1、高一学年期中考试题 英语第二部分：阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AMy 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when M
2、rs. Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to colleg
3、e and she seems to be adjusting well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, its another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now shes gone, and I find night times the hardest. I miss her most at night.In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose k
4、ids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had th
5、em. For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And its not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said th
6、e separation didnt get any easier. You feel like something has been taken away from inside you,” said one of them.I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight a
7、nd sweet dreams every night, I like to think that messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe. 21. The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because _.A. she watched the scene with her daughterB. the scene was very exciting and interestingC. the scene taught her and her daugh
8、ter a good lessonD. the scene showed a mothers deep love for her children22. After her daughter went to college, the writer _.A. didnt get used to the change for a long timeB. often cried as she missed her daughter so muchC. realized she hadnt done enough for her daughterD. failed to have a good sle
9、ep every night23.What is the underlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?A. Happiness. B. Anger. C. Sadness. D. Excitement.24.According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?A. To call her daughter any time. B. To wait for her daughte
10、rs calls.C. To say goodnight to her daughter. D. To wait for her daughters messages.BEverglades National Park (大沼泽地国家公园) is located in the state of Florida. It is the largest wilderness in the entire country and makes up 25% of the wetlands in the state. The park is home to several rare and endanger
11、ed species. It is also the third largest national park in the US, after Death Valley and Yellowstone. Each year, about 1 million tourists visit the park. On a global level, it has been announced as a World Heritage Site. Unlike most other national parks, Everglades National Park was created to prote
12、ct an ecosystem (生态系统) from damage. In 1947, President Harry Truman spoke at the official opening of Everglades National Park, saying the goal of creating the park was to protect forever a wild area that could never be replaced. 10,000 different islands make up Everglades National Park. Each of thes
13、e islands is lived by natural wildlife. The Everglades is home to about 15 species that are endangered. In addition, more than 350 bird species and 300 species of fresh and saltwater fish live within the park. The Everglades is also home to 40 species of mammals and 50 reptile species.There are many
14、 ways to explore the Everglades. Visitors can see alligators (短吻鳄) while hiking the Anhinga Trail. The Everglades is one of the only places on Earth where freshwater alligators and saltwater crocodiles live in the same area. Visitors using airboats are likely to see large groups of birds. Some visit
15、ors might enjoy riding bicycles through Shark Valley. Others may want to move slowly through waters where they can see insects and wildlife closely. According to experts, changes to the Everglades are becoming a danger to several different kinds of wildlife. They say it is a result of actions the US
16、 government began more than 50 years ago, and settlers began even earlier. 25. In the first paragraph, were mainly told that _.A. Florida is famous for its wetlands B. the US has three important national parksC. Everglades National Park is of great valueD. Everglades National Park is popular with vi
17、sitors26. How does the author describe the richness of wildness in the park?A. By listing figures. B. By personally experiencing.C. By making a comparison.D. By carrying on a study. 27. From the passage, we know that _.A. in fact Everglades National Park is a big islandB. visitors are not allowed to
18、 stay in the water in the park.C. President Harry Truman first suggested setting up the parkD. the park is among the few places where alligators and crocodiles live together28. What would be further discussed if the passage is continued?A. What the government has done to protect the park.B. How the
19、parks environment was badly changed.C. What readers can do to help to save the wetlands.D. How important endangered wildlife is to the world.CLastPass Password strength has been a topic about the Internet lately. I have seen lots of clever methods for creating and remembering strong passwords. Some
20、are better than others, but in my opinion, none are enough. Heres the problem: It doesnt matter how strong your passwords are if you use the same one on multiple sites. All it takes is for a site to get hacked, like Gawker media, or even Sony did, and now your super-strong password has been stolen,
21、and every site on which you used that password has been accessed. Enter LastPass. Its not the only password manager out there, but I like it the best. You create ONE strong password that you have to memorize and use it to access you LastPass database. The LastPass database is stored online, on LastP
22、asss services. LastPass recognizes the site youre on and automatically logs you in (after, optionally, asking you to re-enter your master password). LastPass also has automatic form fill and automatic password generation. This means that you can have a different, unique, very strong password for eve
23、ry site you log into, but you only have to remember one master password. Its the best of both worlds.One argument against LastPass is that if their database is attacked, then all of your sites are in danger, and thats true, but if their entire line of work is keeping that information safe, Im willin
24、g to take that chance. The alternative is rolling dice（掷骰子） or picking phrases to create passwords, writing all of them down on a piece of paper or something, and then having to manually type them in when I go to a site. A terrible mess.There is a free version of LastPass, with some additional featu
25、res unlocked if you pay a $12 a year subscription. 29. The writer thinks using the same password everywhere is _.A. convenient B. dangerous C. appropriate D. enough30. When using LastPass, users have to remember_.B. the master password only B. the last password C. unique password each time D. all pa
26、sswords used31. Some people are against LastPass because _.A. they have better ways to create passwordB. they think rolling dice is more convenientC. Gawker median and LastPass were hacked onceD.they have no faith in LastPass databases safety32. Joshua Bardwell writes the passage to _.A. Share his e
