广东省惠州市惠城区2016_2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题

高中英语真题：2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word版.doc一、阅读理解(共4题)1.For a year and half, kids sent hurtful messages like “You are ugly.” or “Why are you still alive?” to Rebecca Sedwic k. In 2013, Rebecca, then 12, couldn’t stand it anymore. She took her own life near her home in Florida. Soon afterward, Trisha Prabhu read about the story. “I was surprised and heart-broken,” said Trisha, now 15, who is from Naperville, Illinois, “I kn ow that I had to do something to stop this from happening again.”Trisha did some research. Studies show that one fourth to half of all teens in the US have been cyberbullied (网络欺凌). Experts say that if you are ever bullied online, you should tell a trusted adult. Tell the cyberbully to stop, and prevent him or her from contacting you again. Print and save messages to share with the police. This is good advice, agrees Trisha. But these methods all take place after the bullying has already happened. Trisha had a differentidea. Why not teach cyberbullies to stop before they post these messages?Trisha’s research won awards, including a prize in the Google Science Fair. Then, Tresah built the ReThink app (应用软件). It is programmed to recognize words or phrases that could be hurtful. When that happens, different warning messages come out. “Don’t say things that you may regret later!” says one message. Others ask, “Are you sure you want to say this?” and “Are these words really yours?”Now Trisha is working on a version(版本) of ReThink for computers. “I am a big dreamer,” she says. “I want to stop cyberbullying before the hurt is done.”21. What do we know about Rebecca Sedwick?A. She was one of Trisha’s best friends.B. She sent hurtful messages to others.C. She ended her life at the age of 12.D. She went to Florida to study further.22. What is Trisha’s suggestion for stopping cyberbullying?A.Stop talking with the cyberbully.B.Stop the messages before they are sent.C.Turn to your parents or close friends.D.Show the messages to the police at once.23. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. How the ReThink app works.B. Trisha’s research on cyberbullying.C. People’s attitudes to the ReThink app.D. The Google ScienceFair.24. Which of the following can best describe Trisha?A. Honest and careful.B. Strange and impatient.C. Proud and impolite.D. Helpful and clever.2. The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held every year in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May. Here are some helpful suggestions for your first trip to the Kentucky Derby!Fashion vs. ComfortIn many ways, the Kentucky Derby is the world’s largest and most entertaining fashion show, with impressive hats and clothes! You will be on your feet and walking a lot, so pack a pair of comfortable shoes to change into during the day.Your TicketsYou MUST have your tickets in order to get through the gates. Please note the only place that has official permission to buy and resell Kentucky Derby tickets is the Kentucky Derby Tickets Exchange. Law enforcement officials will be on site to prevent people from selling tickets at a much higher price.If you have questions about your tickets in advance of the Derby, please call Churchill Downs customer service at 502-636-4400.Finding helpWith over 14,000 employees throughout the track on Derby day, you aren’t too far from someone who can help. If you cannot find an employee to help you, please text the word HORSE to 69050 and you will be placed in touch with Guest Services.Safety & SecurityFor the safety of all our guests, your bag may be searched by security. A number of items are forbidden from entering the facility (场所).For security and crowd control reasons, you cannot enter the facility again after you get out. This means that you will not be able to go outside the gate to fetch items from your car once you have passed through security. Please be sure to bring everything you need.25. What is the dressing tip?A. Dress in popular sports clothes.B. Prepare a pair of comfortable shoes.C. Bring several sets of clothes to change into.D. Put on a hat to provide protection from the sun.26. What should you do if you want to resell your tickets?A. Go to the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange.B. Call Churchill Downs customer service.C. Consult law enforcement officials.D. Find a buyer by yourself.27. What can we learn from Safety & Security?A. You cannot enter the facility after the game begins.B. You can bring whatever you need into the facility.C. Your car needs to be examined by security.D. You are not allowed to re-enter the facility.3. Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will in a lifetime, push thechrome­plated_contraptions many mile s. But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers beganarriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts.“Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?”one shopper replied.But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony (假的) customers.As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come —those who came bought more. With larger easier­to­handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason why Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—the coming of the shopping cart.28. What do the underlined words“chrome­plated contraptions” in the first paragraph refer to?A. Shopping carts.B. Suitcases.C. Private cars.D. Baskets.29. What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention?A. It was to re duce the burden of his employees’work.B. It was to prove him to be a good inventor.C. It was to make shopping easier and attract more business.D. It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market.30. Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to ________.A. attract people to buy things in his marketB. make his market different from the othersC. keep the groceries from being stolenD. encourage people to use his shopping carts31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Goldman will become very famous because of his invention.B. Supermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldman’s invention.C. Goldman’s invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world.D. There will be nothing that can replace Goldman’s invention.4. Getting older is a natural part of life. Changes as you get older are usually gradual. Certain physical changes are common. How fast your body can burn calories slows over time, which means that your body needs less food energy than before. How much and how well you sleep will likely change. Most people start needing reading glasses around forty, and many have some hearing loss later in life. Starting in your fifties, bone aging increase.How you feel as you get older depends on many things, including what health problems run in your family and the choices you make.If your family members have diseases or chronic (慢性的) health problems like high blood pressure, then you may have a greater chance of having those problems yourself. But it doesn’t mean you will definitely have the same problems. Actually, the lifestyle choices you make can help reduce your chances of getting illness that run in your family. And even if you do get a family illness, choosing to be physically active, to eat healthy foods, and to learn how to deal with stress can keep the illness from destroying your abilityto enjoy your golden years.What do you need to do to feel your best as you age? One of the most important things you can do for your health at any age is to be physically active. Physical activity keeps your body strong, and it helps with how you feel. People who stay active are less likely to get depressed.Your mental and emotional health is also important. Protect or improve your emotional health by staying in touch with friends, family, and the community. People who feel connected to others are more likely to feel happy than those who do not.32. When people get older, they will _______.A. go through some physical problemsB. look back to their past oftenC. consume more caloriesD. need some help33. Which of the following can NOT mostly affect old people’s health?A. Their family illness.B. Their income.C. Their eating habits.D. Their relationship with others34. The underlined phrase“golden years” in paragraph 3 refer to a person’s ________.A. futureB. holidaysC. later lifeD. leisure time35. How can old people avoid loneliness according to the text?A. To make new friends.B. To live with their family members.C. To be physically active.D. To have enough social connections.二、未分类(共2题)1. Your children are watching you.__36__According to the Health Program, developing healthy habits is an important part for your children. And when it comes to developing healthy habits, parents influence their children more than anyone else.__37__ What happens during those early years can influence children for the rest of their lives. This includes some eating and exercise habits. Children are very careful, even at a young age. Children watch what others do carefully and imitate the behaviors of those closest to them. As parents, you should do the following: __38__ If you do that, your children are more likely to be enthusiastic about developing theirs.Let your children see you taking care of your own physical health by eating fruits and vegetables. Talk to them about healthy habits in appropriate terms and at a proper time. __39____40__ Computers, televisions and other forms of technology are a major part of life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, as the use of technology in the home increases, so does the time spent watching TV or playing on the computer. So as parents, you should also arrange the time for your children wisely.A. Don't get rid of technology, but use it wisely.B. Take part in physical activities and exercise regularly.C. Be enthusiastic about developing healthy habits of your own.D. Children prefer to imitate their parents rather than listen to them.E. Your actions are speaking to them louder than your words will.F. This can be helpful to teach your children to form good eating habits.G. It's easy for the children to form their healthy habits when they are young.2. Most Americans don’t like to get advice from mem bers of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. When they need advice, they__61__ (rare) go to people they know. Instead, many of __62__ write letters to newspapers and magazines __63__ give advice on many different subjects __64__ (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how to buy a house or a car.Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who __65__ (suppose) to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, and others are lawyers or __66__ (educate). Among the writers, two women are famous. __67__ they have no special training for this kind of work, they can give the readers suitable advice because they are rich __68__ life experience and good at communicating with others. A survey was done last year about why people __69__ (turn) to strangers for help and why the two women were well­received. Most people interviewed in __70__ survey said this way could help protect their privacy and the advice from the women was practical and effective.三、完型填空(共1题)1. One day, I was teaching my daughter how to paint. I saw that a lot of her energy went into 41 her brush into the paint, and then into a bowl of water. But then most of the paint that was on the 42 would just disappear in the water. As an 43 mother, I was thinking, “I am trying to teach you how to paint on paper and what are you doing? This is not what you are 44 to do. You have to do this way.”But she is three years old so she is probably not going to 45 doing it the right way. She had so much 46 dipping the brush in the paint and in the water bowl. Pretty much within an hour, most of the paint was all over the room and I just sat there with my hands 47 my head thinking, “Oh my god, this girl is hopeless.” Soon after, however, she shouted, “Mama, when I 48 pink and blue, it turns purple!”I was surprised. 49 I was thinking that she was wasting perfectly good paint and paper, she 50 learned something. What would have been a very theoretical(理论的) experiment turned into a very 51 experiment.I am a designer and work with software like Photoshop and Illustrator. When my daughter sees me work on the 52 , she is always very curious and she wants to work with me on the same thing that I do. She starts to 53 with buttons, and in that process, sometimes lands up 54 me things! There will be many times when she will find 55 new. I will ask her 56 , and she will tell me, “I pressed this, and I pressed this, and then this happened.”One of the things I realized from this is that everyone has a(n) 57 way of learning things. When I was growing up, I 58 to literature very well, so everything that was turned into a story became my way of learning and 59 different concepts. Some kids understand through art, some understand through math and games, and it’s the job of a parent or a teacher to watch and 60 how children learn and try their best to make these experiences educational.41. A. dipping B. throwing C. breaking D.sweeping42. A. plate B. brush C. paper D. bowl43. A. optimistic B. impatient C. energetic D. independent44. A. supposed B. allowed C. intended D. tricked45. A. keep B. consider C. bother D. remember46. A. regret B. fun C. disappointment D. trouble47. A. beside B. over C. below D. on48. A. add B. combine C. mix D. take49. A.While B. Because C. If D. Before50. A. accidentally B. immediately C. fortunately D. actually51. A. interesting B. practical C. beneficial D. novel52. A. phone B. desk C. computer D. calculator53. A. mess B. cooperate C. go D. live54. A. telling B. awarding C. teaching D. giving55. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything56. A. when B. why C. where D. how57. A. different B. effective C. quick D. strange58. A. stuck B. referred C. related D. turned59. A. accepting B. using C. appreciating D. understanding60. A. disturb B. teach C. respect D. discover四、书面表达(共1题)1. 假设你叫李华，你和朋友们约定本周日上午去体育场打篮球，外教Mr. Green 非常喜欢体育活动，请你给他写封电子邮件邀请他加入你们的活动。

