高一年级英语上学期期中试题

　　32.According to the text, how did people pass on messages in the past?

　　A. By using electronics. B. By telling stories orally.

　　C. By recording them in books. D. By reading books to the next generation.

　　33. What will happen if the stories are repeated many times?

　　A. They can make the children feel bored.

　　B. They can make the children’s minds clear.

　　C. They can improve the children’s creativity.

　　D. They can give the children a deep impression.

　　34. What will the children probably do after they liste n to the stories from the old?

　　A. Dig up more stories in the past. B. Share them with their friends.

　　C. Write them down carefully. D. Tell them to their parents.

　　35. What may be the author’s attitude to oral tradition?

　　A. He/She values it. B. He/She is against it.

　　C. He/She thinks it’s outdated. D. He/She thinks it’s unreliable.

　　第二节：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。选项中有两项是多余选项。(每小题2.5分)

　　I’ve never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma of the USA. But I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves. 36 And they plan a town festival on the last Saturday of September to celebrate it.

　　It all started in 1950 when a man calling himself F.Bam Morrison arrived in Wetumka and persuaded local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town. 37 They thought he was a good guy.

　　Businessmen bought plenty of food, drinks, and souvenirs in preparation for the crowds of people. And Morrison sold tickets in advance. 38 They were happy with the thought of a circus in their own village.

　　On the day the circus parade was to march down the main street, happiness turned into disappointment when nothing happened. F.Bam had slipped away (溜走) in the night with all the money he had raised. 39 The people of Wetumka had been fooled.

　　It didn’t take long for their disappointment to turn into enjoyment, however, Someone came up with the idea of holding a four-day celebration. 40 They called their party The Sucker Festival. People celebrate the fact that they had been cheated. And now Sucker Day is an important event in Wetumka every year.

　　A. They call it Sucker Day.

　　B . So there would be no circus.

　　C. All the townspeople bought the tickets.

　　D. Everyone in town had heard about the festival.

　　E. Local people didn’t know him, but they trusted his words.

　　F. They had all the food and goodies for the celebration.

　　G. F.Bam Morrison told the businessmen they had to make up their mind.

　　第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

　　第一节 完型填空(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四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　If you were told that reading is the most important skill you will need in life, would you believe it? I didn’t, but over time I realized I was 41.

　　It started with my high school testing scores. When I got my 42 back, I scored in the eighth percentile(百分位) in the reading category. After 43 this , I walked through the halls silently as everyone compared 44 with each other. I looked at people’s faces, embarrassed at how 45 I did. Shortly after, my dad and I had a(n) 46. He said he found a reading program. It was through the Huntington Learning Center. I wasn’t really excited about the idea 47 it was three days a week, for two hours each day. My dad said, “ If you do this now, it will 48 in the long run.” I 49 and gave it a shot.

　　The first time I walked into the Huntington Learning Center, I thought, “Now, I get to go to 50 after school.” I was wrong. I 51 being there, and became so motivated (有积极性的) to get my 52 done that I was completing almost twice the work each time! When I 53, Doug, the owner, told me I was set for a schedule that would 54 14 months. I proved him wrong and finished my entire 55 in 10 months.

　　I took the test for the second time later that term ,and 56 my overall score by four points , and my reading by 10. I’m 57 that I raised my reading level four grades and happy that my classes have become much 58.

　　My dad 59 tells me, “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish that 60.” I now understand it.

　　41. A. clever B. selfish C. careless D. wrong

　　42. A. records B. lists C. results D. books .

　　43. A. seeing B. giving C. reading D. finishing

　　44. A. presents B. papers C. numbers D. pictures

　　45. A. bad B. late C. slowly D. helplessly

　　46. A. exam B. trip C. meeting D. talk

　　47. A .unless B .but C. because D. though

　　48. A. turn up B. move on C. add up D. pay off

　　49. A. stopped B. arrived C. agreed D. refused

　　50. A .school B. hospital C. church D. market.

　　51. A. considered B. enjoyed C. hated D. minded

　　52. A. cleaning B. experiment C. work D. duty

　　53. A. volunteered B. listened C. searched D. started

　　54. A. stay B. last C. wait D. hold

　　55. A. course B. party C. test D. plan

　　56. A. achieved B. improved C. had D. got

　　57. A. thankful B. hopeful C. proud D. confident

　　58. A. shorter B. longer C. safer D. easier

　　59. A. sometimes B. always C. also D. still

　　60. A. matters B. happens C. exists D. comes

　　第二节：语法填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不得多于3个单词，出现拼写，大小写，词性错误都不给分。

　　1. Chimpanzees (黑猩猩) are our closest relatives. They have love for each other and their children just like 61 (we) humans. An adult chimpanzee 62 ( weigh) as much as 150 pounds. It has a wide chest, long strong arms and short legs. Chimpanzees are not as stupid or dull 63 they appear to be. In fact, they are much cleverer and more 64 (interest) than most other animals. They can even make and use simple tools 65( help) themselves look for food.

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