山东省滕州市善国中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市善国中学高一第一学期期中考试英语试题卷（共105分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）1E-mail, as well as the telephones, _ an important part in daily communicationAhave played Bare playing Cis playing Dplay2Some measures should be taken to prevent the soil _Ato wash away Bwashed away Cwash

2、ing away Dbeing washed away3 My best friend，Zhang Hua gets the first prize for physics in our city today I am sure you _ be very proud of himAmust Bshould Cmight Dcould4Would you like an ice cream? Id like to have one, but Im Ago on a dietBlose weight Con a dietDon diet5You dont seem to be quite you

3、rself todayWhats wrong? Oh, I am suffering from a coldSometimes serious, _Ayet Bindeed Cthough Danyhow6A good book is a good friendYou can get the help you need from it. You said it . AI agreeBI disagreeCAll rightDThats a good idea7Who called just now, Sam? Its TerryShe asked . Athat Alice was in Bi

4、f was Alice in Cif Alice was in Dwhether was Alice in8I dont think she is a nice woman; I am her empty talk. Agrateful for Btired of Ccrazy about Dconcerned about9 , the great mother, in order to save her sick child, kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow. AIt depends BTake it easy CBelieve i

5、t or not DIt is OK10Hello! Is Mr. John in the office? YesBut Im sorryHe is busy and cant speak to you Aat onceBat present Cat the endDat first第2节 完型填空（共两篇；第一篇短文10小题，第3节 每小题1分；第二篇短文20小题，第4节 每小题1.5分；满分40分）A When Mr. Smith retired（退休）, he bought a small 11 in a village near the seaHe 12 it and hoped to

6、 live a quiet life in this house. But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 13 building in the villageFrom morning to night there were 14 outside the houseThey kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 15 of them even went into M

7、r. Smiths gardenThis was too much for Mr. SmithHe decided to ask the visitors to 16 So he put up a notice on the windowThe notice said, “If you want to 17 your curiosity（好奇心），come in and look aroundPrice: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors would 18 coming, but he was wrongMore and

8、 more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to 19 every day showing them around his house“I came here to 20 not to work as a guide,” he said angrilyIn the end, he sold the house and moved away.11AgardenBshopChouseDschool12AlikedBhatedCsoldDbuilt13AbigBclean CsmallDinteresting14Achildren BstudentsCparentsD

9、tourists15Ano BnoneCmanyDmuch16AcomeBleaveCstayDplay17AsatisfyBshare Cspend Dshow18AwantBstopCcontinueDenjoy19AtakeBcostCspendDpay20AplayBworkCwatchDretire B I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14, he said “Youre never going to be 22 but a failure.”After five ye

10、ars of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive（积极地）with my life because I wanted to prove to 26 that what people said about me was 27 ,especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets 28 it,

11、 youve failed at everything youve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 29 and went to college. My first novel 30 while I was at college. After college, I taught during the 31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in historyI became a lecturer at a college

12、 and was thinking of 33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds UniversityI began to feel proud of myself 35 was a working-class boy whod 36 school early, now teaching at the university My writing career took off when I discovered my own styleNow Im rich and 37 , have b

13、een on TV, and met lots of film stars 38 what does it mean? I 39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in youYoull succeed.”21Abright Buseless Csimple Dhopeful22Aanything Bsomething Ceverything Dnothing23Alow Bpoor Cgood Duseful24 Asuccess Bhappiness Csurprise Dthing25Aagreed

14、 Bdecided Cplanned Dtold26Ame Bthem Cher Dit27Awrong Bright Cstupid Dfaulty28Asee Bknow Cunderstand Dface29Aexperiment Bpractice Cwriting Dcomposition30Acame on Bcame in Ccame out Dcame back31Aday Bnight Cmonth Dyear32Agraduation Bpass Cdegree Dsuccess33Agiving in Bgiving back Cgiving out Dgiving up

