福建省南安一中08-09学年高一上学期期末考试(英语)

福建省南安一中08-09学年高一上学期期末考试

英语试题

第一卷（选择题 共115分）

第二部分：英语基础知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21．The Spring Festival is ________unique day for families．It is also _______ day for special foods like niangao．

A．an, a B．an, the C．a, a D．the, a 22．–Why didn't you go to the party last night, Susan?

–_______, but I had a lot of homework to do．

A．I'd like to go B．I'd like to C．I'd like to go to D．I would 23．Fujian is ____ the east of China, with its capital ____the Minjiang River．

A．in, to B．in, on C．at, in D．/, on 24．——Do you have anything _______ for this Saturday afternoon?

——Not yet．

A．to be planned B．to plan C．planning D．planned 25．As a student, you should do your duty and put your heart into study _________．

A．at one time B．at all times C．at a time D．at times

26．Quanzhou is quite a beautiful city and people from other places often come to _______ the mountains, seas,

lakes and trees． A．climb B．admire C．share D．impress 27．I used to live near the People’s Park ________ is the centre of town． A．that B．where C．in which D．what

28．I don’t like to watch this．There’s a better programme than this on CCTV6．Please ______． A．turn back B．turn on C．switch off D．switch over 29．I think we ________ be able to have holidays on the moon in about twenty years’ time． A．are going to B．will C．can D．would

30．Six days had gone by ________ they realized the picture painted by Pablo Picasso was missing． A．as B．before C．since D．when 31．To tell you the truth, I don’t quite like the way ______ she talks to her mother． A．by which B．in that C．/ D．on which

32．—— Hi,Tom．It’s nice seeing you．Here’s my mobile phone number．Let’s ______ in touch． —— Sure．So long． A．keep B．get C．come D．take 33．It’s very cold．Don’t leave the man _________outside in the rain any longer． A．to wait B．waited C．waiting D．to be waiting 34．——Shall we go boating this afternoon?

——It depends on the weather．I will go _____ it rains and the wind blows hard． A．when B．until C．as D．unless 35．I’ve just heard a warning on the radio that a storm is ________ to come this evening． A．likely B．possible C．regular D．real 第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter．To my 36 , I found people queuing some paces away from the 37 at the savings deposit (存款) window． Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never 38 a step nearer ．I was very curious, so I walked to the window to 39 the cause．There was a 40 on which was written ― Thank you for your respect for other's privacy（隐私）‖—a polite 41 to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded

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as privacy in Western countries)．I was deeply 42 by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were 43 so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite 44 to the practice．The 45 thing happened at a public telephone box．Those waiting for their 46 always kept their distance—enough to be out of 47 ．It's another typical example! From then on I 48 to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards 49 ．I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy．They 50 not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation．For instance, they never 51 about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or 52 others wore on their necks．Their laws 53 reading diaries or opening letters without 54 ．It’s obvious that it shows 55 matters are not allowed to be disturbed． 36．A．joy B．anger C．thought D．surprise 37．A．man B．person C．letter D．document 38．A．stood B．broke C．moved D．skipped 39．A．find out B．depend on C．apply for D．come to 40．A．picture B．character C．word D．notice 41．A．voice B．offering C．warning D．sentence 42．diappointed B．impressed C．affected D．supported 43．A disappearing B．waiting C．performing D．looking 44．A．used B．familiar C．comfortable D．polite 45．A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different 46．A．money B．arrangement C．challenge D．turns 47．A．trouble B．sight C．touch D．question 48．A．took care B．went on C．paid attention D．carried on 49．A．myself B．them C．others D．another 50．A．supposed B．ordered C．told D．tried 51．A．asked B．heard C．worried D．learned 52．A．smiles B．cloth C．jewelry D．stockings 53．A．appreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid 54．A．permission B．glasses C．help D．alarm 55．A．public B．personal C．small D．important

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A

John Smith，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at a11．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is very happy．

Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each $200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．John receives a report each year on the children’s progress．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．

When John first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．―It was nothing special,‖ he said．―Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．‖ Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．―When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．\"he said．―And I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children．‖ 56．John didn’t need to look for a job ___________． A．before he went to college B．after he went to Africa

C．because he got a lot of money D．before he received a report

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57．John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

A．near Washington B．in European countries C．only in Africa D．throughout the world 58．John learned about the children’s progress by ________． A．visiting them each year B．getting a report every year C．staying with them D．talking to them in English 59．The underlined words ―for a good cause ‖means―________‖ in Chinese． A．施舍 B．行善 C．优惠 D．赏赐 60．What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others，and you will feel happy．

B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children． C．Live a simple life，and you can give others help． D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa．

B

What does the word ―home‖ mean to you? How do you say the word in English? In Spanish? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation．It’s not surprising really, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to person．A home is more than a roof and four walls．It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go on inside, which are important as well．And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed．

But it’s not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and reveal（显示）different attitudes（态度） and needs．For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it．In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets．We asked some people about their homes．

How often do people move house in your country? ―In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time．They often move every ten years or so．‖ — Cheryl, Boston, USA What are typical features of homes in your country? ―In Britain, even in town there’s always a garden and sometimes a basement．We have separate bedrooms and living rooms．But we don’t often have balconies． The weather isn’t warm enough!‖ — Pat, Exeter, England 61．The word ―home‖ has no exact translation because ______．

A．people can’t find this word in the dictionary B．no one really knows what a home looks like C．it has different meanings in different countries

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D．people can’t understand each other very well 62．You can ______ at home according to the passage．

A．cook, talk, and play games B．eat, play, and teach students C．swim, eat, and make friends D．do nothing but cool yourself 63．Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A．Because they want to breathe fresh air outside． B．Because there’s a fire in the living room．

C．Because they wear heavy clothing all day long． D．Because the sun there shines a lot in the daytime． ．How often do people move home in the United States?

