高一下学期英语期中考试试卷第31套真题

高一下学期英语期中考试试卷一、完形填空1. 完形填空Alice was very worried about her dad. For some time now she had noticed he was 1his hair. One day, she asked him, “Daddy, every day you have less hair.2is that?” Her father smiled and said, “It’s the hair thief. He visits my h ead during the night when I’m 3. One by one he 4out my hair, as much as he likes.”This worried Alice but she was 5to help her father. That very night she stayed 6as long as she could. When she was 7her dad and mom had fallen asleep, she took a hammer and went straight to their bedroom. She walked carefully in order not to make any 8. She didn’t want the hair thief to hear her. Then she began carefully 9her father’s head. When she arrived at her father’s side, she began looking at his head,10to catch the h air thief as soon as he appeared. Before long, she saw a shadow on it and 11all her strength, she swung the hammer down.Thwack! Her father 12a loud cry. The lump on his head was big and growing.13with shock, he turned the light on and saw Alice waving her hammer in the 14with her hands. “Daddy, I 15got him. I thought I 16him, but it looks like he escaped!” said Alice. At the same time, the mother woke up. She 17laughing when she knew what had happened.So Alice’s father had to 18to her that the hair thief didn’t exist, and that losing hair is something that just happens 19to most daddies. And Alice still worried about her daddy, but she no longer waited for the hair thief.20, she bought her daddy a very nice sleeping hat.（1）A . checkingB . losingC . touchingD . protecting（2）A . HowB . WhereC . WhatD . Why（3）A . asleepB . tiredC . sadD . careless（4）A . pushesB . makesC . pullsD . gets（5）A . energeticB . determinedC . fundamentalD . terrified（6）A . awakeB . busyC . excitedD . hungry（7）A . gladB . sorryC . worriedD . certain （8）A . newsB . noiseC . experienceD . mistake（9）A . questioningB . testingC . inspectingD . considering（10）A . tryingB . triedC . managingD . managed（11）A . inB . byC . withD . of（12）A . carried outB . let outC . thought outD . gave out （13）A . TremblingB . LaughingC . PuzzlingD . Glaring（14）A . middleB . hairC . airD . box（15）A . stillB . hardlyC . neverD . almost（16）A . hitB . killedC . scaredD . moved（17）A . burst outB . burst intoC . pulled outD . turned into（18）A . writeB . lieC . explainD . shout（19）A . mysteriousB . unbelievableC . approximatelyD . naturally（20）A . InsteadB . UsuallyC . SadlyD . Anyway二、阅读理解2. 阅读理解Around the world there are some festivals that for some of us may sound bizarre.In England they celebrate the rolling cheese race, which occurs every year during the last Monday in May. This festival’s characteristic is a contest where an official rolls cheese down a steep hill and festival- goers go chasing after it. The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese.Another festival celebrated in England is the world championship of grimaces . It is a celebration that dates back to 1297 and is celebrated during the month of September. The task is to perform the best grimace using anything you can to win.The worldwide championship of wife lifting is celebrated in Finland. The game is based on Viking traditions where a man should carry away his neighbor’s wife. According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July.Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates. The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate. Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity on the Internet.First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean City. As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud. Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism. It’s an unusual feast held for about 600 monkeys. The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.（1）What does the underlined word “bizarre” in Paragraph1 probably mean?A . DangerousB . StrangeC . terribleD . Familiar（2）If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he / she should __________.A . roll as much cheese down the hill as possibleB . find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhillC . perform the best grimace when chasing the cheeseD . be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill（3）According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying __________.A . the worldwide championship of wife liftingB . the world championship of grimacesC . the Boryeong Mud FestivalD . the Monkey Buffet Festival3. 阅读理解Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume（消耗）rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to（往往，倾向于）stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed（挤出）between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points outthat Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of（尽管）all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject（拒绝）older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.（1）In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?A . They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.B . They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.C . They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.D . They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.（2）This text is mainly the relationship between _________.A . Americans and the FrenchB . life style and obesityC . children and adultsD . fast food and overweight（3）The text is mainly developed __________.A . by contrast （对比）B . by spaceC . by process（变化过程）D . byclassification（分类）（4）Where does this text probably come from?A . A TV interviewB . A food advertisementC . A health reportD . A book review（书评）4. 阅读理解First published in 2001, the book Life of Pi written by Canadian author Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize and an Asian American Prize for Literature. It is the story of a young boy named Pi who spends 227 days at sea with a small group of animals after disaster strikes their ship and is an account of his journey of survival and hardship.Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel, on whom Life of Pi is based, is a young boy living in Pondicherry, India, where his father owns a zoo. The story starts when Patel’s family decide to move to Canada, along with their zoo animals for their new home.However, because of the bad weather, the ship sinks. Pi along with an orangutan , an injured zebra, a hyena and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are the only survivors who take shelter in a small lifeboat. Both the injured zebra and the orangutan are soon killed and eaten by the hyena. The tiger in turn kills and eats the hyena, leaving just the two of them alone on the boat now.In an effort to avoid being eaten by Richard Parker, Pi acts himself as the head of the group and remains safe from harm. Since he does not want the tiger to die for fear of going mad by being alone on the boat, he fishes andfeeds the two of them in order to stay alive.The life of Pi then enters its third stage when their lifeboat washes up on the shores of Mexico and the tiger escapes into a nearby forest leaving Pi alone. After the Mexicans refuse to believe Pi’s story, he changes his tale by replacing the animals with his mother, a cook and a sailor and asks the Mexicans which one they prefer. They prefer hearing the first story though they do not believe a word of it.In my view, Life of Pi is a must read book for all those who love reading.（1）We can learn that the book Life of Pi _____.A . was written in 2001B . was awarded two prizesC . tells a story about friendshipD . is based on the author’s personal experience（2）In the book Life of Pi the hyena is killed by _____.A . PiB . the zebraC . the orangutanD . Richard Parker（3）How does Pi escape being eaten by the tiger?A . By catching fishes for the tiger.B . By locking the tiger in a cage.C . By being the leader of the two of them.D . By fighting with the tiger.（4）What happens after Pi arrives in Mexico?A . The tiger dies.B . He tries to escape.C . The Mexicans feel sorry for him.D . The Mexicans doubt his experience.5. 阅读理解Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents . Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way -- by studying movements ofrandom floating garbage. A scientist with many years’ experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes — about 60,000 in total —fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didn’t. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the world’s best areas for beachcombing because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1, 600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lostobjects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.（1）Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _____________.A . what caused the shipping accidentB . when and where the shoes went missingC . whether it was all right to use their shoesD . how much they lost in the shipping accident（2）How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?A . By collecting information from beachcombers.B . By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.C . By searching the web for ocean currents models.D . By researching ocean currents data in the library.（3）Ebbesmeyer is most famous for ___________________.A . traveling widely the coastal cities of the worldB . making records for any lost objects on the seaC . running a global currents research associationD . phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea（4）What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A . To call people’s attention to ocean pollution.B . To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C . To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.D . To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.三、任务型阅读6. 任务型阅读What Is Emotional Eating?Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger________Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a bigtest? But when done a lot — especially without realizing it — emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings.________One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that it’s caused by negative feelings. Yes, people often tur n to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce________Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done.________It’s not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain________That’s why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.A. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there.B. If a crying boy gets some cookies, he may link cookies with comfort.C. One study found that people who eat food like pizza become happyafterwards.D. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like.E. Understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it.F. Boys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals, while girls go for chocolate and ice cream.G. More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort in food.四、根据所给汉语意思完成句子7. Scientists had ________ for a solution to the mystery, but they didn’t find it.8. The ________ of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether h e reaches them will depend on his environment.9. ________ his brother，he is talkative and has a sense of humour.10. To some, happiness is being ________ by family and friends.11. He likes ________ about the things with his friends on the Internet.12. He thought his marketing plan was perfect, but on the c________, it was not and it failed.13. Her p________ look on her face suggested she didn’t understand whatI said.14. Many people hold a firm b________ that the cure for cancer will be found one day.15. Smoking is h________ to health, but some people cannot get rid of it.16. Nowadays pollution p________ people from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past.17. Practicing Chinese kung fu can not only build up one’s s________, but also develop one’s character.18. Life can be great when you are not busy finding f________ with it.19. The school is widely a________ for his great contributions to the country.20. My first i________ of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man.21. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot w________ easy reach.五、语法填空22. 语法填空In much of Asia, especially the so-called”rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea________Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might________ of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal________create) special designs.The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots________ twigs to remove it. Over time,________the population grew, people began cutting food into small piecesso it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which ________ turned into chopsticks.Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius________lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C. ,influenced the ________develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and________ too violent for use at the table.Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat________their hands.六、书面表达23. 星光中学近期举行了一次登山活动。