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第I卷听力部分一、听力测试（每小题1分，15小题，共15分）Conversation 11. What is the weather like today ?A. CoolB. ColdC. Hot2. What will the woman do ?A. Go to take a busB. Walk to the restaurantC. Get off the bus right awayConversation 23. How does the woman look now?A. SurprisedB. NervousC. Upset4. How often will the woman go to the English corner?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week .C. Three times a week.Conversation 35. What does the woman want to be?A. An English teacher.B. A music teacher .C. A singer.6. What does the man want to be?A. An astronautB. A teacherC. singerConversation 47. Why didn’t the woman go to New Zealand?A. She couldn’t afford the trip.B. She didn’t feel like going there.C. Her friend invited her to Beijing.8. What did the woman do on the fourth and fifth days?A. She visited several attractions.B. She hung out with her friend.C. She watched movies.9. When did the woman go to the Great Wall?A. On the sixth day.B. On the seventh day.C. On the eig hth day.Conversation 510. When will the man’s friends come back?A. Today .B. TomorrowC. The day after tomorrow.11. How much change does the man receive ?A. 8 dollarsB. 12 dollarsC. 28 dollars12. Where does the conversation take place ?A. At the parkB. Over the phone.C. At the booking office.Conversation 613. What is William most probably doing now?A. Playing football.B. Visiting ThomasC. Buying a ball14. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Visit her auntB. Take care of a kid.C. Go out of town15. Where does Catherine live ?A. Near the woman’s house .B. near the man’s houseC. Ne ar the cinema第II卷笔试部分第一部分阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）(A)Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their li ves are their friends. They believe that their family members d on’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it i s quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other a nd then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, th ey usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phon e. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends f or them. Some parents even stop their children from meeting t heir good friends. Have you ever thought of the following ques tions?Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or yo ur friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your paren ts don’t like? Your answers are welcome.16.Many teenagers think that______ can understand them bet ter.A friends B. brothers C. sisters D. parents17.________ is very important to teenagers.A. To make friendsB. CommunicationC. To stop meeting friendsD. Both A and B18.The sentence “Your answers are welcome” means “______ ___”.A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with usB. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcomeC. Your answers are always rightD. You can give us all the right answers(B)Reach for the stars at the Euro Space Center. Find out everyt hing you need to know about space — from the origins (起源) of the universe to the future space exploration plans. Light , sound and special effects help to bring your space journey to life. Throughout your tour, our specially trained guides will an swer your questions and provide you with any information you require.Begin your tour with our exhibition about the planets, then mo ve on to the Space Laboratory and see some of the experime nts carried out in space. Visit our international space station, where you can climb into our full-scale Space Shuttle model and experience life on board as an astronaut.You will know all about space by now and to help you further, our Space Center astronaut will tell you about how young peo ple train as astronauts in our own training school. Finally, you can watch our amazing Space Show in our IMAX cinema, whi ch will help you understand everything you have learned durin g your visit better.Outside we have an outdoor exhibition including a giant solar system, full-size rocket models and outdoor games. Don’t worry if it rains — much of this is under cover.After that, why not visit our restaurant Resto Space for food a nd drink on a space theme ? And don’t forget our Space Shop , offering you a lot of gifts to take home.The Euro Space Center is open every day during school holid ays, and also during other times except Mondays. Opening ti mes are 10:00-5:00. For entrance fees, call our booking service on + 32-61-650133. Or you can email us for up-to-date entry information at info@eurospacecenter.be.19. Anyone who goes to the Euro Space Center will _____A. visit there for freeB. become a true astronautC. feel as if he was in spaceD. do any space experiments he wants20. In the Space Shuttle, visitors can _____.A. enjoy food and drinkB. watch an amazing space showC. learn about space experimentsD. know how astronauts live in space21. On Mondays, the Euro Space Center _____.A. will be open all day longB. will be open only for 5 hoursC. will be closed for the whole dayD. will have a space show in the IMAX cinema22. What’s the best title for the text?A. Learn to be an astronautB. Welcome to Space ShopC. Come and take a space walkD. Show your talent for science(C)A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained th at he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, sho ok hands with the jeweler and left.A few days later the man returned and said that his wife like d the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like this. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on ho w to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully r eplied "I would say it’s absolutely impossible to find one exactl y like that pearl".The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newsp apers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people a nswered the advertisement（广告） but nobody had a pearl that was just right.Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady cam e into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect p earl from her purse." "I don’t like to part with it”, she said sadly . “I got it from my mother, and my mother got it from hers. But I really need the money”.The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good new s. The man however was nowhere to be found.23. Who did the man pretend to buy a pearl for?A. His wife.B. His mother-in -law.C. His own mother.D. No one.24. Why did he pay $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaini ng?A. Because he was very rich.B. Because he wanted to make the jeweler believe him.C. Because his wife was anxious to get it.D. Because his business had been successful.25. Why did many people answer the advertisement?A. Because they wanted to see the perfect pearl.B. Because they wanted to buy some beautiful pearl too.C. Because they wanted to get in touch with the rich man.D. Because they wanted to sell their own pearl at a high pric e.26. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ____ ______.A. he died suddenlyB. he happened to be outC. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the m oneyD. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second ti me Ramadan（D）London has more than nine million visitors every year. They c ome and visit some of the most famous places in England: Bi g Ben, the Tower of London and the River Thames.You can see some of the most interesting places in London b y getting on the tour buses. Or you can take a ride on the Lon don Eye. This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames.The River Thames is London’s main waterway. It has shaped the capital’s landscape, history and geography. So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along th e river.The clock tower of the House of Parliament, Big Ben, has bec ome one of the main symbols of London. The sound of the bel l, which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes has become well-known throughout the nation.No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London, in the eastern part of the city. After Big Ben, the Tow er may be London’s most visited tourist spot. Directly south is Tower Bridge, which is more than 100 years old.Among all the palaces in London, Buckingham Palace is the most famous. It has been the main London home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1837. You can visi t some of the rooms in August and September. And most mor nings of the year you can watch the soldiers outside changing the guard.About one hour by train out of London is the town of Windsor. Here you can visit another of the Queen’s homes---Windsor Castle. There was a fire in 1992 and many of the roo ms were badly burned. But now they are full of beautiful pictur es, tables and chairs again.Sightseeing in London is great, but it can get very tiring. So, t he best way to start the day is to fill up with an English breakf ast.You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel, and at many restaurants and cafes. An English pub is a good place t o stop for lunch and a drink. You can get hot or cold food and try one of England’s many ales (浓啤酒). Fish and chips are also a traditional English meal. So look out for fish and chip shops in cities as well as by the sea. Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and caf es in London, and simply watch the busy world go by.27. The underlined word “landscape”(paragraph3) is closest i n meaning to ______.A. sightsB. interestC. growthD. travel28. Which place may be London’s most visited tourist spot?A. The River ThamesB. The Tower of LondonC. Buckingham PalaceD. Big Ben29. If you go to London in December, you will not be able to _ _____.A. visit Windsor CastleB. tour the Buckingham PalaceC. tour the city along the River ThamesD. watch the soldiers outside changing guards30. We can learn from the text that _______________.A. the sound of the Big Ben can be heard everywhereB. Windsor Castle has been rebuiltC. only some of the hotels in England serve breakfastD. the London Eye can carry you where you like to go第二节（共5小题，每题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。

