高一英语期末考试试题

2006—2007学年高一期末考试试题

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共25分）

l.Hastheboywhowasmadeuseof_realizedhismistake?

A.stealingB.stolenC.tostealD.forstealing

2.-Hewasnearlydrownedonce.

一Whenwas?

---wasin1998whenhewasinmiddleschool.

A.that;ItB.this;ThisC.this;ItD.that;This

3.■­DidyouremembertogiveMarythemoneyyouowedher?

---Yes.IgiveittoherIsawher.

A.immediatelyB.themomentC.assoonasD.Alltheabove

4.ThelasttimeIJaneshecottoninthefield.

A.hadseen;waspickingB.saw;picked

C.hadseen;pickedD.saw;waspicking

5.WhenIgotbackhome,Isawamessagepinnedtothedoor,"Sorrytomissyou;I

willcalllater.”

A.readB.readsC.toreadD.reading

6.—Iwanttochooseauniversitytostudyhere.Wouldyougivemesomeadvice?

--Ofcourse.Ithinkyoushouldlookatthesupporttheuniversitythatyouareinterestedin

asanoverseasstudent.

A.whatcanofferyouB.canofferyouwhat

C.canofferyouD.whatyoucanoffer

7.InordertoimproveEnglish,.

A.Jenny'sfatherboughtheralotoftapes.B.Jennyboughtalotoftapesforherself

C.alotoftapeswereboughtforJenny

D.alotoftapeswereboughtbyJenny'sfather

8.Theoldtowermustbesaved,thecost.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.wherever

9.UnlikewatchingTV,readingisahighlyactiveprocessitrequiresattentionaswellas

memoryandimagination.

A.untilB.butC.unlessD.for

10.Hisactingexpresseshisloveanywordscando.

A.morethanB.nomorethanC.notmorethanD.nolessthan

11.Theywouldnotallowhimacrosstheenemyline.

A.toriskgoingB.riskingtogoC.goingtoriskD.riskgoing

12.Thebusinessaskedamuchpricethan.

A.high;expectingB.higher;expecting

C.higher;expectedD.moreexpensive;expected

13.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthatschool.Itisnolongeritwas20yearsago,

poorlyequipped.

A.what;whenB.that;whichC.what;whichD.which;that

14.…Isthatthesmalltownyouoftenreferto?

-Right,justtheoneyouknowIusedtoworkforyears.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

15.Itissleepinglateinthemorningthat__beinglateforwork.

A.devotestoB.stickstoC.seestoD.leadsto

16.1don'tthinkthereisintoday'snewspaper.

A.anythingimportanceB.anythingofimportant

C.anythingofimportanceD.importantanything

17.astone,youwillfindacityofants.

A.Remove;andB.Removing;and

C.Removed;thenD.Toremove;then

18.TodayCCTVoffersagreatofprogrammestomeetthedifferentneedsand

A.deal;likesB.variety;tastesC.many;interestsD.number;habits

19.Heearlythenextmorning,findingthecreekonefoot.

A.raised;raisedB.rose;hadraised

C.hadrisen;risenD.rose;hadrisen

20.Icansee,thereisonlyonepossiblewaytokeepawayfromthedanger.

A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.JustasD.Evenif

21.ShespeaksEnglishwithastrongChineseandsometimesshefindsithardtomake

herselfunderstood.

A.soundB.voiceC.pronunciationD.accent

22.Ibnywasveryunhappyfortotheparty.

A.havingnotbeeninvitedB.nothavinginvited

C.havingnotinvitedD.nothavingbeeninvited

23.Althoughthecausesofcancer,wedonotyethaveanypracticalwaytopreventit.

A.arebeinguncoveredB.havebeenuncovering

C.areuncoveringD.haveuncover

24.Ilayinthesofa,enjoyingthebeautifulmusicJackhadoutofhisDVD.

A.comeB.itcomeC.itcomingD.coming

25.The66-year-oldSaddamHusseinwasfinallycaughtinacave,whichwas

consideredavictoryeversincetheoutbreakofthewar.

A.hiddenB.tohideC.hidingD.tobehidden

二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Iworkasavolunteer（志愿者）foranorganizationthathelpsthepoorinHaiti.RecentlyI

tookmysonBarrettthereforaweek,hopingto26him.

Beforesettingout,ItoldBarrettthistripwouldbetiringand27.Forthefirsttwodays,he

saidalmostnothing.Iworriedthetripwastoo28fora17-year-old.Then,ondaythree,aswe

were29overhighrockymountains,heturnedtomeandgrinned（咧嘴笑）「Prettyhard.”

