英语高一期中试卷

1、茂名第十六中学高一级英语试题本试卷共 8 页，满分 135 分，考试用时 120 分钟注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第U卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答卷前， 考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、 试 室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。3. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信 息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案答在试卷 上无效。4. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答， 答案必须写在答题卡各题 目指定区域内相应位置上，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，再写上新的答 案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

2、5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。 考试结束后， 将答题卷和机改答题卡一并交 回。第I卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30 分）AMany people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. But doctors now say babies begin learning on their first day o

3、f life. A baby will smile if his or her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care by smiling to please her mother or other care givers. This is when babies learn to connect and“ talk ” with other people.Language skills are believed to develop best in the first three ye

4、ars when the place is rich with sounds and sights. Scientists say children should hear the speech and Ian guage of other people aga in and aga in. The first sig ns of com muni catio n（交际） happen during the first few days of life, when a baby learns that crying will bring food and attention.Research

5、shows that most children recognize the general sounds of their native language by six months of age. By that time, a baby usually begins to make sounds. By the end of their first year, most children are able to say a few simple words, although they may not understand the meaning of the words. By 18

6、months of age, most children can say between eight and ten words. By two years of age, most children are able to make simple sentences. By ages three, four and five, the number of words a child can understand quickly increases.It is at these ages that children begin to understand the rules of langua

7、ge.1. When do babies begin to learn according to doctors?A. Right after they are born.C. When they are six months old.2. Babies will smile when .B. Not until they are five months old. D. As soon as they are one year old.A. they are wet or hungryC. they want to talk to others3. What do most children

8、begin toA. Make sounds.C. Say a few words.B. they want to get the best careD. they learn sounds and words age three or older?B. Make simple sentences.D. Understand language rules.BI had the meanest （ 吝啬的 ） mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and

9、toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were at a

10、ll times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:

11、00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends 'report cards had beautiful colors on th

12、em, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children. I'm

13、 filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.4. From the passage we can learn that the write'sr mother was .A. not generous at allB. very strict with her childrenC. very mean with money mattersD. very cruel to

14、 her children5. Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?A. Eating differently from other kids.B. Wearing clean clothes made by motherC. Going to bed early and getting up earlyD. Letting mother know where they were6. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. the writer worked h

15、ard and usually got good grades in studiesB. mother was punished for breaking the Labor LawC. all the other kids studied better than the writerD. the writer' family lived a miserable （痛苦的）life7. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ?A. Mother practised economy i

16、n running her homeB. The writer is very thankful for her motherC. The writer is severe （严格的）with her children when bringing them upD. The writer has a deep hatre（d 憎恨） for her motherCIn choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and mak

17、e each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities （品质） of character, especially understanding, honestyand re

18、liability （ 可靠 ）.Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He i

19、s also a good listener.At the same time, however, a good friend is hon est. He does not look for fault过 错） in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on （信赖） a good friend. If he

20、tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience 经（ 验） and learn from