人教版高一第二学期期末考试英语试题-(含答案)

2014～2015学年度第二学期期中考试试卷

高一英语座位号

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

A

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world, both the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh.

Apples are different in colour, size and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(苹果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is Yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are

A. grown in France

B. sold everywhere

C. very big

D. quite sweet

2. Cold winter weather is good for __________.

A. the growth of apple trees

B. producing large apples

C. improving the taste of apples

D. the increase of water in apples

3. China, France and the United States are considered to __________.

A. be large producers of apples

B. be large producers of applesauce

C. have the longest history in apple production

D. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries

4. The word "yielded" in the last sentence means________.

A. improved

B. increased

C. produced

D. sold

B

An old lady in a plane had a blanket over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her，but the old lady said，“I have never been in a plane before ，and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again ！”Then the captain came. He said，“Madam，I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine，there are no clouds in the sky，and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said，“I am sorry，young man，but I do n’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing，”She continued kindly，“You and your wife keep your plane very clean！”

5. An old lady had _________ .

A. glasses

B. a blanket over her head

C. a coat

D. a basket

6.. _________ spoke to her .

A. The air hostess

B. The man next to her

C. her husband

D. one of her friends

7. The old lady had never been _________ before .

A. abroad

B. home

C. in a plane

D. in hospital

8 The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .

A. to fly again

B. to travel

C. to go abroad

D. to go home

C

About ten years ago when I was a student in college, I was working as an intern (实习生) at my University’s Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register (收银台) in the gift shop, I saw an old couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, l saw that she was almost set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots. As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest (漂亮的，机灵的), largest smile I have ever seen.

All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.

That was ten years ago. I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable (非凡的) lesson about life that she taught me.

9. From the underlined sentence we know that the little girl ______.

A. was badly injured

B. was only able to smile

C. wasn’t able to move in the wheelchair

D. was very h ealthy and cheerful

10. In the author’s opinion, the little girl was not disabled at all because ______.

A. she had a strong spirit

B. she could take good care of herself

C. she offered him support in his business

D. she told everyone how to live a good life

11. What do we know about the author?

A. He ran a gift shop in the university.

B. He is a successful businessman.

C. He studied Natural History in university.

D. He graduated from Natural History University.

D

A man and his wife were very poor．They kept hoping for new clothes and good food．The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes．One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes．They could wish for anything they wanted．

The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry．He said,“ I wish I had a big cake !” Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate．

“You fool !” his wife cried, “You could have wishes for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake．I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose !” Immediately the cake stuck to(粘住) the end of his