第一学期期末高一级英语科质量检测卷

潮州市 2005—2006 学年度第一学期期末高一级英语科质量检测卷

满分１００分，考试时间１００分钟．

1.In face of failure, it is the most important to keep up good state of mind. A .x, a B. a, x C. the ,x D. x, the

2.---Why is Tom always late for school? ---Because he has no of time.

A. need 　　　　　 B. idea 　　　　 C. hurry 　　　　 D. sense 3.---Bob , are you free at the moment? I have a favor to ask you.

--- .

A. It’s a pleasure B. Go ahead C. Help yourself D. Ask , please

4.I understand most of what they said but not word .

A. any 　　　　　　B. anything 　　 　C. every 　　　　　 D. one 5.--- Why did you go back to the shop?　

---I left my friend there.

A. waiting 　　　　　　　B. to wait 　　　　C. wait 　　　　　　D. waits

6.The dark， rainy evening, the wind and the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power； it was the first time in a year and a half that I the night face to face.

A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. would see

7. We went to Mr. Zhang's yesterday. He gave us how to learn English well. A. some advice in B. some advices on

C. some advice on D. some advices in

8. Mum asked her if she was very hot so many clothes on. A. with B. for C. wearing D. had 9. Is there anything to you?

A. that is belonged B. that belongs C. that is belonging D. belongs 10. is no doubt that Jack will leave Europe for America.

A. It B. There C. That D. This 11. He rings me up . Which one is WRONG?

A. every two days B. every other day C. every another day D. every second day 12. Mr. Pattis me to come, but he hasn't arrived yet.

A. allowed B. promised C. agreed D. invited

13. Another month had when the little hero realized that he was cheated by the two men. A. gone on B. gong by C. come on D. past by

14.---Do you like here?

---Oh ,yes .The ,air, the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice. A. this 　　　　　　B. these 　　　　C. that 　　　　 　D. it 15. He made another wonderful discovery, of great importance to science. A. which I think is B. which I think it is

C. which think it D. I think which is 16. Move the little plant to it from the sunburn.

A. prevent B. protect C. stop D. help 17. I won't attend his birthday party, invited.

A. even B. even if C. as if D. even since

18. The English play my students acted at the New Year's Party, was a great success. A. for which B. at which C. in which D. on which

19. She her father to give up smoking, but failed.

A. persuaded B. tried to persuade C. advised D. tried to make

20. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics by 2006.

A. has been completed B. has completed

C. will have been completed D. will have completed II．完型填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)

Every year many young children die or get injured in 2 1 careless smoking and children playing with 2 2 and cigarette lighters (打火机) cause one out of 2 3 five fires. These things should not be left around the home for children to 2 4 with.

In order to 2 5 young children accidentally (偶然) starting rims, they should 2 6 be left alone in the house. Young children are naturally curious (好奇的) about things around them, and they can start a fire very easily if they find a box of matches (火柴) or a cigarette lighter.

The best way for a child to protect himself in the case of fire is to know what to do if a fire 27 out .Every family member should know how to get out of the flat quickly and where to go.

Practise an escape route with all the members of the family, especially if you live in a high-rise building.

Sometimes children 2 8 serious injuries when their clothes catch fire. Many kinds of clothes today can easily catch fire. If a child's clothing catches fire, the child should 2 9 the drop-and-roll technique. That is the child crosses his arms across his chest meanwhile (与此同时 his right hand touches his left shoulder and his left hand touches his 3 0 shoulder. Then the child lies to the floor or the ground. The child should then roll (翻滚) over and over slowly. Wrap a rug(小毛毯) around him to cut off the air and 3 1 the fire.

3 2 should also keep some fire-fighting equipment in the home. An all-purpose fire extinguisher (灭火器) 3 3 be used on fires caused by burning liquids (液体) such as fat and 3 4 as well as 3 5 electrical fires.

21. A. fires B. floods C. waters D. oceans 22. A. tools B. boats C. cars D. matches 23. A. a B. few C. many D. every 24. A. play B. stay C. study D. learn 25. A. pretend B. prevent C. keep D. help 26. A. ever B. also C. else D. never 27. A. puts B. gives C. sends 　D. breaks 28. A. accept B. receive C. take D. lack 29. A. join B. use C. talk D. attend 30. A. left B. right C. above D. below 31. A. put off B. put into C. put up D. put out

32. A. Families B. Parties C. Organizations D. Homes 33. A. can't B. can C. need D. dare

34. A. oil B. clothes C. wood D. glass 35. A. at B. in C. on D. with III.阅读理解（共１５小题，每题２分，满分３０分）

阅读下面短文，然后从３６－５０小题所给的 A. B. C. D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项． (A) The Ice Hotel

Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter. Why ? Because this hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.

Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere (独特的气氛). Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel's ice church. But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between - 2ºC and - 5ºC. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.

36. What is the main idea of this reading?

A. How the Ice Hotel is built B. What makes the Ice Hotel special C. Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice D. The services of the Ice Hotel 37. What can you do in the hotel?

