河南省许昌市许昌高级中学、襄城高中、长葛市第一高级中学三校高一英语上学期第二次考试（期中）试题.docVIP

许昌市三校联考高一上学期第二次考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。第i卷第一部分：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）请认真阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ado you like chocolate? maybe most people do. a box of it can be a great gift. buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. see how happy that person gets.say you just got a box of chocolate. which piece do you pick first? a man has studied peoples choices. he says they tell something about the person. did you choose a round piece? you are a person who likes to party. did youchoosean ovalshape? you area person who likes to make things. picking a square shape shows something else. the person is honest and truthful. you can depend on him or her.what kind of chocolate do you pick? maybe you like milk chocolate. this shows you have warm feelings about the past. dark chocolate means something else. a person who chooses it looks toward the future. what about white chocolate? would you choose it? if so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. some people like chocolate with nuts. these are people who like to help others.do you believe these ideas? can candy tell all these things? it doesnt really matter. there is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. they eat it because they like it.1this passage mainly tells us _.awhy people like chocolatebalmost everyone likes chocolatecabout different kinds of chocolateddifferent choices may show different characters2picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person _.alikes singing, dancing and drinkingblikes to do something for otherscis good at making thingsdcan be depended on3from this passage we can see that a helpful man may choose chocolate _.ain oval shape bin square shapecwith nuts dwith coffee4the last paragraph suggests that the writer _.abelieves all the information about chocolatebdoes not believe the information about candycis trying to get you to believe false informationddoesnt think it important whether you believe the ideasbnow many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.kristina wegscheider from california first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “it opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.in foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. this is what drives young people to travel alone. it is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.chris richardson decided to leave his sales job in australia to go traveling last year. he set up a website, the aussie nomad, to document his adventures. he says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “the people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. he said, “the feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when im dealing with a difficult task. i walk around with my head up because i know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”the great 19thcentury explorer john muir once said, “only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”5. which of the following will kristina wegscheider agree with?a. traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.b. it is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.c. it is comfortable to travel around without a friend.d. traveling abroad helps people to find new things.6. traveling alone is challenging because _.a. you have to make things on your ownb. it is hard for you to prove yourself to othersc. you can only depend on yourself whatever happensd. it will finally build your character7. what can we infer about chris richardson?a. he started traveling alone at an early age. b. he was once shot in the arm.c. he used to work as a salesman. d. his website inspires others a lot.8. what is the best title for the passage?a. travel abroadb. travel alonec. travel light d. travel wide and farcwhy are so many people afraid to fail? quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life and that every person has the right to fail. every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed. most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. one way is to lower standards(标准). when a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesnt stand still. another way is to blame others. if john fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid. theres a problem with the two ways. it makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. young children need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that its possible to enjoy a game even when you dont win. a child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. but parents should not say “it doesnt matter.” quickly. the young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it. failure never gives people pleasure. it hurts both adults and children. but it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. you must learn to ask “why did i fail?” dont blame anyone else. ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. if someone else can help, dont be shy about asking them. success just repeats what has been done. it is not as good a teacher as failure. you can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.9. how do most parents prevent their children from failure?a. they give them some presents.b. they dont tell them that they have failed.c. they dont blame others.d. they help them to come out of failure.10. which of the following does a person need to learn when he fails?a. its impossible to enjoy a game if he misses it.b. he is the worst of all.c. its natural not to win a game and no one can win all the time.d. his teammates are not good enough.11. which would be the best title for the passage?a. learning from failureb. ways of preventing failurec. reasons of failured. getting pleasure from failuredmany gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow-it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. according to the scientists from the university of exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.for their experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. in order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the protein-luciderase(虫荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(萤火虫) glow in the dark.when the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciderase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”.while this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep predators(捕食者) like caterpillars(毛虫) away.what the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger-something that will require further research however, the team, which is led by professor nick smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.however, before you get all concerned, they are quite sure that plants do not feel the pain when they are cut, since they do not have nerves-so go ahead and bite into that juicy carrot!12. whats the best title of the passage?a. plants can send some gasb. plants can communicate with each otherc. the “unseen” language of plantsd. plants cant feel pain13. what does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 1 mean?a. gardeners b. plants c. scientists d. fireflies14. when the plant sent out methyl jasmonate, which of the following statements is nottrue?a. the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.b. the nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.c. the nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.d. the nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.15. according to the experiment, plants _.a. dont live a passive lifeb. can feel pain when they are cutc. can warn the other leaves about dangerd. can talk with each other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。