广东省揭阳市高一英语下学期学业水平考试试题.doc

广东省揭阳市2013-2014学年高一英语下学期学业水平考试试题本试卷共10页，四大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的校名、姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卷上。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卷的整洁。 i. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从115各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。march 21st is world sleep day. this years slogan is “breathe easily, sleep well”. it 1 to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep.sleep is like food for the 2 . enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and 3 . according to the national sleep foundation in the us, 4 need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. for students aged 10 to 17, a 5 amount is about eight to nine hours per night.but many students dont get 6 sleep because of early school start times and heavy 7 . about 80 percent of middle school students dont get enough sleep, the china youth and children research center reported. for some students, they want to sleep 8 , but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and cant fall asleep 9 . for others, they may even have insomnia (失眠症), which might keep them 10 all night.these sleeping problems greatly 11 peoples life. experts have shown that lack of sleep for teenagers leads to poor 12 . students without enough sleep cannot 13 in class or do well in sports. also, the lack of sleep may make them depressed.research shows that with 14 sleep habits it is easier to fall asleep. some of these good habits include 15 drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time each night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too hot nor too cold. 1.a. takesb. comesc. aimsd. helps2.a. soulb. brainc. heartd. stomach3.a. developb. digestc. harvestd. fight4.a. childrenb. teachersc. expertsd. adults5.a. healthyb. valuablec. effectived. possible6.a. goodb. enoughc. soundd. long7.a. houseworkb. researchc. homeworkd. exams8.a. wellb. latec. earlyd. soon9.a. immediatelyb. latelyc. recentlyd. greatly10.a. awakeb. alonec. asleepd. active11.a. changeb. improvec. damaged. affect12.a. figuresb. moodsc. testsd. grades13.a. attendb. developc. concentrated. absent14.a. generalb. goodc. strictd. ordinary15.a. arrangingb. preparingc. involvingd. avoiding第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为1625的相应位置。there are many benefits of reading books. 16 (fortunate), nowadays not a lot of people take the time to read them. now please read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!1) it feeds your mind.obviously, reading books provides you 17 new knowledge. it can be a fact about history or 18 theory you did not know existed. if you want to learn new words in particular, reading books 19 (be) a great way to enrich your vocabulary.2) it keeps your brain in shape.reading also keeps your mind in good condition. similar to 20 (solve) puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. going without books 21 too long will turn your mind to mush(浆糊). im not kidding! 3) it develops your critical(批判性)thinking skills. reading books develops your critical thinking skills. reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind. 22 you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put 23 mystery-solving power to a test.4) it makes you more articulate(口才好). theres nothing quite like reading books in helping you become a 24 (good) conversationalist. seeing 25 words are used with your own eyes helps you put the information to memory better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class.ii阅读（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。afitzgerald, a verywealthy englishman,had only one child, a son, whonaturallywas the apple of his eye. his wife died when the child was in his early teens. so fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. unluckily the son died in his late teens.meanwhile, fitzgeralds wealthwas increasing all the time. he spent a lot on art works of the masters. later fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settledto sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）. before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of fitzgeralds son by an unknown artist. because of its poor quality, it received little attention.when it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. first the lawyer read from fitzgeralds will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.the poor-quality painting didnt receive any bidders except onethe old servant who had attended tothe son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.as soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one english pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. the crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” then the auction was over.26. fitzgerald was _.a. a museum director b. a master of art c. an artauctioneer d. an art collector27. which of the following is true according to the story?a. fitzgerald took care of his son all by himself.b. fitzgerald became seriously ill because of the death of his son.c. fitzgerald lost his wife and his only son within 10 years.d. fitzgerald decided to leave everythinghe hadto his servant.28. fitzgeralds will showed _.a. his desire to fool the bidders b. his invaluable love for his sonc. his sadness at the death of his son d. his regret of having no heir (继承人）29.what helped the old servant winthe whole collection of fitzgeralds?a.no more than one pound. b. great increase of his wealth.c.his strong passion for art. d.his emotion for his young master.30. at the result of the auction, the old man would feel more than _.a. surprised b. sad c. interested d. expectedbforgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. when you think of forgiveness, you probably dont think of it as being a health or medical problem. studies from stanford university, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.when cartoon book characters like the incredible hulk(绿巨人) get angry, they change colors and often gain special power. in the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. thats why professor fred luskin, founder of the stanford forgiveness project and author of forgive for good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. two new studies seem to show the same idea.the studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. they also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping. so it doesnt matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. learning to let it go is important. techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its ok. instead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. 