1、- 1 -甘肃省永昌四中 2018-2019 学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题第 I 卷一、阅读理解(共两节，20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)第一节 （共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）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。AOnce there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that the
2、re was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he , “and you will be sure to find it .”As soon as the farmer died, the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldnt find any treasure .They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as d
3、eep as they could, but still they didnt find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).“Lets sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”“Thats fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden rice in
4、the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors fields .Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard1.One day the farmer called his sons together because _A. he knew he was dyingB. he need their helpC. he wanted to give the
5、m his treasureD. he wanted to ask them something2.The farmer told his sons that _A. there was money and gold hidden in their neighborsfields- 2 -B. he was going to hide some money in the fieldsC. they must put more earth all over the fieldsD. they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treas
6、ure3.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _A. he knew they would have a good harvestB. it was time for sowing and the earth was already turnedC. he liked riceD. he wasnt so lazy as his brothers4.Their rice harvest in autumn was _A. a poor oneB. a good one but not so goo
7、d as that of their neighborsC. not a good oneD. better than that in any of their neighbors fieldsBTourism wasnt as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a gr
8、owing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesnt travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that
9、 are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.Tourism causes many changes in a country and in peoples lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. Therere new nightclubs an
10、d other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.5. In the old days _ could travel to other countries.A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old - 3 -B. either kings or queensC. both the poor and the rich D. nobody but those who had money6. More people travel today than in the
11、past because_.A. people have become interested in travelingB. traveling today is easier than in the pastC. people now have spare money for travelD. great changes have taken place in the world7. What makes travel more attractive than before?A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.B.
12、 More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.8. What is the best title of the passage?A. The Change of Tourism B. TourismC. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism ChangeCBill Gates
13、 was born in 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. When he was young, he was good at science and Maths. And he wanted to be a scientist. Bill started to play with computers when he was 13. At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some
14、 of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software ( 软件) program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4200 dollars when he was only 17. In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University (哈佛大学 ). He developed the Basic language for the first- 4 -microcomp
15、uter (微型电子计算机). In his third year, he left Harvard. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home, so they began developing software for personal computers. They developed the software to mak
16、e it easier for people to use computers. In 1999, Bill wrote a book. In the book, he told people how computer technology could solve businessproblems in new ways. It was one of the best-sellers on The New York Times“ list. Bill Gates has manyhobbies. He enjoyed reading very much. He also enjoys play
17、ing golf and bridge. 9. When did Bill begin to play with computer? A. In 1965. B. In 1966. C. In 1968. D. In 197210. How old was Bill when he went to Harvard University?A. 17 years old B. 18 years old C. 19 years old D. 20 years old 11. Bill wrote a book about _.A. how to do unusual things B. how to
18、 play computer games. C. how to work out a software program D. how to solve business problems with the help of computer in new ways 12. We can learn from the text that _. A. Bill worked for Microsoft before he went to Harvard University B. Bill sold his first software program for 420 dollars C. Bill
19、 began his company in 1976 with his friend D. reading is one of Bills hobbies- 5 -DEarthquakes are something that people fearThere are some places that have few or no earthquakesMost places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的） Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite moun
20、tainous（多山的） The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906Over 700 people died in itThe strongest one in North America was in 1964It happened in AlaskaStrong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most peopleIn 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes eve
21、r recorded was felt in PortugalAround 2,000 people diedIn 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of JapanA hundred and forty thousand people diedMost of them died in fires which followed the earthquakeOne of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008It killed a large number o
22、f peopleThe worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injuredThis earthquake happened in 1556Earthquakes worry people a lotThe reason is that we often do not know when they are comingPeople can not prepare for it13.When and where was the worst earthquake
23、 ever reported？A1964; Alaska. B1556; China. C1923; Japan. D2008; China.14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?AThe stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.BEarthquakes often come unexpectedly（出乎意料地）.CEarthquakes can cause fires.DPeople still dont know how to
24、tell when an earthquake will come.15.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?- 6 -AHow do earthquakes worry people?BWhat will people do to prepare for earthquakes?CHow can we save people when earthquakes happen?DHow do earthquakes happen?第二节: （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处
