梅州市皇華中學(xué)2013屆高一上學(xué)期第一次質(zhì)檢(英語)

1、梅州市皇華中學(xué)2013屆高一上學(xué)期第一次質(zhì)檢英語試卷 聽說部分（共三節(jié)， 滿分15分）語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)注意：【答題卡上從第1題開始,按題號涂卡作答,】第一節(jié) 完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分滿分30分)Sams uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to feed that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 1 the bird. Sams grandfat

2、her told him that the bird was once a famous 2 bird. Now few people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 3 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 4 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 5 it. The next morning, Sam

3、 asked his uncle out. Sam did as his grandfather had done, but the bird 6. to the ground and stood still. Sams uncle 7 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 8 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 9 . This time the bird caught a mouse. Hi

4、s uncle was quiet with 10 , but laughed again, “We cant eat mice, so this bird is 11 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.Before Sam found the bird was 12 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 13 his uncle and said, the bird couldnt hunt and they wanted their money back. Sams uncle looked 14

5、 and said, “I have spent it. But dont worry!” He pointed at Sam, “Sam will show you how to make the bird hunt! Its a great bird, isnt it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 15 . It flew away and disappeared forever.1. A. knowB. findC. keepD. buy2. A. singing B. sleeping C. eating

6、D. hunting3. A. mouth B. wings C. tail D. eyes4. A. dealt B. returned C. met D. parted5. A. watch B. search C. eat D. help6. A. fell B. rose C. walked D. ran7. A. shouted B. cried C. laughed D. nodded8. A. attractive B. pleasant C. poor D. strong9. A. bed B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast10. A. patien

7、ce B. surprise C. joy D. sadness11. A. harmful B. strange C. cheap D. useless12. A. leaving B. gone C. dying D. cooked13. A. shouted at B. smiled at C. looked after D.took after14. A. impressed B. worried C. satisfied D. bored15. A. money B. coat C. bird D. cage第二節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照

8、句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卷標(biāo)號為1625的相應(yīng)位置上。Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water (16.make)_ people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be (17.)_. Last summer, more than ten people died(18.) _ they

9、 were (19.enjoy)_ themselves in the water, and (20.many)_ of them were students. But some people are (21.)_ not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that(22. )_ can happen to them in water. Summer is here again, if you go swimming in summer, dont forget that better swimmers have d

10、ied in water. They died only because they were not (23.care)_, not because they could not swim. So dont get into water when you go swimming yourself, go(24.)_ your teachers or your parents. If there are “No Swimming” sign, dont get into water, either. If everybody (25.remember) _ these, swimming wil

11、l be safer.III. 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 AIm sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written? The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lucasville, USA could tell us the story. Nine

12、ty-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hills aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were asked to write some songs for a book called “Song Storied for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many

13、 beautiful songs for the book. One of them was the famous “Good Morning to You.” The song said, “Good morning to you, good morning to you, children, good morning to all.” This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children. But not many grown-ups knew it. A few years later little Arc

14、hibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday” to the melody（曲調(diào)）of “Good Morning to you” to her little nephew（侄子）. She sang the song like this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Archie! Happy birthday to you! Miss Patty Hill and her sister ha

15、d never expected that this song would become so popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune（曲調(diào)簡單）and friendliness in words.26. Archibald A. Hill was _. A. EnglishB. Russian C. American D. Australian27. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mil

16、dred Hills _. A. son B. student C. brother D. nephew28. The song “Happy Birthday” has a history of _ years. A. 97 B. about 90 C. more than 90 D. less than 90 29. Why did Miss Hiss wrote songs? A. Because they are musicians. B. Because they love children. C. Because they were asked to write for a boo

17、k. D. Because their nephew asked them to do so.30. The sentence “it really did” means _. A. The song really became popular B. Their wish would really come true C. People all over the world like to listen to the song D. The song was not expected to become popular. BWhen you cut your skin, you bleed(流

18、血). If a person loses a lot of blood, he will become ill and may die. Blood is very important. People have always known that. At one time, some people even drank blood to make them strong!When doctors understand how blood goes around inside the body, they try ways of giving blood to people who need

19、it. They take blood from the healthy people and give it to people who need it. This is called "blood transfusion". The blood goes from the arm of the healthy person into the arm of the sick person.But there are two problems. First, it does not always work. Sometimes people die when they ha

