2010—2011学年度第一学期期中考试五校联考
高一级英语科必修1学业水平测试试卷
第一卷（本部分答案全部填涂在电脑卡上）
II．完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后选出最佳选项 (共15小题，每小题
2分，满分30分)。
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 11 how difficult it is to write a 12 children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 13 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 14 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 15 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 16 who hears the story and the adult who 17 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 18 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 19 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as 20 of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for 21 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 22 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 23 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop 24 to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 25 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.
11. A. hoped B. realized C. told D. said
12. A. short B. long C. bad D. good
13. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
14. A. and B. but C. or D. so
15. A. both B. neither C. either D. very
16. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher.
17. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads
18. A. but B. however C. so D. because
19. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
20. A. articles B. work C. arts D. works
21. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children
22. A. become B. show C. find D. add
23. A. school B. home C. office D. library
24. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring
25. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common
III、阅读理解：阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with c hild care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
26. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A. Parents bring up children.
B. Parents give love and care to children.
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up.
27. What do you think “florists” do?
A. They sell flowers.
B. They make and sell bread.
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
28. Which do you think is right about “carnation”?
A. It has only two kinds of colors.
B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.
29. What do you know from the passage?
A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents.
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
30. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, .
A. people usually have family parties
B. everyone goes to visit the cemetery
C. children always go to parents’ home
D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts
B
When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern times, two
university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have show n that heroes still exist.
According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy (悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.
More than 20 university students who happened to be near the place where it happened immediately went to the rescue of the children.
Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and tiredness.
The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day.
A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college we re taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water.
Local people held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.
Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation (观察), but their lives were no longer in danger.
31. The underlined word “occurred” here means “_______”.
A. raised
B. made
C. guided
D. happened
32. When the three students fell into water, the university students were___________.
A. skating on the ice
B. taking photos at the lake
C. having a picnic
D. walking along the lake
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Three students died on the same day in all.
B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14, 2002.
C. The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.
D. Local people were not brave in face of danger.
34. It can be inferred that ___________.
A. people think little of the two university students’ death
B. the ice on the lake wasn’t strong enough to skate on
C. some students regretted for what they had done
D. heroes don’t a gree with what the students do
35.The author wrote the passage to _________.
A. warn people of the danger of skating on ice
B. ask people to learn from the brave university students
C. tell us a tragedy
D. advise university students to cherish (珍惜) their lives
C
The key to reaching or staying at a healthy weight is regular exercise and good eating habits. Teens should get 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. Note the word “activity”. As long as you’re getting your body moving, it doesn’t have to mean doing complicated exercises or going
to the gym (体育馆) every day. All that matters is that each week you get the right balance of activity, including aerobic (有氧健身法的) strength building, and flexibility (柔韧性) exercise. Make exercise a habit by scheduling some every day.
On days when you have soccer practice or an aerobics class, you may have no trouble exercising for an hour or more. But most of us are busy, and 60 minutes a day of activity seems like a lot of time. The good news is that it’s OK to divide it into shorter “exercise breaks” throughout the day. Just as you might have a healthy snack to stop yourself getting hungry, exercise snacks can keep energy level high. So get up 15 minutes earlier and do some yoga or other stretching (伸展) activity. Fast walk or jog (慢跑) for 15 minutes at lunch. Do the same thing after school or walk or bike home. Add to that taking the stairs, gym class, and walking between classes during the day, and you’ve probably reached your 60 minutes.
Here are 5 simple ways to make an exercise lifestyle change:
1. Start today. Go outside for a walk.
2. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
3. Instead of driving, walk or bike to places like school or a friend’s house.
4. Clean your room or wash the car.
5. Limit your time watching TV, using the computer, or playing video games--and when you do play, try some games that get you moving.
36. The underlined phrase “exercise snacks” in the second paragraph probably means ________.
A. food eaten before exercise
B. food eaten during exercise
C. shorter “exercise breaks”
D. a new kind of exercise
37. Why should we have exercise snacks every day?
A .Because they can stop us getting hungry
B. Because they can keep energy level high
C. Because they can include many kinds of sports
D. Because they are more likely to relate to our daily life
38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. To go hiking on your holidays
B. To spend less time on computer games
C. To go to school on foot or by bike
D. To do some housework at home
39. What will be most probably discussed in the following paragraph?
A. Losing weight
B. Good eating habits
C. Exercising your brain
D. Outdoors exercise
40. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Regular exercise
B. School exercise
C. Indoors exercise
D. Difficult exercises
D
It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas of 2005. While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival，he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike，a black Kona 18 Speed，was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get foods, saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it made us believe more in the beauty of humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others. No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can last forever.
41. Why was the bike so important to the couple？
A. They used it for work and daily life.
B. It was their only possessions（财产）.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 Speed.
D. The man’s job was bike racing.
42. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week
B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike
D. life was hard for the young family
43. How did people get to know the couple’s problem？
A. From a stranger
B. From a newspaper
C. From TV news
D. From radio broadcasts
44. What do the couple learn from their experience？
A. Strangers are usually little helpful.
B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.
D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
45. From this story，we can see humanity is __________.
A. selfish
B. useful
C. kind
D. cold-hearted
增城中学2010—2011学年度第一学期期中考试
高一级英语科必修1学业水平测试试卷
第二卷 (本部分答案全部答在答题卷上)
I ．语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）。
I felt upset when I 1__________ (tell) that I would have to leave the company. In order to find 2__________ new job to support the family, I read almost all the newspapers 3__________ set down almost all the telephone numbers in ads 4__________ my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new clerks. Not until I 5__________ (find) a job in a small town near Townsville did I calm down. My new boss, Mr. Brown, was one of my schoolmates 6__________ I was getting along well with at school. Both of us were 7__________(excite) to see each other and we spent the whole afternoon 8__________(talk) about things and persons that we remembered at school. He asked me to give 9__________ some advice on how to enlarge his present business and he was 10_________(entire) happy about my advice.
II. 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）。
1. I knew they ____________(不理睬) each other after showing disagreement.
2. I hardly ____________(认出) her after 10 years, because she had changed a lot.
3. We can enrich our English ____________(词汇) by reading.
4. It is said that ____________(青少年) are like the sun in the morning.
5. Y ou should make your spoken English as ____________(流利)as possible.
6. Words and ____________(词语) are the base of language learning.
7. Keep going ____________(直地) for two blocks, and you’ll see the store on your left.
8. After the earthquake everything was completely ____________(破坏).
9. When did you ____________(毕业) from the middle school?
10.Peter’s ____________(态度) towards this problem really surprised me.
11. In our opinion, Tom is a ____________(可信赖的) man.
12. Y our speech will be heard by a group of five ____________(裁判).
13. About two thirds of the passengers got ____________(伤害) in the car accident.
14. When he was young, he ____________(更喜欢) singing to dancing.
15. He is ____________(感激的) to his wife for her support.
III. 选词组填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）。
1.While ____________ a knife to cut something, you need to be very careful.
2. After the earthquake, the whole city ____________.
3. Has she _____________ to improve her terrible handwriting?
4. _____________ get the first prize in the sport meeting, he insists on practicing every day.
5. Ever since he was put into prison, he _____________ a lot of sufferings.
IV. 句型转换与完成句子(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
1. “Did you write your diary?” Tom asked Mary .
Tom asked Mary ___________ she ___________ ___________ her diary.
2. The boy was punished because he was late for school. His bicycle was broken.
The boy ___________ bicycle was broken was punished ___________
___________being
late for school.
3. 就是他坚决要求她去劝说玛丽努力学习吗？
Was it he ___________ insisted ___________ ___________Mary to study hard?
4. 这是他第一次嘲笑别人，所以我们都感到很震惊。
It was the first time that he ___________ ___________at others, so we felt ___________.
5. 即使我不喜欢他对我说话的方式，但为了提高英语口语，我还是充分利用时间与他交流。___________ ___________I don’t like the way___________ he speaks, I make full use of time to ___________ ___________ him in English.
V.书面表达（15分）
【写作情景】假若你是某高中学生李华，进入高中后，你觉得学英语的方式与初中有很大的不同。你给自己的英语老师写了一封信，讲述自己的英语学习情况。请你根据下面的提示补全此信。
【写作内容】
1.开始学习高中英语时，觉得英语比以前要难得多，几乎丧失信心；
2.后来逐渐意识到英语的重要性；
3.每天努力学习英语，例如多读书，多背诵等；
4.向老师和同学请教更好的学习英语的方法；
5.他们的帮助和您的鼓励使我取得了很大的进步，现在对英语越来越感兴趣。
【写作要求】字数在100字左右。
参考词汇：背诵：recite高级的: senior
Dear Mr. Li,
I’m glad to tell you that I have made great progress in my English study since I became
a senior high student.
__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________.
Thank you so much for your great help in your class.
Wish you all the best.
Y ours,
Li Hua
2010—2011学年度第一学期期中考试五校联考
高一级英语科必修1学业水平测试试卷
参考答案
完形填空：11-15 BDCCB 16-20 ADCBD 21-25 ABDCC
阅读：26-30 DACBA31-35 DBABB 36-40 CBABA41-45 ADBDC
第二卷
I. 语法填空：1. was told 2. a 3. and 4. in 5. found 6. who/ that/whom
7. excited 8. talking 9. him 10. entirely
II. 单词拼写：1. ignored 2. recognized 3. vocabulary 4. teenagers 5. fluent
6. expressions/phrases
7. straight
8. destroyed
9. graduate
10. attitude 11. reliable 12. judges 13.injured/hurt 14. preferred
15. grateful/thankful
III. 选词组填空：1. making use of 2. lay in ruins 3.made up her mind 4. In order to
5. has gone through
IV. 句型转换与完成句子：1.if/whether, had written 2. whose, because of
3. that/who, she persuade
4. had laughed, shocked
5. Even if(Even though), that /in which, communicate with
V. 书面表达
Dear Mr. Li,
I’m glad to tell you that I have made great progress in my English study since I became
a senior high student.
When I started senior English in the beginning, I found it much more difficult than ever before and I almost lost heart. Later, I gradually realized the importance of English, so I worked hard every day, such as reciting and reading as often as possible. I also asked my teachers and classmates for better ways of learning English. It is their help and your encouragement that help me improve my English. And now I’m getting more interested in it.
Thank you so much for your great help in your class.
Wish you all the best.
Y ours,
Li Hua