高一英语上学期期末测试卷02（解析版）

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高一新外研版英语
期末测试题
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Below is a selection about some Guinness (吉尼斯) World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
◆Fastest 100 running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-Breaking ever with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different Countries. Kenichi Ito’s record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers” His “super powers” is to run with great speed on all fours, Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds .The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kunitsu Sogo
Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
◆Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer. The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great- great- great- great grandparent of this family was Angusta Buing “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52 her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great- Great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her Great-Great-great- grandson on January 21,1989”.
◆Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
◆Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
◆Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinces has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right car is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner. Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record ,but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.
◆ Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9,2010 that a gigantic pumpkin（南瓜）grown in Wisconsin was officially the word’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens’ Pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain, cow manure, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion, Some of the world’s heaviest pumpkins, including the record holder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical gardens in New York for a dozen days.
1.Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a "super power" ?
A. He set a good example to all Japanese.
B. He made record attempts in !5 different countries.
C. He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
【答案】C
【解析】根据第一部分的倒数第二句：His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.可知答案C符合文意。
2.Jeffries is the name of______ .
A. the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears
C. the present holder of the record for " Longest ears on a dog"
D. the former holder of the record for "Longest ears on a dog"
【答案】:D
【【解析】】细节理解题。根据第三部分的标题Longest ears on a dog和第二段的开头Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. 可知答案D符合文意。
3. How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A. 68. B. 120. C. 238. D. 245.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第五部分的倒数第二句The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120.可知答案B符合文意。
B

My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the sit is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
4. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
A. He got an older model than he had expected.
B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.
C. He could have bought it at a lower price.
D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.
【答案】C,
【解析】依据第一段中的"I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid"可知答案。
5. Which of the following an best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?
A. ended all their programs
B. provided fewer channels
C. changed to commercials
D. showed all-night movies
【答案】.A
【解析】结合画线部分所在的句子"The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night"可知，此处指作者一开始把它带回家时，一切如此顺利以至于作者一直看到电视台”停止播放节目”。故选A。
6. How did the author finally get this TV set working again?
A. By shaking and hitting it
B. By turning it on and off
C. By switching channels
D. By having it repaired
【答案】.D
【【解析】】依据最后一段的"My trip to the repair shop cost me $62,and the set is working well now"可知，最终作者到维修店才使电视机恢复正常。
7. How does the author sound when telling the story?
A. Curious
B. Anxious
C. Cautious
D. Humorous
【答案】D
【解析】由文章第一段的"My color television has given me nothing but a headache",第二段中的"I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉）shaking my set",以及最后一段中的"but I keepexpecting more trouble"可知，作者用幽默的语气描述了这台电视机给自己带来的烦恼。

C
Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger , but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too In the United States , a family of four can use 1. 5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.
You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗机)only when it is full 。Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.
8:Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?
A．Using river water.
B．Throwing batteries away.
C．Paving parking lots.
D．Throwing rubbish into lakes.
【答案】C:
【解析】细节题，根据The more roads and parking lots we pave , the less water can　ｆlow into the ground to become groundwater. 可知选Ｃ。
9:What can be inferred from the text?
A．All water shortages are due to human behavior.
B．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.
C．There is much we can do to reduce family size.
D．The average family in America makes proper use of water.
【答案】:B细节题。
【解析】根据第一段good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs及下文描述，可知要满足我们的用水需求需要很大的努力, 故选B。
10 :The last paragraph is intended to  
  A．show us how to fix leaks at home
B．tell us how to run a dishwasher
C．prove what drinking glass is best for us
D．suggest what we do to save water at home  
【答案】:D细节题。
【解析】根据You can take steps to save water in your home. 及本段描述，可知本段主要是针对如何节水提出建议，选Ｄ。       .
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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We're directly affected by our environment. When the rising temperature or the bitter cold is the first thing on your mind, it might be hard to discuss anything else. However, as a matter of fact, you needn't have worried so much about this. 11 However, there are ways to change the activity into a meaningful moment between two people.
1. 12
Talking about shared interests is the easiest way to make a connection with someone-and more personal talking
about the weather. When you start a conversation with someone, try searching for pieces of information that you can connect to.
2. Don't ask someone what they do.
When speaking with someone for the first time,work is always one of our topics. But wanting to know what someone does for a living may kill our conversations. 13 When it comes to small talk, try avoiding jobs and discovering general interests instead.
