甘肃省庄浪县阳川中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

甘肃省庄浪县阳川中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解There arefifty statesin theUnited States.Thelargest inpopulationis California,the largestinareaisAlaska.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsize.TheoldeststatesarctheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesarcAlaskaandHawaii.Alaskaisalsothecoldeststate.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmer.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattle,abigcity,onhePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,alsoonthePacificcoast,arelargerthanSeattle.Henrys cousin.Susan,lives inNew York.It isthelargest cityin theUnitedStates.Thousands ofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashington,D.C.Itis thecapital,but itismuch smallerthanNew York.

1.Howmany statesare therein theU.S.A.A.Five B.Forty-Five.C.Fifty D.Fifteen.

2.Which stateisthelargest inpopulationA.California.B.Rhode-Island.C.Alaska D.Los Angeles.

3.Whichofthefollowing isrueA.Theoldest statesare theonesalong thePacificcoast.B.Washington isthemostimportant andthelargest city.C.NewYorkisthelargest cityin theUnitedStates.D.Henrys cousinlivesin theSeattle.

4.Whyis Washington,D.C.themostimportant Americancity Because.•.it isthelargestcity B.it isthelargestin populationC.itis themostbeautiful cityD.itis thecapitalof theUnitedStalesIf youwish tobecomeabetter reader,here arefour importantthings toremember aboutreading rate:•Knowing whyyou are reading orwhat you are reading tofind outwilloften helpyouto knowwhetherto readrapidly orslowly.•Somethings shouldberead slowlythroughout.Examplesare directionsfbrmaking ordoingsomething,arithmetic（算术）problems,science andhistory books,which arcfull ofimportantinformation.Youmust readsuchthings slowlyto remembereachimportant stepandunderstand eachimportantideas.•Somethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesarcsimplestoriesmeantforenjoyment,news lettersfrom friends,pieces ofnewsfrom local,or home-town,papers,telling what is happeningtofriends andneighbors.•In someofyourreading,youmustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowandslowtofast,asyougoalong.Youwill needto readcertain pagesrapidly andthen slowdownand domorecareful readingwhen you cometo importantideas whichmustberemembered.

5.The underlinedword ratein thefirstsentence means.A.fast B.slow C.speed D.skill

6.Which shouldberead slowlyaccording tothepassageA.Storiesfor enjoymentB.ArithmeticproblemsC.Letters fromfriendsD.News fromhometown newspapers

7.How fastshould wereadA.The faster,thebetter.B.The moreslowly,thebetter.C.Neither toofast nortooslow.D.It dependsonwhat wcarc reading.

8.According tothepassagewhich ofthefollowing isNOT trueA.Read slowlywhen youarereadingsomething importanttoyou.B.Read iaslwhenyouarereadingsomething unimportant（oyou.C.Read thematerials（hatyouare interestedinslowly.D.Read thematerialsthat youare interestedin fast.Can youremember thefirsttimeyou learnedto ridea bikeordrive acarLearning theseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons（眼界；范围）.Learningaboutcomputerscanbelikelearning howtorideabikeordriveacar.Onceyou haveinvestedthetimetomastertheskills,youwillnevergobacktotheolddays.Thenewtechnologyissimplytooconvenientandtoopowerful.Technologicaldevelopments throughtheyears haveenabled usto domorewithless effort.Wehave continuouslylooked forbetterways ofdoingthings.Each inventionand newdevelopmenthasallowed ustoextend ourcapabilities.Today weseeone ofthemostdramatictechnologies everdevelopedthecomputer.It extendsthecapabilitiesofourminds.Computers havesavedorganizations millionsofdollars.Furthermore,thesesame computersystemshave openedupnewopportunitiesthat wouldhave goneundiscovered orneglected.Thecomputermaymultiplywhatwecando,andthereturnoninvestmentishigh.Thegrowthofcomputerusageissurprising.Ontheotherhand,（hecomputercandoseriousdamage.Invasionofprivacy（侵犯隐私）,fraud（欺诈）,and computcr-rclatcd mistakesarc justafew shockingexamples.Thecomputer islikeadouble-edged sword.It hastheabilitytocut usfree fromsomeactivities,butitcanalsocutdeepintoprofits,personalprivacy,andoursocietyingeneral.Howitisusedisnotafunction oftechnology.It isstrictlya functionofhowpeople decideto useormisusethisnewtechnology.The choiceisyours,andonly throughaknowledge ofcomputersystems willyou beabletoavoid thedangerswhileenjoying themany,many benefitsofthe computerage.

