福建省莆田市高一英语下学期期中试题

莆田第二十五中学2015-2016学年下学期期中质量检测试卷
高一英语
第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第二部分阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节：(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
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.A young couple ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband’s patience for her continuous talk. Distracted(心烦意乱的) by their noise, I moved on.I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant words, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter(收银台) of the museum gift shop when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended it into a long stick and then carefully went into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man.” The clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he made a promise that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what dose he get out of the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You're wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
21. The young couple was at an art museum ________.
A. to show their love
B. to enjoy paintings
C. to discuss paintings
D. to describe paintings
22. “…I moved away quickly.” in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer ________.
A. was in the hope of visiting more rooms
B. was in a hurry to buy some gifts
C. was tired of the nonstop talking
D. was not interested in the art show
23. After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple, the writer was ________.
A. encouraged
B. excited
C. touched
D. annoyed
24. The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. the importance of art
B. good manners in public
C. patience of a husband
D. love between a couple
B
The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children instead. The plan was announced on Thursday after high –level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the
change is meant to balance population development, stop a falling birth rate( 出生率) and strengthen the country’s labor force(劳动力).
China, with the largest population in the world, started the one –child policy in 1980. But the
government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some
families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.
In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of
them was an only child.
Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the
newest policy. “Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second
child,” he said. “People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already
allowed to have t wo children. ”
At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of
them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is t o say, the country
will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can
solve this problem.
25. Why does the government plan to end the one-child policy?
A. Because we need a larger population.
B. Because millions of people have jobs.
C. Because most families want to have a second child.
D. Because a falling birth rate must be stopped.
26. How do most young people in the cities react to the two-child policy?
A. They support the policy.
B. They don’t think it is good.
C. They’re very interested.
D. The y’re not interested any more.
27. When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one-child policy continues?
A. In 2015.
B. In 2035.
C. In 2050.
D. In 2070
28. What may happen after we have the two-child policy?
A. There will be more old people.
B. The labor market population will drop.
C. Almost every family will have a second child.
D. The population development will be balanced.
C
The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge！
The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual
Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites ， even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.
Students are being dared to draw a picture， write an article， take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge，all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival，MIT Museum， 265 Mass Avenue.
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honor at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday， April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.
Between March 10th and March 15h， each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at ：http：// .
29. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge？
A. School students.
B. Cambridge locals.
C. CSF winners.
D. MIT artists.
30. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held？
A. On February 8th.
B. On March 10th.
C. On March 15th
D. On April 21st.
31. What type of writing is this text？
A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.
C. An announcement.
D. An official report.
D
Want to have dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House? Enter the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge!
Are you good at preparing healthy meals? Would you like to dine with First Lady Michelle Obama? If you answered yes to both questions, then you should consider entering the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge.
The contest invites kids ages 8 to 12 from across the country to come up with lunch recipes（食谱） that are both nutritious and delicious. More than 50 winners, including one from each state, will be brought to Washington, D.C., to attend a Kids’ State Dinner at the White House. What will be served? The winning recipes, of course！The First Lady teamed up with the recipe website Epicurious to create the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The goal is to develop a collection of healthy recipes for kids, by kids. Winning recipes will be available online.
“We all want to make sure that our kids are eating nutriti ous, delicious food at every meal,” sa id First Lady Michelle Obama. With parents and kids all across the country getting creative in the kitchen, I know we’ll find healthy meals that every family will enjoy.”
A group of expert judges, including assistant White House Chef Sam Kass, will choose the winning recipes. The judges will be on the lookout for lunches that are
healthy, tasty and affordable. A winning lunch meal should have items from each of the food groups, including fruit, vegetables, whole grains, protein and some other low-fat foods. You could choose to combine them into one recipe or to create a meal that includes a main dish and side dishes. For more tips on preparing healthy meals, visit choose .
To send in your original lunch recipe, go to recipe challenge. . The deadline is June 17, so get cooking!
32 What do we know about the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge?
A. It aims to create delicious dishes.
B. It will be held at the White House.
C. The First Lady support for it.
D. Kids from all over the world can enter it.
33. To attend the contest, kids_____________.
A must ask their parents for help
B. should send in their recipes online
C. have to go to Washington,
D.C.
D. must prepare more than one dish
34. The underlined phrase “be on the lookout for” can be replaced by _____________.
A. be ready to serve
B. try to pick
out
C. go out to find
D. learn to
cook
35. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Get cooking!
B. Eat
nutritious food!
C. Visit the White House!
D. team up with the First
Lady!
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选项。

