2015-2016天津耀华高一英语期中考试

天津市耀华中学2015-2016学年第一学期期中形成性检测
高一年级英语试卷
第一卷（65分）
第一部分：听力
略
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分27.5分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）
从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16. – I _______ to Beijing tomorrow. My plane _______ at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
- Have a good trip!
A. am going; leaves
B. am about to go; is leaving
C. will go; is to leave
D. go; is about to leave
17. ______ with women, men always prefer to sleep at home rather than spend so much time shopping.
A. Contacted
B. Contracted
C. Matched
D. Compared
18. With ticket prices _______, TV has become a typical way or watching a game for young and old.
A. lifting up
B. going up
C. bringing up
D. growing up
19. The man would have paid ______ for the house if the salesgirl had insisted because he really wanted it.
A. twice as much
B. much as twice
C. as much twice
D. twice much as
20. Our English teacher is really ______ and tells jokes when she thinks we’re getting ______.
A. amusing; boring
B. amused; bored
C. amusing; bored
D. amused boring
21. The course to be held during the summer vacation ______ all aspects of business and laws.
A. relates
B. refers
C. looks
D. covers
22. The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his ______ it was!
A. What a dangerous scene
B. What dangerous the scene
C. How a dangerous scene
D. How dangerous the scene
23. It’s ten years _______ the scientist set out to discover the valuable chemical.
A. when
B. that
C. before
D. since
24. – I hear you’re going to the city.
- Yes. Anyway, life in the city is quite different from ______ in the country.
A. one
B. those
C. that
D. what
25. You can’t imagine how happy we were! The exciting moment we had been looking forward to ______ at last.
A. came
B. having come
C. come
D. coming
26. – I guess it must be an iPhone 6 plus.
- ______ And it’s for your birthday.
A. You’ve got it.
B. That’s all right
C. Oh, really?
D. Is that right?
27. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of _______.
A. energy
B. source
C. power
D. material
28. I know the girl ______ in the storm.
A. to catch
B. caught
C. catching
D. to be caught
29. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _______ so
rapidly.
A. has changed
B. will have changed
C. is changing
D. will change
30. – When can I make an appointment with you, sir?
- What about Wednesday afternoon?
- OK. ______
A. Do you have time than?
B. That’s settled
C. It’s up to you.
D. Take your time
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A, B, C，D四个选型中，选出最佳选项。

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know __31__ you think you are a __32__ person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question __33__you are tested in real life. Some people __34__they are brave but when they come face to face with real __35__, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like __36__.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a __37__ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. __38__, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the __39__water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very __40__and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into Potomac, __41__to the woman, and kept her head __42__the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not __43__.
When you are in a very __44__situation and feel afraid, the body automatically (自动地) produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(肾上激素). __45__adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are __46__to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely (完全) terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this __47__, the muscles (肌肉) become very hard and you find you __48__move at all. You are paralysed (瘫痪) with fear. This is __49__ when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we are ‘petrified’, this word comes from a Greek word ‘petros’, which means ‘stone’. We are __50__frightened that we become stonelike.
31. A. how B. neither C. whether D. either
32. A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain
33. A. when B. until C. after D. once
34. A. realize B. find C. think D. agree
35. A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger
36. A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards
37. A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. terrible
38. A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually
39. A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold
40. A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited
41. A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam
42. A. in B. under C. above D. from
43. A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine
44. A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. favorable
45. A. With B. Without C. For D. Like
46. A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious
47. A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes
48. A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
49. A. where B. how C. because D. why
50. A. really B. very C. such D. so
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Ten years ago, when I was in junior school, Mrs. Amatuli was my language teacher. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my cold fish sandwich as usual and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy the sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria. I was very pleased. I never bought my lunch from the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use again the next day.
Seeing other students went to the cafeteria after class, I felt my heart was filled with admiration. You can imagine how pleased I was when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wished to buy it. When we finished lunch that day, Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and explained why she had bought my sandwich. She said she was a Catholic and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays. From then on, every Friday Mrs. Amatuli bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch.
One year later, I knew from a classmate that Mrs. Amatuli was not a Catholic and her family was not rich. She bought my cold sandwich because she knew that a poor girl would be excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch. She wanted to help me! I will never forget her sympathy and generosity. I will be grateful to my dear teacher, Mrs. Amatuli, forever.
51. From the passage we can know that _______.
A. Mrs. Amatuli was a Catholic and didn’t eat red meat on Fridays
B. the author was too poor to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria
C. Mrs. Amatuli bought the author’s cold sandwich every day
D. the author and her classmates all liked the cafeteria food
52. When Mrs. Amatuli told the author to use the money to buy a hot lunch, she felt____.
A. happy
B. worried
C. disappointed
D. surprised
53. Why did the author admire other kids in his class?
A. Because they were good at their lessons.
B. Because they could eat the fish sandwich.
C. Because they could carry lunch from home.
D. Because they could buy hot lunches from the cafeteria.
54. Mrs. Amatuli bought the author’s sandwiches in order to_____.
A. save time to prepare for her lessons.
B. show the author she liked the fish sandwich.
C. let the author buy hot lunch as other kids did.
D. make others believe she was a real Catholic.
55. From the passage we know a “cafeteria” is ______.
A. a shop where kids can buy food and drink
B. a big restaurant where people can have dinner.
C. a place in the school where students can eat lunch
D. a kitchen where one can have a hot food and drink
B
One way of helping yourself to improve your English is by using an English/ English dictionary. You have to able to use a dictionary so that it helps you rather than cause you more problems. Look at the page from a dictionary and then answer the following questions by using the information taken from it. Don’t forget the words that are all in alphabetical order, so scan the pages to find the words you need.
Scold 1. n. a person, typically a woman, who scolds 2. v. to speak in an angry and complaining way (to someone), esp. to blame.
Scoop 1. n. any of various containers or tools for holding and moving liquids or loose material
2. n. an exciting news report made by a newspaper before any other newspapers
3. n. a successful piece of business, esp. one done by acting faster than others
4. v. to take up or out, or make with a scoop
5. v. (of a newspaper) to make a news report (before another newspaper)
6. v. to win against, esp. by being faster, beat
Scoot v. to (cause to) move quickly and suddenly
Scooter 1. n. motor-bicycle with a low seat
2. n. a child’s vehicle with small wheels, an upright handle fixed to the front wheel, and a narrow board for one foot, pushed by the other foot touching the ground.
Scorch 1. v. to burn (part of) a surface so as to change its colour, taste, or feeling, but nor completely destroy it; (of such a surface ) to burn in this way
2. v. to dry up and take the life out (of plants) with a strong dry heat
3. n. a scorched place, mark made by burning on a surface
4. n. the appearance of scorching produced by some plant disease.
56. Which meaning of the word scorch is used in the sentence: The meat is likely to search if you leave it cooking too long?
A. Definition 3
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 4
D. Definition 1
57. What is the word that best completes the following sentence?
I was frightened to see the car ______ down the road and heavily hit a big rock.
A. scroot
B. scoop
C. scorch
D. scold
58. What might be the best thing a boy wants to get for his ten- year birthday?
A. A scold
B. A scooter
C. A scoop
D. A scorch
C
MOSCOW-An army major has been seized in a government building in Moscow and charged with planning to kill Russian President Boris Yelsin with a knife, Tass news agency （塔斯社）said on Saturday. Tass said the unnamed officer was detained （拘捕）by security guards
as he hid in the top –story of a government building early last Wednesday--- a few hours before Yeltsin left Moscow on a trip to India. The man, who was armed with a knife when arrested, had planned to attack the 61- year- old Russian leader as he stepped from his car. He did not get near Yeltsin, who was preparing to leave for his trip and whose office is in the Kremlin, about 300 meters away from the Staraya Ploshchad Complex where the officer was waiting.
(Monday, Febrary,1993)
59. The murder was hidden in ______
A. The Kremlin
B. Yeltsin’s office
C. the top-story of the building for Tass newsagency.
D. the Staraya Ploshchad Complex
60. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Yeltsin left for India while the officer was waiting near the Kremlin.
B. A few hours after the army major was arrested Yeltsin left Moscow for India.
C. The Stayara Ploshchad Complex was one of the government buildings.
D. Tass didn’t mention the name of the detained official.
D
The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows people under 30 are more likely to feel lonely than older people though they may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter.
Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new and it was hardtop know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend （趋势）. But overseas research has found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.
Mr Walker said the finding needed more study, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that people’s expectations of connectedness has gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection,” he said, “While technology like cellphones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get cullied （欺负）, especially bullied online, it’s quite isolating （孤立的）. A lot of the time, it is an important cause of loneliness.”
Figures from dating website FindSomeone also showed more young people were looking for love on line and they were the fastest growing group on the site. Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010 there had been huge growth in smartphones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It’s like you’re sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”
Bernardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they’ve got some problem, which is like all the things that people would normally talk about with a friend, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.”
The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who had not had face- to- face contact with family and friends in the past week were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.
61. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A. The older you are, the lonelier you feel.
B. Loneliness in young people is being studied widely.
C. The result of the study in New Zealand was not well accepted by public.
D. Philip Walker is one of the authors of The Loneliness in New Zealand.
62. Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?
A. High technology may become a reason for loneliness.
B. Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.
C. It’s hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.
D. People shouldn’t use the Internet to get to know strangers.
63. From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that ______.
A. people living alone have more connection online
B. people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic
C. people communicating less in the real world risk loneliness
D. the Internet can keep people free from loneliness
64. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. high technology results in the old being lonely
B. FindSomeone is a website where you see old friends
C. without technology, young people would nto feel lonely
D. those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely
65. What is best title of the passage?
A. Young people online
B. Loneliness around you
C. Technology ad young people
D. Young but lonely
第二卷（35分）
第四部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节：词汇应用（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
A. 根据下面所给的英文单词，单词词首或释义写出相应的单词的正确形式，使意思通顺。

66. When two businessmen meet each other for the first time, they always e ______ name cards.
67. I’d like to know his r______ to your words yesterday. Was he happy or sad?
68. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they are to s ______.
69. My first i_______ of Mrs. Li was that she was nervous and shy.
70. He said goodbye to his parents for the train is a______（靠近）.
71. The nurse told me to take the medicine according to the i______ even by the doctor.
72. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. S_______ our minds are developed by learning.
73. John is a boy of great i______ he often finds the answers to some difficult questions more quickly than the other students.
74. Gulangyu Island is a gorgeous island with some really interesting a______ （建筑）.
75. You don’t seem very ______ （热情的）about the party – don’t you want to go tonight?
B. 根据下面句子的意思，从方框中选出适合的短语并用其正确形式填空，使句子的意思完整。

European countries.
77. Mrs. Chen asked us ______ for her class and nobody dared to come late.
78. The programme cannot continue because some system files are ______ in your old system.
79. My father said it ______ me to make the final decision.
80. Due to his hard work, the students ______ to is English study recently.
81. The weather of Beijing is ______ that of Hawaii.
82. The kids ______ and the teacher gave each group a task.
83. Before learning the passage, you should ______ of the meaning of the new words.
84. Teachers in this school used to ______ now the situation is improving.
85. There is very little rain here, merely 60mm in a year ______.
第二节：书面表达（满分15分）
以Traveling to Hainan Island 为标题，用第一人称写一篇不少于100词的游记。

主要内容包括：
1. 因为全家人很喜欢旅游，所以决定在国庆节放假期间去海南岛
2. 在海南岛你领略了自然美景，也结交了很多朋友。

3. 最后两天由于下雨只能呆在屋里看电视，感到有点无聊。

4. 下次旅游要带点书，以便无法户外活动时消遣。

注意：1. 不要逐字逐句的翻译中文。

2. 考生可以在所规定的主要内容之外适当发挥，增加一些合理的内容。