黄冈中学秋季期中考试高一英语试题2015

黄冈中学秋季期中考试高一英语试题2015 1sz
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Welcome to Los Angeles. Here are some best things to do in Los Angeles(LA) with your kids.
Fall at the Beach
Thanks to its almost perfect weather all through the year, a visit to the beach is one of the best things to do when in Los Angeles with kids. While they enjoy themselves nearby, you can simply relax and have a good rest in the sun.
Trip to Disneyland
A trip to the City of Angels(天使) with your little angels is incomplete(不完整的) without a visit to the Magic Kingdom. The joy they’ll feel from being around all those Disney characters will light up your day, too.
Visit to the museums
If you want to turn your stay in LA into an educational one for your kids, you should visit the museums. Starting with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, or the California Science Center, or even the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, you have many choices. I’m sure a visit to all these places will make your kids feel smarter.
Visit to the Universal Studios Hollywood
Your kids could get to see interesting things from some of the most popular movies ever. From the theme park of Jurassic Park to Wisteria Lane from the TV play Desperate Housewives, the Universal Studios Hollywood is a place that we all find wonderful.
21．The passage is written for those who ________.
A．will go on a business trip to Los Angeles B．plan to have a trip to Los Angeles with their kids C．want to educate their children by traveling abroad D．are interested in the history and culture of Los Angeles 22．Parents who prefer their kids to learn should choose ________.
A．the Universal Studios Hollywood B．the Magic Kingdom C．the museums D．the beach
23．The writer suggests visiting the beach because ________.
A．children can learn a lot there B．parents can take a rest there
C．it provides different sports equipment D．It’s the best beach in the world
B
A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.
Rowan’s dad was a hard-working man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan’s mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy(海军) and went to MIT to get two Master’s degrees(硕士学位).
While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. “I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, but Rowan had only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it,”Van Stone said.
Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories(回忆) for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph’s death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived on March 11, 2015. The message read：“Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy.”
Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. “I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn’t get to say,”Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph’s last words to her before he died were：“Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love.”
24．What did Rowan’s dad do to make his son live well？
A．He got many Master’s Degrees. B．He became a soldier in Navy.
C．He kept writing to his son. D．He said goodbye to his son.
25．When Rowan only received 3 or 4 of postcards, Van Stone ________.
A．paid little attention to that B．let Joseph stop sending postcards
C．drove back to Colorado D．wrote to Rowan every year
A．2 years. B．5 years. C．6 years.D．8 years.
27．Where did Rowan’s dad send the last postcard？
A．In Boston. B．In Colorado. C．In Pennsylvania. D．In New York.
C
You may not know a lot of people when you start high school. Even if you know some freshmen(新生), you still feel nervous that you don’t know any upper-classmen and teachers. How are you going to make friends among this sea of unknown faces？
Most high schools hold a freshman orientation before school actually starts, which is helpful not only because you learn your way around the building and get to meet some of your teachers, but also because you get to meet fellow freshmen. That way, when you show up on your first day of school, you may already recognize a few familiar faces.
When you talk to your new classmates, you’ll probably find that a lot of them are feeling just like you are. They’re all new to the school and don’t know what to expect. Talking about a common concern with them can help you develop friendships.
The work in high school is something freshmen are probably worried about. The work in high school builds on what you learned in middle school, giving you a more advanced knowledge of many subjects. So you may find you have more work to do or that it’s a bit more challenging. If you ever find your work too difficult, teachers can give you extra help.
High school also has more extracurricular activities(课外活动) than middle school did such as clubs, music and theater groups and sports teams. This is a good time to explore your interests and try new things.
High school gives you the chance to learn how to manage your time, to develop your social skills and interests, and more importantly to be more independent and responsible.
28．What does the underlined word “orientation”mean in Paragraph 2？
A．Training. ’B．Game. C．Discussion. ’D．Examination.
29．What are freshmen probably worried about？
A．The learning task. B．The ability to make friends.
C．The relationship with teachers. D．The freshman orientation.
30．Extracurricular activities mainly help students ________.
A．build up healthy bodies B．develop friendships
C．develop their interests D．improve their learning ability
31．This passage is written for ________.
A．freshmen at high school B．Freshmen’s parents C．middle school students D．upper-classmen in high school
D
Americans think that everything we British people say sounds smart. We think that they sound low-class, but secretly we think they sound cool. These are just old beliefs about British and American English, but there is some truth in them.
What is certainly true is that the differences between British and American English continue to interest us.
When the US was only about 20 years old, people were already saying that British accents sounded more intelligent，according to Erin Moore’s book That’s Not English：Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us.
However, there are many different accents in Britain-Moore says the UK may have just as many regional(地区的) accents as the US, even though the population is almost one-fifth the size. In the UK, accents have a lot to do with class(阶层), but to many Americans, even an accent that British people think is “low class”is thought of as intelligent and better, according to MPR News.
American slang(俚语) has been part of British people’s vocabulary for a long time-the number of American television, movies and music enjoyed in the UK means that British people have been using words like “cool”and “awesome”for years now. But sometimes words from the UK make it to the US-like “gobsmacked”.
“Gobsmacked”started as slang from northern England. “Gob”means mouth, so the word means “surprised as if someone smacked(掌掴) you in the mouth”. Reality television brought it to the US, Moore said. When the singer Susan Boyle became famous for her unlikely great singing voice on the show Britain’s Got Talent, she used it all the time.“I’m
“Americans love a colorful piece of slang as much as anyone else,”said Moore. And this is just one example of how Britons and Americans can leave each other “gobsmacked”with their different types of English!
32．What do American people think of British English？
A．Cool. B．Low-class. C．Intelligent. D．Interesting.
33．What can we know from the passage？
A．There are more accents in Britain than in the US.
B．The UK is a large country with a small population.
C．American slang is the most important part of British people’s vocabulary.
D．In the UK, people of different classes speak differently.
34．The word “gobsmacked”became widely used because of ________.
A．MPR News and the US B．Erin Moore and northern England
C．Susan Boyle and Britain’s Got Talent D．Reality television and American slang
35．What is the best title for the passage？
A．American slang and British slang B．British people and American people
C．British accents and American accents D．Differences between British and American English
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。

