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茂名市实验中学20132014学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语试题第一部分：单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）从a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1soon after the quakes，one thousand soldiers were sent out tothe miners from the local coal mine.ashelter brescue cbury dinjure2as we know, two thirds of the earth _ covered with water.aare bwas cis dwere3dont leave tom alonehe isin such a large house.afrightening bto frighten cfrightened dfrighten4the mothers actionsher love more than any words could do.aexpressed bsaid cmeant djudged5they talked about their classmates and thingsthey still remembered in the middle school.awho bwhom cthat dwhich6the chinese arethe 29th olympic games held in beijing in 2008.aproud of bproud in cpride in dpride of7the teachers who paid a visit to our school this year was smaller than that of last year.athe number of ba number of ca great deal of dplenty of8part of his spare time has been _ to_the violin every day. a. devoted, play b. devoted, playing c. devoting, play d. devoting, playing9i have to tell myself to think of ways to solve the problem because worrying is.auseless bextreme cboring dgenerous10he knows how to _ doing these things. a. set down b. set out c. set about d. set off11he doesnt mind. _, hes pleased. a. as a matter of fact b. however c. or d. but12he was a lucky dog, for he narrowly escaped_by a car yesterday.akilled bkilling cbeing killed dfrom killing13nothing can_planes in speed(速度) and comfort(舒适).aequal bhonour cmatch with dcompare to14mrs. smith rewarded the boy_$10_ bringing back the lost dog.aat; of bwith; for cfor; with dfor; for15can i see the doctor today?you could, but as you havent got an appointment(预约), it would mean_for a few hours.ato wait bwait cwaiting dhaving waited第二部分：语言知识应用(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)mr. baker lived in a small town. nobody was 16 than him there, but he wished to get 17 money all the time. one day, on his way home, he found there was a 18 on the ground. he picked it up and put it into his pocket. that evening after he had supper, he brought it out and began to 19 it in the room. he was interested in a piece of news on it. some gold 20 in a desert. he was 21 that someone would know about it and he started off alone, without telling anybody about it. he tried to find the place 22 gold was.the greedy (贪婪的) man walked on the desert for two weeks, but he didnt find any gold and his bag of food and water was 23 . his horse was so weak that he couldnt 24 it. he had to go back to his hometown, but it was too 25 . his horse died at last and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any 26 . he looked around, there was nothing except sand. 27 , he saw a man 28 on the ground far away. he crawled (爬) to him and found he was dead, with a bag in his hand. he hurried to open the bag to find something to 29 , but it was full of gold. he threw it away. as he was dying, he cried and said, “now, a bag of bread is far more 30 than a bag of gold. how foolish i am!”16. a. happier b. sadder c. richer d. poorer17. a. littleb. less c. a littled. more18. a. newspaperb. picture c. photod. map19. a. copyb. readc. improve d. touch20. a. discover（发现） b. invent（发明） c. was discovered d. was invented21. a. afraidb. happy c. frightened d. glad22. a. howb. where c. whend. which23. a. liftedb. lostc. wasted d. empty24. a. mendb. drivec. rided. feed25. a. earlyb. late c. easy d. possible26. a. nearb. nearer c. fard. further27. a. suddenlyb. slowly c. quicklyd. sometimes28. a. standingb. runningc. lyingd. singing29. a. wearb. eatc. writed. draw30. a. beautifulb. usec. usefuld. nice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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为3140的相应位置上。 one day mary was busy working in her office in london _31_ she received an e-mail from her friend joan .in joans e-mail, she persuaded mary _32_( look) for a flat in london for her. as she had _33_ (little) money at her command than before, the flat had to be cheap, but it had to be modern, with elevators, gas lines. it had to be in the _34_ (east) part of london, with petrol and subway stations nearby. though mary found it difficult to find such a flat, she still went _35_(care) from one block(街区) to another, looking for a flat _36_would meet（满足） joans requirements. having tried too many times, mary met her boss and politely asked him _37_advice. it was the first time that she _38_ (talk) with his boss about her personal problems. it happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent, so they quickly reached _39_agreement(协议). but to her surprise, when she e-mailed joan, telling her the good news, joan said that she had changed _40_ mindshe was not returning to london.第三部分：阅读理解(共25题；满分50分)第一节阅读下列两篇短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。(共20小题；每小题2分；满分40分)aa six-year-old british girl, mollie price, is opening up her third candy store. she is said to be one of britains youngest bosses. her stores are called “mollies.” she sells both british and american candy. the girl would like to open more candy stores. “it might sound crazy, but believe me,” mollie says. “it was mollies idea to open up the shop. it is mollie who runs(经营) the candy stores,” her mother becky, her “business partner” says.her mother says all the stores are put together and stocked(进货)by mollie. mollie works in one of the stores every saturday, then gets up early sunday to go to the companys product supplier(供应商). she asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good. shes good at smart marketing. for example, if the weather is really cold, she sells the mr whippy ice cream cheaper than when its hot outside.