广东省中山市杨仙逸中学高一英语上学期第一次段考试题.doc

2014-2015学年上学期第一次段考高一英语试题语言知识及应用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的a、b、c和d项 so why english has change over time? 1. all languages 2 and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. at first the english was spoken in england between about ad 450 and 1150 was very 3 from the english we spoke today. it was 4 more on german than the english we speak at present. then gradually between about ad 800 and 1150, english became less like 5 because those who ruled england spoke first danish and later french. these new settlers 6 the english language and especially its 7 . so by the 1600s shakespeare was able to 8 a wider vocabulary than ever before. in 1620 some british 9 moved to america. later in the 18th century some british people were taken to australia too .english began to be spoken in both 10 . english now is spoken as a foreign or second language in south 11 . for example, india has a very large number of 12 english speakers because britain 13 india from 1765 to 1947. during that time english is also spoken in singapore and malaysia and countries in africa such as south africa. today the number of people learning english in china is 14 rapidly. in fact, china may have the largest number of english learners. will chinese english develop its own 15 ? only time will tell. 1. a gradually b. actually c. suddenly d. personally2. a. appeared b. began c. made d. changed3. a. different b. same c. strange d. important4. a. based b. requested c. commanded d. settled5. a. irish b. german c. french d. english6. a. produced b invented c. enriched d. used7. a. spelling b. grammar c. vocabulary d. writing8. a. made use of b. made up c. made of d. made in9. a. soldiers b. workers c. settlers d. students10. a. provinces b. countries c. cities d. states11. a. asia b. africa c. america d. europe12. a. frequent b. entire c. fluent d. exact13. a. conquered b. ignored c. ruled d. settled14. a. increasing b. decreasing c. appearing d. disappearing15. a. partner b. identity c. teenager d. usage第二节 阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选择。ajohnny smith was a good math student at a high school. he loved his computer. he came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. but johnny was not a good english student, not good at all. he got an f in his english class. one day after school johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. the school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in english. he found his english grade. an f! johnny changed his english grade from an f to a. johnny parents looked at his report card. they were very happy.an a in english! said johnnys dad. youre a very clever boy, johnny.johnny is a hacker. hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. school headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. so are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account and put it into their own ones. and they never have to leave home to do it! they are called hackers.16. johnny changed his english grade with the computer in _.a. the classroom b. the school office c. a bank near his house d. his own house17. when johnnys parents saw the report, they were happy because _.a. johnny was good at mathb. johnny loved computersc. johnny could join one computer to anotherd. they thought johnny was not poor in english any longer18. who are worried about hackers in the story?a. johnnys parents. b. school headmasters, teachers and the police.c. the police. d. school headmasters and teachers.19. what should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?a. information. b. back computer accounts. c. computers. d. grades.20. the last paragraph is about _.a. johnny b. computers c. hackers d. modem bthere was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.on the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. it was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, if one of you stays in the water during the whole night, i will give him my ship. but if he comes out before the sun appears, i shall get his wages.the sailors had heard about the captains cheating, so they didnt trust him. but then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. he got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. when it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.you are cheating, the captain said to the sailor. the fires warming you.but its half a mile away! said the sailor.a fires fire, answered the captain. i have won.the sailor came out of the water, and said, perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you cant cook a chicken.i can, answered the captain.if you cook this chicken, said the sailor, i shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you cant, you will give me your ship.the captain agreed, took the chicken and said, wheres the fire?there it is, answered the sailor. on the shore.but its half a mile away, said the captain angrily. a fires fire, you said, answered the sailor. if it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.21. the captain got the sailors wages _.a. to buy a chicken for himselfb. and kept the money for future usec. by cheating himd. and said he would return the money soon22. which of the following statements is true?a. all the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.b. the captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.c. the captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.d. it was the sailor