温馨提示：本题答案请涂在机读答题卡上，如果选A、B、C、D则正常填涂，如果选E 请同时涂AB来表示，选F涂BC，选G涂CD。

How Can I Fight L aziness?
Lazy people will never gain anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
36 Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active.
Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take
a more positive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone.
37
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them.
A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. 38 Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.
Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home. Couples and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. 39 Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your examp le and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated（积极的） people.
40 Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. Knowing how to f ight laziness is important
B. To fight family laziness, set an example.
C. Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.
D. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.
E. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child.
F. Laziness appears when you no longer feel in charge of your own mind.
G. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
第三部分英语知识运用
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1. 5分，满分30分）
Once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then 41 the student asked the teacher，“Teacher，I’m puzzled．How do we 42 our soul mate(知己)?Could you please 43 me?”
44 for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，“Well，it’s a pretty hard and easy question．” The teacher 45 ，“Look that way．There is a lot of 46 ．Why don’t you walk there?But please don’t walk 47 ．On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and 48 it and then give it to me．But just one”.
The student said OK and then he walked straight 49 to the grassy field．A few minutes later，the student came back 50 ．When the teacher asked the 51 , the student said，“On my journey，I found quite a 52 beautiful blades of grass，but I 53 that I would find a better one，so I didn’t pick it． 54 I didn’t realize that I was at the 55 of the field，and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s 56 will happen in real life”.
What is the 57 of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that 58 you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don’t always 59 and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll 60 your lifetime．Remember “Time Never Goes Back．”
41.A. personally B. absolutely C. suddenly D. imm ediately
42.A. discover B. treat C. search D. find
43.A. ask B. help C. beg D. order
44.A. Silent B. Still C. Quite D. Calm
45.A. repeated B. waved C. charged D. continued
46.A. grass B. earth C. field D. leaves
47.A. straight B. forwards C. ba ckwards D. directly
48.A. observe B. pick C. arrest D. solve
49.A. up B. back C. ahead D. along
50.A. green-hand B. empty-handed C. single-hand D. second-hand
51.A. evidence B. shape C. reason D. purpose
52.A. little B. few C. much D. many
53.A. thought B. doubted C. admitted D. attached
54.A. And B. Although C. While D. But
55.A. end B. center C. bottom D. top
56.A. how B. why C. when D. what
57.A. result B. content C. limit D. message
58.A. attract B. hate C. form D. upset
59.A. forgive B. compare C. appreciate D. complain
60.A. run B. inspect C. waste D. save
莆田第二十五中学2015-2016学年下学期高一期中质量检测
英语答题卷
考场座位号：
第四部分：写作（共三节，满分50分）
第二节（共10分；每小题1分，满分10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。

Festivals may take place in different time of year. In Ancient times,
61.__________ (celebration) would be held after
hunters had caught animals．At that time, people had not enough to
62. and often starved to death.So it’s impossible to mention celebrating festivals grandly. They 63. (look) forward to a better life.
64. , now, people have been richer and richer. Most of them are 65. (satisfy) with their life. They hold festivals to honor the dead
or to satisfy the ancestors, who might
66. (return)either to help or to do harm. Sometimes
they hold festivals to honor famous people. Sometimes they are grateful
because food is gathered
for the winter and the agricultural work is over. During the festival, grown-ups may 67. together to have a chat while children may play a trick
68. their friends and have 69. with each other. Of course, sometimes
they may make too much noise, but it will be 70. (forgive) by their parents. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65.____________ 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.____________
第三节词汇填空（共5分；每小题1分）
1.The agreement will 71. （有益于）both sides，So they decide
to think over it again.
2.As a saying goes, however big the fool is, there is always a bigger fool to 72. ( 羡慕) him.
3. When we met again, he 73. （道歉） to me for not having kept his word and asked for my forgiveness.
4. What will happen if you do not eat a 74. （平衡的）
diet？
5. The boy lifted the stone with all his 75. (力量).
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）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅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。

Recently I have heard that you feel stressing as a student of Senior One. Here
is some advices on how to study effective.
First of all, learn in the relaxing way. This will remove our pressure, making study an easy job. Another way to keep up our spirits is to take part in sports.
Not only exercise build up the body, but also it provides a time for us to relax
and refresh our mind, helping us memorize things faster and long. Music, too, are another effective means of refreshing and helping them concentrate better.
Last but not least, we should exchange ideas with our classmates. Through the
communication we can find support, that will encourage us to overcome difficulties in our study.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是Roxanne，你的朋友Barry向你询问如何保持健康。

请你给她发一个邮件提些建议。

内容要点如下：
1．注意合理饮食。

多吃鱼、肉、豆类等，特别是新鲜蔬菜和水果，不要吃太多甜食。

2．注意锻炼身体。

劳逸结合，多参加体育活动。

3．保证充足的睡眠。

不要熬夜，每天至少睡8个小时。

注意：1．词数：100左右。

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；邮件的开头已写好。

Dear Barry，
Nice to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy.
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Yours， Roxanne
2015-2016 高一下英语期中考试
I.听力：CABAC CCBCA CBABC CCAAB
II.阅读理解： BCCD DDCD ADC CBBA
III.七选五： DFEBC
IV.完形： CDBAD ACBCB CBADA DDABC
V.语法填空：
61. celebrations 62.eat 63. looked 64.However 65.satisfied
66.return67. gather/get 68.on 69.fun 70.forgiven
VI.词汇：
71.benefit 72.admire 73.apologized 74.balanced 75.strength
VII.改错：
76.stressing stressed 77. advices advice 78.effective effectively
79. the a 80. ∧does 81. 去掉a 82. long longer
83. are is 84. them us 85. that which
VIII.作文：
Dear Mary，
How nice to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy. I would like to give you some advice.
As you know, we teenagers grow very fast, so we need plenty of nutritious foods, such as fish, meat, and beans, especially fresh vegetables and fruits. You'd better not eat too much food rich in sugar or fat. Besides, you should take physical exercise regularly instead of studying in the classroom all the time. For example, you can play basketball with your friends or swim after school. What's more, having enough sleep is very important. So I advise that you should have at least eight hours of sleep every day and not stay up too late in the evening. Only in this way can you keep fit.
Yours， David。