甘肃省镇原县镇原中学2016_2017学年高一英语下学期期中检测试题201806200223.doc
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1、甘肃省镇原县镇原中学2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中检测试题I. Reading comprehension. (40 ponits)Part one:please read the following 4 passages A, B, C and D and choose the best answer for each of the questions. And mark the correct box on the answer sheet in black.(30 points)AWe often hear people talking about a generation g
2、ap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” There has always
3、 been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt ha
4、ve enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference. ” “Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nic
5、e clothes and toys. They didnt want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.” “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. Theyre making people listen to them. I am proud of th
6、eir generation.” 1. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _. A. lie on his stomach B. lie on his back C. stand quietly D. sit in peace 2. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one
7、? A. Mr. Ellis generation B. His childrens generation C. His grandchildrens generation D. None of the above. 3. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one? A. Mr. Ellis generation. B. His childrens generation. C. His grandchildrens generation. D. None of the above. 4. What
8、 is the writers attitude towards the generation gap? A. Unacceptable. B. Awful. C. Funny. D. Common.BLinguists(语言学家) believe that the languages of about one-third of the human race all developed from one Indo-European language. But who were the speakers of this ancient language? Linguistic detective
9、 work offers some clues. Its sometimes said that you can deduce(推断) a peoples history from the words they use. Study of some fifty ancient vocabularies has led to a reconstruction of the lifestyle of the first Indo-European, a vanished(消失的) people. From the words they used, it seems likely that they
10、 lived a half-settled, half-nomadic(游牧的) existence. They had horses, oxen, and sheep. They plowed, planted, worked leather, and wove wool. They worshipped gods who are clear ancestors of Indian, Mediterranean, and Celtic deities(神). However, exactly who the original Indo-Europeans were and when they
11、 lived remains a hotly debated mystery. According to an early theory, they lived in Mesopotamia, but this idea was exploded by nineteenth-century archaeology(考古学). Today, some argue for the Krugan culture of the Russian steppes, others for the farming culture of the Danube valley. The most widely ac
12、cepted theory locates the Indo-Europeans in a cold, northern climate where common words for snow and wolf were important. None of these prehistoric languages had word for the sea. From this, and from our knowledge of nature it is clear that the Indo-Europeans must have lived somewhere in northern ce
13、ntral Europe. 5. According to the writer, what has helped us understand the lifestyle of the original Indo-Europeans ? A. Studying their writings. B. Studying prehistoric languages.C. Studying their gods. D. Studying ancient climate data.6. What do some people think that the Krugan culture might be?
14、A. A tribe that lived in Mesopotamia. B. A farming culture in the Danube valley.C. The original Indo-Europeans. D. A tribe that lived near a sea.7. Where do you think this passage probably appeared ?A. In an article meant for a general readers. B. In an article meant for linguists.C. In an article f
15、or specialists in archaeology. D. In an article for specialists in history.CCheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game. Many people like the action of cheating. It make
16、s difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesnt solve the problem of not knowing the material and it wont help on the next test - unless the person cheats again. Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel
17、 bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too. Some kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like
18、 they cant pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good idea. If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldnt study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you dont have enough time to st
19、udy for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these pro
20、blems and working them out will feel better than cheating.8The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _. Ait is unfair to other people Bit does harm to their heathCteachers should punish them Dteachers shouldnt stop them at once9Some students like cheating mainly because_. Athe material in the
21、 test is very difficult Bthey want to do better than the others Ccheating can make hard things seem very easy Dthey have little time to study their lessons10The fourth paragraph mainly tells us_. Acheating isnt a good idea Bwhy kids cheat in the test Csome kids cant pass the test without cheating Ds
22、ome kids dont spend the time studying11We can learn from the passage_. Acheaters are often thought highly of Bpeople show no respect for those who cheatCparents whose kids cheat are often in trouble Dkids cheat in the test because of swim practice12In the passage those cheaters are advised to_. Aspe
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