2016-2017学年山西省太原市高一（下）期末英语试卷
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 25 分）第一节 单项填空 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）从 A、B、C、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．﹣Where can I meet you at 7：30？ ﹣I ______ in the gym then．（ ） A．am working out B．will be working out C．had worked out D．have been working out
17．Do ______in case of fire and find the safe way out．（ ） A．keep cool
B．keeping cool
C．not stay calm
D．staying calm
18．I'll sleep with the window open ______ it's really cold．（ ） A．if B．when C．unless D．because
19．______busy you are，you should do some reading every day．（ ） A．Whatever B．However C．Whichever
D．Whenever
20．He said that the painting ______in a day．（ ） A．would finish B．ill finish
C．will be finished D．would be finished
21．The bus ______the heavy snow and we had to walk the rest of the way．（ A．stuck in B．stuck to C．was stuck to D．was stuck in
22．He ______have watched TV at home for I saw him in the classroom．（ ）A．shouldn't
B．couldn't C．mustn't D．may not
23．Team sport can help to develop a child's ______skills．（ ） A．social B．original C．formal D．classical
24．Time is ______，but we are not making any progress．（ ） A．getting around B．dying away C．ripping off D．running out 25．﹣______
） ﹣Sure，How can I help you？（ ）
A．How are you doing？ B．What do you think of it？ C．Can I ask you a favor？ D．Have you been busy？
第二节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．答案写在答题卡上．
26．Spring had come to the mountains of my hometown．Fresh green grass and sweet﹣smelling（26） were coming up in my yard．Bees and butterflies were （27） among them．It was the liveliest day I had ever seen．
（28） ，today dark storm clouds and heavy April rain took the sunshine out of the spring．Rain drops hit my front window as I （29） to the local store for another week's worth of food．I walked in and wiped the water out of my hair and off my glasses．After filling my cart （购物车），I paid for my food，and headed towards the door．Nature （30） called，so I found myself leaving my cart and rushing to the （31） ．After answering the call，I was cleaning up（32） I heard a sudden noise behind me．I （33） and saw that an elderly gentleman had fallen to the floor．I rushed over to see （34） he was all right．With the aid of another customer，I helped him to his feet．He was unhurt and （35） us both several times．I headed back to my （36） and pushed it to my car．The rain didn't stop （37） I was shining on the inside．
In this life I have found time and time （38） that we are most alive when we stop to help （39） ．I have found that we are most ourselves when we share kindness，（40） joy，and do all we can to make this world a better place． 26．A．trees 27．A．running 28．A．However 29．A．rode 30．A．slowly 31．A．store
B．fruits B．dancing B．Therefore B．walked B．loudly B．restroom
C．flowers C．planting C．Besides C．left C．suddenly C．car
D．seeds D．growing D．Otherwise D．drove D．luckily D．rain
32．A．when 33．A．asked 34．A．that 35．A．helped 36．A．cart 37．A．and 38．A．away 39．A．others 40．A．hide
B．while B．entered B．before B．thanked B．yard B．but B．alike B．them B．return
C．since C．lived C．if C．blamed C．customer C．for C．around C．other C．replace
D．after D．turned D．because D．questioned D．phone D．so D．again D．himself D．spread
第三部分 阅读理解 第一节（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项．答案写在答题卡上．注意：C篇分A、B两种题型，A（易）种题型为客观题，B（难）种题型为主观题．
41．The following are about modern wonders of the world． The Suez Canal
More than 3，000 years ago，a king of Egypt ordered that a river be built to connect the Mediterranean Sea（地中海） and the Red Sea．This kind of man﹣made river is called a canal．However，ancient Egyptians did not keep this canal in use．As years passed，the sands of the great deserts of Egypt closed the small canal．
In 1859，Egyptian workers began rebuilding the canal．It was opened and named the Suez Canal on November 17th，1869．Though closed several times because of war or political problems，the Suez Canal is still the fastest crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean today，saving shipping companies a great deal of time and money．
The Channel Tunnel
The great canal connects oceans．The next great wonder connects land．It is called the Channel Tunnel，or\，connecting Britain with France．The tunnel is 50kilometers long，built about 45meters below the earth under the English Channel（海峡）．
The work began in 1987and it took seven years to finish．The cost was more than 13，