高中一年级上学期期中巩固提高
Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions Beneath each of the following sentences thre are four choices marked A, B, C
and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
8. As time went on, his theory _________________to be true.
A. proved B. is proved C. is to prove D. has proved
9. Little Rose is excited, for she______________to China as soon as this term ends.
A. has been taken B. will be taken
C. will take D. is taking
10.----Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?
一Sorry. _________________.
A. It's repaired. B. It has been repaired.
C. It's being repaired. D. It had been repaired.
11. Have you got anything______________ ?
A. to say B. saying
C. to have said D. to saying
12. After he had the last dish, he went on _____________us the story.
A. Telling B. to telling
'C. tell D. to tell
13. The house____________ on the fire for half an hour before the fireman arrived.
A. has been B. has got
C. had been D. had got
14. Tim is in good shape physically _______________he doesn't get much exercise.
A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as
15. Do you mind if you tell me the key _____________learning English well?
A. of B. from C. to D. too
16. A new research finds that companies_____________have more women on their boards
have better results.
A. what B. who C. where D. that
17. If Mr. Robinson is free tomorrow, the headmaster will_______________him.
A. call in B. call on C. call at D. call off
Section B
Directions Read the text below. Use the word in the brackets to form a word that fits in
the space.
I was fat because of my parents’ gene. I often said to myself lf I became slim.
would feel_18________ "when I grew up, I kept a healthy 19______ to have a good
figure and a good health.
Firstly, I must make an aim for balance because it's the most important step before
taking any 20 ____________. I need to eat some from each food group-grains, protein foods,
vegetable and fruit, and dairy. I eat when I'm 21 _________ and sTOP when I feel
satisfied. Secondly, I look for 22_________ . I choose different foods in each food group.
For example, I don’t ________23 an apple every time when I choose a fruit. Eating a
variety of foods each day will 24__________ me get what I need. Thirdly, I should
practice controlling. I don't have too much or too little of one. All foods, if eaten in 25___________, can be part of healthy eating. Even sweet 'can be okay.
In a word, healthy eating helps me get the right balance of vitamins, minerals, and others. And it helps me 26_________ my best and have plenty of energy. It can help me handle_27 ___________ better. Now I feel happier than before.
__________19.__________ 20._____________ 21.____________22._____________
23.___________ 24.__________25._____________ 26.____________27._____________
Section C
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 or phrase that best fits the context.
I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes. My 17-yeapold son, who
had for so long 28____________my choice of clothing, now interestedly searches through my closet.
Wasn't it only yesterday that he had turned up his nose at my clothes? When Alyosha was
in middle school and just beginning to look at his father as a creature from outer space,
had once 29_______him to buy a pair of chinos while we were shopping, He said
nothing but selected a pair of outsized jeans. He 30_________ it on. "Too ___31____,"I pronounced. "Just right,"was his reply, 32 he admired himself in the mirror, completely_33_____
with the image. I think that set the tone for the next four years.
__________________ began to change about a year ago. I remember the exact day. I had gone to my
35_________ in search of a favorite T-shirt. I couldn't find it, 36________ it appeared later in the day when Alyosha returned home from school."That's my shirt,"I said. "Yeah, I know,"
said Alyosha as he 37_________ for the fridge. Since that time, he often-and without warning-
searched for the new and different in my closet. I asked Alyosha why he wore my clothes.
"I like some of them,"he smiled. Warmed by his words, I held my tongue as he slipped
into a pair of my trousers.
28. A. based on B. looked down on
C. set on D. thought highly of
29. A. asked B. managed C. longed D. advised
30. A. put B. tried C. had D. wore
31. A. big B. tight C. cheap D. expensive
32. A. Because B. Though C. until D. as
33. A. worried B.satisfied C. proud D. nervous
34. A. Behaviors B. Times C. Manners D. Tastes
35. A. house B. store C. office D. closet
36. A. and B. unless C. but D. so
37. A. headed B. looked C. searched D. Walked
Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions Read the following 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
When a Japanese friend of mine first visited Britain and first saw a British map of the
world, he was very surprised by what he found. At first, the picture seemed familiar, in
the middle of the map, there were two or three small but long red islands lying between an
ocean and a continent. But something was wrong land mass and ocean had changed places.
It wasn't Japan he was looking at, it was the British Isles . Japan was out on
the edge somewhere.
Until that moment all the maps he had known had set Japan in the middle of the
picture and had colored it red# yet when he got to Britain, he found that the country in the
middle of the map was Britain and it was also painted red. What my friend had found was
that his country was no longer in its familiar place and he no longer knew where he was.
Our sense of ourselves and our place in the world may not, as my friend's experience
suggests. come from anything real or actual, for no country is in the middle of the earth,
except as a picture in the mind. a map is only a model in which we may set ourselves. it
just helps us to feel that we know where we are.
38. When the man in the story saw a British map of the world, he found himself_________.
A. Shocked B. comfortable
C. disappointed D. encouraged
39. 0n a British map of the world,_____________.
A. Japan is painted red
B. Japan is set in the middle
C. Japan is set at one side
D. Japan does not appear at all
40. The main idea of the passage is that _____________.
A. human beings need maps in order to find the middle of the earth
B. Japanese visitors to Britain find that local maps are not accurate
C. maps are really useful since they help us travel from place to place
D. maps give us a comforting sense of position so that we know where we are
B
Half-Truths
Be care of those who use the truth to deceive . When someone tells you
something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he
can create a false impression
For example, someone might say, I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.
