2013-2014学年度上学期高一年级段考英语试卷

英语试题 ( ｜卷85分 )

第一部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —A good book is a good friend. You can get the help you need from it.

—You said it. _____.

A. I agree B. I disagree C. All right D. That’s a good idea

2. Try to _____ the children down. They’re too excited.

A. put B. calm C. pull D. push

3. Have you _____ your things, Bob? The train is leaving at 2:30 this afternoon, so we don’t have too much time.

A. added up B. hidden away

C. set down D. packed up

4. —What’s the matter with you, Sandy?

—I’m _____ a bad cold. I think I am dying.

A. recovering from B. suffering from C. catching up with D. getting into

5. The driver _____ the traffic lights and nearly caused a traffic accident.

A. ignored B. checked C. disliked D. obeyed

6. You’d better have a talk with your friend _____, and then the misunderstanding will disappear.

A. side by side B. hand in hand C. face to face D. arm in arm

7. _____ your classmates and you will make more good friends.

A. Worry about B. Fall in love with C. Think about D. Get along well with

8. —Have you finished your experiment report, Jane?

—Oh, my God. I’ve _____ forgotten all about that.

A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely

9. The shoes are _____ than I expected.

A. far expensive B. far too expensive

C. far much expensive D. far more expensive

10. Never has he _____ such pains since his childhood.

A. gone through B. gone against

C. gone into D. gone after

11. I don’t think it was an accident at all. Your brother did it _____.

A. for purpose B. in order

C. on purpose D. out of order

12. As soon as the children _____ themselves in their seats in the theatre, the curtain went up.

A. sat B. settled C. took D. put

13. I must _____ my dog this evening; it hasn’t been out for three days.

A. buy B. sell C. walk D. run

14. I don’t think she is a nice woman; I am _____ her empty talk.

A. grateful for B. tired of

C. crazy about D. concerned about

15. —Who called just now, Sam?

—It’s Terry. She asked _____.

A. that Alice was in B. if was Alice in

C. if Alice was in D. whether was Alice in

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). 16 being sent away, this boy was the17 student in his class. He was at the top in every 18 always with high marks.

But the boy changed after 19 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started20 . He hated being in a 21. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he 22 committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt23 and no one loved him.

His parents started 24 about the boy. But they even did not know what was 25 with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 26 him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 27. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To 28 my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most 29 person for me. I want to see you 30. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words 31 the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He 32 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had 33 he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He 34 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 35!

16. A. After B. Before C. When D. While

17. A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest

18. A. exam B. activity C. game D. class

19. A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching

20. A. rising B. increasing C. reducing D. dropping

21. A. group B. term C. company D. party

22. A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for

23. A. worthless B. careless C. concerned D. annoyed

24. A. caring B. turning C. worrying D. speaking

25. A. crazy B. true C. possible D. wrong

26. A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about

27. A. family B. friends C. study D. grades

28. A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test

29. A. outstanding B. important C. famous D. familiar

30. A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied

31. A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced

32. A. answered B. ignored C. hated D. hugged

33. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

34. A. showed B. meant C. intended D. expressed

35. A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyful

第二部分： 阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40分）

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。

A

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.

Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

36. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.

B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore.

D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

37. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red B. grey and black

C. blue and green D. yellow and orange

38. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. must go to school

B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all

D. can choose to stop schooling at any time

39. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day

B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans

D. help their parents decorate their houses

40. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica

C. some products from Costa Rica

D. the education of Costa Rica

B

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.

Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

41. The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.

A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin

C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice

42. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A. spend his holiday

B. find ways to grow better crops

C. do some research about the island

D. help the Javanese with their illness

43. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A. To eat them.

B. To carry out his experiments.

C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

D. To make money by selling them.

44. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A. eat more rice B. eat more meat

C. eat some chicken D. eat vitamin pills

45. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. beri-beri was caused by chickens

B. the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

C. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

D. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

C

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign frie