高一下学期英语第二次教学质量检测试卷
一、阅读理解
1. 阅读理解
TheNational Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the Britishnational art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar in London. It houses adiverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrancewhile the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached fromTrafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the westernside of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists includeDuccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-centurypaintings and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo,Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.
TheNorth Wing houses 17th-century paintings and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens,Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th-to early20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable,Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to6pm and is free, but charges apply to some specialexhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross. Leicester Square , Embankment ,and Piccadilly Circus .
（1）In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A . The 15th
B . The 13th
C . The 18th
D . The 20th
（2）Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?
A . In the East Wing.
B . In the North Wing
C . In the Sainsbury Wing.
D . In the main West Wing.
（3）Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?
A . Piccadilly Circus.
B . Leicester Square.
C . Charing
D . Cross. Embankment
2. 阅读理解
Providing five-star luxury in themiddle of a treasured wilderness without damaging the environment might not beeasy, but it is far from impossible. The King Pacific Lodge in British Columbia’sGreat Bear Rainforest proves that if enough care and attention is taken, thetask is within the reach of any tourist provider.
Unlike many other hotel building projects,no trees were cut down and no land was wasted in order to build it. The Lodgedoes not have the same
location but sits on a floating boat pulled into the seabay in May, till September. Those wishing to stay in one of its seventeen roomsmust access it by boat or seaplane. Each guest staying at the Lodge is charged3% conservation tax, but is rewarded by the chance to sight whales and bears.And since these are the main attractions of the area and of the Lodge, themanagement is well aware that in order to stay in business they must leave thearea untouched.
In 2000, the Lodge management signed anagreement with the native Gitga’at people. Together they w ork for the benefitof the area. The Lodge recognizes the native tribe as theowners of the land, pays the tribe for the use of their land and even supportsthe native youth and employs the tribe’s people. They, in turn, teach thenewcomers about the local culture.
The King Pacific Lodge is one of a growingnumber of tourism companies that go beyond only minimizing their environmental effect to win the approval ofthe local community where they set up their business. These companies useenvironmentally friendly solution to problems, and are careful to limit theiruse of resources and protect threatened species. Realizing how destructive tourism can be, they want to avoid the love –it-to-death effect oftourism and leave a lighter environmental footprint.
（1）What can we learn about the King Pacific Lodge?
A . It is located in an area without any trees.
B . It can be moved from place to place.
C . Guests have to pay extra for the flight to get there.
D . Guests can take part in conservation programs.
（2）What do we know about the Lodge management?
A . It cooperates with the native people.
B . It wants to borrow the land from the native people.
C . It does not care about the local culture.
D . It seldom considers protecting the environment.
（3）According to the text, the tourist industry_________.
A . has a disagreement with the local communities
B . can limit the danger it does to the environment
C . ignore the importance of environmentally friendly tourism
D . will always do harm to the environment
3. 阅读理解
If practicing an attitude of gratitude during the storms oflife is too much for you right now, that’s OK. When things are tough, most peoplehave a hard time being thankful. They’re so caught up in what’s wrong in the presentmoment that they simply can’t see some thing s are still right.
If that’s true for you, then accept it. You’re going througha particularly difficult or unhappy period of time, and you don’t like it one bit.Very normal, very human. But remember this: there is always something to be gratefulfor. It maybe only a small comfort right now, but it is a start. Make a list ofsome of the terrible things that didn’t happen. For example:
You’re in debt...but you’re not homeless.
You lost your job...but you didn’t lose your health.
You broke your leg...but you didn’t break your neck.
Your mother has Alzheimer’s disease...but your father doesn’t.
No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse.Start finding
gratitude for what might have happened, but didn’t. It does help alot. Of course, you may not be thankful for everything—but you can always be thankfulfor something.
（1）The passage is intended for those who ________.
A . have done a lot for others
B . don’t know how to be thankful
C . have something to do in return
D . have met with difficulties in life
（2）The writer thinks it ________ for people to feel unhappy in time of difficulty.
A . impossible
B . necessary
C . understandable
D . helpful
（3）How many “terrible things that didn’t happen” are listed in this passage?
A . Two.
B . Four
C . Three
D . Five.
（4）How is the passage organized?
A . Explanation—Comparison—Topic
B . Introduction—Discussion—Conclusion
C . Comparison—Argument—Explanation
D . Argument—Opinion—Discussion
二、任务型阅读
4. 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。
When stress affects your sleep on a nightlybasis, it sets you up for a terrible insomnia thatforces you to turn to sleeping pills.________ Target the enemy
“Every night a couple of hours before bed,sit down and make a list of all
the problems you have to deal with,” says DonnaArand, d irector of Kettering Hospital Sleep Disorders Center. “Next to eachitem, write a solution or plan.” ________ That way, if thoughts of your problemsarise as you’re trying to sleep, you can tell yourself, “I’ve got a plan andI’ll work on it tomorrow.”
