1、2017-2018学年度第一学期宝昌一中高一英语期中考试试卷考试范围:必修一unit1unit3;考试时间:100分钟;命题人:注意事项:1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级等信息填在答题卡上2. 请将条形码正确粘贴在答题卡对应位置上3. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷(选择题)一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的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。AOne of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friend
2、s, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?Listen Listen when they are talking. Dont say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings. Help them If your friend
3、is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you dont do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget som
4、ething they need. Be there for them Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of
5、control. But if you cant stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you dont want to stay with your friends when theyre in hard times, then you dont deserve to be with them when theyre having a good time!_ Try to make plans with you
6、r friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And youll remember these things when youre all old!1. While your friend is talking
7、to you about his or her feelings, you should _.A. give him or her some adviceB. just listen unless askedC. calm him or her downD. share your feelings as well2. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroes words?A. Life without a friend is death.B. A friend is easier lost than found.C. A friend in need is
8、a friend indeed.D. A man is known by his friends.3. Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?A. Make plans.B. Enjoy yourself.C. Understand your friends.D. Play with your friends.BI climbed Kilimanjaro with Lava Expeditions (探险队) during the rainy season.I flew to Nairobi i
9、n Kenya and spent several days there. At my hotel in Nairobi I met the rest of the group with whom I would spend the next week. We all travelled on the bus together for a 6-hour journey into Tanzania and then Arusha, a quiet town. After we arrived at our hotel in Arusha, we had dinner and a few drin
10、ks. Then we were introduced to more members including Taddeus Minja, the main guide, who was very experienced climbing Kilimanjaro runs through the generations (代) of his family.The next day the Lava Expeditions members checked if we had the correct and enough clothing for our expedition on Kilimanj
11、aro. Only one person needed to bring more clothes. After that we set off, walking in the rain through the beauty of the rainforest, all the way to the first camp. I was happy the next few days as the view was so wonderful and changed every day. I suffered a little during the trip and I felt so tired
12、. But the members of Lava Expeditions provided me with lots of encouragement, which was one of the best memories. Finally we reached the top of Kilimanjaro in bright blue skies. I felt excited about climbing Kilimanjaro and the feeling didnt change during my trip. Lava Expeditions looked after me so
13、 well that I was deeply thankful for their help.4. How did the author get to Nairobi?A. By bus.B. By train.C. By air.D. On foot.5. What do we know about Taddeus Minja according to the passage?A. He organized the journey.B. He was the leader of Lava Expeditions.C. He was the manager of a hotel in Aru
14、sha.D. He had much knowledge about climbing mountains.6. How did Lava Expeditions help the author while climbing Kilimanjaro?A. By carrying bags for him. B. By offering food to him.C. By encouraging him.D. By teaching him climbing skills.7. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To t
15、ell readers about Lava Expeditions. B. To give readers advice on climbing Kilimanjaro.C. To encourage more people to climb Kilimanjaro.D. To share his experience of climbing Kilimanjaro.C“Hello” is a relatively new greeting. It first appeared sometime in the mid-1800s, but many people would not have
16、 dreamed of using it. “Hello” was considered a very impolite way to greet someone. Instead, people used formal expressions like “How do you do?” Back then, there were several words that sounded like “hello,” but they were used to get someones attention or to express surprise. For example, if you cau
17、ght your little brother stealing your snack, you might have said, “Halloa there! Stop eating my cheese!” If you found a fly in your soup, you might have shouted, “Hullo! How did that get in there?”Everything started to change in 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The first tele
18、phones didnt have numbers you could dial, nor did they have bells or ringers. Instead, your telephone sent signals along telephone lines to a central office where an operator would answer by saying something like “Are you there, sir?” or “What is wanted?” The operator would then connect your phone t
19、o the phone of the person you wanted to reach. There was just one small problem: Since telephones didnt ring, how would the person you were calling know that you were “on the line”? The answer is you would yell (大喊) into your phone and hope someone on the other end heard you. But what would you yell
20、? And what would the person you were calling say when they were going to answer? Bell suggested “Ahoy! Ahoy!” but it didnt catch on. Then the famous inventor Thomas Edison suggested the word hello. That caught on right away.“Hello” became so popular that by 1878 telephone operators were required to
21、use it. In fact, operators received the nickname (绰号) “Hello Girls.” Soon, “hello” became not just the standard way to answer the phone, but an accepted way to greet people in person.8. Why was “hello” seldom used when it first appeared?A. It was too informal. B. It was hard to pronounce. C. It was
22、considered to be rude. D. There were other words like “hello”.9. “Hullo” was used to show something _.A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. unexpected10. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _.A. how “hello” was used to answer the telephoneB. the friendship between Bell and Edison C. the invention of the t
23、elephoneD. how the telephone improved11. We can infer from the text that _.A. “hello” got popular as soon as the telephone was invented B. the telephone has changed the way people speakC. people liked simple expressions like “hello”D. Bell advised girls to use “hello”DA new book called “Battle Hymn
24、of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua has caused a debate (争论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a teacher in an American university and both of her parents are Chinese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list o
25、f what her daughters were not allowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and getting any grade less than an A.Many people are against Amy Chuas parenting style (风格), even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude and unfair to children. But she says her
26、parents raised her and her three sisters in that way.Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afraid of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their childrens abilities. “The
27、debate is about what it means to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child,” said Stacy DeBroff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Chuas parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a tradi-tional way of parenting among immigrants (移民). They h
28、ope to get a better future for their children.She also sees a risk (风险). When children have no time to be social or to develop their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. DeBroff advises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repe
29、at the way they were raised. 12. What do we learn about Amy Chua?A. She has three excellent daughters. B. She moved to the US at a young age. C. Her parents live together with her. D. Her husband dislikes her parenting style.13. The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _
30、.A. give upB. go onC. go outD. give out14. According to Ms. DeBroff, _.A. Amy Chuas parenting style should be forbiddenB. Americans should learn from Amy ChuaC. parents should have their own parenting styleD. Amy Chuas style is bad for childrens growth15. In which part of a newspaper can you read th
31、e passage?A. Business.B. Lifestyles.C. Sports.D. Culture.二、七选五(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。选项中有两项为多余选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. 16 On hearing this, they all
32、 made boats and left, except for Love.Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.17 Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”Richness answered ,”No, I cant. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat
33、. There is no place here for you.”Sadness was close by so Love turned to him and asked, “ 18 ”“Oh, Love. I am so sad and I need to be alone.”Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.Suddenly, there was a voice ,“Come, Love .I will take you.”
34、 It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “ 19 ” “It was Time.” Knowledge answered.“Time?” asked Love. “ B
35、ut why did Time help me?”Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “ 20 ”A. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink(下沉)B. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for helpC. They help each other usuallyD. Sadness, let me go with youE. Who helped me ?F. B
36、ecause only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love isG. Time is so kind to give a hand to anybody三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasnt the first time I had been_21_. Like most English children I learned French _22_ school
37、 and I had often been to France, so I_23_ speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand_24. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_25_ a nice easy holiday without any _26_ problems. _27 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a_28 te
38、lephone to give my American friend Danny a _29_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked_30_ he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, thats_31_,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting32_? But arent you a bit _33_?” “ Who is talk
39、ing about marriage?” I replied. “ I _34_want to give my friend a ring to tell her Ive arrived. Can you tell me _35_theres a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “theres a phone downstairs.”When at last we _36_meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Dont worry,” she said to me. “I had s
40、o many_37_at first. There are lots of words which the Americans _38_differently in meaning from us British. Youll soon get used to _39_funny things they say. Most of the_40_British and American people understand each other!”21. A .out B. away C. outside D. abroad22. A . from B. during C. at D. after
41、23. A. get used to B. was used to C. used to D. used24. A. English B. French C. Russian D. Latin 25. A. buying B. having C. giving D. receiving26. A. time B. human C. language D. money27. A. Too B. What a C. What D. How28. A. cheap B. popular C. public D. good 29. A. letter B. ring C. news D. inform
42、ation 30. A. that B. if C. where D. when 31. A. well B. over C. nice D. ring32. A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married33. A. small B. little C. old D. young 34. A. very B. just C. just now D. so 35. A. where B. which C. over where D. that36. A. did B. do C. can D. had37. A. trouble B. d
43、ifficulties C. things D. fun38. A. write B. speak C. use D. read39. A. every B. each C. any D. all the 40. A. chance B. situation C. condition D. time第II卷(非选择题)四、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(每空最多可填三个词)。At present I 41._(learn) German and have already learnt Italian, so I know how
44、 discouraging learning a language can be. However, I have found a few things that have really helped me improve4 2._(gradual).Reading is one of the 43._(skill) in learning a language. The 44._(true) is that any sort of reading is going to help you, as long as it s in the language. Don t choose diffi
45、cult things 45._(read), because you are more likely to get bored and give 46._. Instead, why not choose something fun that you want to read?Another thing that actually helps me learn a language is watching television programs or film in the language 47._(speak) by native speakers. It doesn t have to
46、 be anything really difficult. In fact, I suggest 48._(start) with a children s show or something that you have already seen 49._ your native language. You will already know 50._ is happening and can focus on writing down the useful words or trying to repeat what they say with an actual accent.41. 4
47、2. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 五、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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分.There was a time when Zhang Yi and I was good fr
48、iends, but now we are like stranger. On his first day in our class two years ago, he had no one to talk. I was the first one to say hello to her, so we became friends. Zhang Yi did well in math or he was always ready to helping me with it. One day last month, I told him about that I would be away fr
49、om school for two days to see a friend. But he told my father about it and that made me angrily. Now, I know I was wrong. I decide to say sorry for him, because I dont want to lose so a good friend. 六、书面表达(满分25分)林涛感到英语非常难,于是在某网站发了如何学好英语的帖子。假如你是编辑史密斯,请给林涛一个满意的答复。答复内容必须包含以下要点:1第一,英语是世界上重要的语言之一,你有必要学好它
50、。第二,你应该多花一点时间学习英语,经常用英语同他人交流是一个好办法;第三,你不但可以观看英文电影和阅读英语书籍,而且还可以唱英语歌曲。最后,请英语老师帮忙。2.如果你对英语感兴趣,你会发现它对你非常有益。注意:书写要规范、工整;不少于100词。Dear Lin Tao, I heard you have some difficulty in learning English . Here are some of my tips. I hope you will make great progress in the future. Yours, Mr. Smith高一英语期中考试参考答案一、阅
51、读理解:1-5: BCACD 6-10: CDCDA 11-15: BDACD二、七选五:71-75 ABDEF三、完形填空:21-25 DCBAB 26-30 CDCBB 31-35 CDDBA 36-40 ACCDD四、语法填空:41. am learning 42. gradually 43. skills 44. truth 45. to read46. up 47. spoken 48. starting 49. in 50. what五、短文改错:51. . was good friends . was were52. . are like stranger. stranger s
52、trangers 53. . to talk. talk后加with或to54. . hello to her . her him55. . in math or . or and56. . to helping me . helping help57. . told him about . 去掉about58. . made me angrily. angrily angry 59. . say sorry for . for to60. . so a good . so such六、书面表达Dear Lin Tao, I heard you have some difficulty in
53、learning English . Here are some of my tips.First, English is one of the most important languages in the world. Its necessary for you to learn it well . Second ,you should spend more time learning English. It is a good idea to communicate with others in English. Third, you can not only read more English story books and watch more English movies but also sing English songs . In the end, ask your English teacher to help you . Its very good for you if you are interested in English . I hope you will make great progress in the future. Yours, Mr. Smith