1、2015 2016学年度甘肃兰州二十七中第一学期高一英语期末试题第一卷本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷70分，第卷50分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWomen had a significant part to play during World War ，which was the time when women also made their own contributions. Some womens great effor
2、ts and their names have been recorded in history. Heres a look at some of the strong figures of women in World War .Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina was born in Glazov of Russia on December 12,1919.In 1943，she was sent to the Central Womens Sniper Training School and upon her graduation in April，she was
3、 further sent to the front. She managed to kill around 16 enemies in the first three months！Unfortunately，she was captured(俘虏) by the enemies and was killed on the fifth of July in 1944.Today，the street where she grew up has been renamed in her memory.Anne Frank was a Germanborn Jewish girl who was
4、wellknown for the publication of her diary that described(描述) all her experiences when the Germans occupied Holland in World War .Anne was born on June 12,1929 and she，along with her family，went into hiding in July 1942.Two years later，her family was captured and seven months after her arrest（被捕），An
5、ne Frank died of illness in early March 1945.Margaret Ringenberg was born on 17 June,1921，in Indiana of America. She began her career during World War when she became a ferry pilot for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. After that she turned a flight instructor in 1945.She even wrote her own book na
6、med Girls Cant Be Pilots. She passed away on 28 July, 2008, after flying for 40,000 hours in the air.Hannah Szenes was born on 17th July,1921 and was trained to parachute(用降落伞空投) by the British army into Yugoslavia during World War .This task was given in order to save the Jews of Hungary. Her secre
7、t mission was not revealed even when she was tortured(折磨) following her arrest at the Hungarian border. Hannah Szenes had to brave immense tortures，yet she did not lose heart. She bravely battled it out and tried to sing to keep her spirits high！She also kept a record of events in her diary till 7th
8、 November,1944，when she was finally killed.These names are just a few of the women who played a significant part in World War .Their stories go a long way in showing the kind of lifestyles they led and their struggles and sacrifices.1What is mainly discussed in the text?AWomen were braver than men i
9、n World War .BWomen and men made equal contributions in World War .CWomen played a significant role in World War .DWomens death rate was high in World War .2Who were killed by the enemy in the war?ATatiana Baramzina and Anne Frank.BHannah Szenes and Tatiana Baramzina.CAnne Frank and Margaret Ringenb
10、erg.DMargaret Ringenberg and Hannah Szenes.3It can be learned from the text that _.ATatiana Baramzina was once a flight instructorBMargaret Ringenberg was the best at writing about the war experiencesCAnne Frank and her family were arrested by Germans in 1944DHannah Szenes was arrested by Germans be
11、cause of her diary4The underlined word “brave” in Paragraph 5 means “_”Afully accept Bgreatly enjoyCthink in a cool way Dface without fearBYou may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as
12、a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white insid
13、e. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.But if AB
14、Cs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from
15、 China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the Peoples Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.5. “A
16、BC” in this text stands for “_”.A. three English letters B. a kind of bananaC. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China6. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _.A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outsideB. they think like Westerners but look like Chines
17、eC. they were born in China but go to study in AmericaD. they are Chinese who look like bananas7. C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _.A. American Chinese are great B. we love American ChineseC. Chinese people can win Nobel PrizesD. American Chinese are not Chinese citizens8. This text is mai
18、nly about _.A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas ChineseC. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C. N. Yang CDear Sir,I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along their route: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus reaches Souk Road it
19、is always full, so I cant get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?The regulations (
20、规章) say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday
21、I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service better? Yours,9. The writer h
22、as to take Bus No. 49 because_.A. it arrives on time B. it is not always fullC. it travels faster D. it has fewer seats on it10. The regulations say that each bus may carry _ passengers at most.A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 129 11. From the passage we can infer that the writer of the letter is probably _. A.
23、 an airport worker B. a bus driverC. a very tired traveler D. an English teacher12. What kind of letter is this passage?A. Its a letter of thanks B. Its a letter of apologyC. Its a letter of introduction D. Its a letter of complaint(投诉)DMost people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some
24、people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They dont want anyone to go shopping that day.Buy Nothing Day is November 29. Its 25 days before Christmas. Its after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspape
25、rs and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they
26、dont need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day.
