黑龙江省大庆市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期中试题
考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分
第一部分 单项填空：（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）
1.They are said to have developed a new ________ to teaching, which is said to improve classroom teaching greatly. A．method B．means C．way D．approach 2. —Let's go to the park tomorrow morning.
—Sorry, I've got an important appointment at 9 o'clock and I can't ________ to miss it.
A．manage B．afford C．wait
D．help
3. The technical cooperation and cultural ________between the two countries are increasing gradually. A．revenge B．expenses C．exchanges
D．Extension
4． Tom wants to know if we can ________ John for the night, since he has lost all his money and can go nowhere.
A．put up B．put off C．put on
D．put down
5. So far this year we________ a fall in house prices by between 5 percent and 10 percent.
A．saw
B．see C．had seen D．have seen
6．The athlete's years of hard training ________ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal. A. went on B. got through C.paid off D. ended up
7． This piece of music being played at the concert ________ sweet. A．sounds B．listens to C．is sounded D．is listened to
8. It is the first time he ________ here and now it is high time that he ________ around.
A．come; should be shown B．has come; was shown C．came; be shown D．came; was shown
9.It seems there are ________ people out of work because of economic crisis. Something must be done to create more employment.
A．a great many B．a great many of C．a great deal D．a great deal of 10. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sickness. A．normal B．average C．ordinary D．regular
11．The train for Shanghai ________ at 9 tomorrow morning. So you are ________ to
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get everything ready at 7 o'clock. A．will leave; supposed C．leaves; supposed
B．are leaving; suppose D．is going to leave; suppose
12．The doctor thought ________ would be good for you to have a holiday. A．this B．it C．one
D．That
13. “Whose turn is it _____ now?” asked the doctor.
A .examined B. to examine C .being examined D. to be examined 14.Your daughter ________ the enjoyment of our visit. A．adds up
B．adds to C．adds up to D．adds in
15.Most of the people in the city were killed in the big fire, and only a few ________it. A. lived B. remained C.left D.survived 16.The reason ________he was late was ________he missed the train. A. why; that B. that; that C. that; why D. why; why 17.. What a beautiful day! You ________take your umbrella at all. A. can't B. needn't C. mustn't D. may not 18.What team did you say your boy friend _______? A. in B .about C. at D . on
19. The committee _____ made up of 20 members, who _____ experts in medicine. A. is, are B. is, is C .are, is D. are, are 20. You needn’t ______ my breakfast; I’ll eat out.
A .worry about B. care for C. bother about D.trouble for 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night
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I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
21.E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce his new books B. introduce two funny stories C. explain why he enjoys writing D. answer some readers’ questions 22.We can know from the passage that E. B. White is a writer who ______. A. writes very fast B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults D. writes imaginary tales for children 23.What inspired (激励)E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web? A. That he wanted children to love animals. B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig. C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig. D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
24. E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______. A. improve his spelling B. express his thoughts
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C. show his sadness D. make a good living B One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen — Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them — If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them — Try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control. But if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with them when they’re having a good time!
Make plans — Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
25. While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should _____.
A. give him or her some advice C. calm him or her down
B. just listen unless asked D. share your feelings as well
26. When we provide help for our friends, we should _____.
A. try to do everything for them C. change their bad habits first
B. put them before ourselves
D. ignore their faults
27. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe’s words?
A. Life without a friend is death.
B. A friend is easier lost than
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found.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 28. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to find a good friend.
B. How to help friends in trouble. D. A man is known by his friends.
C. How to be a good friend. C
D. How to make more friends.
Life gets noisier every day and very few people can free from noise of some sort or another.It doesn’t matter where you live—in the middle of modern city，or a faraway village—the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes，transistor radios，oilpowered engines，etc.，are almost everywhere.We seem to be getting used to noise，too.Some people feel quite lonely without background_music while they are working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for human beings.However，some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud，and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓)．The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration，what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise.It goes on to say that a background noise，which doesn’t change too much (music，for example) may even help people to concentrate.
29．The best title for this passage is ________. A．Noisy Life B．Background Noise C．Disturbed Concentration D．Changeable Noise 30．“Background music” in the passage means ________.
A．music played in the corner B．a kind of noise coming into your ears C．music helps people to concentrate D．music played while people are working 31．Some people may have their hearing hurt ________.
A．while they are in complete silence B．while they are dancing violently C．while they are listening to pop music D．while they are listening to soft music D
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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