2019学年江西上饶铅山县致远中学高一上学期期末考试英语试卷【含答案及解析】

2019学年江西上饶铅山县致远中学高一上学期期末考

试英语试卷【含答案及解析】

姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________

一、阅读理解

1. A

Different countries have different greeting customs．Now let's learn more about the greeting customs in different cultures．

France

France people greet each other with a handshake ,but close friends kiss each other on the cheek(面颊）when they meet．They do this when meeting and before leaving．

Korea

In Korea ,it is a sign of respect(尊敬）for people to bow when greeting each other．In Korea, a bow is followed by a handshake．However ,Korea women do not shake hands with

western men ,instead ,they bow slightly．

Brazil

Kissing women on the cheek is a common way of

greeting．In a formal situation ,a handshake is often done

to show respect．Men should shake hands before and after meeting, and once they have become familiar(熟悉的）with each other ,a light hug is often given to each other．

Ghana

In a social situation, it's polite to greet everyone in

the room．A handshake is used in greeting,and the palm must directly touch the palm of the other．It's considered impolite to touch the back of the hand．

1. Two close French friends will kiss each other on

the___________ when they meet．

A．hand

B．cheek

C．neck

D．arm

2. In Brazil ,it is very common to ____________________ for

two men who know each other well．

A．touch the palm

B．kiss on the cheek

C．bow on each other

D．give a light hug

3. Which is probably the BEST title for the passage ?

A．Greeting Customs in Different Cultures

B．How to Behave Politely

C．All Bad Ways to Greet People

D．Friends Should Greet Each Other

2. B

This is new for me and I don't know what to say really, so I just want to have a try．I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life．Then unluckily, I couldn't get myself out to run．

I put on weight (变胖）and it made me feel worse about myself．I found it was much harder to begin to run again after a few years than it used to be and I tried my best through even the shortest, slowest jog．

I was out in a run the other day and I had almost decided to give up before I heard someone say ,“You can do it ! It's hard ,bu t you can do it !”there was a lady walking the other way and had the biggest smile on her face．

Those words encouraged me at a time when I was ready to give up．I finished my run and now every time I feel

like giving up ,I can “hear”her encouragement．

I've never seen her again ,so I've never been able to thank her and let her know that something so simple as a few words of encouragement from a stranger influenced (and

still influence)me so much．

1. The writer found it _________ to run again after a few years．

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．easy

D．exciting

2. When the writer wanted to give up ,a________ encouraged her．

A．men

B．lady

C．child

D．student

3. What does the underlined word “jog”mean in Chinese ?

A．轮滑

B．潜水

C．慢跑

D．跳远

4. The writer mainly wants to tell us that___________ ．

A．Practice makes perfect

B．Many hands make light work

C．We should take care of ourselves

D．Encouragement is very important in hard times

3. C

Fifteen hours is a long time to be on a plane ,but

you know ,Africa is a long way from North

America．Finally ,we're in Namibia, a country in southwest Africa．Namibia is about twice the size of California．However, it is home to just over two million people．And the

country's main airport is 45 kilometres east of its

capital,Windhoek．

Now we are in a wildlife(野生动物）park．We will spend five days finding ways to protect this area's wildlife．At the moment ,my wife and our two kids are enjoying some local dishes．I'm talking with workers in this park．I'm so much looking forward to the following days !

--Thomas

Yesterday morning ,I had nothing to do ,so I went to visit the Eiffel Tower,a symbol of Paris．It was my first time there,so I took a lot of photos．

Finally．The big moment came! A lot of artists came to watch my show．It was a great success．After the show, I

attended a big party．It was great,but i felt so sleepy after it．

When I got back to my hotel, it was already 1:15am．I went to bed without washing．I just needed a good rest before my two-hour journey home by plane．

--Jessica

1. How did Thomas arrive in Namibia ?

A．By car

B．By plane

C．By ship

D．By train

2. What do we know about Namibia ?

A．It is in northeast Africa

B．It is about as large as California

C．Less than two million people live there

D．Its capital city is Windhoek

3. what does the underlined word “It”refer to ?

