桥东中学2014-2015学年下学期期中考试高一年段英语试卷

第一部分：听力试题

第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. —He passed the exam yesterday.

—That’s great. We will hold a party to__________ it.

A. prevent B. celebrate C. win D. defend

22. The rain is heavy now. I _____ arrive a bit late. If so, could you wait for me

for a moment?

A. can B. must C. need D. might

23. Middle school students should be given enough sleeping time, __________they are busy preparing for all kinds of exams.

A. even so B. as though C. as if D. even if

24._______ reminds me________ your father is the way you speak.

A. That; to B. What; of C. Whether; to D. Why; of

25. —What do you think of his opinion?

—No one has given me ___________ piece of advice.

A. a better B. a best C. the best D. the better

26．I’ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little ______.

A．wait????? B．time????? C．patience????? D．rest

27．— What do you think of last night’s lecture?— ______ speaking, I thought it was rather boring

A. Real???? B. General???????????C. Fair???? D. Honestly

28．Your ability has never been in doubt — the question is _______ you are prepared to work hard.

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

29．His parents died in the strong earthquake, and he was _____ by the old man.

A. grown up B. taken up C. fed up D. brought up

30．________，dear！Things won't be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.

A．Hurry up B．Look up C．Cheer up D．Make up

31．I had no idea when World War Ⅱ________，so I turned to my teacher for help.

A．broke down B．broke out C．broke in D．broke away

32.I am sure that _______ you said is wrong.

A. which B. what C. this D. how

33. I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed _______.

A. above all B. after all C. in all D. first of all

34．He is said to be very rich, but I don’t understand why he is always _______.

A. in uniform B. in fashion C. in trouble D. in rags

35. — Let’s go to a movie after work, OK?

— _____________

A. Not at all. B. Why not? C. Never mind. D. What of it?

第二节．完型填空

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time job that __36__ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound __37__ .He is a newspaper boy.

Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the __38__ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were __39__ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to __40__ them.

In the winter it is still dark __41__ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is __42__.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his__43_ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be __44__ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，__45__ him very excited.

Billy earns about $70 per month through hard __46__，and he is saving some of the money to go to __47__，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he __48__ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the __49__at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is _50__ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets __51__ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too __52__ to help.

Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel __53__ about the number.

He dreams that he will get __54__ customers as possible some day.__55__，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

36．A. wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks

37．A. asleep B．awake C．wake up D．sleepy

38．A. corner B．street C．room D．department

39．A. given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered

40．A. carry B．bring C．send D．load

41．A. which B．while C．that D．when

42．A. short B．black C．light D．long

43．A. road B．way C．route(投递路线)D．path

44．A. protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented

45．A. making B．letting C．leading D．causing

46．A. attempt B．job C．work D．struggle

47．A. abroad B．school C．college D．hospital

48．A. costs B．spends C．pays D．uses

49．A. paper B．money C．newspapers D． records

50．A. depressed B．energetic C．satisfied D．moved

51．A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of

52．A. likely B．reluctant C．tried D．willing

53．A. satisfied B．pleasant C．contented D．happy

54．A. many more B．as much C．as many D．much more

55．A. If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more

第三部分： 阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

56. The first paragraph tells us __________.

A. none needs friends B. we always need friends around us

C. making friends is the need in people's life D. we need to be alone

57. Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

A. People are happy when their friends leave them.

B. People may never see their friends after their friends move away.

C. People can know their friends in different ways.

D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

58. Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

A. A house. B. A room. C. A library. D. A village.

59. If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

A. they feel happier and healthier B. they get a lot of help from their friends

C. they take better care of themselves D. both A and C

60. This passage tells us __________.

A. that people are all friends B. that people need friends

C. how to get to know friends D. how to name a place

B

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."

61. The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is___________.

A. reading B. practising C. talking about it D. listening

62. What should you do in learning English?

A. Try to make some mistakes. B. Avoid making any mistakes.

C. Remember as many new words as you can. D. Use it as often as you cam

63. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ___________.

A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourself

C. not care D. believe you are right

64. When you make a mistake, you should___________.

A. never make any mistakes again B. tell others not to make the same mistake

C. punish yourself for making it D. keep your sense of humor

65. The story tell us:" ___________."

A. It is normal that we make some mistakes in learning English

B. Everyone must make mistakes

C. We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language

D. Laughing can help one learn English well

C

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.

On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.

After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant thing