A．Once every year． B．Every five years or less． C．Every ten years or so． D．They don’t move until they die． 65．Which one is true according to the passage?

A．People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside． B．―Home‖ is a place where people feel safe, relaxed and comfortable． C．Though homes look different in places, they have the same needs． D．Houses in Europe always have big windows and cool stone floors．

C

Cyril was a small town．The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too．And all the houses faced south．The town was never peaceful．Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons．People there were puzzled who the real firebug was．

One day a big fire broke out．It was said that a black had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested all the blacks in the street．However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the blacks were in prison．

Watson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the blacks were the firebugs, for he really knew about those

blacks．He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was．

One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays．Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was．He jumped with joy, saying, ―I’ve got the answer!‖

Watson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south．He made an experiment there to prove his idea．

The next Saturday afternoon, Watson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house．They were told that the real firebug would be shown there．At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room．

Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was

going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Watson, who wanted to let the firebug in．

―Now,‖ said Watson, ―this house will soon catch fire．‖ People looked at each other in surprise．Watson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth．After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!

The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that blacks had been the firebugs．Instead they arrested Watson and put him into prison．But Watson said he would never turn against science．

66．The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out ． A．in the afternoon B．in prison C．at any time D．at night 67．Why did the police arrest all the blacks?

A．One of them had jumped out of the home on fire．

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B．They were thought to be the firebugs． C．The police hated all the black people．

D．The blacks knew something about the fires．

68．Drinking in a pub, Watson realized what the actual fact was ．

A．by experiment B．by backing the bottles C．through the hot sunrays D．by accident 69．By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was ．

A．the blacks B．bottles C．sunrays D．plastic plates 70．Watson was put into prison, because ．

A．he had told a lie though a teacher B．he had fund out the real firebug C．he had turned against science

D．he had made friends with the blacks

D

As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have．It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need．You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week．

Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for．Getting material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them．

Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．One couple who downshifted is Donald and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny （保姆）．Most evenings Donald wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by．

Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales．―I always wanted to have a farm here,‖ says Donald, ―and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier．‖

Liz, however, is not quite sure．―I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours．I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．‖ 71．What do the first two paragraphs tell us?

A．People seldom work long hours to make money． B．People hardly buy more things than necessary．

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C．People are sure everything they own is in the right place． D．People realise there is more to life than just making money． 72．When Donald was a reporter he ． A．lived in central London B．disliked his job C．lost his children D．was well paid 73．Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ． A．was easy to organise B．has improved family life C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success 74．The underlined word ―downshifting‖ in the second paragraph means ． A．going downtown and repairing your car by yourself B．earning a lot of money and spending it very carefully C．moving tothe countryside for a simpler and better life D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out often

75．What does Donald mean by saying ―It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it ‖? A．He thinks that he has made the big and right decision． B．It will be quite some time before he’s used to the life there． C．It’s worth thinking twice of spending money on car repairs． D．He is not too pleased with the present life on the farm．

第二卷（非选择题共35分）

第四部分 写作(共三节，满分35分)

第一节 短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

I had the most interesting afternoon in my life．I met an American _________ (艺术家) and he showed me some of his 76． _______ oil p_______ , in the Chinese art gallery in Fuzhou City．He also 77． ____ told me about how he _________ to draw when he was very young 78． _______ and _________(决定) to study art and to be a painter at the age of ten． 79． ___ This is his first ___________（展览）in China and it is going 80． ________ really well．So far, he has sold many of his w______! Personally, 81． ______ I really love what he has painted ______ they look like real things． 82． __ He always paints pictures of ______ (风景) ．Mount Huangshan 83． _____ is a well-known e______ of his pictures．His use of many different 84． _____ shades of ______ emphasizes the beauty of nature．How I wish I could 85． _______ have enough money to buy one of his pictures!．

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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

最近中美中学生联谊会向你校征集―My Dream House‖ 的设计。请你根据以下图片和信息用英文写一篇短文。

Location Surroundings Size in the country, trees, swimming pool，garden 1st floor my bedroom, study,bathroom 2nd floor my parents’ room 3rd floor my grandparents’ room 4th game-room, sitting-room 词数：100左右

开头已给出，不计入总词数。

My dream home is very big and clean．It has at least five floors and fifteen rooms．On the ground floor, there is a kitchen, a dining room and a bathroom．

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参

听力部分

1．BACBB 6．ABBAC 11．BABCB 16．ABABC 单项选择

21．CDBDB 26．BADBB 31．CACDA 完型填空

36．DBCAD 41．CBBAC 46．DBACD 51．ACDAB 阅读理解

56．CDBBA 61．CADCB 66． ABDCB 71．DDBCA 短文填空

76．artist 77．paintings 78．began/started 79．decided 80．exhibition 81．works 82．because/for 83．scenery 84．example 85．colour 书面表达

One possible version

My dream home is very big and clean．It has at least five floors and fifteen rooms．On the ground floor, there is a kitchen, a dining room and a bathroom．My bedroom, study and bathroom are on the first floor．My parents’ room is on the second floor．It’s also very big and clean．My grandparents live with us in this big house．Their rooms are on the third floor．On the fourth floor, I can play games and chat with friends there．

I also have a big and nice garden which has some big trees．It is beside the house．There are many flowers and vegetables in it．I can sit under the tree with my family．In front of the house, there is a swimming pool．We can swim there in summer．I think it is very comfortable to live in my dream home．

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