2015-2016学年湖南省益阳市箴言中学高一下学期期末综合练习 英语(三).doc

益阳市箴言中学2016年上学期高一期末英语综合练习题（三）一、阅读理解AThe children rise at about 7 AM on school days and later on weekends, to start the day. The counselor(辅导员) is available to help the children with dressing, calming any anxieties, or planning the day ahead. Breakfast is at 8:30 AM in the dining room. The school day begins at 9 AM. Students eat lunch with their classmates in the dining room at noon. At 3 PM each group returns to their dormitory(宿舍) and meets with at least one counselor for a light snack(点心) while discussing the days events and plans for the rest of the day. The day is planned to suit the individual(个人的) needs of each child. The activities in which the children engage(从事) are widely varied and may be indoors or outdoors, quiet or active, in the dormitory, in one of the recreational areas, or off school grounds. Students periodically(定时地) go on an outing alone with a counselor or with their group and there are several hobby groups and planned activities in which the children join depending on their interests and talents. Some of the group activities include gardening, drama, art, ceramics, dance and movement, basketball, softball, volleyball, and music lessons. Dinner is at 5:45 PM. Evening activities are generally quieter, to help students wind down for the night. Students have an evening snack between 8:30 and 9:30 PM and lights go out at 9:30 or 10:00 PM. A trained residential counselor is in the dormitory at all times while children are present. Since some counselors live at the Orthogenic School, if an emergency(紧急情况) occurs during the night, there are extra adults readily available to help. 1. The whole text mainly give us an introduction to _.A. a typical(典型的) day of a school B. some activities of the children at schoolC. the way the school educates the studentsD. the success the school has made in the past years2. The underlined word “varied” means _.A. of many kinds B. of great use C. of great help D. of great importance3. Children join in all kinds of activities according to _.A. their counselors B. their parents C. the weather D. their interests or talents4. When at school, children are cared for _.A. from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. B. from 7 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.B. the whole day D. half a dayBQueen Victoria was monarch(统治者)of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age. Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so serious was that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old, she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been married for twenty-one years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken. For the rest of her life, the lonely Victoria mourned his loss. It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sign of her grief, she wrote her letters on white paper edged in black. Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed; I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britains queen and always acted with great dignity. Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy(保守的). She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and she expected everyone to agree with her.5. Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true according to the passage? A. She had great confidence in herself. B. She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years. C. She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince. D. She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.6. Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because _. A. she was a very stern woman B. black was her favorite color C. that was one way to show her feeling of sadness D. it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain7. All of the following characteristics EXCEPT _ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria. A. moral B. lonely C. hardworking D. idle8. The underlined word “mourned” in paragraph 2 probably means _. A. felt sad or sorrowful in a social situation B. expressed publicly ones sadness because of someones death C. checked regularly in order to find out what was happeningD. feel or express deep regret forCA man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers, “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The offer man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of very importance. Let us try for your umbrella again. and if it fails, Ill buy you anew one.”The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had nines fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.9. The result of the first advertisement was that _.A. the man got his umbrella back B. the man wasted some money advertisingC. nobody found the missing umbrellaD. the umbrella was found somewhere near the Church10. “If it fails, Ill buy you a new one .” suggested that_.A. he was quite sure of successB. he was not sure whether he would get the umbrella hackC. he was rich enough to afford a new umbrellaD. he did not know what to do 11. This is a story about _.A. a useless advertisementB. how to make an effective(有效) advertisementC. how the man lost and found his umbrellaD. what the merchant did for the umbrella ownerDGoing to the beach is many Americans favorite activity. They went swimming in the ocean without giving a thought to what was underwater. But those days are long gone. In the summer of 1988, many of the beaches had to be closed because garbage（废料）from hospitals was found in the water. The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood, and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood. At some beaches, sewage（下水道）was found in the water. Americans were shocked by this state of affairs. People didnt think of the underwater garbage because it was out of sight.Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful. San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay thats full of chemicals. Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found fish with rotting skin. People are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution. Most American cities put their garbage in the ground. But New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean. Boston Harbor is so polluted that scientists say it wont recover until the next century. The government has ordered the city to build a sewage treatment plant, Cleaning up oceans wont be easy, but people can no longer ignore（忽视）this challenge.12. The main idea of the article is that _. A. ocean waters around America have become polluted. B. Americans are bringing too much garbage to the beach. C. beaches were closed because Americans were shocked. D. going to the beach is many Americans favorite activity.13. The oceans are polluted by _. A. swimmers, AIDS patients and fish. B. Boston, San Francisco and New York only. C. garbage, sewage and medical waste and so on.D. swimmers and fishes14. Many polluted waters are beautiful because _.A. chemicals can be beautiful.B. they have been cleaned up.C. pollution is underwater or hard to see.D. there are still many fish in them15. More people can go to the beaches near Boston if _.A. the city puts its garbage in the groundB. a sewage plant is builtC. they dont eat too much fish D. they stop polluting the water二、完型填空1One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with in order to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 16_ would be considered a very poor family.On their return from their 17 , the father asked his son, How was the trip? It was 18_ , Dad. Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked. Oh Yeah said the son. So what did you 19 from the trip? asked the father.The son answered, I saw that we have one dog 20 they have four. We have a pool that _21_ to the middle of our garden and they have a creek（小溪）that has 22 end. We have imported lanterns(灯笼)in our garden and they have the 23 at night. Our patio（院子）reaches to the front yard and they have the 24 horizon（地平线）. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have 25 that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve _26 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have 27 around our property（财产）to protect us, they have friends to protect them.With this the boys father was 28 .Then his son added, Thanks dad for showing me how 29 we are.Too many times we 30 what we have and concentrate on（把注意力集中在）what we dont have. What is one persons 31 object is anothers prize possession. It is all 32 on ones perspective（观点）. Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave 33 for all the bounty（恩赐）we have, instead of worrying about wanting 34 . Take joy in all you have, 35 your friends.16.A. which B. that C. what D. how17.A. trip B. tour C. visit D. travel18.A. terrible B. disappointing C. excited D. great19.A. expect B. regret C. keep D. learn20.A. but B. and C. yet D. then21.A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. spreads22.A. not B. no C. an D. the23.A. dark B. darkness C. stars D. day24.A. beautiful B. full C. longer D. whole25.A. a sky B. a road C. fields D. earth26.A. others B. the others C. the rest D. themselves27.A. dogs B. walls C. guards D. servants28.A. disappointed B. sorry C. silent D. speechless29.A. poor B. rich C. weak D. happy30.A. miss B. forget C. remember D. consider31.A. valuable B. useful C. priceless D. worthless32.A. based B. concentrated C. looked D. laid33.A. love B. regret C. thanks D. interest34.A. everything B. nothing C. more D. less35.A. especially B. specially C. included D. except完型填空2After studying English, maths and geography for two years, 17-year-old Henry is about to face his final A-level (Advanced level) exams. They will start at the end of 36 and continue into June. Everyone has said they are the 37 exams hell ever have to take .Hes been 38 a place to study geography at Manchester University if he gets an A and two Bs. If he doesnt get the grades , he will go to his second 39 in London, which has _40_ asked for a B and two Cs. About five months before, he visited lots of universities and 41 six to apply to. His teachers sent these universities his grades 42 on his mock exams (模拟考试), and a report of his _43_ . He wrote a 500-word _44 statement saying why he should be 45 to each place. Two universities called him in for an 46 . Three others offered him a place straight away. And two refused him. He 47 chose his two top places.A few months after his exams, Henrys 48 arrive. He hasnt 49 well. He got three Cs and neither of his two choices 50_ him.All is not lost, 51 . He gets on the phone and calls every 52 he can think of. _53_ they have any spare places, he 54 them to give him a place. Finally, he is offered a place to study computing in Wales. It wasnt what he planned to study, _55_ where he had wanted to go. But he doesnt care. He has achieved his goal he is going to university.36.A. February B. March C. May D. April37.A. longest B. shortest C. easiest D. hardest38.A. ordered B. offered C. taken D. longing for39.A. school B. club C. department D. choice40.A. only B. hardly C. nearly D. almost41.A. chose B. made C. attended D. prepared42.A. based B. depended C. fixed D. checked43.A. grades B. school C. manners D. character44.A. secret B. important C. personal D. immediate45.A. applied B. accepted C. admitted D. received46.A. exam B. agreement C. education D. interview47.A. strangely B. curiously C. finally D. regretfully48.A. letters B. answers C. invitations D. results49.A. studied B. got C. done D. taken50.A. took B. might take C. will take D. had taken51.A. therefore B. finally C. after all D. however52.A. teacher B. friend C. university D. school53.A. While B. As C. If D. Though54.A. tells B. begs C. requires D. advises55.A. nor B. but C. and D. either三、语法知识填空Wang Peng felt very frustrated when he saw none of his regular customers 1._(eat) in his restaurant. In his opinion, nothing could be 2._(good) than his fried, mutton kebabs, fatty pork or his 3._(sugar) cola. Who won his customers? Curiosity drove him into Yong Huis newly-opened restaurant and he was 4._(amaze) at the menu there: raw vegetables, fruit and water. It was obvious that Yong Hui was telling 5._(lie) when promising to make the customers