2014年度第一学期期末考试高一英语试卷

时间：120分钟，满分140分（口语10分由各学校自行测试）

第I卷

Questions to ask:

1. 提供什么样的工作?

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（Answer：Laboratory assistants.）

2. 薪酬怎样？

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（Answer：The pay they have offered is satisfactory.）

Questions to answer:

3. Who is calling?

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4. What about the work hours?

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5. Are you interested in it?

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Part B 短文复述（1小题；满分5分）

听下面一段材料。把听到的内容用自己的语言复述出来。录音播两遍。你将有5分钟的作答时间。

故事概要：Mr. Smith给了太太十镑新钞作为生日礼物。第二天Mrs. Smith外出购物，在车上发现自己包里的钞票不见了。

关键词：birthday生日 go shopping购物 bus公共汽车 notice注意到 steal偷窃 take back取回

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笔试部分

I．选择填空 从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案(10小题，每小题1分)

1. The country has ________ too many wars in the past ten years.

A. gone all out B. gone through C. gone in for D. gone over

2. Can we ________ the internet when we study?

A. make use of B. make fun of C. make room for D. make a decision for

3. —I’m going to the States.

—How long ________ you ________ there?

A. were; stayed B. are; staying C. have; stayed D. did; stay

4. The mother asked the boy ________ football in the street. It was dangerous.

A. to play B. playing C. not to play D. not playing

5. ________ you’ve heard the song, you’ll never forget it.

A. At once B. Once more C. Once upon a time D. Once

6. She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to ________.

A. turn to B. turn off C. turn on D. turn up

7. Some new oilfields ________ since 1976.

A. were opened up B. will be opened up C. have opened up D. have been opened up

8. There are two buildings, ________ stands nearly a hundred feet high.

A. the large one that B. the larger of them C. the larger of which D. the larger of that

9. She got up ________ late that she missed the first two classed.

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

10. The book, ________ he lost yesterday, ________.

A. that; was found B. which; has found C. that; has found D. which; was found

II．完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11－20小题所给的四个选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳答案 (10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)

Benjamin Franklin invented a lot of things which made people’s life easier. One of his earlier inventions was paddles for swimming. Ben had 11 if there were some way to help people 12 faster. He thought hard and slowly a picture of swimming paddles grew in his 13 . The paddles must be neither too big nor too small. The wood which 14 the paddles must be neither too heavy nor too 15 .

He began to work on the paddles and a few days later the paddles were finished. And then on the next Saturday afternoon Ben decided to try them out at Green’s pond 16 there were about a hundred boys waiting. All of them had heard of Ben’s idea and wanted to see whether the paddle would 17 . They were talking to each other, “What’s to be done if the paddles don’t work?” “What if he goes down?”

When Ben got into the 18 , he began to paddle. At first the swam 19 , then faster and faster until he was going through the water like a fish. The boys had 20 seen such a fast swimmer. The paddles did work. All of the boys cheered loudly for Ben, jumping up and down with joy.

11. A. doubted B. wondered C. asked D. tried

12. A. travel B. run C. boat D. swim

13. A. heart B. family C. hand D. mind

14. A. was used to B. was used for C. used as D. used with

15. A. light B. small C. big D. slow

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

17. A. welcome B. act C. work D. do

18. A. water B. river C. sea D. boat

19. A. slowly B. carefully C. easily D. happily

20. A. always B. almost C. never D. seldom

III. 短文填空 根据所学课文，写出下文中所缺的内容。（10小题，每小题1.5分, 满分15分 ）

（1）At 3:42 am everything began to shake. It seemed 21. the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 22. . It was felt in Beijing, which is more than two hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation 23. it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam 24. holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. The suffering of the people 25. . Two-thirds of them died or were injured during the earthquake. Thousands of families were killed and many children were left 26. . The number of people who were killed or injured 27. more than 400,000.

（2）Since the 1970s many new applications 28. for me. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones 29.

help with medical operations. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly 30.

that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.

IV. 阅读理解（共17小题；满分35分）

(一) 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。(满分20分，每小题2分)

A

Christmas in Australia is often very hot. Whereas the northern hemisphere is in the middle of winter, Australians are baking in summer heat. It is not unusual to have Christmas Day well into the mid 30 degrees Celsius, or near 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

A traditional meal includes a turkey dinner, with ham, and pork. A flaming Christmas plum pudding is added for dessert. In the Australian gold rushes, Christmas puddings often contained a gold nugget. Today a small favor is baked inside. Whoever finds this knows s/he will enjoy good luck. Another treat is Mince Pies.

Some Australians and particularly tourists often have their Christmas dinner at midday on a local beach, Bondi Beach in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs attracts thousands of people on Christmas Day. Other families enjoy their day by having a picnic. If they are at home, the day is punctuated(不时中断) by swimming in a pool, playing Cricket out the backyard, and other outdoor activities.

The warm weather allows Australians to enjoy a tradition which started in 1937. Carols by Candlelight is held every year on Christmas Eve, where tens of thousands of people gather in the city of Melbourne to sing their favorite Christmas songs. The evening is lit by as many candles singing under a clean cut night sky. The sky with its Southern Cross stars is like a mirror. Sydney and the other capital cities also enjoy Carols in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Australians surround themselves with Christmas Bush, a native plant which has little red flowered leaves.

31. It is usual to have a hot Christmas in Australia because _________.

the country is in the Northern Hemisphere

people go shopping in shorts and T-shirts

the festival is not in winter but in summer

Santa Claus is on a surfboard at many beaches

32. According to the passage, _________ is not included in Christmas meals in Australia.

A. ham B. pork C. turkey D. pumpkin

33. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

A. Tourists like to have Christmas dinner on a beach

B. People play outdoor activities at home after picnic.

C. Carols by Candlelight is held every year on Christmas Eve

D. Sydney enjoys Carols in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

34. It seems that people can enjoy Carols by Candlelight because of _________.

A. the warm weather B. the Christmas Bush

C. the activities at daytime D. the Southern Cross stars

35. The best title of this passage is _________.

A. Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs B. Christmas meals in Australia

C. Christmas in Australia D. Christmas shopping in Australia

B

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.

Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India , the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia, The greatest of all for navigation(航海), however, is the Amazon in Brail, It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.

Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.

However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource.

36．The greatest river for navigation is .

A．the Amazon B．the Nile

C．