东北师大附中学年高一年级下学期期末考试.docx

1、东北师大附中学年高一年级下学期期末考试东北师大附中2008学年高一年级下学期期末考试英 语 本试卷分第卷和第II卷两部分, 满分100分, 考试时间为120分钟.第卷 客观题（共三部分,满分65分）第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)1The conference attracted _ European audience of 200, who are experts in _ child education. A. a; the B. an; a C. a; / D. an; /2 s Chinas Prime Minister

2、, Mr. Wen Jiabao loves his people so much, and _ himself with their needs and desires.A. concerns B. worriesC. concerned D. worried3. Its my hope that in 2008 Olympic Games Chinese team gets the most gold medals, _ first among all competing countries. A. to rank B. ranks C. ranking D. having been ra

3、nked4. It is _taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees. A. worth B. worthwhile C. worthy D. worthily 5. In the party we held last weekend, Mr. Smith _ his whole staff of the company _ self-confidence. A. encouraged; to B. inspired; with C. encouraged; into D. inspired; into6. The s

4、cientist would rather _ lectures to primary school students than _ to endless meetings. A. give; to be invited B. to give; be invited C. to give; being invited D. give; be invited 7. My brother was lucky enough to have avoided _ in the forest. A. being attacked B. to be attacked C. to attack D. atta

5、cking 8. I am not particular about laptops, but _, I prefer IBM to Sony. A. in short B. in brief C. in general D. in a word 9. My grandfather has devoted all himself to gardening after retirement. Look, more than _ has come our in his garden. A. one hundred roses B. one rose C. rose D. many roses 10

6、. _ your car unlocked outside means _ trouble. A. Leaving; to invite B. Leaving; inviting C. To leave; to invite D. To leave; being inviting11. Twenty years have passed, I am glad to find the local people in some undeveloped areas are _ than they were before. A. well off B. badly off C. worse off D.

7、 better off 12. There is no _ evidence that smoking causes heart disease. A. convinced B. convince C. convincing D. being convinced 13. Weve just heard a warning on TV that a hurricane is _ to come the day after tomorrow. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. believable 14. During the period of Euro

8、2008, some high school students were crazy about the games and were _ to know which country would become champion. A. willing B. curious C. happy D. glad15. - _ Hong Kong Disneyland? - It was so enjoyable that surely I hope to have a second visit some day. A. Did you like B. What did you do in C. Ho

9、w did you like D. What did you find in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,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项.Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 36 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 37 . The pay is usually poor,

10、 but most people work abroad for the 38 of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 39 jobs in hotels and restaurants. But it is not easy now to find work. “ 40 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very fe

11、w openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser on 41 for students. “If you work with a family in Italy, youll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 42 . British students only have a language 43 for jobs in the USA and Australia.” 44 enjo

12、ys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 45 . One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 46 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 47 they made, and whats

13、worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only 48 evening of the entire trip. “I did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasnt worth it. The pay was 49 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!” “The trouble is, students expect to have a(n) 50 time of it.” Althea Ellis poin

14、ts out. “After all, they see it as a 51 . In practice, 52 , you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. Youll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In other words, youll work if its convenient for the company that 53 you. But you hav

15、e 54 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 55 , theyll get rid of you.”16. A. works B. challenges C. chance s D. hardships17. A. service B. industry C. business D. science18. A. pains B. comfort C. difficulty D. excitement19. A. always B. hardly C. never D. seldom20. A. If B. Unless C. Be

16、cause D. Although21. A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety22. A. Italian B. English C. French D. Spanish23. A. chance B. ability C. possibility D. advantage24. A. No one B. None C. Not everyone D. Everybody25. A. abroad B. employed C. sad D. respected26. A. driven B.

17、ridden C. left D. flown27. A. friends B. decisions C. noise D. destruction28. A. busy B. free C. tiring D. pleasant29. A. nice B. reasonable C. fair D. poor30. A. hard B. easy C. difficult D. ordinary31. A. holiday B. job C. festival D. study32. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. meanwhile33. A.

18、fires B. employs C. recommends D. appreciates34. A. few B. little C. all D. much35. A. starts B. lasts C. approaches D. finishes第二部分:阅读理解(共20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.ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a.m. When I a

19、rrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

20、I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”“Oh, youre such a good man.” she said.

21、When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“Its not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.“Oh, Im in no hurry,” she said. “Im on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I dont have any family left. The doctor says I dont have very long.”I quietly reache

22、d over and shut off the meter (计价器).For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes shed ask me to slow d

23、own in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, “Im tired. Lets go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you?” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, t

24、here are other passengers,” I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”36. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _.A. show she was familiar with the cityB. r

25、each the destination on time C. let the driver earn more moneyD. see some places for the last time 37. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _.A. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advanceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers

26、38. What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure.B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others concern.BRobert Spring, a 19th century forger（伪造者）, was so good at his profession that he was able to m

27、ake his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of early U.S. autographs （手稿）. Discovering his ability at copying handwri

28、ting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection（察觉）, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger cant deal with a respectab

29、le buyer but people who dont have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.In Springs time right after the Civil War, Britain was still fo

30、nd of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fannys financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts (手稿). Spring had to work very hard to s

31、atisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.39. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?A. There was a greater demand there than in America.B. There was less chance of being dete