实验中学年度上学期高一年级英语期末考试试题

第二部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)AMywifeandIhavealwaysbeenfriendlywiththeclerksatthelocalstore.Idon’tthinkmanypeopleappreciatewhatadifficultjobtheseclerkshave.TheyworkforalittlemoneyandIoftenwonderhowtheymakeendsmeet.Oneoftheclerks,Charlie,wasalwayswearinghisglassesbuthedidn’toneday.Iaskedhimaboutitandhesaidthey’dbeenoutoforderandthathecouldn’taffordanewpair.Hisfamilyneededmoney.Itwasclearthathewashavingadifficulttime.Wewantedtohelphim,soweturnedtoourowneyedoctorforhelpwithaplan.Wehadhissecretarycontacthim,askinghimtocomeinforaneyeexamforfree.Wetoldthedoctortolethimorderwhateverglasseshewantedandthatwewouldpayforthem.AlthoughCharliequestionedwhatwasgoingon,thedoctorjusttoldhimthatsomeonehadofferedthemoneyforhisnewglasses.Whenwewentintopaythebill,thedoctortoldushewastouchedbyourideasothathewaivedtheexamfeeandonlychargedusforhalfthepriceoftheglasses!ItwassowonderfultoseeCharlieinhisnewglassesandheenjoyedtellingalltheregularcustomershowthegiftcameabout.I’msurethatuponhearinghisstory,ideasofkindnessmayhavecomeinthemindsofmanypeople.21.Whydidn’ttheclerkCharliewearglassesoneday?A.Itwasverywarmandfine.B.Hisglassesweremissing.C.Hisoldglasseswerebroken.D.Heforgottowearhisglasses.22.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.A.CharliewasayoungmanwithskillsB.CharlieknewwhopaidthemoneyforthenewglassesC.CharliecompletelyacceptedthemoneyforthenewglassesD.Charliecouldn’tsupporthisfamilywithenoughmoney23.Theunderlinedword“waived”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.tookup

B.gaveup

C.cutdown

D.putoff24.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Customers’GifttoanEmployeeB.AFriendlyClerk-Charlie

C.TheWonderfulFeelingofHelpingothers

D.AnExpensivePairofGlassesBTheworstdaysofanysummeraretherainyones.Wespendallyearlookingforwardtoniceweatherandlong,hotdays.Inwinter,withitscloudydaysandbittercold,wedreamofthosedaysatthebeach,lyingonthesandandenjoyingthebrightandburningsun.Andthen,summercomes,anditrains.

Asachild,Iwouldwakeuptorainysummerdaysandcomeclosetocrying.Itwasn’tfair.Wesufferedthroughmonthsofschoolandexperiencedbadweatherforthoseshorttenweeksoffreedom.Onthoserainysummerdays,Ihadnothingfuntodoandcouldonlysitinside,staringoutattherainlikeabirdinacage.Iwasanonlychild,sotherewasnooneelsetoplaywith.Myfatherworkedfromhome,soIwasnottrulyalone,buthecouldnotactivelyplaywithmesincehewasatwork.ItwasthosedaysthatIwouldwatchwhateverwasontelevisionorreadanybooksthatIcouldfindlyingaround.I’dprayeachnightthattherainwouldnotbetherethenextday.

Asanadult,though,myopinionofsummerrainhaschanged.Whenyouhavetoworkeveryday,summerisnotasexciting.Everythingseemsuninteresting.Suchamindsetmakesyoucheerforanythingnewordifferent.Ispendthewinterdreamingofsummerandthesummerdreamingofwinter.Whensummercomes,Ihatehowhotitis.AndthenIlookforwardtotherain,becausetherainbringswithitacoldfront,whichmakesmecomfortable.Rainydaysarestilltheworstdaysofthesummer,butsummerraintodaymeanspositivelybeautiful-andquitecooler-weathertomorrow.25.Whentheauthorwasachild,he______.A.likedstayingindoorsB.hatedrainydaysC.

