福建省莆田市第七中学高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

莆田七中1617上高一上学期英语期中考试卷i听力（每题1.5分，共30分）ii阅读理解（20题，每小题2分，共40分）abaron pierre de coubertin was a frenchman. at his time sports were not taught in french schools. de coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. he had an idea. his idea was to begin the olympics all over again.sports teachers of other countries liked de coubertions ideas. so in 1896, the modern olympic games were held in athens（雅典）, greece. since then the olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.before the start of the olympic games, runners carry lighted torch（火炬）through many nations towards the stadium（运动场）where the games will be held. these sportsmen are from different countries. yet they work together to carry the olympic torch. it is passed from runner to runner. when the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special（专门的）basin filled with oil. it catches fire. it is then, only then, that the olympic games can begin.the olympic flame（火焰）burns throughout the games. it is the flame of peace.21. before 1896 french schools didnt teach . a. maths b. history c. sports d. physics22. de coubertin_. a. was the first man to start the olympic gamesb. helped start the modern olympic games c. believed that sports were less important than studies d. failed to begin the modern olympic games23. according to this passage, the third modern olympic games should have been held in_. a. 1915 b. 1924 c. 1896 d. 1904bhundreds of years ago, a roman army came north from england to make war on scotland. the scots, a brave people, love their country. they fought hard to drive the enemy out of scotland. but there were too many of the romans. it looked as if the romans would win.one night, the leader of the scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “we will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “tomorrow we will fight one more battle（战役）. we must win, or we will die.”they were all very tired. so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. there were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.the romans were not asleep. quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. slowly they went up the hill. closer they came to the sleeping scots. they were almost at the top. a few minutes more the war would be over. suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). he cried out and his sudden cry woke the scots. in a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. the fighting was hard, but it did not last long. the scots wiped out the romans and saved scotland（苏格兰）.the thistle is not a beautiful plant. it has sharp needles all over it. few people liked it. but the people of scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.24. hundreds of years ago, the romans _ .a. came from the north through england to make war on scotlandb. came to the north scotland from england to make war on scotlandc. came from the north of england to fight the scots d. came to the north from the south of britain to fight the scots25. at the shout of a roman soldier, all the scots who were asleep at the hill _ .a. began to fight the romans hardb. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fightc. woke and rose immediately, ready to fightd. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight 26. the result of the war is that _ .a. the romans killed all the scots b. the scots were defeated c. the scots were driven out of scotland d. the scots defeated the romans 27. the scots made thistle their national flower because thistle _ .a. is lovely, though not beautiful b. gave them happiness c. is a kind of useful plant d. helped the scots in wiping out the romans cwinter-swimming has become popular in beijing. three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. but now there is a winter-swimming enthusiasts club（冬泳爱好者协会）and it has more than 2 000 members. the oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7. the members are from all walks of life. they may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, studentsthough it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the citys lakes is around 0, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. they enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? because winter-swimming can be good for ones health.bei sha is a good example. he is 69, and he once suffered from（患病）heart trouble for 26 years. after ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.28. among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is_ years older than the youngest one. a. 91 b. 84 c. 77 d. 729. guess what “the members are from all walks of life” means? a. the members do different jobs at different places. b. they come from all parts of beijing. c. they are persons of different ages. d. they are men and women, old and young.30 the winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because_. a. they are not afraid of coldness b. they often swim in the icy waters c. they know that they can benefit（得益）from it d. winter-swimming can make people healthy31. winter-swimming has become popular in beijing because _. a. more and more people like to swim in beijing b. it is more interesting than swimming in summer c. winter-swimmers are brave men d. winter-swimming does a lot of good to ones healthd the americans and british use different greetings. in the usa the commonest greeting is hi. in britain it is hello! or how are you?. hi! is creeping into (不知不觉地进入) british, too. when they are introduced to someone, the americans say, glad to know you. the british say, how do you do? or pleased to meet you. when americans say good-bye, they nearly always add, have a good day, or have a good trip, etc. to friends and strangers alike. britains are beginning to use have a good day. the british usually use have got in the sense of have. the americans hardly ever do. am. e: - do you have a car, room, etc.? - yes, i do. br. e: - have you got a car, room, etc.? - yes, i have. there are a number of differences between american english and british english in the spelling of words, for example, check (us) / cheque (uk); center (us) / centre (uk). many american english words ending in or such as honor, vigor, labor are spelt in british english with an our like honour, vigour, labour. many verbs in american english with ize or izing forms such as organize, realizing are spelt