甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学高一英语上学期期中试卷（答案不全）.doc

甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期中试卷（答案不全）本试卷分第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)两部分。总分120分，考试时间100分钟。第一卷第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；，每小题2分，满分40分 ）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） a when milk arrived on the doorstepwhen i was a boy growing up in new jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman sending milk to our doorstep. his name was mr. basille. he wore a white cap and drove a white truck. as a 5-year-old boy, i couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. he noticed this one day during a sending and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.of course, he sent more than milk. there was cheese, eggs and so on. if we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note“please add a bottle of buttermilk next sending”and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. and then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般）appear.all of this was about more than convenience. there existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. mr. basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. and i remember mr. basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.there is sadly no home milk sending today. big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.recently, an old milk box in the countryside i saw brought back my childhood memories. i took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). every so often ,my sons friends will ask what it is. so i start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.1mr. basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .a.to show his magical power b.to pay for the deliveryc. to satisfy his curiosity d.to please his mother2what can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? a.he wanted to have tea there. b.he was a respectable person. c.he was treated as a family member. d.he was fully trusted by the family.3 why does home milk sending no longer exist?a.nobody wants to be a milkman now. b.it has been driven out of the market. c.its service is getting poor. d.it is forbidden by law.4why did the author bring back home an old milk box?a.he missed the good old days.b.he wanted to tell interesting stories. c.he needed it for his milk bottles. d.he planted flowers in it.bpop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. it had its beginning in the usa and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. it is widely liked by the young people. the best known early form of pop music was “rock-n-roll”; another was “blues”. a more recent development is “folk-rock”. pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. its a big industry. much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the beatles, bob dylan, the groups like floyd and crosby, stills and nash, is on a higher musical level. and there is still a great interest in it today. pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.5.all of the following forms belong to pop music except _. a. blues b. rock-n-roll c. jazz d. folk-rock6. according to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was _ it is today. a. much greater than b. much smaller than c. as great as d. as small as7. which of the following is true? a. no pop music is on a high musical level. b. much pop music is very artistic. c. pop music is highly artistic. d. not all pop music is without artistic value.8. “it is a big industry” means that _. a. it makes a lot of musical instruments (乐器) b. it is a big musical and commercial business c. the pop singers are very hard-working d. pop music is on a very high musical level c modern life is impossible without traveling. the fastest way of traveling is by air. with a modern airliner you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its own advantages. for example, you can see the country you are traveling through. besides, modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. they make even the longest journey enjoyable and comfortable. some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. there are large liners and river boats. you can visit many other countries and different places. traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday. many people like to travel by car. you can make your own timetable. you can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. you can stop wherever you wishwhere there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. that is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.9. from the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is _. a. by carb. by trainc. by aird. by sea10. if we travel by car, we can _. a. make the longest journey enjoyable b. make our own timetable c. travel to a very far place in several minutes d. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day11. the underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _. a. modern trains in the country b. comfortable seats and dining cars c. the travelers on the modern traind. the slower ways of traveling12. when people travel on business, they usually take _. a. a train or a plane b. a boat or a train c. a plane or a car d. a car or a boat dhiking clubjoin us for a 10-mile country walkon saturday, october 5thchildren at the market square at 2 p.m.call jeff on 3338651singles cluba club for single people looking for friends.aged 25 40.activities:parties, meals, swimming, concertswe meet every thursday at 8:30 p.m.tel: 7026449e-mail:summer jobdo you like to talk with people?do you like to write stories?do you want to work for a magazine?then come and work for us as a reporter.please call karen at 5558823.wanteda 2-bedroom house in the city center.under ￥800 a month.call tony at 3802692.12. mr. green wants to go hiking with his children. they should meet at the market square _. a. at 2 p.m. on october 5th b. on saturday morning c. at 8: 30 a.m. on october 5th d. on sunday morning13. tony needs a house _. a. in the countrysideb. near the station c. in the city centerd. next to the school14. who can join the singles club? a. a 10-year-old boy. b. a 28-year-old single man. c. young parents. d. a married woman of 25.15. alice wants to practice writing stories in her summer holiday. she had better _ for more information. a. send an e-mail to singles clubb. join the hiking clubc. make a phone call to karend. call tony at 3338651第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。