20102011学年度下学期高一英语

2010—2011学年度下学期高一英语

期中考试试题

（时间：90分钟;满分：120分）

第I卷（选择题 共85分）

第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分45分） 第一节： 单项填空 （共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15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。 21. How do you ____ it and what should ____ it? A. deal with, deal with B. deal with, do with C. do with, deal with D. do with, do with

22. I can‟t tell you the exact time I‟ll get there, maybe at eight or nine or even later. ____, I‟ll be there as early as I can. A. Anyhow B. However C. Thus D. Therefore

23．A new bridge ____ across the river and is expected to open next year. A. is built B. is being built C. are built D. has been built 24. -- John failed his final exam.

-- I‟m not surprised at the news ____. ____, he is never seen busy with his lessons. A. at all, After all B. in all, After all C. above all, In all D. at all, In all

25. The two neighboring countries have been _____ peace with each other for years, that is, they have lived _____peace

with each other for a long time.

A. in; at B. in; in C. at; in D. in; at 26. I don‟t think the change of timetable will _____ our plan much.

A. effect B. affect C. be affected D. be effected 27. Many kinds of animals and plants die ____ every year.

A down B away C out D from

28.My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever，______，he could neither eat nor sleep. A．as a result B．after all C．any way D．otherwise 29. Wind ______ electricity widely in many parts of the world. A. used to produce B. is used to producing C. is used to produce D. used to producing

30. He said in his letter that he was going to visit China ___________ and he had the idea ___________. A. long before; before long B. before long; long before C. before long; soon D. before long; before long

31. With more attention being paid to _______our environment, the number of endangered rare animals and plants that

_______is ________.

A. protect; are dying out; decreasing B. protecting; are dying out; on the decrease C. preventing; have died out; decreasing D. to prevent; have died out; on the decrease

32. ____ your naughty niece closely and don‟t let her ____ my regular sleep in the afternoon. A. Watch out; ruin B. Watch over; spoil C. Watch on; destroy D. Watch out; spoil 33. These flowers should not be watered too ______, once _____.

A. long; every other day B. often; every fourth day

C. soon; every two days D. frequently; each five days 34. Work hard or you will __________by someone else.

A. be replaced B. be taken the place of C. be instead of D. be removed 35. It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ______ he dug up a pot of gold. A. that; that B. where; where C. that; where D. where; that 第二节：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16-35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。

Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds(英镑) for her birthday．The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping．She got on 36 and sat down next to an old lady．37 she noticed that the old lady‟s handbag was 38 ．Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes 39 the one her husband had given her. She quickly 40 her own bag—the notes were 41 .Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting 42 her must have stolen them．She thought 43 not have to call the 44 as she didn‟t like getting people 45 ．

So she decided to take back the money 46 the lady‟s handbag and say 47 about it．She looked around the bus to make sure 48 was watching, then she carefully put her hand into 49 handbag, took out the notes and 50 her own handbag．

When she got home that evening, she showed 51 the beautiful hat she had bought．“How did you 52 it?”he asked．“ 53 you gave me for my birthday, of course．”“Oh, 54 then?”he asked, as he 55 a wad of pound notes on the table．

36． A．a bus B．a train

C．an old ship D．a plane

37． A．In a minute B．After a while C．For a second D．On the moment 38． A．good B．old C．open D．shut 39． A．the same that B．perhaps was C．probably as D．exactly like 40． A．looked at B．watched carefully C．saw to D．looked into 41． A．gone B．missed C．disappear D．found 42． A．close B．next to C．before D．behind 43． A．she would B．he could C．she must D．he might 44． A．driver B．old lady C．police D．husband 45． A．to difficulty B．into trouble C．out of work D．seeing her 46． A．into B．out C．away D．from 47． A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 48． A．nothing B．somebody C．nobody D．neither 49． A．the old lady‟s B．her husband‟s C．the police‟s D．her own 50． A．gave it away B．put them into C．brought them out D．took it to 51． A．the driver B．the police C．the old lady D．her husband 52． A．pay for B．spend on C．cost in D．take to 53． A．Use them B．With the money C．With that D．Using it 54． A．how is it B．what‟s that C．where is it D．why is this 55． A．put up B．held out C．pointed to D．handed up第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后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A

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes（车道）for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would 该项涂黑。

use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some storeowners on the main streets don‟t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest place of open ground in New York—is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only.

But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. 56. In New York, a group of bike riders______. A. are keeping practising for health

B. have no cars of their own

C. are complaining（埋怨）there are not enough buses D. are trying to settle the problem of air pollution 57. The bike riders suggest that______. A. bicycles should be used instead of cars B. bicycle lanes should be drawn C. fewer buses or cars should be used

D. the number of special lanes should be increased 58. The advantage of the special lanes is that______. A. they will make cars and buses run slowly

B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks C. they will make the city more beautiful D. the lanes will prevent accidents

59. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn______. A. so that everyone is disappointed B. because there are different opinions C. because most people travel by train

D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough

B

The most important holiday in spring, especially for Christians（基督徒）, is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year, but it‟s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day. But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter, many people go to church to celebrate Jesus‟ resurrection（复活）from the dead.

Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs, they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.

People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium, children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America， children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny（复活节兔子）. But in Belgium, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from church bells. In Bulgaria, red Easter eggs are lucky in churches; Bulgarian families also hit these Easter eggs together to see whose is the strongest. The winner looks forward to good fortune that year. Still dozens of other Easter traditions exist. In parts of Austria, for example, children sing from door to door and are rewarded with colorful eggs. 60. Easter comes _______.

A. on the same date every year B. on Sunday on March 22 C. on Sunday on April 25

D. on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25 61. To celebrate Easter, people ___________.

A. go shopping, hide colored eggs and children hunt for them B. give Easter baskets filled candy and goodies to one another

C. buy new clothes, hide colored eggs and children look for them around the house

D. both B and C

62. For Christians the more important thing to do on Easter is________. A. buying new clothes

B. going to church to celebrate Jesus„ resurrection C. eating delicious food and paint color eggs D. exchange beautiful gifts each other

63. People from different cultures have different ideas about Easter egg， _________.

A. In both American and Belgium, children hunt for Easter eggs hidden in rooms and in bushes B. In American, children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny C. In Belgium, the hidden eggs are thought to have fallen from doorbells D. In America, the hidden eggs are supposed to have fallen from doorbells

C

It doesn‟t matter when and how much a person sleeps , but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That‟s what all doctors thought , until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said ,never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact , he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.

64. The main idea of this passage is that_____

A. large numbers of people do not need sleep

B. a person was found who actually didn‟t need any sleep C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep 65. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_____

A. to cure him of his sleeplessness

B. to find that his sleeplessness was not really true C. to find out why some old people did not need any sleep D. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping

66. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al herpin_____

A. needed some kind of sleep B. was too old to need any sleep C. needed no sleep at all D. often sleep in a chair

67. One reason that might explain Herpin‟s sleeplessness was _____

A. his mother‟s injury before he was born

B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C. his magnificent physical condition D. that he hadn‟t got a bed

D

King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , „„I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. „„Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold. „„I‟m

the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand . „„I‟m dying of hunger.” He cried.

Just then his daughter came running in . „„Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. „„Don‟t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. „„ Please take it away,” begged the king, „„ give me back my daughter.” „„Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river. 68. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____

A. she hoped to make the king the richest in the world. B. She loved gold too.

C. She wanted to teach the king a lesson.

D. She wanted to turn the king‟s daughter into gold.

69. When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____ A. excited B. hungry C. worried D happy 70. The king‟s daughter became a golden statue when _____

A. she saw her father B. the king went to meet her C. she put her arms around her father D. the king loved her very much 71. What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A. Gold makes people unhappy. B. More gold , more happiness.

C. Gold is not the thing that makes life happy. D . People feel happy if they have not gold.

E

There is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.

One day, feeling very sad and lonely, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be happy.”

The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”

When she was very old and on her deathbed, the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”

72. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely. A. There were many friends but B. There was nobody to love her so C. There was nothing to do

D. Seeing the butterfly was caught

73. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn, the orphan(无双亲的) girl ______. A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thorn B. felt sorrow, but she didn„t go up to help it C. fell down on it too

D. failed to help it release from the thorn

74. The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.

A. to be rich B. to have her own parents

C. to have a lot of friends D. happiness

75. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying,because ______. A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn„t wanted her to die B. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she died C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness D. they wanted to pray for her after her death