1、兰州市第五十二中学2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试试卷高一 英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。2. 本卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。3. 答题全部在答题卡上完成，试卷上答题无效，交卷时只交答题卡。第卷一、 词汇与语法知识：本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。1.Iraq has too many wars since 1990 ,making his people a lot .A.got through ,pay B.looked thr
2、ough ,face C.gone through. Suffer D.passed through,destroy2. ,more and more Chinese people are able to receive higher education.A.In the future B.In the past C.At last D.At present 3.Go about your business your own way ,Dont what others think or say.A.care for B.care about C.care with D.care of 4.To
3、m raised his hand he was going to say something .A.so that B.as if C.even if D.ever since 5.There was time Chinese used foreign oil.A.a; when B.a ; while C./; when D./; while 6.Jack asked John when he met him in the street.A.he was going where B.where he was going C.where was he going D.was he going
4、 where 7.His parents ordered him at night and asked him with them at home .A.not to go out ; to stay B.dont to out ; stayC.didnt to out ; staying D.not going out ; staying 8.Ever since my brother graduated from the university,he in the present company for 15 year and he is now chief engineer of the
5、company.A.worked B.has been working C.is working D.works 9.My father Japan in a few days ,Do you know when the earliest plane ?A.leaves ,takes off B.is leaving ,is going to take off C.is leaving ,takes off D.leaves ,is taking off 10.This frightened boy mother was lost in the disaster is looking for
6、her now.A.who B.whose C.whom D.his 二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，每小题2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。APlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and s
7、unlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live .This is why we find that there are so many plants around us .If you look carefully at plants around you, you will find there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-f
8、lowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are guarded by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds . But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not g
9、row from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and sandy places, they usually grow into plants.11.The main idea of the first para
10、graph is that _.Aplants are important for life Bplants cannot grow without air Cthere are many plants in the world. Dwe can not live without water. 12. Plants can make food from .A.flower ,water and air B.water ,sunlight and sir C.air ,water and soil D.air ,sun and light 13. What can we infer (推断)fr
11、om the passage?A.Of all living things animals are most important B.Spores are seeds C.All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D.Without plants ,man will die out BBrian was a funny studentHe loved watching comedies（喜剧） best and hoped to become a comedy actor one dayWhen he heard about the talent sh
12、ow to be held at this school，Brian decided to take part inHe had never acted on stage before，and he was very excitedBut some students laughed at him“You are not funny but silly，”Ken，one of his classmates，said to his face“No one will like what you do，”another boy also said to him，loudlyBrian couldnt
13、understand why they were so unkind to himFor a moment，he thought about giving up the showBut he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes，and also his teachers said he was very funnySo he decided to prepare for the showBrian did a great job at the talent showEveryone loved his performance，and
14、he won the first prize!His teachers and friends were proud of himEven so，Ken told Brian that he was not funny，and that he would never be successfulBrian didnt understand why Ken said so，but he realized that it had nothing to do with himHe confidently continued to work towards his goalAs the years we
15、nt on，Brian met more people like Ken“youll do a terrible job，”they said to himLuckily，most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnierHe got a lot of opportunities to perform in moviesHe was even invited to appear on televisionHis fans thanked him because his comedies made them
16、feel good when they were unhappyNow Brian is a big comedy star!He is doing what he loves bestHe never feels stressed like those unkind people，and he laughs all day long!14What did Brian love best when he was a student？_AGoing to school BHelping classmatesCMeeting new friends DWatching comedies15Bria
17、n decided to prepare for the show because Ahe was invited by a TV stationBhis friends liked his jokesChe wasnt busy acting in moviesDKen was expecting his performance16After winning the first prize，Brian_Abegan to understand KenBbecame a teacher of actingCcontinued to work towards his goalDencourage
18、d others to join him17Brians fans thanked hime because his comedies brought them_AHappiness BsuccessCLuck DprideCShe is only 12 years old but lives only with her younger sister. Her parents are far away from home, and she has to take care of her younger sister. She is He Can, a student at Anqing Jia
19、nGzhen Middle School in Anhui, one of the “stay-at home children” in her town. To make money, these kids parents go to big cities to find a job. Their children have to stay at home because they have to go to school. He Cans parents left home when she was only four. They only come back for the Spring
20、 Festival every year. Because she had to live with different relatives at different times, He Can went to eight different primary schools. “I used to complain,” she said. “But later I understood my parents. They have to go away to make a better life for us.” He Can said her frequently changing life
21、also has a good side.“When I went to a new school, I had to try to make friends,” said He Can, “I became outgoing. Now Im not afraid of talking to people.” He Can said her relatives were kind to her. They taught her how to cook and wash clothes. When she would start junior high school, her parents a
22、greed to rent a house to let her live out with her younger sister.She rents a house near the school ,Sometimes their grandmother comes over and helps them Every day, He Can gets up at 6:00 am and cooks breakfast. Then He two girls go to school.They have supper at 6:00pm,Then he Can does chores and h
23、elps her sister take a shower. She usually goes to bed at 9:30 pm. Though busy, He Can is still a top student in her class. She said the secret is never to put things off until tomorrow. “ I think my life is OK,” she said. “But if possible, I would like my parents to settle down and live with us.”18
24、. Why does He Can live only with her younger sister? A. Because their parents dont like them. B. Because their parents have to work in a big city. C. Because they enjoy living by themselves. D. Because their schools are too far away from their home.19. Where did He Can live before she started junior
25、 high school? A. In her relatives houses. B. In her own house C. In a house she rented. D. In her school.20. What does He Can think of changing schools so often? A. She hates it and complains a lot about it. B. She thinks it good for her growth. C. She enjoys it because she can make more friends. D.
26、 She thinks it bad for her studies.21. What is He Cans secret of being top at studies though busy?A. She often asks her relatives for help. B. She exercises a lot to make herself stronger.C. She gives her sister some work to do.D. She tries to finish everything before going to bed.DChinese are very
27、generous （慷慨） when it comes to educating their childrenNot caring about the money，parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England，the United States or AustraliaThey also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrum
28、ent or ballet（芭蕾舞），or other classes that will give them a head start in lifeThe Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is，the better it isSo parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on educationEven poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughterHowever，what most p
29、arents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheapParents can see that their childrens skills vary，skilled in some areas while poor in othersWhat most parents fail to realize though，is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence （自信）
30、The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well，but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident，happy and cleverParents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking，sewing and
31、 doing other houseworkTeaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in lifeCooking demands patience and timeIt is an enjoyable but difficult experienceA good cook always tries to improve his cooking，so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job success
32、fullyHis result，a well-cooked dinner，will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidenceSome old machines，such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious(好奇的) and arouse（唤起） his interestHe will spend hours looking at them，trying to fix them； your
33、 child might become an engineer when he grows upThese activities are not only teaching a child to read a book，but rather to think，to use his mindAnd that is more important22Parents in China，according to this passage，_Aare too strict with their childrenBare too rich to educate their childrenChave som
34、e problems in educating their children correctlyDare too poor to educate their children23The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with_Athe parents ideas of educating their children Bthe education systemCchildrens skills Dchildrens hobbies24Doing some cooking at home helps children_Al
35、earn how to serve their parentsBlearn how to become strong and fatCbenefit from it and prepare themselves for the futureDmake their parents believe that they are clever25According to the last paragraph we can conclude that_Abroken radios and television sets are usefulBones curiosity may be useful fo
36、r his later lifeCan engineer must fix many broken radiosDa good student should spend much time repairing radios三、攻选五：本大题共5小题，每小题2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。Why do people travel？There are many reasons one can think of when asked questions like thisTo travel far enough to meet yourself
37、Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere（26）_ You find out your abilitiesWhen you are offered a different lifestyle，you can find out what you are made ofThe farther you go from your home，the nearer you come to your true self（27）_If you look back at all the amazing memories of your life，y
38、ou will realize that most of them were out of your comfort zoneTravelling is dangerous，full of life threatening possibilities and will not always be comfortable，but at the same time，it gives irreplaceable memoriesTo slow down and relaxA wise man once said that never get so busy making a living that
39、you forget to make a lifeMoney is worth nothing if you cannot spend it on a little adventure（探险）While we are deeply involved in making money，we forget that time is going through our fingers（28）_ The feeling of being away from your workplace is pure happinessThe feeling of not having to worry about t
40、he never ending piles of files (成堆的文档)is pure joy（29）_ TO celebrate life Life is short and the world is wideOne day you might wake up and realize that you dont have time to do everything that you have always wanted to do，anymoreOnce in a while，make time to appreciate the fact that you are alive，youn
41、g，free and healthy（30）_ ATo become a storytellerBTravelling lets you discover yourselfCTo break through your comfort zoneDSo，go travelling to celebrate life itselfEYou can relate to the world and connect to othersFAnd the feeling of being away from your boss for a few days is pure pleasureGEscape li
42、fe for a little while because experience is far more valuable than money四、完型填空：本大题共20小题，每小题1.5分I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _31_ was the most important. It happened last term just after I had got a _32_ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost
43、33 . I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be_34_. The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking like a teacher. 35 , he held up a twenty Yuan note!“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _36_ of us in the class held up our hands.The speaker smiled. Then he put up
44、the note on the blackboard and asked the 37 question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _38 _nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _39 _ a third time. I didnt 40 _ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again
45、and again? I didnt know what to do. I wanted the note, 41 I put my hand up again. After a while, he 42 the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,”he said to us 43 the note in his hand. “The note is worth twenty yuan. It is 44 worth twenty yuan, even though I
46、throw it on the floor. You are like the 45 . No matter 46 happens to you, you still have your worth.”When I heard those words, I was deeply 47 . Suddenly, I 48 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesnt 49 I cant do well in the future. If I believe in 50 , I will be successfu
47、l!31.AclassroomBSubject Cclass Dschool32.ASame Bgood Clucky Dbad33.A.shelter B.heart C.face D.concern 34.A.extrernc B.successful C.famous D.rich 35.A.Instead B.Exactly C.Otherwise D.Because 36.Aboth BNeither CAll Dnone37.A.same B.different C.difficult D.math 38.Asaid Bbought Csaw Dwanted39.Astudent
48、Bteacher Cquestion Dway40.Aremember Bunderstand Cnotice Dfind41.ASo Bthough Cif Dor42.Atook out Bthrew away Cpicked up Dput down43.A.from B.with C.by D.above 44.Anever Bsometimes CHardly Dalways45.A.exam B.question C.view D.note 46.AWhen Bwho Cwhat Dhow47.A.worked B.ruined C.suffered D.moved 48.Area
49、lized Bforgot Cdreamed Ddecided49.Aknow Bmean Cthink DVote 50.A.money B.friendship C.violence D.myself 第卷五、单词拼写：根据汉语提示，用单词正确形式填空，每小题1.5分，共10题，共计15分。1.Your friends comes to school very .（心烦意乱的）2.”How can Linda (痊愈)from her illness in this room when it is so dirty and dusty ?It will only make her wors
50、e ,”said the doctor .3.Then (逐渐地)between about AD 800 and 1150 ,English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French .4.India has a very large number of (流利的)English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.5.Although many Americans move a
51、 lot ,they still (辨认出)and understand each others dialects 6.Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she (说服)me to buy one .7.After (毕业)from college ,we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.8.In the city ,the water pipes in some buildings cracked and (爆裂).9.The army organiz
52、ed teams to dig out those who were trapped and to (掩埋)the dead .10,I would like to (表达)my thanks to those who helped me .六、语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形貌，每小题1.5分，共10题，共计15分I am fond 1 my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be 2 （real）stubborn . Although she didnt know the best
53、way of 3 (get) to places, she 4 (insist) that she organize the trip properly. my sister doesnt care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a 5 (determine) look- the kind that said she would not change 6 (she ) mind. 7 I told her that our journe
54、y would begin at altitude of more than 5,000 8 (meter), she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard 9 (breathe ) and it would be very cold, she said it would be 10 interesting experience. Finally, I had to give in.七、 短文改错每小题1.5分，共10题，共计15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
55、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。Mary, my favorite teacher, is a pretty and slim lady. I like him best because she is not only friendly but also has good teaching methods Her c
56、lass is full of funs so we dont felt bored . To improve our grades, she usual gives us some advice about what to learn English well. Whats more, she spends much time help every students . Sometimes, she hardly has time to have the lunch. When I ask her questions, she always tries to make me to under
57、stand with much patience and care Im lucky enough to have such good teacher in my life .Mary have a great influence on me .Im grateful with her help very much. 八、 书面表达（25）假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你“十一”假期过得怎么样。请根据以下信息给他加信，谈谈你在“十一”假期中的活动。内容要点：1. 休息（由于平时学习紧张，缺少锻炼和休息）；2. 看望乡下的祖父母（帮助他们做点家务，并跟他们谈了身边的新鲜事）；3. 和朋友进行短途旅游（欣赏大自然，呼吸新鲜空气）。注意：1.词数100左右。2. 开头己给出，不记入总词数。3. 3.词汇：国庆假期： National Day Holiday