高一12月周末测试.doc

2013-2014 珥陵高级中学高一英语12月份周末测试

第一节 完选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1. Although it had been________ struggle for him to finish______ experiment, he enjoyed the result with________ satisfaction.
A. the, an, / B. a, the, / C. a, an, a D. /, the, a
2. Mum put ＿apples on the table.
A. dozen B. dozens C. dozens of D. two dozens
3. The scenery is so beautiful that you will feel ＿for words.
A. lost B. at loss C. at a loss D. losing
4. An accident happened when he drove ＿ along the highway.
A. the west B. west C. from west D. to west
5. The number 911 is a special number, ____, I think, that will be remembered by the Americans forever.
A. what B. it C. which D. one
6. The students were all _________ by the _______ problem, listening to the teacher with a ________ expression on their faces.
A. puzzled; puzzling; puzzling B. puzzled; puzzling; puzzled
C. puzzling; puzzling; puzzled D. puzzling; puzzled; puzzling
7. It was three months ____ the Smiths returned from abroad.
A. since B. before C. after D. until
8. ____ in the newspaper, the present global warming is more serious than ever.
A. As is said B. It is said C. Which is said D. It said
9. Inside the box ____ what I bought —some pencils.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
10.. We have got many books on this subject, and tell your friend to take ＿book he wants to.
A. whatever B. whichever C. no matter what D. no matter which
12. The tree I planted last year grows fast. It is now ＿the one next to it.
A. twice tall B. twice taller C. twice the height of D. twice height of
13. The power station ＿the whole city with electricity for lighting and cooking.
A. gives B. supplies C. shows D. brings
14 On seeing the arrival of the pop star, it suddenly occurred ＿ me that the situation is similar ＿what had happened ＿me many years before.
A. to; to; with B. with; to; with C. to; to; to D. with; to; to
15..Some neighbours __________ a strange noise the night before the murder. Unfortunately, the local police dismissed it as a feigned case.
A. reported to hear B. were reported to hear
C. reported having heard D. were reported hearing
17.Last week, the students from the Student’s Union of our school ____________ survey about how high school students spend weekends. I don’t know if they have finished it, though.
A. have conducted B. were conducting C. have been conducting D. conducted
18. Many analysts expect the market to pick up after the seasonally slow summer and manufacturers are beginning to __________ production.
A. step into B. step down C. step out D. step up
19. I won’t tell the students the answer until they ____ on it for more than one hour.
A. have been working B. have worked
C. will have worked D. will have been working
20.The famous actor is said _________ over $20 million in advertisements last year.
A. to earn B. have earned C. to have earned D. having earned
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865, 36__ Abraham Lincoln was murdered.
The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.
Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46 in his pocket.
It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come. Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_.
The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was shot in the chest and died early the next morning.
36. A. as B. where C. when D. how
37. A. time B. work C. day D. hour
38. A. lived B. stayed C. stood D. worked
39. A. against B. with C. for D. under
40. A. stopped B. started C. lasted D. ended
41. A. towards B. into C. up D. over
42. A. face B. wife C. box D. hat
43. A. around B. behind C. back D. forward
44. A. which B. whose C. that D. their
45. A. guards B. them C. people D. soldiers
46. A. hidden B. put C. kept D. lain
47. A. put B. fixed C. made D. fastened
48. A. gun B. cry C. shot D. noise
49. A. at B. up C. down D. to
50. A. wife B. guard C. Lincolns D. President
51. A. search B. surround C. search for D. looked at
52. A. noisy B. dark C. late D. smoky
53. A. went B. rushed C. run D. jumped
54. A. building B. dark C. crowds D. country
55. A. wanted B. gone C. come D. meant

第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文中各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works (作品) of art made at different times from 1, 500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of being left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene (基因) for right-handedness, he/she may become either right- or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
56. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found ________.
A. the art began from 1, 500 B. C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
57. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Less than one sixth people in the world are left-handed now
B. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the right hand.
C. About 40% of people become left-handed
D. According to the research findings, artists who are right-handed should be more successful.
58. What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A. It’s used to find or hold things.
B. It’s used to work with things.
C. It’s used to make a person’s hands and eyes work together.
D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.
59. The best title for this passage is ________
A. Scientists’ New Inventions.
B. Left-handed People.
C. Which Hand, Left or Right?
D. Different Brains, Different Hands.

B

Using computers, watching television and listening to music are nearly a full-time activity for most US children, with the average 8 to 18-year-olds taking in 6.5 hours a day, a report has said. The study by the Kaiser Family Foundation was one of the few national efforts to find out how much time children spend on television and other media. The data were collected from classroom questionnaires given to more than 2,000 US schoolchildren in Grades 3 to 13.
Just over half said their families had no rules on watching television. 68% said they had a television in their bedroom, half had a VCR or DVD player and 31% had a computer in the bedroom.
The youngest children watched the most television, with 8 to 10-year-olds watching more than four hours a day on average, including video games. On the whole the children watched 3 hours and 51 minutes of television on average.
However, the study found that children who said that they spent the most time with their parents were also the ones who reported watching the most television. “Perhaps that’s how kids and their parents spend time together,” said the report.
There was also a link between heavy use of video games and low grades, and this held true to a lesser degree for watching television or listening to music. Fears that electronic media would rob children of more old-fashioned skills seem unfounded, the report finds. “In a typical day, nearly three out of four (73%) of young people say that they read for pleasure,” the report reads. “On average, 8 to 18-year-olds spend about three-quarters of an hour a day reading,” it added. “Interestingly, those young people who spend the most time watching TV (the 20% who watch more than five hours a day) don’t say that they spend any less time reading than other young people do.”
60. According to the questionnaires, students of higher grades use _______ lower grades.
A. less video games than B. more video games than
C. as much video games as D. no more video games than
61. From the passage, we can know many more children have _______ in their bedrooms.
A. computers B. VCR or DVD players C. televisions D. radios
62. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Electronic media have caused the children to lose their traditional skills.
B. Most children read books and watch TV for pleasure.
C. Those who love watching TV enjoy learning lessons as well.
D. There are more good programs on TV at bedtime.

C
Can people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. Scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.
The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans. The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.
Scientists have changed the color of a dark-striped zebra fish to uniform gold by inserting（插入） a version of the pigment gene into a young fish. As with humans, zebra fish skin color is determined by pigment（色素）cells, which contain melanosomes（黑色素）. The number, size and darkness of melanosomes per pigment cell determines skin color.
It appears that, like the golden zebra fish, light-skinned Europeans also have a mutation（突变） in the gene for melanosome production. This results in less pigmented skin.
However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebra fish genes.
Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun, which can cause skin cancer.
But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.
Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said Cheng.
The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. It also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical treatment did on Michael Jackson.
63. The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. people can not change their skin color without any pain
B. the new discovery could lead to search into ways to change skin color safely
C. pop king Michael Jackson often changed his skin color as he liked
D. scientists have found out that people’s skin color is determined by the gene
64. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. nowadays people who want to change their skin color have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment
B. Europeans and Africans have the same gene
C. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer
D. there are two kinds of genes
65. Scientists have done an experiment on a dark-striped zebra fish in order to ________.
A. find the different genes of humans’
B. prove the humans’ skin color is determined by the pigment gene
C. find out the reason why the Africans’ skin color is dark
D. find out the ways of changing people’s skin color

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题0。5分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格里填入一个最恰当的词。注意：每空只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The book is set in a small American town in the nineteenth century. The people in this town are very religious and they live a very quiet life.
The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in trouble with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind-hearted but Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.
Tom is different from the other children in the town. He loves adventures. He does a lot of bad things but he never really hurts anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school and he often jumps out of his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day Aunt Polly asks him to paint the fence round the house, and he manages to get all the boys in the town to do th