高一英语上学期期中考试试题

1 2012 高一英语期中测试卷高一英语期中测试卷 一 词组 10 分 1 关心 挂念 2 经历 经受 3 因为 由于 4 走近 上来 提出 5 投降 屈服 6 从那以后 7 仿佛 好像 8 立刻马上 9 失业 10 丧失勇气或信心 二 单选 11 I would like to my thanks to those who helped me when I was in danger A express B pack C bury D burst 12 I have passed my final exams A Congratulations B Good luck C Take care D The same to you 13 It was on July 28 1976 Tangshan earthquake happened A what B when C which D that 14 Well put on the play but we can t find suitable clothes Of course Such clothes are out of now A sight B use C date D reach 15 It is the third time that he late for school A was B is C had been D has been 16 it is to watch the live NBA game A How fun B What fun C What a fun D What funs 17 He from his seat and said that something must be done to people s living standards 生活水平 A rose raise B rose rise C raised raise D raised rise 18 This is the book I borrowed from the library just now A that B who C what D where 19 She told me that she was fond fishing when he was young A about B at C to D of 20 She insisted with us when we decided to take a great bike trip A go B to go C on going D went 21 Would you please help me to all these numbers A add up B join in C go through D get to 三 完形填空 共三 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 20 分 分 I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house I can get to the station quite 22 because there is a short cut 捷径 to the station But in the summer it can get quite smelly because of all the 23 So I always try to 24 through it Today I was trying to do so as usual 25 something made me stop for a moment I saw the most beautiful 26 by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white 27 2 She was short and 28 and had white hair She was walking 29 as each step took some effort I hadn t specially noticed her 30 until she stopped near a rubbish bin 垃圾 箱 She slowly placed her walking stick 31 the rubbish bin Then she leaned 斜倚着 on it with her right hand She bent down and 32 the rubbish She clearly found it 33 and it took her a while She 34 some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened 伸直 herself up again All the while she used the rubbish bin to 35 herself She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 36 walking It all took her great effort 努力 There s so much rubbish and no one ever does 37 about it I was moved to 38 this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it 39 I haven t been able to 40 thinking about that all day I want to follow her example I ve decided to pick up rubbish off the 41 if I meet from now on I hope people will do the same as I do 22 A hardB earlyC easilyD late 23 A rubbishB boxesC bottlesD paper 24 A walkB passC goD rush 急冲 25 A soB untilC whenD because 26 A backB actC markD color 27 A bikeB stickC dogD umbrella 28 A weakB richC cleverD sad 29 A quicklyB happilyC angrilyD slowly 30 A at midnightB at noonC at lastD at first 31 A inB aroundC againstD under 32 A searched for B threw awayC reached forD looked at 33 A unableB difficultC differentD impossible 34 A picked upB dropped downC put inD lifted up 35 A warmB helpC support 支撑 D hide 36 A continuedB startedC enjoyedD remembered 37 A somethingB anythingC everythingD nothing 38 A feelB seeC haveD let 39 A busyB beautifulC dirtyD clean 40 A keepB stopC mindD regret 41 A wallB deskC ground D classroom 四 阅读理解 分 A People say that George Washington the first president of the United States never told a lie But it seems that the president was not without faults A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789 He didn t return them If he were still alive he would have to pay the library 300 000 for being 220 years late On October 5 1789 when the first president borrowed the books from the New York Society Library he didn t sign his name in the borrower s book He just wrote president to show who had taken them out The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned Workers at the library realized the books were missing 3 The New York Society Library doesn t expect anyone to pay the fine But it hopes that someone will return the books 42 George Washington is A the president of the US now B the first president of the US C the first black president of the US D the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back 43 George Washington borrowed a book from A the Washington Public Library B the New York Society Library C the Paris Society Library D the Chinese Public Library 44 The library hopes A George Washington will return the book B George Washington will pay the fine C someone will find the book and return it D someone will pay the fine for the president B John Smith an officer worker lives in Washington He inherited 继承 a million dollars when he was 23 but he wasn t happy at all When his college friends were looking for their jobs he didn t have to Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else He gave 10 000 of his money to a charity 慈善机构 to help poor children live a better life Today he is 36 He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only but he is very happy Up to now 到目前为止 John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them each 200 a month The money was