成都外国语学校-高2016级上期期末考试题-英语

成都外国语学校2013—2014学年度上期期末考试

高一英语试卷

命题人：刘涛王黎周梅王珑霖审题人：刘涛试卷负责人：刘涛

注意事项：

1. 本堂考试150分钟。

2. 笔试试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

3. 答题前，请务必先将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

一. 单项填空（共10小题；每题1分，共10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _____ second chance to make

_____ first impression.

A. a; a

B. the; the

C. a; the

D. the; a

2. The ________ expression on the man’s face suggested that he was ________ when hearing the

terrible news.

A. shocked; shocking

B. shocking; shocked

C. shocking; shocking

D. shocked; shocked

3. It is reported that many a new house ______ at present in the disaster area.

A. are being built

B. were being built

C. was being built

D. is being built

4. ---Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars for a haircut?

---- You should try the barker’s _____ I go. It’s only 15.

A. as

B. where

C. which

D. that

5. What a table! I have never seen such a thing before. It is ________ it is long.

A. not half as wide as

B. wide not as half as

C. half not as wide as

D. as wide as not half

6. With all the magazines I needed______, I left the crowded supermarket as soon as possible.

A. buying

B. to buy

C. bought

D. to be bought

7. I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel _______ I

heard the steps.

A. while

B. when

C. since

D. after

8. ----Oh, glad to see you back! How long ________ in France?

-----For nearly two years.

A. have you stayed

B. did you stay

C. have you been staying

D. were you staying

9. Recently our school carried out a survey among all the students. A great number of students ________ said they were forced to practice the piano.

A. to question

B. to be questioned

C. questioned

D. questioning

10----Are you satisfied with her answer?

----Not at all. It couldn’t have been_________.

A. worse

B. so bad

C. better

D. the worse

二. 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的所给选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __11__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __12__ on earth was he going to get the __13__ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __14__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __15__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __16__.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __17__ it. He would have to find a job. __18__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __19__ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

That was the __20__ of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __21__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __22__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __23__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __24__ for the bicycle he was expecting.

The day __25__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __26__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __27__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __28__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __29__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __30__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

11. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked

12. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What

13. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest

14. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair