白泉高级中学2019学年第一学期期中一考试
高一英语试卷
（考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分）
一、阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节，请从以下选项（A、B、C、D）中选出正确选项（共10小题, 每小题2.5分，共25分)
A
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seed. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
A. we can’t live without water B. plants cannot grow without air
C. there are many plants in the world D. plants are important for life
2. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Of all living things animals are most important. B. Without plants, man will die out. C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds. D. Spores are seeds.
3．This passage may be taken from ______.
A. a science magazine B. a novel C. a medicine book D. an experiment report
B
A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.
Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) melt (融化). Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.
Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be build under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.
4．What doesn’t cause Venice to get lower and lower?
A. The ice of the Arctic Ocean melt. B. People used too much underground water
C. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
D. The temperature has become higher over the years.
5．What can we infer from the last passage?
A. Venice is sure to stop getting lower. B. Some possible ways help to solve the problem.
C. Scientists can solve the problems easily. D. High waters won’t hit Venice any more.
6．What’s the best title of this passage?
A. The History of Venice B. The MOST Project of Venice.
C. The Specials and Problems of Venice D. The Places of Interest of Venice
C
One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry motion to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no regret, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming（责备）me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
7. When the author damaged the door, his parents __________.
A. scolded him for what he had done B. gave him a spanking
C. left the door unrepaired D. told him how expensive it was
8. How did the author feel every time he saw the damaged(破坏的) door?
A. He felt it destroyed（破坏）the happy atmosphere at his home.
B. He found that his family members no longer liked him.
C. He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage.
D. He felt ashamed（羞愧的）of his uncontrolled anger at that time.
9. The experience may cause the author ___________.
A. not to go against(违背) his parents’ will B. to have a better control of himself
C. to hide his anger away from others D. not to make mistakes in the future
10. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Silent punishment may have a better influence on educating people.
B. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.
C. What is the best way to become a more patient person.
D. Parents are the best teachers of their children.
第二节：七选五（共5题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，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。
When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to live a happier life. __11__
Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. __12__ You won't have much difficulty fitting in.
Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of yourself. __13__
__14__ Various activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you'll be amazed to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.
Do smile to everyone every day. It makes both you and others feel happy. __15__ Humor catches others' attention as well. People will like you for making them live happily.
If you follow what is mentioned above, you will be accepted by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.
A. Be active in group activities.
B. A pleasant smile costs the least and does the most.
C. Here is some advice that can help you.
D. If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step.
E. A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.
F. However, everybody needs friends.
G. Even so, it often leaves one to wonder if we fit in well.
二． 完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was in seventh grade, I was a voluntary nurse assistant at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr Gillespie. He never had any 16 and nobody seemed to care about his 17 .
I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 18 anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 19 he responded(回应) with only an 20 hold of my hand as he was in a dizzy (头晕).
I left for a week to take a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was 21 . I didn’t have the 22 to ask any of the nurses where he was for fear that they might 23 me that he had died.
Several 24 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 25 who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 26 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr Gillespie. With 27 look on his face, he replied yes. I 28 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes were full of tears, and gave me the warmest hug I had ever 29 .
He began to tell me how, 30 he lay there unconsciously (无意识地), he could hear me talking to him and could 31 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr Gillespie 32 believed that it was my voice and 33 that had kept him alive.
Although I haven’t 34 him since, he fills my heart with 35 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.
16. A. relatives B. visitors C. patients D. friends
17. A. interest B. condition C. request D. opinion
18. A. talking about B. looking after C. helping with D. pointing out
19. A. so that B. as if C. soon after D. even though
20. A. actual B. ordinary C. occasional（偶尔的） D. easy
21. A. killed B. gone C. lost D. changed
22. A. energy B. chance C.time D. courage
23. A. cheat B. warn C. remind D. tell
24. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
25. A. asked B. wondered C. heard D. realized
26. A. alive B. well C. silent D. alone
27. A. a happy B. a familiar C.an uncertain D. a sad
28. A. apologized B. remembered C admitted. D. explained
29. A received. B. wondered C. wanted D. dreamed
30. A. because B. if C. unless D. as
31. A. notice B. imagine C. feel D. watch
32. A. hardly B. firmly C. immediately D. nearly
33. A. humor B. duty C. success D. touch
34. A. forgotten B. seen C. missed D. called
35. A. joy B. regret C. respect D. hope
三、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。
Reggie was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond __36__ him. Unfortunately, he always seemed to be treated __37__ (different) from everyone else.
Reggie didn’t like this very much. But the person __38__ disliked this the most was his friend Michael. Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to persuade other people in town __39__ (choose) one day of the festival for deaf people this year. During that whole day everyone in town would have to wear earplugs(耳塞). The day __40__ (call) The Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears. As the hours passed, people began to realize __41__ difficult life was for the deaf. Soon no one was thinking of Reggie as __42__ deaf person. Using his usual gestures, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone.
They were __43__ (surprise) at his ability to find solution to almost any problem. They realized all Reggie needed was a little __44__ (much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.
It was on this day __45__ everyone realized they have to give people a chance to show how useful they are.
四．单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1. The moving TV s__________ became popular across the country.
2. I am g_________ to you for your timely help.
3. Like most _________(青少年), I am crazy about football and rock music.
4. When he travels with his friends, his mother is always _________(关心) about his safety.
5. Both English and French are o_________ languages in Canada.
6. _________(实际上), he is an honest and reliable person, whom you can depend on.
7. Thunder and _________(闪电) are not caused by gods being angry.
8. The weather f_________ says the storm will hit the area at midnight.
9. I _________(弯身) down and picked up the pen lying on the road.
10. The naughty boy ________(频繁地) makes fun of his partners.
五．单句语法填空（共15小题，每小题1分, 满分15分）
结合语境，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
1．While ________ (walk) along the road, Mr. Smith met one of his old friends.
2．This is the first time we ________ (see) a film in the cinema together as a family.
3. The science book is difficult ______ (understand) for a middle school student.
4. Ever since he came to our home, we _______ (get) along well with each other.
5. We hold such an activity to ______ (rich) our school life.
6. When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble _______ (think) of the right things to say.
7. Seeing that he was so seriously ill, I insisted that he ______ (send) to hospital at once.
8. She left her hometown, _______ (determine) to make a fortune.
9. There was a time ______ I played computer games day and night.
10. She likes to drink cold _____ (boil) water in summer.
11. New technologies have made ____ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.
12. I requested that you _______ (finish) the task on time.
13. Both the bikes are too old to ride. I’ll have got to get them _______ (repair).
14. It’s no pleasure _______ (listen) to such a boring story.
15. In the crowded city, my father prefers walking to ______ (take) a bus.
六．应用文写作。（满分15分）
你刚刚进入高中学习感到十分兴奋。请你写一封信给你的外国朋友John，向他介绍你的学习生活。内容包括：
1. 学校的环境 2. 你的人际交往
3. 你对高中学习生活的感受
注意 1. 词数80词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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