秋季学期高一年级期中试题

　　三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。

　　My family often had a get-together with friends in my childhood. As I was smart, there was always someone who would come up to mention my high _36___ and ask, “What are you going to do when you __37__?”

　　Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. __38__ it was a fireman, an artist … As I grew older, my dreams of the future _39___. When I was going to college, I was asked, “What will you major in?”, another question __40__ to find out what I would be when I grew up.

　　By then I made up my mind to become a _41___ programmer. So I was studying software for much of my life. I am __42__ that I could realize my dream. The realization of my life purpose encourages me to help others to succeed in their own __43__.

　　However, for many, there is a “_44__” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the __45__ mental state to achieve our _46___. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, _47___ the greatest thief is just ourselves.

　　Usually when we are about to _48___ the aim, a “small” voice inside will say, “You will never _49___.” “Very few have ever done this successfully.” And on and on the “small” voice makes us _50___ heart and fail.

　　Failure, _51___, helps our dreams to come true. It is one of the most important _52___ we have, because it teaches us _53___ lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are _54___ for success.

　　There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance(毅力), they will come. So just don’t _55___. Let dreams stay in your life.

　　36.A.intelligence B.power C.quality D.character

　　37.A.get up B.pick up C.grow up D.set up

　　38 Ater B.Before C.Recently D.Meanwhile

　　39. A.kept B.changed C.formed D.continued

　　40. A.imagined B.designed C.supposed D.answered

　　41. A.car B.radio C-kputer D.satellite

　　42. A.surprised B.happy C.interested D.worried

　　43 .A.studies B.work C.lives D.experience

　　44. A.thief B.parent C.friend D.relative

　　45. A.same B.only C.necessary D.exact

　　46. A.results B.advantages C.power D.goals

　　47. A.so B.because C.and D.but

　　48. A.reach B.select C.leave D.remove

　　49. A.fail B.succeed C.arrive D.forget

　　50. A.break B.lose C.give D.take

　　51. A.though B.instead C.besides D.otherwise

　　52. A.purposes B.tools C.messages D.medicines

　　53. A.logical B.hopeless C.thankful D.valuable

　　54. A.responsible B.sorry C.angry D.ready

　　55. A.take apart B. give up C. bring back D. set off

　　四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Jonses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

　　56. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy

　　57. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to _______.

　　A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors

　　58. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _____.

　　A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name

　　59. According to the writer, it is ____________ to keep up with the Joneses.

　　A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good

　　60. What’s the author’s attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?

　　A. Negative B. Positive C. Objective D. Supportive

　　B

　　After years of research and testing, the hybrid car was developed and put on the market. It’ s an interesting and exciting new improvement in today’ s world as we look for better ways to protect the quality of the air we breathe and conserve our natural resources.

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