“children have the best ideas. i tell my mum what i think and she always says i have good ideas. its just because i know what other children like,” mollie says.41. whats mollies plan for the future?a. become britains youngest boss. b. open more candy stores.c. work as a product supplier. d. make the best ice cream products.42. how does mollie know which kinds of candy are good?a. her mother decides it.b. she has her friends test the candy.c. she goes to the market to research.d. she asks the companys product supplier.43. the prices of some ice cream products in mollies stores change according to _.a. the number of the products b. her friends ideac. the weather d. the dates 44. according to the passage, whats the key(关键)to mollies success?a. she works hard and she is good at smart marketing.b. the companys supplier makes good products.c. she would like to open more candy stores.d. her mother always has good ideas.45. according to the passage, mollie is a(n)_ girl.a. kind b. honest c. smart d. polite bi am my mothers third girl. when i was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). then he gave her some advice, “dont treat her any differently from the other girls.” and she did! there were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. once when i was about seven, i came out of the kitchen, “mum, i cant peel(削皮)potatoes. i only have one hand.” “you get back to peel those potatoes, and dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!” of course i could peel potatoeswith my good hand and my other arm. “jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.” once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架).when it was my turn, i said no, some kids laughed. i went home crying. the next afternoon mum took me back to the school playground. “now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. she praised me when i made progress. ill never forget when i was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open. it was the way with everything. mum had the courage to face anything. and she taught me i could, too.46. how many younger sisters do i have?a. two. b. three. c. four. d. five47. what does the doctors advice mean?a. my arms are could be all right soon.b. the other girls had the same arms as me.c. my mum should look after me differently.d. my mum should treat me the same as others.48. who peeled the potatoes at last?a. jenny. b. jennys mum. c. jennys sister. d. nobody.49. why did mum take me back to the school playground the next day?a. she wanted to tell me i could do anything.b. she wanted the teacher to let me try again.c. she would punish the kids who laughed at me.d. she would like to praise me before the other kids.50. whats the best title of the passage?a. my bad-tempered mother b. different mother lovec. a doctors advice d. my childhood(童年)cdear mom and dad, im afraid i have some very bad news for you. i have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. she is going to write to you. you must come and take me away from here. she does not want me in the school any longer. the trouble started last night when i was smoking a cigarette(香烟) in bed. as i was smoking, i heard footsteps coming towards the room. i did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so i threw the cigarette away. unluckily, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket. it caught fire.there was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. it caught fire too. soon the whole room was burning. the master phoned the fire brigade. the school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. the master said that the fire was all my fault and i must pay for the damage. she will send you a bill for about a million dollars.im very sorry for this. much lovesarah51. why did sarah write to his parents?ahe missed them very much for they hadnt seen each other for a long time.bhe told his parents what he had done in school. che was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.dhe thought he was old enough to help them do something.52where did sarah smoke?ain the classroom bin the dinning hall cin the street din the dormitory 53why was the school master angry with him?abecause he was too naughty bbecause he was too lazycbecause he caused a big fire dbecause he stole something from the school54how much did he have to pay for school?a$1,000,000 b10,000,000 c￥100,000 d$ 100,00055according to the passage, what should the students not do?athey should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them.bthey should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money.cthey should not make friends, because making friends would take them absent.dthey should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money.dthe chinese word shanzhai means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes (假货), after shanzhai cell-phones produced by small workshops in southern china became popular in the mainland market over the past two years. besides (除之外，还有)shanzhai electronic products(电子产品), there are shanzhai movies, shanzhai stars and even a shanzhai spring festival gala (联欢晚会), a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by