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华美实验学校2016-2017学年度下学期期中考试
高一年级英语试题卷
注意事项：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，总分135分。考试时间为120分钟。
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）
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，在在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you help others in Canada or out of the country? Here are some non-profit(非盈利的) organizations in Calgary, Canada, through which you can do something for others.
Calgary Reads
Calgary Reads helps struggling readers in Grade One and Two twice a week. Trained adult volunteers carry out one-to-one reading teaching in the children’s school during school hours. Volunteers are trained to use a proven effective lesson framework(框架). Time is spent coaching readers while providing a strong role model in each child’s life.
Address: 105, 12th Ave SE
Telephone: 1 403 777-8254
Ukrainian Mission Canada
This organization helps children in need in Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe. You can donate(捐赠) money or things to help one of the children in need.
Address: 3806 44 Ave NE
Telephone: 1 403 451-6991
Calgary Doula Association
This organization is formed to provide information about services related to birth and child care for the general public and worried professionals. Monthly meetings provide a networking opportunity and exchange of information for individuals interested in birth and child care, couples who are to be parents, and health care providers.
Address: 124 Cresthaven Place SW
Telephone: 1 403 750-2033
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Rainbow Society of Alberta
Rainbow Society of Alberta helps to fulfill wishes of Alberta children with long-term or life-threatening illnesses. Founded in Winnipeg in 1983, Rainbow Society was the first children’s organization of its kind in Canada. Its Alberta chapter(分部) was created in 1986 by a handful of caring volunteers who saw a need to bring such a strong support system to children in Alberta.
Address: PO Box 1153, Station M
Telephone: 1 403 252-3891
1. What does Calgary Reads mainly aim to do?
A. To help all children do better at school.
B. To provide role models for young children.
C. To help little struggling readers read better.
D. To encourage children in Canada to read more.
2. To learn more about helping children in need in Ukraine, which number should you call?
A. 1 403 451-6991 B. 1 403 777-8254
C. 1 403 750-2033 D. 1 403 252-3891
3. What do you know about Rainbow Society of Alberta?
A. It helps children with long-term illnesses worldwide.
B. It was founded in Winnipeg in 1983.
C. It is the first children’s organization in Canada.
D. It was organized by some volunteers in 1986.
4. What do the organizations have in common?
A. They all help poor children. B. None of them aims at making profit.
C. They all provide services within Canada. D. None of them asks people to donate money.
B
One advantage of the Internet is shopping conveniently online for clothes; one disadvantage of the Internet is also shopping conveniently online for clothes.
“Nothing fits,” said Lam Yuk Wong, a senior in electrical and computer engineering at
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Rice University. “Everyone says this. They order clothes and they don’t fit. People get very unhappy.”
Wong and her design partner, Xuaner “Cecilia” Zhang, are Team White Mirror, creators of what they call a “virtual (虚拟)fitting room”. Their goal is simple and consumer-friendly: to let online clothing shoppers have a perfect fit and a perfect look when shopping every time. Both women are from China, Wong from Hong Kong and Zhang from Beijing. They both order most of their clothing online. They got the idea from their own experience as consumers and from listening to the complaints of friends and relatives. “They say, ‘The color is wrong’ or ‘I got the right size but it still does not fit.’ We want to make it like you’re in the store trying on the clothes,” Zhang said.
Using a Kinect developed by Microsoft for use with its Xbox 360 video game player, Zhang scans Wong and turns her image(影像) into, in effect, a virtual model, keeping Wong’s dimensions (尺寸), and even her skin and hair color. “We put the clothes on the shopper’s 3-D body models and show how they look when they are dressed,” Wong said. So far, Wong and Zhang have adapted the software to show dresses and shirts, and they are now working on shorts.
Asked if she thought men as well as women might be interested in using their virtual fitting room, Wong said, “I think their wives will care about this, so it will also be important to men.”
5. Why is shopping conveniently online for clothes a disadvantage?
A. Students may easily get addicted to it.
B. It causes shoppers to waste too much money.
C. It attracts more online clothing shoppers.
D. Clothes bought online may not fit.
6. Wong and Zhang got the idea to design a virtual fitting room from ____.
A. their shopping experiences B. a program at their university
C. some shop-owners’ complaints D. the Xbox 360 video game player
7. Which of the following shows the process of using the virtual fitting room?
A. scanning -- trying on clothes -- getting images
B. trying on clothes -- getting models -- scanning
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C. trying on clothes -- getting images -- scanning
D. scanning -- getting models --trying on clothes
8. What did Wong think of her virtual fitting room?
A. It is perfectly developed. B. It will have its market share(占有率).
C. It is limited to women shoppers. D. It is like a kind of video game player.
C
My parents moved to Mississippi when my brother and I were small children, and we were separated from our Oklahoma grandparents by some 600 miles. This geographic distance allowed us to only visit our grandparents once a year, either at Christmas or during summer vacation.
