湛江一中2014-2015学年度第二学期期中考试高一级英语科试卷

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 1 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother is telling me, “Don’t watch the 3 when you say ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he’ll know you 5 it.”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 6 apology: it must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming（责备） him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 12 .

One of the important things you should do for an 13 apology is readiness to 14 the responsibility(责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 15 for the other person to 16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. It 19 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for(对……负责) one’s 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame.

1． A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated

2． A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas

3． A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom

4． A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye

5． A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret

6． A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic

7． A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect

8． A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up

9． A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower

10．A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty

11．A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly

12．A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles

13．A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy

14．A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear

15．A．situation B．need C．sign D．room

16．A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame

17．A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer

18．A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage

19．A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains

20．A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions

第二节 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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为21-30的相应位置上。

China's top track and field star, Liu Xiang, 21 (office) announced his retirement on Tuesday through his Weibo account 22 being sidelined for more than two years in rehabilitation修复of an ankle surgery. The 31-year-old athlete star chose a low-key way to announce his retirement. "From today on, I will say goodbye to my 23 (profession) athletics career. It's a decision 24 (make) through thorough consideration. I have no other 25 (choose) despite reluctance and pain. Goodbye, my track, my hurdles!" Rumors of Liu's retirement 26 (report) periodically定期的 since he fell down at 2012 London Olympic Games 110-meter hurdles' preliminary contest, 27 was the last match he ever attended. In Athens, Liu tied the 12.91 seconds world record to claim the gold medal .His breakthrough of winning the Olympics and world championships proved 28 Asian people can be competitive 29 Western counterparts in men's sprint冲刺 events at the highest level. That's 30 huge motivator激励 that should be reckoned考虑 with.

II. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food , get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

? Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料).Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

? Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality .Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

? Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

? If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

31. According to the passage,_________.

A .we should always keep fit

B. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

C. one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

D. one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

32. In order to keep good health, ___________ .

A. we should eat a lot of sweets?? B. one needs a large amount of fat

C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition

D. we must try to sleep now and then

33. Eating more and sleeping less________.

A. can keep healthy?????? B. is no good for you

C. gets you more energy?? D. will keep your personality

34. The writer explains ________in this passage.

A. how to eat?????????? B. the importance of doing exercise

C. how to keep healthy? D. what to eat

35. The title of the article should be___________ .

A. Eating and Exercising? B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C. Staying Healthy??????? D. Sleeping Well

B

In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister-city relationship.

The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan(巴尔干半岛的) country!

Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skill, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.

36. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Town Twinning B. Friendly Towns

C. Exchanging Teachers and Students D. Peace and Understanding

37. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps.

B. Twin towns exchange business skill.

C. Schools in twin towns exchange classes for a period of time.

D. Ordinary people travel to the twin town.

38. Twin towns develop ____________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English-speaking countries only

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

39. How many countries are mentioned in this passage?

A. 7 B. 6. C. 5 D. 4

40. One of the advantages of town twinning is to ________.

A. earn more money B. set up schools

C. improve students’ language skills D. develop industry and agriculture

C

Based on new analysis, we are rapidly approaching major climate change and the effects on society and the environment could be quite severe. Geographers predict that within the next eighty years, current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear. Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter, forcing animals to migrate (迁徙) north.

Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases. Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense. If the changes come too quickly, animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

According to Science Daily, a new study predicts that by the year 2100, many of today’s familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today’s world. It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these far-reaching consequences for the whole world. The planet itself has been showing signs of change. In 2004, a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008, thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake. Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthq