高一上学期英语期中考试试卷第10套真题

高一上学期英语期中考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40分）

1. 阅读理解

The Huaqing Palace Heritage Site

Address: At the foot of Lishan Mountain in Lintong, 30 kilometers east of Xi’an.

Opening hours: From March to November: 7:00-18:00;

From December to February: 7:30-18:30.

Bus routes: 914, 915, U5, and 306.

（1）Which of the following has the longest history?

A . Star Pool.

B . Tang Well.

C . Huaqing Hot Springs.

D . Imperial Concubine Pool.

（2）What is special about Imperial Concubine Pool?

A . It is half-divided.

B . It is flower-shaped.

C . It is for drinking.

D . It has no cover.

（3）What do we know about the Huaqing Palace Heritage Site?

A . It is on the mountain top.

B . It is 30 kilometers west of Xi’an.

C . It has five bus routes travelling along.

D . It stays open for eleven hours a day.

（4）Where is this text most likely from?

A . A diary.

B . A guidebook.

C . A news report.

D . A story book.

2. 阅读理解

Here’s the story of my growth over thepast year. If anyone is inspired by this, that’s wonderful.

I’d been stuck as th is under-confident,fat and just frightened girl for years and years and years. Since I was alittle girl, I’d been stuck like this, and I had lived a life where I’d beafraid of everything. But then it all started changing. Something clicked, andin over a period of 6 months I finally managed to stick to one of my diets,bringing me from overweight straight down to underweight. This proved that I could change myself.

One single time, I heard about a publicspeaking thing going on at my university, and for the first time, I managed tokeep up the courage to go there. For the first time I was able to share mystory, and able to do it in front of so many people possibly judging me, and suddenly all the fears aboutspeaking publicly started vanishing. I never felt more confident.

This taught me I could get rid of my fears It was from that point

on that my road to change went from a rocky mess to a full-on empty highway.

Using the fact that I could change, and that I could get rid of my fears, I started working on them one by one. My fear of talking to strangers ,my fear of asking simple questions, my fear of hanging out with people, my fear of being myself... All of them were gone. And I still continue to progress to this day. I’ve never stopped.

（1）When did the author know she could change herself?

A . When she was in her childhood.

B . When she refused a diet.

C . When she was underweight.

D . When she was overweight.

（2）What does the underlined word “vanishing” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A . Moving.

B . Increasing.

C . Changing.

D . Disappearing.

（3）What can be inferred from paragraph 4?

A . The road to change was smooth.

B . Many other fears were on the way.

C . The author felt empty in face of fear.

D . The author started changing rapidly.

（4）What’s the purpose of t he text?

A . To inspire the readers.

B . To prove a new idea.

C . To teach how to speak publicly.

D . To show how to get rid of fears.

3. 阅读理解

I was given the book Running on Faithwritten by Jason Lester as a birthday gift last month. After I started reading,I really couldn’t keep my eyes off it. It is always inspiring to read a storyof someone who has gone through obstacles to reach his goals.

Jason Lester is a disabled extreme athlete. When he was twelveyears old,

a fast car ran a red light and hit him. Then he was sent into thehospital with twenty broken bones and. a famous baseball player, but at that aseriously injured arm. Jason had always wanted to become a time that dream wasgone.

However, Jason loved sports and hestill wanted to be a good athlete. He began running and taking part induathlonsin high school. Years later in 2004, he decided to start training for theIronman, and has competed in many extreme races since then. In 2008, Jasonbecame the first disabled athlete to complete the Ultraman ,and it led him to an ESPY award for Best Male Athlete with a Disabilityin 2009.

If you are in a bad situation and don’tknow what to do now, Running on Faith is a good book for you. If you loverunning and want to reach some race goals, this book is good for you, too.Anyway, this book is worth reading for everyone who loves reading and wants toturn dreams into reality.

（1）What does the underlined word “obstacles” in paragraph 1 mean?

A . Arrangements.

B . Worries.

C . Difficulties.

D . Experiences.

（2）What happened to Jason Lester when he was 12?

A . He ran a red light and got injured.

B . He was seriously hurt in the accident.

C . He lost the courage to be an extreme athlete.

D . He decided to play baseball after the accident.

（3）What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A . Taking part in duathlons.

B . Training himself in running.

C . Competing in many extreme races.

D . Completing the Ultraman.

（4）Why does the author write the last paragraph?

A . To show how dreams can come true.

B . To explain why Running on Faith is popular.

C . To recommend reading Running on Faith.

D . To explore the way to be a good athlete.

4. 阅读理解

The importance of reading literatureoften seems lost on many Chinese people. Even experts in education think thatthe first goal of education is to encourage a love of learning. There istherefore the possibility of something wrong with the way students are taughthere.

Why should they read literature? Dostories have value compared with the reading and learning of facts? Studiesshow clearly that the most powerful ways of learning are by experience, actionand doing experiments and taking risks. Yet there are so many important thingsto learn that cannot be learned in these ways: feelings, problem solving,danger and relationships, for example. Research into this has shown how deepreading is a valuable experience different to a learning of words or facts.Keen readers of -literature show a betterunderstanding of others. Their abilities to make good decisions are raised.Young children who enjoy a parent reading stories to them show greaterawareness when they reach school age.

The best schools do seem to provide alimited chance to enjoy literature, usually about the Chinese classic stories but thereis not enough “free” time for students. There are enough readingmaterials .Chinese book shops are full of story books, and most of them are of goodquality in terms of content, plot and language. Was there not a Chineseauthor who received a Nobel Prize for

literature recently? There are moves inChinese education to promote decision making and shared values.The value of literature is helpful to these as well as to the future of China.

（1）What does the author think of the way students are educated in China?

A . He is proud of it.

B . He is interested in it.

C . He doesn’t quite accept it.

D . He is confident about it.

（2）Which is not among the most powerful ways of learning according to paragraph 2?

A . By experience.

B . By taking risks.

C . By reading deeply.

D . By doing experiments.

（3）What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A . Reading literature helps develop good values.

B . Chinese students like reading stories as they get older.

C . Stories in Chinese bookstores are generally of poor quality.

D . Chinese students have no chance to read enough materials.

（4）What’s the main idea of the text?

A . Literature is a kind of art.

B . Reading literature should be valued.

C . Good reading materials are in great need.

D . Something is wrong with Chinese education.

二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

5. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes,it brings in money for the local

economy and creates lots of jobs for locals.________

One growing problem is tourists whowant to prove that they have visited a destination. They have used paints,rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum inRome, Stonehenge in the UK, and many, many other places. ________

Another big problem in some places hasbeen tourists disturbing the local people and life. Sometourists walk around and take pictures of local people without asking for theirpermission.For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in SouthKorea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walkingthrough their libraries, taking pictures of students, and disturbing theirstudies. ________ Some tourists love to party there lateinto the night, making it difficult for locals to sleep.

________Walking in large groups withoutconsidering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without thinking oflocal traffic laws, and many more, can be seen everywhere.

The only way to solve the problem of terrible tourists is tomake sure that you are not one! ________ Remember, whenever you step out ofyour country, you are representing your country to the rest of theworld.

A.But it may also bring some problems.

B.Pass kindness along to future generations.

C.Thousands of tourist sites are being destroyed.

D.Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible.

E.The number of problems from tourists is endless.

F.Enjoy the excellent food, and go shopping at the local markets.

G.Another example is Sanlitun, a neighborhood in Beijing, China.

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

6. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When the 28-year-old farmer Ureta met17-year-old Graciela in his hometown Pampa, they fell in love. Two years later,they 1and settled down on the farm where Ureta had beenbrought up.

Graciela had many big 2for the farm in her mind. One day when she wason a 3overPampa, Graciela suddenly 4thatanother farm looked like a milking pail . Graciela thought her family couldcreate something even more 5ontheir own farm-a huge forest 6like her favorite musical instrument-theguitar.