cctv on chinese lunar new years eve. shanzhai has become a culture of its own, meaning anything that imitates something famous. in chongqing, shanzhai version birds nest（鸟巢） and water cube（水立方） woven by farmers with bamboo attract(吸引) wide attention from tourists. both are copies of the famous olympic buildings in beijing. a literature critic said that taking the shanzhai gala as an example, when the traditional cctv program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the shanzhai version appears timely to attract people. although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation, shanzhai culture meets the psychological needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds, he said. to the mainstream（主流） culture, the rise of shanzhai culture is a challenge（挑战） and a motivation（推动）. people believe different kinds of cultures developing(发展) together is a perfect（完美的，最好的） way and it is for the public to choose. 56. the chinese word shanzhai may have started with_.a. fake cell-phones b. electronic productsc. spring festival gala d. olympic buildings57. according to the passage, shanzhai culture refers to（指的是）_.a. the action that a person imitates famous peopleb. products with poor techniques and qualityc. anything that imitates something famousd. those similar names to famous brands58. we can infer that the mainstream culture_.a. is held back by shanzhai cultureb. is the challenge ofshanzhai culturec. will be replaced by shanzhai cultured. may develop faster because of the challenge of shanzhai culture59. the underlined word imitates is closest in meaning to_.a. 偷窃 b. 仿造 c. 做广告 d. 欺骗60. which of the following might be the best title of the passage?a. shanzhai culture will disappearb. shanzhai culture may last.c. shanzhai culturethe mainstream cultured. shanzhai culturethe mount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。请将对应题号的相应选项字母写在答题卷上。 首先， 请阅读下面几个网站的介绍：a. if you are a super fan of movies, tv series and cartoons, please visit this website. you can watch them online. you can also download them from the internet.b. this is a website about american national basketball association, where you can find all the information about the nba teams and the scores of basketball matches. if you are interested in basketball stars you can also find a lot of introduction about them.c. www.utoronto.ca/writing/advise.html this online writing course provides a number of resources for intermediate esl learners who want to improve their writing skills. the site provides varieties of topics, sample essays, and writing suggestions.d. if you like shopping online, it is the best website for you. here you can find anything you want, such as food, clothes, books and so on. were sure that you can enjoy the same shopping pleasure as in the shopping center!e. this is a music website and you can find a lot of latest songs. the most interesting thing about this website is that you can even record your song in the website and allow others to enjoy your voice! its wonderful, isnt it?f. do you like reading? do you want to write your own books? if yes, it is the very website for you. here you can not only read others books but also write your own books. besides, you can ask famous writers for advice on how to improve your writing skills. 请阅读以下人物的信息，然后为他/她匹配感兴趣的网站。61. amy is taking esl（english as a second language）soon. but she is still not sure about her writing ability, so she is eager to look for a website with various writing materials.62. charles likes watching movies on the internet at home instead of going out with his friends. he says he wants to be a director (导演) in the future.63. mary is a basketball fan. now she is a member of school basketball club, where she meets many students who are talented in playing basketball. they often exchange information about the famous basketball stars.64. alice likes writing and she wants to be a writer like j.k. rowling. she wants to find a website for people who like writing and reading.65. janet works in a big company and is well-paid. though she likes shopping very much, she is very busy and cant spare(抽出) any time for shopping.第四部分： 基础知识运用（共25分）第一节. 单词拼写：根据首字母或中文提示完成句子（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）注意：要写出完整单词, 否则不给分66. she managed to _(逃走) from the burning car.67. her family _(创办) the school in 1895. 68. he has always wanted to go on the _(舞台).69. he devoted his life _(无私地).70. he made a living by _(乞讨) from door to door.71. this s_（惊愕的） boy whose mother was lost in the disaster is looking for her now. 72. people in all countries want a p_ world rather than one filled with wars.73. dont eat that food. it is already s_.74. twenty miners were t_underground after the earthquake.75. it seems u_ on him to make him pay for everything. 第二节：选词填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据所给5个英语单句的意思，从所给的6个短语中挑选出5个合适的分别给每个句子填空，使句子正确，句意通顺。be sentenced to, turn to, out of work, blow up, at an end, in ruins76. could you lend me a pump(打气筒) to _my bicycle tires(轮胎)?77. jim has been _ since the company closed down.78. my holiday is _and i must go back to work tomorrow.79. i tried my best to do it myself rather than _my parents.80. many buildings are _ because of the earthquake.第三节：完成句子(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)81. 埋在矿井里的人有三分之二已被挖出来了。the people buried in the mine _ _ _ _.82. 无论我们什么时候有困难，不要气馁，尽量想出解决的方法。whenever were _ _， we must never _ _， and try to think of the way out.83. 他