内蒙古鄂尔多斯市西部四校学年度高一上学期期中联考英语试题含答案.docx

1、内蒙古鄂尔多斯市西部四校学年度高一上学期期中联考英语试题含答案2014/2015学年度第一学期期中联考高一年级英语试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，(时间120分钟，分数120分)第I卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AThe best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as

2、 much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people se

3、em to be laughing at your mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. 1. The writer thinks t

4、hat the most important thing for you to learn a language is . A. reading B. practising C. talking about it D. listening2. What should you do in learning English? A. Try to make some mistakes. B. Avoid making any mistakes. C. Remember as many new words as you can. D. Use it as often as you cam3. If p

5、eople laugh at the mistakes you make, you should . A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourself C. not care D. believe you are right4. The story tell us: . A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English B. Everyone must make mistakes C. We can avoid making mistakes in learni

6、ng a language D. Laughing can help one learn English wellBWhen we were very small，we realized that having friends was important.Some of us even had imaginary(想象中的)friends.The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens.Friends played a big part in forming our personalities(性格).As adults，it

7、is still important for us to have friends.True friends are people who like us though we made mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth.Friends support our decisions and tell us when were foolish.They laugh with us and share our sadness.They are our partners and share interests with us.They

8、 stimulate us when we are feeling down.They are people we arent afraid of telling our secret wishes to or what is really on our minds.Friends are our supporters.When you can depend on friends，you feel safe and warm.Friends offer acceptance and emotional(情感的)support.At times，they also help with our e

9、veryday lives，cooking a meal，doing chores，or giving us a lift when we need one.Friends also are there to offer advice，an ear to listen，or a shoulder to cry on.Friends also help us reduce stress.Not only do they listen to us when we feel stressed，but they also discuss what is stressing us.Sharing int

10、erests and doing activities with friends help us forget about problems at work or at home.For a short time，we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.5. What is the best title for the passage? AHow to Reduce Stress BHow to Make New Friends CThe Importance

11、of Friends DThe Qualities of Good Friends6. The underlined word“stimulate” in Paragraph 2 probably means_. Aeducate Bencourage Csurprise D. dislike7. We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always_. Alaugh at us when were foolish Btell us other peoples secrets Cshare our sadness and inter

12、ests Dsupport us when we need help8. We can learn from the passage that_. Apeople should make friends anytime Bfriends are people who allow you to cry Ca friend helps you in many ways Dgood friends are always difficult to meet CIf you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to

13、 remember about reading rate: Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history b

14、ooks, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, o

15、r home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important idea

16、s which must be remembered.9. Which should be read slowly according to the passage? A. Stories for enjoyment B. Arithmetic problems C. Letters from friends D. News from hometown newspapers10. How fast should we read? A. The faster, the better. B. The more slowly, the better. C. Neither too fast nor

17、too slow. D. It depends on what we are reading.11. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true? A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you. B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you. C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly. D.

18、Read the materials that you are interested in fast.D America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while

19、then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both famil

20、ies. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly

21、in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a

22、friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our

23、 own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurant

24、s, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!12. The writer of this passage must be _. A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student13. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply i

25、nto their families. B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.14. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in Ame

26、rica to visit an American friend, we will probably be _. A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant15. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean . A. willing to spend time B.

27、serious with time C. careful with time D. strict with time 第二节 （共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The seven Cs of a good letterWhat is the secret of writing a good letter? You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.Clear. 16 Make them easy to understand.Talk as if t

28、he reader were right there with you.Correct.Writing should be taken seriously. 17 Use your dictionary.If you need to，check a reference book too.Use them as much as you need to.Complete.Complete your points.Finish one point completely before going on to the next.Courteous (礼貌的).Be friendly.Present yo

29、ur information nicely even if you are complaining about something. 18 Concise.Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.Conversational.This is really the secret of good writing, 19 Such a letter has a natural，friendly tone.Considerate. 20 Write about what you believe the reader needs or want

30、s to know.Try to be helpful.This will build good feeling toward you.The seven Cs are about writing letters.But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs.Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor.Youll be surprised.Youll almost instantly become a good writer.And you might even enjoy wr

31、iting from now on.A. Use short，direct sentences.B. Include long sentences in your letter.C. Think of the readers point of view as you write.D. Just “talk” to the person.E. In all letters，treat others as you want them to treat you.F. Dont guess，even for spelling.G. Make sure what you say is correct.第

32、二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). 21 being sent away, this boy was the 22 student in his class. He was at the top in every 23 always with high marks. But the boy changed after 24 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started 25 . He hated bein