1、山东省滕州市实验中学2014-2015学年度高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 暂无第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A In Europe, many people make friends across the borders between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries a
2、gree and decide to become “twins” with sister city relationship.Their citizens find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary citizens tr
3、avel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their B
4、ritish friends come to study in Germany.Some towns even arrange exchange visits for theatre groups, choirs（合唱团）and orchestras （ 管弦乐队）. Others send lecturers to the twin town who tell the people there all about their own town , and show photos and slides.Town twining can help make friends and motivat
5、e（促进） people to learn from each other. It helps students to improve their language skills, and it contributes to （有助于）strengthening peace and understanding between different nations.21Which is the best title for the passage? ATown Twinning BFriendly Towns CExchange Teachers and Students DPeace and U
6、nderstanding22Twin towns develop _. Abetween European countries and China Bin the English-speaking countries only Cin the same country Dbetween different countries in Europe23One of the advantages of town twinning is _. Ato earn more money Bto set up schools Cto improve students language skills Dto
7、develop industry and agricultureBOn a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in businessThe husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wifeSo she thought, “He doesnt love me any more, he just cares about his business no
8、t me”One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay？”“Why not me first？” she asked“I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay？”She was entirely unhappyOne day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computerA few words came into her sightReadi
9、ng them, she burst into tearsIt was his diary：Today, I was quite sadShe asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, I was exhaustedShe was unhappyIn her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartme
10、nt, and there was only one shower in the bathroomIt was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winterBut I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmerSo every day I rushed to the bathroom firstI was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get w
11、armer, even if it was only 1Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1 love24Why did the couple move to the small apartment?ABoth of them were out of workBThey wanted to live a better lifeCThe man could tak
12、e better care of his businessDThey were too poor to live in the former house25Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhausted”？ADevotedBWorried CTired DInjured26What can be inferred from the passage?AThey would live a richer life soonBThe woman misunderstood her husbandCThe man wou
13、ld care less about his businessDThe woman would get angry after reading the diary27Whats the best title of the passage?AA Love Story B1 LoveCA Suffering Couple DFight for the BathroomCThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a
14、tryHow? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman There on the shelves, each bottle, can ,box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in lifeScientists have studied consume
15、r behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its packageMany products are packages and many packages are products”, as Louis Cheskin, the first so
16、cial scientist studying consumers feelings for packaging, noticed Colors are one of the best tools in packagingStudies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quicklyTake V8 for exampleFor many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel
17、 that is it very good for your bodyAnd the word“green” today can keep food prices going up Shapes are another attractionCircles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heartThats why the round yellow M signs of McDonalds are inviting to bot
18、h young and old This new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul28According to the passage, _ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product Athe pleasing color of the package Bhe special taste of t
19、he product Cthe strange shape of the package Dthe belief in the product29If a package or a product is round in shape, it can _ Abring excitement to the consumersBattract the consumers attention Ccatch the eye movement of the consumersDproduce a happy and peaceful feeling30“And the word green today c
20、an keep food prices going up ” This sentence suggests that consumers today are _ Astarting to notice the importance of new food Benjoying the beauty of nature more than before Cbeginning to like green vegetables Dpaying more attention to their health31It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a
21、 kind of _ Avegetable dish Bhealthy juice Ciced drink Dred vegetableDTayka Hotel de SalWhere：Tahua，BoliviaHow much：About $95 a nightWhy its cool：Youve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood，but salt？Thats something few can claimTayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of saltincluding the beds （though you
