四川省成都外国语学校高一英语上学期期中试题
成都外国语学校2014 – 2015学年度上期期中考试
高一英语笔试试卷
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.本试卷满分150分。
3.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。
4.考试结束后，请将答题卷交回。
第I卷（选择题共95分）
第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. --- Shall we go to the match on foot tomorrow?
--- ___________. You are always the decision maker.
A. It's up to you
B. That's settled
C. Come on
D. It's OK
2. As _________ general rule, the street lights are supposed to come on at
___________ dusk.
A. a; the
B. the; /
C. a; /
D.
the; the
3. Andrew doesn't mind wearing ___________ clothes. That's why he hardly ever buys new
things.
A. others
B. the others
C. someone else's
D.
someone's else
4. It's reported that there are still many people buried ___________ after the earthquake.
A. alive
B. living
C. live
D. lively
5. ---You'd better not leave a roomful of rubbish here.
---Sorry, I ___________realize it. I ___________ clean it at once.
A. don't; will
B. didn't; will
C. don't; am going to
D. didn't; am going to
6. After watching the touching film, have you got the message ___________ by the director?
A. pass on
B. passing on
C. passes on
D. passed
on
7. The majority of the students in my class are girls. That is to say, the girls are ___________
as the boys.
A. three times more
B. three times as many
C. as three times
D. more than three times
8. It was with some relief ___________ he found his way in the deepest forest
___________
lay far from the city.
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A. when; which
B. when; that
C. that; which
D. that;
that
9. Those people in the remote areas live in ___________ conditions, suffering from hunger
and diseases.
A. miserable
B. marvelous
C. tolerable
D.
immense
10. Until then, his family ___________ from him for six months. The whole family got
together happily.
A. heard
B. didn't hear
C. hasn't heard
D. is
hearing
11. The kids were told that light ___________ faster than sound.
A. travels
B. travelled
C. is travelling
D. has
been travelling
12. With a deeply ___________ love for the novel, I often feel some superb words
in it
___________ in my mind.
A. rooting; echoing
B. rooting; echoed
C. rooted; echoing
D. rooted; echoed
13. ___________? It means Information Technology.
A. What do you think IT means
B. How do you think IT means
C. Do you think what does IT mean
D. Do you think what IT means
14. Having plenty of nightlife on the sandy beach, the small island ___________ travelers
around the world, but now it is deserted and forgotten.
A. used to attracting
B. used to attract
C. was used to attracting
D. was used to attract
15. Between the two bridges and the hills ___________ a white ___________ house.
A. are; paint
B. are; painted
C. is; painting
D. is;
painted
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __16__ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __17__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, She__18__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __19__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __20__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __21__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __22__.
The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __23__ that
his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __24__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __25__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __26__ the scent
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and walked across the grassland. Barking __27__ into the air, the dog __28__ through the woods until he found the __29__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __30__ , he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He __31__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __32__. When she opened her eyes and 33 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 34 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 35 . That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
16. A. before B. since C. while D. as
17. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting
18. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided
19. A. When B. Until C. If D. Because
20. A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D.
unwillingly
21. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses
22. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house
23. A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt
24. A. at B. through C. in D. onto
25. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar
26. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D.
ignored
27. A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently
28. A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled
29. A. window B. girl C. house D. hero
30. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D.
delight
31. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew
32. A. awake B. abandoned C. available D.
asleep
33. A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw
34. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D.
scared
35. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D.
relief
第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Welcome to My Message Board!
Subject: Slimming down classics?
Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作Mr.
), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M.
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Mitchell and C. Bronte. Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 Handsome
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paragraphs and,
time”, the “in half and advertised as great reads editions, all priced at ￡6.99 publishing follow. The to 50 100 more to will go on sale next month, with plans for house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.
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readers but it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions. They are
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rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to
more shortened classics!
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then fine. But don't read a shortened version and kid yourself it's the real
thing.
36. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.
A. opposes the reading of original classics
B. is embarrassed for cutting
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down classics
C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future
D. is cautions in its decision
to cut down classics
37. In Mr. Edwards' opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.
A. make them easier to read
B. meet a large demand in the market
C. increase the sales of literary books
D. compete with their original versions
38. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir
________.
A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics
B. shows her love for original classics
C. feels guilty of not reading the classics
D. disapprove of shortening the classics
39. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.
A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt
B. shortening the classics does harm to the original
C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job
D. editing the classic works satisfies children's needs
B
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to
go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I'm so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast,
but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn't
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believe it —there aren't any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale—actually as big as our body—was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves.” She's trying to help her baby, but on the wrong
side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With
our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales
and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe—and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
40. The author says I'm so glad I did. (in Para.2) because ________________.
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B. he enjoyed the beauty of the
calm sea
C. he experienced the rescue of the whales
D. he spent the weekend with his family41
41. The harbor survived the storm due to ______________.
A. the shaped of the harbor
B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel
D. the long coast line
42. The mother whale failed to help her baby because _______________.
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A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
43. What is the theme of the story?
A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness
B. Fishing provides excitement for children
C. It's necessary to live in harmony with animals
D. It's vital to protect the environment
C
Photographs are everywhere. They decorate the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close
that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social
change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine's pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.
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As historical and artistic documents, photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish them in books and on the Internet.
44. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to .
A. beauties
B. photos
C. goods
D. events
45. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .
A. are also works of art
B. are popular ways of
reporting news
D. can serve as a force C. often shock the public for
social change
46. What can we learn from the passage?
A. News with pictures is encouraging.
B. Photos help people improve their life.
C. News photos mean history in a sense.
D. People prefer reading news with pictures.
47. The text is mainly about .
B. decorating the walls A. telling the story through pictures of
homes
D. expressing feeling through
C. publishing historical papers
pictures
D
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