广东省惠阳高级中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

广东省惠阳高级中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题（全卷共71小题；考试时间为120分钟；满分150分）I 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Every one has a dream. As a boy I dreamed of flying planes. When I told Dad I wanted to be a(n) ___1____, he said, “You need to do your job well on the farm first, and then you may ___2____ your dream.” The farm was an everyday responsibility (职责) – that ___3____ Saturday, Sunday and Christmas too. Every morning I got up at four o’clock to milk and ___4____ the cow. After the milk was bottled, my elder brothers and I ___5____ it to people’s homes. I was paid five cent a bottle. At that time I ___6____ that to be successful you have to take care of your responsibilities.When I was 16, I signed up for flying lessons. To pay for the lessons I ____7___ a small restaurant with some friends. One of our regular ____8___was the president of the Farmers Bank. Every _____9____ I got, I talked to him about my dream. One day I told him I needed ____10____$ 3,500 to buy my own _____11____. He lent me the money so that I could fly people within 150 miles of the airport.Twelve years later, ___12____ I was flying people around the world as a pilot of a big airline company. After ten years in the company I started my own ____13____.Today I run a(n) _____14____ company, but it was on the farm that I learned the principles (原则) that have _____15____ me. Hard work and determination do make dreams come true.1. A. waiter B. actor C. pilot D. farmer2. A. organize B. forget C. disagree D. realize3. A. spent B. meant C. wasted D. followed4. A. pull B. feed C. save D. ride5. A. sent B. posted C. offered D. returned6. A. replied B. agreed C. learned D. warned7. A. opened B. borrowed C. built D. visited8. A. friends B. passengers C. neighbors D. customers9. A. day B. hour C. chance D. place10. A. more B. less C. better D. worse11. A. car B. bus C. truck D. plane12. A. actually B. fluently C. gradually D. finally13. A. job B. area C. business D. journey14. A. grateful B. successful C. helpful D. careful15. A. guided B. pressed C. reminded D. excitedII. 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

For your next vacation, why not think of ___16____ (visit) Singapore? Singapore is ___17____ small city, and it doesn’t have any beaches or mountains, but it has a very large zoo. It is also a ___18____ (wonder) place for shopping.Don’t plan on driving a car in Singapore. The traffic ____19___ (be) heavy in some parts of the city, and most private cars ___20____ (not allow) in downtown Singapore. ___21____ is easiest to get around the city ___22____ subway.____23___ you decide to visit Singapore, bring a lot of money, ___24____ living in Singapore is quite expensive. Also pack light clothes for Singapore ___25____ is very hot all year round.III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

