辽宁省葫芦岛市第八高级中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题（无答案）答题时间： 100分钟 总分数： 120 分第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHappy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.Different generations of CNO vocalists( 声乐家), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as arias( 独 唱 曲 ) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/Date:7:30pm, September 7,8Location: Tianqiao TheatreTel: 65514787, 83156170Tickets:60500 yuan (US $7.360.2)Folk musicA concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works.The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”. Time/Date:7:30pm, September 13Location: Concert Hall at the National Library of ChinaTel: 68485462, 68419220Tickets:30200 yuan (US $ 3.624.1) Moon musicThe concert of traditional Ch inese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21 this year.The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”. A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra. Time/Date:7:30pm, September 20Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of NationalitiesTel : 66068888, 660699991. If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial .A. 65514787 B. 83156170 C. 68485462 D. 660699992. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists. B. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.C. “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.3. “Madame Butterfly” is _ .A. a Chinese opera B. a song C. a piece of music D. a Western opera4. In which part of a newspaper will the article be published?A. Entertainment B. Sports C. Culture D. NewsBOnce an Englishman named Larry Belmont went to Russia for a holiday. After he got back, some of his friends came. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Larry said. “I went to see a friend in the country when the sun went down, I was still travelling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇). It was a long way from my friends house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh.” “It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near me. They were running very fast, and they didnt seem to get tired like the horses.”“What did you do?” one of Larrys friends asked.“When the wolves got very near,” Larry answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so my sleigh got away from them for a few minutes. Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another one of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it. The same thing happened again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.”“Wasnt it too fat to run?” one of Larrys friends asked.5. The purpose of this passage is to_.A. amuse readers B. tell an exciting adventureC. praise Larry Belmonts bravery D. show the danger of travelling through a forest6. Larry told his friends what happened to him when he was _.A. in Russia one winter morning B. in England one winter eveningC. in Russia one winter evening D. in America one winter morning7. According to what Larry said, the last wolf _.A. was the strongest of all B. had eaten up all the other wolvesC. ran much faster than the other wolves D. was very fat and couldnt run fast enough8.From what Larrys friend asked in the end , we know that _A . Larrys trip was really dangerous. B. The last wolf was too fat to run.C. All the wolves had been shot by Larry. D. The friend didnt believe what Larry had said. COn March 19, 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani student and womens-education activist(积极分子)， returned to the classroom for the f