高一英语期中考试题及答案

1、高一英语期中测试卷本试卷分第 i 卷(选择题)和第 ii 卷(非选择题)两卷,满分 100 分,考试时间 90 分钟。第 i 卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上 ,第 ii 卷直接做在答案专页 上。第卷（选择题，共 65 分）第一部分：单项填空（共 15 小题； 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. i turned to bookstores and libraries searching for information about the book, but found _.a. no

2、 one b. none c. nothing d. anything2. they are quiet, arent they? yes, they are used _ at meals.a. to talk b. to not talk c. to talking d. to not talking3. someone is knocking at the door. _ it be tom?a. must b. should c. can d. may4. to learn english well, we should find opportunities to hear engli

3、sh _ as much as we can.a. speak b. speaking c. spoken d. to speak1 / 225. as the plane was ready to _, all the passengers fastened their seat belts. a. take on b. take down c. take in d. take off6. you speak very good chinese. thanks. i _ it for four years before i came to china.a. studied b. have s

4、tudied c. was studying d. would study7. i cant repair these until tomorrow, im afraid. that s ok, theres _.a. no problem b. no wonder c. no doubt d. no hurry8. the science museum, _ we visited during a recent trip to britain, is one of londons tourist attractions.a. which b. what c. that d. where9.

5、whats the matter with della? well, her parents wouldnt allow her to go to the party, but she still _. a. hopes to b. hopes so c. hopes not d. hopes for10. one cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it. i cant agree more. _. thats why johnson failed to get into college. a. a book

6、 is a garden carried in the pocketb. an old pan is the one that makes good foodc. a roaring lion kills no gamed. a bad workman always blames his tools11. massive open online courses(mooc) provide a wonderful model of _ we2 / 22call high-tech learning.a. which b. why c. what d. how12. she was so tire

7、d that she _ asleep during the class.a. became b. turned c. grew d. fell13. the situation is serious. something must be done _ its too late.a. after b. before c. when d. since14. hello, jack! do you think you can give me a _ to the station? i must go there to pick my sister. im terribly sorry, but i

8、 cant. i have to be at work by 8:30. i can call you a taxi, though.a. call b. hand c. lift d. chance15. i am sorry, i need to answer the call of nature. no problem, _.a. go ahead b. it s up to youc. take your time d. glad to hear that第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选

9、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。my kids and i were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. on the way,we saw a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_16_ my job. family to feed.”3 / 22at this store, a _17_ like this is not normal. my 10-year-old noticed him andmade a _18_ on how bad it must be to have to st

10、and _19_ in the cold wind.in the store, i asked each of my kids to _20_ something they thought our“friend” there would _21_. they got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice.then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _22_. i thought about it. we were _23_ on cash(现金) ourselves, but well, sometimes

11、_24_ from our needinstead of our abundance( 富足 ) is _25_ what we need to do! all the kids_26_ something they could do away with 废除，去掉，可以不要的 for the week.when we handed him the bag of _27_, he lit up and thanked us with _28_eyes. when i handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for _29_his fam

12、ily might need, he burst into tears.this has been a wonderful _30_ for our family. for days the kids have beenlooking for others we can _31_! things would have played out so _32_ if ihad simply said, “no, we really dont have _33_ to give more.” stepping out notonly helped a brother in _34_, it also

13、gave my kids the _35_ taste of helping others. itll go a long way with them.16. a. lost b. changed c. quit d. finished17. a. condition b. place c. sightd. show18. a. suggestion b. comment19. a. outside b. proudlyc. decisionc. byd. calld. angrily4 / 2220. a. drawb. say c. arrange d. pick21. a. order2

14、2. a. dollarb. supplyb. jobc. appreciatec. hot meald. discoverd. gift card23. a. easyb. low (缺乏，含量低)c. softd. loose24. a. givingb. savingc. spending d. begging25. a. yetb. even c. still d. just26. a. declared b. shared27. a. toys b. medicinec. ignored d. expectedc. food d. clothes28. a. sleepy b. wa

15、tery c. curiousd. sharp29. a. whoever b. whateverc. whicheverd. whenever30. a. experienceb. example c. messaged. adventure31. a. rely onb. respect c. learn from d. help32. a. suddenly b. vividlyc. differentlyd. perfectly33. a. timeb. powerc. patienced. money34. a. fearb. lovec. need d. memory35. a.

16、strong b. sweetc. strange d. simple第三部分：阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a5 / 22usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. butthere is one question that has millions of correc t answers. that question is “whats your name?”

17、 everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is cor ect.have you ever wondered about peoples names? where do they come from? what do they mean?peoples first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. sometimes thename of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. some parents

18、choosethe name of a well-known person. a boy could be named george washington smith; a girl could be named helen keller jones.some people give their children names that mean good things. clara means“bright”; beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; donald means “world ruler”; leonard means “as brav

19、e as a lion”.the earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. a family with the name brook or brooks probably lived near brook( 小溪); someone who was calledlongstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. the greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.other early surnames came

20、 from peoples occupations. the most commonoccupational name is smith, which means a person who makes things with iron orother metals. in the past, smiths were very important workers in every town andvillage. some other occupational names are: carter a person who owned or drove a cart; potter a perso

21、n who made pots and pans.6 / 22the ancestors of the baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors intheir native village. the carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, ortheir s

22、pecial abilities. when there were two men who were named john in the samevillage, the john with the gray hair probably became john gray. or the john was verytall could call himself john tallman. john fish was probably an excellent swimmer and john lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dance

23、r.some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name.english-speaking people added s or son. the johnsons are descendants of john; theroberts familys ancestor was robert. irish and scottish people added mac or mc or o.perhaps all of the macdonnells and the mc donnells and the odonne

