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1 2013 20142013 2014 年上学期高一英语同步验收年上学期高一英语同步验收 英语过关检测英语过关检测 1 1 考试范围 xxx 考试时间 100 分钟 注意事项 1 答题前填写好自己的姓名 班级 考号等信息 2 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 一 单项选择一 单项选择 1 The repairs cost a lot but it s money well A to spend B spent C being spent D spending 2 When can I see you Mr Black Three o clock this afternoon Oh no I a meeting then A will have B will be having C am having D have 3 If the CPI 消费者物价指数 continues to the families below average income will find it hard to pay for their daily necessities A advance B decrease C remain D add 4 I m anxiously waiting for that day A arrive B arrives C arriving D to arrive 5 This type of bamboo grows very fast and it will take only three to five years it can be used in various fields A before B since C when D as 二 单词拼写二 单词拼写 6 These include the 苦难 of the poor and the corruption of the rich 7 Mr Smith had an accident last month Fortunately he is 恢复 now from the injury 8 Air pollution is one of the problems that we really can t 忽视 9 Rescuers are c by the safety of two men trapped in the mine 10 The success of the sports meet c all of us and we should always try our best to do what we can 三 完形填空三 完形填空 2 11 On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women s club as usual It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 1 When she came home she sensed something unusual Had someone come in The back door and the windows were all 2 and there was no 3 of forced entry 进入 Had 4 been taken She went from room to room 5 and found her camera and spare watch 6 The following Thursday she went out at her usual time but didn t go to the club 7 she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home 8 herself in through the back door She settled down to wait and see what would happen It was 4 o clock when the front doorbell rang Mrs Clarke was 9 tea at the time The bell rang again and 10 she heard her letterbox being pushed open 11 the kettle 壶 of boiling water she moved quietly towards the door A 12 of wire appeared through the letterbox and then a 13 The wire turned and caught around the knob 圆形旋钮 on the doorlock Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and 14 the water over the hand 15 was heard outside as the 16 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back which was 17 by the sound of running feet It wasn t long 18 the police caught the thief And Mrs Clarke was greatly 19 at the club for her successful 20 1 A lonely B alone C away D busily 2 A locked B opened C broken D fixed 3 A scene B show C sign D sight 4 A anything B nothing C money D jewels 5 A looking B examining C searching D checking 6 A losing B missing C leaving D disappearing 7 A Therefore B However C Instead D Again 8 A pushing B letting C pulling D leading 9 A cooking B making C burning D serving 10 A the next moment B for a whileC in time D at once 11 A Putting down B Laying asideC Picking up D Taking away 12 A pile B set C lot D piece 13 A knife B hand C letter D key 14 A spread B dropped C poured D covered 15 A Sad voice B A strange noiseC A warning shout D A sharp cry 16 A key B kettle C door lock D wire 17 A followed B caused C produced D ended 18 A before B since C until D when 19 A surprised B admired C inspired D supported 20 A self satisfaction B self protectionC self respect D self service 12 In 1956 Phoenix Arizona was a city with boundless blue skies One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy s new parakeet 小鹦鹉 on my finger I wanted to show Perky 1 the sky looked like Maybe he could make a little bird 2 out there I took him into the backyard and then to my 3 Perky flew off The enormous 巨大的 blue sky swallowed up my sister s blue 4 and suddenly he had gone clipped wings and all Kathy managed to 5 me With fake optimism 乐观 she even tried to reassure 安慰 me 3 that Perky would find a new 6 But I was far too clever to 7 that such a thing was possible Decades later I watched my own 8 growing We shared their activities spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 9 of the kids friends the Kissells The two families went camping around Arizona together We became the 10 of friends One evening the game was to tell Great Pet stories One person claimed 宣称 to 11 the oldest living goldfish Someone else had a psychic dog 12 Barry the father of the other family took the floor and 13 that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet Sweetie Pie The best thing 14 Sweetie Pie he said was the 15 we got him One day when I was about eight out of the clear blue sky a little blue parakeet just 16 down and landed on my finger When I was finally able to 17 we examined the amazing evidence 证据 The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all 18 It seems our two families had been 19 long before we ever met Forty years later I ran to my sister and said You were 20 Perky lived 1 A what B how C which D where 2 A food B nest C friend D family 3 A joy B horror C disappointment D satisfaction 4 A pleasure B sadness C treasure D sense 5 A forgive B comfort C help D delight 6 A parent B home C master D life 7 A imagine B suppose C doubt D believe 8 A birds B happiness C worries D children 9 A parents B birds C interests D games 10 A first B best C last D happiest 11 A catch B find C buy D have 12 A Suddenly B Fortunately C Then D However 13 A announced B said C told D hoped 14 A in B about C of D on 15 A day B place C way D story 16 A floated B dived C settled D went 17 A think B speak C interrupt D explain 18 A came up B turned up C turned out D matched up 19 A known B fastened C connected D introduced 20 A right B wrong C silly D mad 13 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off But I was 1 into stillness by what I saw Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa 2 with the second hand green