2013-2014学年度上学期期中考试

高一英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟 试题分数：150分

卷I

第一部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分65分）

单项填空（共35小题；每小题1分，满分35分）

1．______, you must do your every best to make the party __________.

A. In a word, success B. In a word, a success

C. In one word, success D. In words, a success

—Where are we going for our holiday?

—________I’m easy.

A．How are you doing？　　　 B．That’s settled.

C．It’s up to you. D．Have you got that?

3．—I really prefer________the summer holidays by myself.

—Oh？I’d rather________to the seaside with my parents.

A．to spend；go B．to spend；to go C．spend；go D．spend；to go

4．Running is a good way to keep fit.________，riding a bicycle is good for our health.

A．Correctly B．Immediately C．Similarly D．Completely

5．Mr. Green failed to catch the plane to Mexico, so he escaped ______ in the plane crash.

A. to be killed B. killing C. killed D. being killed

6．The film was so______ that soon all the children in the cinema began feeling ______ of it .

A. bored, boring B. boring, boring C. bored, bored D.boring, bored

7．He promised to come at 9:30 and __________.

A. so was he B. so he was C. so did he D. so he did.

8. Yao Ming is very famous now. But his basketball career ____only after many years of hard work.

A. took on B. took off C. took up D. took out

9. — Do you mind if I close the door? — ________ I feel really cold.

A. Cool! B. Not at all. C. I’d prefer to. D. I’d rather you didn’t.

10. They are ________ heavy boxes that you can’t carry ________ many at a time.

A. so; such B. such; so C. such; such D. so; so

—Our team has won the football game.

—The news sounds ________ .

A. encouraging 　 B. encouraged C. encourage 　 D. to encourage

12. The office is _______ that one, so we can have our meeting there.

A. as six times big as B. six times bigger than C. six times big as D. six times as bigger as

13. I _______ all the cooking for my family, but recently I’ve been too busy to do it.

A. will do B. do C. am doing D. had done

14. We appreciate ______ us to your party.

A. to invite B.you to invite C. you inviting D. having invited

15. It is a pity that you didn’t ______ the wonderful activity.

A. join in B. attend C. take part D. present

16. I’m calling about the apartment you the other day. Could you tell me more about it?

A. advertised B. had advertised C. are advertising D. will advertise

17. I don’t think a warm winter always has a bad influence on our life, ___?

A. doesn’t it B.has it C. hasn’t it D. does it

18. ---Don’t you think the movie is worth seeing?

---Worth seeing? I don’t think there is ______ the one we saw last week.

A. nothing as B. anything like C. nothing as D. something as

19. It is really a pity to see the ________ river which affects the way people live.

A. polluted B. being polluting C. polluting D. have polluted

20. The disabled girl _____ by her parents is taken good care of.

A. abandoning B. abandoned C. to abandon D. Abandons

21. —Will you play a part in the play?

— No, ________invited to.

A. as if B. as though C. even if D. though

22. — Have you known him for a long time?

— Yes, since he ______ here after graduation.

A. comes B. came C. has come D. had come

23. — Shall I get you something to drink?

— Oh, no. Please don’t ______. I won’t stay long.

A. panic B. worry C. disturb D. bother

--You speak good French!

--Thanks. I ______ French in Sichuan University for four years.

A. studied B. study C. was studying D. had studied

25. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.

A. change B.changing C. has changed D. had changed

26. “This month I have done ______ housework as I did last month. “said my husband.

A. as twice as much B. more than twice

C. twice as much as D. more than twice as much .

27. This is the third time I ____Beijing. The second time I ____here was on National Day last year.

A. have visited; came B. have visited; have come C. visited; came D. visited; have come

— How about going out for a walk this evening?

— ______ good.

A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds

29. The famous writer _____ in his speech yesterday is J.K.Rowling.

A. referring to B. who referred to C. referred to D. was referred to

30. I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if my lost ID card could be returned as soon as possible.

A. you B.this C.it D. myself

31.The news we had been looking forward to ______ last night.

A. coming B.came C. comes D.has come

32. The famous writer _____ another three new books in the past two years.

　 A. had written B.was writing C.wrote D.has written

33. My previous teacher’s method of teaching is different from______ of Ms.Shen.

A. that B. what C.one D. it

34. She used to make _____ money than her husband does now.

A.a lot more B.a lot of more C. much fewer D. a lot fewer

35. Students are not allowed _____ cell phones in class at our school.

A. use B. using C. to use D. used

第二节????????????? 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

With supper finished, it was our time with Dad. Cindy, Tom and I climbed onto our couch. We all 36 Mom to turn on the old tape player.

Dad had been piloting airplanes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year. Through the year, our family received at least one 37 a week from Dad. Mom played a part to us every day. Every day when Mom turned on the tape player, Dad 38 by asking each of us how our 39 had gone and what we had done. 40 to the tape machine as if he could hear every word, each of us told him about our 41 . Because Mom wrote down our responses, Dad was kept 42 . In the following tape, he 43 our good deeds and 44 corrected our errors. After 45 told Dad their tales, he read to us from the book Mom had sent.

The day Dad was to 46 , all of us were playing around the 47 . Then the gate in the fence opened. A tall man in a 48 walked through the gate.

My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man. Mom ran behind. The man embraced Mom and kissed her.

49 by the scene, Tom and I looked at each other. Soon, the tall, uniformed man arrived at the pool’s edge and smiled 50 at us. With the innocence天真 of a four-year-old girl, I looked up and 51 , “Are you my father?”

He burst into tears, knelt down, 52 us into his arms and said, “Yes, I’m your father.” 53 I heard his voice, I 54 him as my father because it was the same 55 that I heard so frequently on tape.

36. A. waited for B. looked at C. agreed with D. asked for

37. A. letter B. book C. tape D. photo

38. A. began B. greeted C. ended D. faced

39. A. study B. night C. morning D. day

40. A. Listening B. Speaking C. Staring D. Turning

41. A. actions B. movements C. adventures D. events

42. A. up-to-date B. down-and-out C. out-of-date D. up-and-coming

43. A. talked B. praised C. showed D. presented

44. A. strictly B. angrily C. gently D. violently

45. A. anyone B. nobody C. someone D. everyone

46. A. leave B. get C. arrive D. depart

47. A. swimming pool B. house C. grassland D. playing ground

48. A. uniform B. suit C. T-shirt D. jean

49. A. Delighted B. Frightened C. Amused D. Puzzled

50. A. down B. up C. back D. into

51. A. asked B. shouted C. required D. cried

52. A. pushed B. carried C. pulled D. sucked

53. A. Before long B. The moment C. Long after D. Just then

54. A. recognized B. realized C. understood D. found

55. A. sound B. voice C. man D. Story

第二部分 阅读理解（共三节，满分50分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项A, B, C，D中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The old man walked with a cane(拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that were bright like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a smile. He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.”

Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(扶稳) him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

“You are welcome, Sir.” She replied. “My name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me! ”

After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!”

He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, “You are very kind!”

When Mary went to clean his table, she was surprised. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin餐巾纸, under which was a $100 bill.

The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your