高一英語上期末考試試卷

高一英語上期末考試試卷

分值：120分

一、單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1.Howcouldyousuchacovetedjobwhenyouhavebeen

axedbyyourcompany?

A.turnoffB.turninC.turndownD.turnto

2.Thereisnowayofknowingwhyonemanmakesanimportant

discoverycomparedwithanothermanwhoisalso

intelligentbutfails.

A.sinceB.ifC.asD.although

3.outerspacewilldefinitelycostalotofmoneyand

efforts.

A.ExploringB.HavingexploredC.ExploredD.Being

explored

4.Aftercompletingandsigningit,pleasereturntheformtousinthe

envelope.

A.providingB.providedC.havingprovidedD.provide

5.Notwhathappenstoyou,buthowyoureacttoitinyour

life.

A.matterB.mattersC.thatmattersD.thatmatter

6.Sofar,Ihavecometoknowthewayoflifeinthewestern

countriesisfrominChina.

A.whatdifferent;whichB.howdifferent;that

C.thatdifferent;whichD.sodifferent;that

7.Ilookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeand

thankfulness.Iwasalsobyhiswords.

A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned

8.Alotofpeopleunderfallenhousesnoticedtherescueteam

unexpectedly.

A.trapping;appearedB.trapped;appearC.trap;appearD.

trapped;isappearing

9.IfhehadspentmoretimepracticingspeakingEnglishbefore,he

abletospeakitmuchbetterwhenhewasstillyoung.

A.willbeB.wouldbeC.hasbeenD.wouldhave

been

10.Tom'spreviousclassmatesaswellashispresentfellows

playingbasketball.

A.likeB.likesC.islikingD.areliking

11.Forasimplecut,isonlynecessarytowashtheareaofthe

cut,dryitandcoveritwithapieceofcleancloth.

A.heB.thatC.itD.which

12.Iwastoldthattherewereabout50foreignstudents

ChineseintheschoolandmostwerefromGermany.

A.study;ofwhomB.study;ofthemC.studying;ofthem

D.studying;ofwhom

13.Clearlyandthoughtfully,thebookinspiresconfidencein

studentswhowishtoseektheirownanswers.

A.writingB.towriteC.writtenD.beingwritten

14.thepastyearasanexchangestudentinHongKong,Linda

appearsmorematurethanthoseofherage.

A.SpendingB.SpentC.HavingspentD.Tospend

15.Thethetwofriendshavekeptinwitheachotheris

becomingcloserandcloser.

A.relationB.tieC.linkD.touch

二、完形填空（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

Awomancameoutofherhouseandsawthreeoldmensittinginherfron

tyard.Shesaid,"Idon'tthinkIknowyou,butyoumustbe16

Pleasecomeinandhavesomethingtoeat.^^“Isthemanofthehousehom

e?”theyasked."No”,shereplied,"He'sout.”"Thenwecannotcomein,^^

theyreplied.Intheeveningwhenher17camehome,shetoldh

im18hadhappened.t4GotellthemIamhomeandinvitethemi

n!^^Thewomanwentoutandinvitedthemenin."Wedonotgointoa19

together,theyreplied.4tWhyisthat?^^sheasked.Oneoftheo

Idmengavean20thattheirnameswereWealth,21an

dLove.Thenheadded,4tNowgoinand22withyourhusband

whichoneofusyouwantinyourhome.^^Thewomanwentinandtoldhe

rhusbandwhatwassaid.Herhusbandwas23andhesuggested

invitingWealthtofilltheirhomewithmoney,talkingandlaughing."Wit

hriches,webuynewhouses,expensivefurniture,andcolorfulclothing.

Wewilllookmuchbetterintheeyesofbothourselvesandourneighbors.

“hesaid.AndhiswifewantedtoinviteHealth;buttheirdaughter-in-law

24theyshouldinviteLovesothattheirhomewouldbefullof

warmth.<4Withthat,wewillfeelmuchbetterinourfamilyandourneighb

orhoodaswell.That'sofmoreimportance.^^sheargued.25the

husbandsaidtohiswife.4tGooutandinviteLovetobeourguest.^^Thew

oman26andaskedthethreeoldmen,“WhichoneofyouisLo

ve?Pleasecomeinandbeourguest.^^Love27andstartedwal

kingtowardthehouse.Theothertwoalsogotupand28him.

Surprised,theladyaskedWealthandHealth:"IonlyinvitedLove,Whya

reyoucomingin?”Theoldmenreplied29:“Ifyouhadinvite

dWealthorHealth,theothertwoofuswouldhavestayedout,butsincey

ouinvitedLove,whereverhegoes,wegowithhim.WhereverthereisLo

ve,thereis30WealthandHealth!"

