes
17 Be open to making mistakes and consider them as opportunities to learn valuable life lessons. If you are open to learning from your mistakes, you will be able to move on rather than wallowing in (沉湎于) regret.
Be aware
18 Be aware of what you are doing, why you are doing it, how you feel, and how you make others feel. Sometimes, your words are not understood exactly or you say something but it is not what you mean to say. 19 By being fully aware of how you impact others, you maintain an open state of learning which allows you to constantly practice being a better person.
20
Whenever you make a mistake or you are involved in a misunderstanding, take responsibility. There is always something to be learned or improved even if the other person is wrong, too.
A. Behave yourself
B. Accept full responsibility
C. In short, you will benefit from the mistakes.
D. In other words, look for areas of improvement.
E. Repeat your words so that others can learn from your mistakes.
F. People have difficulty expressing what they really mean.
G. Accept that you’re human and that each of us will make mistakes.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
笫一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并把答案填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
Last night it was still light out when I returned home from work. My new neighbor and his 21 were in their favorite place, outside in the yard, playing baseball. The young boy always reports to me how many “home runs” he hit and I always clap and 22 for him..
These guys are special. Where you see one of them, the other is not far away. The dad is always talking with the child face to face., 23 on the child… not talking on the cellphone or walking ahead of the boy so that he has to run to 24 him. This guy is really great. It 25 my heart to see a father and a son enjoying each other’s 26 like they do.
As they were returning to their upstairs apartment, I 27 the dad if his son had a 28 . the boy was far ahead and couldn’t hear us. He said no. I 29 no time going to the store and I was beside myself with excitement as I 30 a new bike in a style that most kids like. I 31 the bike into my car carefully and off I went.
At home, I took out the bike and carried it upstairs to their 32 and left it outside the door. Not an easy 33 for a 50-year-old woman! About five minutes later, they were at my door, with the boy dancing up and down, with 34 , the dad humble and 35 . I told the dad that I needed to get ride of a bike that I was 36 for a friend, and he was happy to take it from me. Now the two of them have another 37 they can do together.
I told the dad 38 proud I was of him for valuing quality time with his son. It’s something the boy will 39 throughout his life. For me, it’s one of life’s 40 to see them together.
21. A. daughter B. son C. sister D. brother
22. A. call B. care C. cheer D. prepare
23. A. focusing B. depending C. carrying D. passing
24. A. put up with B. keep up with C. look up to D. look forward to
25. A. breaks B. burns C. hurts D. warms
26. A. company B. benefit C. respect D. hope
27. A. told B. demanded C. asked D. suggested
28. A. doll B. toy C. car D. bike
29. A. saved B. wasted C. spent D. had
30. A. picked out B. gave out C. broke out D. figured out
31. A. sent B. filled C. charged D. put
32. A. apartment B. office C. shop D. hotel
33. A. effort B. duty C. task D. road
34. A. courage B. excitement C. calmness D. disappointment
35. A. active B. careful C. serious D. thankful
36. A. repairing B. producing C. storing D. hiding
37. A. activity B. interest C. movement D. experiment
38. A. why B. how C. what D. whether
39. A. imagine B. expect C. follow D. remember
40. A. purposes B. dreams C. pleasures D. secrets
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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