慈济2012年度上学期高一英语期初试卷.doc

慈济2012年度上学期高一英语期初试卷
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Jack wanted to be ___ university student, but in ___ entrance examination he missed by a mile.
A. a; a(n) B. the; the C. the; a(n) D. a; the
22. What part does music ___ in people’s life?
A. play B. have C. make D. produce
23. Which do you ___ , bananas or apples?
A. prefer B. prefer better C. like best D. prefer more
24. Just imagine ___ in the rain, how romantic!
A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. walked
25. ___ will come tonight?
A. Who do you think B. You think who
C. What you think D. Do you think who
26. Lily was a hard-working student. She was always the first ___ to school.
A. to get B. gets C. getting D. will get
27. Jane ___ almost two hours writing her homework.
A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
28. Now water is used ___ electricity in many countries.
A. produce B. to produce C. to producing D. to be produced
29. The children live in a village ___. They come here almost every day.
A. nearby B. near C. nearly D. near by
30. We don't want to ___ too much of your time.
A. take up B. take on C. take over D. take in
31. How ___ it is to take a walk after a day’s work!
A. relaxing B. relaxed C. relax D. exciting
32. He offered to drive us to the railway station , but, rather than accept his kind offer, we ___ to walk.
A. liked B. offered C. preferred D. hoped
33. ___ the pilot’s strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.
A. As a result B. As a result of C. As far as D. As long as
34. Almost nobody can stand ___ before a crowd of people.
A. to laught at B. to be laughed at
C. laughing at D. being laughted at
35. – Have you played baseball before? We need one more player.
-- ___. I like ball games, so I believe it will be fun to learn baseball.
A. Sometimes B. Not really C. Never mind D. That’s cool

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
阅渎下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，
I was s single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36_ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Chritsmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
36. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
37. A. little B. less C. enough D. more
38. A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind
39. A. effort B. room C. time D. money
40. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
41. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings
42. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one
43. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
44. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
45. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
46. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet
47. A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding
48. A. quiet B excited C. happy D. ashamed
49. A. since B. after C. while D. until
50. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid
51. A. out B. over C. forward D. around
52. A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated
53. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played
54. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched
55. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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
“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend．It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question．Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister．We hung out together．We gave each other advice．
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two．” Jenna announced loudly．
The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie．The three of us soon became close friends．We played together almost every day．I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken．
The three of us started fighting a lot．Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy．I felt helpless and lonely．I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me．I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me．
“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door．“Thanks．”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly．
“Okay．See you later then…” and I closed the door．
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked．
The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends．I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting．A fight won’t stop us from being friends．Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two．”
I stopped reading and started laughing．I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her back yard．I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in trying to get even and making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship．
56．How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?
A．They would be close friends again．
B．They would not speak to each other．
C．They would lose touch with each other．
D．They would go on fighting with each other．
57．The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”．
A．I looked like a boss B．I acted as a boss
C．I was fond of giving orders D．I was fond of fighting
58．Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a．Jamie became our friend．
b．I felt lonely and unhappy．
c．Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot．
d．Jenna brought me a Christmas card．
e．I was sorry for what I did to her．
f．Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends．
A．f a b c e d B．a c f b d e C．a b c f e d D．f a c b d e
59．The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________．
A．what Jenna wrote was funny
B．Jenna would be her friend again
C．she was happy about the coming Christmas
D．she was happy to receive a Christmas card
B

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parent don’t like?
51. Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.
A. friends B. teachers C. brothers and sisters D.classmates
52. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.
A. go to their friends B. talk with their parents
C. have a discussion with their family D. talk with their friends on the phone
53. Which of the following is DIFFERENT in meaning from the sentence “Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.”?
A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.
B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
54. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.
55. The main idea of this passage is that ___________.
A. Teenagers need friends
B. Friends can give good advice
C. Parents often choose their children’s friends for them
D. Good friends can communicate with each other
C
Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
65. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .
　A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
　B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
　 C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
　D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
66. Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .
　A. a moral duty B. a thankless job
　C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain
67. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .
　A. hatred　　B. misunderstanding C. prejudice　　　 D. ignorance
68. To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .
A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime
B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun

D
Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me．For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon．All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them．
Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel．Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced．
Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion．I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive．Especially if they are no longer logical．
Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone．However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on．For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated．I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way．
I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life．
69．We can learn from the passage ________．
A．colonel is pronounced
B．salmon is pronounced
C．all the words with silent letters come from French
D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters
70．Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?
A．French language． B．Historical reasons．
C．Some linguists D．Bad traditions．
71．The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”．
A．becomes popular B．gets across
C．follows the fashions D．doesn’t fall behind
E
Before the print was brought to England in 1476, everything was written by hand. The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church. Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄写员).
The work of scribes was not easy. Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King, the church and traders. Most of the writing was in Latin, but some of it was in the English words should be spelled.
One problem was that several letters were written with short vertical stroke(坚笔) that all looked like each other. Among them were the letters, i, u, v, m ad n. Thus, five straight lines in a row might stand for uni, nui,uvi or mii.
As a result, reading was sometimes difficult, espe