dreamedonsummerdays

D.preferredcoolerweather26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.

couldenjoythebrilliantsuninwinter

B.preferredreadingtoplayingoutsideC.

hadnobrothersorsisters

D.wasoftenleftaloneathome27.Asanadult,theauthorviewssummerraindifferentlybecause______.A.rainmakestheweathercoolerB.hissummerholidayisveryshortC.he

knows

itwon’tlastlongD.

hecanbetterdealwithhissparetimeCGreatwhitesharks!Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inreality,thesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.Formanyyears,peoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.Butthankstoconservation(保护)efforts,greatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?“Whenyoufishtoomanyofthem,youstarttolosebalanceintheenvironment,”sayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.Asthebiggestkiller,sharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffish,seals,andothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolarge.Inspiteoftheirimportance,greatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins(鳍).Then,in1997,theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.Afterwards,thenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincrease.Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging(加标签)tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhite.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharine.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCod,Massachusetts.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsite.Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischer,thefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.28.Theunderlinedpart“makesmanypeople’shairstandonend”inParagraph1canbestbereplacedby______.A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeopleC.frightensmanypeopleD.interestsmanypeople29.Thelawpassedin1997______.A.seemedveryhelpfulB.letscientistsdownC.neededtobechangedD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites30.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat______.A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimalsB.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitorsC.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquicklyD.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.introduceanexperimentresultB.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCHC.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingoutD.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomebackDIntheInternetage,speedreadingisanecessaryandimportantskill.Weskimoverarticlesande-mailstotrytogetkeywordsandthemainideaofthetext.Withsomuchinformationthroughourelectronicdevices(电子设备),itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.However,anewtrendcallsonpeopletoenjoyreadingslowly.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacaféandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysitbackincomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketypicalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoexchangeideasaboutcertainbooks,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.Accordingtothestory,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomissthetraditionalwayofreading.Traditionalreaders,likeMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatadultswhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrain,suchasreading,sufferlessmemorylossastheygetolder.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs-akeyskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottom,left-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyused,toawildskimmingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsley,onlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternet,hesayswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeoffactualtidbits(花边新闻),butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkandconnectallthesefactswitheachother.32.SpeedreadingisanecessaryandimportantskillintheInternetagebecausepeople______.A.nolongerreadwordbyword,linebylineB.havetogetthemeaningfasterC.havemuchmoreinformationtoreadD.mustusetheirsmartphonesmorefrequently33.MembersoftheWellingtonbookclubareexpectedto______.A.makecoffeefortheothermembersB.readpeacefullyforanhourC.regularlyexchangeideasaboutbooksD.turnofftheirsmartphonesforsleeping34.AccordingtotheNeurologystudy,whoismostlikelytosuffermemoryloss?A.A79-year-oldwomanwhoreadsregularly.B.A17-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentwhoseldomreads.C.Ahealthy24-year-olduniversitygraduatewhooftenplaysgames.D.A65-year-oldmanwhorarelyreads.35.Thelastparagraphiswrittento______.A.explainthesecretsofothers’mindsB.describetheproblemscausedbyelectronicreadingC.callonpeopletoreadmoreaboutscienceD.encouragepeopletoreadasslowlyaspossible第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)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。Ifyouarelikemost

internationalstudents,youareprobablyprettycomfortablereadingandwritinginEnglish,butnotascomfortablewithlisteningandspeakinginthelanguage.

36GMakefriendswithAmericanstudents.Manyinternationalstudentsendupmakingfriendswithalotof-oronly-otherinternationalstudents.

37AHangingoutwithnativesnotonlynaturallypushesyoutoimproveyourspokenEnglish,butalsohelpsyoupickupculturalandsocialinformation.LearnfromAmericanfriends.TellyourAmericanfriendsthatyouaretryingtoimproveyourlisteningandspeakingskills,andwouldlikethemtohelpyou.Ifyoupronounceawordincorrectly,ormisuseanidiom,youwantthemtotellyou.38BIncreaseyourknowledge.39EIfyouhaveknownaboutthetopicsthatarelikelytobediscussedinconversation,youhaveamuchbetterchanceofunderstandingpeoplewhentheytalk,andofbeingabletoexpressyourselfwell.

