2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一题：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)ASicily, an island of Italy, is home to beautiful beaches, outstan ding food, and a bit of Italian history on every corner. It’s locat ed just southwest of the Italian mainland and it’s the largest M editerranean island. Controlled by many armies over the cent uries, it became the site of Roman and Greek colonies(殖民地). Those cultures remain to this day.As part of the year of Italy in China, an exhibition of Sicilian c ulture is being held at the National Museum of China from Apr il 29 to June 27. Although they have a rich culture and history, Sicilian people lead a simple life. Living on land with fertile (肥沃的) soil, most of them work in agriculture, fishing and of cours e tourism.In Sicily, most stores and businesses are closed from one to four in the afternoon. Street become crowded around five as p eople start to go out and engage in a variety of activities. The y may take a walk to the shops, enjoy a pastry (糕点)or just meet up with friends.Food is one of the great pleasures of Sicilian people. There i s an old Sicilian saying: “With a contented stomach, your hear t is forgiving. With an empty stomach you forgive nothing.”People will go miles out their way to eat fresh seafood, such a s tuna(金枪鱼), swordfish(箭鱼) and sardines(沙丁鱼).Pasta (意大利面)is the main food. Each region has its seasonal pasta dishe s, and every family cook their own specialty. Bread is commo n too. As another Sicilian saying goes, “A table without bread i s like a day without sunshine.” In Sicily, bread is always freshl y baked or bought, and usually twice a day.1. What can be learned from the passage?A. Sicily is the only island in Italy.B. It is easy to do shopping in the afternoon.C. Sicily was controlled by several countries.D. Sicilian people seldom take part in activities.2. The local people work in several fields EXCEPT .A. fishingB. miningC. tourismD. agriculture3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is used to sh ow .A. bread is a must for SiciliansB. food is a great pleasure for themC. bread should be cooked every dayD. Sicilians have nothing to eat but bread4. The best title of this passage might be______.A．Italian peopleB．Italian cultureC．A Sicilian exhibition D．Sicily—an Island of ItalyBI was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused t o use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and thi nk I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on t he roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, m otorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. A part from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to oc cur on the way to and from work.One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I ha d to change buses, and as usual I ran into something, “I’m aw fully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again . When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost(路灯柱). This was just one of the stupid things that constantly hap pened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which w as a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passen gers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blin d by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it dre w away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride an d ask someone at the stop for help.But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop. It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for hal f an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to w alk on to the next stop.5. The girl refused to ask for help because she thought______ ___.A. she might be recognizedB. asking for help looked sillyC. she was normal and independentD. being foundblind was embarrassing(尴尬的)6. After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.A. began to runB. hit a person as usualC. hit a lamppost by accidentD. was caught by something7. At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.A. stopped a big lorryB. stopped the wrong busC. made no attempt to stop the busD. was not noticed by other people8. What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?A. Other vehicles also stopped there.B. It was unreliable for making judgments.C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.9. Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping____ ______.A. to find people thereB. to find more buses t hereC. to find the bus by herself thereD. to find peoplemore helpful thereCThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built o n the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a div erse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art r anging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir an d Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached t hrough the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the buildi ng houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Ey ck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cran ach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Ver onese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Po ussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10 am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special ex hibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).10. In which century’s collection can you see religious paintin gs?A. The 13th.B. The 17th.C. The 18th.D. The 20th.11. Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?A. In the East Wing.B. In the main West Wing.C. In the Sainsbury Wing.D. In the North Wing.12. Which underground station is closest to the National Galle ry?A. Piccadilly Circus.B. Leicester Square.C. Embankment.D. Charing Cross.DMusic is particularly popular in the medical profession, especi ally among surgeons（外科医生）. A recent survey shows that 90% of surgeons in the UK put music on the sound system in the theatre during operation s. Plastic surgeons（整形外科医生）play the most music; it appears that ear, nose, and throat spe cialists the least.But it isn’t only in surgeries(外科手术) where music is popular. In another recent survey, one-third of the 1,613 people said they listen to music while workin g. And 79% of them said that humming（哼歌）along improves their job satisfaction or productivity.Is listening to music at work a good idea? Yes, say the expert s. Many surgeons say that music helps to create a “calm atmo sphere”, and a third of them added that it avoids getting bored ! Also, listening to music raises the levels of a brain chemical t hat can help people focus. Office workers say it improves jobsatisfaction. Several studies suggest that it’s also good for ho spital patients. Those listening to music through headphones during surgery require less anesthetic（麻醉剂）, up to 50% less in some cases, and recover more quickl y afterwards. “Sure, music reduces anxiety before surgery,” s ays Zeev Kain, an anesthetist at Yale University.So, what type of music should we be listening to? Surgeons fr om the previous survey preferred rock, pop music and classic al. And hip-hop is popular too. However, whatever the kind, it appears tha t self-selected music is the best choice. Pennsylvania State Univers ity research showed that when people chose their own music there was more stress reduction(下降). And other researchers found that when listening to self-selected music, surgeons did the maths faster and more accu rately （精确）than when they were listening to music chosen for them. 13．The underlined word “theatre” in Paragraph 2 probably m eans ________.A. a waiting room in a hospitalB. a rest room for surgeonsC. an operating roomD. a building where shows are performe d14．The surveys mentioned in the passage show ________.A. music is popular in some professionsB. most surgeons in the UK are fond of singingC. office workers learn a lot from listening to musicD. fewer than half of the people listen to music at work 1．What are the advantages of listening to music at work? __ ______.①improving memory②keeping people relaxed③improving job satisfaction④improving eyesightA. ①④B. ①②C. ②④D. ②③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。
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