山西省山大附中高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

山西大学附中20132014学年第二学期高一（4月）月考英语试题考试时间：90分钟总分：100分第i卷（共50分）第一节：阅读理解（共30分，每题2分）athe oil resources which are left will not last very long. this means that all vehicles such as cars, trains, buses, planes and ships that need oil to work will not be able to run. so it will be necessary to develop a new system of transport which uses a fuel more than oil. electric vehicles are one possibility. in britain, most families have at least one car and this car is used every day. it could be that only one person in the family drives the car to work or for shopping. the number of cars on the road which are almost empty perhaps helps to explain why the oil is used up so quickly. the family car is a very useful form of transport but it is also a great waste of energy, especially if it is compared with buses or trains. much petrol is used by a car which is traveling at 120 kilometers an hour. clearly, it would be better if there were fewer cars on the road and more speed limits so that the oil which is left will last as long as possible.about 25% of britains total use of energy is domesticit is used only in the home. just over 20% is used for transport. most of the energy is used in industry. it is difficult to suggest any possible energy saving in industry because many of the suggestions would mean that some people would lose their jobs. it is important that industry produces the same amount of products using the same amount of workers.obviously, saving energy is not going to be the answer to the energy crisis. the most it can do is to give more time for a better solution to be found. the more time which is available for new sources of energy to be developed, the better it is because there is still a lot of work to be done in order to find suitable, safe methods of producing energy.1. in britain, what reason could help to explain why oil is used up very quickly?a. people use cars every day. b. most families have at least one car.c. many cars on the road are almost empty. d. electric vehicles are used.2. which of the following is true?a. compared with buses and trains, the family car is useful and can save energy.b. a car driving at the speed of 80 kilometers per hour uses half as much petrol as a car traveling at 160 kilometers per hour.c. it is possible for people to develop vehicles.d. limitation of the number of cars on the road and their speed will help the oil last longer.3. what does the underlined word “domestic” mean in paragraph two?a. for household use. b. on the road. c. slow driving. d. fast driving.4. what is a better way to solve the problem of the energy crisis?a. governments should cut down the number of family cars on the road.b. the speed of vehicles must be limited.c. new sources of energy should be found and developed.d. factories should cut down on production.bit is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented. and at first sight, it looks like the easiest. competitors have to do two things. the first is to stand still. the second is to place their hand anywhere on the body of a car, and keep it there.this is where things start getting difficult. lots of other people are doing the same thing. and the winner of the “handathon” contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time. that person gets to own the car.it still seems to be an easy thing to do. at the beginning it is. anyone can stand still. but when the contest has been going for four or five days, standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world. and keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention. after a few days, the hand seems to belong to someone elsesomeone who wants to go home and get some sleep.competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat, drink or do whatever else is necessary. no one is allowed to lean on the car for support. winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. they also need to be able to develop special skills.maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. entrants in the longview handathon certainly dont seem to do much preparation. most say they will prepare by “getting lots of sleep”. others say they will “eat healthy food” or “pray for success”. the whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something at the end.handathons are competitions, but there is little rivalry (敌对) between the competitors. they help each other out and keep each others spirits up. people who drop out early return with food, drink and encouragement for those still standing. 5 .the reason why the sport is called “handathon” is probably that _ in the competition.a. people cover a long distance b. people keep hands in place longc. people wave hands as long as possible d. people do the same thing as in marathon 6. what ability is likely to be most needed in handathon?a. standing without any support.b. paying attention to not leaning on the car.c. eating and drinking in five minutes.d. having strong powers of attention7. why is handathon popular? a. someone can win with special training.b. it doesnt need to make any preparation.c. anyone who is interested can join in it.d. people get along well with each other in it.cdear sir,just over six months ago, i saw an advertisement in the morning mail for a set of the complete works of william shakespeare. your company, cosmo books ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at a “remarkable” price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. i had wanted a set of shakespeares plays and poems for some time, and these books looked particularly attractive, so i sent for them.two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of works of charles dickens which i had not ordered, so i returned the dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of shakespeare. two more weeks passed. then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of shakespeare, the same set of novels by dickens and a six book set of the plays of moliere, in french. since i do not read french, these were of no use to me at all. however, i could not afford to post all these books back to you, so i wrote to you right away instructing you to come and collect all the books that i did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further noticeyou did not reply to that letter. instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of schiller, in german. since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of goethe, the poems of milton, the plays of strindberg; i hardly know what i have. the books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outsideplease send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of shakespeare for which i have paid yours faithfully, simon walker8simon walkers main purpose of writing the letter is to .ashow his anger to cosmo books ltdbargue about sending him books he had not orderedcadvise readers not to order books from cosmo books ltddurge cosmo books ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered9the advertisement that mr. walker saw in the morning mail was for .aunlimited number of cosmo booksba set of 10 books of the works of shakespearecfifteen pounds and fifty penceda book containing all the plays and poems of shakespeare10it can be inferred that .amr. walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.bseveral sets of books have been sent to mr. walker free of charge.ccosmo books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.dmr. walker hasnt received the books that he ordered.ddoctors in the united states say babies began learning on their first day of life. research scientists at the institute note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. they say a baby will smile if his mother does something the baby likes. _11_. this is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings at the beginning of their life. _12_. they say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing in their mothers. the study shows that babies can learn before they are born. first of all,the researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman. _13_.on the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. _14_. _15_. but if the baby moved his mouth the other way,he would hear a different story. the researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. they say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again. a. then, they played a recording of a short story.b. the baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way.c. researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years.d. they did this by placing a piece of equipment in the mouth of the newborn baby.e. many experts say the first years of a childs life are important for all later development.f. a baby learns to get the best care possibly by smiling to please his mother or other caregiver(s).g. the american researchers say the ability to learn about sounds exists in a baby even before birth.第二节：完形填空（共20分，每题1分）once upon a time, there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. one day a _16_ went to spend the day in the countryside, and one little boy _17_ his socks there. soon after the family left, a bear came by, _18_ the socks, and decided to try them on. they fit so well, and he _19_ them so much that he wouldnt take them off.all the animals _20_ the bears new look, and some of them _21_ him for getting so much attention. before long, in that forest, there began _22_ squirrels (松鼠) in shirts, rabbits in boots (靴子), and _23_ rats wearing hats!the forest doctor would _24_ his head, telling animals, “this cant be good. animals dont wear clothes; we dont _25_ them.”but no one listened to him. they said he was just out of _26_， and didnt know what was popular.however, it wasnt long before the first _27_ of fashionfever came. several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, _28_ him in midjump and sending him falling to the ground from a great height. the rat couldnt fit into his _29_ without first taking his hat off. even the bear, _30_ his socks, slipped (滑倒) from one of the river rocks and almost _31_ himself.when the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the _32_ advice, “take off those clothes _33_ one day theyre going to kill you.”those who listened to the doctors advice stopped having _34_. and the animals realized that they didnt need clothes at all. starting to wear them had been very _35_， and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.16a. boy b. team c. class d. family17a. made b. left c. repaired d. changed18a. wore b. knew c. found d. threw19a. missed b. hated c. liked d. gave20a. talked about b. worried about c. thought of d. dreamed of21a. admired b. excused c. comforted d. remembered22a. developing b. appearing c. showing d. lying23a. later b. again c. only d. even24a. hit b. nod c. shake d. raise25a. collect b. need c. own d. use26a. time b. memory c. fashion d. business27a. news b. chances c. results d. examples28a. landing b. stopping c. following d. imagining29a. hole b. shirt c. group d. neighborhood30a. besides b. including c. according to d. thanks to31a. controlled b. lost c. proved d. killed32a. main b. same c. fight d. general33a. until b. unless c. before d. because34a. accidents b. mistakes c. deaths d. falls35a. easy b. silly c. strange d. dangerous第ii卷（共50分）第三节：短文改错（共10分，每处1分）文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。on january 5th, students in our school visited robot world, which we saw a great many robot. it was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just like real people, including playing chess, playing piano and drawing pictures. whats more, the robots were in different kinds and shapes, which made us enjoyable. in addition, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. they danced just as if they are dancers on the stage. by visiting robot world, i have learned a lot of about robots, especial about their functions and shapes. the great human wisdom is so powerful that it make us feel more comfortable live in the world.第四节：语法填空（共10分，每处1.5分）。keeping a diary in english is one of the effective ways to improve our english writing abilities._1_ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes _2_ time. it can help us to develop the habit of thinking in english. _3_ we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in english. in keeping a diary in english, we certainly run up against many difficulties. in the first place, it often happens _4_ we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind _5_ (second), there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in chinese, _6_ it is extremely hard for us to put them into english properly.as far as i am concerned, my _7_ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a chinese-english dictionary within easy reach. whenever something _8_ (beat) us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. we can also turn to our english teacher for help, if necessary. in short, i believe that it is _9_ great use to keep a diary in english for _10_ development of our writing skills.第五节：单词拼写（共10分，每题1分）。he is one of the most i_ (有影响力的) figures in the government.diet and exercise are e_ important. we should stress both.the new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more family-friendly a_.she has a teenage daughter from her p_ marriage.a child receives its early e_ from his parents at home.you must follow the _ (原则) that everyone should be treated fairly.she has been teaching for more than twenty years and is e_ in teaching.those experts have made great c_(贡献) for the development of science and technology.this house would protect the privacy of _ (娱乐) celebity.a schools success is _ (衡量) in terms of the number of pupils who will be admitted into university.第六节：书面表达（共15分）假如你是学生会主席张凡，学校安排你给即将到你学校任教的外籍教师snow推荐一名学生帮手（assistant）。请根据一下要点给他写推荐信。1.欢迎snow的到来2.推荐李华为学生帮手（高二年级学生，17岁）3.介绍李华当帮手的优势（电脑，沟通能力，英语水平）注意：词数100左右，可以适当添加细节，保证行文连贯dear snow， im zhang hua, chairman of the student union. _your sincerelyzhang hua第一节：阅读理解（共30分，每题2分）cdac bdc dba第二节：完形填空（共20分，每题1分）dbcca abdcb ccbad dbdab第三节：短文改错（共10分，每处1分）1which改为where 2.robot改为robots 3.amazed改为amazing 4.piano前加the 5. that改为what 6. are改为were 7.of去掉 8. especial改为especially 9. make改为makes 10.live前加to第四节：语法填空（共10分，每处1.5分）。compared (没大写扣0.5分) less if (没大写扣0.5分) that secondly 没(大写扣0.5分) and suggestion beats of the第五节：单词拼写（共10分，每题1分）。influential equally atmosphere previous education principle experiened contributions entertainment measured 第六节：书面表达（共15分）dear snow,im zhang hua, chai