黑龙江哈尔滨高第九中学学年高一上学期期中英语试题Word格式.docx

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Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.“Butthedesk,”she’dsaidagain,“it’sforElizabeth.”

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;

sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感情的）”.Butshelived“onthesurface”.

AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe’dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

1．Thepassageshowsthat______.

A．motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

B．motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C．mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

D．motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords

2．Theword“gulf”inthepassagemeans______.

A．deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

B．differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter

C．freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D．partoftheseagoingfarinland

3．Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforgiveness?

A．Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B．Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C．Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

D．Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

4．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．MylettertoMotherB．MotherandChildren

C．Mymother’sDeskD．TalksbetweenMotherandMe

Doyouknowthefollowingexpressions?

Homericlaughter

The“Homer”inthisexpressionistheGreekpoetwhowroteTheIliadandtheOdyssey.Peoplelaughdifferently.Somelaughsilently,whileotherstendtolaughloudly.“Homericlaughter”referstolaughterofthelatter（后者）kind.Itisattimesuncontrollable,andtheentirebodyshakesduringtheprocess.ThiskindoflaughteriscalledHomericlaughterbecausethisishowthegodslaughedinHomer’sclassics.

Faustianbargain

Accordingtomoststories,FaustwasaGermanscholarwhowasratherunhappywithhislife.Thedevil（魔鬼）,Mephistopheles,promiseshimthatinreturnforhissoul,hewillgiveFaustunlimitedpowerandknowledge.Faustagreesandexperiencesallkindsofpleasures,but,intheend,hissouliscondemnedtothehell（下地狱）.A“Faustianbargain”thereforeisadealthatfinallyresultsinone'

sruin.Itmeansabargainmadefortemporarygainwithouttakingfutureconsequencesintoconsideration.

Athree-ringcircus（马戏团）

Whenyourefertoasituationasbeingathree-ringcircus,youaresayingthatitisasituationofcompleteconfusion.Therearesomanyactivitiestakingplacealltogetherthattheyleaveyouconfusedorannoyed.Theexpressioncomesfromtheworldofentertainment—thecircus.Theareawheretheartistsperformtheiractsiscalledthe“ring”.Inthepast,someofthecircusesweresograndthattheyhadthreeactstakingplacesimultaneouslyinthreedifferent“rings”.Theaudiencehadtodecidewhich“ring”theywantedtofocuson.

Intheswim（ofthings）

Whensomeoneisintheswimofthings,theindividualisactivelyparticipatinginthethingshappeningaroundhim,asin“I'

vebeenill,butsoonI'

llbebackintheswimofthings.”Intheworldoffishing,fishermenusetheword“swim”torefertothesectionofthelake/riverwherefishcanbefoundinplenty.So,ifyouareafishermanandwishtocatchalotoffish,wherewouldyoube?

Youwouldbe“intheswim”!

5．Accordingtothetext,Homericlaughter_______.

A．wasthewayHomericlaughed

B．meansnervous,silentlaughter

C．isawaytoshowdisagreement

D．comesfromaGreekpoet’sworks

6．IfapersonmakesaFaustianbargain,_______.

A．hemightcometoabadend

B．hewouldbeconsideredclever

C．hislifewouldbecomesatisfying

D．hewouldgainpowerandknowledge

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simultaneously”mostprobablymean?

A．Allofasudden.B．Littlebylittle.

C．Atthesametime.D．Oneafteranother.

8．Whatdowelearnabouttheexpression“intheswim（ofthings）”?

A．Itmeanshavingalotofthingstodo．

B．Ithasnothingtodowithswimming．

C．Originallyitwasusedtoreferto"

goingfishing"

．

D．Patientsuseittoexpresstheirdesireforhealth.

ThroughoutEuropegolfhasbeenpopularformanyyears.ArecentreportsaysthatinGreatBritainalone,700newgolfcourses（球场）willhavetobebuiltoverthenexttenyearstosatisfypeople’sdemand.

Thisisallgoodnewsforgolflovers,butitworriesthosewhowanttoprotecttheenvironment.Theirargumentisthatthenewcoursesaredisturbingthebalanceofnature.Woods,pondsandfieldsarebeingduguptomakewayforthecourses.Thebirdsandanimalsthatusedtolivetherearebeingkilledorforcedtoleave.Theamountofwaterthataclubusestokeepitscourseingoodconditionisreducingtheamountofwateravailableforindustrialandotheruses.Thechemicalsusedtocontrolinsectsaresinkingintotheundergroundwater.

Theremaybesometruthinthis,butitisnotthewholetruth.Thedaysarelongpastwhenbuildingofanykindwasallowedinbeautifulplaceswithnothoughtfortheenvironment.Planningpermission,nowadays,isasstrictforgolfcoursesasitisforanyothertypeofdevelopment.Beforeanysuchprojectisgiventhego-ahead,manyfactorsarestudied.Itisonlywhenitisclearthatnoharmwillbedonetotheareathatthebuildersareallowedtomovein.

Astrongcasecanevenbemadethatgolfcoursesareactuallygoodfortheareaswheretheyarebuilt.Coursesarebuiltinareaswhicharenotareasofnaturalbeauty.Thenewcoursesoftenmakethearealivelier.Tomakeholesmoredifficult,treesareplantedandlakesarefilledinaroundgreens.Notsurprisinglyperhaps,itisnotunusualtofindthat,withinmonthsofacoursebeingcompleted,awholevarietyofanimalsandbirdshavemovedin.

Obviously,carefulthoughthastogointothedesignofthenewcourses.Asfewchangesaspossibleshouldbemadetothenaturalenvironment.Thewild-lifeandwoodsshouldalsobeprotected.Butthiscanbe,andisbeing,done.Thereisnoreasonwhygolfersandnaturecannotlivepeacefullytogether.

9．WhatisTRUEaboutbuildinganewgolfcoursenowadays?

A．Ittakesuptoomuchland.

B．Alotoftreeshavetobecutdown.

C．Itiseasytogetplanningtakenintoconsideration.

D．Manythingswillbetakenintoconsideration.

10．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A．Thatawholevarietyofanimalsandbirdshavemovedinthecoursesisuncommon.

B．Onlywhenitisclearthatnoharmwillbedonetothearea,arethebuildersallowedtomovein.

C．Golfcoursescouldmakelocalareaslookbeautiful.

D．Golfcourses’constructionwastestoomuchwaterandmoney.

11．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure（结构）ofthetext?

（P=paragraph）

A．

B．

C．

D．

AnabandonedcarinChicagoworthabout$600hasbeenissuedmorethan$100,000inparkingtickets（罚单）overthepastthreeyears.NowJenniferFitzgerald,31,isstuckwiththebillbutsaysthe1999ChevyMonteCarloactuallybelongstoanex-boyfriendwhoregistered（登记注册）thecarinhernamewithoutinformingher.

TheExpiredMeter（停车计时器）reportsthatfromMay23,2009toApril30,2012,theChicagoDepartmentofFinance（DOF）issued678ticketsagainstthecar,totaling$105,761.80.ItsetaChicagorecordbothforthetotalnumberandamountofparkingfinesissued.Infact,itblewpastthepreviousrecordholder,whichwas$65,000fromabout400tickets.

ButFitzgeraldsaysshedoesn’towethecityadime（10分硬币）andhasfiledalawsuit（诉讼）inCookCountyCircuitCourtagainstthecityofChicago,UnitedAirlinesandtheex-boyfriend.Fitzgeraldhastwomainargumentsinhercase.First,shesaysherex-boyfriend,BrandonPreveau,istheactualownerofthecar,havingboughtitfromherunclefor$600in2008.Infact,Brandonpaidforthecar’stitle（所有权）,registrationandinsurance,butitwasregisteredinFitzgerald’sname.“Brandonusedhis2007incometaxrefund（退款）topayPatrick$600forthecar,”readsFitzgerald’scomplaint.“ForreasonsnotrecalledbyPatrick,however,PatricksignedthetitletothecarovertoFitzgerald.”

Second,Fitzgerald’slawyerisarguingthatthecityshouldhavesimplytowed（拖走）thecarafter30daysfromO’HareAirport,whereitwasparkedandwhereBrandonworkedatthetime.AccordingtoFitzgerald’scomplaint,onorbeforeNovember17,2009,Brandondrovethecarintotheparkinglotandneverdroveitoutagain.AndastheExpiredMeterreports,Chicagolawdoesstateexactlythatanabandonedvehicleistobetowed30daysafterbeingillegallyparked.

12．AftertheChicagoDepartmentof