山西省太原市2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

太原市2017～2018学年第二学期高一年级期末考试 英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节) 第一节单项填空(共10小题) 从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。 16．—Since you can't afford a new car, why not buy a second-hand first? —_____. A．Sounds fine B．Never mind C．Go ahead D．Well done 17．Increasing employment is one of the _____ to reducing crimes. A．permits B．predictions C．commands D．solutions 18．This time our whole team will _____ Tom again, for he has never let us down. A．bring up B．give away C．rely on D．live on 19．Thanks to the excellent guide, our journey was really _____ and meaningful. A．conscious B．ridiculous C．impressive D．classical 20．No matter how long the journey is, you will _____ arrive at your destination so long as you keep on. A．eventually B．traditionally C．formally D．slightly 21．It seems that his success happened _____, but actually it was the result of his years of efforts. A．at least B．by accident C．on average D．in all 22．— Can I make an appointment with Mr. Smith at 3:00 this afternoon? — Sorry, but at that time he _____ to Russia for the World Cup. A．flew B．flies C．will be flying D．was flying 23．Before the Chinese new year, you _____ get a train ticket easily, for millions of people crowd in the station to buy tickets home. A．should B．may C．mustn't D．can't 24．Now we rarely see trolleybuses which are _____ electric wires. They are on the way out. A．connected to B．stuck in C．known for D．covered with 25．_____ hot it is, he never switches on the air-conditioner because he is a low-carbon person. A．How B．As C．However D．Whatever 第二节 完形填空(共15小题) 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。 I lived with my grandpa. From childhood I always felt that my birthday should be my day and should be celebrated like anything. I used to wait for my birthday by ____26____ months, then days andthen hours, thinking how to celebrate it and what gift to ask for. It was my grandpa who made it important and ____27____. But, I ____28____ my grandpa in 2017, and I didn't know how to spend my birthday after he had gone from this world. Yes, I was too ____29____ to him. Finally, I decided to celebrate my nextbirthday at the orphanage (孤儿院), and arrange dinner for those kids who didn't have any family, or maybe whose family had ____30____ them because they were carrying HIV. ____31____ two days, I went there and requested they give me a ____32____ to help their children and also I asked if some child was having a birthday on the ____33____ day as mine. I wanted to buy a____34____ for him or her to eat at a dinner party as well. ____35____, they agreed. But I was a bit afraid to face them. My ____36____ was that they might feel bad because they didn't have their families. But when I met them, they were all so lovely, looking so ____37____! At the party, we danced together,played many games, and most impor ... ...