河南省许昌市许昌高级中学襄城高中长葛市第一高级中学三校高一英语上学期第二次考试期中试题

许昌市三校联考高一上学期第二次考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分：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）请认真阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoyoulikechocolate?Maybemostpeopledo.Aboxofitcanbeagreatgift.Buyoneforafriendandgiveitasasurprise.Seehowhappythatpersongets.Sayyoujustgotaboxofchocolate.Whichpiecedoyoupickfirst?Amanhasstudiedpeople’schoices.Hesaystheytellsomethingabouttheperson.Didyouchoosearoundpiece?Youareapersonwholikestoparty.Didyou choose anoval shape?Youare apersonwholikestomakethings.Pickingasquareshapeshowssomethingelse.Thepersonishonestandtruthful.Youcandependonhimorher.Whatkindofchocolatedoyoupick?Maybeyoulikemilkchocolate.Thisshowsyouhavewarmfeelingsaboutthepast.Darkchocolatemeanssomethingelse.Apersonwhochoosesitlookstowardthefuture.Whataboutwhitechocolate?Wouldyouchooseit?Ifso,youmayfindithardtomakeupyourmind.Somepeoplelikechocolatewithnuts.Thesearepeoplewholiketohelpothers.Doyoubelievetheseideas?Cancandytellallthesethings?Itdoesn’treallymatter.Thereisonesurethingabouteatersofchocolate.Theyeatitbecausetheylikeit.1．Thispassagemainlytellsus______.A．whypeoplelikechocolateB．almosteveryonelikeschocolateC．aboutdifferentkindsofchocolateD．differentchoicesmayshowdifferentcharacters2．Pickingaroundshapeofchocolateshowsthataperson______.A．likessinging,dancinganddrinkingB．likestodosomethingforothersC．isgoodatmakingthingsD．canbedependedon3．Fromthispassagewecanseethatahelpfulmanmaychoosechocolate______.A．inovalshape                              B．insquareshape-9-\nC．withnuts                                D．withcoffee4．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhatthewriter______.A．believesalltheinformationaboutchocolateB．doesnotbelievetheinformationaboutcandyC．istryingtogetyoutobelievefalseinformationD．doesn’tthinkitimportantwhetheryoubelievetheideasBNowmanyyoungpeoplearetravelingaroundtheworldontheirown,notbecausetheyhavenoonetotravelwith,butbecausetheyprefertogoalone.KristinaWegscheiderfromCaliforniafirsttraveledalonewhenshewasatcollegeandbelievesthatitissomethingeveryoneshoulddoatleastonceintheirlife.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthingsandpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone.”Wegscheiderhasvisited46countriescoveringallsevencontinents.Inforeigncountries,withnoonetohelpyoureadamap,lookafteryouifyougetill,orlendyoumoneyifyourwalletisstolen,itischallenging.Thisiswhatdrivesyoungpeopletotravelalone.Itisseenascharacterbuildingandachancetoprovethattheycanmakeitontheirown.ChrisRichardsondecidedtoleavehissalesjobinAustraliatogotravelinglastyear.Hesetupawebsite,TheAussieNomad,todocumenthisadventures.Hesayshewishedhehadtraveledaloneearlier.“Thepeopleyoumeet,theplacesyouvisit,orthethingsyoudo,everythingisuptoyouanditforcesyoutogrowasaperson,”saidthe30-year-oldman.Richardsondescribestravelingalonelike“ashotinthearm”,which“makesyouamoreconfidentpersonthatisreadytodealwithanything”.Hesaid,“ThefeelingofhavingovercomesomethingonmyownisamajorpartofwhatdrivesmeeachdaywhenI’mdealingwithadifficulttask.IwalkaroundwithmyheadupbecauseIknowdeepdowninsidethatnothingisimpossibleifyoutry.”Thegreat19th centuryexplorerJohnMuironcesaid,“Onlybygoingaloneinsilencecanonetrulygetintotheheartofthewilderness.”5.WhichofthefollowingwillKristinaWegscheideragreewith?A.Travelingaloneisanecessaryexperienceforeveryone.B.Itismoremeaningfultotravelinforeigncountries.C.Itiscomfortabletotravelaroundwithoutafriend.D.Travelingabroadhelpspeopletofindnewthings.6.Travelingaloneischallengingbecause________.A.youhavetomakethingsonyourownB.itishardforyoutoproveyourselftoothersC.youcanonlydependonyourselfwhateverhappensD.itwillfinallybuildyourcharacter7.WhatcanweinferaboutChrisRichardson?A.Hestartedtravelingaloneatanearlyage.    B.Hewasonceshotinthearm.C.Heusedtoworkasasalesman.            D.Hiswebsiteinspiresothersalot.8. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TravelAbroadB.TravelAlone-9-\nC.TravelLight                  D.TravelWideandFarCWhyaresomanypeopleafraidtofail?Quitesimplybecauseweforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanlifeandthateverypersonhastherighttofail.Everypersonisabletofightfailureandfinallysucceed.Mostparentsworkhardatpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailed.Onewayistolowerstandards(标准).Whenachildfinishesmakingatable,themotherdescribesitas“perfect”eventhoughitdoesn’tstandstill.Anotherwayistoblameothers.IfJohnfailsinscience,histeacherisunfairorstupid.There’saproblemwiththetwoways.Itmakesachildunpreparedforlifeintherealworld.Youngchildrenneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverything,noonecanwinallthetime,andthatit’spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenyoudon’twin.Achildoftenfeelsterrible,ofcourse,whenheisnotinvitedtoabirthdayparty,orisnotchosenintoafootballteam.Butparentsshouldnotsay“Itdoesn’tmatter.”quickly.Theyoungshouldbeallowedtoexperiencefailureandbehelpedtocomeoutofit.Failurenevergivespeoplepleasure.Ithurtsbothadultsandchildren.Butitcanbereallygoodtoyourlifewhenyoulearntouseit.Youmustlearntoask“WhydidIfail?”Don’tblameanyoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrongandhowyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,don’tbeshyaboutaskingthem.Successjustrepeatswhathasbeendone.Itisnotasgoodateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnhowtogiveagoodpartyfromanunsuccessfulone.9.Howdomostparentspreventtheirchildrenfromfailure?A.Theygivethemsomepresents.B.Theydon’ttellthemthattheyhavefailed.C.Theydon’tblameothers.D.Theyhelpthemtocomeoutoffailure.10.Whichofthefollowingdoesapersonneedtolearnwhenhefails?A.It’simpossibletoenjoyagameifhemissesit.B.Heistheworstofall.C.It’snaturalnottowinagameandnoonecanwinallthetime.D.Histeammatesarenotgoodenough.11.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LearningfromFailureB.WaysofPreventingFailureC.ReasonsofFailureD.GettingPleasurefromFailureDManygardenersbelievethat“talking”totheirplantshelpsthemgrow---itturnsoutthattheymaynotbecrazyafterall.AccordingtothescientistsfromtheUniversityofExeter,plantsmaykeepcommunicatingwitheachotherthroughasecret“unseen”language.Fortheirexperiment,thescientistspickedacabbageplantthatisknowntosend-9-\noutagaswhenitssurfaceiscut.Inordertogetvideoevidenceofthecommunication,theychangedthecabbagegenebyaddingtheprotein---luciderase(虫荧光素酶),whichiswhatmakesfireflies(萤火虫)glowinthedark.Whenthechangedcabbageplantwasinfullbloom,theycutaleafoffwithapairofscissors,andalmostimmediately,thankstotheluciderase,theycouldseetheplantsendingout“methyljasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”.Whilethiswasaknownfact,whatwassurprisingwasthefactthattheminutethisgasbegantogiveout,thenearbycabbageplantsseemedtosensesomekindofdangerandstartedtosendoutagasthattheynormallyhavetokeeppredators(捕食者)likecaterpillars(毛虫)away.Whatthescientistsarenotsureiswhethertheplantsaretryingtowarntheotherleavesorthenearplantsaboutthedanger---somethingthatwillrequirefurtherresearchHowever,theteam,whichisledbyProfessorNickSmirnoff,isquiteexcitedaboutthefindingsbecausethisisthefirsttimeithasbeenprovedthatplantsdonotliveapassivelife,butactuallymove,senseandevencommunicatewitheachother.However,beforeyougetallconcerned,theyarequitesurethatplantsdonotfeelthepainwhentheyarecut,sincetheydonothavenerves---sogoaheadandbiteintothatjuicycarrot!12.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PlantsCanSendSomeGasB.PlantsCanCommunicatewithEachOtherC.The“Unseen”LanguageofPlantsD.PlantsCan’tFeelPain13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1mean?A.GardenersB.PlantsC.ScientistsD.Fireflies14.Whentheplantsentoutmethyljasmonate,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Thenearbycabbageplantsseemedtosensesomekindofdanger.B.Thenearbycabbageplantsstartedtosendoutagas.C.Thenearbycabbageplantstriedtowarnthenearplants.D.Thenearbycabbageplantscommunicatedthroughasecretlanguage.15.Accordingtotheexperiment,plants________________.A.don’tliveapassivelifeB.canfeelpainwhentheyarecutC.canwarntheotherleavesaboutdangerD.cantalkwitheachother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选项。Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?   16   .ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.-9-\nMakeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurrounded bypeoplewhothinkthatway.  17  .Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Truly happypeopledon'tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughtthey canturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor.  18   .Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeand willleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.  19   .Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunch,takealong,relaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearance,youwillbesubconsciously(下意识地)puttingyourselfinabettermood.Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.     20    .A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappy,theiremotionalstatewillbeinfluenced.C.Beingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmood. D.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.G.It'salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.第二部分完形填空（共40题，每小题1.5分，满分60分）   请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（一）I’mGladIgotSickTwenty-sevenyearsagoIgotsick.ThereasonIcanrememberthedatesowellisthatbeingsickiswhat21metochoosemyfuturewife.Shewasjustagoodfriend,butbecauseshe22tomyapartment,broughtmemedicine,andmademebreakfast,Ithoughtforthefirsttime“whatasuperwifeshewill23forsomeone.”Itookherouttoeatforhelpingme24theflu.Afterthatwebecameevenbetterfriends,butstill25thoughtofmarriage.AfewmonthslaterIwasgoingto26anewjobintheAtlantaarea,soCathyhelpedme27boxestogetreadytoleave.We28agreattimethatdayandhadlunchtogether.NeartheendofthatdayI29afewtearsinCathy’seyes,soIaskedwhatwas30.Shesaid,“Idon’tknowifIcanlive31you,youaremybestfriend.”Isaid,“Iknow,I’vebeenthinkingthe32thing.”Thatdaywedecidedtogetmarriedandwehavebeenmarriedeversince.Wehavehadour33times,asmanyothershave-9-\nhad,butwearestillbestfriends!34IgettothefamilyunitinmyHealthclassandwetalkabout35…Ialwaystellthisstory.Mystudentsseemtoloveitbecausetheylearnthat36,sharingandcaringaboutothersisallthatreally37inlife,andthatlooks,moneyandotherthingsarenotimportant.38theway,mywifeis12yearsyoungerthanme,andsheisbeautiful.Wehave2beautifulchildren,butwestillhavedateson39weekend.Cathyisthegreatestthingthathasever40me!Sheisafantasticmother,andthebestwifeacoachcouldeverhave.ThankGodIgotsick27yearsago!21.A.broughtB.resultedC.followedD.caused22.A.cameoverB.cameoutC.cameupwithD.cameback23.A.developB.getC.becomeD.prove24.A.getupB.getoverC.getoffD.getaway25.A.muchB.moreC.lessD.no26.A.takeB.giveC.handD.continue27.A.pickupB.takeupC.packupD.lookup28.A.spentB.hadC.tookD.cost29.A.noticedB.observedC.lookedD.watched30.A.rightB.terribleC.wrongD.awful31.A.withB.withoutC.byD.on32.A.differentB.difficultC.similarD.same33.A.hardB.happyC.wonderfulD.common34.A.UnlessB.UntilC.WhenD.Though35.A.healthB.marriageC.exerciseD.hobby36.A.takingB.supportingC.gainingD.giving37.A.mattersB.worksC.helpsD.needs38.A.InB.ByC.OnD.Off39.A.anyB.someC.allD.every40.A.contributedtoB.cametoC.happenedtoD.ledto(二)AstrangethinghappenedtomelastSunday.Itwassuchabeautifulday41Idrovetogoforalookinthecountry.Onthewaybackhome,my42stopped.Itwasoutofgasona43roadfarfromatown!IdecidedtowalkuntilIfoundsomeone44couldsellsomegas.Ihadwalkedalmostamile45Ifinallyfoundahousenearthe46.Iwasgladtoseeitbecauseitwasgettingdark.Iknockedatthedoorandalittleoldladywithlongwhitehair47.Shesaid,“I’vebeen48foryouhereforalongtime.Comein.49isalmostready.”“ButIonlycameforsomegas,”Ianswered.Icouldn’t50whatshewastalkingabout.