四中学1617学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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四中学1617学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案

会宁四中2016-2017学年度第二学期高一级中期考试

英语试卷

命题教师：

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）

A

Mostdogownersfeelthattheirdogsaretheirbestfriends.Almosteveryonelikesdogsbecausetheytryhardtopleasetheirowners.Oneofmyfavoritestoriesisaboutadogwhowantedhisownertopleasehim.

OneofmyfriendshasalargeGermanshepherd（牧羊狗）namedJack.EverySundayafternoon,myfriendtakesJackforawalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.

OneSundayafternoon,ayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalongtime,andhetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk,butthevisitordidn’tleave.Jackbecameveryworriedabouthiswalkinthepark.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowndirectlyinfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.Finally,Jackcouldn’tstanditanylonger.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitor,butthistimeheheldtheman’shatinhismouth.

Germanshepherdsaren’ttheonlyintelligentdogs.AnotherintelligentdogisaSeeingEyedog.Thisisaspecialdogwhichhelpsblindpeoplewalkalongthestreetsanddomanyotherthings.WecallthesedogsSeeingEyedogsbecausetheyarethe“eye”oftheblindpeopleandtheyhelpthemto“see”.SeeingEyedogsgenerallygotospecialschoolsforseveralyearstolearntohelpblindpeople.

1.ThewritertellsthestoryaboutthedogJacktoshowthat____.

A.it,likemanyotherdogs,alwaystriedtopleaseitsownermaster

B.it,unlikemanyotherdogs,alwayswanteditsmastertopleaseit

C.itwasmoreintelligentthanmanyotherdogs

D.itwasthemostfaithfuldogofhisfriend’s

2.Jackcametositinfrontofthevisitorinorderto____.

A.pleasehimB.bepleasedC.askhimtoleaveimmediatelyD.invitehimforawalk

3.Thesentence“Finally,Jackcouldn’tstanditanylonger.”means___.

A.Jackcouldnolongerputupwiththevisitor

B.Jackcouldnolongerstandbuthemightsitdown

C.Jackwasverytiredandwantedarest

D.Jackwasveryangrywiththevisitor

4.Whichofthefollowingtitleswouldbethebestforthepassage?

A.Dogs─AGreatHelptoPeopleB.AnImpatientDog

C.AnIntroductiontoDogsD.FamousDogsinGermany

B

Afewyearsagoitwaspopulartospeakofagenerationgap,adisagreementbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentssaidthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectandobedience（服从）,whilechildrencomplained（抱怨）thattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?

Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?

Actuallythegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manypeoplearguethatagapisbuiltintothefabric（结构）ofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthechancethatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownwaysoflife.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandagreeto,andtocontinuethefamilyoccupation（职业）.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inoureasilychangingsociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:

tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,thestrongdesirethatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedisagreementbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutofdateovernight.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.

Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinuetobeafeature（特点）ofAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.Itscausesarerootedinthefreedomandchangesofoursociety,andintherapidspeedatwhichsocietychanges.

5.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat_______.

A.thegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared

B.thegenerationgapisafeatureofmodernsociallife

C.peoplecanreducethegenerationgap

D.manycriticsargueoverthenatureofthegenerationgap

6.Theword“around”inParagraph1means_______.

A.onallsidesB.inexistenceC.ineverydirectionD.near

7.InAmericansociety,youngpeopleoften_______.

A.dependontheirparentstomakealife

B.staywiththeirparentsinordertogetachanceforhighereducation

C.seekthebestadvicefromtheirparents

D.haveverylittleincommonwiththeirparents

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren.

B.Theyoungergenerationshouldvaluetheoldergenerationfortheirwisdom.

C.Thegenerationgapispartlycausedbytheoldergeneration.

D.ThegenerationgapdoesnotexistinAmericansociety.

C

Askabachelor（单身汉）whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverknowthejoyofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:

nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:

buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:

wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

9．Accordingtotheauthor,abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause________.

A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

B.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

C.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement

10．Raisingchildren,intheauthor’sopinionis________.

A.amoraldutyB.athanklessjobC.arewardingtaskD.asourceofinevitablepain

11．Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthatenvysometimesstemsfrom（起源于）_____.

A.hatredB.misunderstandingC.prejudiceD.ignorance

12．Tounderstandwhattruehappinessisonemust________.

A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone’slifetime

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

D

Inanationwithaone-childfamilyplanningpolicy,it’sunderstandableforparentstoworryoverwhethertheyarepettingtheirchildren.Arethechildrentrulyasfragileassometimesmadeouttobe?

TheconcernhasbeenbroughtintofocuswiththepopularityofahitrealityTVseries,HunanTV’sDad!

WhereAreWeGoing?

andZhejiangTV’sFirstTimeInLife.Inboth,childrenasyoungasthreehavebecomenewpublicfigures.IntheshowFirstTimeInLife,childrenchosenfromordinaryfamiliesaregivensmalltaskstocompletebythemselves；theongoingDad!

showcentersonfivecelebrityfathersandtheirchildrenwhoareforcedtoliveasimplelifeinruralareas,faroutsidetheircomfortzone.

Regardlessof（payingnoattentionto）theirfamilybackground,thechildren’sreactionstonewenvironmentshavestruckthepublic.

InoneepisodeofDad!

thefive-year-olddaughterofformerOlympicdivingchampionTianLiangcriesandhidesbehindherfatherwhentheyarriveataruralvillage.Inanepisodeoftheotherseries,ayounggirlinTianjinbreaksdownintoatearfulfitafterbeingaskedbyherfathertogooutalonetobuyeggsandapancake.

Intheeyesofsomeobservers,thesekidsshownosenseofindependence,andthereasonisputdowntoparentswhoareoverlysheltering.ButtelevisionviewersandparentswereheartenedwhenthesobbingTianjingirlfinallywipedawayhertearsasshereturnedholdingthepancake.InthecaseofTian’sdaughter,sheeventuallybegantotakecareofheryoungercompanionsandlearnedtoseekhelpfrompeopleshedidn’tknow.

ThefatheroftheTianjingirlfelt“delightfullyshocked”andsaid.“Sheusedtohavetobeaccompaniedbyhermotherorgrandmother.Nowshehasthecouragetodoitallbyherself.”

Theshowshaveledmanyparentstochangehowtheyraisetheirchildren.ShanghaimotherLiangJingsaidshewouldtryto“givesometraining”tohershyson,askinghimtotidyuphistoys.LinYi,aparentingexpertinBeijing,saidgivingkidsachancetodothingsforthemselveshelpstoraisetheirsenseofachievement,whichcarriesbenefitsthroughouttheirlives.”

13.Whatattractstheaudience’seyesintheprograms?

A.Whatthekids’familybackgroundislike.B.Wherechildren’srealcomfortzoneis.

C.Howchildrenreacttonewenvironments.D.Whythosechildrenareindependent.

14.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinewords“delightfu