A. Watch a movie B. Get married

C. Eat an interesting meal D. All of the above 38. Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?

A. the rooms are warm B. the temperature is -2ºC C. the sleeping bags are warm D. the furniture is warm 39. In which part of the hotel would you probably find "plates"? A. the church B. the restaurant

C. the rooms D. the art gallery 40. What do you think happens to this hotel in spring?

A. It freezes B. It melts C. It stays open D. It moves (B)

Mr.Wood lived downstairs. He sighed (叹气)himself as the party began upstairs after nine. The noise was so loud that he couldn't go to sleep. He lay on the bed for a long time and tried to read, but he found himself reading the same page over and over again. Finally he looked at his watch. It was just mid-night. He jumped out of his bed and hurried upstairs. He rang the bell several times, but no one answered. Just then one of the guests came out. He went in and saw Mr. Black, the owner of the house, who smiled and said before Mr. Wood could open his mouth. "Hello, come in and join us. I meant to invite you . " Mr. Wood left at once to change his clothes.

Mr Black said to his guests, "As soon as I saw him , I knew he would make trouble. That's why I asked him to join us. Did you see how pleased he was? But the party is nearly over.

41. Mr. Wood went upstairs at about .

A. early in the morning B. 12 o'clock at night C. the time the party was over D. after nine 42. When Mr. Wood went upstairs, the party . A. had just begun B. had just finished

C. was already over D. had lasted for about three hours 43. Mr. Black was .

A. clever B. a trouble-maker C. a careless man D. ready to say sorry 44. From the story, we learn that .

A. people should stop dancing after midnight B. we must be impolite to angry people C. we shouldn't invite our neighbors to parties D. we mustn't only think of ourselves 45. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mr. Wood enjoyed the music of the party upstairs at first. B. Mr. Wood joined in the party at last.

C. Mr. Wood was angry at first but later joined in the party. D. Mr. Wood changed his clothes before he joined in the party. (C)

Waterland, Galifornia , USA June 26, 2001---two cars dropped from sight, falling into the bottom of a 40-foot deep sinkhole which appeared suddenly. At a town 12 miles from Waterland, two bedrooms of one house dropped into a hole 60 feet across and 35 feet deep, part of the next house hung dangerously over the hole.

Sinkholes have been happening without warning in this part of the world for years. So far there is no way to predice (预 示 ) when or where one will appear. But when one does, others usually follow in the same area, usually along a straight line. The worst sinkhole in recent years appeard in 1996. It was 70 feet across and 150 feet deep. It destroyed one house, damaged several others and broke the walls of a city block. One hole, 15 feet deep, opened up this year in the middle of a highway (高速公路) 19 seconds after a car had been driven by. Others in the same area took place at night, damaging houses, swallowing (吞) up trees and parts of streets

and making 23 frightened persons nun away from their homes in night clothes.

Sinkholes happen when the weather is dry. The earth at the surface began to drop into empty space under the ground, like sand falling in a huge hourglass (沙漏). This is how a sinkhole is formed.

46. From the passage we know that sinkholes seldom happen . A. in a straight line B. during a period of wet weather C. at night D. in the dry season

47. When one sinkhole appears, others unusually follow . A. everywhere B. on straight highways only C. nearby D. in the places far away 48. The reason why sinkholes happen is that . A. dry earth moves and fills underground holes B. there are large holes under houses

C. Waterland has an underground lake

49.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Why a sinkhole happens and how its name was formed. B. Even drivers can not keep away from sinkholes. C. Sinkholes always happen without any warning.

D. Sinkholes have been happening in the Waterland area and causing some damage. 50.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Sinkholes cause car accidents. B. Sinkholes destroy buildings

C. When and where sinkholes take place D. How to prevent sinkholes from happening IV．短文改错(每小题 1 分，共 10 分) 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断： 如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列 情况改正； 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜 线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Yesterday I had visited the Kings. It was 51.

my first visit to a Australian family. They live in 52.

a small town. It was kindly of them to meet 53.

me at the railway station or drive me to their 　54.

home. The Kings did his best to make me feel 55.

at home. They offered me coffee and other 56.

drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing 57.

together. They were eager to know about 58.

China and asked me lots of question. In fact, 59.

they are planning to visit China the next year. 60. V．书面表达(25 分)

假定你是王海，在广州市第二中学读书。你的朋友夏明三个月前随父母去美国。昨天 你收到他的来信。今天你给他回信，询问他在哪所学校读书，语言通不通，生活是否习惯 是否想念老同学，顺便问他能否寄几本英语简易读物回来，能否寄一张近照回来。

参考词汇：英语简易读物注意：elementary English readings 1．短文需包括所有内容，可适当增减，使其连贯完整。 2．词数 100 词左右。 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

潮州市 2005—2006 学年度第一学期期末高一级英语科质量检测卷

英语参考答案

I.单项选择(20％)

1---5 ADBCA 6---10 CCADB 11---15 CBBBA 16---20 BBCBC II.完形填空(15％)

21---25 ADDAB 26---30 DDBBB 31---35 DABAC III．阅读理解(30％)

36---40 BDCBB 41---45 BDADA 46---50 BCADD IV．短文改错(10％)

51．去掉 had 52．a 改为 an 53．kindly 改为 kind 54．or 改为 arid 65.his 改为 their 66．√ 67．have 改为 had 68．know 后加 something 69.question 改为 questions 70．去掉 the

V.书面表达(25%)。 Dear Xia Ming,

It's three months since you left for the United States, and with great pleasure I got your letter yesterday .In your letter you've told me something about what you've seen and heard them, and I also want to know which school you are in and, since English is spoken there, whether you have any difficulty in understanding them and making yourself understood. Do you often miss your former schoolmates? By the way, will you be so kind as to send me one of your latest photos and, if possible, send me some elementary English readings?

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Yours, Wang Hai