1 高一英语上学期期中考试试题
考试时间：90分钟 试卷分值：120分
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
单项选择
1.--The time we are making use of to solve the problem is very limited.
--Yes, but I think you are not _____ the problem.
A. determined about B. concerned about C. familiar to D. pleased with
2.--You have no idea what hardship I’ve had to __during the last few months. How
terrible! -- Really? But you should have asked me to help you.
A. look through B. go over C. go through D. look up
3.--This is the first time that I ____ the Italian restaurant.
--There is too much tasty food you can taste.
A. came to B. am coming into C. come into D. have been to
4. --I__ him to give up smoking, but failed.--Let me try, maybe my words will play
a role.
A. persuaded B. managed to advise C. tried to persuade D. suggested
5. Tom is always playing alone. I wish he would ____ with other children.
A. join B. join in C. take part in D. join up
6. ____ he has made up his mind, no one can make him change it.
A. Once B. Unless C. Until D. As
7. –I’m leaving for Beijing next week. -- How long ____ there?
A. have you stayed B. are you staying C. had you stayed D. did you stay
8. Native English speakers can understand each other __ they don’t speak the same
kind of English.
A. even B. although C. even if D. as if
9.The visitor ____ that he ____ very glad to pay a visit to our country.
A. said, was B. talked, had been C. told, was D. spoke, had been
10. -- How long _____ in the prison? --Since 1998.
A. was he kept B. has he been kept C. had he been kept D. will he be kept
11. Firework ____ the beauty of the festival night.
A. added to B. added up C. added up to D. added
12.--I’m going to take part in the entrance examination next week. --- ______.
A. Congratulations B. May you succeed
13.It’s a small town. You can never dream _____ shopping after 5 o’clock in the
evening. Which of the following is Wrong?
A. about doing B. about C. of doing D. to doing
14.He’s narrow-minded. Don’t _____ to his opinion.
A. give in B. give up C. give away D. give out
15．We were _______ surprised at the news that we couldn’t say anything.
A. so B. much C. very D. quite 完形填空
As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They
were staring16 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 17 ,
beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 18 the top,
using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the 2 19 side. But now one man was daring to try the 20 route. He was Walter Bonatti,
a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him 21 . Now
they were waiting to see his 22 . If he planned to 23 the next day, he would light a
green signal. A red light would mean that he was 24 .
A tiny green light 25 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The
people 26 .The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so
27 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 28 light.
In the morning, Bonatti 29. He could not see the top but he knew he was 30
there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months 31 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he
have the strength and 32 to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his 33 was radioed to the world. The trip
34 the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had
done the ―35 ‖ and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
16. A. back B. forward C. down D. up
17. A. flowers B. ice and snow C. green trees D. rocks
18. A. watched B. passed C. reached D. climbed
19. A. western B. eastern C. southern D. northern
20. A. difficult B. different C. same D. easy
21. A. patiently B. carefully C. anxiously D. eagerly
22. A. face B. figure C. flag D. signal
23. A. return B. go on C. rest D. stop
24 A. turning back B. moving up C. arriving D in danger
25. A. rose B. appeared C. turned on D. turned off
26 A. cheered B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted
27. A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy
28. A. yellow B. blue C. green D. red
29. A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up
30. A. already B. almost C. no longer D. surely
31. A. training B. preparing C. planning D. asking
32. A. courage B. skill C. money D. wish
33. A. victory B. thing C. climb D. courage
34. A. along B. up C. down D. to
35. A. necessary B. important C. great D. impossible 阅读理解
A
Hurricane(飓风) Babette reached the northeastern United States today and
caused death and destruction everywhere. The killer storm carried winds of 135
miles per hour. The high winds and heavy rains, together with the force of the
Atlantic Ocean, created extremely dangerous waves. It is not yet known how many
people died or were hurt in this storm, but it is said that the numbers will be very
high. The damage to homes, business and crops will run into billions of dollars.
Now that the storm is over, the long, slow rebuilding will begin.
With the arrival of the tornado season, the National Weather Service is again
telling people how to protect themselves from these deadly storms. The winds from
tornadoes are the most violent winds on earth. They can blow up to 400 miles per