A．A journey

B．A big party

C．the show

D．the Eiffel Tower

4. How did Jessica feel after party?

A．Tired

B．Excited

C．Nervous

D．Bored

4. D

Dear Bewildered,

Table manners are about being kind to and considerate(考虑周

到的）of others．Having proper table manners is one way people judge others,and we don't want people to think that we are rude,do we ?

Whether in a restaurant or in a home, here are some

basic table manners for kids:

①Eat with a fork unless the food is meant to be eaten with fingers．Only babies eat with fingers．

②Sit up and do not hunch（弯背）over your plate;wrists（手腕）

or forearms（前臂）can rest on the table,or hands on lap．

③Chew with your mouth closed,No one wants to see food being chewed up．This includes no talking with your mouth full．

④Don't make any rud e comments about any food being served．It will hurt someone's feelings．Always say thank you when you're served something．

⑤Eat slowly．It takes someone a long time to prepare the food,so enjoy it slowly．Wait about 5 seconds after swallowing to get another forkful(一叉子的量）。

⑥ Don't reach over someone's plate for something．Politely

ask the dish to be passed to you．

⑦When eating at someone's home or being a guest of someone at a restaurant,always thank the host and tell him or her how much you enjoy it．At least say that you like the dinner ,for example, the dessert is great．

1. The writer writes this passage mainly for________ ．

A．Foreigners

B．kids

C．Parents

D．teachers

2. Why should we eat slowly at the table ?

A．To keep healthy．

B．To show how bad the food is．

C．To show how enjoyable we are．

D．To eat more food．

3. The writer gives________ pieces of advice in all in the passage．

A．Four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People don't like to judge others by table manners．

B．Guests should express thanks to the host after the meal． C．we don't need to sit straight at the table．

D．We can use our fingers from time to time．

二、七选五

5. 信息匹配（共1小题）

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五

个还原到文中，使短文意思通畅、结构完整。

We have to accept the truth:sometimes we just want to shout out loud．We all have unpleasant experiences． 1._________ Our friend may call to tell us at

the last minute that he or she can't come when we have cooked dinner for him

or her．We may be really mad but we can't express our dissatisfaction with our child or friend． 2.________ According to ancient Chinese wisdom．we should about in a loud voice instead of keeping silent

In fact,shouting is good for our health．

“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine． 3._________ It's a part of our local

culture,”said Mrs．Li,a 60-year-old women from Hangzhou．

Mrs．Li is a member of a group of people who love shouting．Each morning,she and some of her friends climb to the top of a hill and let our loud shouts before starting their daily exercise 4.______________ .

Dr．Peter ,an American doctor,agrees that shouting can have a good influence

on people's health．

5.________ It will make you healthier．

A.Shouting is considered bad manners in most customs

B.My parents taught me to do this.

C.They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs( 肺 )

D. Our child may make a mess on th e floor which we just cleaned.

E. Try not to disturb( 打扰 )other people when you let our your shouts.

F. So we just say nothing and k eep the feelings to ourselves.

G. So,next time you start your morning run,why not try to shout our first?

三、完形填空

6. 完形填空（共1小题）

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。

Once there was a family of squirrels who lived in a

large oak tree．They had lived there for many generations

and it gave them all that they needed to________ ,so they never left its branches．Then the tree started to die and

it stopped producing________ for them, so the family of squirrels had a to decide what they should do

The oldest son, Nifty, said,“ We need to ．we will starve to death we stay here ,”Uncle Nutty

answered,“We can't do that．We'll be ________ for sure．The hawks,foxes and bears are just waiting for us to leave

this ．”After much discussion, the whole family decided

to in the old oak tree except for Nifty, Nifty the tree and was never heard again．“See?” Uncle Nutty

said to the of the family, “I told you that the hawks, foxes or bears would get him!”