选项中有两项为多余项。

Earthquake can strike without warning. But many injuries and deaths from this kind of natural disaster can be prevented if people follow these safety tips.
If youre inside a building, stay there! One of the most dangerous things to do in an earthquake is to try to leave a building. 36 Drop to the ground. Get under an object(物体) that is not easily damaged. Hold on to it until the shaking stops. You can also get to a comer formed by two walls with your arms over your hand. If youre in bed when the quake hits, stay there and protect your head with a pillow.
37 Don’t take shelter under a tree, streetlights, electric poles or tall buildings. If you are driving, stop as quickly as possible and stay away from overpasses, buildings, bridges or anything else that might fall or collapse beneath you. 38
If you are trapped in ruins, cover your mouth with a handkerchief or a piece of clothing. Use your cell phone to call for help if possible. Don’t shout. 39 Tap (敲) on a pipe or the wall so rescuers can find you.
Be prepared for aftershocks. 40 However, sometimes they even happen months later. Therefore, if you are not in a safe position(位置) after the first shock, you should move quickly but carefully to a safer place.
A．Don’t move about or kick up dust.
B．If you’re outside, go to an open space.
C．Shouting can cause you to breathe in dust.
D．Don’t park your car under a tree or any tall object.
E．Take a good hold of your cell phone in the building.
F．They can happen in the first hours after the earthquake.
G．Most injuries happen when people inside buildings try to go out.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
After John, my husband, was transferred(调动) to Delhi, a big problem concerned our eight-year-old son Nick’s going to school. The school bus would 41 him a couple of kilometers from our home. Since I also 42 a baby, I couldn’t go to fetch Nick.
So my husband had to 43 Nick after work. And because of the traffic jams(堵车), reaching the 44 in time wasn’t easy for John. Nick would 45 for his dad at the stop until the day a(n) 46 man who lived close to the bus stop found him. The man 47 him to wait in his home. His daughter gave Nick an apple and asked him to 48 at home while the man went out and waited just where Nick stood.
told him and took my husband into his simple but 50 house. “Sir, there are many dangers 51 a small child out there. It’s also too hot.”he told my husband.
My husband listened 52 wondering what to do, although he had no other 53. “Let your son come to our house every day,”the man went on. “This will make sure he is 54 and you won’t have to worry.”
John nodded in 55. The man 56 his phone number as well as a few others to contact, just in case. This 57 for four months when we were in Delhi. We became close to the 58 and called the man “Papa”.
Because of the 59, we have to move here and there many times, but we can never forget Papa’s 60. 41．A．settle B．swap C．drop D．move
42．A．paid attention to B．looked forward to C．took care of D．made use of
43．A．pack up B．put up C．pick up D．give up
44．A．house B．highway C．stop D．block
45．A．wait B．look C．ask D．call
46．A．crazy B．stubborn C．determined D．elderly
47．A．expected B．preferred C．trapped D．invited
48．A．smell B．feel C．sound D．look
49．A．concerned B．excited C．angry D．careful
50．A．dusty B．dirty C．clean D．smart
51．A．persuading B．facing C．destroying D．ignoring
52．A．fondly B．sadly C．happily D．patiently
53．A．choice B．schedule C．power D．request
54．A．safe B．calm C．upset D．reliable
55．A．detail B．ruins C．surprise D．agreement
56．A．set down B．went through C．cared about D．dug out 57．A．happened B．lasted C．stayed D．managed
58．A．school B．family C．partner D．shelter
59．A．man B．house C．school bus D．job
60．A．kindness B．expression C．Suffering D．loneliness
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

As one of the world’s 61(old) holidays. Halloween falls on Oct 31 each year and is celebrated with different names in many 62(country) all over the world. But it is in the US 63the holiday is most popular.
At Halloween, many Americans make their houses look 64(frighten). They may put many things around the doors and windows, such as spiders, ghosts, and Jack O’Lanterns(南瓜灯) which 65(make) from empty pumpkins with funny faces cut into them and candles put inside.
Kids dress up as ghosts，monsters, black cats or 66(they) favourite cartoon characters. Then they go from house to house knocking on every door and saying “Trick or Treat”, which means “I will play a trick on you 67you don’t give me a treat.”The owner of the house then gets to see the kids’fun scary costumes 68gives them some candy. Parents also join 69the fun by dressing up in strange and scary clothes and playing tricks on neighbors and friends, such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of com on the windows, and other ways of 70(cause) little trouble! 第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I went to see a film after supper. In my way to the cinema, I met an English woman which had lost her way. I decided to take her to hotel first. While going there, she told me that it was the second time that she has been here and that she had trouble in recognize the city. So I told her about the many change that had been taken place here in the past few years. We
had a nice chat because sometimes I could not speak English fluent. At last I missed the film because it was too later, but I still felt very happy.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）(词数100字左右)
假设你是李华，你的朋友林涛面对全新的高中学习感到有些迷茫和无所适从，希望你给他一些学习方法方面的指导和建议。

请结合以下要点，给他写一封信：
1．制定生活学习计划，合理安排时间；2．课前预习，课上认真听讲做笔记，课后复习；3．劳逸结合。

参考词汇：preview预习
Dear Lin Tao,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with your schoolwork.
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21—23 BCB 24—27 BADC 28—31 AACA 32—35 CDCD 36—40 GBDCF
41—45 CCCCA 46—50 DDBAC 51—55 BDAAD 56—60 ABBDA
61．oldest 62．countries 63．that 64．frightening 65．are made
66．their 67．if 68．and 69．in 70．causing
Dear Lin Tao,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble with your schoolwork. I’d like to give you some tips to help you deal with the problem.
First, you should make a schedule about your life and study, which can help you organize your time well and do everything in perfect order.
Secondly, you should preview the new lessons before class and review what you have learned after class. In class, you should listen to the teacher carefully and try to make notes.
Thirdly, don’t forget to combine study with pleasure. Try to relax yourself by listening to music or doing sports whenever you can. As you know, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
All the best!
Yours,
Li Hua。