25、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案写在第二卷的答题纸上，否则无效！Wed better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. 16 We may feel good when we can say something simple in English.17 So we must make some plans before study. And we should certainly carry out these plans in our study.18 Our notes are much
26、 thinner than the books so that we can learn them by heart easily and can often review and read them. We may also record our notes on tapes so as to listen to them easily.Reading a newspaper is the best thing to improve your English. 19 It will help you keep in touch with a lot of subjects in Englis
27、h.20 Learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we may know how to use the words.If time permits (允许), we may read a mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from cover to cover, which may help us widen our sight and master (掌握) knowledge in all ways.A. Re
28、ad a little from a newspaper every day.B. Dont read books without making notes.C. Carefully write an e-mail in English.D. Its easy to develop an interest in English study.E. The more, the better.F. Plans are always very necessary.G. Never just memorize (记住)single English words.二、完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5
29、 分，满分 30 分）- 7 -阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。Do you know _21_ languages there are in the world? There are about 1500 but many of them are not very _22_. English is one of the most important languages because many people _23_ it, not only in England and America, _24_ in oth
30、er countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it _25_ their own language, and another 200,000,000 use it as _26_ language. It is _27_ to say how many people are learning it. 28_ boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.Many English children study French. French is also a very important lan
31、guage. _29_ children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.Which is the best _30_ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt _31_ language well when we were _32_. If we learn a second language in the _33_ way, it wont seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It_34_ what people say,
32、and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to _35_ it. It is using the language, _36_ in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language _37_, they will learn it _38.In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new
33、 words through the _39_. You can read them, spell them and _40_ them later.21. A. how many B. what number C. a lot of D. so many22. A. useful B. necessary C. important D. good23. A. like B. use C. learn D. speak24. A. but B. and C. also D. so25. A. like B. with C. for D. as26. A. foreign B. a second
34、 C. the second D. a special27. A. easy B. again C. difficult D. best28. A. Millions of B. Million of C. Millions D. Several million29. A. Some B. Other C. All D. Few- 8 -30. A. time B. way C. thing D. place31. A. a foreign B. our mothers C. others D. our own32. A. born B. children C. grown D. boys33
35、. A. same B. different C. useful D. good34. A. does B. says C. listens to D. follows35. A. ask B. want C. get D. ask for36. A. speaking B. writing C. thinking D. doing37. A. some time B. sometimes C. all the time D. for the time38. A. quickly B. soon C. freely D. easily39. A. mouth B. hands C. ears
36、D. mind40 .A. speak B. use C. love D. write第 II 卷三、语法填空题（本题共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分。 ）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。My name is Wang Kun. Since middle school, my sister and I 1 (dream) about 2 (take)a great bike trip. When we graduated from college, we finally got the chance to do it. It 3
37、 my sister 4 first had the idea to cycle along 5 Mekong River from 6 it begins to where it ends. The Dai live near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that 7 (call) the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. She insisted that we 8 (find)the so
38、urce of the river. She gave me a 9 (determine) look. Once She has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give 10 .四、 短文改错（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）文中共有 10 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（） ，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
39、- 9 -2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分In Wednesday morning，Tom was walking along the streetSuddenly he heard two shoutThey came from the bankHe ran to the bank but saw a man coming out ofThe man who was short and fat with red hairHe had a bag of money or a gun in his handThe man ran away and was disappea
40、red behind the bus The next afternoon Tom went to see a filmHe saw the thief again and phoned the policeThey caught the thiefWhat exciting a day for Tom！The bank gave him $ 100 for a reward（奖赏） 五、书面表达（满分 25 分）在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表所给提示为某英文报写一篇题为 On the Internet 的征文稿。英特网的主要用途注意：1征文稿必须包括表内所有信息，行文连
41、贯通顺；2词数 100120 字；3标题已给出，不计入总词数。On the Internet_ 信 息 看国内外新闻、获取其它信息通 讯 发 e-mail、打电话学 习 上网上学校、阅读各种书籍、自学外语娱 乐 欣赏音乐、观看体育比赛、玩棋牌游戏生 活 购物- 10 - 11 -永昌四中 20142015 学年第一学期期末试题答案高一年级 英语 一、阅读理解 :14 ADBDD 5 10CAACB 11 15DDBAB七选五答案： 1620 DFBAG二、完形填空答案 2125ACBAD 2630BCAAB 31-35DBACD 36-40 CCACD三、语法填空题1. have dreame
42、d 2. taking 3. was 4. that 5. the 6. where 7. is called 8. find 9. determined 10. in四、改错答案：In Wednesday morning，Tom was walking along the streetSuddenly he Onheard two shoutThey came from the bankHe ran to the bank but saw ashouts andman coming out ofThe man who was short and fat with red hairHe has
43、of 去掉或在后面加 it hada bag of money and a gun in his handThe man ran away and wasdisappeared behind the bus The next afternoon Tom went see aa tofilmHe saw the thief again and phoned the policeThey caught the thiefWhat exciting a day for Tom！The bank gave him $ 100 for a reward（奖赏） How as五、书面表达范文As is k
44、nown to us all, the Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. One the Internet, we can read news at home and abroad and get as much information as we can . We often send e-mails or make telephone - 12 -calls to our families as well as to our friends. Besides that, we can go to school on the net, read a variety of books and even teach ourselves English. We also enjoy music, watch various matches and we can do shopping even without leaving our homes.