27、They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate（捐赠） the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they wan
28、t to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!13. Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day? A. The first day after Christmas. B. 25 days before Christmas.C. After Thanksgiving. D. November 29 14. When do people usually do shopping?A. Before T
29、hanksgiving. B. On Christmas. C. Anytime. D. Before Christmas. 15. How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day? A. In California, parents and children get together to play games. B. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.C. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to. D. In Mexico,
30、high school students dressed up.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分）根据文章内容，从A-G选项中，选出每一空的的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。请注意：请将答案务必填涂在答题卡第71-75选项中。16_ people use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is
31、 made of metal or paper. 17_ One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In china, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa
32、.The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center.18_Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. 19_ Sweden and Russia used copper(铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even
33、 gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. 20_The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money
34、 until today.A. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡).B. But people used to use all kinds of things as money.C. No one knows for certain when people began to use money.D. People strung(串联)them tighter and carried them from place to place.E. Money, as we know, is all made of paper.F. They b
35、egan to use paper money.G. Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 21 on her career（事业
36、） road.Though the accident brought her bright career to a 22 , she didnt give up. In the 23 months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 24 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 25 she wanted to go back to 26 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudh
37、a knew that she believed in 27 and could realize her dream, 28 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing 29 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl（旋转）.After every public recital (个人表演), she 30 ask her dad about her performance. “You 31 have a long way to go” was t
38、he answer she used to get 32 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic 33 by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 34 everyone to tears and this 35 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 36 question, he didnt say
39、anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.Sudhas comeback was 37 moving that a film producer 38 to make the story into a hit film.When someone asked Sudha how she had 39 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DONT NEED FEET TO DANCE.” 40 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to
40、 win, you can achieve anything.21. A. taken offB. cut offC. set offD. put off22. A. topB. heightC. pointD. stop23. A. unforgettableB. painfulC. busyD. free24. A. flowerB. legC. giftD. box25. A. strangelyB. graduallyC. heavilyD. strongly26. A. homeB. schoolC. dancingD. walking27. A. the doctorB. the
41、stage（舞台）C. herself D. her dad28. A. howeverB. evenC. sinceD. so29. A. startingB. rememberingC. wantingD. learning30. A. couldB. wouldC. shouldD. might31. A. yetB. everC. alsoD. still32. A. in returnB. in turnC. in surpriseD. in anger33. A. change B. movementC. comebackD. promise34. A. madeB. movedC
42、. letD. forced35. A. storyB. performanceC. decisionD. accident36. A. usualB. newC. normalD. interesting37. A. suchB. thisC. veryD. so38. A. allowedB. pretendedC. refusedD. decided39. A. triedB. managedC. thoughtD. imagined40. A. NothingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Everything第二卷第一节：语法填空（共10 小题， 每小题1分， 满
43、分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended(推荐) a quote to us, 41 goes like this: “Your future depends on many things, 42 mostly on you.” I cant agree more 43 this view. Its true that our future 44 (determine) by many things, such as oppo
44、rtunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination, 45 hard work play a more important role. In 46 words, we are the master of our future. Take Abraham Lincoln for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a 47_ (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his effo
45、rts, he changed not only his fate but also the history of America. 48 to this day. Lincoln 49 (regard) as one of the most inspiring 50 （figure）in the world. Therefore, I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands. 第二节：单词拼写（共10 小题， 每小题1分， 满分10分）51. There is a beautiful garden over there. Do y
46、ou know whom it (属于) to?52. She will be waiting for you at half past seven at the （入口）to the cinema.53. We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was （没有希望的）.54. I tried to (讨价还价) with the man but he simply told me to take it or leave it.55. This is actually a bit hard to explain, b
47、ut Ill give it a try (无论如何).56. Last year, a lot of traffic (出现，发生) in many big cities.57. The boss (雇佣) about 20 more people to work for him yesterday.58. I would _(欣赏) it if you could come to help me.59. The police asked some （过路人）to get some evidence about the accident.60.Dont forget you have an
48、open (邀请) to visit us in America whenever you want.第三节: 短文改错 （共10 小题， 每小题1分， 满分10分） 文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。Dear Editor, Im a middle school student naming Li Ming. Im writing to tell you something. Recently Ive noticed many of my classmates are often go to the net bar near our school. The othe
49、r day I went here, too. I was surprised to see many students playing computer games, seeing films or chatted. Some students were even talking about love affairs online. In my opinion, net bars should be a place that we can find much useful informations. But the Internet should be a window to the out
50、side world rather than place for games. The Internet is good if we make good use with it. Otherwise, it will do us great harm. So the local government should take measure to make sure that students use net bars positively.第四节: 书面表达 (满分20分)假定你是李华，从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办夏令营（summer camp），欢迎各
51、国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。 内容主要包括: 1.自我介绍(包括英语能力); 2.参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国家);3.希望获准。注意:1.字数100左右; 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3.邮件开头和结尾已为你写好.*Dear Sir or Madam,Regards,Li Hua2015 2016学年度甘肃兰州二十七中第一学期高一英语期末试题答案高一 英语第一卷（选择题 共70分）阅读理解1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.D 13. A 14. D 15. C 任务阅读1620（答题卡上为71-75）
52、 G B D A F完形填空21-25 BDBBD 26-30 CCDDB 31-35 DACBB 36-40 ADDBA 第二卷（非选择题 共50分）语法填空41.which 42. but 43.with 44. is determined 45. and 46. other 47. limited 48.Even 49.is regarded 50.figures单词拼写51.belongs 52. entrance 53. hopeless 54. bargain 55. anyhow56. arose 57. employed 58. appreciate 59. passers-b
53、y 60. invitation短文改错61. naming-named 62. are-/ 63. here- there 64. chatted- chatting65. that-where 66. informations-information 67. But-And 68. place-a 69. with-of 70. measure-measures作文范文 Dear Sir or Madam,Im Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I read the announcement of the summercamp that
54、 you have posted on the Internet and I am interested in it. I know that you welcomestudents from different countries and Id like to take part in it. Ive been learning English for10 years, and I speak fluent English. What is more, IJI be able to tell students from othercountries about China and learn about their countries as well. I hope I will be accepted as amember of your summer camp.Looking forward to your reply!
