福州十一中2014-2015學(xué)年上學(xué)期期中考試_(_高一

1、福州十一中2014-2015 學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考試高一英語試題第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45 分）第一節(jié)單項填空（共15 小題；每小題1 分；滿分15 分）21. It was in the street_ I met one of my friends yesterday.A.howB.thatC.whichD.when22.In class, a student neednt _every word the teacher says.A.set upB.set downC.set offD.set in23.-Have you ever come here before?-No.

2、 It is my first time that I_ to this city.A.have beenB.had beenC.cameD.have come24.-Wait a minute, please. Im getting changed.-_, lucy. We might be late for the concert.A.Go aheadB.Come onC.No problemD.Take your time25.Lisa described in her composition the people and places_ interested her most onhe

3、r journey.A. thatB.whoC.whichD.whom26.Ive asked several people what happened, but no one will give me a _ answer.A. LooseB.nativeC.latterD.straight27. She always comes to our help when we get into trouble_ she is very busy.A.as ifB.onceC.even ifD.so that28.Mother has not yet recovered from the serio

4、us illness, but her health is improving_day by day.A. FrequentlyB.graduallyC.fluentlyD.exactly29.Tell me when you_ at the airport, Alice. I ll go there to meet you if Im free.A.arriveB.would arriveC.have arrivedD.are arriving30. Jack finally agreed to go hiking with usthat weekend, through it took a

5、 long timeto_ him.A. organizeB.scheduleC.persuadeD.calm31.Linda went to a party with a girl,_ favourite hobby is collecting stamps.A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.which32.Believe it or not, the ancient Chinese painting is worth more than_ dollars!A.tow millionB.two million ofC.two millionsD.two millions of33.I

6、watched the man for a long time and wanted to know_A. Whether I have seen him beforeB.where I had seen him beforeC.that I had seen him beforeD.When did I see him34.The sentenceAll hope was not lostmeans_A.Not all hope was lostB.There was no hope at allC.Everything went very wellD.All hope still rema

7、ins.35.It was a really_ experience. Afterwards everybody was very_A.frightening;shockingB.frightened;shocking1C.frightening;shockedD.frightened;shocked第二節(jié) 完形填空 ( 共 20 小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分30 分 )There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school ( 寄宿學(xué)校 ) _36_being sent away， this boy was the_3

8、7_student inhis class.He was at the top in every_38_always with high marks.But the boy changed after_39_home and attending the boarding school.His grades started _40_.He hated being in a_41_.He was lonely all the time.And there were especially darktimes when he_42_committing suicide ( 自殺 ) All of th

9、is was because he felt_43_and noone loved him.His parents started_44_about the boy.But they even did not know what was _45_with him.So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and_46_him.They sat on the bank of the lake near the school.The father started asking him some casualquestions about

10、 his classes， teachers and_47_.After some time his dad said， “ Do youknow ，son， why I am here today ？ ”The boy answered back， “ To_48_my grades？”“ No，no， ” his dad replied.“ I am here to tell you thatare youthe most_49_personfor me.I want to see you_50 _.I don t care about grades.I care aboutyou.I c

11、are about yourhappiness.YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words_51_the boy s eyes to be filled with tears.He52_his dad.They didn tsay anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had_53_he wanted.He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply.He_54_the world to someone.And today this yo

12、ung man is in collegeat the top of his class and no one has ever seen him_55_！()36. A .OnceB WhileC WhenD Before()37 A.hardestB brightestC activiestD dullest()38 A.activityB examC gameD class()39 A.leaving(B returningC comingD reaching)40 A.rising(B increasingC droppingD reducing)41 A.company2()42 A

13、.thought backB termC groupD party()43 A.annoyedB felt likeC led toD looked for()44 A.caringB carelessC concernedD worthless()45 A.crazyB turningC worryingD speaking()46 A.tell toB trueC wrongD.possible()47 A.familyB listen toC talk withD care about()48 A.realizeB studyC friendsD grades()49 A.outstan

14、dingB checkC analyzeD test()50 A.satisfiedB familiarC famousD important()51 AencouragedB excellentC interestedD happy()52 A.answeredB wantedC causedD forced()53 A.nothingB huggedC hatedD ignored()54 A.meantB everythingC somethingD anything()55 A angryB showedC intendedD expressedB sadC pleasantD joy