16.A.frightenedB.starvingC.upsetD.confused

17.A.friendB.adolescentC.husbandD.daughter-in-law

18.A.whenB.whereC.whyD.what

19.A.houseB.dinnerC.cinemaD.theatre

20.A.agreementB.approvalC.argumentD.explanation

21.A.SuccessB.CashC.HealthD.Recovery

22.A.discussB.defendC.exchangeD.challenge

23.A.selfishB.overjoyedC.upsetD.energetic

24.A.informedB.suggestedC.worriedD.included

25.A.Atthebeginning.B.SomehowC.AsamatteroffactD.Atlast

26.A.wentoutB.cameinC.stayedoutD.wentin

27.A.stayedupB.gotupC.mixedupD.lookedup

28.A.stoppedB.watchedC.followedD.heard

29.A.togetherB.properlyC.altogetherD.hard

30.A.stillB.evenC.yetD.also

三、閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

A.

Whenmyson,Mark,wasinthethirdgrade,hesavedallhispocketmo

neyforoverthreemonthstobuyChristmaspresents.ThethirdSaturdayi

nDecemberMarksaidhehadmadehislistandhadtwentydollarsinhis

pocket.

Idrovehimtoanearbysupermarket.Markpickedupabasketandwen

tinwhileIwaitedandwatchedinthecar.IttookMarkover45minutest

ochoosehispresents.Finallyhecametothecheckoutcounterandreache

dintohispocketforhismoney.Itwasnotthere!Therewasaholeinhisp

ocket,butnomoney.Markstoodthereholdinghisbasket,tearsfallingdo

wnhisface.

Thenasurprisingthinghappened.AwomancameuptoMarkandtook

himinherarms."Youwouldhelpmealotifyouletmepayforyou,"sai

dthewoman."Itwouldbethemostwonderfulgiftyoucouldgiveme.Io

nlyaskthatonedayyouwillpassiton.Whenyougrowup,Iwouldlike

youtofindsomeoneyoucanhelp.Whenyouhelpothers,1knowyouwil

1feelasgoodaboutitasIdonow."

Marktookthemoney,driedhistearsandranbacktothecheckoutcoun

terasfastashecould.Thatyearweallenjoyedourgiftsalmostasmuch

asMarkenjoyedgivingthemtous.

Iwouldliketosay"thankyou"tothatverykindwoman,andtellherth

atfouryearslater,Markwenthousetohousecollectingblanketsandclot

hesforthehomelesspeopleinthefire.AndIwanttopromiseherthatMa

rkwillneverforgettokeeppassingiton.

31.Whendidthestoryprobablyhappen?

A.OnChristmasDay.B.BeforeChristmasDay,

C.OnNewYear'sDay.D.AfterNewYear'sDay.

32.Whentheygottothesupermarket,Markwentin

A.withthewriterB.byhimself

C.withthewomanD.withhisfriends

33.WhathappenedtoMarkinthesupermarket?

A.Hisgiftswerestolen.B.Hebrokehisbasket.

C.Helosthismoney.D.Helosthisway.

34.Whydidthewriterwanttosay"thankyou"tothewoman?

A.BecausesheboughtMarkanicepresent.

B.Becauseshealwayspaidmoneyforothers.

C.Becauseshecollectedclothesforthehomeless.

D.BecauseshetaughtMarktohelppeopleinneed.

35.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AbigsupermarketB.Akindwoman

C.AhappyfamilyD.Awonderfulgift

B.

Itisnaturalthatyoungpeopleareoftenuncomfortablewhentheyare

withtheirparents.Theysaythattheirparentsdon'tunderstandthem.The

yoftenthinkthattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodemways;thatth

eyaretooseriousandtoostrictwiththeirchildren;andthattheyseldom

givetheirchildrenafreehand.

Itistruethatparentsoftenfinditdifficulttowintheirchildren'strusta

ndtheytendtoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.

Forexample,youngpeopleliketoactonthespotwithoutmuchthinki

ng.Itisoneoftheirwaystoshowthattheyhavegrownupandtheycanf

aceanydifficultsituation.Olderpeopleworrymoreeasily.Mostofthem

planthingsahead,atleastinthebackoftheirminds,anddonotliketheir

planstobeupsetbysomethingunexpected.

Whenyouwantyourparentstoletyoudosomething,youwillhavebet

tersuccessifyouaskbeforeyoureallystartdoingit.

Youngpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrywiththeirchoicesincloth

es,inentertainmentandinmusic.Buttheydonotmeantocauseanytrou

ble;itisjustthattheyfeelcutofffromtheolderpeople'sworld,intowhic

htheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.That'swhyyoungpeoplewanttomake

anewcultureoftheirown.Andiftheirparentsdonotliketheirmusicor

entertainmentorclothesortheirwayofspeech,thiswillmaketheyoung

peopleextremelyhappy.