2016～2017学年度第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试题考试时间：2017年5月12日满分：150分考试时长：120分钟第I卷注意事项：1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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AThere was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very oft en. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoo n, I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked q uickly because there wasn’t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. “Which w ay should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other. I found that the two paths were different from each othe r.The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers o n both sides of the path. Though they weren’t that beautiful, th ey made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I l ooked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice. It was narro w and dirty. It looked as if it had not been cleaned for months. Grass grew everywhere. For a long time, I couldn’t make up my mind. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the d irty path. It wasn’t nice, but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I c ame to the end of the path.Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park. Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in th e park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the rig ht way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them a bout what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me witho ut saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was too small.My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may g et a big surprise!1. What does the first paragraph tell us?A. The park is near the author’s home.B. The author d oesn’t like the park.C. The author doesn't know which path to choose.D. There were few people in the park.2. Which path did the author decide to take at last?A. The left one.B. The right one.C. The clean one.D. The l ong way.3. What was the peop le’s attitude towards the author when he told the truth to them? A. Doubtful B. Acceptable C. Unkno wn D. Thankful4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. There is a park near the author’s home and he often goes t here.B. The author was familiar with the two ways.C. There was a small garden in the park but really beautiful.D. Choosing a different path in life may get to the same end. BBack in 2007, French director Jean-Jacques Annaud returned to his home in France after finishin g making a film in the Sahara. There, from a large number of books his friends had mailed to him, Annaud picked up Wolf T otem, a novel by a Chinese author.After almost six years of the film making, Wolf Totem started t o be shown throughout China on February 19, 2015. Nowadays in China, most people have got to know that it’s im portant to protect grasslands and get along well with nature. A nnaud said that he was touched by the author’s concerns abo ut the worse and worse environment which has widely influen ced the Chinese public and the novel is becoming more and more popular.The film Wolf Totem is about environmental problems becaus e they not only exist in China, Annaud said, adding that many EU members and the United States have also had to deal wit h these serious problems. According to him, the film shows a message about the importance of a pleasant relationship bet ween man and nature.Both man and the wolf need a good environment to live in, An naud said. Feng Shaofeng, who played Chen Zhen in the film, was also allowed to raise and train the wolves, so that he cou ld get to know the animals. “Wolves will never accept humans as their master as dogs do; they treat us as friends,” Feng said.5. Where does Annaud come from?A. China.B. England.C. France.D. United States.6. When did they begin to make the film Wolf Totem?A. In 2007.B. In 2009.C. In 2014.D. In 2015.7. What does the film show?A. Humans can become the wolves’ master.B. It’s important for humans to live in peace with nature.C. Humans are stronger than the forces of nature.D. China has serious environmental problems.CDictionaries are not closed books. There is still plenty of room for more words in them. New words are being created and ad ded to our language. And many of today's word experts can t hank a famous Englishman for his creation of the way in whic h they develop many new words. His name was Charles L. D odgson. Besides working with numbers, Dodgson wrote book s. His stories and poems have made Dodgson popular with a l ot of readers. We know him, however, not by the name of Dod gson but by his pen name, Lewis Carroll.Lewis Carroll has made so many readers happy, young and old, with Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and a lot of poems. In these works, Carroll developed lots of wor ds such as "chortle" and "galumph". Many of these words are combined naturally with more common words in the English la nguage. Carroll referred to his made-up words as "portmanteau" words, named after a kind of leath er suitcase that opens into two parts. The name was just right for Carroll's words, because most of his words had two parts. They were usually made from the combined parts of two differ ent words. A "snark", for example, clearly came from a snake and a shark.Although Carroll died long ago, his way to create new words c ontinues to be used today. We clearly see his influence in such words as “smog” and “brunch”.8. What does the underlined sentence probably mean accordi ng to the passage?A. Dictionaries are open to the public.B. Dictionaries are helpful to the public.C. New words can be added to dictionaries.D. The words in dictionaries are always changing.9. From the passage, we know that Charles L. Dodgson was also good at______.A. mathB. actingC. teachingD. music10. Dodgson's made-up words were____.A. made from different wordsB. borrowed from other langua gesC. all come from his poemsD. are still widely used11. This passage is mainly about______.A. how Dodgson wrote his worksB. how English words are c reatedC. how a dictionary is writtenD. how Dodgson created ne w wordsDHave you visit any famous museums? Many famous museum s throughout the world can offer you good chances to enjoy ar t. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows ar t for people to see, but it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. W hat you need is just a computer connected to a telephone. Th at’s enough.You can call the telephone number of a University computer a nd connect your own computer to it. All of the art is in the school computer. It is computer art, produced by artists on their o wn computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can recei ve and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work. A computer artist could only record his pictures on the computer and send the records to others t o see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on pa per. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist wi ll have to need a very expensive printer(打印机).Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art o r computer students at schools and universities. Many of the p ictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for comput er artists because more people can see it. He says artists enj oy their work much more if they have an audience. And the gr eat number of home computers in America could mean huge audience for the electronic museum.12. The main purpose of this text is to give information about_ ___________.A. famous museums throughout the worldB. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.AC. art exhibitions in Florida International UniversityD. the latest development in computer art in the USA13. To see the art in FIU museum, which of the following shou ld you have at first?A. Some recordsB. A computer and a printerC. Your own pictures and drawingsD. A computer connected by a telephone line14. The museum was started when ___________.A. FIU wanted to encourage computer scientistsB. Robert Shostak decided to help computer artistsC. art students needed a place to show their worksD. computer scientists wanted to do something about art15. The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refers to __ _________.A. art studentsB. computer ownersC. exhibits in the museumD. those who will enjoy art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。

