2015学年江苏宿迁剑桥国际学校高一上期中英语试卷（带解析）

2024-09-20

| 期中考试

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| 江苏

第三方

单项选择*

1. The rapid economic growth that _____ in China in recent years has resulted in great improvements in living conditions for many Chinese.

B．has taken place

C．has been taken place

D．was taken place

2. — So you missed the meeting.
— _____. I got there five minutes before it finished.

A．Not at all	B．Not exactly
C．Not especially	D．Not really.

3. If he continues to steal, he is most _____ to end up in prison.

A．possible	B．probable
C．likely	D．perhaps

4. Mo Yan, many of _____ works were based on his experience in his birth place, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A．who	B．whom
C．whose	D．which

5. I don’t know the reason _____ you were absent from the meeting, and I am not sure that someone will tell me the reason _____ you haven’t told me.

A．why; that	B．that; why
C．because; why	D．of which; that

6. Although the working mother is very busy, she still _____ a lot of time to her children.

A．devotes	B．spends
C．offers	D．provides

7. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work _____ a good impression is a must.

8. When you’ve finished with that book, don’t forget to put it back to the shelf, _____?

A．do you	B．don’t you
C．will you	D．won’t you

9. You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t _____ as you expect.

A．run out	B．break out
C．work out	D．put out.

10. —Did you watch the live broadcast of Gangnan Style last night?
—Yes, I _____ so excited for a long time.

A．didn’t feel	B．wasn’t feel
C．haven’t feel	D．hadn’t feel

11. Whoever _____a new idea of how to work out the puzzle will be given a prize.

A．keeps up with	B．puts up with
C．ends up with	D．comes up with

12. A local official said the trampling accident happened at a private school in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, _____ eight dead and twenty-six _____.

A．leave; injured	B．left; injured
C．leaving; injuring	D．leaving; injured

13. China Daily is _____ a newspaper. It helps greatly to improve our English.

A．no more than	B．not more than
C．not less than	D．more than

14. —What have you been busy with these days?
—I _____ of the speech contest, so I _____ for it.

A．was informed; have been preparing

B．have informed; am preparing

C．informed; have prepared

D．was informed; prepared

15. However, we refer to Xi Jinping as _____ great success not merely because he has been elected _____ President of the People’s Republic of China.

A．a; the	B．不填; the
C．a; 不填	D．不填；不填

完型填空

1. Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought    . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle.
This farmhouse had been        too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s     made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a        from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse      the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried        when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he       into the room where grain was stored and was quite       as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he        a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat      , and without thinking he started to run and luckily      the cat’s paws.
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a       family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to     with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came      the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came      the next few days. Zigfried        every single hour of them.      , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a       smile at the door of his home, he heard the      of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The      froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

B．irregularly

B．communicate

A．introduction

阅读理解

1. Discover Nature Schools programs
Becoming Bears (Kindergarten-2 grade)
By becoming baby bears, children learn from their “parent”to survive the seasons. Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation(冬眠). After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves. (1.5-2 hours)
Whose Clues? (3-5 grade)
Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognize their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive. Using what they have learned, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places. (3-4 hours)
Winged Wonders (3-5 grade)
Birds add color and sound to our world and play an important ecological (生态的) role. Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and go bird watching using field guides and telescopes. Students will do hands-on activities. Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3-4 hours)
Exploring Your Watershed (6-8 grade)
We all depend on clean water. Examining how our actions shape the waterways around us. Go on a hike to see first-hand some of the challenging water quality problems in a city. Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem.
● Each program is taught for a class with at least 10 students.
● All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please prepare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children.
● To take part in a program , please email dcprograms@mdc.mo.gov.
【小题1】What can kids do at Becoming Bears?

A．Watch bears’ performances.

B．Take care of bears

C．Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears.

D．Learn how to survive a bear attack.

【小题2】Kids who are interested in plants will choose _______________.

A．Winged Wonders	B．Exploring your Watershed
C．Becoming Bears	D．Whose Clues?

【小题3】According to the passage, all the four programs _______________.

A．have the same teaching hours

B．have outdoor activities

C．are offered during summer holidays

D．are designed for primary school students

2. My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!”An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back—the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack— the first time I felt panic.
Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
【小题1】The brown bear approached the family in order to _______________.