Sometimesyouaresoproudofyourselfthatyoudonotwantyourpar

entstosay"yes"towhatyoudo.Allyouwantistobeleftaloneanddow

hatyoulike.Itisnaturalenoughafterbeingachildforsomanyyears,wh

enyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents'control.

Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,you'dbetterwinyourparentsoverand

trytogetthemtounderstandyou.Ifyourparentsseethatyouhaveahigh

senseofresponsibility,theywillcertainlygiveyoutherighttodowhat

youwanttodo.

36.aretoblameforthequarrelsbetweenparentsandtheirc

hildren,accordingtothisarticle.

A.ParentsB.Youngpeople

C.NeitherparentsnortheirchildrenD.Bothparentsandtheirc

hildren

37.Thisarticleisparticularlywrittenfor.

A.parentsB.bothparentsandtheirchildren

C.youngpeopleD.teachers

38.Accordingtothetext,youngpeopletendto.

A.askforadvicebeforetheyreallystarttodoanything

B.dothingswithoutthinkingcarefullyahead

C.beverystrictwiththemselves

D.thinkinthesamewayastheirparentsdo

39.Olderpeopletendto.

A.rememberhowtheythemselvesfeltwhentheywereyoung

B.actonthespotwithoutthinkingverycarefully

C.planthingsbeforetheyact

D.askforadvicefromothers

40.Ifayoungmanplanstocontrolhisownlife,it'sbetterforhimto_

A.doeverythingaccordingtohisownwish

B.doeverythingthewayhisparentsdo

C.doeverythingunderhisparents'control

D.doeverythingwithahighsenseofresponsibility

C.

FrankW.WoolworthwasbominRodman,NewYork,in1852.Hisfa

milywasverypoorfarmers,andtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdec

idedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourse,and

wenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.

Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillfordisplayinggoodstoarous

epeople'sinterest,buthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Oned

ayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandendsforasmuchashecouldg

et.Frankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaid:FIVEC

ENTSEACH.Peoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablew

assooncleared.

Soonafterwards,Woolworthopenedhisownstore,sellinggoodsatfiv

eandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesucc

essful.Thatis,ifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoods,yo

uhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.Once,f

orexample,WoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.

Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursada

yforawholeyear.Inthisway,thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyh

alf.

By1919,Woolworthhadover1,000storesintheUSAandCanada,an

dopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.Hemademanymillionsandhisname

becamefamousthroughouttheworld.Healwaysranhisbusinessaccordi

ngtostrictrules,ofwhichthemostimportantwas:"THECUSTOMERI

SALWAYSRIGHT."

41.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto.

A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamily

B.learnsomethingfromasalesman

C.getawayfromthefarm

D.getenoughtoeat

42.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause

A.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods

B.hecutdownthepricebyhalf

C.hehadspreadthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway

D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned

43.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause.

A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday

B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory

C.theknivesweremadeinGermany,wherelaborwascheap

D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory

44.madeWoolworthaworld-famousman.

A.HisbusinessskillsandhiswealthB.Thelowpriceofthego

odshesold

C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknivesD.Hisnaturalskil

1fordisplayingthings

45.Thebeliefthat“Thecustomerisalwaysright“suggeststhat

A.Wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistan

t,thecustomerisalwaysright

B.shopassistantsshouldalwaysshowrespectforandbepolitetotheir

customersduringbusinesshours

C.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer'swishesiftheywanttoma

kemoremoney

D.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer'sneedsiftheywant

tobesuccessful

D.

ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageare,“Ourcompute

risdown.^^Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.Theoth

erdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirli

ntheticketofficesaid,'Tmsorry,Ican'tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputer

isdown.^^

“Ifyourcomputerisdown,justwritemeoutaticket.^^

"Ican'twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedto

doso.”

Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststanding

theredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedher,

“Whatdoallyoupeopledo?”

“Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtrip,andthenittells

uswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.^^

“Sowhenitgoesdown,yougodownwithit.”

"That'sgood,sir.^^

“Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?”Iwantedtoknow.

“Ihavenoidea.Sometimesifsdownfor10minutes,sometimesfort

wohours.There?snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer

,andsinceifsdownitwon'tanswerus.”

Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputer,Isaid."Let'sfbrg

etthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They'restillflying,aren'tthey?

，，

“Icouldn'ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.^^

“MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe'sflyingtoWas

hington,^^Isuggested.4tIwouldn'tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.Eve

nifthepilotwasgoingtoWashington,hecouldn'ttakeyouifyoudid

n'thaveaticket.^^

“IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhou

rs?”

“Iwouldn'tknow,“shesaid,pointingatthedarkscreen."Only?itkno

ws,itcan'ttellme“Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandin

ginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerw

asdown.Somepeoplewentwhite,somepeoplestartedtocryandstill

otherskickedt