高一大庆英语试题.doc

大庆铁人中学2014－2015学年度上学期高一阶段性检测
英语试题 2014.11
考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 命题人：于华
请将答案直接填涂在答题卡上，考试结束只交答题卡。
第一部分：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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。
1. --- Darling, shall we change our mattress(床垫) for a better one, the price of which is twice more, OK?
--- All right._______ I get a headache when it comes to figures.
A. How do you find it? B. It’s up to you! C. I didn’t get it. D. It depends.
2. After the new method was used, the factory made _____ suits in 2012 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as
3. It _______me that he always finishes his work in a short time. He is well-known for his working at an ________ speed.
A. amaze ; amazed B. amazed; amazed C. amaze ; amazing D. amazes ; amazing
4. Their own car _______ , and this one is hired.
A. was mended B. will mend C. is being mended D. has been mended
5. ---Did you enjoy yourself last night?
--- Yes, it’s very nice of you. I appreciate ________ to your birthday.
A. to be invited B. to have invited C. having invited D. being invited
6. With so much work_______ my mind, I have got tired of it.
A. filled B. filling C. to fill D. being filled
7. The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than ______ in any other area of the city.
A. that B. this C. it D. one
8. The house belongs to my aunt but she _________ here any more.
A. hasn’t lived B. didn’t live C. hadn’t lived D. doesn’t live
9. These peasants prefer ______ the vegetables at half price rather than ______ them to go bad.
A. to sell ;allowing B. selling ; allow C. selling ; allowing D. to sell ; allow
10. In our factory there are 2000 workers, two thirds of ________ are women.
A. them B. which C. whom D. who
11. Always read the ________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanation B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
14. Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be______ into universities.
A. admitted B. accepted C. permitted D. allowed
15. Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues ________ with her stories.
A. amused B. amusing C. to amuse D. to be amused
16. I remembered ______ the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights.
A. locking B. to lock C. having locked D. to have locked
17. _______ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.
A. So successful her business was B. So her business was successful
C. So successful was her business D. So was her successful business
18. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 ________ off at 18:20.
A. took B. takes C. will be taken D. has taken
19. After living in Paris for fifty years, he returned to the small town ____ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
20. --- Would you mind answering some questions on shopping habits?
--- ________.
A. Yes ,with great pleasure
B. No, I am afraid I can’t make it.
C. Yes, it is worth the time.
D. No, as long as it doesn’t take long.
第二部分　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Disney World, Not To Be Missed!
Are you still looking for an amusement park to enjoy yourself? Then, Disney World is your best choice! Disney World has four theme parks. A single-day admission ticket to any of these four theme parks is $67 for adults and $ 56 for young children above three years. The very best time to come here includes middle of April to late May, and Labor Day to middle of November or early December. You’ll surely have a fantastic and memorable experience!
Magic Kingdom
This is the original Disney park from which the entire Disney World has expanded. Once you get here, you can pose for pictures with the Disney characters at the entrance. But if you want to save time, go straight to the Main Street. The children would almost certainly desire to see the Dumbo and Winnie. Just remember the parking lot is usually packed. You will need to walk to the entrance gate.
Epcot
Epcot is divided into two sections: World Showcase and Future World. Future World is all about futuristic rides and high-tech attractions like Test Track and Turtle Talk with Crush. World Showcase, which lies along a lake, shows international styles from different parts of the globe, including Germany, Canada, Mexico, China and a lot more.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
If you’re an animal lover, you’ll really like the Animal Kingdom. The newest addition to this part of Disney World is the Expedition Everest ride plus the Finding Nemo stage show. It’s very best to come here in the morning when animals are more active. The safari（游猎）is open but the opening hours depend on the animals, and how active they are during the day.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
You will discover plenty of huge attractions inside this movie park. Indiana Jones, Playhouse Disney Live, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, and also the Lights, Motors, Actions Extreme Stunt show are just few of what you need to watch out for. It is also the very best spot for taking pictures with Disney characters.
21. You think Epcot is worth visiting probably because you can __________.
A. see the most popular movies nowadays
B. go hunting wherever you like
C. take pictures with the Disney characters
D. enjoy the foreign styles along the lake
22. If your parents bring you and your 2-year-old little brother to visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the cost is __________.
A. $190 B. $255 C. $134 D. $179
23. Which theme park can you go if you want to take photos with Mickey Mouse and Winnie?
A. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
B. Epcot and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
C. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
D. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot.
24. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of the four theme parks.
B. To explain the reasons of traveling to Disney World.
C. To express his opinions about the popularity of Disney World.
D. To attract more people to pay a visit to Disney World.

B
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随机地) from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical(完全相同的
) twins, they will very probably be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
25. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him________.
A. at birth B. through education
C. neither at birth nor through education D. both at birth and through education
26. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can______.
A. become a genius
B. reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings
C. still become a genius if he should be given special education
D. not reach his intelligence in his life.
27. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows______.
A. the importance of their intelligence B. the importance of their positions
C. the role of environment on intelligence D. the part that birth plays
C
Celebrating soccer
THIS summer is exciting for many people on the planet--- the World Cup will take place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. Among the world’s most widely watched sporting events, the World Cup makes the world turn around a moving ball. Many businesses, including banks and shops in some countries, change their hours according to the games so that people don’t miss any of the action.
But why is this sporting event so popular? Soccer can be played by anybody almost anywhere, without too much and expensive equipment. The universal attraction of the sport is down to being simple, according to Kevin Alavy from a sports research organization.
FIFA（国际足联）, which has organized the World Cup since 1930, has helped make the event more popular. FIFA makes a habit of taking the World Cup to many new markets, such as South Korea and Japan in 2002 and South Africa in 2010. This has expanded the sport’s reach beyond Europe and South America, according to CNN. Brazil is seen by many as the home of soccer, so it is a bit surprising that this is just the second time that the World Cup is held in the country after the fourth one was held there back in 1950.
Soccer writer Jonsthan Wilson believes that the challenge of achieving success at the World Cup has also increased its magical attraction. Although FIFA has more than 200 member states --- it’s an organization with more members than the United Nations --- only eight countries have ever won the competition. These countries are Brazil (five wins), Italy and Germany (four each); Uruguay and Argentina (twice each); and England, France and Spain (once each).
The 2014 World Cup has seen different teams compete in 12 different cities, more than any other Cup on record. Spreading from south to north, some cities have different scenes, which surely make the World Cup more inspiring.
28. In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence probably means ______.
A. both the world and soccer turn in the same way
B. the World Cup is always changing like a moving ball
C. the World Cup has brought a lot of trouble for banks and shops
D. many people’s life centers around soccer during the World Cup
29. We can learn from the passage that FIFA ______.
A. has almost 200 member states
B. has always tried to make soccer more popular worldwide
C. has organized the World Cup since 1920
D. has almost the same members as the United Nations
30. In which year did Brazil host the World Cup for the first time?
A. 1930
B. 1950
C. 2002
D. 2010
31. According to the passage, the World Cup is attractive for the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.
A. the event is full of top athletes that are fun to watch
B. soccer is a simple sport that suits everyone to take part in
C. achieving success is a great challenge for all the teams
D. very few countries have ever won the World Cup
D
If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks(缺点，弊端) of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
32. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
33. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______
A. have a great interest in studying Chinese
B. take an active part in Chinese competitions
C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese
34. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom(智慧) in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
35. The passage is likely to appear in ___________.
A. a biography(传记) B. a history paper C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook
第三部分 英语知识运用(共三节，满分55分)
第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 36 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, review their 37 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 38 them in September. There were usually a few who 39 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year. She worked so hard that her mother 40 her. Jane went bed late. The night before the big day, her mother 41 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 42 her up in the morning.
Jane was too