高平中学2013-2014年度高一英语中期考试试卷

Ⅰ.单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1. Listen! Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ____.

A. who is he B. he is who C. who is it D. who it is

2. Jane ____ this Sunday. Let’s go and say goodbye to her.

A. would leave B. left C. has left D. is leaving

3. --- What is that wonderful smell?

--- Our neighbor ________ for a party.

A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

4. At ____ present we are going through a hard time, but I’m sure ____ things will get better in the near future.

A. the; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填; the D. 不填; 不填

5. ____ he has made a decision, it is not easy for you to make him change his mind.

A. Though B. Unless C. Once D. Until

6. The policeman didn’t argue with us. He just told us ____.

A. how to do B. what to do it C. what to do D. how do it

7. —What about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight?

—Sounds great, but I ____ work extra hours to finish a report.

A. have got to B. am able to C. am glad to D. am willing to

8. The stranger shook me by the hand warmly ____ he were to say he knew me well.

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

9. —Thank you for joining in our conversation tonight.

—_____.

A. It’s my duty B. It’s all right C. It’s my pleasure D. With pleasure

10. Though she changed much, I _____ her at first sight.

A. knew B. recognized C. told D. realized

11. I ____ walking in the garden ____ watching TV in the room.

A. like; instead B. would rather; than C. prefer; to D. prefer; than

12. We ____ him to give up the plan, but he turned a deaf ear to us.

A. tried to persuade B. persuaded C. suggested D. did persuade

13. The reason _____ he refused to attend the meeting was that they didn’t give him an invitation earlier.

A. how B. which C. why D. because

14. —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

15?Can?you?make?sure?___________? A.?that?he?will?come?here?today? B.?when?he?will?come?here?today C.?will?he?come?here?today? ?D.?whether?will?he?come?here?today

16.It was not until she got home __ Mary realized she had lost her keys.

A. that B. when C. where D. Before

17. The headmaster suggested that a good preparation ________ ahead of time.

A. must be made B. should be made C. will be made D. can be made

18. Do you have any difficulty ________?

A. on listening B. to listening C. for listening D. in listening

19. —What is your plan for the holiday, Paul?

—I’ll go on a trip to Yunnan Province with my family.

—_____.

A. Have a nice time B. Good luck

C. Come back soon D. Congratulations

20. He hardly reads English out aloud at home, ________?

A. doesn’t he B. isn’t he C. is he D. does he

Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Suzie goes to her art class on Tuesday and Thurs-day afternoons. She always 21 those days when she can do 22 things all afternoon. What Suzie likes best is the good feeling she gets when she has finished working on a piece of 23 . And then when she takes it home to 24 her parents, she feels so proud of what she has made.

On Wednesday afternoons Suzie writes articles for the 25 newspaper. When she first moved to her school, she wrote an article about how it 26 to be a new student in a new school. Her 27 article in the newspaper was about a(n) 28 from her school who had just finished writing a book.

Suzie 29 the teacher what it feels like to be a published author. And then she 30 what she found out with the rest of the school.

Another time she wrote an article about 31 she thought the school should have two short 32 a day instead of a long one. Lots of her friends thought that this would be a good idea too. Many teachers also 33 with Suzie’s suggestion.

Would you believe the principal (校长) of the school asked everyone to have a 34 about Suzie’s suggestion? The principal always thinks that students should help decide how the school should be 35 .

During the vote, each person in the school voted. At last, the school 36 that two short breaks would be better than one long break. And all of that 37 because Suzie wrote about her 38 in the school newspaper.

On the day the newspaper 39 each month, the first thing Suzie does is to 40 where her article is in the newspaper. And each time at the beginning of her article are the words: By Suzie Jefferson.

21. A. gets tired of B. looks forward to C. deals with D. makes use of

22. A. real B. fresh C. true D. creative

23. A. cloth B. art C. article D. picture

24. A. show B. explain C. introduce D. reward

25. A. national B. local C. school D. educational

26. A. feels B. experiences C. seems D. appears

27. A. first B. second C. last D. latest

28. A. author B. artist C. student D. teacher

29. A. told B. asked C. examined D. obeyed

30. A. described B. recorded C. shared D. forgot

31. A. why B. when C. whether D. which

32. A. classes B. breaks C. activities D. sports

33. A. discussed B. Argued C. disagreed D. agreed

34. A. vote B. choice C. question D. decision

35. A. performed B. run C. achieved D. established

36. A. imagined B. expected C. decided D. requested

37. A. happened B. failed C. passed D. recovered

38. A. belief B. dream C. idea D. judgment

39. A. puts off B. puts up C. gives out D. comes out

40. A. consider B. Check C. read D. place

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节: 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior (三年级学生). John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.”

John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that rea-son.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s re-ply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of them-selves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

41. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ______.

A. PE marks B. self-confidence C. interest in sports D. state of health

42. Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner.

B. He was encouraged by his teacher.

C. He liked running more than tennis.

D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

43. The purpose of this passage is probably ______.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship

B. to introduce a new way of sports training

C. to explain the value of sports and games

D. to show the importance of encouragement

44. The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. teachers B. parents C. students D. players

B

What’s black and white and read all over? Not newspapers, at least not anymore. In fact, if you’re like most young people, you probably don’t read the news-paper at all.

In one recent survey, just 19 percent of 18 to 34--year-olds said they read a newspaper every day, while 37 percent watch local TV news and 44 percent visit Internet news sites daily. As people turn more and more to new technologies, they turn the pages of news-papers less and less.

“There’s a revolution (革命) in the way young people get news,” says media consultant Merrill Brown.

Just a generation (一代人) or two ago, the newspaper was the main way that many people got their news. Now, nearly every home has at least one TV set. There’s high-speed, wireless Internet both at home and in many public places.

You no longer have to wait for a bundle of newsprint to arrive on your doorstep every morning. Thanks to new technology, if you want to know what’s going on in the world, you can get breaking news immediately in more ways than one.

So newspapers face a very big challenge. Raised on MTV and video games, today’s kids and young adults want flashy displays, special effects, quick information, and the chance to interact (互动) in real time, even when they’re reading about serious problems.

If newspapers can’t find creative ways to be more than just ink on paper, some experts suggest, they might disappear completely.

Traditional newspaper articles are supposed to be read from beginning to end, lack (缺乏) of interaction. With Web pages, on the other hand, there’s more freedom. You can look through the things you’re interested in, then follow links to other sources. You can join discussion groups, read other people’s opinions on a topic, or start a blog to express your own views.

45. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. the disappearing newspaper B. different news sources

C. the future o