高一英语上学期期中试题无答案12.doc

甘肃省静宁县甘沟中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题（无答案）
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将答案卡交回。
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选择题的答案用中性笔填在答题卡上。填写清楚，忌改动，否则无效。
3. 本卷设计用时100分钟，总分120分。
第I卷
第一部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
When I was 8 years old, I decided to run away from home after a quarrel with my mother. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door.
My mom asked where I was going. “I’m leaving home,” I said.
“What’s that you’re carrying?” she asked.
“Some clothes and food,” I replied.
“If you want to run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.”
I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor and started for the door again.
“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “You didn’t have any clothes on when you arrived, and I want them back.”
This infuriated me. I tore my clothes off — shoes, socks, underwear and all — and shouted, “Can I go now?”
“Yes,” my mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”
I was so angry that I shut the door forcefully and stepped out of my home. Then I noticed down the street two neighbor girls walking toward our house. I was so shy that I saw the big spruce (云杉) tree in our yard and jumped under the low-hanging branches (树枝). A pile of dried-up brown needles (针状物) were beneath the tree, and you can’t imagine the pain those sharp needles caused to my body.
After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran to the front door and knocked at it loudly.
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The voice behind the door answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.”
Looking behind me to see if anyone else was coming down the street, I said, “Mom! I’m sorry. I’m still your son. Let me in!”
The door opened and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your mind about running away?” she asked.
“What’s for supper?” I smiled back.
1. When the author was leaving home, his mother ordered him to _____.
A. stay at home B. take some sandwiches
C. leave everything behind D. check his suitcase carefully
2. Which of the following can best describe the author’s mom?
A. Selfish and proud.            B. Strict but loving.
C. Kind and helpful.            D. Wise but impatient.
3. The underlined word “infuriated” probably means “_____”.
A. surprised                              B. warned     C. encouraged                   D. angered
4. Why did the author jump under the low-hanging branches?
A. To avoid being seen. B. To find some needles.
C. To play a joke on the two girls. D. To attract the two girls’ attention.
5. The last sentence “What’s for supper?” mainly shows that the author _____.
A. felt very hungry at that time B. changed his plan to leave home
C. wished to eat something before leaving
D. wanted to know what his mother prepared for supper
B
Winter Vinecki began running at age five, but got serious in 2009 after her father died of cancer — that’s when she decided to honor his memory by running a marathon on every continent (大洲) before her 15th birthday.
Scope: Team Winter is an organization you founded to raise money for cancer research. How did it get started?
Winter: At first, Team Winter was formed to fight childhood obesity (肥胖). When I was 8, I ran a race and raised $1,100 for that cause. But less than a year later, my dad got cancer. I knew I had to do something to help. When I started, my goal was to raise $10,000. I’ve raised well past that — almost $500,000.
Scope: What goes through your mind when you run?
Winter: When I’m having a hard time during a race, I think about my dad. If he could deal with the pain of cancer, I can deal with any type of pain. He was a very friendly person. He was always smiling and very happy even when he had cancer.
Scope: Is your age ever an obstacle (障碍) in your races?
Winter: I’ve been turned down by race directors who won’t let anyone younger than 16 or 18 compete. But Diana Nyad, the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, told me, “Never let them tell you it can’t be done.” From then on I knew my age wasn’t the problem.
Scope: You’ve probably inspired lots of people too.
Winter: I’ve heard about kids doing projects like me. Once in a restaurant, a boy came up to my mom and me and told us his dad had cancer too. Now he’s competing (竞争) in running for his dad. Hearing stories like that helps keep me going.
6. What do we know about Team Winter?
A. It always holds different races. B. Its final goal is to raise $500,000.
C. It was named after Winter’s father. D. It was to help obese children at first.
7. When Winter has a hard time during a race, what keeps her going?
A. Her father’s illness.          B. Her father’s success.
C. Her father’s bravery.                      D. Her father’s kindness.
8. Winter’s words in the last paragraph tell us that _____.
A. she sets a good example for others B. she hopes others will do what she does
C. the boy wants to join Team Winter D. the boy invites her to compete with him
C
Pete Sparks was a sensitive (敏感的) boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish (怕痒的). You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop.
Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different.
 One day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw Pete in tears, he went to cheer him up. It didn’t take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown.
“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised. “Come, I’ll show you,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special, because in every show Pete’s laughter would end up with the kids lying on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I can’t retire (退休), even at my age?”
That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old man’s place. From that day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift (天赋).
9. Pete wanted to change because he wanted to _____.
A. make a difference           B. just be a normal boy
C. make everyone happy D. just be a special clown
10. The clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to _____.
A. treat his ticklishness B. encourage him to be a clown
C. show him the meaning of his job D. know whether Pete had told a lie
11. What does the story teach us?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Everyone is born useful.
C. Well begun is half done. D. Where there is life, there is hope.
D
Reporter: Why did you start this new website for Alcott Middle School?
Sarah: Three months ago, my mom was complaining about how she never hears about the days our school ends early until after the fact. She works late and sometimes she has to ask our neighbor at the last minute to pick me up after school. It happened several times, and she was frustrated that there wasn’t better notification (通知) from the school.
Reporter: Didn’t your school already have a website with that information?
Sarah: We had a website. But there wasn’t much information on it, and nobody was in charge of keeping it up to date (包含最新信息的). I asked my teacher if our class could update the school calendar. That seemed pretty easy.
Reporter: Was it?
Sarah: Yeah, and it was kind of fun. So then we asked the principal (校长) if we could redo the whole site. He said okay, so we went to work. We discovered websites that taught us how to make our site look better and added more hot links that people could click to get more information about a subject. We posted photos from basketball games. Our class even started a blog about what’s going on at school. Then we persuaded the teachers to create their own pages.
Reporter: So what’s next?
Sarah: A few friends and I started a small Web design business. We’re asking other schools if they’ll employ (雇用) us to set up a site like the one we created.
Reporter: Wow! That’s pretty enterprising (有事业心的) for a 13-year-old.
Sarah: I guess so. But it doesn’t seem like work when you’re doing something you enjoy.
12. How did Sarah’s mom feel about her school three months ago?
A. Hopeful.                   B. Thankful.          C. Dissatisfied.              D. Uninterested.
13. The underlined part “in charge of” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. in keeping with         B. in touch with     C. in need of                 D. in control of
14. Sarah set up the new school website _____.
A. with the help of her teachers B. by researching on other websites
C. in order to please her principal D. to make her school more famous
15. What can we learn about Sarah?
A. She doesn’t like working at all. B. She dreams of being a boss.
C. She enjoys what she does now. D. She wants to make lots of money.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What to expect at high school
Are you super worried about what to expect at high school? Well, guess what? Everyone is! The following tips will help guide you safely through your first day!
► Understand that you’ll be moving a lot.
Depending on the school you’re at, there could be more subjects and you’ll have more classrooms!  16  Be ready to move around and remember what classrooms they are in.
► Understand the newness of high school.
There are usually more strict teachers and more classrooms! Don’t worry.  17  More friends and more freedom (hopefully)! There will be a lot of differences, so go along with it and don’t feel nervous about the change.
►  18 
Stay away from students who have higher grades than you! They’re older and you will be an easy target (目标), so watch your back! If they do try to threaten (恐吓) you or anything, tell your parents or teachers to help you with it.
► Be prepared for the dining room.
Make sure you have friends to sit with, or you’ll look lonely and feel lonely. Make some new friends to sit with.  19 
► Remember to stay good in school.
 20  You don’t need an “A” for everything, but an “F” on everything is not good! Spend enough time on study and take notes during class.
A. One for every subject. B. Put your books in order.
C. Know who to watch out for. D. There are some advantages!
E. Try to eat healthily on your first day. F. Try to make a good impression on the teachers.
G. Do your homework and make sure you study hard!
第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most lucky. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” 21 shows that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 22 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a 23 friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the 24 for each of us to think carefully about the 25 of the friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are 26 very important, but we need to be clear in our 27 the kind of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 28 at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the 29 ? For some people, many friendships on the surface（表面） are 30 enough and that’s all right. But at some point, we need to make 31 that our expectations (期望) are the same as our friends’ expectations. The 32 of personal experience including our tears as well as our bad dreams is the 33 way to deepen friendships. But it must be developed slowly and 34 only if there are signs of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 35 of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon.. Deep relationships take time. 36 difficulty is the selfishness to think one “ 37 ” the other, including his time and attention. Meanwhile, friendships need actions 38 . In other words, you must give as much as you take. 39 there is a question of taking care of them. 40 you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.
21. A. Study B. Practice C. Experience D. Success
22. A. understood B. developed C. realized D. made
23. A. true B. common C. short D. whole
24. A. hope B. difference C. need D. time
25. A. kind B. length C. warmth D. value
26. A. made B. considered C. explained D. remembered
27. A. heart B. eyes C. actions D. minds
28. A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed
29. A. mud B. surface C. ice D. feet
30. A. long B. easy C. quite D. not
31. A. clear B. sure C. known D. possible
32. A. spreading B. sharing C. seeking D. showing
33. A. easiest B. latest C. worst D. best
34. A. watched over B. turned away C. broken down D. carried on
35. A. difficulties B. difference C. advantages D. power
36. A. One B. Other C. The other D. Another
37. A. own B. request C. depends D. suggests
38. A. in turn B. instead C. by the way D. in return
39. A. Finally B. Gradually C. Clearly D. Surprisingly
40. A. Though B. Unless C. Since D. When
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there lived a rich man   41   wanted to do something for the people of his town.   42   first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
    In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed   43   very large stone. Then he   44  (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.   45   man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove  46  . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,   47  (say) to himself: “The night   48  (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                 
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his   49  (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!   50   the stone, he f