高一英语上学期期末考试模拟试题
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Americans like to travel on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast for the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families. 21. Where do more and more travelers in the USA like spending nights? ________.
A. At hotels B. In the open air C. In their cars D. At small houses or inns 22. How many years have the bed-and-breakfast places been popular in the USA?________. A. For five years B. For one year C. For five to ten years D. For ten years 23. American travelers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns because ________. A. these inns are cheap B. these inns are small C. they can meet and talk with the local people D. both A and C
B
Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.
Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.
If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them. 24. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1? ________.
A. They are often forgotten by their owners B. They like to stay in warm places C. They build their won shelters D. They are used to living outdoors
25. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?_______. A. To help them find shelters B. To keep them company
C. To know when to bring them inside D. To keep them from eating bad food 26. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________. A. get lost in the wild B. run short of clean water
C. dig deep holes for fun D. make the water in the bowl dirty 27. What is the purpose of this text? ________.
A. To give practical advice B. To solve an argument
C. To tell an interesting story D. To present a research result
C
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents. The children were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus before.
The father and the mother were ahead standing, proud as they could be.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.”
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man’s wife lowered her head and there was no longer a smile on the man’s face. The father leaned a little closer and quietly asked, “How much did you say? The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn’t have enough money. How could he turn around and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus.
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the world!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his and pressed tightly onto the bill, and with his lips trembling and tears streaming down his cheeks, he replied, “Thank you, thank you , Sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
28. Why did the smile on the man’s face disappear after he spoke with the ticket lady? ________. A. He had lost his money B. His children were noisy C. The tickets were sold out
D. The tickets were too expensive
29. We can infer from the text that the writer’s father didn’t give the money to the father directly
because ________.
A. he didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respect B. he wanted to make the father feel ashamed C. he was not very willing to help the man D. he wanted to pretend to be very wealthy
30. We can conclude from the last sentence of the story that ________. A. they had never gone to the circus ever since
B. they felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circus C. they felt they would be scolded for their behavior
D. they didn’t feel bad though they didn’t go to the circus 31. What’s the best title of the text? ________.
A. A pity of mine B. Something bad as a child C. A $20 bill D. Relationship among people
D
Have you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens to us, but you determine the other 90%.
Let’s use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.
After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet when you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.
Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it? Here is what could have and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “It’s ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference? Two different scenarios（剧情）. Both started the same. Both ended different. 32. From the text, what happens after the coffee incident? ________.
A. The couple have an argument B. The mother gets to work late
C. The father has a traffic accident D. The daughter finishes breakfast soon 33. The author use the example ________.
A. to compare different attitudes B. to prove the 90/10 principle
C. to give advice on self-control D. to show the importance of harmony 34. The underlined word “wedge” in Paragraph 4 can probably be replaced by ________. A. improvement B. advantage C. disadvantage D. wound 35. According to the text, ________ leads to the different endings.
A. your coffee B. your family C. your reaction D. your experience 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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The art of conversation takes practice, but it’s not as hard as you might think. 36
Be around confident people. Being around confident people makes you feel good. The other person’s enthusiasm makes all the conversation participants feel confident and comfortable.
37 If it’s someone who you work with or go to school with, look at the department website, or see if the person is on any special networks before talking to him for the first time. The information you get can be a good starting point for conversations.
Ask questions. What do they like to do? What sort of things have they done in their lives? What is happening to them now? What did they do yesterday or last weekend? 38 However, try to space out your questions or they’ll feel like you are interrogating(审问) them, which is very bad and closes off friendships.
Listen. 39 Make movements to indicate that you are still listening. If you listen well, the other person’s statements will suggest questions for you to ask. Allow the other person to do most of the talking. They will often not realize that it was they who did most of the talking, and you get credit for being a good conversationalist.
Know when to end the conversation. Even the best conversations will eventually run out of steam or be ended by interruption. Smile if you are leaving, tell them it was nice to talk to them, and say goodbye. 40
A. Listen carefully to what is being said.
B. Ending on a positive note will leave a good impression.
C. Ask as many questions as you can think of, including their age, income and marriage.
D. With some patience and these steps, you can learn to relax and enjoy a great conversation. E. Find out about the person you will be talking to before you actually talk to him, if you can. F. Take a special course on making conversations so that you can communicate with others better.
G. Identify things about them that you might be interested in hearing about, and politely ask questions. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We found him a few weeks ago, when he was walking along the road in the countryside. He was jumping and trying to stop cars, and we 41 maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, 42 we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return 43 , he was in the same place, 44 , trying to get people to 45 for him. When he noticed 46 , he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to 47 him.
We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to find his 48 . But we failed. Then we took a 49 look at the dog. He had no collar（项圈）and he was really 50 .We decided he was abandoned.
My husband said, “ 51 he doesn’t bite（咬）me when I try to pick him up to put him in the 52 ,we will have a new dog.” The dog 53 joined us with no fight at all. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats as if thanking us for 54 him up.
The dog had been 55 on the road for some time. He was so thin. So, we 56 him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds. We took him to the vet（兽医）, who said the dog appears to be in good 57 despite his having been abandoned. The vet guessed the dog is about two or three years of age, from the condition of his teeth.
We do 58 this dog. He has been mistreated and yet, he is still very sweet. He had no manners, but he is a 59 learner. He no longer tries to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in chairs.
Since then, he has become a 60 of our family.
41. A. invented B. thought C. forgot D. knew 42. A. so B. unless C. or D. because 43. A. road B. flight C. trip D. stage
44. A. besides B. thus C. instead D. still 45. A. stop B. leave C. fight D. sing 46. A. them B. us C. others D. each
47. A. talk with B. search for C. get around D. worry about 48. A. owner B. friend C. rope D. food
49. A. careless B. good C. different D. last 50. A. beautiful B. normal C. healthy D. thin 51. A. While B. Though C. As D. If
52. A. street B. countryside C. car D. place 53. A. sadly B. happily C. fearfully D. proudly 54. A. carrying B. picking C. setting D. lifting 55. A. clearly B. impossibly C. willingly D. safely 56. A. trained B. taught C. fed D. walked 57. A. memory B. connection C. style D. health 58. A. trust B. forget C. love D. dislike 59. A. quick B. slow C. bad D. future 60. A. member B. genius C. hero D. passenger 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At high altitudes（海拔）, roads can be 61 bad condition in big mountains. Let me tell you something about one road at 3,500 meters high in Lapaz. The most 62 (danger) thing is that there is a bend
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