1、- 1 -2017-2018 学年度下学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分*1.25=150 分第一部分：听力略第二部分 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 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWinners Club You choose to be a winner! The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has heen made to help you better
2、manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Its a club with impressive features for teenagers：No account keeping fees! Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fe
3、es. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees! Excellent interest rates! You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month. Convenient Teenagers are busywe get tha
4、t. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet .You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
5、 Mega magazine included - 2 -Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members. The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to joi
6、n. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key-card) but it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner!21Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club? ASpecial gifts
7、 are ready for parents. BThe bank opens only on work days. CServices are convenient for its members. DFees are necessary for the account keeping. 22If you want to be a member of the Club, you must_. Abe an Internet user Bbe permitted by your parent Chave a big sum of money Dbe in your twenties 23Wha
8、t is the purpose of this text? ATo set up a club. BTo provide part-time jobs. CTo organize key-cards. DTo introduce a new banking service.BHave you noticed that many of the clothes on the high street look the same these days? So how do young people manage to express their individual (个人的) style? We
9、interviewed some Brits in different parts of the country.“Young creative people in the UK have always come up with ways to express their individuality through clothes. Punks added zips (拉链) and safety pins (别针), and skaters buy chains (链条) from hardware shops to hang from their trousers. You dont ne
10、ed money you need imagination,” said Alexi, art student, Aldershot.Printing your own T-shirt is the easiest and most common way to customise (定制) clothes. You dont have to actually make a T-shirt. You can buy a cheap one and add an image (图像) of your choice.- 3 -“I used to make customised, multicolo
11、ured T-shirts for my friends using fabric (织物) paints. They looked a bit messy but sort of cool. A couple of years ago, my mate Simon made one with a picture of Obama dressed as Che Guevara. He still wears it in fact. It looks great,” said John, 25, Cheshire.Everyone knows that students dont have a
12、lot of money. That doesnt have to be a problem if youve got a bit of imagination.“I used to make clothes sometimes when I was a student. Once I found a pair of trousers in a shop that I really liked, but I couldnt afford them. I did a little sketch (素描) in a notebook, bought some fabric in the same
13、colour and copied the trousers using my mums sewing machine (缝纫机). I loved it when people didnt believe I had made them myself,” said Corrine, 31, Dundee.Buying second-hand or “vintage (复古的)” clothes is a fashion option for many young Brits.“I like to make or adapt (改造) my own clothes because I know
14、 that they will fit and that theyll look good. I buy stuff like jackets, trousers and dresses in second-hand shops. You can be sure you will always have something original as well as cheap,” said Helen, 26, Nottingham.24. According to Alexi, which of the following things best allows young people to
15、express their individual style?A. Money. B. Creativity.C. Taste. D. Courage.25. What does John think is a good way to express ones individuality?A. Adapting vintage T-shirts. B. Buying multicolored T-shirts.C. Printing images on T-shirts. D. Adding zips and safety pins to T-shirts.26. What makes Cor
16、rine proud of herself?A. Learning sewing skills from her mother.B. Making trousers by herself.C. Being able to afford expensive trousers.D. Wearing fashionable second-hand trousers.- 4 -27. What is the article mainly about?A. Why young people like to look different.B. The trend of customizing clothe
17、s in the UK.C. Popular clothes among young Brits.D. How young Brits show their personality through clothes.CI recently gave up driving. I passed my test last year, but I stopped voluntarily (自愿地) when I turned 90. I thought that it was finally the right time.Needless to say, my family was relieved (
18、解脱的) they didnt have to have “that talk” with me. My doctor was relieved too. Next to diagnosing (诊断) an incurable illness, taking away a seniors driving license is probably one of the hardest things he must do. Since my wife passed away years ago, I made this decision alone, although Im sure my lat
19、e wife would have supported me. I knew I couldnt move as well as I used to, and my eyesight was getting worse. It hurt to turn my head when backing up, and, after long shopping trips, I was exhausted.As I handed over the keys of the car to my son, I thought of all the cars my wife and I had owned ov
20、er the years. A car is freedom, independence, and an extension of your personality. Without one, you feel like less of a person.I have a son who lives close by and we shop together at least once a week. My neighbors also offer me rides, but the idea of being dependent on other people after a lifetim
21、e of independence is hard to get used to.Ive learned to adapt and change. With my own car, I could go anywhere at a moments notice. But now, my horizons have shrunk and I must plan ahead for everything. No more popping out for milk or bread or last-minute afternoon drives.However, I found a solution
22、 to some of those problems. Last year, I decided to buy a nice new four-wheel electric scooter (轻便摩托车). At a top speed of 12 km/h, it takes 20 minutes to get from my house to the grocery store. But now, my - 5 -route is free from traffic and noise, with trees and greenery (青葱的草木) replacing cars and
23、street signs.Giving up driving is hard, and some of us never accept the loss. For me, however, it was just the end result of a long and lucky life. Life in the slow lane (车道) turned out to be so much fun and so much cheaper.28. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A. He d
24、ecided to stop driving on his own.B. He developed an incurable illness at the age of 90.C. He was encouraged to keep driving by his family.D. He often checked with others before making decisions.29. How did the author find living without a car at first?A. He was ready to be dependent on others.B. He
25、 found his life had been limited.C. He found it healthier because he walked more.D. He enjoyed the company of his family and friends.30. What did the author decide to do to balance his life?A. He took his car back from his son and drove again.B. He got a new vehicle and adapted to driving slowly.C.
