新疆巴州蒙古族高级中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案

巴州蒙中2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试

高一英语 试卷

考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分 ：100分

一、阅读理解（15

小题，每题2分，总计30分）

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Two brothers from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft (救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.

Twenty-one days after they left Panama . In Siboney, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water. For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water — two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw (生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks (鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.” About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.

1. Bill and Simone were travelling _______ when they met some whales. A. in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Siboney D. in Panama 2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _______.

A. they brought in a lot of water B. they broke the side of the boat C. they pulled the boat D. they went under the water 3. After their boat sank, the brothers _______. A. jumped into the life-raft B. heard water

C. watched the boat go under water D. stayed in the life-raft

4. During their days at sea, _______ saved their lives. A. tins of food and bottles of water C. whales and sharks

B. a fishing-line and a machine

D. twenty passing ships

B

Nowadays, most of us live a busy life. What do you do to keep yourself relaxed? Besides spending time with family, having a glass of wine with friends or reading a book, how about a hobby?

Personally, I’m a collector. I like blue and white pieces the best—blue and white anything! Plates, jars(罐子), vases, cups, bowls—

I find collecting to be a fun and inspirational（鼓舞人心的） hobby. In many ways, it’s like a puzzle I’m never tired of solving. I look high and low for new pieces to add to my collection. I can often be found visiting Marshell’s, looking over their inexpensive offerings. In fact, I found one of I’ve mixed inexpensive pieces from Marshell’s with more expensive finds. A lot of times, it’s the piece I’m not looking for that falls into my lap; I find a way to make it part of my blue and white family. What I love about my collection is that when I get inspired, I can move them around the house, mix and match and make things look fresh and new.

Ever since I was a little girl, blue has been my favourite colour. I think I got it from my aunt in Mexico. Some of my earliest memories are visiting her in Mexico and sitting on a chair in her kitchen, which had blue and white tiles (瓷砖) from the floor to the ceiling. I would spend countless hours admiring all the beautiful blue and white plates and shiny blue tiles around her kitchen. Once I had a home, I began to build my own blue and white collection. 5. We can infer（推断）that in the writer’s opinion, _______. A. having a hobby can help us relax

B. reading a book alone is really boring

C. keeping a hobby is not easy for most of people D. having a glass of wine with friends is not a good idea

6. What does the underlined （划线）sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean? _______ A. Collecting things requires a lot of money. B. People always want less than they need. C. People may not know what they want to collect. D. Once you start collecting things, it’s hard to stop.

7. In the third paragraph “favorite ”, what’s the meaning of this word? A. 爱好 B. 喜欢 C. 最喜欢 D. 憎恨 B. 8. What’s the last paragraph（段落） mainly about? _______ A. When the writer started collecting things.

B. When the writer started liking blue and white things. C. What kind of things the writer collected first.

D. Why the writer liked the blue and white things so much. C

The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.

The police go around town to see that everything is all right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.

As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They

take the children home. If the police see a fight，people will ask the police how to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.

Some police stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go and when to stop. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children cross the street. They also help people who can't walk too well.

Without the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them for a job well done.

9.The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us _____. A. warm B. clean C. quiet D. safe 10. How do some of the police get around in some big cities? A. By taxi. B. On horses. C. By bus. 11. In the text，“put an end to” means “____”. A. stop B. cut C. kill D. fly 12. The text is mainly talking about the _____ of the police. A. life B. road C. job D. day

D

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge（庞大的）clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker（层）bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London，you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（国会大厦）. There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower（塔）in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong，ding dong，”it goes every quarter of an hour.

The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building

D. On bikes.

work in London many years ago.

13. Big Ben is ______________.

A. a double decker bus B. a huge clock

C. the name of Ben D. a building 14. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour. A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. thirty minutes D. forty-five minutes

15. You can read the time of Big Ben _________. A. at the top of the clock tower B. in the Houses of parliament C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the clock 二、完型填空(共20题，每题1.5分，共计30分）

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 16 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 17 _____, they would have to retake（补考） them in September. There were usually a few who 18 _____, and Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 19 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 20 _____ about her. She went to bed too 21 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 22 ____ that she have an early night and take a 23 ____ pill. She promised to wake 24 _____ up in the morning.

As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 25 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 26 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 27 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 28 _____ around her was writing pages and names. 29 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 30 _____. She kept looking at her 31 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 32 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 33 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 34 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 35 _____ dream. A minute later,

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