高一下学期英语期末考试试卷

高一下学期英语期末考试试卷高一英语期末考试试卷（尖重普）第一卷一，阅读（30分 15x2）ATim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like...very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan toSan Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles whentheir boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escapedunharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)theirjourney.In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how theaccident took place.“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It allhappened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay onboard. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some peopleappeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to getTim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointedthat we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn't reach San Francisco.But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”1. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?A. For one monthB. For four months.C. For three months.D. For two months.2. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________.A. Tim and Dom were too carelessB. the speed of the fishing ship was too fastC. their rowboat was not strong enoughD. nobody on the fishing ship saw them3. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________.A. their rowboat was not damaged10/ 1高一下学期英语期末考试试卷B. both of them existed after a dangerous timeC. they enjoyed this journeyD. they failed to reach San Francisco4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no moneyto buy airplane tickets.B. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would bedangerous to stay on board.D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on theradio.BMy husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the veryday and I washed a lot of things.Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks(短袜) missing.I lookedeverywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere.The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the studentscame in. I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class burst into a roar (大笑声)!They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraidthe headmasterwould come in to see all this.I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed.I decided to payno attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, theyroared even more.Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughterwas about.“Good heavens,” I said, “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”“Oh, God,” said the teacher, “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”So that's how I found my husband's missing sock.“Oh , well ,” I said to the class, “Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson onstatic electricity(静电).”5. What was the writer?A. A washerB. A studentC. A headmasterD. A teacher6. What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?A. The class began to laugh loudly.B. The class roared with anger.C. Another teacher came in.10/ 2高一下学期英语期末考试试卷D. There was a loud noise outside the room.7. Why couldn't she find one of her husband's socks?A. Because some students had hidden it.B. Because her husband had taken it away.C. Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt.D. Because she had left it in the classroom.8. What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?A. She did nothing but laugh.B. She got angry with the class.C. She did nothing.D. She explained the matter in a clever way.COnce there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It saton a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. Theowner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.One day a man went into the store. That's a beautiful bird,he said to the pet store owner,But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk, the pet store owner said.I see. How can I make it talk? the man asked.The pet store owner asked him, Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?Yes, the man answered.Well, you pull those strings, the pet store owner told him.That will make the parrottalk.The man asked,Do you mind if I try?Not at all, the pet store owner said.The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said,Good morning.The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, How areyou today?That's not very interesting, said the man. Any parrot could do that. Then helaughed, But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time? I'll fall off my perch, you fool! the parrot said.9,The parrot was expensive because________.A. it was pretty beautifulB. it could talk with the peopleC. it was a very unusual birdD. it was in the middle of the store10/ 3高一下学期英语期末考试试卷10.The parrot would talk when _________.A. people came into the pet storeB. it was the pet store ownerC. people said it was beautifulD. people pulled the strings on its legs11Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?A. Good morning.B. How are you?C. That's wasn't interesting. D .I'll fall off my perch, you fool.12.The best title for the passage should be _________.A. Unusual ParrotB. Parrot TalkC. Silly manD. Clever Owner DIn 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then manycountries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada,the USA, Spain and Australia.After more than a century the Games returns to its hometown this year. When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem (会徽). Theemblem of the Athens Olympic Games this year is a white circle of olive branches in the sky.Now Athens is developing a spirit of peace. An officer said,While in Athens, the worldshould be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the messagefrom the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve(解决) their problems.Four years later, the Olympic Games will be held in China. And China has already made aseal (印章) as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a singleChinese character on a red seal and means Chinese seal-dancing Beijing. Below it, thereare the words Beijing 2008.The character in the emblem is Jing. It means capital of China and it is also like arunner or a dancer. The running figure (人形) of the emblem shows the spirit of theOlympics- faster, higher and stronger13，What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games?A.An emblem.B. A flag.C. A map. D a seal14，What message does the Athens Olympic Games want to give?A.War.B. Danger.C. Peace. D friendship15，How many years have passed when Athens again holds the Olympic Games?A.100.B. 108.C. 112. D 120二，完型（60分 40x1.5）INorman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around theworld on business. He enjoyed his ___16___ and traveling.Then, after returning to the United States from a ___17___ trip to the Union of SovietSocialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ___18__of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ___19___ him. The material between hisbones became ___20___.In less than one week after his return, he could not ___21___. Every move that he ___22___was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to10/ 4高一下学期英语期末考试试卷cure Mr. Cousins' problems and he might never ___23___ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ___24___ .Mr. Cousins thought that ___25___ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body.He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ___26___, he felt that happy thoughts or___27___ might cure his illness. He began to ___28___ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ___29___ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.___30___that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into ahotel room where he could ___31__ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping___32___ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ___33___ to take a vacation to PuertoRico where he began running on the beach for ___34___.After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to___35___.16. A. time B. holiday C. work D. sleep17. A. tiring B. boring C. dangerous D. pleasant18. A. top B. degree C. problem D. limit19. A. from B. around C. beside D. inside20. A. weak B. ill C. false D. painful21. A. speak B. breathe C. see D. stand22. A. did B. made C. took D. gave23. A. look B. get C. turn D. think24. A.hope B. effort C. treatment D. arrangement25. A. foolish B. unusual C. unhappy D. funny26. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Otherwise27. A. laughter B. travel C. sleep D. television28. A. rescue B. experiment C. test D. operate29. A. year B. week C. month D. day30. A. Deciding B. Promising C. Doubting D. Recognizing31. A. invent B. continue C. begin D. prove32. A. until B. unless C. whenever D. so that33. A. soon B. completely C. enough D. slowly34. A. pleasure B. illness C. rest D. exercise35. A. health B. sense C. power D. happinessIIonce upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested. The eagle's nest contained four ___36__eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain__37__ one of the eggs to roll down the mountain, __38__ a chicken farm, which was in thevalley below. The chickens knew that they must __39__ and care for the eagle's egg, so an old hen(母鸡) __40__ to hatch (孵) and raise the large egg.One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. __41__, however, the eagle was raisedto be a(n)_42__. Soon, the eagle believed he was__43__ more than a chicken. The eagle lovedhis home and family, __44__ his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and__45__ a group of eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,”the eagle __46__, “I wish I could soar like those birds.”The chickens shouted with __47__, “You 10/ 5高一下学期英语期末考试试卷cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”The eagle __48__ staring at his real family up above, _49__that he could be with them. Eachtime the eagle would let his __50__ be known, he was told it couldn't be done. That is __51__ the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle __52__dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.__53__, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle_54__.You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, __55__your dreams, not the words of a chicken.36. A.small B. curious C. large D. fortunate37. A. causing B. blowing C. guiding D. inviting38. A. to B. over C. past D. on39. A. introduce B. punish C. share D. protect40. A. turned B. regretted C. offered D. managed41. A. Carefully B. Gently C. Sadly D. Luckily42. A. chicken B. eagle C. hero D. fool43. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing44. A. and B. but C. so D. however45. A. noticed B. recognized C. respected D. watched46. A. argued B. smiled C. cried D. explained47. A. laughter B. anger C. excitement D. surprise48. A. approached B. avoided C. Considered D. continued49. A. promising B. proving C. dreaming D. believing50. A. suggestion B. advantage C. discovery D. dream51. A. why B. what C. how D. when52. A. enjoyed B.went C. began D. stopped53. A.Finally B. Happily C. Quickly D. Probably54. A. gave up B. broke down C. passed away D. died out55. A. steal B remember. C. have D. follow三，七选五阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）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。