1、高一下学期期中教学质量检测英语清远市第一中学实验学校2014-2015学年第二学期高一级期中考试英语试卷（A卷）试卷总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 命题人：朱子爱考试请在答题卷上作答！第一部分 英语知识运用I. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. -Do you think their team will win the basketball match? -_. A. I dont believe B. I believe not so C. I believe not D. I dont believe it2. -How did you do on the test
2、? -Not so well. I _much better, but I misread the directions for Part One. A. could do B. could have done C. must have done D. should do3. Great changes _ in his hometown in the last twenty years. A. were taken place B. have taken place C. have been taken place D. took place4. His eyes stare at _ is
3、 left of the brothers dinner on the table.A. what B. which C. that D. where5. You may _ it that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble.A. base on B. hold on C. carry on D. rely on 6. As a result of the farmers hardworking, they harvested the wheat this year _ as they did the year before
4、.A. twice as much B. as twice much C. as much twice D. twice so much7. - _ he start at once or wait for a while? - Let him start at once. AWill BWould CShall DCan8. The Monkees produced a new record in 1996, _they celebrated their former time as a real band.A. when B. in which C. that D. with which9
5、. The most energetic festival is_ that looks forward to the coming of spring. A. / B. the one C. the ones D. it10. - How is the lecture going?- The lecture has ended. Youre _. A. too much late B. much too late C. too late much D. late too much 11. One of the advantages living on the top floor of the
6、 hotel is that you can get a good _ . A. sight B. scene C. sign D. view12. - What made Jack so upset? - _ his new MP4.A. That he lost. B. He lost C. Because of having lost D. What he lost13. We should spend the money on something that will _ everyone. A. benefit to B. benefit from C. benefit D. bene
7、ficial14. You cant imagine _ when you read it in the newspaper. A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving 15. - _! Put your foot on the brake(刹车)! - I am braking. - No, your foot is on the gas pedal!A. Take care B. Attention C. Relax
8、D. Watch outII语言知识及应用 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I used to be a very selfcentered person，but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 1 p
9、erson.I think my change started when I was at Palomar College. At first，I just wanted to get my 2 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever 3 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester，I was really 4 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friend
10、s and was having fun. So I tried a(n) 5 . I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I 6 to help. That was really a big 7 for me. By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of them are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new 8 ，ho
11、wever，came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 9 . Every time I came into her room，she was so 10 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visited her，so I took her place. She let me 11 that making others fee
12、l good made me feel good too. When she died，I was 12 ，but I was also very grateful to her.I think I am a much 13 person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not forget these experiences. They have 14 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 15 who I am today，and I could not say t
13、hat a few years ago.1A. famous Bsimple Cdifferent Dskilled2A. balance Bhomework Cdegree Dinterest3A. talked Bwrote Clied Dreported4A. careful Blonely Ccurious Dguilty5A. argument Bgame Cexperiment Ddefence6A. dared Boffered Chesitated Dhappened7A. dream Bproblem Cduty Dstep8A. attitude Bhobby Chope
14、Dluck9A. friend Bpartner Cguide Dguest10A. polite Bhappy Cstrange Dconfident11A. explain Bguess Cdeclare Dsee12A. homeless Bheartbroken Cbadtempered Dhopeless13A. quieter Bbusier Cbetter Dricher14A. forced Bpreferred Cordered Dtaught15A. miss Blike Cwonder Dexpect第二节 语法填空（共10小题，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的
15、语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。The earth was just 16._ cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”. The earth exploded loudly with fire and rock. 17._ were in time to produce many things，which were to make the earths atmosphere. As the earth cooled down，water began to appear on 18.
16、_ surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve 19._(harm) gases. Then life began to develop.Small plants multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen. This encouraged the 20._(develop) of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such 21._ insects，reptiles and dinosaurs appeared after green
17、 plants appeared. Small clever animals spread all 22._ the earth. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, 23._ prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. 24._ life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can 25._(
18、solve)III 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。ALinda Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through
19、letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding (婚礼) and Lindas. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very
20、 much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman wh
21、o looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that
22、 I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each others lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!26. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _. A. at the age of 13 B.
23、before she got marriedC. after they moved to new homes D. before the writers family moved away27. They didnt often write to each other because they _. A. got married B. had little time to do soC. didnt like writing letters D. could see each other on special time 28. There was an empty place in the w
24、riters heart because she _. A. was in trouble B. didnt know Lindas address C. received the card that she sent D. didnt have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness29. The writer was happy when she _. A. read the newspaperB. heard Lindas voice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked
25、 a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman30. They havent kept in touch _. A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 yearsC. since they got married D. since the writers family moved away BLittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), car
26、ds, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to 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. Boo
27、ks and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother 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 so
28、me time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy 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 h
29、old her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”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 p
30、lus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. ”31. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could learn 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.
31、 32. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little33. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作34. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the man B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