who was cleverer.23. the captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he _.a. didnt want to lose the betb. didnt believe the sailors successc. wanted to keep his promise d. wanted to show his cleverness24. which of the following statements is not true?a. the sailors didnt trust the captain.b. in order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.c. the captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.d. the sailor didnt get out of the water before the sun appeared.25. what is the title of the story?a. how a captain cheated his sailorb. how a sailor got a shipc. a brave sailor d. a fire is firec english is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. one in every seven human beings can speak it. more than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in english. of all languages, english has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. however, lets face it: english is a crazy language. there is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. we take english for granted. but when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. and why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? if the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? one goose, two geese so one moose, two meese? how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? how can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? how can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? english was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. and why, when i wind up my watch, i start it; but when i wind up this essay, i end it.26. according to the passage _. a. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsb. there should be egg in an eggplantc. pineapples are the apples on the pine treed. boxing rings should be round27. which of the following is the correct plural?a. beeth. b. geese. c. meese. d. tooth. 28. which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?a. a wise man and a wise guy. b. overlook and oversee. c. quite a lot and quite a few. d. hot as hell and cold as hell.29. the underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”.a. blow b. roll up c. get hurt d. finish30. through the many paradoxes in the english language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.a. clever b. crazy c. lazy d. dull第三节信息匹配（10%）请阅读下列相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。why do you remember hello kitty, snoopy and all the other cartoon characters? what makes you love them? well, maybe because theyre like the people around you. think about it! you may find a friend or classmate who is like them.a. as sweet as hello kitty: she likes to eat cakes. she loves to make new friends. she likes to ask friends to her parties. her smile is so lovely.b.as clever as snoopy: he went to school when he was nine. he learned to use typewriter in two years! he thinks a lot. he is so clever that you like to be with him.c.as sarcastic(讽刺的) as garfield: he sits happily in the seat and says sharp words to you. sometimes he is not nice. he doesnt really like you? he thinks you are a fool? no, in his heart, he loves you. he is a friend with hard words but a warm heart.d.as naughty as mashimaro: he doesnt look like a good boy. he has sleepy eyes and looks naughty. he always plays tricks. so you may get angry with him and dont like him very much. his mind is active and full of ideas. he tries to be big and catch your eyes. but, he s still a child.e.as confident as prince of tennis: he has faith in himself and always wants to win.f.as friendly as mickey: he is clever and kind. he has a good heart and is glad to help others. everyone loves to turn to him for help whenever they are in trouble.请阅读susan, tom, john, bob, george的个性描述，然后匹配与他们个性相当的卡通人物。31. tom is a warm-hearted boy, and he cares for others very much. if you meet with any difficulty, you can tell him, and he will surely help you.32 susan has many friends and she likes to stay with them in many kinds of parties. on her face, there is always a smile.33. john likes thinking and can always find ways to solve any difficult problems.34. bob seems to be very rude and impolite and his words are unpleasant to hear, but his inner heart is full of concerns for others.35. george believes in himself, and he always wants to win the first place in almost everything.根据句意选出短语并以其恰当形式填空（注意有三项剩余）。(10%)face to face set down join in get along well with on purpose come upsuch as at present a series of add up to even if add up no longer36. karl max could speak a few foreign languages, _ russian and english.37. you should _ the language points on the blackboard. they are useful.38. you can find _ english reading materials in the school library.39. i think the windows were broken _ by someone.40. weve chatted online for some time but we have never met _.41. i am very friendly to everyone and _ my classmates.42. _ more and more people can speak english all over the world.43. all his schooling _ no more than 3months.44. you must ask for leave first _ you have something very important.45. more than 30 students in our class will_ the discussion.用所给单词的适当形式填空（）46. they discussing how to build up a _(power) government.47. his angry expression suggested that he _(agree) to the decision.48. if you keep talking _(frequent) with your foreign friends, youll soon pick up _(fluency) english.49. my parents live in the _( east) part of a country.50. the _(express) on her face told me that she didnt want to discuss it.51. he ma