甘肃省会宁县高一英语上学期期中试题11080236

1、2017-2018学年度第一学期高一级中期考试英语试卷本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。考试分数共120分。考试时间100分钟。第卷 (共70分)第一部分: 阅读理解 (共三节70分)第一节 短文阅读（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中,选出最佳选项。aone day a lawyers wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor. the doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her

2、, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop. he knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的).he therefore said to the man.“but if i save your wife, i am afraid you may not pay me.”“sir,”replied the lawyer. “here i have500,whether you cure my wife

3、 or you kill her. ill give you all this.”the doctor was reassured and went into the house. when he reached the womans bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little. she was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died.he told the lawyer he was very sorry, a

4、nd then asked for the money which he had promised. “did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer. “of course i didnt,” said the doctor. “well! did you cure my wife?” asked the man. “im afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor.“well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, i have nothin

5、g to pay you.”1. before entering the lawyers house the doctor stopped for a while, because_ .a. the doctor wanted to ask something about his wifes illnessb. the doctor thought it impossible to save the womanc. the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay himd.the lawyer was too poor to

6、pay his bills2. because the lawyers wife was seriously ill, the doctor_ .a. couldnt do much and didnt save her lifeb. tried his best and saved her at lastc. had to do everything he could for herd. had to spend a lot of time to cure her3.the word “reassured” in the passage means _.a.he was told again

7、 and again b.he was paid some money firstc.he was quite sure that he would be paid d.he was quite sure that he could cure the woman4.which of the following is the best title (标题)for the passage?a.the lawyer and his wife b.the lawyers trickc.a good doctor and a poor lawyer d.a serious illnessbi have

8、never traveled by plane but i would like to and i hope to have the choice very soon. anyway, one can find advantages and disadvantages when traveling by plane.the most important advantage is that it is the fastest way of transport when talking about long distance travel. one can arrive in spain in a

9、lmost two hours and a half by plane. he cant even make sure how time has passed and he has arrived. he does not have to wait three days in order to arrive in spain by coach (长途公共汽车), which makes him feel pain in his legs and feel tired because he hasnt slept more than three hours in the last three d

10、ays.then, think about the conditions which areat our beck and call: we are served by a beautiful lady who will take care of us on the plane. it helps us forget about the possibility of some dangers.anyway, many people feel fearful when it comes to flying in a plane. they say that the risks（风险）of los

11、ing your life in plane travel are higher than in car travel.apart from this disadvantage, there are people who dont choose to travel by plane because they feel sick and they think air fares are too high.one piece of advice i would like to give to people who choose to travel by plane is that they sho

12、uld not even think for a second about the plane crashing（坠落）. just relax, be comfortable and everything will be all right.5from the text, we can learn that _.a. the author usually travels by planeb. most people feel sick the first time they take a planec. its a good choice to have long distance trav

13、el by planed. there are often some accidents when people travel by plane6what does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph mean?a. ready to serve us at any time. b. far away from us.c. out of our control. d. necessary in our life.7which of the following is not the reason why people dont like to

14、 travel by plane?a. the risk of losing life is higher by plane.b. some people feel sick.c. it costs more to take a plane.d. they cant have a good sleep on a plane.8whats the text mainly about?a. how to avoid the disadvantages of traveling by plane.b. the advantages and disadvantages of traveling by

15、plane.c. the special experience of traveling by plane.d. good advice on how to travel comfortably by plane.cnick petrels is a doctor in montreal. he works 60 hours a week. he takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. hes been a doctor for ten years. dr. petrels gives his p

16、atients good medical advice. but he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. he also sings to them on television! dr. petrels has his own tv show. the show is in italian, english and french. the doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. he explains a medical problem or disea

17、se in simple language. after that, he sings another song. dr. petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. the program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. his dream is to perform in las vegas. his favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact d

18、isk of love songs that he wrote. dr. petrels says, “i always loved to sing. all my problems are gone when i sing.” but when dr. petrels was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school. some people tell dr. petrels he can help people more as a doctor. but dr. petrels

19、 says he helps people when he sings, too. “i like to make people smile. sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. they try to make people feel good.”9. dr. petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _.a gives his patients medical adviceb

20、 takes care of 159 patients a weekc sings on televisiond has his own tv show10. dr. petrels _, so he is called a singing doctor.aalso sings to his patients on tv.balways loves to singcis popular with his patientsdhas been a doctor for ten years11. dr. petrels says he likes to _.ahelp people singbmak

