2013-2014学年度上学期期中考试

高一英语试题【新课标】

（本试题分I卷和II卷，满分120分，时间为120分钟）

I卷（满分85分）

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项选择（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Although it had been _____ struggle for him to finish ______ experiment, he enjoyed the result with_______ satisfaction. A. the; an; / B. a; the ; / C. a; an; a D. /; the; a

22. He was so excited and insisted that what he had done completely______ their demand（要求）.

A. met B. meet C. should meet D. has met

23. Our English teacher is ______ our teacher; she is also our best friend.

A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than

24. Hearing what the man has done, they insist that such behavior should not be _____ whatever he says.

A. touched B. trained C. tolerated D. treated

25.A lot of children are used to ______ their time ______ up by their parents and they simply don’t know ______ with their spare time themselves.

A. have; full; what to do B. having; filled; how to do

C. have; filling; what to do D. having; filled; what to do

26. Pointing to the house on ____roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was ____ I would stay.

A. its; what B. whose; what C. whose; where D. its; where

27.For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, _____ New York is an example.

A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which

28.Between the two periods of classes is a break, _______ we can have a short rest.

A. then B. where C. when D. which

29._______ you have got the news about him, I won’t hold it back from you.

A. Even though B. Now that C. In case D. As if

30.As we know, doing exercise is good for our health, and even walking after having meals _____.

A. skips B. runs C. means D. counts

31.The old lady likes to spend time indoors, ____ she can comfortably watch television and read newspapers.

A. what B. that C. which D. where

32. The famous actor keeps fit by______ for an hour every morning.

A. turning out B. carrying out C. working out D. making out

33.I don’t think he has completed the task , ____________?

A. does he B. do I C. hasn’t he D. has he

34.---I am sure you met Alice at the party last week.

---I don’t remember her. What ______ she ______?

A. was; wearing B. had; worn C. did; wear D. would; wear

35. ----Do you mind choosing Peter to be the new chairman? ----___________.

A. Of course. He is the best choice.

B. Certainly not. We can’t find a better one.

C. Yes, I do. He is the most suitable person

D. No, I don’t. I don’t think he is the suitable person.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37____it.

Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have__52____ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”

“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”

We should learn to __55___ in our life, The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.

36. A. lent B. gave C. sold D. bought

37. A. study B. keep C. plant D. develop

38. A. tired B. sad C. angry D. happy

39.A. surprise B. worry C. accident D. question

40. A. where B. how C. when D. whether

41. A. practiced B. tried C. visited D. considered

42. A. Finally B. Generally C. Suddenly D. Recently

43. A. like B. see C. move D. hurt

44. A. beautiful B. secret C. unusual D. faraway

45. A. watering B. watching C. correcting D. appreciating

46. A. pleasure B. excitement C. disappointment D. satisfaction

47. A. known B. said C. expected D. heard

48. A. poor B. great C. suitable D. comfortable

49. A. park B. river C. hill D. road

50. A. borrowed B. stolen C. chosen D. collected

51. A. leaves B. flowers C. fruit D. tree

52. A. rights B. time C. chances D. interest

53. A. as a matter of fact B. in fact C. first of all D. at least

54. A. destroyed B. thrown C. pulled D. won

55. A. wait B. share C. gain D. enjoy

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.

SongKran--Thailand

Dates: 13th-15th, April

In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!

Naghol--Vanuatu

Dates: Every Saturday from April to May

Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peopls’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines attached(附于)to their ankles(脚踝）. The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured（测量）properly.

Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan

Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.

The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣） fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.

Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka

Dates: 13th or 14th, April

Just like in many other countries in South an South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.

56. What does the underlined word “ soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

tired B. wet C. crazy D. interested

The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.

A. the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break

the divers may bump into （撞在…上）the wooden tower on the way down

the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly

the divers may injure（伤害）their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly

We can learn from the passage that__________________.

A. the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan

B. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan

C. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly

D. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season.

B

Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British had contact with people from around the world. This means that many new words and phrases entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was a common language in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect （方言）of London became the standard. In 1604, the first English dictionary was published.

The numbers of words in Early Modern English and Late Modern English differ. Late Modern English has a lot more words because of two main factors: firstly, the Industrial Revolution created a need for new words; secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.

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