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高一上学期英语期末考试试卷
一、完形填空
1.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的
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TheGrass Cutting Days
Every
time
we headed
out
to
cut
grass,
Dad
was
there
towatch.
I
used
to1why he came with us. He stood
watchingus in the sticky Florida heat when
he could have been inside2with air
conditioning and an icy drink.
One
day
we
were
cutting
our
next-
door
neighbor’s
yard.
She
always
waited
until the grass was knee-high to call us over. To
make matters worse, we
had
an
old
lawn
mower
that
kept
breaking
down
as
we
tried
to
cut
3her
backyard
jungle. This particular afternoon, I was finishing
up and was tired and
sweaty. I 4the
tall glass of cold juice I would drink in a minute
to cool down.
I was just
about to turn off the lawn mower 5I saw Dad
pointing to one
single
blade
of
grass .
I
thought
about
the
small
amount
of
money
I
was
getting 6for cutting grass so high that
it almost broke the mower. I ignored
him and kept walking. Dad called me out
and yelled, “You missed a blade.”
I
frowned ,hoping he would let me go home. He kept
pointing. Though
7and
discouraged,
I
still
went
back
to
cut
that
blade
of
grass.
I
thought
to
myself, “That one blade isn’t 8anyone.
Why won’t he just let it go?”
But when I reached
adulthood, I understood his 9: When you’re running
a business, the work you do says a
great deal about you. If you want to be seen
as
an
honest
businessman,
you
must
deliver
a
quality
product.
That
single
blade
of grass 10the job was not done.
Other neighbors took 11of the good work
we did and we soon gained
more 12. We
started out with one customer, but by the end of
the summer we
had five, which was all
we cared to handle because we wanted time to enjoy
our summer break from school.
The lesson my dad taught me
stayed with me: Be 13. If you say you are
going to perform a job at a certain
time, 14your word. Give your customers the
kind
of
15you
would
like
to
receive.
It
shows
how
sincere
you
are
and
how
much pride you take in your work.
（
1
）
A .
wonderB . understandC . knowD . expect
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2
）
A . hidingB .
relaxingC .
playingD . talking
（
3
）
A . inB .
backC . upD . through
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4
）
A . picturedB . decidedC .
requiredD . invented
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5
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A . untilB . beforeC .
whenD . while
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6
）<
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A . involvedB .
caughtC .
changedD . paid
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7
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A . tiredB . ashamedC . touchedD . sho
cked
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8
）
A . surprisingB . frighteningC . hurtingD . embar
rassing
（
9
）
A . punishmentB .
messageC .
crueltyD . expression
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10
）
A . seemedB . realizedC .
meantD . found
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11
）
A .
careB .
noticeC .
placeD .
control
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12
）
A .
businessB .
workersC .
experienceD . pri
zes
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13
）
A . patientB . powerfulC . preparedD .
professional
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14
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A
. breakB . giveC . saveD . keep
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15
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A . adviceB .
serviceC . attentionD .
warmth
二、阅读理解
2.
阅读理解
Amazing Movies
Are
you
looking
for
some
movies?
You’ve
landed
on
the
rightplace.
Let’s take a look at the list I’ve
collected.
ABeautiful Mind
ABeautiful Mind is the story of John
Nash, a mathematician who went on
to
winthe
Nobel
Prize
for
his
Game
Theory.
This
movie
brings
his
whole
journey
onscreen
—
from his beginning
to his downhill ride.
Thefirst half is
all about his rise to fame while the second half
shows how
heslowly falls into madness.
After many years of fighting, he finally
isvictorious.
I.Q.
Thestory is
about an auto mechanic who falls for Albert
Einstein’s niece.
Theonly problem is
that she is engaged
to
someone else. Fortunately,Einstein
likes him. He pretends to be a
physicist to run after her, butthings don’t go as
he’d planned.
IfA
Beautiful
Mind
was
a
little
too
heavy
for
you,
I.Q.
would
be
the
perfectfit. It’s a
light
-drama that is funny and
heartwarming for the most part.
GoodWill Hunting
GoodWill
Hunting is a touching tale of a troubled young man
called Will
Huntingwho is gifted with a
natural talent in mathematics.
However,he
is
struggling
to
find
his
identity.
He
can
solve
any
math
problem,
but
notthe
one
he
seems
to
be
struggling
with
in
his
life.
His
life
seems to
begetting only worse until one day he meets Sean,
a therapist, who
helps himfind
direction in life.
Creation
Creationis a
story of famous scientist, Charles Darwin, best
known for his
evolutiontheories. This
movie attempts to bring his struggling days into
focus;
thetime when he was dealing with
the loss of his daughter and was suffering
fromhallucinations . At the same time,
he was working on a book called Onthe
Origins of Species, which he finally
completed.
Allin all, Creation is a
great historical drama.
（
1
）
If
you are interested in a relaxing movie, you can go
and see ________.
A . I.Q.B . CreationC
. A Beautiful MindD . Good Will Hunting
（
2
）
Which two
characters are experts in mathematics
according
to the
passage?
A .
Will
Hunting
and
Sean.B .
John
Nash
and
Will
HuntingC .
Charles
Darwin and Sean.D . John Nash and
Charles Darwin.
（
3
）
The
main purpose of the passage is to __________.
A .
recommend
actorsB .
promote
movie
salesC .
introduce
moviesD .
compare movies
3.
阅读理解
TheClimb to
the T
op
My
life
as
a
kid
was
a
sweet
life.
I
lived
in
a
beautifulhouse
with
the
beautiful surroundings
in Puerto Rico. There was one particularthing I
loved
and it was a huge tree that was
in my backyard. As a child, Iused to climb the
tree
every
day.
Every
time
I
went,
I
climbed
higher
andhigher,
reaching
new
branches, obstacles, and pathways on my
way up. One day, Ireached the top
and I
could see my island. I felt I was on top of the
world,and nothing could
stop
me.
Then,
there
was
the
day
that
seemed
like
the
end
ofmy
life.
This
specific day changed my life forever.
It was a nice summer day.
After breakfast, my family headedto the park to
see my baseball game. In the evening we
went to a carnival
in my
town. My
grandma
was
sellingblankets
under
a
tent.
Suddenly,
the
mood
of
the
day
changed
when my parentstook me to my grandma’s tent. Still
to this day, I
remember the exact words
mydad said to me, “Son, how would you like to
move to the United States?” Icouldn’t
believe what he said. I then ran away
from him as the tears rolleddown my
cheeks. My perfect life was being taken
away from me.
Two
weeks
later,
we
arrived
at
New
York
in
late
July,
and
myaunt
and
uncle
drove us to
Springfield
，
Massachusetts
where we lived for sevenyears.
Once we
got there, I met my mom’s family for the first
time. Septembercame
and school started.
I was afraid to go to a new school and make
newfriends.
Most kids ignored me and
some tried to talk to me,
but I
couldn’tunderstand
them or say
anything. My first year in the United States was
not funor easy but
I worked hard and
got through it.
Now that
I’m grown, I look back on the journey that
I’vebeen through:
living in a new place
with no friends, new language, and newschools.
Despite
all those problems, I still
remembered that special tree. Thattree taught me
to
never give up and reach higher. I
have beaten everydifficulty that I have met in
life and I just kept moving forward. My
perfectlife was never taken away from
me; it has just started.
（
1
）
When the author was a kid, he _________.
A . thought his life was very pitifulB
. expected to live in a beautiful houseC .
dreamed of traveling around the worldD
. enjoyed the pleasure of climbing a
tree
（
2
）
Why
does the author mention the baseball game and
carnival in the
passage?
A
.
To
compare
life
with
that
in
America.B
.
To
introduce
his
family
tradition.C . To show
he didn’t like studying.D . To state his daily
life routine.
（
3<
/p>
）
Paragraph 3 mainly tells us
about _________.
A .
the
family
that
he
had
met
beforeB .
his
new
friends
in
Springfield,
MassachusettsC
.
the
living
conditions
when
he
arrived
in
AmericaD
.
his
difficult experiences during the first
year in the US
（
4
）
The
author has realized that to live a perfect life is
_________.
A
.
to
never
give
upB
.
to
always
make
new
friendsC
.
to
forget
all
problemsD . to remember
sweet memories
4.
阅读理解
If you ever have the desire to break
out into song
—
in theshower,
in the
car,
maybe
at
your
neighbor’s
karaoke
nigh
t
—
you
should
embraceit
whole-heartedly.
This
ancient
art
not
only
makes
you
feel
good,
it
can
alsoimprove
your
well-being,
reduce
your
feelings
of
pain,
and
even
extend
yourlife.
Using
your
voice
to
sing,
rather
than
simply
carryout
a
conversation,
offers
unique
benefits
because
singing
affects
our
bodies.
Also,
studies
link
singing with a lower heart
rate
，
decreased blood
pressure and reduced stress
according
to Patricia Preston-Roberts, a music therapist.
She uses song to help
patients who
suffer from a variety of problems.
Singing, particularly in a group, seems
to benefit the elderly particularly
well. As part of a three-year study
examining how singing affects the health of
those fifty-five and older, a Senior
Singers Chorus was formed by the Levine
School of Music in Washington, D. C.
The seniors involved in the chorus, as well
as
seniors
in
two
separate
arts
groups
about
writing
and
painting,
showed
significant
health
improvements
compared
to
those
in
the
control
groups .Obviously, the arts groups
report
ed thirty fewer doctors’ visits,
fewer
eyesight problems, less
depression, and less need for medication.
Even lead researcher Dr.
Gene D. Cohen, director of the Center on Aging
at
George
Washington
University,
was
surprised
at
how
big
an
effect
the
senior
s’ arts participation
had on their health. Cohen said, “The average age
of all the subjects was eighty. This is
higher than life expectancy. So, if an effect
were
to
be
achieved,
one
would
ordinarily
expect
to
see
less
decline
compared to the control group. The fact
that there was so much improvement