第 1 页 共 10 页 高一英语上学期周练试题
第I卷（选择题，共三大题，70分）
第一部分：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1. I insisted that he ____, which means I insisted on ____.
A. should go; he goes B. go; he goes C. should go; him going D. would go; his going
2. —Why, Jack, you look so tired!
---Well, I _____the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. have been painting B. was painting C. will be painting D. have painted
3. —It’s useless crying over spoiled milk , ________?
—It’s better late than never. Actually, no one has expected it, ________?
A. is it; have they B. isn’t it; have they C. isn’t it; hasn’t he D. is it; hasn’t he
4. The _______ boy made the police and his family _______.
A. gone; puzzled B. missing; puzzled C. missing; puzzling D. lost; puzzling
5. __________ your help, I passed the examination without any difficulty.
A. Because of B. Owing to C. Due to D. Thanks to
6. While our manager is away on business, our company will be _____________ Mr. Zhang.
A. in the charge of B. in charge of C. taken charge of D. taking the charge of
7. — Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
— I _____ in Xinjiang for one year, volunteering services as a doctor.
A. have stayed B. stay C. stayed D. am staying
8. When you are home, give a call to let me know you ______ safely.
A. are arriving B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive
9. You’d better have some candles in the house _____ the electricity is off.
A. in that case B. as long as C. in case D. so that
10. The weather here is much better than ___________ in the north.
A. the one B. one C. it D. that
11. We won’t start the work until all the preparations ___________.
A. are being made B. will be made C. have been made D. had been made
12. The sports meeting, due to ______ this weekend, has been put off due to the rain these days.
A. being held B. holding C. hold D. be held
第 2 页 共 10 页 13. China has recently _____ its waters controls near the Diaoyu Islands to prevent Chinese
fishing boats from _____ in the East China Sea．
A. show up; attacking B. taken up; having attacked
C. stepped up; being attacked D. picked up; having been attacked
14. The book was written in 1946, ________ the education system has witnessed great changes.
A. when B. during which C. since then D. since when
15. Our teacher told us that she was rather __________ at the __________ result of the test.
A. disappointed; disappointing B. disappointing; disappointed
C. disappointing; disappointing D. disappointed; disappointed
16. The research group ____________ 15 members has made great achievements in recent years.
A. is made up of B. makes up C. made up of D. making up of
17. At noon hey got to a hill and on top of the hill ________________, dating back to hundreds of
years ago.
A. a temple stood B. did a temple stand C. a temple did stand D. stood a temple
18. Listen! Do you hear someone ________ for help?
A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
19. We all can go out for a picnic this afternoon, _____________ that the others agree.
A. to assume B. assumed C. assume D. assuming
20. --Have you brought the photo of your family?
---Yes, I ___________ it the whole morning.
A. would look for B. looked for C. have been looking for D. had looked for
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 21 of gardening may not have started
from my love for nature. It was to 22 my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often
looked with 23 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of garbage
to her, “something else to 24 !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever
thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something 25 to whatever my parents did! If gardening was
something they found 26 ,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds（百合花种子） under the ground. But they failed to 27 .I
continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses, Wild 28 joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 29 ,I was touched by this land of
wonder.
第 3 页 共 10 页 30 ,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 31 at me because he
found it was 32 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s 33 , I put in
her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds(杂草) 34 flowers.
Not caring about their 35 ,I kept on planting my garden and 36 to enjoy the
pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 37 to
care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 38 my parent.
Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show
which makes my parents feel very 39 . And now I could say it is my love for 40 that
makes me a real gardener.
21. A. memory B. dream C. devotion D. idea
22. A. annoy B. change C. help D. please
23. A. satisfaction B. dislike C.concentration D. embarrassment
24. A. stay up B. clean up C. mix up D. come up
25. A. equal B. available C. opposite D. different
26. A. displeasing B. valuable C. painful D. enjoyable
27. A. go through B. break out C. hold on D. come up
28. A. to B. by C. in D. with
29. A. Regularly B. usually C. Finally D. Mostly
30. A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides
31. A. shouted B. looked C. laughed D. sighed
32. A. easy B. dangerous C. wise D. troublesome
33. A. displeasure B. sadness C. delight D. regret
34. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
35. A. encouragement B. complaints C. confusion D. pressure
36. A. pretended B. tended C. struggled D. continued
37. A. respond B. turn C. prefer D. lead
38. A. defend B. satisfy C. challenge D. respect
39 .A. strange B. comfortable C. proud D. disappointed
40. A. freedom B. nature C. growth D. life
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604
cups of coffee—and 564 pints of milk. The different colors were created by adding no, little or
lots of milk to each cup of black coffee.
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide. It took a team of eight
