高一上学期期末考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷 (选择题)
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
LOST A white cat with two big blue eyes. Titanic 3D Time: Saturday and Sunday If you find it, please call Sam at 385-0926. Showtime Cinema Many thanks. Price: $20 ( half for children under 12 ) Call David at 332-5147. BOOK SALE A Christmas Carol —by Charles Diukans A story of Christmas The true meaning of Christmas was $59.60 now $29.60 21.Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?
A. Sam B. David C. Mary D. Charles 22.You need to pay _________ if you buy the book A Christmas Carol now . A. $59.60 B. $49.60 C. $39.60 D. $29.60 23.Those ads above are most probably from a ___________.
A. map B. dictionary C. newspaper D. guidebook
B
My First Marathon（马拉松）
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A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later informed me that I was ＂not athletic＂.
The idea that I was ＂not athletic＂ stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: ＂GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!＂
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a ＂marathon winner＂.
24. A month before the marathon, the author ____________. A. made up his mind to run
D. lost hope
25. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?
A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher. B. To amuse the readers with a funny story. C. To show he was not talented in sports. D. To share a precious memory. 26. How was the author’s first marathon? A. He quit halfway.
B. He made it.
D. He walked to the end.
B. felt scared C. was well trained
C. He got the first prize.
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27. What does the story mainly tell us?
A. A man owes his success to his family support. B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C. Failure is the mother of success. D. One is never too old to learn.
C
Last week the British university system offered a record number of places. That sounds like good news—but do we really need more people to go to university? For that matter, does the world need more universities?
The answer feels like it should be yes.
Education is good, is it not? But everything has a cost.
Education takes time. We could insist that everyone study full-time until the age of 45 but that would surely be too much. And perhaps half the population studying until they’re 21 is also too much. As for universities, they consume financial and intellectual resources—perhaps those resources might be better spent elsewhere.
My own personal opinion is strongly in favor both of going to university, and of simply having universities around.
The main skill I learnt at university was to write about economics, and I use that skill every day of my professional life, even an abstract education seems practical to me. And I now live in Oxford, one of the world’s most celebrated (著名的) university cities. Oxford’s experience certainly suggests that universities have much to offer.
The city’s architecture and green spaces have been shaped—greatly for the better, on balance —by the 900-year-old institution at its heart. The beauty attracts tourists and locals too.
But these are samples of one. Many people do not find themselves using the skills and knowledge they accumulated at university. And Oxford’s dreaming spires (尖顶) aren’t terribly representative of global universities as a whole.
28. Which of the following is the most proper title?
A. Does the world need more universities? B. Is education really necessary? C. Is British university system the best? D. Do you prefer universities abroad? 29. Which of the following about the writer is TRUE?
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A. He is an economist now.
B. He likes Oxford’s architecture and green spaces most. C. The skill he learnt at university is practical in his career. D. He holds the view that going to univeristy is a waste of resources. 30. The writer develops the passage by ______. A. comparing his experience with others’ B. persuading us with his own experience and opinion C. describing and sharing his own university experience D. informing us of the advantages of universities 31. In the following part, the writer is likely to ______. A. list more supporting details about his opinion B. show more disadvantages about going to universities C. present some opposite opinions about universities D. draw a conclusion about the topic
D
More than 10 million Chinese cultural relics have been lost overseas, most of which were stolen and illegally shipped out of China during the times of war before 1949. About 1. 67 million pieces are housed in more than 200 museums in 47 countries, which accounts for 10 percent of all lost Chinese cultural relics, and the rest are in the hands of private collectors.
Most of these treasures are owned by museums or private collectors in the United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. There are more than 23,000 pieces in the British Museum, most of which were stolen or bought for pennies more than 100 years ago.
The major method to recover these national treasures was to buy them back. In some cases, private collectors donated the relics to the government. Also the government can turn to official channels(渠道) to demand the return of relics.
In 2003, a priceless bronze pig's head dating from the Qing Dynasty was returned to its home in Beijing after it was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. Macao entrepreneur(企业家) Stanley Ho donated 6 million yuan to buy it back from a US art collector and then donated it to the Poly Art Museum in Beijing.
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Although buying-back is the most feasible way to recover the lost treasures, limited funding is always a big headache.
In recent years, the Chinese government has improved efforts to recover the precious cultural relics lost overseas. It has started a national project on the recovery of the treasures and has set up a database(数据库) collecting relevantinformation. It has signed several international agreements with many countries on this matter, and is also looking for international cooperation to recover the relics by working closely with several international organizations.
32. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to recover cultural relics.
B. The efforts to recover Chinese cultural relics. C. Stanley Ho donated a bronze pig's head to Beijing.
D. Chinese cultural relics were stolen by the Anglo-French Allied Army. 33. Most of lost Chinese cultural relics . A. have been recovered by the Chinese government B. were bought for little money by foreigners C. are owned by private collectors D. are housed in foreign museums
34. Which of the following statements about the bronze pig's head is NOT true? A. It was made in the Qing Dynasty.
B. It is now in the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. C. It was donated by the French government to China.
D. It was removed by the Anglo-French Allied Army over 140 years ago. 35. The underlined word \"feasible\" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by \" \". A. possible
B. difficult C. popular
D. careful
第二节（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。
Everything you do to protect the planet helps all living things, including humpbacks（座头鲸）and other species of whales that live in oceans worldwide. And yes－just one kid, like you, can make a difference. 36 .
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Don’t litter. Rubbish thrown away carelessly outside often washes into storm drains（排水沟）, which empty into rivers and eventually flow to the oceans. 37 , including whales.
Say, “No bag, thank you.” Whether you’re buying toys, snacks, or clothes, tell the checkout person you don’t need a bag. 38 , you’ll help reduce the 100 million plastic bags that each year block sewers（下水道）, and get swallowed by whales, sea turtles, and other wild life.
Plant a tree. 39 . They produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）, a gas that animals, including humans, produce naturally as they breathe. But because carbon dioxide also comes from cars and factories, there is too much of it in the atmosphere, which is contributing to global warming. If everyone planted one tree, those trees would remove a large amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
40 . Every time you leave a room for more than a minute, turn off the light you’re using. In this way, you save energy and keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Try the family challenge! Many streams and rivers are polluted and littered with rubbish. You and your family can help preserve the waterways by joining others in your community to pick up rubbish.
A．Trees help clean the air we breathe B．Turn off the light
C．Avoid driving cars D．By carrying your own reusable bag
E．Treat them like friends F．Here are ideas for easy small things you can do G．Pollution is a growing problem for all the Earth’s oceans and its wildlife 第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 41 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 42 person.
I think my 43 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 44 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 45 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester（学期）, I was really 46 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) 47 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble， I 48 to help. That was really a
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big 49 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 50 are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new 51 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 52 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 53 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 54 her, so I took her place. She let me 55 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 56 , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 57 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 58 these experiences. They have 59 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 60 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
41. A. since 42. A. famous 43. A. education 44. A. friendship 45. A. talked 46. A. careful 47. A. argument 48. A. dared 49. A. dream 50. A. us 51. A. attitude 52. A. friend 53. A. polite 54. A. bothered 55. A. explain 56. A. homeless 57. A. quieter 58. A. forget 59. A. forced 60. A. miss
B. before B. simple B. career B homework B. wrote B. lonely B. game B. offered B. problem B. which B. hobby B. partner B. happy B. answered B. guess B. heartbroken B. busier B. face B. preferred B. like
C. or C. different C. tour C. degree C. lied C. curious C. experiment C. hesitated C. duty C. them C. hope C. guide C. strange C. visited C. look C. useless C. better C. improve C. ordered C. wonder
D. unless D. skilled D. change D. interest D. reported D. guilty D. defence D. happened D. step D. whom D. luck D. guest D. confident D. trusted D. see D. hopeless D. richer D. remember D. taught D. expect
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第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
We high school students do have some growing pains,sometimes we are tired__61__them, but we can get rid of them ___62___(correct) and wisely. some of us are 63 (concern) about their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 64 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood(误解) 65 our teachers, parents and classmates. When this 66 (happen) to us, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to solve the understanding. Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 67__ makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 68 to work efficiently, full of_____69____(determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn 70 to spend money.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 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。
About two years ago, I worked hard and entered a locally key school, which my parents were proud of it. From then up, I got up early and got to the school on time. After school, I went back home in time to help my parents do some housework while enjoy some light music. However, one day my mother persuading me to live at school to learn to be independent to prepare the future life. As I was unhappy, I understood my parents and followed their advices. Before living at school, I found it helped me save time and learn what to get on with others.
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第二节：书面表达(共1小题，满分20分）
假如你是李华，你的好友Suan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很难习惯美国的校园生活，感到很孤独，你的根据以下要点用英文给她写一封电子邮件。
1.学好英语，会有更多机会和别人交流。 2.多交朋友，朋友和友情会使她忘记孤独。 3.积极参加课外活动，让自己的生活更有趣。 注意：1.词数：120字左右
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名，学校名称。 3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：课外活动after-class activities Dear Susan，
Yours sincerely,
Li
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【参考答案】
21-23：ADC 24—27 ACBB 28--31 ACBC 32--35 BCCA 36—40 FGDAB
三、完型41-45 BCDCA 46-50 BCBDC 51-55 AABCD 56-60 BCADB 四、语法填空
61. of 62. correctly 63.concerned 64. that 65. by 66. happens 67. which 68. ourselves 69. determination 70. How 改错（每处1分, 共10分）
1.locally改为local 2.去掉it 3.up改为on 4. enjoy改为enjoying 5.persuading改为persuaded 6.prepare后加for 7.As改为Though或Although 8.advices改为advice 9.Before改为After 10.what改为how 写作（共1小题；满分20分） Dear Susan,
I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble adapting to your new school life in America, but this situation can be easily changed if you take my advice.
Firstly, you are supposed to devote yourself to English, which can enable you to get more opportunities to communicate with others. Secondly, making some close friends really makes a great difference to your feeling, as friendship can help you forget your own loneliness without feeling distant. Thirdly, it will be a good idea if you take an active part in various after-class activities, which will help to make your life more colourful and interesting. I firmly believe by doing so, you will have a cheerful state of mind and be happier with your new life soon.
I hope you will find these ideas useful.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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