AAs we all know, Steve Jobs is the designer of the Apple Computer. However, not all people know that he was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.26. Steve Jobs ______ when he was in school.A. was an outstanding studentB. didn’t learn anythingC. was always praised by othersD. didn’t do very well27. The underlined word “value” means______ .A. importanceB. chanceC. beautyD. hope28. Steve Jobs ______.A. received an excellent college educationB. didn’t finish his college educationC. studied in college for 4 yearsD. didn’t go to college at all29. Steve Jobs named his com puter company “Apple” because______.A. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchardB. he designed the computer under an apple treeC. the apple was his favorite fruitD. the computer was designed on the orchard30. Steve Job’s______ would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.A. “failure” in schoolB. new ideasC. travel in IndiaD. stay on the orchardBThursday 30th Oct, 2014Dear Disney,It was last weekend that the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one eventmade our visit seem truly magical.We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only tofind out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take herice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgotice-cream was not allowed on the ride.Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff (员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.Sure enough, as we walked out of the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knewwhat time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out of the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.going above and beyond!Your fan,Carmen Rivera31. Before the ride, Gloria cried because _______.A. she couldn’t find her parents in the line.B. she couldn’t take her ice-cream on the rideC. she was too little to take the rideD. she had to wait for twenty minutes32. Murphy was waiting for Gloria _______ after the ride.A. in the ice-cream shopB. at the entranceC. in the front of the lineD. at the exit33. In order to keep the promise, Murphy _______.A. took Gloria to the nearest shopB. asked her new friend to help GloriaC. bought a new ice-cream for GloriaD. helped Gloria get off the ride34. The underlined word “someone” in the last paragraph refers to _______.A. DisneyB. MurphyC. GloriaD. Carmen35. Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to _______.A. express her thanksB. promise to visit againC. order ice-creamD. give some suggestionCWhile travelling, you'll be taking money, license or passport. Or you will buy something expensive to take back home with you and you don't want it to get stolen. Here are some ideas on how to keep your valuables (贵重物品) safe while travelling.Plan ahead of timeThink of what you really need and don't need to take on your trip. Only take the valuables that you must have, not just ones that you would like to have.Carry your valuables on your personSomething that is small, like cash and credit cards and your passport, can be carried in a money wallet around your neck or in a money belt. In this way, yourvaluables are hidden and right next to you and you know where they are at all times. Wear clothing that can hide the money belt.Carry larger valuables in your carry-on bag.If you can't fit it in your money wallet like some large valuables, you'd better put them somewhere where you will keep in touch with them. You can put them on the plane, so you don't have to worry about the airline losing your bag or someone stealing it from the belt after the flight before you get to it.Choose a hotel that has the front desk for valuables.This way, you don't have to worry about housekeeping getting hold of your valuables, or someone stealing your valuables if your room is broken into. If you give the valuables to the front desk to keep for you, choose a time when others are not looking.36. When you plan your travel ahead of time, you should make sure that _______.A. you take valuables that you would like to haveB. you take valuables as many as possibleC. you take valuables that you must haveD. you take valuables that you have at home37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Anything small must be carried in a money wallet around your neck.B. You'd better put some large valuables in your carry-on bag.C. You should wear a tight shirt while travelling.D. You give valuables to the front desk at a hotel when others are looking.38. You can carry all of the following valuables on your person EXCEPT _______.A. your cashB. your large valuablesC. your passportD. credit cards39. Which kind of hotel can you choose while travelling according to the text?A. You can choose a hotel with a lot of housekeepers for valuables.B. You can choose a hotel with gatekeepers.C. You can choose some cheap hotel.D. You can choose a hotel with the front desk for valuables.40.The passage is mainly about _______.A. how to keep your valuables safe while travelingB. how to carry your valuables on your personC. what to do while travellingD. how to save money while travellingDWhere am I? Am I really in a new place? If I am in a form of a human, then why are all these people staring at me? But when you are a new girl in school, nobody except for your teachers seem to be genuinely interested in your arrival. Everywhere you go students are walking busily up the stairs with their schedule sheets and binders tucked under their arms. No one wants to be late to their classes!My first day of school didn't go exactly as I planned. Instead of getting to classes the first day, I went over my schedule with the counselor and principal. Then I spent the rest of day in the library waiting for my sister to get her schedule done. In some ways, I was glad that I spent my first day of school this way. After all, who doesn't want to enjoy an extra day of freedom?My official first day of school began the next day. I entered the main gates with a breath of fresh air, hoping my bag wouldn't grow any heavier throughout the day. In the morning, I met my buddy and toured around the school while engaging in a small conversation about school life in general. It was surprising and interesting to find out how much we had in common. But despite all the excitement, I felt exhausted by the end of the day. Being around new people is always tiring. So when I got home, I collapsed on the bed and fell asleep in a fetus position. Although I haven't made many friends on my first day of school, I felt everything would fall into its place over time.My suggestion to students out there, who are going through the same adaptation process, is to relax. I wasn't particularly nervous on my first day of school, but I came home almost dragging myself into the bed. If you are all tensed up, think positively and imagine that you are in your old school but in a different place with different people. What could possibly go wrong? Be strong; be lively; be relaxed; be yourself -- and enter your first day of school with those four Bs in mind.41. Who will be really interested in the writer’s arrival?A. her teacherB. her buddyC. her classmatesD. her sister42. Why did the writer feel glad on the first day of school?A. Because she made a plan for class.B. Because she didn’t have any class at all.C. Because she read books at the library.D. Because she played with her sister.43. What did the writer find surprising?A. She had a lighter schoolbag.B. She could be around new people.C. She had a lot in common with others.D. She wasn’t tired after school.44. The passage is mainly about _______.A. how to relax ourselves at classB. how to get along with new peopleC. how to calm in front of new teachersD. how to spend our first day of school45. This is basically a passage of _______.A. apologyB. gratitudeC. suggestionD. commentIV. 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）首先请阅读下面英语学习者的建议：English learning isn’t an easy thing, but most people can learn it well if they’re willing to put in the necessary time. Here are some practical suggestions for learning English effectively, overcoming anxiety, and learning the grammar and skills necessary for success in English classes.A. Develop a good attitude.Have a clear personal reason for taking an English class. Set personal goals for what you want to learn. Leave perfectionism at the door; give yourself permission to make mistakes and learn from them.B. Divide your study time.Study a different task each time: vocabulary now, grammar next, etc. Get an overview during the first half hour: spend 10 minutes reviewing dialog, 10 minutes learning new vocabulary, 10 minutes learning new grammar… So you’ll at least have looked at it all. About 80% of your study time should be spent on recitation orpractice.C. Make yourself comfortable.Get to know your classmates, so you’ll feel you’re among friends. Visit your teacher during office hours. Explain your goals and fears about the course to your friends or your teacher.D. Attend and participate in every class – even if you are n’t well prepared.Class time is your best opportunity to practice. Learn the grammar and vocabulary outside of class in order to make full use of the class time. Spend a few minutes “warming up” before each class by speaking or reading English.E. Study every day.English learning is cumulative (积累的): you cannot put it off until tomorrow. Study one or two hours for every class hour if you want a good mark.F. Learn grammar well.Grammar is the skeleton (基本的) and the basic structure of a language, so you must learn it.阅读以下各人学习英语的经历，然后找出合适的英语学习建议与之匹配。