2013-2014学年高一第一学期期中英语试题4

2013-2014学年度上期高一年级
英语期中试题
一．单项选择(共15小题，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. ---Have you seen _____ pen? I left it here this morning.
---Is it ______ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A. a; the
B. the; the
C. the; a
D. a; a
2.. It was the second time we _____ in holding such important parties.
A. succeed
B. had succeeded
C. succeeded
D. have succeeded
3. Ten minutes has been made full _____ of ______ the problem.
A. use; to study
B. using; studying
C. to use; to study
D. use; studying
4. Though he _____ many difficulties on his way to becoming a doctor, he never gave up his
dream.
A. came to
B. came across
C. came about
D. came out
5. ---Aidan, you have been said that you wouldn’t help your friends.
--- I don’t ______ what people think.
A. care for
B. care about
C. care of
D. care at
6. Mary insisted she ______ right and that Jack ________to her.
A. be; said sorry
B. was; say sorry
C. be; say sorry
D. was; said sorry
7. When the term is coming to an end, many students can’t ______ spend their vacation.
A. to wait for
B. wait
C. wait for
D. wait to
8. This is the office ________ my parents are visiting now.
A. which
B. what
C. who
D. where
9. Mary is a good girl, but she has some___________. For example, she doesn’t like helping others.
A. questions
B. mistakes
C. shortcomings
D. disadvantages
10. —How long have you been working as an assistant here?
—__________I finished middle school.
A. Ever since
B. Before
C. After
D. When
11. He is _________ and I believe he can keep the secret for you.
A. determined
B. stubborn
C. reliable
D. frightened
12. Mary wanted to ______ her experiment, but her parents encouraged her to continue.
A. give up
B. give in
C. give out
D. give away
13. Elec tricity is not easy _________ when an earthquake happens.
A. to get
B. to be got
C. getting
D. get
14. His speech was heard by a group of five judges , all of_____agreed that it was the best.
A. who
B. them
C. that
D. whom
15. The captain commanded that the players _________ their paces
A. should slow
B. slowed
C. could slow
D. slows
二。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.
16. A. cleverer B. younger C. taller D. bigger
17. A. work B. money C. lands D. times
18. A. agree B. notice C. guess D. understand
19. A. thought B. fact C. reason D. result
20. A. shop B. office C. factory D. farm
21. A. ducks B. chickens C. pigs D. cows
22. A. appeared B. returned C. brought D. arrived
23. A. send B. sell C. lend D. give
24. A. price B. date C. number D. size
25. A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
26. A. research B. examine C. teach D. wait
27. A. idea B. work C. answer D. solution
28. A. five B. eight C. nine D. ten
29. A. nor B. or C. if D. as
30. A. prepare B. deliver C. order D. provide
31. A. after B. until C. unless D. while
32. A. normal B. extra C. usual D. last
33. A. looked at B. laughed at C. listened to D. wrote to
34. A. wondered B. knew C. promised D. noticed
35. A. worse B. better C. younger D. kinder
三．阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit(赢利的)organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages．Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer．You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of the children whose parents are working．Hospitals need volunteers to look after children whose parents are seeing a doctor．Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes．There is something for everyone.
If everyone helps out a bit，we’ll have a better world to live in．Interested? Call us l-800-555-5756 or visit our website：www．activol．com．
36．When do the volunteers help others?
A．In their spare time B．At weekends C．on weekdays D．In the evenings 37．can be a volunteer．
A．Children B．Old women C．Anyone aged12—70 D．Young people 38．Volunteers want to get when they help others．
A．money B．computers C．everything D．nothing
39．We can read such a passage ．
A．in a newspaper B．in a storybook C．in a picture book D．in a textbook
B
Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge(知识)．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．
·Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．
·Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back．When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．
·If you are followed by someone whom you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way，let the person understand that you know he or she is afte r you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift(电梯)．
· If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying
you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or with other people．Don’t sleep．
40．Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
A．Go home alone late at night．B．Make sure where the public phones are．
C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early．D．Always notice the environment around you．
41．You’d better put your ba g when there are too many people on a bus．A．on your back B．beside you
C．in front of you D．behind the driver
42．When you are followed by someone on your way home，you should to make yourself safe．
A．run home
B．find a lift and go in
C．turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D．cross the street and go to the other way
43．When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you．
A．to sit behind the driver or with other people，but not to sleep
B．to talk with the driver
C．to call your friends
D．to get off the bus at once
C
One day，Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休)after working for forty years．Jack said in surprise，“I'm only seven，so it means G randpa has been…er…A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes．That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him．’’
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the business card which his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position(职位)on that card，so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．
When the big day came, Jack was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’．He carried it around with him the whole evening．When all the other peo ple left，he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．
His grandpa smiled，“Well，it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?”“Sure!” Jack said excitedly．
As Grandpa opened the gift，tears came into his eyes．Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position：FULL—TIME GRANDPA! Jack said，“Now your full—time（全职的）job is my gr andpa!”
“Well，how much do I get pai d?” his grandpa asked，smiling．“As many
hugs(拥抱)as you want!” With these words，Jack gave Grandpa a hug．“Well，I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．
44．Who was going to retire?
A．Jack’s grandma B．Jack’s grandpa
C．Jack’s mother D．Jack’s father
45．Jack remembered his grandpa had given him two years before．A．the birthday card B．the toy
C．the book D．the business card
46．What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
A．To build a new position for him．B．To draw a picture for him．C．To sing a song for him．D．To buy a gift for him．47．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Jack was the first one to give his girt to his grandpa．
B．Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．
C．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．
D．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents．
D
Although English is not as old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creati ng（创造）new words, and we should be able to know where most words come from.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.
48. According to the writer, English ___ _.
A. is as old as Chinese
B. is older than German
C. is not so old as Chinese
D. is very difficult to learn
49. Hamburger is___ _.
A. a kind of food
B. a round piece of beef
C. the name of a village
D. a city in Germany
50. According to the story, the word “hamburgers” comes from_____ __.
A. China because it has a long history.
B. England because Germans don’t speak good English.
C. The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.
D. English speakers because they always create new words.
四．（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选项。

