吉林省四平市公主岭八屋中学高一英语期末试题含解析

吉林省四平市公主岭八屋中学高一英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thenewsofhissuddendeathisso______thateveryonewasverymuch________atit.

A.shocking;shocked B.shocked;shocking

C.shocking;shocking D.shocked;shocked参考答案：A考查形容词。shocked“对……感到震惊”，表示人的感受；shocking“令人震惊的”，表示物的性质和状态。句意：他突然死亡的消息是如此令人震惊，以至于每个人对此都感到非常震惊。故选A。2.Iwasabouttogoout______Iheardthedoorbellrang.A.while

B.when

C.assoonas

D.until参考答案：B3..Nobodycouldhaveeverimaginedthatthepoorman_____________bea

millionaire.

A.inrag;could

B.inrags;should

C.wearingpoorly;should

D.dressedpoorly;might参考答案：B略4.

wehavenotdismissedtheideathatJustinwastakenbyaliens,wearestill

otherpossibilitiesaswell.A.While;lookingup

B.Although;lookinginto

CAs;lookingover

D.However;lookingback参考答案：B5.Thereason______hewaslateforworkwas______hedidn’tgetupearly.A.for,because

B.which,because

C.why,that

D.for,that参考答案：C6.Belowthemountain,thesunshinereflectsonthemanylakes,______themshinelikediamondsagainsttherichcountryside.A.causes

B.tocause C.caused

D.causing参考答案：D7.----Havetheyfinishedtheproject?----Yes.Bytheendoflastmonth,they______it.Nowthey______onanewone.A.hadfinished;areworking

B.hadfinished;workC.havefinished;areworking

D.havefinished;work参考答案：A8.Marykeptonweighingherselftoseehowmuch______shewasgetting.

A.heavier

B.heavy

C.theheavier

D.theheaviest参考答案：A解析：本题考察形容词的比较级的用法。这个句子的意思为“玛丽一直称自己的体重是想知道比原来重了多少。”9.It’snothighlyrecommendedthatadictionarybeathandwhenEnglishlearners_____somenewwords.

A.comeout

B.comeabout

C.comealong

D.comeacross参考答案：D10.After________fromuniversity,hewenttoAmericaandgotajobthere.A.graduated

Bgraduating

C.graduate

D.tograduate参考答案：B11.Becausethedam________,allthevillagerswillremovetoasaferplace..A.hastakenapart

B.tookapartC.istakingapart

D.hadtakenapart参考答案：C12._____isobviousthatreadinginbeddoesgreatharmtoyoureyes.A.This

B.That

C.They

D.It参考答案：D13.Onewaytostayawayfromthestrongsunlightisto________somesun-creamtoyourbodybeforeyouhavetobeexposedtothesun.A.reply B.complyC.apply D.supply参考答案：C【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：远离强烈阳光的一个方法是在你必须暴露在阳光下之前，在你的身体上涂抹一些防晒霜。故A.reply回复；B.comply服从；C.apply应用；D.supply提供。applysthtosth“把……应用于…….”为固定短语且符合句意。选C项。14.If____,givemeacallandIwilldowhateverIcantohelp.

A.indoubt

B.beyonddoubt

C.withoutdoubt

D.whetherdoubt参考答案：A15.LucyJackson,_________foryearstobeawriter,finallytookapositionattheChildsplayMagazine.A.struggling B.havingstruggled C.hadstruggled D.struggled参考答案：B16.WeNanjingersshouldtryourbesttomake

totheNanjing2014YouthOlympicGames.A.differences B.contributions C.advances D.records参考答案：B二、完型填空17.“YoucanlearnEnglishmoreefficiently(效率高的)ifyouspend20minutesadayforaweekthanifyouspendtwohoursaday.”Thisiswhatateacherusuallysayswhenhetellshisstudents

（1）allot(分配)theirtime.ButisittrueSupposeyouhaveabucket（2）asmallholeinitsbottom.Nowyouareaskedtofillupthebucketwiththewaterinabasin.Ifyouaretoolittleaboytoliftthebasin（3）water，youaresuretomakeuseofabowlorsomethingalike.Youwilldipoutthewaterfromthebasinwiththebowland（4）itintothebucket.Youmaydipfromthebasinagainandagain.However，youwillsoon