Afterthattherewasnoturningback.Afive-year-oldgirl,wearingadressseveral

sizes30largeandbrokenshoes,followedBarrettaround,mesmerized（着迷）.Hecouldn't

stop31.Laterhesaid32,“IwishIcouldspeakFrench.”Iwas33—thisfromaboy

whohatedand34Frenchclassesthroughoutschool.

Usuallysilent,he35Gaby,ourhost,andkeptaskingquestionsaboutthecountryandits

people.Heblossomed（活泼起来）.

36,themomentthatreallytook37breathawayoccurredinavillagedeepinthe

mountains.Iwas38awomanvillagerforanarticle.135centimeterstall,shewassmallin

figurebutstrongin39.Throughdetermination,shehadlearnedtoreadandwrite,and40to

becomepartoftheleadershipofthe41.

Learningherstory,Barrettwasas42asIbythistinywoman'ssuccess.Hiseyeswerewet

andtherewasa43ofloveandrespectonhisface.Hehadfinallyunderstoodtheimportance

ofmywork.

Whenleavingforhome,Barrettevenofferedtostay44asavolunteer.Myinsides

suddenlyfeltstruck.This45achievedallI'dexpected.Soonhewillcelebratehis18thbirthday.

He'llbeaman.

26.A.comfortB.pleaseC.attractD.educate

27.A.difficultB.dangerousC.pleasantD.violent

28.A.littleB.muchC.fastD.slow

29.A.movingB.runningC.climbingD.looking

30.A.tooB.veryC.evenD.such

31.A.jokingB.cryingC.shoutingD.smiling

32.A.patientlyB.regretfullyC.lightly□.cheerfully

33.A.ashamedB.disappointedC.determinedD.surprised

34.A.tookupB.wentinforC.foughtagainstD.calledoff

35.A.befriendedB.disregardedC.avoidedD.recognized

36.A.ThusB.EvenC.MeanwhileD.However

37.A.myB.hisC.ourD.her

38.A.askingB.interviewingC.arrangingD.describing

39.A.brainB.wishC.willD.health

40.A.appearedB.struggledC.hesitatedD.failed

41.A.villageB.cityC.organizationD.state

42.A.pleasedB.boredC.puzzledD.touched

43.A.combinationB.compositionC.connection□.satisfaction

44.A.inB.behindC.outD.away

45.A.interviewB.flightC.articleD.trip

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

A

Haveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsit

hadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyour

friendlookasifshehadopenedthewrongbox?Maybesherespondedwithapolite"Why,thank

you,“butyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhat

doyourchoices（goodandhad）reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?

Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsforempathy—theabilitytoputyourselfinto

someoneelse'sheadandheart.We'reallabletodothis;infact,we'rebornwithakindofnatural

empathy.Aftertheearliestperiodofchildhood,however,itneedstobereinforced（力口强）——byour

parents,teachers,friends.Whenitisn't,we'renotabletounderstandotherpeople'sfeelingsso

sharply.Thiscanshowinthegiftswechoose,andsocanmanyotheremotionalqualities.

Thinkbacktothepresentsyou'vegivenoverthepastyear,thetimeandeffortyouputinto

yourchoice,howmuchyouspent,yourthoughtswhileyouwereshopping,andyourfeelings

whenthereceiveropenedthepackage.Keepinmindthatwhatyouchooserepresentsyourinner

world.Ofcourse,youmayexpressyourselfdifferentlywithdifferentfriends,relatives,andother

peopleyouknow.

Weliveinasocietywhereexchangingpresentsisanimportantpartofcommunication.

Ignoring（忽视）thetraditionwon'tmakeitgoaway.Ifyoureallydon'tlikesuchatradition,tell

yourfriendsaheadoftime.

46.Theunderlinedexpression44youhadmissedthemarkMmeans44youhadfailedto

A.makeherfeelbetterB.keepyourfriendship

C.receiveapresentinreturnD.gettheexpectedeffect

47.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Naturalempathyneedstobereinforced.

B.Emotionalchangesinfluenceone'schoiceofgifts.

C.Selectingtherightgiftisanabilitypeoplearebomwith.

D.Choosinggiftsrequiresonetounderstandthereceivers.

48.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthortellsusthat.

A.attentionshouldbepaidtothereceiver'sresponses

B.onelearnsfromwhathedidinthepast

C.thechoiceofpeoplereflectstheiremotionalqualities

D.oneshouldspendmoretimechoosinggifts

49.Thebestpossibletitleforthispassageis"

A.WaysofChoosingGiftsB.AnImportantTradition

C.ExchangingPresentsD.MessageinaGift

B

SusanSontag（1933----2004）wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliterature.

Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorally（道德上）necessarytoknoweverything-toreadevery

bookworthreading,toseeeveryfilmworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30s,

publishingessays（文章）insuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReview,sheappearedasthe

symbolofAmericanculturelife,tryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliterature,film

andart.Withgreateffortandseriousjudgement.Sontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworld

culture.

