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 阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项并将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
A
Being a normal, healthy nineteen-year-old, Rhona was in the habit of falling asleep the moment her head touched her pillow and not wakening up again until her mother called her at seven-thirty. When she awoke that morning in the grey light of early dawn, she had no idea what had disturbed her. Then she imagined, or thought she imagined, a faint smell of smoke around her nostrils (鼻孔). What was strange, though, was the very fact that she was wide awake and, according to her bedside clock, it was only a quarter to four.
She sat up, listening, alert. There was definitely a smell of burning. Rising quickly, she crossed to the window and opened it quietly, thinking it would be the remains of some garden bonfire. But it wasn’t. She saw smoke and flames billowing out of a downstairs window next door.
Barefoot and in pyjamas, she ran first to her parents’ room, opening their door to call, “Mum! Dad! There’s a fire next door!”
Downstairs in a flash, she hurriedly dialed 999 and gave her name and address in clear, brief tones. By the time she had finished, Graeme, her elder brother, was coming running downstairs. “You go to their front door—I’ll go to the back,” she said to him.
As she banged on their neighbors’ back door, she could hear a child crying in fear. Without stopping to think, Rhona lifted the large doorstop and smashed it through a glass panel, put her hand in and turned the key which opened the door.
Through the smoke she saw a drying screen hung with white washing and she grabbed at as many of the damp（湿的） clothes as she could on her way past towards the stairs. Halfway up she met Mr Parker carrying the baby and she hurriedly gave him some wet towels before doing the same for Mrs Parker who was behind him leading two-year-old Clare by the hand.
“Crouch down as low as you can,” Rhona directed them as she took the child’s other hand. Within a matter of seconds the family was safely outside.
21. Rhona woke up early in the morning because_________. A. her mother called her for an emergency
B. she smelt something burning in the air C. she heard a baby crying in fear downstairs D. the alarm clock rang as she set it
22. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rhona, together with her brother, Graeme, went to the Parkers’ rescue. B. The Parkers escaped from the burning house together.
C. Rhona broke into the house by back door after smashing the glass panel. D. Rhona covered her mouth with the damp clothes before entering the Parkers’. 23. According to the article, Rhona can be best described as _________. A. alert and timid
B. decisive and responsive D. courageous and stressed
C. panic(恐慌) and sympathetic（有同情心的）
24. It can be inferred that when the fire broke out, _________. A. The Parkers were at a loss what to do B. Rhona showed the Parkers a safe fire escape C. Rhona had a good knowledge of survival skills D. Rhona’s parents helped to save the scared children
B
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The Amazing Kids! eZine has just begun its search for a new Student Assistant Editor. This will be a practical, exciting volunteer position, so if you like to write, edit, and just have fun, then check out the requirements below and drop us a line (Send us an email).
Details and So Forth If we choose you as the next Student Assistant Editor of the Amazing Kids! eZine, then you can look forward to training and the final promotion(提升) to the Student Editor-in-chief. The responsibilities for this position are: Keeping up weekly email communication with our Student Editor-in-chief Working as a team with the Volunteer Staff and the Publisher of the Amazing Kids! eZine to make our eZine the best it can be. Write 2～4 articles monthly. Participating(参与) as a judge for some contests hosted by Amazing Kids! 25. of
Editing articles and collections of articles. The Creating a professional environment in all correspondence(通信) relating to Amazing this Kids! topic
passage is Having a good time and being creative! If you: 1. can use Microsoft Word well 2. are good at email communication 3. can donate(捐献) 8～10 hours a week 4. are cheerful, willing, and creative 5. are an outgoing, devoted writer 6. are 13～14 7. can tell a Comma from a Semi-Colon Then you can: 1. send an email to editor@amazing-kids.org with: a. your name, age, and state b. a short paragraph about why you’d like to be the next Assistant Editor c. 2～3 Writing Samples(样品) (can be fiction or non-fiction; must be original work of the writer; samples must be more than 500 words, each) d. experience you have in writing, or reading if possible introduced by ________.
A. offering a suggestion C. having a discussion
B. giving an example
D. solving a problem
26. What does the phrase “drop us a line” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Pay us a visit.
B. Connect us with a line.
C. Write us a letter. D. Leave us a message.
27. As a new Student Assistant Editor, you have to________.
A. work as a judge for some contests B. write as many articles as you can C. try to go to work on time every day
D. collect all kinds of popular articles
28. Which of the following can help you to become a new Student Assistant Editor? A. Being able to work 8 hours daily. C. Being able to go online every day.
C
I come from a city on the United States’ east coast. It’s a ten-hour flight for me to get home from Shanghai. When I got off the plane, I took photos of the blue sky and white clouds along the way. After two weeks, I returned to Shanghai. Much to my surprise, the blue sky in Shanghai that I liked before was
B. Being positive and determined. D. Being good at making friends.
not as blue as that in the US. I couldn’t help wondering what had happened.
A few days later, I went to tour Waitan (a famous tourist attraction in Shanghai) by the Huangpu River with some of my friends. There we saw five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road. The red and yellow cars looked so nice that everyone was looking at them. However, when I turned my head, I noticed the sky over Waitan, I was shocked to find that the buildings in the Lujiazui area on the other side of Huangpu River could hardly be seen. It was then that I realized that Ferrari cars could be bought with money, but a blue sky couldn’t.
Shanghai is an important economic (经济的) and trade center in China. It has made great contributions (贡献) to the whole nation’s economic development. However, we need to protect the environment during economic growth. Pollution is poisoning our air and our rivers. Without clean air and rivers, how will people be able to survive?
29. Where does the writer come from ______. A. Waitan
B. Lujiazui area C. America D. Shanghai
30. What’s the writer’s feeling when he find that the buildings could hardly be seen? A. Pleasant.
B. doubted.
C. wondered.
D. shocked.
31. Which is NOT true in the following statements?
A. There were five Ferrari sports cars by the side of the road. B. We shouldn’t protect the environment during economic growth.
C. The blue sky in Shanghai that the writer once liked was not as blue as that in the US. D. Shanghai is an big economic and trade center in China . 32. What can we learn about the author? A. He comes from Shanghai.
B. He likes to visit different places. C. He wants to buy a Ferrari sports car. D. He is socially responsible (责任).
D
A tender woman, or an independent one, which one would you prefer? A recent research shows that most people would choose the latter.
This type of woman is called a “tough woman”. Experts believe these characteristics have social and psychological roots among young females in China. Su Hao’s friends all call her a tough woman, because she can finish tough tasks usually carried out by men. For example, she carries 10-litre water to her
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