24、lls are descendants of the same donnell.36. which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage not cover?a. places where people lived. b. peoples characters.c. talents that people possessed. d. peoples occupations.37. according to the passage, the ancestors of the potter family most proba

25、bly _.a. owned or drove a cart b. made things with metalsc. made kitchen tools or containers d. built houses and furniture38. suppose and english couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their7 / 22new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _.a. beatrice smith b. l

26、eonard carterc. george longstreet d. donald greenwoodbsalvador dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. thepompidou centre in paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and hispowerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings,sculptur

27、es, drawings and more. among the works and masterworks on exhibition thevisitor will find the best pieces, most importantly the persistence of memory . there is also lenigme sans fromfin1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage andscreen and selected parts from television programmes refl

28、ecting the artists showman qualities.the visitor will enter the world of dali through an egg and is met with thebeginning, the world of birth. the exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.the exhibition shows how dali draws the viewer between two infin

29、ities(无限).“from the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in andout of focus: amazing flemish accuracy and the showy baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in figueras,” explains the pompidou centre.the fine selection of the major works was done i

30、n close collaboration( 合作) withthe reina sofia museum in madrid, spain, and with contributions from other8 / 22institutions like the salvador dali museum in st. petersburg.39. which of the following best describe dali according to paragraph 1?a. optimistic. b. productive c. generous. d. traditional.

31、40. what is dalis the persistence of memoryconsidered to be?a. one of his masterworks.b. a successful screen adaptation.c. an artistic creation for the stage.d. one of the best tv programmes.41. how are the exhibits(展品) arranged at the world of dali?a. by popularity.b. by importance.c. by size and s

32、hape.d. by time and subject.cs ea life melbourne aquarium(水族馆)s he all- new sea life melbourne aquarium, situated in the heart of melbournescbd, is one of victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for thewhole family. having 12 amazing zones of discovery, sea life melbourne a

33、quarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.* opening timessea life melbourne aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of9 / 22the year, including public holidays. last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.* location (位置)sea life melbourne aquarium

34、 is located on the corner of flinders street andking street, melbourne. it is situated on the yarra river, opposite crown entertainment complex.* getting to sea life melbourne aquariumtrainthe sea life melbourne aquarium train stop is located on the free city circle tram route (公交线路) and also routes

35、 70 and 75. city circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.s huttle buss he sea life melbourne aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key touristattractions in and around the city. running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.car parkingwhile there is no public car parkin

36、g at sea life melbourne aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.* wheelchair accesssea life melbourne aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.10 / 22* termstickets will be

37、 emailed to you immediately after purchase or you candownload and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. please print out alltickets purchased and present at the front entrance of sea life melbourne aquarium. no ticket, no entry!42. sea life melbourne aquarium _.a. is located at the cente

38、r of the cbd in the cityb. has 12 most attractive places in melbournec. admits visitors from 9:30 am untill 6:00 pmd. is beside crown entertainment complex43. getting to sea life melbourne aquarium, visitors can take _.a. trains from southern cross train stationb. shuttle buses around the train stat

39、ionc. boats across the yarra riverd. either tram route 70 or 7544. sea life melbourne aquarium offers visitors _.a. free car parking b. wheelchair accessc. internet connectiond. transportation service45. tickets to sea life melbourne aquarium _.a. are free to all visitors b. can be bought by emailc.

40、 are checked at the entranced. can be printed at the ticket office11 / 22das a young boy, i sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. he was arural mail carrier, and on saturdays he would ask me to go with him. driving throughthe countryside was always an adventure: there were animals to see

41、, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and dad did.in the spring, dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when i was a boy itwas such a fun to stick your finger through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.on dads final day of

42、work, it took him well into the evening to complete hisrounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox tothank him for his friendship and his years of service. two hundred and nineteenmailboxes on my route. he used to say, and a story at every one. one lady had nomai

43、lbox, so dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. one note left in amailbox read. nat, take these eggs to marian; shes baking a cake and doesnt haveany eggs

44、. mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the groom,but the mail was always delivered. on cold days dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. a young wrote letters but had no stamps,so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox;

45、 dad paid for the stamps.one businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for dad to take12 / 22to the bank. once, the amount came to $32,000.a dozen years ago, when i traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion ofdads death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of

46、his stories. i thought i knew them all, but that wasnt the case.as i drove home, i noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. whenmy dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off theground. one box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a longnarr

47、ow hole at the top with white lettering: santa claus, north pole. for years children had dropped letters to santa through those holes.i made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroadtracks to our house. mom and i were sitting at the kitchen table when i heardfootstep

48、s. there, at the door, stood frank townsend, dads postmaster and great friend for many years. so we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.at one point frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. what are we going to do about the letters this christmas? he asked.the letters?i guess you n

49、ever knew.knew what?remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to santa inthose green and red boxes on main street? it was your dad who answered all those letters every year.13 / 22i just sat there with tears in my eyes. it wasnt hard for me to imagine at the old table in our bas

50、ement reading those letters and answering each one. i havesince spoken with several of the people who received christmas letters during theirchildhood, and they told me how amazed they were that santa had known so muchabout their homes and families.for me, just knowing that story about my father was

51、 the gift of a lifetime.46. it can be inferred(推断) from the passage that the writer regarded his travels withdad as _.a. great chances to help other peopleb. happy occasions to play with baby chickensc. exciting experience with a lot of fund. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies47. the writ

52、er provides the detail about the businessman to show that _.a. dad had a strong sense of dutyb. dad was an honest and reliable manc. dad had a strong sense of honord. dad was a kind and generous man48. according to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?a. dad read letters for a blind lady for years.b. dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.c. dad delivered some eggs to marian.14 / 22d. dad answered childrens christmas letters every year.49. what surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from santa claus every year?a. santa cl