第一学期高一期末英语考试.docx

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第一学期高一期末英语考试

第一学期高一英语期末考试模拟试卷

完型填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的4个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填人空A处的最佳选项。

The“biglie”isatechniqueusedtospreadafalseidea.Itspurposeisto41howpeoplefeelorwhattheythinkaboutsomething.Soonerorlater,peoplecometo42thatthebiglieistruenomatterhow43itmaybe.

AdolfHitlerwasoneofthefirstpeopleto44theexpression“biglie.”Hespreadthe.45thattheJewishpeopleweretherealenemiesofGermany.He46saidthattheyweretheones47forGermanyhavinglostWorldWarI.Duringthattime,thereweresomepeoplewhohadalreadyturnedagainstJewishpeople.Hitler48talkingaboutthemandmademanymorefalse49abouttheJews.50,hewasabletoconvince（使信服）the_5J_.

Itiscommonforpeopletotellsmalllies,52theyareeasyforpeopletounderstandoraccept.Peoplecanrealizethatthesesmallliesarenotthe

53•However,whenapersonsayssomethingunbelievable,itishardforothersto54someonetellingsuchahugelie.Therefore,people55itasthetruth.

Manybiglieshavebeentoldthroughouthistoryandare56toldtoday.Thetechniquehasbeenproventobeoneofthebestwaystocontrolthe57ofothers.Soitcanbeusedtoconvinceothersforone’sbenefit.Thesedays,itis58forrumors（流言）aboutfamouspeopletobetold59theyaremostlyjustbiglies.Atfirst,it’s60tobelievethelies,butintheend,manypeoplethinktheyaretrue.

21.A.seeB.senseC.considerD.influence

22.A.doubtB.believeC.explainD.prove

23.A.shockingB.simpleC.successfulD.sad

24.A.testB.chooseC.useD.avoid

25.A.factB.planC.orderD.idea

26.A.alreadyB.alsoC.justD.seldom

27.A.responsibleB.waitingC.sorryD.hoping

28.A.beganB.riskedC.keptD.suggested

29.A.promisesB.changesC.experimentsD^statements

30.A.FinallyBSuddenlyC.secretlyD.Clearly

31.A.JewsB.GermansC.soldiersD.enemies

32.A.becauseB.butC.whileD.so

33.A.problemB.sameC.truthD.worst

34.A.imagineB.rememberC.questionD.welcome

35.A.expectB.acceptC.discussD.enjoy

36.A.onlyB.againC.hardlyD.still

37.A.feelingsB.abilityC.mindsD.life

38.A.commonB.similarC.usefiilD.flinny

39.A.unlessB.asifC.sinceD.eventhough

40.A.boringB.difficultC.possibleD.disappointing

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。

A

TheAmericanscreenhaslongbeenasmokyplace,atleastsince1942'sNow,Voyager,inwhichBetteDavisandPaulHenreidshowedhowtomakeandsealaromanticdealoverapairofcigarettesthatweresmolderingasmuchasthestars.Todaycigarettesaremorecommononscreenthanatanyothertimesincemidcentury:

75%ofallHollywoodfilms—including36%ofthoseratedGorPG—showtobaccouse,accordingtoa2006surveybytheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco.

Audiences,especiallykids,aretakingnotice.Tworecentstudies,publishedinLancetandPediatrics,havefoundthatamongchildrenasyoungas10,thoseexposedtothemostscreensmokingareupto2.7timesaslikelyasotherstopickupthehabit.Worse,it'stheonesfromnonsmokinghomeswhoarehitthehardest.NowtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth（HSPH）—thefolksbehindthedesignated-drivercampaign—arepushingtogetthesmokesoffthescreen."Somemoviesshowkidsupto14incidentsofsmokingperhour",saysBarryBloom,HSPH'sdean."We'reinthebusinessofpreventingdisease,andcigarettesaretheNo.1preventablecause".

Harvardlongbelievedthatgettingcigarettesoutofmoviescouldhaveaspowerfulaneffect,butitwouldn'tbeeasy.Cigarettemakershadahistoryofstrikingproduct-placementdealswithHollywood,andwhilethe1998tobaccosettlementpreventsthat,nothingstopsdirectorsfromincorporatingsmokingintoscenesontheirown.In1999Harvardbeganholdingone-on-onemeetingswithstudioexecstryingtochangethat,andlastyeartheMotionPictureAssociationofAmericaflungthedooropen,invitingBloomtomakeapresentationinFebruarytoallthestudios.Harvard'sadvicewasdirect:

Getthebuttsentirelyout,oratleastmakesmokingunappealing.

Afewfilmsprovideaglimpseofwhatano-smokingorlow-smokingHollywoodwouldbelike.ProducerLindsayDoran,whooncehelpedpersuadedirectorJohnHughestokeepFerrisBuellersmoke-freeinthe1980shit,wantedtodothesamefortheleadsofher2006movieStrangerThanFiction.WhenawriterconvincedherthatthecharacterplayedbyEmmaThompsonhadtosmoke,Doranrelented,butfromthewayThompsonhacksherwaythroughthefilmandsnuffsouthercigarettesinapalmfulofspit,it'scleartheglamour'sgone.AndrememberallthesmokinginTheDevilWearsPrada？

No？

That'sbecausetheproducersofthatfilmkeptitoutentirely—eveninastorythattravelsfromtheUSfashionworldtoParis,twoofthemosttobacco-happyplacesonearth."Noonesmokedinthatmovie",saysDoran,"andnoonenoticed".

