龙海二中2013-2014学年下学期期末考试

高一英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）

命题人： 龙海二中 许丽蓉

第一部分 英语知识应用

第一节 单项选择 （共30小题： 每小题1分，满分30分）

1.In face of failure, it is the most important to keep up good state of mind.

A. 不填, a B. a, 不填 C. the, a D.不填, the

2.I think you’ve get to the point ______ a change is needed, otherwise you’ll fail.

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

3.With the development of modern society, E-mail as well as telephones an important part in daily communication.

A. have played B. is playing C. are playing D. played

4When different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the similarities.

A. compared B. being compared C. to compare D. comparing

5.—— What does the model plane look like?

—— Well, the wings of the plane are _______ of its body.

A. the length twice B. twice the length

C twice longer D. longer twice

6 After sailing for five months, they arrived at ______ they thought was the place they had been looking for.

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

7. ______her leg was wounded, she ______ up the stairs.

A. In spite of; managed to get B. In spite of; succeeded getting

C. Although; managed getting D. Although; managed to get

8. All the scientific evidence ______ that increasing use of chemicals in farming ______ damaging our health.

A. show；are B. shows；are C. show；is D. shows；is

9. — I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.

— Recent pressure at work may ______ his behavior.

A. account for B. make for C. change for D. stand for

10. — Would you permit me ______ here?

— Sorry, we don’t permit ______ here in the lab.

A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smoke

C. smoking; to smoke D. to smoke; smoking

11. — Do you think attending training courses is a great help when you look for a new job?

— Well, it all depends. ______, it gives me more of a chance to try.

A. Somehow B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore

12 .The old man is _______ with his retired life that he always wears a ______ smile.

A. so satisfied; content B. so content; contented C. well content; contented D. satisfied; satisfying

13. People in Tibet are ______ than they used to be.

A. well off B. more better off C. much better off D. quite better off

14. Once one’s desire ______ reason, trouble is sure to follow.

A. overcomes B. is overcome by C. get rid of D. is ridded of

15. ______in a red dress, she was easy to _______ in the big crowd.

A. Being dressed; pick out B. Dressed; to be picked out

C. Having dressed; pick up D. Dressed; pick out

16. With food, water and electricity ______, the village is suffering a humanity disaster.

A. cut down B. cut up C. cut off D. cut in

17. However hard I tried, I just couldn’t ______them of the truth of my story.

A. remind B. convince C. rid D. inform

18. People, with the young ________, love to surf the Internet for entertainment.

A. in general B. in detail C. in particular D. in brief

19. _______the question made her teacher angry and upset.

A. Mary refuses to answer B. Mary refusing to answer

C. Mary’s refusing to answer D. Mary’s refusing answering

20. They are said to have developed a new ______ to teaching, which is said to improve classroom teaching greatly.

A. method B. means C. way D. approach

21. Property insurance helps you to ______ against natural disasters, in front of which humans appear too small.

A. prevent B. defend C. protect D. shelter

22. He is not ______ the kind of man who could have done such a rude thing to a lady. You must have been mistaken.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. maybe

23 Having arrived at the station, _____.

A. it was found that the train had left?? B. the train had left

C. the train was found left????????? ?? D. he found that the train had left

24 I was tired _____ listening to classic music. Let’s listen to the pop songs.

A. with B. of C. to D. in

25. Judy didn’t answer . ______ , she turned and walked away.

A. But B. However C. Instead D. And

26. He had to speak in a loud voice in order to make himself_________.

A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to be heard

27. The question is too difficult and we found ________.

A. it not easy to answer it B. it was not easy for us to answer it

C. it’s not easy to answer D. it not easy to answer

28. ------ Our holiday cost a lot of money.

------ Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter ______ you enjoyed yourselves.

A. as long as B. unless C. as soon as D. though

29. -------Mrs. Green looks very worried. _______

-------The teacher called her and said her son was ill.

A. What’s up? B. What’s on? C. So what? D. Why not?

30 ------ I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

------ ! I’m sure you’ll make it.

A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When you are learning English, you find 31 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 32 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 33 . If you look 34 each word in the 35 one at a time, what is your 36 ? It must be a 36 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 38 in many other ways. It is very 39 to master the rules of word 40 in the study of English, too. If the 41 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 42 the speaker’s sentence easily.

Another thing we must always 43 is that there are a lot of 44 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 45 mean “Be careful!”

When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye” 46 “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 47 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 48 “Good night!” to one another 49 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 50 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”

31. A、it B、that C、you D、yourself

32. A、second B、spoken C、native D、foreign

33. A、advice B、example C、article D、answer

34. A、up B、at C、after D、down upon

35. A、sentence B、book C、phrase D、dictionary

36 A、idea B、meaning C、answer D、translation

37. A、wrong B、interesting C、puzzled D、strangely

38. A、same B、different C、similar D、alike

39. A、important B、easy C、simple D、hard

40. A、place B、stress C、order D、formation

41. A、speaker B、listener C、reader D、writer

42. A、read B、repeat C、translate D、understand

43. A、remember B、say C、do D、deal with

44. A、letters B、words C、phrases D、idioms(习语)

45. A、hardly B、nearly C、really D、clearly

46. A、and B、or C、instead D、as well

47. A、don’t B、must C、should D、may

48. A、or B、nor C、either D、neither

49. A、without B、instead of C、unless D、more than

50. A、today B、tomorrow C、in future D、in the past

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

The clock struck（敲）eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not(不敢).

The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We students are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

51. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.

A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful

52. Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.

A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired

C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

53. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?

A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.

C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.

54. The best title for the passage would be ____________.

A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

B

"Depend on(依靠) yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.　　There have been many men in history.? But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few. They could not depend upon themselves for an education. They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well known.　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself."　　Some young men don't try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievement(成就) unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as lon