are you truly happy? do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?16. the following are a few tips that i follow to create happiness in my life.make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.surround yourself with happy people. it is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surroundedby people who think that way.17.when something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. trulyhappy people don t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought theycan turn the circumstances back to their favor.18. these few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life andwill lead you to continuous happiness.19. whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.20.a. what makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.b. on the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be influenced.c. being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.d. these are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.e. spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.f. there are some tips in life that lead to happiness.g. it s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.第二部分 完形填空（共40题，每小题1.5分，满分60分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （一）im glad i got sicktwenty-seven years ago i got sick. the reason i can remember the date so well is that being sick is what 21 me to choose my future wife. she was just a good friend, but because she 22 to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, i thought for the first time “what a super wife she will 23 for someone.”i took her out to eat for helping me 24 the flu. after that we became even better friends, but still 25 thought of marriage. a few months later i was going to 26 a new job in the atlanta area, so cathy helped me 27 boxes to get ready to leave. we 28 a great time that day and had lunch together. near the end of that day i 29 a few tears in cathys eyes, so i asked what was 30 .she said, “i dont know if i can live 31 you, you are my best friend.” i said, “i know, ive been thinking the 32 thing.” that day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. we have had our 33 times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends! 34 i get to the family unit in my health class and we talk about 35 i always tell this story. my students seem to love it because they learn that 36 , sharing and caring about others is all that really 37 in life, and that looks, money and other things are not important.38 the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. we have 2 beautiful children, but we still have dates on 39 weekend.cathy is the greatest thing that has ever 40 me! she is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. thank god i got sick 27 years ago!21. a. brought b. resulted c. followed d. caused22. a. came over b. came out c. came up with d. came back23. a. develop b. get c. become d. prove24. a. get up b. get over c. get off d. get away25. a. much b. more c. less d. no26. a. take b. give c. hand d. continue 27. a. pick up b. take up c. pack up d. look up28. a. spent b. had c. took d. cost29. a. noticed b. observed c. looked d. watched30. a. right b. terrible c. wrong d. awful31. a. with b. without c. by d. on 32. a. different b. difficult c. similar d. same33. a. hard b. happy c. wonderful d. common34. a. unless b. until c. when d. though35. a. health b. marriage c. exercise d. hobby36. a. taking b. supporting c. gaining d. giving37. a. matters b. works c. helps d. needs38. a. in b. by c. on d. off39. a. any b. some c. all d. every40. a. contributed to b. came to c. happened to d. led to (二)a strange thing happened to me last sunday. it was such a beautiful day 41 i drove to go for a look in the country.on the way back home, my 42 stopped. it was out of gas on a 43 road far from a town! i decided to walk until i found someone 44 could sell some gas. i had walked almost a mile 45 i finally found a house near the 46 . i was glad to see it because it was getting dark.i knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 47 . she said, “ive been 48 for you here for a long time. come in. 49 is almost ready.”“but i only came for some gas,” i answered. i couldnt 50 what she was talking about.“oh, alfred! gas? you 51 tea,” said she.i quickly 52 that my car was out of 53 , but she didnt seem to listen to me. she just kept 54 me alfred and talking about how long it had been 55 she had seen me. she was acting very strangely and i was anxious to leave. as soon as she went to get tea, i went out of the house as fast as i 56 .57_, there was another house down the road and i was able to buy the gas i needed. when i told the man about my 58 , he said, “oh, thats miss emily. she lives by herself in that big house. shes strange, but she wouldnt 59 anybody. she is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. the day before their wedding he left home and 60 came back because of the war.” 41. a. and b. so c. but d. that42. a. car b. bus c. bike d. truck43. a. narrow b. lonely c. crowded d. busy44. a. what b. whom c. who d. how45. a. before b. after c. while d. as46. a. street b. path c. way d. road47. a. came b. answered c. opened d. appeared48. a. asking b. looking c. calling d. waiting49. a. gas b. coffee c. tea d. lunch50. a. consider b. understand c. accept d. think51. a. like b. love c. used to like d. enjoy52. a. answered b. explained c. refused d. promised53. a. gas b. tea c. strength d. energy54. a. calling b. call c. to call d. called55. a. until b. before c. since d. when56. a. could b. can c. would d. should57. a. unfortunatelyb. absolutelyc. fortunatelyd. seriously58. a. accident b. event c. experience d. surprise59. a. hit b. injure c. hurt d. frighten60. a. never b. everc. yetd. still第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共10小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and 61 (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. about 170 kinds in the us alone 62 (consider) in danger.why should people care? 63 we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. every animal has its place in the balance of nature. 64 (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. for example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed 65 rats and mice. with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) 66 (quick).luckily, some people are working 67 (help) save the animals. some groups raise money to let people know about 68 problem. and they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. quite a few 69 (country) have passed laws. these laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. slo