白银五中2013-2014学年第二学期高一期末英语试题

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第一部分：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和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。

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 21 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd 22 ?" Just when I started to 23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 24 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 25 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't 26 .Somebody had thought 27 of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 28 Christmas there special and memorable, I 29 remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 30 for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I 31 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 32 with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. 33 .Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 34 them that they couldn't open their presents 35 every child had come forward. Finally the 36 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 37 up the room. The 38 in the room was obvious, and 39 wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 40 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

21. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging

22. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected

23. A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. accept

24. A. broke in B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off

25. A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice

26. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected

27. A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough

28. A. present B. first C.. recent D. previous

29. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally

30. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety

31. A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with

32. A. none B. few C. some D. each

33. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal

34. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised

35. A. after B. until C. when 。 D. since

36. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward

37. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered

38. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy

39. A. it B. such C. something D. everybody

40. A. by B. till C. for D. from

第二部分：阅读理解（满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

How Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”

41.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes .

A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boy

C. because his parents told him so D. from books

42.According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?

A. the President himself B. a French cook

C. the President’s cook D. the President’s wife

43.From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were .

A. people from other countries B. from France

C. people of his own country D. men only

44.Which of the following is not true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D. None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.

B

What does Thanksgiving remind Americans of? Their families. Thanksgiving is a family time. On this holiday, families enjoy being together. What does “family” mean to Americans?

The traditional American family is a "nuclear family." A nuclear family refers to a husband and wife and their children. The average American family today has two or three children (and maybe a few pets). In some cultures, several generations may even live together. In America, only in a few cases does more than one household live under one roof.

Each family member can have a say. Instead of fearing Mom and Dad, children may think of them as good friends. Husbands and wives often share housework. In many cases, a child can enjoy privacy（隐私）in his or her own bedroom. From an early age, children can plan how to spend money. They may receive a weekly pocket money or even work part-time jobs. Often parents give children freedom to make their own decisions about what to wear or to buy or whom to marry.

The United Nations has declared 1994 the "International Year of the Family." Not just in America, but all over the world, people recognize the importance of strong families. And one more thing: be thankful for each other. If you have a family, every day should be Thanksgiving.

45.This passage is mainly about .

A. Thanksgiving B．holiday C．family D．culture

46.What does a nuclear family include?

A. father, mother and pets B．several generations living together

C. grandparents, parents and children D．parents, children and pets

47．In America, children .

A．often fear their parents. B．can decide whom to marry.

C．are not allowed to have jobs. D．can’t receive pocket money until an elderly age.

48．That the International Year of the Family came into being show that .

A．more people have realized the importance of family.

B．more people should have a family.

C．people all over the world should hold Thanksgiving together.

D．people should thank each other on Thanksgiving day.

C

It is natural that children are curious (好奇的) about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat(跳). They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.

As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.

Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world．Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry. These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world．For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles（肌肉）work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too. So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.

Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks（破裂）. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.

We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

49．Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____.

A．the earth , the oceans and the sky B．man-made things

C．plants and animals D．ocean water

50．When you run, your muscles need ____.

A．more nutrition and oxygen B．more signals

C．more salt D．water

51．A rock cracks _____.

A．in wet regions B．in dry regions

C．at very high or very low temperatures D．when salty water falls in

52．People are always curious because ____.

A．they cannot explain many things

B．they know nothing about the world

C．they know little about the world

D．they want to be scientists

D

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