21、e people feel bettercdo the same thingdmake difficult people smile dhomesick is a compound word made up of home and sick. you know what each word means on its own, of course. but think about what the words mean when they are used together. homesick means sick for home. now think for a minute about s

22、easick. if you change the word home in the definition(释义)to the word sea, would the definition fit seasick? seasick means sick by the movement on the sea. when you are homesick ,the only place you want to be is at home. when you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at sea. have you ever hea

23、rd of a person being heartsick? heartsick doesnt mean that something is wrong with a persons heart. people are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken. but, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag. perhaps

24、you may write definitions for them.12.the word seasick means“_”. a. to be eager to go to the sea b. what has nothing to do with the sea c. to be sick because of the sead. that the sea is terrible13.when we say a person is heartsick, we mean that_. a. his heart is sick b .his heart needs testing c .h

25、es sorry at heartd. hes terribly disappointed and sad14.“the last place you want to be” is_. a. where you want to be most b. where you want to be least c. where you go the last d. the last place you go to 15the definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are_. a. easy to know b. difficult to kno

26、wc .impossible to learn d. unnecessary to learn第二节 补全对话（共10分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。do you know australia? australia is the largest island in the world. it is a little smaller than china. it is in the south of the earth. 16 _the population of australia is nearly as large as that

27、of shanghai. 17 the cities in australia have got little air or water pollution. the sky is blue and the water is clean. you can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. plants grow very well. last month we visited perth, the biggest city in western australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. 1

28、8 we had a wonderful time. perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. in spring every year perth has the wild flowers exhibition. after visiting perth, we spent the day in the countryside. we sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. it was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. sudde

29、nly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. 19 _ there were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. 20 after a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. a.the government has made enough laws to fight

30、pollution.b. australia is the sixth largest country in the world.c. australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.d. australia is big, but its population is not large.e. what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could.f. there we saw a large number of wild

31、 flowers we had never seen before.g. the people of australia are very hard-working.第三节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的a，b，c，d四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 once upon a time there was a poor farmer living in russia. he had been very 21 with everything he had. however, when he found his elder brothe

32、r was 22 than him, he felt disappointed. so he 23 hard about how he could also be richer. finally he got an idea. he started to spend less money on food and clothes to 24 some money to buy more land. once he had enough money, he started 25 for land. he 26 that on the neighboring land, there were som

33、e nomads (游牧民) living there. he bought some gifts and went to 27 their head. he presented the gifts to the head and told him the 28 of his visit. the head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 29 to get the land. the head told him that he could have the land 30 giving him anything. he c

34、an take as much land as he could 31 by walking through the land before sunset (日落). he should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 32 , he could have it.the farmer became very 33 when he heard this offer. now he could have lots of 34 without paying anything. he came

35、35 the next morning and started running, not walking, 36 he could cover the largest area. to reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. he just continued 37 . without eating, or drinking, or resting, he just got very 38 . when he came back to the head in the evening, he

36、39 right on the spot. sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. dont be greedy (贪婪的) or you will 40 everything finally.21. a. carefulb. boredc. busyd. pleased22. a. richer b. healthierc. strongerd. cleverer 23. a. thoughtb. learnedc. triedd. worked 24. a. borrowb. spendc. save d.

37、 make 25. a. looking b. waitingc. preparingd. caring 26. a. explained b. hoped c. guessed d. noticed27. a. followb. see c. helpd. cheat28. a. chanceb. result c. conditiond. purpose29. a. promise b. request c. suggestion d. order 30. a. forb. withoutc. by d. before31. a. farm b. buy c. cover d. have3

38、2. a. year b. monthc. day d. week 33. a. interested b. sadc. happy d. calm34. a. crop b. experience c. knowledge d. land35. a. quietlyb. early c. finally d. suddenly36. a. so that b. even ifc. becaused. whether 37. a. dreamingb. walkingc. speaking d. running38. a. nervous b. excited c. tired d. worr

39、ied 39. a. refusedb. diedc. appearedd. rested40. a. lose b. face c. change d. defeat第卷（共50分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共一节，满分15分） 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，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 one morning, i was waiting at the bus stop, worried about 41 (be) late for school. there were many peop

40、le waiting at the bus stop, 42 some of them looked very anxious and _43 (disappoint) . when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. i got a place next 44 the window, so i had a good view of the sidewalk. a boy on a bike 45 (catch ) my attention. he was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. i heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused 46 (stop) until we reached the next stop. still, the boy kept 47 (ride). he was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to t