2019年天津市高一年级下学期期末考试英语试卷+答案.docx

1、2019年天津市高一下学期期末考试英语试卷第一节：单项选择（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15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.21. - It is said that free health system will soon be carried out in our city. - _!A. Oh dear! B. It couldnt be worseC. That couldnt be better D. It cant be good 22. We dont allow _ in the reading room. That is, you arent a

2、llowed _ here.A. to smoke; to smoke B. to smoke; from smoking C. smoking; smoking D. smoking; to smoke 23. I would rather _ trouble and difficulty like that than _ care of by others.A. to have; take B. have; be taken C. having; take D. having; to be taken 24. _ cause my mothers unnecessary worry, I

3、go home on time after school.A. In order not to B. In order that C. So as not to D. So as to 25. We had to _ the house as we had lost the key.A. break into B. break out C. break up D. break in26. Young drivers are far more _ to have accidents than old drivers.A. likely B. impossible C. probable D. p

4、ossible 27. The teacher, _ that she would give us a spelling test the next week, left the classroom.A. to have said B. having said C. said D. saying 28. No sooner _ a paper on his latest research than he was asked to write another for the program.A. he had finished B. he finished C. had he finished

5、D. he did finished 29. It is _ problem that none of us can work it out.A. so difficult B. such difficult a C. such difficult D. so difficult a 30. It was at the school gate _ we gave the foreign visitors a warm welcome.A. that B. which C. when D. where 31. The day we were looking forward to _ finall

6、y, when we won the first prize.A. came B. coming C. come D. had come 32. With all your energies _ the study of French, you will master the language.A. concentrated B. concentrating C. concentrated on D. concentrating on 33. I was so familiar with Mary that I _ her voice the moment I picked up the ph

7、one.A. affected B. impressed C. recognized D. recorded 34. I _ him about how we should deal with the naughty students.A. disagree to B. disagree with C. disagree D. disagree on 35. Look at the black clouds. It _ soon. Youd better take an umbrella with you when you _ out later.A. is rainy; are going

8、B. will be rainy; will go C. will rain; are going D. is going to rain; go第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin existed in his own world, 36 himself from his classmates and me, his teacher. My

9、 attempts at 37 a friendly relationship with him were met with complete indifference. I came to know that Willard was 38 a loner who seemed to have no desire or need to 39 his barrier of silence.Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received word of the 40 Christmas collection of money for the

10、less 41 people in our school district.“Christmas is a season of giving,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who 42 not have a happy holiday season. By 43 our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these 44 people. We start the collection tomorrow

11、.”When I 45 the donations the next day, I discovered that almost everyone had 46 except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets as he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he 47 two quarters into the small container.“I dont need any milk for lunch,” he said in a low voice. For a mome

12、nt, just a moment, he 48 . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.That night, after school, I took our small contributions to the school principal. I couldnt help sharing the 49 that had taken place.“I may be wrong, 50 I believe Willard might be getting might be getting ready to become a part of

13、 the world around him,” I told the principal.“Yes, I believe it sounds 51 ,” he nodded. “And I have a hunch (预感)we might do well to have him 52 a bit of his world with us. I just 53 a list of the poor families in our school who most need help 54 the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”I d

14、iscovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the 55 names on the list.36. A. protecting B. dividing C. encouraging D. separating 37. A. settling down B. setting up C. setting out D. setting off 38. A. strictly B. hardly C. generally D. honestly 39. A. keep B. enjoy C. hate D. break 40. A. month

15、ly B. seasonal C. yearly D. daily 41. A. comfortable B. faithful C. fortunate D. poor 42. A. must B. might C. should D. need 43. A. talking to B. coming to C. turning to D. contributing to 44. A. greedy B. needy C. hopeless D. homeless45. A. asked for B. called in C. applied for D. brought in 46. A.

