命题人：安伟峰 复核人：高一英语组

一、单项选择（15分）

1. —Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

—Thank you. __________

A. It couldn’t be better. B. Of course, you can.

C. If you like. D. It’s up to you.

2. —Excuse me, sir, ________

—I’d like a cup of coffee and two pieces of bread.

A. what do you want? B. may I have your order?

C. this table is reserved. D. I would like to serve you.

3. If you cheat in the exam, you could hardly _______it.

A. throw away B. get away

C. break away from D. get away with

4. —What makes Tom unpopular with his fellows?

—__________.

A. Tell a lie B. Telling lies

C. Told lies D. Telling lie

5. —Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

—Thanks. You_______ it. I could manage it myself.

A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done

C. mustn’t do D. shouldn’t have done

6._________ he stayed in Germany for half a year and he will go to Germany _________again.

A. Before long; before long B. Long before; long before

C. Before long; long before D. Long before; before long

7. We should try our best to ______ those people after the disaster.

　 A. break out B. cheer on C. break up D. cheer up

8. He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, ______.

　 A. on time B. at a time C. at one time D. in time

9. The government has to close those small factories to prevent the water of the river ______.

　 A. polluting B. from polluting C. being polluted D. polluted

10. ______ anyone should want to kill her was unbelievable.

　 A. Whether B. That C. What D. If

11. The reason for his success is ______ he worked very hard.

A. why B. that C. whether D. how

12. Would any one of you please tell me ______ to the railway station?

A. how far is it B. how far it is C. how far is D. how far

13. It was rude ______ you to stare at the foreigner when he passed by just now.

A. of B. for C. with D. to

14．Now he has _________money, and can do anything he wants to.

A. a great number of B．a great many of

C．a large amount of D．a good plenty of

15．She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.

A. accounts for B. stands for C. goes for D. answer for

二、完型填空 （20分）

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 17 to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t 18 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 19 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 20 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 21 .

　　It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 22 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 23 plenty of money.

　　Jack 24 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 25 the ￡100.

　　By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 26 his first million, and he wanted to 27 this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the 30 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　 Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 31 Jack still can’t get used to 32 the good life. He can 33 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.

“I remember being very 34 as a child, but never 35 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

16. A. job B. work C. company D. house

17. A. able B. glad C. unable D. eager

18. A. offer B. like C. expect D. afford

19. A. wrong B. hungry C. ill D. bad

20. A. seeing B. wondering C. doubting D. preparing

21. A. school B. farm C. business D. store

22. A. problem B. purpose C. future D. principle

23. A. spent B. borrowed C. wasted D. earned

24. A. enjoyed B. preferred C. promised D. hated

25. A. developing B. saving C. repaying D. paying

26. A. given B. made C. taken D. lost

27. A. remember B. honor C. celebrate D. recognize

28. A. common B. simple C. interesting D. grand

29. A. impossible B. possible C. obvious D. basic

30. A. ground B. front C. spot D. heart

31. A. so B. and C. or D. but

32. A. using B. sparing C. living D. keeping

33. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom

34. A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. well

35. A. proud B. satisfied C. unhappy D. happy

三、阅读理解 （30分）

A

Air is an odorless (无气味的), invisible (看不见的) gas that surrounds the earth. It is everywhere on the planet. An “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room, to give two examples, are not really empty. Each is filled with air. When the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass.

Air, as a gas, has no definite (明确的) shape, but, because it is matter, it takes up space. It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. Stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom（底部） of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down. Push the upside-down glass; hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. When the glass is taken out of water, the handkerchief will be dry. The air inside the glass takes up space and keeps the water from coming in.

36. What does the underlined word “Stuff” (in Paragraph 2) mean?

　　 A. Press tightly. B. Take out.

　　 C. Put down. D. Turn fully.

37. The writer tells us that _______.

　　 A. the experiment is done in the laboratory

　　 B. the experiment is done outside the room

　　 C. the experiment is easily done

　　 D. the experiment is carried out indoors

38. Which of the following pictures gives us the correct result?

　　 ( W—water; A—air; H—handkerchief )

B

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

39. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A. study abroad B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts D. learn to paint pictures

40. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A. Surprised. B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. D. Excited.

41. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

42. Hobbs was asked to _______.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

C

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not ex-pected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

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