黄冈中学2016届高一英语上学期期中测试题2013.11. 1sz

黄冈中学2016届高一英语上学期期中测试题2013.11.17 1sz
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）
21. One dead child was found in the almost two hours after the bomb exploded and the office block collapsed.
A. event
B. ruins
C. track
D. damage
22. People who were suffering from the war were desperately seeking from the gunfire.
A. shelter
B. insurance
C. suffering
D. transport
23. I'm going to be working to a very tight , because my task includes a lot of things that must be done in a short time. A. outline B. headline C. schedule D. command
24. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along in the forest with caution (谨慎).
A. extreme
B. frightened
C. frightening
D. reliable
25. This false news report will seriously the pop star's reputation (名誉) and public image.
A. ruin
B. injure
C. destroy
D. hurt
26. I pressed my parents until they finally and registered (注册) me for skating classes.
A. gave up
B. gave out
C. gave away
D. gave in
27. Kevin's teachers saw him as quiet and serious, but with his friends he was the opposite.
A. sincerely
B. finally
C. exactly
D. gradually
28. The UN withdrew（撤出）its relief personnel (救援人员) because it the situation too dangerous.
A. sheltered
B. judged
C. expressed
D. determined
29. He rose to indicate that the conversation was .
A. as usual
B. in the end
C. at an end
D. in power
30. Don’t blow too much air into the tire. Otherwise, it will , which may be very dangerous.
A. bend
B. expand
C. burst
D. damage
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t 31 the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 33 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning 34 driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 35 was never dull when he was 36 . With him there was one wild 37 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 38 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 39 , I wasn’t even sure it was 40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really 41 until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 42 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had 43 ! Back when we were in college, the 44 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him 46 the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 47 to expect people to remain the same, especially 48 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I 49 the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 50 the same way about me. 31．A. describe B. see C. believe D. understand
32．A. childhood B. the army C. middle school D. college
33．A. nothing B. much C. most D. none
34．A. or B. but C. while D. so
35．A. exercise B. life C. work D. exam
36．A. in B. out C. away D. around
37．A. adventure B. mistake C. chance D. joke
38．A. determined B. struggled C. managed D. hoped
39．A. First of all B. At first C. Now and then D. All the time
40．A. that B. us C. there D. he
41．A. sorry B. surprised C. sure D. confident
42．A. thought B. talked C. worried D. knew
43．A. lied B. worked C. tried D. changed
44．A. first B. last C. next D. only
45．A. interest B. career C. subject D. problem
46．A. remained B. accepted C. replaced D. compared
47．A. wise B. foolish C. normal D. equal
48．A. because B. what C. how D. when
49．A. remembered B. respected C. knew D. liked
50．A. felt B. shared C. behaved D. considered
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）
A
In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a great bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts thought that this was an impossible project and told Roebling to forget it. But Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an engineer, that the bridge could be built.
The father and son developed concepts of how it could be completed and how the difficulties could be overcome. After that, they began to build their dream bridge.
The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway (在进行中) a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which made him unable to walk or talk or even move.
Everyone had a negative comment since the Roeblings were the only one who knew how to build the bridge. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving it, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. The project was underway again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.
Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory to the victory of one man's determination not to be defeated by circumstances. This is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible goal.
51．When John Roebling had the idea of building the bridge, ______.
A. his son supported him immediately
B. many experts thought it impossible
C. there was no bridge around New York
D. he persuaded the government to support him
52．What is the right order of the following statements?
a. The Roeblings talked about the possibilities of building the bridge.
b. Washington became disabled.
c. John Roebling believed that building the bridge was possible.
d. Washington's wife helped instruct the building.
A. a d c b
B. b c d a
C. c a b d
D. a d b c
53．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. the government did offer much help to building the bridge
B. to go to the long Island, we can go across Brooklyn Bridge now
C. Washington had only one finger after the accident
D. it took 13 years to complete the bridge
54．What is the main idea of the passage?
A. the Roeblings were devoted to their work
B. how the Brooklyn Bridge was built by the Roeblings.
C. a strong will is not to be defeated.
D. success lies in patience and hard work.
B
Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in
the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen （敏锐的）eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
55．The first paragraph tells us the writer .
A. was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
B. lost his hearing when he was a child
C. didn’t like his brothers and sisters
D. was born into a naturalist’s family
56．The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because .
A. he didn’t live very long with them
B. the family was very large
C. he was too young when he lived with them
D. he devoted himself to observing nature
57．It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was .
A. a scientist as well as a naturalist
B. not a naturalist but a scientist
C. only a born naturalist
D. first of all a scientist
58．According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be .
A. good at maths
B. full of passion
C. knowledgeable
D. self-controlled
C
Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.
59．The writer thinks that .
A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be success ful in learning English
B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English.
C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly
D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing
60．According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?
A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.
B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.
C. Small two-language dictionaries have serious disadvantages.
D. Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.
61．This passage mainly tells us ．.
A. that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries
B. what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries
C. why students should use large college edition dictionaries
D. what dictionary students should choose and how to use it
62．Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. How to make good use of a dictionary.
B. When to use a dictionary.
C. How to improve spoken English.
D. How to practise reading fast.
D
Parking has long been a major headache for drivers in Shanghai. The Transportation Department is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are one million cars on the road in Shanghai but only enough public parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.
The city is seeing a rise in private car owners. In March, the city sent out 2,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to 14,600 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.
By the year 2020, the number of automobiles in Shanghai will probably reach two million. If one parking lot is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles.
Downtown Shanghai is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in downtown areas is not practical and doesn’t provide an ideal solution. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway or bus stations and ride public transport to go downtown. Based on this idea, the city will limit the number of parking lots in downtown areas and demand higher parking fees but build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.
63．The underlined phrase “mapping out” in the first paragraph means _____.
A. making
B. arguing
C. commanding
D. requesting
64．About ______ drivers can find places to park their cars in Shanghai now.
A. 850,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 150,000
D. 2,000,000
65．What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.
B. Less and less people bought cars in March.
C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.
D. More and more people are going to buy cars. 66．According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will ______.
A. send out more private car licenses
B. build more parking lots near bus stops
C. encourage people to buy more cars
D. build more parking areas downtown
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A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.
A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic, but overtime it can break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in nex t time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment.
A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. “The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team.
67．After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.
A. the sunflower seed will come out and flower in the pot
B. the phone cover will break down very soon in the soil
C. it will be recycled by the producers
D. it can charge itself with electricity in a green way 68．This type of research is done because ______.
A. the technology of making phones is changing rapidly
B. too many waste mobile phones may lead to environmental problems
C. nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones
D. producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy
69．We can infer from the story ______.
A. the new type of mobile phones are already on the market
B. the new type of mobile phones will sell extremely well
C. the material of the new type of phones is harmful
D. other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones 70．The best title of this passage is .
A. Recycling our phones
B. The phones that flower
C. A new material for making phones
D. The harm of thrown-away phones
第四部分：书面表达（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）
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。

