xxxx年高一下学期英语期中试题
第二部分:词汇知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:多项选择(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.Thosewho______workwithpleasurewillliveahappierlife.
A.limitB.equipC.matchD.combine
22.Don’ttrytochangehismind.Everytimehecan_______theweaknessinyourargumentandfightsback.
A.spotB.ignoreC.escapeD.remove
23.Citizensarebecomingfrightenedofthebirdfluwithmorenewcases_______indifferentareas.
A.believedB.predictedC.confirmedD.supported
24.Judgingfromthetenseatmospherebetweenthetwocountries,theiryearsofgoodrelationsareverylikelyto________soon.
A.breakinB.breakupC.breakoutD.breakdown
25.Toreducewasting,thegovernmentsatalllevelswill______thecostinofficialbusinessreception.
A.cutdownB.turndownC.setdownD.settledown
26.Hikingbyoneselfcanbefunandgoodforhealth.Itmayalsobegoodfor______building.
A.respectB.friendshipC.beliefD.character
27.Youmaylightafireofhappyfeelingsinsideofyourselfwhenyougiveothersa(n)______praise.
A.highB.impressiveC.genuineD.fake
28.Intoday’scompetitivemarket,thequalityofstaffis______tothecompany’ssuccess.
A.contraryB.fundamentalC.strictD.grateful
29.Thefamilybreathedasighofreliefwhentheywereinformedthatthefatherwasonly_______injuredintheaccident.
A.eventuallyB.slightlyC.badlyD.gradually
高一下学期英语期中试题30.Someplantscantakeincarbondioxidewebreatheoutandgiveoffoxygen_______.
A.incaseB.inreturnC.inturnD.inaddition
第二节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Myfamilysufferedsomeeconomicproblemslastyear.Ididn’tknowhowIwasgoingtobuyChristmasgiftsformychildren31myownSantaturnedup.
Onedaywhilewindowshoppingwithmyone-year-oldson,a32walkedtomeandbeganaconversationaskingsomeusualbabyquestions.He33himselfasJohn,andaskedforhelpwith34forhisgrandkidsfornotknowingwhattobuy.IagreedsinceIwas35.
“Thankyouforhelpinganoldmanfindjoyagain.Youmademe45thatMary,mybeloved,waslookingatmefromabovetosendoneofherangelswhenIneededonemost.Thegiftsyou46mepickoutareforyouandyourchildren.Youareakindpersonandthisismy47toyou.Neverchange.------John”
IlookedaroundtoseeifIcouldfindJohnbuthewas48.Istoodthereforafewminutesasthe49rolleddownmycheeks,speechlessandthankful.OnChristmasdaymyten-year-oldsonaskedwherethegiftscamefromandItoldhim50…
31.A.ifB.untilC.onceD.unless
32.A.salesmanB.managerC.strangerD.friend
33.A.introducedB.guidedC.recognizedD.classified
34.A.playingB.shoppingC.findingD.comforting
35.A.kindB.friendlyC.freeD.hardworking
36.A.choosingB.pickingC.makingD.giving
37.A.callingB.laughingC.apologizingD.complaining
38.A.meetB.searchC.comeD.pr
epare
39.A.praisedB.acceptedC.thankedD.owed
40.A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.when
41.A.leftB.threwC.pickedD.sold
42.A.drewB.pushedC.putD.kicked
43.A.rightB.unableC.improperD.wrong
44.A.saidB.wroteC.decidedD.referred
45.A.doubtB.guessC.wonderD.believe
46.A.hadB.gotC.letD.helped
47.A.apologyB.thanksC.prizeD.honor
48.A.leftB.disappearedC.lostD.gone
49.A.feelingsB.sweatsC.tearsD.hairs
50.A.SantaB.JohnC.MaryD.God
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Iwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracyvolunteer(扫盲志愿者)lastsummer.ThetrainingIreceived,thoughexcellent,didnottellmehowitwastoworkwitharealstudent,however.WhenIbegantodiscoverwhatotherpeople’sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotread,Irealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.
MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthree.Inthefirstlesson,Ifoundoutshewalkedtwomilestothenearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn’tknowwhichbustotake.WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabusschedule,shetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldnotreadit.Shesaidshealsohaddifficultyonceshegottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldn’talwaysrememberwhatsheneeded.Sinceshedidnotknowwords,shecouldnotwriteoutashoppinglist.Also,shecouldonlyrecognizeitemsbysight,soiftheproducthadadifferentlabel(标识),shewouldnotrecognizeitastheproductshewanted.
