山西省曲妖二中2020学年高一英语第一学期期中试题（含答案）

高 一 英 语 期 中 考 试 试 题第一部分 阅读理解（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABarack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname “Barry”.In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to learn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L.A., he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics.After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grandmother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did very well in law school.After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote(投票).He made many people believe that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference.1. Barack Obamas father was probably born in _.A. Hawaii B. Kenya C. Illinois D. California2. Which of the following is the right order according to the text?Getting married to Michelle.Travelling to Africa to meet his grandmotherGoing to Harvard Law SchoolGoing to Columbia UniversityWorking in a big law firm.A. B. C. D. 3. How did Obama get people to vote?A. By cheating them to do so.B. By making a difference to people.C. By showing them the importance of their votes.D. By helping poor people who treat others unfairly.4. According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama?A. Humorous B. Polite C. Brave D. Kind-heartedB.Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security（安全）. Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.Introduction A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityDo not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles(车座).Locks Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shop. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for a recommendation(推荐) from a bike shop. Marking Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.Registration(登记)There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to contact you.Finally Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it, this will prove the bicycle belongs to you.5. Which part of the article gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?A. Locks B. Marking C. Registration D. Basic Security6. The underlined phrase act as a deterrent to a thief means_ .A. help you recognize your bike B. help the police find your bicycleC. stop someone stealing your bicycle D. stop you worrying about your bike7. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _.A. in the bike shop and your computerB. in a police station and security companyC. in a security company and your universityD. by yourself and in a security companyCAll over the world people began their exciting day by drinking a cup or several cups of coffee. People have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day on the right foot. They need this cup of coffee to get going in the morning.It is not the coffee but something in the coffee that activates(刺激)our bodies and brains. It is a material called caffeine. Caffeine may increase a persons mental (精神的) and physical abilities. For example, two cups of coffee will augment blood flow, breathing, and body heat production by 10% to 20%. All of this make your heart beat faster and doctors warn (警告) that this may be somewhat dangerous.Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate, and many other common foods. A little caffeine is probably helpful. But too much caffeine can result in nervousness and sleeplessness.8. “They need this cup of coffee to get going in the morning.” In this sentence “get going” means “_”A. start their new day B. get along well C. leave home early D. go for a walk9. The underlined word “augment” in Paragraph 2 means “_”.A. increaseB. reduceC. stopD. develop10. A cup of coffee will make your blood move faster by_.A. 5% to 10%B. 10% to 20% C. about 15%D. about 20%DIts hard when a best friend isnt around maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. _11_.You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has his or her friends. _12_.Start by looking around your classroom think about which kids youd like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. _13_ . Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When youre at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too?” or just join in. If you have trouble doing this or if youre feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. _14_. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help and pretty soon, youll have one, or two, or even more new friends. _15_. But when you see each other, you can share something you didnt have before he or she left: You can introduce him or her to your new friends!A. Whats right for me?B. But remember, theres always room for more friends.C. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.D. The best way to make friends is to be a friend.E. Offer to share something or offer greetings.F. Make a choice in your life.G. You might still miss that special best friend.第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was working as a consultant （顾问） in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big 41 . At the same time, my mother was in the 42 stages of cancer.I worked during the day and 43 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was 44 and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, 45 my evenings were very hard. I didnt want to 46 the president with my situation. 47 I felt someone at the company wanted to 48 what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to 49 the information with anyone.A few days 50 , the president called me into his office. I 51 he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were 52 on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large 35 , looked me in the eye and said, “I 54 your mother is very ill.”I was totally 55 by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my 56 subside（平息），and then he 57 said a sentence I will never forget: “ 58 you need.” That was it. His 59 and willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of compassion（同情）that I 60 with me to this day.16. A. honourB. successC. challengeD. task17. A. previousB. finalC. fineD. developing18. A. walkedB. rodeC. ranD. drove19. A. tiringB. excitingC. boringD. frightening20. A. as ifB. after allC. even thoughD. now that21. A. helpB. puzzleC. cheatD. bother22. A. OrB. ButC. AndD. So23. A. knowB. realizeC. hearD. announce24. A. enjoyB. learnC. shareD. hide25. A. afterB. agoC. beforeD. later26. A. knewB. figuredC. doubtedD. found27. A. workingB. gettingC. livingD. going28. A. roomB. officeC. deskD. computer29. A. guessB. hearC. believeD think30. A. hitB. gotC. madeD. caught31. A. cryingB. explainingC. talkingD. worrying32. A. suddenlyB. sadlyC. gentlyD. carefully33. A. HoweverB. WhateverC. WhoeverD. Whichever34. A. happinessB. understandingC. excitementD. sadness35. A. takeB. bringC. helpD. carry第卷 （非选择题，共40分）注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题纸指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只填一词。36. _(十几岁的青少年）are interested in computer games and spend much time playing them.37. It is _ (准确地) four oclock, not one minute more nor one minute less.38. He fully _ （痊愈）from his illness.39. Many countries use English as an _(官方) language.40. Spelling mistakes are _ (频繁的) in the students homework.41. He paid no attention to his neighbours _ (请求) that he should make less noise.42. Usually you will read faster if you have a bigger English _ (词汇量).43. The salesman _(说服) us to buy his product.44. I dont think that he is a _ (可信赖的) man.45. After _(毕业) from college, he got a good job in Beijing.第四部分: 写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节： 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线（_），并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意:1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Hello, everybody,My name is Li Hua. I am from Xianyang city. There is three people in my family. My father worked in a computer company now. And my mother is teacher. In my spare time, I like reading novels and play PC games. Of all the subject, I like English best. I think that important to learn English. I hope that I can make great progress in my English and speak fluently English in the future. Our class is really like a big family, but I hope that we can get along well after each other. I am sur