浙江省台州市外国语学校2013-2014学年高一英语上学期期中试题

1高一上学期期中考试英语试题时间：90分钟满分：100分本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分选择题部分(共三节,满分55分).第一节：单项填空(共20小题，每题0.5分，共10分)从四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。1.TomaskedJohn____givehimalifttotheoffice.A.ifhecouldB.couldyouC.ifcouldheD.ifcould2.Canyouaskthesalesgirl____.A.howmuchdiditcostB.howmuchitcostsC.howmuchitcostedD.itcosthowmuch3.Myfather____Shanghaiinafewdays.Doyouknowwhentheearliestplane____onSunday?A.isleaving,takesoffB.leaves,takesoffC.isleaving,istakingoffD.leaves,istakingoff4.—Theprofessorhasdonesomeresearchonwildplantsfor20years.—Oh!Hemusthave______alotofdifficulties!A.giveninB.caredaboutC.joinedinD.gonethrough5.–Haveyou____yourbrothertogiveupsmoking?--No.Italkedtohimyesterdaybuthewouldhavenoneofmyadvice.A.persuadedB.advisedC.promisedD.suggested6.Oh,it’syou!Inever____meetinghere.A.dreamedofweB.dreamedourC.dreamedofourD.dreamedthatwe7.Theladyinsistedthattheyoungman____herwalletandthathe____tothepolicestationatonce.A.hadstolen;besentB.shouldsteal;shouldbesentC.hadstolen;sentD.hadstolen;mustbesent8.Thenextmeetingis______tobeheldtomorrowafternoon.A.determinedB.organizedC.scheduledD.expecting9.–DoyouknowtheWestLakeinHangzhou?–Yes,thisisthethirdtimethatI____thisbeautifulcity.A.visitB.visitedC.havevisitedD.hadvisited10.—Smokingisbadforyourhealth.—Yes,Iknow.ButIsimplycan’t____.A.giveitupB.giveitinC.giveitoutD.giveitaway11.Thattreelookshighandstrongbut____itstrunk（树干）ishollow（空的）.A.reallyB.trulyC.actuallyD.surely12.Theyarenowtryingtodiscoverwhatusecouldbe____suchmaterial.A.madeoutB.madeupC.madeofD.madefrom13.He’s____workinginGermanyasarepresentative（代表）ofaChinesecompany.A.atonceB.atatimeC.atpresentD.ontime14.–Areyougettinganewapartmentthisyear?–____Ican’taffordtopaymybills,letalonebuyanewapartment.A.Notatall.B.Youmustbejoking.C.Areyousure?D.Goodidea!15.Therehasbeen____accidentsonthispartofroad.A.anumberofB.agreatdealofC.aseriesofD.plentyof16.____missingthebus,hegotveryangry.A.BecauseB.BecauseofC.SinceD.For217.Itwasn’tuntilnearlyamonthlater____Ireceivedthemanager’sreply.A.sinceB.whenC.asD.that18.Theway____hespokeEnglishismorelikethatofanAmerican.A.whichB.howC.thatD.inthat19.Whenweclimbedtothetopofthemountain,wehadagood______ofthewholecity.A.sceneryB.sceneC.viewD.sight20.Lastsummerholidaywespentthe____fewsunnydaysontheseaside.A.lastB.latelyC.latterD.late第二节．完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Somebodymightsay,“Iwanttobeabigfish,asbigasBillGates,inabigpool,aslargeasMicrosoft.”However,weallknowitis21foragreenhandinthefield.Thenyouhaveto22thequestioncarefully.Certainlynomatter23sideyouchoosetotake,youhaveyourchancetosucceed.Nowtheproblemiswhichcanprovideyoumore24.Ichoosetobeabigfishinasmallpool.Abigcompanymayprovideyoua25startingpoint,butasmallcompanyoffersyouopportunitytopractisevarious26.Duringthe27,youmay28yourself,recognizeyour29pointsandfindyourpotentiality(潜力).What’smore,30somanylimitationsandrulesinasmallcompany,ifyouarereadycompetent(有能力的)youhave31chancestoclimbtoahigherpoint.Finally,beingabigfish(although)inasmallpool,givesagreenhand32self-confidencewhichisquiteimportantfor33.34,youshouldnotbeconfined(限制，使局限)toyoursmallpool,andbe35withbeingabigfishthere.Youshouldalwaysdreamofbeingabigfishinabigpool!21.A.impossibleB.uninterestingC.unnecessaryD.uncorrectable22.A.thinkB.recognizeC.weighD.realize23.whatB.whetherC.howD.which24.A.helpB.chanceC.adviceD.money25.A.highB.properC.richD.practical26.A.jobsB.toolsC.skillsD.topics27.A.successB.performC.productsD.process28.A.increaseB.improveC.impressD.encourage29.A.weakB.reasonableC.strongD.amazing30withoutB.becauseofC.exceptforD.with31.A.lessB.equalC.noD.more32.A.variousB.seriousC.preciousD.previous33.A.futureB.successC.bossD.market34.A.FinallyB.CertainlyC.ImmediatelyD.Generally35.A.satisfiedB.proudC.relaxedD.regretted第三节．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）ALonglongago,aGodcalledRatulivedinthesky.Ratulikedtoplaygamesandmakepeopleangry.Thegamehelikedbestwastoflydownintotheseaandfrightenallthefishes.Thefishesbecameverytiredofhisgame.TheyaskedHemi,theGodofthesea,tohelpthem.SoHemitriedtocatchRatuthenexttimeheflewintothesea,buthewastooslow.RatulaughedatHemiasheflewpasthim.ThismadeHemiangryandhehadanidea.Heaskedthefishestobringhimalotofseaweed（水草）.Hemitieditalltogetherandmadealargenetfromit.SoonRatuflewdownandHemithrewthenetoverhim.Ratufoughtandfoughtbutcouldnotgetfree.Hewascaught.RatupromisednevertofrightenfishesagainifHemiwouldsethimfree.ButHemididnotbelievehim.Instead,hechangedRatuintoamountaininthesea.RatuwassoangrythatwhenheopenedhismouthtoshoutatHemi,fireandsmokebrokeout.AndthatiswhytheIslandofRatuisavolcano(火山).36.Themainpointofthestoryseemstobethat________.A.thepersonwhomakestroublewillbepunished3B.somevolcanoesintheseaaregodsC.seaweedisagoodmaterialformakingnetsD.onewhomakespromisesisnottobealwaysbelieved37.Thisstoryisa________.A.jokeB.humorC.truestoryD.fairytale38.Thekeymeaningofthisstoryis________.A.howvolcanoesarebornB.howRatuwasbeatenC.whysomegodsaregoodandsomearebadD.whytheIslandofRatuisavolcano39.Ratulikedtoflydownintotheseabecause________.A.helikedtomakefunofthefishesB.thefisheswelcomedhimC.thefisheswerefriendlytohimD.hehadtoomuchf