1、- 1 -辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期中试题时间：100 分钟 分数：150 分 第一部分 (共两节，满分 40 分)第一节阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) AI came to Rio, Brazil to work one year ago. So what have I found here?You need to learn PortugueseI started studying Portuguese about two years ago. I didnt end up improving my Portuguese
2、as much as Id hoped before I came here. While Spanish and Portuguese are structurally quite similar, there are huge differences between the two. You cant just magically understand Brazilians if you speak Spanish.I didnt need to bring heelsGoing out in cities like Buenos Aires is a big deal. You get
3、dressed up, you do your hair, and you definitely wear heels- at least if youre going out to dance. I had no idea how wrong I was. Yes, Rio is a city, but its a city on the beach. Of course, there are fancy clubs that probably expect everyone to show up in dress shoes(时装鞋), but most of the places Ive
4、 been to are fine with sneakers, even for dancing.Learning about pop music is a mustWhenever I go out and a pop song comes on, every single other person there sings along to all the words. I still havent understood if there are only 25 songs that get played in public or if people really do just have
5、 a fantastic memory for lyrics, but either way, I wish Id spent a bit more time practicing Brazilian pop music so I wouldnt look like such a lost foreigner.Airplanes are a surprisingly sensitive subjectIn Brazil, the credit for modern flight goes to Alberto Santos Dumont. Brazilians say the Wright B
6、rothers use of a catapult(飞机弹射器) was technically cheating and point to their man as the real pioneer of the plane. Therefore, be careful before bringing up the subject of planes in Brazil unless - 2 -youre ready for a lecture.1What can we infer about Brazilians?A. They are fond of dancing. B. They u
7、nderstand Spanish.C. They are informally dressed. D. They have a good memory.2What topic should you avoid in Rio?A. The history of planes. B. Dressing styles. C. Pop music. D. Spanish.3Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To tell us something about Brazil.B. To share her life in Rio as a
8、 foreigner.C. To give foreigners in Rio some suggestions.D. To encourage us to learn a foreign language.BWere you into skateboarding, surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid? We can remember our first (less than successful) go at skateboarding, as well as the first time we managed to stand up on
9、 surfboards.It was so much fun that we were hooked on extreme sports. However, not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.Writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding, climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young ch
10、ildren. Lackman also looks for advice from medical professions.”“Kids arent mentally ready for these activities,” says a doctor, Vani Sabesan. “They cannot realize the risks, and their parents cant always be trusted to stop them.”Sabesan is particularly worried about the influence of extreme sports
11、on TV and the Internet on children. “What were seeing is that a lot of kids think they can do what the professional athletes can do.”If someone, who was encouraged to go surfing at the age of five, was presented with a surfboard when he/she was seven, I think these worries are a little overstated(夸大
12、的), if not misplaced.- 3 -Extreme sports can be dangerous, but theres as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates(四轮滑冰鞋鞋) as off a skateboard or surfboard.My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that Ill allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed
13、 me.In sports such as surfing and snowboarding, theres a sense of adventure and courage. It is important to tell young children about it.Did I fall off my surfboard? All the time. Did I get back on? Every time.4What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To introduce the topic of the text. B. To t
14、ell us what are extreme sports.C. To encourage people to play sports. D. To tell us what kind of sports the author liked.5Which of the following can replace the underlined part “hooked on” in Paragraph 2?A. attracted by B. shocked at C. disappointed at D. worried about6What do Vani sabesans words me
15、an?A. Kids who are mentally ill should not play extreme sports.B. Parents are responsible for kids safety in extreme sports.C. Kids are too young to realize the danger of extreme sports.D. Kids should be encouraged to do what professional athletes do.7Whats the authors attitude to kids playing extre
16、me sports?A. He/She is against it. B. He/She supports it.C. He/She is doubtful about it. D. He/She is unconcerned about it.CDuring the first decade of the 21st century, a popular and new word has come into our vocabulary. That word is Facebook. This is the most popular social networking website on t
