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，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
STUDENT UNION NOTICE
There will be an open-air concert given by some pop stars from Beijing. All the students are welcome to enjoy it. Free of charge.
Time: 7:30 pm, July 5
Place: Outside the dinning hall
Attention: Please don’t forget to take chairs with you.
An Announcement
Dear classmates,
Attentions, please. I have something to tell you. There will be an important lecture in Classroom 301, at 2:30 on Friday afternoon. The main speaker is Christopher Jacques. He is an Englishman, one of the textbook writers of the “Senior English for China.” He will give us a talk on English learning. After the talk, he would like to hear your opinions on the new textbook. He also wishes to answer your questions on English learning.
Please remember:
Time: 2:30pm, Friday afternoon Place: Classroom 301 Thank you for listening.
Notice
We are going to organize an English Speech Contest. It is to be held at 2:30 pm, Sept 25. The theme of the contest is “Love Our Motherland” Those who would like to join in the contest are required to get the speech ready and hand it in before Sept. 20. The place for the contest is in the assembly hall (会议大厅). All students are welcome to attend.
NOTICE
A football match will be held between Class One and Class Two of Senior Grade 1 at 4:00 pm on Friday, May 17 on the school playground. All are warmly welcome.
21. If you have some questions on English learning, _______ is your best choice. A. the lecture by Christopher Jacques
B. the open-air concert
C. the English Speech Contest D. the football match
22. If you want to enjoy pop songs by the stars from Beijing, you should _______. A. pay for it
C. take chain with you
B. join the student union
D. bring your own musical instrument
23. The deadline for those who want to watch the football match it ________. A. June 8
B. July 5
C. May 17
D. Sept 20
24. Which is NOT true?
A. The concert will be held at 7:30 pm, July 5.
B. All the students can attend the English Speech Contest.
C. Christopher Jacques will give the students a talk on Friday afternoon. D. The football match will be held between Class 1 and Class 3.
B
Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My brother, mother and I live in a very rural district of Hawaii. Our farm is at least a dozen miles from the most basic of services. Therefore, I take weekly trips to COSTCO to get supplies. About a month ago, I finished loading up the car and was about to leave, when a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and read it carefully.
It was a receipt (收据) from the State Motor Vehicle Division, recording the owner’s payment of her Vehicle’s Registration fees. At first I thought that I could find die owner. So I waited there for about an hour. Although the receipt had been borne (由……携带) on the wind, where in file busy, crowded parking lot would I find the owner? I looked over the receipt for contact or any personal data, perhaps a license tag (牌照) or telephone number, I checked the date, the fees paid, noted the name of the owner and pocketed the paper. I concluded that the best and easiest step to take was to put the receipt in an envelope and send it to the owner first the next morning.
By the end of the week, I received a beautiful thank-you letter from a very grateful and happy woman containing a handwritten message and a gift card. In the letter, the woman explained how the wind snatched (夺去) her receipt from a pocket in her car’s passenger door. She had searched everywhere for quite some time before giving up.
It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a loss by doing something that at first glance (一瞥) seemed little or even unimportant. 25. What can we learn about the author? A. He lives downtown in Hawaii.
B. He is patient and willing to help others.
C. He goes to the shop to get supplies once a week on foot
D. He is too poor to have basic supplies for his family.
26. The underlined word in paragraph 2 probably refers to ________. A. the receipt
B. the personal data C. the telephone number
D. the license tag
27. How did tile woman feel when receiving the author’s envelope? A. Appreciated.
B. Proud.
C. Angry.
D. Disappointed.
28. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Lesson I Will Never Forget. C. Little Things Still Mean a Lot.
B. Never Lose Heart or Give Up. D. Think Carefully Before You Act.
C
When a friend is sad about a tragedy (悲剧)，it’s hard know how to comfort (安慰) him / her. But the worst thing you can do is say nothing. It could mean that you don’t care. You don’t have to say much. A single supportive phrase doesn’t require absolutely perfect words to break the ice. Here are some conversation starters when difficult situations have your tongue tied.
1. A friend loses his baby.
Don’t say: “Don’t worry. You’re so young. You’ll have another baby.” Do say: “I’m so sorry. I can’t begin to imagine what you are going through, but if you want to talk about it, call me anytime.”
Don’t say: “I never liked that rat bustard (坏蛋) anyway!” (If the couple winds up reconciling (和解), you could end up losing your friend.) Do say: “Breaking up is always hard to deal with, but I’m here for you, whatever you need.”
3. A Maid has a death in the family.
Don’t say: “It’s God’s will.” or “I know exactly how you feel.” Do say: “I’m sorry about your loss. What can I do to help?\
4. A friend loses a job suddenly.
Don’t say: “Work is always boring. Those employers didn’t suit you!” Do say: “I’m sorry for that, but I know there’s an even better job waiting for you there. Let’s think about possibilities.”
5. Someone’s pet dies.
Don’t say: “Gee! It was only a cat!” or “My roommate doesn’t like her dog and she is getting rid of her dog. Do you want it?” Do say: “I’m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?” 29. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part “have your tongue tied”？ A. tie your tongue in order not to say. C. have no suitable words to say.
B. make your tongue shut. D. say what you want freely.
30. As a whole, what’s the best way to comfort your friend troubled with a tragedy? A. To try to make the tragedy less serious.
B. To show your sorrow and offer your help. C. To do your best to make him/her cheerful again. D. To tell your friend not to think about it any more.
31. Though your friend is deserted, you’d better not say dirty words about her / his friend because ________. A. it may be a sign that you don’t care for your friend
B. your friend might not liker you to say that against her / his friend C. your friend might hate you in the future
D. they might get along well again and you might be deserted
32. Which of the following might be suitable words when your friend’s dog dies? A. I’m sorry to hear that. It was such a good dog.
B. I’m sorry you lost your dog. But it was at its ripe age. C. You must be sad about it. That’s enough.
D. Don’t worry too much. I’ll give you a good one.
D
After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn’t go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the station, I bought a ticket and boarded the first train that came along.
After a few minutes I asked in English of course a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn’t he? Unfortunately, he couldn’t undersold me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information of the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters (汉字). He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage (车厢) subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.
In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man wasn’t smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that’s really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn’t just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the train, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.
All this came from a man who couldn’t speak my language, and I couldn’t speak his. I was now speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money. I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.
This experience made it clear I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning
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