2014～2015学年下学期惠州市高中期末质量检测
高一英语试题
2015.07
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分135分——其最终成绩按总分150分进行折算，折算公式：最终成绩(150分)=卷面成绩（总分135分）× 1.112，四舍五入取整数计分。考试用时120分钟。
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。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。
3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。【来源：21cnj*y.co
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A poor young artist came to the gate of the subway station. He put his hat on the ground and took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he began playing the violin. The words on that paper said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it.”He was soon surrounded by people wondering what had happened. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry, grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would certainly come here.”
The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery（彩票）ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy and he took out 50 dollars for the wonderful music played by the young man. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later someone asked the violinist: “At that time you needed to pay the tuition fee and had to play the violin every day to make the money. Then why didn’t you take the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”
1.Why were the violinist surrounded with a lot of people?
A. He was waiting for someone who has lost money.
B. He was playing the violin in the street.
C. He was begging money in public.
D. He had written something strange on paper in front of him.
2. What can be inferred form the passage?
A. The violinist was given the lottery ticket as a reward.
B. The violinist was given the lottery ticket because George thought it useless.
C. The violinist was given the lottery ticket because George didn’t notice that.
D. The violinist was given the lottery ticket because George wanted to help him.
3. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Poor Young Artist
B. An Artist And a Gentleman
C. Honesty Saves People from Trouble
D. Honesty Brings Happiness
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B
Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella does everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals before she meets the prince. If someone asked Cinderella, “Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?”She probably would answer , “Why , none , of course. Housework is my duty!”In the real world, however, most people have certain dislikes for some kinds of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing（熨）clothes and washing dishes.
Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled（处理）separately, so ironing a basket of them can take hours! If you do not follow directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.
Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because , we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don’t come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes. And it is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don’t know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.
4. For Cinderella, doing household work is __________.
A. what she hates to do
B. what she is responsible for
C. what she loves to do
D. what she is content with
5. Most people hate to do clothes-ironing because _________.
A. it takes a lot of time
B. it has to be done by one person
C. it must be handled skillfully
D. it needs careful planning
6. Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because _________.
A. hand washed dishes are cleaner
B. dishwashers are not so easily handled
C. some dishes cannot be washed by machine
D. washing dishes by hand is cheaper
7. Ironing is different from washing dishes in that _________.
A. it requires patience
B. it is not a daily housework
C. it is not tiring
D. it needs less care
C
Back in the early 1990s, I knew little about computers. But what I did know was that something huge was happening. It was changing imaginations and possibilities like nothing I had ever known. And I knew I had dreams that hadn’t come true. But I didn’t know how to realize them until I met with my old friend, Rolly Rouse, when we happened to move into the same neighborhood. Rolly often called me with a lot of ideas. We talked about the Internet and about starting a new online company together．
He was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it: we would give people wonderful electronic houses on a CD-ROM and let them modify（改变）those houses to their own needs. When they were satisfied，we would enable them to go online to make the project happen, and to get the products Building Blocks was the name Rolly came up with for the new company. Rolly simply gave up his business to commit himself full time to Building Blocks. I soon joined him after I quit my well paid job at a newspaper．
Together we developed a demo to show the features of our CD—ROM, “The New American Dream Home”. Then we took it to the annual convention of the National Association of Home Builders in Boston. To our satisfaction, nearly everyone expected to see what we were showing, including the top companies. When we left, we had invitations to tell them more about Building Blocks. That was the start of my real lifetime dream and Building Blocks, our company, has been on a road to success ever since.
8. In the first paragraph, “something huge was happening” refers to_________．
A. house designing
B. home decoration
C. technology development
D. furniture production
9. From the passage, we can know that Rolly is ________．
A. stubborn
B. serious
C. creative
D. outgoing
10. Rolly and the writer decided to start a company together because they were both________．
A. expert in building
B. poorly paid at their jobs
C. out of work at the time
D. interested in e-business
11. At the Boston convention, Rolly and the writer were happy because_________．
A. they had people interested in their products
B. they sold some of their own products right there
C. they got their first orders from some famous building companies
D. they had the chance to visit some famous building companies
D
It seems hard to watch someone yawn（打哈欠）and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force. Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this behavior until around age four, the study found. Autistic（患自闭症的）children are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.
“Emotional（情绪的）effect seems to be a born thing that connects us together,” said Molly Helt, a graduate student at the University of Connecticut. “Yawning may be part of that.” Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.
“The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them, ” she said. “The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand th at humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that.”
Like infectious （有感染力的）laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that improves social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.
12．According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?
A．It is hard to yawn when you see others yawn.
B．Yawning is a form of communication.
C．Autistic children are more likely to catch yawns.
D．Yawning too much does harm to people’s health.
13．In her study, Molly Helt has found that __________.
A．people get inspired when they yawn
B．yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humans
C．people only communicate with others by yawning when they are young
D．yawning helps clear ears on planes
14．From the passage, we can know that______________.
A．it is strange to yawn back if people around you yawn.
B．some kids are too young to yawn after others.
C．autistic children yawn easily when others yawn.
D．y awning can be used to test children’s development.
15. From the the last paragraph, it can be inferred that __________.
A．yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying
B．it is impolite to yawn on some social occasions
C．yawning is a shared experience that improves social connection
D．yawning can make people feel relaxed
第二节（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to manage your email inbox（收件箱）
___16___We love it and we hate it. We need it and we want it, but too often the price we pay is that . As certain as the sun will rise, our inboxes will be full by mid-morning.
Honestly, we’ve done it to ourselves. We depend too much on it to communicate and as a result, have made ourselves pay attention to every one of them. This is terrible. ___17___Every time an e-mail interrupts you, it costs time, money, and brainpower.
Here are some of my best tips to manage emails:
___18___You can’t get into work if you check emails every ten minutes. Instead, you should set certain times to check your inbox, like the top of every hour or every 90 minutes. Set a timer on your phone and stick to it.
Scan your inbox. ___19___ At the same time, delete everything that is unnecessary and answer timely
requests first.
___20___ Instead of creating an email, try speaking with the person you want to communicate with. Often, a five-minute conversation on the line is much better than an email.
A. Email is becoming more and more important in our lives.
B. Set a schedule.
C. Email is our friend and the enemy.
D. Looking through the emails quickly can save your time.
E. Because email can interrupt our work and life.
F. Use a phone.
G. Talk to the person.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
Once upon a time there was an 21 where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including 22 . One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the 23 of the ocean. So they were busy with preparing their boats to 24 .
But Love was the 25 one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island until the 26 moment. When the island was 27 under, love decided it was time to leave. She began 28 for someone to ask for help.
Just then Richness was passing by in a 29 boat. Love asked, "Richness, can I come with you on your boat?" Richness answered, "I'm sorry, but there are a lot of 30 and gold coins on my boat so there would be no room for you 31 ."
Next, Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered, "Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be 32 now."
Love began to 33 hopelessly. Then, she heard a 34 say, "Come Love,wipe your tears and go with me." It was an elder. Love felt so 35 and overjoyed that she 36 to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. After a long while, Love suddenly 37 how much the elder 38 her.
Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped me? "It was 39 ," Knowledge answered. "But why? "Love asked. Knowledge smiled answered, "Because only Time is 40 to understand how great Love is.
21. A. village B. city C. island D. mountain
22. A. Love B. Hate C. Fear D. Anger
23. A. bottom B. surface C. center D. coast
24. A. return B. stay C. hide D. leave
25. A. first B. lucky C. unlucky D. only
26. A. suitable B. last C. joyful D. reliable
27. A. certainly B. already C. almost D. possibly
28. A. caring B. looking C. leaving D. paying
29. A. large B. old C. small D. empty
30. A. books B. jewels C. bags D. cards
31. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere
32. A. safe B. kind C. sad D. alone
33. A. swim B. laugh C. cry D. shout
34. A. song B. noise C. call D. voice
35. A. annoyed B. bored C. disappointed D. surprised
36. A. remembered B. continued C. forgot D. wanted
37. A. regretted B. realized C. felt D. thought
38. A. saved B. understood C. helped D. knew
39. A. Time B. Knowledge C. Happiness D. Sadness
40. A. capable B. able C. unable D. probable
2014～2015学年下学期惠州市高中期末质量检测
高一英语试题
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分。满分 15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wang Peng felt very frustrated when he saw none of his patrons (常客) would eat in his restaurant. ___41___his opinion, nothing could be better than his fried rice, mutton kebabs, fatty pork or his sugary cola.Who won his customers？He___42___(follow) one of his best friends into Yong Hui’s ___43___(new)-opened slimming restaurant and was amazed at___44___ he saw in the menu there: raw vegetables, fruit and water. It___45___ (be) obvious that Yong Hui was telling lies when promising to make the customers___46___ (thin). In order to win his customers back,he went to the library to do some research, ___47__s howed Yong Hui’s menu didn’t give the customers energy-giving food. Having found out ___48___weakness of Yong Hui’s menu, Wang Peng wrote his own sign, ___49___ (say) energy-giving food served. In fact, there was weakness in Wang Peng’s menus, too. Food at his restaurant contains too much fat. So the only solution is to combine the two menus together to be a ___50___ (balance) menu.