The following is a father’s advice to his son\daughter, who has just graduated from high school:
First of all, congratulations on your graduation! Graduation from high school means that a new stage （阶段）of life is ahead of you. 71
Clean your own room . 72 Cleanliness is indeed close to godliness（神圣的）.
Don’t mistake knowledge for wisdom. No matter how much information or knowledge you have accumulated（积累）, you’ll never make sound judgments if you don’t have wisdom.
73
If you can imagine the possible future outcom es of your present decisions and actions, you can avoid mistakes. And if you can reflect（思考）on the mistakes you have made, you can avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Such is wisdom.
Don’t complain. When you take up a job, do your best to carry it out. 74
Finally, be an early bird. 75 And the sight of the rising sun will warm your heart and give you energy for the day ahead. Besides, being an early bird, you have plenty of time to take exercise or do a lot of work.
A．After you have messed up something, you should learn to clean it up yourself.
B．If you get up earlier than the sun, you can watch it rise up slowly into the sky.
C．Once you started a job, you should try your best to do it well.
D．Don’t waste time complaining about it, no matter how difficult and boring it is.
E．At the beginning of this new stage, I have some advice for you.
F．Get up early and go for some morning exercises to build up your body.
G．Wisdom comes from imagination and reflection
五．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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

My classmate Liu Hui looks tired this week. This morning, I asked him if he had trouble in fall asleep. He said no and explained how he looked tired. “I want to do well on my studies, so I have been stayed up these days,” he said. Hearing that, I became worrying. “Staying up may not help you at all. If you want to study well, you should have had a good sleep every night,” I said. Though he disagreed with me. He believed that if he studied for two more hour every night, he would catch up others. I said nothing mor e but I’m sure he will realize what I told t hem is true one day.
六．书面表达（满分25分）
假设你叫李明，给父母写一封信，包含以下几点内容：
1. 作为高一新生,你在学校已经学习和生活了两个多月，有所感触。

2. 校园美丽，学习环境优良。

3. 同学之间互助友爱。

4. 老师工作认真负责。

5. 目前的困难。

注意：1. 词数100－120；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mum and Dad，
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2013-2014学年度上期高一年级
英语期中试题参考答案
单项选择1-5 DBABB 6-10 BDACA 11-15 CAADA
完形填空16-20 BADCD 21-25 ABBAA 26-30 DCABB 31-35 CBABB
阅读理解36-39 ACDA 40-43 ACDA 44-47 BDAB 48-50 CDC
51-55 EAGDB
书面表达。