dear seth,youre only three years old, and at this point in your life you cant read, much less understand what im going to try to tell you in this letter. but someday, when youre ready, i hope you will find some wisdom and value in what i share with you.life can be cruel 16 theyll tease you or try to hurt you because youre different.theres not much you can do except learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you and who make you feel good about yourself. when you find friends like this, treasure them, spend time with them and love them.be open to life anywayyes, youll find cruelty and suffering in your journey through life, but dont let that close you to new things. dont retreat from life, dont hide or wall yourself off. 17 life isnt a competitionyou will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school , in college, at work. to them, life is a competition.but heres the secret: life isnt a competition. 18 learn to enjoy the journey and make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, of love. 19if theres a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: love. it might sound corny, i know, but trust me, theres no better rule in life.love not only your loved ones, but your neighbors, your co-workers, strangers, your brothers and sisters in humanity. and most of all, love yourself and learn to love yourself for who you are. 20 you are starting out on an unknown, tiring, scary, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey, and always remember i will be there for you when i can.love,your dada. be open to new things, new experiences, new people.b. its a journey.c. life is full of loved. last, think that you are a wonderful human being.e. finally, know that i love you and always will.f. there will be people in your life who wont be very nice.g. love should be your rule第二节语法知识填空第一节 完型填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分 ） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140题各题所给的四个选项(a,b,c和d )中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. she would always _21_ the extra piece on the windowsill (窗台)。 she _22_ an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his _23_. this went on day after day. the woman felt very _24_. in order to punish（惩罚） him, she decided to add _25_to the bread she _26_ for him! as she was about to place it on the windowsill, she _27_and gave up at last. immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. _28_, the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally_29_ of the anger in the heart of the woman. that evening, there was a _30_ on the door. as she opened it, she was_31_ to find her son standing in the doorway. he had gone to a far away place to seek his fortune. (碰运气) for many months she had heard _32_ news of him. looking at his mother he said _33_, “ mom, it is truly_34_im here. my business _35_so i had to beg for food on my way home. i would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. he was _36_enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, “ this is what i eat every day. today, i shall give it to you, for your _37_ is greater than mine!”as the mother_38_ those words, her face turned pale. she _39_the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. if she had not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have _40_ his life!21. a. cut b. taste c. put d. sell 22.a. doubted b. noticed c. hoped d. worried 23.a. appreciation（感激） b. concern c. regret d. sympathy 24. a. strange b. sad c. satisfied d. angry25.a. sugar b. salt c. poison d. milk 26.a. cared b. applied c. prepared d. begged27. a. agreed b. hesitated c. accepted d. understood28.a. as usual b. on the way c. as a result d on the other hand29.a. uncertain b. ignorant c. unashamed d. unafraid30.a. message b. key c. knife d. knock31.a. curious b. surprised c. nervous d. disappointed32.a. few b. much c. no d. many33.a. cheerfully b. carefully c. proudly d. weakly34.a. normal (正常的) b. amazing c. terrible d. necessary35.a. failed b. succeeded c. grew d. continued 36.a. unique (独一无二) b. smart c. kind d. mean37.a. strength b. job c. help d need38.a. said b. wrote c. read d. heard 39.a. threw b. remembered c. kept d. discovered40.a. lost b. saved c. started d. built第二卷 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1625的相应位置上。chinas tea villagesin most chinese tea villages, march is the time of year in _41_ locals start to pick and process tea. the usually quiet villages suddenly become busy centers of activity, as people take out special tools and prepare _42_ tea processing. in some villages, local residents hold traditional ceremonies, _43_ (thank) heaven for its blessing. the price of tea _44_ (pick) in march is extremely high because _45_ is fresh, tender and contains multiple trace elements. china _46_ (be) famous for tea production since ancient times. of the goods transported and traded along _47_ old silk road linking china to the middle east and europe, the importance of tea was matched only by silk. china produces oolong, black, green, white, yellow _48_ dark (aka post-fermented) tea. the oolong, green and black _49_ (vary)are most notable for their high quality.most of chinas tea villages are found in remote mountainous areas in the countrys south and southwest, _50_ the beautiful scenery is often hidden under clouds.第三部分：写作（共两节满分35）第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。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： 在错词下划一横线