高一下学期英语期中考试试卷第4套真题

高一下学期英语期中考试试卷第套真题4高一下学期英语期中考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1.阅读理解After twoyears ofcareful consideration,Robert McCrumhasreached aconclusionon hisselection of the100greatest novels writtenin English.Takea lookat afew inhis listThe Pilgrims Progressby JohnBunyanA storyof aman insearch oftruth toldwith thesimple clarityandbeautyof Bunyans prosemakes this an Englishclassic.Robinson Crusoeby DanielDefoeBy theend of the19th century,no book in Englishliterary historyhadenjoyedmore editionsand translations.This worldfamous novelisa complexliteraturethat onecannot resist.Gulliver sTravels byJonathan SwiftAgreat workthat hasbeen repeatedlyprinted,Jonathan SwiftsGulliversTravels comesthird inour listof the best novelswritteninEnglish.Clarissa bySamuel RichardsonClarissais atragic heroine,pressured byher dishonorableC The importance of learning foreign languages.・D.Suggestions forlearning foreign languages.2The underlinedphrase“remains hazy”in thesecondparagraphprobably means”.A.is stillunimportantB.continues to be uncertainC.has tobe impossibleD.is impolite3According toAdel Salty,.A.people shouldbegin to study foreign languages afterage8B.learners whohave afriend tohelp themstudy a language betterCage hasa bigeffect onpeople sability tolearn aforeign・languageD.people slinguistic abilitygrows withtheir ageandexperience4We can learn fromthe passagethat.A.the percentage of publicelementary schools teaching foreignlanguageshas increasedsince1997B.the percentage of highschoolsteachingforeign languageshasdecreased since1997C.the numberof languageimmersion schoolsdesigned toteach asecond language hasdecreased since1962D.the numberof peoplewho speaka languageother thanEnglishat homehas increasedsince30years ago

二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）5照短文内容，从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选项If youwant tokeep fit,please referto thefollowingMove MoreMakeita dailyrule to find waysto moveyour body.Climb stairsinsteadoftaking theelevator.Walk yourdog；play with your kids.It doesnthaveto bean hourin thegym ora45-minute danceclass.But thatsgreat whenyou reupto it.At thesame time,move more.Give upSmokingEver since1960when itwasannouncedthat smokingwas harmfulto health,Americans havebeenreducingtheir use oftobacco products.Just recently,we veseen moreandmore teenssmoking.Could itbe theHollywood influenceTakecare!Warn yourchildren againstsmoking.While recentstudies showaglassof wineor onedrink aday can help protectagainst heartdisease,morethan thatcan causeother healthproblems suchas liverand kidneydiseaseand cancer.Reduce StressEasier saidthan done,stress comesin manyways.Spend30minutes aday doingsomething youlike suchas walkon thebeachorin apark,read a good book,visit afriend,listen torelaxingmusic,andwatch afunny movie.Protect Yourselffrom PollutionIf youcan,t livein asmog-free environment,at leastavoid smoke-filledrooms.Exercise indoorsinair conditioningwhen airquality isgood.A.Avoid ExcessiveDrinking.B.There aremany thingsyou cando tomoveyour armsand legs.C.Think carefullyabout whatyou willdo.D.Exercise outsidewhen thesmog ratingislow.E.It seemsthat thestars ineverymovie smokecigarette.F.Keep aPositive MentalOutlook.G.Some techniquesgiven byexperts aretothink positivethoughts

三、完形填空

6.完形填空Near myhome isa field,with two horses init.From adistance,each horseHikeany other horse.But ifyou comenear,you willnotice2quiteamazing.You willfind outthat oneofthem is

3.His ownerhaschosen notto killhim,4has madea goodhome forhim.If youstand nearbyand5,you willhear thesound ofa bell.Lookingaround for the6of thesound,you willsee thatit comesfromthe smallerhorsein thefield.Connected7the horseshalter isa smallbell.Itlets the blind friendknow8the otherhorse is,so hecan

9.As youwatch thesetwo friends,you11see thatthehorse withthebell isalways lOtheblind horse,and that theblindhorse willlistenfor the belland thenslowly walktowards the otherhorse,11that hewillnot beled astray.When thehorse withthe bell12each evening,it stops13and looksback,making surethat theblindfriend isnt too14to hearthe bell.Like the15of thetwohorses,God doesnot throwus awayjustbecause we are notperfect orwe have16or challenges.He watchesoverus andevenbrings othersinto ourlives to17us.18wearethe blindhorsesbeing guidedby thelittleringing bellof thosewhom Godplacesin ourlives.Other timeswe aretheguide horses,helping otherstofind their

19.Good friendsare likethat.You maynot always20them,but youknow theyare alwaysthere.DA.actsB.smellsC.looksD.feels2A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing3A.deafB.foolishC.dumbD.blind4A.whileB.soC.butD.or5A.enjoyB.listenC.examineD.observe6A.sourceB.resourceC.reasonD.cause7A.atB.inC.toD.on8A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.where9A.followB.ignoreC.settleD.recover10A.dealing withB.focusingonC.picking upD.checking on11A.showingB.believingC.provingD.requesting12A.worksB.returnsC.restsD.sleeps13A.from morningto nightB.from placeto placeC.from time to timeD.from nowon14A.out ofmindB.at restC.tired outD.far behind15A.ownerB.trainerC.partnerD.producer16A.advantagesB.experiencesC.problemsD.questions17A.changeB.helpC.controlD.encourage18A.All the timeB.At atimeC.SomedayD.Sometimes19A.aimB.wayC.successD.nature20A.understandB.visitC.hearD.see

四、语法填空

7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式I feltupset whenI that I wou1d have to leavethecompany.In ordertofindnew jobto supportthe family,I readalmost all thenewspapers setdown almost allthetelephonenumbers mynotebookand triedto callalmostallthe companiesthatneeded newclerks.Not untilI ajob ina smalltown nearTownsvilledid Icalm down.My newboss,Mr.Brown,was oneof myschoolmates I wasgetting alongwell withatschool.Both ofus wereto seeeach otherandwe spentthewhole afternoonaboutthings andpersons weremembered atschool.He askedmetogive himsomeadvice onhow toenlarge hispresentbusiness andhe washappy aboutmyadvice.

五、短文改错10分

8.假定英语课上教师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误仅涉及一个单词的增强、删除或修改增强在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用划掉修改在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注重1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2）只允许修改10处，多者不计分In myfamily,there arethree people.My fatheris hardworkingbutgoesto workevery day.He isnt goodat talkbut hegets onwell withotherpeople.My motheris verymuch kindand isfriendly toeverybody.So whenI havetheproblem Iwill turnto himfor help.My friendssayI amclever.When theteacherasks usvery difficultyquestions,I11think quicklyand standtoanswer.At homemy fatheroften thinksIm silly.He saidonce I decide todosomething,it takeshim muchtimesto stopme.This ishow Ineed toimprove inthe future.

六、书面表达（25分）

9.假设你是李华，近期你的好伴侣张鹏在英语学习上碰到了一些问题请你按照以下提醒，预备写一篇建议信给你的伴侣内容要点1）学习英语的重要性；2）你学习英语的办法；3）你给张鹏的建议.注重1）词数100左右；2）开始和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数.Dear ZhangPeng,I amgladto sharewithyoumy experiencein learningEnglish.I hopeyou willfind myadvice useful.Yours,Li Huafamilyto marryawealthy manshe dislikes,in thebook thatSamuelJohnson describedas thefirstbookin the worldthat showstheknowledge aboutthe humanheart.Tom Jonesby HenryFieldingTom Jonesisa classic Englishnovel thatgets thespirit ofitsage andwhosecharacters arewell knownsince they have cometorepresent thesocietyat thattime.Emma byJane AustenJaneAusten sEmma is hermost outstandingwork,mixing thebestparts ofherearly bookswith adeep senseof feelings.The Narrativeof ArthurGordon Pymof Nantucketby EdgarAllanPoeEdgar AllanPoe sonly novel一aclassicadventure storywithsupernaturalelements一has fascinatedand influencedgenerations ofwriters.1Which Englishbook hasgot themost translationsbefore the20th centuryA.Robinson Crusoe.B.Gullivers Travels.C.Tom Jones.D.Emma.2What doesSamuel Johnsonthink wecanlearnabout fromthebook ClarissaA.A lovestoryB.Quarrels ina family.C.The humanheart.D Thespirits ofthetime.・3What makesthe charactersin TomJones famousA.Their classiclifestyles.B Theirdifferent nationalities.・C Theirtypical spiritsoftheage.・D.Their representationofthesociety.

2.阅读理解Can youimagine aworld withoutmusic Studiesshow thatpublicschoolsacross thecountry arecutting backon music classes tosavemoney.Worse,some schoolshave neverhad music classes tobeginwith.Butwithout them,students academicgrowth andemotional healthcould suffer.Infact,music classesare necessaryfor allstudents in schools.Recent studiesby BrownUniversity haveshown thatstudents whoreceivedmusiceducation classeswere betterin mathand readingskillsthan thosewithoutmusic classes.Another studyby TheCollege Boardfoundthat studentstakingmusic andart classesgot higherpoints.Students academic successseems todepend on their takingpart inmusiceducation.Music programsin publicschools alsohelp toadd toa student,s senseofpride andself-confidence.Teens todayhave toomany learningtasks.Besides,theyhavefamily problems,self-confidence problems,relationship troubles,andchoices aboutdrugs andalcohol.All ofthesecan stopacademicsuccess,butmusic educationcanhelp.A studybyThe TexasCommission onDrug andAlcoholAbuse foundthat studentswhotook part inschoolmusic programswere lesslikelyto turnto drugs.Music programsencourage studentsto worktogether toproduceanexcellent performance.Music crosseslanguage,class,cultural andpoliticalboundaries.Music allowsstudentsfrom differentcountries toconnect.For example,at aschool talentshow,a newJapanese studentplayed apianoduet withan Americanclassmate.Although theycould notcommunicateverbally,they wereable toread themusic inorder toplaythe duet.Twostudents fromdifferent culturesworked asa teamwithself-confidence andcommonpurpose throughmusic.The giftof musicis priceless.We needtobesure tohavenecessarymusic classesfor allstudents.The worldis losingits music,and puttingmusicintoschools isthe firststep toget itback.1Education withmusicclassescould.A.waste a lot moremoney fromparentsB.help studentsimprove theirschool workClead toalotof emotionalproblems easily・D.have abad influenceonthequality ofeducation2The twostudies seem to showthat.A studentswith greatsuccess attendedmusic lessons・B.not allstudents tookpartinmusic lessonsC.music playsa nimportant rolein studentssuccessD.students havingmusicclassesare betterin alllessons3The examplein Paragraph4mainly suggeststhat.A.Japan hasa goodinternational relationshipwith AmericaB.different cultureshave differentstyles ofmusicC musicmakes cross-country communicationpossible・D.Japanese andAmerican studentsare goodat playingthe piano4What isthebesttitle forthe textA.Music一a bridgeto understandingBHow toget musicback・CTheimportanceoflistening tomusic・D.Music educationin schools

