四川省成都外国语学校2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

四川省成都外国语学校2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷注意事项：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

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第I卷（选择题共95分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. --- Shall we go to the match on foot tomorrow?--- ___________. You are always the decision maker.A. It’s up to youB. That’s settledC. Come onD. It’s OK2. As _________ general rule, the street lights are supposed to come on at ___________ dusk.A. a; theB. the; /C. a; /D. the; the3. Andrew doesn't mind wearing ___________ clothes. That's why he hardly ever buys newthings.A. othersB. the othersC. someone else'sD. someone's else4. It's reported that there are still many people buried ___________ after the earthquake.A. aliveB. livingC. liveD. lively5. ---You'd better not leave a roomful of rubbish here.---Sorry, I ___________realize it. I ___________ clean it at once.A. don't; willB. didn't; willC. don't; am going toD. didn't; am going to6. After watching the touching film, have you got the message ___________ by the director?A. pass onB. passing onC. passes onD. passed on7. The majority of the students in my class are girls. That is to say, the girls are ___________as the boys.A. three times moreB. three times as manyC. as three timesD. more than three times8. It was with some relief ___________ he found his way in the deepest forest ___________lay far from the city.A. when; whichB. when; thatC. that; whichD. that; that9. Those people in the remote areas live in ___________ conditions, suffering from hungerand diseases.A. miserableB. marvelousC. tolerableD. immense10. Until then, his family ___________ from him for six months. The whole family gottogether happily.A. heardB. didn't hearC. hasn't heardD. is hearing11. The kids were told that light ___________ faster than sound.A. travelsB. travelledC. is travellingD. has been travelling12. With a deeply ___________ love for the novel, I often feel some superb words in it___________ in my mind.A. rooting; echoingB. rooting; echoedC. rooted; echoingD. rooted; echoed13. ___________? It means Information Technology.A. What do you think IT meansB. How do you think IT meansC. Do you think what does IT meanD. Do you think what IT means14. Having plenty of nightlife on the sandy beach, the small island ___________ travelersaround the world, but now it is deserted and forgotten.A. used to attractingB. used to attractC. was used to attractingD. was used to attract15. Between the two bridges and the hills ___________ a white ___________ house.A. are; paintB. are; paintedC. is; paintingD. is; painted第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __16__ she realised that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and __17__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, She__18__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __19__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __20__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __21__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __22__.The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __23__ that his mistress （女主人）was in danger. He jumped __24__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from th e ground came a __25__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __26__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __27__ into the air, the dog __28__ through the woods until he found the __29__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __30__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __31__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __32__.When she opened her eyes and 33 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 34 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several time s. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 35 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper a huge meal of steak.16. A. before B. since C. while D. as17. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting18. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided19. A. When B. Until C. If D. Because20. A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly21. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses22. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house23. A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt24. A. at B. through C. in D. onto25. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar26. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored27. A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently28. A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled29. A. window B. girl C. house D. hero30. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight31. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew32. A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep33. A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw34. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared35. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D. relief第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A36. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.A. opposes the reading of original classicsB. is embarrassed for cutting down classicsC. thinks cut-down classics have a bright futureD. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics37. In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.A. make them easier to readB. meet a large demand in the marketC. increase the sales of literary booksD. compete with their original versions38. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir ________.A. speaks highly of the cut-down classicsB. shows her love for original classicsC. feels guilty of not reading the classicsD. disapprove of shortening the classics39. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.A. reading the classic works is a confusing attemptB. shortening the classics does harm to the originalC. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult jobD. editing the classic works satisfies children’s needsBIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it —there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whale—actually as big as our body—was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves.” She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe—and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.40. The author says "I'm so glad I did." (in Para.2) because ________________.A. he witnessed the whole process of fishingB. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaC. he experienced the rescue of the whalesD. he spent the weekend with his family4141. The harbor survived the storm due to ______________.A. the shaped of the harborB. the arms of the bayC. the still water in the channelD. the long coast line42. The mother whale failed to help her baby because _______________.A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too longB. the whirlpools she had made were not big enoughC. she had no other whales around to turn to for helpD. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction43. What is the theme of the story?A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happinessB. Fishing provides excitement for childrenC. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animalsD. It’s vital to protect the environmentCPhotographs are everywhere. They decorate the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.As historical and artistic documents, photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish them in books and on the Internet.44. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to.A. beautiesB. photosC. goodsD. events45. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .A. are also works of artB. are popular ways of reporting newsC. often shock the publicD. can serve as a force for social change46. What can we learn from the passage?A. News with pictures is encouraging.B. Photos help people improve their life.C. News photos mean history in a sense.D. People prefer reading news with pictures.47. The text is mainly about .A. telling the story through picturesB. decorating the walls of homesC. publishing historical papersD. expressing feeling through picturesDWhen it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem tobe parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think “Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing（愈合的）silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.48. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to______.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friend’s house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with her friend49. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feelings about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London50. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.A. call each other regularlyB. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each otherD. dream of meeting each other51. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.A. seek professional helpB. be left aloneC. stay with her best friendD. break the silence52. What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable ExperiencesB. Remarkable ImaginationC. Lifelong FriendshipD. Noble CompanionsEWe experience different forms of the Sun’s energy every day. We can see its light and feel its warmth. The Sun is the major source of energy for our planet. It causes the evaporation (蒸发) of water from the oceans and lakes. Sunlight also provides the energy used by green plants to make their own food. These green plants then provide food for all organisms(生物) on the Earth.Much of the energy that comes from the Sun never reaches the Earth’s surface. It is either reflected or absorbed by the gases in the upper atmosphere. Of the energy that reaches the loweratmosphere, 30% is reflected by clouds or the Earth’s surface. The remaining 70% warms the surface of the planet, causes water to evaporate, and provides energy for the water cycle and weather. Only a tiny part, approximately 0.023%,is actually used by green plants to produce food.Many gases found in the atmosphere actually reflect heat energy escaping from the Earth’s surface back to the Earth. These gases act like the glass of a greenhouse in that they allow energy from the Sun to enter but prevent energy from leaving. They are therefore called greenhouse gases.When sunlight strikes an object, some of the energy is absorbed and some is reflected. The amount reflected depends on the surface. For example, you’ve probably noticed how bright snow is when sunlight falls on it. Snow reflects most of the energy from the Sun, so it contributes to the low temperatures of winter. Dark-coloured surfaces, such as dark soil or forest, absorb more energy and help warm the surrounding air.53. According to the passage, the root cause for weather changes on the Earth is .A. the atmosphere surrounding the EarthB. water from oceans and lakesC. energy from the SunD. greenhouse gases in the sky54.Only a small part of the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s surface becausemost of it is .A. absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphereB. reflected by the gases in the upper atmosphereC. lost in the upper and lower atmosphereD. used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes55. We learn from the passage that .A. all living things on the Earth depend on the Sun for their foodB. a forest looks dark in winter because it absorbs solar energyC. only 0.023% of the energy from the Sun is made use of on the EarthD. greenhouse gases allow heat energy to escape from the Earth’s surface第四节情景对话。