However, the squirrel were , so one by one they left．Eventually, only Uncle Nutty was left in the old oak tree．You could 12 his ribs(肋骨) through his skin as it

had been a long time since he had last13 ．Meanwhile, just 100 meters away in the same ,the rest of the

squirrel family were living 15 together in a lovely oak

tree that was supplying all of their needs．

The world is always changing．Book publishers, DVD rental companies and car manufacturers might be a few years

ago, but they are hurting now．Yet some people are hanging on, thinking that the to change is greater than that to stay where they are．They're ! Don’t be

Uncle Nutty．Change now before it's too ．

1. A．hide______________________________ B．produce____________________

C．grow______________________________ D．live

2. A．protection_________ B．clothes____________________

C．food______________________________ D．apartment

3. A．performance_________ B．class____________________________

C．meeting____________________ D．plan

4. A．improve____________________ B．move______________________________

C．try_________________________________ D．develop

5. A．if___________________________________ B．unless________________________ C．before________________________ D．though

6. A．met_________________________________ B．remembered___________

C．killed________________________ D．discovered

7. A．mountain______________ B．village____________________

C．family________________________ D．tree

8. A．jump______________________________

B．stay______________________________ C．lie_________________________________

9. A．left______________________________

B．cut_________________________________ C．planted____________________ D．watered

10. A．children______________ B．member________________________

C．rest______________________________ D．other

11. A．brave____________________________

B．angry______________________________ C．bored____________________________ D．hungry

12. A．imagine____________________ B．see___________________________________ C．touch____________________________ D．count

13. A．eaten____________________________

B．rested____________________________ C．fought________________________ D．walked

14. A．pool______________________________

B．garden____________________________ C．forest________________________ D．sea 15. A．worriedly______________ B．carelessly______________

C．fearlessly___________ D．comfortably

16. A．upset____________________________ B．popular________________________ C．grateful______________ D．disappointed

17. A．even______________________________

B．still______________________________ C．always________________________ D．never

18. A．aim_________________________________ B．reaction____________________ C．answer________________________ D．risk

19. A．wrong____________________________

B．smart______________________________ C．dishonest______________ D．proud

20. A．obvious____________________ B．worrying____________________

C．late______________________________ D．far

四、填空题

7. 阅读填空（共1小题）

阅读下面材料，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。

Today I kept a promise and had lunch with a friend I had not seen for a while．I was extremely tired 1. school, work and my 5-hour art lab I had just come from and I 2. (real) wanted to go home after a long

day．But I kept my promise not 3. (upset) my friend

this evening．

As it turned out, we had such a good time that I

stayed 4. (long) than I had planned and saw how much the occasion 5. (mean) to my friend．We usually have

been busy with our own daily life, and it felt as if

we had never had such 6. long break．

I extremely wanted to go home and hide under the covers today But in 7. (keep) my promise to meet with a friend, I not only was kind to another person, 8. was also kind to myself．

I got some much 9. (need) self-care out of the occasion and was able to make the day of another person meaningful-someone who had just been as busy as me and still kept his promise to have dinner with 10. (I)．

五、短文改错

8. 短文改错（共1小题）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

Though I have lived in Canada for long time．I still

haven't got used to the life there．This is probable because North American manners and Chinese manners are so different．

In China, being modest(谦逊的)are a virtue(美德)If someone praises you and says what your English is excellent, you should day, “No, My English is still poor．”And in North America, this is usually a sign of being weaker and not confident(自信的）．You should just say，“Thank you”

In the Canada, people only ask children about their ages．Beside, people in China often stand up to offer an elderly person a seat on the bus．In North America, however, an elderly person may feel embarrassing(尴尬的）about being

offered a seat．

六、书面表达

9. 书面表达（共1小题）

假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，留美博士、著名英语教育专家龚亚夫将来你校做报告。请你根据以下内容写一份英语海报，告知你校学生参加。

注意：

1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2．词数：120左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数；

3．参考词汇：专家specialist_________ 礼堂auditorium

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