集宁一中2017-2018学年第一学期期末考试高一年级英语试题本试卷满分为120分，考试时间100分钟第I卷（选择题共70分）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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AMany teenagers find it hard to make friends. It is NOT！ Here are some ways for them. Make the first move. Don’t be shy, because it won’t help you in anything. Look around for someone that seems interesting，and then talk to them. A good subject to talk about to anyone is music，because almost everybody likes music. You can ask someone what kind of music they like and start a cool conversation with them and even find things in common. Other topics could be movies or sports. Keep away from those subjects like politics, religion, relationship problems and drama.Be nice. How do you expect them to like you if you are not nice？Put a calm smile on your face and find out what you and the person you are trying to befriend have in common. You’ll be able to be more comfortable if you find out that other person has things in common with you.Be a good listener. Pay attention to what they say, look straight in their eyes and show you’re paying attention. It’s important to be a good listener，because everyone likes to be heard. If this person feels like you’re listening to them，your new friend will enjoy talking with you more.Develop friendships.You may talk to someone now but soon they’ll forget you if you stop. You’d better take a time to say hi to them every day and ask how they’re doing. Say their name as often as you can. If you do that every day，they’ll be happy that you care about them and remember them，so they won’t forget you and they will become your good friends.1.What’s the main idea of the text?A.How to help shy teenagers.B. How to make friends.C Listen to others carefully.D. Being yourself is important.2.Which of the following is a good subject to start a conversation with a stranger?A. MusicB. PoliticsC. ReligionD. Drama3.When you listen to others speaking, you should_______A close your eyesB stare at the groundC nod your head oftenD look straight in their eyes4.Which of the following is a good way to develop friendship?A. Ask others personal problems.B. Invite others to dinner every day.C Say hello to others every day.D. Forget about others, shortcomings.BAfter living here for nearly eight months, DaiKi Yamaguchi says his favorite thing about the United States is jambalaya. “It is delicious. I’ve also tried a lot of other new things here,” said the 17-year-old student.Yamaguchi is one of the five foreign-exchange students attending Fort Atkinson High School. He is joined by Fredrik Afzulius of Sweden, Joeri Bakkers of The Netherlands, Enes Kelekci of Switzerland and Loren Kupka of Austria.Each student comes from different educational system with different expectations. “I like this school system better because it’s much freer. The teachers are there for you--and not only for your grades. They really care about your progress,”explained Bakkers. “At home, the school is not as big, and we do not have many classrooms. You sit in the classroom, and the teachers change. But here it’s a little different, and in the beginning, it was a little puzzling because l could not find my classroom,” Kupka recalled.The students explained some of the big differences between living here and in their homelands. “Only when you’re here can you realize how big America is. The Netherlands is about four times smaller than Wisconsin. It’s crazy,” said Bakkers. Yamaguchi listed several other differences. “The most different things, I think, are the friendly people, the language and some customs,”he explained. “Our driver’s seat is on the right side; In Japan, people drive on the right side. Here the driver’s seat is on the opposite side.”Having put up with one of the coldest winters in recent memory, all the five students said they were looking forward to the spring. “I heard about Wisconsin getting very cold, but not that cold. It’s pretty cold,” said Kelekci.In spite of a particularly cold winter, the students all agree that the experience is a positive one, and not just becoming fluent in a second language. “This is a fun thing to do,”Afzelius said about visiting Fort Atkinson. “We want to thank everyone for this experience,” added Kelekci.5. We can infer that jambalaya is a kind of _____.A. foodB. animalC. flowerD. game6. In Fort Atkinson High School, students _____A. are required to have high grades.B. keep in touch with each other after class .C. have to do a lot of homework after class.D.have no fixed rooms to attend classes.7. What can we learn from the text?A. Wisconsin is four times smaller than the Netherlands.B. The driver’s seat is on the left side in Wisconsin.C. Wisconsin has a comfortable climate all the year round.D. People speak French besides English in Wisconsin.8. What does Afzelius think of his learning experience in Fort Atkinson HighSchool_____.A. EnjoyableB. DifficultC. RegretfulD. Boring CIn all the world’s cultures, people sing, play instruments(乐器), and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study. Experts find that because of the way our brains process music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits.(好处）Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One study in Canada tracked children’s IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes uses several areas of the brain, increasing our ability to learn school subjects. For example, reading notes improves spatial （空间的）reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems like fractions（分数). Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memory. The secret lies in the way the brain processes music. One area nearthe forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex, connects music with memories stored in two other areas: the amygdale and hippocampus. That’s why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories.With music’s benefits, it’s no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems. People are recognizing that more than just a form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain．9. According to the Canadian study, which children increased IQ scores?A. Those who already had high IQ scores.B. Those who always studied hard.C. Those who couldn’t play any instrumentD. Those who studied music for a while10. Which of the following is a kind of disease?A. Spatial reasoningB. Alzheimer’sC. The amygdale and hippocampusD. The media prefrontal cortex 11．Which can be the best title for the text?A. Music and healthB. Music and mindC. Music and educationD. Music and instrumentDMy husband and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. I don't think people appreciate what a difficult job these people have sometimes. They work for a little money and I often wonder how they make ends meet.One of the clerks, Charlie，was missing her glasses one day, and she said they'd been broken and that she couldn't afford a new pair. It was obvious that she was having a difficult time.We wondered how we could help, so turned to our own eye doctor for help with a plan. We had his secretary contact her, asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge. We told the doctor to let her order whatever glasses she wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told her that someone had anonymously(用匿名的方式) paid the money for her new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee(费用) and only charged us for half the price of the glasses! It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and she enjoyed telling all the customers how it took place. I'm sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindnessmay have appeared in the minds of many. She will never know who the gift was from but I think the thing was planted for her.12．Why didn't the clerk “Charlie” wear glasses one day?A. A pair of glasses was too expensive for him.B. Her old glasses were broken.C. Her glasses were missing.D. She forgot to wear glasses.13．From the passage, we can infer that________.A．Charlie was a young manB．Charlie knew who paid money for the new glassesC．The Charlie's income was very littleD．Charlie must have known who offered the help14．The under lined word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________.A. gave upB. took upC. turned upD. put off15．The best title of the passage should be________.A. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping OthersB. Customer's Gift to an EmployeeC. A Friendly Clerk—CharlieD. A kind Doctor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。
