高一上学期英语期中试卷
一、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
1. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I still remember a lovely girl, thoughI don’t know her name.
We met in the Children’s Hospital, Iwas 11. I was born with a hole in my heart. So was the five- year-old girl inthe bed beside me. We were both recovering from the same operation. Because Iwas older and wiser, I thought it was my job to look after her. “Do youwant to hear a story?” I asked her one afternoon. “Great!” shesaid.
It was so easy to make her happy. Sheseemed always to be smiling or singing songs.
Life wasn’t fair. She passed away. Myrecovery went well. “You’re really lucky nurse told me.” But how comemy operation was so easy and hers wasn’t?” I asked. “Easy?” mydad said. “David, your operation wasn’t easy at all. We thought we weregoing to lose you. For two weeks after your operation many things could gowrong. You’re really lucky When you were in the coma（昏迷）, she used to come over to your bed andsing to you. She was watching over you.” my dad said.
My surgery scars（疤痕）are hidden under my shirt along withthe memory of that little girl. She will be at my side like a small angel（天使）. I am old and wise enough now to knowthat I watching over me whenever life is fair or unfair.
（1）Why did the writer look after the little girl?
A . He thought it was his duty
B . Her parents were busy.
C . She wanted to hear stories.
D . She was his best friend.
（2）What was the girl’s character like?
A . Shy.
B . Kind
C . Careful.
D . Humorous.
（3）What can we learn about the writer?
A . He stayed in hospital for a short time.
B . It was easy for him to recover from illness.
C . A nurse in the hospital said he was unlucky.
D . He treasures the memory of that little girl.
2. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
After 13 years with the Royal Mail, youmight think Peter Willis could happily spend his retirement（退休）without ever seeing another post box.
But the postman has decided to keephimself busy by photographing as many of Britain’s 115, 000 post boxes aspossible.
The 67-year-old man has coveredthousands of miles taking pictures of 2,500 post boxes since he started thisgreat activity five years ago.
Mr Willis, who worked as a Royal Mailmanager before he retired, said, “It started out as a bit of a hobby buthas developed into a bit of an obsession（痴迷）. There is something wonderful aboutdiscovering a post box which is in a strange location or is particularly oldbut is still being used by people to communicate with each other. When I’vetaken a picture of a post box, I will remove it from the list. I’m not surewhether I can get round all 115,000. I’ve done around 2,500 boxes and I’malways looking out for the next one. “
He takes his wife Dianne, 64, with himalong the way. “She often stands guard if I’m in the middle of the roadtaking pictures as I get d own on my hands and knees to record the bases, whichhave details of the producers on them. She is usually telling the passingpublic that I’m not actually mad. I suppose she gets a bit bored sometimes.Sometimes she’ll let me go off on my own.” said Mr Willi s.
Over the past years, Mr Willis hasphotographed post boxes in Inverness, Dublin and across England. His photosinclude unusual locations, such as several post boxes at the top of hills andeven one inside a theatre.
When he finds a new post box, Mr Willisphotographs the base to record the producer’s name and gives a gr id reference（坐标参考）on a map.
（1）What’s Peter Willis hobby?
A . Searching for special post boxes.
B . Photographing beautiful post boxes.
C . Collecting and sending letters for free.
D . Taking pictures of post boxes.
（2）What has Peter Willis done in the past 5 years?
A . He has pictured 2, 500 post boxes in Dublin.
B . He has been to theaters to see movies about post boxes.
C . He has been abroad to produce post boxes.
D . He has taken photos of post boxes in different places.
（3）Why does Peter Willis need his wife to go with him?
A . She may make certain that he is safe.
B . She helps to communicate with the post box producers.
C . She has a huge database of post boxes.
D . She helps to record the names of post box producers.
3. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Driving is one of necessary skills thateach person should have if they wish not to get trouble during their life. Youhad better start learning to drive when you are eighteen. Experience tells thatthe older you become, the harder it is to learn to drive.
