高一年级英语下学期期中检测试题

第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1. crash A. spaceship B. parent C. manner D. familiar

2. fiber A. surprise B. vinegar C. magazine D. terrify

3. feast A. bread B. weakness C. break D. dead

4. drown A. know B. below C. brown D. show

5. character A. chain B. attach C. peach D. Christmas

第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑E涂AB, F 涂AC，G涂AD

Emma: Did you see many people at the street corner when you came to school this morning?

Oliver: 6 .

Emma: What was it all about?

Oliver: A serious accident happened. 7 .

Emma: Oh, dear! A lot of people must have been hurt or even killed.

Oliver: You are right! 8 .

Emma: I hope nobody was killed.

Oliver: 9 . And we must be careful especially at this time of day when the traffic is heavy.

Emma: I agree with you. 10 .

A. Yes, I did.

B. I hope so.

C. Yes, it is terrible.

D. All the injured were sent to hospital immediately.

E. I don’t know how many people were injured and killed.

F. All will be safe when everyone knows and follows the traffic rules.

G. A drunken driver’s heavy truck struck (撞) a bus full of passengers.

第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

11. Going on a trip into _____ space must be quite _____ exciting experience.

A. /; the B. /; an C. the; the D. the; an

12.—Shall I give you a lift as you live so far away?

—Thank you. ______.

A. It couldn’t be better. B. Of course you can C. If you like. D. It’s up to you.

13.—John, look at the time. _____ you play the piano at such a late hour?

—Oh, sorry.

A. Must B. Can C. May D. Shall

14. The poor child was ______ by his grandmother after his parents died.

A. grew up B. turned up C. brought up D. dressed up

15. Rather than _____ at home, he always prefers _____ sports on the open air.

A. stay; have B. staying; to have C. to stay; having D. stay; to have

16. If you keep on your research, you will succeed _____.

A. at the same time B. at no time C. in time D. on time

17. The little girl _____ on the sofa _____ to me that she had ______ the purse on the table.

A. lying; lay; ;aid B. lie; lied; laid C. lying; lied; lay D. lay; lied; lain

18. _____ excited the whole nation most is _____ more than 100 workers who were trapped under the coal mine in north China have been rescued.

A. It; that B. That; whether C. What; whether D. What; that

19. As we all know, Asia is _____ Europe.

A. four times as large as B. bigger than four times

C. four times as much as D. four times the size as

20. People who want to cross Canada in less than five days forget the fact _____ Canada is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast.

A. whether B. that C. how D. why

21. We must do whatever we can _____ the river _____ any more.

A. to keep; polluted B. to prevent; being polluted

C. keep; polluted D. prevent; being polluted

22. A concert will be held in our city _____ the great musician.

A. in search of B. in charge of C. in memory of D. in favour of

23.—Obviously, the boss looks happy again, doesn’t he?

—Yes. It’s said that he has ______ the difficult problem.

A. succeeded in solve B. tried to solve C. managed to solve D. been solved

24. People say that Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, ______by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

A. surrounding B. surrounded C. being surrounded D. is surrounded

25. You should apologize _____ your mother _____ your rudeness.

A. to; to B. for; to C. to; for D. for; for

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 26 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 27 .

When she came home she sensed 28 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 29 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry (进入). Had anything been __30 ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 31 .

The following Thursday she went out at her 32 time, but she didn’t go to the club. _43 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 34 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would 35 .

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 36 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 37 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 38 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 39 the water over the hand. 40 _ was heard outside as the 41 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 42 by the sound of running feet.

It wasn’t long 43 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 44 at the club for her successful 45 .

26. A、party B、movement C、club D、organization

27. A、lonely B、alone C. away D. busily

28. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

29. A. windows B. rooms C. doors D. gates

30. A. found B. opened C. taken D. broken

31. A. losing B. missing C. leaving D. disappearing

32. A. same B. spare C. special D. usual

33. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Again

34. A. pushing B. letting C. pulling D. leading

35. A. appear B. follow C. happen D. continue

36.A. the next moment B. for a while C. in time D. at once

37. A. Putting down B. Laying aside C. Picking up D. Taking away

38. A. knife B. hand C. letter D. key

39. A. spread B. dropped C. poured D. covered

40. A. A sad voice B. A sharp cry C. A warning shout D. A strange noise

41. A. key B. kettle C. door-lock D. wire

42. A. followed B. caused C. produced D. ended

43. A. before B. since C. until D. when

44. A. surprised B. admired C. inspired D. supported

45. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection C. self-respect D. self-service

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 25分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？” he asked．Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”

“Oh yes，I'd love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little disabled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

46. The street urchin was very surprised when ______．

A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car

47. From the story we can see the urchin ______．

A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's

D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

48. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______．

A. to show his neighbours the big car B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish

49. We can infer from the story that ______．

A. Paul couldn't understand the urchin

B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

50. The best name of the story is ______．

A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin

C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

B

Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems. However, Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant (有才华的) mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆) .

Now Halley set to work. He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet the