2015-2016学年广东省深圳市高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

-1-2015-2016学年广东省深圳市高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷本试卷由二部分组成。第一部分：本学期以前所学内容基础知识和能力考查（共110分）；第二部分：本学期知识内容考查（共25分）。试卷共11页，八大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2、每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案或填写客观题答案。填写在试题卷上无效。3、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡按座位号、页码顺序收回。Ⅰ卷（共三大题，满分60分）Ⅰ阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANeitherrainnorsnownorthedarkofnightcanseparateTennesseepostalcarrier“MailmanMike”fromhis4-and-a-half-year-oldfriendCarterLawson–orkeepthemfromtheirappointments.Forthepastninemonths,thetwohaveteamedupeverydayinthepreschooler’sKnoxvilleneighborhoodforafewminutesofdeliveringmailtogetherandchattingwithfellowneighbors.Lawsonwantstobeamailcarrierwhenhegrowsup,andinaninspiringstory,hismomtoldushowmailmanMikeCrenshawhasbeenarolemodeltoherson.“Anyonecouldjustbelike‘Goaway,kid’,butMikehasreallygoneoutofhiswaytotalkwithCarter,”saidCassieLawsonoftheUnitedStatesPostalServicecarrier.LittleCarterevengothisownuniformtomatchMike’s.“It’sbeenreallycute.Ijustcouldn’tbelievehegotafullmailman’scostume,”thepostalserviceemployeesaid.“EverylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardtoandthisistheoneIlookforwardtoeveryday,”saidMike.“He’stheendofmyday,andthebestpartofmyday.Notbecauseit’stheend,butbecausehe’ssuchacutelittleguy.”Themanandthelittleboy’sconnectionisn’tasurprisetoFredricRolando,presidentoftheNationalAssociationofLetterCarriers.“Kidsrespondtomailmenbecauselettercarriersareafriendly,uniformedpartoftheneighborhoodwhobringsomethingtotheirhouseeveryday,andaresomeonetheycometorecognizeandtrust,”Rolandosaid.“It’sthesamefortheelderly,butinaddition,lettercarriersmaybetheonlypersontheycommunicatewithallday.”1.MikeCrenshawmeetsCarterLawsoneverydayto_____.A.playwiththeboyB.getmailfromtheboyC.listentotheboy’sstoriesD.sendmailtogetherwiththeboy2.WhydoesMikeCrenshawlikethelaststopofhisday?_____A.Itiswherehelives.B.Itiswhereheispaid.C.HewantstobewithCarter.D.Hecanfinishhisworkbythen.3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?_____-2-A.Alettercarrierispraisedforhelpingakid.B.Amailmanmakesalittleboy’sdreamcometrue.C.Everylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardto.D.Theimportanceoflettercarrierscannotbeignored.BAlthoughenvironmentalproblemshaveexistedforcenturies,somepeoplestillcarelittleaboutourenvironment.Problemslikeicemelting,electronicwastearelightingupnewsprogramsandbecomingpartofanongoingdialogueabouttheenvironment.Asateenager,whatdoyouthinkalltheproblemsmeanforyourfutureandforthefutureoftheplanet?ForourOctober2016writingcontest,wewantyoutoreallyconsiderwhatyouthinkaboutenvironmentalproblems.Usethesequestionstohelpfocusyouressay●Whatenvironmentalproblemdoyouthinkshouldcausethegreatestalarmandaction?●Doyouthinkthatyouhaveapersonalresponsibilitytohelpsolveenvironmentalproblemsordoyoufeelhelplessagainstthestruggle?●Whatdoyouthinkcouldhelpaspecificenvironmentalproblem?Don’ttrytoanswerallthesequestions.Useoneofthemtomakeapersonalessay.ThetitleoftheessayWhenyouhandinyouressay,titleitas:EnvironmentalProblems:_______.Includethephrase“EnvironmentalProblems”asthebeginningofyouressaytitle,butthenmaketherestofyourstorytitleunique.Examples:●EnvironmentalProblems:TrashyBehaviorandthePlasticBottle●EnvironmentalProblems:WeCan’tExistIfWeRefusetoChangeRules:(1)Thisisanon-fictionessaycontest.(2)Essaysare500wordsorless.(3)Essaysmustbeyouroriginalwork.Thedeadline:MidnightOct.30,2016Results:ThewinnerwillbepostedonourwritingcontestwebsiteoronTeenTrendReportafterNov.26,2016.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?_____A.Howtowriteanessay.B.Howtoprotectourplanet.C.October2016writingcontest.D.Someenvironmentalproblems.5.Whichofthefollowingessayswillbeaccepted?_____A.A300-wordessaytakenfromthenewspaper.B.A400-wordessayonairpollution.C.A500-wordessayfullofimagination.D.A600-wordessayonplasticbottles.6.Howcanoneknowtheresultofthecontest?_____A.Bysendinganemail.B.Byvisitingthewebsite.C.Bycallingtheorganizer.-3-D.Byreadingascientificreport.CSince2008,huntershaveillegallykilledmorethan3000rhinosinSouthAfrica.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturewarnsthatrhinosmaydieoutby2026.Peoplewhohuntandkillillegallyarecalledpoachers.Themosteffectivewaytowatchforandpreventillegalhuntingisfromtheair.However,pilotedflightsaretoocostly.Fortunately,someSpanishcollegestudentshaveinventedadrone(无人机)thatcanobservemoreplacesthanaplane.ArnauGarciaisanaeronautical(航空学的)engineeringstudentatthePolytechnicInstituteofCatalonia,inSpain.Hesaysobserversfromtheairhavetroublefindingpoacherswhentheyhideunderthetrees.Mr.GarciaandotherstudentshaveworkedwiththedronemanufacturerHEMAVtohelpfindthehiddenpoachers.Theymakeitbyusingthethermalcamera,whichisespeciallysensitivetobodyheat.Evenwhenthepoacherskeepstill,itcanalsokeeptrackofthem.Thedronecanflyinthewindupto55kilometersperhour.Ithasanautopilotsystem,soitmemorizestheflightpath.Thedronealsohasamicrophone,avideocameraandaGPSsystem.Thesepermitittoreportaccuratelywhereapictureistaken.Aftereachflight,thedronecanbringbackdetailedinformationaboutwhererhinosarefound,theconditionsofwaterandplantsinthearea,andthepositionsofsuspectedpoachers.Expe