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AFor 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 areA. grown in FranceB. sold everywhereC. very bigD. quite sweet2. Cold winter weather is good for __________.A. the growth of apple treesB. producing large applesC. improving the taste of applesD. the increase of water in apples3. China, France and the United States are considered to __________.A. be large producers of applesB. be large producers of applesauceC. have the longest history in apple productionD. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries4. The word "yielded" in the last sentence means________.A. improvedB. increasedC. producedD. soldBAn 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. glassesB. a blanket over her headC. a coatD. a basket6.. _________ spoke to her .A. The air hostessB. The man next to herC. her husbandD. one of her friends7. The old lady had never been _________ before .A. abroadB. homeC. in a planeD. in hospital8 The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .A. to fly againB. to travelC. to go abroadD. to go homeCAbout 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 injuredB. was only able to smileC. wasn’t able to move in the wheelchairD. was very h ealthy and cheerful10. In the author’s opinion, the little girl was not disabled at all because ______.A. she had a strong spiritB. she could take good care of herselfC. she offered him support in his businessD. she told everyone how to live a good life11. 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.DA 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 hisnose．Then the man and his wife started blaming(责备）each other．“It’s your fault!” the man cried ．“No,it’s your fault!”she answered．What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose．“Oh!”the wife cried,“I wish none of this had ever happened!”Immediately the cake was gone , and the man was saying ,“I’m still hungry．How I wish I had some cakes!” But of course nothing happened．12 .What did the old woman tell the couple ?A．They would become richer and richer．B．They were sure to have delicious food to eat．C．They could wish for what they wantedD．They should show respect for each other．13.The man quarreled with his wife because___ ．A．He always enjoyed eatingB．His wife hoped that he asked for a houseC．He didn’t want anything except cakesD．The cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife’s wish14.Why did the old woman not satisfy the man’s wish when he said he was stillhungry and wanted some cakes?A．Because this was the fourth wishB．Because the cake had been goneC．Because the old lady was angry with themD．Because the man had made this wish before15.The WRONG statement(陈述）of the following is ___．A．The wife made two wishes , which workedB．The man made his wishes before dinnerC．The man wished that the cake were not on his noseD．The wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake第二节根据短文内容，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—What’s the trouble ,Mr. Smith?—I have a bad cold and a bad headache.—16—Yes .thirty–nine point five.—I see .Open your mouth and say“Ah17 Breath e in and out .That’lldo—18—No, it’s only a cold . I’ll give you some medicine.19—How often shall I take the medicine ?—20—Thank you very much, doctor.A .What did you do yesterday?B. Have you got a fever?C.Let me examine you .D .Drink more water and keep warm.E. Did you use to stay up too late at night?F. Is there anything serious, doctor ?G.Three times a day第二部分：语言知识运用第一节完形填空﹙20小题，共30分﹚阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。