15、34Awhile Bif Cwhen Dor35Athere Bhere Cit Dthat36Aleft Battended Cchanged Dgraduated37Atired Bcalm Cnervous Dfamous38AAnd BBut CHowever DWell39Ajust Bexactly Cso Dvery40Apraised Bsaid Canswered Dadvised 第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分65分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）A A Frenchman wen

16、t to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel thereOne night, he went out for a walk aloneIt was late and the small street was dark and quietSuddenly he felt someone behind himHe turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past himThe man was nearly ou

17、t of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was goneHe thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watchHe decided to follow him and get back the watch Soon the Frenchman caught up with the ItalianNeither of them understood the others languageThe Frenchman frightened the It

18、alian with his fist（拳头） and pointed at the Italians watchIn the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happenedHe was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the tableNow he realized that by mistake he ha

19、d robbed the watch and it was the Italians 41The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _ Aalone Bwith his wifeCwith his friend Dwith an Italian 42One night he went out for _ alone Aa ride Ba walk Ca drink Drest 43Suddenly he found his_ was gone Awatch Bmoney CbookDring 44The Italian gave up his wat

20、ch to him at last because _Ahe had stolen the watch from the FrenchmanBhe understood what the Frenchman wanted Che had picked up the watch on his way from work Dhe was afraid of the Frenchman 45Who was robbed of the watch on earth? AThe FrenchmanBThe ItalianCBoth of them. DNeither of them.B When I f

21、irst entered high school, I knew no one at my schoolAll my friends in middle school went to other schoolsI wanted to make some new friendsHowever, I was shy and wasnt good at making new friends On my first day at school, I looked at others who were walking in groups happilyHow I wish I were one of t

22、hem! I guess I was very lucky thenAt lunch in the dining hall, when I was eating at a table alone, a girl came to me“Excuse me, is this seat taken?” she askedI immediately shook my headShe smiled and sat down opposite （对面） to meI felt little awkward and didnt know what to say at all, but I really wa

23、nted to communicate with herIt was a good opportunity to make friends with herWhen I looked up, I found she was smiling at meHer smile calmed me down“I really like this schoolIts beautiful, but I dont know anyone hereAll my friends went to other schools”, said the girlHearing her words, I immediatel

24、y said, “My friends are not here, eitherCan we be friends?” I was surprisedI couldnt believe I would say something like that, and to my surprise, that girl immediately said “Yes”We both smiledWe became very good friends Now its the beginning of a new term againMany students may have no friends at th

25、eir new schoolsIf you are also as shy as I used to be, please dont be afraid to talk to othersYou may get a surprise and make a new friendAfter all, others want to make new friends, too.46We know on her first day at school, the author _Ahoped she could go to her old friends schools Bonly knew a few

26、people at her school Choped she could make some new friends Dmet some old friends at her new school 47The underlined word “awkward” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _Abored Bexcited Cinterested Dembarrassed 48After the girl sat down opposite to the author, the author _Aimmediately shook her h

27、andBimmediately said something to keep calm Cwanted to talk with herDwanted her to go away at once 49What did the girl do after the author asked if they could become friends? AShe agreed at once BShe thought for a long time CShe felt a little down DShe sat down in no time50Whats the authors purpose

28、in writing the passage? ATo encourage shy people to talk to others BTo show that high school is really exciting CTo tell us how lucky she was in high school DTo advise us to have a good first day in high school C There are many differences between British English and American EnglishI used to teach

29、a course about the differences between the twoWe speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common languageWe have examples of the same words having very different meanings, differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the

30、 same thingsHere are some examples. A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UKA biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UKCrisps in the UK, are known as chips, but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the USIn the UK, a pie can be made from either meat or fruit, while

31、 in the US pies are normally made from fruit, pot pies are made from meatMost things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US, not pounds and ounces. One very obvious difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive onPetrol in the UK is gas in the USThe place where we fill up our car

32、s, in the UK, is a garage, while in the US, its a gas stationThe term garage is also used as a place to store your car next to or close by your houseIn the UK we call a lorry what is known as a truck in the US. An elevator in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the