“Oh,Alfred!Gas?You51tea,”saidshe.Iquickly52thatmycarwasoutof53,butshedidn’tseemtolistentome.Shejustkept54meAlfredandtalkingabouthowlongithadbeen55shehadseenme.ShewasactingverystrangelyandIwasanxioustoleave.Assoonasshewenttogettea,IwentoutofthehouseasfastasI56.-9-\n57_,therewasanotherhousedowntheroadandIwasabletobuythegasIneeded.WhenItoldthemanaboutmy58,hesaid,“Oh,that’sMissEmily.Shelivesbyherselfinthatbighouse.She’sstrange,butshewouldn’t59anybody.Sheisstillwaitingforthemanshewasgoingtomarrythirtyyearsago.Thedaybeforetheirweddinghelefthomeand60camebackbecauseofthewar.”41.A.andB.soC.butD.that42.A.carB.busC.bikeD.truck43.A.narrowB.lonelyC.crowdedD.busy44.A.whatB.whomC.whoD.how45.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.as46.A.streetB.pathC.wayD.road47.A.cameB.answeredC.openedD.appeared48.A.askingB.lookingC.callingD.waiting49.A.GasB.CoffeeC.TeaD.Lunch50.A.considerB.understandC.acceptD.think51.A.likeB.loveC.usedtolikeD.enjoy52.A.answeredB.explainedC.refusedD.promised53.A.gasB.teaC.strengthD.energy54.A.callingB.callC.tocallD.called55.A.untilB.beforeC.sinceD.when56.A.couldB.canC.wouldD.should57.A.UnfortunatelyB.AbsolutelyC.FortunatelyD.Seriously58.A.accidentB.eventC.experienceD.surprise59.A.hitB.injureC.hurtD.frighten60.A.neverB.everC.yetD.still第Ⅱ卷第三部分英语知识运用（共10小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,and61(thousand)ofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.About170kindsintheUSalone62(consider)indanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?63weneedanimals,andiftheyaregone,therewillneverbeanymore.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.64(destroy)onekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks(老鹰),thefarmers’storesofcornandgrainweredestroyed65ratsandmice.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmicemultiplied(繁殖)66(quick).　Luckily,somepeopleareworking67(help)savetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabout68problem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafew69(country)havepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindanger70(be)growing.第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）-9-\n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：把多余的词用斜线（\）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。ItwasalmostfiveyearssinceIbegantolearnEnglish.I’mgladtosayI’mgettingalongwellwithit.However,firstIcameacrossalotofdifficulties.Icouldn’tpronounceEnglishsoundsgood,norcouldIrememberthewordsIhadlearned.Inclass,Icouldn’tunderstandthattheteacherhadsaid.Ialmostlostmyheartwhentheteachersaidtome,“Keepingonandyouwilldowell.”Iwasgreatlyencouraging.IstartedworkinghardatEnglish.Withthehelpbymyteacherandclassmates,Imadesomeprogresses.I’mverypleased,butIwillworkharder.第二节：书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，是校报的英语小记者。校报英语园地本期的话题是FestivalsandHolidays。你打算以MyFavoriteFestival为题进行演讲，请根据写作提纲，介绍你最喜欢的传统节日——春节。内容包括：1.春节的重要性；2.主要庆祝活动；3.你喜欢的原因。注意：字数100字左右。参考词汇：对联couplet压岁钱luckymoney________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-9-\n许昌市三校联考高一上学期第二次考试英语试卷答案I阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）1—4DACD5—8ACCB9—11BCA12—15CACA16—20DBEGCII完形填空（共40题，每小题1.5分，满分60分）21---25DACBD26—30ACBAC31—35BDACB36—40DABDC41—45DABCA46—50DBDCB51—55CBAAC56—60ACCCAIII语法填空61.thousands62.areconsidered63.Because64.Destroying65.by66.quickly67.tohelp68.the69.countries70.isIV短文改错71.was改为is72.first前加at73.good改为well74.that改为what75.lostmyheart去掉my76.Keeping改为Keep77.encouraging改为encouraged78.Withthehelpby改为Withthehelpof79.progresses改为progress80.but改为andV：作文MyFavoriteFestivalMyfavoritefestivalistheSpringFestival.DuringtheSpringFestival,wecleanupourhousesandputupredcoupletstowelcometheNewYear.Theparksandsquaresaredecoratedwithredlanterns,balloonsandflowers.Dragondancesareplayedinthestreet.Itbringsafestiveatmospheretothecity.WhatIlikemostistogoshoppingwithourparentsandbuyallkindsofdeliciousfood.Wecanmeetandplaywithotherchildren.IliketheSpringFestivalmainlybecauseIcangetalotofluckymoneyfromtherelatives,soitisthehappiesttimeoftheyear.-9-