北大附中高一下学期期末测试英语试卷

1、I. 单项选择 ：（共 20小题，每小题 1 分）1It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages attracted the audiencesinterest.A. so that B. thatC. whatD. in which2Some people often take for granted what is new is always better than whatis old.A. it; itB. that; thatC. it; thatD. that; it3 I can hardly imagin

2、e Peter across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.A. sailingB. sailC. to sailD. to have sailed4 Would you mind to the town you visited last month? Of course not.A. sending; which B. to be sent; whereC. being sent; whichD. being sent; where5 his pale face, we all suggested to see the doctor right away.A

3、. Seeing; he goingB. Having seen; him goC. Seeing; his goingD. Seen; him going6 Who did the manager of the company the report?A. have B. have writeC. have writesD. have to write7 She not well, and yet the clothers she fit her very well .A. has on; put onB. put on; has onC. wears; dressedD. dresses;

4、wears8 I wonder if your brother will go to the ball. If your brother does, so mine.A. is B. doC. doesD. will9 Tom is going camping with boys.A. little two other B. two little otherC. two other littleD. little other two10 The gentleman you told me the day before yesterday proved to be a thief.A. who

5、B. about whomC. whomD. with whom11 His close friend must have stayed up late last night, ?A. didnt heB. hasnt heC. mustnt heD. neednt he12 His father is used to sleeping with the windows and the lights .A. opening; onB. opened; offC. open; onD. opening; off13 The lecture hall is so crowded. There ov

6、er 600 people in it.A. must beB. cant holdC. should haveD. will be14 The first textbook written for teaching English as a foreign language in the 16thcentury.A. came up B. came alongC. came outD. came across15 Do you know what the children did yesterday afternoon? When I got home, they computer game

7、s.A. playB. are playingC. were playingD. had played16 Take care. You burn your mouth. The coffee is hot.A. mustB. canC. should D. might17 Robert, youre wanted the phone. Do you know who ?A. on; he isB. for; is heC. on; it isD. for; it is18 He often thinks of he can do more for his country.A. whatB.

8、howC. thatD. which19 The English teacher spoke so fast that I couldnt what he said. He said there would be a discussion the lecture.A. understand; being followed by B. follow; followingC. catch; to be followedD. hear; followed by20 Look at this mobile phone. Its a new type. t looks nice. Can I it an

9、d see whether it works?A. try; out B. work; outC. carry; outD. turn; outn.完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共20 小题，每小题 1 分）In the past, man did not have to think about the protecti on of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and n atural resources seemed to be 1.Today things ar

10、e 2, the world has become too 3. We are using up our n aturalresources too quickly, and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dan gerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 5 survive （生存）Every on e 6 today that if too many fish are take n from the sea, there will s

11、oon be none left. Yet, with moder n fishi ng 7, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too manytrees are cut dow n, 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 9 to use bigger and more powerful mach ines to 10 more and more trees.We realize that if rivers are polluted with wa

12、ste products from factories, we will die.11 , inmost coun tries wastes are 12 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are laws to stopthis.We know, too, that if the14of the world con ti nues to rise at the prese nt rate, in a fewyears there will not be eno ugh15What can we do to solve these probl

13、ems ?It we eat more vegetables and less 16, there will be more food available for every one.Land that is used to grow crops17five times more people tha n land where ani mals are kept.Our n atural resources will18Ion ger if we lear n to recycle them.The world populati onwill not rise so quickly if pe

14、ople use moder n methods of birth 19.Fin ally, if we educate peopleto think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer 20in the future.1.A. beautifulB. un limitedC. rareD.valuable2.A. com monB. the sameC. cha ngeableD.differe nt3.A. crowdedB. smallC. dirtyD. busy4.A. protect ingB. savi n

15、gC. pollut ingD. fight ing5.A. may notB. will notC. shall notD.could not6.A. won dersB. realizesC. con siderD.discovers7.A. polesB. boatsC. methodsD.ideas8.A mountainsB. the seaC. treesD.forests9.A. con ti nueB. haveC. oughtD.go on10.A. growB. pla ntC. saveD.cut dow n11 .A. ThusB. HoweverC. Gen eral

16、ly speak ingD. Therefore12.A. stillB. evenC. alsoD. certai nly13.A. too manyB. a fewC. someD.few14.A. product ionB. polluti onC. populati onD.revoluti on15.A. housesB. vegetablesC. foodD. lives16.A. fruitB. meatC. fishD. grain17.A. feedsB. increasesC. suppliesD. helps18.A. useB. stayC. keepD. last19