SeriousnesswasoneofSontage'slifelongmotto.Butatatimewhentheconflictsbetweenthe

well-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobvious,shearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasure

ofpopculture.In“NotesCamp'lhe1964essaythatfirstmadehername,sheexplainedwhatwas

thenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings,throughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmore

famous.uNotesonCamp"，shewrote,represents“asuccessof'form'over'content','beauty'over

'morals'

Bystrongbeliefshewasasensualist（感觉论者），butbynatureshewasamoralist（伦理学

者）,andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980s,itwasthelattersideofherthatcame

forward.InillnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978,aftershesufferedcancer-sheargued

againsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities（被压抑的

性格）,anideathateffectivelyblamedthefailureforthedisease.Infact,re-examiningold

positionswasherlifelonghabit.

InAmerica,herstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyin

California,wontheNationalBookAwardin2OOO.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalview

thatshemadeherlastingfame."Sometimes,“sheoncesaidJIfeelthat,intheend,allIamreally

defending...istheideaofseriousness,oftrueseriousness."Andintheend,shemadeustakeit

seriouslytoo.

5O.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag.

A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallife

B.developedworldliterature,filmandart

C.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldculture

D.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture

5l.Shefirstwonhernamethrough.

A.herstoryofaPolishactress

B.herbookillnessasMetaphor

C.publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReview

D.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings

52.Accordingtothepassage,SusanSontag.

A.wasasensualistaswellasamoralist

B.lookeddownuponthepopculture

C.thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanform

D.blamedthefailureofcancerforbeingrepressed

53.AsforSusanSontag'slifelonghabit,she.

A.misunderstoodtheideaofseriousness

B.re-examinedoldpositions

C.arguedforanopenesstopopculture

D.preferredmoralstobeauty

54.SusanSontag'slastingfamewasmadeupon

A.atireless,all-purposeculturalview

B.herlifelongmotto：seriousness

C.publishingbooksonmorals

D.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing

C

IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,

youwillgetanswerslike“Shakespeare,“"SamuelJohnson,5,and“Webster,“butnoneofthese

menhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish-Williamthe

Conqueror.

Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajor

languagegroups.Inthewest-centralregion（地区）livedtheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,

andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.

IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andother

GermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon（orOldEnglish）,a

Germaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.

Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxons

andbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,Frenchbecametheofficiallanguageof

EnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.Asaresult,Englishwordsofpolitics

andthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsa

differencebetweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.Weevenhave

differentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefields

orathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthe

farming,whiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.

WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore“foreign”

thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferent

fromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinits

beginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition（野心、）.

55.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were

A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanic

C.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic

56.WhichofthefollowinggroupsarerootedinFrenchaccordingtothetext?

A.president,lawyer,beef.B.president,cow,water.

C.bread,field,sheep.D,folk,field,now.

57.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisitto

Europe?

A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.

B.TheyknowlittleofhistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.

C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.

D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.

58.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?

A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.

B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.

C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.

D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.

D

Manycitiesaroundtheworldtodayareheavilypolluted.Carelessmethodsofproductionand

lackofconsumer（消费者）demand（要求）forenvironmentfriendlyproductshavebroughtabout

thepollutionproblem.Oneresultisthatmillionsoftonsofglass,paper,plastic,andmetal

containersareproduced,andthesearedifficulttogetridof.

However,today,moreandmoreconsumersarechoosing“greerTanddemandingthatthe

productstheybuyshouldbesafefortheenvironment.Beforetheybuyaproduct,theyask

questionslikethese:"Willthisshampoodamagetheenvironment?”"Canthismetalcontainerbe

reusedorcanitonlybeusedonce?^^

Aresultstudyshowedthattwooutoffiveadultsnowconsidertheenvironmentalsafetyofa

productbeforetheybuyit.Thismeansthatcompaniesmustnowchangethewaytheymakeand

selltheirproductstomakesurethattheyarei<green^^,thatis,friendlytotheenvironment.

Onlyafewyearsago,itwasimpossibletofindgreenproductsinsupermarkets,butnowthere

arehundreds.Somesupermarketproductscarrylabels（标签）toshowthattheproductisgreen.

Somecompanieshavemadethemanufacturing（生产）ofcleanandsafeproductstheirmain

sellingpointandemphasize（强调）itintheiradvertising.

Theconcernforasaferandcleanerenvironmentismakingcompaniesrethinkhowtheydo

business.Nosoonerwillthepublicaccepttheoldattitudeof“Buyit,useit,throwitaway,and

forgetit.^Thepublicpressureison,andgraduallybusinessiscleaningupitsact.

59.Itbecomesclearfromthetextthatthedrivingforce（动力）behindgreenproducts

is.