Asweworkedtogether,learninghowtoreadbuiltMarie’sself-confidence,whichencouragedhertocontinueinherstudies.Shebegantomakerapidprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Afterthissuccessfultrip,shereportedhowself-confidentshefelt.Attheendoftheprogram,shebeganhelpingheryoungestson,Tony,ashyfirstgrader,withhisreading.Shesatwithhimbeforehewenttosleepandtogethertheywouldreadbedtimestories.Whenhiseyesbecamewidewithexcitementassheread,pridewaswrittenalloverherface,andshebegantoseehowherownhardworkinlearningtoreadpaidoff.Asshedescribedthisexperience,Iwasproudofmyselfaswell.IfoundthathelpingMarietobuildherself-confidencewasmorerewardingthananythingIhadeverdonebefore.
Asaliteracyvolunteer,Ilearnedagreatdealaboutteachingandhelpingothers.Infact,ImayhavelearnedmorefromtheexperiencethanMariedid.
51.Whatdidtheauthordolastsummer?
A.Shehelpedsomeonetolearntoread.
B.Sheworkedinthesupermarket.
C.Shegavesinglemothersthehelptheyneeded.
D.Shewenttoatrainingprogramtohelpaliteracyvolunteer.
52.Whydidn’tMariegotothesupermarketbybusatfirst?
A.Becauseshelikedtowalktothesupermarket.
B.Becauseshelivedfarawayfromthebusstop.
C.Becauseshecouldn’tfindtherightbus.
D.Becauseshecouldn’taffordthebusticket.
53.HowdidMarieusetofindthegoodsshewantedinthesupermarket?
A.Sheknewwherethegoodswereinthesupermarket.
B.Sheaskedotherstotakehertotherightplace.
C.Sherememberedthenamesofthegoods.
D.Shemanagedtofindthegoodsbytheirlooks.
54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMarie?
A.Mariewasabletoreadstorieswiththehelpofhers
on.
B.Mariecoulddothingsshehadnotbeenabletodobefore.
C.Mariedecidedtocontinueherstudiesinschool.
D.Mariepaidforherownlessons.
B
InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satellitekids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.
AsiansareimmigratingtoCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsia,especiallyinChina,Japan,andKorea,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult,Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.
TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Also,theyfindthattheyareverylonely,andthattheymisstheirhomes.Becauseofthesetworeasons,mostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Therefore,thesechildrenbecome“satellitekids”,andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekid”.
OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthe“satellitekid”problem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthem,theyareoftenabsentfromschool.Tobea“satellitekid”meanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Also,itmeanstogrowuplonely,becauseyourparentsareelsewhere.Whatthese“satellitekids”willprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatitisbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.
55.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.
A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthere
B.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends
C.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountries
D.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountries
56.“Satellitekids”refertoAsiankids________.
A.withoutpatentsB.withuniversityeducation
C.livingabroadaloneD.speakingnoEnglish
57.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecome“satellitekids”becausetheirparents________.
A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.returntotheircountriestowork
C.wantthemtogotouniversityD.wantthemtobeindependent
58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.
B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.
C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.
D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethe“satellitekids”problem.
C
●GONEWITHTHEWIND
Author:MargaretMitchell
¥25(inbookstores)¥18(online)
GoneWiththeWindisabestseller,whichtellsastorythathappenedintheAmericanCivilWar.ScarlettO&rsq
uo;Harawasawomaninthestorywhowasfullofenergy.Shewasstrongandsavedherfamilybutwasveryselfishatthesametime.
●ALITTLEPRINCESS
Author:FrancesHodgsonBurnett
¥18.3(online)
MotherlessSaraCrewewassenthomefromIndiatoschoolatMissMinchin’s.Herfatherwasveryrichandshelivedacomfortablelife.ThenherfatherdiedandSaralosteverything.Shehadtolearntodowithherchangedlife.Herstrongcharactermadeherabletofightsuccessfullyagainstherpoverty(贫穷)andthescorn(嘲笑)ofherfellows.It’sanexcellentbookwith4tapesforchildren.
●PETERPAN
Author:J.M.Barrie
¥15(inbookstores)¥12(online)
Itisachildren’sstoryfullofimaginationandadventures,whichisaboutWendy,John,andMichaelDarling’sadventuresinNever-NeverLandwithPeterPan,theboywhowouldn’tgrowup.Thechildrenwerehappyandlovely.(with2tapes)
●UNCLETOM’SCABIN
Author:HarrietBeecherStowe
¥20(inbookstores)
ThemostfamousnovelinAmericanhistory,UncleTom’sCabintalkedaboutthestrugglebetweenfreestatesandslavestatesduringtheAmericanCivilWarandisaspowerfultodayaswhenitfirstcameout150yearsago.
●THESECRETGARDEN
Author:FrancesHodgsonBurnett
¥35(inbookstores)¥30(online)
MaryLennox,asicklyorphan(孤儿),findsherselfinheruncle’sdarkhouse.Whyaresomanyroomslocked?Whyisoneofthegardenslocked?Andwhatisthatcryingshehearsatnight?Throughthepowerofhope,friendship,andthemagicofnature,thebravegirlbringsthehouseandalong-lostgardenbacktolife.
59.Whichisthebookthatdoesnothavechildrenasthemaincharacter?
A.GONEWITHTHEWINDB.PETERPAN
C.ALITTLEPRINCESSD.THESECRETGARDEN
60.Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.
A.therearethreebookswithtapes
B.wecanbuyallthebooksaboveinbookstores
C.THESECRETGARDENis¥5cheaperinbookstoresthanonline
D.twooftheabovebookswerewrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett
61.Marybringsthehouseandalong-lostgardenbacktolifewiththehelpofthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.thepowerofhopeB.heruncle
C.themagicofnatureD.friendship
62.Whichofthefollowingaboutthebooksismentionedinthistext?
A.WhatSaradidtohelpherfellows.B.WhyPeterPanwouldn’tgrowup.
C.WhatkindofwomanScarlettwas.D.HowMaryLennoxcameintoheruncle’shouse.
D
Humans:It’stimetoabandon(废弃)theearthorfaceextinction.
Thispredictionisn’tsciencefiction.It’saglimpseofthefuture,accordingtofamedBritishscientistStephenHawking.“Iseegreatdangersforthehumanrace,”hesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforum(论坛)BigThink.“Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouchandgo(死里逃生).”
Hawkingsayshumansmustevacuateourhomeplanetwithinthenexttwocenturiesandexpandintospacetosurvive.“Ibelievethatthelong-termfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspace,”hesaid.“ItwillbedifficulttoavoiddisasteronourplanetEarthinthenexthundredy
ears,letalonethenextthousand,ormillion.”
Healsovoicedsomeconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeontheearth.InApril,hespokeabouthisfearofaliens(外星人)inaninterviewfortheDiscoveryChannel.“Ifaliensvisitus,theoutcomewouldbemuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmerica,whichdidn’tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericans,”hesaid.“Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomewanderers,lookingtoconquer(征服)andcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach.”
ButHawkingsaysheisstillhopefulforthefutureofhumanity.“I’manoptimist,”hetoldBigThink.“Wehavemaderemarkableprogressinthelasthundredyears.Butifwewanttocontinuebeyondthenexthundredyears,ourfutureisinspace.”
Gettingtoanotherplanetwillproveachallenge,nottomentioncolonizingitforhumanity.UniversityofMichiganastrophysicist(天体物理学家)KatherineFreesetoldBigThinkthat“theneareststartoEarthisProximaCentauriwhichis4.2lightyearsaway.Thatmeans,ifyouweretravelingatthespeedoflightthewholetime,itwouldtake4.2yearstogetthere”---orabout50,000yearsusingcurrentrocketscience.
63.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTareasonwhyhumansneedtoabandontheearth?
A.Theearthwillbedestroyedbyworldwidewarsbeforelong.
B.Itwillbehardforhumanstoavoiddisastersontheearthinthefuture.
C.Lotsofgreatdangersforhumanshavebeenseen.
D.Advancedaliensmayconquerandcolonizetheearthsomeday.
64.Theunderlinedword“evacuate”means“______”.
A.damageB.saveC.moveD.protect
65.Despitesomeconcerns,Hawking’sattitudetowardsthefutureofhumansis______.
A.objectiveB.negativeC.subjectiveD.positive
66.HowlongwillittaketoreachProximaCentauribycurrentrocket?
A.About4.2years.B.About50,000years.
C.Lessthan42,000years.D.Over10years.
E
Itisthepreferredchoiceofmillionsofhealth-consciousBritons.Buteatingorganicfood(有机食品)couldmakeyoufat,expertshavewarned.Astudyhasshownthatpeopletendtobelievethatorganicfoodscontainfewercalories,sobuyandeatmore.Butpeoplewhodecideto“goorganic”couldsoonfindthemselvespilingonthepounds.
ThewarningcomesfromAmericanresearcherswhostudiedwhetherthesightofanorganiclabelwasenoughtoinfluenceaperson’schoice.Forexample,ifpeoplebelieveorganicfoods,producedwithoutusingpesticides(杀虫剂)andartificialfertilizers(化肥),havefewercalories,theymayendupeatingfartoomuchandspendinglesstimeonsportsactivitiesandputonweight.CornellUniversityresearcherssaid:“Somepeoplemistakenlythinkthatthesefoodsaremorenutritious(营养的),justbecausetheycarryanorganiclabel.”
