2014-2015学年度山东省薛城区八中高一第一学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A．B．C．D四个选项中，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。

1． The train ______ she was travelling was late．

A．which B．where C．on which D．in that

2． I’ve just read an excellent book of Moyan’s, ___________ you cannot afford to miss．

A．that ? B．what C．one? D．whom

3．I had just settled in the new place and didn’t know ____________________．

A．what to expect B．what to be expected

C．how to expect D．how to be expected

4．I have got ______ of the work, because it is too ______．

A．tired; tiring B．tiring; tiring　　 C．tired; tired D．tiring; tired

5．The old woman walks ______ dog after ______ supper every day．

A．a; the B．/; / C．the; the D．the; /

6．There is ______ thing as a free lunch．

A．no such B．not such C．no a D．no such a

7．I hadn’t seen her for 10 years, but I ______ her at once．

A．realized B．recognized C．knew D．found

8．All newspapers reported that the Chinese soldiers ______ an important role in fighting against the heavy snowfalls．

A．made B．acted C．did D．played

9．Jack asked John ______ when he met him in the street．

A．he was going where B．where he was going

C．where was he going D．was he going where

10．The classmates insisted that Daisy ______ a piece of music on the piano．

A．plays B．play C．to play D．playing

11．She dreamed ______ an online bookshop and now her dream is finally realized．

A．opening B．to open C．of opening D．to opening

12．—You’ve drunk too little．______ of the milk is still left in the bottle．

— I’m full now．

A．Two thirds B．Two three C．Second third D．Seconds three

13．Mr. White preferred ______ at home with his children rather than ______ out for Christmas．

A．to stay; to go B．stay; go C．to stay; go D．stay; to go

14．In the storm in Myanmar （缅甸）, huge numbers of houses lay ________ ruins and the world there seemed to be ________ an end．

A．in; in B．under; in C．under; at D．in; at

15．This is the very hospital ________ I’ve been looking for a long time．

A．which B．that C．where D．whose

16．Mike was ______ to be in prison for 5 years because of what he had done．

A．sentenced B．requested C．allowed D．persuaded

17．— Have you been here before?

—Yes．This is the third time that I ______ to Shanghai．

A．come B．came C．have come D．had come

18．The police are offering a（n） ______ for anyone who can give information about the traffic accident．

A．attention B．prize C．reward D．gift

19．In the end, Japan and Korea reached the point ___ both sides sat down and had a peaceful talk．

A．where B．that C．when D．which

20．He has devoted all his life ______ the homeless children．

A．to helping B．helping C．to help D．help

第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One day, I was walking with my daughter, and we saw a man picking bottles out of garbage cans（垃圾箱）．He did not ask us for spare 21 , like others had before him．My 10-year-old daughter asked 22 he was doing that, as he appeared to be unclean and possibly 23 ．I told her he had his dignity（尊严）, and was doing what he could to help 24 ．My daughter had a 2-dollar 25 I had given her, and she told me she 26 to give her money to this man 27 she thought he needed it more than she 28 ．I agreed．We are on welfare（福利救济）, 29 we have a place to live, and food to eat．So we followed the man 30 the local store, where he sold his bottles and cans．My daughter 31 up to him and gave him the coin．He 32 us loudly as we left the store, and 33 God to bless us．

The kindness was 34 to my daughter．When she got to the 35 a couple of months later, she 36 she had left her 37 at home and it happened that I had not taken my purse along, 38 ．Then a lady noticed us and saw how 39 my daughter was．The lady gave her the money to go swimming．Surprisingly, it was two dollars, which was the 40 amount as that she had given to the man on the street．

