浙江省缙云县壶镇中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

2014学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分1 0分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. I know you dont like music very much. But what do you think of music in the film we saw yesterday? A. 不填;不填B. the; the C. the; 不填D. 不填;the 2. -Its better for you to help others on the farm during the harvest time. -_. A. I dont knowB.I dont careC. Im sorryD.I couldnt agree more3. So suddenly _ the disease that the whole family were at a great loss. A. did he catchB. he caughtC. was he caughtD. he was caught4. The weather turned out to be very good, _ was more than we could expect. A. what B. which C. that D. it5. Often he_ sit for hours doing nothing at all when he was in low spirits. A.should B.would C.could D.might6. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants _ in the last 500 years and the dodo is one of them. A. disappearedB. have disappearedC. was disappearedD. had disappeared7. Susan pretended _ a book when Mr Li came into the classroom. A. to be reading B. reading C. to not read D. having not read8. Studying Wendys menu, I found that many of the items are similar to_of McDonalds. A. thoseB. onesC. anyD. that9. As far as I am concerned, Jim is a very _ boyif he promises to help us, hell do it. A. IndependentB. confident C. reliable D. stubborn10. -Why not join us in the game? -Id love to, but my mother insists that I _ all my homework first. A. finish B. will finish C. must finish D. have finished11. -Why are you so late for such an important meeting? -Im very sorry. I started early, but my car_ halfway. A. broke through B. broke out C. broke up D. broke down. 12. -Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you. -Thanks. You_it. I could manage it myself. A. neednt doB. neednt have doneC. mustnt doD. shouldnt have done13. Mr. Wang is a boss, _ factory Li Ping worked. A. in whose B. whose C. in whom D. of which14. Nearly three months had gone by _ the seriously injured girl showed a slight sign of recovery. A. untilB. beforeC. sinceD. after15.He seems to be giving the impression that he didnt enjoy himself in Paris. _he had a wonderful time. A. Above all B. Whats more C. As a resultD. On the contrary16. _ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _ the beautiful scenery. A. Tiring; to admireB. Being tired; admiringC. Tired; to admire D. Tired; admiring17. Is it in the factory you visited last weekthis kind of car is made? A.；that B. where；when C. where；that D.；when18. A special meeting was held _ the man who died when he was trying to rescue the drowning boy. A. in memory of B. in need of C. in charge of D. in place of 19. If traffic moves at low speeds, the number of accidents will be . A. cut up B. cut down C. turned down D. got away20.-Do you mind if I keep pets in this building? - _. A. Of course not. Its not allowed here.B. Id rather you didnt, actually C. Great! I love pets.D. No, you cant.第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分：满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。I was born with a heart illness. When I was born, the doctors told my mum that she would 21 her baby quickly because I wouldnt live long. As the days went by, doctors couldnt 22 I was still alive. I was a person that 23 couldnt defeat. Every day I 24 to live. After about a month, the doctors took off the machine from my body to see if I could 25 on my own. I went beyond their expectation and I 26 . Several months later, when the doctors said I would be better, suddenly my mum became very 27 . She was crying uncontrollably. 28 when I was in the eighth grade, I had a constant pain in my chest. After several days, the pain became 29 and I had to tell my mum. She made a(n) 30 with a doctor for the next day. Doc was one of the most 31 doctors, so I was confident Id get the answer I needed. However, he couldnt 32 to me at once what was 33 the pain. Over the next week, Doc performed 34 one after another. He finally found the cause. It wasnt good and Id have to have an operation right away.I was ill 35 for many years. I couldnt focus all my attention on my 36 . My teacher always said it was hard for me to 37 other people. I asked my mum to go to school to fetch some papers about the testing I had 38 . I sat on the bed for hours, doing them. I found I was a 39 student, because my marks were higher. I was 40 about my life; I would be a normal person.Now, I am a normal person. I do remember: if I have determination, I can accomplish anything!21. A. feedB. hurtC. loseD. touch22. A. believeB. identifyC. forgiveD. promise23. A. money B. deathC. doctorsD. hospitals24. A. neededB. hatedC. rememberedD. struggled25. A. singB. eatC. drinkD. breathe26. A. survivedB. understoodC. sleptD. sat27. A. luckyB. strangeC. tearfulD. quiet28. A. BesidesB. EvenC. SoD. But29. A. strange B. impressiveC. terribleD. controllable30. A. interviewB. foundationC. appointmentD. announcement31. A. seriousB. experiencedC. interestingD. subjective32. A. readB. explainC. writeD. translate33. A. coveringB. removingC. causingD. controlling34. A. operationsB. musicC. experimentsD. plays35. A. continually B. simplyC. finallyD. proudly36. A. entertainment B. managementC. studyD. life37. A. catch up with B. make use ofC. pay attention toD. take care of38. A. doneB. missedC. passedD. found39. A. handsome B. happy C. qualified D. curious40. A. optimisticB. worriedC. surprisedD. disappointed第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AHas technology changed your life? No doubt it has. In what ways has technology changed your life and mine during the past