71. Thank you for coming to my speech yesterday. Anyway, it was the first time that in public. (speak)
多谢你参加我昨天的演讲。

无论如何，那是我第一次在公众面前讲话。

72. —What do you think of Mr. Jackson’s lecture?
—It’s great. I than his. (good)
他的讲座很好。

我从来没有听过一个比他的那个更好的了。

73. The brave firefighter is reported to more than 200 people from the fires in his whole career. (rescue)
据报道，这个勇敢的消防员在他的整个职业生涯中营救过200多人。

74. You have been telling the interesting things in your journey to everybody you see.
you had a good time. (seem)
你一直都在讲述你旅途中的趣事。

似乎你过得很愉快。

75. After many years’ fighting, this country and the people are living in pain. (ruin)
经过多年的战乱，这个国家一片废墟，人民生活在痛苦之中。

76. The parents’ decision that all the family members for a vocation makes the kids excited. (go)
父母决定全家将会去西藏度假，这让孩子们很兴奋。

77. The stubborn man insisted that his partner and he didn’t care about other s’ feelings at all. (mind)
这个固执的人坚持要他的搭档改变他的主意，他一点也不在乎别人的感受。

78. The man under the ruins was extremely anxious and was begging those soldiers to rescue him as quickly
as possible. (trap)
这个男人的儿子被困在废墟下面，他极其焦急，一直都在乞求那些战士们尽快营救他。

79. The news finally proved to be a rumor. (shock)
那条让我们很震惊的消息结果被证明是一个谣言。

80. One of my friends out of smoking last year is in excellent health now, but in the past he often got sick.
(persuade)
我去年说服他戒烟的一个朋友现在身体很棒，但是过去他却经常生病。

第二节：短文写作（共一题；满分30 分）
Forgiveness can help to dissolve(消融) the arguments between people and build a friendly society.
请结合生活实例，谈谈宽容的重要性。

注意：1．不得照抄英语提示语；2．除诗歌外，文体不限；3．字数为120左右。

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单项选择：21-25BACAB 26-30DCBCC
完形填空：31-35CDAAB 36-40DACBD 41-45CBDBA 46-50 ABDDA
阅读理解：51-54BCBB 55-58ADCB 59-62CBDC 63-66ACDB 6-70ABDB
71. I had spoken 72. have never heard a better one 73. have rescued 74. It seems as if
75. is/ lies in ruins 76. are going to Tibet 77. should change his mind 78. whose son was trapped
79. that/ which had shocked us a lot// that/ which had made us feel very shocked
80. whom/ that/ who I persuaded
One possible version：
As the saying goes, “to err is human; to forgive, divine.”We can not avoid making some mistakes in our lives. Therefore, we need to have a sense of forgiveness to build a harmonious relationship with others.
Hillary Clinton, the wife of the former president Clinton is a famous politician. However, her forgiveness is also well known all over the world. Once she wrote a new book. Many people thought it impossible for the book to become popular. At that time, a spokesman named Carson said in public that if Hillary’s book had a sale of over 10,000, he would eat his shoes. While finally in 9 weeks the number of sale turned out to be 1 million. There was a time when their relationship became very embarrassed, wasn’t there? However, it was Hillary who used her forgiveness to change the situation. She made a pair of cake shoes for Carson, which dissolved the disputes between them. All the People believed that the cake was sure to taste delicious for it includes Hillary’s forgiveness.
As far as I am concerned, forgiveness is like a bridge between people, which can dissolve the arguments and help us understand each other better. Let’s believe the power of forgiveness and learn to own it to create a friendly society.。