40CIfyouhavetoexplainsomethingtosomeone,youhaveastrongdesiretopronounceeverythingaswellasyoucan,andfindotherwaystoexplainyourself.

Finally,thisbecomesagoodhabit.

ManypeoplehaveaskedmehowIlearnedtospeakEnglishfluently,andIthinkitisbecauseofmybeingamathteacherincollegeforyears.

A.Idon’tthinkthisisagoodidea.B.Youwilllearnmuchfasterthisway.C.Ifpossible,becomeateacheratyourschool.D.It’sawin-winopportunityforinternationalstudents.E.Readbooks,keepupwithnewsandwatchpopularshowsandmovies.

F.It’sagoodwaytomakesomeextracashwhileimprovingyourEnglish.G.Belowaresometipstohelpyoutoimproveyourconversationalskills.第三部分:语言知识运用(共三节，满分55分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thefirstweekisalwaysabithardinmywritingclasses.I’munfamiliar41thestudents,mostofthemtryingto42themselvestotheirnewenvironment.WhenJennifer43mewithaquestiononthesecondday,Iwas44forthechancetoconnectatleastonenamewithaface.Herwritingwasn’tperfect,45hereffortwas.Sheworkedhardandpushedherselftoachieve.Shewasexcitedto46,whichmademeenjoyteachingher.Ididn’t47thenhowmuchshewouldalsoteachme.OneFridayafternoon,Jennifer48afterclass.Shewasn’taskingaquestionaboutapaperI’dreturned.49,shesaidquietly:“Ididn’tattendclassesyesterday.Iwasatthehealthcenterthewholeday.”Igaveherasidewayslook,50.“Itwasjustavirus(病毒).I’mfinenow,”she51me.Thenshewasgone.Twonightslater,herfathercalledtotellmethatJenniferwouldbe52afewclasses.Shehadbeeninhospitalwithmeningitis(脑膜炎).I53himagainafewdayslater,andagainafterthat.Herconditiongrewworse.Wemadetripstothehospitalroom.Iwas54frightenedwhenIsawthepale,thinandweakgirlwho,onlytendaysearlier,haddisplayedlifeand55inmyclassroom.Aweeklater,Jenniferherselfcalledmetotellmeshewasontheroadto56.“I’llbeback,”shesaid.“Ihaveno57,”Itoldher,fightingbacktears.Irememberedwhatherfatherhadsaidinhisfirstphonecall:“school58everythingtoJenny.”Thenfiveweekslater,IwalkedintomyclassroomtofindJennyinherseat,smiling.She59allofhermissedhomework,completedwiththoughtandexcellence.The60ofherwilltoovercomeshoneoutofherpale,weak,eighteen-year-oldface.41.A.forB.toC.withD.among42.A.concentrateB.adaptC.devoteD.adopt43.A.providedB.botheredC.challengedD.approached44.A.thankfulB.preparedC.disappointedD.embarrassed45.A.soB.orC.andD.but46.A.receiveB.contactC.learnD.give47.A.realizeB.argueC.careD.admit48.A.wentaheadB.brokeintoC.stoppedbyD.tookoff49.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.Besides50.A.shyB.astonishedC.delightedD.excited51.A.impressedB.supportedC.attractedD.comforted52.A.expectingB.imitatingC.missingD.taking53.A.heardfromB.cameacrossC.lookedforD.calledon54.A.hardlyB.mainlyC.trulyD.frequently55.A.fearB.sadnessC.shynessD.warmth56.A.recoveryB.successC.schoolD.attitude57.A.ideaB.doubtC.opinionD.influence58.A.sharesB.meansC.createsD.exchanges59.A.gaveupB.putupC.leftoutD.handedin60.A.strengthB.informationC.comprehensionD.achievement第二节:单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)61.-Haveyouseen______filmbefore?-Yes.Isawiton______ChristmasDay,butIcan’tremembertheexactyear.A.a;aB.a;theC.the;aD.the;the62.-Whatdoyoudo,Lucy?-I’masecretaryinaforeigncompanynow,butI______Englishinahighschoolfor10years.A.teachB.amteachingC.havetaughtD.taught63.Tomisreally______!Workingwithhiminthesameoffice,Idon’tthinkI’llget______.A.amusing;boringB.amusing;boredC.amused;boredD.amused;boringAmusing有趣的，引人发笑的，指人，物本身的性质；bored无聊的，指人；amused顽皮的，指人的某种状态；boring令人心烦的，指物。句意：彼得这的很有趣，我认为我和他在同一间办公室工作不会变的无聊。集合语境可知上文表示的彼得这个人的某种性质，下文指的是我的某种状态.64.Idon’tallow______inmyofficeandIdon’tallowmyfamily______atall.A.smoking;smokingB.tosmoke;tosmokeC.smoking;tosmokeD.tosmoke;smoking65.-Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.-Sorry.Withsomuchwork______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A.filledB.fillingC.tofillD.fills66.Arrivingatthepartyinagreathurry,weweredisappointedtofindthattheband______playing.A.stoppedB.willstopC.hasstoppedD.hadstopped67.Thestudentswereplayingfootballhappilyontheplayground______itbegantorainheavily.A.asB.whileC.whenD.suddenly68.-Howoftendoyougoshoppingonline?-Onlysometimes,not______.A.similarlyB.frequentlyC.completelyD.immediately69.-Youseembusythesedays.-Yes.I’mwritingastory.Youknow,it’sreallynoteasytowrite______withattractiveplots.A.thisB.itC.oneD.that70.Theyhadto______themeetingbecausetheorganizersdidn’tpreparethehallwell,wherepeoplecansharetheiropinions.A.putoffB.takeoffC.putupD.takeup第三节(共10题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。ManystorieshappenedattheChildren’sMedicalCareCenter,71whichdeeplytouchedus.Wesawalotofchildrenwithouthairbecauseoftheirtreatment.Weplayedwiththemandtaughtthemtodrawpictures.Theysufferedgreatpains,72butwereveryfriendly.Itwasmucheasiertocommunicatewiththemthanwe

