(英语)普宁二中2013年高一级下学期期中考试.doc

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普宁二中2013年高一级下学期期中考试

英语

第一部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。

IknowIshouldhavetoldtheheadmasteratthetime.Thatwasmyreal1.

Hehadgoneoutofthestudyforsome2,leavingmealone.InhisabsenceIlookedtoseewhatwasonhis3.Inthe4wasasmallpieceofpaperonwhichwerewrittenthe5“EnglishWritingPrize1949.HistoryIsaSeriousofBiographies（人物传记）”.

A（n）6boywouldhaveavoidedlookingatthetitleassoonashesawthe7.Ididnot.ThesubjectoftheEnglishWritingPrizewaskepta8untilthestartoftheexamsoIcouldnot9readingit.

Whentheheadmaster10,Iwaslookingoutofthewindow.

Ishouldhavetoldhimwhathad11then.Itwouldhavebeenso12tosay:

“I’msorry,butI13thetitlefortheEnglishWritingPrizeonyourdesk.You’llhaveto14it.”

ThechancepassedandIdidnottakeit.IsatfortheexamthenextdayandIwon.Ididn’tmeantocheat,butitwasstill15anyhow.

Thatwasthirty-eightyearsagowhenIwasfifteen.Ihavenevertoldanyoneaboutitbefore,norhaveItriedtoexplaintomyselfwhynot.

1.A.plan B.fault C.grade D.luck

2.A.reason B.course C.example D.vacation

3.A.book B.head C.clothes D.desk

4.A.drawer B.book C.middle D.box

5.A.names B.words C.ideas D.messages

6.A.honest B.handsome C.friendly D.active

7.A.desk B.paper C.book D.drawer

8.A.question B.key C.note D.secret

9.A.help B.consider C.practise D.forget

10.A.disappeared B.stayed C.returned D.went

11.A.existed B.remained C.happened D.continued

12.A.tiring B.easy C.important D.difficult

13.A.saw B.gave C.set D.made

14.A.repeat B.defend C.correct D.change

15.A.cheating B.having C.staying D.finding

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为16—25的相应位置。

Haveyoueverlivedabroad？

Whenlivingoverseasinaplacewherepeoplespeakadifferentlanguage，__16__canbedifficulttomakeyourselfunderstoodevenin__17__（relative）simplebutimportantareasoflife，likeshoppingandgettingaroundtown.Itcanbereallyupsettryingtoaskforsomethinginastoreortotellthetaxidriver__18__youaregoing.

Sometimesyoumaybeata__19__（lose）astowhattodo；sometimesyouarecertainthatpeopleunderstandyou__20__arejustpretendingthattheydon't；andothertimestheymakeavery__21__（consider）efforttocommunicatewithyou.

Youshouldalsobepreparedtomakechangesinthedietandgetaccustomedto__22__localfoodsandthelimitedselectionoffamiliarfoodsinthestoresandrestaurants.

Besides，youwillexperiencesomestressandanxiety__23__youarelivinginadifferentculturewithdifferentvalues__24__yourown.Youmayfindthatsomeofyourcherishedanddeeply__25__（hold）valuesaboutlifemaynotbeequallyimportanttomembersofyournewhostculture.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AnewplanforgettingchildrentoandfromschoolisbeingstartedbyalocalgovernmentinEasternEngland.Thiscouldendtheworriesofmanyparentsfearfulfortheirchildren'ssafetyontheroads．

Untilnowthelocalgovernmenthaveonlybeenpreparedtoprovidebusservicesforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesfromtheirschool,orsometimeslessifspecialreasonsexisted．Nowithasbeendecidedthatifagroupofparentsaskforhelpinorganizingtransporttheywillbepreparedtogoahead,aslongasthearrangementwillnotlosemoneyandchildrentakingpartwillbeattendingtheirnearestschool．

ThenewplanistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingatMiltonwhoattendImpingtonSchool．Thechildrenlivejustwithinthethree-milelimitandthelocalgovernmenthavesaidinthepastthattheywillnotagreetoprovidefreetransporttotheschool．ButnowtheyhaveagreedtoofferasumofmoneyforabusservicefromMiltontoImpingtonandback,aplanwhichhasthesupportoftheschool'sheadmaster．

Between50and60parentshavesaidtheywouldliketheirchildrentotakepart．Finalcalculationshavestilltobecarriedout,butagovernmentofficialhassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbelessthan￡20aterm．

TheyhavebeenabletoarrangetheserviceatalowcostbecausethereisalreadyanagreementwiththebuscompanyforabustotakechildrenwholivefurtherawaytoImpington．ThesamebuswouldnowjustmakeonemorejourneytopickuptheMiltonchildren．Theofficialsaidtheywouldgetintouchwithothergroupsofparentswhointhepasthadaskediftransportcouldbeprovidedfortheirchildren,toseeiftheywouldliketotakepartinthenewplan．

26.Whatistheaimoftheplan?

A.Topreventthestudents'roadaccidents．

B.Torelievethetrafficpressure．

C.Tosavetimefortheparentsandstudents．

D.Tohelptheparentssavemoney．

27.Howcanthelocalgovernmentarrangethenewbusserviceatalowcost?

A.Bylettingthebusruninthemorningonly．

B.Bylimitingthenumberofthestudents．

C.Byobtainingthesupportfromtheheadmaster．

D.Bylinkingthenewbusservicewiththeexistingone．

28.Thenewbusservicewillbepaidforby______．

A.theparentsB.thelocalgovernment

C.thebuscompanyD.thelocalgovernmentandtheparents

29.Whichofthefollowingispossibleiftheplaniscarriedout?

A.Thebuscompanywillmakemuchmoremoney．

B.Thechildrencanchoosewhateverschooltheylike．

C.Theparentscangetridoftheirworries．

D.ThestudentsinImpingtonSchoolcanhavefreebusrides．

30.Thispassageismostprobably______．

A.apersonalletterB.anadvertisement

C.aheadmaster'sreportD.anewspaperarticle

B

TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea．PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.

Tearemainedscarce（缺少的）andveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.

AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea．Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded．Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.

Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess（公爵夫人）foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.

31．WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?

A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.

B.TeareachedBritainfromHolland.

C．TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.

D．Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.

32．Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____________.

A．thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain

B．howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritain

C．howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingtea

D．howtea-timewasborn

33．TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain________________.

A.ineighteenthcenturyB．insixteenthcentury

C．intheseventeenthcenturyD．inthelateseventeenthcentury

34．PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause___________.

A．ittastedlikemilk

B．ittastedmorepleasant

C．itbecameapopulardrink

D.MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea

35．WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof　________.

A．afamousFrenchladyB．theancientChinese

C．theuppersocialclassD．peopleinHolland

C

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswith2specialdays:

Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthe3rdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaretoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehomeandmorefathersmusthelpwithchildcare.

Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.Onmother’sDay,peoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.It’salsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery（grave）.Onthesedays