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高一上学期期中考试英语试题 时间：90分钟 满分：100分 本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分选择题部分(共三节, 满分 55 分).第一节：单项填空 (共 20 小题，每题0.5分，共10分)从四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。1. tom asked john _ give him a lift to the office. a. if he couldb. could you c. if could he d. if could 2. can you ask the salesgirl _. a. how much did it costb. how much it costsc. how much it costed d. it cost how much 3. my father_ shanghai in a few days. do you know when the earliest plane _ on sunday?a. is leaving, takes offb. leaves, takes offc. is leaving, is taking off d. leaves, is taking off 4. the professor has done some research on wild plants for 20 years. oh! he must have _ a lot of difficulties!a. given in b. cared about c. joined in d. gone through5. have you _ your brother to give up smoking? - no. i talked to him yesterday but he would have none of my advice. a. persuadedb. advisedc. promisedd. suggested 6. oh, its you! i never _ meeting here. a. dreamed of web. dreamed ourc. dreamed of ourd. dreamed that we 7. the lady insisted that the young man _ her wallet and that he _ to the police station at once.a. had stolen; be sent b. should steal; should be sentc. had stolen; sent d. had stolen; must be sent8. the next meeting is _ to be held tomorrow afternoon.a. determined b. organized c. scheduled d. expecting 9. do you know the west lake in hangzhou? yes, this is the third time that i _ this beautiful city. a. visitb. visitedc. have visitedd. had visited 10. smoking is bad for your health. yes, i know. but i simply cant _. a. give it up b. give it inc. give it outd. give it away 11.that tree looks high and strong but _ its trunk（树干）is hollow（空的）.a. reallyb. trulyc. actuallyd. surely 12. they are now trying to discover what use could be _ such material. a. made outb. made upc. made of d. made from 13. hes _ working in germany as a representative（代表）of a chinese company. a. at onceb. at a timec. at presentd. on time 14. are you getting a new apartment this year? _ i cant afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new apartment. a. not at all. b. you must be joking. c. are you sure?d. good idea!15. there has been _ accidents on this part of road. a. a number of b. a great deal ofc. a series of d. plenty of 16. _ missing the bus, he got very angry. a. becauseb. because ofc. sinced. for 17. it wasnt until nearly a month later _ i received the managers reply. a. sinceb. when c. asd. that 18. the way _ he spoke english is more like that of an american. a. whichb. howc. thatd. in that 19. when we climbed to the top of the mountain, we had a good _ of the whole city. a. sceneryb. scenec. viewd. sight 20. last summer holiday we spent the _ few sunny days on the seaside. a. lastb. latelyc. latterd. late第二节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) somebody might say, “i want to be a big fish, as big as bill gates, in a big pool, as large as microsoft.” however, we all know it is 21 for a green hand in the field. then you have to 22 the question carefully. certainly no matter 23 side you choose to take, you have your chance to succeed. now the problem is which can provide you more 24 . i choose to be a big fish in a small pool. a big company may provide you a 25 starting point, but a small company offers you opportunity to practise various 26 . during the 27 , you may 28 yourself, recognize your 29 points and find your potentiality(潜力). whats more, 30 so many limitations and rules in a small company, if you are ready competent(有能力的) you have 31 chances to climb to a higher point. finally, being a big fish (although) in a small pool, gives a green hand 32 self-confidence which is quite important for 33 . 34 , you should not be confined(限制，使局限) to your small pool, and be 35 with being a big fish there. you should always dream of being a big fish in a big pool!21. a. impossible b. uninteresting c. unnecessary d. uncorrectable22. a. think b. recognize c. weigh d. realize23. what b. whether c. how d. which24. a. help b. chance c. advice d. money25. a. high b. proper c. rich d. practical26. a. jobs b. tools c. skills d. topics27. a. success b. perform c. products d. process28. a. increase b. improve c. impress d. encourage29. a. weak b. reasonable c. strong d. amazing30 without b. because of c. except for d. with31. a. less b. equal c. no d. more32. a. various b. serious c. precious d. previous33. a. future b. success c. boss d. market34. a. finally b. certainly c. immediately d. generally35. a. satisfied b. proud c. relaxed d. regretted 第三节阅读理解 （每小题2分，共30分）along long ago, a god called ratu lived in the sky. ratu liked to play games and make people angry. the game he liked best was to fly down into the sea and frighten all the fishes. the fishes became very tired of his game. they asked hemi, the god of the sea, to help them.so hemi tried to catch ratu the next time he flew into the sea, but he was too slow. ratu laughed at hemi as he flew past him. this made hemi angry and he had an idea. he asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed（水草）. hemi tied it all together and made a large net from it. soon ratu flew down and hemi threw the net over him. ratu fought and fought but could not get free. he was caught.ratu promised never to frighten fishes again if hemi would set him free. but hemi did not believe him. instead, he changed ratu into a mountain in the sea. ratu was so angry that when he opened his mouth to shout at hemi, fire and smoke broke out. and that is why the island of ratu is a volcano (火山). 36. the main point of the story seems to be that _. a. the person who makes trouble will be punished b. some volcanoes in the sea are gods c. seaweed is a good material for making netsd.one who makes promises is not to be always believed 37. this story is a _. a. joke b. humor c. true story d. fairy tale38. the key meaning of this story is _. a. how volcanoes are born b. how ratu was beaten c. why some gods are good and some are bad d. why the island of ratu is a volcano39. ratu liked to fly down into the sea because _. a. he liked to make fun of the fishes b. the fishes welcomed him c. the fishes were friendly to him d. he had too much fire in his mouth.40 .why did hemi not believe ratus promise? a. because ratu was a funny god. b. because hemi was an honest god. c. because hemi was not believable. d. because ratu was not believable.bwelcome aboard the luxury cruise bus to dallas, rouge, and atlanta. we plan to arrive in dallas at 1:45 this afternoon. there will be a fifteen-minute rest stop at that time. we will give a thirty-minute dinner stop in rouge at 6:15 for those of you who are continuing on to atlanta. we should arrive in atlanta at 1:15 tomorrow morning. please remember the number of your bus for re-boarding. that number is 3224.this bus is air-conditioned for your comfort. please remember that smoking of cigarettes is permitted only in the last six rows, and the smoking of any other material is not allowed, as is the drinking of wine. 41. how long will it take the passengers to go to atlanta from the city of rouge? a. 5 hours b. 6 hours and a half c. 17 hours d. 18 hours42. the passengers will have a fifteen-minute rest stop at the city of _. a. atlanta b. rouge c. baton d. dallas43. which of the following is permitted in the last six rows? a. smoking of cigarettes. b. smoking of any material. c. having a thirty-minute dinner. d. drinking of wine.44. the number 3224 should be remembered for _. a. telephoning b. writing a letter c. returning to the bus after a rest stop d. finding the hotel45. the bus must be comfortable because _. a. there will be a rest stop between the cities b. smoking of cigarettes is permitted c. the air-temperature in the bus can be controlled d. the passages will have a free dinner csome time ago i discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. i didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. so i left home one morning carrying the chair with me. i went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). i was quite wrong. the man wouldnt even look at my chair. the second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourthso i decided that my approach must be wrong. i entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. i placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, would you like to buy a chair? he looked it over carefully and said, yes, not a bad chair. how much do you want for it, sir? twenty pounds, i said. ok, he said, ill give you twenty pounds. its got a slightly broken leg, i said. yes, i saw that, its nothing. everything was going according to plan and i was getting excited. what will you do with it? i asked. oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ill buy it, i said. what do you mean? youve just sold it to me, he said. yes, i know but ive changed my mind. i am sorry. ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it. you must be crazy, he said. then, suddenly the penny dropped. i know what you want. you want me to repair your chair. youre right, i said. and what would you have done if i had walked in and said, “ would you mend this chair for me?”. “i wouldnt have agreed to do it, he said. we dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. but ill mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver? he was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing. 46. from the text, we can learn that the writer was _. a. honest b. careful c. smart d. funny47. we can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _. a. was rather impolite b. was warmly received c. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair d. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair 48. the underlined word approach in the second paragraph means _. a. plan for dealing with things b. decision to sell things c. idea of repairing things d. way of doing things 49. the expression the penny dropped in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _. a. changed his mind b. accepted the offer c. saw the writers purpose d. decided to help the writer 50. how much did the writer pay? a. 5. b. 7. c. 20. d. 27. 非选择题部分(共45分)第一节.根据句意及汉语提示写出下列单词。（10分）1. his mother tongue is german, but he speaks italian like a （本国人）.2. it is _（无用） to argue with him, he is too stubborn.3. without _ (电)，modern life would be very difficult.4. dont always stay indoors. youd better go _（户外） for fun.5. you can depend on him, for he is a _(可靠) man. 6. pressure is a major problem of _（现代的） life, so we need to learn to deal with it. 7. venice is a beautiful city full of _（文化） and history. 8. the _（政府） has removed some factories to reduce levels of environmental pollution. 9. it took him a long time to get used to the _（南方的） climate.10. as a result of the heavy snow, the road was blocked in both _（方向）.第二节课文填空（从下面框格a-m中选出正确选项，使课文内容完整，共10分）awhom b. who c.spoke d.speaking d. spoken e. taken f. taking g. overh. develop i. interested j.interesting k.gradually l.graduating m. persuaded(a) ever since middle school, my sister and i have dreamed about (1) _ a great bike trip. two years ago she bought an expensive bike and then she (2)_ me to buy one. last year, she visited our cousins. she soon got them (3)_ in cycling too. after (4) _ from college, we finally got the chance.(b) so why has english changed over time? actually all language change and (5)_when cultures meet and(6)_each other. at fast the english (7)_in english between about ad 450 and 1150 was very different from the english that is spoken today. it was based more on german than the english we speak at present. then(8)_between about ad 800 and 1150,english became less like german because those (9)_ruled english (10)_first danish and later french. 第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。one summer holiday, i go to dalian with my parents. we traveled there on air. dalian is a very beautiful and modern city. in morning, we arrived at the hotel.after breakfast, we began us tour. first, we took a bus to sea park. there were suchmany different kinds of fish that i couldnt believe my eye. then we had lunch in arestaurant. the seafood, which is well-known, was delicious. after lunch we wentswim. during this trip, we also went to another places of interest. several days later,we left for dalian. we felt very happily