A.publiccaringfortheenvironmentB.companies,desireforbiggersales

C.newwaysofdoingbusinessD.rapidgrowthofsupermarkets

60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BusinessandPeopleB.BusinessGoesGreen

C.ShoppingHabitsAreChangingD.SupermarketsandGreenProducts

61.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.

A.asellingpointB.thecompanyname

C.agreatdemandforhealthfoodsD.themanufacturingofgreenproducts

E

Haveyoueverbeeninameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenly

thatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?Youprobablyfeltsorryandmadeupyourmindtopay

attentionandalwayshavebeentoldthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.

"Onthecontrary,usaysL.Giambra,anexpertinpsychology,''daydreamingisquitenecessary.

Withoutit,themindcouldn*tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan*t

possiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconscious（有意识）mind.Instead,yourunconsciousmindis

workingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousand

consciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues."

Earlyexpertsinpsychologypaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsoreven

consideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomemental

illnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlinger,

aprofessorofpsychology,isthewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingersays,"Weknownow

thatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourlives,learnfromourexperiences,

andplanforourfutures.Day-dreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswe

longforinlife."

Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehard

tounderstand.It'seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyour

daydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognize

thedifficultsituationsinyourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.

Daydreamscannotbepredicated（预料）.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmay

becreativeandfullofideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientists,daydreamswereandarea

mainsourceofcreativeenergy.

62.Thewriterofthispassageconsidersdaydreams

A.hardtounderstandB.importantandhelpful

C.harmfulandunimportantD.thesameassleepdreams

63.Thewriterquoted（弓I用）L.GiambraandEricKlingerto.

A.pointoutthewrongideasofearlyexperts

B.listtwodifferentideas

C.supporthisownidea

D.reportthelatestresearchondaydreams

64.WhichofdiefollowingisTRUE?

A.Anunconsciousmindcanworkalltheproblemsout.

B.Daydreamingcangiveartistsandscientistsideasforcreation.

C.ProfessorEricKlingerhasabetterideathanL.Giambra.

D.Earlyexpertsdidn,tunderstandwhatdaydreamswere.

65.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweendaydreamsandsleepdreams?

A.Peoplehavedaydreamsandsleepdreamsatdifferenttimes.

B.Daydreamsaretheresultofunconsciousmindwhilesleepdreamsarethatofconscious

mind.

C.Daydreamsaremoreharmful.

D.Daydreamsaremorehelpfulinsolvingproblems.

四、单词拼写.（10分）

66.Thesuccessfulsendingupof“ShenzhouVF'showsthatChinahasmadegreat

（成就）inspacetechnologyinthepastfewyears.

67.JiaSixie'sbookisofgreat（实用的）valuetofarmerseventoday.

68.Weweretoldthatthestonefigure（追溯）backtothe16thcenturywasof

greatvalue.

69.Thewillows（环绕）thelakeinourschoolareplantedbyustenyearsago.

70.Iwould（感激）itifyoucallbackthisafternoonforthedoctor's

appointment.

71.Theinstructionsonthemachineareso（令人困惑的）thatIcan'toperate

itwell.

72.Thebestexampleof（普遍地）understoodbodylanguageisthesmile.

73.WearesoproudthattheancientChinesecreatedoneoftheearliest（文

明）intheworld.

74.Theguidesuggestedusbuyingsome（纪念品），sayingthattheywould

remindusofthehappymemoriesofthetrip.

75.Peoplewholiveinthe（拥挤的）citywouldliketospendsomedaysinthe

countrysideeveryyear.

五,单句改错.下面各句都有一处错误，请指出并加以改正.每题一分，共10分.

76.Theconferencehadbeenheldtodiscusstheeffectsoftourismaboutthewildlifeinthe

area.76.

77.Thewiseoffarmersabouttheweatherandfarmingiscollectedinmanyproverbs.

77.____________

78.Theanimalsranawayfromalldirections.78.____________

79.Weunlikehiswayoflaughingloudly.79.____________

80.Welookedateachotherintotallysilence.80.____________

81.Theyturnedoutmorethan1000washingmachines,mostofwhichisofhighquality.

81.

82.Asmilecanhelpusgetalongdifficultsituations.82.

83.Gostraightlyuptheroad,thenturnleftatthesecondcrossing.83.

84.1pasttheshopthismorningbutIdidn'tstop.84.

85.Herearesomesituationsthatweneedtobeverycarefulaboutourbodylanguageand

gestures.85.

六、短文改错（10分）

Japanisabeautifulcountry,coveringwithagood86___________.

manytinyriversandhighmountains.Japanisalsoapleasing87___________.

country.Itisknownfor“thelandofthecherryblossom,,88___________.

becauseofinthespringoftheyearthe