2024英语一期中试卷（可打印版）

2024英语一期中试卷（可打印版）1.Whatdoestheidiom"breaktheice"usuallymeaninasocialcontext?A.ToapologizeforamistakeB.TostartaconversationinaformalsettingC.TocreateafriendlyatmosphereamongstrangersD.Toendameetingearlybecauseofanemergency【答案】C【解析】"Breaktheice"isanEnglishidiomthatmeanstoinitiateaconversationoractivitytorelievetensionorformality,especiallyamongpeoplewhodon’tknoweachotherwell.Inthiscontext,optionCcorrectlydescribesitspurposeofcreatingafriendlyatmosphere.OptionAisincorrectbecause"breaktheice"isnotaboutapologizing.OptionBisincorrectbecauseitsuggestsaformalsetting,whereastheidiomismorecommonlyusedininformalsocialsituations.OptionDisunrelatedtothemeaningoftheidiom.2.Inthesentence"Thenovel,whichwaspublishedin2020,haswonseveralliteraryawards,"whatisthefunctionof"which"?A.AdverbialmodifierB.NounclauseC.RelativeclauseD.Interrogativeadverb【答案】C【解析】"Which"inthesentenceintroducesarelativeclausethatmodifies"Thenovel."Theclauseprovidesadditionalinformationaboutthenovelwithoutstartinganewindependentclause.OptionAisincorrectbecauseadverbialmodifierstypicallydescribeverbs,adjectives,orentireclauses,notnouns.OptionBisincorrectbecauseanounclausewouldfunctionasanoun,suchasthesubjectorobjectofaverb.OptionDisincorrectbecause"which"isnotaninterrogativeadverblike"where"or"when."3.Howshouldthefollowingsentencebecorrectedforgrammaticalaccuracy?"Shedon’tliketostudybutshemustfinishherhomework."A.Shedoesn’tliketostudybutshemustfinishherhomework.B.Shedoesn’tliketostudy,butshemustfinishherhomework.C.Shedoesn’tliketostudy;however,shemustfinishherhomework.D.Shedoesn’tliketostudybut,shemustfinishherhomework.【答案】B【解析】Thesentencecontainstwoindependentclauses:"Shedoesn’tliketostudy"and"shemustfinishherhomework."Toconnectthemcorrectly,acommashouldbeplacedbeforethecoordinatingconjunction"but."OptionAisincorrectbecause"don’t"shouldbe"doesn’t"toagreewiththesingularsubject"she."OptionCisincorrectbecause"however"isnotacoordinatingconjunctionandrequiresasemicolonbeforeit.OptionDisincorrectbecauseanunnecessarycommaappearsafter"but."4.WhatisthecorrectwaytowritethefollowingdateinBritishEnglish?"October15,2023"A.15October2023B.October15th,2023C.15thOctober2023D.2023October15【答案】A【解析】InBritishEnglish,thedaycomesbeforethemonthwhenwritingdates.Thecorrectformatis"DayMonthYear."OptionBuses"th"fortheday,whichisacceptablebutnotstandard.OptionCusesthecorrectorderbutplacesthedaybeforethemonthinthewrongformat.OptionDreversesthedayandmonth.5.Whichofthefollowingsentencescontainsanadverbialphrase?A.Shesangbeautifully.B.Hewillarrivesoon.C.Thebookisveryinteresting.D.Theywenttotheparkyesterday.【答案】B【解析】"Soon"in"Hewillarrivesoon"isanadverbthatmodifiestheverb"arrive,"indicatingtime.OptionAhas"beautifully,"whichisanadverb,butitmodifiestheverb"sang."OptionChas"veryinteresting,"whichisanadjectivephrase.OptionDhas"yesterday,"whichisanadverboftime.6.Whatisthepassivevoiceinthesentence"TheletterwaswrittenbyJohn"?A.ActivevoiceB.PassivevoiceC.ReflexivevoiceD.Interrogativevoice【答案】B【解析】Thesentence"TheletterwaswrittenbyJohn"isinthepassivevoicebecausethesubject"Theletter"receivestheaction"waswritten"ratherthanperformingit.OptionAisincorrectbecauseactivevoicewouldbe"Johnwrotetheletter."OptionCisincorrectbecausereflexivevoiceinvolvesreflexivepronounslike"myself."OptionDisincorrectbecausethesentenceisastatement,notaquestion.7.Whatdoestheprefix"un-"typicallyindicateinaword?A.IncreaseinintensityB.CancellationoroppositemeaningC.TimeordurationD.Possessionorrelationship【答案】B【解析】Theprefix"un-"typicallymeans"not"ortheoppositeoftherootword,suchasin"unhappy"(nothappy)or"unfair"(notfair).OptionAisincorrectbecause"un-"doesnotindicateincrease.OptionCisincorrectbecauseitrelatestoprefixeslike"time-"or"long-."OptionDisincorrectbecauseitrelatestoprefixeslike"possess-"or"-able."8.Howshouldthefollowingsentencebepunctuatedcorrectly?"Ilovetoreadbooks,andIenjoywatchingmovies,becausetheyarebothentertaining."A.Ilovetoreadbooks,andIenjoywatchingmoviesbecausetheyarebothentertaining.B.Ilovetoreadbooks,andIenjoywatchingmovies;becausetheyarebothentertaining.C.Ilovetoreadbooks,andIenjoywatchingmovies:becausetheyarebothentertaining.D.Ilovetoreadbooks,andIenjoywatchingmoviesbecausetheyarebothentertaining.【答案】A【解析】Thesentencecontainstwoindependentclauses:"Ilovetoreadbooks"and"Ienjoywatchingmovies."Thefirstclauseendswithacomma,andthesecondclausebeginswithacoordinatingconjunction"and."Thephrase"becausetheyarebothentertaining"isasubordinateclauseexplainingthereason.OptionBisincorrectbecauseasemicolonisunnecessaryhere.OptionCisincorrectbecauseacolonisusedtointroducealistorexplanation,nottoconnecttwoindependentclauses.OptionDisincorrectbecauseitrepeatstheconjunctionunnecessarily.9.Whatisthecorrectwaytoformthepastperfecttenseof"towrite"?A.WrittenB.WroteC.HavewrittenD.Hadwritten【答案】D【解析】Thepastperfecttenseisformedbyusing"had"plusthepastparticipleoftheverb.For"write,"thepastparticipleis"written,"sothepastperfecttenseis"hadwritten."OptionAisthepastparticiplealone.OptionBisthesimplepasttense.OptionCisthepresentperfecttense.10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanexampleofpersonification?A.Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees.B.Sheisastallasherbrother.C.Thesunsmiledatus.D.Thebookfellonthefloor.【答案】C【解析】Personificationistheattributionofhumanqualitiestonon-humanthings.In"Thesunsmiledatus,"thesunisgiventhehumanqualityofsmiling.OptionAisametaphorcomparingthewindtoawhisperer.OptionBisasimilecomparingheight.OptionDisasimplestatementofanevent.1.Fillintheblankwiththecorrectformof"lie"or"lay.""Thecat______onthesofaallday."【答案】lay【解析】"Lay"isthepasttenseof"lie"(torecline),while"lie"istheintransitiveverb(torecline).Sincethesentencedescribesapastaction,"lay"iscorrect.Thesentencewouldbeincorrectifwrittenas"Thecatlayonthesofaallday,"whichwouldimplythecatwasreclining.2.Completethesentencewiththeappropriatepreposition."Sheisinterested______Englishliterature."【答案】in【解析】Thepreposition"in"isusedtoindicateinterestinasubjectoractivity.Thesentencewouldbeincorrectifwrittenas"SheisinterestedatEnglishliterature"or"SheisinterestedonEnglishliterature."3.Fillintheblankwiththecorrectcomparativeformof"