2014高一英语第二学期期中试题

第二节 单项选择(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)

21. ______ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.

A. To face B. Having faced C. Faced D. Facing

22. __________, he is still as modest as before.

A. As he is a scientist B. A scientist as he is

C. Scientist as he is  D. As is he a scientist

23. — How does the plan ______ you ?

— If only it could be carried out smoothly.

A. hit  B. strike  C. beat D. attract

24. He spoke ________ soft voice that we could hardly hear him.

A. such a  B. in such  C. in so  D. in such a

25. — What was the trouble with Jack the day before yesterday?

— When he practicing running on the playground, his strength ____ and

he fell onto the ground.

A. gave away B. gave in C. gave off  D. gave out

26. —Have you heard from Janet recently?

— No, but I ______ her over Christmas.

A. saw  B. have been seeing

C. have seen  D. will be seeing

27. Dark clouds are a ______ of rain or snow.

A. signal B. symbol C. sign  D. sight

28. Everyone shouts “Kill it!” when a rat_________ the street.

A. is seen run across B. is seen to run across

C. is seen across   D. sees across

29. — Is Peter there ?

— _______, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.

A. Hold up B. Hold on  C. Hold out  D. Hold off

30. — Do you have a minute ? I’ve got something to tell you.

— OK, ________ you make it short.

A. now that B. if only  C. as long as  D. every time

31. He gave many thanks to those doctors, ________ his son was saved successfully.

A. with his help    B. with whose help

C. without whose help  D. without his help

32. Don’t lose heart; you should be ________ about the future.

A. pessimistic B. optimistic  C. crazy   D. negative

33. She brought with three friends, ________ I had ever met before.

A. none of whom   B. neither of whom

C. neither of them   D. none of them

34. My interest in stamp collection __________ my schooldays.

A. is dated back    B. dates back to

C. had dated from   D. can be dated from

35. The book ________ and is worth ________.

A. is well written; reading        B. writes well; reading

C. is well written; being read  D. writes well; being read

第二节 完形填空(共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If _36__, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews _37_.

In his book, Matthews _38_ us how to have a happy life and answers the _ 39__ of teenagers.

There are many subjects such as _40_ and friends, and the book _41_ we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills __42_ how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to _43_ your memory better.

Many teenagers think _44__ happiness comes from a good exam result _45_  praise from other people. But you can _46_ be happy when there are no such “good” things

Success comes from a(n) _47_ attitude. If you _48_ from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have __49__ such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that _50__ comes from thinking about things in a positive _51__. If you are _52__, people notice you and you can get a __53__ view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes _54__less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important _55_: you choose to be happy!

36. A. so B. not C. it  D. do

37. A. wise B. smart   C. useful  D. simple

38. A. orders  B. tells  C. asks   D. argues

39. A. problems  B. questions   C. ideas  D. comments

40. A. roles B. classes  C. courses  D. parents

41. A. says B. writes  C. reads  D. thinks

42. A. for example B. such as  C. so as  D. so that

43. A. make B. turn  C. let  D. change

44. A. what B. how  C. that  D. whether

45. A. and B. but   C. so  D. or

46. A. yet B. already   C. still  D. forever

47. A. bad B. good   C. independent  D. normal

48. A. learn  B. rescue  C. struggle  D. separate

49. A. experiences B. difficulties  C. fears   D. problems

50. A. success B. happiness  C. failure  D. height

51. A. way B. means  C. manners  D. spirit

52. A. short B. small  C. tall  D. fat

53. A. lower  B. higher  C. worse  D. better

54. A. take B. spend  C. cover  D. cost

55. A. work  B. lesson  C. teaching  D. study

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

I travel a lot, and I find out different “ styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

56. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually _________.

A. describe the place carefully

B. show him a map of the place

C. tell him the names of the streets

D. refer to recognizable buildings and places

57. What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A. New York B. Los Angeles C. Kansas D. Iowa

58. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer_________.

A. in order to save time   B. as a test

C. so as to be polite   D. for fun

59. What can we infer from the text?

A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C. People have similar understandings of politeness.

D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

B

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.

In the mean time：In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral. He was a minister who had been “called home to glory”, following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I’ve arrived!

I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静的) as mine was.

P.S: Sure is hot down here.

60. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

A. He checked into a wrong hotel.

B. He forgot to bring the laptop.

C. He misspelled her wife’s address.

D. He forgot to mail his letter.

61.The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had_________.

A. gone back to his hometown

B. called his family to say hello

C. been awarded an honor

D. died and gone to heaven

62. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

A. Pleased B. Amazed  C. Frightened  D. Moved

63. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. The second woman’s husband died of a heart attack.

B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail.

C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.

D. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.

C

Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.

64. Where would this article probably appear?

A. On the front page of a newspaper.

B. In a popular magazine.

C. In a science textbook.

D. In an encyclopedia.

65. The main purpose of the article is to _________.

A. explain how shyness developed

B. prove that shyness can overcome

C. persuade readers that shyness is natural

D. recommend ways of dealing with shyness

66. Which of the following statements can you conclude from reading the article ?

A. The attempts to overcome shyness is always worthwhile.

B. Entertainers choose their work to fight shyness.

C. The attempts to overcome shyness is always successful.

D. Shy people never have any fun.

67. What is the source of the suggestions for fighting shyness?

A. The author of the article.

B. Shy men and women

C. Popular entertainers

D. Doctors and psychologists.

D

Perhaps the most wonderful buildings put up in the 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings of all the time. It was made of iron and glass and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal to machinery on show. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.

68. The Crystal Palace was build up ________.

A. in the 1950s   B. in the 1900s

C. shortly before 1851   D. before 1951

69. People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to______.

A. buy goods   B. visit an exhibition

C. travel    D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself

高一英语第二学期期中试题  70. What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?

A. It caught a terrible fire

B. It disappeared suddenly

C. It was moved away to the south of London

D. It was rebuilt.

第二节(共5个小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处地最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many students have not developed good study habits and find homework quite difficult. They don’t know how to deal with their homework. Here are some tips that you should consider.

_  71____ Some of the problems may require a lot of thinking, so you may need to think about them several times over several days. This is to be expected, and does not mean you do not understand the material. It is simply part of the process of doing hard problems. Do not expect to be able to do all the homework problems in one hour.

Don’t do your homework with the TV or the radio on. ____ 72___

Studies show that it takes students longer to finish their work if they watch TV or listen to the radio. If you must listen to music while studying or doing homework, at least listen to classical music; studies show that this makes you smarter.

___ 73____This is one of the best ways to learn the material. If you don’t understand it, other students often can help out; if you do know how to do a problem, explaining it to someone else often helps to solidify the process for you.

Don’t turn in work that you know is wrong but pretend that you think it is right. It is far better not to finish a problem than to continue on and produce a wrong answer. ___74__You should say something like: “I know that something has gone wrong at this point, but I can’t figure out what.” and you should also say why you think something is not right, and what you would have done if you could have continued on. _____75_

A. Not all the homework is so easy.

B. Work with other students on homework.

C. You should ask your parents for advice.

D. Listen to some classical music when doing homework.

E. That will prevent you from concentrating on your homework.

F. No answer at all is better than an answer you know to be wrong.

G. There is no shame in admitting you don’t know how to do something.

第三部分(满分35分)

第一节. 短文改错

下面是你同桌的一篇习作，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每每句中最多有两处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分。

The day before yesterday, I went to the bookshop where is near our school to buy the new book. It was Saturday, so there had many people. With a shop assistant’s help, I quickly got the book I wanted it. I was about to leave while I found someone trying to steal a man’s money. Although I was nervously, I tried to think of a way to help. Suddenly I got a good idea. I stepped on the man’s foot deliberately(故意地). The man’s scream gives the thief a fright, who quickly walked out the shop. After hear my explanation, the man smiled and thanked to me.

第二节 书面表达

请根据下列表格中的提示，就“中学生看电视的利弊”用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你的看法。

Advantages     Disadvantaged    You opinion

1.帮助了解国内外大事;

2.拓宽视野，增长知识;

3.丰富生活，放松身心; 1.浪费时间，影响学习;

2.减少锻炼，影响健康;

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注意：1. 词数：120左右     2. 可适当增加细节，以使全文连贯。

书面表达

Many of us middle school students enjoy watching TV. It is widely believed that watching TV is good for us. Firstly, it can keep us well informed of what’s happening at home and abroad. Secondly, it can increase our knowledge. What’s more, it makes our life colorful and is a good way to relax.

On the other hand, watching TV also has some disadvantages to us. First of all, it sometimes wastes lots of time and even affects our studies. Besides, if we sit in front of a TV set for a long time every day, we can easily put on weight and become short-sighted.

From my point of view, we should choose some programs to watch and spend a reasonable amount of time watching TV

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