1、20102011 学年度福建省厦门第一中学高一下学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文 , 根据以下提示： 1）汉语提示 , 2）首字母提示 , 3）语境提示 , 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词 , 并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确 , 拼写正确。 Two girls were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins. They decided to take the train west to east across Canada _ than fly all the way. 【小题 1】 _ They learn
2、ed from their friend that they would see some great s_ 【小题 2】 _ when going _(朝东 ). First in Vancouver, they felt the weather and the 【小题 3】 _ beauty of the city which is _ (环 抱 ) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. 【小题 4】 _ Therere also extremely tall trees in the forests north of Vancouver, some m_
3、 【小题 5】 _ over 90 meters. Their next stop was Calgary that is famous _ its Stampede 【小题 6】 _ where the cowboys from all over the world _ (比赛 ) to win prizes. Most 【小题 7】 _ of them have a _ for riding wild horses. After two days travel, they 【小题 8】 _ realized that Canada is quite empty with a populat
4、ion of s_ over 30 【小 题 9】 _ million. And they better understand why Canada has more _ water (淡水 ) 【小题 10】 _ than any other country in the world. 答案： 【小题 1】 rather 【小题 2】 scenery 【小题 3】 eastwards 【小题 4】 surrounded 【小题 5】 measuring 【小题 6】 for 【小题 7】 compete 【小题 8】 gift 【小题 9】 slightly 【小题 10】 fresh 【小
5、题 1】多读书对孩子们很有好处。 Reading more books is _ _ _ _ children. 【小题 2】他匆忙地赶往学校，就在这时，他看到了以前的老同学。 He was hurrying to school _ he _ _ _ his former classmate. 【小题 3】空气中过多的二氧化碳使得地球上的热无法释放到太空中去。(prevent) Too much carbon dioxide _ _ _ _ from the earth to space. 【小题 4】一种普遍被人们所接受的理论是：宇宙起源于一次大爆炸，它将物质投射到四面八方。 Accordi
6、ng to _ _ _ _, the universe began with a “Big Bang” _ threw matter _ _ _. 答案： 【小题 1】 of great benefit to 【小题 2】 when; caught sight of 【小题 3】 prevents heat from escaping 【小题 4】 a widely accepted theory; that; in all directions. 单项选择 * - Tony, are you available at the moment I have to ask you a rather
7、 personal question. - _. A Its my pleasure B Ask, please C Help yourself D Yes, go ahead 答案： D _ comes first will get the prize. A Who B Whoever C Whom D Whomever 答案： B John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work _, he gladly accepted it. A finished B finishing C having finished D was f
8、inished 答案： A Jack described his father, who _ a brave boy many years ago, as a strongwilled man. A would be B would have been C must have been D must be 答案： C Is it the country _ you studied English _ you are going to visit next week A in which; which B where; that C that; that D which; that 答案： B
9、_ the oil price is on the rise, lots of people go to work by BMW instead of driving cars. A So that B Even enough C As if D Now that 答案： D Who would you rather _ with you tomorrow morning A had do B have gone C have go D have to go 答案： C Will you please tell me the way you think of _ the problem as
10、soon as possible？ A to solve B solving C solve D being solved 答案： A Be careful! The slightest spark could _ the fireworks. A set about B set off C set out D set up 答案： B You _ be tired-you took a rest only five minutes ago! A wouldnt B cant C mustnt D neednt 答案： B _ is known to us all is _ the theme
11、 of Shanghai Expo is “Better city, better life”. A It; what B It; that C What; that D What; what 答案： C The new school is _ our previous one. A as three times big as B three times so big as C three times the size of D three times as bigger as 答案： C The number of the eggs _ by the hen this month is ab
12、out 28. A lay B lied C lain D laid 答案： D The little boy has not the _ to lift the heavy box. A energy B force C power D strength 答案： D He made a suggestion _ the meeting _ be put off until next Tuesday. A that; / B if; should C when; must D whether; can 答案： A 完型填空 When I was young, I belonged to a c
13、lub that did community service work. There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was t
14、oo young to _36_. She wanted to help, _37_ she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to _38_ and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter _39_ passed out the remaining meals. _40_, I began making sandwiches and _41_ them with the crowd. I had the containers with my _4
15、2_ cookies in them and began to _43_, offering them to anyone near me. I _44_ an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie ” He stopped and turned around, _45_ and said, “What did you say Did you call me sir ” I told him I _46_, and his eyes _47_ a little bit and he said, “No one has _48
16、_ called me sir.” So he was _49_ taken aback(意外 ). It struck me. I explained I had been raised that_ 50_color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It _51_ me to think that just because he was homeless, no one_ 52_ him the honor. It broke my heart, and I _53_. I just didnt understand_ 54_ no
17、 one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasnt raised that way. Every _55_ person deserves to be treated with dignity. Ye ars later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in som
18、eones life. How have you made a difference to others How have others made a difference to you 【小题1】 A participate B decide C choose D go A however B but C yet D so A bring B fetch C collect D take A I B you C she D we A First B Next C Third D Finally A shared B gave C helped D assisted A classmates
19、B schoolmates C sisters D familys A walk around B knock around C come around D stand around A went B came C approached D met A glanced at me right ly B stared at me with difficulty C glared at me in anger D looked at me right in the eye A had B called C did D do A watered B cried C tore D dropped A
20、already B ever C still D yet A differently B normally C completely D exactly A in spite B regardless of C concerned about D for fear of A strengthened B saddened C frightened D pleased A handed B afforded C provided D supplied A had no choice but to cry B couldnt help to cry C had no right to cry D
21、couldnt help but cry A what B when C whether D why A single B poor C ordinary D normal 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 You may know your mother
22、, but how well do you really know Mothers Day Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it - those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mothers Day. But theres more to the story. The earliest Mothers Day celebrations were held duri
23、ng spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal. In the US, Mot
24、hers Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didnt really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis stared a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people
25、get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isnt alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.