广州市2016-2017学年下学期高一年级英语期中模拟试题02第一卷（共90 分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50 分）一、单项填空（共20 小题：每小题1分，满分20分）1. ------ He is twenty years younger than you .-------_______________.A. What forB. How comeC. So whatD. Why not2. His wife gave _____ birth to a baby son yesterday , which gave him _________ great pleasure .A. / ; aB. the ; theC. / ; /D. a ; a3. Your suggestion is _______to us.A. of very valueB. great valuableC. of great valueD. very value4. Mary as well as three of her classmates ________ invited to the party.A. wereB. have beenC. wasD. had been5．I can remember very few occasions _______ he had to miss classes because of his bad health.A. whenB. that c. which D. what6．--How much shall I pay for the phone call?---You________. This is free of charge.A．Shouldn't B．Can't C．Don't have to D．Mustn't7. Although most of them have no doubt ________ he will pass the exam , I still wonder _______ hehas really got everything ready.A. whether; thatB. that; whetherC. that; thatD. whether; whether8．We appreciate ________ to the ball.A. to inviteB. them to inviteC. being invitedD. their inviting9. ------Was the lecture boring?------- On the contrary , it was very _________.A. unbelievableB. amusingC. disappointingD. unreasonable10. I was really anxious about you. You ____ home without a word.A. mustn't leaveB. shouldn't have leftC. couldn't have leftD. needn't leave11. ---- What made Tom so upset ?------ _______ her new bike.A. That he lostB. LostC. What he lost D . lose12. Was it many years ago _______ Henry met with two strange millionaires in London ?A. whichB. whereC. whenD. that13. We _________ him to stop surfing the internet, but he wouldn't listen.A. persuadedB. tried to persuadeC. suggestedD. demanded14．----Did you listen to her speech ?------ Yes , I have never heard a ______ one .A. goodB. betterC. bestD. well15. ---- I wonder if you 'd mind me asking you one more thing.------No , _____.A. go aheadB. that’s itC. I’ll take itD. well done16. Poor food led ______ her illness and her illness had a bad effect ______ her study and life.A. to; onB. for; onC. to; forD. with; at17. The talk is going on in a friendly ______ and hopefully an agreement will be reached .A. situationB. environmentC . chance D. atmosphere18. As a punishment , she was not permitted ________ any school activities.A. attendB. to attendC. attendingD. to attending19. ------ Believe it or not , ________ I want, more than anything else , is a few days' rest .A. whichB. thatC. whatD. whether20. My brother ,who is a software developer , earned _______ my sister, a teacher in a senior middle school.A . twice as many as B. as many as twiceC . twice as much as D. as much as twice二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分。

2016～2017学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷1、考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

2、将卷I答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上I卷（选择题共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where did the woman find the ball?A. On the road.B. In the tree.C. In the flowers.2.What will the speakers do?A. Look for Tony.B. Have a meal.C. Go to the classroom.3.What is the woman?A. An actress.B. A director.C. A photographer.4.Where does the woman probably work?A. At a restaurant.B. At a hotel.C. At a clothes shop.5.What does the woman think of the man's idea?A. Acceptable.B. Strange.C. Great.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Which sport will Danny go for?A. Cycling.B. Horse-riding.C. Climbing.7.When will Danny go on this holiday?A. In June.B. In July.C. In August.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

高一下学期期中考试英语试题 （满分150分，时间120分钟 ）第一部分：听力理解（每小题1.5分，共21分） 第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the man want to go?A. To a cinema.B. To a camera shop.C. To a clothing shop. 2. What time does the man usually get up when he ’s fine?A. Around seven.B. Around six.C. At half past six.3. What type of movie are the two speakers going to see? A. A horror movie. B. A humorous movie. C. An action movie.4. What does the woman mean?A. She thinks salary is more important than interest.B. She thinks interest is more important than salary.C. She thinks salary is as important as interest. 5. How does the woman stay in shape? A. She exercises.B. She watches what she eats.C. She eats sugar and starch.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题（考试时间：120分钟总分：150分）本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共10页。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.A couple.B.Fellow workers.C.Mother and son.2.How does the woman feel about the new house?A.Excited.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.3.What are the speakers talking about?A.A room.B.A teacher.C.A course.4.What are the speakers doing?A.Having dinner.B.Buying a table.C.Placing a table.5.Which sport does the woman probably like?A.Basketball.B.Football.C.Baseball.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对活或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作笞时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Where is the man from?A.America.B.England.C.Australia.7.When will the director meet the man on Monday morning?A.At 8:00.B.At 9:00.C.At 10:00.听第7段材料，回答第第8至10题。

2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题答卷时间：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷考生须知：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟；答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字；所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效。

考试结束后，只需上交答题卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每题1.5，满分7.5)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a store.C. In a hotel. What did the woman think they would do?A. Have a meeting.B. Attend a lecture.C. See an exhibition.What will the man probably do next?A. Eat out for lunch.B. Go back to his work.C. Pi ck up Jenny.4. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Hotel manager and tourist.B. Professor and student.C. Salesman and customer.5. How much will the woman pay for one chair?A. $65.B. $59.C. $62.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5）听下面5段对话或独白。

2017年上学期醴陵一中高一年级期中考试英语试卷时量：120 分钟总分：150分命题人：班级：____________ 姓名：_____________ 考号：____________第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman want to have for lunch?A. Fruit.B. Bread.C. Noodles.2. What is Jimmy doing?A. Shopping online.B. Walking the dog.C. Doing his homework.3. Why can Louise speak English well?A. She is an American.B. She likes English very much.C. She once lived abroad for a long time.4. What is the woman going to do?A. Buy a new cellphone.B. Use the phone on the table.C. Lend her phone to the man.5. How much does it probably take to get to California by bus?A. $25.B. $50.C. $100.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

