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1、高一年级期末考试英语试题 They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”(感情易激动的). But she lived “on the surface (表面)” As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way

2、she chose that she did forgive (原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.My hope turned to disappointment (失望), then little interest, finally, peaceit seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, an

3、d I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told me, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers insidea photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded (折叠) and refo

4、lded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.1. The passage shows that_. A. Mother wrote her daughter in careful words B. Mother cared much about her daughter in words C. Mother was too serious about everyth

5、ing her daughter had done D. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter2. The word “gulf” in the passage means_. A. part of the sea going far in land B. free talks between mother and daughter C. different ideas between the mother and the daughter D. deep understanding betwe

6、en the old and the young3. What did Mother do with her daughters letter asking for forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B. She read the letter again and again till she died. C. For years, she often talked about the letter.D. She didnt forgive her daughter although seeing it.4. Whats th

7、e best title of the passage? A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children C. My Mothers Desk D. Talks between Mother and MeB We all know, especially for me who like travelling very much, travelling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break-a week long school vacation in

8、the United States. But what if youre a student and dont have enough money for a trip? Dont worry. Here are some useful suggestions.l Save: this probably is the most important preparation for travelling. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so youll have more choices about where to go and how to get th

9、ere.l Plant ahead: Dont wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全) and saving.l Do your homework : No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. T

10、ravel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.l Plan sensibly, Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.l Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places

11、. By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences.l Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.l Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser-known area. Smaller towns can h

12、ave many interesting activities and sights.l Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember to take medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites in

13、clude www.T.; WWW. Bargains- and www.E.By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.5.This passage is about_.A. how to plan your travel B. how to travel with enough moneyC. how to make your travel interesting D. how to get life e

14、xperience6. Before your trip , the first thing you should do is _. A. to make a plan for the route B. to get information on the InternetC. to save money by spending less D. to buy tickets in advance7.During your trip,_.A. you need more shoes than clothes B. you shouldnt look for work all the wayC. y

15、ou can gain valuable life experience D. you should forget to do your homeworkCAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, the

16、y pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holi

17、days, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality（好客）easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they treat us warmly, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires much time. But in China ,we are u

18、sually generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will

19、 probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full ,warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly

20、 to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home! The writer of this passage mustbe _.A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student8. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Fri

21、endships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their livesC. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.9. From the last two parag

22、raphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be _.A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant10. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “_”.A. Fri

23、endships between Chinese B. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans hospitality D. Americans and Chineses views of friendshipsD In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others s

24、ay that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are oft

25、en life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to t

26、he ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve succ

27、ess. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this bel

28、ief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（消

29、失）can we discover a new meaning in competition.12. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up self-respect. B. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. C. Opinions about competition are different among people. D. Failures are necessary experiences in comp

30、etition.13. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means _. A. those who try their best to win B. those who value competition most highly C. those who rely on others most for success D. those who are against competition most strongly14. What is the similar belief of the true competito

31、rs and those with a “desire to fail”? A. Ones worth lies in his performance compared with others. B. Ones success in competition needs great efforts. C. Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. Ones success is based on how hard he has tried.15. Which point of view may the author a

32、gree to? A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged. C. Fear of failure should be removed in competition. D. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.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。Make Your Home a Happier PlaceHave you ever had a dream

33、to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some points you can follow. 16 When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesnt like you wearing a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask if youre speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that youre not as clo

34、se to your parents as you used to be. How can you become close again?Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your parents. 17 When you think, “My parents dont want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be safe. 1

35、8 They need to feel they are important and loved. You should tell your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you happy. He gives you some ideas:(1) 19 You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.(2) Keep a diary. Th

36、is is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.(3) Show your parents you are growing up. 20 Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these steps, soon you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.A. Make time to tal

37、k.B. They seldom talk with each other.C. Both parents and children have needs.D. Wash your clothes and help clean the house.E. A generation gap has become a serious problem.F. He gives ways to help you understand your parents.G. Sometimes you dont think your parents are fair to you.第二部分: 语言知识运用（共三节，

38、满分75分）第一节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）The Blind BoyA blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a _21_ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few _22_ in the hat.A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 23 _ and dropped them into the hat.

39、He _24_ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He _25_ the sign _26_ everyone who walked by would see the new words.Soon the hat began to _27_. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.That afternoon the man who had _28_ the sign came to see _29_ things were. The boy _30_

40、his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, _31_ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) _32_ day and I cannot see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second si

41、gn were saying the same thing? _33_ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so _34_ that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more _35_ ?Be thankful for what you have. _36_ life

42、gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to _37_. Face your past without regret. _ 38_ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the _39_ without fear. Keep the faith and _40_ the fear. 21. A. coverB. signC. boardD. note22. A. cashesB. treasuresC. penniesD. coins23.

