广东省深圳实验高中2014-2015第一学期高一英语期末测试

深圳实验中学2014-2015学年第一学期期末测试

高一英语

Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用(共两节， 满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1 ~ 15题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

I have been a professional caregiver (护理员) for twenty years. Once, I was 1 to care for a lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine 2 and do light housekeeping. All of these tasks were important and 3 so that she could live independently. Our focus was just that—helping her remain independent.

One cold rainy night, she got into bed and 4 her sheet. I noticed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had 5 sheets; I love the smell of fresh sheets. I couldn’t change the sheets myself; I didn’t know how to manage to hang on to my walker and 6 the sheets at the same time. Thank you so much for changing my sheets.”

Such a 7 pleasure as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her. That night, I learned unconditional care. The next day we sat down and talked about what was important to her, what she 8 , and how she had done things all these years. The key point learned here was we were trying to help her remain 9 , assisting (帮助) her with the things she had 10 done for herself, but we forgot to ask how she liked those things done, and what was important to her.

11 time was not just another chore or necessity of life; it was an event to her. She showed me all of the beautiful dishes she had collected. Each one had a special 12 . Her favorite was the long dishes she used for individual corn on the cob (玉米棒子). Her mother gave her the dishes as a wedding present sixty-five years ago. Just one day ago when I 13 corn on the cob and climbed into my bed which had clean sheets, I didn’t see her face, full of 14 from such simple pleasures.

I’m so thankful for the lessons I’ve learned because I 15 to slow down to see the beauty just in front of me. 1. A. allowed 2. A. freely 3. A. necessary 4. A. touched 5. A. long 6. A. buy 7. A. simple 8. A. noticed 9. A. quiet 10. A. never 11. A. Travel 12. A. story

B. taught B. bravely B. difficult B. smelled B. soft B. change B. real B. kept B. patient B. seldom B. Opening B. shape

C. hired C. quickly C. made C. clean C. protect C. chief C. liked C. calm C. always C. Work C. price

D. adopted D. properly D. checked D. new D. turn D. rare D. understood D. independent D. shortly D. Meal D. size

C. challenging D. exhausting

13. A. collected 14. A. joy 15. A. managed

B. ate B. kindness B. promised

C. grew C. care C. forgot

D. stored D. surprise D. stopped

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标有16 ~ 25的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

What qualities make a person a hero? To answer this question, one must take a look at a person 16 is considered to be a hero. Rick Hansen is one of many examples.

At the age of fifteen, Hansen fell off a truck and that resulted in serious injuries. Since then, he couldn’t stand up any more. One would think that such 17 unfortunate experience would make him feel hopeless about life, but Rick Hansen is different. He became a world-class wheelchair sportsman. Today, he continues to inspire the world with his work 18 (help) people with similar injuries.

Although Rick Hansen 19 (trouble) by his injuries, he didn’t let it destroy his life. Instead, he decided to make the best of it 20 starting the Man in Motion world tour which raised over 26 million dollars 21 medical research. During the tour, Hansen wheeled about 120 kilometers each day in his wheelchair. This job requires a lot of time and 22 (patient). However, he didn’t get discouraged and continued to do 23 in his wheelchair.

Rick Hansen once said, “ 24 you desire to do something, you can achieve it. All you need to do is going on. Don’t care what 25 say.” Devotion, optimism and determination are really the qualities that make Rick Hansen a true Canadian hero.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

You’ve probably never heard of Dr. June McCarroll, but she’s truly a woman who left her mark on the world. Born in Nebraska, she was a doctor who lived in California. Interestingly enough, her claim to fame (名声) lies outside the world of medicine. An accident was the trigger that got her thinking about making our highways safer. Her car was sideswiped, and she was determined to do something about cars that crowded others off the road.

Driving on a road that bulged (凸起) down its center, Dr. McCarroll noticed that the bulge helped to keep cars on their own side of the road. That gave her an idea. She tried persuading the town council to “paint a line down the middle of the road” to set an example and “lead the nation in public safety”.

She got the typical bureaucratic response. However, she was someone who would not take no for an answer. So she took her idea to the local women’s club. The vote was in support of the project. Still, she continued to face bureaucratic stubbornness for seven long years before her idea was accepted.

