揭阳第三中学2014—2015学年度第一学期第一次阶段考试

高一英语试卷 命题人：林丹瑜

满分135分，考试时间120分钟 （答案必须写在答题卡上，否则无效）

一、 完形填空 （共10小题； 每小题2分， 满分30分）

仔细阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A, B, C和D 项中，选出最佳选项。

Mr Baker lived in a small town. Nobody was 1 than him there, but he wished to get 2 money all the time. One day, on his way home, he found there was a 3 on the ground. He picked it up and put it into his pocket. That evening after he had supper, he brought it out and began to 4 it in the room. He was interested in a piece of news on it. Some gold 5 in a desert. He was afraid someone would know about it and he started off, 6 telling anybody about it. He tried to find the place 7 gold was.

The greedy (贪婪的) man walked on the desert for two weeks, but he didn’t find any gold and his food and water was 8 . His horse was so weak that he couldn’t 9 it. He had to go back to his hometown, but it was too 10 . His horse at last died and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any 11 . He looked around, there was nothing 12 sand. Suddenly he saw a man 13 on the ground far away. He crawled (爬) to him and found he was dead, with a bag in his hand. He hurried to open the bag to find something to 14 , but it was full of gold. He threw it away. As he was dying, he cried and said, “Now, a bag of bread is far more 15 than a bag of gold. How unhappy I am!”

1. A. happier B. sadder C. richer D. poorer

2. A. little B. less C. a little D. more

3. A. newspaper B. picture C. photo D. map

4. A. read B. copy C. improve D. touch

5. A. discover B. invent

C. was discovered D.was invented

6. A. which B. without C. for D. about

7. A. with B. where C. when D. that

8. A. lifted B. lost C. wasted D. gone

9. A. ride B. drive C. mend D. feed

10. A. early B. late C. easy D. possible

11. A. near B. nearer C. far D. further

12. A. except B. of C. in D. off

13. A. standing B. running C. lying D. singing

14. A. wear B. eat C. write D. draw

15. A. beautiful B. use C. useful D. nice

二、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分， 满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。

Sarah and Janet have been friends since they 16 (start) school. They do everything together: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, play sports and listen to music. Anyone 17 has a problem can ask the other for help. When Sarah was in the 18 (three) grade, some of the other students made fun of her 19 she was shy. Janet told the other students to stop 20 (make) fun of Sarah, and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had 21 (difficult) in her maths class. She studied hard, 22 she just couldn’t understand the homework. Sarah helped Janet 23 her homework and 24 (patient) explained every exercise to Janet. After six months, Janet did much better and even got 25 A in the maths exam.

三、阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第—节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A

Dear Mom and Dad,

I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket. It caught fire.

There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I'm very sorry for this.

Much love

Sarah

26. Why did Sarah write to his parents?

A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

B．He told his parents what he had done in school.

C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.

D．He thought he was old enough to help them do something.

27．Where did Sarah smoke?

A．in the classroom B．in the Dinning hall

C．in the street D．in the dormitory

28．Why was the school master angry with him?

A．Because he was too naughty

B．Because he was too lazy

C．Because he caused a big fire

D．Because he stole something from the school

29．How much did he have to pay for school?

A．$1,000,000 B．?1,000,000

C．￥1,000,000 D．$ 100,000

30．According to the passage, what should the students not do?

A．They should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them

B．They should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money

C．They should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent

D．They should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money

B

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

31. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. excited B. pleased C. interested D. surprised

32. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______ .

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

33. What was the gentleman?

A. A teacher. B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story.

D. The conductor's friend from his company.

34. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man D. the three-year-old child

35. It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.

A. has changed his attitude towards his work

B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C. has not changed his rude behavior to passengers

D. has now been kind and polite to women with children

C

In today’s world English is the most wildly used language. It is our duty to learn English in the new situation of the reform and opening (改革开放) to the outside world. How can we master the English language? I’d like to give you some good advice.

First, get interested in it. I enjoy listening to foreign friends talking when I was a child. At the same time I watched the English programme Follow Me on TV. From then on, I kept on learning English. The more I learned, the more progress I made.

Second, practice makes perfect. Many people study English very hard, but they are very shy to speak it in public, for they are afraid of making mistakes. Remember you have to make a mistake before you can correct it. A native English speaker makes mistakes sometimes, too.

Third, the beginners should be encouraged to pay attention to idioms. The English language has many idioms. For example, you should say “ He is as strong as a cow.”

36. The writer wants to tell us ____________.

A. the importance of learning English

B. the new situation of the reform and opening to the outside world

C. some good ideas on how to master English

D. the wide use of the English language

37. If we want to learn English, we must first __________.

A. show interest in it B. enjoy listening to it

C. watch English programmes on TV D. practice speaking it

38. When we are learning English, ____________.

A. remember the mistakes and correct them B. try not to make any mistakes

C. avoid mistakes before making them D. don’t be afraid of making mistakes

39. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means “_______________.”

A. Remember to make a mistake before you can correct it

B. You are sure to make a mistake before you can correct it

C. Remember you have to make a mistake and then correct it

D. You’ll make a mistake after you can correct it

40. According to the writer, what is the most important in learning English?

A. Practising listening and speaking as much as possible.

B. Paying attention to idioms.

C. Not being shy to speak in public

D. Watching English programs

D

The mobile phone rule is just common polite behavior. Most people today have a mobile phone. In fact, many people can’t imagine how they ever get along without them. However, many people also complain抱怨） about mobile phone users. People complain about other people loudly discussing personal matters in public places. They complain when mobile phones ring in movie theaters and concert halls. They complain about people driving too slow, and paying no attention to where they are going because they are talking on a mobile phone. And they complain about people walking around talking to people who aren’t there.

Whenever a new communication technology becomes popular, it changes the way in which society is organized. Society has to invent rules for the polite way to use the new devices. Our rules of politeness for mobile phones are stil