Most of my classmates lived near their grandparents, and I would routinely hear stories of extended families（大家庭）regularly spending time with one another, fishing at “grandpa’s” house or going over to “grandma’s” for her famous fried chicken. We were disappointed that we did not get to spend more time with our grandparents, but our love for them remained deep and strong.
We always expected a road trip to Oklahoma. We would count the days, and when Day I came, the entire family would pile into the car at four o’clock in the morning. Crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana, the landscapes （风景）changed. Crossing the Red River in Oklahoma, we were in a foreign world.
Every trip to see my grandparents can’t be without bringing delight. We jumped out of the car in their driveway to be met with bear hugs. My grandparents wanted to know everything about their grandchildren, and we would sit for hours and tell story after story. Grandma had a meal planned, and you could bet she fixed her grandsons’ favorite foods. Of course the best part of the visit was that we were able to do whatever we wanted without punishment from our grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa always had presents for us, neat scenic trips planned and lovely surprises, such as the time we got to go to a local restaurant and eat the world’s largest hamburger.
9. The family don’t visit the grandparents often because _________.
A. they live far away from each other B. they seldom have a vacation
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C. they are all busy with their work D. they have a bad attitude to them
10. Whenever the author and his brother met their grandparents, they ________.
A. shared cooking skills with each other B. found they were in a foreign world
C. were all full of great excitement D. seemed not to be familiar with each other
11. What can we infer from the author’s story？
A. Distance leads to the most beautiful scene.
B. Physical separation (实际的分离) hurts the heart deeply.
C. Distance can’t break the bond (纽带) of love.
D. Family life is filled with love and understanding.
D
Vacation is a time for refreshment. In work, we are often called to think. Sometimes, it’s good to give our brains a rest. Without a break, we may not be able to perform up to our potential. This can be a problem, not only for the employee, but for the employer as well.
“The main benefit of vacation is for the worker to come back energized(有活力的),” says Weaver. “If they haven’t had a break, then they’re not coming back with new energy. They haven’t had a chance to step back and get perspective（远景）, and come back with renewed enthusiasm(热情).”
Long working hours without a break, insecurity（不安）about one’s job, and other work-related worries can lead to burnout and stress. Humans can usually adapt to pressure, but not for a limitless amount of time.
“It is a problem of relating good workers and having them loyal to the firm while they’re there,” says David Maume, PhD, professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati. He says burnout can also affect employees’ productivity, creativity, and effectiveness.
In addition, high levels of stress are likely to be precursors (前兆) to depression, which can hit both the employer and employee’s pocketbook. Even people who manager to remain productive at work can have problems. If they’re always at work, then they’re not with their family and friends. If they’re working while on vacation, for the time that they’re on the job, they’re not really present.
An unbalanced emphasis on work can strain family and social life. When you come up for air, you may see that you’re alone, or that your relationships have gone on without you.
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12. The underlined word “there” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to ________.
A. the vacation B. the university
C. the company D. the home
13. What’s the main benefit of a vacation?
A. The worker can step back and get more excited
B. The worker can come back with new energy.
C. The worker can adapt to pressure much better.
D. The manager can be more creative.
14. When a worker is always at work, he is likely to get more and more__________ .
A. active B. energetic C. skillful D. absent-minded
15. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A. Why the workers need new energy. B. How to deal with the daily pressure.
C. How to spend the vacation effectively. D. Why the workers need a vacation.
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项。
Speaking is not equal to learning
1. You don’t need to study grammar too much. The first suggestion may sound strange to many students who begin to learn English, but it is exactly important. 16 However, if you want to speak fluently, you should try to speak English without thinking too much of grammar. Studying grammar will only slow you down and make you hesitate. You will think about the grammar rules instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native.
2. You can’t translate every word.
When you try to speak English, you do not have to translate every word from your mother tongue. 17 Another problem you may meet is that you will misuse grammar rules that you have learned in your mother language.
3. 18
The reason why many people can learn well is that they often practice. But in order to speak English fluently, you need to practice speaking. When you study, do not just listen. Speak out loud the material you are listening to and practice what you hear. Practice speaking
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out loud until your mouth and brain can do it without any effort. 19
4. You should study correct material.
A phrase you often hear is, “practice makes perfect.” this is not completely true. Practice only makes what you are practicing permanent. If you practice the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence incorrectly. 20
A. You should try to speak fluently.
B. You need to practice what you hear.
C. By doing so, you will be able to speak English fluently.
D. If you want to pass examination, you should study grammar well.
E. If you listen more, you can speak correctly and fluently sooner or later.
F. Therefore, it is important that you study material that is commonly used by most people.
G. The order of words is probably completely different and you may be both slow and incorrect by doing this.
第二部分 英语知识运用（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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 21 Miller King, who was the best 22 at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 23 .
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 24 . He looked very 25 , but he didn’t cry.
That season, I 26 all of Miller’s records while he 27 the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 28 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s 29 .
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 30 going over a fence—which wasn’t 31 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 32 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 33 him move
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slowly over the fence. When we were finally 34 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did 35 .Thank you for filling in for 36 .”