Learning to drive may be the very lastthing on your mind when you graduate from a university, but it is helpful tolook for a job and pay off the money which is spent on your study.
So, the best way is to start out earlyto take driving lessons. Many teens in recent times are choosing not to drive.If so, you are really missing out on a huge part of growing up and losing lotsof benefits on a whole. The top reason for not learning to drive is the highcosts of driving lessons. But, we are here to tell you why you should ignorethe costs and pay much attention to the many advantages.
At times you aren’t or can’t bedepending on public transportation. Those are the times you are probablydepending on a friend, or your parents for a ride. Knowing how to driveyourself will make you independent and you wouldn’t have to fit your plansaccording to other people s plans.
In the recent job world, there may beplenty of jobs. However, you won’t be thought to be an eligible candidate（合格的候选人）because you don’ t know how to drive.
（1）When is the best time to learn to drive according to the text?
A . When you are in your free time.
B . When you are eighteen.
C . After you
have some driving experience.D . After you find a job.
（2）Why do many teens give up learning to drive?
A . They are busy looking for jobs.
B . They find public transportation more convenient.
C . They are unwilling to pay high cost.
D . They show no interest in driving.
（3）How will you be if you can drive according to paragraph 4?
A . Independent of parents.
B . Easy-going for your workmates.
C . Reliable for your boss.
D . Eligible for jobs.
（4）What can be a suitable title for the text?
A . Why Is Driving Comfortable?
B . Why Should You Learn to Drive?
C . The Methods of Learning to Drive
D . Learn to Drive to Find a Job
二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
4. 根据短文内容，短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余。
So what’s high school really like? Isthere more work or more pressure? Will it be difficult to go from one of theoldest middle school students to one of the youngest high school students? ________Here are some tips for high school freshmen（新生）.
________There are hundreds of teens experiencing whatyou are experiencing at this very moment! Although you may feel a series ofdifferent things, just remember that there are plenty of high school studentsfeeling the same way. Put those feelings aside and give yourself a big smile!
You can make new friends. At the startof high school, a lot of high school
students will probably prefer stayingaround the friends they already know, ________As a result, it is almost impossible to makenew friends. They may be too shy. So don’t be afraid to go out and introduceyourself to a new person.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Ifyou don’t understand why, ask your teacher right way! It’s possible that yourclassmates also don’t get it and want to ask the same question. ________
Join a club you like. High school isthe time to try new things. ________There are so many clubs to choose from, likethe environmental club, Spanish club ng club, and so or Many schools also offermany sports activities, Joining a club or sport team is also a great way tomeet people.
A. You are not alone.
B. Go to be a volunteer.
C. Lots of freshmen have the same worries.
D. It seems like everyone already has afriend group.
E. You can turn to your teacher for helpafter class.
F. They’ll be glad someone has asked thesame question.
G. Luckily, high schools have manydifferent kinds of clubs to offer.
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
5. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、BC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My husband and I once had a goodfriend. We would invite him for meals and we spent much time doing things 1. We considered him as our familymember. It was such a 2relationship that we even bought a 3near his
home. Our friendship was built on “funtimes” and activities.
After some years, we moved away butstayed in touch. As time passed, 4, we heard less and less from ourfriend. Later, when we heard things 5badly in his life, we were happy to be therefor him and 6him. He finally moved to where we lived.Though his life became worse, we supported him in every 7. However, he chose to live ameaningless life, which 8us deeply, so we gave him lots of help.
Later he moved away and told anotherfriend of mine he didn’t9us for anything. We were 10by his words and we realized though we had11true friendship to him, it was only one-sided.We weren’t interested in12the things he chose to do. He wanted us tofollow him to walk on a13we would never enjoy. As we often see, friendsalways14in the end. Our friend and we had differenthobbies and goals, so our friendship was 15finally.
To build a true friendship, we shouldshow 16, kindness and understanding to others.Being a true friend not only means being there when things are 17, but also being there when everythingis crumbling（崩溃）.We didn’t walk away when our friend’s 18got hard. Though we may never speak again inthis lifetime and our friend is 19to us, we love him anyway. We do make him20that we are always true friends to him.
（1）A . differentlyB . frequentlyC . completelyD . together（2）A . strongB . strangeC . simpleD . normal（3）A . houseB . carC . gardenD . pool（4）A . thereforB . suddenlyC . besidesD . however（5）A . regrettedB . fittedC . wentD . ended（6）A . taughtB . helpedC . warnedD . forced（7）A . choiceB . cityC . wayD .
step（8）A . worriedB . calmedC . encouragedD . moved（9）A . blameB . sendC . remindD . thank（10）A . inspiredB . hurtC . educatedD . hit（11）A . explainedB . describedC . shownD . introduced（12）A . hearing aboutB . joining inC . making upD . setting down（13）A . pathB . hillC . beachD . street（14）A . uniteB . agreeC . separateD . succeed（15）A . valuableB . preventedC . sweetD . finished（16）A . hopeB . loveC . abilityD . habit（17）A . difficultB . independentC . personalD . traditional（18）A . feelingB . situationC . dealD . job（19）A . politeB . kindC . dangerousD . cold-hearted（20）A . rememberB . celebrateC . followD . mind
四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
6. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I have several ________（teacher）who have greatly changed my life. Oneis Ms. Jones because she was my first English teacher in the United States.
I ________（move）to the U.S.—in fact, a small town inTennessee with very few immigrants（移民）- at the age of 11. I spoke no English________I had a love for the language. MyEnglish teacher Ms. Jones recognized this. After two years in the country, Ispoke and wrote quite________（fluent）. It was Ms. Jones who helped me beginto master American English. Teaching a classroom of more than ________（noise）13-and 14-year- old students, she stilltook the time________（help）me with my English lessons. She boughtme a book________explains idioms（成语）, a non-native speaker’s nightmare（噩梦）. She praised me________my efforts with all things aboutEnglish grammar. She really helped me a lot during my high school.
Ms. Jones probably didn’t know at thetime that, finally, she excited my
interest of high education. Fourteen years ________（late）, I got a degree from a famousuniversity. I’m a ________（direct）who manage public relation andcommunication activities for over 150 house hold brands（品牌）worldwide.
五、书面表达（满分15分）
7. 假定你是李华，请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信，谈谈你在高中的学习情况，内容包括：
1）一件在高中学习中令你印象深刻的事情；
2）个人对高中学习的感想和展望。
注意：1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
……
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写（满分25分）
8. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
While waiting to pick up a friend atthe airport in Portland, I had one of life-changing experiences. It happenedonly two feet away from me.
In order to find my friend amongthe passengers, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two lightbags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he smiled to his younger son,about six years old, as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long hug（拥抱）. I heard the father say, “It’s sogood to see you. I missed you so much! “ His son smiled shyly and repliedhappily, “Me, too, Dad!”
Then the man stood up, cupping （捧着）his son’s face in his hands and said,”You are already quite a young man. I love you very much, Zach!”Then the father gave son a warm hug.
At the same baby girl was squirming（来回扭动）excitedly in her mother’ s arms Theman said, “Hi baby girl!” as he gently took the baby from hermother. He kissed her face. The little girl felt satisfied in herfather’s arm.
After that, he handed the baby to hisson and gave his wife the longest and warmest hug He gently said,”I love you so much!” They looked at each others eyes with big smileson their faces.
At that moment, they reminded me ofnewly -married couples, though it couldn’t be possible by the age of their son.Full of admiration,I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?”“Almost 10 years in total.” the father replied.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2）至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph1：
When asked how long he had been awayfrom his family, he said it was only two days. ……
Paragraph2：
“I hope my marriage is similar toyour!” I talked to him. ……