17、he Internet. There are about 350 million active users on this website. The main idea of Facebook is that you can keep in touch with all your friends around the world who has Facebook. In the 350 million users on - 4 -Facebook, 67% of them are between the ages of 13-25. More than 35 million users upd
18、ate their status every day. 2.5 billion Photos are added each month.The highest age groups who use Facebook are teenagers. Most of them keep the website running whenever they are using the computer and general teens nowadays are always on the computer, if they arent in school or when they arent asle
19、ep. I feel that teens should focus on their schoolwork or be socializing with their friends in person or exercising. Facebook is just changing the new generation of youngsters completely because the teenage life is one of the most important stages of life and wasting it on Facebook is not encouragin
20、g this in any way. It is also a complete distraction (分心 ) to their mind, for they would turn to Facebook just to check if there was anything updated among their friends.Remember back in the good old days, when teens would do their homework handwritten, play sports and hang out with friends. Today,
21、most teens would only speak to their friends on Facebook, while we can see them battling obesity as they stare at their friends message on their wall. In summary, teens dont have a life because they are on Facebook 24/7, except for those who don t use Facebook or occasionally do.Facebook is also whe
22、re people can see the conflicts among their friends, virtual arguments, relationship status and updates, who is in whose top friends, and so on. You can join groups, post pictures and videos, play games, and invite friends to parties. Mainly, all this would just disturb people into living life to it
23、s fullest.8The figures in Paragraph 1 are mentioned .A. to show Facebooks increasing popularity B. to present the influence of the InternetC. to attract more teens to use Facebook D. to prove our life pace is getting higher9Facebook influences teens mostly in that .A. it shortens teens, sleeping tim
24、e B. it encourages teens to change their life- 5 -C. it wastes teens, time and distracts their mind D. it holds teens back from communicating with others10The author would probably approve the following teens behaviors EXCEPT .A. doing their homework handwritten B. hanging out with friends moreC. ba
25、ttling obesity by playing sports D. speaking to friends on Facebook frequently11What would be the best title for the text?A. Facebook Wastes Teens Life B. How to Live Your Life to the FullestC. Technology Destroys a New Generation D. Modem Communications Brings about ProblemsDStress is a word we hea
26、r a lot these days. People have stressful jobs; they feel stressed while studying for exams; even family life can be stressful. Stress can cause headaches and lack of sleep arid research has shown that it is one of the main causes of heart disease. None of us can completely avoid stress. Everyone ex
27、periences it.In ancient times, stress served a different purpose. It kept us alive. When a caveman was walking along and was suddenly faced with a lion, the stress he experienced would make him run away faster than he could usually run. Stress is the state our bodies experience when we need to react
28、 to difficult or dangerous situations. While stress saved us back then, and it is still very helpful in difficult situations, we need a break from stress every now and again.Luckily, there are ways to relax and deal with stress and it seems that music might be our number one cure. A recent worldwide
29、 study showed that listening to music is what most people do to relax and reduce stress. The study was based on interviews with 1,000 people in 30 countries and 56% said that listening to music was the best way to relax. Watching TV, at 53%, was the next most popular way of reducing stress followed
30、by taking a shower or bath at 49%. It is not - 6 -really surprising that listening to music is such a popular way of relaxing. It is cheap and widely available on radio, TV and the Internet.Of course, musical tastes differ from person to person. Sam might love listening to loud heavy metal music to
31、relax after a hard days work, but his neighbour - a fan of Mozart - might find hearing his music extremely stressful. “Sam needs an iPod”, you- might be thinking and you are probably right. Mobile music players can provide music privately whenever and wherever it is needed; We could even call them t
32、he stress fighters of the 21 st century. So the next time you fed stressed, take a deep breath, put on your earphones and . relax12We can conclude from the passage that everyone can meet .A. happiness B. neighbors C. stress D. diseases13Everyone experiences stress because .A. the world has always be
