高一下学期期末考试英语试题一、单项选择1．NuclearenergymaybedangerousifA.controlsB.notcontrollingC.notcontrolledD.controlled2．---Howisyourplangettingalong?----Ican’tcarryon_____anylonger.Someonemusthelpme.A.singleB.simplyC.aloneD.lonely3．—Howwasyourexamination?—Itwasn’tverydifficult,butitwas__________long.A.toomuchB.somuchC.verymuchD.muchtoo4．Inthecavetheyfoundtheverybook,thecoverof_______wastorn.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.whose5．—Haveyoureadtoday’sreportaboutyourperformance?—Idon’tcarewhataboutme.A．willbewrittenB．writesC．wroteD．iswritten6．The ofthebookmakesitsuitableforchildren.Themanisconsideringthequestionas .A.simplicity;simplifier B.simplicity;simplismC.simplifier;simplism D.simplism;simplifier7．It’stimethatyou__________thewholebook.A.mustgooverB.cangooverC.wentoverD.havegoneover8．He_______havecompletedhiswork；otherwise,hewouldn’tbeenjoyinghimselfbytheseaside.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldn’tD.can’t9．-----Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?-----Yes,Idid.Youknow,mybrother________inthematch.A.isplaying B.wasplaying C.hasplayed D.hadplayed10．Thisdictionaryisatleastthreetimesasthickasyouborrowedfromthelibrary.A.oneB.thatC.itD.those11．Theexpertsadvise_______ourarmy_______modernweapons.A.toequip;withB.equipping;withC.toequip;forD.equipping;for12．Hisfirstconcertwaswell____andsoalltheticketsofhissecondoneweresoldoutquickly.A.believedB.receivedC.agreedD.admitted13．Therewasa__________lookonherfacebecausea________problem_________thelittlegirl.A.puzzled;puzzled;puzzledB.puzzling;puzzling;puzzledC.puzzled;puzzling;puzzledD.puzzling;puzzled;puzzling8\n14．—Wereallthesuppliesforthepeoplecarriedtotheflood-strickenareas?—No,onlysomeofthemnearlyalltheroadstherecutoff.A．itwas;withB．theywere;becauseC．therewere;forD．therewas;becauseof15．Becarefulwithsuchthings.Ifyou,you’lldropthem.A.don’tB.won’tC.aren’tD.do二、完型填空IwasinthekitchenmakinglunchwhenIsawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthewoods.Icouldonlyseehisback.He1tobewalkingwithagreateffort,tryingtobeas2aspossible.Afewminutesafterhedisappearedintothe3,hecamerunningtowardthehouseagain.Iwentbacktomakingsandwiches,4thatwhatevertaskhehadbeendoingwascompleted.Momentslater,5,hewasonceagainwalkingslowlytowardthewoods.6curiosity,Iwalkedoutandfollowedhimonhisjourney.Hewas7bothhandsinfrontofhimashewalked,being8nottospillthewaterheheldinthem.Isecretlywalked9behindhimashewentintothewoodsandIsawthemostamazing10.Severallargedeerloomedinfrontofhim.Billywalkedrightuptothem.Ialmost111athimtogetaway.Ahugemaledeerwithelaborate（精美的）antlerswas12close.Buttheydidn’tevenmoveasBilly13.AndIsawasmalldeerlyingontheground,obviouslysufferingfrom14andextremeheat,liftitshead15todrinkthewatercuppedinmybeautifulboy’shands.ItwasonthisdaythatIlearnedthetruelessonof16.Youknow,wehadn’thadanyrainforthreemonthsandourcropswere17.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohittheground,theyweresuddenly18byotherdrops.Ilookedupatthesky.Itwas19Godwasmovedtoweep.Theraincamethatdayandsavedourfarm,justlikethe20ofonelittleboywhosavedanother.1.A.happenedB.seemedC.managedD.intended2.A.quicklyB.secretC.smoothlyD.still3.A.distanceB.yardC.woodsD.park4.A.wonderingB.thinkingC.studyingD.doubting5.A.eventuallyB.actuallyC.howeverD.therefore6.A.WithinB.OutofC.BeyondD.Inspiteof7.A.holdingB.wavingC.surroundingD.cupping8.A.carefulB.worriedC.eagerD.prepared9.A.awayB.closeC.outD.off10.A.sceneB.storyC.viewD.game11.A.foughtB.signedC.screamedD.waited12.A.hardlyB.dangerouslyC.easilyD.nearly13.A.ranawayB.turnedoutC.kneltdownD.settleddown14.A.hungerB.diseaseC.thirstD.injury15.A.inturnB.insilenceC.withappreciationD.withdifficulty8\n1.A.sufferingB.supportingC.sharingD.depending2.A.dyingB.reducingC.harvestingD.growing3.A.hiddenB.coveredC.joinedD.caught4.A.whenB.asifC.becauseD.that5.A.wishB.dreamC.actionD.expectation三、阅读理解AHowtohavefuninChicagowithoutspendingalotofmoney?Sightseeing★TheArtInstituteofChicagohasafinecollectionofphotosandpaintings.Theticketis$10.00.ButonTuesdaysyou’llgetinfree.★TheSearsToweristheworld’sthirdtallestbuilding.Bygoingtothe103rdfloor,youcangetagreatviewofthewholecity!Allforonly$8.50.Freeshow★TherearefreeconcertsinGrantParkinsummer.TheyareheldfromWednesdaytoSaturdayat7:00pm.★AttendthetapingofaTVshowforfree.TheOprahWinfreyShowandtheJennyJonesShowbothoffertouristsfreetickets.FortheOprahWinfreyShowyou’llhavetobookticketsatleastamonthbefore.Placestostay★Youcangetahotelfor$100to$300aday.However,youcangetaroominthedormitoryatRooseveltUniversityfor$215forawholeweek!Butyouhavetostayfor30daystogetthisgreatrate(价格).1.Thispassagetellsus_________.A.ChicagoisabigandbeautifulcityB.wherewecanseefinephotosandpaintingsC.howtomakeacheaptripinChicagoD.therearemanyfreeconcertsinChicago2.Itwillcostyou________ifyouvisittheArtInstituteinsteadoftheSearsToweronSundays.A.moreB.lessC.alittleD.nothing3.Youmaygoto_________ifyouliketogetagreatviewofthewholecity.A.theArtInstituteB.theSearsTowerC.RooseveltUniversityD.GrantPark4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisfreetogototheArtInstituteonTuesdays.B.FreeGrantParkconcertsareheldfournightsaweekinsummer.C.TheSearsToweristheworld’sthirdtallestbuilding.D.YoucangetticketstotheOprahWinfreyShowassoonasyouarrive.BSomepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,8\nfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbooks(平装本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia(百科全书),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbook,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.1．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________. A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge. B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation. C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun. D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself.2．Whatdoesthesentences“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however”underlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest? A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though. B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision. D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?CZachdroveovertoMary’splace.Shewouldbehiswifesoon.ShewasinChina,visitingherparents.HersonBradleyhadn’tgonewithher.Bradleywasajuniorinhighschool.HeneitherlikednordislikedZach,eventhoughhehadknownZachforthreeyears.ZachwasstilltryingtogetalongwellwithBradley.WhenZacharrived,heaskedifBradleywantedtodrivehiscar.Bradleyhadadriver’slicense.Bradleysaidallright.Zachtoldhimnottodrivefast,butthathecoulddriveanywherehewanted.Bradleygotontheroad.ZachgaveBradleyafewdrivingtips:Don’tdrivenexttobigtrucks,becauseyouneverknowwhentheymightcrush(碾压)you.Don’tdrivebehindtrucksfilledwiththings,becauseyounever8\nknowwhensomethinginthetruckwillflyoutandhityourcar.Ontheirwayback,Zachsuggestedthattheystopatthegolfcourse.HewantedtoshowBradleyhowtoplaygolf.Bradleywasn’tinterested.Hepreferredhisvideogames.ButBradleysoondiscoveredthatgolfwasfun!Hehitalotofballs.Zachtoldhimthathewasdoingwell.ThenextdayBradley,forthefirsttimeever,calledZach.Hehadafewblisters(水疱)onhishands.Zachsaidthatusuallyhappened.ThenBradleyaskedifZachwouldcomenextSaturdaysotheycouldtakeadriveandhitgolfballsagain.Zachsaid,ofcourse,andfelthappy.1.Thebesttitle(题目)forthetextmightbe“________”.A.Youarenotmydad,butIbegintoloveyou!B.Ibegintoloveyou,myson!C.Youcandobetter,boy!D.Doyouloveme,dad?2.ZachletBradleydrivehiscarbecause________.A.hewantedtoteachBradleyhowtodriveB.hewantedtotakeBradleytothegolfcourseC.hewantedtogotoseeMaryD.hewantedtogetonwellwithBradley3.Atfirst,Bradleyliked________betterthangolf.A.drivingB.videogamesC.hislessonsD.adriver’slicense4.Thenextday,Bradleytelephonedmainlyto________.A.askZachtoteachhimtodriveB.askZachtoseehismotherMaryC.showZachhisfriendlinessD.inviteZachtothegolfcourseDSocietiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiedhard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexample,“BaseBasah”means“wetrice”inMalay（马来语）.Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad”?Thereasonissimple.Duringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis“CircularRoad8\n”forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent（月牙）becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.2．Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbase.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.四、阅读填空Whatisadream?Forcenturies,peoplehavewonderedaboutthestrangeplacesthattheyseemtovisitintheirsleep.1However,theyhavebeenvaluedasnecessarytoaperson'shealthandhappiness.HistoricallypeoplethoughtdreamscontainedmessagesfromGod.Itwasonlyinthetwentiethcenturythatpeoplestartedtostudydreamsscientificallybelievingthattheytellaboutaperson'scharacter.2Hebelievedthatdreamsallowapersontoexpressfantasiesorfears,whichwouldbesociallyunacceptableinreallife.ThesecondtheorytobecomepopularwasCarlJung'scompensationtheory.Jung,aformerstudentofFreud,saidthatthepurposeofadreamisnottohidesomething,butrathertocommunicateittothedreamer.3Thus,peoplewhothinktoohighlyofthemselvesmaydreamaboutfalling;thosewhothinktoolittleofthemselvesdreamofbeingheroes.Usingmorerecentresearch,WilliamDomhofffromtheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatdreamingisamentalskillthatneedstimetodevelopinhumans.,4Untiltheyreachagefive,theycannotexpressverywellwhattheirdreamsareabout.Oncepeoplebecomeadults,thereislittleornochangeintheirdreams.Thedreamsofmenandwomendiffer.Forinstance,Thecharactersthatappearinthedreamsofmenareoftenothermen,andofteninvolvephysicalaggression.Themeaningofdreamscontinuestobedifficulttounderstand.5Ifyoudreamthatalovedoneisgoingtodie,donotpanic.Thedreammayhavemeaning,butitdoesnotmeanthatyourlovedoneisgoingtodie.A．Dreamsmakeupforwhatislackinginwakinglife.8\nB．However,peopleshouldnottaketheirdreamsasreality.C．Theyhavebeenconsideredasmeaninglessnighttimejourneys.D．Itgivesscientistschancestobetterunderstandhumanmind.E．Childrendonotdreamasmuchasadults.F．Theythinktheirmindistryingtotellthemsomething.G．First,therewasSigmundFreud’stheory.五、书面表达参考答案三、阅读理解A1-4CABDB1-3DCBC1-4ADBCD8\n1-3DAA四、阅读填空1-5CGAEB五、书面表达8
