新人教版高一英语上学期期中考试卷.doc

巢湖市示范高中09-10学年高一第一学期四校期中联考
英语考试试卷
试题卷说明：本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，包括答题卷共10页。考试时间120分钟，满分150分。所有试题答案必须做在答题卷上。
第I卷（共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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.We’re talking about the piano and the pianist _____ were in the concert we attended last night.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that
22. This is the best hotel in the city ___ I know.
A. It B. where C. that D. Which
23. Your teacher of Chinese is a young lady____ comes from Beijing.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
24. Is there anything else___ you require?
A. which B. that C. who D. what
25. What’s the name of the man____?
A. you borrowed his car B. which car you borrowed
C. whose car you borrowed D his car you borrowed
26. Is this the factory ____ he worked ten years ago?
A. that B. where C. which D. the one
27. Is this factory ___ some foreign friends visited last Friday?
A. That B. where C. which D. the one
28. I shall never forget those years __ I live in the farm __ you visited last week.
A. when; where B. which; which C. when; which D. which; where
29. Do you know the reason ___he was late?
A. for which B. for what C. which D. that
30. May the fourth is the day ____ we Chinese people will never forget.
A. which B. when C. on which D. about which
31. Is that the reason ___ you are in favor of the proposal?
A. which B. what C. why D. for that
32. Can you tell me the name of the factory ___ you visited last week?
A. what B. where C. / D. when
33. I can still remember the sitting-room ___ my mother and I used to sit in the evening.
A. what B. which C. that D. where
34. I have many books, some of ___ are on chemistry.
A. them B. that C. which D. those
35. I don’t like ____ you speak to her.
A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadn’t seen one of his friends for many years, who was a 36 and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was 37 was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh 38 to pay a visit to his friend.
39 talking with his friend, Sheikh asked him the 40 for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to 41 some properties(财产) that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had 42 some money enough to start a 43 with.
As he was on his way back to his house with the 44 , he saw a poor lady 45 by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she 46 that her husband died and her children were 47 . Hearing this, the man felt 48 for her, and on seeing that she 49 the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He 50 home and spent the night sad and 51 for his family.
The next morning, 52 he was summoned(召唤) to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of 53 which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a 54 price on loan(借用) from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice 55 . He took some more bags several days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich.

36. A. clever
B. rich
C. lazy
D. poor
37. A. living with
B. waiting for
C. asking about
D. listening to
38. A. decided
B. forgot
C refused
D. tried
39. A. Until
B. Before
C. After
D. While
40. A. message
B. reason
C. time
D. plan
41. A. sell
B. make
C. keep
D. find
42. A. saved
B. collected
C. paid
D. wasted
43. A. travel
B. business
C. family
D. lesson
44. A. money
B. news
C. hope
D. furniture
45. A crying
B. walking
C. sleeping
D. standing
46. A. believed
B. explained
C. shouted
D. imagined
47. A. hungry
B. dangerous
C. crazy
D. angry
48. A. sadness
B. interest
C. shame
D. pity
49. A. took
B. needed
C. owned
D. earned
50. A. drove
B. returned
C. left
D. stayed
51. A. worried
B. pleased
C. excited
D. frightened
52. A. happily
B. surprisingly
C. carelessly
D. unluckily
53. A. rice
B. meat
C. vegetables
D. clothes
54. A. low
B. fair
C. high
D. right
55. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. hardly
D. finally

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（AB，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．
 Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．
 Some places on the earth don’t get much rain． But they still don’t become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．
56．Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
     A． never have any plants or animals in them
     B． can all be turned into good land before long
     C． are becoming smaller and smaller
     D． get very little rain
57．Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
     A． they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier
     B． they don’t let the wind blow the soil away
     C． they hold water
     D． All of the above．
58．Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．
     A． plants can’t grow there
     B． there is not enough rain
     C． people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do
     D． scientists know little about the deserts
59．After reading this passage， we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
     A． plants can keep dry land from becoming desert
     B． it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts
     C． all places without much rain will become deserts
     D． it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them
60. Why is more and more land becoming desert according to this passage？
A．Earthquakes make deserts. B.Wind makes deserts.
C. Lack of water makes deserts. D. People make deserts．
B
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
61. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.
A. earn more money for his family B. learn something from a salesman
C. get away from the farm D. get enough to eat.
62. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.
A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.
B. he cut down the price by half
C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.
D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.
63. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.
A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.
B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.
C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.
D. the knives were produced in one factory.
64. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.
A. His business skills and his wealth.
B. The low price of the goods he sold.
C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.
D. His natural skill for showing things.
65. “ The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.
A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.
B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.
C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.
D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.
C
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green － a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”(圆锥细胞). These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”(棒条体), but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible(看不见的) colors around us.
66. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. color and its surprising effects. B. women being luckier than men
C. danger caused by color blindness D. color blindness
67. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_______________.
A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak light
C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow
68. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer color-blind women
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
69. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true?
A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.
B. None of them can see deep red.
C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.
D. All of them see everything in shades of green.
70. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _____________.
A. red light B. yellow light
C. blue light D. green light
D
Rome had the Forum (论坛). London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go（活跃） New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street comers. And just talk.
Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion (宗教). So what’s the point?
“ To see what happens,” said Liz. “ We simply enjoy life with open talk.”
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.
“ It started as a crazy idea.” Liz said. “ We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their job, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had led her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind.” Marcia said. “ To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people appeared, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something the two say they’ll consider before making a decision.
71. What did Liz and Bill determined to do after the attack on September 11, 2001?
A. Telling stories to strangers. B. Setting up street signs.
C. Talking with people D. Organizing a speaker’s party.
72. What they have been doing can be described as ____________.
A. pointless (无意义的) B. normal（ 正常的）
C. crazy D. successful
73. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?
A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.
B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.
C. They organized the get-together in the city park.
D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.
74. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A. Go in for publishing B. Do more television programs.
C. Continue what they are doing D. Spend more time reading