16、 remembered B. forgotten C. admitted D. promised 47. A. chose B. pulled C. lost D. dropped 48. A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. hesitated 49. A. event B. accident C. incident D. collection 50. A. or B. although C. however D. but 51. A. hopeless B. hopeful C. endless D. harmful 52. A. share B. keep C

17、. get D. take 53. A. accepted B. bought C. received D. sent 54. A. throughB. besides C. with D. in55. A. tip B. top C. popular D. familiar第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThere are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we cant understand from the meaning of e

18、ach word. The following are some of them.As the crow fliesWhen a bird flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route. But when people drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance as the crow flies, they mean the shortest distance between the two point

19、s, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads. As Dan and his mum drove along the river,they could see the beach on the opposite side, Dan asked How far is it to the beach Its only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies his mother said.Blow hot and cold In one of Aesops Fables

20、, a man blow on his fingers to warm them up and then blow on his soup to cool it down. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but what comes out is different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold. Is Felicia going to try out for

21、 the soccer team this year Stacy asked.I dont know, Tricia replied. Last week she was saying yes,but this week shes saying no. Shes really blowing hot and cold.Break the ice Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation. It was the first day of summ

22、er camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the girls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Finally, one of them broke the ice by saying Hey, wheres everybody fromBury the hatchet In native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their war, they buried the h

23、atchet. So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else. Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket. Finally, his sister said,Colin, cant we bury the hatchet does as the crow flies meanA. In the smoothest way B. By plane C. In a straight line D. At top speed.57.Blow h

24、ot and cold can be used to talk about someones _.A.poor health B. bad manner C. communication skills D. changing attitudes58. When the four girls were making their beds in silence, they probably felt _.A.shy B. disappointed C. excited D. Curious59.It can be inferred that Colins sister hoped that Col

25、in would _.A.buy a new tennis racket B. forgive her mistakeC. stay away from her D. make an apology to her60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the textA. Its difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word.B. What Felicia thought was different from what he said C. Dan and his

26、 mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach.D. “Bury the hatchet” is an idiom from Aesops Fables. BA couplefromMiami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Si

27、mony, they met some whales(鲸鱼). “They started tohitthe side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins offood, biscuits, and bottles of wate

28、r. They also had a fishing-line and amachineto make salt water into drinking water two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then thelinebroke. “So we had no more fish until somethingvery strange happened. Some sharks(鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish

29、 under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up.

30、So the captain carried them ontohisboat and took them toCosta Rica. Their two months at sea was over.61. Bill and Simone were traveling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raftB. in MiamiC. in SimonyD. inPanama62. The whaleshitthe side of the boat, and then _.A. they brought in a lot of waterB.

31、 they broke the side of the boatC. they pulled the boatD. they went under the water63. After their boat sank, the couple _.A. jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterC. watched the boat go under waterD. stayed in the life-raft64. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives.A. tins offoodand bottles

32、 of waterB. a fishing-lineand amachineC. whales and sharksD. Twenty passing ships65. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months a

33、t sea would be overC. Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉) can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. But stripes, called chevrons(人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they

34、are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington . isplanning to repeat Japans success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads aroun

35、d the country to test how well the patterns reduce highwaycrashes. Excessive (too great) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents,according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related haz

36、ards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become usedto seein

37、g the painted bars. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than theyreally are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.66. The passage mainly discuss

38、es _. A. a new way of highway speed controlB. a new method of training driveC. a new pattern for painting highwaysD. a new type of optical illusion67. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that _.A. they should avoid speed-related dangers.B. they are driving in the wrong laneC. they s

39、hould slow down their speedD. they are reaching the speed limit68. Compared to horizontal bars, the advantage of chevrons is that _.A. it can keep drivers awakeB. it will have a longer effect on driversC. can cut road accidents in halfD. will look more attractive American Automobile Association Foun

40、dation for Traffic Safety plans to_. A. try out the Japanese method in certain areasB. change the road signs across the countryC. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns70. What of the following is true about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads？

41、A. They are suitable only on broad roads.B. They are falling out of use in the United States.C. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.D. They are ignored in a long period of time.DSherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in

42、fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London

43、 still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every ti

44、me.Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction-the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was D

45、r Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyles A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories. The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.7