高一英語必修一期中考試

1、.2018-2019 高一上學(xué)期英語期中試卷一、閱讀理解（20 分）（每小題2 分，共 20 分）( A )Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large c

2、ity.Frank realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS E

3、ACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Frank opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to

4、 buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Frank went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Frank ha

5、d over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, ofwhich the most important was:“ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT”.21. Frank took a short business c

6、ourse in order to _.A. earn more money for his familyB. learn something from a salesmanC. get away from the farmD. get enough to eat.22. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _.A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.B. he cut down the price by halfC. he had put the goods on a table in

7、a very nice way.;.D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.23. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _.A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour勞(動力 ) was

8、cheap.D. the knives were produced in one factory.24. _ make Frank a world-famous man.A. His business skills and his wealth.B. The low price of the goods he sold.C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.D. His natural skill for showing things.25. The belief that : “ The customer is always

9、right ”suggests that_.A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.C. stores must always follow the customer s orders if they want to make moremoney.D. stores should do their best to meet th

10、e customer s needs if they want to besuccessful.( B )About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way.Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter.Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are different forms of color blindness

11、. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in

12、 human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eyethere are millions of very smal l things called “ cones ” . These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions ofbut these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but n

13、o;.color.Some insects（昆蟲） have favorite colors. Mosquitoes（蚊子） prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day,

14、and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.26. The passage is mainly about _.A. color and its surprising effects.B. women being luckier than menC. danger caused by color blindnessD. color blindness27. According to the

15、passage, with the help of the “ cones ”we, can_.A. tell different shapesB. see in a weak lightC. kill mosquitoesD. tell orange from yellow28. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A. Women are more careful.B. There are fewer color-blind womenC. Women are fonder of driving than men

16、.D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.29. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true?A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.B. None of them can see deep red.C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.D. All of them see everything in shade

17、s of green.30. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _.A. red lightB. yellow lightC. blue lightD. green light二、七選五（每題2 分，共 10 分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。把正確答案填在答題卡上。Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot;.of cigarettes every day.

18、 He has smoked for nine years. Ali says,“ I tried to givesmoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brotherssmoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the mensmoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke._31_ ”Many smokers are like Ali:

19、they want to stop smoking._32_ They know itcan cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smokingbecause cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke alot need nicotine._33_The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker s body isused to

20、the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keepfeeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad._34_Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at workthey will decide to smoke“just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke anothercigarette, and another. Soon they beco

21、me smokers again.35_A It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.B It is very hard to quit smoking.CThus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.DWhen a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.E. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.F. But it is said th

22、at medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.G. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.三、完形填空（每小題1.5 分，共 30 分）“ Cheese” a metaphor (隱喻 ) for what we want to have in life，whether itis a job, a relationship, or money.Each of us has our own36of what cheese is, and we want to 3

23、7itbecause we believe it makes us38.Once there lived four little characters. Two were39named Sniff andScurry and two were little people named Hem and Haw.Every morning, the mice and the little people40their running wearand went to Cheese Station C41they found their cheese. It was such a largestore o

24、f cheese that Hem and Haw42moved their homes to be closer to it.One morning, Sniff and Scurry arrived atCheese Station C and discoveredthere was43cheese. They weren t surprised44.they had noticed thesupply45cheese had been getting smaller every day, they were prepared forthe result. They set out qui

25、ckly to46new cheese.Later that same day, Hem and Haw arrived.“ What? No cheese! Who movedmy cheese? ” Hem yelled. They went home that night47and discouraged.;.The next day Hem and Haw48to Cheese Station C. But the situationhadnchangedt. Hawasked, “ DoSniffand Scurry knowsomething we don tknow?” Hem

26、49him and said, “ Whatwould they know? They are simple50 and we are human beings. They cannot be 51than we are. ”Haw suggested,“ Maybe we should52 talking about the situation andjust to look for some new cheese.”Haw decided to53 Cheese Station C while Hem was more comfortablestaying in the cheeseles

27、s Station C.Meanwhile, Sniffand Scurry went farther54they found CheeseStation N. They foundwhat they had been looking for. It was the biggest 55of cheese the mice had ever seen.36. A. feelingB. ideaC. worryD. hope37.A. getB. avoidC. followD. try38.A. happyB. angryC. fullD. worried39.A. humansB. dogs

28、C. miceD. cats40.A. put inB. took offC. gave inD. put on41.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. what42.A. firstlyB. suddenlyC. finallyD. always43.A. someB. noC. anyD. much44.A. ForB. IfC. ThoughD. Since45.A. withB. ofC. forD. to46.A. search forB. findC. look afterD. discover47.A. gladB. hopefulC. unsatisfiedD.

29、 excited48.A. returnedB. leftC. walkedD. ran49.A. smiled atB. laughed atC. blamedD. praised50.A. animalsB. cheese-loversC. thievesD. Sniff and Scurry51.A. more foolishB. biggerC. smarterD. faster52.A. startB. stopC. getD. enjoy53.A. leaveB. goC. moveD. start54.A. ifB. unlessC. whenD. until55.A. stor

30、eB. factoryC. companyD. home四、適當(dāng)形式填空（共10 題；每小題1 分，共 10 分）56(support) his family, he had to work hard in a chemical works.57. His grandpa_(be)dead for ten years.58. Mybrother joinedthe army when he _ (be) 20 and he has beenin the army for five years.59. I asked him_(lend)me his bike.60.He said he_ _(return)me the book as soon as he finished reading it.61.Be careful , or you_(hurt) yourself.62.It_(rain)heavily whe