2014年高一下学期英语期中试题

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：多项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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. Those who ______ work with pleasure will live a happier life.

A. limit    B. equip   C. match   D. combine

22. Don’t try to change his mind. Every time he can _______ the weakness in your argument and fights back.

A. spot   B. ignore   C. escape   D. remove

23. Citizens are becoming frightened of the bird flu with more new cases _______ in different areas.

A. believed  B. predicted  C. confirmed  D. supported

24. Judging from the tense atmosphere between the two countries, their years of good relations are very likely to ________ soon.

A. break in    B. break up  C. break out  D. break down

25. To reduce wasting, the governments at all levels will ______ the cost in official business reception.

A. cut down  B. turn down  C. set down  D. settle down

26. Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ______ building.

A. respect   B. friendship  C. belief    D. character

27. You may light a fire of happy feelings inside of yourself when you give others a(n) ______ praise.

A. high   B. impressive  C. genuine   D. fake

28. In today’s competitive market, the quality of staff is ______ to the company’s success.

A. contrary  B. fundamental C. strict   D. grateful

29. The family breathed a sigh of relief when they were informed that the father was only _______ injured in the accident.

A. eventually   B. slightly   C. badly   D. gradually

高一下学期英语期中试题30. Some plants can take in carbon dioxide we breathe out and give off oxygen _______.

A. in case    B. in return   C. in turn   D. in addition

第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

My family suffered some economic problems last year. I didn’t know how I was going to buy Christmas gifts for my children   31   my own Santa turned up.

One day while window shopping with my one-year-old son, a   32   walked to me and began a conversation asking some usual baby questions. He   33   himself as John, and asked for help with   34   for his grandkids for not knowing what to buy. I agreed since I was   35  .

“Thank you for helping an old man find joy again. You made me   45   that Mary, my beloved, was looking at me from above to send one of her angels when I needed one most. The gifts you   46    me pick out are for you and your children. You are a kind person and this is my 47   to you. Never change.------John”

I looked around to see if I could find John but he was   48  . I stood there for a few minutes as the   49   rolled down my cheeks, speechless and thankful. On Christmas day my ten-year-old son asked where the gifts came from and I told him   50  …

31.  A. if B. until C. once D. unless

32.  A. salesman B. manager C. stranger D. friend

33.  A. introduced B. guided C. recognized D. classified

34.  A. playing B. shopping C. finding D. comforting

35.  A. kind B. friendly C. free D. hardworking

36.  A. choosing B. picking C. making D. giving

37.  A. calling B. laughing C. apologizing D. complaining

38.  A. meet B. search C. come D. prepare

39.  A. praised B. accepted C. thanked D. owed

40.  A. after B. before C. while D. when

41.  A. left B. threw C. picked D. sold

42.  A. drew B. pushed C. put D. kicked

43.  A. right B. unable C. improper D. wrong

44.  A. said B. wrote C. decided D. referred

45.  A. doubt B. guess C. wonder D. believe

46.  A. had B. got C. let D. helped

47.  A. apology B. thanks C. prize D. honor

48.  A. left B. disappeared C. lost D. gone

49.  A. feelings B. sweats C. tears D. hairs

50.  A. Santa B. John C. Mary D. God

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者) last summer. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight , so if the product had a different label (标识), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read  built Marie’s self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stor ies. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

51. What did the author do last summer?

A. She helped someone to learn to read.

B. She worked in the supermarket.

C. She gave single mothers the help they needed.

D. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.

52. Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop.

C. Because she couldn’t find the right bus.

D. Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket.

53. How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

C. She remembered the names of the goods.

D. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

54. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Marie?

A. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.

B. Marie could do things she had not been able to do before.

C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school.

D. Marie  paid for her own lessons.

B

In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.

Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.

The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.

Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it is better to have parents around than to have a university education.

55. Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because _______ _.

A. they hope their children may easily find a job there

B. the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends

C. all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries

D. the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries

56. “Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids ________.

A. without patents                              B. with university education

C. living abroad alone                             D. speaking no English

57. Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents ________.

A. want to leave their own country                     B. return to their countries to work

C. want them to go to university                      D. want them to be independent

58. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Parents want better education for their kids.

B. Parents feel lonely and miss their families.

C. Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family.

D. Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids” problem.

C

●GONE WITH THE WIND

Author: Margaret Mitchell

￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online)

Gone With the Wind is a best seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O’Hara was a woman in the story who was full of energy. She was strong and saved her family but was very selfish at the same time.

●A LITTLE PRINCESS

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

￥18.3 (online)

Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty (贫穷) and the scorn (嘲笑) of her fellows. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children.

●PETER PAN

Author: J.M. Barrie

￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online)

It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up. The children were happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)

●UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe

￥20 (in bookstores)

The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

●THE SECRET GARDEN

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online)

Mary  Lennox, a sickly orphan (孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.

59. Which is the book that does not have children as the main character?

A. GONE WITH THE WIND                     B. PETER PAN

C. A LITTLE PRINCESS                        D. THE SECRET GARDEN

60. We can know from the text that ________.

A. there are three books with tapes

B. we can buy all the books above in bookstores

C. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online

D. two of the above books were written by Frances Hodgson Burnett

61. Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. the power of hope            B. her uncle

C. the magic of nature                     D. friendship

62. Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this text?

A. What Sara did to help her fellows.         B. Why Peter Pan wouldn’t grow up.

C. What kind of woman Scarlett was.           D. How Mary Lennox came into her uncle’s house.

D

Humans: It’s time to abandon (废弃) the earth or face extinction.

This prediction isn’t science fiction. It’s a glimpse of the future, according to famed British scientist Stephen Hawking. “I see great dangers for the human race,” he said in an interview with global forum (论坛) Big Think. “There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go (死里逃生).”

Hawking says humans must evacuate our home planet within the next two centuries and expand into space to survive. “I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space,” he said. “It will be difficult to avoid disaster on our planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million.”

He also voiced some concerns about the future of life on the earth. In April, he spoke about his fear of aliens (外星人) in an interview for the Discovery Channel. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be m uch as when Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,” he said. “Such advanced aliens would perhaps become wanderers, looking to conquer (征服) and colonize whatever planets they can reach.”

But Hawking says he is still hopeful for the future of humanity. “I’m an optimist,” he told Big Think. “We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space.”

Getting to another planet will prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. Universit y of Michigan astrophysicist (天体物理学家) Katherine Freese told Big Think that “the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4.2 years to get there” --- or about 50,000 years using current rocket science.

63. According to the passage, which is NOT a reason why humans need to abandon the earth?

A. The earth will be destroyed by worldwide wars before long.