第三部分写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节单词拼写（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
用括号内所给词的适当形式完成下列句子，使句子语法结构正确、意义完整。
51. It’s impolite to enter someone’s room without his _________ (permit).
52. Eating healthily and exercising regularly is _________ (benefit) to people’s health.
53. Whenever we have trouble with our studies, our teachers help us_________ (patience).
54. According to some _________ (religion) beliefs, the earth was once recognized as the center of the
universe.
55. Smoking in the public place has been banned because it is_________ (harm) to other people’s health.
56. What my father said to me that night left a deep _________ (impress) on me.
57. By studying the _________ (tradition) culture, we are given a chance to know our country and its
splendid culture.
58. After years of _________ (observe), she finished the world famous academic works.
59. The old lady couldn’t help crying when someone _________ (refer) to her son.
60. When the match was over, the whole world could see how _________ (regret) the players were.
61. What you are saying can be _________ (confuse), if you use the wrong words.
62. _________ (entertain) warmly by the host, they had a wonderful time there.
63. There is the huge challenge ahead, but none of them has had a _________ (convince) plan.
64. Actually, we don't realize how _________ (true) unique each of us is.
65. Human society is always pushed forward by those _________ (advance) ideas of great people.
第二节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10
处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Parks provide people with a place to amuse themself for a while. In recent decades, however, many parks have designed to provide entertainment. We call it theme parks. The new parks are usual huge places and have a variety of thing to see and do. Every theme park has a certain theme that the whole park is based in.The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland. It seems like a magical world which can make your dream coming true. But if you are interesting in traditional culture and history, go to Dollywood, that you can have fun learning all about America’s historical southeastern culture.Or you can go to Camelot Park, in a world of fantasy about ancient England.
第三节书面表达（满分25分）
你所在学校的英文校刊向全体高一学生征稿，主题是“我的高一生活”，你有意参加此次活动。请根据下列要点完成一篇英语作文。
1．从进入高中至今，你的经历和感受；
2. 你对即将进入高中的学生们的建议。
注意：1．词数100以上；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。
2014～2015学年下学期惠州市高中期末质量检测高一英语试题定义
阅读理解：（每小题2分，共40分）
1—5 DCDBA 6—10 ABCCD 11—15 ABBDD
16—20 CEBDF
完形填空：（每小题1.5分，共30分）
21—25 CAADD 26—30 BCBAB 31—35 ADCDD 36—40 CBCAB
语法填空：（每小题1.5分,共15分）
41.In 42.followed 43. newly 44. what 45. was
46.thinner 47. which 48.the 49. saying 50. balanced
单词拼写：（每小题1分，共15分。）
51.permission 52. beneficial 53. patiently 54. religious 55. harmful
56. impression 57.traditional 58. observation 59. referred 60. regretful
61. confusing 62.Entertained 63. convincing 64. truly 65. advanced
短文改错：(没处1分，共10分。)
书面表达：（25分）
Last September, I entered my high school. The moment I stepped into the campus, I could feel something amazing was happening. Actually, my new school life was more than expect. I met my friendly classmates and lots of excellent teachers. It’s like my ideal daydream came into reality.
I studied much harder than in junior middle school because I knew there’s a bigger challenge waiting for me. And I also joined in a variety of after-school activities which cultivated my all-sided abilities. I didn’t stop struggling for my goal in every single day though there was ups and downs. To my satisfaction, my efforts was paid back. I have seen my gradual growth and development in the past year. My first high school year can be a cornerstone of the future success.
I really like to share my experience with the new comers to help them adapt to their new lives in high school. I suggest that they make proper plans to make sure that no time will be wasted. And I also think they should better learn to make a balance between study and after-school activities.