甘肃省张掖市第二中学2024-2024学年高一英语上学期期中试题
第一卷 语言知识运用
第一节 单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. —What is your plan for the holiday, Paul?
—I’ll go on a trip to Yunnan Province with my family. —_____.
A. Good luck Congratulations
2. The driver _____ the traffic lights and nearly caused a traffic accident. A. ignored obeyed
3. Have you _____ your things, Bob? The train is leaving at 2:30 this afternoon, so we don’t have too much time. A. added up packed up
4. You’d better have a talk with your friend _____, and then the misunderstanding will disappear. A. side by side arm in arm
5. It was not until late in the evening__________her husband arrived home. A. when
B. which
C. that
D. how
B. hand in hand
C. face to face
D.
B. put up
C. set up
D.
B. checked
C. disliked
D.
B. Have a nice time
C. Come back soon
D.
6. The shoes are _____ than I expected.
A. far expensive B. far too expensive C. far much expensive D. far more expensive
7. —Who called just now, Sam? —It’s Terry. She asked _____. A. that Alice was in whether Alice is in
8. Every farmer knows that weather _____ farming. A. plays a part in gets along with
9. About _______of the workers in that coal mine______young people. A. third fifths;are
D.three fifth;are
B. three fifths; are
C.three fifths; is
B. takes part in
C. makes use of
D.
B. if was Alice in
C. if Alice was in
D.
10. That salesman _____ me to buy his MP4, but it doesn’t work well now.
A. advised expected
B. persuaded C. preferred D.
11. _____ were sent to hospital and ______were buried. A. The injury;the death C. The injured; the dead
B. The injuring;the dying D. The injured;the died
12. The young man insisted that he____nothing wrong and ____free. A. had done;should be set
B. did; set
C. should do; should be set D. did; would be set
13. Jane, I hear you _____ to China. Have you got everything right? A. have traveled would travel
14. At the sight of the _____ scene, he was almost _____ to death. A. frightened;frightened
B. frightening;frightened D. frightened;frightening
B. travel
C. are traveling
D.
C. frightening;frightening
15. Look out!Don’t get close to the house________roof is under repair. A. its whose
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
A king was offering a prize to the artist who could paint the best picture of peace. Many artists from around the country 16 . The king looked at all the pictures and there were 17 two he really liked. But he had to 18 between them. One picture was of a 19 lake. The lake was surrounded with peaceful, towering 20 . Above them was a blue sky with white clouds. 21 who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace. 22 picture had mountains too. But they were rugged and bare (崎岖和荒凉的).Above was a 23 , angry sky and heavy rain with 24 mountain look of lightning. Down the side It looked of did the not
B. that
C. which
D.
25 a all. huge,powerful But when waterfall. king 26 at the closely at 27 picture,he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 28 in the crack of the rock. A mother bird had built her nest in the bush. There,in the middle of all the 29 of rushing water and scary,thundering skies, that mother bird sat in perfect peace. Which picture do you think 30 the prize? The king chose the second picture because he said, “ 31 does not mean you must be in a place where there is no noise,trouble,pain,or 32 from work. The real meaning of peace is to be 33 in the middle of all those 34 experiences, and still be calm and confident in your heart. ” It doesn’t matter what a difficult 35 you’re in right now. 16.A.met B.tried C.made 17.A.only B.very C.quite 18. A. choose B.pick C.draw 19.A.dry B.flooding C.beautiful 20.A.buildings B.flowers C.trees D.mountains 21.A.The one B.Nobody C.Everyone D.Someone 22.A.A B.The other C.Another 23.A.bright B.fine C.sunny 24.A.flashes B.streams C.series 25.A.barked B.screamed C.yelled 26.A.quiet B.noisy C.peaceful D.booming 27.A.the first B.the second C.the last second 28.A.planting B.seeding C.growing 29.A.noise B.calm C.peace 30.A.lost B.won C.gave D.shared 31.A.Beauty. B.Peace C.Truth 32.A.happiness B.pressure C.sadness 33.A.right B.also C.yet 34.A.rich B.easy C.difficult 35.A.world B.society C.situation D.experience 第三节 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分) D.trained D.right D.produce D.calm D.Neither D.dark D.drops D.roared D.a D.raising D.nature D.Fact D.eagerness D.only D.brief 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ¥25 (in bookstores) ¥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett O’ Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time. A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty ( 贫 穷 ) and the scorn (嘲笑) of her fellows. It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children. PETER PAN Author: J.M Barrie ¥15 (in bookstores) ¥12 (online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes) UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ¥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle ( 斗 争 ) between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago. THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ¥35 (in bookstores) ¥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan ( 孤 儿 ), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic ( 魔 法 ) of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life. 36. Which one of the following books doesn’t have children as its main characters (主角) A. PETER PAN
B. GONE WITH THE WIND C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN
37. We can know from the passage that .
A. there are only three books with tapes
B. we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores
C.two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett D.THE SECRET GARDEN is ¥5 cheaper in bookstores than online
38. Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this passage?
A. What Sara did to help her fellows.
B. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most influential novel in America. C.Why Peter Pan wouldn’t grow up.
D.How Marry Lennox came into her uncle’s house.
B
On a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in business. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn't love me any more. He just cares about his business ...not me”.
One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay?”“Why not me first?” she asked. “I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay?”She was entirely unhappy.
One day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. A few words came into her sight. Reading them, she burst into tears. It was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, “I was exhausted”. She was unhappy. In her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only one shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer. So every day I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, even if it was only 1℃.
Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy
.