安徽合肥市三校高一第二学期期中联考英语试卷

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项选择（共15题，满分15分）
I still remember the day___ I attended my first lecture in college.

Eric the Red was forced to leave because he had committed a murder, ____ he got into trouble.

Could you help me to find out the reason ____ the brake doesn’t work?

The prisoners then wrote the stories in a book called “The Description of the World”, ____ became one of the best-selling books in Europe.

Later, these rocks proved that ___ in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants.

Not long after his return, a local war ____ near his town.

Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles”____ the convenience for bicycles there.

_____, about forty people travel in one bus, while the same number occupy thirty-three cars.

It was an American man called Henry Ford ___created the motor car ____ we know it today.

How can you persuade them ___ the advantages of solar cars?

I’ve designed five or six different cars_____.

We’ll teach you survival skills and you’ll learn how to ____ a fire and build your own shelter.

Marco, ____, was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.

_____ the group guide, all teams have cookers and porters.

The hike costs ￡2,500 ____all fights and accommodation.

第二节完形填空（共20题，满分20分）
About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43  wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!
30. A. before         B. after          C. ago              D. late
31. A. took place      B. happened      C. changed　        D. informed
32. A. that           B. those          C. this              D. these
33. A. soul           B. heart          C. head             D. mind
34. A. rich           B. poor          C. young            D. old
35. A. spent          B took           C. paid              D. cost
36. A. hair           B. face           C. mouth            D. feet
37. A. three          B. one            C. two              D. four
38. A. came          B. going         C. moving           D. coming
39. A. felt           B. full            C. filled            D. fall
40. A. All at once     B. Instead         C. Meanwhile       D. Besides
41. A. covered       B. discovered       C. recovered        D. covering
42. A. no less than    B. less than        C. more than        D. no more
43. A. enormous      B. small           C. mini            D. enough
44. A. fall into        B. felt into         C. fell into         D. fallen into
45. A. while          B. when          C. as             D.  before
46. A. tightly         B. closely          C tight            D. close
47. A. screamed       B. said            C .told            D. whispered
48. A. terrified        B. terrifying        C. satisfied        D. satisfying
49. A. nothing        B. everything        C. something      D. anything

第三部分阅读理解（共10题，满分20分）
A
It was a winter morning， just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars， Trevor， my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival， he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor， he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries （食品杂货）， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that， several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike， then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another， but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity （人性） as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we， too， can share with others. No matter how big or how small， an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
50. Why was the bike so important to the couple？
A. They used it for work and daily life.   B. It was their only possession （财产）。
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.         D. The man’s job was bike racing.
51. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. the couple worked 60 hours a week.   B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike     D. life was hard for the young family
52. How did people get to know the couple’s problem？
A. From a stranger.                   B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news                   D. From radio broadcasts.
53. What do the couple learn from their experience？
A. Strangers are usually of little help.   B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.   D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
54. From this story， we can see humanity is __________.
A.selfish.    B. commercial    C. kind    D. cold-hearted  

B
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.
55. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
A. plants are important for life        B. plants cannot grow without air
C. there are many plants in the world   D. we can not live without water
56. Plants can make food from______.
A. flower， water and air            B. water， sunlight and air
C. air， water and soil               D. air， sun and light
57. What can we infer（推断） from the passage ？
A. Of all living things animals are most important B. Spores are seeds
C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants， man will die out
58. This passage may be taken from______.
A. a medicine book                 B. a novel
C. a science magazine               D. an experiment report
59. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A. damaged       B. polluted       C. prevented       D. guarded

第四部分写作（共两节，满分21分）
第一节根据定义写出单词（共6题，满分6分）
60．___________ a person who explains what another person is saying in another language
61. ____________ an important person from another country
62. ____________ a color between black and white
63. ____________ the way a person talks
64. ____________ soft and kind
65. ____________ the words that you know

第二节任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
Recently 3 kinds of foods are very popular in the US.
Convenience Foods
Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans buy many more convenience foods. These are foods which are ready partly or completely prepared. There are also many canned convenience foods, such as soups and vegetables.
Convenience foods save time and trouble. They are popular with people who are busy or who don't like cuisine or washing dishes. But they often cost more money than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain man-made additives. Also they don't taste as good as home cooked foods.
Health Foods
In the 1960s, a "back-to-the earth" movement was started by young people in the US. The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology. Many people now prefer natural and organic foods to the prepared foods sold in food stores.
Diet Foods
These, days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight. American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods as diet soft drinks, diet candy, and diet salad dressings. Each year dozens of new diets are popularized. However, some of the diet foods are unbelievable. There are tricks in their advertisements.