广东省惠州市华罗庚中学2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 WORD版无答案.doc

1、惠州市华罗庚中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考高一英语卷 2015年11月试卷分数：135分 考试时间：120分钟 第一卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10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.D) 中，选出最佳选项。 AAt Whats Up, we do most of the work, writing stories for students to read every month. But we always make space for students. Whether youre someone whose

2、English compositions often get praised in class, or someone who rarely writes unless you have to, there are ways for you.LettersLetters are a way to tell other readers how you feel about something. It could be something that makes you worried or happy. Or , perhaps you just have a question about som

3、ething happening in the world. The maximum(最大）length of a letter is 300 words. Letters can be just a few sentences long. Remember, its not the length that matters, but the ideas in your letters. The e-mail address for letters is letterswhatsup.sg.ContestsWe often run contests that ask you to write a

4、 short answer. For example, in past issues, weve asked you for your views on space exploration, and your favorite websites. For such contests, there are no “ right” answers. You can ever draw your answer if you like! We want you to think , and to be creative. For more information, you can write to :

5、 editors.sg.Articles Longer articles are the hardest to write. We have a small number of regular student writers and others who try it once or twice. Unlike letters, please dont send us finished articles without first asking us whether we want them. So, check with us first. Just e-mail cherian.sg. I

6、n your e-mail, tell us clearly and briefly what you want to write about. If we like your idea, we will ask you to go ahead and write the article.Croup projectsThese can be lots of fun. Think of something that your whole class, or a group of your friends, can do together. For example, a few months ag

7、o, a class from Tampines Primary interview the young tars of the movie Homerun. If you and your friends would like to do a group project for Whats Up, contact(联系）us at the address：projectswhatsup.sg.1.Why does Whats Up hold contests?A. To collect the right answers. B. To introduce some websitesC. To

8、 encourage creative thinking D. To choose the top students2. You can have a good time with your friends by .A.writing letters B.writing articlesC.joining group projects D.taking part in contests3. Who are probably most interested in the passage?A. Teachers B. Students C. Parents D. WritersBYouve see

9、n news reports about people who need help after a flood. Maybe youve walked past people who are sleeping on the streets. Or perhaps youve watched TV programs about how lonely older people can get. So what can you do about any of those things? The answer: You can volunteer(做志愿者）.Volunteering is a gre

10、at way to learn new skills from working as part of a team to setting and reaching goals. It gives you a chance to find out what kinds of things youre good at and enjoy the most. Volunteering can provide you with a sense of responsibility because people really depend on you. And it can help you under

11、stand disabled (残疾的) people, sick kids, or the elderly.Volunteering helps people feel they do have the power to change things for the better. When people depend on you, it can change the way you look at yourself, and this is the main reason that makes volunteering attractive. You can feel proud of t

12、he goals that youve achieved (实现) for a charity organization (慈善组织) whether its helping to organize a 10K to raise money for lung cancer or running the race itself.Sometimes its easy to feel worried about your grades or the fight you had with your friend or parents. And although these things are ver

13、y important in their own way, sometimes it can be helpful to get some distance and think about other things. Volunteering allows you to do this. It lets you focus on others that are worth doing. Finally, volunteering can help save you from being bored it gives you a place to be where you can have a

14、good time and keep busy.4. From the passage, we can learn that volunteering _. A. is the best way to find out your interests B. mainly helps the old and the poor peopleC. makes sure volunteers will get a good job in the futureD. can help volunteers choose a job that they really like in the future5.

15、Today, most people volunteer mainly for the purpose of _. A. making themselves famous and popular B. knowing their value by helping others C. increasing their knowledge and learning skills D. helping people out of trouble6. What do the underlined words “a 10K” (Paragraph 3) probably refer to? A. A c

16、harity organization. B. A volunteer group.C. A 10-kilometer race. D. A political activity. 7. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. talk about the difficulties of volunteering B. talk about how to make life meaningful C. tell readers how to volunteer D. talk about the advantages of volunteering CAr

17、rivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia, my husband ,Rashid, stayedina hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extrem

18、ely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down

19、in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a

20、 kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter i

21、n the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.8.What did Rashid plan to do after

22、 his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Find a houseC. Join his family D. Take his family a vocation9.The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney10. What does the underlined word “restored ”in the

23、last paragraph mean?A. Showed B. Sent out C. Delivered D. Gave back第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。Learning to say no to people is one of the best things you can do for yourself, yet many people find it very difficult. Why?_11_ However, people will like you better and re

24、spect you more if you say no when its proper.How to say no We say yes to people because its easy. Learning to say no is like learning anything: it seems really hard at first but its so rewarding when you get used to it.The best way to say no is doing it without sounding rude._12_The following are th

25、ings you can practice:If a teacher asks you to do something you dont feel comfortable with: This sounds like it would be a great chance for somebody, but its not right for me.If somebody wants you to cheat:_13_ that would get us both in trouble.When you have to say yes_14_In fact, a necessary yes ma

26、y be useful if you know you should do something but you also know you dont have all the time you need. An example of a conditional yes is: “Yes, Ill make the posters for the club, but I dont have time now.”_15_Earn respect for yourself by saying no in a polite way when its necessaryA. You must avoid

27、 being impolite.B. Because they want to be liked.C. Sorry, I dont share my homework.D. Its not okay to say no to your teacher.E. Saying no is all about earning respect.F. I just dont have the time to do a good job right now.G. There will be times when you want to say no but you cnt.第二部分 ： 完形填空（共20小题

28、；每小题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。 The books in Davids schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was toplay basketball with Eric,16his mother told him he would have to return his sisters books to the libraryfirst. He had17 set foot in a lib

29、rary and he wasnt about to do so today. He would just18 the books in theoutside return box. But there was a19 ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes20closing time. He put the books into the return box. Andafter a brief21in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground

30、to22Eric. David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in23-the library lights were off. The place was24. Thedoors had been shut. They25be opened from the inside, he was trapped (被困)-in a library! He tried to26a telephone call, but was unable to27. Whats more, the pay phones were on the outsideof the

31、 building.28the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.29he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper:30 ! Im TRAPPED inside! and stuck it to the glassdoor.31, someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,32 . Rows and rows of s

32、helves heldbooks, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chairand started to33 . He knew he had to34 , but now, that didnt seem to be such a35 thing.( )16. A. but( )17. A. ever( )18. A. pass( )19. A. problem( )20. A. during( )21. A. rest( )2

33、2. A. visit( )23. A. delight( )24. A. lonely( )25. A. wouldnt( )26. A. make( )27. A. get on( )28. A. If( )29. A. On time( )30. A. Come( )31. A. Surely( )32. A. at most( )33. A. watch( )34. A. wait( )35. A. badB. because B. nearly B. dropB. mistake B. after B. break B. meet B. angerB. empty B. should

34、nt B. fixB. get up B. As B. Now and thenB. Help B. ThankfullyB. after allB. playB. standB. coolC. or C. never C. carry C. case C. over C. walk C. catch C. surprise C. noisy C. couldntC. use C. get through C. Though C. By the way C. Hello C. Truly C. in shortC. read C. sleep C. strangeD. since D. oft

35、en D. take D. question D. before D. stop D. greet D. eagerness D. crowded D. neednt D. pick D. get in D. Until D. At last D. Sorry D. Gradually D. as usualD. write D. work D. nice第二卷一语篇填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Strange things were happening in the countryside in nort

36、heast Hebei before the quake. For three days the water rose and fell in the well. A _36_(smell) gas came out of the well wall cracks. Animals were too nervous to eat. The water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst._37_the one million city people,_38_thought little of it, went to bed_39_usual. A

37、t 3:42 am the earthquake hit, and the world seemed to be at _40_end. The sound was heard even in Beijing,_41_is one hundred kilometers away. A huge crack cut through the houses and everything else. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In seconds the city_42_(lie)in ruins. Many people died or_43

38、_(injure),including many rescue workers. Many buildings fell down and water, food, and electricity were hard_44_(get). People begain to wonder_45_long the effects of the disaster would last.二短文改错（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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：此行多一个词：把

39、多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Miss Jones was math teacher, Her home not far from her school, but she always walked there in the morning. All the pupils in the school was very young. In a col

40、d and windy morning, Miss Jones walked to the school, and the cold wind goes into her eyes. and big tear began to run out . she reached school, opened the door and went into the classroom. There was nice and warm here and Miss Jones was happily, but then a small boy looked at her for a few seconds,

41、to put his arms around her and said kind. Dont cry, Miss Jones .School isnt very bad.三 用所给的单词的适当形式填空。（10分）(1) When she finished a long running, she was nearby out of (breathe)(2) After from university, Jack became a teacher .(graduate)(3) He fought the illness with courage and (determine)(4) When th

42、ey heard the news, they burst into tears.(shock)(5) In the crash he was seriously (injure)(6) The on his face suggested that he meant what he said.(express)(7) By the end of 3 oclock, they for 24hours. （trap)(8) I was very to my teachers for their help.(grate)(9) His car in the accident , so he went

43、 to work by bus. (damage)(10) The source of the information is (reply).四 用适当的短语完成句子。（15分）(1) 这些国家经历了太多战争。These countries have too many wars.(2) 孩子们看着这部有趣的电影放声大笑。Watching the interesting film, the children .(3) 我认为我们不该让步，毕竟这不是我们的错。I dont think we should . After all , its not our fault.(4) 那老妇人自己住，有一条

44、狗相伴。The old woman lives on her own and has a dog .(5) 他们看着我，就像我来自别的星球。 They looked at me I were from another plant.(6) 对小事情生气是浪费力气的。 It is to get angry about small things.五 书面表达（25分） 假设你叫Jessie, 你的加拿大笔友James 想了解一下你将要参加的2015年全国中学生英语冬令营的有关信息， 请你根据下面的海报给他写一封信，谈谈有关情况和活动意义，并邀请他参加你们的活动。回信的日期：2015年12月10日Welcome to our winter camp 2015营址：大连活动时间：2015年12月底，共四天参加人员：来自全国各地的英语爱好者 中国、美国、英语和澳大利亚的英语老师活动内容：举行英语演讲比赛 观看学生表演；游览大连风景名胜； 交流学习英语的经验；注意：1.书信必须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯； 2.100字左右；参考：表演：performance （n)