9.Thewriter thinkslearningabout computersislikelearning howtorideabikeordriveacarbecause.A.it issimpleandpracticalB.itneeds alotof practiceC.itleads peopletonew lifeexperiencesD.ittakes muchtimetomaster theskills

10.Accordingto thepassage,computers bringpeople thefollowingbenefits except.A.avoiding mistakesB.saving moneyC.making moneyD.opening upopportunities

11.Thispassage isprobablywritten for.A.computers B.computerproducersC.computerlearners D.computer programmersThefirstnewspapers werewritten byhand andput uponwallsin publicplace.The earliestdailynewspaper wasstarted inRomein59BC.In the700*8theworlds firstprinted newspaperwaspublished.Europe didnthave aregularlypublished newspaperuntil1609,when onewasstarted inGennany.Thefirst regularlypublished newspaper inthe Englishlanguage was printed inAmsterdamin162O.In1621,an Englishnewspaper wasstarted inLondon andwas publishedoncea week.Thefirstdaily Englishnewspaper was（he DailyCourant（每口新闻）.I【cameout inMarch

1702.In1690,Benjamin Harrisprintedthefirst Americannewspaper inBoston.But notlongafter itwasfirstpublished,thegovernment stoppedthepaper.In1704,John CampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter（波士顿新闻通讯），thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760,thecolonies hadmorethan thirtydaily newspapers.Thereare nowabout1,800daily papersin theUnitedStates.Today,as agroup,English languagenewspapershavethe largestcirculation（发行最）in theworld.But thelargestcirculation foranewspaper isthatof theJapanesenewspaper AsahiDhimbun（朝日新闻）.It sellsmorethan11million copiesevery day.

12.Thefirst daily newspapercame outin.A.59BC B.700s C.1609D.

162013.The firstregularpublished newspaperin Europewasprintedin.A.England B.Gennany C.France D.Sweden

14.Thefirst printednewspaperinAmerica cameoutin.A.Washington B.NewYorkC.Boston D.NewOrleans

15.Today thereare aboutdailynewspaperprinted intheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800

二、七选五Maybeyouarcanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarily so,however.16Heres how:1Makeplanscarefully.Youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyou havetodo.Aftermakingthislist,you shouldmakeaschedule.First makeaplan ibreating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Then planyourstudywell.

17.Aweekly schedulemay notsolveall yourproblems,but itwillforce youtobeaware ofwhatishappening toyour life.2」

8.Look aroundthehousefor agoodstudyarea.Keep thisspace,whichmay besimplyacornerof yourroom withonly studymaterials.Nogames,radios,orelevision!Whenyou sitclown iostudy,concentrate onhesubject.3Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.Take advantageofclass timetolistento everythingtheteachers say.Takenotesifnecessary,becausethenoteswillhelp yourememberwhat theteachersaysandstudybetter.4Studyregularly.Whenyou gethomefrom school,go overyour notes.Reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteachermentionedinclass.Ifyouknowwhatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,reading thatmaterial.Thiswill helpyou understandthenextclass.195Developagoodattitudetowardstests.20Theyhelpyou rememberyournewknowledge.Theworld wontend ifyoudont passatest,so dontbeoverly worried.There areothermethods thatmight helpyou withyourstudy.You willprobablydiscovermanyothers afteryou havetriedthese methods.A.Andstillit doesntend.B.Find agood placetostudy.C.Dont forgettoset asideenoughtimefor entertainment.D.Anyonecan becomea betterstudentifhe orshewantsto.E.Rememberto pulyour booksinorderbefore leavinghe room.F.The purposeofatestis toshowwhat you have learnedabout asubject.G.If youdothese thingsregularly,the materialwill becomemoremeaningful andyouwillrememberit foralongertime.

三、完形填空Bill Whitesfather isalawyer.In his21time,he likesto getout inthecountry.Foralongtime,Billhadwantedtogowithhisfatherononeofhistrips.ButhisfatherdidnttakeBill alongwith him22hewas fifteen.He andBilldrove tothefarm which23to hisuncleintheafternoon.They24thenightthere,sothatiheycould25outearlythenextmorning.UncleSteveandhissonLarry,who wassixteen,were goingto gooutwith them.It wasstilldark whenBillheard thealarm26thenextmorning.Hewonderedwhy itwas runningso early.It was5oclock.Then he27thathe wasat thefarm andthathewas goingout totakepictures withhis father.He jumpedoutofbed andgot28quickly.He randownstairs.Theothers werealready inthe

29.UncleSteve wascookingbacon andeggs.There wasapot ofcoffee onthestove.It30good.They atebreakfastquickly.They didnttalk

31.becausetheydidnt wantto32uptheotherpeople inthehouse.They filledathermos bottle33hot coffeeandtook somesandwiches34Aunt Grace,Uncle Steveswife,had madeforthem.They gatheredtheircamera35andstarted out.

