高一英語試題及答案

高一英語試題及答案高一英語試題及答案高一英語試題及答案V:1.0精細(xì)整理，僅供參考高一英語試題及答案日期：20xx年X月單項(xiàng)選擇（20分）16.Heboughtaknifeandfork________.A.toeatB.toeatwithC.foreatingD.toeatby17.Thelittlevillagewhichlies__________therailwayfor20milesis___________thegreatmanwasborn.A.off;whereB.at;whenC.to;howD.by;why18.Thewindowwhichhasn’tbeencleanedforatleast3weeksrequires____.Who’dliketotakethejobA.tocleanB.cleaningC.cleanedD.beingcleaned19.Everyonepresentatthemeetingagreedtosticktothe_____thateveryoneshouldbetreatedfairly.A.purpose B.ambition C.principle D.level20.Afterthewar,thatcountry_______theirdefenseworksincaseofthenextunexpectedattack.A.raised B.strengthened C.increased D.powered21.Greateffortshavebeen____toimprovepeople’slivingconditionsinChinainthepasttwoyears.A.got B.won C.made D.did22.Whenhecamebackwithplentyofmoney,hisfather______threedaysbefore.A.haddied B.wasdead C.died D.hadbeendead23.Thefirewasfinally______afterthebuildinghad______fortwohours.A.putoff;caughtfire B.putaway;beenonfireC.putout;caughtfire D.putout;beenonfire 24.Hedideverythinghecould_______theoldman.A.tosaveB.saveC.savingDsaved25.—ShallIgiveyouahandwiththisasyouaresobusynow—ThankA.Ofcourseyoucan B.IfyoulikeC.it’suptoyou D.Itcouldn’tbebetter26.Everyonehasperiodsintheirlives_____everythingseemsveryhard.A.whenB.where C.whichD.that27.Whenheheardthenews,hehurriedhome,______thebook______onthedesk.A.leaving;lyingopen B.toleave;lyingopenC.left;lyingopen D.leaving;lyingopened28.Whodoyouthinkhewould_____aletterofcongratulationtoourmonitorA.havewritten B.havetowrite C.havewrite D.havebeenwriting29.Taiyuan,_____inthecentreofShanxiprovinceisamostbeautifulcity.A.located B.tolocate C.locateD.locating30.Iwastoldthattherewereabout50foreignstudents_____Chineseintheschool,most____werefromGermany.A.study,ofwhomB.study,ofthemC.studying,ofthemD.studying,ofwhom31.Hurricanebroughtdownagreatnumberofhouses,_____thousandsofpeoplehomeless.A.tomakeB.making C.made D.havingmade32.Weneedcleanair,but_____,airpollutionisgenerallypresent,especiallyincities.A.fortunatelyB.strangely C.sadly D.hopefully33.Ifeelgreatlyhonoured_____thechancetospeakhere.I’mfeelingveryexcited.A.togive B.tobegivingC.tohavebeengivenD.tohavegiventwochildrenattendingcollege,theparentshavetoworkreallyhardtomaketheendsmeet.A.From B.For C.OfD.With35.—Sorrytohavehurtyoutheotherday.—_____,butdon’tdoitagain.A.Forgetit B.Don’tmentionitC.Don’tworry D.Withpleasure完型填空（20分）PerhapsthemostinterestingpersonIhaveevermetisanItalianprofessorofphilosophywhoteachesattheUniversityofPisa.

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qualities.Firstofall,Irespectedhis

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whathetaughtFurthermore,hecouldbecountedontoexplainhisideasinan

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thetelephone.Drinkingcoffeeinthecafe,hewouldeasilymakefriendswithstudents.Sometimeshewould

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:agriculture,divingandmathematics.Manyyoungpeoplevisitedhiminhisofficefor

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ontheirstudies;otherscametohishomeforsocialevenings.Finally,Iwas

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byhislivelysenseofhumor.Hebelievedthatnolessonisasuccess