His words freed me from my bad 37 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 38 ahead of me. I was right to have 39 him. From that day on，I grew 40 and a little more real.
21.A. staying with B. cheering for C. relying on D. beating out
22.A. player B. student C. teacher D. coach
23.A. pleasure B. show C. practice D. comfort
24.A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training
25.A. ashamed B. calm C. relaxed D. pale
26.A. held B. tried C. set D. broke
27.A. reported B. watched C. organized D. judged
28.A. but B. and C. then D. thus
29.A. decision B. mistake C. failure D. accident
30.A. tired B. hurt C. stuck D. lost
31.A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit
32.A.praise B. assistance C. advice D. apology
33.A. helped B. let C. had D. noticed
34.A. dropped B. ready C. safe D. trapped
35.A. normally B. wrong C. quickly D. fine
36.A. us B. me C. yourself D. them
37.A. dreams B. ideas C. attitudes D. memories
38.A. still B. also C. yet D. just
39.A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired
40.A.healthier B. cleverer C. bigger D. cooler
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号单词的正确形式填空。
In our daily life, we often meet with difficulties. Some people do nothing but wait, while others try hard to conquer(战胜) 41.________. Personally, we should face with difficulties 42. ___________ (positive) and make every effort to overcome
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them.
My memory drew me back to five years ago when I was 43.________middle school student. At that time, I had great difficulty 44. ___________(study) English. First of all, I felt it hard 45. ___________(memorize) English words. Besides, I didn’t dare to say anything in class when I 46.__________ (ask) questions. What annoyed me most was that I failed exams constantly(不断地). I was about to give up 47. ________ my English teacher found my problems. He encouraged me and gave me some good advice. Inspired by him, I decided to settle my problems. 48._________(follow) his advice, I made progress gradually. I owe(归功) my achievement 49.__________ the teacher whose encouragement was of great 50. __________ (important).
第三部分 写作 （ 共二节，满分 35分）
第一节：短文改错 （ 共10小题 每小题 1分， 满分10分）
请你对下文内容进行修改。文章中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下写出修改后的词
注意： 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分
I as well as my family are going to New York City this weekend. I had been looking forward to go there for a long time. It is one of the modernist city in the world. There have also a lot of museums where you can learn something you can’t learn it in school. I’d also like to see the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Fortunately, the twin towers destroyed on September 11th, 2001 or I would have the chance to see them by myself. Now I am getting ready for the excited trip.
I bet it will be a unforgettable experience.
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华，你的美国老师Mr. Evans
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要求你们明天下午去听一个英国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你写一封信向Mr. Evans道歉并说明情况。要点如下：
1. 表示歉意。
2. 理由：父亲去北京出差，母亲生病住院需要人照顾。
3. 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。
注意：1. 词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Evans,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第四部分： 基础词汇题
根据下列汉语及首字母提示填空。(共10小题，每题一空，每空1.5分，共计15分)
51. You’d better keep a b______________(均衡的) diet for the benefit of your health.
52. Children show c______________(好奇心) about everything around them.
53. From my point of view，our library should buy some popular science books and literary books because they are b_____________(有益的) to us.
54. Visitors are not p_____________(允许) to smoke in the museum.
55. How do you a___________(说明，解释) for your being late for the meeting?
56. Our monitor's performance in the singing contest left a deep i______________(印象) on us
57. They were s___________(认出) by police as they were entering the bank.
58. It is h____________(有害的) to your health to drink too much alcohol.
59. Do you like t_______________(传统的) Chinese art using brush and ink(水墨画)?
60. S_______________(包围，围绕) by the mountains, the city is very beautiful.
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2016-2017 华美实验学校高一年级期中考试英语试题参考答案
阅读理解：
1-4 CADB ; 5-8 DADB 9-11 ACC 12-15 CBDD
16-20 DGBCF
完形填空
21-25 DACCD; 26-30 DBADC; 31-35 BBACD; 36-40 BAADC
语法填空：
41. them 42. positively 43. a 44. studying 45. to memorize
46. was asked 47. when 48. Following 49. to 50. importance
短文改错：
are---am had--- have go---going city---cities have---are
删掉it Fortunately---Unfortunately; two towers前加were
excited---exciting a---an
第三节： 基础词汇题
51. balanced 52. curiosity 53. beneficial 54. permitted 55. accounts
56. impression 57. spotted 58. harmful 59. traditional 60. Surrounded
书面表达：
Dear Mr. Evans,
I am indeed sorry to tell you that I won’t be able to attend the lecture on English history tomorrow afternoon. My mother suddenly fell ill and was taken to hospital last night and my father is on a business trip to Beijing now. I am afraid that I will have to take care of her these days.
However, I am actually very interested in English society and history. I wonder if it is possible for the talk to be recorded, and if so, could I borrow the tape? It would mean a great deal to me to listen to the tape and learn what is covered in the talk.
Please allow me to say sorry again. I sincerely hope that you will be able to understand my situation and accept my apology.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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