1、高一下学期 期中测试A卷本试卷共计120分，作答时间100分钟。I. 语法填空.（10*1.5=15）Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will 1_ (probable) say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true; 2_ why do they learn these things? We send our children to
2、 school 3_ (prepare) them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for 4_ (they). Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that 5_ only reason why they go to school? There is more in education than just 6_ (learn) facts. We go to school to l
3、earn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn. A man 7_ really knows how to learn will always be 8_ (succeed), because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, he will also be able to teach others how to do it in the best way. Th
4、e 9_ (educate) person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just 10_ (do) it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, arithmetic, history, science, etc., but to teach pupils the way to learn. II. 完形填空（20*1.5=30）The True Story of Treasure IslandIt wa
5、s always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevensons imagination. (1), recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived (2) for many years. In 1881he returned to Scotland for a (3). With him were his American wife Fanny and h
6、is (4) Lloyd.Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long (5) over the hill. They had been (6) this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days (7). To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some (8). On
7、e morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Rober (9) that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of (10). Whats that? he asked. Thats the (11) treasure, said the boy. Robert suddenly (12) something of an adventure story in the boys (13). While the rain was pouring, R
8、obert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the (14) a twelve year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗) ?Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the (15) of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to (16) such a man in a story. (17) Long John
9、 Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was (18).So, thanks to a (19) September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest (20) stories in the English language.1. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Finally2. A. abroad B. alone
10、C. at homeD. next door3. A. job B. storyC. meetingD. holiday4. A. daughterB. son C. motherD. father5. A. walkB. restC. talkD. game6. A. missingB. attemptingC. enjoyingD. planning7. A. dullB. busy C. quietD. exciting8. A. exercisingB. drawingC. writingD. cleaning9. A. decidedB. doubtedC. noticedD. re
11、cognized10. A. the sea B. the houseC. ScotlandD. the island11. A. forgottenB. unexpectedC. discoveredD. buried12. A. madeB. learnedC. sawD. drew13. A. pictureB. mind C. bookD. reply14. A. writerB. heroC. starD. child15. A. problemB. bottomC. helpD. use16. A. save B. haveC. acceptD. praise17. A. Thus
12、B. ButC. YetD. Also18. A. readB. writtenC. bornD. hired19. A. sunnyB. windyC. foggyD. rainy20. A. love B. adventureC. newsD. real-lifeIII. 阅读理解 (20*2=40)AOne of the most striking findings of a newly research in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more di
13、fficult to meet someone to start a family with.Why are many finding it increasingly dificult to start close relationships? Does modem life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different wa
14、ys from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for money or status. A man doesnt expect his wife to be in (唯一的) charge of running his household and raising his children.But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuad
15、e people to abandon their independence.In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear, many marriages were essntally arranged. Now those
16、 barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster (牡蛎), you surely have a better chance of finding apearl.But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by the limitations of choice. The
17、 expectations of partners are raised to an unmanageable degree: good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression.We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isnt, it should be ended. We work to protectourselves against fut
18、ure heartache and dont put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelve-hour work at the office makes relaxed after-hours dating difficult. The cost of housing and child-raising creates pressure to have a stable income and Career before a lifepartnership.1. What is a con
19、temporary family like in UK today?A. Couples share the burdens.B. Men begin to depend on women.C. Women are responsible for housework.D. It is difficult to take care of a family.2. Why do people preserve their independence?A. To live alone happily.B. To have more choices.C. To avoid marriages.D. To
20、ignore traditions.3. What makes it hard for people to date?A. Mental headache in dating.B. The pressure to survive.C. Bad luck in finding a partner.D. The faith between life partners.4. What is the author trying to inform us in this text?A. Perfect marriages conflict with independence.B. People shou
21、ld, spend more money on marriages.C. The expectations and reality separate the lovers.D. Independence is much more important than love.BStarting CyclingWe have two services designed to give people the confidence and knowledge to cycle successfully.LessonsAll our instructors have been trained to Nati
22、onal Standards level of“Bike-ability. This meansyou will be trained to a standard consistent across the whole country.There are 3 levels of skills to progress through. Children would start with levels 1 & 2, progressing from the playground or park to cycle on less busy local roads. Teenager and adul
23、t beginners can also learn levels 1 & 2 in an off-road and quiet environment.Confident teenagers and adults can broaden their skills by learning level 3, using multi-lane roads and larger roundabouts. We provide both a complete package of lessons for the beginner or individual lessons tailored to th
24、e client. Whatever the need we can address and practice until perfect! Cost is 30 per hour.Guided RideWe know that riding on the roads in London can be scary, and if you have to navigate(确定行车路线) as well it can become a real hard task! The Guided Ride service takes all the stress out of it for you by
25、 providing the following:Route planned in advance to suit your skill level. Route map provided to you, Cycle and equipment checked. We will teach you a simple method to check basic roadworthiness (车辆性能) of your bike that you can perform on a weekly basis.Route discussed and focus given to any areas
26、requiring special attention.Cycle along with the instructor close behind. Here the traffic can be controlled by the instructor and rider observed.We currently cover London Zones 1 & 2. Please contact us if your requirements are outside of these areas.Cost 30 per hour.5. Where can Level 1 & 2 lessons
27、 for adult beginners be carried out?A. Off roadB. Near large roundabouts C. On busy local roadsD. On multi-lane roads6. What service does the Guided Ride provide?A. They check your cycle and equipment every week.B. They help you to be familiar with all London roads.C. They let users experience the b
28、usiest road in London.D. They ensure users ride safely in London Zones 1 & 2.7. Who is the text probably intended for?A. Bike riding lovers.B. Children and teenagers.C. Travelers in London.D. Parents loving cycling.CMrs. Jones was my first patient when I started medical school-and I owe her a lot. S
29、he was under my care for the first two years of my medical training, yet I knew very little about her, except that she was thin, perhaps in her mid 70s. It might seem rather negligent not to know the basic facts of my patient ,but I had a valid reason - Mrs. Jones was dead, and had been dead for abo
30、ut three years before I made a patient of her. Mrs. Jones was the dead body that I dissected (解剖) over the first two years of my medical training.Of course, her name wasnt really Mrs. Jones, but it seemed a little impolite to be conducting research into someones body without even knowing its name, s
31、o out of courtesy, | thought she should have one. Me and Mrs. Jones, weve got a thing going on, went the song coming out of the radio as I unzipped the bag of her on my first day一and so she was christened.As the months passed, I soon forgot that Mrs. Jones had, in fact, once been alive. One day, tho
32、ugh, she suddenly became very human again. Id been dissecting Mrs. Jones a good 18 months before I got around to the uterus (子宫) . After Id removed it, the professor came up to me, “If you look at the opening carefully, youll see that the angle indicates that this woman has had several children, pro
33、bably three. I stared at it, and I suddenly felt very strange. This woman, who had given me something incredibly precious that Id begun to take for granted, wasnt a dead body. She was a person, a mother, in fact.At my graduation, the same professor came over to congratulate me. I explained the story
34、 about Mrs. Jones to him, and recalled what hed told me about her having children and how that had affected me all those years ago.Well, he said, at the beginning of your training you had a dead body and managed to turn it into a person. Now youre a doctor, the trick is to have a person and not turn
35、 them into a dead body, and he laughed, shook my hand and walked away.8. Why didnt the author know much about Mrs. Jones?A. Because he was irresponsible for his patients.B. Because he wasnt allowed to ask for her privacy.C. Because he didnt know her until she passed away.D. Because he was too carele
36、ss while dissecting her.9. How did Mrs. Jones get her name?A. It was passed down from the seniors of my school.B. It came from a song being played when we first met.C. She was named after a well-known singer I liked best.D. It just occurred to me when I opened the bag of her.10. What could be the au
37、thors feeling for Mrs. Jones now?A. Grateful.B. Politeless.C. Hateful.D. Guilty.11. What did the professor imply by his words in the last paragraph?A. Medical students are able to bring the dead back to life.B. Being a doctor has nothing to do with the medical training.C. Good doctors never fail to
38、save their patients from dying.D. Medical staff ought to have respect for life and humanity.DChinese scientists recently have produced two monkeys with the same gene, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, using the same technique that gave us Dolly the sheep. These monkeys are not actually the first primates (灵长
39、类) to be cloned. Another one named Tetra was produced in the late 1990s by embryo (胚胎) splitting, the division of an early-stage embryo into two or four separate cells to make clones. By contrast, they were each made by replacing an egg cell nucleus (原子核) with DNA from a differentiated body cell. Th
40、is Dolly method, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer ( SCNT) , can create more clones and allows researchers greater control over the edits they make to the DNA.Success came from adopting several new techniques. These included a new type of microscopy to better view the cells during handling or u
41、sing several materials that encourage cell reprogramming, which hadnt been tried before on primates. Still, the research process proved difficult, and many attempts by the team failed. Just two healthy baby monkeys born from more than 60 tested mothers. This leads to many researchers pouring water o
42、n the idea that the teams results bring scientists closer to cloning humans. They thought this work is not a stepping stone to establishing methods for obtaining live born human clones. Instead, this clearly remains a very foolish thing to attempt, it would be far too ineficient, far too unsafe, and
43、 it is also pointless.But the scientists involved emphasize that this is not their goal. There is now no barrier for cloning primate species, thus cloning humans is closer to reality. However, their research purpose is entirely for producing non-human primate models for human diseases; they absolute
44、ly have no intention, and society will not permit this work to be extended to humans. Despite limitations, they treat this breakthrough a novel model system for scientists studying human biology and disease.12. What do we know about the technology called SCNT?A. It created the first two primates.B.
45、It may contribute to editing the DNAC. It can divide an early-stage embryo into several cells.D. It produced two cloned monkeyswith different genes.13. What does the author mean by“pouring water on the idea in paragraph 2?A. Keeping a hot topic of it.B. Having a low opinion of it.C. Attaching no imp
46、ortance to it.D. Adding supportive evidence to it.14. What is the scientists purpose to clone these monkeys?A.To help with the study of human diseases.B.To serve as a stepping stone to their reputation.C. To prepare for their research on human cloning.D. To raise money for holding an exhibition of n
47、ovels.15. What can we infer from the passage?A. New techniques seem to be pointless.B. Cloning humans is already on its way.C. Society wont agree to clone another monkey.D. The success rate of cloning a monkey was not high.ELiving away from your country can be a really interesting and unforgettable experience. But at the same time it has very important effects (影响) on your life. 16The major effect, and also a very common one,