But Ureta didn’t take his wife’s 7seriously,saying, “We’ll talk about it later.” Later 8came. In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of braincancer at the 9age of 25 while carrying their fifth child.After his wife’s death, Mr. Ureta 10not satisfying her wish. A few years later,Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to 11the big work of art.

After the local government 12to help with the project, Ureta and hischildren took it on their own. One by one, they 13about 7,000 trees into the “shape of aguitar”. It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots,but Ureta’s 14paid off.

Watching the forest grow over the yearsgave Graciela’s children 15”It

was the closest thing possible tohaving my mother al ive,” Maria Julia, Ureta’s second daughter, said.

（1）A . gotpreparedB . got marriedC . became well-knownD . became stressed（2）A . testsB . tasksC . reasonsD . plans（3）A . trainB . flightC . cloudD . bridge（4）A . noticedB . rememberedC . recognizedD . expected（5）A . expensiveB . funnyC . attractiveD . important（6）A . treatedB . describedC . consideredD . shaped（7）A . styleB . personalityC . ideaD . adventure（8）A . hardlyB . neverC . stillD . always（9）A . youngB . oldC . commonD . special（10）A . keptB . suggestedC . enjoyedD . regretted（11）A . copyB . paintC . createD . change（12）A . promisedB . decidedC . volunteeredD . refused（13）A . plantedB . carriedC . putD . collected（14）A . smalldreamB . hard workC . big successD . private money（15）A . pleasureB . comfortC . supportD . care四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

7. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan aremasters in their sports and also set good examples for others.

Lang ping is loved by fans at home andabroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, herdetermination ________ . Two players had to leave.Losing two important players was ________ big challenge, but Lang Ping did notlose heart. She knew her young players could win ________ they worked together________a team. Two weeks later, they wereworld champions!

Michael Jordan who became ________ as “Air Jordan”changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were ________ , but the mental

strengththat he showed made him unique. He always seemed to find a way ________ . Jordan says the secret to hissuccess is learning from his ________ . Losing games taught him topractice even________ than before. In life, Jordan haslearnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which hestarted in Chicago ________ young people since 1996.

They are our pride and their legendscontinue.

五、根据汉语及首字母提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

8. He made many helpful c________ on my work.

9. I hope to be fluent in English when I g________.

10. We can’t go on p________ that everything is okay.

11. Spanish is the main o________（官方的) language of Peru.

12. The d ________ of the plan are still being workedout.

13. People speak in a more polite way in f________（正式的) situations.

14. For more brochures about other packagetours, c________ us by e-mail.

15. Diet and exercise can o________ help you keep healthy positive.

16. A________ I like acting better, but my friendsprefer the Ballet Club.

17. We are working together to find apossible s________ to the problem.

六、书面表达（满分40分）

18. 假设你是李华，你校英语辩论社团招收成员，你想申请加入。请你用英语写一封邮件，内容包括：

1）个人简介（性格、特长等）；

2）表达期望。

注意：1）词数80左右（格式已给出，不计入总词数）；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

DearSir or Madam,

Yours,

LiHua

19. 读后续写

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Until last year, the saddest thing of my life was that mywife Alice and I had no children. So we always invited all the children in ourstreet to our house for Christmas breakfast.

Last year, Alice died. I was very sad and decided not toinvite the children for Christmas breakfast. But Kathy and Peter, my next doorneighbors, asked me to join them for dinner on Christmas Eve.

As soon as I arrived, Kathy asked me,” Do you have anymilk at your house?” “Yes,” I replied. “If you need some,I’ll go and get it right away.”

“Oh, that’s OK. Come and sit down* Just give Peter thekey and let him get it.” said Kathy. Then I soon joined in the children’slaughing and running. Before I knew it, Peter came back with a bottle of milkin his hand.

The smell of the meal filled the room. We sat together andenjoyed the wonderful moment. Time flew between jokes. After a happy dinner, Isaid goodbye to them. With colorful and beautiful holiday lights shiningoutside, I

headed home.

注意：

1）所续写短文的词数应为80左右；

2）至少使用3个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分为一段，开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

When I opened my door, I could hardly believe my eyes.