3.阅读理解I cametostudyin theUnited Statesa yearago.Yet Idid notknowthe realAmericansociety untilI wasinjured ina caraccidentbecause aftertheaccident,Ihad to see adoctor andgo tocourt.After theaccident,my roommatecalled adoctorfor me.I wasverygrateful anddetermined torepay himone day.But thenextday,he askedmetopay him$200for whathe haddone.I was astonished.He hada goodreasonto chargeme,he said.And ifI wantedto collectmoneyfrom thepersonwho wasresponsible formy injury,Idhavetohave agoodlawyer.And onlyagood doctor canhelp meget agood lawyer.Now thathehadhelped mefind agooddoctor,it wasonly fairthatIshould payhim.But everydayI wenttoseethe doctor,I hadto waitabout50minutes.He wouldsee twoorthree patientsatthesame time,and oftenstoptreating oneso asto seeanother.Yet hecharged me$115each time.The finalexamination reportconsistedof tenlines,and itcost me$

215.My lawyerwas allsmiles thefirst timewe met.But afterthathe avoidedseeingme atall.He knewvery welltheotherparty wasresponsiblefortheaccident,yet hehardly didanything.He simplywaitedto collecthis money.He wassoirresponsible thatI decidedtodismiss him.And hemade mepay him$

770.Nowl hadto actas myown lawyer.Due tomy inexperience,I toldthe insurancecompanythe dateIwasleaving America.Knowingthat,they playedfor time…andl leftwithout gettinga cent.1The authors roommateoffered tohelp himbecause.A hefelt sorryfortheauthor・B.he thoughtit wasa chanceto makesome moneyC.he knewthe doctorwasavery goodoneD hewanted theauthor tohave agood lawyer・2The word“charge“in thethird paragraph means.A.be responsibleBput electricityinto abattery・C.ask asa priceD.saythat somethingis true3Both thedoctor andthe lawyerin thispassage arevery.A friendly・B.selfishC professional・D busy・4What conclusioncan youdraw fromthe storyAGoing tocourt issomething verycommon inAmerica.・B.One mustbe verycareful whiledriving acar.C.There aremore badsides inAmerica thangood sides.D.Money ismore importantthan otherthings inthe US.

4.阅读理解Thereare agrowing numberof languageimmersion schoolsin theUnited States,including onethat wasfounded inColumbia calledLaPetite Ecole,whichteaches childrenFrench asa secondlanguage.Statistics,however,show thatlanguageinstruction inregular schoolsisactually decreasing,and relativelyfewAmericans knowa secondlanguage.Scholarshave spentyears studyingwhy Americansseemtoignorethe importanceoflearning languages.While theyhave developedtheoriesand givenpotential solutions,thefutureof languagelearningintheUnitedStatesremains hazy.Sincel997,the percentageof elementaryand middleschools thatofferforeign1anguage courseshas fallensignificantly,from31percent to25percent attheelementary leveland from75percent to58percent atthe middleschool level.However,the declineinelementary schoolshas appearedprimarily inpublicschools,while the percentageofprivate elementaryschoolsteaching foreignlanguageshas remainedroughly thesame at51percent.Thepercentage ofhigh schoolsteachingforeignlanguageshas remainedatabout91percent.Meanwhile,the numberof languageimmersion schoolsdesigned toteacha secondlanguage toEnglish-speaking childrenand youngadultshas actuallyincreased.Since1962,367two-way immersionprograms一schools thatpair nativeEnglish speakerswiththose who speakanother nativelanguage一have developedin28states.^Theyounger thelearner is,the morelikely theacquisition ofasecondlanguagewill befacilitated,“AdelS aftywrote intheCanadian Journalof Education.Linguistic abilityshows thegreatestdevelopmentbetween theages of4and8,she wrote.Whilethe numberof peoplewho speakalanguageother thanEnglishat homeis stillrelativelysmall,it hasmore thandoubled overthepast30years,according toasurvey inApril.Peoplebetween18and40make upthe largestpercentageof peoplewho speaka foreignlanguage.The5to17age groupfollows closely.But,among those41and older,thepercentageofpeoplewhospeakasecond languagedecreases.1What doesthe passagemainly dealwithA.The situationof Americanslearningforeignlanguages.B.Why Americansdon tlike learningforeignlanguages.。