江西赣州一中2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷（含解析）

江西赣州第一中学2017-2018学年下学期高一年级期末考试卷 英 语 注意事项： 1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2．选择题的作答：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，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）(略) 第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A It’s a white Christmas in the United States today, with snow falling from Seattle to Maine. ? Northeast Biting winds with snow swept the Northeast. Earlier, up to 15 inches of snow fell during a snow storm in Maine, while up to one foot fell in New Hampshire. Winds reached 76 mph on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while up to 61 mph winds tore through Long Island, New York. Falling snow collected on the runways at Boston’s Logan International Airport, causing temporary flight delays. The wind was so severe in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that the annual (重演) of George Washington and his soldiers’crossing the Delaware River was canceled, the Washington Crossing Historic Park told ABC News. ? Midwest Heavy lake effect snow fell in western Michigan. The National Weather Service has issued a wind-chill warning and advisory (公告) from Montana to Michigan. Bitter cold air in the Midwest produced wind chills Monday morning as low as minus 48 degrees in North Dakota and minus 47 in northern Minnesota. As this bitter cold made its way east overnight, it was expected to move over relatively mild Great Lakes, producing intense lake-effect snow bands capable of producing 2 to 4 inches of snow in an hour. ? West Coast That storm system moved overnight through the Rockies, bringing more snow and the threat of avalanches(雪崩). The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning for the Wasatch Range Mountains outside Salt Lake City. 21. Why was the annual reenactment of George Washington and his soldiers’ crossing the Delaware River canceled? A. Because the river was frozen. B. Because the wind was too strong. C. Because the snow was too thick. D. Because the temperature was too low. 22. Which of the following is the bad weather that has set in according to the passage? A. The avalanches. B. A white Christmas. C. A mess of people’s life. D. Heavy snow, biting wind and chills. 23. What is the style of the passage? A. Weather report. B. News about the effect of bad weather. C. News about bad weather. D. A bad-weather warning and advisory. 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 【解析】本文是一篇关于极端天气的新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国圣诞节这一天的极端的天气情况。 21. 细节理解题。根据文章第5段The wind was so severe in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that the annual reenactment (重演) of George Washington and ... ...