学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题

2001-2002学年度下学期期中考试

高一年级英语科试卷

命题人孙艳华

I. Multiple Choice (15%)

1. A storm is coming. You ____ go out in such weather.

A had not better

B had better not

C don’t had better

D had better don’t

2. Our teacher ____ us practising speaking English as often as possible.

A suggested

B advised

C told

D asked

3. --- Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _____ to go to university.

--- So do I.

A expect

B hopes

C wished

D wanting

4. The students in our school weren’t interested in the film. Only _____ went to see it.

A two scores

B two scores of

C two score

D two score of

5. I saw him playing on the playground with _____ boys when I passed the school.

A five other

B another five

C other five

D five another

6. I know nothing about her _____ she works in the office next to mine.

A besides

B except that

C except for

D except

7. In the old days many poor people _____ cold and hunger.

A died of

B died from

C died for

D died with

8. You shouldn’t _____ your car _____ so fast. It’s too dangerous.

A have; run

B have; running

C have; ran

D have; to run

9. None of the people who _____ the law can escape _____.

A breaks; punishment

B breaks; from punishing

C break; being punished

D break; from being punishing

10. I hadn’t waite d very long _____ I got a reply from the company offering me the job.

A though

B since

C before

D as soon as

11. My best friend has _____ for five years, but I myself haven’t _____ yet.

A married; married

B got married; married

C been married; got married

D married; been married

12. I regard my teacher as my sister, _____ I can always turn for help.

A who

B with whom

C that

D to whom

13. We enjoyed the party very much, _____ it would last the whole night.

A hoped

B had hoped

C hoping

D to hope

14. Finally I found out it was _____ who was my best friend _____ saved me out of the big fire.

A he; that

B him; who

C him; that

D he; and

15. Don’t take the things that _____ to you.

A are not belonging

B doesn’t belong

C are not belonged

D don’t belong

II. Close Test (20%)

Do you know how the word “satellite” got the meaning “armed guard” Here is __16_ about it.

The word was first __17__ in ancient Rome. Rome, __18__ you know, was the capital of the Roman Empire and the centre of __19__ civilization（文明） for about a thousand years. But economic problems came one __20__ another, governments changed very __21__, and many people did not __22__ laws. The

power of the Empire became __23__. At last it got __24__ bad that safety could not be guaranteed (保证). Many VIPs __25__ not walk in the streets of the city __26__ bodyguards. These armed __27__ were called “satellites”.

Hundreds of years passed. In 1161 Galileo __28__ that there were some strange bodies __29__ around Jupiter, __30__ the guards surrounding a VIP, or a prince, or a __31__. But Galileo did not know how to call the bodies. Then Kepler __32__ them. He __33__ the satellites in the Roman Empire __34__ gave them that name. Since then the word __35__ all over the world.

16. A an expression B a word C a story D a saying

17. A found B formed C spoken D used

18. A which B that C where D as

19. A Southern B Northern C Western D Eastern

20. A after B of C by D from

21. A well B often C soon D long

22. A break B make C have D obey

23. A stronger and stronger B weaker and weaker

C older and older

D younger and younger

24. A too B such C so D very

25. A needed B dared C had D feared

26. A with B by C without D for

27. A guards B bodies C VIPs D stars

28. A thought B discovered C invented D looked

29. A went B travel C moving D goes

30. A look like B seemed C just like D just as

31. A soldier B guard C king D person

32. A called B named C found D discovered

33. A listened to B heard about C thought out D saw

34. A and B so C but D to

35. A was used B has been used C used to be D would be used

III. Reading Comprehension (40%)

A

Long ago there was a little boy who wanted to be a soldier more than anything else in the world. His brothers and sisters played other games while he was playing soldier.

Later he went to a military school and studied very hard. When he was less than eighteen, he became a soldier. But the small man wanted power. He wanted to tell people and nations and the whole world what to do. He kept on working and studying until he became a general in the French Army. His name was Napoleon Bonaparte, and he finally became emperor of France.

He was famous as an emperor, and for a while he won all the wars and became a national hero. But he was not a kind man. He could be charming when he wanted to be. But he was also rude and very cruel , and many people died so that he could win his wars.

Napoleon did one thing that was very important to the United States. He sold a huge piece of land in North America to the United States and got a lot of money and he could go on fighting a war with England. And Napoleon rose to great power.

36. Napoleon studied hard in the military school, because ___.

A he wanted to be a general

B he wanted to get much money

C he hoped to win the Battle of Waterloo

D he hoped to dominate (主宰) the world

37. The French regard Napoleon as a national hero because ___.

A he won all the wars for a while

B he became an emperor of France

C he became a famous general

D he was kind to the people

38. Napoleon sold the land to the United States in order to ___.

A fight the war with England

B make his family richer

C give some money to his people

D build a huge palace for himself

B

Allow me to give you a little advice about writing fiction（小说）. First, make your characters believable. Make sure that they behave and talk as inpiduals. In real life, everyone is unique. If all your characters speak the same way and react to things in the same way, you will lose your readers from the start.

Once your readers believe in your characters, you must get them to care. Each reader must be able to identify with at least one character, to almost become that character in his or her mind. You can do this by developing characters with real human personalities（个性）, both good and bad. The inpiduals who populate your story should have human strengths and weaknesses.

Now it's time to weave your tale, to create a plot. Your readers are part of the story now; they are involved.

One last thing, your story must touch the readers' emotions. If you can make them laugh and cry along with your characters, you will be a successful writer.

39. How many pieces of advice does the writer give you

A one

B two

C three

D four

40. When writer says, "in real life, everyone is unique" he really means:

A in daily life, everyone is alone.

B in real life, every person is different from others.

C in our life, almost all the people are the same.

D in real life, nobody looks like another.

41. How can you make your readers believe in your characters

A Make your characters do things in the same way.

B Make your characters look like human beings.

C Let your characters speak the same way.

D Make your characters speak and act differently from each other.

42. If the readers are touched by your story, they will

A become the characters in the story

B laugh or cry as the story does on

C show their emotions to you

D B or C

C

Today is March 17th. About two and a half months ago, I said "Happy New Year!" to many of my friends. Slightly more than a month ago, I said the same thing to some other friends. In about four days, I will send the same wishes to yet another group of friends. I'll do the same thing in July and also in September. "How can that be", you might be thinking, "Everyone knows that New Year's Day is in January!"

The answer to the question you might have asked is that exactly when New Year's Day is depends on the calendar--and I have friends who use one or more of five different calendars to keep track of at least part of their lives:

a) January 1st: new Year's Day on the western/international calendar.

b) Between January 10th and February 19th: New Year's Day on the Chinese calendar (China, Korea, and a few other places).

c) March 21st: New Year's Day on the traditional Persian calendar (Iran).

d) Mid-July (usually the 16th): New Year's Day on the Islamic (Muslim) calendar.

e) September: New Year's Day on most Eastern Orthodox Church calendars (Central and Eastern Europe) and, usually, on the Jewish calendars.

And these are just the New year's Days that I know about! Actually, there are probably even more! 43. The first time the writer said, "Happy New Year!" was around January 1st. The second time was probably on ___.

A February 28th

B the middle of March

C January 8th

D February 16th

44. The author will say "Happy New Year" around March 21st to some ___ friends.

A Korean

B Persian (Iranian)

C Eastern Orthodox

D central European

45. In July, the author will say "Happy New Year" to a ___ group of friends.

A second

B third

C fourth

D fifth

46. The Chinese calendar is used ___.

A only in China

B in several different places

C only in China and Korea

D only in China and Japan

D

I shouldn't let it bother me. It really doesn't matter anyway. But it does bother me! All those people are preparing to celebrate a new century, a new millennium as well. And it just isn't so!

Most of us schedule our lives by the Gregorian calendar（阳历）. Our years are measured from the birth of Christ. The first year of the first century is 1, or 1 . The last year of that century is the year 100. Simple Yes! A century is 100 years long. A millennium is 1,000 years long, which is exactly ten centuries.

Since the last year of the first century is the year 100, the first year of the second century is 101. Follow that pattern, century by century and you'll get my point. The year 2000 is the last year of the twentieth century. After all, two thousand means twenty hundreds. Twenty hundred years means twenty centuries. The year 2000 is the last, the final, the one that's still here, year of the twentieth century!!!!

I know, I'm getting too inaccurate. But it isn't fair. While most people will really be enjoying this coming New Year's celebration, those of us in the know will be yawning. We'll be wet blankets at the party. Everyone else will be cheering for the new millennium and we'll be saying, "It's not until next year."

I don't agree with the saying, "Ignorance is bliss." But in this case, perhaps it's true.

47. What do you think bothers the writer when he says "it just isn't so."

A he doesn't know it's already a new century

B he is bothered by the coming of new year

C he doesn't agree with the idea that the coming year is a new millennium

D he doesn't like to be in a new century

48. What is the ninth year of the third century by our calendar

A 309AD

B 39AD

C 209A

D D 29AD

49. According to the writer's opinion, the year 2000 is actually

A the beginning of the twentieth century

B the end of the twentieth century

C the beginning of the twenty first century

D the beginning of the new millennium

50. What does the sentence mean "We'll be wet blankets at the party"

A We'll all put wet blankets over us at the party.

B We'll not be as happy as the others at the party.

C We'll put out a fire at the party with the wet blankets.

D We'll share the happiness together with the other people at the party.

51. What does the sentence mean " Ignorance is bliss"

A It's not good to know a lot of things

B It's good not to know certain things

C Being ignorant is a bad thing

D Knowing nothing is a happy thing

E

Find out the hidden message in each of the following selections:

(a) Turner almost wished that he hadn't listened to the radio. He went to the closet and took out his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

52. Which probably happened

A Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.

B Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.

C Turner had heard a weather report that says it will rain.

D Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.

(b) " Larry, as your boss, I must say it's been very interesting working with you," Miss Valdez said. " However, it seems that our company's needs and your work style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position today."

53. What was Miss Valdez telling Larry

A She would feel really bad if he decided to quit.

B He was fired and lost the job.

C He was getting a raise in pay.

D She really enjoyed having him in the office.

(c) No, Honey, I don't want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just having you for a husband is the only gift I need. In fact, I'll just drive my old rusty car down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And if the poor old car doesn't break down, I'll be back soon.

54. What is the message

A I don't want a gift

B Buy me a new car

C The mall is fun

D I'll buy you good presents

(d) Bill and Jessica were almost done taking turns choosing the players for their teams. It was Jessica's turn to choose, and only Kurt was left. Jessica said, "Kurt."

55. We can infer that ___.

A Kurt is not a very good player.

B Jessica was pleased to have Kurt on her team

C Kurt was the best player on either team

D Jessica didn't care about Kurt's feelings

IV. Proof Reading (10%)

Miss Jones was a teacher, who's home was not 56__________

far from her school, and she was always walked there 57__________

in the morning. All the pupils in the school was very young. 58__________

In a very cold and windy morning Miss Jones walked 59__________

to school, and the cold wind went into her eyes, 60__________

and big tear began running out of them. She reached 61__________

the school, opened the door and go into the classroom. 62__________

It was nice and warm there and Miss Jones was 63__________

happy. But then a small boy looked her for a few 64__________

seconds, put his arms on her and said kindly, 65__________

" Don't cry, Miss. School isn't very bad."

V. Writing (15%)

Have you ever thought about what you want to be in the future You may want to be a teacher as I, or you may dream of becoming a scientist. Whatever you want to be, please give three reasons to support your idea. (80-100 words)

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