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永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-1期中考试卷

高一英语

（满分120分，答题时间100分钟）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

A

Inourdailylifeweoftenmeetsomeinterestingthing.Haveyoueverheardofastoryaboutanant?

Thefollowingstorywillshowyou.Onedayanantwasdrinkingatasmallstreamandfellin.Shemadedesperateeffortstoreachtheside,butmadenoprogressatall.Thepoorantalmostexhaustedwasstillbravelydoingherbestwhenadovesawher.Movedwithpity,thebirdthrewherabladeofgrass,whichsupportedherlikearaft,andthustheantreachedthebankagain.Whileshewasrestinganddryingherselfinthegrass,sheheardamancomenear.Hewaswalkingalongbarefootedwithaguninhishand.Assoonashesawthedove,hewishedtokillit.Hewouldcertainlyhavedoneso,buttheantbithiminthefootjustasheraisedhisguntofire.Hestoppedtoseewhathadbithim,andthedoveimmediatelyflewaway.Itwasananimalmuchweakerandsmallerthanherselfthathadsavedherlife.

　1.Theantcouldnotreachthesidethough_______.

　　A.shecouldsmellwellB.shetriedveryhard

　　C.sheaskedthedovetosaveherD.shecriedforhelp

　2.Thedovesavedtheantbecause_______.

A.shewastheant'sfriend

B.shetookpityonthepoorant

C.theantwasalmostexhausted

D.theanthadbeenstruggledinthewaterforalongtime

　3.Theantsucceededingettingonthebankwiththehelpof_______.

　　A.aleafB.apieceofwoodC.abladeofgrassD.araft

　4.Inwritingthestory,thewriterwantstoshow_______.

A.howclevertheantwas

B.howkindthedovewas

　　C.howtheantandthedovehelpedeachother

　　D.weoftenneedhelpfromothers,thereforeweshouldhelpothersasmuchaswecan

B

Onceuponatime,therelivedayoungfatherandhisoldneighbor.Onedaytheyoungfatherpaidavisittohisoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman’sgarden,andtalkingaboutchildren.Theyoungmansaid,“Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren？

”

Theoldmanpointedtoastring（绳子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone.“Pleaseuntie（解开）thatstring,”hesaid.Theyoungmanuntiedit,andtheyoungtreebent（弯）overtooneside.“Nowtieitagain,please,”saidtheoldman,“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.”

Theyoungmandidso.Thentheoldmansaid,“There,itisthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrictwiththem,butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone,youmusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone,youcantakethestringaway.”

5.Thestoryisabout____.

A.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildren

B.howtotakecareofyoungtrees

C.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor

D.howtotieanduntiethestring

6.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring____   .

A.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim

B.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertooneside

C.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraight

D.inordertothrowitaway

7.Whencanthestringbetakenaway？

   .

A.Afteryouhaveuntiedit

B.Whentheoldmanhasleft

C.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough

D.Whentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttime

8.Fromthestorytherelationofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof＿＿.

A.parentstotheirchildren

B.grownupstotheirparents

C.theyoungfathertotheoldneighbor

D.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfather

C

Asweallknow,Chinesehasalargecarcompanywhichisdevelopingrapidly,itistheLOSANGELES---BYD.Itmakesgreencarsandothergreenproducts,andthecompanysaidonFridayitwouldopenaNorthAmericanbranchinLosAngeles,withplanstobeginsellingcarsintheU.S.bytheendof2010.BYDwasstartedin1995andmovedintothecarbusinessin2003.Thecompanynowemploys150,000people.

ArnoldSchwarzenegger,thegovernorofCalifornia,saysthearrivalofBYDInc,ofShenzhen,China,willcreateabout150high-payingjobs,sincethecompanyhastoemploymanagersandengineers.OnceitbeginstosellcarsintheUnitedStates,severalhundredmorejobswillbecreatedinserviceandsales.Healsopraiseditaspartofgreen-energyprogramsinU.S.Thecityisattractinghigh-tech,clean-energycompaniesthatwillhelpreducepollution.“AsI’vealwayssaid,whatisgoodfortheenvironmentisalsogoodfordevelopment,”headds.

WangChuanfu,BYD’spresident,says,“BYDstandsforbuildingyourdream.Ourdreamisagreenone,andwealsowishtomakeyourgreendreamcometrue.Wehavebeenworkingforagreenerenvironment.Wehopethatwewillleadtoacleanerandnicerfuture.”Thecompanyintroduceditslatestmodelearlierthisyear.ItiswhatBYDplanstobegintosellintheUnitedStatesbytheendofthisyear.

9.BYD’snewbranchintheUnitedStateswill_______.

A.produceanewmodeltosellthere

B.employmanagersandengineersfromChina

C.sellcartechnologytotheU.S.

D.createmanynewjobsfortheU.S

10.The“greendream”inthepassagemeans______.

A.adreamoffewercars

B.adreamofhightechnology

C.aworldwithabetterenvironment

D.anewworldwithmoretrees

11.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.

A.GreenBYDPuttingRootsinLosAngeles

B.TheGreenDreamofBYD

C.BYDJoinsGreenEnergyPrograms

D.NewBYDCarExhibitioninLosAngeles

D

AprilFool’sDayisatraditionalfestivalinwesterncountries,peoplecelebrateitinmanydifferentways.Anditisalsobecomeaworldwidefestivalnowadays.Onthisspecialday,wehaveputtogetheralistofsomeofthegreatesthoaxes（恶作剧）inhistory.Theyaretheliesthathavebeendesignedforinnocentpeoplewhoarereadytobelievethem.

▲INSTANTCOLORTV

In1962therewasonlyoneTVchannelinSweden,anditbroadcastinblackandwhite.Thestation’sKnellStepson,appearingonthenewstoannouncethatthankstoanewlydevelopedtechnology,allviewerscouldnowquicklyandeasilytransformtheirexistingsetstodisplaycolorreception.Alltheyhadtodowaspullanylon（尼龙）stockingovertheirTVscreen,andtheywouldbegintoseetheirfavoriteshowsincolor.Reportedly,hundredsofthousandsofpeopleweretakenin.ActualcolorTVtransmissiononlystartedtoappearinSwedenonApril1,1970.

▲SANSERRIFFE

In1977theBritishnewspaperTheGuardianpublishedaspecialseven–pagesupplement（增刊）inhonorofthetenthanniversaryofSanSerriffe,asmallrepubliclocatedintheIndianOcean.Aseriesofarticlesaffectionatelyaskedformoreinformationaboutthebeautifulholidayspot.Fewnoticedthateverythingabouttheislandwasmadeup.

▲NIXONFORPRESIDENT

In1992AmericanNationalPublicRadio’sTalkoftheNationprogramannouncedthat,RichardNixon,inasurprisemove,wasrunningforPresidentagain.Hisnewcampaignsloganwas,“Ididn’tdoanythingwrong,andIwon’tdoitagain.”Accompanyingthisannouncementwereaudioclips（片断）ofNixondeliveringhiselectionspeech.Listenersrespondedimmediatelytotheannouncement,floodingtheshowwithcallsexpressingshockandanger.OnlyduringthesecondhalfoftheshowdidthehostJohnHuckleberryrevealthattheannouncementwasapracticaljoke.Nixon’svoicewascopiedbycomedianRichLittle.

12.WhichofthefollowingcountriesinNOTmentionedinthetext?

A.TheUnitedStatesB.TheUKC.IndiaD.Sweden

13.Whoworkedasahostontheradio?

A.KnellStepsonB.JohnHuckleberryC.RichardNixonD.RichLittle

14.WhendidthesmallrepublicSanSerriffecomeintobeing?

A.In1977B.In1962C.In1992D.Never

15.Wherecanweprobablyreadthisarticle?

A.InamagazineB.IntheadC.InanewsreportD.Inanovel

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。

WaystoSleepSmarter

Studiesshowthatpoorsleepinfluencespeopletomakegooddecisions,concentrateontasksorevenmanageafriendlymoodatwork.16Todaywe’vegotourtopfavoritesleeptipsandfacts.

Setaregularbedtime

17Chooseatimewhenyounormallyfeeltired.Trynottobreakthisroutine（惯例）onweekendswhenyouwillprobablystayuplate.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbedtime,makethechangegradually,suchas15minutesearlierorlatereachday.

Eattherightfood

Somefoodsaremorehelpfultoabetternight’ssleepthanothers.18Otherslikebananas,potatoes,andwhole-wheatbreadarealsohelpful.

19

Exercisingprovideslotsofgoodhealthbenefits.Agoodnight’ssleepisoneofthem.Butmakesureyouexerciseinthemorningofafternoon.TheNationalSleepFoundationreportsthatexerciseinthemorningorafternooncanhelpdeepensleepandcutthetimeittakesforyoutofallintosleep.However,thosewhoworkedoutintheeveninghourssawlittleornoimprovementintheirsleep.

Reducescreentimebeforebed

20Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplewhouseelectronicmediajustbeforebedtimereportlowerqualitysleepevenwhentheygetasmuchsleepasthosewhodon’t.

A.Avoidthealarmclock

B.Exercisetoimprovesleep

C.Trytosolveproblemsinyoursleep.

D.Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.

E.Therearelotsofwaystoincreasethequalityofyoursleep.

F.Everybodyknowsthatwarmmilkhelpspeoplesleepbetter.

G.StopwatchingTVjustbeforebedtimeandyou’llsleepbetter.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

LittleTomLivedwithhisparentsinasmallvillagecalledSun.Tomhadtwo__21__,apuppynamedBobbyandakittennamedTabby.Everyafternoonafterschool,