3.Enjoy the silence.
No one likes a long stop-but most silent moments between topics aren't as long as you think they are. 14 Sometimes stops are needed in order to continue a conversation. Remember that if you say something, the other person may need to think about it, so enjoy the silence.
4. Look at your conversation as a learning experience.
Different people have different thoughts, ideas and feelings. Ask someone about a topic they're familiar with that you know nothing about. Every time you meet someone new-or even speak with someone you know-it's an opportunity to learn something . 15 You can expand your knowledge of other areas, cultures and nations.
A.Search for common interests.
B.Keep your introduction simple.
C.Small talk may not be pleasant.
D. In fact, a little quiet can be a good thing.
E. It'll benefit you more than you may realize.
F. Making small talk is an art that can be mastered.
G. It may send the signal that the most important part about us is our job.
11【答案】.C
【解析】前一句说到“你没有必要为此过于担心”，后一句说到“然而有办法将这一活动变成两个人之间一段有意义的时刻”，因此C项（闲聊可能令人不愉快）符合语境。
12【答案】A
【解析】根据本段内容，尤其是第一句中说到的“谈论共同的兴趣是与他人产生联系的最简单的方法”可知，本段主要谈论“要寻找共同的兴趣”。
13.【答案】.G
【解析】前一句说到“但是想知道别人靠什么谋生可能会葬送我们的对话”，因此G项（它可能会传递这个信号——工作是我们最重要的部分）符合语境。
14.【答案】.D
【解析】后一句说到“有时候要继续对话就需要暂停”，因此D项（事实上，安静一会儿可能是一件好事）符合语境。
15.【答案】.E
【解析】前一句说到“每次你与一个陌生人见面或者甚至跟一个认识的人说话，都是一次学习的机会”，后一句说到“可以增加你对其他地区、其他文化和其他国家的了解”，因此E项（它对你的好处会超出你的想象）符合语境。
第二部分　语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two men，both seriously ill，occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each __16__ to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs.His bed was next to the room's only window.The other man had to spend all his time _17__ on his back.
The men talked for hours on end.They spoke of their families，their homes，their jobs and a whole lot of things.Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up，he would pass the time by __18__ to his roommate what he could see __19__ the window.
The man in the other bed began to __20__ for those one­hour periods when his __21__ would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a _22__ with a lovely lake.Ducks and swans played on the water while children __23__ their model boats.Young lovers walked arm in arm among _24__ of every color and a fine _25__ of the city skyline could be seen in the __26__.As the man described all this，the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and _27__ the beautiful scene.
Days and weeks passed.One morning，the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window had died __28__ in his sleep.
Later，the other man asked __29__ he could be moved next to the window.The nurse was happy to make the switch.
Slowly，painfully，he managed to __30__ and take his first look at the __31_ world outside.Surprisingly，it __32__ a blank wall.
The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was __33__ and could not _34__ see the wall.She said，“Perhaps he just wanted to __35__ you.”
