1、 高一(上)期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分一、单选题(本大题共15小题,共15.0分)1. -Howabout_Christmaseveningparty?-Ishouldsayitwas_success()A. a;aB. the;aC. a;/D. the;/2. Mosttravellerswerenotpleasedwiththetravelagency(旅行社),forthetravellingroutestheyprovidedcouldnotthem()A. matchB. fitC. interestD. afford3. Hewillhavelearnedthe
2、guitarforeightyearsbythetimehe_fromtheuniversitynextyearA. willgraduateB. graduatesC. willhavegraduatedD. istograduate4. Withthedevelopmentofitseconomy,Tianjinhaschanged_recognitioninthelastpastyears()A. withoutB. withC. overD. beyond5. Thepolicearetryingtofindouthowmanypeoplethetrainhavedied()A. br
3、oadB. aboardC. abroadD. board6. _inthought,healmostranintothecarinfrontofhim()A. LosingB. HavinglostC. LostD. Tolose7. Finally,themiddle-agedmanadmittedtheladysbag()A. tohavestolenB. tostealC. havingbeenstolenD. havingstolen8. Afterclassshewouldsitdownbythedesk,sometimesfortwohours,thinkingofstudent
4、ssituationsinclass()A. aslongasB. asfarasC. asmuchasD. asmanyas9. ThejourneytoAmericawasveryimportanttohimbecauseitwasthatjourneychangedhisattitudestowardsEnglishstudy()A. ofwhichB. towhichC. thatD. throughwhich10. whatyouhadsaid,thelittlegirllefttheofficeangrilywithoutsayingaword()A. BecauseB. Beca
5、useofC. SinceD. Forthereason11. Withalotofdifficultproblem_,thenewly-electedpresidentishavingahardtime()A. settledB. settlingC. tosettleD. beingsettled12. Atotalof50 childrentookpartinthecamp;inotherwords,halfofthosechildrentookpartinthecamp()A. inshortB. insurpriseC. inbriefD. intotal13. -Whatasurp
6、risetoseeyoucooking!Youneverdidthatbefore-thatImgrown-up,Iwanttohelpmyparentsdosomething()A. ConsideringB. ConsideredC. ToconsiderD. Beingconsidered14. youhaveseenthebasicinformationofbothfighters,_willwin?()A. Since;doyouthinkwhoB. As;doyouthinkC. When;whoeverD. Since;whodoyouthink15. Allthosetothe
7、partyyesterdaywereaskedtoweareveningdresses()A. hadcomeB. comingC. cameD. havingcome二、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)AYou are watching a film in which two men are having a fight They hit one another hard At the start they only fight with their fists But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with
8、chairs And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below He is dead! Of course he isnt really dead With any luck he isnt even hurt Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch f
9、ire, are professionals They do this for a living These men are called stuntmen That is to say, they perform tricks There are two sides to their work They actually do most of the things you see on the screen For example, they fall from a high building However, they do not fall on to hard ground but o
10、n to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and traini
11、ng Often a stuntmans success depends on careful timing For example, when he is blown up in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just a the right moment Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives They often get seriously injured, and somet
12、imes killed A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high His parachute(降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous
13、 actions For nowadays there are stuntwomen, too!16. Stuntmen earn their living by _ A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC. jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast-moving trains17. When a stuntman falls from a high building, _ A. he needs little protectionB. he will be
14、 covered with a mattressC. his life is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right18. Which of the following is the main factor of a successful performance? _ A. StrengthB. ExactnessC. SpeedD. Carefulness19. What can be inferred from the authors example of the Norwegian stuntman? _ A. Sometimes a
15、n accident can occur to a stuntmanB. The percentage of serious accidents is highC. Parachutes must be of good qualityD. The cliff is too highBThe iPhone the iPad: each of Apples products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚) Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter i-and many
16、other brands are following suit The BBCs iPlayer-which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet-used the title in 2008 A lovely bear-popular in the US and UK一that plays music and vide is called iTeddy A slimmed-down version(简装本) of Londons Independent newspaper was stated last week unde
17、r the name iIn general, single-letter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into useMost i products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independents i, its no surprise that theyve selected this fashionable na
18、meBut its hard to see whats so special about the letter i Why not use a, b, or c instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at Kings College, London, iworks because its meaning has becomc ambiguous When Apple uses i, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual
19、 or intcractive, Thorne told BBC Magazines Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didnt have one clear definition, he saysHowever, thanks to Apple, the term is now connected with portability adds ThorneClearly the letter i also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the in
20、dividual Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reasonAlong withGoogle and blog, readers of BBC Magazines votedias one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decadeBut as history shows, people grow tired of fads From the 1900s to 199
21、0s, products with 2000 in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern How ever, as we entered the new century, the fashion disappeared20. People use iPlayer to _ A. listen to musicB. make a callC. watch TV programs onlineD. read newspapers21. We can i
22、nfer that the Independents i is designed for _ A. young readersB. old readersC. fashionable womenD. engineers22. The underlined word ambiguous means _ A. popularB. uncertainC. clearD. unique23. The writer suggests that _ A. i products are often of high qualityB. iTeddy is a live bearC. the letter b