广东省惠州市惠城区2016-2017学年高一数学下学期期中试题一：选择题（每小题5分，共60分） 1．．如果函数()sin 6f x x ωπ⎛⎫=+⎪⎝⎭()0ω>的最小正周期为2π，则ω的值为（ ） A ．1 B ．2 C ．4 D ．8 2．一个三角形的三个内角,,A B C 成等差数列，则cos B =（ ）A ．12 B ．12- C ．32 D ． 32- 3．函数2lg(21)y x x =--的定义域为（ ） A.1(,1)2-B.(1,)+∞C. (,1)(2,)-∞⋃+∞D.1(,)(1,)2-∞-⋃+∞ 4．设{}n a 是等差数列，若293,7a a ==，则数列{}n a 前10项和为（ ） Ａ。

25 Ｂ．50Ｃ．100Ｄ．2005．设a b >，则下列不等式成立的是（ ）A ． 22a b >B 。

a ＞bC ． 22a b >D 。

lg lg a b >6．已知等差数列{}n a 中，311450,13a a a +==，则数列{}n a 的公差等于（ ） A ．1 B ．4 C ．5 D ．67．等比数列{a n }中，a 3，a 9是方程3x 2—11x+9=0的两个根，则a 6=（ ） A ．3 B ．611C ． 3D ．以上皆非8．若点(,1)A x ，(2,)B y 均在第一象限，且OA ⋅OB 1=，则12x y+的最小值为（ A ．2 B 。

4 C 。

8 D 。

109．函数2()(1)1x f x x x =>-的最小值为（ ） A ． 4 B 。

3 C ． 2 D 。

1 10．5a =，2c =，2cos 3A =，则b=（ ） （A 2 （B ）3 （C ）2 （D ）311. 已知数列{}n a 为等比数列，n S 是它的前n 项和,若2312a a a =，且4a 与2 a 7的等差中项为54，则5S =（ ）A ． 29B 。

2016—2017学年第二学期期中高一年级英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节听力理解（2段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1~2题1. Which of the following countries has the woman been to ?A. Japa n and America.B. Can ada and Australia.C. China and Thailand.2. What does the man say about Norway?A. It snows almost everywhere in wi nter.B. It is cold all the year round.C. It 'very dry in summer.听第二段对话，回答第3~5题。

3. What is the probable relati on ship betwee n the speakers?A. Roommates.B. Family.C. Frie nds.4. Why is the woman surprised?A. The man desig ned his house himself.B. The man put many footballs in his house.C. The man is familiar with many football stars.5. What kind of house does the woman hope to own?A. A football house.B. A motor house.C. An apartme nt.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白。

2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试卷（含解析）第一部分阅读理解第一节（共１５小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AWelcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Com e and join us.1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on __ _______.A. SundayB. MondayC. WednesdayD. Friday2. You may learn something about a disease called TB from _ _________.A. Dr. WestB. Mr. MorisonC. Mrs. GreenD. Mr. Thomas3. If you want to learn something about satellites(卫星), you can go to the class from______.A. 8:30 to 11:30 on SundayB. 19:00 to 21:00 on MondayC. 19:30 to 21:00 on WednesdayD. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday4. If you are not free in the morning, you can’t join in ________ .A. Space and ManB. Personal InventionsC. Computer ScienceD. Modern Medicine【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B【解析】这是某个学校对外参观展览的时间表。

本篇文章题目较简单，答案都是细节理解题，只需认真阅读原文，到原文对应位置寻找即可。

1. 细节理解题。

根据第一个方框中“you may also bring your own inventions.”可知，周日可以展示自己的发明。

2016-2017学年惠州一中高一下学期开学考英语第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)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。

AWhen in Paris，never miss the Eiffel Tower!In 1887 when the construction of the Eiffel Tower started，more than 300 celebrities including famous writer Maupassant were against the building of this ugly tower．But two years later，the Eiffel Tower became the most classic architecture in the exhibition that year．And now after over 100 years since its building，the tower can bring more than 1.5 billion Euros to Paris annually．Almost every visitor to Paris will come to Eiffel to have a bird’s eye view for the city．Maybe，such an astonishing change is also beyond the expectation of its designer，Gustave Eiffel．Below is some information about visiting the Tower.Address：Champ de Mars，5 av Anatole France，7eTel：0892701239Tickets：To take the lift to the to p，the price for adults and children are 15 and 10.50 euros each；to take the lift to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 9 and 4.50 euros each；to take the stairs to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 5 and 3 euros each；and to take the lift to the top from the 2nd floor costs 6 euros．Opening Hours：The Eiffel Tower is open every single day of the year．From 17 June to 28 August，the lifts and stairs open from 9：00 to midnight．During the rest of the year，the lifts open from 9：30-23：00 and the stairs open from 9：30-18：30．Website：www．tour-eiffel．fr1．What do we know about the Eiffel Tower?A．The tower was completed in 1887．B．The designer was quite sure of its success．C．The tower brings great profits to Paris．D．Its design was popular from the beginning．2．To get to the top of the Eiffel Tower，how much does an adult pay AT LEAST?A．6 euros．B．9 euros．C．11 euros．D．15 euros．3．If you want to overlook Paris at night on October lst，you can______．A．take lifts to the top B．take stairs first and then liftsC．take stairs to the top D．take lifts first and then stairsBAlthough most hitchhikers (搭便车的人) are people，passers-by tend to ignore them because they are cautious about giving rides to strangers．But what will they do if they come across a hitchhiking robot? Will they take it to its destination or will they just leave the helpless machine by the wayside?That is the answer Canadian professors, David Harris Smith and Frauke Zeller, who study the relationship between humans and technology，are seeking for after they came up with the idea of building a hitchhiking robot．HitchBOT is built with cheap household items．Thanks to a PC tablet，GPS tracker and camera，hitchBOT not only can send its thoughts and pictures to the general public，but also can answer general questions and keep drivers entertained with small talks．The smart robot is even able to quote interesting facts about the areas it has passed through．Not surprisingly，many people are doubtful about hitchBOT’s ability．Most people think the cute robot will be damaged by someone．Actu ally，they are all wrong．The robot hitchhiked all the way from Halifax，Nova Scotia，to Victoria，British Columbia，a distance of 3,700 miles．It was first picked up on July 27th by an elderly couple．It not only reached its destination on August 21st，but also had some amazing adventures along the way．It visited national parks，went fishing，went camping，and even attended a wedding where it experienced its first dance and interrupted the bride’s speech．In addition to helping it get to its destination，its Canadian fans have gone out to ensure its safety from covering the robot with a plastic cape (披肩) to help keep it dry to ensuring that it stays healthy with motor oil．4．Why is the hitchhiking robot built?A．To help passers-by reach their destinations．B．To find out how people might react to it．C．To see if it will give rides to strangers．D．To entertain drivers on their way．5．The hitchBOT can do all of the following except_________．A．talking with the driver B．dancing with peopleC．sending its thoughts and pictures D．answering any question raised6．How long did it take the hitchBOT to reach its destination?A．Nearly a month．B．Over one month．C．Two months．D．One week．7．What can we learn about the hitchBOT?A．It was ignored by an elderly couple．B．It didn’t mee t with any danger along the way．C．It experienced a long and amazing journey．D．It will be put into the market quickly．CIn today’s fiercely competitive business environment，companies need to communicate information concerning a whole range of issues in a clear and precise manner to their customers. This is particularly so in the case of companies which do business in areas such as manufacturing, information technology (IT)，engineering products and services—companies whose products and services may not be understood by a customer not familiar with its technical aspects．These communication materials are prepared in a company these days by “technical writers”—people who can effectively communicate to an intended audience.Technical writing and writing text-books are poles apart．The former is aimed at those who do not have an in-depth knowledge about a product and therefore should be direct and easy to understand．Too many technical terms would only add to the confusion of the customer．Technical writers first need to understand the technical information themselves，before trying to communicate it in easier language to the customers．Even graduates of English literature are often found wanting when it comes to creative and effective writing.This simply mean s that those with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature along with a diploma/degree in Journalism and having a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) are ideal (理想的) candidates for being employed as technical writers.A career in technical writing is seen as a good choice for women mainly because it is widely held that women are more gifted in creative writing than men and the job does not involve too much travelling or working at night．8．What are “technical writers” supposed to do?A．To write about the company’s products or services in clear，easy language．B．To write about the company’s products using correct technical terms．C．To effectively communicate to an intended audience by writing letters．D．To travel around to persuade people to buy the company’s products or services．9．Which of the following best explains the underlined word “wanting” in Paragraph 3?A．being needed．B．wanting to write．C．hoping to be employed．D．lacking in ability．10．What would happen if many technical terms are used in technical writing?A．It would sound too formal．B．It would h elp engineers a lot．C．It would confuse the customer．D．It would produce a better effect．11．Who would be the best candidate for a technical writer?A．A man with degrees in English literature and Journalism and a PGDCA．B．A female with degrees in English literature and Journalism and a PGDCA．C．A male graduate of English literature with a diploma in Journalism．D．A woman with a degree in English literature along with a diploma in Journalism．DThe Israeli farmers who pioneered the revolutionary technology known as drip irrigation weren’t trying to solve one of the world’s most urgent problems．They were just trying to survive．They lived in the desert，and they didn’t have enough water to grow their crops．In its simplest form，it was little more than a pipe with holes in it．But behind each hole was a hi-tech dripper that let out just the right amount of water．Snaked along a row of crops so that the holes were positioned directly above the roots，the pipe could direct each precious drop of waterdirectly to the plants，getting a bigger harvest while using a very small amount of the water．Over time，the farmers improve d upon the technology，perfecting the drippers that regulated the flow of water，and connecting the pipelines to computers that could determine exactly how much water each plant needed and when．If the global population kept growing，the rest of the world would increasingly resemble their little community in the desert．So they began selling their irrigation systems in other parts of the world，eventually expanding to more than 110 countries．Netafirm，the company says it’s lifting people out of poverty and conserving water at a time when the importance of doing so has never been clearer．The mass adoption of drip irrigation won’t save the world by itself．To avoid the coming catastrophe，nearly everybody will，in some way，have to do more with less，perhaps through accepting and using other new technologies．Otherwise，it’s going to get ugly．12．Why is drip irrigation called “the revolutionary technology”?A．It saves the world all by itself．B．It is controlled by computers．C．It makes irrigation more effective．D．It provides deserts with water．13．What does “one of the world’s most urgent problems” in Paragraph l refer to?A．lacking water．B．lacking labor．C．lacking food．D．lacking energy．14．How does the drip irrigation help farmers with crops?A．By drilling holes on the pipes．B．By regulating water via drippers.C．By snaking pipes along the crops．D．By placing pipes just above roots. 15．Which of the following will be the best slogan for Netafirm to sell the irrigation systems?A．Less water；More harvest．B．New technology；New world．C．More grain；Less starvation．D．Water saving；World surviving．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。

