高一英语期末考试卷.docx

高一年级期末英语试卷 2013.6.一、单项填空 （共15小题，每题1.5 ，共22.5分）1. What bad weather!Yes. The radio says it will be even _ later on. A. goodB. betterC. badD. worse 2. For each Olympics, a special village _ for athletes from different countries to live in. A. is built B. is being builtC. buildsD. is building3. I think John will make a good monitor, _ Id like to vote for him.A. butB. soC. orD. for4. Last night, John and the other lifesavers attended a special reception _ by the Prime Minister.A. being hostedB. hosting C. to hostD. hosted 5. In many places in China, _ bicycle is still _ popular means of transportation.A. the; 不填B. 不填; aC. the; aD. 不填; 不填6. Its raining! When did it start?I dont know exactly. In fact, it _ all this afternoon.A. was lastingB. has lastedC. had lastedD. will last7. _ you want to change for a double room, youll have to pay another $15.A. Because B. AlthoughC. Until D. If 8. Can David take charge of the international department?Im afraid its _ his ability.A. under B. withinC. beyondD. over9. Research has proved _ violence on television affects the development of children.A. thatB. ifC. whatD. whether 10. The power was lost suddenly while she _ for information on the Internet.A. was searchingB. is searchingC. searchedD. searches11. Charles Dickens, _ works are world-famous, wrote some of his novels in the shabby room. A. whoB. whoseC. whomD. that12. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door. Is it Emily? It _ be Emily. She has gone to Guangzhou.A. mustB. cantC. needntD. may13. No one knows exactly how the earth began _ it happened so long ago.A. asB. whenC. ifD. though14. Emergency line operators must always _ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help.A. look B. appear C. become D. stay15. Peter has the intelligence _ the tough question correctly. I have faith in his ability. A. answerB. answeringC. to answerD. answered二、完形填空 （共15小题，每题1.5 共计22.5分） Im studying in a private school and Im not the best or brightest student. Sometimes my grades get me down. Today I had my history 16 . But unfortunately I got up late. Rushing to the 17 , I thought I would get to school more than 10 minutes late. As the train pulled out, I began to do some last-minute review, just checking over my 18 . As soon as the train arrived, I packed my stuff and ran off.I passed just one other person as I was running for the stairs. It was a a baby strollerlady, with a baby stroller. Her child must have been only a couple months old. While running down the 19 , I thought to myself, “A few more 20 couldnt hurt, anyway.” So I went back to the top of the stairs and asked the lady if she wanted some 21 . She thanked me and saw that I must have been in a rush. I was, 22 I said it was no real 23 and I was just a little late for an exam. I helped them to the 24 of the stairs and then ran across the street to my school. I had 25 that my classmates would have 26 and that I would probably be in 27 . But to my surprise, the exam had been delayed. I quickly went to get my paper. Soon we started the test. History isnt my best subject but for some reason this test seemed quite 28 . I felt pretty good while I wrote down my answers. To be honest, I dont know if it is just 29 or somehow I was 30 for that simple act. Im just glad I helped a stranger when I could.16. A. examB. classC. workD. play17. A. bus B. trainC. taxiD. boat18. A. seatB. bagC. ticketD. textbook19. A. stairsB. hillsC. wallsD. streets20. A. mistakesB. chancesC. minutesD. stories21. A. helpB. moneyC. adviceD. information22. A. so B. butC. andD. for23. A. senseB. excuseC. problem D. possibility24. A. topB. middleC. leftD. bottom25. A. thought B. realizedC. learnedD. hoped26. A. leftB. startedC. agreedD. followed27. A. needB. timeC. angerD. trouble28. A. boringB. formalC. easyD. short 29. A. courageB. moodC. luckD. belief30. A. recognizedB. rememberedC. respectedD. rewarded三、阅读理解 （共15小题 每题 3分. 共计36分 ） A Early Birds In many places, the coming of robins signals the beginning of spring. During the winter, robins live in big groups. But early in spring, they leave their groups to look for partners. With their dark heads and bright red breasts, robins are easy to spot. Often robins can be found on a lawn (草坪), looking for worms and insects to eat. Because robins arrive at their breeding grounds (繁殖地) so early in the spring, many trees dont have leaves yet. But evergreen trees keep their needles or leaves all year. So a lot of robins build their nests in evergreens. Robins also make nests on buildings and fences.Robins make their nests of twigs, grass, and mud. The female builds the nest while the male helps by fetching the building supplies. The female shapes the nest by getting inside and pushing against it. The female lays one blue egg each day until there are three or four. Once the eggs hatch (孵出), the babies are fed by both the parents. When the young birds can leave the nest, the male takes over feeding them by himself. Thats when the female starts a second family.When winter is on its way, the robins will return to their big groups. But they will be back soon enough to signal the start of the next spring!31. We can find robins on lawns because they _.A. build nests there B. feed babies thereC. lay and hatch eggs there D. catch worms and insects there32. Robins make nests with their _. A. parents B. partners C. young birds D. group members33. The female robin starts her second family _.A. when winter comesB. when she lives in a big groupC. after eggs are laidD. after her kids can leave the nest34. In which section of a newspaper can you probably read such a passage?A. News. B. Nature. C. Fashion.D. Entertainment.B My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasnt forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnsons dictionary, Addisons essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight oclock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldnt believe that I hadnt seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典故) and irony and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six week period, to be written in every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each others journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make joke of and said, “This writing isnt fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating. 