高一下学期英语期中考试试卷第20套真题

1、高一下学期英语期中考试试卷一、阅读理解.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Letter OneDear Editor;After I finish my homework, I often go online and chat with my friends. Sometimes I play Internet games. But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer. Maybe they have heard too much news about how QQ and Internet games harm child

2、ren. Once I went to a net bar to play games after school. But after that I told my parents that I was playing basketball at school. I said so because I didn t want to make them unhappy. I feel bad about it. However; I need to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time.

3、 I really want my parents to understand that Do foreign parents do the same to their children? Please help me.Li Ping, NantongLetter TwoDear Li Ping,I think it s not strange for parents to keep their children away from anything bad. Foreign parents will do the same as your parents! They may not let

4、their children watch TV for too long a time, or like your parents, they donz t want their children to play computer games.Talk to your parents and be honest to them, I think. Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you. It s never good to do things behind your p

5、arents backs. They arenz t fools as you think sometimes! Our parents seem to know what is the best for us. Remember: to be honest is the best way.Good luck,RebeccaFrom the passage we can learn that Li Ping often.A talks to his friends on the InternetB . plays basketball after schoolC . plays compute

6、r games at homeD . chats online before doing his homework(2 ) The boy goes online.A . to get news about QQB . just to have a restC . to show that he hates studyD .just to find some friends(3 ) The underlined sentence in Letter Two means ” .A . You must do everything in front of your parentsB You mus

7、t always listen to your parents carefullyC . You should tell your parents what you do before or after doing itD . You should not do anything to make your parents worry about you(4 ) The editor thinks.A children should play computer games secretlyB . playing computer games can be very helpful to chil

8、dren, s studiesC . children should be honest and try to make their parents understand themD . foreign parents don t care for their children as much as Chinese parents.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。On Nov.l8th,1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and th

9、e other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water; or it could

10、 be empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men s basket, and they

11、 could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and mad

12、e a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797

13、 kilometers from London!Three men flew in balloon.A for nearly 1,800 kilometersB . to another cityC to visit PolandD . morethan a century ago(2 ) The metal box was used for.A carrying the bags of sandB . keeping drinking-waterC carrying ropes of the basketD . changing weight(3 ) When the balloon wen

14、t up higher;.A the temperature of the balloon began to fallB . They saw the sun go downC . They made a hole in the basket with their knivesD . They could see a black hole on the ground(4 ) Which of the following is NOT true?A - The three men started their journey before the sun rose.B . The balloon

15、began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.C . When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.D The three men had to land because they felt cold.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。People can be addicted to different things e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television.

16、 People who have such an addiction are compulsive:They have a very powerful psychological (心理上的)need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain re

17、asonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they b

18、uy.There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however; often buy things that they don t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets,

19、 but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.It is not only scientists, of course,

20、 who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people s needs for love, power; or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales me

21、thods. Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy“ to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of moneyA and

22、 takes great pleasure from what he or she buysB . in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in lifeC . just to meet his or her strong psychological needD . and feels he or she is cheated(2 ) Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A . People spend money for exactly the same

23、reason that they need to buy things.B . Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people7 s spending habits to increase sales.C . Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.D . Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.(3

24、 ) What is the text mainly about?A . The psychology of money-spending habits.B The habits of compulsive spenders.C . A special psychology of bargain hunting.D . The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.(4 ) From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive b

25、argain hunters.A are really unreasonableB . need special treatmentC . are really beyond drugsD . can never get any help to solve their problems with money.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Wonderful MuseumHoursMonday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pmFriday: 10:00 am 一 8:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pmSunday: 11:00 am -

26、5:00 pmClosed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.The Museum Shop is open during regular museum hours.The Museum LibraryMonday -Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pmThe Skyliner RestaurantMonday - Saturday: during regular museum hoursSunday: 11:30 am - 5:00 pmAdmissionAdults:$7.00The aged and students with I

27、D: $6.00Wonderful Museum offers a 50% discount to groups of 20 or more.(1) Wonderful Museum usually opens except on Thanksgiving Dayand Christmas Day.A . from Monday to ThursdayB . every dayC . every day of the weekD . on weekdays(2 ) If a group of 30 students with ID visit Wonderful Museum, how muc

