学年西藏拉萨中学高一下学期期中考试第三学段英语试题 word版.docx

1、学年西藏拉萨中学高一下学期期中考试第三学段英语试题 word版2014-2015学年西藏拉萨中学高一下学期期中考试（第三学段）英语试题第卷（选择题）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFrank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family was very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided

2、 he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract peoples interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends

3、 (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store. selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another less

4、on to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to ke

5、ep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business

6、according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”1. Frank took a short business course in order to _. A. earn more money for his family B. learn something from a salesman C. get away from the farm D. get enough to eat.2. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly

7、 because _. A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods. B. he cut down the price by half C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way. D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _. A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day

8、. B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory. C. the knives were made in Germany, where labor (劳动力) was cheap. D. the knives were produced in one factory.4. _ make Woolworth a world-famous man. A. His business skills and his wealth. B. The low price of the goods he sold. C.

9、 His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives. D. His natural skill for showing things.5. The belief that: “The customer is always right” suggests that _. A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. B. If you want to succeed, the rule i

10、s the only way. C. stores must always follow the customers orders if they want to make more money. D. stores should do their best to meet the customers needs if they want to be successful. B About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in

11、two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman! There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the di

12、fference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and

13、 to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way

14、 human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.6. The passage is mainly about _. A.

15、color and its surprising effects. B. women being luckier than men C. danger caused by color blindness D. color blindness7. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_. A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak light C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow8. Why do some peop

16、le say it is safer to be driven by women? A. Women are more careful. B. There are fewer color-blind women C. Women are fonder of driving than men. D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.9. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true? A. Not all of them have the same problem in recogn

17、izing color. B. None of them can see deep red. C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green. D. All of them see everything in shades of green.10. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _. A. red light B. yellow light C. blue light D. green light 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短

18、文后的七个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。People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world use new ways to communicate with each other through the Internet. 11 B

19、log is a short way of saying web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expressions. 12 These si

20、tes include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that let people share messages and pictures with an increasing number of friends 13 YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website let anyone create, share and watch sh

21、ort videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube: news ,sports and entertainment events. 14 These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service. They recently sold it to Goog

22、le for more than one half billion dollars.Games and entertainment also became a large part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 15 They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.A. It is online world in which

23、computer users create a new self and live a different way.B. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.C. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.D. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.E. Many Websites offer free services to

24、create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.F. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.G. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题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

25、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Bill Whites father is a lawyer. In his 16 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 17 of animals. For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 18 . But his father didnt take Bill along with him 19 he was fifteen. He and Bill drove to the farm which 2

26、0 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 21 the night there, so that they could 22 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them. It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 23 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He cou

27、ldnt remember 24 he was. He turned over 25 and looked at the clock. It was 5 oclock. Then he 26 that he was at the 27 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 28 quickly. He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 29 ,Uncle Steve was cooking bac

28、on and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It30good. They ate breakfast quickly. They didnt talk 31, because they didnt want to 32 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 33 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 34 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steves wife, had made for them. They

29、 gathered their camera 35 and started out.16. A. busy B. spare C. enough D. limited17. A. foods B. drawings C. paintings D. pictures18. A. trips B. buses C. holidays D. mountains19. A. after B. when C. until D. unless20. A. led B. stuck C. got D. belonged21. A. cost B. spent C. slept D. took22. A. s

30、tart B. begin C. walk D. step23. A. telephone B. machine C. bell D. clock24. A. where B. how C. who D. what25. A. quickly B. sleepily C. quietly D. suddenly26. A. imagined B. pronounced C. forgot D. remembered27. A. mountain B. town C. farm D. station28. A. dressed B. ordered C. eaten D. prepared29.

31、 A. bathroom B. kitchen C. dining-room D. sitting-room30. A. seemed B. felt C. tasted D. smelled31. A. many B. soundly C. much D. highly32. A. wake B. go C. put D. come33. A. of B. with C. in D. by34. A. that B. what C. after D. before35. A. cover B. supply C. operator D. equipment第卷（非选择题）第二节（共10小题；

32、每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Making new friends means 36 (let) others not only accept you but also like you and want to be around you. 37 , there is no short cut （捷径）to achieving this. So if you want to make friends, take a deep breath and jump right in !38 First step to make new friends is to find out what is holding your back. People