1、阜蒙县高级中学20132014学年度上学期期中考试英语试卷 满分：150 时间：100分钟 命题人：王慧贤一单项选择。（25分）1. At the news that her daughter was missing, a _ look appeared on the mothers face.A. frightening B. frightened C. frightfulD. fright2. Internet shopping will be ready to _ when people make sure that it is safe.A. take offB. take up C.
2、 take over D. take on3. Mum, I am going to attend the wedding of a friend tomorrow, but I cant find the suitable clothes.Yes, such clothes are _ now. Why not buy a new one after work?A. out of shape B. out of date C. out of controlD. out of reach4. To be on time for work, I _ up at 6：30 every mornin
3、g when I was in London.A. getB. have got C. was getting D. got5. Shall I lock the lab now before I go home? _. Im check it myself later.A. Go aheadB. No problem C. No hurry D. Dont bother6. What is the WHO? Its _ the World Health Organization.A. in short of B. for short of C. short for D. short of7.
4、 What about having a picnic tomorrow? _， but Ive got to go to the hospital to attend to my mother.A. All rightB. Sounds great C. I cant D. No, I am terribly sorry8. Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Brown? Im sorry, but it is 3 weeks _ he worked here. A. before B. since C. after D. while9. For further _ abo
5、ut our products, please call us by telephone or visit our website.Areview Bdescription Cinformation Dnews10. _it is to jump into cool water on a hot summer day!AHow a fun BHow fun CWhat a fun DWhat fun11. He is patient _ his little son and strict _ him.Awith；in Bwith；with Cin；with Din；in12. Whose ad
6、vice do you think I should take? _.I cant decide for you.AIts your turn BIts up to you CIts to your advantage DIts beneficial to you13. In the English speech contest，no one is allowed to _ their notes.Alook for Blook up Crefer to Dlook into14. At the opening _ of the school, our headmaster gave a sh
7、ort speech.AceremonyBform CmatterDevent15. Tom，will you please show me around the city？This _ the first time that I _here.With pleasure.Ais；have been Bwas；had been Cis；am Dis；had been16. It is said that _ trade centre will be put up as a landmark of the city.Aa 129storeyshigh Ba 129storeys highCa 12
8、9 storey high Da 129storeyhigh17. The prices of books_on line are lower.A.buy B.bought C.to be bought D. buying18. Her attitude_playing computer games is similar_mine.Ato；in Bto；withCtowards；to Dof；to19. How can I avoid_the same mistake again?Amake Bmaking Cto make Dmade20. The streets become more a
9、nd more crowded since most families own cars in my city.It is true _ my hometown.Awith Bto Cin Dof21. My father left for Shanghai _ an early train，while I went to school _ bike.Ain；on Bby；by Con；by Don；in22. The beautiful scenery was_，so I decided to stay on the tourist spot for another two days.Aat
10、tractive Bboring Cfortunate Dparticular23. With oil prices _ up quickly，I have to think again about whether or not to buy a car.Ato go Bgone Cgoing Dhaving gone24. The painting hanging on the wall looks much better _.Ain the distance Bin a distance Cat the distance Dat a distance25. They are plannin
11、g to tear down these apartments and _ an office building here.Aput away Bput off Cput up Dput down二完形填空（30分）When we want to tell other people what we think about, we can do it with the help of words or with the help of signs（身势）. We sometimes move our 26 up and down when we want to say “27 “, and fr
12、om side to side when we want to say “no”.People, who cannot hear or speak , talk to each other with the help of their fingers. People who do not 28 each others language have to do the same. This story shows 29 they sometimes do it.A man who could not speak 30 was once in Canada. One day he went to a
13、 31 and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the man opened his mouth, put his 32 in it. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to 33 .”The waiter soon bought him a cup of 34 . The man moved his hand from side to side. The waiter 35 him and took away the tea. In a moment he brought a cup of cof
14、fee and put it on the table. The man moved his head from side to side. He was very 36 but he did not want to drink. He shook his head when the waiter brought him a lot of 37 drinks, but drinks are not 38 , of course.The man was about to 39 when another man came in. When this man saw the waiter, he p
15、ut his hand on his 40 . That was 41 . In a few 42 , a large plate of meat and vegetable was brought in front of him. Now you may 43 , people can not understand the 44 of 45 so well as the language of words.26. A. fingers B. necks C. heads D. bodies27. A. yes B. no C. certainly D. something28. A. spe
16、ak B. hear C. know D. understand29. A. how B. why C. when D. where30. A. British B. English C. Canadian D. Chinese31. A. hotel B. restaurant C. shop D. school32. A. arm B. wrist C. hand D. fingers33. A. read B. write on C. eat D. drink34. A. milk B. wine C. coffee D. tea35.A. understood B. knew C. h
17、eard D. believed36.A. tired B. angry C. hungry D. thirsty37.A. same B. different C. pleasant D. unpleasant38.A. meat B. vegetables C. rice D. food39.A. leave B. speak C. eat D. drink40.A. mouth B. head C. stomach D. back41.A. enough B. more C. much D. good42.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. whiles4
18、3.A. hear B. see C. observe D. find44.A. speech B. use C. meaning D. language45.A. heads B. hands C. signs D. fingers三第一节：阅读理解（40分） A We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furnit
19、ure shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “Well carry it home on the roof rack. Ive always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.
20、In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture (家具)was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police c
21、ar did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?” I was a bit puzz
22、led. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.” He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “Its a cupboard youve got there! We thought it was something else.” My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me l
23、ike a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, its a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could. 46. In fact the husband _ the cupboard.A. would like very much to buyB. badly wanted C. was glad to have boughtD. would rather not buy47. Other drivers thought they were _
24、.A. carrying a cupboard to the church B. sending flowers to the churchC. carrying nothing but a piece of furnitureD. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church48. The police will be more polite to those who are _.A. driving in gathering darknessB. in great sorrow (悲痛)C. driving with wild glowers in
25、 the carD. carrying furniture49. What did the husband think of this matter?A. It was very strange.B. He felt ashamed of it.C. He took great pride in it.D. He was puzzled at it.50.The price of the cupboard may be_.A. 50 B. 70 C. 30 D. 20 BJack used to curse(咒骂) the front yard as if it were a living t
26、hing. He was the man who lived with my grandmother for thirty years. He was not my grandfather, but an Italian who came down the road one day, selling fruit in Florida.Jack stopped at my grandmothers house to sell her some oranges just a stones throw from downtown Miami, and he was delivering her wh
27、iskey a week later. He stayed for thirty years. Jack hated the front yard because he thought it was against him. There had been a beautiful lawn(草坪) there when Jack came along, but he let it wander off into nothing. He refused to water it or take care of it in any way.Now the ground was so hard that
28、 it gave his car flat tires(轮胎) in the summer. The yard was always finding a nail to put in one of his tires or the car as always sinking out of sight in the winter when the rains came on. The lawn had belonged to my grandfather, who lived out the end of his life in an insane hospital. It had been h
29、is pride and joy and was said to be the place where his powers came.51. It can be inferred（推断） that the real reason Jack had problems with the yard was that _.A. he didnt like the lawn.B. the authors grandfather was against Jack working on the lawnC. the lawn was full of living thingsD. he himself d
30、id not take care of the lawn52. We can learn from the passage that when the lawn belonged to the authors grandfather, it had been _.A. beautiful B. worn out C. wastedD. full of nails53. What do we know about Jack and the authors grandfather?A. They both hated the front lawn.B. Jack was jealous (嫉妒)o
31、f the authors grandfather.C. They sold fruit in Florida.D. They came from Italy and lived together.54.Which of the following is not the problem caused by the lawn.for Jack?A. it gave his car flat tires(轮胎) in the summer.B. finding a nail to put in one of his tiresC. the car always sinking out of sig
32、ht in the winter when the rains came on.D. make him fall off his bicyle.55.In your opnion,Jack is _A.hard-working B . patient C.energetif D. lazy and selfish第二节： 七选五根据短文内容，从短文后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选项。 Bad TemperThere once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nail
33、s and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence._56_Over the next few weeks ,as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled(缩小) down .He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nail
34、s into the fence._57_He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. _58_and the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone._59_He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the ho
35、les in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. 60 It wont matter how many times you say Im sorry the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.”A The boy cried.B The first day , the boy had driven 37 nail
36、s into fence.C You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.D Finally the day came when the boy didnt lose his temper at all.E The days passed.F The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.G The father looked sad. 四. 英文写作 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
37、。文中共有10处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，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：在错的词下面划一横线，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10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Susan,Im very glad to hear you are coming to visit to me the next Friday. Unfortunate, I wont be able to meet you at the airport although I
38、have classes in afternoon. You wont find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and will take you to the Friendship Hotel. My classes will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will took you together to a hot restaurant for dinner and well talk with our
39、plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.Yours,Zhang Ming第二节：书面表达(满分25分)学校广播室请你用英文写一篇报道，介绍在英语竞赛(competition)中取得第一名的李华同学学习英语的情况，内容如下： 1李华是二班的一名学生，学习英语已五年；2起初，在英语学习中遇到了许多困难(如记不住生词，听不懂教师讲课等)，几乎失去了信心(lose heart)；3在老师的帮助下，经过刻苦努力，取得了进步，赶上了其他同学；4李华决心更加努力地学习英语，争取更大的进步。注意：内容要完整，词数：100左右。高考资源网版权所有！投稿可联系QQ：1084591801
