2014届度湖南省高一上学期期中考试英语题

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

______ young man standing there looks strong and healthy; however, as

  _________  matter of fact ,he has a serious disease.　　　　　　

     A. The; the       B. A; a        C. The; a         D. A; the

2. 难度：中等

Remember to introduce your friend Stone to me when he arrives, ______?

A. will you       B. won’t you   C. will he        D. doesn’t he

3. 难度：中等

Our English teacher suggested we ________ English as much as possible in class.

A. must speak     B. may speak   C. spoke        D. should speak

4. 难度：中等

—My sister took a photo with Jay Chou last year.

    —______.

     A. So had I       B. So I had    C. So did I       D. So I did

5. 难度：中等

—These things are not useful to anyone, are they?

    —______. We can throw them away.

A. Yes, they are              B. Yes, they aren’t

C. No, they aren’t            D. No, they are

6. 难度：中等

He, along with his sister, ______ how serious the situation is.

A. haven’t realized           B. hasn’t realized

C. don’t realize              D. didn’t realize

7. 难度：中等

The snow is so deep. We can hardly get out of the house, ______?

A. mustn’t we    B. must we     C. can’t we       D. can we

8. 难度：中等

If you’re a poor driver, you should not_______ at night.

     A. to try driving            B. try to drive

C. to try to drive            D. try driving

9. 难度：中等

The man ______ house I have stayed in for two months has some money trouble.

A. whose        B. which        C. in whose       D. in which

10. 难度：中等

—What do you think of the book?

    —It’s ______ a book. It serves as (充当)a really good guide to job hunters.

A. would like     B. more than     C. rather than     D. less than

11. 难度：中等

—How dare(敢) you talk to your teacher like that?

   —Well, now I regret ______ that.

A. to do         B. to be doing    C. to have done    D. doing

12. 难度：中等

The earthquake made them lose everything ______ they had.

     A. whatever     B. which        C. that            D. all

13. 难度：中等

Is this article ______ you wrote for the magazine?

     A. that         B. this          C. it              D. the one

14. 难度：中等

______ the voice of her father, she was happy and ran out of the room to greet 　him.

A. Heard        B. Hearing      C. Sounding       D. Sounded

15. 难度：中等

In fact, I don’t  like the way ________ Mr. Wang deals with his students.

　  A. with which    B. by which     C. from which      D. in which

二、完型填空

16. 难度：中等

I ran into(偶然撞到) a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry ！”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn't even __36__ you.” we were very polite, this stranger and I.

__37at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked（撞） her __38__. “Get out of the way！”I barked（咆哮）. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how __39_I'd spoken.

That night，as I lay awake in bed，God's quiet voice spoke to me, “While __40__ with a stranger，you're calm and polite, but with those you love, it’s easy for you to __41__. Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there __42_， and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time，I felt sad and my own tears had begun to __43__. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” I said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” I asked. She __44_，“ I found them out by the tree. I knew you'd like them.”I said, “I'm so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way.”She whispered，“ Mommy, that's okay...I still love you __45__.”I hugged （拥抱）her.

Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the __46__ for the rest of their lives. We pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work  47   into our families—an unbalanced investment （投资）indeed.

1.A. noticing  B．knowing     C．following     D．understanding

2.A. And        B．So          C．As            D．But

3.A. off        B．down        C．up            D．at

4.A. quietly        B．clearly      C．difficultly      D．cruelly(残酷地)

5.A. dealing    B．seeing.      C．arguing          D．traveling

6.A. fight     B．excite       C．talk        D．mistake

7.A. quickly    B．excitedly     C．quietly         D．nervously

8.A. come       B．form        C．fall              D．fly

9.A. added          B．cried        C．smiled       D．agreed

10.A. seldom    B．anyway      C．however       D．therefore

11.A. loss          B．trouble       C．problem         D．care

12.A. same      B．more        C．as            D．than

三、其他题

17. 难度：中等

阅读下列短文，用合适的单词填空，每空只能填一个单词

When I was 19，I had got a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city，I usually saw many strange customers(顾客)，most of __1._ were teenagers. They didn't come often；I forgot all the customers __2. two. One night a 15­year­old girl came in looking for __3.__ book with a boy. They seemed to find _4._ they wanted to buy. But __5._ they came to the counter（柜台），the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy the book，and she pulled out all her money to prove it. She looked so  6. . Just then I remembered my discount(折扣)card and it was still active，so I told the girl __7._ to worry. I put in my code（密码），being happy that I could help them with this card. _8.__ the book in her hand she gave me a thankful smile，and then she and the boy got out of the store happily，leaving me feeling content，too. In fact sometimes a little thing can also make one's world beautiful.