（5）thatassoonasyoupour

abowlofwaterintothebucket，mostofthewaterleaksoutthrough

thehole，soyouare（6）abletofillupthebucketthisway.Onthecontrary(相反)，ifyouareanadult，youwillundoubtedly（7）thebasinandpourthewholebasinofwaterintothebucketatonce.Now，thebucketisfull.Thoughthewaterinitisalsoleakingout，youatleasthavefilledupthebucketwithwater.Ifyouwant（8）thebucketfull，you

onlyhavetoaddabowlofwaternowandthen.ThesameistrueofEnglishlearning.Letus（9）asimpleexample.Ifyoulearn10newwordstoday，youaremostlikelytoremembernine（10）.Butifyoutrytolearn30wordstoday，thoughyoumayforget

farmorethanoneword，youmaystillbeabletoremember11or12wordstomorrow.（1）A．whatto

B．whento

C．to

D．howto（2）A．with

B．on

C．about

D．in（3）A．offull

B．fillingwith

C．with

D．fullof（4）A．throw

B．pour

C．dip

D．catch（5）A．see

B．watch

C．look

D．find（6）A．easily

B．slowly

C．never

D．fast（7）A．put

B．rise

C．place

D．lift（8）A．toremain

B．remaining

C．keeping

D．tokeep（9）A．take

B．totake

C．took

D．taking（10）A．yesterday

B．tomorrow

C．ago

D．before参考答案：(1)-(5).DADBD

(6)-(10).CDDAB三、阅读理解18.TaylorSwiftwasbornonDecember13,1989,inWyomissing,Pennsylvania.Swift’sfamilyranafarm.“Ihadhersittingonasmallhorsewhenshewasninemonthsold,”saidSwift'smother.“Ifmydreamhadgonewell,she’dbeinahorseshowrightnow.”Theonlyobviousforerunner(先驱)ofSwift'smusicaltalentwashergrandmother,anoperasinger.Thattalentshoweditselfearly:whenthefamilywenttoseeaDisneymusicalfilm,Swiftwouldcomeoutofthetheatersingingallthesongscorrectly.Attheageof11,shesang“TheStar-SpangledBanner”ataPhiladelphia76ersgame.Theexperiencesduringherpre-teenyearsencouragedthecreativitytogowithSwift’stalent.Asachild,sheattendedtheacademicallycompetitiveWyndcroftSchoolinPottstown,butthenswitchedtopublicschoolsinWyomissing.Althoughitwasherhometown,shedidn’tknowanyofherclassmates,andshewasterrified.Swiftbegantounderstandthestorytellingfeatureofcountrysongs,andputherfeelingsintosongsofherown.Oneofherfuturehits,“TheOutside”,waswrittenwhenshewasonly12.“IwrotethataboutthescariestfeelingI’veeverfelt:goingtoschool,lookingatthosefaces,andnotknowingwhoyou’regonnatalktothatday,”shesaid.“Inthemusic,Icouldneverfeelthekindofrejection(拒绝)thatIfeltinmiddleschool.”Swift'sparentsquicklyrealizedthattheyhadsomeonespecialontheirhands.Theysoldtheirfarmwhenshewas13andmovedthefamilytoHendersonville,Tennessee.Swifthadtheability,aboveall,toputfeelingsintowordswithaccuracy(准确)farbeyondheryears.In“OurSong”shewrote,“Oursongistheslammingscreendoor,goingoutlate,tappingonyourwindow.”Inthesummerof2006,“TimMcGraw”cameout,andalmostfromthebeginningthe16-year-oldTaylorSwiftwasastar.18Whenshewasinherchildhood,TaylorSwift________.A.dreamedofbeingahorserider

