2013-2014学年上学期高一期中考试英语试题.doc

2013-2014学年度高一年级第一学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，共9页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、准考证号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。2.第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域相应的位置；不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写下新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 第I卷 （共95分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案车涂到客观题答题卡上。略第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。16. In order to get _ enough travel experience, they have planned _ bicycle journey along the longest river of the country. A. an; / B. an; a C. /; / D. /; a17. Thank you so much for the lovely evening, Jim. . A. With pleasure B. Youre welcome C. Never mind D.Forget it18. Jason has lost his job and is now a very difficult time.A. going through B. going over C. giving in D. giving up19. Adam behaved he had never heard such a thing before.A. in case B. as if C. while D. though20. Help is needed for families homes were destroyed during the earthquake.A. which B. when C. whose D. where21. Every minute is made full use of our lessons before the exam.A. studying B. studied C. to study D. being studied22. Whats that terrible noise?The boys for a party.A. are preparing B. have prepared C. prepare D. will prepare23. Jack went to college last year, _ to return home until he achieves his goal. A. determining not B. not determinedC. not determiningD. determined not 24. How pleasant the picture is to _ ！A. be looked at B. being looked atC. looking at D. look at25. He said he _ his work, and then we needed to wait for him for a little while. A. just finished B. was just finishingC. had just finished D. was just finished26. The scientist knew nothing about the matter, because he was always _ himself in his study. A. burying B. devotingC. focusingD. concentrating 27. At the sight of the _ scene, he was almost _ to death. A. frightening；frightenedB. frightened；frightened C. frightening；frighteningD. frightened；frightening28. _ is known to all, good friends _ happiness and value to life. A. It; add B. As; addC. It; add to D. As; add to29.Can you complete the task tomorrow? Sorry, it is _ ，but I will try my best. A. beyond my power B. in my powerC. in power D. out of my force30. Music _ by the British musician attracts music lovers all over the world. A. to write B. to be writtenC. written D. writing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，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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 There was a wonderful old man who loved everything .One day while walking through the woods, the nice old man 31 a cocoon（茧）. He 32 to take the cocoon home to watch its 33 from a little cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.He softly placed the cocoon on his kitchen table and 34 it for days .One day the cocoon started to move . It moved quickly! The old man felt 35 for the little butterfly inside. He watched it struggle (挣扎)and struggle! So he softly cut the cocoon with a knife so the butterfly could 36 more quickly . The butterfly broke free from its cocoon , 37 couldnt move at all .The old man didnt know why and decided the 38 thing he could do for the butterlfy was to place it softly back into its cocoon .He placed a drop of honey on it to 39 the cocoon, leaving the butterfly in its 40 state .The next day he noticed that the cocoon was moving 41 . It struggled and struggled. 42 the butterfly broke free from its cocoon . Its beautiful wings were filled with wonderful colors! It took off! It was 43 !That wonderful butterfly flew and flew till it was 44 out of the old mans sight . What a 45 ! He shouted . But then he started to think . What did I do 46 at first ? The old man went to the library and read every 47 he could find on butterflies and cocoons . Finally the 48 appeared . The butterfly has to struggle while 49 the cocoon . Thats how it gets its strength (力量). Thats just why they are created to 50 in order to be strong and beautiful.31. A. lost B. ate C. found D. threw32. A. refused B. feared C. decided D. agreed33. A. dream B. change C. mistake D. difference34. A. beat B. cooked C. watched D. caught35. A. ready B. good C. happy D. sorry36. A. go back B. give up C. come in D. come out37. A. and B. but C. so D. or 38. A. best B. easiest C. worst D. hardest39. A. create B. mend C. fill D. open40. A. warm B. clean C. strange D. natural41. A. again B. later C. alone D. too42. A. Usually B. Generally C. Unfortunately D. Finally43. A. drinking B. running C. flying D. smiling44. A. never B. still C. almost D. always45. A. joy B. pity C. fool D. shame46. A. well B. simply C. wrong D. fast47. A. letter B. diary C. picture D. book48. A. news B. plan C. person D. answer49. A. behind B. inside C. under D. beside50. A. learn B. struggle C. work D. understand第三部分 阅读理解（共20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAt East China University of Science and Technology,students will get a coupon (优惠券) if they eat up their food.Students can collect coupons and exchange them for smallgifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers andhand warmers. Its been such a surprise, said Liang Zhaoyun, 19, astudent at the university in Shanghai. It has given us onemore motivation to finish our food. The measure (措施) is part of a national eat-up campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园). Why only on campuses, you might ask? Because according to a report by Xinhna News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均). The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle, said Tao Siliang, secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University. But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it. Im glad that weve reduced food waste since the eat-up campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses. said Tao.51. From Paragraph l,we know that the students will get a coupon_ . A. when they eat school food B. after they exchange gifts C. if they collect the waste D. if they finish all their food52. The undedined word motivation in Paragraph 2 means_in Chinese. A. 动力 B. 机会 C. 试验 D. 条件53. The eat-up campaign is carried out on campuses because _. A. students get a good education B. schools offer small gifts C. students waste too much food D. school food is more delicious54. The purpose of the campaign is mainly to _ . A. improve the school food standard B. encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle C. receive attention from the society D. further improve the service in universities55. The best title for this passage may be _. A. Enjoy Your Food! B. Reduce Waste on Campus C. Meals in Universities. D. Eat-up Campaign on CampusBEvery day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.Martha also began to use her blog(博客) for an important reason. She began to raise(筹集) money for the organization Marys Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Marys Meals to help build a kitchen.But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories showed that the food at Marthas school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Marthas blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. Marthas story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 100,000 dollars and still kept on growing!Marthas blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.No one knows what will happen to Marthas blog in future. But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.56. Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to _.A. invite students to judge the food B. show the terrible taste of the foodC. express her opinion about the food D. ask the school to improve the food57. The organization Marys Meals _.A. was set up by Martha B. provides free school meals C. is an international organization D. helps poor families build kitchens58. Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?A. It had a bad influence on her study. B. Some people were upset by its content(内容).C. Taking pictures needs a lot of time. D. Many other students started to copy her.59. According to the text, Martha _.A. got a lot of support around the world B. helped improve childrens eating habitsC. raised $10,000 for the Malawi school children D. has no idea what to write on her blog in future60. Whats the best title for the text?A. School meals B. Marys Meals C. Power of the Internet D. Martha shares her foodCMany blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger. But what canblind people do if they are allergic(过敏的) to dogs or just dont like them? For some people, the answer is provided by the Guide Horse Foundation.Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.Cuddles was the foundations first guide horse in full service(服务). She became 45-year-old Dan Shaws helper. Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor. One night, while filling out a form to get a guide dog, Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind. Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time. He applied(申请), and a year later, Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team.On a trip to New York, Cuddles helped Shaw safely tour Times Square, a very busy part of the city at night. The next day, Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building, a famous tall building. Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）, and traveled on the subway system.Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles. He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself.61.The Guide Horse Foundation_.A. was set up by one person B. has different kinds of horsesC. trains horses to guide blind people D. has a history of several hundred years62. According to the text, miniature horses_.A. live a shorter life than guide dogsB. are much smaller than regular horsesC. are more friendly to people than dogsD. are different from regular horses in many ways63. We know from the text that Dan Shaw_.A. became blind at age 45 B. has a great love for horsesC. heard about guide horses from a friend D. got a guide horse as soon as he applied64. Cuddles changed Dan Shaws life by _.A. making him famous B. helping to calm him C. giving him confidence D. helping him start an organization65. The text is written to tell us that _.A. special animals can help people do seemingly impossible thingsB. blind people are brave to face many challenges C. horses are better than dogs as guide animalsD. New York City is a magical cityDJack Andraka from Maryland won the grand prize at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. It is the largest high school science competition in the world. The Maryland teenager is the youngest winner of the $75,000 prize. He was chosen from among 1,500 students in 70 countries.Jack Andraka invented a test for pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). He started to learn it after losing a close family friend to the disease. “I went on the Internet and I found that 85%of all pancreatic cancers are found late, when someone has less than 2% chance of survival(生存), ” he says, “and I was thinking, Thats not right. We should be able to do something.” He found that early discovery is important to increasing the chances of surviving the disease.The Maryland teenager asked to work in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and was allowed. There he developed a simple paper test, which can recognize the disease in a single drop of blood. His test has proved correct 90% of the time. It also is 100 times more sensitive(敏感的) than other tests. “It costs 3 cents per test, and then it takes only 5 minutes to run, ” he said.Jacks success wouldnt have been possible without Anirban Maitra, a professor at Johns Hopkins. He was the only person among the 200 researchers Jack wrote to who showed interest in his project. “I was very surprised that this was a 15-year-old who was writing this. I wanted to meet this clever young man and see what he wanted to talk about and so I called him over for an interview(会面) . ”Jack worked in Professor Maitras laboratory, completing his project in 7 months. The government has given the Maryland teenager patent rights(专利权) to the pancreatic cancer test. He is now talking with companies about developing the test into a simple product.Whatever happens, the professor believes Jack Andrakas name is one we will be hearing again over the next 10 to 20 years.66. What made Jack Andraka research pancreatic cancer?A. A high school task. B. A professors encouragement.C. Losing a friend. D. Doubts about the present test.67. Jack Andrakas research on pancreatic cancer_.A. proved to be very successful B. was 100 times cheaper than other testsC. gave patients a 90% chance of survival D. was finished at the high school of Maryland68. We can infer(推断) from the text that Jack Andraka _.A. left a deep impression on Professor MaitraB. was thought highly of by companiesC. got support from others easilyD. wasnt afraid of failure69. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggested Jack Andraka will _.A. become rich B. make contributions(贡献) continuallyC. get a good job D. make products to treat cancer70. Whats the best title for the text?A. Intel International Science and Engineering FairB. Jack Andrakas fights against cancerC. Research on pancreatic cancerD. Teenager cancer researcher第II卷 （共55分）第四部分 书面表达（共三节，满分55分）第一节 单词拼写。（每空只写一词）（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）71. These kinds of goods are usually t_ by air. 72. A great many houses were d_ in the earthquake and many people became homeless. 73. The earthquake left the whole city in r_. 74. The firemen r_ the boy from the burning house. 75.Whats your a_towards this idea? 76. One Thursday afternoon he got seriously i_in an accident.77. The officer c_ his soldiers to attack in the early morning.78. He did not think she could _（认出）his car in the