（安徽专用）高中英语 Unit1 School life阶段测试Ⅰ 牛津译林版必修1(1).doc

14-15学年牛津高一上学期b1u1阶段测试(安徽) class: name: marks: 满分（80）一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. how are you getting along with your study? _. a. quite good b. its all right c. pretty well d. not at all 2. linda was the first _ the top of the mountain. a. reach b. reaching c. reached d. to reach 3. my iphone 5 _. it hasnt been used for two days. a. doesnt work b. didnt work c. dont work d. wasnt working4. every day read an article aloud several times _ you remember it. a. since b. when c. why d. until 5. in some places women work out to earn money _ men stay at home and raise their children. a. so b. while c. because d. though 6. _ you have finished reading that book, take it back to the library. a. if b. although c. before d. unless 7. _ took them about half an hour to find the key to the front door. a. that b. it c. this d. there 8. that wasnt an interesting meeting; we all _ with it. a. got bored b. got boring c. get bored d. get boring 9. i went there once again ten years later, but _ changed. all stood there. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything 10. he _ a book about the flight mh370. i hope it will be a big success when it is finished. a. was writingb. wrotec. has written d. is writing 11. mary _ very well, but she hasnt had time to dance since this summer. a. danced b. will dance c. has danced d. dances 12. how do you like my music? i find it quite _. a. relax b. relaxed c. relaxing d. to relax 13. the man _ a terrible illness, so he couldnt earn money any more. a. came from b. suffered from c. switched on d. lived on 14. george missed the train because his alarm clock failed to _. a. go off b. get off c. switch off d. turn off15. my granny is not _ painter. she draws just for _ fun. a. a; / b. /; a c. a; a d. /; the 二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）near my home is a field, with two horses in it. from a distance, each horse 16 like any other horse. but if you come near, you will notice 17 quite amazing (令人吃惊的). you will find out that one of them is 18 . his owner has chosen not to kill him, 19 has made a good home for him.if you stand nearby and 20 , you will hear the sound of a bell. looking around for the 21 of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. connected 22 the horses halter (笼头) is a small bell. it lets the blind friend know 23 the other horse is, so he can 24 .as you watch these two friends, youll see that the horse with the bell is always 25 the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk towards the other horse, 26 that he will not be led astray (迷路). when the horse with the bell 27 each evening, it stops 28 and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isnt too 29 to hear the bell.like the 30 of the two horses, god does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or we have 31 or challenges. he watches over us and even brings others into our lives to 32 us. 33 we are the blind horses being guided by the little ringing bell of those whom god places in our lives. other times we are the guide horses, helping others to find their 34 . good friends are like that. you may not always 35 them, but you know they are always there. 16. a. acts b. smells c. looks d. feels17. a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing18. a. deaf b. foolish c. dumb d. blind19. a. while b. so c. but d. or20. a. enjoy b. listen c. examine d. observe21. a. source b. resource c. reason d. cause22. a. at b. in c. to d. on23. a. when b. what c. whether d. where24. a. follow b. ignore c. settle d. recover25. a. dealing withb. focusing on c. picking up d. checking on26. a. showing b. believing c. proving d. requesting27. a. works b. returns c. rests d. sleeps28. a. from morning to night b. from place to place c. from time to time d. from now on29. a. out of mindb. at rest c. tired out d. far behind30. a. owner b. trainer c. partner d. producer31. a. advantagesb. experiences c. problems d. questions32. a. change b. help c. control d. encourage33. a. all the time b. at a time c. someday d. sometimes34. a. aim b. way c. success d. nature35. a. understand b. visit c. hear d. see三、阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分)a “its friday and i dont know what to do. i cant write!” kurt was walking home with his friend lavina. “what about writing two pages?” she asked. “youre good at writing, but english is my worst subject. if i get a bad grade, ill be in big trouble,” kurt said.they reached lavinas house first. “come in and have a snack,” she said. “my mom made a cake last night.”lavina put her books on the kitchen table and got them each a piece of cake and a glass of milk. “the first thing you do is decide what you want to write about,” she said. “im writing about my dog. what about those things you are always making?”“telescopes (望远镜) ? oh, sure, how exciting it would be to write about them!”“tell me how its done.”kurt looked at lavina like he was seeing her for the first time. “what are you doing?”“i dont know all this so i am taking notes on what you say,” lavina said.“you dont have to do that. i can help you make a telescope if you want.”lavina kept asking questions and making notes on what kurt said. “here are the notes for your paper,” she said. “my paper?” kurt started reading lavinas notes. “you think this could be my report?”“sure, just fill in the details i didnt catch. see, you can write if you focus on what you are interested in.”a big smile appeared on kurts face. “lavina, you are some friend!”36. we can learn that lavina and kurt .a. had to write an english article b. worried about their grades in a test c. were preparing for an english exam d. had trouble in making a telescope 37.why did lavina take notes while kurt was saying? a. to find the secret of making telescopes.b. to collect information about telescopes.c. to prepare a brief report for kurt.d. to go over the notes in the future. 