湖北省孝感高中高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

Betty has a very tight _____ this weekend so she has turned down the dinner invitation.

She looked at the pretty vase I bought at the market and said it was a real _____.

We all agree that the young boy’s brave act _____ the highest praise.

The changes of the plants and animals in an area ________ from differences in climate and the           nature of the country.

As a student, I want to use my creativity to _____ possible solutions to the problems I meet with.

The wide popularity of the Korean music Gangnam Style has _________ heated discussions about people’s tastes nowadays.

What upset us was that our flight was delayed because of the ________ storm.

More ________ information is needed to help us work out the real situation.

By the time I reach the age of sixty, I hope to be healthy enough to travel ___________ .

If you are not satisfied with our work, you can complain to the manager who is _________ customer service.

My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour        at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really        . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to        at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers!        , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy        soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could         the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a        . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I        her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n)        for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you        — like soap — before you buy fun things — like        . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I        took.
When I returned home from        , I decided to make my        budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account         I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was        , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I        with it, and by the next summer, I had        enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as        at the camp store to        Sally!

A．rest B．trip C．flight D．stop

A．made B．wanted C．left D．remembered

A．learn B．bring C．buy D．do

A．Besides B．However C．Instead D．Anyhow

A．special B．common C．small D．expensive

A．catch B．raise C．hurt D．control

A．hero B．mess C．star D．failure

A．warned B．told C．suggested D．reminded

A．plan B．idea C．example D．promise

A．lose B．gather C．need D．hate

A．chemicals B．clothes C．bills D．toys

A．fortunately B．cautiously C．unhappily D．gratefully

A．school B．airport C．camp D．hospital

A．daily B．weekly C．monthly D．yearly

A．so B．and C．because D．until

A．hard B．boring C．safe D．fresh

A．dealt B．began C．agreed D．stuck

A．received B．saved C．earned D．borrowed

A．fish B．water C．soap D．soda

A．apologize for B．call on C．care for D．pay back

After living in the United States for quite a long time, I do not think about the cultural differences any more. Last month, my parents came to visit me. Their observations (观察) on the American lifestyle reminded me that cultural differences between living in China and America are actually everywhere.
When my parents came to America, they praised my house. Everyone had his/her own bedroom; there was a front yard, a backyard and a garage; there were many bathrooms – all convenient and comfortable. However, they were not used to the glass doors at the first floor. My mom, from southern China, was worried that someone would break open the glass doors. Though I said that nobody would do that, she was still worried about it.
When I brought them to eat in fast food restaurants, whether it was in McDonald’s or KFC, they saw that refilling drinks was for free. This concept (观念) of free refill was so new to them.
A Chinese friend told me a story. He and his American girlfriend ate at a restaurant. His girlfriend wanted to drink English tea. He was curious, so he tried some and found that it didn’t taste bad with milk and sugar in it. Adding more water to tea is free of course, so he drank more cups. His girlfriend found it embarrassing and explained to him that what he was doing was not exactly fair. If he wanted to drink more tea, he should buy another cup. My friend thought that Americans could take advantage of the free refills, but only a few of them did that. After staying in America for some time, he changed his habit.
We can infer that the writer _____.

What made the writer’s parents worried?

When eating at McDonald’s for the first time in America, the writer’s parents were probably surprised that _____.

The American girl mentioned in the last paragraph thought that _____.

If you’d like to go sight-seeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
The Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystem (生态系统). There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, including the giant panda. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/637.
Khami Ruins National Monument
The city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological (考古的) interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major center for trade over a long period of time. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/365.
Henderson Island
Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls (环礁) in the world whose ecology (生态) has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/487.
The Old City of Jerusalem
As a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious importance. It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148.
What can we know about The Jiuzhaigou Valley?

The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city ______.

From the passage we can learn that Henderson Island _____.

If you are interested in religion, you should visit _____.

You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015, there won’t be any candy, sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids.
The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels, radio stations and websites. It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.
First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn't have believed you,” said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.
The ban would apply to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children. In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts(度假胜地). Fast-food options will be replaced with healthier choices, such as smoothies(果汁), apples, vegetables and yogurt.
In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals, other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid-targeted media. Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air. There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories. Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.
Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship, said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.
Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods. Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters, restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple. He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.
What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?