20、ve blood transfusion. Later, doctors find that we do not all have the same kind of blood. There are four groupsO, A, B and AB. We all have blood of one of these groups. They also find that they can give any kind of blood to people of group AB. But they find that they must give A-group blood to A-gro

21、up people and B-group blood to B-group people. I have O-group blood and the doctor told me that I could give blood to anyone else safely. There is another problem. To give blood of the right kind, doctors have to find a person of the right blood group. Often they can not find a person in time. If th

22、ey have a way to keep the blood until someone needs it, they can always have the right kind of blood. At first they find they can keep it in bottles for fifteen to twenty days. They do this by making it very cold. Then they find how to keep it longer. In the end they find a way of keeping blood for

23、a very long time.We call a place where we keep money a "bank". We call a place where we keep blood a "blood bank". One day, when you grow up, you may decide to give blood to a "blood bank". In this way you may stop someone from dying. Or perhaps one day you may become i

24、ll. You may need blood. The "blood bank" will give it to you. 31. From the passage, we learn that sometimes people die when they have blood transfusions because they .A. are unhealthy peopleB. have lost a lot of bloodC. are not given the right kind of bloodD. are AB-group people32. Which o

25、f the following is true?A. Doctors can give any kind of blood to the writer. B. The writer can give blood to B-group people.C. The writer has never had a blood transfusion. D. The writer has the same kind of blood as his father.33. People set up the "blood bank" so that they can .A. give t

26、he right kind of blood to the people who need it in timeB. keep different groups of blood as much as possibleC. make it easier to sell or buy blood D. keep blood for more than twenty hundred years34. From the last paragraph (段落) of the passage, we learn that .A. the writer thinks it's good to gi

27、ve blood to a "blood bank"B. we may become ill if we give blood to a "blood bank" C. many people died because they lost a lot of blood D. blood is more important than money35. The writer doesn't talk about in the passage.A. how important blood is to us B. the four groups of b

28、lood C. where the blood bank isD. what "blood transfusion" is CAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman! There are different f

29、orms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world in

30、deed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near d

31、ark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beaut

32、iful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.36. The passage is mainly about _.A. color and its surprising effects. B. women being luckier than menC. danger caused by color blindness D. color blindnes

33、s37. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_.A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak lightC. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow38. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A. Women are more careful. B. There are fewer color-blind womenC. Women are fo

34、nder of driving than men. D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.39. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true? A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color. B. None of them can see deep red. C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green. D. All of

35、 them see everything in shades of green.40. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _.A. red light B. yellow lightC. blue light D. green light From now on, never spendDTo switch or not to switch, that is the questionGoogles announcement of its Nexus One smartphone（智能手機(jī)） happened over a week ag

36、o and Im still receiving lots of e-mails from readers asking the same question: Should they give up their iPhone for the Nexus One?Some people with iPhones, disappointed by American Telephone & Telegraphs inadequate service and the high monthly cost, are wondering if they have really got somethi

37、ng to replace itDoes the Nexus One offer the functions that Apple has led them to expect? Im on the fence myself, even though I never thought Id be interested in anything but the iPhoneFrom my experience using the Nexus One, and from talking to people who have made the change, its not necessarily ab

38、out the differences between the iPhone and the Nexus OneThe phones are extremely similar in design and general feelInstead, the decision can be made based on the software services you use on your desktopMy friend Chad Dickerson received a pre-launch Nexus One from Google three weeks agoHe said Googl

39、es phone feels connected to certain services on the Web in a way the iPhone doesnt“Compared to the iPhone, the Google phone feels like its part of the Internet to me,” he said“If you live in a Google world, you have that world in your pocket in a way thats cleaner and more connected than the iPhone.

40、”Personally, the phones work perfectly with their own software, but both of them dont make an effort to play well with other services41Why are some iPhone users expecting a new type of phone? ABecause their old ones are out of date BBecause they accept Googles announcement CBecause of the limited se

41、rvice and high cost DBecause of the terrible software they can use42Whats the authors attitude towards the new phones in the third paragraph?ANegative BNeutral CIndifferent DPositive43. .The underlined word “pre-launch” in Paragraph 4 means that “_”. A. 新推出的 B. 下水前的 C. 發(fā)射前的 D. 新設(shè)計(jì)的44In Chad Dickerso

42、ns opinion, the Nexus One is _ the iPhone Abetter than Bworse than Cas good as Das bad as45The best title of the passage might be _AApples New SmartphoneBGoogles New Smartphone CGood Services MatterDTorn Between Two Phones 第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請將答案填涂在答題卡標(biāo)號為5660的相應(yīng)位置上。首先，請

43、閱讀以下新聞：A. Shenzhou VII, carrying astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province into the clear sky at 9:10 pm, September 25, 2008.B. A new robot named Mahru is coming to peoples life in Korea. It can move its body freely whil

44、e walking with its legs. It can also give off two kinds of fragrances(香味) when it is happy. Sometimes it dances to enjoy itself.C. On September 17, 2008, Chinese government decided to give up the rules of food with no checking. Many people said “yes” to it. The officer said the food safety accident

45、about baby milk of Sanlu made the government decide to do it.D. Mainland visitors have been able to go to Taiwan in traveling groups. Its said that thousands of tour guides in Taiwan welcome guests from the mainland with open arms.E. Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 is the first Global Handwashing Day.

46、 Experts say it is important for people to wash their hands with soap. They also give the right way to wash hands. F. A national eye examination has showed that Beijing primary and high school childrens eyesight has been getting worse and worse. It showed test results were lower than those from the

47、last examination in 2005.請閱讀以下人員信息，然后匹配人員與相關(guān)新聞：46. Li Yang is only 9 years old. But he began to wear glasses last year. He has too much homework to do every day. He has no time to relax his eyes more often.47. Xu Hui is a fan of Jay Chou. She is glad that she can go to Jays hometown, Taiwan. She wil

48、l travel to Mount Ali.48. Peter is a ten-year-old boy. He likes making model planes. His dream is to be a scientist who can make different kinds of robots.49. David is watching a program about spaceships. He is interested in space. He wants to be an astronaut one day.50. Paul is a pupil. He always w

49、ashes his hands before meals. This good habit makes him healthier. IV書面表達(dá)（共2小題，滿分40分）第一節(jié) 基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）4月23日是“世界讀書日”(the World Book and Copyright Day)，你將代表學(xué)校參加全市舉辦的英文演講比賽，請你就以下要點(diǎn)寫一篇演講稿?！緦懽饕c(diǎn)】 每年4月23日人們舉辦各種活動，鼓勵更多的人熱愛讀書； 許多名著至今仍然流行，例如，孔子的論著(Confucius works) 現(xiàn)在仍被很多人閱讀； 我把大部分空閑時(shí)間花在閱讀名著上，他們對我的思想產(chǎn)生很大影響

50、； 我常跟家人和朋友分享讀書的樂趣； 我最喜愛讀的書是，因?yàn)椤緦懽饕蟆?. 只能使用5個句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容； 2. 應(yīng)用文的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不包含在5個句子中； 3. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱?！驹u分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】語言規(guī)范，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。Good morning, everyone! Today is the World Book and Copyright Day. It started in 1995.I wish you will enjoy reading as much as I do. Thank you! 第二節(jié) 讀寫任務(wù)(共l小題，滿分25分) 閱讀下面的短文，

51、然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。As we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. Without a good dream, people cant make progress; without a good dream, countries cant develop; without a good dream, the world cant become so beautiful! And I hold the strong

52、 belief that everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and wishing for good things, however, costs nothing! Whats more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those who are Se

53、nior 3 students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they cant let out dreams fly, the dream would just be a dream, not reality!Therefore, it is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded to host the 29th Olympic Games in 2008; w

54、ith a nice dream, Hongkong returned to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Longping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest.

55、 And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure nor lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward bravely! Just fly your dream highly above t

56、he sky!【寫作內(nèi)容】1. 閱讀短文后用30詞左右概括短文的要點(diǎn)。2. 就“放飛夢想”為主題，以120詞左右發(fā)表自己的看法，并包括以下內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：（1）列舉自己或身邊現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中中學(xué)生夢想成真的一件事例；（2）結(jié)合自己的實(shí)際，談?wù)勀悻F(xiàn)在的夢想，并說明打算如何實(shí)現(xiàn)。【寫作要求】 1. 在作文中可以使用自己親身的經(jīng)歷或虛構(gòu)的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容但不得直接引用原文中的句子； 2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱?！驹u分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】 概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。參考答案II. 語言知識運(yùn)用第一節(jié) 完型填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分） 1-5 CDBBC 6-10ACDBB 11-15 DBABC第二節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分） 16.