38.by saying “you are some friend”, kurt means .a. lavina is a true friend b. lavina is a strange friend c. lavina has some friends d. lavina is a friend to all ba boy called mario loved to have many friends. he showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school. one day his grandpa said to him, “mario, i bet you dont have as many friends as you think. i am sure many of them are just acquaintances (泛泛之交).”mario disagreed with his grandpa. however, he wasnt sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends. now his grandpa had something in his hand, but mario could see nothing there. “take it. its a very special chair. because its unseen, its rather difficult to sit on. but if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, youll believe its magic (魔力) and be able to tell who your real friends are.”mario took the strange chair and set off for school. at break time he asked everyone to form a circle and put himself in the middle with his chair. then mario tried to sit on the chair but always missed and fell. everyone had a pretty good laugh. he kept trying to sit on the magic chair, but kept falling to the ground. suddenly, he tried again and didnt fall. it was then that he finally experienced the magic. looking around, mario saw george, lucas, and diana holding him up so he wouldnt fall. meanwhile, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but laugh at him, enjoying each and every fall.39.mario disagreed with his grandpa because he a. didnt like his grandpab. had many friends at school c. didnt believe his grandpas wordsd. liked to have friends and show off 40.mario used the special chair to . a. find his true friends b. make more new friendsc. let his friends see his special ability d. prove his grandpa was wrong 41.what can we learn from paragraph 3?a. george, lucas, and diana were tricked.b. george, lucas, and diana were marios real friends. c. george, lucas, and diana would be ignored by others. d. george, lucas, and diana were able to see the magic chair.42.the story mainly tells us that .a. the elderly are really wiseb. laughing at a friend is impolite c. an unseen chair is really powerfuld. true friends are those who care for usc4 charles st.boston, ma617-723-8144the boston public garden was created in 1837. it is famous for its beautiful flowers, plants, the lake, and the swan boats that have been operating for more than 100 years.open all the year round (swan boats begin running on april 14)free. swan boats prices: $2.75 adults; $1.50 kids aged 2 to 1511 french driveboylston, ma508-869-6111tower hill botanic garden is only an hours drive west of boston. this beautiful garden has color year-round, thanks to its indoor gardens, old apple orchard (果园), and hilltop views. it has many festivals and special events.open all the year round (closed on mondays unless its a holiday)$12 adults; $7 kids aged 6 to 18; kids under 6 free67 grove st.sandwich, ma508-888-3300the best time to visit the heritage museum and gardens in sandwich is the last week in may and the first week in june, when the famous rhododendrons (杜鹃花) grown by former owner charles dexter are in bloom. and there are many different kinds of flowers.opening day: april 14$15 adults; $7 kids aged 3 to 12; kids 2 and under free380 corys laneportsmouth, rigreen animals topiary (树木整形) garden in portsmouth, ri is great for children. this is the most northern and oldest topiary garden in the united states, started just after 1900 by joseph carreiro. there are more than 80 pieces of topiary throughout the gardens, including animals and birds and designs used for decorations.opening day: may 12$14.50 adults; $5.50 kids aged 6 to 17; kids under 6 freeplease note: no strollers (折叠式婴儿车) or carriages allowed.43.if one wants to visit a garden on monday, april 2, he or she may choose .a. tower hill botanic garden b. the boston public gardenc. green animals topiary gardend. the heritage museum and gardens44.if a couple with a 5-year-old child want to go to tower hill botanic garden, they have to pay .a. $19 b. $24 c. $31 d. $3845.what do we know about the garden at 380 corys lane, portsmouth, ri?a. it is designed by charles dexter.b. it has a history of more than 120 years.c. visitors can see real animals and birds there.d. babies sitting in strollers cant get in.46.the passage is most probably taken from .a. a sports bookb. a travel guide c. a movie magazined. a newspaper reportdwhat happens when we want to do something impossible? it may seem unlikely, but it is our true nature. it may seem silly, but it is our hearts purpose.once there was a strong camel. she liked dancing very much. she wanted to be a ballet (芭蕾舞) dancer. “to make every movement a thing of beauty,” said the camel, “is my dream.”again and again she practiced. she repeated the five basic positions a hundred times each day. she worked for long months under the hot sun, but not once did she think of stopping.at last the camel said, “now, i am a dancer.” she gave a performance and danced before an invited group of friends. she did very well. when her dance was over, she made a deep bow.there was no applause (鼓掌). instead, everyone laughed at her.“i must tell you frankly,” said one of her friends, “you are lumpy and humpy. you dont have any talent in dancing. you are, like the rest of us, simply a camel. you are just an animal. you are not and never will be a ballet dancer!” with these words, they moved away across the sand, laughing and joking.“how wrong they are!” said the camel. “i have worked hard. i will be a good dancer. i will dance and dance just for myself.” that is what she did. it gave her many years of pleasure. she practiced hard and made much progress in her dancing skills. occasionally, the camel was chosen to perform at an animal party before her old friends. the camel was lucky because she knew exactly what she wanted and she never gave up. 47. why did the camel want to become a ballet dancer?a. to show her great ability.b. to win applause from others. c. to prepare for a party.d. to walk in a beautiful way. 48.what did the other camels think of the camels dancing at first? a. they thought poorly of it.b. they seemed calm about it.c. they enjoyed it excitedly.d. they were surprised at it.49. which of the following words can best describe the camel?a. crazy.b. confident. c. proud.d. unlucky. 50.what can we learn from the story?a. choose a job you are good at. b. dance for the pleasure of others.c. success results from hard work. d. dancing needs more practice.四、任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。drinking alcohol (酒) is dangerous for kids and teenagers and sometimes for grown-ups, too. like many drugs, alcohol changes a persons ability to think and speak. a person might lose his or her balance (平衡) and have trouble walking. when people drink too much, they might hurt themselves or other people. worse still, drinking too much alcohol can cause alcohol poisoning (中毒), and it can kill a person. drinking too much alcohol can be bad for their health. some grown-ups seem to be able to enjoy it with no problems, but other people can develop problems with it. sometimes, thats called alcoholism. people with alcoholism have little control over their drinking and cant stop without hel