27、xperience B. teach how to use a new product C. introduce a product of good quality D. advertise his productDA person can use all five senses while spending time with dolphins. We can see them play in the waves, hear them call, and feel their skin. Dolphins can sense you, too, but not in all the same
28、 ways. They have good eyesight, for example, but no sense of smell. Sensory biologists try to understand connections between animal behaviors and the senses. One team of these scientists recently made an unexpected discovery about certain dolphins.The researchers found that Guiana dolphins can detec
29、t electric fields, an ability that may help them find fish to eat. The secret to this newly found sense, say the scientists, is hidden in the dolphins snouts(口鼻部)“We were really surprised to find this in the dolphin. Nobody had expected it， ” said Wolf Hanke, who led the new dolphin study.Hanke and
30、his team suspected the dolphins electrosense might have something to do with small dimples(酒窝) on the animals snout. “We thought they must have some functions， ” Hank said. To find out for certain, his team studied two Guiana dolphins.The scientists first studied the dimples of a 29yearold dolphin t
31、hat had died of natural causes. Under a microscope, the dimples looked familiar: they were similar to the sensors used by other animals to detect electric fields.Next, Hanke and his team tested a live dolphin, a 28year old named Paco，to see if he could recognize an electric field. They taught Paco t
32、o swim close to a device that could create a weak electric field in the water. Then the team taught Paco to swim away from the device if he detected any changes. When the scientists created an electric field, Paco swam awayshowing that he knew something had changed. When there was no electric field,
33、 Paco stayed there. When Pacos snout was covered in plastic, he didnt react to the electric field.Pacos behavior told the scientists that the dolphin used his snout to detect the tiny electric field. “This is a major breakthrough， ” Peter Madsen, a sensory biologist, said.33. From the passage we lea
34、rn that_A. dolphins dont have the same senses as humansB. Guiana dolphins can create electric fieldsC. the ability to detect electric fields helps Guiana dolphins surviveD. the sensors to detect electric fields are hidden in the dolphins eyes34. The underlined word “detect” can be replaced by “_”A.
35、create B. declare C. find D. attract35. In the process of testing Pacos electrosense, the scientists_A. used a device made of plastic B. employed a device to produce a electric fieldC. taught Paco how to change the electric fieldD. helped Paco to leave the water第三部分：七选五（每小题 2 分，共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项
36、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。What makes one person more intelligent than another？What makes one person a genius(天才)，like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool？Are people born intelligent or stupid，or is intelligence the result of where and how you live？_36_We know，however，that just b
37、eing born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways， the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle._ 37_Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. _ 38_ .If，o
38、n the other hand，children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do，they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent._39_ According to some psychologists，if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot，then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish
39、 things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children，such as “That was a very clever thing you did.”or“_40_”A It needs exercise.B You are such a smart child.C A healthy body contributes to ones intelligence.D What people want to express is like this.E Parents s
40、hould also be careful about what they say to young children.FThe children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently.GThese are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.第四部分：完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured
41、 us that with treatment he would be able to walk 41 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 42 in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he had a 43 when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 44 , and
42、 Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We 45 told him that he probably wouldnt be able to 46 as well as the other children. So he didnt know. In seventh grade he 47 to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he 48 with the team. He worked harder and ran 49 than any of the othersperhaps h
43、e sensed that the 50 that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 51 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to 52 points for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know. He 53 to run four to five
44、 miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was 54 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 55 all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more 56 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 57 he looked straight
45、ahead and kept running.Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 58 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in 59 grade the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldnt 60 to make the team. We never told him he couldnt do it so he
46、didnt know. He just did it.41. Aquickly Bslowly Cnormally Dcomfortably42. Aspent Bwasted Csuffered Dlost43. Apain Bproblem Ctreatment Dsurgery44. Aholidays Bday Cfun Dplay45. Aseldom Bnever Calways Donce46. Astudy Brun Cwalk Dbehave47. Adecided Bpreferred Crefused Dagreed48. Agathered Bcamped Ctrain
47、ed Dcompeted49. Amore slowlyBless Cfaster Dmore50. Aability Bstrength Cpower Denergy51. ASince BBecause CAfter DAlthough52. Aincrease Bscore Chold Dtake53. Acontinued Bstopped Cliked Dhoped54. Asad Bsurprised Cangry Dworried55. Arunning Bresting Ccrying Dsleeping56. Atests Bmiles Clessons Dexaminati
48、ons57. AOtherwise BSo CYet DThus58. Aincluded Bfound Cshown Dannounced59. Asixth Beighth Cseventh Dfifth60. Amanage Bdetermine Cexpect Dattempt第五部分： 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）On a cold evening with snow floating in the air, I got _61._(stick) on the road because of a flat tire(轮胎) .I attempted _62._（seek）help from the passing cars, but no one stopped. As I was about to give up hope, a man_ 63. _（drive）an old dirty car came to my aid. To be honest, I was scared when he first approached me. Eying him up and down, I thought to myself, There is a very good chance _64. _ he may rob me
