2018-2019学年上海市虹口高级中学高一上英语期中

虹口高级中学2018 学年第一学期高一年级英语学科期中考试Grammar and Vocabulary (17 分)Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.As a student, I get so many assignments every day. I (17) _______ _______ stay up late in order to finish all my homework. I used to complain about all this pressure (18) _______school with my classmates. We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work. We only knew that we got a lot of homework.After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore (19) _______we knew that our teachers worked (20) _______ (hard) than we did. We had no right (21) _______ (complain). Sometimes, we said, “I didn’t go to bed until 2:00 o’clock last night. Now I just want to sleep.” Our teacher would answer us, “I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. every day.” Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them. To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers when it was teachers’ day. When they got our card, they (22) _______ (touch) because their students finally knew the teachers’ effort.After giving the card, I realized (23)________ powerful the sentence “thank you” is. When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love. I say “thank you” to my friend, classmates, teachers, and even strangers. I like to see the smiles on their faces, so (24) ________ (say) “thank you” every day is the way I make the world a better place.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Many trees and shrubs change color in fall. For years, scientists have worked hard to understand the changes that happen to them. They find that three factors ____25____ fall's colorful farewell — leaf pigments (色素), length of night, and weather. The timing of the color change is mainly regulated by the increasing length of night. None of the other ____26____influences, such as temperature, rainfall, food supply, are as unchanging as the ____27____increasing length of night during fall. As days grow shorter, and nights grow longer and cooler, biochemical ___28_____ in leaves begin to paint the landscape with an explosion of colors. And Nature puts on one of its most splendid ____29____ of beauty.The timing of the color change____30____ by species. Some species in southern forests can become vividly colorful in late summer while all other species are still vigorously green. Oaks put on their colors long after other species have already shed their leaves. These differences in timing among species seem to be genetically ____31____, for a particular species, whether on a high mountain or in warmer lowlands, will change color at the same time.However, some species are evergreen. Pines, for example, are green all the year round because they have toughened up. They have developed over the years a needle-like or scale-like foliage (绿叶植物), which is____32____ with a heavy wax coating. And the liquid inside their cells contains cold-resistant elements. So the leaves of evergreens can safely withstand (经受住) all but the most _____33___winter conditions, such as those in the Arctic.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15 分）Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify with a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are___34____of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the____35___ they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child’s ____36___. However, parents must at all times____37___ like the type of person they want their child to become.A parent’s actions ____38___ affect the self-image that a child forms___39____ identification Children who see mainly positive qualities in their parents will likely learn to see themselves in a ___40____way. Children who observe chiefly____41___ qualities in their parents will havedifficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves. Children may____42______ their self- image, however, as they become increasingly____43___ by peer group standards.Isolated events, even dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a _____44___effect on a child’s behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established ___45_____and previous training. Children who know they divorce of their parent's or a parent's early____46____. But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events as a ____47____of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced at all by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. As in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the____48____of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.34.A. informative B. characteristic C. comprehensive D. individual35. A. gesture B. expression C. way D. extent36. A. behavior B. words C. mood D. reactions37. A. behave B. belong C. become D. follow38. A. regardless B. nevertheless C. also D. anyhow39. A. despite B. besides C. including D. through40. A. peculiar B. positive C. particular D. similar41. A, negative B. cheerful C. various D. complex42. A. reconstruct B. regulate C. survive D. continue43. A. dominated B. influenced C. controlled D. occupied44. A. temporary B. progressive C. short-term D. permanent45. A. performances B. attitudes C. arguments D. achievements46. A. death B. rewards C. suggestion D. teaching47. A. sign B. symbol C. signal D. model48. A. result B. effect C. scale D. causeSection B (24 分）Directions：Read the following two passage. The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.49. Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because_________.A.she worked at a club on the dayB. she had visitors on ThursdayC.she visited a club on ThursdayD. a special visitor came on Thursday50. What does the expression “a master key" In Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. A key to all the doorsB. A key only to the woman’s door.C. A key only its master can useD. A key not everyone can use51. On the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out ________.A. because she didn’t want to miss the club againB. to see if the thief was wandering outsideC. to the club but then changed her mindD. in an attempt to trick the thief52. The lock on the front door was one which_________A.needed a piece of wire lo open itB.could be opened from inside without a keyC.couldn’t be opened without a keyed a handle instead of a key(B)It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step."Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say "no" until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow."Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa."They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady, are you rich?"I looked at my shabby slipcovers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said, "Your cups match your saucers." Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said "Thank you." They didn’t need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job-these matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of smallsandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.53. Why did the writer let the children in?A.She showed great pity on them.B.She had old papers to sell.C.She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving feast.D.She wanted them to see how rich she was.54.The girl thought the writer was rich perhaps because_________.A.she saw that the lady's room was comfortableB.she saw the cups matched the saucersC. the writer’s slipcovers were very newD. the writer was preparing a big meal while she was too hungry55.From the passage, we can infer that whether you are rich depends on __________.A.how much money you have hadB. how you feel about your lifeC. how you have helped othersD. what job your husband is doing56. The writer left the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while to_________A. show her husband that someone had comeB.remind her that she had helped two childrenC.remind her that she was very rich in the neighborhoodD.remind her how life should be( C )Ridgewood is a small, quiet town 20 miles from Manhattan. It is a typical suburban town, perfect for raising children away from the fast pace of the city. However, some Ridgewood kids feel as upset as if they were on the city’s busy streets. In addition to hours of homework, Ridgewood’s children are occupied with afterschool activities — from swimming to piano to religious classes.Out of desperation one day, the town decided to schedule another activity. This one was called “Ridgewood Family Night — Ready, Set, Relax!” Instead of schedules filled with sports, music, or overtime at the office, some of the town’s 25,000 residents decided to take the night off and stay home. For a few months before Family Night, a committee of volunteers worked hard to spread the word. Younger students took “Save the Date for Me” leaflets home to their parents. The mayor issued a statement, and schools and clubs agreed to cancel homework and meetings so families could relax and be together.The tension between a hope for a more relaxed lifestyle and the knowledge that the benchmark for success has been raised in recent years weighs heavily on the minds of the townspeople. Some parents like to recall a different kind of childhood, one without so many scheduled afterschool activities. However, these same parents feel obliged to make sure their children are prepared to survive in today’s high-pressure work environment. They are afraid that any gap in their children’s physical or intellectual development might mean they won’t be admitted to the “right” universities and won’t succeed in a more and more competitive world.Nevertheless, it seems that Family Night worked, at least to a point. Cars moved easily around Ridgewood’s normally busy downtown streets, and stores and restaurants saw a drop in business. Some families ate supper together for the first time in months.Initially, there was great hope of taking back their lives. But sadly, few families believe that one night will change their lives. Many are sure that they will fall back into the habit of over-scheduling their children to be overachieving adults.57. The writer describes Ridgewood as a town where ________.A．residents take little notice of educationB．children are stressful and over expectedC．parents are concerned about children’s safetyD．children lead a life of relaxed, ordinary rhythms58. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the Family Night?A．Schools assigned no homework.B．Fewer people ate in the restaurants.C．The streets were less crowded.D．People enjoyed meeting each other.59. According to the passage, the parents in Ridgewood ________.A．have conflicting desires about what experiences to offer their childrenB．are happy with the lifestyle they have chosen for themselves and the childrenC．believe that it is their duty to make a change for the stressful life styleD．are worried about their children’s lacking of big ambition60:We may get the conclusion from the passage that ________.A．the concept of Family Night will become a regular part of life in Ridgewood B．Ridgewood people believe the Family Night will change their way of livingC．Family Night is not as popular as people have originally thoughtD．schools are worried about students being given too much free timeSection C (4 分）Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A. It is called the Community College Initiative Program.B. They have the same resources as students in big cities.C. Students attend classes and study at school.D. They have few resources than students in big cities.AB. And they do many hours of community service.AC. They can deepen their own languages.Last week, we reported about community colleges in the United States. Some educators say these two-year colleges may be a good choice for international students who have finished secondary school and want to study in America.Today, we tell about program at some American community colleges for students from several nations. _____61_____ it lasts one year. It is for students from areas underserved in education and skills training.Since 2007, about 2,100 students from sixty nations have taken part in the program. The Bureau of Educational Affairs of the United States State Department provides for their needs. Three consortia or organizations of community colleges administer the program with the Bureau of Educational Affairs. Schools across the country take part.Syedur Rahman is project director of the Community College Consortium led by Northern Virginia Community College. He says United States community colleges offer possibilities for foreign students whose governments can not do so. He says many students in poor, rural areas do not have an equal chance to succeed. ______62____.At the start of their stay in America, students deepen their knowledge of English, and learn about their school's surroundings. They have several fields of study to choose from, including Information Technology, Business Administration and Agriculture. Other areas open to them include the Hotel and Visitors Industries, Media and Journalism, Engineering and Health._____63______. But they also are active in other school activities. They hold internships at businesses and nonprofit organizations. Program members at Muscatine Community College in Iowa are a good example. They can complete internships at businesses from local farms to large companies.Students also give presentations about their countries to other students, and to local communities. ______64______. At Miami Dade College in Florida this year, Community College Initiative Program students took part in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of National Service.V. Translation (3+3+4+4 共14 分〉Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.老师们认为课后做大量阅读是非常必要的. （it)2. 当说到解决这道数学难题时，Tom—头雾水。