In 1924 the California Highway Commission agreed to experiment with a centerline on two sections of Route 99. Accidents on both test roads reduced dramatically, and soon the entire state boasted McCarroll lines on

its highways. Most of the world has since followed suit (学样).

When you come up with an idea in which you believe, go after that idea, especially if people you respect believe it’s a good one.

26. We can learn from the passage that Dr. McCarroll .

A. was a native Californian B. had worked in Nebraska C. contributed a lot to the road safety D. was famous in medicine around the world A. Her car was blocked by a lot of cars in front. B. Her car was hit on the side by another car. C. Her car hit a large bulge down the road’s center. D. She was knocked down by a car and was injured. A. praised

B. warned

C. refused B. Doubted. D. Confident.

B. was supported by few people

B

Once upon a time there was a spring (弹簧) who lived happily and safely inside a pen. Although he heard many noises coming from outside, he lived believing that there was nothing good outside. Even just to think about leaving his pen made him so scared that he was quite content to spend his life inside that tiny space.

However, one day, the ink ran out, and when the pen’s owner was busy changing it, there was an accident. The spring was flung (抛) through the air and landed in the toilet drain (下水道). He went through pipe after pipe, each time thinking it might be his end. Swept away by the water, he travelled on and on and on, until he ended up in a river. He stopped crying and listened all around him. Hearing birdsong, he felt encouraged to finally open his eyes. What the spring saw was the clean water of the river and all kinds of fish of many colours. Now he understood that the world was much greater than the space inside the pen, and that there had always been many things outside, waiting to be enjoyed.

After spending a while playing with the fish, he went over to the riverbank, and then moved on to a field of flowers. There he heard weeping. He followed the sound, which took him to a lovely flower that had been flattened (踩扁) by a rabbit, and could no longer stand up straight. The spring offered to be his support. The flower accepted, and slipped through the middle of the spring. There they lived happily together. And they would always laugh when remembering how the spring used to think that all there was to life was being a sad and fearful spring.

27. What happened in the accident that made Dr. McCarroll want to improve highways?

28. When Dr. McCarroll told her idea to the town council first, she was .

D. agreed

29. What was the local women’s club’s attitude towards Dr. McCarroll’s idea? A. Approving. C. Unconcerned.

A. didn’t make any difference

30. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Dr. McCarroll’s idea . C. was not accepted until she died D. was popular around the world

31. From the story we can learn that .

A. east or west, home is the best B. helping others makes us happier

D. we can try to make some positive changes A. He was tired of staying in such a tiny place. B. He wanted to make a change and lead a free life.

D. He thought it was more comfortable than in any other place. A. By accident. B. By using up the ink.

C. By being changed for a new one.

D. By breaking the pen and jumping out of the pen all by himself. A. He watered her.

B. He comforted her.

C. where there is a will, there is a way

32. What was the spring’s attitude towards his life in the pen at first?

C. He learned something important for life by hearing stories. 33. How did the spring come to the world outside?

34. How did the spring help the flower?

C. He helped her stand up straight. D. He kept her away from rabbits. A. the spring loved traveling B. the spring felt terrible in the pipe

C. the spring regretted coming out of the pen D. the spring enjoyed the world outside the pen

C

South Africa is the African continent’s most advanced nation, yet it is reported that 3 million of its residents live without electricity. Many of them live in remote areas. In Gwakwani that has always been a sleepy little village, electricity is available (可利用的) for the first time in 2014.

Wilson Tshitande has lived in Gwakwani for as long as he can remember. He boasts that he knows every stick, every rock and every plant in the village with less than 100 people. He believes that electricity，which he knows little, will change people’s life greatly. But the 70-year-old never thought he would see that electricity has finally come to his village.

The local officials say they don’t have enough money to bring the lines from the power station to Gwakwani. Fortunately, the University of Johannesburg led an electricity project. A team from the university recently travelled 800 kilometers to the village to install (安装) solar panels donated by a local factory. There were a number of villages that were needy. Engineering lecturer M. Hove helped the university choose Gwakwani. As he said, he called it the forgotten village.

The small amount of power will first start a water pump (水泵) that until now has run on diesel fuel (柴油). Godfrey Nefuluphudwe has operated the aging pump for four years. He travels once a month to the nearest town

35. We can learn from the story that .

to buy the diesel fuel. He said he was grateful for the small amount of electricity. With electricity, they can live easily. They don’t have to move from their village to the town to charge phones or laptops. They will not always buy batteries for the radios. Now that electricity is finally coming, maybe its residents, young and old, will get a better connection to the modern world.

36. What was the life like in Gwakwani in the past?

A. People lived a modern life.

B. People felt sleepy every day. C. Life was busy and colourful. D. People had no chance to use electricity. A. Writes quickly. C. Explains clearly. A. solar panels C. the power station

B. Reports carefully. D. Talks too proudly. B. a local factory

D. the University of Johannesburg

37. What does the underlined word “boasts” in Paragraph 2 mean?

38. People in Gwakwani now get electricity from .

39. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Residents can listen to the radios now. B. Electricity has made people’s life easier. C. Gwakwani is the last village without electricity.

D. People in Gwakwani have caught up with other people in the world. A. The remote villages of South Africa B. The forgotten village — Gwakwani

C. How to help Gwakwani get electricity D. Gwakwani gets electricity for the first time

D

For many years, immigrants (移民) have looked for better lives in New York City. The group makes up more than 40 percent of the population. New York is a city of immigrants as a result of it. A new study shows that immigrants also have helped the city’s development.

Nisha Agarwal is the immigration commissioner for the city. She says immigrants help drive the city at all levels. New York City’s economy and the quality of life have improved during the past years. There is a link between improvements in old neighborhoods and immigration. The immigrants go to these neighborhoods because they are the only places they can afford. And they help reduce the vacancy rates (空缺率) and the state of disrepair (失修).

Some of the immigrants come to New York to raise the family; others hope to realize their dreams. Robert Sampson is a professor at Harvard University. He says immigrants who tried their best to come to America are often less likely to take part in a crime and more likely to work hard. These lead to a drop in the crime rate.

Immigrant businesses also help to drive growth in New York. The immigrants do work that others will not.

40. What’s the best title of the passage?

They will work in the agricultural sector, the manufacturing sector and the service industry. And at the same time, some with the best minds in the world are working in the tech industry, engineering, science, and the medical field.

All immigrants help support the economy in some way by paying taxes. They need to buy things, and, when they buy things, they pay sales taxes. They need to live someplace. Whether you are the owner of a place or rent a place, there are property taxes. Property taxes and sales taxes are major sources of income for the government. 41. Why do people call New York a city of immigrants?

A. Because all the people are immigrants. B. Because immigrants live a better life in New York. C. Because the immigrants have helped the city a lot.

D. Because New York has a high percentage of immigrants. A. save money

C. learn more about New York A. By renting houses. B. By doing all kinds of jobs. C. By selling their own houses.

D. By helping others with their work. A. The immigrants come to New York to study. B. The immigrants help make New York a safe place. C. People don’t need to pay taxes for their own houses. D. The government of New York is against the immigrants. A. The life of immigrants in New York.

B. A city with a large number of immigrants. C. Immigrants help the development of New York. D. More and more immigrants will come to New York. 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

下面是几张与婴儿出生有关的电子贺卡，首先请阅读它们的信息：

B. build a new community D. repair these neighborhoods

42. The immigrants go to the old neighborhoods in order to . 43. How do immigrants help develop the business of New York?

44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

45. What does the passage mainly tell us?

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

A. B. Here’s a Little Tip for the Parents-to-be…

Positive news — a baby’s on the way!

C. D. Being a new grandma is a BIG responsibility … Heard there’s a new little angle on the way… E. F. A baby boy has arrived! Congratulations on your twins. 下面是几位需要寄贺卡的人，请为他们选择合适的电子贺卡： 46.

Clair, a foreign teacher of English in China, gave up her job here and went back to Canada because she had to look after her first granddaughter who was born two weeks ago. Her student, Levy, knew about it and hoped to send his congratulations to the new grandmother. 47.

When Marie heard that her elder sister, Shirley, was sent to a hospital, she never thought Shirley gave the family a big surprise — she became a mother of two children! Because Marie is working abroad and she can’t see the twins at once, she wants to send her sister a card to offer congratulations. 48.