43、A. pocketB. canC. backpackD. case24. A. stillB. thenC. alreadyD. yet25. A. put onB. put outC. put offD. put back26. A. in caseB. now thatC. so thatD. as though27. A. mix upB. show upC. fill upD. make up28. A. changedB. preparedC. supportedD. reached29. A. whatB. whyC. whereD. how30. A. realizedB. re

44、cognizedC. feltD. discovered31. A. thoughB. butC. yetD. still32. A. averageB. successfulC. harmoniousD. beautiful33. A. After allB. In the long termC. Of courseD. As a matter of fact34. A. happyB. disappointedC. luckyD. strange35. A. effectiveB. braveC. surprisingD. scientific36. A. OnceB. WhenC. Wh

45、ileD. Because37. A. smileB. existC. surviveD. prove38. A. Look intoB. Search forC. Deal withD. Depend on39. A. tomorrowB. adventureC. futureD. sunrise40. A. preserveB. chargeC. skipD. drop第II卷（共80分）第二节：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Once a man came to Allah (安拉) and sai

46、d, “Oh Allah, I have many bad habits. Which one should I give up first?” Allah said, “Give up telling lies first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do _41_ and went home. At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made

47、 _42_ Allah. “If tomorrow Allah asks me where I have been, what should I say? Should I say that I went out _43_ (steal)? No, I cannot say that. If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call _44_ a thief. I would _45_ (punish) for stealing. But _46_ can I lie.” So the man decided not to

48、 steal that night, and gave up this bad habit. Next day, when he was about to drink wine, he also remembered _47_ he promised to Allah, so he gave up _48_ idea of drinking wine. In this way, _49_ the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth _50_ all times. One

49、by one, he gave up all his bad habits. 第三节：单词填空请根据所给信息填写单词的正确形式，要求在答题纸上填写完整的单词。（每题1分，共30分）51. When the police arrived, he had destroyed the e_ （证据）of his guilt. 52. Her parents died in the accident, but she s_. (幸免) 53. Henry was warmly welcomed by the l_ (本地的) people in Brazil. 54. My grandmothers

50、most v_ （贵重的）belongings are locked in a safe in her bedroom. 55. I bought some f_ (奇特的) soaps in seashell shapes in the store.56. They d_ (装饰) the wedding car with ribbons and flowers. 57. I have no d_ (怀疑)that he will pass the final exam. 58. They are pretty r _(稀少的). Only about a hundred were made

51、.59. A_ (运动员) from all over the world will come to attend the Games every four years. 60. Mr. King has r_ （代替）Mike as captain of the team. 61. Mary was not at home, so her son acted as h_（主人）.62. Many c_ (参赛者) will compete in a race to be held next month. 63. If you b_(讨价还价) with them, they might re

52、duce the price.64. S_ (奴隶)were not allowed to take apart in the ancient Olympics. 65. Progress in the investigation so far has been s_ (快速的) 66. He had his moment of g _ (光荣) when he won the London Marathon. 67. Tom, you have the r_ (责任)for cleaning up the room. 68. Our g_ (目标) is to provide a good

53、standard of medical care.69. We can help you s_(解决) your financial problems. 70. We have already spent large s_（数目）of money on advertising. 71. A f_ (猛烈的) storm forced the sailors to abandon the ship. 72. The book c_ (包含) a lot of colorful pictures. 73. Thanks so much for your help. I really a_ (感激)

54、 it。74. The noise outside a_(影响) our study. 75. He didnt r_(回答) to my questions. 76.Most of the villagers rely on farming for i_.(收入)77.Another problem is the l_ （流失，损失）of bamboo. 78. She was a_ （接纳）into the Peking university. 79. More a_（注意力）should be paid to improving the living condition of farme

55、rs. 80. It is a rule that our baggage should be i_(检查) by customs officers(海关人员).第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只

56、允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分When I was at middle school, I have a nice classmate, that was the first foreigner I had ever met. She was friendly and very pretty. She was good in three languages, although he was born in China. It was interested that her father was a Frenchman while her mother came from Engl

57、and. All of them were teaching at a university at that time. She was crazy collecting stamps, listening to pop music, as well as playing the football. Her dream was to be an engineer, so she usually studied harder to achieve it. She often told funny stories in English to make us laughing. We all lik

58、ed her.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）根据下面的提示，写一篇题为“Smoking Is Harmful”的短文，说明吸烟的危害（100词左右）1. 现在有些青少年抽烟，他们认为吸烟是一种享受（enjoyment）。2. 事实上吸烟有害健康，对青少年危害很大。3. 科学家和医生通过实验发现吸烟导致一些疾病，如心脏病heart trouble、癌症cancer等。4. 世界上越来越多的人已经戒烟或决心戒烟，我们青少年更不应该继续做这种傻事。5. 我们学生应充分利用时间学习，做对祖国、对人民、对自己有益的事，养成良好习惯。第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）第一行：have 改为had; that 改为who 第二行：in 改为at; he 改为she第三行: interested 改为interesting 第四行: All 改为 Both; collecting 前加about第五行：去掉the 第六行: harder 改为 hard; laughing 改为laugh- 9 -