广东省清远市第一中学实验学校高一英语上学期期中试题（A）.doc

清远市一中实验学校20152016学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高一年级英语科说明： 1.本试卷共7页，满分为150分，答题时间为120分钟。 2.请将答案写在答题卡上，在本试卷上作答，答案无效。第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。a the famous american gorilla(大猩猩) expert diane fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas she pretended to be one of them. she copied their actions and way of life eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does. it was a new relationship.diane fossey was murdered in rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film gorillas in the mist. it was a long way from king kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea: the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be admired.today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400450 mountain gorillas in the wild. from the congo in west africa, to rwanda and uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes. some time ago, i found in my letterbox a little magazine from the world wide fund for nature. it had two photos side by side. one was of a young gorilla. “this is a species of mammal(哺乳类动物),” said the words below it. “it is being destroyed by man. we must save it for our own good.” the other photo showed a human baby. the words also read, “this is a species of mammal,” but then went on: “it is the most destructive(破坏性的) on earth. we must retrain it for its own good.”1. the text mainly talks about _.a. diane fossey b. the gorillas in rwandac. the protection of the gorillas d. the film gorillas in the mist2. we can learn from the text that _.a. gorillas in the mist was based fosseys experiencesb. lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillasc. king kong showed us that a gorilla is admirabled. diane fossey was murdered by a gorilla3. what message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?a. gorillas are mans close friends. b. both man and the gorilla need to be saved.c. young gorillas are as lovely as human babies.d. man should live peacefully with the gorilla.b boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. fox point is a very new 47-unit living building in south bronx, one of the citys poorest areas. two-thirds of the people living there are formerly (以前) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the government. the rest are low-income families. the boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. it reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions(碳排放)while also cutting costs. fox point is operated by palladia, a group that specializes in providing housing and services to needy people. palladia received support from enterprise community partners (ecp), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers. ecp has created national standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面) clever and affordable homes which are called, the green communities standards. these standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. even the positioning of a window to get most daylight can help save energy. michael bloomberg, new yorks mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for 500,000 new yorkers. almost 80% of new york citys greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused by housing. so he recently announced that the citys department of housing and preservation and development (dhpd) , whose duty is to develop and keep the citys supply of affordable housing, will require all its new projects to follow ecps green standards. similar measures have been taken by other cities such as cleveland and denver, but new yorks dhpd is the largest city developer of affordable housing in the country.4.what is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph?a. to explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people. b. to suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.c. to show how the environment-friendly building works.d. to compare old and new boiler rooms.5.what is an advantage of the buildings meeting the green communities standards? a. lower running costs. b. costing less in construction. c. less air to be lost in hot days .d. better prices for homeless people.6.it can be learned from the text that_. a. new york city is seriously pollutedb. peoples daily life causes many carbon emissions in new york cityc. a great number of people in new york city dont have houses to live ind. some other cities have developed more affordable housing than new york city7.what is the main purpose of this text?a. to call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.b. to prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.c. to ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.d. to introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.c i grew up in a house where the tv was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books i could get hold of. in fact, i grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in. with this unshakable belief, i, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. here too, reading became useful. every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. he has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. he cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. now i am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)as a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what i have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. such reading made it all the clearer to me that i live in a very small part in this great place called life. reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. it allows me to travel across the high seas and along the silk road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that i wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.8.what can be inferred about the author as a child?a. he never watched tv. b. he read what he had to.c. he found reading unbelievable. d. he considered reading part of his life.9.the underlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.a. an idea b. a sound quality c. a way of writingd. a world to write about 10.what effect does reading have on the author?a. it helps him to realize his dream. b. it opens up a wider world for him.c. it makes his college life more interesting .d. it increases his interest in worldwide travel.11.which of the following can be the best title of this text?a. why do i read? b. how do i read? c. what do i read? d. when do i read?d for hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or landowners. as early as the 19 th century, people produced and read books of drawings. in many ways, they were similar to modern comics（漫画）. they contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. the owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. the lion and tiger were brave. the fox and wolf were cunning, greedy and dangerous. a century ago, an american newspaper published the first-color comic strip. it was so popular that sales of the newspaper, morning journal, increased quickly. since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips. in modern time, comics are popular in china, japan, the usa and almost everywhere. not even video games or cd-roms have reduced their popularity. names such as snoopy, woodstock and garfield are well known in dozens of countries. the peanuts comic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages. perhaps one day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. first, you must think of a good plot. it should be funny, exciting or interesting in some way. it should have plenty of action. moreover, the language must be realistic and simple. the words should suit the characters in your story. furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. they should be obviously good or bad. in many comic stripsespecially those showing crime of adventurethere should also be a hero or heroine. this will attract the reader to keep on reading the story. 12. which of the following is not the name of a cartoon character? a. snoopy b. garfield c. peanuts d. woodstock13. we can know from the first paragraph that rulers _. a. asked the artists to draw cartoons b. probably did not like cartoons about them.c. often drew cartoons many years ago. d. used cartoons to give people advice.14. according to the passage, what makes a popular and successful comic strip?a. good plot b. suitable language c. clear characters d. all of above15. the underlined word “plot” is similar in meaning to _.a. places b. stories c. events d. characters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。 16_ your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your lifehow can you gain the most from them, and ensure that you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn? be positive about school! dont say things are difficult or boringbe interested in school life and your school subjectsjoin in lots of activitiesbe quick to put your hand upgo round the school with a big smile expect to work17_ if you are not working, you are not learning, you are wasting your time at schoolteachers cannot make everything enjoyablekeep fitif you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in classif you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in classplay some sports to keep your body strong 18_ never put off till tomorrow what you can do todaydo not say you will do things tomorrowif you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in frontyou cannot finish a race if you rest all the time dont be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. 19_ friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant thingsdont let small problems seem very big and important talk about problemssometimes they are only the result of misunderstandingdont be too embarrassed to ask for helpyou are youngno one thinks you can do everything!plan your timedont waste life lying in bed on saturday morninggo and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practice english, or help someone with problemsthere are always a lot of things to do set targetsif your last grade was a d, work for a ctry to make progress bit by bit 20_ aeveryone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days bways to have a happy school life cdo todays work today dfollow my advice, and have a happy school life! ebecause it means that you are enjoying school and learning more fschool is not a holiday camp gyou are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。the clock had just struck eleven when i first heard a noise coming from the lift. i opened the door of our room and listened: someone was 21 against the door of the 22 and calling out at the same time.“whats 23 ?” i shouted. “the door has been 24 and i cant get out.” the answer came back. the voice, which 25 like that of a girl, came from several 26 below.my wife had now 27 me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). after calling to the girl that 28 was on its way, i went back into the 29 to get some tools. then i too hurried 30 the stairs until i reached the place 31 the lift was stuck.i tried my hand at forcing to 32 the lift door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, 33 my tools were of no use for this purpose, very 34 , however, my wife returned. 35 to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. 36 , she had also got in touch with the fire service.in a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two 37 . almost immediately afterwards the firemen 38 too. with the special equipment it 39 the engineer only a short while to get the door open. in spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good 40 . “im hungry,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.21. a. standing b. beating c. sitting d. shouting22. a. flat b. room c. house d. lift23. a. matter b. wrong c. accident d. question24. a. opened b. broken c. stuck d. stopped25. a. sounded b. heard c. listened d. looked26. a. stairs b. floors c. roofs d. flights27. a. called b. stopped c. seen d. helped28. a. i b. nothingc. lift d. help29. a. lift b. door c. flat d. way30. a. down b. up c. on d. from31. a. that b. where c. which d. there32. a. open b. close c. shut d. turned33. a. though b. if c. but d. because34. a. quickly b. fast c. well d. soon35. a. able b. unable c. glad d. sorry36. a. besides b. instead c. still d. but37. a. porters b. men c. policemen d. firemen38. a. reached b. arrived c. got d. left39. a. spent b. took c. passed d. stayed40. a. spirits b. health c. conditions d. manners第二节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。41、to prepare for the olympic games in summer, london _ its largest ever exercise to test the response of emergency services. a. planned b. is planning c. had planned d. plans 42、-have you got any job offers? -no. i _.a. waited b. had been waiting c. have waited d. am waiting43、-whats that terrible noise? -the neighbors _ for a party.a.have prepared b. are preparing c. prepare d. will prepare 44、-hi, torry, can i use your computer for a while this afternoon?-sorry. _. a.its repaired b. it has been repaired c. its being repaired d. it had been repaired45、a red light will start continuously flashing when the batteries_ low.a. get b. will get c. are getting d. got46、that piece of music sounds very wonderful. who _the violin upstairs?a. has played b. played c. plays d. is playing47、- are you still very busy?- yes, i _the report for the manager and it wont take long.a. have just finished b. am just finishingc. had just finished d. am just going to finish48、ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. the plane _.a. takes off b. has taken off c. took off d. is taking off.49、-have you got any job offers? -no. i _. a. waited b. had been waiting c. have waited d. am waiting 50、i dont know the reason _ you told me just now. a.why b. where c. what d. which 51、the shanghai world expo came to an end on october 1st,，_turned out to be a great success.awhich bwhen cthat dit52、expo 2010 shanghai, _ theme is better city, better life, was the first world expositionin a developing country.a. which b. what c. where d. whose53、because of my grandmas poor memory, she has forgotten all_ you told her. a. which b. what c. as d./ 54、marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner _ enjoyed listening to his stories. a. who b. which c. whose d. what 55、is this the museum _ some eng