牛津版高一英语第一学期期末统考

高一牛津英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题芜湖田家炳实验中学吴祥明卷一(考试时间40分钟,总分50分)第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）1.Theworkwasfinishedsoonerthan____.A.expectingB.expectedC.isexpectedD.wewereexpected2.—WhenwillMothercomeback?—She_____tobeherebyeighto’clocktonight.A.issupposingB.supposedC.wassupposedD.issupposed3.I’m____yourclasstodaysoyoumustdo____Itellyou.A.inchargeof;asB.insteadof;whatC.intheformof;likeD.lookingat;as4.Historyis_______asubjectwhichonlyletsusknowsomethinginhistory..A.notmorethanB.lessthanC.morethanD.nomorethan5.Inthepastfewyears,Chinesescientists________greatsuccessinthefieldofspaceflight.A.achievedB.haveachievedC.wonD.hadwon6.Handinhandwithreading,Dave____thehabitofmakingnotes.A.causedB.broughtC.createdD.developed7.Theyhavetoexplain______usthereason_____theirdoingso.A./;ofB.with;aboutC./;forD.to;for8.Myfatherandhisteachertalkedforaboutanhourofthingsandpersons______theyrememberedattheschool.A.thatB.whichC.whoD.what9.Mary__________toknowwhereyouhavebeen,asshehassomethingimportanttotellyou.A.ishopedB.isdyingC.iswantingD.dies10.Theymusthavefinishedthetaskbytheendoflastmonth,___________?A.mustn’ttheyB.hadn’ttheyC.haven’ttheyD.didn’tthey第二节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)DoyouknowthemodernOlympicGames?ItstartedinGreecein11.TheGamesareheld12years.Manypeople13theOlympicGamescanbeheldintheirowncountries.Atfirstabouttencitiesarequite14inbidding(申办)fortheOlympicGamesof2008.Beijing,TorontoandParisare15citiesbiddingfortheOlympicGamesof2008.Thehost(东道主)cityoftheOlympicGamesof2008wasdecidedattheIOC(国际奥委会)meetinginJuly,2001.InthosedaysBeijingwasgettingreadyforitbecauseit16becamethehostoftheOlympicGamesof2000.ThentheChinesepeoplewereallvery17andcheeredbecausetheOlympicGamesof2008willbeheldinthecapitalofChinaandtheOlympicGameshas18beenheldbeforeinthecountry.NowChinesepeoplearetryingtheirbest19readyfortheOlympicGamesof2008.Theyareworkinghard,andtheyarelearningEnglish,too.Manynewbuildingshavebeenbuilt.So,I’m20itmustbeasuccessfulone.11.A.1939B.1896C.1922D.200812.A.eachfourB.everyfourC.everyfewD.threeorfour13.A.likeB.wantC.decideD.hope14.A.readyB.interestingC.interestedD.join15.A.moreimportantB.themostimportantC.morebeautifulD.themostbeautiful16.A.mustB.alreadyC.nearlyD.also17.A.exciteB.excitingC.excitedD.sad18.A.neverB.everC.justD.yet19.A.getB.getsC.gettingD.toget20.A.afraidB.sorryC.gladD.sure第三节阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AAmarketingdirectorforafamouscomputermanufacturerwasdesigninganewadvertisementforhiscompany.Whileresearchingconsumers’responsetohisproduct,heasked,“Shipsarecommonlyreferredtoas‘she’or‘her’.Whatgender(性别)wouldyougivetoyourcomputer?Givefourreasonstosupportyouranswer.Alargegroupofwomenreportedthatthecomputersshouldbereferredtoas“he”or“him”because:1.Inordertogettheirattention,youhavetoturnthemon.2.Theyhavealotofdata,butarestillhardtounderstand.3.Theyaresupposedtohelpyousolveproblems,buthalfthetimetheyareproblems.4.Assoonasyoubuyone,yourealizethat,ifyouhadwaitedalittlelongeryoucouldhavehadabettermodel.Themen,ontheotherhand,saidthatcomputersshouldbereferredtoas“she”or“her”because:1.Thelanguagetheyusetocommunicatewithothercomputersisimpossibletounderstandformostmen.2.Evenyoursmallestmistakesarestoredinthelong-termmemoryandwillberememberedforever.3.Assoonasyougetone,youfindyourselfspendinghalfyourmoneyonaccessories(附件)forit.21.Infact,computersreally_______.A.shouldbereferredtoas“she”B.shouldbetalkedaboutas“he”C.areneither“she”nor“he”D.areeither“he”or“she”22.Whydidthemanaskpeoplesuchastrangequestion?A.Becausehewasamarketingdirectorofacomputercompany.B.Becausehewasnotsurewhethertouse“she”or“he”forhiscomputer.C.Becausehewantedtomakespecialcomputersformenandwomen.D.Becausehewasplanninganadvertisementforhiscomputer.23.Fromthewomen’sanswers,wecansee_______.A.theygenerallydon’tknowasmuchaboutcomputerasmendoB.theywanttouseacomputerwithoutturningitonC.theycan’tmakeuptheirmindswhentobuyanewcomputerD.theylovecomputersasmuchastheylovetheirhusbandsBNooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（外科医生）andpartofittakenout．Today，however，weneedn’tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation．Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep，andwhenheawakes，theoperationisfinished．Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew．Longago，operationusuallyhadtobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything．Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbesttosavehim．Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff，andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched．Soonafter1770，JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”．LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica．Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit．Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing，butonemanataparty，HoraceWells，noticedthatpeopledidn’tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas．Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself．Heaskedafriendtohelphim．Wellstooksomeofthegas，andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWells’teeth．Wellsfeltnopainatall．Ashedidn’tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas，hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave．Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout．Wellstriedagain，butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas，andthemandied．Wellsneverforgotthisterribleev