35. The passage mainly discusses _.A. teaching B. literature C. humor D. knowledge36. The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A. funny B. tiring C. inspiring D. brilliant 37. With his favorite English teacher, the writer found it most amazing that _.A. his teacher was very learnedB. his teacher was very humorousC. the works by Johnson and Addison were very humorousD. few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others38. The English teacher the writer disliked most _.A. was not able to make students laughB. hurt his students feelings C. didnt let his students do the gradingD. had no sense of humorC Parents can usually tell if their children are lying to them, and so can teachers. Knowing if someone is lying can be useful. There are a number of behaviors that you can observe to help catch someone in a lie. Eyes, windows to the soul, can provide information about whether you are hearing the truth or a lie. Here is a simple experiment. Ask a friend or a family member to imagine their mother with green hair. You should notice that their eyes look up to their left while they are imagining their mother. Then ask them to think about what they did this morning and their eyes will probably look up to the right. Basically, eye movement to the left indicates the person is imagining something that is not real or did not happen. When the eyes move up and to the right, the person is remembering something that actually happened. Body language is another way to see if someone is telling tales. A professional poker (扑克) player will probably tell you not to believe someone whose hands touch their face, throat, or mouth. It seems that when we are being less than truthful our hands want to cover our face in some way. It is unlikely that a liar (someone who tells lies) will touch their chest with an open hand. Paying careful attention to how people talk can also help you catch someone in a lie. If a student is accused of copying homework, and is guilty, they are likely to get defensive. They may deny (否认) the copying and ask why the teacher does not like him or her, while an innocent person might be expected to take the offensive (进攻), explaining for example, how they got the ideas for the homework and convincing the teacher to talk to someone who saw them do the homework. You may also find a guilty person speaks more than is natural and adds lots of unnecessary details to their story in an attempt to convince you they are telling the truth. If you suspect this is happening, try changing the subject of your conversation quickly. A liar will happily follow your change of direction and will become more relaxed. But remember, just because someone is showing one or more of the signs associated with lying does not necessarily make them a liar. Some other forms of stress other than lying may explain their behavior, and some people exhibit these signs as normal behavior. However. if you need to distinguish a lie from the truth, these tips could be a good start.39. When accused of copying, a student who cheats will try to _. A. prove his innocence by giving a wild story B. convince his teacher by taking offensive action C. figure out whether the teacher considers him guilty D. cover his lies by keeping changing conversation topics40. In the last paragraph, the author intends to tell us that _. A. some liars exhibit lying as normal behavior B. people should observe the signs to tell lies from truth C. there are still some other forms of stress other than lying D. some other forms of stress other than lying should be ignored41. What is the best title for the passage? A. What causes people to lie B. How a liar covers his lies C. What tricks a liar uses D. How to detect a lie42. What can we infer from the passage? A. Innocent people will not explain their stories in detail. B. Touching mouth is art effective way to hide dishonesty. C. Eye movement to the left indicates that the person is lying. D. Liars favor a new topic in hope of their lies going undetected.四.写作 ( 17.5分)假设你正在国外学习，你的朋友李华向你了解国外生活情况。请参考以下信息，并进行适当补充，写封信告诉他你对在国外学习的看法。Studying abroad advantages: meet different people improve English . Disadvantages: feel lonelyculture shockhave to take care of everything alone _高一年级期末英语试题答案一单选 （22.5分，每题1.5）1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. A10. A11. B 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. C二完型 （22.5分，每题1.5）16. A17. B18. D19. A20. C 21. A 22. B23. C24. D 25. A26. B 27. D 28. C29. C 30. D三阅读 （36分，每题3分）31. D 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C36. A 37. C 38. B39A 40C 41D 42D 四.写作 （ 19分 ）Dear LiHua,How are you . In your last letter you ask me about my life living abroad .Now Im writing t