北京市海淀区教师进修学校附属实验中学2013-2014学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2013-2014学年度第一学期期中练习

高一英语A 卷

二、 单项选择 （每题1分，共15分）

21. The horses each other the first prize in the match. A. completed against; for B. competed against; to C. competed against; for D. completed; to get

22. The Lantern Festive the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. A is fallen on B. falls on C. is in D. is known for 23. The lion is the of courage.

A. signal

B. mark

C. animal

D. symbol 24. There will be a in the village church on Saturday.

A. reception

B. graduation ceremony

C. wedding

D. Halloween 25. I in the street when I met an old friend of mine.

A. walked

B. was walking

C. has walked

D. had walked 26. It is sad that his health by years of hard working.

A. is destroyed

B. destroyed

C. is affecting

D. is destroying 27. –Why don’t you _____ to a more sensible method? -- Well, I am thinking about it.

A. switch on

B. switch off

C. switch over

D. switch through 28. I am very busy with urgent things ____ every minute of the day.

A. fill with

B. filled

C. filling

D. are filling 29. I was ____ excited at that moment _____ I didn’t kn ow what to say.

A. such…that

B. too…that

C. rather…that

D. so…that 30. I don’t know when he _____ , but when he _____ I’ll tell him about it. A. will come; comes B. comes; comes C. comes; will come D. will come; will come 31. This kind of toy is_____ for children above three.

A. promised

B. allowed

C. designed

D. used

32. Many people complain _____ the problem in our society. I think volunteers are part of the solution _____ the problems!

A. about, of

B. on , of

C. about, to

D. on, to 33. That crossword is _____ too difficult to me.

A. very

B. far

C. so

D. greatly 34. In the past ten years, there _____ great changes in our hometown.

A. has been

B. are

C. have been

D. were 35. –Did you ask Sophia for help?

-- I _______ need to —I managed perfectly well on my own.

A. wouldn’t

B. don’t

C. didn’t

D. won’t 三、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l 分，满分20分)

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Freshmen in high school can be cruel and we certainly were to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We teased him about his ____36____. He was at least fifty pounds overweight. He felt the pain of being the last one ____37____ to play basketball, baseball or football. Matt will always remember the

One day he sat near me in gym class. Someone ___39_____ him and he fell on me and knocked my foot quite ___40_____. With the whole class watching I chose to fight in order to keep my image intact (not spoiled). I ___41_____, ―C’mon, Matt, let’s fight!‖ He said he didn’t want to. But he had to come toward me with his ___42_____ in the air. I bloodied his nose with one hit and the class went ___43_____. Just then the gym teacher walked into the room. He saw us fighting and he____44____ us out to the running

He followed us with a ____45____ on his face and said, ―I want you two guys to go out there and run that mile holding each other’s hands.‖ The ____46____ erupted into a roar of laughter. The two of us felt ___47_____ beyond belief, but Matt and I went out to the track and ran our mile—

At some point during the ____48____ of our run, I remember looking over at him, with blood ___49_____ trickling from his nose and his weight ____50____ him down. It struck me that here was a ____51____, not all that different from myself. We both____52____ each other and began to laugh. In time

Going around that track, hand in hand, I no longer saw Matt as fat or ____53____. He was a human being. It was ____54____ what I learned when I was allowed to go hand in hand with someone for only one

36. A. size B. height C. habits D. lessons

37. A. built B. taught C. kept D. picked

38. A. games B. tricks C. cards D. balls

39. A. threw B. pushed C. called D. beat

40. A. rapidly B. possibly C. badly D. easily

41. A. shouted B. explained C. replied D. ordered

42. A. arms B. screams C. fists D. hands

43. A. well B. on C. wild D. away

44. A. took B. drove C. allowed D. sent

45. A. doubt B. worry C. surprise D. smile

46. A. room B. track C. field D. freshmen

47. A. upset B. ashamed C. anxious D. disappointed

48. A. distance B. moment C. course D. action

49. A. ever B. even C. also D. still

50. A. slowing B. putting C. taking D. letting

51. A. boy B. person C. classmate D. student

52. A. ran after B. made fun of C. talked to D. looked at

53. A. rude B. stupid C. disabled D. quiet

54. A. amazing B. inspiring C. exciting D. interesting

55. A. year B. school C. life D. work

四、阅读理解（共13小题，每题2分，满分26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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?

