湖南省常德市市第四中学高一英语期末试卷含解析

湖南省常德市市第四中学高一英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Ihavealotofreadings________beforetheendofthisterm.A．completing

B．tocompleteC．completed

D．beingcompleted参考答案：B2.Don’tscoldhimanymore._____,heisonlyachild.A.Afterall

B.Inall

C.Ofall

D.Aboveall参考答案：A3.Hainanisaverylargeislandandit’sthesecond

islandinChina.

A.large

B.larger

C.largest

D.mostlarge参考答案：C4.Inthe1950stheChinesegovernment_____simplifiedChinesecharactersandnowtheyhavewidespreaduseinChina’smainland.A.hasintroduced B.wasintroduced C.wouldhaveintroduced D.introduced参考答案：D考查时态。语境表示，在20世纪50年代，中国政府推行简化汉字。根据语境可知，此句应用一般过去时态。选D。5.Thecrazyfans____patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaituntilthemoviestararrived.A.

werewaitingB.hadbeenwaitingC.hadwaitedD.wouldwait参考答案：B略6.Heinsistedthathe

fromhearttrouble,butIdidn’tthinkso.

A.shouldsuffer

B.hassuffered

C.suffers

D.wassuffering

参考答案：D略7.Thetwinslookthesame.MrLifind______hardtotellonefromtheother.A.it

B.them

C.her

D.that参考答案：A8.

Theyarelisteningtothemusicthat

ontheradio.

A.isbeingbroadcast

B.willbebroadcast

C.wasbeingbroadcast

D.hasbeenbroadcast参考答案：A9.Theprofessorlivesaverysimplelife.Wefoundtheonly_______inhisroomwasapictureonthewall.

A.decoration

B.invitation

C.envelope

D.entrance参考答案：A10.SomepartsinSouthChinahaveexperienced________thisyearastheydidlastyear.A.raintwiceasmuch

B.twiceasmuchrainC.astwicemuchrain

D.twicerainasmuch参考答案：B11.Itisnouse________himtogiveupsmoking．Hewon’tlisten!A．topersuadeB．tryingtopersuadeC．persuadingD．trytopersuade参考答案：B略12.Nodictionariescan________alltheEnglishidioms.

A.tell

B.show

C.say

D.cover参考答案：D13.Interestinglyenough,thetwobrothershavemuchin

.A.ordinary

B.common

C.gereral

D.partilular参考答案：B14.Itwasbymakinggreatefforts______shecaughtupwithotherstudents.A.how

B.that

C.when

D.what参考答案：B15.Canyoutellme

therailwaystation?

A.howIcangetto

B.howcanIgettoC.whereIcangetto

D.wherecanIgetto

参考答案：A16.Beyond_______stars,theastronautssawnothingbut_______space.A.the;/

B./;the

C./;/

D.the;the参考答案：A二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。MrandMrsMoorewereinvitedtoaChristmaspartyatahoteloneyear.They36theircaroutsideandwentin.MrMoorehadnevergotdrunk(醉)before,sohewas37nottodrinktoomuch,38hisfriendsaskedhimtodrinkmore39.

Duringtheparty,MrsMoorefoundthatshehad40tobringherbag,sosheaskedherhusbandtogoouttothecarand41itforher.He42so,butonhiswaybacktothehotelgate,heheardacarhorn(喇叭)blowingnearhisowncar.Hethought43mightbeinneedofhelpandwentovertothecarwiththe44.Hefoundasmallblackbearsittinginthedriving-seatandblowingthehorn.WhenMrMoore45theparty,hetoldseveralpeopleaboutthebear,butofcoursetheydidnotbelievehimandthoughthewasdrunk.Whenhetookthemoutofthehotelto46thathisstorywas47,hefoundthatthecarwiththe48inithadgone.Thereweresomany49aboutMrMoore'sblackbearduringthenextweekthatheatlastputanadvertisement(广告)inthenewspaper;“IfanyonesawablackbearblowingthehorninacaroutsidetheCenturyHotel50theeveningofChristmasDay,pleasetell…”Twodayslater51MrsRichardscalledhimandsaidthatsheandherhusbandhadlefttheirpetbearintheircaroutsidetheCenturyHotelforafewminutesthatevening,andthat52hehadblownthehorn.MrsRichardsdidnot53tothinktherewasanything54aboutthat.“Ourbearlikesblowingcarhorns,”shesaid,“andwedon't55whenwearenotdrivingthecar.”36.A.pulledB.stayedC.leftD.hid37.A.politeB.carefulC.gladD.afraid

