内蒙古包头铁路职工子弟五中2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

2016—2017学年度第二学期英语期中试卷

I、单选题(本大题共30小题，共30.0分)

1.________ he will come here isn't clear.
A.If               B.Whether          C.Where            D.What

2.It is difficult       a best friend.
A.to find          B.finding          C.find             D.to be found

3.I didn’t know Jane    in Paris.How long      here?
A.is;does she live                         B.was;has she been
C.has been;is she                          D.were;has she come

4.I'm glad that yesterday you ______ to finish the work on time so that we can carry out our plan now.
A.managed         B.tried            C.hoped            D.wanted

5.We can sometimes______ studies ______pleasure.
A.mix；to         B.mix；with      C.mixes；with    D.mixes；to

6.There's a ______ in our office that when it's somebody's birthday，they bring in a cake for us all to share.
A.tradition        B.balance          C.concern          D.relationship

7.They ________ to finish the project before Sunday，but they didn't make it because of the heavy snow.
A.succeeded        B.tried            C.managed         D.thought

8.This kind of computer is not very cheap；______，it is very expensive.
A.or else                                  B.on the contrary
C.in short                                 D.on the other hand

9.—Could I use your computer for a few minutes to send an e­mail？There seems to be something wrong with mine.
—______.I'm not using it myself.
A.Come on         B.Go ahead         C.It depends       D.That's great

10.I found a photo ______ when I was looking for my pen.
A.by an accident   B.by accident      C.by a chance      D.by the chance

11.—Do you know why the teacher asks for me?
—He wants you to ______ your absence last night.
A.set off          B.settle down     C.watch out       D.account for

12.He tried several times to pass the exam,and he succeeded __________.
A.at the end       B.in all           C.in the end       D.by the end

13.Tell him__________late for class,will you?
A.to not           B.to be not        C.not to be        D.not be

14.__________is very important for us students to learn English well.
A.It               B.As               C.What             D.There

15.—Hello.May I speak to Bill,please?
—__________.
A.Bill speaking                             B.I’m Bill
C.You are speaking to Bill                 D.I’m speaking

16.—Excuse me，where is the bus station?
—Sorry，I am a newcomer.
—______
A.What a shame!                           B.Thanks anyway.
C.It doesn't matter.                       D.Why not buy one?

17.—Must I do it now?
—No，you______.
A.won't           B.needn't          C.can't            D.don't

18.—Thank you for having us.We had a very good time today.
—_______.
A.No,thank you                              B.I’m afraid not
C.You shouldn’t say that                  D.It was my pleasure

19.“No smoking” means you ______ smoke here.
A.won't           B.needn't          C.mustn't         D.shouldn't

20.—May I take this book out of the reading room?
—No，you______.You read it in here.
A.mightn't        B.won't           C.needn't          D.mustn't

21.—I think you look very nice in the red jacket.
—_______.
A.Oh,no.I don’t look nice at all.
B.I don’t like red color but my mom made me wear it.
C.I’m glad you think so.
D.You are very kind.

22.The teacher told us that the earth _____ around the sun.
A.travels          B.traveled         C.had traveled     D.is traveling

23.________ we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.
A.If               B.Whether          C.That             D.Where

24.As you know，reading in the sun ______ your eyes.
A.is harm to      B.is harmful to   C.does harmful to D.harm to

25.—Listen! Is Rose singing in the next room?

—No. It         be Rose. She has gone to Shanghai.

A.may not         B.can't            C.mustn't         D.needn't

26.Itˈs quite warm here; we ________ turn the heating on yet.
A.needn’t         B.mustnˈt        C.couldn’t        D.wouldnˈt

27. Dale used to _________ to the office in his car, but he is used to _________the bus now.
A.going; taking    B.going; take      C.go; taking       D.go; take

28. After so long a walk, the little girl was too __________ any further.

A.tiring to go  B.tiring of going  C.tired to go     D.tired of going

29. Although they are twins，they donˈt have much ______.

A.in common      B.as common      C.in similarity   D.like other

30.__________ the temperature is, __________ water turns into steam.
A.The higher; the faster                   B.High; faster
C.The more high; the faster               D.The high; the fast

II、完形填空(本大题共1小题，共30分)

I will always remember my first day at the University of Lagos. On arrival at the campus, I was expecting to be met by some tired students (as was practiced in my secondary school), (  31  ) every student around was new like myself. I asked the way to the multi-purpose hall but no one could tell me. I asked a number of questions about issues that (  32  ) me, such as where and how to pay my fees, the way to the dining hall and so on, but no (  33  ) was offered. “So in the midst of so many people I am all (  34  ).”I thought to myself. The prospect was not (  35  ) at all and all the delight I had felt at gaining (  36  ) into a famous university at seventeen began to disappear.

    Then as if (  37  ) by an unknown force, I walked a little bit down the corridor in the direction of a notice board at which some boys and girls were (  38  ). Because of (  39  ) of something to do, I decided to stop and look at the notice board. Yes! I happened on the (  40  ) to all riddles that had (  41  ) me since I set foot on the campus that morning. On the board there was a big campus (  42  ), on which I was able to (  43  ) the multi-purpose hall and all the other places. There were (  44  ) details of various activities for freshmen and a comprehensive list of those offered admission into various courses.

How enjoyable it was to see the light of knowledge, having been wandering in the darkness of　(  45  ). Even then I was not able to (  46  ) the thought that though I could not be sure how much of the responsibility was mine, the fact that not paying attention to the notice board had (  47  )contributed to my initial problems. I learnt from that incident an unforgettable (  48  )which was very useful to me throughout my stay in the university, namely the (  49  )of reading notice board and handbooks if one is to be well (  50  ) about places and events in the university. 

III、阅读理解(本大题共20小题，共40.0分)

A

One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.

Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.

He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.

Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.

By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.

The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.

Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode (一期节目)of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.

When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.

51.What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A.He got lost.                             B.He broke his skis.
C.He hurt his eyes.                        D.He caught a cold.
52.How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A.He found a shelter.                      B.He lighted some branches.
C.He kept on skiing.                       D.He built a snow cave.
53.On Tuesday, Nicholas _____.
A.returned to his shelter safely           B.was saved by a searcher
C.got stuck in the snow                   D.stayed where he was
54.Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _____.
A.did the right things in the dangerous situation
B.watched Grylls’ TV program regularly
C.created some tips for survival
D.was very hard-working

B

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.”

“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No 10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try your umbrella again, and if it fails, I will buy you a new one.”

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

55.According to the first advertisement, who would receive ten shillings?
A.The one left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street.
B.The one left the umbrella in the City Church.
C.The one found the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street.
D.The one gave the message to the man.
56.The result of the first advertisement was that ________.
A.the man got his umbrella back          B.the man found his umbrella
C.the man found his umbrella             D.the man wasted some money advertising
57.“If it fails, I will buy you a new one” suggested that _______.
A.he was rich enough to afford an umbrella
B.he was not sure he would get the umbrella back
C.he was ready to help others
D.he was quite sure of his success
58.This is a story about ________.
A.how to make an effective advertisement
B.how a man lost and found his umbrella
C.how to find lost things
D.how to put an advertisement in the newspaper

C

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.“Get out of here!” ordered the guards. Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

59.Why did the boy want to see the king?
A.To get some help from the king.
B.To share wonderful things with the king.
C.To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.
D.To ask the king to play with him.
60.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?
A.The little boy understood the guards’ words immediately.
B.The guards repeated the words to the boy.
C.The little boy had been to the castle twice.
D.The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.
61.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A.Never judge a book by its cover.
B.Life can sometimes be unfair.
C.Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.
D.Make new friends and keep the old.

D

When I was 8 years old, I decided to run away from home after a quarrel with my mother. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door.My mom asked where I was going. “I’m leaving home,” I said.“What’s that you’re carrying?” she asked.“Some clothes and food,” I replied.

“If you want to run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.”

I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor and started for the door again.“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “You didn’t have any clothes on when you arrived, and I want them back.”This infuriatedme. I tore my clothes off — shoes, socks, underwear and all — and shouted, “Can I go now?”“Yes,” my mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”

I was so angry that I shut the door forcefully and stepped out of my home. Then I noticed down the street two neighbor girls walking toward our house. I was so shy that I saw the big spruce (云杉) tree in our yard and jumped under the low-hanging branches (树枝). A pile of dried-up brown needles (针状物) were beneath the tree, and you can’t imagine the pain those sharp needles caused to my body.

After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran to the front door and knocked at it loudly.“It’s Billy! Let me in!”

The voice behind the door answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.”

Looking behind me to see if anyone else was coming down the street, I said, “Mom! I’m sorry. I’m still your son. Let me in!”The door opened and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your mind about running away?” she asked.“What’s for supper?” I smiled back.

62.When the author was leaving home, his mother ordered him to _____.
A.stay at home                            B.take some sandwiches
C.leave everything behind                  D.check his suitcase carefully
63.Which of the following can best describe the author’s mom?
A.Selfish and proud.                       B.Strict but loving.
C.Kind and helpful.                        D.Wise but impatient.
64.The underlined word “infuriated” probably means “_____”.
A.surprised        B.warned          C.encouraged       D.angered
65.Why did the author jump under the low-hanging branches?
A.To avoid being seen.                     B.To find some needles.
C.To play a joke on the two girls.        D.To attract the two girls’ attention.
66.The last sentence “What’s for supper?” mainly shows that the author _____.
A.felt very hungry at that time
B.changed his plan to leave home
C.wished to eat something before leaving
D.wanted to know what his mother prepared for supper

E

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party. “Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered. “Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked. “Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group. And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.” “I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.  