26、Learning more about Mothers Day and celebrating Mothers Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or grandmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year. 【小题 1】 What is the passage mainly about
27、 A The reason why people celebrate Mothers Day. B The ways people honor mothers. C The history of Mothers Day. D The great contribution of mothers. 【小题 2】 Where was the earliest Mothers Day celebrated A In ancient Greece. B In the US. C In England. D In Italy. 【小题 3】 We can learn from the passage th
28、at _. A Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece B not all the countries celebrate Mothers Day in May C only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday D it was in 1872 that Mothers Day really came into being 【小题 4】 The last paragraph tells us that _. A all the people should celebrate Mo
29、thers Day B only mothers are honored on Mothers Day C understanding mothers work is more important than just celebrating Mothers Day D people should celebrate Mothers Day every day 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C What is most likely to affect your success at school or at a job The ability to
30、 read. And that goes for your kids too. The declining literacy(读写能力的下降 ) of our society has been a main concern of educators for a while now, and yet things are not getting better. In most cases, how well we learn to read will depend largely on our exposure（接触） to language as children. If we hear pe
31、ople around us talking about all kinds of subjects as children, we naturally pick up the words and phrases they use. If we pick up a lot of words, we will learn to read better. Much of the traditional advice to struggling readers, theses days, seems to include developing “cognitive strategies”（认知策略）
32、 . In this way, readers are asked to centre more, to think, to be interested and ask questions, to analyze, to predict, to reason, and to check their understanding, or worse still to answer questions of what they have read. In other words they are asked to become self-conscious（有自我意识的） readers. I do
33、 not agree with this approach. Here are my several strategies for reading improvement. Read about things that interest you. If you are interested in what you are reading about, the words will come alive, and you will understand better. The more you read, the better you will become at reading. Just g
34、et started and it will become a habit, as long as you are interested in what you are reading. Read material that is at your level or just a little difficult for you. Read material that you find easy to read, or just a little challenging. Looking up many unknown words in a dictionary is dull, and the
35、 results of the dictionary search are quickly forgotten. _ If you can hear the new words and phrases that you are reading, you will have an easier time understanding and remembering them. Hearing the rhythm of someone reading a text will help your own reading. Dont worry about what you dont understa
36、nd. Most of your reading should be for pleasure. You can still enjoy reading without understanding all of what you read. You may even understand some things in your own personal way. Unfortunately not all reading is just for pleasure. When you are reading a textbook or report or other material for s
37、chool, you may need to underline, take notes and read some parts over again. However, if you have developed the habit of reading for pleasure, you will find that the skills you need will come naturally, and that you will understand a lot better than before. 【小题 1】 In Paragraph 2, the author tells us
38、 the importance of _. A hearing people around as children B talking ability as children C contacting different people D learning different languages 【小题 2】 Which sentence is best to be filled in the blank in the passage A Listen as much as possible. B Try to use your imagination. C Great works need
39、to be read out loud. D Listen first if you have trouble reading. 【小题 3】 It can be learned from the last paragraph that _. A you should find pleasure from reading a textbook B the habit of reading for pleasure is important C reading for school is helpful for reading for pleasure D reading for school
40、requires different skills from reading for pleasure 【小题 4】 What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage A To tell us some ways to improve reading ability. B To show that poor literacy has been a big problem. C To teach us how to look for fun in reading. D To tell us some ways to pick up
41、new words and phrases. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A A healthy amount of sunshine may be the secret to staying young. British scientists have discovered. Vitamin D is produced naturally by the skin in response to(对 的反应 ) sunlight and may help to slow the ageing process and protect against
42、heart disease, according to the study. Researchers from Kings College London studied 2,160 women aged between 18 and 79, looking at their telomeres- a biological marker of ageing found in DNA. As people get older, their telomeres get shorter and they become more susceptible(易受伤害的 ) to certain illnes
43、ses. But the study found women with high levels of vitamin D had comparatively longer telomeres- a sign of being biologically younger and healthier. The study suggests vitamin D may help to slow down the ageing process of DNA, and therefore the ageing process as a whole. Lead researcher Dr Brent Ric
44、hards said, “These results are exciting because they show for the first time that people who have higher levels of vitamin D may age more slowly than people with lower levels of vitamin D.” This could help to explain how vitamin D has a protective effect on many ageing related diseases, such as hear
45、t disease and cancer.” Professor Tim Spector, a co-author of the report, added, “Although it might sound absurd (荒唐的 ), its possible that the same sunshine which may increase our risk of skin cancer may also have a healthy effect on the general ageing process.” Vitamin D made by the action of sunlig
46、ht on the skin accounts for 90 percent of the bodys supply, but lower levels can also be got through food such as fish, eggs and breakfast cereals(粥 ). Other studies have suggested the vitamin plays a key role in protecting against cancer and heart disease. 【小题 1】 A certain amount of sunshine helps
47、people stay young because _. A people feel happy and energetic in the sun B sunshine protects people against heart disease C vitamin D makes ones skin look young and healthy D vitamin D may help to slow the ageing process 【小题 2】 From Brent Richards, we know that _. A sunlight causes skin cancer to people with high level of vitamin D B the study generally has a healthy effect on t