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D.yetIV．閱讀理解（30分）AOneeveningafterdinner,Mr.andMrs.Tisichcalledafamilymeeting.“We’vehadtomakeadifficultdecision,”Mr.Tisichannounced.“Yousee,yourmotherhasbeenofferedapostasco-directorofatelevisionstationinChicago.Unfortunately,thestationisnothere.Afterthinkinglongandhardaboutit,we’veconcludedthattherightdecisionistomovetoChicago.”Marclookedshocked,whilehissisterRachelbreathlesslystartedaskingwhenthey’dbemoving.“It’ssurprising,butexciting!”shesaid.Marcsimplysaid,“Wecan’tgo—Ican’tleaveallmyfriends.I’dratherstayhereandlivewithTommyLyons!”TheTisichshopedthatbythetimetheymovedinAugust,Marcwouldgrowmoreaccustomedtotheideaofleaving.However,heshowednosignsofacceptingthenews,refusingtopackhisbelongings.Whenthemorningofthemovearrived,Marcwasnowheretobefound.HisparentscalledTommyLyons’house,butMrs.Lyonssaidshehadn’tseenMarc.Mrs.Tisichbecameincreasinglyconcerned,whileherhusbandfeltangrywiththeirsonforbehavingsoirresponsibly.Whattheydidn’tknowwasthatMarchadstartedwalkingovertoTommy’shouse,withafaintideaofhidinginLyons’attic(閣樓)forafewdays.ButsomethinghappenedonthewayasMarcwalkedpastallthefamiliarlandscapeoftheneighborhood:thefencethatheandhismotherpainted,thetreethatheandhissisterusedtoclimb,theparkwhereheandhisfatheroftentookeveningwalkstogether.Howmuchwouldthesemeanwithouthisfamily,whomakethemspecialinthefirstplaceMarcdidn’ttakethetimetoanswerthatquestionbutinsteadhurriedbacktohishouse,wonderingiftherewereanymovingcartons(紙板箱)therightsizetoholdhisrecordcollection.56.Theconflictinthisstorywascausedby___________.A.MarcandRachel’sdifferenttempersB.aquarrelbetweenTommyLyonsandMarcC.Marc’sdisagreementwithhisparentsabouttheirmoveD.Mr.andMrs.Tisich’sremarkofMarc’sirresponsibility57.MarcandRachel’sreactionstothemoveweresimilarinthewaythatbothwere____________A.surprisedB.angryandupsetC.anxiousformoredetailsD.worriedaboutpacking58.ThereasonforMarc’sgoinghomewasthat_________________.A.hedidnotwanttobeleftbehindB.herealizedhisfamilywasessentialtohimC.hehopedtoreachanagreementwithhisparentsD.hewishedtobeamoreresponsibleperson59.WhatwouldmostlikelyhappennextA.MarcwouldbringhisrecordsovertotheLyons’shouse.B.Mr.andMrs.Tisichwouldcallthepolice.C.Marcwouldjoinhisfamilyforhousemoving.D.Mr.andMrs.TisichwouldstartsearchingforMarc.B Answerthefollowingquestionsbyusingtheinformationtakenfromadictionarypage.(Youmayreadthequestionsfirst.)jaguarn.atypeoflarge,yellow-coloredcatwithblackmarkingsfoundinthesouthernregionoftheU.S.andinCentralandSouthAmerica.jargon1n.speechthatdoesn’tmakesense.2n.anunknownlanguagethatseemsstrangeorimpossibletounderstand.3n.alanguagemadeupoftwoormoreotherlanguages:HisjargonwasamixtureofFrenchandEnglish.4n.thespecialvocabularyofafieldorprofession:Herreportoncomputerswasfilledwithjargon.jaunt1n.atriptakenforfun.2v.togoonabriefpleasanttrip:WejauntedtothecountrylastSaturday.javelin1n.aspearmostcommonlyusedasaweaponorinhunting.2n.alight-weightmetalorwoodenspearthatisthrownintrack-and-fieldcontests.3n.thecontestinwhichajavelinisthrown.4v.tostrike,aswithajavelin.jazz1n.atypeofmusicthatoriginatedinNewOrleansandischaracterizedbyrhythmicbeat.2n.populardancemusicinfluencedbyjazz.3n.slangemptytalk.4adj.oforlikejazz:ajazzband,jazzrecords.jennetn.asmallSpanishhorse.WhichmeaningofthewordjavelinisusedinthesentencebelowAtthecompetition,Jackdrewhisarmbackandthrewthejavelin50yards.A.Definition1 B.Definition2 C.Definition3 D.Definition4WhichmeaningofthewordjargonisusedinthesentencebelowDoctorsoftenspeakinmedicaljargon.A.Definition1 B.Definition2 C.Definition3 D.Definition4WhatdoesthewordjazzmeaninthefollowingsentenceDon’tgivemethatjazz,forIamapracticalperson.A.rhythmicbeats B.atypeofmusic C.akindofdance D.meaninglesstalkCDesertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfalls,withinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.

Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunesareformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.

Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStates,cliffsanddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging—very,veryslowly—astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.

Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthat:haveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatoftheday,avisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesunbeginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.60.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen___________.

A.therainisspreadoutinayear

B.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks

C.thereislittleraininayear

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A.sandpilesupgradually

B.thereisplentyofraininayear

C.theseahasdriedupovertheyears

D.piecesofrockgetsmaller

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B.moresandthanbefore

C.nothingexceptsand

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63Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.

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B.lifeexistsinroughconditions

C.allsanddunesareafewfeethigh

D.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheatD Whenwewalkthroughthecity,weallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon’tstop,wekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightahead,andindoingso,wearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell. Wemakeuseofstereotypes(刻板的模式)asconvenientwaystomakequickjudgementsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurate,andtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrong,buttheyareusedregularly. Theproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperience.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy. Inthecity,stylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.Differentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognized.Itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothes,andthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantly,andletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.InEngland,wheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions（區(qū)分）,clothes,hairstyles,people’spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixed,althoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermitted,theyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.67.Peoplewalkingincitiesignorethesurroundingsbecause__________.theydonotwishtotalktootherpeopleeveryoneelseisexpressionlesstheenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothemthereistoomuchinformationtotakeinAccordingtothepassage,themaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey__________.arelikelytoleadusintodangeroussituationsmaymakeusmisssomepleasantexperiencecanrarelybereliedonmakeusmentallylazyFromthepassagewemayconcludethat_________.stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefullypeoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashiondressingcansendmessagesaboutindividualsstereotypescandomoreharmthangoodtopeople70.ItwouldappearthatinEngland,aperson’sclass__________.mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacityismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciationplayslessofarolethanitdidinthepastissomethingthatcanbechangedeasily單選 16—20BABCB 21—25CBDAD26—30AACAD 31—35BCCDA完型36.A

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（D篇）DBCAII.Multiplechoice:20%21. —CouldIaskyouaratherpersonalquestion—________.A.Yes,don’tworry B.Yes,helpyourselfC.Ofcourse,goahead D.Ofcourse,whynot22.Therehavebeenseveralnewevents________totheprogramforthe2008BeijingOlympicGames. A.add B.toadd C.adding D.added23.Aftertheoperation,theplayerhasdonemoreexercisesto_______hisstrength.A.rise B.improve C.increase D.raise24.Witheverythingsheneed_______,shelefttheshoppingmallhappily.A.beingbought B.bought C.tobuy D.buy25. —HaveyouknownDr.Jacksonforalongtime—Yes,sinceshe______theChineseSociety.

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D.joined26. —Haveyou________somenewideas—Yeah.I’lltellyoulater.A.comeabout B.comeinto C.comeupwith D.comeoutwith27.Everyminuteshouldbemadegooduseof________hard.A.studying B.havingstudied C.beingstudied D.tostudy28.JudyisgoingtomarrythesailorsheinRomelastyear.A.meets B.met C.hasmet D.wouldmeet29.We’re__________tolistentoher__________voice.It’s__________tohearhersing.A.pleased;pleasant;apleasure B.pleasing;pleasant;pleasureC.pleased;pleasing;pleasure D.pleasing;pleased;apleasure30.Thepracticeofhangingclothesacrossthestreetisacommon________inmanypartsofthecity.A.look B.scene C.sight D.view31.Thediscoveryofnewevidence(證據(jù))ledto__________.A.thethiefhavingcaught C.thethiefbeingcaughtB.catchthethief D.thethieftobecaught32.Thehouserentisexpensive.I’vegotabouthalfthespaceIhadathomeandI’mpaying_______here.A.muchasthreetimes B.threetimesasmuchC.asthreetimesmuch D.asmuchthreetimes33.—______you______himaroundthemuseumyet—Yes.Wehadagreattimethere. A.Have…shown B.Do…show C.Had…shown D.Did…show34.I_______inLondonformanyyears，butI’veneverregrettedmyfinaldecisiontomovebacktoChina. A.lived B.waslivingC.havelivedD.hadlived35.Kathy______alotofSpanishbyplayingwiththenativebuysandgirls.A.pickedup B.tookup C.madeup D.turnedup