Adams and his wife have been married for five years. However, his wife didn’t get pregnant until six months ago. When the couple knew their baby would arrive in the near future, they were wild with joy. Now, they are going to share this exciting news with all their relatives and friends. 49.

Bruce and Dean were best friends when they studied in college, but now they have their own life in different cities. When Bruce knew that Dean’s wife would give a birth to the first baby in the following June, he would like to convey his joy of hearing the good news immediately. 50.

Kelly and Hugo will have the first child in two months, so the young couple feel excited as well as nervous. As their best friend and a mother of a three-year-old boy, Ronna is going to send them a card to share some experience with them.

46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 基础写作 (满分15分)

今年暑假，我们以“是否有必要聘请家教”为题，在500名学生家长中进行了一次调查。以下是调查结果：

80%的学生家长认为有必要聘请家教 1. 家教可以帮助孩子及时解决学习中遇到的困难； 2. 一对一辅导，这样能更清楚地了解孩子学习的薄弱之处。 20%的学生家长认为没有必要聘请家教 1. 占用孩子过多的业余时间，他们得不到足够的休息； 2. 孩子容易产生对家教的依赖，不利于他们自身的发展。 根据以上内容，写一篇调查报告，包括以下要点： 1. 调查时间、调查问题及调查对象； 2. 认为有必要聘请家教的人数比例及理由； 3. 认为没必要聘请家教的人数比例及理由； 4. 你的看法及理由。 参考词汇：家教 tutor 第二节 读写任务（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，并根据要求写一篇150词左右的短文。

I am 14 years old and I am 149 centimeters tall. Although I try to convince (说服) myself that being short is great, it makes me feel sad a lot. On a school trip, I had to pull a group of my friends into doing this kid course since I wasn’t tall enough to do the larger one. People always tell me they’re jealous because I always fit into clothes and always get to be in the front row of everything. This is far from the truth because I always have to cut my jeans and I can never find clothes that actually fit me well. Also, in crowds, no one ever seems to care that I’m short, so they stand right in front of me.

It hurts me sometimes, but at the end of the day, I’m okay with who I am. I still have enough time to grow, and I know many shorter people. My mom is 149 centimeters tall and my grandmother is 149 centimeters tall, too. My mom says I should make it to at least 165 cm by the time I stop growing. There are many advantages and disadvantages of being short, but I can’t change who I am. So why not pay more attention to the advantages of being short? [写作内容]

1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 以约120词谈谈你对身高的看法。这部分内容包括： (1) 部分青少年苦恼身高的原因； (2) 你的建议；

(3) 举例说明身材矮小的人一样能为社会做出贡献。 [写作要求]

你可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

参：

1-5 CDABC 6-10 BACDC 11-15 DABAC

16. who 17. an 18. to help 19. was troubled 20. by 21. for 22. patience 23. it 24. When 25. others 26-30 CBCAD 31-35 DDACD 36-40 DDABD 41-45 DABBC 46-50 CFBDA 基础写作

This summer holiday we did a survey among 500 parents on whether tutors are necessary.

80% of the parents surveyed think that tutors are completely necessary because they can not only help their children solve difficulties in their study timely but also know their children’s weak points more clearly through one-to-one tutoring. However, 20% of the parents who hold a different view think that private tutoring takes up so much of their children’s spare time that they can hardly find enough time for rest. What’s more, children depend more on their tutors, naturally having a side effect on their future development.

In my view, the disadvantages of having tutors outweigh its advantages because private tutoring will, in one way, limit children’s self-study ability and influence their regular classroom learning. 读写任务

Being short sometimes makes the author suffer inconvenience. However, he doesn’t care more about it since he is confident in himself.

It is believed that boys ought to grow as tall as 170 cm or above and that girls should keep slim. In this way, they will be considered as handsome or beautiful people. However, many boys or girls don’t reach this standard. As a result, they feel rather upset or depressed.

I think that these teens shouldn’t be worried so much about being short. As we all know, our height is determined by genes from our parents, not by ourselves. We can do nothing about it. Throughout history, there used to be many such good examples. Napoleon was a very short man but his strong army swept all over Europe in the early twentieth century. Doubtless, a short man can also make his contributions to society.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about our height or size. It is our ability to do things well that matters.