It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred
dollars!"
This Buy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two
hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!
He didn't say anything that was false, but he purposely __________important
information. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are
just as dishonest.
Dishonest candidates in political campaigns often use this strategy. Let's say
that during Governor Smith's last term , her state lost one million jobs and gained
three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an ad saying,
"During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!"?hat's true. However
an honest statement would have been, "During Governor Smith's term, the state had a net
gain of two million jobs."
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to make false claims
so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might show off, "Nine out of ten doctors
recommend Yucky pills to cure nose problems."It fails to mention that they only asked ten
doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
His kind of dishonesty happens too often. It's a sad fact. of life, Lies are lies, and
sometimes the truth can lie as well.
41. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?
A. Whenever telling the truth, people are really lying.
B. One can get rich in a flash by Betting lottery tickets.
C. All governors help their states.
D. The truth can be used in dishonest ways.
42. The underlined word"omitted"in the fourth paragraph probably means
A. spent money B.. left out
C. told about D. exposed
43. The author clearly wants people to_______________.
A. think carefully about what they read and hear
B. learn to tell half-truths
C. trust no one but the best friends
D. vote for female candidates
44. Another suitable title for this selection would be______________.
A. Telling the Truth B. Everyone Lies
C. Lying With the Truth D. Trust Nobody
C
Wearing shabby clothes and reaching out a dirty hand towards people, this is the
traditional image of beggars. But nowadays that image has changed in many ways. Beggars
can even look exactly like a white-collar worker.
With the development of the Internet, beggars also benefit from new technology.
Without standing on the street all day tong, they can just sit at home and click the
keyboard-° beggar websites"make the begging business much easier.
Just by googling the words beggar and website, dozens of such Chinese forums are
found."Please donate 1 yuan; it will help me be rich! —that's a common slogan from
many of these begging websites,
The layout of these sites is quite similar. There are some funny or sad pictures across
the TOP. of the screen, then a request for donations is classified into three levels 1 yuan, 5
yuan and 10 yuan. Just by clicking on these buttons, one can make a kindly donation.
People can pay through an online paying system or send money to a bankcard number.
These websites also provide lists of those who have donated, but almost all of them
have mostly donated 1 yuan per person, and online stores or other small websites can have
a place on the site for a small adverti百度竞价推广ent after the donation.
Actually, such begging websites are not original in China. online begging first
appeared in the United States. Some individuals opened such websites to relieve their
economic embarrassment.
In 2002, a woman in New York owed about $ 20, 000 to the bank, so she set up a
begging website and, what a surprise, she received over $ 13, 000 from netizens which
solved her problems more or less.
In some"professional"begging websites in the United States, the website organizer
can even receive many thousands of dollars. However, the income from most of the web
sites found in China seems not so good.
45. The passage is mainly about_________.
A. the difference between traditional and modern beggars
B. the begging website
C. considerable donations online
D. how to make money online
46. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. We can make a good living by begging online.
B. Western begging websites always make more money than those in China.
C. Begging websites can advertise for donators.
D. online begging came into being in China first.
47. By what means can people donate money to the online websites?
A. People can pay in cash.
B. People can pay through online paying systems,
C. People can pay by check.
D. All the above means.
48. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some begging websites use the donations to help poor people.
B. Some begging websites solve their financial problems by receiving donations.
C. The improvement of the Internet technology helps beggars make money more
Easily.
D. The income from most of the websites found in China seems not so good.
Section B
Directions Read the follow passage and complete the statements that follow. Write one
word or more in each space.
Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still angry at the
questionable referring decisions that made their team lose the match. A research
was sent to study the performance of some TOP referees .
The researcher organized experimental matches between four youth teams. Each
match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different
referees were in charge.
Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the matches.
Compared to an ordinary match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a
remarkably high number.
The researcher then studied the video tapes to study the matches in detail.
Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the
incident. When the officials go it right, they were on average 17 meters away from the
action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the
proper distance is about 20 meters.
There also seemed to be a proper speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were
moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 · meters
per second.
If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the justice of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.
He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided.
If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less of importance.
49. The experiment carried out by the researcher was meant to study the causes o£ errors
Made by ___________________________________________.
5o. The findings of the experiment show that errors were more likely to occur when______________________________________________ .
51. The average speed for making right decisions was_______________________ per second.
52. According to the last paragraph, one of the possible conclusions of the experiment is-
Writing
Section A
Directions Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English.
53 ____________________________, the soldier jumped into the river and saved the drowning boy.
54. Jack _______________________________ on the interview because of his politeness and confidence.
55.These pills should__________________________________________.
Section B
Directions translate the following sentence into English, use the words given in the brackets.
56.这个新雇员天天加班以此来弥补我们的经验不足。
_____________________________________________________________________
57.大夫建议她多进行体育训练，均衡饮食。
_____________________________________________________________________
Section C
Directions Write an English composition in between 100 and 120 words according to the
situation given below in Chinese.
在中学阶段，英语课外读物有很多材料。譬如英文报刊，杂志，小说原，系列读物和
考试试题等。请写一篇关于中学英语课外阅读的文章，内容需要包含
1.介绍你喜欢的英语阅读材料
2.简单讲解你在英语课外阅读中的收成和感受。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