22、ll sleep on regular mattresses（床垫） and blankets）The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni，a prehistoric driedup lake which is the worlds biggest salt flatBuilders use the salt from the 4,633squaremile flat to make the bricks，and glue them together with a paste （糊） of wet salt that hardens when it driesWh
23、en rain starts to dissolve the hotel，the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricksGreen Magic Nature ResortWhere：Vythiri，IndiaHow much：About $240 a nightWhy its cool：Taking a pulley（滑轮）operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventureAs you look out of
24、your open windowthere is no glass！you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy（罩篷）Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel，or just sit on your bamboo bed and readYou dont even have to come down for breakfastthe hotel will s
25、end it up on the pulleydrawn “elevator”Dog Bark Park Inn B&BWhere：Cottonwood，IdahoHow much：$92 a nightWhy its cool：This doghouse isnt just for the family petSweet_Willy is a 30foottall dog with guest rooms in his bellyClimb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his sideYou can r
26、elax in the main bedroom，go up a few steps of the loft（阁楼） in Willys head，or hang out inside his noseAlthough you have a full private bathroom in your quarters，there is also a toilet in the 12foottall fire hydrant（消防栓） outsideGamirasu Cave HotelWhere：Ayvali，TurkeyHow much：Between $130 and $475 a nig
27、htWhy its cool：This is caveman cool！Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago，when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ashBut your stay will be much more modernBathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel，and the white volcanic ash，called tufa，keeps the
28、 rooms cool，about 65 in summer（Dont worrythere is heat in winter）32What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?AIt is located on a prehistoric lakeBIt should be protected against the rainCEverything in the hotel is made of saltDYou have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel33What is the similarity of the
29、 four hotels?ABeing expensiveBBeing comfortableCBeing naturalDBeing unique34What does the underlined words “Sweet Willy” refer to?AThe name of the hotelBThe name of the hotel ownerCThe building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&BDThe name of a pet dog of the hotel owner35Which of the hotels makes you have a fe
30、eling of living in the far past?ATayka Hotel de SalBGreen Magic Nature ResortCDog Bark Park Inn B&BDGamirasu Cave Hotel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处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Successful students are highly motivated（激励） by an inner drive to study wellThey have a specific career g
31、oal in mind_36_ So they form their own good study habits，plan ahead and stick to their study timetable on their own initiativeIf you want to be a successful student，motivate yourself and know that it is only you who are responsible for your studyThere are some great ways to improve your motivation1Y
32、ou should write down your educational goals，which makes them become clear2Imagine your successExperience the feeling of reaching your particular goal3_37_4Seek advice and study opportunities from the good students in your classSuccessful students tend to study hardThey pay attention to class as well
33、 as taking notes_38_ Outside class they find a quiet study place to study，because they know that academic life comes before their social lifeSet your goalsAfter setting goals it is important to write them down for many reasons1Goals that arent written are only wishes2It helps you make a commitment（承
34、诺） to yourself3_39_4No one wants to regret not doing something they could have doneSuccessful students manage their time well by setting up weekly timetableThey make the best use of their study time and find a quiet place and study there every day_40_ Most of the suggestions mentioned above can impr
35、ove your motivationAGive yourself rewardsEach time you complete a lesson，do something special for yourselfBIt gives you a way to see your progressCThey make study time productive and not necessarily longDYou will be proud of yourself when you achieve successEThey know that they are responsible for t
36、heir success or failureFWhen you set your goals，make sure that your goals are specific and realisticGThey arrive at the classroom early and sit in the front第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题15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。It surprised meevery time I saw Joe
37、，he was smilingIt didnt _41_ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in _42_ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got thereJoe _43_ smiledIt made me wonder why he seemed so _44_ every dayHaving observed Joe with other people，I _45_ something else alsoJoe
38、 asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their _46_If someone were hurting，he had _47_ for him and kind words，and offered to _48_ in any way he couldIt made me thinkWhat if I tried to smile more？A（n） _49_ of sorts began when I went to the grocery storeI smiled as I went up an
39、d down the aislesand people I didnt even _50_ smiled back at meSome even _51_！The little kid in the cart（购物车） who was giving his mother a _52_ time saw me smile and _53_ talkingand，you guessed itHe made a shy little attempt at a smileThe man in the handicapped（残疾的） cart _54_ a person to reach someth
40、ingI could get that for himThe smile even transferred over to him，and he _55_meAs I drove home，I was smilingI _56_ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a（n） _57_，I smiled at himHe looked puzzledNow I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a fe
41、w more times each day？I couldnt believe how _58_ I feltNothing in my life had changed，_59_ maybe it hadFor what I learned was that such a small thing could _60_ not only my spirits，but those around me as well41AworkBhappen Cmatter Dlast42Aorder BdebtChand Dline43Aalways Beventually CimmediatelyDstil
42、l44Anaughty BhappyCactive DHumorous45Adecided BjudgedCnoticed Dconsidered46Aanswers BcomplaintsCexcusesDcomments47Aguidance BrespectCsympathy Dprotection48AperformBattemptCbotherDhelp49Aexperiment BlifeCprojectDprogram50Ameet BtouchCknow Dcontact51Aglared BgreetedCapproached Descaped52Aspare BlongCh
43、ardDgreat53AstoppedBtriedCkept Denjoyed54Apersuaded BacceptedCsupportedDneeded55Athanked BchangedCencouraged Dinvited56Aworried about Bthought aboutCtalked over Dlooked over57AgestureBaddressCcallDticket58Anormal BgreatCreasonable Dcomplicated59Aso BforCbut Dtill60Arealize BadmireCshowDlift第二卷注意:将答案
44、写在答题卡上写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题;每小题15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个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。There are moments in life 61 you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug （拥抱） them for realWhen the door of happiness closes, 62 opens, but often we look so long at the closed door 63
45、we dont see the one which has been opened for usDont go for looks; they can deceive（欺骗）Dont go for wealth; even that fades（消退）awayGo for someone 64 makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day brightDream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be 65 you want to beThe 66
46、 （happy） of people dont 67 （necessary）have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that 68 （come）along their wayThe brightest future will always be based 69 a forgotten pastWhen you were born, you were crying and everyone 70 you was smiling第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，
47、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。每处错误仅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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。（试题内容如下）My parents have decided to take me to pay visit to BritainI am excited，hope to make good
48、use of this opportunityFirstly，I will talk to native speaker as much as I can improve my EnglishSecondly，there are many attractions that interested me a lot，among which is Big BenBesides，football，that is popular in England，is my favorite sportI have been dreaming of watching a live football match th
49、ere but now the dream will come trueMy friend Alice lives in LondonI will probable meet with herHowever I do，I am sure I will have a good time第二节 书面表达（满分25分）在繁重的课业负担之下，中学生也应该学会适度地自我放松。请你围绕“Ways to get relaxed”这一话题，按照下列要点写一篇100词左右的英语短文：1自我放松的途径：看电视、体育锻炼、上网等；2我更喜欢的途径及理由。注意：1在表达“我更喜欢的途径及理由”时，请从要点1中选择一项
50、进行阐述；2文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。There are various ways to get relaxed for middle school students_2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市实验中学高一第一学期期中考试英语试题参考答案第一部分 暂无阅读第一节每小题2分满3021-23ADC 24-27DCBB 28-31ADDB 32-35ADCD第二节七选五每小题2分满分10分36-40EAGBC完型填空每小题15 满分30分41-45CDABC 46-50ACDAC 51-55BCADA 56-60 BABCD语法填空每题15满分1561when 62another 63
51、that 64who65what 66happiness 67necessarily 68comes 69on/upon 70around改错每题1 分，满分10分My parents have decided to take me to pay visit to Britain.I am excited， to make good use of this opportunity. Firstly，I will talk to native as much as I can improve my English. Secondly，there are many attractions that
52、 me a lot，among which is Big Ben. Besides，football， is popular in England，is my favorite sport. I have been dreaming of watching a live football match there now the dream will come true. My friend Alice lives in London. I will meet with her. I do，I am sure I will have a good time.书面表达。满分25分参考范文There
53、 are various ways to get relaxed for middle school studentsOne way is to take exercise，such as walking，running，playing basketball or football，etcWe can also watch TV，where we are able to enjoy varieties of colorful programs both in Chinese and EnglishMoreover，we can surf the Internet to get some rel
54、axation and entertainmentAs far as Im concerned，surfing the Internet appeals to me mostFor one thing，the Internet offers a wide range of activities for relaxationIn general，I keep track of the latest news as an enjoymentSometimes，I play computer games to relax myselfFor another，the Internet makes it easy for me to make friends with people at home and abroad，for it is a great joy to communicate with themIn addition，having a glimpse of the vivid pictures and live videos on the Internet contributes to regaining my energy