15、ful第三部分：閱讀理解AO. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to k

16、now. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three year

17、s in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the

18、readers surprise.356. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New Yorkb. Worked in a bankc. Traveled to Texasd. Was put in prisone. Had a newspaper jobf. Learned to write storiesA. e, c, f, b, d, aB. c, e, b, d, f, aC. e, b, d, c, a, fD. c, b, e, d, a, f57. People enjoyed rea

19、ding O. Henrys stories because _. A. they had surprise endings.B. they were easy to understand.C. they showed his love for the poor. D. they were about New York City58. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A.He was well educated.B.He was not serious about his work.C.He was devoted

20、to the poor.D.He was very good at learning.59. Where did O. Henry get most materials for his short stories? A.His life inside the prison.B.The newspaper articles he wrote. C.The city and people of New York. D.His exciting early life as a boy.BWhen we see well, we do not think about our eyes very oft

21、en. It is only when we cannot seeperfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, and everything else seems blurry (=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, readingand sewing become near sight

22、ed.However, People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can seethings that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it atarm slength. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their

23、eyes are not exactly the right shape. They havewhat is called astigmatism ( 散光 ). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people s eyesbecome cloudy because of cataracts (白內(nèi)障 ). Long ago these people often became blind. Now,however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.4Ha

24、ving two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from aslightly different angle ( 角度 ). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; thenlook at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object s relation to the backgroundand other things aro

25、und it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.60.We should take good care of our eyes_A. only when we can see wellB. 0nly when we can not see perfectlyC.

26、 even if we can see wellD. 0nly when we realize how important our eyes are61. The underlined word blurry in the second paragraph probably means_.A. UntrueB.uncertainC.unimportantD.unclear62. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for_.A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. loo

27、king over a wide areaD. judging distances63. People who suffer from astigmatism have_.A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glassesCMarch, April and May are mon

28、ths full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.SongKran-ThailandDates: 13th-15th, April5In Thailand, ittos celebratetime the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain manypeople have been looking forward to. They c

29、elebrate it with a festival called Songkran， whenpeople head out to the streets with water guns to spray( 噴，灑） everyone who walks past. If youwalk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!Naghol-VanuatuDates: Every Saturday from April to MayEvery year, villagers come to

30、gether to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in thepeople s diet in Vanuatu. Thef stival is most famous for its“ land di ving ceremony” . During theceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines(藤條) attached(附于 )to their ankles( 腳踝） . The dive

31、rs heads have to lightly touch the ground whenthey jump-something very dangerous if the vines are not measured （測量） properly.Cherry Blossom Viewing -JapanDates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weatherforecast.The cherry blossom season has huge importance to

32、the people of Japan, who celebrate the dayswhen 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

33、 LankaDates: 13th or 14th, AprilJust 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 harvestseason and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sr

34、i Lanka. There are a lotof delicious foods during the celebration.665.What does the underlined word“ soaked ” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. tiredB. wetC. crazyD. interested66.The writer thinks that the“ land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because_.A. the divers may fall onto the

35、ground if the thin vines breakB. the divers may bump intothe wooden tower on the way downC. the divers ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightlyD. the divers may injure their heads if the vines aren t measured properly66. We can learn from the passage that_.A. the Cherry Blossom Celeb

36、ration usually lasts along time in JapanB. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in JapanC. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearlyD. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom seasonD.When I lived in Spain, some

37、 Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car.Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (). Isuggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the fam

38、ily. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.We didnt stay at bed and breakfast houses, they said, because we found that most families were away on holiday.I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and th

39、ey thought V ACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays is vacaciones. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCLES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCLES, because they thought this meant t

40、he people7who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun.In English, it means that workmen are r

41、epairing the road, and that you must take a different road.When my friends saw the word DIVERSION on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun.Instead, the road ended in a large hold.English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered m

42、e some more coffee, I said Thank you in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that Thank you in French means No, thank you.67. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _. A. learning EnglishB. finding places to stay in En

43、gland C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car68. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because_A. They would be able to practise their English B. It would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C. It would be convenient for them to have dinnerD. There would

44、be no problem about finding accommodation there.69. NO V ACANCIES in English means _.A. no free roomsB. free roomsC. not away on holidayD. holidays70. If you see a road sign that saysDiversion, you will_A. fall into a holeB. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people D. have to take a different road71. When someone offered me more coffee and I said Thank you in French,