2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听对话，选择正确答案。

1. What time is it now?A. 8:00B. 8:15C. 8:302. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A hiking planB. Their friend, MaryC. The weather3. What will the woman do this evening ?A. Stay at home with her mumB. Go to a concert with her mumC. Go to the cinema with her mum4. Where are the two speakers?A. In a restaurantB. On a farmC. In the office5. What is the man going to do?A. Do his homeworkB. Catch a train homeC. Go to the pa rk第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第 6段材料，回答第6至7题6. Where is the woman going?A. To a supermarketB. To a hotelC. To the post office7. How will the woman get there?A She will walk there B. She will go there by bus C. She wi ll go there by taxi听第 7段材料，回答第8至9题8. Who does the woman buy the goods for?A. Only for her friendB. Only for herself C. For herself and her friend9. How much does the woman pay for what she buys?A. $179B. $358C. $350听第 8段材料，回答第10至12题10. What did the man do last night?A. He waited for the womanB. He waited to listen to the con certC. He waited to get tickets for the concert11. What does the woman think of the rock concert?A. It’s noisy and boringB. It has good singingC. It’s hard t o understand12. What will they do after the conversation?A. Go to the concertB. Have dinnerC. Go to an opera听第 9段材料，回答第13至16题13. Why is the woman calling?A. To apply for a jobB. To apply for a courseC. To go to another school14. What problem is involved in attending the class?A. It’s too advancedB. It’s only for medical studentsC. Too many students take it15.What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Get Professor Chambers’ approvalB. Chang her major to MathsC. Take other courses16. When will the woman come to Professor Wang’s office?A. Next TuesdayB. Next WednesdayC. Next Sunday 听第 10段材料，回答第17至20题17. How often does the class meet?A. Twice a week B, Twice a month C, Once a week18. What time does the class meet?A. From 3:05 pm to 4:15 pmB. From 3:15pm to 4:50 pmC. From 3:50 pm to 4:50 pm19. Where will the students have classes a month later?A. In the office on the third floorB. Right in this roomC. InRoom 30120. How many aspects will determine the students’ final grade ?A. TwoB. ThreeC. Four第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks fo r their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is c elebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harve st. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed n ear what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and th anked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harv est. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachus etts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast（盛宴）. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their s pecial feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years bef ore there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuade d Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed （宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on th e fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanks giving Day in much the same way as their American neighbou rs. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.21. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .A. in springB. summerC. in autumnD. in winter22. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were .A. some people from EnglandB. the American IndiansC. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford23. We can infer from the passage that New England must be .A. in the U. S. A.B. in Great BritainC. in CanadaD. on some island off the Atlantic24. The passage mainly tells us .A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedC. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayD. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesBCustoms are social habits. They have been handed down thro ugh generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing t hings. They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marriages and deaths.In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countri es.Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st. One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up t heir babies tightly (紧紧的).This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.25. It is true that customs .A. have been formed during a short timeB. have been form ed little by littleC. have been quickly formed and changedD. have never be en changed26. In this passage, the word “garment” is .A. a kind of foodB. a bedC. a sort of clothesD. a r oom27. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes.B. Men wear the white coats.C. Their parents all have attended their marriages.D. Their marriages are only held in the men’s homes.28. From this passage we know .A. the people all over China spend New Year in the same w ayB. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting c ards to each otherC. each people has his special custom for New YearD. most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriouslyCA beggar followed a lady and asked her for some money. S he refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do wha t he had made up his mind to do.At this word, the lady was greatly frightened for she was afrai d for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. T he beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have tak en pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should ha ve had to go to work now.29. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.A. had already received some dollars alreadyB. had been thinking of taking his own lifeC. had received no money for that dayD. had acted as if he was looking for a job30. If the woman hadunderstood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.A. have given him one more dollarB. have persuaded him to give up beggingC. have gone away without giving him any moneyD. have offered him some work31. In the story, “a terrible fate” means _______A. to begB. to go to workC. to dieD. to live a hard life32. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.A. How to BegB. Money before EverythingC. Anything except WorkD. Work for MoneyDChina’s second manned space flight will be done by two astro nauts over five days in 2005. “Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space sometime in 2005,” said Zuo Saichu n, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Tech nology (CAST). “The spacecraft（宇宙飞船）will make new breakthroughs in China’s manned space techn ology.”Unlike Shenzhou-V, a little more than a year ago (in October, 2003), the next fli ght will see two astronauts fly in space for five days. Their cap sule (太空舱) is designed to be capable of orbiting for a whole week, the spokesperson said. “For the first time, astronauts will enter a nd live in the orbital module（舱） of the spacecraft to do scientific experiments,” said a s tatement from CAST. CAST did not say what those experime nts will be.In Shenzhou-VI, scientists have changed the spacecraft’s configuration (构形) to reduce its weight, and tried to improve the performance of on-board equipment. They have also worked to make sure of the energy supply of the spacecraft and further improve its safety. So far, scientists have worked out ways to solve problems on environmental control and life support. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into orbit(轨道) atop a Long March(长征) 2F rocket.33. Which of the following about Shenzhou-VI is NOT true?A. It will be sent into space in 2005.B. It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.C. It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.D. It will be sent into space with two astronauts.34. What does the underlined word “breakthroughs”(in para.1) mean?A. 突破B. 爆发C. 想法D. 手段35. According to the passage, the following problems should be solved before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space EXCEPT ______.A. environmental controlB. energy supplyC. life supportD. lunar soil collecting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。