typewriter on the table She told me that she couldn t type fast and then she was out of work My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 3 I understood the pressures on her Sitting beside her on the sofa I began very 4 to understand I guess we all have to 5 sometimes Mother said quietly I could 6 her pain and the tension 紧张 of 7 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival Suddenly something inside me 8 I reached out and put my arms around her She broke then She put 4 her face 9 my shoulder and sobbed 啜泣 I held her 10 and didn t try to talk I knew I was doing what I should what I could 11 it was enough In that moment feeling mother s 12 with feelings I understood for the first time she being so easy to 13 She was still my mother 14 she was something 15 a person having the ability of bearing fear 16 and failure I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 17 in her arms A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 18 It s a job I can do though she said simply But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued I had a very 19 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 20 across the paper I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type 1 A tiredB ashamedC lazyD shocked 2 A cryingB smilingC thinkingD whispering 3 A eagerlyB worriedlyC littleD much 4 A quicklyB slowlyC suddenlyD proudly 5 A failB winC fall sickD give in 6 A know ofB watchC senseD recognize 7 A holding backB putting awayC sitting upD stopping from 8 A lit upB came trueC turnedD increased 9 A toB upC throughD against 10 A thoughtfullyB tightlyC carefullyD politely 11 A and thatB now thatC but thatD so that 12 A handB faceC hairD back 13 A contentB breakC fallD understand 14 A thereforeB howeverC yetD though 15 A moreB muchC littleD huge 16 A woundB defeatC cutD hurt 17 A kindnessB memoryC comfortD support 18 A suppliedB offeredC paid forD contributed 19 A differentB hardC pleasantD serious 20 A offB awayC outD through 14 Lang Lang is a world class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight You need 1 his father said But if you don t work hard no fortune will come What made him sad was 2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn t like him You have no talent 天赋 You will never be a pianist 3 a nine year old boy Lang Lang was badly 4 He decided that he didn t want to be a 5 any more For the next two weeks he didn t touch the piano 6 his father didn t push but waited Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to 7 some holiday songs He didn t want to but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys he 8 that he could show others that he had talent 9 That day he told his father 10 he had been waiting to hear that he wanted to study with a new teacher 11 that point on everything turned around He started 12 competitions 比赛 In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition 5 when it was 13 that Lang Lang had won he was too 14 to hold back his tears Soon 15 was clear that he couldn t stay in China forever he had to play on the world s big 16 In 1997 Lang Lang 17 again this time to Philadelphia U S There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over After his 18 performance at Chicago s Ravinia Festival gigs 特邀演出 in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 19 Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots 发现 him and lets him 20 1 A exercise B fortune C knowledge D wealth 2 A whether B why C when D that 3 A Like B With C To D As 4 A hurt B weakened C ruined D frightened 5 A singer B pianist C conductor D player 6 A Hopefully B Patiently C Wisely D Painfully 7 A play B sing C write D study 8 A seemed B admitted C noticed D realized 9 A in all B above all C after all D at all 10 A that B what C which D when 11 A From B At C Since D After 12 A receiving B accepting C winning D beating 13 A told B mentioned C announced D recognized 14 A excited B encouraged C shocked D satisfied 15 A this B it C that D what 16 A concerts B tours C competitions D stages 17 A started B left C moved D performed 18 A successful B cheerful C respectful D meaningful 19 A pulling B breaking C falling D pouring 6 20 A brighten B shine C admire D develop 15 What will man be like in the future in 5 000 or even 50 000 years from now on We can only make 1 of course but we can be sure that he will be 2 from what he is today For man is slowly changing all the time Let us take an obvious 3 Man even five hundred years ago was shorter than he is today Now on average men are about three inches 4 Five hundred years is relatively short period of time so we may assume that man will 5 to grow taller Again in the modern world we use our brains a great deal 6 we still make use of only about 20 of the brain s capacity With time going on 7 we shall have to use our brains more and more and eventually we shall need 8 ones This is likely to bring about a physical change too the 9 in particular the forehead will grow larger Nowadays our eyes are in 10 use In fact we use them so much that very often they become 11 and we have to wear glasses 12 over very long period of time it is likely that man s eyes will grow stronger On the other hand we tend to make less use of our arms and legs These 13 are likely to grow weaker At the same time however our fingers will grow more 14 because they are used a great deal in modern life But what about hair This will probably 15 from the body altogether in course of time because it doesn t serve a useful purpose any longer Perhaps all this gives the 16 that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at This may well be 17 All the same in spite of all these 18 future man will still have a lot in common with us 19 will still be a human being with thoughts and emotions 20 to our own 1 A pictures B guesses C explanations D ideas 2 A equal B same C obvious D different 3 A example B fantasy C model D shape 4 A fatter B thinner C taller D shorter 5 A fail B continue C manage D stop 6 A Even so B If so C After all D In time 7 A besides B otherwise C therefore D however 8 A larger B smaller C sillier D cleverer 9 A eye B nose C head D hand 10 A perfect B constant C normal D unique 7 11 A stronger B bigger C smaller D weaker 12 A But B So C Then D Though 13 A in other words B all in all C as a result D in addition 14 A effective B optimistic C painful D sensitive 15 A disappear B move C remove D rise 16 A expression B impression C influence D connection 17 A false B perfect C exact D true 18 A changes B motivations C approaches D adjustments 19 A He B They C We D It 20 A cautious B rough C previous D similar 四 阅读理解四 阅读理解 16 The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past The three day event is not fixed to the same dates each year but generally takes place in November or December It is well attended by tourists but even better attended by locals During the opening ceremonies after the official greetings from the government leaders people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands and white camels transport their riders across the sands Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship One following another groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs On their knees in the sand a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair their long dark shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares The crowd is on its feet for the camel races Camels and riders run far into the distance and then return to the finishing line in front of the cheering people Towards the evening there comes the grand finale of the opening day an extremely exciting horserace All the riders run very fast on horseback Some riders hang off the side of their saddles Some even ride upside down their legs and feet straight up in the air all at full speed Others rush down the course together men arm in arm on different horses On and on they went So fast and so wonderful 1The Sahara Festival is a festival which A has a very long history in North Africa 8 B is held in the same place on the same day C is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara D is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries 2Before the races begin take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies A musicians dancers horses and hares B camel riders musicians dogs and hares C horsemen dancers camels and dogs D musicians officials camels and horses 3The underlined word finale in the fourth paragraph most probably means the of the opening day A first part B middle C last part D whole 4This passage mainly tells readers A what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival B how people celebrate during the three day Sahara Festival C what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival D how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival 17 This week was busier than usual and I was very tired today All I wanted to do was to go home and enjoy a bowl of good hot soup But when I saw my daughter s car I knew that it was Bryan s night Since his parents separated I had tried to have my six year old grandson spend a few hours with me at least once a week I had always tried to make it a special time for him We did many interesting things Bryan loved all these activities and so did I But today I had to give up our evening I said how tired I was feeling Bryan I m sorry Tonight I don t feel like having fun or playing games We ll have our night together some other time I saw the sadness in Bryan s eyes He said I like soup Grandma I knew he meant Please don t send me away Please let me stay I saw the shadow 阴影 in Bryan s eyes Something else was changing Maybe he thought I wouldn t want to have him come any more not tonight not next week not ever Finally I said OK I was glad to see his eyes light up After I put the soup on the stove 炉子 and turned on the TV I fell asleep When I woke up there was a coat over my legs and the soup was gone Bryan was on the floor reading a coloring book and watching a television show at the same time The poor boy must have been so bored 烦躁的 When he found I was awake he ran over and gave me a big hug I love you Grandma he said Haven t we had a nice time together His big smile and happy eyes told me that this time he meant exactly what he was saying That was the keyword together We had done nothing exciting or special But we were together 1 What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean A It was time to cook hot soup for Bryan that night B This was the evening when Bryan stayed with his grandma C Bryan would have a good rest that night D Bryan would stay with his parents that night 2 Why didn t the author want to stay with her grandson that night at first A She was too tired to have fun or play games with him B She was sick and wanted to have a good rest 9 C She was too busy and had to work overtime that night D She had to prepare soup for the whole family 3 How many times did the author describe Bryan s eyes A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 4 From the passage we can infer that A Bryan s parents separated so he had to live with his grandma B Bryan was sad that night because his grandma didn t play with him C the author wouldn t want to stay with her grandson any more D the author and her grandson loved each other very much 18 Tourism wasn t as important as it is today In the past only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world that is to say people now have more money for travel Special plane fares 费用 for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before One person doesn t travel for the same reason as another But most people enjoy seeing countries that are