高一新生考试英语试题.doc

2017级高一英语第一次英语测试题
（本试卷分为AB两部分，满分100分）
A 阅读与完形
共60分
I．阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分)
A
    O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
   a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.
   d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.      f. Learned to write stories.
   A. e. c. f. b. d. a    B. c. e. b. d. f. a        C. e. b. d. c. a. f.   D. c. b. e. d. a f. 
2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because 
   A. they had surprise endings  B. they were easy to understand 
   C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City 
3. O. Henry went to prison because        .
   A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
   B. he broke the law by not using his own name
   C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
   D. people thought he had taken money that was not his
4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
   A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.
   C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.
5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
   A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
   C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
B
    One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.
    He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
    When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
6. Who wrote the story?
   A. Rupert’s teacher. B. The neighbour’s teacher.
   C. A medical school teacher. D. The teacher’s neighbour.
7. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
   A. He needed it for the summer term in London.
   B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
   C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
   D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
8. What happened at the airport?
   A. The skeleton went missing . B. The skeleton was stolen .
   C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .
9. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?
   A. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny .
   C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert .
10. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
   A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.
   B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.
   C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.
   D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.
C
    On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
    Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
    When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were ing true. 
    Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will plete his trip in Pakistan.
11. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be      .
   A. The Kingdom of Bicycles  B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an 
   C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 
12. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander ing to the hotel because       .
   A. he asked to see the manager
   B. he entered the hall with a bike
   C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests
   D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
13. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,        .
   A. China, India, and Pakistan  B. India, China, and Pakistan 
   C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India 
14. What made Friedlander want to e to China?
   A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xi’an .
   C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .
15. Friedlander can be said to be       .
   A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong—minded
II. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 16 and did not know the 17 very well. I was on the 18 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 19 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 20 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 21 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 22 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 23 that I had made the 24 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it 25 , I decided to go on. “If 26 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 27 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 28 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 29 up and down two low 30 .There was 31 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 32 with cows and horses. My fear was 33 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 34 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 35 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

16. A. before B. ago C. already D. still
17. A. town B. country C. friends D. way
18. A. train B. car C. highway D .phone
19. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross
20. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow
21. A. moment B. way C. road D. day
22. A. e B. leave C. take D. drive
23. A. crossroad B. corner C. station D. beginning
24. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting
25. A. about B. over C. of D. up
26. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
27. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told
28. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty
29. A. going B. ing C. driving D. walking
30. A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills
31. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light
32. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages
33. A. together B. gone C. covered D. ing
34. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found
35. A. happiness B. scenery C. joys D. problems

B 写作应用
（共40分）
I、语法填空 （每空1分，共10分）
温馨提示：有提示词的空格内填入所给词汇的正确形式；无提示词的空格内可填写冠词、代词、介词、连词等。
One day, Pierre,  ____36_____ worked in a government office, received an _____37______ (invite) to a palace ball. His wife, Mathilde, had no money ______38______  jewellery, so she borrowed a beautiful necklace _____39_____ her friend, Jeanne. She looked very beautiful ____40_______ they had a wonderful time that evening. But after the ball, she found the necklace _______41_______. They had to borrow a lot of money to buy a new ______42_____ for Jeanne. In order to pay _____43____ the money, they worked day and night for 10 years. Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didn’t recognize her ______44_____ they met in a park 10 years later. 
From this story, we know a person shouldn’t be affected ____45____ vanity(虚荣心), otherwise it will cost him a lot.
II、补全或翻译下列句子（每句2分，共10分）
1. 你可以坐任何一个空的座位。You can take any seat ______________________________________.
2. 1978年以来，许多高楼拔地而起。Since 1978, _________________________________________________.
3. 直到完成作业,他才去睡觉。_________________________________________________________
4. Lily问我是否已经看过那部电影了。_____________________________________________________
5. Mike既诚实又聪明，同学们都喜欢他。___________________________________________________
III、作文 （满分20分）
温馨提示：请以优美的书写完成写作任务
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