33、 ground floor here, so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels. I could continue with thisThere are countless examples of differences within our one shared languageWith so many differences, no wonder its hard to understand each other well51The passage is mainly about the differenc

34、es between British English and American English in _. Avocabulary Bgrammar Cpronunciation Dspelling52Its implied in the passage that the author may be_. Aa driver from the US Ba cook from the US Ca teacher from the UK Da gas station worker from the UK53In the authors opinion, _. Alanguage difference

35、s dont affect understanding Bthe same words in the two different types of English may have different spellings Cthere will be fewer differences between American and British English in the future Dit is impossible that some Americans get off on the wrong floor in British hotels54What can we learn fro

36、m the passage? AElevator is commonly used in the UK. BPies mean the same thing in the UK and the US. CIn the UK, things are measured in pounds and ounces. DBritish and American people drive on the same side of the road.55Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? APetrol in the UK is

37、gas in the US. BFries in the US are chips in the UK. CA cookie in the US is a biscuit in the UK. DA gas station in the UK is a garage in the US. D The English language started about 1,500 years ago in EnglandThree groups of people came to the countryThey were the Angles, the Saxons, and the JutesThe

38、se three groups brought their languages with them to EnglandAfter some time, the three languages became one new languageEnglishThe name “English” comes from the AnglesThey lived in most of England“England” means “Angle Land” or “Country of the Angles”. The language that we speak todayModern Englishi

39、s not the same as the English that people used many years ago, including Old English （before 1150） and Middle English （up till 1500）That languageOld Englishsounds different, and it has some different rules of grammarThere were only a few thousand words in Old EnglishBut Modern English does come from

40、 Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.56When did Modern English start? AAbout 1150 years ago BUp till the year 1500. CBefore the year 1150. DAbout 1500 years ago.57How many languages did Old English come from? AOne BTwo CThree DFour.58Which language did the name “English” come

41、 from? AModern EnglishBThe Angles. CThe JutesDThe Saxons.59According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in _.Agrammar BpronunciationCwords DAll of the above60Which of the following is TRUE? AModern English has nothing to do with Old English. BModern English has more words than O

42、ld English. CModern English has a vocabulary twice as large as Old English. DThere is no difference between Old English and Middle English.E English is the most widely used language in the history of our planetOne in every seven human beings can speak itMore than half of the worlds books and three q

43、uarters of international mails are in EnglishOf all languages, English has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. However, lets face it: English is a crazy languageThere is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburgerSweet-meats are can

44、dy, while sweetbreads, which are not sweet, are meat. We take English for grantedBut when we explore its paradoxes （矛盾）, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont gr

45、oce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural（复数）of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese so one moose, two meese? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposite? How can overlook and oversee be opposite, while quite

46、a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next? English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects （反映） the creativity of human beingsThats why, when stars are out, they are visible （能看见的）; but when the lights are out, they are invis

47、ibleAnd why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.61According to the passage _ Asweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things Bthere should be egg in an eggplant Cpineapples are the apples on the pine tree Dboxing rings should be round62Which of the followi

48、ng is the correct plural? ABeeth BGeese CMeese DTooth63Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning? AA wise man and a wise guy BOverlook and oversee CQuite a lot and quite a few DHot as hell and cold as hell.64The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably

49、 mean “_”. Ablow Broll up Cget hurt Dfinish65Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.Aclever Bcrazy Clazy Ddull 2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市善国中学高一第一学期期中考试英语试题参考答案第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分） 第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）1-5 C D A CB 6-10 A C B C B 第2节 完型填空（共两篇；第一篇短文10小题，第3节 每小题1分；第二篇短文20小题，第4节 每小题1.5分；满分40分）11-15 C A D D C 16-20 B A B C D 21-25 B A B D B 26-30 C A D C C 31-35 A C D C B 36-40 A D B A B 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分65分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）41-45BBADB 46-50CDCAA 51-55ACACD 56-60DCBDB 61-65ABCDA