广东省清远市第一中学实验学校2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题（A） WORD版含答案.doc

1、清远市一中实验学校20152016学年度第一学期期中考试试卷高一年级英语科说明： 1.本试卷共7页，满分为150分，答题时间为120分钟。 2.请将答案写在答题卡上，在本试卷上作答，答案无效。第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A The famous American gorilla(大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas she p

2、retended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does. It was a new relationship.Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist. It was a

3、 long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea: the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be admired.Today there are thought to be around 48,000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400450 mountain gorillas in the wild. From the Con

4、go in West Africa, to Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes. Some time ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature. It had two photos side by side. One was of a young gorilla. “This is a spe

5、cies of mammal(哺乳类动物),” said the words below it. “It is being destroyed by man. We must save it for our own good.” The other photo showed a human baby. The words also read, “This is a species of mammal,” but then went on: “It is the most destructive(破坏性的) on earth. We must retrain it for its own goo

6、d.”1. The text mainly talks about _.A. Diane Fossey B. the gorillas in RwandaC. the protection of the gorillas D. the film Gorillas in the Mist2. We can learn from the text that _.A. Gorillas in the mist was based Fosseys experiencesB. Lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillasC. King Kong

7、showed us that a gorilla is admirableD. Diane Fossey was murdered by a gorilla3. What message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?A. Gorillas are mans close friends. B. Both man and the gorilla need to be saved.C. Young gorillas are as lovely as human babies.D. Man should live peacefully

8、with the gorilla.B Boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. Fox Point is a very new 47-unit living building in South Bronx, one of the citys poorest areas. Two-thirds of the people living there are formerly (以前) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the government. T

9、he rest are low-income families. The boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. It reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions(碳排放)while also cutting costs. Fox Point is operated by Palladia, a group that specializes in provi

10、ding housing and services to needy people. Palladia received support from Enterprise Community Partners (ECP), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers. ECP has created national standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面) clever and affordable homes which are

11、 called, the Green Communities Standards. These standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. Even the positioning of a wi

12、ndow to get most daylight can help save energy. Michael Bloomberg, New Yorks mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for 500,000 New Yorkers. Almost 80% of New York Citys greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused by housing. So he recently announced th

13、at the citys Department of Housing and Preservation and Development (DHPD) , whose duty is to develop and keep the citys supply of affordable housing, will require all its new projects to follow ECPs green standards. Similar measures have been taken by other cities such as Cleveland and Denver, but

14、New Yorks DHPD is the largest city developer of affordable housing in the country.4.What is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph?A. To explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people. B. To suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.C. To show ho

15、w the environment-friendly building works.D. To compare old and new boiler rooms.5.What is an advantage of the buildings meeting the Green Communities Standards? A. Lower running costs. B. Costing less in construction. C. Less air to be lost in hot days .D. Better prices for homeless people.6.It can

16、 be learned from the text that_. A. New York City is seriously pollutedB. peoples daily life causes many carbon emissions in New York CityC. a great number of people in New York City dont have houses to live inD. some other cities have developed more affordable housing than New York City7.What is th

17、e main purpose of this text?A. To call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.B. To prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.C. To ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.D. To introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.C I gr

18、ew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点)

19、 by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in. With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find

20、his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and,

21、in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little t

22、ime to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own arm

23、chair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.8.What can be inferred about the author as a child?A. He never watched TV. B. He read what he had to.C. He found reading unbelievable. D. He considered reading part of his life.9.T

24、he underlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.A. an idea B. a sound quality C. a way of writingD. a world to write about 10.What effect does reading have on the author?A. It helps him to realize his dream. B. It opens up a wider world for him.C. It makes his college life m

25、ore interesting .D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.11.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?A. Why do I read? B. How do I read? C. What do I read? D. When do I read?D For hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or landowners. As early

26、as the 19 th century, people produced and read books of drawings. In many ways, they were similar to modern comics（漫画）. They contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. The owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. The lion and tiger were brave. The fox and

27、 wolf were cunning, greedy and dangerous. A century ago, an American newspaper published the first-color comic strip. It was so popular that sales of the newspaper, Morning Journal, increased quickly. Since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips. In modern time, comics are

28、popular in China, Japan, the USA and almost everywhere. Not even video games or CD-ROMs have reduced their popularity. Names such as Snoopy, Woodstock and Garfield are well known in dozens of countries. The Peanuts comic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages. Perhaps o

29、ne day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. First, you must think of a good plot. It should be funny, exciting or interesting in some way. It should have plenty of action. Moreover, the language must be realistic and simple. The words should suit the characters in y

30、our story. Furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. They should be obviously good or bad. In many comic stripsespecially those showing crime of adventurethere should also be a hero or heroine. This will attract the reader to keep on reading the story. 12. Which of the foll

31、owing is NOT the name of a cartoon character? A. Snoopy B. Garfield C. Peanuts D. Woodstock13. We can know from the first paragraph that rulers _. A. asked the artists to draw cartoons B. probably did not like cartoons about them.C. often drew cartoons many years ago. D. used cartoons to give people

32、 advice.14. According to the passage, what makes a popular and successful comic strip?A. Good plot B. suitable language C. clear characters D. All of above15. The underlined word “plot” is similar in meaning to _.A. places B. stories C. events D. Characters第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白

33、处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 16_ Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your lifeHow can you gain the most from them, and ensure that you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn? Be positive about school! Dont say things are difficult or boringBe interested in school life a

34、nd your school subjectsJoin in lots of activitiesBe quick to put your hand upGo round the school with a big smile Expect to work17_ If you are not working, you are not learning, you are wasting your time at schoolTeachers cannot make everything enjoyableKeep fitIf you do not eat a good breakfast, yo

35、u will be thinking about food in classIf you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in classPlay some sports to keep your body strong 18_ Never put off till tomorrow what you can do todayDo not say you will do things tomorrowIf you get behind the class, it is very difficult

36、to get back in frontYou cannot finish a race if you rest all the time Dont be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. 19_ Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant thingsDont let small problems seem very big and important Talk about problemssometimes they are only

37、 the result of misunderstandingDont be too embarrassed to ask for helpYou are youngNo one thinks you can do everything!Plan your timeDont waste life lying in bed on Saturday morningGo and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practice English, or help someone with problemsTh

38、ere are always a lot of things to do Set targetsIf your last grade was a D, work for a CTry to make progress bit by bit 20_ AEveryone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days BWays to have a happy school life CDo todays work today DFollow my advice, and have a happy school life! EBecaus

39、e it means that you are enjoying school and learning more FSchool is not a holiday camp GYou are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The clock had just struck eleven w

40、hen I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened: someone was 21 against the door of the 22 and calling out at the same time.“Whats 23 ?” I shouted. “The door has been 24 and I cant get out.” The answer came back. The voice, which 25 like that of a girl, cam

41、e from several 26 below.My wife had now 27 me and she went off directly in search of the night porter (守夜人). After calling to the girl that 28 was on its way, I went back into the 29 to get some tools. Then I too hurried 30 the stairs until I reached the place 31 the lift was stuck.I tried my hand a

42、t forcing to 32 the lift door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, 33 my tools were of no use for this purpose, Very 34 , however, my wife returned. 35 to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. 36 , she had also got in touch with the fire service.In

43、 a short time the engineer appeared, followed by two 37 . Almost immediately afterwards the firemen 38 too. With the special equipment it 39 the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of (尽管) her experience, the girl was in good 40 . “Im hungry,” was her only remark as she steppe

44、d out of her cage.21. A. standing B. beating C. sitting D. shouting22. A. flat B. room C. house D. lift23. A. matter B. wrong C. accident D. question24. A. opened B. broken C. stuck D. stopped25. A. sounded B. heard C. listened D. looked26. A. stairs B. floors C. roofs D. flights27. A. called B. sto

45、pped C. seen D. helped28. A. I B. nothingC. lift D. help29. A. lift B. door C. flat D. way30. A. down B. up C. on D. from31. A. that B. where C. which D. there32. A. open B. close C. shut D. turned33. A. though B. if C. but D. because34. A. quickly B. fast C. well D. soon35. A. Able B. Unable C. Gla

46、d D. Sorry36. A. Besides B. Instead C. Still D. But37. A. porters B. Men C. policemen D. firemen38. A. reached B. arrived C. got D. left39. A. spent B. took C. passed D. stayed40. A. spirits B. health C. conditions D. manners第二节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。41、To prepa

47、re for the Olympic Games in summer, London _ its largest ever exercise to test the response of emergency services. A. planned B. is planning C. had planned D. plans 42、-Have you got any job offers? -No. I _.A. waited B. had been waiting C. have waited D. am waiting43、-Whats that terrible noise? -The

48、 neighbors _ for a party.A.have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare 44、-Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?-Sorry. _. A.Its repaired B. It has been repaired C. Its being repaired D. It had been repaired45、A red light will start continuously flashing when t

49、he batteries_ low.A. get B. will get C. are getting D. got46、That piece of music sounds very wonderful. Who _the violin upstairs?A. has played B. played C. plays D. is playing47、- Are you still very busy?- Yes, I _the report for the manager and it wont take long.A. have just finished B. am just fini

50、shingC. had just finished D. am just going to finish48、Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _.A. takes off B. has taken off C. took off D. is taking off.49、-Have you got any job offers? -No. I _. A. waited B. had been waiting C. have waited D. am waiting 50、I dont know the

51、reason _ you told me just now. A.why B. where C. what D. which 51、The Shanghai World Expo came to an end on October 1st,，_turned out to be a great success.Awhich Bwhen Cthat Dit52、Expo 2010 Shanghai, _ theme is Better City, Better Life, was the first World Expositionin a developing country.A. which

52、B. what C. where D. whose53、Because of my grandmas poor memory, she has forgotten all_ you told her. A. which B. what C. as D./ 54、Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner _ enjoyed listening to his stories. A. who B. which C. whose D. what 55、Is this the museum _ some English friends visited

53、 the other day? A. the one B. what C. where D. which 56、_ is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month. A.It B. As C. That D. What 57、This is the very letter _came last night Awho Bwhich Cthat Das58、Steve Paul Jobs passed away in America on October 6th, 2001, _ death mad

54、e millions of people feel sorrowful. A. whose B. which C. when D. where 59、Is this the house _ the great musician was born in? A. which B. where C. the one D. it60、This is not the only apple _ has rotten away. A. which B. that C. / D. what第卷第二部分 英语知识运用语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3

55、个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Six days of spring rain had created a wild river 61 (run) by Nancy Browns farm. As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she 62 (slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great 63 (difficult). The water 64 (rise). Nancys pac

56、e got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzies neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to 65 (succeed) pull herself and Nancy out of the water and onto a bit of high land. It took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. 66 helicop

57、ter lowered a doctor, 67 attached Nancy to a life-support lift. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, 68 the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter. When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the highland. Lizzie was gone. 69 was one of th

58、e 19 cows that Nancy lost. “I owe my life 70 her,” said Nancy sobbingly. 第四节：完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）请根据所给的中文，补全下列各句。71.他们对费用并不在意。They didnt_ _the expense.72.孩子们帮他们的父母挖马铃薯。The children helped their parents to_ _potatoes.73.我发现他又像往常一样在花园里出神。I found him in the garden,dreaming away_ _.多年的战争让伊拉克严重受损。Years

59、 of fighting has left Iraq_ _.75.仿佛到了世界末日！It seemed _ _ the world was at an end!第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意： 1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改1

60、0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that, Ill unable to control myself and forget all ab

61、out my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really cant accept her ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a days hard works. Besides, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad. Thus, we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.第二节 书面表达 (25分)【

62、根据所给的材料，写一篇100词左右的短文，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。】假设你是李华。最近你班举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：太空探险的意义。请结合下表内容，给校报用英语写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。一些同学赞同一些同学反对你自己的观点获得新的知识耗资巨大？从太空取得新资源宇航员的安全问题扩大人类的生存空间 注意：1字数：80120。 2标题与开头已写好，不计入总词数提示：astronaut 宇航员 resource 资源Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO? We had an argument over whether it was

63、 necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day. 清远市第一中学实验学校2015-2016学年度第一学期高一级期中考试英语答案第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）1 5 CADCA 6-10BDDCB 11 15 AC B D C 16-20 BFCAD第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）2125 BDBCA 2630 DDDCA 3135BACDB 3640 ACBBA第二节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）41-45B

64、DBCC 46-50DBDDD 51-55 ADDAD 56-60BCAAB第三节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分61 running 62slipped 63 difficulty 64 was rising 65successfully 66A 67 who 68 where 69 She 70 to第四节 ：完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）71. care about72.dig out 73.asusual74.in ruins75.as if第一节：短文改错（满分10分）76.about改为with 77.holds后面加 the 78.fully改为full

65、79.me改为her 80.Ill后面加be 81.eye改为eyes 82.watch改为 watching83.works 改为work 84.had 改为has 85.删去第二个at 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO? We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day. Some of us held it important to

66、research the outer space because, first of all, people can get a better understanding of the outer space through their exploration. Second, new resources can be found there for human use. Third, this exploration can possibly bring about new living space for human life. However, others think very differently. They said this kind of exploration is much too costly. Besides, it is very dangerous fro astronauts to do such work. In my opinion, people should be pioneering and therefore such explorations into the outer space are worth trying out.