2022-2023学年甘肃省定西一中高一（上）期末英语试卷
发布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
第一节 阅读理解（共4小题；每小题8分，满分30分）
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1．Famous Modern Chinese Buildings Beijing International Airport
The first place most visitors see when they arrive in China is Beijing International Airport.The airport was constructed in the 1950s.It has an indoor garden，a children's playground，and over 70 food businesses in Terminal 3 alone.
Shanghai World Financial Center
Completed in 2008，SWFC took over 10 years to complete due to financial shortages and construction delays.Since its completion，it has won countless architectural awards.
Tourists are welcome at SWFC's viewing platform，which at 474 meters above ground is the worlds highest closed viewing platform.
The Water Cube
It was constructed for use during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.Now visitors can express surprise at the architecture of the building.They can enjoy the indoor atmosphere as well.
Among the offerings of the Water Cube are a restaurant and bar，a shopping area，and Water World，a family water park
The Bird's Nest，Beijing
It was designed mainly for the 2008 Summer Olympics.It can hold up to 80，000 people and has been used for a winter theme park.Nowadays，its main income is as a tourist attraction.It draws more than 20，000 tourists every day.
National Center for the Performing Arts
It was completed in 2007.The building is surrounded by a man-made lake，requiring guests to enter via an underground hallway.It is home to an Opera Hall，Music Hall，and Theater.
（1）Which of the following buildings was first constructed？
A．Beijing International Airport.
B．Shanghai World Financial Center.
C．The Water Cube.
D．The Birds Nest，Beijing.
（2）Why was the construction of Shanghai World Financial Center delayed？
A．It needed more construction workers.
B．It was short of money.
C．It added an extra viewing-platform.
D．It faced too much terrible weather.
（3）How does the bird's Nest operate daily？
A．By renting the winter theme park.
B．By increasing its opening time.
C．By charging tourists for admission fees.
D．By giving some live concerts.
（4）What can you do in National Center for the Performing Art？
A．Enjoy sports events.
B．Play musical instruments.
C．Attend science lectures.
D．Watch different performances.组卷：3引用：3难度：0.5 -
2．An old man lived in a certain part of London，and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway．He would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．He would do this every single day of his life．He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years．
His house was dirty，and the bad smell coming out of the house was horrible．The neighbors could not stand the smell any more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years．
The police counted the money，and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire （百万富翁）．They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him．When the old man arrived home that evening，one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now，a millionaire．
But the old man said nothing at all；he went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up as usual，went to the subway，got into the train and sat at the street corner and continued to beg．
Clearly，this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything significant for his life．We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing．What makes us happy is what matters in the end，not what we acquire．
（1）Why did the police officers clear the old man's house？
A．Because the old man had no time to clear it himself．
B．Because the neighbors of the old man asked them to do．
C．Because they couldn't stand the terrible smell．
D．Because the police officers were kind-hearted．
（2）The police officers stood outside the old man's house in order to．
A．Tell the old man that they knocked down his door
B．Ask the old man to clean his dirty house
C．Make the old man count the money in small bags．
D．Tell the old man that he was a millionaire．
（3）What did the old man do after the police officer told him the news？
A．He did what he usually did the next day．
B．He stayed at home doing nothing．
C．He locked the door and went to the subway at once．
D．He sat in front of his house and continued to beg．
（4）From the story we can infer that．
A．the old man cared about nothing but money
B．the old man wanted to do what he enjoyed doing
C．the policemen would take away all the money．
D．the old man would not beg any more．组卷：5引用：3难度：0.7 -
3．If you live near a deep forest，you might have come across some wildlife animals hiding in your backyard，but nothing beats the surprise this woman got when she found three baby deer hiding in her house to wait out the storm.
The woman then posted several photos of the baby deer taking refuge （避难） in one of her rooms on her Imgur account "Amscolie".She wrote that it was a very stormy day and a rainstorm was coming so she left her back door open just in case some animals wanted to take refuge in her house.In the meantime，she went out in the storm to check whether there were any animals that were stuck in the bad weather，especially a number of deer.However，she could not find any of them so she went back to her home.
Surprisingly，she found that the deer had already made their way inside her house!
Like many other animals，deer too can predict stormy weather and know when it is best to find a shelter from the dangerous weather.As the back door was opened，she did not notice when the deer entered her house.The three lovely baby deer made their way inside but there was no sight of their parents.The woman did try to find if there was any deer nearby her house but to no avail.The woman thought that the baby deer might have lost their parents so she welcomed them with open arms.
"I raise orphaned（孤儿的） wildlife.Recently，the back door was open as a storm was coming.The deer were nowhere to be found.I went inside，only to see them next to an end table in the living room.I told them they could sleep in the house for the night because the weather was going to be terrible，" the woman wrote on Little Things.jye.ai.
（1）How did the baby deer enter the woman's house？
A．The woman invited them in.
B．The woman led them in.
C．They entered through the back door.
D．They entered through the window.
（2）What do we know about the woman from paragraph 2 ？
A．She raises deer in her own house.
B．She lost her deer on a stormy night.
C．she is devoted to protecting wildlife.
D．She hardly came across wild animals.
（3）Which of the following can best replace the underlined phrase "to no avail" in paragraph 4 ？
A．Failed
B．Resigned
C．Missed.
D．Disappeared.
（4）Why were the deer found in the woman's living room？
A．They were hungry
B．Their parents lost them on purpose
C．They were being hunted
D．Bad weather forced them to find a shelter组卷：7引用：2难度：0.5
短文改错 （共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
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8．注意： （1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
（2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Alice is my best friend，that is a hardworking and caring girl.She devotes many energy to her lessons.She is always one of the top student in our class.She loves music so very much that she made it a rule to enjoy songs in her spare time.Alice is always helping others，and she often helps us with our lessons.Like a volunteer，she has successful organized some voluntary activities.We paid a visit a nursing home last month，so we picked up rubbish near our school.That we did was warmly welcomed.Win honor for our school，Alice is well known to our classmates.组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5
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