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辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题答题时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第一部分 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a it was a sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. the morning after the storm, though, was beautiful blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. my father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. i was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but i decided to go all the same. im so glad i did. on the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. after all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. as we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance. on approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. we couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here. the storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive. the little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move. the mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. “shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side.” my father said. at this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. with our several gentle pushes, the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. then it swam up right beside its mum. they struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. we hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. in the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. that was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. nearly four decades later, i still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. 1. the author says “im so glad i did. “ (in para. 2) because _. a. he witnessed the whole process of fishingb. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seac. he experienced the rescue of the whales d. he spent the weekend with his family2. the harbour survived the storm owing to_. a. the shape of the harbour b. the arms of the bayc. the still water in the channel d. the long coast line3. the mother whale failed to help her baby because _. a. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long b. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough c. she had no other whales around to turn to for help d. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction 4. what is the theme of the story?a. saving lives brings people a sense of happinessb. fishing provides excitement for childrenc. its necessary to live in harmony with animals d. its vital to protect the environment bthe coalition for the homeless is an organization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless population in the united states. it is a network of offices, some of which provide food and houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passing of laws that of over two hundred million people living in the united states, up to three million are homeless and the number is still growing. since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices, large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession (经济衰退) have made it impossible for many americans to meet housing costs. sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes. according to another research, families with children appear to be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it. a. talk about b. deal with c. fight for d. write to6. how many people are homeless in the u.s. according to the coalition studies?a. 39% of the population. b. 200 million people.c. about 3 million people. d. about one-fifth of the population.7. homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because .a. they have no home addressesb. they mostly have a drinking problemc. they arent supported by government programsd. they often dont have enough work experience8. what is the main cause of the rising number of the homeless in the u.s.?a. the passing of new housing laws. b. the fast growth of family size. c. the slow construction of houses. d. the ever-rising price of housing.c“blogging is helping students to think and write more critically(批评地),”says an australian researcher, “and can help draw out people who would otherwise not engage in debate.” these are the preliminary findings of phd research by anne bartlett-bragg, a lecturer at the university of technology, sydney, who has been using weblogs or blogs in her own teaching since 2001. “the students are thinking more critically.” she says, “they are learning to be responsible and theyre communicating outside the boundaries of the classroom and the institution, and they like that. “bartlett-bragg says in conventional teaching, students often rely on the lecturer as the main source of ideas and critique (评论)for their work. “im a bit over listening to my students giving me back in an essay what ive told them in class.” she says. “i want them to think for themselves and get different perspectives.”“what makes blogs useful is their interactive nature.” she says. these web-based forums(论坛)for discussing ideas, experiences or opinions allow students to discuss publicly what they are studying with other students and experts outside their own university. “i really encourage them to put their personal opinion in there, provided they are informed and backed up with evidence.” bartlett-bragg says because a lot of academics in her field of electronic or e-learning now have their own blogs, students can engage directly with them.she says one of the most powerful facilities in weblogs is pinging, which involves a person positing a comment about someone elses work on their own blog. they use the “trackback” tool to notify the author when they have published the comment, basically inviting them to discuss it.“they get such a buzz when they make a comment on another person outside the boundaries of the institution and that person responds, or even gives them some further reading.” she says. “they are getting new perspectives that i cant give them in a normal lecture.”9. what bartlett-bragg likes most is that blogs can help students to _. . a. think for themselves b. have stronger sense of responsibility c. know more about the world outside d. finish an essay assignment easily10. bartlett-brag would like her students to _. a. make comments on her teachingb. spend more time on the web c. be taught in a conventional wayd. get new ideas from the web-based forums11. the “trackback” tool is used to _. .a. exchange views with the author b. inform the author of a newly published comment c. invite the author to reply d. send a comment to the author12. bartlett-braggs attitude towards introducing blogs into teaching is _. . a. critic b. doubtful c. supportive d. neutral13.the fourth paragraph mainly talks about_.a. the special nature of blogs b. the popularity of blogsc. the advantages of blogsd. bartlett-braggs teaching stylesdit is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers follow certain uniform standards for various features of clothes. what seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. take a look at the way your clothes button. mens clothes tend to button from the right, and womens form the left. considering most of the words population men and women are right-handed, the mens standard would appear to make more sense for women. so why do womens clothes button from the left?history really seems to matter here. buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. for the mostly right-handed servants, having womens shirts button from the left would be easier. on the other hand, having mens shirts button form the right made sense, too. most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.14. what is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?a. it has been followed by the industry for over 400 years.b. it is different for mens clothing and womens.c. it woks better with men than with women.d. it fails to consider right-handed people.15. what do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?a. they tended to wear clothes without buttons.b. they were interested in the historical matters.c. they were mostly dressed by servants.d. they drew their swords from the left.第二节（共5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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。what is your favorite color? do you like yellow, orange, red? 16 . do you prefer grays and blues? then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. you tend to be pessimist. at least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. 17 . if you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. 18 . a yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 19 . a black bridge over the thames river, near london, used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than any other bridge in the area until it was repainted green. the number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. 20 . it is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.a. on the other hand, black is depressing.b. they tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up-we are born with our preference.c. the rooms are painted in different colors as you like.d. if you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.e. light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.f. life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.g. colors do influence our moods there is no doubt about it.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。it is sunday and lunch has, as usual, come to a hurried end. my wife and i are still sitting at the table. my wife likes to be 21 in the life of her child, but i sometimes fear she is in too deep. she has 22 the morning on an online student forum, asking questions about ucas 23 dick.“a lot of people havent had any offers yet,” she says. “i said i already had one.”“wait,” dick says. “are you 24 to be me?”“no, i have my own login details now,” she says.“how do you know he isnt his own mother pretending to be him?” dick says.earlier, when we all sat down to lunch, dick, who had been to parties the 25 evening, came back.“who were there?” my wife asks dick. “what was it like?”“it was ok.” he says.“not good enough,” she says. “what was the worst thing 26 happened?” my wifes continued question 27 a deepening, boring silence. i start to eat faster. there is a long, highly 28 pause in the conversation.“so,” she says 29 , “was it a kissing party?”“oh my god!” shouts dick, 30 his fork. “what is wrong with you? why are you like this?”surrounded by further scolds, lunch comes to a hurried end. dick finds himself 31 with clearing up. 32 , the running of water and the sound of washing plates are the only sounds in the room.“ 33 at any time youre prepared to apologize for being rude,” she says, “you can go and finish watching the football.”“are you joking?” he shouts. “no way! why 34 i apologize to you?”he pauses to look into the bottom of a pan, and a smile 35 across his face. “what i mean is, im really very sorry,” he says, dropping the pan into the sink and running from the room. “bye!”“you dont have to worry,” my wife says. “in a 36 s time, youll be 18 and i wont be able to do this to you any more.”“really?” he says.“youll be a(n) 37 ,” she says.the boy stops to consider the blue print that after a 38 set seven days from then on, his parents will be 39 to stop ruining his life. he looks both doubtful and a little alarmed.i approaches my wife，whispering to her. “dear, i agree with youunderstanding and trust may 40 be a good way to communicate with our teen children.”21. a. lost b. confused c. involvedd. joined22. a. spent b. cost c. spared d. used23. a. in needof b. on behalf of c. in charge ofd. as a result of24. a. willing b. bound c. intendedd. pretending25. a. urgent b. latter c. previous d. obvious26. a. to be b. that c. which d. being27. a. focuses on b. meets withc. caters to d. deals with28. a. motivated b. unlikely c. evolvedd. charged29. a. finally b. gradually c. initially d. randomly30. a. casting b. falling c. droppingd. washing31. a. crowded b. furnished c. equipped d. tasked32. a. for a time b. once upon a time c. sooner or later d. in time33. a. unless b. ifc. if onlyd. while34. a. can b. will c. shouldd. shall35. a. comes b. wanders c. getsd. steals36. a. moment b. weekc. yeard. month37. a. adult b. freedom c. origind. friend38. a. goal b. record c. exampled. deadline39. a. required b. limitedc. forbiddend. permitted40. a. neither b. too c. as welld. either第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。howtimeflies!you 41 (study)inbeijingfornearlyamonth,duringwhichyou musthaveachievedalot.well,howseverythinggoing?itisreportedthattheweatherthereisveryhotanddrythesedays,whichisverydifferentfrom 42 ofyourcountry.haveyouadaptedtoit?inaddition,youoncecomplainedthatthefood 43 (serve)therewasnot 44 yourtaste.ihopethatshouldhavebeenimproved.iamgladtotellyouthatiwillgotobeijingtotakepartinanenglishspeechcontestin july, 45 isnotonlyanhonor,butalsoagreatopportunityformetoimprove 46 .andnowitrymybesttomake 47 (prepare)forit. 48 ,ihavesometroubleincollectingthematerialsrelevantandusingthelanguage.iwillappreciate 49 ifyougivemeahandtosolvetheproblems.afterthecontest,iamtodrop 50 atyourschooltovisityou.pleasewaitformyphone.41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。by his advices we are persuading to go the right way. therefore more friends we have, the better we can improve ourselves.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是邢台市第一中学学生李华，你的美国笔友约翰信询问雅安地震情况，并表达了去灾区当志愿者的愿望。请你回信，内容主要包括：1伤亡情况：死