used for the children s study food medicine and clothing John receives a report each year on the children s progress They can write to each other but usually the children do not speak English When John first heard about these children he wanted to help them It was nothing special he said Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping I didn t know anything about their life Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa He said that the meeting was very exciting When I met her I felt very very happy he said And I saw that the money was used for a good cause It brought me happiness and I want to do everything I can go on helping those children 45 John didn t need to look for a job A before he went to college B after he went to Africa C because he got a lot of money D before he received a report 46 John has sent them each 200 a month to help some poor children A near Washington B in European countries C only in Africa D all over the world 47 John learned about the children s progress by A visiting them each year B getting a report every year C staying with them D talking to them in English 48 The underlined words a good cause means in Chinese A 施舍 B 善行 C 优惠 D 赏赐 49 What s the main idea of the story A Help others and you will feel happy 4 B It s necessary to write letters to poor children C Live a simple life and you can give others help D It s the most important to help the children in Africa C Sun Liping 6 lives in a small village in Yunnan Her biggest wish is to have running water in her home All 35 families in Sun s village have a serious problem they don t have enough water Every day the villagers have to walk 20 minutes to get water Last year the worst drought since the 1950s hit Yunnan making more than 2 million people short of drinking water This year the drought is even worse Not only Yunnan but many other provinces in China are short of water as well such as Gansu and Qinghai According to a report on February 17 each Chinese person has about 28 of the world s average 平均的 person s amount of available 可用的 water Two thirds of China s cities are short of water and nearly 300 million people in rural areas don t have safe water for drinking Every drop of water is important Waste a drop of water a day and you lose a bucket 桶 a year How can we use water in a smart way Here are some tips 方法 for you to save water in your daily life 1 Put plastic bottles of water in your toilet to cut down the water waste when you flush 冲洗 your toilet 2 Don t keep the water running while you re brushing your teeth or washing your face and hands 3 Use low flow 低流量 shower heads 4 Use a bucket to collect shower water while you wait for it to warm up 5 Make your shower time shorter 6 Set up a rain bucket to collect rainwater for watering plants or flowers 50 What is the problem in Sun s village A They don t have enough food B They don t have enough water C They have to walk far away to go to school D There are fewer and fewer villagers 51 What does the underlined word drought mean in the second paragraph A 饥饿 B 干旱 C 水灾 D 贫穷 52 According to the report A China has just 28 percent of the world s available water B Each Chinese person can use more water than the world s average person C There is not enough water in two thirds of China s cities D There are about 300 million people in China s cities who don t have enough water 53 Which of the following would lead to a waste of water A Using low flow shower heads B Taking a quick shower C Collecting shower water while waiting for it to warm up D Keeping the water running while brushing one s teeth D Long ago most Americans lived on farms As cities grew many younger people left the farms for city life Today most Americans live in towns and cities They have only heard about cave 5 life They must like what they have heard though because many are now leaving cities and moving back to the open land Why do people want to live in the country They want to grow store and cook their own food They like to work with farm animals They want clean air plenty of space and less rushing around They want to get to know their families better by working in the fields with them Farm life has changed since the early 1900s Tractors electricity and power machines make work easier Everyone gets up early Even before the family eats breakfast some chores are done The animals are fed and milking machines are put to work Animals stalls are cleaned and eggs are gathered After breakfast everyone works in the fields They plant and harvest the crops Any crops not sent to market are canned or frozen for home use There are two main types of farms The first is a small family run farm where several different crops and animals are raised It is like the one you have just read about The second kind is a much larger farm and often raises only one special crop or animal The very large farms need many workers and sometimes many machines Crops raised may be grains vegetables fruits or cotton Animals raised may be cattle chickens sheep or hogs Would you like to live on a farm 54 The tune of the passage is A rather subjective 主观 B rather objective C objective rather than subjective D not dec