上海市金山区张堰中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

10972800105791002020-2021学年上海市金山区张堰中学
高一上学期期中英语试卷
I. Listening Comprehension(略)
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分)
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Jane was walking round the department store.She remembered how difficult (17) was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy?(18) (please) as her mother,who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not?(19) pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or?(20) (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant tried (21) (attract) her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her choices of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes?(22) sale.She did not hesitate for long: (23) her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please (24) .
(25) Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already?at table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop (26) (smoke)," Jane was informed.
Section B (10分)
Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.published B. changed C. answer D. stayed E. independent F. spelling G.expression H. actually I. written J. borrowing K. increasingly
Many students want to know about the differences between American English and British English. How did these differences come about? There is no quick (27)______ to this question.At first,the language in Britain and America was the same.In 1776, America became an (28)______country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time, the language in America (29)______the same, while the language in England (30)______. For example, 300years ago, the English talked about “fall”. Today, most British people talk about “autumn”, but Americans still talk about “fall”. In the same way Americans still use the(31)______ “I guess”(meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
At the same time, British English and American English started (32)______ words from other languages, ending up with different words.For example, the British took“typhoon” from Chinese, while the Americans took “tornado” from Spanish. In 1828, Noah Webster (33)______ the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the (34)______ of many words. That’s why the words colour,centre and traveler are spelt color,center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, (35)______ English is more or less the same in both British and American English.
Now English has become(36)______ popular. English people have begun to learn the relatively simple American English, and even other countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, South Africa and India, have begun to learn American English.
III. Reading Comprehension (45 分）
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word of phrase that best fits the context.
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had?(37) _______ to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I put the children to bed early and???(38) _______ a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate?(39) _______ with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to?(40) _______ it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee?(41) _______ cold. After I finished my?supper I began to drink my coffee with my book?(42) _______ at page one. Suddenly there was a?(43) _______ at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the??coffee and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got?(44) _______ and wanted me to show him the way. It?took ages to get rid of him. At last I?(45) _______ to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was?(46) _______awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n)?pleasant evening!
A. decided?????? ?????? B. started????????? C. come??????????? ? D. hurried
A. boiled??????? ??? B. heated????? C. cooked?????????? D. prepared
A. full ?????????????? B. filled???????????? ? C. filling??????????? ? D. to be filled
A. receive??????????? B. accept??????????? C. answer???????????? D. reply
A. was getting???? B. had got????????? C. would get???????? D. got
A. opening??????? B. opened??????????? C. open ????????????? D. being opened
A. stranger?????? ??? B. loud knock??????? C. dog????????????? D. man
A. lost??????? ?????? B. gone??????????? ?? C. missing????????? D. disappeared
A. tried???????? ???? B. hoped??????????? ? C. managed???????? D. decided
A. already?????? ? B. still????????????? ? C. possibly????????? D. almost
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.
The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.
The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.
The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.
With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.
The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.
47. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village
A. It trains teachers for them.
It contributes to their self-study.
C. It helps raise their living standards.
D. It provides funds for building schools.
48. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3
A. They need more time to analyze data.
B. More children are needed for the research.
C. He is confident about the future of the project.
D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.
It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.
A. learn English words quickly.
draw pictures of animals.
C. write letters to researchers.
D. make phone calls to his friends.
What is the aim of the project?
To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.
B. To make Amharic widely used in the world .
C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.
D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.
(B)
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids（金字塔）. They have stood for nearly 5000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. The most famous of these are the "Step" pyramid and the "Bent" pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stones to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to?keep?the pyramids in good condition, and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin . These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
The “Step”pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile（尼罗河）, the side on which the sun sets. This was for spiritual reasons. It also had to stand well above tho level of the river to protect it against the regular floods.It could not be too far from the Nile, however, as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point. Water transport was, of course, much easier than land transport. The builders also had to find a rock base which was not likely to crack under the great weight of the pyramid. Finally, it had to be near the capital, or better still, near the king's palace so that he could visit it easily and personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body.
51. Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by _______.
A. stones B. rivers C. weather D. men
52. According to the passage, the "Step" pyramid __________.
A. is unlikely to fall into ruin in the future
B. was built on the stands along the Nile.
C. is the one that was built later than the true pyramids.
D. is the most famous of the true pyramids.
53. The most important reason why some pyramids remain in good condition is that_________.
A. people have taken care of them.
B. it doesn't rain often in Egypt.
C. they were well designed.
D. The government has protected them from damage。
54.The Egyptians built the pyramids along the banks of the Nile because _________.
A. They believed in their god.
B. it was difficult to find a large rock base far from the Nile.
C. the river helped a lot in the transport of building materials.
D. it was not easy to choose a suitable place for the pyramids.

（C）
When I was young, it wasn't the parental love that filled my thoughts in the spring.?It was baseball.
I loved everything about the game--the crack of a bat, the excitement of chasing a ground ball across short green grass, even watching the games on our old black-and-white TV.?Yet looking back now, nothing was quite as important to me as the.annual ritual (老规矩) of playing catch with my dad.
Dad was never much of a baseball fan, but as green leaves began to shoot on bare branches and warmth returned to the air, he would grab his old mitt (棒球手套) and head out to the yard with me just the same.?There was something beneficial about playing catch with him, the hum（嗡嗡声）of the ball as it sailed through the air, and the friendly pop as it hit the leather netting.?We may have been 50 feet apart, but the flight of that ball connected us, forming as strong a relationship as any father-son talk ever could have.
I was never the star of my Little League team, yet Dad never cared about that.?Every year, he would be out there, waiting to field any false throw I sent his way.
As I grew older, I realized that our game was a reflection of our relationship--that even if a problem didn't involve a glove and a ball, Dad would always be there to handle anything l threw in his direction.?His devotion to our springtime ritual showed his devotion to me--not only to my love of baseball but also to my life.
I've often heard it said that "the devil is in the details."?Now I realize that in my relationship with my father, love was in the details.
When the author was young, he didn't care much about________.
the sound of hitting a ball B. the company of his father
?the joy of running after a ball D.?the games broadcast on TV
The author' s father practiced catching baseball with him on warm spring days,________ .
having a father-son conversation with him
killing time while doing some physical exercise
making him an excellent baseball player
giving him a guiding hand in his life
We can learn from the passage that________.
a yearly celebration was held to start their spring baseball catching ritual
the author and his father used to have a loose relationship with each other
the author fully realized his father' s love for him when he was young
the author' s father always stood by him whenever he was in trouble
What is the passage mainly about?
The same hobby shared between the author and his father.
The way the author and his father used to spend spring days.
The author' s sweet memory of his father' s love for him.
The analysis made by the author about father-son relationship
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
你知道这本字典是谁的吗？（belong ）
这张照片让我想起了童年的美好时光。（remind）
一些学生热衷于玩电子游戏，以至于放弃学习。（keen）
作为中学生，我们每个人都能通过垃圾分类为环保事业作为贡献。（contribute ）
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学的高一（1）班班长王海，组织一次班级野餐活动，你在班级群里发了本次活动计划，内容需包括：
1. 简要描述野餐活动安排
主要描述你拟定的所带饮食，并说明理由
【答案】
语法填空
it 18. to please 19. a 20.pushed 21. to attract 22.on 23. although 24. him 25. When 26. smoking
十一选十
27-35 CEDBG 32-36 JAFIK
完形填空
37-41 ADBCB 42-46 CBADB
阅读理解
47.B 48.C 49.A 50.C
51.D 52.A 53.C 54.C
55.B 56.D 57.D 58.C
翻译

1. Do you know whom this dictionary belong to ?
2. The old photos reminded me of the happy time in my childhood.`
3. Some students are so keen on playing video games that they even give up their studies.
4. As a middle school student,each of us can contribute to the environmental protection through garbage classification.
【参考范文】
Hi,everyone. Our class is planning to organize a picnic in the Century Park which is near our school this Saturday. Our arrangement will be like this.Everyone should wait at the school gate at 10 a.m.Then we will walk together to the park in order to ensure our safety. To begin with, we will enjoy our food brought by us. Besides, we can also rent the bikes there to enjoy the beautiful scenery. What’s more, we'd better ask some students to prepare some performances, such as singing, dancing and so on because they can add wonderful atmosphere.
As for a picnic to be well organized, we should first prepare enough food in order to make everyone taste delicious food, including meat, bread, drinks and so on. We can enjoy the food,chatting with each other happily and watching others performing. Of course, we will also have a barbecue at the same time. So we must prepare a grill and fuel. Generally, the most desirable fuel is charcoal. Of course, there is one more thing which we can never forget. We should always be aware of the importance of protecting the environment. So the basket baskets should also be taken into consideration. In addition, we must prepare several disposable pieces of plastic tablecloth, which can serve as the table when spreading out on the ground.
Undoubtedly, this coming picnic activity will be colorful and unforgettable. I genuinely hope everyone will have a good time that day.