高一年级第二学期期中英语试卷(2008年4月)

高一年级第二学期期中英语试卷 2008年4月 注意 1 全卷分为客观题和主观题两部分 2 全卷必须在120分钟内完成 满分120分 3 考试结束后 交答案卷 考试卷自己保存 以备讲评 第一卷 客 观 题 一 单项选择题 共25题 每小题1分 共计25分 1 My new pen Who have taken it A has been disappeared can B has disappeared could C is missing should D has been lost may 2 She has been looking forward to Shanghai for a long time A to come B of coming C to coming D came 3 We were expecting her at 8 30 am but she didn t A show off B take up C turn out D turn up 4 Mr White didn t understand made his wife so upset this morning A what was it B why it was C why it was D what it was that 5 She made a suggestion we should have a class meeting this week A which B what C that D X 6 It s the in Britain for a bride to throw her flowers to the wedding guests A habit B rule C custom D law 7 students have come to know it is important for them to learn English well A Plenty of B The number of C A good many of D A large amount of 8 The child should be punished You shouldn t let him telling lies A keep away from B keep away with C get away from D get away with 9 Finding her car stolen A a policeman was asked to help B the area was searched thoroughly C it was looked for everywhere D she hurried to a policeman for help 10 made the school proud was more than 90 of the students had been admitted to key university A What because B What that C That what D That because 11 I wonder if I could use your phone A Go ahead B Never mind C That s right D Take it easy 12 He has some doubt he will succeed in his research work A whether B if C which D that 13 The teacher tried hard to make a sentence and managed to the meaning of the phrase to the students A show off B turn out C get across D take over 14 The gravity of the moon will not be the earth s A so a strong pull as B as strong a pull as C as a strong pull as D strong a pull than 15 I thought her nice and honest I met her A for the first time B the first time C first time D by the first time 16 I am afraid across the bridge because I am afraid into the river A to walk to fall B of walking of falling C to walk of falling D of walking to fall 17 Taiwan lies the east of China which is part of China s territory A in B to C on D at 18 Smoking is a bad habit and it is bad for your health I won t have you any more A smoke B smoking C to smoke D smoked 19 Please tell him that he have the book tomorrow OK He will be glad to hear that A should B shall C must D ought to 20 Very long noises in the factory can people mad A let B have C cause D drive 21 His parents felt pleased that he had the mid of term exams A tried to pass B tried passing C managed to pass D succeeded passing 22 They couldn t agree with each other so there was a n argument over the plan between the two sides yesterday A religious B strong C energetic D violent 23 How life began on earth is one of the biggest puzzles that scientists found hard A to solve B to be solved C solved D be solving 24 The maple leaf is to Canada the giant panda to China A as B like C as if D what 25 A service was held those who had died from AIDS A in favour of B in memory of C in honour of D in search of 二 完型填空 20题 共20分 It was five days before Christmas My co workers were excitedly 26 their plans Doing anything special they asked me I 27 my head I was 3 000 miles from my family in Hawaii pursuing my lifelong 28 of becoming a nurse I attended classes all day and then went straight to my full time 29 job at night My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick I had 30 looked forward to the holidays But this December I felt unable to go on Rent textbooks and other expenses left me with no 31 cash Money to go home I hardly had money to eat I m on my 32 Cover for 顶替 me will you asked Mavis another waitress as she 33 me on her way to the employee s room 34 there s this guy at Table Five she said He s been 35 there for more than an hour not making any trouble but not 36 anything either She paused It s like he s 37 for somebody I looked in the corner 38 enough there was a slim good looking man 39 in a worn shirt and a black baseball cap just sitting alone I went over trying to 40 a smile I m Cory I said Please let me know if you want anything I was turning to walk away 41 the man spoke He had a soft low voice but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 42 restaurant I d like an order of chips he said and a glass of water My heart 43 Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu which I wouldn t get much of a n 44 But maybe this guy was broke and I sure knew how that felt 45 I decided to try my best to make him feel okay 26 A expressing B changing C discussing D announcing 27 A used B lifted C nodded D shook 28 A scheme B dream C satisfaction D demand 29 A waitress B actress D assistant D maid 30 A seldom B always C merely D hardly 31 A other B rest C any D extra 32 A way B duty C break D work 33 A stepped B ignored C passed D jumped 34 A By the way B On the contrary C Above all D After all 35 A shouting B sitting C crying C whispering 36 A calculating B eating C drinking D ordering 37 A searching B waiting C caring D longing 38 A Excitedly B Luckily C Desperately D Sure 39 A dressed B wore C carried D put 40 A force B return C break D contribute 41 A before B when C after D while 42 A quiet B large C noisy D wonderful 43 A sank B beat C hurt D lost 44 A praise B tip C allowance D prize 45 A But B Otherwise C So D Or 三 阅读理解 20题 共40分 A Canada is a very large country It is the second largest country in the world By contrast it has a very small population There are only about 29 million people there Most Canadians are of British or French origin and French is an official language of Canada as well as English About 45 of the people are of British origin that is they or their parents or grandparents etc come from British Nearly 30 are of French origin Most of the French Canadians live in province of Quebec Over the years people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world They are from many countries in the world They are from most European countries and also from China besides other Asian countries However Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive Canadian Indians lived along the coast by the rivers and lakes and in forests Today there are only about 350 000 Indians in the whole country with their own languages In the far north live the Inuit There are only 27 000 Canadian Inuit Their life is hard in such a difficult climate 46 About live in Quebec A 30 of the French Canadians B 45 of the Canadians C 29 000 000 people D 8 700 000 French Canadians 47 The official languages of Canada are A English and Chinese B French and English C Indian and French D Chinese and Inuit 48 The word origin in the passage means A 血统 B 后裔 C 先驱 D 猿人 49 About 23 of people came from A China B England C France D some other countries except France and Britain 50 Which of the following is true according to this passage A There are 27 000 Canadian Indians in Canada B More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years C There are 30 of the population whose parents or grandparents come from France D There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada B How about your study now Fine Is your grandma OK Yes How is everybody in the family They are fine Ok then I ll hang up The phone call was made by a peasant worker far away from his hometown to his child The total call lasted only 30 seconds However even this short conversation was a luxury 奢侈 to the family In China with one or both parents going out to earn money many children are left in their hometowns in the countryside These children are called leftover children Some people say that the leftover children phenomenon 现象 is largely caused by poverty More and more peasants are moving to big cities and as a result a large number of leftover children have appeared Statistics 统计数字 showed that in 2004 China had a total of 22 million leftover children in the countryside Usually the children s grandparents or their parents friends or relatives look after these children To them making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task If the children are safe and sound they are considered to have done a good job They seldom care about the children s study their psychological 心理的 needs or mental 精神的 demands Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits Experts said that children need emotional support The younger they are the more emotional 情感的 support they need Most of the emotional support comes from their parents For most of the time problems of the leftover children largely arise from a lack of emotional care from their parents If kids can go out with their parents together many problems will disappear 51 There are so many leftover children in the countryside because A children can get better care at home B peasants give birth to too many children C Peasants don t want to take their children along with them D More and more peasants are moving to cities to earn money 52 The underlined word poverty in Paragraph 3 means A being poor B being lazy C being rich D being hard working 53 What s the main problem about the leftover children A They can t receive any education B They can t receive emotional support C They can t be fed well D It is hard to make a phone call to their parents 54 We can know from the passage that A children need not only bodily care but also mental care B There will be more and more leftover children in the future C Children in big cities have no mental problems D Chinese peasants have become rich by working in big cities 55 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage A Peasant Workers B A Telephone Call C Leftover Children D Family Problems C If you go into the forest with friends stay with them If you don t you may get lost If you get lost this is what you should do Sit down and stay where you are Don t try to find your friends let them find you You can help them find you by staying in one place There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you You can shout or whistle 吹口 哨 three times Stop Then shout or whistle three times again Any signal 信号 given three times is a call for help Keep up shouting or whistling Always three times together When people hear you they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun They will let you know that they have heard your signal They will give you two shouts or two whistles When a signal is given twice it is an answer to a call for help If you don t think that you will get help before night comes try to make a little house with branches 树枝 Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass When you need some water you have to leave your little branch house to look for it Don t just walk away Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily When you are lost the most important thing to do is to stay in one place 56 If you get lost in the forest you should A try to find your friends B stay in one place and give signals C walk around the forest D shout as loudly as possible 57 Which signal is a call for help A shouting here and there B crying twice C shouting or whistling three times together D whistling every where in the forest 58 When you hear two shouts or two whistles you know that A someone is afraid of an animal B people will come to help you C someone needs help D something terrible will happen 59 What s the meaning of the underlined sentence A Leave branches to find your way back B Pick off branches to build another house C Use branches to make a bed D Drop branches to look for water 60 The main idea of the passage is A how to travel in the forest B how to spend the night in the forest C what you should do if you want to get some water D what you should do if you are lost in the forest D I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon To make sure he was following me I walked on quickly turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window I walked on and stopped several times When I stopped he stopped too I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man When I saw a taxi coming I jumped into it As I was telling the taxi driver where to go I found the man get into another taxi which then followed mine As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road I looked back at the taxi behind and saw that the stranger was looking out at me At MRT station I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out As I was paying my fare I saw the man was getting out of his taxi By now I got angry so I turned and walked straight to him I asked him why he was following me At first he said he was not following me at all but when I threatened 威胁 to call the police he admitted he was He then told me that he was a journalist news reporter and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article 61 What is strange about the man who followed the writer A He seemed to be wearing too much B He was out on such a hot day C He walked quickly behind D He was a tall young man 62 Why did the writer get into a taxi A To test the young man B To lose the young man C To call the police D To get home earlier 63 What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi A He got into another taxi B He tried to stop the taxi C He almost gave up following him D He made his way along Orchard Road 64 How did the writer have the stranger admit he was following him A He threatened to take him to the police B He called the police C He said he would call the police D He talked to the police 65 Why did the stranger follow the writer A He was interested in elderly people B He often does such things C He was writing a book about old people D He needed materials for his article 第二卷 主观题 四 单词拼写 10小题 共10分 1 Mahatma Gandhi helped gain India s i from Britain 2 Nothing s him He is always complaining 3 C drove Wang Pengwei inside the newly opened small restaurant 4 The doctors are busy doing r into the causes of SARS 5 Time is l so we should make full use of it 6 After waiting for John for two hours our p was finally run out 7 You must ask for p if you want to leave earlier 8 The teacher was very angry because he didn t a for his absence 9 The boy was very handsome with b shoulders 10 He was very t at the thought of being trapped in the forest 五 短文改错 10小题 共10分 In my first morning in Toronto I woke up early 1 Looked through the mist I could just see the maple trees 2 nearby the hotel entrance The frost from the 3 recently cold autumn nights was starting to turn the 4 leaves bright red Before Liu Qian woke up we went 5 looking for a restaurant nearby We found small place 6 that has a buffet with all kinds of great breakfast food We 7 sat in a small booth to eat enjoying the amazing mixture 8 of people around us We learned a lot of about Canada 9 just by watching and listening to the people on breakfast 10 六 书面表达 实验班做 1题 15分 假设你是 中学生英语报 的记者 下面是对高中新生军训活动的民意 调查 请根据表中的内容 用英语写篇调查报告 并表明你的态度 赞同观 点 强健体魄 磨炼意志 互相帮助 克服困难 增进友谊 学会守时 有利学习 反对观 点 枯燥无趣 浪费时间 注意 1 适当增加细节 使内容连贯 2 词数 100左右 3 开头已给出 不计入总词数 4 参考词汇 准时punctual 磨炼 build up