decade? Lets take a look. What people do with technology determines whether change is good or bad.Cell phoneDuring the past decade the cell phone has certainly “changed” life in all sorts of ways. Many of us have cleared the old style LAN-line phone from our homes. The cell phone with its voice, text, image, and Internet capabilities has connected us in ways people 50 years ago never dreamed of. Peoples use of cell phone has changed my entertainment for a few years. I stopped going to movie theaters because I grew tired of asking people “be quiet”, “put away your phone” and so on.More importantly, some people have changed their life a lot by using cells while driving. On one occasion I was a walker. Ive had nearly a dozen near-misses with people running a red light while using their phone.Online shoppingIn the last 10 years, online shopping has increased quickly. Whenever I can I shop online. I even send gift cards via various retailers websites. I like shopping online much more than in a physical store (实体店). I should also add that not once have I had a problem with so-called identity theft. I think one reason is that I only online shop at established retailers (零售商) and I never shop via emails.Online entertainmentDuring the past decade the television and movie possibilities on the Internet have gone from near zero to thousands. I rent and watch movies via Internet much more now than from a physical store. All the major networks now also offer shows on the Internet. It wont be long before more of us are using a single device for all those activities. Some people are already doing it.Ive touched on only a few obvious ways technology has changed life over the past decade. Its changing lives for better or for worse in all parts of our life: medicine, education and warfare to name a few. If the past decade is any indication, the next decade will be even more amazing.41. Some drivers have nearly knocked into the authors because they _.A. were not skillful enough in driving B. were not familiar with the roads C. ran a red light at the crossingD. did not focus on driving42. From the listed new technology we can conclude _. A. they all have brought a lot of convenience to our life B. more and more people are interested in new technology C. the author isnt satisfied with the new technology at all D. they have both advantages and disadvantages to our life43. Whats the authors attitude toward future technology? A. Worried. B. Opposed.C. Hopeful.D. Uncertain.44. The passage is developed by _. A. describing development of technology B. explaining the advantages of technology C. listing changes brought by technology D. showing peoples attitudes towards technology45. The author wrote this text in order to give us some examples of _.A. how technology has changed our lifeB. how we enjoy our life in modern timesC. what changed our life in the last decadeD. what has taken place in the field of scienceBSummer is the time for having fun in the sun! Children and teens should be able to have fun but they also should be safe. Parents have many concerns when their children are out having fun without their supervision(监管). Here are some summer safety tips for children and teens that all parents should discuss with their sons and daughters.First of all, children and teens shouldnt talk to strangers. It is important to always remind your children and teenagers know that if someone they dont know comes up to them they should immediately either run away if they are alone or go somewhere where there are other people. If someone tries to force them into a car, tell your children they should run away to a public place for help, or start screaming loudly.The next is water safety. In the summer time, all children and teens love going into the water to swim. Whether its the beach, pool, lake, or river, all children should be aware of water safety. All children should learn how to swim, but if they dont they should never be in the water alone. Children or teens who dont know how to swim should stay in the shallow water. Children and teens should also always swim at places where there are life guards. When it comes to pool safety, small children should always be accompanied（陪伴） by adults. For parents who own pools in their homes, they should be aware that children can get into trouble when they arent looking. Make sure that when the pool isnt being used there is a cover over it or a gate so that children cant get into it without an adult.Then, monitor your childrens computer use. During the summer time, children and teenagers have a lot more free time to use the Internet and computers. The Internet can be a fun and educational tool for children and youths, but it can also be a dangerous one as well. This comes back to the part that children and youths should never talk to strangers. When youths are on the Internet, they may chat online with someone they dont know. Something that you can do to make sure your child or teen is safe is to block certain websites on your computer or get child monitoring software.Last but not least, educate your child or teen about drug and alcohol use. Children and teenagers sometimes get pressured into experimenting with drugs and alcohol at a young age. Remember to tell your children the results of illegal drug use and under-age drinking and the health effects they have on their bodies. You can also encourage your children to talk to you about these kinds of issues so they know they dont have to hide them.46. Whom is this text intended for? A. School children. B. School teachers. C. Children and teens. D. Parents and children.47. According to the authors opinion, summer is the time when _. A. children and teens are faced with dangers B. children and teens should learn to survive C. children and teens are free to do what they like D. children and teens should learn to get on with others48. How should children deal with strangers? A. Shout out loudly.B. Talk with them kindly. C. Get away from them.D. Keep their secrets to themselves.49. What does this text mainly tell us?A. How to keep children safe in summer time.B. How to discourage children from taking illegal drugs.C. How to get in touch with strangers in summer time.D. How to spend the summer time in a meaningful way.CWe had never had chickens before. The guitar player in our church had an aunt who passed away. His aunt had 20 chickens that needed a home. How poor the chickens were! We decided to buy them. We learned a lot through this project. First building a chicken coop (笼) wasnt expensive. We used the scraps which we didnt eat up to feed them. Though we didnt have much time for our new family members, we discovered it was a great family project we could be involved in from the building to the cleaning and the feeding.The educational meaning of owning chickens was also priceless. We learned that placing the coop and chickens in the yard right by your bedroom window was probably not the best idea. That lesson was the discovery that our rooster (公鸡) crowed every thirty minutes, which wasnt necessary but at dawn. I thought the rooster had a broken internal clock (生物钟) because he would crow every morning at 4 oclock. But then I was told he was seeing light somewhere. I realized our TV and hallway light were what woke him.Our family loved seeing babies hatch and watching how the chickens interacted. They knew where their food was stored. We learned not to open the door of the yard unless we were prepared because the chickens had no problem making themselves at home in our kitchen. Throwing food to them would be like blowing a whistle(口哨）to start a football game. They would all run after the piece of bread. One would grab it and the others would run after him. Once he dropped it, another would pick it up and he would be the next one running after it. It was very funny.With the chickens my husband and I could sit and relax, watching them for an hour on end, laughing and wondering at their unique interactions with each other and us. So if you want cheap, wholesome, and educational family entertainment, get some chickens!50. The authors family bought the chickens because they _. A. had pity on themB. had chickens before C. liked raising chickens D. wanted to get pleasure51. The underlined word “scraps” in Paragraph 1 probably means _. A. pills that are good for animalsB. places where nothing is taken up C. uneaten food that is thrown awayD. food which is bought for chickens52. According to the author, TV and hallway light caused _. A. her to sleep very late every dayB. the rooster to crow at 4 in the afternoonC. her not to sleep well every morningD. their rooster to have a broken internal clock53. Whats Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The chickens were good at finding food. B. They stopped chickens entering their kitchen. C. The chickens brought them a lot of pleasure. D. The chickens ran after each other just for fun.54. We can learn from this passage that the author _. A. hardly had enough time for her chickens B. described all of the chickens activities in detail C. thought that raising chickens was an easy but boring project D. compared her chickens running after each other for food to a football gameD For over 30 years Ive been sending letters along with my Christmas cards to my family and friends, like Jana. She and I met on my first day at Illinois State University. We both came from families with six children and loved pop music and movies. After graduation we promised to keep in touch with each other, and we did for a while. We never missed sending Christmas cards. But four years ago I didnt get a card from her. I called her and learned she got cancer. The news hit me like a ton of bricks. A month later, Jana died. How I wished I had visited her more.When the time came to put together my Christmas card list later that year, an idea hit me: Why not do more than just sending people a card? Why not visit them?The first one I visited was my 85-year-old godmother, Betty Jane, in Littleton, Colorado. Betty Jane doesnt have children and always treats me like her own. We write letters all the time. In fact, she still sends me a card with ten dollars for my birthday each year. But it was 10 years since wed seen each other. Ted, my husband, and I already planned a summer trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. Why not combine it with a visit to Betty Jane?“Thank you for coming all this way!” Betty exclaimed when we arrived, wrapping me in her arms. Seeing Betty Jane brought us both so much joy that I knew I couldnt stop there. In December 2009, I took another look at my Christmas list. College friends, people from other states where wed lived, former co-workers so many folks to see! One name jumped off my list: Carol.Carol and I met in college, and lived in the same dorm. She was the city mouse and I was the country mouse. She grew up in Chicago and had never been to a farm. I grew up on a farm and had never been to a big city. Oh, how we loved to compare our childhoods! I searched for her name online. Id recognize that smile and blonde hair anywhere. “I know its been a while,” I wrote. “But do you think I could visit you this summer? Id love to catch up.”Three days later, she responded,