Suchmoviesarehardlytherule,butthepressureisgrowing.Likesmokers,studiosmayconcludethatquittingthehabitisnotjustalothealthierbutalsoalotsmarter.

41.JonoPolanskyprobablyadviseskidsto_____.

A.actlikeanadultB.gotothemovies

C.seesmoke-freemoviesD.workforSmokeFreeMovies

42.The move to make movies a non-smoking zone _____.

A. is impossible to succeedB. is under a lot of pressure

C. has proved to be a failureD. has received official support

43.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Moviesarebecominglessandlessattractive.

B.Kidsshouldseefewerandfewermovies.

C.Moviesmaybebadforkids’health.

D.Smokingisharmfultokids’health.

B

PierreandMarieLucienlivedinFloridainasmalltwo-bedroomapartment.Theirmonthlyrent（房租）was$650.PierrewasacomputerprogrammerandMariewasahomemaker.Theydreamedabouthavingtheirownhome,butMariewantedtostayathomewiththechildrenwhentheyweresmall.Whentheirsonenteredfirstgrade,Mariegotajobasaschoolbusdriver.Theywerefinallyabletosavemoneyandintwoyears,theyhad$12,000inthebank.

Theywantedahomeinatownwithgoodschoolsfortheirchildrenandonethatwasclosetotheirjobs.Theyspoketoarealestateagent（房地产经纪人）andshesuggestedthattheirfirststepwastogetamortgage.Bydoingthis,theywouldknowhowmuchtheycouldaffordtospendonahouse.So,theyspoketosixbanksaboutmortgages.Theychosethebankwiththebestmortgageplan.Thebankcheckedtheirjobsandtwoweekslatergavethemamortgageofupto$125,000.

TherealestateagentshowedtheLuciensoverthirtyhouses.Theyfinallyfoundahomethattheyliked.Itwas$120,000.Theyofferedthesellers$115,000,andtheyagreedon$117,000.Thehousewasinasmalltownwithgoodschools.Thecommute（通勤）wasaboutfifteenminutestoMarie’sjobandtwentyminutestoPierre’sjob.Thehousehadthreebedrooms,twobathrooms,andalargelivingroom.Itdidn'thaveadiningroom,butithadalargeeat-inkitchen.Therewereafewproblems,too.Itwasonabusystreetanditdidn’thaveagarage.

Finally,theLucienspaid$7,000foradownpayment（首付）Theydecidedona30-yearmortgageonthe$110,000.Onthedayoftheclosing,PierreandMarie,therealestateagentandtheownersofthehousewereallpresent.Theclosingonlytookanhour.Whentheywerefinished,PierreandMarieshookhandswitheveryone.Then,theywalkedoutofthedoorwiththekeystotheirnewhome.

44.Beforeworkingasaschoolbusdriver,'Marie

A.livedinabigapartment

B.put$12,000inthebank

C.wasacomputerprogrammer

D.lookedafterherkidsathome

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“amortgage”

mostprobablyreferto?

A.Themoney.B.Ajob.

C.Sometime.D.Askill.

46.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheLuciens，newhouse?

A.Itcostthem$120,000.

B.Itwasclosetotheirjobs.

C.Ithadalargediningroomandagarage.

D.ItwasinaquietneighborhoodofFlorida.

47.Wemayinferfromtheendofthetextthatthe

Lucienswouldbe__.

A.veryangryB.ratherproud

C.quitehappyD.deeplyworried

C

MynameisSara.WhenIwaslittle,Iplayedthedrums.Ialsohadaguitar.Infourthgrade,Istartedplayingthetrombone（长号）.Ipracticedaboutfourhoursaweek.Allofthismightnotseemlikeabigdealforalotofkids,butthere’ssomethingaboutmethatmakesmeabitdifferentfromothers.Iwasbornwithouthands.SinceIwasaboutoneyearold,I’vewornprosthetics（作支手）.

Thisyear.Igotaninvitationtojointhehighschoolmarchingband（行进管乐队）.ItoldmymomIwantedtodoit.ButIhadaninstructorwhothoughtIwouldnotbeabletomarchintheband—notbecauseitwasahighschoolbandandI’monlyinseventhgrade,butprobablybecausemybodyisdifferent.AllIwantedwastoshowthatIcoulddoit,soIjoinedtheband.Anditpaidoff!

Musicgivesmeenergy.Thathappenssometimes.OnetimeIwassodown,Ididn’tevenwanttogetoutofbed.ThenIhitmymp3playerbyaccident.Asongcameon,andIgotupandstarteddancing.Ithelpedmesaytomyself,OK,Icangetthroughtoday.

Aroundmymusicianfriends,we.allsharethesameproblems,likeworkingouthowmanybeatstherearetoameasure.Ihaveahardtimecountingthebeats,butsoalotoftheotherkids.It’sanormalproblemthatwemusiciansshare.WhenI’mwiththeband,Idon’tfeelasdifferentasIdoinothersituations.It’sjustanotherwaythatmusicmakesmewanttogoon,andnottojustsitdownbymyselfandriotcareaboutlife.

48.InwhatwayisSaradifferentfromotherkids?

A.There’ssomethingwrongwithherbody.

B.She