Balance your work and activities
________ But a joint study of 314 workers foundthat workers with higher levels of enjoyable activities such as exercise, hobbies,and social activities, were able not only to come back from workplace stress betterthan their always-on-the-job coworkers but also sleep much better than others.
Deal with less
Four of the top ten stressors we experienceare related to money. ________ And how should we spend it? Given that, doesn’t itmake sense that if we want less and are satisfied with less--smaller houses, andsimpler forms of transportation--our stress levels will go down?
Givea nod to a nap
It’s doubly unfortunate that stress makes ithard to get to sleep because, chemically speaking, the antidote tostress is sleep. There is a way to deal with it. ________ It’s true that one nap ofup to 90 minutes between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 P.M. during the day, will makepeople energetic again.
A.That’s by taking a nap.
B.Here’s how to step back from that state.
C.Now there is some advice on how to keep energetic.
D.When you’re ready for bed, put the list by the bedroom door.
E.It was reported recently that on-the-job stress has reached the worst levels.
F.How can we get it?
G.Does stress always interrupt you?
三、完形填空
5. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last year, I was invited to participate in acarnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS.
All the children that hadgathered at one particular room could 1a squareon a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn together to2a quilt. The quilt would be 3to a man who had 4hislife to the 5and would soon be retiring.
The kids were given paintsin bright colors and asked to paint something6would make the quilt 7.As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrisesand red flowers. The pictures were all bright and inspiring. All 8one.
One boy was painting a heart,but it was dark and lifeless. It 9thebright colors that his fellow artists had used. I asked why. He told me that hewas very 10andso was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neitherwas his mom’s. He looked 11intomy eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.”
I told him I was sorry andI could understand why he had made his heart a
dark color. I told him that 12we couldn’t make him better, we can give 13,which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like,I would be 14togive him one so he could see what I meant. 15, hecrawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy.
He sat there for a long time.Finally he 16down to finish his coloring.
As I was getting ready to17home,I felt a tug on my jacket. Standing therewas the little boy, 18.He said, “My heart is changi ng 19. It is getting brighter. I think those hugsreally do 20.”
On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changedto a brighter color.
（1）A . cutB . paintC . findD . draw（2）A . spreadB . becomeC . foldD . make （3）A . lentB . soldC . presentedD . thrown（4）A . putB . ledC . attachedD . devoted（5）A . organizationB . countryC . educationD . neighborhood（6）A . whereB . whenC . whichD . that（7）A . newB . strongC . beautifulD . comfortable （8）A . exceptB . besidesC . withoutD . beside（9）A . containedB . lackedC . neededD . showed（10）A . angryB . disappointedC . curiousD . sick（11）A . straightB . stillC . forwardD . even（12）A . even thoughB . aslong asC . so thatD . as though（13）A . prizesB . smilesC . hugsD . lessons（14）A . eagerB . happyC . sorryD . relaxed（15）A . UnwillinglyB . QuicklyC . suddenlyD . Slowly（16）A . slippedB . jumpedC . slowedD . fell（17）A . headB . stayC . leaveD . arrive（18）A . dancingB . cryingC . smilingD . glaring（19）A . weightB . formC . shapeD . color（20）A . failB . workC . fitD . hurt四、单词拼写+词组填空（共5分）
6. You’d better a________ to Mary for having kept her waiting for hours
outside.
7. Don’t be particularabout food. A b________ diet is very important for health.
8. The job is not tiring at all. On the c________, it’s very relaxing.
9. His face wore a p________ expression, because he didn’t know what had happened.
10. You must finish the task w________ a week, or we will be to blame forit.
11. Do your best in yourcareer, you’ll succeed ________ ________.
12. You shouldn’t considerTom poor though he is ________ ________.
13. Our school won’t havestudents ________ ________ ________ cheating in the exam.
14. ________ ________ take theaeroplane all the way, Li Daiyu and her cousin decided to take the train west toeast across Canada.
15. We’ll ________ ________ workingout regularly, so it’s a good habit to do some exercise every day.
五、语法填空
16. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
The waterSplashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority isthe most important festival ________ by the Dai people in Yunnan Province.It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.
Duringthe festival ________lasts three or four days, people ________ in their bestclothes and take part in a ________ of rich and colorful activities, suchas dragon boat racing, firework displays and other performances. Peacock
dancesare held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on thesecond day. People splash water on each other, ________ to take away sicknessand disasters. The ________ you get, the luckier you will be. The last dayis usually ________ the young people to play games as a way ________ theirlove to each other.
The WaterSplashing Festival ________ exhibits the Dai’s respect for water and theculture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge amongthe people that share ________ same festival culture of water-splashing.
六、写作（满分15分）
17. 假如你是李平，你朋友Jenny 最近因病住院。现在，请你给她写信表达问候，并就如何保持健康提出以下建议:
1）合理膳食；2）经常锻炼；3）充足睡眠不熬夜。
注意：
1 词数120左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jenny,
I am sorry to hear that……
Yourssincerely,
LiPing