If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who took hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a t ree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of th e elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.

Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a ―simple fact‖, it’s ofte n because his experience in the matter is different from yours.

To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a ―simple fact‖, try this simple experiment. Ge t three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s h ot. 56. What makes people think about simple facts differently? A. The fact that simple facts differ from one another.

B. The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact.

C. The fact that people often disagree with one another.

D. The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts. 57. The writer’s advice is that ________.

A. we should never think about simple facts

B. we should never judge something with a one-sided view

C. we should not agree about simple facts

D. we must learn from the six blind men

58. After reading the last paragraph, we may think of ________. A. Newton’s law

B. Galileo’s theory of falling objects

C. Einstein’s theory of relativity

D. Marx’s on capital

59. What’s t he main idea of this passage?

A. People often judge something according to their own experience.

B. People often agree about simple facts.

C. It’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact.

D. Don’t care too much about simple fa cts.

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Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.

When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding job.

They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. ―We knew it had to b e a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,‖ says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Rich ard were themselves mystery readers.

On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Cafénear their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend a ll the family’s money to start a s hop. To cover the $ 100, 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.

The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.

Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $ 420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $ 34,000.

―The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,‖ says Richard. ―This has always been ab out an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.‖

60. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.

A. they had to put their plan into practice

B. health is more important than wealth

C. heart trouble was a serious illness

D. they bot h needed to stop working

61. After Mary got well from her illness they began ____.

A. to study industrial management

B. to buy and read more mystery books

C. to do market research on book business

D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore

62. How did their bookstore do in the first year?

A. They had to borrow money to keep it going.

B. They made just enough to cover all the costs.

C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money.

D. They failed though they worked hard.

63. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is ____.

A. to pay for children’s education

B. to get to know more writers

C. to set up more bookstores

D. to do what they like to do

任务型阅读：请从下列七个选项中选出适合的选项填入空格处，每个只能用一次。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 64 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying ―thank you.‖

At first I was paid in candy. 65 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 66 By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as ―What color do you think I should wear?‖ I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas. 67 The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. __68___ I expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/166940547.html,ter I received 50 cents an hour.

B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C.I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

五、情景作文（19分）

下面4幅图片描述的是星期天上午在中山公园里发生的一件事。请根据图片所提供的信息用英语为你校的―英语园地‖写一篇短文, 简述自己的看法。

注意：①短文须包括所有图片的主要内容。短文的内容要连贯、完整；

②短文单词数：不少于60（已给句子中的单词不计入总词数）；

③参考词汇：货摊stand (n.) ; 抢夺snatch (v.) ; 逮捕arrest (v.)

2013-2014学年度第一学期期中练习

高一英语A 卷答题纸

一、听取信息（5分）

16.___________17.____________18.___________19.__________20. ____________ 五、情景作文 （19分）

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2013-2014学年上期期中练习高一英语A卷答案

一、听力

1. B

2. B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.A 10.C 11. B

12. B 13. C 14.C 15.A

16. Landon 17. Meeting/ meeting 18. France 19. October 20. afternoon

二、单选

21-25 CBDCB 26-30 ACCDA 31-35 CCBCC

三完形填空

36．A 37．D 38．B 39．B 40．C

41．A 42．C 43．C 44．D 45．D

46．A 47．B 48．C 49．D 50．A

51．B 52．D 53．B 54．A 55．C

四、阅读理解56-59 BBCA 60-63 ACBD 64-68 BAGCD

五、书面表达

One Sunday morning, there were some people in Zhongshan Park. At a stand, a woman was buying an ice-cream when a young man behind her snatched her handbag away. She shouted: ―Stop thief! He’s snatched my bag! ‖Hearing this, a few people began to run after him. There was an old man sitting quietly on a bench nearby. As the snatcher was running past him, the old man quickly picked up his umbrella and put it between the snatcher’s legs. The young man fell down on the ground hard. Soon two policemen came in a police car and arrested him. The woman thanked the old man, and the people around praised the old man for his cleverness.

In my opinion, we should all learn from the people who helped the woman, especially the old man. If everyone of us can do help each other and fight against somethi ng bad, we’ll live in a happier and safer society.