安徽省合肥七中高一下学期期中考试英语试题

1、学习必备欢迎下载 二、单项选择） 21. -How often do you eat out? -, but usually once a week. A. It dependsB. Have no ideaC. As usualD. Generally speaking 22. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remainas the plane was making a landing. A. seatB. seatedC. seatingD. to be seating 23. Large quantities of meat

2、sold in that store at the present time. A. are beingB. is beingC. will beD. is 24. People try to avoid public transportation delays （耽搁） by using their own cars, andthis creates further problems. A. in turnB. after allC. in caseD. in time 25. - I have got a headache. -No wonder. Youin front of that

3、computer too long. A. workB. have been workingC. are workingD. worked 26. The computer systemsuddenly while he was searching forinformation on the Internet. A. broke outB. broke downC. broke upD. broke in 27. The factory produce half a million pairs of shoes every year,80%are sold abroad. A. of whic

4、hB. which ofC. of themD. of that 28. Mother received a letter from her son, telling that he hadthe money and food. A. run out ofB. ran out ofC. run outD. ran out 29. A modern city has been set up inwas a wasteland ten years ago. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. where 30. It is difficult tomy friend in such

5、a crowd. A. knowB. make upC. recognizeD. take up 三、完形填空 学习必备欢迎下载 Planting a tooth tree When I was a little girl, mum and dad told me that if you plant something in spring, youll get more in autumn. I _31_ this without doubt. At the age of six, while I was eating a big apple, something_32_pressed aga

6、inst my tongue. I spat it out. It was a tooth! I was so _33_that I cried all of a sudden and _34_to my grandmas room. She held the tooth and _35_,”Dont worry, dear. Its a baby tooth. You will have a new tooth in a few _36_.” “A new tooth?” I felt very _37_. “Yes, you will have that tooth_38_you get

7、old, so you must _39_your new tooth well. When you grow old, the teeth will fall out again, _40_this time, it wont grow again. _41_its not easy for old people to eat anything,” grandma said. I went out of grandmas room and though,”_42_should I put the dropped tooth?” Suddenly, a _43_thought came int

8、o my mind: Why not plant it in the ground? If I took good care of it, day after day, maybe it would become a big tree. When _44_came, there would be many white and strong_45_on the tree. I could pick them and send them to the _46_people who needed them. So then they could eat well and _47_open their

9、 mouths with a smile full of beautiful teeth. _48_my tooth didnt grow into a big tree, but beautiful_49_made my childhood warm and unforgettable. With them I _50_-up. 31. A. believed 32. A. soft 33. A. angry 34. A. moved 35. A. cried 36. A. hours 37. A. surprised 38. A. if 39. A. clear 40. A. but B.

10、 received B. hard B. hurt B. went B. shouted B. days B. sad B. after B. clean B. And C. kept C. sweet C. frightened C. walked C. smiled C. months C. disappointed C. before C. protect C. Or D. remembered D. smooth D. sorry D. rushed D. suggested D. years D. hopeless D. until D. hide D. instead 学习必备欢迎

11、下载 41. A. But 42. A. How 43. A. terrible 44. A. spring 45. A. flowers 46. A. old 47. A. sometimes 48. A. In general 49. A. thoughts 50. A. came 四、阅读理解 B. So B. Why B. wonderful B. summer B. teeth B. young B. usually B. Of course B. ideas B. went C. Though C. When C. worrying C. autumn C. leaves C. s

12、ick C. often C. In turn C. dreams C .grew D. If D. Where D. dangerous D. winter D. fruit D. middle-aged D. always D. In short D. advice D .turned A Richard Gray was a famous explorer （勘探者）. He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across

13、the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost. Two days later he h

14、ad drunk all his water. He couldnt walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune（沙丘）, and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him. Water.water. he said. Im terribly sorry, old boy, replied the man, but I havent got any water with

15、me. Help me! shouted Gray, Im a rich man. a millionaire. Ill give you anything. Thats very nice of you, old boy, said the man. Look, I cant give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie? A tie? Of course not! screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly upthe next sand dune. His mouth w

16、as full of sand. His lips were cracked （破裂） and dry. He couldnt breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel. Girls were swimming in the 学习必备欢迎下载 large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel. Is it a mirage（幻景）?”he thought.”Am I dying? he stood up

17、and staggered（蹒跚）down the dune. A waiter in shining white uniform came out of the door. Water.water. a bath! Food! screamed Gray. Im sorry, you cant come into this hotel, said the waiter. Why not? Ive got plenty of money. Im a millionaire. Ah, replied the waiter, but you arent wearing a tie! 51. Two

18、 days later Richard Gray. A. was lost in a circle B. was drunk C. began to search for water in the desert D. Crawled to the top of a sand dune to see a man 52. The man offered to sell his tie to Gray because. A. he wished to get some money from Gray B. Gray was a rich man C. he didnt have any water

19、with him D. he thought a millionaire needed to wear a tie 53. Gray sawfrom the top of the next dune. A.a large good hotelB. swimming girls C. a lot of drinking waterD. a beautiful mirage 54. At last Richard Gray. A.got some water to drink B.was not permitted to enter the hotel C.was very sorry for t

20、he waiter D.was dying 55. If Gray, he would have got some water to drink in the hotel. A.had got a lot of money with him B.had put on his tie at once C.had said he was a famous millionaire 学习必备欢迎下载 D.had bought the tie from the man B Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The you

21、ng oranges are growing well in Floridas weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings expect care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year. But Ed has to fight against Floridas changeable winter. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Eds entire orange crop. Having

22、 farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts. When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crops by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this layer of ice actually keeps th

23、e fruit warm. What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method to save many orange crops. But Ed still faces some

24、 difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed

25、 has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used. Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer w

26、hich can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and well have the benefits of computer-a

27、ge oranges. 56. What is the passage mainly about? A.A farmers expert care for his orange trees. B.The different uses of computers. C.Growing oranges in Floridas changeable weather. 学习必备欢迎下载 D.Different ways of frost protection. 57. Ed tried to protect his crop by. A. using a wind machine to drive aw

28、ay the cold air B. equipping his orange trees with a computer C. watering it at the proper time D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost 58. In the writers eyes, computers. A. are too expensive for small farmers B. can be a valuable tool for the farmer C. can be a used to help oranges row big

29、ger D. cannot take the place of the farmers experience and judgment 59. Which of the following is NOT necessary for Ed Rawlings to do? A. He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing point. B. He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees. C. He has

30、 to water the orange trees more often in January and February. D. He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees. 60. The underlined phrase sucked in（para.30）probably means. A. strengthenB. disappearC. weakenD. absorb C C Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, thought i

31、t had existed in the water for perhaps as long as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first life on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but, in fact, no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals

32、 arrived. They supplied the first land animals with food necessary to live, since they the plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy. The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae （海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to

33、 the ground near water and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution （进化） took place quickly. 学习必备欢迎下载 By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots, and some developed tall tree-like forms, since height was very important in comp

34、etition for sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds. 61. The main idea of the first paragraph is. A. life on land probably began ab

35、out 4,300 years ago B. the first animal on land came from oceans C. there wouldnt be animals without plants D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy 62. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Algae have existed for more than 430 million years B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land 63. Plants with roots appeared aboutmillion years ago. A. 430