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1、座号班级：_ 姓名：_ 考号：_密封线内禁止答题景泰五中20132014学年高一 第二学期期中考试英语试卷试卷总分： 120分 答题时间： 100分钟 命题人: 胡晓楠 审题人：闫石秀一单词拼写(用所给词的正确形式填空；每空仅限一词,共15分).1. We have firm _ (信念) that well hold a promise if we work hard 2. Our knowledge is _(limit), so we must keep on studying.3.The show is far from being a failure; It was a great

2、_(成功) 4.Her mother _(允许) her to go out but she came back very late. 5. Dont you know smoking is very_(harm)to our health. 6.We have never seen such a _(猛烈的）storm. 7.I _ (钦佩) Liu Xiang for being champion in the event of 110 m hurdles in the Athens Olympics. 8. Cruelty and kindness are _(对立的）. 9.He li

3、ves _(附近）so we neednt take a taxi. 10.The house was _(围绕）by high walls.11. If you want to keep healthy, you should have a _(平衡）diet.12. What _(使迷惑）me is why he looks so old.13. A friend in need is a friend _.(真正地）.14. After the tiring trip, his _(力气）gave out.15. She _(道歉）to him for her rudeness and

4、he forgave her.二. 完形填空（共20小题，每空1.5分，共30分）阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Fire can 16 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 17 useful. We cannot live without 18 .In other words, fire is both the 19 and enemy of us. This 20 on whether we use it wisely or not. To the people21liv

5、e in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 22 most of their houses are made of wood, which 23 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 24 and the wind is often 25 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 26 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and t

6、he fire will soon 27 all over the area. If this happens 28 , it may not be too bad. 29 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are30 ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 31 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 32 is goi

7、ng on, and they 33 in their dreams. We should do our best to 34the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by peoples carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 35 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire. 16. A. make B. build C. lose D. destroy 17. A. also B. too C. ha

8、rdly D. not 18. A. water B. air C. food D. fire 19. A. help B. friend C. companion D. neighbor 20.A. happens B. lies C. depends D. decides 21.A. where B. which C. what D. who 22. A. because B. so C. why D. that 23. A. easily B. hardly C. carefully D. friendly 24. A. thick B. thin C. wet D. dry 25. A

9、. cold B. freezing C. gentle D. strong 26. A. make B. let C. blow D. give 27. A. cross B. pass C. happen D. spread 28. A. at night B. on Sunday C. in the evening D. in the day time 29. A. But B. When C. So D. Even 30. A. careless B. sleeping C. afraid D. frightened 31. A. leave B. take C. bring D. h

10、ave 32. A. that B. what C. who D. which 33. A. think B. smile C. die D. live 34. A. help B. prevent C. develop D. keep 35. A. city B. developing C. factory D. forest 三 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 第一节：阅读下列文章，从A,B,C,D中选出最佳选项A A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in

11、an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not stay up late for the exam. Befo

12、re you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.（ ）36. If students want to do

13、 well in an exam, they have to work hard _. A. for most of the month B. every day of the year C. for only a few days D. late at night（ ）37. If students want to learn English well, they_. A. only need to learn grammar B. must often practice English C. have to go to England D. should go to bed early（

14、）38. According to the passage, when students have finished the exam, they should _ A. stand up and leave the classroom at once B. check your answers with the other students in class C. make sure they havent missed anything out D. ask the teacher of the right answers in class.BIn most languages, a gr

15、eeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isnt it?” “Terrible weather, isnt it?” But there is something special about small talk

16、. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagr

17、ee about religion(宗教) or politics(政治) so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isnt it?” At bus-stops, people may commen

18、t on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isnt it?”39. Small talk is _. A. a kind of conversation with short wordsB. a greeting used when people meet each otherC. to let people disagree about somethingD. something we talk about to start a conversation40. The favorite topic of small ta

19、lk for English people is _. A. the weatherB. politicsC. gamesD. languages41. The passage suggests that when we learn a language _. A. we should learn about the transport system of the countryB. we should only master the grammar and the vocabularyC. we should learn the culture of the countryD. we sho

20、uld understand the importance of the language42. When we say “Great game, isnt it?”, we are in fact _. A. asking a questionB. having a conversationC. greeting each otherD. making small talk43. What we learn from the passage is that _. A. different languages have different grammarB. small talk is an

21、important part of a languageC. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversationD. in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weatherCNearly all our food comes from the soil. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals

22、 and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter (粪) from animals also falls on it.All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak.

23、 Farmers found that animals waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼) should not be grown in the same place every year; its better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.44.

24、 What would happen first without plants? _ A. People would have more crops. B. Animals would die. C. There would be more food. D. There would be less soil.45. What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph (段落)?_ A. Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other. B. There would be no animal

25、s without meat. C. There would be no plants without animals. D. People, animals, plants and soil live on each other.46. What is the best title for the passage? _ A. Soil and Waste B. Plants and Animals C. Food and Waste D. Soil and FoodD Florence Nightingale（南丁格尔） was born in a rich family. When she

26、 was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father. As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. At last mind was made up. “Im going to be a nurse,” she decided.

27、“Nursing isnt the right work for a lady,” her father told her. “Then I will make it so, “she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for home. During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurse

28、s to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work. Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, b

29、eds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman. After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to b

30、uild the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries. Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today. 47. When

31、she was a child, Florence _A. loved to travel very much B. knew what her duty in life was C. loved to help the sick people D. was most interested in music and drawing 48. What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse？_ A. Her fathers support. B. Her desire to help the sick. C. Her education

32、in Germany and France. D. Her knowledge from reading great books. 49. During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where _ . A. she earned a little money B. work was very difficult C. few soldiers died because of her work D. she didnt have enough food or clothes 50. The pass

33、age can best be described as _ . A. the life story of a famous woman B. a description of the nursing work C. an example of successful education D. the history of nursing in England 第二节 补全对话 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据对话内容， 从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项为多余选项：A: Hi, Gina. Your new scarf looks so nice. ( 51)_B

34、: On line. Its only 50 Yuan.A: 50 Yuan? (52)_ Tell me how to shop on line, please.B: No problem. Thats easy. Just enter Taobao.A: _(53)_B: Well, first, you need to apply for a users name and passwords. Then you can go through the shopping list.A: And next?B: Choose one you like. _(54_)_The shopkeepe

35、r will send the goods to you and usually youll get them only in a couple of days.A: Thank you! (55)_.A. When did you get it? B. And I I1 have a try myself.C. Thats really cheap. D. Could you please tell me in details?E. Click on it and follow the instructions. F. Where did you buy it?G. How much is it?班级：_ 姓名：_ 考号：_密封线内禁止答题第II 卷 非选择题 共35分 四 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分 Pierre Loisel was used to work in a government office. One day he and his w