16.A.morning　 B．afternoon C．evening　 D．night
【答案】：B
【解析】：根据下文“Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up”可知。
17.A.flat　 B．quiet C．still　 D．calm
【答案】：A
【解析】：由上下文知，另外一个病人得终日平躺在床上。flat“平的；平坦的”；quiet“轻声的；安静的”；still“不动的；静止的”；calm“镇定的，沉着的； 心平气和的”。
18.A.listening　 B．talking
C．describing　 D．explaining
【答案】：C
【解析】：向他的室友“描述”窗外的景致，用describe。其他三项不符合文意。listen“听”；talk“讲话”；explain“解释；说明”。
19.A.beyond　 B．outside C．behind　 D．near
【答案】：B
【解析】：靠窗坐着，自然是看窗“外”的风景。A项beyond“在更远处”容易造成干扰。但下文中有The window overlooked a park...，所以可排除A项。
20A.look　 B．live C．prepare　 D．work
【答案】：B
【解析】：躺在床上的那位病人有了生活目的：每天倾听室友给他描绘窗外美好的世界。
21A.health　 B．dream C．world　 D．career
【答案】：C
【解析】：室友生动的描述拓宽和点亮了他的“世界”，有了活下去的勇气。其他三项不符合文意。health“健康”；dream“梦想”；career“生涯；事业”。
22.A.garden　 B．farm C．mountain　 D．park
【答案】：D
【解析】：透过窗户看到的是一个“公园”，里面有一个漂亮的湖。garden“宅旁园圃，花园；果园；菜园”；farm“农场”；mountain“山”。
23.A.made　 B．rowed C．took　 D．sailed
【答案】：D
【解析】：鸭子和天鹅在湖里嬉戏，孩子们在“驾驶”模型船。其他三项不符合文意。make“制造”；row“划船”；take“拿走”。
24.A.trees　 B．flowers C．houses　 D．birds
【答案】：B
【解析】：年轻的恋人们手挽手在各种颜色的花丛中散步。由于有of every color修饰，所以不难选出B项。
25.A.photo　 B．map C．view　 D．appearance
【答案】：C
【解析】：远处还能看到城市交际线的美景。photo“照片”；map“地图”；view“景色；风景”；appearance“外观；外表”。
26.A.distance　 B．hospital C．future　 D．sky
【答案】：A
【解析】：因为提到的是城市的轮廓，所以应是in the distance“在远方；在远处”。其他选项不符合文意。
27.A.enjoy　 B．experience C．sense　 D．imagine
【答案】：D
【解析】：当靠窗的病人栩栩如生地描述着窗外的一切时，躺在床上的病人总会闭上眼睛“想象”着那样的美景。enjoy“享受；喜欢”；experience“经历；体验；感受”；sense“感觉到；意识到”。
28.A.peacefully　 B．painfully C．sadly　 D．bravely
【答案】：A
【解析】：护士发现靠窗的病人在睡觉的过程中安详地去世了。其他三项不符合文意。painfully“痛苦地”；sadly“难过地”；bravely“勇敢地”。
29.A.when　 B．if C．how　 D．why
【解析】：剩下的那个病人问护士他“是否”可以挪到靠窗的那张床上。其他三项不符合文意。
【答案】：B
30.A.climb up　 B．stand up C．sit up　 D．turn up
【答案】：C
【解析】：根据上文知，这位病人病情严重，平常只能躺在床上。这次住在靠近窗户的床上，他只能是费劲地坐起来。climb up“向上攀登；爬上去”；stand up“站起来”；turn up“出现；露面”。
31.A.real　 B．noisy　 C．ordinary　 D．new
【答案】：A
【解析】：他终于有机会第一次向窗外看一眼“真实的”世界，亦即室友给他描述的窗外的美景。noisy“嘈杂的”；ordinary“普通的”；new“新的”。
32.A.contained　 B．covered C．connected　 D．faced
【答案】：D
【解析】：他看到的结果是：窗户“面对”着一堵空白的墙。contain“包含；容纳”；cover“覆盖；遮盖”；connect“连接”。
33.A.mad　 B．blind C．ill　 D．dead
【答案】：B
【解析】：第二天他从护士那里得知，死去的室友是个盲人。他是不可能看见东西的，更不必说是墙了。
34.A.yet　 B．just C．even　 D．clearly
【答案】：C
【解析】：even起递进作用，意为“甚至”。
35.A.support　 B．fool C．cure　 D．encourage
【答案】：D
【解析】：这位盲人之所以这么做，是要“鼓励”室友燃起生活的希望。support“支持；支撑”；fool“愚弄；耍弄；欺骗”；cure“治愈；治疗”。
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels. This has increased the amount of salt in fresh water 36 (use) on coastal farms. As a result, farmers are 37 (gradual) unable to use fields close to the sea.
However, Mare Van Rijsselberg, a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a 38 (mix) of sea and fresh water 39 (grow)healthy and tasty vegetables.
He teamed up with scientists from the Free University an divided a farm 40 eight smaller areas. Separate pipes pumped fresh and sea water, and a computer program created water with eight levels of salinity(含盐度）.
The water levels and the levels of salinity was 41 (control )by computerized measuring devices called "sensors". Mr. Van Rijsselberg said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight testing areas. He said the vegetables were smaller than 42 grown in fresh water. But he said they also had more sugar and salt,so they tasted much 43 (good).
He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water. Mr. Van Rijsselberg said four kinds of these potatoes would be sent to Pakistan, 44 quantities,of land 45 (damage) by salinization last year.
36.【答案】used
【解析】考查过去分词做定语。意思是“这增加了海边农场所使用的淡水的含盐量”。
37.【答案】gradually
【解析】考查副词。此处“逐渐地”要用副词形式。
38.【答案】mixture
【解析】考查词形变换。mixture混合物。
39.【答案】to grow
【解析】考查动词不定式。动词不定式做目的状语，意思是“为了种植健康可口的蔬菜”。
40.【答案】into
【解析】考查介词。divide sth.into…意思是“把某物分害成……”。
41.【答案】.controlled
【解析】考查被动语态。意思是“灌水量和水的含击量是被电脑控制的”。
42.【答案】those
【解析】考查指示代词。those指的是前面的t vegetables。
43.【答案】better
【解析】考查形容词的比较级。此处意思是“因此它尝起来更好”。
44.【答案】where
【解析】考查定语从句。此处where引导的是一个非制性定语从句，先行词是Pakistan。
45.【答案】were damaged
【解析】考查一般过去时态的被动语态。此思是“大量土地被毁”，所以要用被动语态。另外，根据时语last year可知，此句要用一般过去时态。“土地”被毁是在“去年”，并不强调“土地被毁”发生在“那个科学家说要豆至巴基斯坦”之前，所以不用过去完成时态。“quantities n.做主语时，谓语动词用复数。
第三节  书面表达（满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假设你叫李华，是某中学的一名高三学生，你们班同学就英语学习现状进行了讨论，发现有很多问题。请你根据下面的提示给你在英国的网友Bob写一封信向他咨询，以希望得到他的帮助。同学们发现的问题有：
1.学习没兴趣；
2.单词难记；
3.张口怕出错；
4.阅读生词多；
5.写作难下笔。
要求：1.参考以上提示，提出至少三个自己在英语学习中遇到的问题；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.词数不少于100。开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总
词数。
Dear Bob,
I'm writing to ask you for advice on some difficulties that we have met in our English studies.
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One possible version :
Dear Bob
I'm writing to ask you for advice on some difficulties that we have met in our English studies.
You see, since we entered senior high school, English has become more and more difficult and some of my classmates, including me, have lost interest in it. To begin with, it has proved to be a tough job to try to remember so many new English words. For fear of making mistakes, in English class we don't want to speak English. What's worse, when reading English articles , we meet some words that we don't know , which make it hard for us to understand the articles. When it comes to English writing, we don't know how to start it or how to organize the main points and make the article a good one.
These difficulties worry us a lot. I would appreciate it if you, as a native English speaker, can offer us some suggestions about these problems.
Looking forward to your immediate response.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When I was ten,I was suddenly faced with the suffering of moving from the only home I had ever known. My whole life,brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.
When the final day came, I ran to the small backyard and sat alone, with tears welling up from my heart. Suddenly I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to see my grandfather. "It isn't easy, is it, Billy?" he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.
"Grandpa," I replied through my tears," how can I ever say goodbye to you and all my friends?"
For a moment he just stared off into the apple trees." Goodbye is such a sad word," he said. "It seems too final, too cold, for friends to use. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common : sadness . When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello. Come with me, my friend. "he whispered.
We walked , hand in hand , to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat noticeably alone. Kneeling, he pulled me close." It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It's that special place in your heart that makes them so."
His eyes met mine again. "Billy, I planted these roses a long time ago-before your mother came to the world. I put them into the soil the day my first son was born. It was my way of saying " thank you " to God . That boy's name was Billy , just like yours. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother." I saw my grandfather's tears. I had never seen him cry before. His voice became hoarse(沙哑）.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下画线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下画线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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A year and a half later, my grandfather became seriously ill.
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【答案】
参考范文
Paragraph 1:
"One day a terrible war came , my son said goodbye to me and went for the war. Ten months later a telegram came. My son had died in some tiny village in Italy. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in life was goodbye."Grandpa slowly stood up. "Don't ever say goodbye, Billy. Don't ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. I want you remember to take that special hello and lock it away within you."
Paragraph 2:
A year and a half later, my grandfather became seriously ill.
When he returned after several weeks in the hospital , he wanted his bed next to the window, where he could see his beloved rosebush. I noted how tired he looked. I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine."Hello,Grandpa,"I whispered.His eyes slowly