江西赣州十二市高一上期中英语试卷

—— I hear that as many as 150 people were killed in the earthquake.
——Yes, _____ news came as ______ shock to us.

Rather than____ on a crowded bus, he always prefers____ a bike.

That was a really difficult question, but a little boy____ a good idea.

The south of China suffered a heavy rain which killed 44 people, made 21 missing and ______ a large area of crops.

Mr. Black       Shanghai in a few days.

My sister Lucy is _______ different from me in looks, although we are twins.

______ the Smiths moved to the country a year ago, they have been enjoying a better life.

He went _____to New York, without a stop in Hong Kong.

Those who have ______ floods and sandstorms know the importance of environmental protection.

He said that his car ______ stolen and he _______ have to telephone the police.

We all like the park _______ we visited last week.

Every minute should be made use of_______ for the coming exam.

One should remain ______ and think of ways to escape when facing danger.

All the doctors in the hospital insisted that he ____ badly wounded and that he _____ at once.

---I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.
--- ________! I’m sure you’ll make it.

A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to       my 7-year-old son’s room and       some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We       that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.
The night before the      , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too
       for him. In the yard he       the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we      . It wasn’t in the best         and was certainly not new, but the tires（轮胎）were       good.
We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was      , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that       “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was       there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was       free. We said yes and that he could have it for       . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.
Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very      ，shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering       they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him      . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had      . He was so happy to       that someone else would make good       of that little bike!

A．clean B．check C．display D．design

A．look for B．go through C．show off D．deal with

A．refused B．agreed C．wrote D．lied

A．trip B．show C．sale D．decision

A．weak B．small C．new D．thin

A．rode B．found C．watched D．felt

A．doubted B．knew C．told D．thought

A．time B．chance C．place D．shape

A．also B．never C．still D．hardly

A．ahead B．on C．near D．over

A．said B．repeated C．copied D．talked

A．jumping B．standing C．walking D．shouting

A．barely B．usually C．really D．always

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

A．calm B．scared C．excited D．disappointed

A．when B．if C．why D．how

A．smile B．worry C．leave D．cry

A．enjoyed B．lost C．bought D．made

A．hear B．understand C．remember D．think

A．interest B．money C．use D．price

  Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors, cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity. She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)? ”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again，“WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed(钉) to the plus sign, I knew they weren’t joking. ”
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son____.

The underlined phrase “hitting the books” means  “_______” in Chinese.

The last sentence in the passage shows that____.

From the passage, we can infer that____.

“Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren’t joking.”  We know that “the man” here is_____________

Dear friend,
For the past 17 years, you have been my best friend. I remember that you told me you were called Cigarette because of your features. You have seen me through difficult times, happy times and just about every stage of my life. You have always been here when I need you. Some of my family and friends didn’t like you so much, but I’ve always been on your side. I thought you were a great friend, and I counted on you at all times, especially when I was not very happy.
It’s hard for me to tell you this, but in the past few months, I have been seriously thinking about ending our relationship. I think that I‘ve just been too dependent on you, and I feel that at the age of 35 I should start being more independent. I thought about just maybe seeing you once in a while, but I don’t think that would work. Eventually, I’d start relying on you all the time again. I feel the only way to end our relationship is to end it forever.
I’ve always included you in everything I’ve done. But next week, I’m going on a trip, and I’ve decided not to take you along. I feel this would be a good time to break up. I will be gone for a whole week without you and if I can make it on my own for that week, I know I can make it forever.
It is a little sad for me knowing that I won’t be able to rely on you any more, but I think I will be a better person in the end.
By writing the letter, the author wants to ______.

The underlined phrase “counted on” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “_______”.

According to the passage, the “letter-receiver” _______.

The author decided to take a trip to ______.

Why does the author want to end his relationship with Cigarette?

Parents have widely different views on the problem of pocket money. Four new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered.
Ashish Khanna: Although many argue that pocket money helps develop children’s sense of value, I don’t agree. I wouldn’t give my child any pocket money. First of all, I never got pocket money and I seem to have a good value for money. If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable（合理）request , I would buy it for him .
Sharad Sanghi: No, I wouldn’t give my child pocket money because I don’t want to create the perception（观念） of “ her ” money and “ my ” money . Besides, if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her, she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly. In this way, I would lose control over my child’s requests. I feel it also encourages children to care more about money than anything else. I don’t want my child to start judging(评判) other children by the amount of money or pocket money they have.
Rakesh Shah: Yes, I would give my child pocket money. I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently and not go overboard spending. They will learn what their limitations（限制）are and feel the difficulty when they have to pay for something that is over their own pockets .
Rajiv Patel: Yes, I would give my child pocket money because it is important that she learns to manage money. I will give her a fixed amount every month and if she spends the money before the month is over, then she will learn a lesson and not spend money so freely.
Vikram Desai: Yes, I would certainly give my child pocket money. But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis. He would have to earn it. If he helped me finish some of my jobs or helped his mother with housework, I would reward him. This helps him realize that “money does not grow on trees” and it requires hard work to earn money.
Ashish Khanna may agree that ____________.

The underlined phrase “on the sly” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___.

What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common?

According to Vikram Desai, children’s earning money by themselves makes them know that ____.

Who would give his child pocket money every month ?

When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt(收养) a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60 thousand adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants, others adopt older children, some couples adopt children from their own countries, and others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason ---- they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life.
Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists（心理学家） and child-care experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them.
According to the passage, some couples adopt children because_________

Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents?

Adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents, because____

What does the underlined word “infants” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

What can we infer from the passage?

请根据首字母或括号内的中文提示用单词或短语的正确形式填空.（请在答题卡中完整写出单词）
I could no longer __________ (忽视) the fact that he was deeply unhappy.
Lori had changed so much that I could hardly r______ her when I met her at the supermarket.
Was it an accident or did David do it _____________(故意)?
She dreamed about a handsome young man coming to r____ her from her pain.
President Putin’s official visit to Beijing is _____ (安排)for December 24 to 27.
Nelson Mandela d_________ all his life to the freedom for the black.
Learning to __________ (表达)oneself well is an important part of education.
The rule is b______ on the idea that everybody should be treated equally（平等地）.
Anna returned to her college after r___________ from an illness.
Obama ___________(上台) at the beginning of 2009 and he has been in office for five years.

假设你叫李华,自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活，现在就目前的情况，给自己初中时最信赖的老师写一封求助信：
1.对老师的问候。
2.高中生活基本情况：
①学科比初中多
②每天作业时间3-4小时，课外活动时间很少
③睡眠时间不足，上课有时感到疲劳
④考试压力大
3.你目前遇到的最大的问题以及现在的感受
注意： 1.内容应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。
2.词数: 120左右。信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇：课外活动— activities after class   压力 — pressure
Dear Mr Wang,
This is Li Hua．
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
All the best.
Yours truly,
Li Hua