21.A.busy B.spare Cenough D.limitedC

22.A.after B.when untilD.unless.

23.A.led B.stuck c.got D.belonged

24.A.cost B.spent c.slept D.took

25.A.start B.begin c.walk D.step

26.A.telephone B.machine c.computer D.clock

27.A.imagined B.pronounced c.forgot D.remembered

28.A.dressed B.ordered c.eaten D.prepared

29.A.bathroom B.kitchen c.study D.bedroom

30.A.seemed B.felt c.tasted D.smelled

31.A.many B.soundly c.much D.highly

32.A.wake B.go c.put D.come

33.A.of B.with c.in D.by

34.A.that B.what c.after D.beforec.

35.A.cover B.supply operatorD.equipment

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Studying isdefinitely abigpart ofmylife.In ordertodowell ineverysubject,I tend36set agoalfor everysubject atthe beginningofeach term.Biology is37I favoritesubject becauseIwant tomajorin biologyat university.Ialways studyattentivelyand think38active,so thatIcan havemorefree timetodoother39thing thatIm interestedin afterschool.I like40readbooks ofallkinds,andImakealistofatop10andtrytokeepitupdated.Meanwhile,Tinanactivememberofmyschools long-distance41runearn andvolunteering club,42makes meexcitedto workhard andachieve43team goaltogether.Toachieve allIwant,Imust makethebestoftime.As thepopularsaving44go.“Every minutecounts!”,soset agoal45get ahead!

五、其他应用文

46.假定你是李华，刚刚开启了自己的高中生活请给你的美国笔友Eric写一封邮件,内容包括

1.简要介绍自己的学校和学习生活；

2.分享自己的感受注意

1.词数80左右；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

六、读后续写

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使构成一篇完整的短文It wasa Saturday.Usually,Aman wouldbe outplaying withhisfriends.But today,he wasbusyinthekitchen.Sincehismotherwasunwell,Amanhadtakenherplace,preparingsimplemealsforhisfamily.His littlesister,Neelam,was thehappiest.“Aman、thedishyou preparedfor tnylunchyesterday wasso tastythat allmy friendsate itupwithinminutes.I hadto makedowitheating theirlunches,M saidNeelam.“Haha!Nexttime,remindme topreparesomeextraforyourfriends aswell,“saidAman.I amhappythatyouhavetaken overthekitchen duties now.Imagine havingto eatDads boringfoodfbrawholeweek,likethebreadhe usedto makefbrus lastyear whenMomhad goneout oftown!saidNeelam.Dad,whohadjustwalkedintothekitchen,overheardNeelamswordsandaskedinmock（假装的）anger,Who iscomplaining（抱怨）about mycookingskills**“Not complaining,Dad,justkidding,“said Neelam.The threelaughed.Aman thenprepared teafor hisparentsandserved ittothem.“Thankyou,Aman,fbrhelpingDadwiththehouseworkwhileIhavebeenunwell/saidMom.Ihope ithas notbeen toomuch troublefbr you.Hope youare notmissing outon yourschoolworkbecauseof this.”“Dontworry,Mom.Youjustrelax.Ihavemorethanenoughtimetostudyintheevenings,5,saidAman.In acouple ofdays,Amans motherfeltbetter andtookoverthekitchenduties.Aman continuedto helparound thekitchenbycutting thevegetables and preparingthesoup.Momtaughthimafewnewrecipes（菜谱）.EvenNeelamhelpedwithwhateverlittleshecouldlikewashing thevegetablesandpeeling制皮）potatoes.“Aman,nowthat Iam well,you shouldstartfocusing onyourstudies again,Msaid Mom.“Ilovecooking,Mom.ItisfunandalsohelpsmerelaxbeforeIsitdowntostudy,“repliedAman.注意

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答Acouple ofmonthslater,Amans schoolorganiseda day-long picnic.Whiletheteachers discussedwhat todo.Aman steppedfonvards andsaid,uIf youdonot mind,Icanhelp.^^。