广东惠阳高级中学2014—2015学年度高一年级第一学期中段考试

英语试题

命题人：王兰芳

（全卷共71小题；考试时间为120分钟；满分150分）

I 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Every one has a dream. As a boy I dreamed of flying planes. When I told Dad I wanted to be a(n) ___1____, he said, “You need to do your job well on the farm first, and then you may ___2____ your dream.” The farm was an everyday responsibility (职责) – that ___3____ Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o’clock to milk and ___4____ the cow. After the milk was bottled, my elder brothers and I ___5____ it to people’s homes. I was paid five cent a bottle. At that time I ___6____ that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities.

When I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I ____7___ a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular ____8___was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every _____9____ I got, I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I needed ____10____$ 3,500 to buy my own _____11____. He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.

Twelve years later, ___12____ I was flying people around the world as a pilot of a big airline company. After ten years in the company I started my own ____13____.

Today I run a(n) _____14____ company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles (原则) that have _____15____ me. Hard work and determination do make dreams come true.

1. A. waiter B. actor C. pilot D. farmer

2. A. organize B. forget C. disagree D. realize

3. A. spent B. meant C. wasted D. followed

4. A. pull B. feed C. save D. ride

5. A. sent B. posted C. offered D. returned

6. A. replied B. agreed C. learned D. warned

7. A. opened B. borrowed C. built D. visited

8. A. friends B. passengers C. neighbors D. customers

9. A. day B. hour C. chance D. place

10. A. more B. less C. better D. worse

11. A. car B. bus C. truck D. plane

12. A. actually B. fluently C. gradually D. finally

13. A. job B. area C. business D. journey

14. A. grateful B. successful C. helpful D. careful

15. A. guided B. pressed C. reminded D. excited

II. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

For your next vacation, why not think of ___16____ (visit) Singapore? Singapore is ___17____ small city, and it doesn’t have any beaches or mountains, but it has a very large zoo. It is also a ___18____ (wonder) place for shopping.

Don’t plan on driving a car in Singapore. The traffic ____19___ (be) heavy in some parts of the city, and most private cars ___20____ (not allow) in downtown Singapore. ___21____ is easiest to get around the city ___22____ subway.

____23___ you decide to visit Singapore, bring a lot of money, ___24____ living in Singapore is quite expensive. Also pack light clothes for Singapore ___25____ is very hot all year round.

III. 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

As we all know, Steve Jobs is the designer of the Apple Computer. However, not all people know that he was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway. Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better. After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon. His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.

26. Steve Jobs ______ when he was in school.

A. was an outstanding student B. didn’t learn anything

C. was always praised by others D. didn’t do very well

27. The underlined word “value” means ______ .

A. importance B. chance

C. beauty D. hope

28. Steve Jobs ______.

A. received an excellent college education

B. didn’t finish his college education

C. studied in college for 4 years

D. didn’t go to college at all

29. Steve Jobs named his computer company “Apple” because ______.

A. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard

B. he designed the computer under an apple tree

C. the apple was his favorite fruit

D. the computer was designed on the orchard

30. Steve Job’s ______ would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.

A. “failure” in school B. new ideas

C. travel in India D. stay on the orchard

B

Thursday 30th Oct, 2014

Dear Disney, It was last weekend that the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.

We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff (员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. Sure enough, as we walked out of the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out of the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond! Your fan,

Carmen Rivera

31. Before the ride, Gloria cried because _______.

A. she couldn’t find her parents in the line.

B. she couldn’t take her ice-cream on the ride

C. she was too little to take the ride

D. she had to wait for twenty minutes

32. Murphy was waiting for Gloria _______ after the ride.

A. in the ice-cream shop B. at the entrance

C. in the front of the line D. at the exit

33. In order to keep the promise, Murphy _______.

A. took Gloria to the nearest shop B. asked her new friend to help Gloria

C. bought a new ice-cream for Gloria D. helped Gloria get off the ride

34. The underlined word “someone” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. Disney B. Murphy C. Gloria D. Carmen

35. Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to _______.

A. express her thanks B. promise to visit again

C. order ice-cream D. give some suggestion

C

While travelling, you'll be taking money, license or passport. Or you will buy something expensive to take back home with you and you don't want it to get stolen. Here are some ideas on how to keep your valuables (贵重物品) safe while travelling.

Plan ahead of time

Think of what you really need and don't need to take on your trip. Only take the valuables that you must have, not just ones that you would like to have.

Carry your valuables on your person

Something that is small, like cash and credit cards and your passport, can be carried in a money wallet around your neck or in a money belt. In this way, your valuables are hidden and right next to you and you know where they are at all times. Wear clothing that can hide the money belt.

Carry larger valuables in your carry-on bag.

If you can't fit it in your money wallet like some large valuables, you'd better put them somewhere where you will keep in touch with them. You can put them on the plane, so you don't have to worry about the airline losing your bag or someone stealing it from the belt after the flight before you get to it.

Choose a hotel that has the front desk for valuables.

This way, you don't have to worry about housekeeping getting hold of your valuables, or someone stealing your valuables if your room is broken into. If you give the valuables to the front desk to keep for you, choose a time when others are not looking.

36. When you plan your travel ahead of time, you should make sure that _______.

A. you take valuables that you would like to have

B. you take valuables as many as possible

C. you take valuables that you must have

D. you take valuables that you have at home

37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Anything small must be carried in a money wallet around your neck.

B. You'd better put some large valuables in your carry-on bag.

C. You should wear a tight shirt while travelling.

D. You give valuables to the front desk at a hotel when others are looking.

38. You can carry all of the following valuables on your person EXCEPT _______.

A. your cash

B. your large valuables

C. your passport

D. credit cards

39. Which kind of hotel can you choose while travelling according to the text?

A. You can choose a hotel with a lot of housekeepers for valuables.

B. You can choose a hotel with gatekeepers.

C. You can choose some cheap hotel.

D. You can choose a hotel with the front desk for valuables.

The passage is mainly about _______.

A. how to keep your valuables safe while traveling

B. how to carry your valuables on your person

C. what to do while travelling

D. how to save money while travelling

D

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