    As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room. Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said. Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

    “Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”

Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club，“Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？” Gina laughed，“Exams？Who cares about exams？” One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.

    Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know. We can study together till your exams.”

    Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out，“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

  “Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.

67.After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.
A.looks            B.usual activities C.grades           D.favorite colors
68.Farah became pale after going to her father because________.
A.he didn’t allow her to go to Spain     B.she didn’t do well in her exams
C.she had to leave Purple Girls Club       D.he asked her to improve her grades
69.Which word can best describe Hafsa?
A.Silly            B.Beautiful        C.Rude             D.Kind
70.What lesson can we learn from the passage?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.     B.A perfect friend will never be found.
C.Be slow in choosing a friend.           D.Friendship can be developed easily.

IV、语法填空(本大题共5小题，共15分)

71. Neither I nor Jane and Mary________ (be) tired of having one examination after another.

72. Most teachers are very strict __________ their students in study.

73. ________(general) speaking, the songs he has written are popular with the teens.

74. Although he was left behind, he managed________(overcome) the difficulties and reached the top in the end.

75. When we face the difficulties ,we should never give up               (we).   

V、短文改错(本大题共1小题，共10.0分)

76.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修你改同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

1. Great changes are taken place in my hometown recently.

2.You shouldn’t play a trick to the poor boy.

3. I often have a fun with my friends at sports.

4. The doctor ordered him to go on the diet to lose weight.

5. To have a good health, we should have a balance diet.

6. My little sister is curiosity about everything.

7. He had me to wait for him for two hours.

8, The poor old couple earn their livings by begging.

9.Neither the students nor the teacher are interested in the lecture.

10. They didn’t go to the park yesterday. Nor do we.

VI、书面表达(本大题共1小题，共25.0分)

1. 假如你是李华，最近收到了你的美国朋友Jenny的来信。她在信中说，由于刚进入高中，还不能适应新环境，不知道如何去结交新朋友，因而情绪低落。请你给她回信，内容如下：
   (1)向Jenny表示问候和安慰(你的同学和你面临同样的问题，所以不必过于担心)；
   (2)针对她的问题提出以下建议：
   ①放学后邀请同学一起参加活动，这有助于你们互相更好地了解；
   ②你的同学遇到麻烦时，你去帮助他们；
   ③你遇到困难时向同学求助。
   注意：
2. (1)词数100左右；        
       (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；           
       (3)信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
   参考词汇：参加take part in

Dear Jenny，I am really sorry to hear that you feel bad after entering the high school._______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                  Bestwishes，                                                                                                 
​                                                                                             LiHua

答案和解析

【答案】
1.B    2.A    3.B    4.A    5.B    6.A    7.B    8.B    9.B    10.B    11.D    12.C    13.C    14.A    15.A    16.B    17.B    18.D    19.C    20.D    21.C    22.A    23.B    24.B    25.B    26.A    27.C    28.C    29.A    30.A    31.A    32.B    33.D    34.C    35.B    36.A    37.D    38.C    39.A    40.B    41.C    42.D    43.B    44.A    45.B    46.C    47.A    48.D    49.B    50.D    51.A    52.D    53.B    54.A    55.A    56.D    57.D    58.A    59.B    60.A    61.C    62.C    63.B    64.D    65.A    66.B    67.A    68.B    69.D    70.A    
71. are
72. with
73. Generally
74. to overcome
75. ourselves
76. 1. Great changes are taken place in my hometown recently.
                            have
2.You shouldn't play a trick to the poor boy.
                                              on
3. I often have afun with my friends at sports.
4. The doctor ordered him to go on the diet to lose weight.
                                                              a
5. To have a good health, we should have a balancediet.
                                                                         balanced
6. My little sister is curiosity about everything.
                               curious
7. He had me towait for him for two hours.
8.The poor old couple earn their livings by begging.
                                                        living
9.Neither the students nor the teacher are interested in the lecture.
                                                                   is
10. They didn't go to the park yesterday. Nor dowe.
                                                                           did
77.Dear_Jenny，
I_am_really_sorry_to_hear_that_you_feel_bad_after_entering_the_high_school.You should remember that your classmates are also new there and facing the same problem，so you don't have to worry too much about it.There is also something that you can do to change this situation. First，try to invite some of your classmates to take part in some activities together after school. This will help you understand each other better by communicating with others. Then，help others when they are in trouble，and ask them to help you when you have difficulty.Soon, I believe，you will make many new friends there.
Bestwishes，
LiHua