36.Atthemeetingtheydiscussedthreedifferent_______tothestudyofmathematics. 37.I________ping-pongquitewell,butIhaven’thadtimetoplaysincethenewyear. A.played B.willplay C.haveplayed D.play38.Itisbecauseacertainvirushas_______theoperatingsystemthatthecomputerdoesn’twork. A.brokenup B.brokenout C.brokendown D.brokenaway39.Astime______by,webecamebestfriends. A.passing B.passed C.topass passed40._____canbedone______beendone. A.All;have B.Allthat;have C.All;has D.Allthat;hasⅢ.Cloze20%Robertaappearedonthestage.Shetookadeepbreathandbeganto41.NowshewasPortia,astrong–willed42inShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenice.Thetheaterwasfilledwithpeople.Shewasspeakingwithapowershehadneverbeforeexperienced,thewordsflowing4344,Robertahadneveractedinherlifebeforetheaudition(選拔試演).She45beinginfrontofotherpeople.Shewasvery46atschool.Shehadneverthoughtshewasgoodenoughatanythingto47muchattention.Shestayedmostlytoherself,making48friends.Shehadexcellentgrades,49shealwaysthoughtthatsomethingwasmissing.Twoweeksbeforetheaudition,Robertsa’smotherhadheardaboutitand50hertojoinin.“Ican’tthinkofanyoneelsebettersuitedto51thepart.Rememberalltheplaysyouusedtoactoutforus”Hermotherwouldn’tletthe52drop.“You’rejustalittlescared(害怕).Everyonegetsscared.Youknowyou53doit.Thetrickistolookpastthe54tofindtheloveofwhatyou’redoing.’’SoRobertahadmadeanappointment(預(yù)約)withtheheadoftheDramaClub.Shehadreadtheplayandfoundherselfexcitedbythe55ofspeakingsuchrichwords.InsecretshepracticedPortia’spart,56thelinesbyrepeatingthemoverandover.Itwasn’thard;she57everyminuteofit.Everytimeshespokethewords,shehadanew58ofthelines,asifShakespearehadwrittenPortiaonmanylevels.Onthedayoftheaudition,she59twoofPortia’sfamousspeechesfortheauditors.Whenshehadfinished,theheadoftheDramaClubannouncedthe60washers.41. A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report42. A.member B.actress C.player D.character43. A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly44. A.Atfirst B.Infact C.Afterall D.Inall45. A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted46. A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient47. A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract48. A.few B.afew C.several D.many49. A.or B.so C.for D.but50. A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded51. A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn52. A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade53. A.can B.must C.may D.should54. A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear55. A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance56. A.memorizing B.organizing C.checking D.improving57. A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore58. A.consideration B.description C.selection D.understanding59. A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered60. A.part B.play C.speech D.positionⅣ.Reading30%ALyinginthesunonarock,thecougar(美洲豹)sawJebandhisson,Tombeforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhands,makinghimselflookbigtothecougar,Itworked.Thecougarhesitated,readytoattackJeb,butreadytoforgetthewholething,too.Jebletgoofhisjacket,graspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbody,makingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbigger,anditroseup,readytomoveaway,butunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeb.“Tom,no”shoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefree,Jebthrewhimselfonthecougar,justasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflash,forgettingaboutTom,whichwaswhatJebwanted.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachance,evenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclaws(爪子)gotintohisleftshoulder,Jebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled（吼叫）andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.Thenoutofthecornerofhiseye,JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.“Knife,Tom,”shoutedJeb.Theboyrantohisfather’sbag,whileJebstartedshoutingaswellashitting,tokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandout,tryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknife,intothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.didJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougarA.TogetreadytofightB.TofrightenitawayC.ToprotecttheboyD.Tocooldown62.WhatdoweknowaboutcougarsA.TheyareafraidofnoisesB.TheyhesitatebeforetheyhitC.TheyarebiggerthanwethinkD.TheyliketoattackrunningpeopledidJebtrytoholdthecougar’sattentionA.BykeepingshoutingandhittingB.BymakingawalloutofhisarmsC.BythrowinghimselfonthecougarD.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar’seyesofthefollowinghappenedfirstA.ThecougarjumpedfromtherockB.TomstruggledfreeofhisfatherC.JebaskedTomtogettheknifeD.JebheldTomacrosshisbodyBIrecentlyturnedfifty,whichisyoungforatree,midlifeforanelephant,andancientforasportsman.FiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimitbutitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonme.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather’sage,butnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.Afewdaysago,afriendtriedtocheermeupbysaying,“Fiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe.”Hehadmadeaninspirationalpoint.AmIoverthehillPeoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmoved,andIkeeptellingthemthatthehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow.“Youarenotgettingolder,youaregettingbetter.”saysDr.JoyceBrothers.This,however,isthekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.Andso,asIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet,Iammovedtosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolder,ofcourse,isobviouslyabetterchang