高一上学期英语期中考试试卷第21套真题

高一上学期英语期中考试试卷

一、单项选择

1. As a young man, there was _______ time _______ I hated to go to school.

A . a; that

B . a; when

C . the; that

D . the; when

2. Lily said that it was because of her strong interest in medicine _____ she chose the course.

A . how

B . what

C . that

D . why

3. He asked ______ for the piano.

A . did I pay how much

B . how much did I pay

C . I paid how much

D . how much I paid

4. — Do you know our town at all?

—Surely, this ________ the third time I ________ here.

A . was; has come

B . is; come

C . is; had come

D . is; have come

5. Don’t waste your words. She is as ________ as a mule（骡子) and no one can persuade her.

A . reliable

B . determined

C . stubborn

D . tired

6. —The problem is very difficult. I’m afraid you can’t work it out now.

— I fail this time, I will try it again.

A . Even if

B . Since

C . As if

D . Though

7. Finally they arrived at a place _______ sold cigarettes and other small articles.

A . which

B . where

C . who

D . what

8. I prefer _______ at home rather than _______out.

A . staying; going

B . to stay; go

C . staying; to go

D . to stay; going

9. Some friends _______ to Anne’s birthday party this evening so her mother is very busy now.

A . come

B . are coming

C . have come

D . had come

10. The building windows are bright at night is our school library.

A . that

B . which

C . whose

D . of which

11. A number of books in the library _______been stolen so the number of them_______ smaller than before.

A . have, is

B . has , is

C . has , are

D . have, are

12. _______, the great mother, in order to save her sick child, kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow.

A . It depends

B . T ake it easy

C . Believe it or not

D . It is OK

13. —Mary’s got crazy and has been sent to the mental hospital. Did you tell her boss about that?

— Yes, but I _____ her husband first.

A . should have told

B . shouldn’t have told

C . must have told

D . needn’t have told

14. — Students should devote most of their time to studying instead of playing computer games.

—______ No pains, no gains.

A . No way.

B . Why not?

C . Not really.

D . Exactly.

15. ______ in the newspaper, I didn’t notice what was happening.

A . Having buried

B . Burying

C . Buried

D . To be buried

二、完形填空

16. 完形填空

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 1for hours as the farmer tried to figure out 2to do. Finally he decided the animal was 3and the well needed to be 4up anyway, so it just wasn’t5it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his 6to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel 7into the well. At first, the donkey 8what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s 9he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked 10the well and was11at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that 12his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would 13it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors 14to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another 15up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the 16of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of 17out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our 18is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest19just by not stopping, never 20! Shake it off and take a step upward!

（1）A . sadlyB . confidentlyC . frequentlyD . gradually（2）A . howB . whatC . thatD . which（3）A . strongB . oldC . stubbornD . powerful（4）A . dugB . flowedC .