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广东省深圳市2016—2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第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）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。

ADo you ever dream about climbing Mount Everest, which is 8，848 meters high？ If so， you are not alone. Every year， thousands of people try to climb the world's highest mountains or walk across deserts. Let’s take a look at some of the 21st century’s greatest adventures(冒险家)。

Ed StaffordEd Stafford from the UK is the first person to walk along the Amazon River from the mountains of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil。

2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中联考试题总分 150 时量 120分钟本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the woman work now?A. At a restaurant.B. At a hotel.C. At a school.2. What will the man do tonight?A. Write a story.B. Watch a movie.C. Read a story.3. When will Lisa come to see the man?A. Tonight.B. Tomorrow morning.C. Tomorrow evening.4. How does the woman probably feel now?A. Tired.B. Excited.C. Pleased.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The man’s work.B. The man’s new office.C. Some beautiful views.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

广东省惠州市惠城区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题阅读理解（一共ABCD四篇文章。

每题2分，合计2×16＝32分）A篇Dolphins（海豚）are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this, they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time―at least twenty or thirty years. Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.1. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.A．live in groups B．have large brainsC．are warm-blooded D．have their own language2. Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?A . Its nose. B．Its mouth. C．Its ears. D．Its eyes.3. Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?A. He was lonely and liked to be with people.B. They enjoyed playing with him.C. He was seriously wounded.D. They wanted his help.4. By telling the story of Jack, the writer wanted to show that _____.A. dolphins should be protected by law.B. people are cruel to animalsC. Jack is different from other dolphinsD. dolphins are friendly and cleverB篇In the future, when robots can be used both in homes and in other areas， they could improve the living standards of people. Many people burn their energy on their day-to-day tasks like cooking, cleaning after work, etc. When robots can complete such jobs, people can spend more time with their family and friends. Experts say that many major problems in the modern world are caused by miscommunication. When people have more time, they can talk freely to solve such issues and eventually create a happy society.Robots can be used on certain jobs to avoid accidents caused by careless behavior of some people. When robots are used on such work，it does not risk any human life due to accidents at the workplace. Human resources can be efficiently used by performing tasks which demand human skills like critical thinking and problem solving. Robots can be used on low-end jobs like moving heavy things and heavy weight lifting.While some people talk about how useful robots can be to humans,others voice their concerns about reduction in human value and the creation of a lazy society due to heavy dependency on robots. When robots become cheaper to produce, employers may prefer to use more robots than humans. As the technology constantly improves the abilities of robots,it could weaken the value of humans. Many people may rely on robots heavily. Some may even develop the habit of using robots on tasks that they can easily do. This could create a lazy society.As an aging society, Japan sees it as a must to build robots that take care of elderly people at their home,because without them,the nation's health care system can't cope. There will simply be too many elderly people to care for as the nation faces a decreasing birth rate, an aging population, and the loosening of family ties. However, many of Japan's elderly people would prefer human helpers rather than robots. Above all, Japan wants, if not"needs"， its dreams of robots in the home to come true because its immigration (移民)policy is anti-immigration.In conclusion, robots can be used on anything that can eventually improve humans' living standards but we can't depend on them too much. Robots can be used to help humans live in harmony and form a happy society.5. According to the first paragraph, when robots can be used in homes,_________.A. people's living standards will be improvedB. there would be more misunderstandings between humansC. people will spend more time on their workD. people may communicate more with robots than human beings6. Compared with humans，robots are better at_________.A．problem solving B. communicating with othersC. working safelyD. critical thinking7. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.Japan will try to develop robots to be used in the home.B.The robots are well received by elderly peopleC.The Japanese government encourages foreigners to move to Japan.D.Most Japanese citizens are against robots in the home.8. Which statement is the author's opinion on robots?A.Robots bring us more problems than benefits.B.The future of robots is worrying.C.Robots can help us a lot but we need to use them properly.D.We should limit the development of robotic technology.C篇The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙)with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs.Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.9. What does the author say about silence in conversations?A. It is culture-specific.B. It promotes friendship.C. It implies anger.D. It is content-based.10. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?A. The French.B. The Chinese.C. The Mexicans.D. The Russians.11. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.B. Break it while treating patients.C. Make use of its healing effects.D. Evaluate its harm to patients.12. What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and SilenceB. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is GoldC. Silence to Native AmericansD. What It Means to Be SilentD篇Ever since Donald Trump was elected the next president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put under a microscope.In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family.She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.There’s always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you.Are you a loser if you were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you don’t work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Right?There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism(精英主义). They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest an enormous amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance enhancement, even plastic surgery. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas. They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of yourlife and join the elites (社会精英).But what’s the downside of being ordinary? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac(热衷者)? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies and Photoshop the selected ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later?Don’t let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other people’s shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.13. Why does Ivanka become a hit online?A. She lives such a dream life that a million girls would like to kill her.B. She gets what she has through personal efforts despite decent origin.C. She is a virtual role model frequently seen among ordinary people.D. She together with her family is put under careful investigation.14. Which of the following are considered as a life belonging to people of higher social rank?① Polish and post carefully- selected selfies on WeChat;② Break your neck to earn your first pot of gold;③ Spare no expense to improve physical appearance;④ Sign up for wine tasting classes and oversea trips;A. ①④B. ②④C. ③④D. ②③15. It can be inferred from the text that ____________.A. Ivanka sleeping five hours a day makes the vast majority guilty.B. Keeping a stable nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.C. Improving the quality of life will promote one’s social status.D. Being distinguished is a commonly advocated culture nowadays.16. Which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?A. There is only one success — to be able to spend your life in your own way.B. Life is like a dogsled team. If you aren’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.C. Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.D. The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. 七项选五（一共5道题。

广东省惠州市2016—2017学年度下学期期末考试高一英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