in british english with ise or ising like organise, realising. in american english, practice is used as both a verb and a noun. in british english, the verb is spelt practise, and the noun practice. and in the main, american english avoids the doubling up of consonants(辅音字母) in nouns and verbs while british english does not. in american english, for example, one writes travel, traveled, traveling, traveler while in british english one writes travel, travelled, travelling, traveller. it was once predicted(预测) that british english and american english would become separate languages finally. but the opposite has happened. the links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上), and probably culturally too, they are closer together than ever.32. the americans hardly say a. good-bye, have a good day!b. glad to know you!c. hi!d. have you got a car?33. an englishman writes .a. cheque; center b. honor; organize c. traveled; practice d. labour; traveller34. what does the third paragraph talk about?a. there are lots of differences in spelling between am. e and br. e.b. why the americans and the british use different spellings.c. there are few differences in spelling between am. e and br. e.d. the different usages of words in am. e and br. e.35. what is the passage mainly talking about?a. british english and american english would become separate languages finally.b. the differences between british english and american english in every way.c. the differences between british english and american english in greetings and spellings.d. british english and american english are closer together than ever.短文7选5（共5小题；共10分） it is easy for some people to learn a second language. however, others have difficulty in learning a new language. what can you do to help yourself learn a second language, such as english? 36. feel positive about learning english. 37. be patient. you do not have to understand everything all at once. it is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. we can learn from our mistakes. in other words, do not worry about making mistakes. practice your english. for example, write a diary every day. you will form a habit of writing it in english, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in english. 38 in addition, you must speak english every day. you can practice with your classmates outside class. 39. you can write this in your journal. after each class, think about what you did. did you answer a question correctly? did you understand something the teacher explained? perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. you must be positive about learning english and believe that you can do it. it is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. 40. a. go over the points you have learned.b. keep a record of your language learning.c. dont give up when you meet some difficulty.d. if you believe that you can learn, you will learn.e. several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving.f. in these ways, you will enjoy learning english, and you will feel more confident in yourself.g. there are several ways to make learning english a little easier and more interesting. iii完形填空（共20小题；共30分） when i was 16 years old, i made my first visit to the united states. it was not the first time i had been 41 . like most english children, i learned french 42 school and i had been to france, so i was used to 43 a foreign language to people who did not understand 44 . but when i went to america i was looking forward to 45 a nice easy holiday without any 46 problems. 47 wrong i was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. i was looking for a 48 telephone to give my friend danny a 49 and tell him that i had arrived. a friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked 50 he could help me. yes, i said. i want to give my friend a ring. well, that ls 51 , he exclaimed. are you getting 52 ? but arent you a bit 53 ? who is talking about marriage ? i replied. i 54 want to give my friend a ring to tell him ive arrived. can you tell me 55 theres a phone box? oh, he said, theres a phone downstairs. when at last we 56 meet up, danny explained the misunderstanding to me. dont worry, he said to me, i had so many 57 at first. there are lots of words which the americans 58 differently in meaning from us british. youll soon get used to 59 funny things they say. most of the 60 british and american people understand each other.41.a. outb. awayc. outsided. abroad42.a. onb. duringc. atd. after43.a. sayingb. speakingc. learningd. teaching44.a. englishb. frenchc. russiand. latin45.a. buyingb. havingc. givingd. receiving46.a. timeb. humanc. languaged. money47.a. toob. what ac. whatd. , how48.a. cheapb. popularc. publicd. good49.a. letterb. ringc. newsd. note50.a. thatb. ifc. whered. when51.a. wellb. overc. niced. bad52a. hurtb. worriedc. excitedd. married53.a. smallb. littlec. oldd. young54.a. veryb. justc. muchd. so55.a. whereb. in whichc. over thered. that56.a. didb. doc. haved. had57.a. troubleb. difficultiesc. thingsd. fun58.a. writeb. speakc. used. read59.a. everyb. anyc. somed. all the60.a. chanceb. positionsc. conditiond. timeiv按所给词的适当形式填空（满分10分，每空1分）.1. to speak english _(fluent), you should read as many english articles as you can.2. we crossed into _(german) from switzerland last week.3. the sufferings that people got through during the war were beyond _(express)4. the visitors are _(request)not to smoke in this room.5. _(actual), he didnt go to see his uncle.6. sometimes _（speak） english is quite different from written english in many ways.7. i believe that encouragement is so _ (power) that it can change a person.8. not all people living in spain speak _ (spain).9. the head teacher told us that most of the students _ (be) born in the 1990s.10. it was ten in the morning but the _(curtain) were still closed.v单句改错（满分10分，每题1分）1i would be gratefully if you could give me some advice.2. why not to ask your classmates their likes and dislikes？3. i have some study tip to share with you.4. when you do your homework, you are practicing that youve learned.5. the chairman warned us to make any noise.6. we dont need to do so many homework.7. my dream look like a big garden.8. people at the meeting came up the housing problems again.9. english plays a important role in our life.10. in fact, there are many ways which we can work out this maths problem.vi完成句子（10题，每题2分，共20分,注意用适当形式）1