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hadexpected(expect).Oneday,agirlsuggested74teaching(teach)ushowtofoldpaper.Shetaughtus

75withgreatpatience,explainingeachstepslowlyandclearly.Thoughwecouldeasilydothat,westillpretended(假装)toknownothingaboutit.Wefollowedheranddideverythingshetoldus.Finally,whenwefinishedourwork76successfully(success),shegaveeachofus

77abighug.Wecouldseetheprideandhappinessonherface.Herfatherwas78sothankfultousthatheheldourhandstightly,tearsin

hiseyes.Itwasnotuntilthen

79thatweknewthegirlwouldreceiveanoperationthenextday.

Itwasreallya

valuableexperiencetousall.Webegantothinkabouthowtodealwiththedifficultiesinlife,because80ofbeingcompared(compare)withwhat

thesekidsaregoingthrough,our“troubles”seemnotworthmentioningatall.第四部分:写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Alectureon“Englishlearning”washeldonan(the)afternoonoflastFridayinourschool.Thelecturegiving(given)byaprofessorfromPekingUniversitylasts(lasted)from2:00to4:00.Hestressedserious(seriously)theimportanceoflearningEnglishinmoderntimes.Thenhesharedtheir(his)learningexperiencewithus.Besides,heintroducedsomeusefulways(to)memorizeEnglishwordsor(and)improveourspokenEnglish.Aftertheinterested(interesting)lecture,weaskedhimf