2014-2015高一英语上学期期末考试(白银市第十中学)注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名考号填写在答题纸相应的位置上。2.本试卷满分120分，考试用时100分钟。3.答题全部打答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分：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。AThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs（坟墓）tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.1.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu2.AllthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank,becauseinancientEgyptpeoplethought__________.A.theydiedinthewestB.thesunsetsinthewestC.theendoftheirliveswaslikethesettingofthesunD.theywouldgotothewestafterdeath3.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombsonlytoholdtreasures.B.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.C.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisnearly2000yearsold.D.NearthePyramidofthesun,thereisthePyramidoftheMoon.BI’msureyouknowthesong“HappyBirthday”.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLousciville,USAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalled“SongStoriedfortheSundayMorning”.MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwerebothkindergartenteachersthen.Theylovedchildrenverymuchandwrotemanybeautifulsongsforthebook.Oneofthemwasthefamous“GoodMorningtoYou.”Thesongsaid,“Goodmorningtoyou,goodmorningtoyou,dearchildren,goodmorningtoall.”Thissongwasverypopularatthattimeamongkindergartenchildren.Butnotmanygrown-upsknewit.AfewyearslaterlittleArchibaldwasborn.Ashisaunt,MissPattyHillsangthesong“HappyBirthday”tothemelody(曲调)of“GoodMorningtoyou”toherlittlenephew(侄子).Shesangthesonglikethis:Happybirthdaytoyou!Happybirthdaytoyou!Happybirthday,dearArchie!Happybirthdaytoyou!MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbecomesopopular,butitreallydid.Peopleallovertheworldlikethesongbecauseofitssimplicityintune(曲调简单)andfriendlinessinwords.4.ArchibaldA.Hillwas________.A.EnglishB.AmericanC.RussianD.Australian5.ProfessorArchibaldA.HillwasMissMildredHill’s______.A.sonB.studentC.brotherD.nephew6.Thesong“HappyBirthday”hasahistoryof_______years.A.97B.morethan90C.lessthan90D.about907.Thesentence“itreallydid”means_______.A.ThesongreallybecamepopularB.Theirwishwouldreallycometrue...