23、replaces letter i to name the productsD. the popularity of i products may not last longCZoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant (顾问) and life was going well-she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London Then one evening in June last year, she received
24、a text message telling her she was out of work The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through she said After everything Id done for the company, they dismissed me by text!I was So angry and I just didnt feel like looking for another job I hated everything about the city and my life Then
25、, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm The moment I arrived at Kathys farm
26、, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay said Zoe Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets Its a hard life, physically very tiring she says In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted B
27、ut this is a good, healthy tiredness Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathys wonderful dinners Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm Every day brings a new experience Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor Since
28、 Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing-watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, Its one of the most moving experiences Ive ever had I could never go back to city life now 24. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a _ lifeA. satisfyingB. toughC. mean
29、inglessD. boring25. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathys farm is that _ A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultantB. Kathy persuaded her to do soC. Zoe got tired of the city lifeD. Zoe loved Wales mare than London26. How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage? _
30、A. Tiresome and troublesomeB. Romantic and peacefulC. Mentally exhausting but healthyD. Physically tiring but rewarding27. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage? _ A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. Where there is a will, there is a wayC. A misfortune may turn out a
31、 blessingD. Kill two birds with one stoneDMy grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States The rest of his family remained in Europe When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted Such obvious change was not born
32、 out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice My grandparents were very upset But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her sol
33、dier brother going off of war Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service All the little girls were delighted The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any t
34、raining but all in uniforms, boarded the train The band played and the crowd cheered Although no one noticed, Im sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowl
35、y returned to the station There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out Someone shouted, The war is over!For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the ban
36、d playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didnt last a tiny bit longer28. What the grandfather was most worried about was _ A. the spread of the world warB. the safety of his two cous
37、insC. a drop in his living standardsD. his relatives killing each other29. . The underlined phrase draft notice means _ A. order for army serviceB. train ticket for Europe C, letter of rejection D note of warning30. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? _ A. Disappo
38、intingB. UnexpectedC. UncertainD. Inspiring三、完形填空(本大题共20小题,共20.0分)The party began shortly after nine Mr Wood, who lived in the flat(31), sighed to himself as he heard (32)voices and the noisy music Luckily he had (33)some work home from the office,(34)he kept himself busy for two hours, thus managin
39、g to pay no attention to the noise(35) But by nine oclock he felt tired and was ready to go to bed, though from his (36)experience he knew it was (37)trying to get to sleep He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he (38)himself reading the same page(39)He then turned off the
40、 light and (40) his head in the pillow However,(41) he could not shut(42)the noise It seemed to last hours Finally, his (43)was gone He jumped out of bed,(44)on some clothing, marched firmly up the (45) and walked into his neighbours flat The owner of the flat came (46)the room as soon as he saw Mr
41、Wood(47)Mr Wood could say anything, he cried, My dear fellow, come and (48) I know our parties must interrupt you I meant to send you (49) Mr Woods anger disappeared then Id better go and get changed, said Mr Wood Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only (50) that the party was nearly over
42、31. A. belowB. underC. overD. above32. A. excitingB. afraidC. excitedD. frightened33. A. takenB. carriedC. broughtD. done34. A. with whichB. from whichC. whereD. when35. A. outsideB. overheadC. nearbyD. below36. A. lastB. betterC. earlierD. usually37. A. uselessB. helpfulC. necessaryD. possible38. A
43、. feltB. madeC. foundD. forced39. A. carelesslyB. carefullyC. over and overD. fast40. A. buriedB. placedC. shookD. turned41. A. till thenB. worse stillC. strange enoughD. even so42. A. awayB. offC. downD. up43. A. sleepB. strengthC. patienceD. anger44. A. pulledB. dressedC. puttingD. wore45. A. step
44、B. stairsC. flightD. building46. A. acrossB. aroundC. toD. up to47. A. AsB. WhenC. UntilD. Before48. A. sit downB. scold meC. join usD. meet us49. A. a noticeB. a messageC. an invitationD. an apology50. A. foundB. to findC. findingD. find四、单词拼写-单句(本大题共10小题,共10.0分)51. Beethoveniswidelyr_asoneofthegre
45、atestmusicians52. NewscamethatSuewashurtinanaccident,soIr_herontheteam53. Thescientistholdsastrongb_thatcancercanbecuredoneday54. WhenIrealizedmydreamafterhardwork,Ifeltagreatsenseof_(成就)55. Believeitornot,veryr_dowehaveacomplaintfromanyofourcustomers56. -Doyouenjoywatchingmovies?-A_Theyalwaysbringmegreatjoy57. Itrainedo_thisyear,certainlynotenoughforwateringtheplants58. Peoplewaitedoutsideforthechancetoseesome_(名人)59. Aftersomerepeateda_,
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