28、h should they pay for the admission?A . $105.B . $90.C . $210.D . $180.(3 ) If you want to invite your friends to dinner on Friday, you have to reach the Skyliner Restaurant.A . after 8:00 pmB . at 6:00 amC . after 10:00 pmD . before 8:00 pm二、完形填空5.阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答

29、题卡上将该项涂黑。Each of us has goals for life. Some of these may be long-term orllifetime ones, and other dreams or wishes for more immediate satisfaction.Just as you2great pleasure when you re trying to3short-term goals, there s also power in having long-term and lifetime goals. Both 4are valuable and ser

30、ve each other. In order to be5in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the6result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to-month, or year-to-year level.For example,7a farmer is to plow a straight line, he must keep his eye on a faraw

31、ay point If his attention is8just a few feet in front of him, he will not plow straight So# in order for his field to be plowed straight, he must 9and focus on his long-term goal.Focusing on a long-term goal canlOthe energy to get things done in thell. For instance, when a runner sets a 12to run a m

32、ile, he Ill3be tired when hel4the one-mile mark. 15if this same runner sets a goal to run ten miles, he probably won t even be sweating uponl6this same one-mile mark. If this very same runner was to set a goal to run 26 miles and keep his mind on the completion of this Iongl7, not only wouldn t he b

33、e sweating, but most likely he wouldn t even be out of breath as he ran by thel8mark.Long-term goals,19, can t be achieved without first achieving20goals. We may have a goal to climb a ladder, but we have to take one step at a time in order to reach the top.(1) A . evenB JustC alsoD . rather ( 2 ) A

34、 . understands . experienceC . explainD . welcome ( 3 ) A . setB . keepC . preventD . achieve ( 4 ) A . termsB . dreamsC . typesD . thoughts ( 5 ) A . successfulB - specialC . iinterestedD . different ( 6 ) A . importantB . certainC . finalD . happy ( 7 ) A . ifB . whenC .althoughD because ( 8 ) A .

35、 receivedB . attractedC . directedD . paid ( 9 ) A . correctB . forgetC . believeD . know ( 10 ) A . chooseB . influenceC . reportD . provide( 11 )A. darkB . presentC . endD . future( 12 )A . dateB . storyC . goalD . example 13 )A. probablyB . personallyC . partlyD . quietl/ 14. remembersB .reachesC

36、 . discoversD . records ( 15 ) A. AndB . ButC SoD . Or ( 16 ) A . waiting forB . searching forC preparingD . passing ( 17 ) A . raceB gameC . driveD . flight ( 18 ) A . twenty-six-mileB . thirteen-mileC . ten-mileD . one-mile ( 19 ) A . howeverB . besidesC . insteadD . therefore ( 20 ) A . lifetimeB

37、 . short-termC . commonD . big三、七选五.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。Everyone can7 t live without money.However, money cannot buy everything. You can t buy the following things only relying on money you have.TimeMoney is a tool for trade. We spend most of our time on this earth getting, spe

38、nding, worrying and fantasying about money. Instead, money takes away your time that could have been spent playing with your children or having a long walk with your friends. When the sun sets, a day goes away from our life forever. No money has power to bring that back to life.Self-respectThere are

39、 a lot of examples to prove that no money can buy self-respectIf you are your worst enemy, gods of money can t save you from the self-destruction you add to yourself.HealthAs I write this, I found out that one of my best friends has brain cancer; and it is in the last period.But no money can buy ins

40、urance for his life. We buy insurance for just about everything including our life but money can never bring life back.HappinessThis is controversial. Money can buy happiness if it is spent bringing greater financial safety for the family.Going after money every day can never find its destination wi

41、th frequent eagerness to get more .Show your respect for others.Self-respect is got from within.Money can buy a lot of things.You can1 t buy the time or save it in your storeroom.Of course money can get him the best health care possible.So you should not try your best to earn money without caring ab

42、out your health.But money can t buy happiness if the purpose is to make money to make other people happy.四、语法填空.阅读下面材料，在空臼处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形 式。F m only child of my parents, so they are worried everything I do. For example,I ride my bike, my parents won t let me by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even a first-aid box. Y m not free to rid