What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons _________.

The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”.

According to Michael Bloomberg, to fight child obesity, kids should ____________.

“I can’t concentrate.” “My mind wanders when I try to study.” Lack of concentration is one of the most common complaints heard at school.
We all have the ability to concentrate. Think of the times when you were attracted to a super novel or the times when you were playing your guitar or piano. But at other times your mind races from one thing to another. Here are some tips.
Rest from time to time. Remember to take short breaks. Lectures are usually 50 minutes long, and that’s about the length of time most people can direct their attention to one task. But that’s just an average. Your concentration time might be shorter (20-35 minutes) or longer (perhaps 90 minutes).When you take a break, you get more oxygen to your brain! When we sit for long periods, blood tends to be pooled in our lower body and legs. Get up and walk around the room for a couple of minutes. As a result, more oxygen is carried to the brain and you can concentrate better.
_______________If you study one subject for a long time, you may find it hard to concentrate. Many students improve their concentration by changing one subject to another every one to two hours. In this way you can pay more attention to something that’s different.
Reward yourself. Give yourself a reward when you’ve completed a task. The task might be small, such as staying with a difficult paper until you’ve finished. But giving yourself a reward can help you be more interested in doing other tasks.
Increase your activity level. Your concentration wanders more easily if you just read an article straight through. Instead, take the heading for each part and turn it into a question. For this part, that would be, “How can I increase my activity level while studying?” Then study that part to answer that question. Do this routinely. The questions give us a focus for each part and increase our involvement(参与).
According to Paragraph 3, what’s the purpose of walking around?

What’s the best title for Paragraph 4?

In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that______.

The writer wrote the passage to______.

The nose is used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.
It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s business. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. Such people are interested in other people’s private matters. They’re considered nosy. Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone (磨石) works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.
One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation doesn’t affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation bad for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.
More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts as if something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.
In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe the students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told me when I was a student, “If you study hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.”
If we say a wife leads her husband by the nose, we probably mean she _____.

Which of the following expressions could be used to tell someone to stay away from your private affairs?

We can use the expression “has his/her nose in the air” to describe someone _____.

If a student thumbs his/her nose at his/her teacher, the teacher would most probably feel _____.

阅读下列各小题，根据该句的中文意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
____________________ my Chinese teacher, I have made great progress in reading and writing. (help  n.)
在语文老师的帮助下，我在读写方面取得了很大的进步。
His colleagues _________________ him although he himself didn’t think he had done anything special. (think)
尽管他本人认为他没做什么了不起的事，但是他的同事们却对他高度评价。
More subways _________________ at present and it is expected that after completion the traffic of the city will be greatly improved. (build)
目前更多的地铁正在被建造，预计建成后城市交通将得到极大改善。
When you spoke in front of 300 people at yesterday’s conference, you _____________ nervous. (feel)
当你在昨天的大会上面对300人发言时，你一定感到紧张。
The new movie Life of Pi by Ang Lee is so fantastic that it ____________ more than once. (worth)
李安的新片《少年派的奇幻漂流》如此精彩以至于值得多次观看。
One of the students, ________________, stood up and asked the famous scientist a few questions about how to study science. (fluent)
一个英语流利的学生站起来就如何学习科学问了著名科学家几个问题。
The school _______________ French was not big but very beautiful. (learn)
我们学习法语的学校不大但是很美。
___________________ misunderstanding results from lack of communication. (doubt)
毫无疑问误解是因为缺乏沟通而产生的。
When sitting in the theater, you can’t smoke and neither _______________ loudly. (talk)
坐在电影院里时，你不能吸烟，你也不能大声交谈。
_______________ his research work, Mr. Smith pays little attention to the surroundings. (devote)
专心于他的研究工作，史密斯先生很少注意身边的事。

假定你是李明，你的澳大利亚朋友Steven给你来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点给他回信提出建议。
要点：
参加中文学习班；看中文书刊电视；学唱中文歌曲；交中国朋友。
注意：
文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
词数：120左右。
Dear Steven,
I’m glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
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Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming