高一年级英语上学期期中试题

　　New Hope Travel Agency will arrange (安排) a family visit to Xi’an, an ancient historic city in China. We especially have chosen typical local families to host this activity in which you can see the true living style of Chinese people. Most of the hosts retired (退休) at home, so they are happy to see visitors from different countries to come to their homes.]

　　Not only can we arrange to visit the local family but we can arrange to taste the true home cooked dishes. Our tour guide will ask you for advice about the food you want to eat. Just enjoy the locally cooked dishes. It’ll be quite a different and exciting experience.

　　Our agency also provides a good opportunity for you to learn to cook Chinese food. We have a general cooking class in the local family. If you’d like to learn to cook one or two Chinese dishes, please go to our Chinese Food Cooking Class to choose your favorite dishes.

　　Don’t wait. Welcome to China.

　　27. Where does the writer want the tourist to travel?

　　A. To the local family. B. To beautiful places.

　　C. To the mountains. D. To cooking schools.

　　28. New Hope Travel Agency will arrange a family visit to _______.

　　A. Yan’an B. Beijing C. Xi’an D. Shanghai

　　29. The hosts are happy to see visitors from different countries probably because ______.

　　A. they have retired and have free time

　　B. they want to learn a foreign language

　　C. they want to make some money

　　D. they want to travel to another country

　　30. What can the tourists do during the family visit

　　A. They can learn Chinese from the hosts.

　　B. They can learn Chinese table manners.

　　C. They can learn how to be polite.

　　D. They can learn how to cook Chinese food.

　　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。

　　In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms are common. ____31____. In thunderstorms, lightning c an strike (击中) people and buildings and is very dangerous.

　　It was reported that a man was struck by lightning when he was making a phone call under a tree. He died at once. You may not know it, but nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world. ____32____. So what should you do during a lightning storm? Scientists say that a person's chances of being struck by lightning are 1 in 600,000. ____33____ .

　　If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:

　　*Stay away from anything that is metal because lightning can come into the house through it.

　　*Don't stand near the windows.

　　*Don't take a shower or bath. Lightning can travel through water.

　　*Never use the phone. ____34____.

　　If you are caught in a thunderstorm outdoors:

　　* ____35____. If there's no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.

　　*Do not go under a tree because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.

　　*Never use a cell phone.

　　A. Try to get home as soon as possible.

　　B. Since they happen often, some people don't take them seriously.

　　C. Lightning could travel through the phone line and hit you.

　　D. In fact, many people are killed by lightning every year.

　　E. But you can reduce (减少) those chances by following these safety rules.

　　F. But it is very important for us to learn about lightning.

　　G. Go into a nearby building or car right away.

　　第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

　　第一节 完形填空(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。

　　The king’s Elephant-keeper had a Dog, who often went into the house where the king’s Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the ___36___ that was left after the Elephant had ___37___eating. Day after day they became great ___38___. The Elephant began to share his food with the Dog, and they ___39___ and played together.

　　One day a ___40___ saw the Dog. He loved the Dog, so he ___41___the Dog and took him away from the Elephant-keeper. The Elephant ___42___ the Dog and did not want to eat. The next ___43___, the king knew it. He sent his servant to find out why the Elephant was ___44___ in that way.[来

　　The servant went to ___45___ the Elephant-keeper, “Why does the Elephant look so ___46___?” The keeper answered, “There was a Dog who was the Elephant’s friend but he ___47___ yesterday.”

　　“Do you know ___48___ he is now?” asked the servant.

　　“No, I do not,” said the keeper.

　　Then the servant went back to the king and said, “The Elephant is not sick, but he is ___49___ without his friend, the Dog. A farmer took him away, but nobody knows where the farmer ___50___.”

　　“Well,” said the king, “I’ll send ___51___ all over the country, asking the farmer to turn him ___52___. I’ll give him as much money as he paid for the Dog.”

　　When the farmer ___53___ this, he turned him loose. The Dog ran back as ___54___ as he could. The Elephant was so ___55___ to see the Dog that he picked him up and put him on his head.

　　All the rest of their lives the Elephant and the Dog lived together.

　　36. A. money B. food C. cloth D. water

　　37. A. finished B. allowed C. spent D. forgot

　　38. A. soldiers B. heroes C. friends D. workers

　　39. A. traveled B. ate C. studied D. tried

　　40. A. servant B. keeper C. farmer D. king

　　41. A. trained B. borrowed C. bought D. beat

　　42. A. visited B. met C. welcomed D. missed

　　43. A. week B. day C. hour D. month

　　44. A. acting B. running C. sleeping D. drinking

　　45. A. ignore B. recognize C. ask D. help

　　46. A. clever B. short C. busy D. sad

　　47. A. went away B. came up C. turned to D . came back

　　48. A. how B. who C. where D. why

　　49. A. free B. slow C. lovely D. lonely

　　50. A. walks B. writes C. reads D. lives

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