31. the author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear _. a. by raising his own examples b. based on his own experience c. by mentioning some studies d. by mentioning some typical patients32. the example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to _. a. show that anger and hatred can result in physical and mental harm b. let the reader know the different colors of cartoon faces c. show how to control ones temper d. introduce a famous expert33. the underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“_”. a. moving away b. not letting go c. getting rid of d. learning about34. people who are able to forgive may suffer less . a. stress b. depression c. sleeping trouble d. all the above35. the best title for this passage is probably _. a. forgiveness b. forgiveness is good for healthc. a secret to keeping health d. anger is bad for healthcwe parents often take material things for love. “i give him everything,” a disappointed mother complains. “new shoes, video-games, and his own tv. youd think hed at least show me respect!”of course, love and presents are related. most parents work hard to earn money. they want their children to have more than they did and have better lives. the problem is, most children dont connect the things parents buy with the labor that pays for them. children have more, but our cultureand television in particularteaches them that more is never enough. having more does not mean that a child feels loved.from a parents point of view, children are not thankful. but this has to do with their natural growth. young children see their parents as all-mighty(万能的). if parents fail to provide what they want, it must be a matter of choice. its normal for children, even school-age ones, not to be able to take another persons point of view. for example, they may dislike their parents for working long hours, and not realize that the parent would also rather have more time at home.in addition to giving presents, we have to find other ways to express love and create memories. reading or telling stories together, making music and playing games are all ways for families to spend time without spending money. traditions like reading favorite poems and even snowball fights all serve the purpose（达到目的）. most importantly, as parents, we have to learn to hold back some energy from our tiring jobs. when were present for our children, we ourselves become the presents we want to give.36. the underlined word “them”( in paragraph 2) refers to_.a. parents b. children c. the things parents buy d. better lives37. according to the passage, children_.a. want fewer presents b. are taught to ask for morec. want presents rather than love d. prefer their parents to work at home38. we can judge from the passage that there is _.a. misunderstanding between parents and children b. a heavy job load for some parentsc. a lack of money in some families d. love between parents and children39. the last sentence of the passage means that_.a. our children are good presents to us b. we ourselves need some presentsc. we should spend more time with our children d. we should give more presents to our children40. the best title for the passage is .a. family life b. love and presents c. childrens education d. children and parentsdi now have under my belt four languages in order from the most fluent to the least fluent: french, chinese, spanish and portuguese. i can also communicate at a basic- level italian. my love of languages starts from childhood, when i began imitating other peoples accents. although my ability to learn languages fast might be partially genetic(遗传）as my mother is a speech therapist (治疗师) and has a great ear for sounds and accents, i strongly believe my abilities today come more from my personal efforts and interests.my eagerness for learning foreign languages started when i was 12 years old in junior high school. we were given the choice of french and spanish. i picked french. on a class trip to quebec city, i noticed that i was totally crazy about trying my newly-learned french with the local people while my classmates were less interested. this led me to studying french in my junior years of high school, and later, i also studied chinese in college.while ive never lived in a spanish-speaking country, ive reached a level of fluency in spanish by watching a ton of spanish tv series. the portuguese comes from my own personal efforts while travelling in brazil.below ill list the benefits of learning new languages and my personal tips on how to learn new languages:childrens development: its reported that learning foreign languages improves childrens critical thinking skills. kids studying foreign languages do better in other subjects including mathematics and science.finding a job: if an employer needs to fill a position, he / she will be much more likely to pick the person who knows a second language. foreign language speakers have more advantages to bridge the link between a company and its customers.making new friends: i have met so many friends and nice people around the world, with whom i would not be able to communicate if i couldnt speak foreign languages.travel: when visiting other countries, the ability to speak the local language not only makes the trip more convenient, but also much more enriching.41. the underlined phrase “under my belt” in the first paragraph means “ ”.a. hidden something in my pocket b. swallowed something in my stomachc. mastered something well d. carried something with my belt42. what contributes most to the writers ability in learning foreign languages?a. having personal interest and efforts. b. traveling a lot abroad. c. watching a lot of tv. d. being a speech therapists son.43. the writer most probably lived_.a. in france b. in spain c. in brazil d. in canada 44. which of the following benefits of learning a foreign language is not mentioned?a. learning about different cultures. b. making travel easy.c. making friends. d. finding jobs.45. what will be most probably talked about in the following paragraphs?a. the importance of foreign languages. b. examples of learning new languages.c. the development of language learning d. tips on how to learn new languages.第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读关于不同月份天气特征的信息。a. february its one of the most pleasant months of the year. most days have clear, sunny skies and the average temperature is a very cool 14. with an average monthly rainfall of only 20mm，it is also one of the driest months.b. april its a warm spring month with moderate temperatures averaging around 21, and it is very wet, with 200mm rainfall on average for the month.c. june although it is the start of summer with average temperatures reaching a hot 28, you will not see much sun as it is usually very cloudy. it is also one of the wettest months of the year with frequent rain and average monthly rainfall of 240mm.d. august it is the hottest month of the year with average temperatures of 30. generally very sunny during the day, but with frequent heavy rain showers in the evening that make it the wettest month of the year with an average monthly rainfall of 280mm.e. october this mid-autumn month is still pleasantly warm with average temperatures of 20. days are mostly cloudy and overcast although rainfall levels are relatively low, averaging 70mm for rain for the month.f. december it is one of the coldest months of the year with average temperatures of 13. night can be very cold. mostly sunny, with a moderate average monthly rainfall of 60mm.以下是五种蔬菜的种植指引，请把蔬菜与适宜种植的月份匹配起来。46. potatoes the taste of home-grown potatoes is far superior to store bought ones. they need a mild to warm conditions and relatively dry soil for best growth. they also require cloudy, overcast conditions for most of the time to prevent sunburn.47. corn it requires a warm weather for strong and rapid growth. as it needs very wet soil, choose a time when there will be plenty of rain. high temperatures will cause corn to lose its sweet flavour.48. tomatoes these popular plants are easy to grow as they can resist most pests and diseases. they require low temperatures, plenty of direct sunlight and dry conditions for best results.49. onions these are a cold-season crop, easy to grow in the right conditions. they need a moderate amount of rain to keep the soil damp, but too much will cause them to rot. they should be planted during sunny period, as they grow best with plenty of direct sunlight.50. eggplants these are tropical or subtropical, hot-season vegetables that need lots of direct sunlight. they grow best when the weather is very hot and there is plenty of water in the soil.iii.词汇 本题分两节（共20分）第一节 单词拼写（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）请根据中文提示或首字母写出相应单词的适当形式，使句子完整。51. people are more and more c_ about food safety.52. the classroom building has been e_ with modern teaching facility(设施）.53. we m_to get to the airport in time.54. we should show our r