1、确山二高20122013学年度上学期高一英语期中考试题 命题人：黄文忠一、单项选择21.After he retired from office, Rogers _ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up22.The visiting professor _ to students _ to meeting at time.A. preferred giving lectures; to being invited B. preferred to give
2、 lectures; to be invitedC. preferred to giving lectures; rather than being invited D. preferred giving lectures; to be invited23.It was _ cold that they had to put on more clothes.A. such a B. such C. so D. so a24.-Did you sleep well last night? -No, can you imagine _ from too much noise while sleep
3、ing?A. to suffer B. suffering C. to prevent D. preventing25.From his _ expression, we know the meeting is _.A. bored; bored B. boring; boring C. bored; boring D. boring; bored26.The piano is so big that it _ too much room.A. takes in B. takes on C. takes off D. takes up27.He finally had to _ his pla
4、n of travelling the world.11. give off B. give up C. give to D. give in28.According to the air traffic rules，you should_ your mobile phone before boardingA. switch over B.switch on C. switch off D. switch round29.They couldnt stand _ like thatAbe treated Bto treat Ctreating Dbeing treated30.Ladies a
5、nd gentlemen，please fasten your seat beltsThe plane_.Atakes off Btook off Cis taking off Dhas taken off31.At night we can see _ stars in the universeAmillions of Bmillion of Cmillions DMillion32.I was late today because alarm clock didnt _ .A. run off B. go off C. give out D. give up33. The worlds p
6、opulation is getting larger and larger, so scientists are trying to _ new ways to solve the food problem.A. catch up with B. keep up with C. come up with D. make up 34. Kunming is famous _ its nice weather.A. in B. as C. for D. With35.The room was filled_smoke after a big fire. A.of B.with C.in D.fr
7、om 二.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth _ 39_ him.Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh
8、, prophet, I have many bad 40. Which one of them should I 41 first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling _42 first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 43_ he made with
9、the prophet. “44_ tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out 45_？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing.”So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave u
10、p this bad habit.Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50_ me, because a Muslim is not 51_ to drink wine.”And so he gave up the
11、52_ of drinking wine.In this way, 53_ the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.36. A. alwaysB. hardlyC. sometimesD. never37. A. timeB. moneyC. troubleD. energy38. A . greatB. badC. strangeD. stu
12、pid39. A. educatedB. botheredC. testedD. saved40. A. habitsB. friendsC. purposes D. collections41. A. take inB. bring backC. give upD. depend on42. A. storiesB. truthsC. reasonsD. lies43. A. planB. secretC. promiseD. mistake44. A. BecauseB. UnlessC. SinceD. If45. A. stealingB. drinkingC. walkingD. d
13、ancing46. A. noneB. someoneC. anyoneD. everyone47. A. controlledB. admiredC. punishedD. killed48. A. refused B. triedC. decidedD. agreed49. A. talked aboutB. felt likeC. adapted to(适应)D. broke down50. A. understandB. like C. hate D. respect51. A. allowedB. encouragedC. invited D. advised52. A. chanc
14、eB. disadvantageC. adventureD. idea53. A. whereverB. wheneverC. whatever D. however54. A. forgotB. doubtedC. regrettedD. remembered55. A. goodB. attractiveC. practical D. generous(慷慨的)第二部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 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。 （A）Do you like winter? What do you like to do in
15、winter? In summer when is rains, we cant go out and play sports outside. We just stay at home, its very boring. But in winter if it snows we have a lot of things to do. For example, we can make a snowman(雪人)with our friends. Its not difficult to make a snowman. We just let a snowball roll(滚动)on the
16、ground until its big enough. Next we roll another snowball as the head of the snowman. Then put the small snowman on the big snowball. Last try your best to make your snowman beautiful. You can also have snowball fights with your friends. After the snow a lot of people come to the playground. They t
17、hrow small snowballs to each other. This is a very exciting game in the cold winter. It makes people warm and healthy. A lot of people like it especially boys.( )56.What can people do when it snows?A.Make a snowman. B.Go swimming. C.Have snowball fights. D. Both A and C.( )57.Who like having snowbal
18、l fights best?A.Old people. B.Children. C.Parents. D.Teachers.( )58.What does the underlined word ”especially”mean?A.尤其 B.十分 C.非常 D.有时 (B)Look in the bedrooms of young people in the world. Maybe you will find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.Jeans give you
19、 the feeling of comfort(舒适), youth（青春）and energy（活力）. Every person likes them very much.Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded(建立) in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as wo
20、rking trousers for the cowboys（牛仔） of American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simpl
21、e and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese people like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.Now we can see jeans everywhere. However, in many places, its not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, its often not right to wear jeans in formal（正式的)
22、 places. But when you are out, relaxing or having fun, jeans are the best choices.( ) 59.The story is talking about _ .A.Levis Strauss B.young people C.clothes history D.jeans( ) 60. Levis Strauss made the first blue jeans_.A.when he was 44 B.when he was 24 C.in 1853 D.in 1924( ) 61.When you_, youd
23、better not wear a pair of jeans.A.go to an important meeting B.go to a tripC.have a party D.are having fun (C) Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to
24、 a catholic (天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mothe
25、r was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little To
26、mmy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
27、Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking.”62. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _.A.
28、was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little63. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese.A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作64. The last sentence in the passage shows that _.A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being naile
29、dC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others65. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their students B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children w
30、ith their math66.Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there.B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. ( D)We know the mosquito very w
31、ell. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because sh
32、e needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different fr
33、om the others!If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the t
34、ime the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. 67. “Mosquito” means _ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇B. 蜻蜓C.
35、 跳蚤D. 蚊子68. We know mosquitoes very well because _. A. they can be found easilyB. they fly here and thereC. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly69. If the mosquito doesnt bite you, it will _. A. get angry with youB. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noiseD. choose another one70. The mosquito
36、 bites you _. A. when youre asleepB. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you knowD. but doesnt like you E.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。（有两个选项是多余的）My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 71 Both my brother and I
37、love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 7 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching re
38、sults, she has been elected as a model teacher several times. 7 3 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been v
39、ery busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 7 4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. Sh
40、e lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints. Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 75 This advice of hers will al
41、ways serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.A. She enjoys listening to classic music.B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.C. She loves her students and cares for them.D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enj
42、oy meals.E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.G. Can you tell us something about your mother?四.短文改错（1x10）第一节：假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同旧式写的以下作文。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：把多余的词作斜线（）划掉。修改：在错
43、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。Ladies and gentlemen,Welcome our English Corner. This Corner was set up three year ago .Every Sunday morning, students from difference schools gather around here. Many college students or some foreigners often join us. We practise
44、spoken English by talk about everything we are intrersted .We also exchange our experience in English study. We all have good time here. Thousand of people have been here when it was set up. We think that we have learned a lot by taking part in activities here. It is a really supplement to our Engli
45、sh class and it is welcomed by students, their parents and teachers.第四节 书面表达（满分25分）目前，许多学校存在部分学生抄袭作业的现象。现在就这个话题大家谈谈自己的看法。标题是 “My Opinion on Copying Others Homework”。主要原因作业量大、偏难个人看法抄袭不对，违犯校规对功课不感兴趣、懒惰要诚实、勤奋学习完成任务，取悦老师有困难可请教老师和同学注意：1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥； 2.短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数； 3.词数100左右。My Opinion on Copying Others HomeworkIt is known to us all that some students copy others homework._
