康杰中学2013—2014学年度第一学期第二次月考

高一英语试题

2013.12

第一部分 语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1. — I’m on 　　　 diet to lose weight.

— You should take 　　　 lot of exercise.

A. a; \ B. \; a C. \; \ D. a; a

2. From 　　　 Bob has said, I think he is quite an honest man. You can believe in him.

A. how B. what C. that D. which

3. When invited, the shy girl said she would rather stay at home 　　　 go to the party.

A. like B. to C. than D. or

4. Go to the English corner, and you 　　　 more chances to practice speaking English.

A. will get B. get C. are getting D. are going to get

5. Mr. Smith is very pleased with the newly-built house, which is almost 　　　 the one he lived in.

A. twice the size as B. the size twice of

C. twice as the size of D. twice the size of

6 . 　　　 the key, Li Hua couldn’t open the door. As a result, he had to wait for his mother.

A. Having lost B. Lost C. Being lost D. To have lost

7. It is 　　　 to make mistakes. One makes progress by making mistakes and correcting them.

A. rare B. complex C. illegal D. normal

8. He is one of the world-famous musicians. By the time he was fourteen, he _______　　　composing.

A. had begun B. begins C. would begin D. was beginning

9. It was 　　　 fine weather that many people went out to enjoy the warm sunshine.

A. so B. very C. too D. such

10. According to the present situation, there______ many Englishes in the future.

A. are B. are going to be C. will have D. are to be

11. — Why are you moving?

— A new highway is being built next to my house. I can’t 　　　 the noise.

A. refuse B. offer C. afford D. stand

12. My mother used to tell me when I was a child, “Don’t take things that 　　　 to you”.

A. aren’t belonged B. aren’t belonging

C. don’t belong D. won’t be belonged

13. 　　　 to computer games, the boy began to dislike school, which made his parents worried.

A. Related B. Addicted C. Connected D. Used

14. I’ve heard that Tom has a set of the Beatles’ songs 　　　 from the original onto tape.

A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded

15.—Do you agree to my plan of climbing a mountain this weekend?

—______！ It's one of my favourite sports.

A．Crazy idea B．Absolutely C．Goodness D．No way

16．The fire started on the second floor and it wasn't long ______ the whole building was burned down.

A．while B．when C．after D．before

17．—______you were able to learn English so well?

—I like learning English on the Internet, online listening to English songs.

A. It was how that B. How it was that C. was it that how D. How was it that

18．—Won't you make peace with Bruce?

—No.______ he promises not to hurt me again in the future.

A．If B．Unless C．Because D．Since

19．We spent half an hour looking for the missing book，but eventually ______ and went home.

A．gave up B．picked up C．put off D．turned off

20．—I will never come to this restaurant again.

—______ will I．I never thought the service here could be so poor.

A．Either B．None C．Both D．Neither

第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat operation. His throat 21 , and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 22 by his bed smiled so 23 that the little boy smiled back. He 24 to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 25 she was deaf. May Paxton graduated 26 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909. Three years 27 she went to see Dr. Richardson about 28 a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 29 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 30 would be very low and that the work would be 31 . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 32 her, and accepted May as a student nurse.

Dr. Richardson never 33 her decision. 34 , she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 35 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 36 . The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 37 “the silent angels（天使）of Mercy Hospital” during the 38 they worked there.

Dr. Richardson often 39 her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 40 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint（投诉）against you…”

21. A. damaged B. cut C. hurt D. wounded

22. A. lying B. standing C. crying D. jumping

23. A. cheerfully B. sadly C. shyly D. weakly

24. A. began B. forgot C. continued D. stopped

25. A. but B. so C. for D. and

26. A. as B. in C. with D. from

27. A. ago B. later C. then D. before

28. A. becoming B. hiring C. seeking D. changing

29. A. You B. We C. She D. He

30. A. money B. check C. pay D. price

31. A. easy B. difficult C. joyful D. disappointing

32. A. satisfied with B. ashamed of C. sorry for D. angry with

33. A. liked B. thought of C. regretted D. believed

34. A. In public B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In fact

35. A. first B. one C. other D. others

36. A. reading B. listening C. hearing D. writing

37. A. told B. called C. chosen D. offered

38. A. year B. month C. term D. time

39. A. spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed

40. A. boy B. person C. woman D. girl

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，满分60分）

第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly（固执地）and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”

I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.

“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.

“The artwork?” I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

41. Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A. Upset B. Nervous C. Satisfied D. Cheerful

42. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A. The laughing assistant of the dentist.

B. The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

C. The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

D. The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

43. What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A. Strike while the iron is hot B. Put oneself in other’s shoes

C. Have a good word for one’s friend D. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B

George Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.

Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition（作曲）with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics（评论家）were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It still remains one of his most famous works.

George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.

44. Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________.

A. written about New Yorkers B. composed for Paul Whiteman

C. performed in various ways D. played mainly in th