绝密★启用前试卷类型：A2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试题本试卷共10页，三大题, 满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生首先检查答题卡是否整洁无缺损，监考教师分发的考生信息条形码是否正确；之后务必用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔在答题卡指定位置填写自己的学校、姓名和考生号，同时，将监考教师发放的条形码正向准确粘贴在答题卡的贴条形码区，请保持条形码整洁、不污损。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

不按要求填涂的，答案无效。

3．非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上，请注意每题答题空间，预先合理安排；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. — Can you catch what I said?— Sorry, I can ________ understand it.A. almostB. hardlyC. nearlyD. hard2. — Have you had your breakfast________?— Yes, I have ________had it.A. already; yetB. yet; yetC. already; neverD. yet; already3. The dog is getting old and cannot run ________it did.A. as faster asB. so fast thanC. fasterD. so fast as4. Tsinghua University, ______in 1911，is home to a great number of outstanding figures.A. foundB. foundingC. foundedD. to be founded5. Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues ______ with her stories.A. amusingB. amusedC. to amuseD. to be amused6. — How was your day off last week, John?— Pretty good. We ________ the Empire State Building.A. visitedB. has visitedC. were visitingD. had visited7. I will send you postcards from there unless my mother ________ her plan.A. will changeB. changesC. changeD. changed8. Which do you like ________, meat or chicken?A. bestB. goodC. moreD. better9. — ________ you ________ the Great Wall?— Yes, I have. It is in the north of Beijing.A. Have…been toB. Have…gone toC. Will…go toD. Did…go to10. Jeff studied hard and got ________ grades than before.A. goodB. betterC. bestD. the best11. Be confident! Everyone will succeed if he ________ in himself.A. believeB. believesC. believedD. will believe12. Plan everything ahead, ________ you will live an easy life.A. andB. butC. forD. or13. — Can you tell me ________ when the teacher came into the classroom?—Sorry, I don’t know.A. what were the students doingB. what are the students doingC. what the students were doingD. what the students are doing14. What _______! You’d better not go out.A. a bad weatherB. a fine dayC. fine weatherD. bad weather15. I know my mother’s birthday is ________ June.A. onB. inC. atD. for第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWould you like to travel? Here is some advice for you.Kingsway Hall HotelWe offer quality service in Kingsway Hall Hotel. This location puts guests in easy reach of many places, such as the British Museum and Piccadilly Circus. Our hotel also has modern Western food, and offers a perfect dining environment. The lounge bar is a comfortable place to enjoy a drink while watching the tourists. There are hundreds of dining choices within walking distance. Non-smoking rooms are ready for guests.Hilton Docklands RiversideLocated on the bank of the Thames, our hotel is about two miles east of Tower Bridge and 36 miles from London Heathrow Airport. Our hotel has a beauty salon, a flower shop and a swimming pool. The hotel also offers laundry services, babysitting, shining shoes, and local area transportation.Windermere HotelLocated in the center of London, our hotel puts guests within easy reach of London’s well-known buildings. Buckingham Palace and the Royal Parks are just a short walk away. Within 1. 5 miles you can visit Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The theatres, Harrods shopping centre, and the designer shops of Sloane Square and Knightsbridge are all only a short walk away or a taxi ride away.16. What does Kingsway Hall Hotel provide for its guests?A. Chinese food.B. A lounge bar.C. Smoking rooms.D. A swimming pool.17. What is special about Hilton Docklands Riverside?A. It offers different kinds of service.B. It offers a reasonable price.C. It has convenient transport.D. It has delicious food.18. This passage is most likely to be found in_________.A. a travel guideB. a storybookC. a technical reportD. a geography magazineBSGEM (Speak Good English Movement) 2008-2009 was started on 26 August, 2008 with the simple key message —“I Can”. I can help others improve their English. I can take action to improvemy English. I can speak good English if I want to. This year’s Movement focuses on Singaporeans in the workplace, particularly service and retail staff (零售业员工).The Movement has planned many programs to help you develop and improve your English. To get regular news on our latest programs, sign up for our newsletter!SGEM is a movement just held in Singapore to encourage people there to speak grammatically correct English. It aims to get Singaporeans to speak English with confidence at work. The movement was started in 2000 by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.The central message of the movement is to get Singaporeans to speak in standard English so as to be understood by all English speakers and to pay attention to accurate pronunciation.Each year, new themes are developed to keep the movement relate to the lives of Singaporeans.The movement has also been especially successful in reaching out to Singaporeans from all fields of life with help from our partner organizations in their special areas. This has allowed Singaporeans in all areas who want to improve their spoken English to choose from a wide range of programs, activities and courses all year round.19. The main purpose of SGEM is to ____________.A. improve Singaporeans’ EnglishB. tell people about SingaporeC. help Singaporeans write in EnglishD. correct mis takes of Singaporeans’ English20. The underlined word "accurate" in the fourth paragraph probably means "___________".A. commonB. professionalC. specialD. correct21. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.A. people in the service and retail staff aren’t able to speak EnglishB. the Movement has been ignored by the government of SingaporeC. themes and the key message of SGEM are the same each yearD. SGEM provides people in different fields with programs and activities22. The last paragraph mainly tells us about ___________.A. main aims of SGEMB. the influence of SGEMC. ways to take part in SGEMD. programs SGEM will offerCA student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.He couldn’t cont rol his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”23. According to the passage, the teacher is ___________.A. quiet and honestB. kind and friendlyC. patient and cleverD. strict and careful24. When the farmer saw the second coin, he ___________.A. was very excited and gratefulB. was worried and looked up at the skyC. was surprised and decided to find the ownerD. spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help25. At the end of the story, the student ___________.A. was very proud of himselfB. was very pleased with his lifeC. felt very sorry about his first ideaD. felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice26. What can we learn from the passage?A. It is never too late to learn.B. All good things come to an end.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. True happiness comes from helping others.DDear Editor,How are you? I’m a Senior 1 student in a middle school. This term, my favorite teacher, Miss Helen, no longer teaches us. I want to see her, but I’m afraid that she no longer likes me and I don’t want to trouble her. I really miss her. What should I do?Wang YiDear Wang Yi,It’s bad luck that you have lost your favorite teacher. But, if she is still in your school, nothing can stop you going to see her. When she isn’t busy, ask her if she minds having a quick chat. You can then tell her she was your favorite teacher. Everyone is happy to know they are liked!If she has left the school, it will be more difficult to meet her. It will be hard, but remember people always come and go in our lives. We can’t depend on them being with us all the time.You may be sad to say goodbye to her, but we can remember and learn from her. Think of her best qualities.You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers. Study hard and give your new teacher a chance. In time, you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from.Finally, you can not completely (entirely) rely on other people getting you through your studies, or even your life.Editor27. What is Wang Yi?A. He is a troublemakerB. He likes Miss Mao very much.C. He is happy these daysD. He doesn’t like to tell her secret to anyone.28. Which of the following does the editor advise Wang Yi NOT to do?A. Find a time to see Helen.B. Have a short chat with Miss Helen.C. Tell Miss Helen she likes her.D. Keep quiet about the thing.29. The expression “in time” in this passage means “__________”.A. over a period of timeB. on timeC. at the right timeD. a long time ago30. According to the passage, students can make progress in their studies ___________.A. completely by their favorite teachersB. completely by their favorite classmatesC. mainly by their parentsD. mainly by themselves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，选项中有两项为多余选项。