B.wasexpectedtohelponthefarmC.showedhertalentformusicearlyD.learnedsingingfromhergrandmother19WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSwift’sschooldaysinWyomissing?A.Difficult B.Helpful C.Competitive D.Satisfying20TaylorSwift’sparentsmovedthefamilytoHendersonville________.A.whenshewastwelveyearsold.B.after“TheOutside”becameahit.C.becauseshewasrejectedinschool.D.aftertheyrealizedhermusicaltalent.21WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.SwiftsangforaDisneymovieatayoungage.B.“TheOutside”cameoutwhenSwiftwasonly12.C.LifeinWyndcroftSchoolencouragedSwift'screativity.D.Shetellsherstoriesinhermusic.参考答案：18.C19.A20.D21.D 20.D考查细节理解题。根据文章第三段的Swift'sparentsquicklyrealizedthattheyhadsomeonespecialontheirhands.Theysoldtheirfarmwhenshewas13andmovedthefamilytoHendersonville,Tennessee可知Tayler的父母意识到Swift的音乐天赋时就搬到Hendersonville，故答案为D。21.D考查判断推理题。根据文章第二段的第一句话排除A；根据第三段的第一句话Oneofherfuturehits,“TheOutside”,waswrittenwhenshewasonly12排除B；根据文章第二段的Asachild,sheattendedtheacademicallycompetitiveWyndcroftSchoolinPottstown,butthenswitchedtopublicschoolsinWyomissing.Althoughitwasherhometown,shedidn’tknowanyofherclassmates,andshewasterrified.Swiftbegantounderstandthestorytellingfeatureofcountrysongs,andputherfeelingsintosongsofherown可指不是那里的生活鼓励了她的创造力而是在那里她开始以讲故事的方式形成自己的音乐风格，故推断排除C。故选D。【名师点睛】·人物故事类阅读理解做题技巧一、材料特点人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一。这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类。人物传记主要涉及某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长和奋斗历程等，其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，脉络清楚，可读性较强。因此，阅读这类文章应该抓住时间线索来获取有关信息，即主人翁在某个时间做过什么，然后通过分析推理、综合归纳的方法进行解题。如：19.A考查判断推理题。A.Difficult困难的；B.Helpful有帮助的；C.Competitive有竞争力的；D.Satisfying令人满足的。根据文章第二段的Asachild,sheattendedtheacademicallycompetitiveWyndcroftSchoolinPottstown,butthenswitchedtopublicschoolsinWyomissing.Althoughitwasherhometown,shedidn’tknowanyofherclassmates,andshewasterrified可知Swift的童年时代，上小学期间的转学以及没有认识的同伴等，说明她的童年时代是困难的。故选A。二、短篇故事与人物传记不同的是，这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。如：18.C考查细节理解题。根据第二段的内容Thattalentshoweditselfearly:whenthefamilywenttoseeaDisneymusicalfilm,Swiftwouldcomeoutofthetheatersingingallthesongscorrectly可知Swift在小时候就展示了自己的音乐天赋，由此可推断出选C。这两类阅读材料一般较长，即词数多，而且命题也较多，特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多。同学们在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂，题目不好做的感觉。因此，同学们在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上，注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系，细节与主题的关系，用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等，这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点。掌握了这些内容，同学们在做推理判断题时就不会以个人思维想象代替根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断，也只有这样才不会以偏概全。至于事实细节题的解答，同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象，一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择。19.TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighboursareCanadatothenorthandMexicotothesouth.AlthoughtheUnitedStatesisabigcountry,itisnotthelargestintheworld.In1964,itspopulationwasover185,000,000.

Whenthislandfirstbecameanation,afterwinningitsindependencefromEngland,ithadthirteenstates.Eachofthestateswasrepresented（代表）ontheAmericanflagbyastar.Allthesestateswereintheeasternpartofthecontinent.Asthenationgrewtowardthewest,newstateswereaddedandnewstarsappearedontheflag.Foralongtime,therewere48stars.In1959,however,twomorestarswereaddedtotheflag,representingthenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.

IndianswerethefirstpeopleofthelandwhichisnowtheUnitedStates.TherearestillmanythousandsofIndiansnowlivinginallpartsofthecountry.SometimesitissaidthattheIndiansare“theonlyrealAmericans”.MostAmericanscomefromallovertheworld.ThosewhocamefirstingreatestnumberstomaketheirhomesontheeasterncoastofNorthAmericaweremostlyfromEngland.ItisforthatreasonthattheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStatesisEnglishandthatitsculture