陕西省西安中学高一英语上学期期中试题

高一级英语试题

考试时间：90分钟 试卷总分：100分

第一部分：客观题（满分65分）

第一节： 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

1. The teacher asked Mary _______ she could tell him the general idea of the poem.

A. that if B. whether C. that D. how

2. The place was flooded ________ it had been raining for several weeks.

A. because B. because of C. ever since D. as a result of

3. She changed so much that I could hardly _______ her when we met again after a

separation of 20 years.

A. recognize B. know C. remember D. tell

4. The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent

for different reasons.

A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were

5. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _________.

A. takes off B. took off C. has taken of D. is taking off

6. Please ________ the numbers and I’m sure they will ________ more than 1,000.

A. add up; add B. add up; add up C. add up; add up to D. add; add up

7. Students are required to _______ down what the teachers teach in class. Which of

the following is wrong?

A. set B. put C. write D. make

8. The money collected should be made good use ________ the people in Taiwan who

suffered a lot in the earthquake.

A. of helping B. to help C. to helping D. of to help

9. He asked me ________.

A. when would I come back B. why I hadn’t attended the meeting

C. how much did I pay for the mobile phone D. whom was I going to the cinema with

10. The professor raised his voice _______ everyone could hear clearly.

A. so that B. in order that C. to make sure D. all the above

11. Was it something _______he did _______ made her cry so sadly?

A. that; which B. that; that C. that; what D. what; which

12．Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers a bicycle．

A．ride; ride B．riding; ride C．ride; to ride D．to ride; riding

13. Her child was crying, but she ________ him and carried on with her work. A. knew B. ignored C. recognized D. joined

14. It was the first time that I __________ the night face to face.

A. had seen B. have seen C. see D. seeing

15. Mike is only seven years old, _________, he worked out the problem.

A. and B. so C. but D. however

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On

the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was

going to begin in a few 16 .On their faces was confidence（信心）.This was their

17 exam—then on to graduation（毕业）and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 18 get. With

the certainty of four years of college, they felt 19 and able to take control（控制）of the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 20 task, as the professor had said

they could bring 21 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not

22 each other during the test.

23 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles

24 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.

Three hours had

passed 25 the professor began to collect papers. The students

no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in

hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at

the 26 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all

five questions?”

27 a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hand.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 28 .” But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I

29 ,” he said.

“I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there

are 30 many things about the 31 you don’t know. These questions you could not

answer are relatively common（普遍）in everyday 32 .” Then, smiling, he added,

“You will all 33 this course, but remember—even though you are now college

graduates, your education had just 34 .”

The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 35 he taught.

16. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days 17. A. only B. first C. very D. last

18. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to

19. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice

20. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual

21. A. no B. either C. any D. some

22. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to

23. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully

24. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped

25. A. then B. as C. before D. after

26. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved