高一第一學期期末英語模擬試題

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

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Oursummerschooloffersyouthechancetoliveandlearnonourbeautifulandhistoricalcampusintheheart

ofsouth-westLondon.Youwillearncreditsbytakingclassesrelatingtoyourmajororgeneraleducationand

havetheopportunitytovisitLondon'sworld-classmuseums,libraries,parksandnightlifeoverathree-orsix-

weekperiodduringJuneandJuly.

CourseDescription

Each3-weeksessioncarries20UKcredits.Studentsarewelcometoattendoneortwosessions.Students

shouldchooseseveralcourseswithinthesessionthattheywouldliketoattend,ascourseswillrunaccordingto

theneedsofstudents.

DatesandCosts2020

Session1Session2

ArrivaldayThursday11JuneThursday2July

ClassesbeginMonday15JuneMonday6July

ClassesendThursday2JulyThursday23July

Onesession:￡2,100

Twosessions:￡3,840

HowtoApply

Applyonlineatthislink

Applybefore1May

Wewelcomeapplicants（申請人）fromstudentswhomeetthefollowingrequirements:

Haveaminimum2.8GPA（gradepointaverage）

Havefinishedhighschool

Be18yearsoldorolder

Alongwithacompletedapplicantform,youwillbeexpectedtosubmit（提交）yourmostrecentgradesand

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writeapersonalstatement.Youwillalsobeaskedtosubmitthreemodulechoicespersession.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseemailusatroehamptonabroad@roehampton.ac.uk.

1.HowmanyUKcreditsdoesastudentearnduringtwosessions?

A.20.B.30.C.40.D.50.

2.WhencanyouapplyforSession2classes?

A.On27June.

B.On1July.C.

On2May.D.

On27April

3.Whichofthefollowingisrequiredoftheapplicants?

A.Age.

B.Socialbackgrounds.

C.Nationality.

D.Physicalcondition.

【答案】l.C2.D3.A

B

EversinceIgraduatedfromhighschoolI*veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummer.

However,makingthetransformationbetweenschoolandfull-timeblue-collarworkduringthebreaknevergets

anyeasier.Forastudentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobeunacceptable,gettingtoafactoryby6

o*clockeachmorningissuffering.MyfriendsneverseemtounderstandwhyI'msorelievedtobebackatschoolor

thatmysummervacationhasbeenanythingbutavacation.

Therearefewpeopleasself-confidentasacollegestudentwhohasneverbeenoutintherealworld.People

ofmyagealwaysseemtooverestimatethevalueoftheirtimeandknowledge.Infact,alltheclassesdidnot

preparemeformybattleswiththemachineIranintheplant,whichwouldjamwheneverIabsent-mindedlyputin

apartbackwardorupsidedown.

Themoststressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourjobcoulddisappearovermight.Issueslike

beinglaidoffandoverseasrelocationhadalwaysseemeddistanttomeuntilmyco-workerstoldmethattheunitI

wasworkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsandmovetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60cents

anhour.

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Afterworking12-hourshifts（輪班）inafactory,theotheroptionshavebecomeonlytooclear.nThisjobpays

well,butit'shellonthebody,nsaidoneco-worker."Studyhardandkeepreading.usheadded.WhenFmbackat

theuniversity,skippingclassesandturninginlazyre-writesseemstooirresponsibleafterseeingwhatIwouldbe

doingwithoutschool.Alltheadviceandpublic-serviceannouncementsaboutthevalueofaneducationthatused

tosoundstale（陳腐的）nowringtrue.

MyexperiencesinthefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyearsbeforeIenterthereal

worldforgood.

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhissummerholiday?

A.Itwasnoholidayforhimatall.

B.Itbroughthimnothingbutsuffering.

C.Itwasarelieffromhishardworkatschool.

D.Itofferedhimachancetomakemorefriends.

5.Whatcanweinferaboutmostcollegestudents?

A.Theydobetterintherealworld.

B.Theyareconfidentwhentheywork.

C.Theythinktoohighlyofthemselves.

D.Theyareexpertathandlingmachines.

6.Whatisthebiggestpressurefbrblue-collarworkers?

A.AlowincomeB.Thelackofsecurity

C.AnunstablelocationD.Lessbreak

7.Howdidtheworkingexperienceschangetheauthor?

A.Hebecameresponsibleforhiswork

B.Helearnedtobemorepracticalatwork.

C.Hebegantorespectblue-collarworkers.

D.Hecametoappreciatehiscollegeeducation.

【答案】4.A5.C6.B7.D

c

Itwasnoteasytobuyadeliciouspineapplemorethan10yearsago.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreen

ontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1966,theDelMonte

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GoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhad

alotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetas

thehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.InnotimetheDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidly

becomingtheworld'sbest-sellingpineapplevariety.

Innutritionitwasallgoodnewstoo.ThisnicetastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminCthanthe

oldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.

Peoplewereeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andthe

DelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepmarkettoitself.Butotherfruit

companiesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelpbutfailed.Thosecompaniesargued

successfullythatDelMonte'sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemout

ofthemarket.

8.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethenewtypeofpineapple?

A.Itisgreenoutsideandsweetinside.B.Itisgood-lookingoutsideandsoftinside.

C.ItisalittlesoftoutsideandsweetinsideD.Itisyellowy-goldoutsideandhardinside.

9.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A.Itwasusedasmedicine.B.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.

C.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.D.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fixture“inparagraph3referto?

A.Somethingthatisalwayspresent.B.Somethingthatisdifficulttoget.

C.Somethingthatpeopleuseasagift.D.Somethingthatpeopledon'tlikeeating.

11.Whatcanwenlearnfromthelastparagraph?A.

DelMonteplannedtohelptheothercompanies.

B.DelMontetriedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarket.C.

DelMontesucceededinkeepingthepineappleforitself.D.

DelMonteslowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapples.

【答案】8.C9.D10.A11.B

D

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Roadtrafficcrasheskill1.25millionpeopleeachyearworldwide.Thestatisticsarepartofthe“Global

StatusReportonRoadSafety2015”.Thereportsurveyed180countries,anditshowsthenumberofannual

deathsfromtrafficcrashesisstabilizing（穩(wěn)定）.Andthatisgoodnewsasthenumberofmotorvehiclesgrow

worldwide.ButthedataalsoshowthatroadcrashesaretheNO.1causeofdeathamongyoungpeopleaged15to

29.Youngadultsaroundtheworldaretheworstdrivingrisks.EvenintheU.S..driversaged15to24.account

forabout30percentofalldriving-elatedaccidents.ButtheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saystheyare

preventable.

TheWHOreportalsofindsabiggapinroadsafetyanddeathsbetweenpoorandrichcountriesPoor

countrieshaveonly54percentoftheworld'svehicles.Butthosecountrieshavesomeoftheworstsafetystatistics

inthereport,"Africahasonlytwopercentoftheworld'svehicles,buthasthehighestdeathrateontheroad,"says

EtienneKrug.TheheadoftheWHODepartmentofNon-communicableDiseases.Sweden,theNetherlandsandthe

UnitedKingdomareleadersinpreventingtrafficdeaths.

Strongerroadsafetylawsandstrictervehiclesafetyrequirementsindevelopingcountrieswouldpreventmany

accidents.Lawscanquicklyinfluencedrivingbehavior.Inonlythreeyears.17countriesbecamesaferbyputting

tougherroadsafetylawsintoeffect.Someofthoselawsincludebanningdrunkdriving.requiringcyclistsand

motorcycledriverstowearhelmetsandmakingsafetybeltsmandatoiy（強制性的）inallvehicles.Goodinjury

careafteracrashcancutthenumberofdeathsfromroadinjuriesinhalf.Ofcourse,therearealsomanyotherways

tomakeroadssafer.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they"inParagraph1referto?

A.MotorvehiclesB.ThestatisticsC.TrafficcrashesD.Youngdrivers

13.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?

14.Whatismostlikelytobetalkedaboutintheparagraphfollowingthetext?

A.Suggestionsongoodinjurycare.

B.Morewaystomakeroadssafer.

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C.Thenumberofdeathsfromaccidents.

D.Otherroadsafetylawsinpoorcountries.

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thedangerofdrivingalone.

B.Thewaystoavoidroadaccidents.

C.TheNo.lkilleramongtheyouth.

D.Theimportanceofhelmetsindrivingcars.

【答案】12.C13.B14.B15.C

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

HowtoGetAlongwithCMhersWell

Therearealotofdifferentpeopleintheworld,butalthoughwehaveourdifferences,weallwanttogetalong.

Weenjoybeingtreatednicely.Gettingalongwithsomeoneisn'taboutbeingtheirbestfriendsorsharingalltheir

hobbies.16

Beagoodlistener

17Don,tthrowyourselfinchatimmediatelywhenyouhavejustarrived.First,examinethesituation

andtheconversation,andthensaywhateveryouconsiderfit.

Keepyoursenseofhumor

Alittlelaughtergoesalongway,andasmileisgoodmedicine.Ifsomeoneissad,smileatthem.18

Understandthatpeoplemakemistakes

Forgivenessisnotonlypolite,itleadstostrongerfriendships..19.Bewillingtoacceptanapology

andtrytothinkofthingsinothers*shoes.

Besincere

20Theyalloperatealtogether,butnothingismoreimportantthansincerity.Peoplewillsensewhen

youarepretendingtobepositive.Allofthesetipswithoutsinceritywillendupdestroyinganypositiveeffect

youwerehopingtoproduce.Followingthetipsabove,youwillfindyourselfgettingalongwithpeoplewherever

yougo!

A.Itisaboutdoingthingstogether.

B.Ifyouarealwayscheerfulandoptimistic,peoplewillcheerup.

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C.Whileeachoneofthesetipsisimportant,nonestandsalone.

D.Ifyouaregenerousandfriendly,peoplewillacceptyoueasily.

E.Itisabouttreatingpeoplewithrespectandcare.

F.Nooneisperfect,sojudgingsomeoneforamistakeisnotfair.

G.Tostartaconversation,itisimportanttolistenfirst.

【答案】16.E17.G18.B19.F20.C

第三部分英語知識運用（共三節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項。

ItwasabitterwintermorninginKennewick.Wasington.HognLuncefordsawacryingchildalonghisbus

21toschool.Tearsrolledsowntheyoungboy'scheeksashisbarehandsandearswere22red

becauseofthebittercold.Luncefordtookhis23off,whichhegavetothechild,andsaid,"It'llbeOK.”

'Tmagrandfather.Noonewantsakidto24likethat/Tuncefbrdsaid.Hisheart25becauseof

thepoorchild.Knowingthe26winterwasstilllyingahead.

After27thekidsoffatschool,thethree-yearbusdriverandformerU.S.Armysoldierwenttothe

28tobuytensetsofglovesandhats.Hereturnedtothe29anddeterminedtofindtheboy.A

schoolworker30Luncefordtothelibrary.wheretheboywasstudyingwithhisclass.ThereLunceford

3]theboywithanewpairofglovesandahat.

Butthelittleboywasjustthe32.Manyotherstudentswouldreceivethe33oftheirfamiliar

busdriver.Heannouncedtothestudentsinthelibrarythatanychildfoundwithoutahatorglovesalonghis

busroutewouldbegivenaset.

Onelittlegiri34saidshedidn'thaveahat.AsLunceford35heracomfortablehat,hesmiled

andsaid,UI;I1takecareofyou,sweetie.”

21.A.entranceB.routeC.tripD.duty

22.A.generallyB.totallyC.merelyD.roughly

23.A.glovesB.glassesC.overcoatD.socks

24.A.workB.behaveC.waitD.suffer

25.A.lostB.recoveredC.achedD.changed

26.A.latestB.coldestC.parkD.bank

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27.A.sendingB.takingC.rollingD.dropping

28.A.companyB.storeC.parkD.bank

29.A.homeB.schoolC.libraryD.station

30.A.fetchedB.invitedC.followedD.directed

31.A.disappointedB.blamedC.surprisedD.charged

32.A.beginningB.centerC.attentionD.end

33.A.appointmentB.prizeC.kindnessD.appreciation

34.A.jokinglyB.immediatelyC.finallyD.consequently

35.A.handedB.promisedC.madeD.lent

【答案】21.B22.B23.A24.D25.C26.B27.D28.B29.B30.D31.

C32.A33.C34.B35.A

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

TheCreatorofMiddleEarth

JohnRonaldReuelTolkien,betterknownasJ.R.R.Tolkien,wasbomin1892inSouthAfrica.Hisparentshad

movedtherelookingfor36betterjobforhisfather.Threeyears37(late),hismothertookhimon

atriptoEnglandtovisitfamily.Whiletheywereaway,theyreceivedterriblenewsthathisfatherhaddied.

38(grow)upwithoutafathermusthavebeendifficultforTolkien.Worsestill,whenhewasonly

twelveyearsold,hismotheralsopassedaway.Asachild,hehadagreatpassionforlanguageandin1908,hewent

toOxfordUniversity39(study)languagesandliterature.In1915,hejoinedthearmyandfoughtinthebattle

againsttheGermans.Butsoon,hebecametooilltofightandreturned40Englandthefollowingyear.He

didn'thavea41(satisfy)childhoodhimself,soaroundin1933,hespentmuchtimetellinghischildren

fantasy42(story)ofahobbit(霍比特人)calledBilbo.Hefirstputitinwritingin1936,43turned

outtobeasurprisinghit.Thepublisheraskedhimtowriteanother.Hedidsoandin1948publishedTheLordof

theRings,which44(publish)inthreevolumesbetween1954and1955.

Tolkien,45(age)eighty-one,diedin1973.

【答案】36.a37.later

38.Growing

39.tostudy

40.to41.satisfying/satisfactory

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42.stories

43.which44.waspublished

45.aged

第三節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據漢語及首字母提示寫出單詞的正確形式，每空限填一詞。

46.Whatm