21．A．room B．time C．bottle D．change

22．A．what B．how C．why D．where

23．A．honest B．homeless C．unnecessary D．homeful

24．A．others B．us C．children D．himself

25．A．coin B．can C．toy D．box

26．A．had B．tried C．wanted D．agreed

27．A．because B．while C．unless D．though

28．A．would B．needed C．expected D．did

29．A．so B．thus C．but D．still

30．A．off B．into C．onto D．at

31．A．walked B．came C．caught D．kept

32．A．begged B．called C．answered D．thanked

33．A．ordered B．asked C．taught D．celebrated

34．A．repaid B．paid C．turned D．sent

35．A．square B．store C．pool D．park

36．A．knew B．thought C．understood D．realized

37．A．pass B．money C．clothes D．glasses

38．A．too B．also C．either D．though

39．A．sad B．worried C．bad D．lovely

40．A．exact B．more C．different D．same

第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Two good friends, Sam and Jason, had a car accident．The next morning, Sam woke up but Jason was still unconscious （昏迷的）．When Dr．Smith saw Sam awake; he smiled at him and asked, “How are you feeling today?” Sam smiled back and said, “Wonderful! Promise me you won’t tell Jason anything．” Dr．Smith was moved by Sam’s words and said, “You are a very brave man．You know I won’t do that．Trust me．”

Months later Jason recovered．He stopped hanging out with（与…出去玩）Sam．He felt unhappy to spend time with a disabled person like Sam．Sam was lonely and heartbroken．One day Sam died in despair （失望）．When Jason was on his burial （葬礼）, Dr．Smith gave Sam’s letter to him．

The letter read, “Dear Jason, I have kept my promise to give you my eyes if anything had happened to them．Now there is nothing more that I can do．You will see through my eyes that you will always be my best friend ．．．Sam．”

When he finished reading, Dr．Smith added, “I had promised Sam to keep it a secret．” Jason stood there with tears on his face．

41．In the first paragraph, Dr．Smith promised Sam to ______．

A．make friends with him B．take good care of Jason

C．give Jason the letter D．keep a secret from Jason

42．Why did Jason stop hanging out with Sam?

A．He recovered but still couldn’t move freely．

B．He felt upset to be with a disabled man like Sam．

C．He just found another friend．

D．He didn’t know what had happened to Sam．

43．When Jason finished reading the letter, he felt so ______．

A．heart-broken B．worried C．discouraged D．calm

44．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Leave your friend when he is in trouble．

B．Trust a friend when he has changed．

C．Brave people are the best friends．

D．Be faithful to your friend forever．

B

It is important to learn business English if you are going to be successful in another country where English is the primary language．It will also be a great idea to practice speaking and writing in business English．If a university offers a course on business English, it will be a good idea to take the class．Reading, writing and speaking English is necessary to start a business．

Business English is different from asking where to find the nearest hotel．There are classes you can take to help you but there are things that you can learn on your own．Vocabulary and grammar are a good place to start with．You need to know what words mean．Later, try to pronounce the words and then look them up in the dictionary．Try using them in a sentence and ask someone who is good at English to help you．Once you have an understanding of English, you can use it in business English．

In business you will have to learn such things as taking messages, answering the phones with proper words and communicating with your co-workers．You may have to learn how to make travel plans．Business English is very different than spoken English．Grammar is the same but you have to learn things like expressing yourself in a proper manner or maybe making a report in your office．

If you are working in the customer service sector （客户服务部门）, you really have to learn business English．Dealing with the public is sometimes more important than asking your boss for a raise （加薪）．Most businesses offer training classes and some companies offer classes on how to do the job with proper business English．

45．Why do people learn business English?

A．They want successful communication．

B．They want to ask the boss for a raise．

C．They want to have their own company．

D．They will have a chance to get a better job．

46．We can learn from the text that business English ______．

A．is much more difficult than daily English

B．pays more attention to the forms of expressions

C．is required by most international companies

D．can give you a hand when dealing with people

47．What’s the text mainly about?

A．The development of business English．

B．The tips on learning business English．

C．The introduction to business English．

D．The comparison between business English and daily English．

48．The following language skills are mentioned of business English EXCEPT ______．

A．listening B．reading C．speaking D．writing

C

Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad．There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more．

There are so many sights to see here．It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it．Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas that they live．

When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to catch sight of （看见） an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before．It is a quieter mode（方式） of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture．When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand．It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car．

There are many choices of hiring （租） a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions．There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly