凤凰中学高一半期考试秋季英语试题doc.docx

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凤凰中学高一半期考试秋季英语试题doc

2014—2015学年度第二学期凤凰中学高一英语半期试题

全卷满分：

150分时间：

120分钟

制卷人：

王廷怀制卷时间：

2015年04月26日

第一部分：

阅读理解共40分（20小题，每小题2分）

本题共40分（20小题，每小题2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，并填在答题卡上相应的答题处。

A

JoeandHelenMillshadtwosmallchildren.Onewassixandtheotherfour.Theyalwaysresistedgoingtobed,andHelenwasalwayscomplaining（抱怨）aboutthisandaskingJoeforhelp.Butashedidnotcomehomeuntilaftertheyhadgone,tobedduringtheweek,hewasunabletohelpexceptatweekends.

Joeconsideredhimselfagoodsinger,butreallyhisvoicewasnotatallmusical.However,hedecidedthat,ifhesangtothechildrenwhentheywenttobed,itwouldhelpthemtorelax,andtheywouldsoongotosleep.

HedidthiseverySaturdayandSundaynightuntilheheardhissmallsonwhisperedtohisyoungersister,“Ifyoupretendthatyou’reasleep,hestops.”

1..Thehusbandcouldn’thelpthewifetolookafterthechildren.

A.becausehereturnedfromworktoolateB.sincehisvoicesoundedlikeasinger’s

C.exceptonSaturdayandSunday

D.forhedidnotcomehomeuntilafterthechildrenhadgonetobedweekends

2.Joeworked.

A.alltheweekincludingSaturdayandSunday

B.duringtheweekincludingtheweekends

C.everydaybutSaturdayandSunday

D.everyweekexceptonSunday

3.Whichofthefollowingconclusionscanwedrawfromtheabovestory?

A.Joe’ssongdidhelpthechildrentorelax.

B.WithJoe’shelp,thechildrenwenttosleep.

C.Thewifemustbethankfultoherhusbandforthegreathelp.

D.Thechildrenweresotiredoftheirfather’svoicethattheypretendedtobeasleep.

4.Thisjoketellsabout.

A.JoeandHelenB.Helen’strouble

C.Joe’sfooleryD.thebrightideaofthetwosmallchildren

5.Thechildrenalwaysresistedgoingtobed,which.

A.madeHelensufferalotB.satisfiedtheirmother

C.HelenwasnotsatisfiedwithD.gaveHelenmuchtrouble

B

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　C

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.

11.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.

d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.

12.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

13.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.

14.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy

15.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecause

A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstand

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

D

Tobeagoodteacher,youneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor;youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionandinterestofyouraudience;youmustbeaclearspeaker,withagood,strong,pleasingvoicewhichisfullyunderyourcontrol;andyoumustbeabletoactwhatyouareteaching,inordertomakeitsmeaningclear.

Watchagoodteacher,andyouwillseethathedoesnotsitstillbeforehisclass：

hestandsthewholetimeheisteaching;hewalksabout,usinghisarms,handsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanations,andhisfacetoexpressfeelings.Listentohim,andyouwillheartheloudness,thequality（音色）andthemusicalnoteofhisvoicealwayschangingaccordingtowhatheistalkingabout.

Thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactordoesn’tmeanthathewillindeedbeabletoactwellonthestage,forthereareveryimportantdifferencesbetweentheteacher’sworkandtheactor’s.Theactorhastospeakwordswhichhehaslearntbyheart;hehastorepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysacertainpart,evenhismovementsandthewaysinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixedbeforehand（预先）.Whathehastodoistomakeallthesecarefullylearntwordsandactionsseemnaturalonthestage.

Agoodteacherworksinquiteadifferentway.Hisaudiencetakesanactivepartinhisplay：

theyaskandanswerquestions,theyobeyorders,andiftheydon’tunderstandsomething,theysayso.Theteacherthereforehastomeettheneedsofhisaudience,whichishisclass.Hecannotlearnhispartbyheart,butmustinventitashegoesalong.

Ihaveknownmanyteacherswhowerefineactorsinclassbutwereunabletotakepartinastage-playbecausetheycouldnotkeepstrictlytowhatanotherhadwritten.

16.Theword“audience”inthefourthparagraphmeans____.

A.studentsB.peoplewhowatchaplay

C.peoplewhonotonthestageD.peoplewholistentosomething

17.Agoodteacher____.

A.knowshowtoholdtheinterestofhisstudentsB.musthaveagoodvoice

C.knowshowtoactonthestageD.standsorsitsstillwhileteaching

18.Whatisthetextabout?

A.Howtobecomeagoodteacher.

B.Whatagoodteachershoulddooutsidetheclassroom.

C.Whatteachersandactorscouldlearnfromeachother.

D.Thesimilarities（相似处）anddifferencesbetweenateacher’sworkandanactor’s.

19.Inwhatwayisateacher’sworkdifferentfromanactor’s?

A.Theteachermustlearneverythingbyheart.

B.Heknowshowtocontrolhisvoicebetterthananactor.

C.Hehastodealwithunexpectedsituations.

D.Hehastousemorefacialexpressions.

20.Themaindifferencebetweenstudentsinclassandatheatreaudienceisthat____.

A.studentscanmovearoundintheclassroom

B.studentsmustkeepsilentwhiletheatreaudienceneedn’t

C.nomemoryworkisneededforthestudents

D.thestudentsmusttakepartintheirteachers’plays

第二部分：

完形填空：

30分（共20小题，每小题1.5分）请认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并填在答题卡上相应处。

Ithappenseveryday,everywhereIgo.Atthesupermarketandthepostoffice,peoplekeeptellingmetoenjoymykidswhiletheyare____21____.Ispendmydaystakingcareofthemandanswering__22____questionsabouteverythingfromwhywehavetwoeyesbutonenoseto___23__therearetoiletsintheheaven.They___24__mefromeatingafullmealorgettingafull____25____sleep.

　　Yet,theotherday,whenItookmykidstoachildren’smuseum,Ibeganto____26__whatpeopleweretrying