1、甘肃省庆阳市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题班级_姓名_准考证号_考场_座号_(试卷总分150分; 考试时间120分钟)注意事项: 1. 必须将所有答案作在答题卡上, 答题卡填涂区域必须用2B铅笔进行填涂, 答题不要超出答题区域、不要做在其它题的答题区域内; 2. 考试结束后, 只交答题卡。一、阅读理解(共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because
2、many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(梦幻)Worid Cupsin
3、 Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished eachfootball team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yok
4、ohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan(迷)?The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers (青少年)like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the wal
5、ls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. 1. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup , she must have _.A. Many football fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground2. The next World Cup will be held in _.A. 2006B. 2
6、007C. 2005D. 20043. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_.A. people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers4. In“Dream World Cup, the children drew the flags of some countries _.A. to show their love for their owe countryB. to tell t
7、he people their storiesC. to show their good wishes for the football teamsD. to show their new ideas about football5. Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because _.A. they are interested in football B. they are football fansC. they think their favorite players are great D. all of
8、A, B and C (B)Nearly all our food comes from the soil. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be
9、dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter (粪) from animals also falls on it. All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼)
10、 should not be grown in the same place every year; its better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good. 6. What would happen first without plants?A. People would have more crops. B. Animals would die. C. There would be more food. D. There wo
11、uld be less soil. 7. What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph (段落)?A. Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other. B. There would be no animals without meat. C. There would be no plants without animals. D. People, animals, plants and soil live on each other. 8. Which is the best fo
12、od for soil in the field?A. Chemical fertilizersB. Plants and grass. C. Animals waste. D. Different crops. 9. Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?A. Because we can keep the soil rich this way. B. Because we dont have enough land. C. Because we want to have a different
13、food. D. Because we do this as a habit. 10. What is the best title for the passage?A. Soil and Waste B. Plants and AnimalsC. Food and Waste D. Soil and Food(C)Hobbs was an orphan (孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a
14、 lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts. One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money. ”As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didnt know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to
15、 himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what Id like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. I
16、f it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But its too much for one and too little for the other. ”“Here is the reading of your uncles will (遗嘱), ”said the lawyer, “tellin
17、g what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it. ”“Yes, I see. Ill do that, said the young man. 11. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _.A.
18、 study abroad B. work abroad C. pay off the debts D. learn to paint pictures12. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded. (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?A. Surprised. B. Frightened. C. Satisfied. D. Excited. 13. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _.A. planned to have a happy life for a few days
19、B. decided to give up his work in the factoryC. was to give a dinner to his friendsD. had no idea what to do14. Hobbs was asked to _.A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending itB. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money. C. buy some picturesD. read his uncles will15. wh
20、ere did the money come from _?A. From the lawyer. B. From Hobbss friends. C. He got it from hard work. D. His uncle gave it to HobbS(D)Surtsey was born in 1963. Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7. 30 a. m. on 14th November. Afishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the
21、 captains (船长)feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano (火山)was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom (底部)of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew ther
22、e to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967. It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long
23、. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world. 16. Surtsey is _.A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new. volcanoC. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland17. Scientists fl
24、ew there _.A. to watch the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boatC. to learn about the island D. to build a house 18. When did scientist fly there to watch?A. Before the volcano broke out. B. As soon as the volcano broke out. C. About four days after the volcano broke out. D. After the volc
25、ano stopped rushing up. 19. Put the following sentences in correct order _. a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea. c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland. e. The island grew quickly. A. d-a-c-b-eB. a-b-c-d-eC. a-b-e-c
26、-dD. b-e-d-a-c20. The best title of this article is _.A. A new islandB. The birth of an islandC. A new worldD. Scientists discovered Surtsey二. 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When you are learning English, you find _21_wrong to translate a sentence word for word
27、 into your _22_ language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an _23_. If you look _24_ each word in the _25_, one at a time, what is your _26_? It must be a _27_ sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also _28 _in many other ways. It is very _29_ t
28、o master the rules of word _30_ in the study of English, too. If the _31_ puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesnt _32_ the speakers sentence easily. Another thing we must always _33_ is that there are a lot of _34_ in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man
29、 who is in danger, we _35_ mean Be careful!When people are parting, they often say “Good-bye_36_”“Bye-bye!”But sometimes they _37_say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” _38_ “Good night!” to one another_39_“Good-bye!”You will find few people_40_ who know that “Good-bye!” is a sh
30、ort way of saying “God be with you!”21.A. itB. thatC. youD. yourself22.A. secondB. spokenC. nativeD. foreign23.A. adviceB. exampleC. articleD. answer24.A. upB. atC. afterD. down upon25.A. sentenceB. bookC. phraseD. dictionary26.A. ideaB. meaningC. answerD. translation27.A. wrongB. interestingC. puzz
31、ledD. strangely28.A. sameB. differentC. similarD. alike29.A. importantB. easyC. simpleD. hard30.A. placeB. stressC. orderD. formation31.A. speakerB. listenerC. readerD. writer32.A. readB. repeatC. translateD. understand33.A. rememberB. sayC. doD. deal with34.A. lettersB. wordsC. phrasesD. idioms35.A
32、. hardlyB. nearlyC. reallyD. clearly36.A. andB. orC. insteadD. as well37.A. dontB. mustC. shouldD. may38.A. orB. norC. eitherD. neither39.A. withoutB. instead ofC. unlessD. more than40.A. todayB. tomorrow C. in futureD. in the past三. 单词拼写(共15小题, 每题2分, 满分30分)41. The great wall is one of the _(奇迹)in t
33、he world. 42. If you make. a _(诺言), you should try to keep it. 43. They have decided to _(做广告)for their product. 44. Use your _(聪明才智), and youre sure to achieve something. 45. Much _(注意力)should be paid to protecting wildlife. 46. I would _(感激) it if you can help me with my English. 47. Work hard and
34、 you will _(成功)sooner or later. 48. Wildlife is our good friends. We should live in _(和平)with them. 49. At the xciting news, everyone in the room burst into _(笑声)50. The big classroom in our new teaching building can _(包含, 容纳)a great number of students. 51. The doctor is _(执行)an operation now. 52. H
35、e expressed it in the _(形式)of music. 53. They started to play their own _(乐器)and write their own songs like a real band. 54. I gave up because I didnt have any _(自信心)in myself. 55. Increasing numbers of people are _(敏感的)to pollen(花粉). 四. 语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分15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。Mos
36、t of us have 56 _(dream) of being famous in our lives. Most musicians often meet and form a band. Sometimes they play in the street to passers-by so 57 _they can earn some extra money and this also gives them 58 _ chance to realize 59 _dreams. There was once a band that started in a different way. I
37、t was called the Monkees. The musicians were to play jokes 60 _each other as well as play music, 61 _music and jokes were loosely 62 _(base) on the Beatles. Their exciting performances 63 _(copy) by other groups. 64 _(late) the Monkees played and wrote their own music. Though the band broke up about
38、 1970, 65 _reunited in the mid-1980s五. 短文改错(每处1分, 共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(), 并在其下面写出改加的词。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11处起)不计分。As summer vacation are coming soon, my cla
39、ssmates are trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home. But I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from home for first time in my life. My parents have agreed to visiting me, and I have a different vacation. When they came here, I will show them around my university and the city j
40、ust as well. I have decided to buy them some nice gift. It will be a big surprising for them. My parents have done a lot for me , and I think it is high time that I did anything special to express my thanks . 六. 书面表达(共25分)最近的一项调查表明, 我校大约有30的学生没有吃早餐的习惯。请根据表格所提供的内容用英语写一篇题为“Top Meal of the Day”的短文。原因晚上
41、学习太晚, 不吃早饭可多睡一会。家长太忙, 给钱让孩子自己解决。有些女孩子为保持苗条身材不吃早餐。结果课堂上睡觉。注意力下降。考试成绩不理想。建议早餐不可少, 提供全天所需能量的30, 有助于提高学习效率。注意: 1. 词数: 120左右。开头已给出, 不计入总词数; 2. 不要逐字翻译, 要点可适当发挥。3. 参考词汇: 苗条的slim 能量 energy 效率 efficiencyTop Meal of the DayA recent survey shows that nearly 30% of the students in our school do not have breakfast.