辽宁省瓦房店高级中学高一英语暑假作业试题(3)

瓦房店高级中学2011-2012学年高一暑假作业英语试题（3）
二、单项选择（15分）
21. She was scared _______ when hearing the sound of explosion.
A. to death
B. death
C. of death
D. with death
22. -- We are going to hold a sports meeting tomorrow.-- __________ it rains?
A. How about
B. What if
C. If only
D. Even if
23. Is _______ some German friends visited last week?
A. this school
B. this the school
C. this school one
D. this school where
24. Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.
A. take part
B. operate
C. join to
D. participate in
25. After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, Chinese astronauts __________ walk in space.
A. anxious to do
B. eager for
C. are dying to
D. are longing to
26. I was about to go to bed _____ one of my old classmates made a call to me.
A. when
B. as
C. while
D. that
27. Do you remember the chicken farm _____ we visited three months ago?
A. where
B. when
C. that
D. what
28. The organization is badly _________ of hands.
A. relevant
B. donated
C. in need
D. dying
29. He hurried to the station only _______ that the train had left.
A. to find
B. finding
C. found
D. to have found
30. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ________ the change.
A. adapt to
B. adopt to
C. apply to
D. devote to
31. Tom was very angry about ________ to Mary’s birthday party.
A. not inviting
B. being not invited
C. not being invited
D. not to be invited 32．—Why did he________from the company?
—In order to get a more challenging job.
A．leave B．resign C．remove D．retire
33．—What made you so________？
—John's not listening to my advice.
A．annoy B．annoying C．to annoy D．annoyed
34．William, as well as his friends，________invited to my birthday party the day before yesterday.
A．is B．was C．are D．were
35. She felt ______ about wearing the improper garment in the party.
A. embarrassing
B. embarrass
C. to embarrass
D. embarrassed
三、完形填空（30分）
Passing Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 36 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 37 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏绷带）, a black-and-blue face, and a sad 38 . “No way am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 39 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She had been in a car accident and 40 was on her way for 41 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 42 that Kathy would not be able to 43 herself. I considered 44 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 45 to offer a service to a 46 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 47 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 48 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 49 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had 50 , and the time was really 51 spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 52 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 53 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 54 . When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live 55 a larger and more rewarding world.
36. A. leaving B. changing C. taking D. giving
37. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
38. A. heart B. expression C. action D. thought
39. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
40. A. immediately B. lately C. recently D. now
41. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
42. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
43. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
44. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
45. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
46. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
47. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
48. A. when B. although C. since D. as
49. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
50. A. warmed B. jumped C. broken D. cheered
51. A. good B. worse C. better D. bad
52. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
53. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
54. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
55. A. of B. in C. at D. for
四、阅读理解（40分）
第一节：（共四篇阅读，30分）
(A)
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
56. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because___________.
A. they had surprise endings
B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor
D. they were about New York City
57. O. Henry went to prison because ____________. .
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own name
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
58. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.
B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York.
D. His exciting early life as a boy.
(B)
One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop. When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
59. Who wrote the story?
A. Rupert’s teacher.
B. The neighbour’s teacher.
C. A medical school teacher.
D. The teacher’s neighbour.
60. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
A. He needed it for the summer term in London.
B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
61. What happened at the airport?
A. The skeleton went missing .
B. The skeleton was stolen .
C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.
D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .
62. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?
A. He is very angry .
B. He thinks it rather funny .
C. He feels helpless without Rupert.
D. He feels good without Rupert .
(C)
On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
63. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be _________. .
A. The Kingdom of Bicycles
B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an
C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road
D. An American Achieving His Aims
64. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because________. .
A. he asked to see the manager
B. he entered the hall with a bike
C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests
D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
65. What made Friedlander want to come to China?
A. The stories about Marco Polo .
B. The famous sights in Xi’an .
C. His interest in Chinese silk.
D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .
66. Friedlander can be said to be .
A. clever
B. friendly
C. hardworking
D. strong—minded
(D)
For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh.
Apples are different in colour, size, and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce (苹果酱).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have
very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
67. It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are _______________
A. grown in France.
B. sold everywhere.
C. very big.
D. quite sweet.
68. Cold winter weather is good for _______________
A.the growth of apple trees.
B. producing large apples.
C. improving the taste of apples.
D. the increase of water in apples.
69. China, France and the United States are considered to _______________
A. be large producers of apples.
B. be large producers of applesauce.
C. have the longest history in apple production.
D. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries.
70. The word yielded in the last sentence means _______________
A. improved.
B. increased.
C. produced.
D. sold.
第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项填入括号内。

选项中的两项为多途选项。

（共10分）
( )Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?__71___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
( )※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __72__.
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
( )※_73_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
( )※ 74 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
( )※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 75 . A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．
D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy. F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
五、短文改错（10分）
下面短文中有十处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词出加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写上改加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Today is Sunday. We had not lessons. After breakfast I wanted to do with my homework when Li Lei rang me. He asked me to go to the cinema with he. I agreed, but I have to finish my homework first. About an hour later，we went out. In the way we saw Kate; she was mending her bike. She looked very worry.“Let us help you.” Li Lei and I all said. “All right.” And we stopped to help her. There was nothing much wrong with the bike, so it cost us only several minutes time to finish it. Kate was very thankful. When we hurried the cinema, the film had been on for ten minutes. But we felt happy.
六、作文 (25分)
瓦房店市高级中学2011—2012学年度暑假作业
高一英语试卷答案（三）
1．not→no“没有课”应是have no lessons或don't have any lessons。

2．去掉with do是及物动词，直接跟名词作宾语。

3．he→him介词后跟代词时要用宾格。

4．have→had本文是叙述过去发生的事情。

5．In→On“在……途中”是on the way。

作文：
We talked about the advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping these days. Some students think it's very convenient for us to go shopping on the internet. The shops on Internet ，for example , are open for almost 24 hours a day, so we can buy something we want at any time if we like. What's more, we needn't to wait in a queue.。