2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

一．单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Everybody is playing outside. Can I join them, mom?
—_______Not until you have finished practicing the piano.
A. Why not?
B. Will you
C. I’m afraid not.
D. I hope so.
2. Our school has been set up in, believe it or not,
______used to be a temple ten years ago.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. where
3. —Why, David, you look so tired!
—Well, I _____ a report for the whole day and I must finish it tomorrow.
A. was writing
B. will be writing
C. have been writing
D. have written
4. —Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end?
— If you keep still, you can sit at ____ end.
A. either
B. neither
C. each
D. any
5. Measures must be taken ____ this kind of disaster will never happen again.
A. because
B. even if
C. although D so that
6. When the news came ____ the war broke out, he decided to serve in the army.
A. that
B. since
C. that
D. because
7. It was ____ he came back from Africa that year ____ he met the girl he would like to marry.
A. when; then
B. not; until
C. not until; that
D. only; when
8. Their manager told them the meeting ____ the next Friday was very important to them.
A. to be held
B. to hold
C. held
D. being hold
9. I am _______ to you for _________ me a helping hand in time of trouble.
A. helpful, offering
B. grateful, lending
C. thankful, paying
D. grateful, reaching
10. Whenever we are in ________ , we must never lose
______ , but try
to think of the way out.
A. the trouble; our heart
B. troubles; hearts
C. trouble; heart
D. trouble; our heart
11. We are living in an age ____ many things are
done on computer．
A．which B．that C. whose D. when
12. —I can’t help but feel very_____ about the
matter. Linda, my dear, tell me the truth.
—Oh, Mum, there is nothing between Tom and me.
A. enthusiastic
B. skeptical
C. anxious C. concerned
13. _____ of the students who took part in the
military training is 450.
A. A number
B. A lot
C. Lots
D. The number
14. This area experienced ____heaviest rainfall in ____ month of May.
A. /;
B. a; the
C. the; the
D. the; a
15. There were many people ____ the matter.
A. involving
B. involving in
C. involved in
D. involved 二．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Some people have sailed the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing ___16 . Sometimes the weather ___17 bad. That can be the ___18 of everyone in it. Accidents can happen ___19 ．
One family once had an accident ___20 some big fish. The fish swam ___21 their boat and ___22 holes in it. Sea water ___23 , of course, and the boat soon
__24 . However，these people had ___25 small boat: a life－boat and they all got into that. They lived and ___26 many days. They ate and slept, and they always hoped. At last a ship ___27 them．
___28 can people live in a very small lifeboat? Perhaps for weeks or months? They must be strong ___29 every way. They must have hope—they must want to live. But you cannot eat and drink___30.
You cannot drink sea water.
If you drink a lot of ___31 ，you will quickly die. Sailors can drink rain water. They must ___32 rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds __33 . Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker, so the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw fish and bird meat is not very nice, but there is__34 choice in a lifeboat！The sailors must eat raw food, or they will die．
___35 people think about in a lifeboat？They think about land，a warm bed, dry clothes, fresh water and food, food, food．
16． A. for doing B. that do C. to do D. to be done
17． A. become B. gets C. does D. are
18． A. end B. begin C. beginning D. finish
19． A. easy and quick B. easily and quick
C. easy and quickly
D. easily and quickly
20． A. and B. or C. by D. with
21． A. over B. on C. under D. in
22． A. bite B. bit C. biten D. bited
23． A. came in B. came C. came into D. came down
24． A. rose B. lifted C. went down D. went up。