“Thegrowingpopularityoforganicfoodshasledtosomeconcern,asthesefoodsmaynotnecessarilybehealthierthannon-organicones,butstillmayleadconsumerstonutritionalmis-judgments.Ifpeoplefeelafoodtobemorenutritious,theytendtolettheirguarddownwhenitcomestocountingcalories---intheendleadingthemtoovereat.”
Althoughasmallnumberofdifferencesinnutrientcontentwerefoundtoexistbetwee
norganically-producedcropsandtraditionally-producedones,theseareoflittlehealthimportance.Itshowsthatthereisnoprooftosupportthechoiceoforganicallyovertraditionally-producedfoodsbecauseofnutritionaladvantage.
67.WhymoreBritonstendtospendmoremoneyonorganicfoods?
A.Theyhavestrongersenseofhealthandlikenutritiousfoods.
B.Theythinkorganicfoodshelpremovefatintheirbodies.
C.Theyfindorganicfoodsdeliciousandconvenientintheirlife.
D.Theyhavebetterlivingconditionswiththehelpofthegovernment.
68.WhenBritonsthinktheyhavehadenoughnutritioninorganicfoods,theywill__________.
A.eatlessanddomoresportstokeepfit
B.domoresportstoreducethecalories
C.eatlessbecausethefoodsareexpensive
D.eatmoreanddolessexercise
69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Thereisnoevidencethatorganicfoodshavemorenutrition.
B.Traditionalfoodsarericherinnutrition.
C.Britonsarewiseinchoosingorganicfoods.
D.Organiclabelsplayasupportingroleinshops.
70.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HealthFinding:OrganicFoodsWillReplaceTraditionalFoods
B.HealthWarning:OrganicFoodsCouldMakeYouFat
C.HealthReminder:OrganicFoodsHaveNoNutrition
D.HealthSurprise:OrganicFoodsAreBeingDiscounted
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分50分)
第一节:完成句子(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
例:__________wasthattheyoungplayerperformedextremelywellinthetabletennistournament.(delight)
令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。
[答案]Whatdelightedthefans/madethefansdelighted
71.OnlybyrealizingtheChineseDream__________________thecountry’sdevelopment.(benefitv.)
只有实现了中国梦,我们才会受益于国家的发展。
72.—Whereismycellphone?IrememberIputitinmybag.
—You________________itathome.(leave)
—我手机在哪呢?我记得把它放包里了。
—你可能把它落在家里了。
73.TheSnowWhitewokeupandfound____________________bythesevendwarfs.(surround)
白雪公主醒了,发现自己被七个小矮人围着。
74.Herfamilywasshortofmoney,____________________hernotcontinuingherstudies.(account)
她家缺钱,这就说明了她不再继续学业的原因。
75.___________________graduateswithgoodEnglishhaveanadvantageinhuntingforajob.(obvious)
显而易见,英语好的毕业生找工作的时候更有优势。
76.Badmoods,physicaldiseasesandpressuresarethemostimportantfactors_______________________sleepquality.(affect)
坏心情,身体疾病和压力是最重要的影响睡眠质量的因素。
77.Whatwewanttoknowis_______________________preventthevirusfromspreading.(manage)
我们想知道的是他们如何设法阻止了病毒的扩散。
78.Thelittleboyfollowedhismother’sadvicethathe_____________________thestrangers.(stare)
小男孩听从了妈妈的建议,不盯着陌生人看。
79.Itwasatthelastmoment_______________________thechangeinthejobrequirement.(remind)
他在最后一刻才提醒我工作要求上的变化。
80._____________________theworseningairpollution,anincreasingnumberofpeoplehavechosentocycletowork.(concern)
担心日益恶化的空气污染,越来越多的人已选择骑车上班。
第二节:短文写作(共1题,满分30分)
春天到来了,越来越多的人爱上爬山这项运动。人们走近大自然,在锻炼身体的同时享受自然美景。然而,有些人缺乏环保意识,垃圾随处乱扔,污染了绿色的山岭。更糟糕的是,有些人甚至在山林里吸烟,给森林安全造成威胁。
假如你是李华,请结合以上信息给21世纪报编辑写一封信,谈谈你对这件事情的看法。
注意:1.词数为120左右;
2.信的开头和结尾已给出(不计入你所写词数)。
Deareditor,
Springisdrawingnear._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerelyyours,
LiHua
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