广州市第三中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

广州市第三中学第一学期期中考试高一年级英语科（本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟）I阅读理解（共两节，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，从每题所给的选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并涂在题卡上（靠左涂：1+班+学号）AWhatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists,thebetter.That’swrong.Languageisfortheexchange（交流）ofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently（流利地）.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote.“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan’tmakeanotherpeople’slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar,buttheyshouldn’toverdo（做过头）it.Theyshouldputcommunication（交际）first.1.Languageisusedto______.A.communicatewithothersB.practicegrammarrulesC.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords2.Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he______.A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakesC.can’tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes3.“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat______.A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC.foreignersdon’tspeakEnglishnaturallyenoughD.foreignersseldommakemistakeswhenspeakingEnglish4.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould______.A.speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherulesC.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakesBIfwewanttodealwiththeassociation（交往）betweenboysandgirlproperly,herearesome“dosanddon’ts”foryoutofollow.Keepanormalandhealthystateofmind.Ourschoolsandclassesaremadeupofboysandgirls.Itisverynaturalfortheboysandgirlstomakefriendswitheachother.Weshouldmakeasmanyfriendsaspossible.Weshouldkeepintouchwiththeothersex（性别）inpublicinsteadofinsecret.Don’tbetoonervousortooshy.Ifyouareashyperson,youcanalsofindawayout.Firstofall,youcanmakefriendswiththestudentswhohavethesameinterestandhobbyasyou.Asbothofyouhavemuchincommon,youmayhavemuchtotalkabout.Ifyoukeepdoinglikethat,littlebylittle,youwillgladlyfindyouarealsoasfreetoexpressyourselfasothers.Don’tfallintotheditchofearlylove.Theboysandgirlsatadolescence（青春期）arerichinfeeling.Theyareeasytoregardthefriendshipasasignofloveandfallinlovewitheachotheratanearlyage.Inmyopinion,earlyloveisagreenapplethatcan’tbeeaten.Anapplewon’ttastesweetuntilitisfullyripe.Boysandgirlsatmiddleschoolaretooyoungtocarrytheheavydutyoflove.Dokeepoutofearlylove.5.Themainideaofthepassageisto______.A.tellstudentstokeepawayfromearlyloveB.givesomeadviceonhowtoassociatebetweenboysandgirlsC.tellstudentshowtomakefriendsD.teachboyshowtotalkwithgirls6.WeshouldkeepintouchwiththeothersexinthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.withagoodstateofmindB.inrealfriendshipC.inpublicD.insecret7.Ifyouareashyperson,youcan______.A.findfriendswiththesameinterestandhobbyfirstB.onlyhaveafewfriendsofthesamesexC.notmakefriendswiththeothersexD.notfailinlovewithotherstudentseasilyCWhatwouldyoudoifyousawamountaingorilla（黑猩猩）?Mostpeoplewouldprobablybeveryafraidandrunaway.That’sbecausegorillashaveaveryfrighteningappearance.Firstly,gorillasareverybig.Theycangrowupto2metrestallandcanweighmorethan200kilograms(malegorillasweightwiceasmuchasfemalegorillas).Secondly,gorillascanmakealotofnoise.Theycanroar,beattheirchestsandshowtheirteeth.Infact,theseangryactionsareveryrareandmalegorillasonlydoitwhentheirfamiliesareunderattack.Thetruthis,gorillasareincrediblyintelligent,gentleandsocialanimalsthatstaytogetherinsmallfamilygroups.Theleaderisthelargestmale,andiscalledthesilverback.That’sbecauseofthebeautifulsilverfuronitsback.Gorillasspendalmostalltheirtimeontheforestfloor,eatingandsleeping.Theyaremainlyvegetarian,althoughtheyeatsomeinsects.Younggorillasoftenplaytogether.Theyrunaroundandclimbtrees.Atnight,theanimalsmakeanesttosleepin.thelightergorillasnestintrees.Theheaviergorillasmakenestsonthegroundandbabiessleepwiththeirmothers.Gorillasrarelyattackhumans.Theyonlyfightwhensomethingorsomeoneattacksthemortheiryoung.Inthatsituation,theywillfighttothedeath.Hunterslookingforbabygorillasmayhavetokillthewholefamilytogetwhattheywant.Sadly,therearefewerthan650mountaingorillasleftinthewild,whichmeanstheyareanendangeredanimal.ThesegorillasonlyliveinthemountainjunglesofcentralAfrica.Theyareendangeredbecausepeoplehuntthemforfoodandforsport.Theyarealsothreatenedbywar,andhumanscuttingdowntheirforestsforfarmland,fuelandhousing.Lifeforthesegentlegiantsisn’tpeaceful.8.Whatisasilverbackaccordingtothepassage?A.Anygorillaswithsilverfur.B.Anymalegorillasinthegroup.C.Theleaderinthegorillasfamily.D.Theoldestgorillasinthegroup.9.Wherewouldyouexpecttofindasilverbackgorillassleepingatnight?A.Inthetrees.B.Ontheground.C.Withthebabygorillas.D.Awayfromothers.10.Theunderlinedw