26、He decided to plan ahead for his everyday life.D. He made plans to buy a new car for himself.31. What is the main aim of this article?A. To describe the typical life of an old man.B. To persuade readers to live a slower life.C. To stress the importance of being independent.D. To show that a change o
27、f life may bring positive outcomes.DEach of us has a time of the day when were at our best. For some, its the morning, and for others, the afternoon or evening. These times relate to what scientists call our circadian clock (生物钟). Now, a new study suggests - 6 -that the relationship between students
28、 circadian clocks and their study schedules (时间表) can have a big effect on their grades, reported Reuters.The research, published in Scientific Reports, is the work of two authors, Aaron Schirmer of Chicagos Northeastern Illinois University and Benjamin Smarr from the University of California. The p
29、air used data (数据) from a university computer system to study the rhythms and activities of 15,000 students at Northeastern Illinois University between 2014 and 2016.They studied the data to see if there was a connection between the students schedules, their natural circadian clocks and their school
30、 performance.The study found that the closer a students schedule and their circadian clock, the better their grades were. But if students clocks were out of sync (不一致) with the rest of their lives, their performance was likely to suffer.According to Schirmer and Smarr, those students who suffered fr
31、om a mismatch underwent a kind of “social jet lag (时差)”. For example, some students performed best at night and therefore chose to study in the evening. But if those students had an early morning class, they often felt tired from late night studying and didnt get the most out of the class. They migh
32、t then go on to get a lower grade for exams and coursework.All students in the study suffered some degree of social jet lag, but late-night studiers suffered the most.The authors say mismatches between a students schedule and circadian clock can have a “detrimental effect”, and not just in terms of
33、academic performance, reported Science Daily. Social jet lag can also be bad for students health.The authors dont claim that their study proves anything, but they do say that it provides food for thought for school administrators (管理者), who might like to think about special ways to help students who
34、 suffer on account of their schedules.And according to Reuters, the findings could also help everyone to “be aware, and hopefully take advantage, of their own biological (生物的) rhythms to - 7 -lead a healthy life.”Choose the best answer:32. What did the new study find?A. Most students schedules dont
35、match their circadian clocks.B. Students who study in the evening have the lowest grades.C. Students circadian clocks have little influence on their grades.D. Studying according to ones circadian clocks improves ones grades.33. Whats Paragraph 5 mainly about?A. Some possible problems with the study.
36、B. An explanation of the studys results.C. Some ways to improve the study.D. The importance of the study.34. The underlined word “detrimental” in Paragraph 7 probably means _.A. beneficial B. harmfulC. huge D. lasting35. How could the studys findings be considered helpful?A. They provide support for
37、 later school starting times.B. They could help students improve their grades in a short time.C. They could help school administrators improve their schedules.D. They teach students how to change their biological rhythms.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。Millions of Ch
38、inese people have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. _36_. You prepare food and tools for its trips, and the frog sends you postcards while its away.The games popularity may have something to do with how lonely people feel - 8 -these days, according to Xinhua News Agency. _37_,
39、and playing the game helps them forget their loneliness for a short time._38_. According to the Guardian, about 40 percent of US adults say theyre lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people are “always or often lonely”, The Telegraph reported.This might be why the UK government announced in Jan
40、uary that it had created the job of “minister for loneliness (孤独大臣)”. _39 _, while the ministers office plans to spend money on activities to bring people together._40_. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting selfies without us, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own, makin
41、g us feel lonely and left out.But we should remember that theres no need to feel lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”A. Loneliness seems to be a common problem todayB. Travel Frog is a mobile gam
42、e known for its peaceful natureC. In the game, you act as the “parent” of a frog that lives alone and enjoys travelingD. The ministers job is to find ways to help British people feel less lonelyE. Many players say that the lonely frog is just like themF. The loneliness problem may be partly due to s
43、ocial mediaG. Loneliness is believed to be harmful to peoples health第三部分 语言知识运用（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）One day, a man saw an old lady who was sitting inside her car at the side of the road. Though it was dark, he could see she needed 41 . So he pulled up in front of her car and 4
44、2 .Even with the smile on his face, she was 43 . Was he going to hurt her? - 9 -“Ill help you 44 your car, maam. By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson,” he said.As Anderson was 45 a spare tire (轮胎) to her car, the lady rolled down the window and 46 to talk to him. She couldnt 47 him enough for comin
45、g to her aid (帮助).Anderson just smiled as he put his tools 48 . The lady asked how much she owed him. He told her that if she really wanted to 49 him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the 50 they needed. He waited until she started her car and drove off.
46、A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small 51 . She went in for a bite to eat. The 52 who came over had a sweet smile. The lady 53 the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的), but she never let the pains and aches change her 54 when she served her.The lady 55 her meal and paid with a hu
47、ndred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get 56 , but the old lady had slipped (溜走) right out the door. She was 57 by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be.There was a 58 on the napkin (餐巾): “You dont owe me anything. Somebody once helped me out, the w
48、ay Im helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: do not let this chain of 59 end with you.”Under the 60 were four more $100 bills.41. A. rest B. help C. advice D. encouragement42. A. dropped offB. passed by C. got out D. looked around43. A. worried B. surprised C. disappoin
49、ted D. confused44. A. push B. clean C. remove D. start45. A. fitting B. driving C. showing D. making46. A. continued B. stopped C. began D. waited- 10 -47. A. admire B. thank C. trust D. understand48. A. off B. up C. on D. away49. A. pay B. send C. get D. turn50. A. food B. money C. assistance D. courage51. A.
