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春期中考试

宜昌市第十八中学

姓名：

班级

2014年春季学期期中考试试卷

高一英语

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：

单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Later,thenaughtyboys_____totheEnglishteacherforhavingplayedatrickonhertheotherday.

A.apologizedB.introducedC.turnedD.complained

22.CharlesDarwinexplainedthe_____ofspeciesonearthinhisbookthatcameoutin1859.

A.ancestorB.originC.beliefD.custom

23.AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,myparentsencouragedmetobe_____andmakealivingonmyown.

A.religiousB.energeticC.independentD.reliable

24.TheEnglishteacher_____atourpartyandsangusasong,whichgreatlyaddedtoourjoy.

A.putoffB.setoffC.brokeupD.turnedup

25.EverytimeIgetintotrouble,I_____mygoodfriendLily,whoalwaysgivesmepracticaladvice.

A.consultB.trickC.persuadeD.forgive

26.—WhatdoyouthinkofRobert?

—Heisabrightboy,buthemust____histalentwithhardworkifhewantstosucceed.

A.leaveB.matchC.combineD.show

27.Myfatherreadthroughmycompositionand_____quiteafewspellingmistakesinit.

A.soughtB.issuedC.spottedD.consulted

28.Simonwas_____whymanyofhisfriendsdidn’tturnupathisbirthdayparty.

A.limitedB.crashedC.spottedD.puzzled

29.Itwasalmostmidnightwhenafire_____intheneighborhood.

A.blockedoutB.turnedoutC.brokeoutD.diedout

30.Hisparents_____topersuadehimintogivinguphiscrazyplan,butthestubbornboywouldn’t.

A.promisedB.failedC.triedD.managed

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jimwasmendinghismotorcycleinhisyard,andhiswifewascookinginthekitchen.Suddenlythemotorcycleran31theglassdoorwhileJimwasstillridingonit.Sohewas32tothefloorinsidethehouse.

Hiswife,hearingthe33,ranoutandfoundJimbadly34lyingonthefloor,themotorcyclelyingnexttohimandtheglassdoor35.Thewifecalledanambulance（救护车）quickly.

AftertheambulancearrivedandtookJimtothe36,thewifepushedthemotorcycleoutside.Seeingthe37onthefloor,thewifegotsomepapertowelstocleanit,andthrewthetowelsinthe38.

AfterJim’swoundwas39,heleftthehospital.Afterarrivinghome,he40atthebrokendoorandthedamagedonetohismotorcycleandfeltvery41.Sohewentintothebathroom,satonthetoiletand42acigarette.Afterfinishingthecigarette,hethrewitintothetoiletbowl.

The43inthekitchenheardaloudexplosion（爆炸声）.SheranintothebathroomandfoundJimlyingontheflooragainandhisclothes44away.Thefirewascausedbythetowelscoveredwithgasinthetoiletbowl.Thewifehadtocallanambulanceagain.

The45ambulancecrew（工作人员）cameagain.Theywere46toseeJimwasseriouslyhurtagain.WhentheycarriedJimtotheambulance,oneofthem47thewifehowJimhadburnedhimself.Soshetoldthemwhat48toJimafterhewastakentothehospitallasttime.Oneofthemcouldn’thelplaughingso49thatJimfelltotheground.ThenJimgota（n）50arm.

31.A.aroundB.throughC.behindD.outside

32.A.movedB.invitedC.hitD.thrown

33.A.soundB.storyC.newsD.word

34.A.affectedB.hurtC.beatenD.stuck

35.A.paintedB.closedC.repairedD.damaged

36.A.companyB.hospitalC.yardD.school

37.A.gasB.waterC.paperD.glass

38.A.streetB.kitchenC.toiletD.bedroom

39.A.dressedB.receivedC.changedD.discovered

40.A.laughedB.shoutedC.knockedD.looked

41.A.sadB.excitedC.interestedD.safe

42.A.boughtB.litC.droppedD.expected

43.A.doctorB.wifeC.nurseD.husband

44.A.washedB.putC.burnedD.taken

45.A.honestB.differentC.sameD.careless

46.A.surprisedB.unwillingC.readyD.sure

47.A.showedB.askedC.taughtD.advised

48.A.happenedB.belongedC.devotedD.turned

49.A.politelyB.easilyC.freelyD.hard

50.A.brokenB.openC.strongD.long

第三部分：

阅读理解（满分40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。

A

“I’dliketobeatahealthierweight,”afriendtoldme.“Butwejustdon’thavethemoneytobuyexpensivedietfoodsandthereisn’tenoughmoneytojoinagym.”Manypeoplefeelthatway—thatahealthydietandexerciseplanisoutofreachbecauseoftheirhighcost.Don’tlosehope!

We’llbelookingatwaystomakehealthychoiceswithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.

Firstyoudon’tneedtobuytheexpensivepre-prepared“dietfoods.”Backintheearly1970swhenIstartedhousekeeping,90%ofthefoodIboughtwasingredients.Veryfewthingswerepreprocessed（预处理的）.Now90%ofthefoodyoufindinthestoreisquickfood.That’sabadthing.