17、.A. controlB. bornC. planD. reward20. A. natureB. seaC. planetD. forest川.阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 15 小题，每小题 2分）AToday, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. M

18、erlins work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party ca

19、me near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller ska

20、tes. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. H

21、e rolled on and on, suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!1. The text is mainly about .A. a strange manB. an unusual partyC. how roller skating beganD. how people enjoyed themse

22、lves in the 18th century2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he .A. often gave others surprisesB. was a gifted musicianC. invented the roller skatesD. was full of imagination3 What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?A. The roller skates needed further impr

23、ovement.B. The party guests took merlin for a fool.C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D. Merlin got himself into trouble.BAt two oclock a bank robber stole in. This is a holdup,the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. Hand it over!George reached into his mone

24、y-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.The door was s

25、hut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted （晕倒） .As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.The next morning, while the others were examining the banks records, George was called into Mr Burrows office and was in

26、troduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired （退休） , but Im always

27、thinking of our bank. Thats why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes （趾） . Now, I have put the money back in your money- box all six thousand. ”4 Which of the following do you think is true?A. George wanted to protect the money for the bankB. George had been thinking

28、of taking money away.C. This bank had been robbed several times.D. George knew the bank would be robbed that day.5 Why was George called into Mr. Burrows office?A. His stealing money was known to all .B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him

29、.D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.6In this articleto keep everyone on his toes” means.A. to make everyone work hardB. to keep everyone standing straightC. to make everyone do a kind of exerciseD. to keep everyone preparing for the coming danger7 Which sentence can be used

30、 to end this story?A. George turned cold with fear.B. George turned red with anger.C. George was pleased with the endD. George was disappointed with the end.CTime spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or only there to buy a book as a present. You may even have enter

31、ed the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon totally unaware （未意识到） of your surroundings. You soon become interested in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and have to rush off to ke

32、ep some forgotten appointment.This chace to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction （吸引） of a bookshop. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can walk around such a place to your hearts content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will come up to you with the greeting Ca

33、n I help you?You neednt buy anything you dont want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldnt borrow

34、it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from his usual place. He was about to leave, when he notice

35、d the owner of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was tucked away in a comer. I put it there in case anyone tries to buy it !He said, and left the delighted student continuing his reading.8 According to the p

36、assage the main attraction of a bookshop is that .A. people can learn something from booksB. it can be a shelter from a sudden rainC. it is the surrounding of new knowledgeD. it offers a chance to get free from realities9 The writer thinks that the assistant in a good bookshop should .A. always gree

37、t customers pleasantly and warmlyB. help the readers to find what they want to readC. not say a word to the customers while they readD. not stand behind the bookshelf all the time10 The underlined word beckoningin the last paragraph means .A. waving somebody to come upB. laughing at a person openlyC

38、. shouting at somebody angrilyD. shaking ones head to show disagreement11 The purpose of the writer in writing the third paragraph is to .A. tell us a story that happened in a bookshopB. support his idea of what a good bookshop is likeC. teach us how to read in a shop without buying booksD. advise u

39、s to help other people whenever we canDPeople travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to li

40、e on.Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain . This is the reason why

41、the Mediterranean has always attacted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts （度假胜地） and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics of Mediterranean countries. Italys 30,000 hotels are booked without

42、a bread every summer. And 13 million people camp put on French beaches, parks and roadsides. Spains long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.But there are sings that the area is getting more t

43、ourism than it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of these, however, is mining anyones fun. Obviously, they dont go there for clean water. They allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They dont even mind the pollution. No matter how

44、dirty the water is, the coastlin still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, its still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.12 The writer seems so imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that .A. thay want to see historic remainsB. they wish to escape f

45、rom cold, dark and rainy daysC. they would like to take pictures in front of famous placesD. they are interested in different cultural and social customs13 According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?A. Italy B. Greece. C. France.D. Spain.14 The

46、underlined part in the last sentence in Paragraph 3, one tourist for each person living in Spainmeans .A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are touristB. every person living in Spain has to take care of a touristC. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in

47、that countryD. every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year15 According to the passage, which of the following might ruin the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?A. Polluted water B. Crowded buses.C. Rainly weather.D. Traffic jams.W.短文填空：（共10小题，每小题1分）阅读下面短文， 根据上下文和空白处单词首字母的提示填写单词， 使短文内容完整， 辑清楚合理， 语言结构及单词拼写正确。 将所缺单词完整地填写在短文下方相应题号后的横 线上。Heavy use of the highways in the United States has (1) rin the rapid (2)dof (3) wis called roadside bus in ess of various kin ds, (4) idrive-ins and motels. Both outdo