广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
学校姓名________班级__考场考号
陈店实验学校2014—2015学年度下学期期中考试试题
高一年级英语学科
考试说明:
本卷共三大题,满分135分,考试时间为120分钟,请在答题卡上认真作答!
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25小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中,选出最佳选项。
AfterRussia,Canadaistheworld’slargestcountryinland1,coveringanareaofnearlytenmillionsquarekilometres,nearly40times2theUK.CanadacoversthelargestpartoftheNorthAmericancontinent,rangingfromtheAtlanticOceanintheeast3thePacificOcean4thewest.Itspopulationisactuallyquite5whencomparedtoitsarea,andisspreadquitethinlythroughmostofthecountry.Infact,mostpeoplelive6the300kilometresaboveCanada’ssouthernborder.
ManypeoplebelievethatCanada’s7iscoldallthetime,butthisisnottrue.CertainlytherearemanyplacesthroughoutCanada8temperaturesarewell90℃throughthewinter.ThisisespeciallytrueinNunavutwhereitisextremelycold.ButthesouthwestcornerofCanada10hasarathermildclimate.UpneartheArcticCircle,thetemperaturesareoftenbelow0℃foraboutsevenmonthsoutoftheyear.Butduringthesummermonthsthe11provincesofCanadaareveryhumidandtemperaturesareoftenhigherthan30℃.
BecauseCanadaisacountry12bypeoplefrommanycountriesandcultures,itis13todifferentreligionsandbeliefs.Canadawas14byChristiancultures,andChristianity15tobethedominantreligion.However,immigrationhasbroughtthepracticeofvariousreligionstothecountry.
1.A.numberB.sizeC.lengthD.shape
2.A.aslargeasB.asbigasC.asmuchasD.asmanyas
3.A.andB.ofC.toD.off
4.A.toB.inC.ofD.on
5.A.largeB.bigC.smallD.low
6.A.inB.betweenC.outofD.within
7.A.climateB.weatherC.winterD.season
8.A.thatB.whoseC.whereD.which
9.A.aboveB.belowC.aboutD.over
10.A.honestlyB.especiallyC.trulyD.actually
11.A.southernB.northernC.westernD.eastern
12.A.includedB.consistedofC.madeupD.formed
13.A.familyB.hopeC.homeD.life
14.A.foundedB.foundC.madeD.set
15.A.continuedB.continuesC.continuingD.tocontinue
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下列短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。
Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert,cameacrossaspringofclearwater.16waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder17hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman18(present)thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled19(warm),andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome20ahappyheart.
Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet21studenttastethewater.Hespititout,22(say)itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,“Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike23?
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Theteacherreplied,“Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe24(sweet).”
Weunderstandthislessonbest25wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.
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)
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Haveyougoneforarunlately?
Haveyoumayberunforamarathon,atotalof42km?
Imaginerunningthis42kmeveryday,finallyreachingatotalof5,376km.Thatwouldbe128daysofrunning,morethanhalfwayacrossCanada.Meetamanwhohasdoneallthis—butononlyonerealleg!
MeetTerryFox.
TerryFoxwasborninWinnipeg,Canada,onJuly28th,1958.Hewonmanyawardsforplayingsportswhenhewassmall.Hewenttouniversitytobeaphysicaleducationteacher.In1977,however,somethinghappenedthatwasgoingtochangehimforlife.Oneday,hecamehomecomplainingaboutapaininhisknee.Thepainwasreallybadsohewenttothehospital.Therehefoundouthehadcancer.Tostopthespreadofthecancer,doctorshadtocutoffhisleg.
Hereplacedhisoldlegwithanartificialone,andin3weekshewaswalkingagain.Hefeltgoodaboutbeatingcancer.JustbeforehissurgeryhehadreadaboutDickTraum.Thismanhadlostalegtoo,andhehadruntheNewYorkCitymarathon.ThatinspiredTerryFoxfortherestofhislife.
Foxstartedtrainingandranhisfirstmarathonin1979.HisaimistorunallthewayacrossCanadatoraiseonedollarperCanadianforcancerresearch.HestartedonApril12thinStJohn’s,atownontheAtlanticCoast.ByJulyhehadreachedTorontoandhewaswelcomedby10,000supporters.Hekeptgoingwestatthepaceof42kmperday,onhiswaynorth,ju