33、en a stressful place B. stress is our natural stateC. stress can cause headaches D. people enjoy it14According to the information in the article, which of the following statements is true?A. More people bath than shower. B. More people listen to music to relax than take a bath.C. Less people run to
34、relax than take a bath. D. Showering is a more popular way of relaxing than watching TV.15 of people dont think that listening to music is the best way to relax.A. 44% B. 49% C. 51% D. 56%第二节 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。E=AB，F=AC，G=ADHappiness is not the absence of probl
35、ems. _16_ Here are a few reminders to help motivate you when you need it most:1. Pain is part of growing.When times are tough, remind yourself that no pain comes without a purpose._17_ Every great success requires some type of worthy struggle to - 7 -get there. Good things take time. Everything is g
36、oing to come together; maybe not immediately, but eventually.2._18_Every time it rains, it stops raining. Every time you get hurt, you heal（痊愈）. After darkness there is always light. So if things are good right now, enjoy it. It wont last forever. If things are bad, dont worry because it wont last f
37、orever either.3. Worrying and complaining changes nothing._19_ Its always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Its not over if youve lost; its over when you do nothing but complain about it. If you believe in something, keep trying. Dont let the
38、 shadows of the past darken the doorstep of your future.4. Your scars (伤疤) are symbols of your strength.Never be ashamed of the scars life has left you with. A scar means the hurt is over and the wound is closed. It means you overcame the pain, learned a lesson, grew stronger, and moved forward. _20
39、_A. Everything in life is temporary (暂时的).B. But it is the ability to deal with them.C. Rarely do people do things because of you.D. A scar is the sign of a success to be proud of.E. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least.F. Move on from what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.
40、G. Change because it makes you a better person and leads you to a brighter future.第二部分 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” Im sure that John would agree with this saying, _21_ he felt this way almost every day in school.By high school, John was the mos
41、t famous _22_ in his town. He was always absent, didnt answer questions and got into _23_. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered his senior year, yet was _24_ each year to - 8 -a higher grade level. Teachers didnt want to _25_ him again the following year. John was moving on, but de
42、finitely not moving _26_.I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training program since John was one of 405 students who _27_. At the start of the training, John was just standing _28_ the circle of students, against the back wall. He didnt _29_ join the discussion groups. But slowly,
43、the interactive games _30_ him in.The ice really melted (融化) when the groups started building a list of _31_ and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John _32_ some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in Johns group _33_ his comments. All of a sudden John fel
44、t like a _34_ of the group, and before long he was _35_ like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were _36_ with his passionate concern and ideas. They _37_ elected John co-chairman of the team.John started _38_ at school every
45、 day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He led a second project,_39_ 300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter.A bird with a broken wing only needs _40_. Once healed, it can fly higher than the rest.21A. if B. until C. as D. though22A. storyteller B. troubl
46、emaker C. dream-seeker D. peace-lover23A. fights B. debt C. difficulties D. work24A. driven away B. left out C. kept in D. passed on25A. love B. pet C. have D. accompany26A. in B. up C. away D. back27A. signed up B. ran away C. fell down D. went by28A. around B. onto C. among D. outside29A. hurriedl
47、y B. easily C. readily D. warmly30A. drew B. led C. sent D. put- 9 -31A. useless B. meaningful C. strange D. positive32A. changed B. expressed C. reserved D. noticed33A. refused B. ignored C. welcomed D. gathered34A. founder B. heart C. leader D. part35A. dressed B. treated C. born D. shaped36A. imp
48、ressed B. patient C. disappointed D. familiar37A. still B. again C. hardly D. even38A. showing up B. dropping out C. going down D. walking around39A. buying B. collecting C. donating D. making40A. raising B. feeding C. mending D. replacing第三部分 语法填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 （写在答题纸上）No one is sure how many Americans belong to reading groups called book clubs. Yet_41 (publisher) and bookstores report that more and more people throughout the United States are joining_42 (they).Most of the clubs work the same way. Mem