38.A.whetherB.until

C.or

D.though39.A.allalongB.onceagainC.justthen

D.forever40.A.learnedB.known

C.rememberedD.forgotten41.A.buy

B.getC.sendD.return42.A.saidB.went

C.did

D.thought43.A.oneB.someone

C.hiswife

D.thebear44.A.noiseB.voice

C.cry

D.shout45.A.wassentto

B.wasseatedat

C.gotridof

D.gotbackto46.A.show

B.noticeC.require

D.promise47.A.interestingB.correct

C.true

D.exciting48.A.horn

B.bear

C.bag

D.driving-seat49.A.laughs

B.shouts

C.smiles

D.calls50.A.forB.at

C.inD.on51.A.the

B.a

C./D.some52.A.quicklyB.completely

C.maybe

D.almost53.A.mean

B.have

C.knowD.seem54.A.useful

B.strangeC.commonD.bad55.A.agreeB.likeC.mindD.worry参考答案：36-40CBDAD

41-45BCBAD

46-50ACBAD

51-55CCDBC三、阅读理解18.

IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.

Aftertheaccident，myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextday,heaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargeme,hesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjury,I’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.Nowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctor,itwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctor,Ihadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametime,andoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlines,anditcostme$215.

Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccident,yethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdidn’twanttohirehim.Andhemademepayhim$770.

NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.Duetomyinexperience,ItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthat,theyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.56.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.A.heshowedsympathytotheauthorB.heknewtheauthorshouldfindagooddoctorC.heknewtheauthorneededhishelpD.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney57.Agooddoctorisnecessaryfortheauthorto__________.A.findoutthepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentB.recovertotallyfromtheinjuryC.eventuallymaketheresponsiblepartypayforhisinjuryD.betreatedfairlybeforeheleavesAmerica58.Theword“charge”inthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.givemoney

B.makemoney

C.offermoney

D.askmoney59.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery__________.A.helpful

B.professional

C.selfish

D.money-maker60.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.Onecannotbetoocarefulwhiledrivingacar.B.PeoplevaluemoneymostintheUS.C.FindinglawyersissomethingverycommoninAmerica.D.HavingsomeselflessfriendsismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.参考答案：56-60DCDCB19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。"Colour"and"color1"，"favourite"and"favorite"...HaveyoueverwonderedwhyAmericansspellthosewordswithouta"u"?Isitbecausetheyarelazy?Ofcoursenot.Infact，thedifferenceinspellingwascreatedbyNoahWebster(1758-1843).HeisateacherwhoreformedEnglishtomakeAmericanidentitystronger.Linguists(语言学家)celebratedhis250thbirthdayonOctober16.AftertheRevolutionaryWar(1775~1783)，WebsterbelievedthatAmericansshouldhavetheirowndictionary，ratherthanrelyonBritishversions(版本).HedroppedtheBritish"u"insomewords.Andhechanged"centre"into"center"forchildrentolearnEnglishbyspellingwordsmoreliketheysounded.Websterwasn'tshyaboutexpressinghisopinions.Indefining(定义)preposterous(unreasonable)，hewrote:"Arepublicangovernmentinthehandsoffemalesispreposterous."Websterspent28yearsontheprojectbeforecompletingthe70,000-worddictionaryin1828withhisAmerican-stylespellings.Healsoaddedlocalwords.Hisdictionarywaswidelyusedinschools.Linguistsbelievedithelpedanewnationachieveunityandculturalindependenceatatimewhenmostwerefocusedonpoliticalfreedom."HewastheshaperofourlanguageandtheshaperofAmericanidentity，"saidJoshuaKendall，whoisworkingonabiography(传记)aboutWebster."Heatlastbonded(联合)usthroughourlanguage."66.Whichofthefollowingwouldprobablybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheshaperofAmericanEnglish.B.Americanidentity.C.Webster'sdictionary.D.Spellingdiffer