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AA common overbooking problem on a United Airlines flight on Sunday ended with a man being bloodied and dragged from his seat and an already troubled airline earning more bad press. How did it all go so wrong?Overbooking on flights happens all the time. Empty seats cost airlines money, so they offset(抵消) the number of passengers who miss flights by selling too many tickets. In this case, the problem arose because United decided at the last minute to fly four members of staff to a connection point and needed to bump four passengers to make way for them.When there’s an overbooking issue the firs t step is to offer an inducement to the passengers to take a later flight. On Sunday passengers were offered $400, a hotel room for the night, and a flight the following afternoon. When no-one took the offer, the amount was upped to $800. Still no-one bit, so a manager boarded the flight and informed passengers that four people would be selected to leave the flight.That selection is based on several factors, but frequent fliers and higher fare-paying passengers are given priority to stay aboard, a spokeswoman for United confirmed.A couple who were selected agreed to leave the plane voluntarily. A third passenger, reportedly the wife of the man who was forcibly removed, also agreed. The man, who said he was a doctor and had to see patients in the morning, refused. An airline manager told him that security would be called if he did not obey. their conversation ended with the man being yanked from his seat onto the floor and dragged off, blood visible on his face.United Airlines CEO said the airline would review the event and reach out to the passenger, but the spokeswoman could not confirm whether United was in touch with him yet.1. Why does overbooking on flights always occur?A. United bumped four passengers to spare seats for its staff.B. Airlines expect to earn as much money as possible.C. Airlines want to make up for a loss of empty seats.D. It happens by accident.2. What can we inferred about the selection mentioned in the text?A. People are selected at random by the computer.B. Frequent fliers will never be asked to leave.C. The selected doctor may be the low fare-paying passengers or not a frequent flier.D. The selected passengers will be offered no money.3. Which of the following statements about four passengers is true?A. Four people were directly selected to leave at first.B. The couple of the doctor agreed to leave voluntarily.C. The doctor was dragged off without any hurt.D. The doctor refused to leave because he had to see his patient next morning.4. What does the underlined part “reach out to” in Paragraph 6 refers to?A. Get in contact withB. Make up forC. Apologize toD. Team up withBThe days of having to remember your ID could soon be a thing of the past. The famous tourist town of Wuzhen, China, is now using facial recognition technology to act as its entry pass through the gates of the attraction. The system uses cameras to notice people as they approach the entry, and checks these against a database of registered visitors within a few seconds. The technology is thought to be up to 99.77 percent accurate and able to distinguish people better than a human.Wuzhen is a popular tourist town with visitors going there in large numbers to see its stunning river system and museums. Baidu, a web firm often referred t o as “Chinese Google”, created the system. When people now check in to their accommodation, they will have their photo taken and uploaded to a central database upon leaving and re-entering the town, the system will re-check that they are still a guest at a hotel, before allowing them back in.The technology is being used to track the 5,000 visitors that stay in the town’s hotels every day. Yuanqing Lin, director of the Institute of deep Learning at Baidu, told The Verge, “With our technology, you don’t nee d to give your ID. When you are approaching a gate, it will take a photo of you and compare that photo to the database.” Wuzhen used to monitor its visitors using a ticket-entry system, but this could easily be abused. It was discovered that some people were sharing their tickets to avoid paying.Baidu’s system is based on neural networks, which can process huge amounts of data--- more than one billion faces. As well as recognizing faces, the system can also discover facial movements, so it can’t be fooled by someone holding up a mask.Baidu is also using the software for employee entry at its Beijing headquarters.5. What can be learnt about the facial recognition technology from the passage?A. The technology could soon be a thing of the past.B. The technology can be over 99.77% accurate.C. The technology can match visitors’ faces with those in the databaseD. The technology is being used to track where the 5,000 visitors are going.6. Which of the following word can replace the underlined word “stunnin g” in paragraph 2?A. popularB. attractiveC. brilliantD. funny7. How does Wuzhen monitor its visitors now?A. By using facial recognition technologyB. By using a ticket-entry systemC. By using ID cardD. By using tickets8. What is the passage mainly about?A. Facial recognition is widely used in China.B. Baidu, a web firm, is using the recognition system.C. Chinese tourist town Wuzhen is using facial recognition.D. Wuzen is a popular tourist town with many visitors going there to see the system.CAbout three decades ago, China was known as the “Bicycle Kingdom”. But the two-wheeled approach of transport’s popularity began to fade, with many bikes soon replaced by their fuel-powered competitors.But recent months have seen a repopulality of the humble bike across China, with an increasing number of people choosing cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to do sightseeing. The introduction of bike-sharing schemes, pioneered by start-up company like Ofo and Mobike, has brought the trend to a new level. According to data shown by iResearch Consulting Group, the first week of this year saw 5.85 million active users of Mobike while Ofo had 1.4 million active users.People can unlock the shared bikes by simply using their smartphone. The bikes are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They’re popular among many Chinese people as they provide an effective solution to the “last mile” problem, which refers to the final leg of a person’s journey.However, the schemes have also led to problems such as illegal parking, damage on purpose and theft. To deal with these problems, the company came up with the idea of encouraging people to return the bikes to stations by rewarding free time for their next rides.9. Why did the two-wheeled approach of transport become less popular?A. Because China is no longer a bicycle kingdom.B. Because cycling is not convenient.C. Because fuel-powered competitors were replaced by riding.D. Because mostly driving took the place of cycling.10. What can we learn from the passage?A. The bike’s popularity began to fade.B. Only Ofo and Mobike created the trend to a new level of using bikes.C. The shared bikes offer a useful approach to the final leg problem.D. The company rewarded some money and free time to the users.11. What is the best title of this passage?A. the new mode of humble bikesB. the development of humble bikesC. the advantages of humble bikesD. the issue of humble bikesDThere are often many assumptions made about young people aged 15 to 21, but only a few can be proved with hard evidence. Now, new research has been published to help people get a better idea of these misunderstood young people.According to an international survey in 2016, young people in emerging economies like China and India have a greater sense of hope about the future, compared with those living in Europe, North America and Australia.The survey was carried out between September and October by the Varkey Foundation, a UK-based non-profit organization. It surveyed 20,000 young people who were born between 1995 to 2001 in 20 countries. They were asked questions about their hopes, ambitions, personal views and community values.It was found that 53 percent of those questioned in China thought the world was becoming a better place – the highest percentage among the countries surveyed. Some 93 percent of them also felt hopeful for the future because of advances in technology, such as in medicine, renewable energy and computing.Indian youth were the second most optimistic, with 49 percent taking a positive view of the world’s prospects.As for young people in China, what they fear most is the impact of climate change – some 82 percent of those who responded to the survey said so. Vikas Pota, chief executive of the Varkey Foundation, said it was encouraging that young people in China were aware how serious the problem of climate change is.“This is surely a hopeful development. The young population of China is more aware than anyone of the seriousness of the climate crisis –and will be pressing for change,” he told South China Morning Post. The overall survey showed a sense of optimism in the attitudes and opinions of the generation that is likely to shape the next few decades, according to Pota.“They are more likely to travel, to migrate across borders and to build friendships in other countries than any previous generation,” he said. “Global citizenship is not dead. It could just be getting started.”12. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. Young people often have better ideas.B. Young people are better than assumed.C. Young people are always misunderstood.D. Assumptions about young people are hard to prove.13. The survey shows us that _______.A. about half of the Chinese youth are positive about the future.B. 49% Indians take a positive view of the world’s prospects.C. Chinese youth are the most optimistic about the future.D. European youth have no hope for the future.14. What was Pota’s attitude towards Chinese youth?A. satisfiedB. criticalC. objectiveD. worried15. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Chinese youth misunderstoodB. Chinese youth encouragingC. Chinese youth pessimisticD. Chinese youth optimistic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。