四、阅读理解

18. 难度：中等

My basketball coach at Princeton used to say, "On the court, you can tell who is selfish(自私的)."

  　When my sister Michelle brought Barack Obama home to meet the family, she said to me, "I want you to take him out to play, to see what type of man he is when he’s not around me." So I invited Barack to play basketball with a few friends of mine.

   　I was very nervous although I had already met Barack a few times. I was thinking this guy seemed like a good guy. We played a hard five-on-five. He was thin but not weak. He played extremely left-handed. He dealt with everything perfectly. He wasn’t the best guy out there or the worst guy. I liked the fact that he was confident but wasn’t proud. Barack was very team-oriented (有团队精神的), very unselfish. He played as if he was one of us —he wasn’t trying to be president of Harvard Law Review. But the best part about it was that when we were on the same team, he did not pass me the ball each time. He wasn’t trying to suck up to my sister through me. I was glad to give my sister the good news, "Your boy is straight."

   　He isn’t selfish, which is the greatest praise you can give both a player and a leader. America has got a guy who is running a government in an efficient (有效率的) manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing basketball when he was visiting my family.

1. Why does the author begin the passage with his coach’s words?

　A. He wants to remember and thank his coach.

　B. He wants to show that he is a basketball player.

　C. He wants to tell his sister about the words.

　D. He wants to use the words to test a person.

2.Why did Michelle ask the author to take Barack to play basketball?

　A. To see whether he was confident.

　B. To see whether he was good at sports.

　C. To see whether he was selfish or not.

　D. To see whether he could get along with others.

3.During the basketball game, Barack ______.

　A. played best all the time        B. was strong enough to play

　C. was not confident             D. wanted to be the team leader

4. The underlined phrase in the third paragraph can be replaced by "______".

　A. please （使满意）   B. know about       C. help       D. look for

19. 难度：中等

One day a rabbit ran into an elephant. "Hello," said the rabbit. "Fine day, isn’t it?" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. "Leave me alone. I don’t have the time to waste on someone so small." The rabbit was shocked by the elephant’s words. Then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephant’s rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, "You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War (拔河比赛)." The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very well, little one. Go and get a rope," she said. The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, "Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War." The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, "When I say 'pull’, you start pulling. "The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, "Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull’，you swim." The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit’s foolishness. Then the rabbit called out "PULL!" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said "hello" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.

1.Why did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?

　  A. He wanted to show he was the best.

  　B. He knew that he could do well in this game.

 　 C. He wanted to get respect from the elephant and the whale.

  　D. He wanted to prove he wasn’t the tiniest animal.

2.What do you think of the rabbit according to the story?

  　A. Smart and brave.              B. Tiny and stupid.

  　C. Pride and naughty.             D. Poor and weak.

3.Why did the elephant and the whale lose the game?

　　A. They didn’t prepare for it.

　　B. They were not as strong as the rabbit.

　　C. They were too impolite to the little rabbit.

　　D. They actually fought with each other but not the rabbit.

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. The elephant was pleased to talk to the rabbit at first.

　　B. It was the whale who suggested having a game of Tug-of-War.

　　C. The rabbit was stronger than both the whale and the elephant.

　　D. The whale and the elephant began to respect the rabbit from then on.

20. 难度：中等

Our school library offers learning services, books and other things that help all members of the school to become good thinkers and clever users of information. It is linked (连接) to the larger library in the city and the World Wide Web. All these services are given according to the requirements of the Public Library Manifesto (声明).

　　School library services must be given to all members of the school. Students of any age, class and grade can enjoy them. Different services must be given to those who are unable to use the main library services.

　　 Users of the library must follow the rules made by the library workers to keep it clean and tidy. The main rules are as follows:

1. Opening and closing times:

   　Monday —Friday: 9 a.m. —9 p.m. during term time.

  　 Saturday: 9 a.m. —1p.m. throughout the year.

2. Admission (允许进入) and borrowing:

   　Only people holding a library card shall be allowed in.

   　Members can borrow 5 books at a time.

3. Behavior in the library:

  　Silence shall be kept as much as possible in the library. No other books can be taken into the library. Library workers can help members use the books and other things in the library.

  　When the library workers and teachers work together, students will get better reading, writing, and problem-solving skills.

1. What can students do in the school library?

　　A. Get information from the Internet.   B. Read the Public Library Manifesto.

　　C. Clean the library with workers.      D. Work together with the teachers.

2.When can students read in the library?

　　 A. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.        B. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

　　C. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.         D. 9 a. m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

3.What is the main aim of the school library services?

　 　A. To help readers communicate with each other.

　　B. To help teachers work with the library workers.

　　C. To help students develop good behaviors in the library.

　　D. To help the users get more knowledge and skills.

4.How many books can you borrow at a time ?

　 A. one          B. two          C. four          D. five

五、其他题

21. 难度：中等

阅读简答，阅读下列文章，回答问题。

   Health experts have warned for many years that cigarette-smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and other medical problems. And officials say disease caused directly by smoking kill at least three hundred and twenty thousand Americans each year. But smokers still find it rather difficult to stop .The tobacco industry says 40 million Americans continue to smoke cigarette . The American Cancer Society wants to change this. Every year the group organizes a national Non-smoking Day in order to get people to give up cigarette.

On the Non-smoking Day the organization is asking all smokers to stop smoking at least for 24 hours .The Cancer Society hopes this will lead many people to give up smoking completely .On that day the Cancer society officers will give telephone call advice on how to stop smoking. Some others also can call a special telephone to hear recorder messages by doctors. Some factories will offer their workers candy or chewing gum to help them to keep from smoking. Some companies are offering special presents and low prizes to people who sign an agreement to stop smoking. And Americans who don’t smoke are being asked to help just one person who is smoking during the 24-hour campaign.

1.How many Americans die from smoking each year ? ﹙不超过4个单词﹚

                                 .

2.Who set the Non-smoking Day ? ﹙不超过4个单词﹚

                                  .

3.What is the purpose of the Non-smoking Day ?﹙不超过7个单词﹚

                                                        .

六、填空题

22. 难度：中等

认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格不超过3个单词。

    Some people think that the Internet is a necessary part of our getting an education, but others blame it for making people addicted (上瘾). This article will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.

    One of the advantages of the Internet is that one can find all the information on it

with ease(轻易，毫不费劲). Internet portals (入口) like "YAHOO" and "AltaVista" have been created to help us do so. With an Internet connection at home, one has almost no need to go to a library, and this can save a lot of time. Another advantage is that we can communicate with almost everyone over the Net. Email is much cheaper and faster than the normal mail.

    On the other hand, the disadvantages are a serious problem for today’s world. The Internet has led to a new disease: Internet addiction. Many students who used to work hard on their studies now spend all their time online, chatting and doing other worthless things, and wasting a lot of money in Internet cafes. In extreme(极端的) cases teens are even lured (引诱) into doing things that are improper and even illegal (不合法的), such as making videos for adults.

    The Internet is part of our lives now, but we still have to learn to avoid the dangers that come with it. We should remember that it’s only a source of information, and not a way to search for true friendship.

        1.             :We need to learn to make use of the Internet properly.

Advantages:

●We can look for (2)______  we need.

●We can get information (3)______ with the help of Internet portals.

●If the Internet is available at home, we don’t need to go to a library, which can save a lot of time.

●The Internet lets us (4)______ almost everyone.

( 5 )             :        

●People become addicted to the Internet.

●Students waste (6)______ chatting and doing useless things.

●Internet cafes can cost a lot of (7)______.

●Children can be lured into doing (8)______ things.

The author’s (9)______ :

The Internet is a (10)______ of our lives, but we should learn to avoid the dangers it involves.

七、书面表达

23. 难度：中等

假定你是李华,你的笔友Helen向你请教怎样锻炼身体,请你根据下面所给出的要点给她回一封英文信,推荐她去健身房锻炼身体。去健身房锻炼有以下几点好处:

1. 有教练进行指导,并有多种运动项目；

2. 保持身体健康并拥有好身材；

3. 保持良好的精神状态；

4. 认识新朋友。

注意:

1. 作文在完整地表述以上内容的同时,也可以自由发挥；

2. 词数在100词左右；

3. 开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。

   Dear Helen,

   I am so glad to hear from you.

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 Yurs sincerely,

Li  Hua