内蒙古鄂尔多斯市第一中学2017-2018学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

市一中2017～2018学年度上学期期中考试试题

高一英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)满分120分。考试时间100分钟。考生作答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共85分）

 第一题 ：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：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。

A

   I went online to check if my pay was in my bank account. To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I knew I’d have been beside myself if my own salary were not in my account（账户）, so I tried to get the money back to the right person. Easier said than done.

The bank couldn’t help as it wasn’t a bank problem. The human resources department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully, I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.

I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.

We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape(繁琐手续) made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do--admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.

1. What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?

A. He didn’t know what to do with it.

B. He felt lucky to get it.

C. He thought of keeping it for himself.

D. He wanted to return it to the right person.

2. The underlined phrase “beside myself”(in Paragraph1) probably means___________.

A. very angry    B. very fortunate  C. really thankful     D. at ease

3. How was the problem solved in the end?

A. It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.

B. The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.

C. The author gave the money back to the company.

D. The call operator offered to solve their problem

4. From the passage we can infer that___________.

A. the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tape

B Daniel didn’t know the error before he contacted the author

C. the company gave the wrong account to the bank

D. some large organizations usually have troublesome official rules

B

When you study abroad in France, you can expect to be treated the same as your native classmates, whether in a lecture or a discussion class.

    While you can study abroad in France and focus on nearly any subject, it’s the students with a passion for the arts, architecture (建筑学) and history that rush to the country in the largest numbers．And that’s no shock, considering that France has been the center of the arts for centuries.

    As students of the arts, you will have to make careful use of your time, given all that France has to offer.

    ●Visit the Louvre to view the works of French artists such as Monet, Matisse and Renoir;

    ●Read the works of such French literary geniuses as Baudelaire, Proust and Voltaire;

    ●Listen to the music of Debussy, or more contemporary (当代的) artists like Air and Daft Punk.

    France is also a main destination for architecture students, as you will see architecture in nearly every style:

    ●The Gothic Chateau de Chambord, built in the 1500s;

    ●Place Dauphine built in 1607 in Baroque style;

    ●The post—modern housing development, Marne—la—Vallee.

    History students will find that France has been where the action is for quite some time. Over the course of the centuries, it has been the stage for the most important developments in the history of mankind, including the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the rise of the Fifth Republic under President Charles de Gaulle. It was also the site of the D—Day invasion of world War II．

    As a possible study abroad location, France has a lot to offer, because the combination of educational institutions, arts and culture, and national history are second to none.

5. What can we learn about studying abroad in France from the text?

A. Few students choose to study in France.

B. There are many lectures and discussion classes.

C. Students from China are usually treated badly.

D. France is the best place for students who love the arts.

6. What can art students do on weekends?

A. Enjoy Voltaire’s music.  B. Read Renoir’s literary works.

C. View Monet’s works in the Louvre.   D. Listen to Proust’s music.

7. The text is most likely taken from______．

A. an architecture advertisement         B. a study abroad website

C. a history book              D. a fashion magazine

C

If Confucius were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles．He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．