Quickfoodslikeboxed“justaddhamburger”mealshavehadthefiber（纤维）removedtomakethemfastertoprepare.Takealookatthelabel（标签）onthatbox.Itoftenhaslownumberslistedunder“fiber”becausefibertakeslongertodigest.Ifthelowfibermealisdigested,theresultisthatyourbodybeginstostorefat.Besides,yourbodyisshortofnutrients（营养物质）.Youwillbedriventoeatmoretotrytomakeupforthelowqualityofthefoodyouareeating.

Andthentherearethechemicalstheproducersaddtothequickmealstomakethempalatable.Ifnot,thestuffwouldtastelikecardboardandyouwouldn’tenjoyit.However,thesechemicalscertainlyaren’tgoodforyourhealth.

What’stheanswer?

Buywholeingredientsandgiveuptheexpensive,lownutrition,processedfoods.Dothecookingyourselfandyouwillhavecontroloverwhatisinyourfood—anditwillcostless,too.

51.Peoplewhofindithardtogetahealthierweightthink_____.

A.theyhadtoomuchdietfood

B.theydidn’tmakeadetailedplan

C.theyhavenotimetodoexerciseingym

D.theycan’tafforddietfoodandtoexerciseingym

52.Theauthordoesn’tlikequickfoodmainlybecause_____.

A.itcontainstoomuchfat

B.itmakespeopleeatmore

C.ithaslowfiber

D.ittakeslongertodigest

53.Theunderlinedword“palatable”inParagraph4means_____.

A.freshB.deliciousC.healthyD.poor

54.Theauthorsuggestsinthetextthatpeopleshould_____.

A.controltheamountoffood

B.eatmoreprocessedfoods

C.cookfoodforthemselves

D.choosecheapingredients

B

LeviStraussdidnotinventjeans,butheisconsideredthefirstpersontomakeandsellgreatnumbersofthem.HewasborninBavaria,anareathatispartofGermany.In1847heandhisfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.

LeviStraussopenedasmalldrygoodsstore,firstinNewYork,theninSanFrancisco,California.Amongtheproductshesoldwerejeans.ThesepantswereespeciallyusefulforminersinCalifornia.Theyneededclothingmadefromastrongmaterial.Jeansareusuallymadefromaheavycottonclothcalleddenim.

LeviStrausspartneredwithaclothingmakernamedJacobDavis.Davishadinventedaprocessformakingrivets（铆钉）forjeans.Theselittlemetalconnectorshelpedholdthepiecesofclothtogethertomakethejeansstronger.

In1875,thegovernmentgaveStraussandDavisapatent（专利）fortheirinvention.Thatmeantnooneelsecouldlegallycopyitwithouttheirpermission.In1928theLeviStrausscompanyregistered（注册）theword“Levi’s”asatrademarkfortheirproduct.

TheSmithsonian’sNationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryinWashingtonhasoneoftheoldestknownpairsofLevi’s.

WriterJamesSullivanpublishedabookcalled“Jeans:

ACulturalHistoryofanAmericanIcon.”Inthebook,hesaysjeansshowtwoAmericanvalues,creativityandrebellion.

CowboysworejeansintheoldWildWest.Inthe1950s,peoplesawfamousHollywoodactorslikeJamesDeanandMarlonBrandowearingjeansinmovies.

Todayjeanscomeinbluebutalsolotsofothercolorsandinmanystylesandatallprices.

55WhichofthefollowingaboutLeviStraussisTRUE?

A.Heinventedjeans.

B.HewasborninthewestofAmerica.

C.HeusedtorunadrygoodsstoreinNewYork.

D.HestartedtheLeviStrausscompanybyhimself.

56.RivetsinJeanswerefirstusedto_____.

A.hanglittlethings

B.decoratetheclothes

C.maketheclothesstronger

D.protectminersfromattacks

57.Fromthetext,wecanlearnLevi’s_____.

A.wasregisteredin1928

B.wasgivenapatent

C.wastheoldesttrademarkofjeans

D.haseverappearedinmovies

58.Thetextmainlytalksabout____.

A.thehistoryofjeans

B.themeaningofjeans

C.howjeansareinvented

D.whyjeansbecomepopular

C

ItwouldbehardtoarguethatthereisanyonemorepowerfulinHollywoodtodaythanStevenSpielberg.Sincehisfirstmajorsuccess“Jaws”in1975,hehasmadeonehitmovieafteranother.Theseincludethewildlypopularseries“IndianaJones,”“Jaws”and“ET”.

Thosefilmsarefunandlighthearted.ButStevenSpielberghasalsomadeseriousfilmsthatwerewellreceivedbycritics（评论家）andmovieaudiencesalike.Themovie“SavingPrivateRyan”isagoodexample.ItisanAmericanwarmovieinthetraditionalsense.But,thedirector’scloseattentiontodetailandhistoricalfactsalsoincreasedpublicinterestinAmerica’seffortsduringWorldWarTwo.

Thefilm“Schindler’sList”alsotakesplaceduringWorldWarTwo.IttellsthepowerfulstoryofaGermanbusinessmanwhoworkedtosaveJewsfromNaziGermany.

StevenSpielbergwasborninthecityofCincinnati,Ohioin1946.Hismotherownedarestaurantandwasalsoamusician.Hisfatherwasanelectricalengineer.Stevenstartedmakingmovieswhilehewasgrowingup.Herequiredhisfamilyandfriendstopaytwenty-fivecentstoseehisfilmswhentheywerecompleted.StevenSpielbergsaidthisexperienceledhimtoproducet