第二部分：英语知识运用(共二节，满分35分)

I.单选(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

21. It is often said tha t ______teachers have_ _____ busy life.

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

22. Teachers are often compared ______ candles.

A. to   B. with  C. for D. as

23. In my opinion, she is _____ to pass her exams.

A. possible   B. likely C. probable D. impossible

24. Don’t lie to your mother, ______ she is bound______ the truth.

A. for; to know B. for; to knowing

C. while; to know D. since; to knowing

25. All men are  created equal, ______ religion, race or gender.

A. as a result of B. regardless of C. in case of D. because of

26. People tend to _____ as they grow old.

A. set in their ways B. set their way

C. be set their way D. be set in their ways

27. Where a person lives may influence the kind of hobby he_______.

A. picks up  B. sets up C. takes up D. breaks up

28. It is _______ that students should be active in class.

A. potential  B. essential

C. popular    D. prestigious

29. I didn’t understand his intention; his words just didn’t_______ at all.

A. make sense B. make up

C. make from D. make of

30. The president, _______by his guards, was heading towards the conference room.

A. precede  B. preceding C. preceded D. precedes

31.We all find it impolite to_______ the teacher when he or she is talking about rules.

A. discard  B. avoid C. interrupt D. identify

32. The church near the hospital _______ to 1879.

A. dated from  B. dates back  C. dates from  D. dating back

33. David, your phone______ for several minutes. Why don’t you answer it?

A. has been ringing  B. had rung

C. rang D. was ringing

34. Lucy never manages to lose any weight,______ hard she tries.

A. no matter where B. no matter whether

C. no matter how D. no matter what

35. –Thank you for helping me with my chemistry, Miss Li.

–______.

A. It’s my duty B. It’s my pleasure

C. Never mind. D. With pleasure

II.完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

Adam, a young man who had good academic grades, went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last ¬¬¬ 36  .

The director asked, “Who paid for your school fees?”Adam answered, “My  ¬¬¬ 37   did. When I was young, my father  ¬¬¬ 38  .” Then he continued, “¬¬¬ ¬¬¬ 39   was your mother?” Adam answered, “My mother worked as a  ¬¬¬ 40   cleaner.” Hearing this, the director asked Adam to ¬¬¬ 41   his hands. Adam reached out his hands that were ¬¬¬ 42   and perfect. The director said, “I have a  ¬¬¬ 43  . When you go home, clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”

Adam felt  ¬¬¬ 44   but did it. His tears fell  ¬¬¬ 45   he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so ¬¬¬ 46  . Also Adam  ¬¬¬ 47   that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to ¬¬¬ 48   him. After cleaning his mother’s hands, Adam ¬¬¬ 49   washed all the remaining clothes for her.

The next morning, Adam went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes, Adam was asked to ¬¬¬ 50   his feelings. “Now I know what is  ¬¬¬ 51  . Without my mother, there wouldn’t be the  ¬¬¬ 52   me today. By helping my mother, I see how  ¬¬¬ 53   it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship. ”

The director smiled, “This is what I am looking ¬¬¬ 54  . I want a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who ¬¬¬ 55   put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”

36. A. interview  B. job C. greeting D. dictation点击进入》》》高一英语期末试卷

37. A. director B. father C. mother  D. parents

38. A. died away B. passed away C. died out D. passed by

39 . A. What B. How C. Who D. Where

40. A. carpet B. floor C. clothes D. window

41. A. turn B. wave C. show D. shake

42. A. rough B. dirty C. strong D. smooth

43. A. choice  B. question C. wish D. request

44. A. confused  B. scared C. embarrassed D. inspired

45. A. before B. as C. since  D. until

46. A. slim B. warm C. soft D. rough

47. A. insisted  B. believed C. realized D. wondered

48. A. simplify B.  serve C. sati sfy D. support

49. A. modestly B. secretly C. peacefully D. gently

50. A. improve B. describe C. awaken D. hide

51. A. appreciation B. cooperation C. aspiration D. communication

52. A. wealthy  B. successful  C. famous D. ambitious

53. A. efficient B. creative C. ruthless D. tough

54. A. through B. at C. for D. into

55. A. daren’t B. needn’t C. won’t D. can’t

第三部分：阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

A

If I had known then what I know now, I would have taken my father’s advice when I was 18 and I had to choose my major at university. He told me to study outside Italy where there were more possibilities to find a job once I finished university. But I said no, scared of living alone in a different country with a different culture, with a different language, and above all, far from my family and friends. So I decided to go to university in Italy and I chose the one in Rome, my city, which is one of the most ancient universities in the world, studying Communication Science because it was the most common and the most fashionable major six years ago (and still now…). At that age, I w anted to become a sports journalist, but with the passing time, my opinions and my ideas started changing and I understood that I didn’t like my choice. At that time, I realized that at 18 years old, everyone feels mature to decide about his own future. Everyone thinks that the advice that parents try to give is wrong and we are able to decide alone, maybe just with the help of our friends who are in the same situation. This is the worst thought that we can think.

However, I graduated last December with the pride of my parents and I decide, with their help, to come to Toronto and study English. Here I am living the best experience I have ever lived. I often think, “If I had known that living alone in a different country and studying something I like were so nice and interesting when I was 18, I would have listened to what my father told me six years ago.” I try to regret nothing about my choices I have made in my past, but I just think that now I am mature to ask my parents and to listen to them because they have more experience and they know better than me what is right and what is wrong.

56. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

A. He went to Toronto in order to become a sports journalist.

B. He studied English when he was in a university in Rome.

C. He followed his parents’ advice when choosing a university.

D. He is enjoying his stay in Toronto and his study of English.

57. The underlined word “mature” in the passage means______.

A. having a developed mind

B. good and ripe

C. confident enough

D. carefully decided

58. From his own experience, the writer tries to tell us that______.

A. he still prefers to ask his friends for help

B. parents’ advice is worth taking

C. he doesn’t regret about the choices he has made

D. Communication Science is still fashionable now

B

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long p ieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.