A．catch shore birds

B．start an attack

C．protect the children

D．set up a barrier for itself

【小题2】The bear finally went away after it _______________.

A．felt safe	B．got injured
C．found some food	D．took away the camera

【小题3】The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _______________.

A．pride	B．patience
C．calmness	D．cautiousness

3. Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can’t talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior?
Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.
Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator (猎食动物) gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the “hurt” adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.
Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.
Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They don’t make nests. Instead, they get into other birds’ nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.
Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky.After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner’s hand and start fighting again.
Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don’t hear them, and they don’t need to share their food.
As children, many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her, either.
【小题1】A plover protects its young from a predator by _______________.

A．getting closer to its young

B．driving away the adult predator

C．leaving its young in another nest

D．pretending to be injured

【小题2】By "Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky", the author means _______________.

A．chimps are ready to attack others

B．chimps are sometimes dishonest

C．chimps are jealous of the winners

D．chimps can be selfish too

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.

B．The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.

C．Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.

D．Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.

【小题4】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Do animals lie?

B．Does Mother Nature fool animals?

C．How do animals learn to lie?

D．How does honesty help animals survive?

4. People in South Korea who feel they can no longer bear the stress of everyday life now can choose to stay in a prison to relax and think deeply.
In a society where pressure to do well in school and find highly-paid jobs is intense, a former lawyer came up with an extreme relaxation idea. Kwon Yong-seok created the “Prison Inside Me”—a stress-reduction center with a punishment theme. People come here to cut themselves off from the outside world and pay to be kept in 60-square-foot (5.6-square-meter) cells (囚室).
Located on the outskirts of Hongcheon, about 58 miles (93 km) northeast of Seoul, “Prison Inside Me” came to life after Mr. Kwon voluntarily asked to spend time behind bars for “healing reasons,” but his request was turned down. “I didn’t know how to stop working back then,” he said. “I felt like I was being swept away against my will, and it seemed I couldn’t control my own life.” So, Kwon and his wife Roh Ji-hyang decided to take matters into their own hands, and designed and built a prison-like spiritual center. The construction was completed in June last year and cost about 2 billion won ($19 million).
The facility includes 28 cells, furnished with only a toilet, a sink and a small table, where guests can spend time alone, thinking about life and enjoying private thinking periods. Moreover, guests can also join group thinking periods in the hall, where they are given instructions on how to free themselves from what Mr. Kwon calls the “inner prison” to find inner peace.
According to the Wall Street Journal, hundreds of stressed South Koreans are checking in at the stress-reduction facility to think about their lives and regain control of it. A two-night stay at “Prison Inside Me” costs 150,000 won ($146).
Mr. Kwon and his wife explained that at the beginning they had a different plan for the “relaxation center,” and imagined a longer stay for their guests, but, given that people weren’t able to take more time off, they had to reduce the length of stays to just two days.
Park Woo-sub, a guest at “Prison Inside Me,” said the experience helped him a lot. “This is my third time in prison. Being kept in a prison makes me hard to breathe, but it also offers time to focus only on me and spend some quiet time with myself.”
Others said the experience would have been more helpful if the conditions had been poorer, like in a real prison.
【小题1】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us _______________.

A．where “Prison Inside Me” is located

B．what people can do in “Prison Inside Me”

C．how “Prison Inside Me” came into being

D．when “Prison Inside Me” was completed

【小题2】Which of the statements is true?

A．people in South Korea prefer living under great pressure

B．Mr. Kwon had intended to let guests stay at “Prison Inside Me” for over two days

C．most people in South Korea can not afford to stay at “Prison Inside Me”

D．the 28 cells are well furnished, but with no toilets in them

【小题3】We can know from the passage that _______________.

A．many people have been kept in such a prison at least three times

B．it is not a good idea for people to focus only on themselves

C．people find it not difficult to breathe though the prison is small

D．some still felt a bit unsatisfied as the conditions weren’t poor enough

【小题4】Who should go to the “Prison Inside Me”?

A．A successful businessman

B．A criminal at large

C．A primary student

D．A stressed man

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Many South Koreans voluntarily go to “prison” to reduce stress.

B．Many South Koreans can hardly bear the stress of daily life.

C．South Koreans should spend more time alone thinking about life.

D．South Koreans have found the best way to deal with everyday pressure.

单词拼写

1. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】On a_______________, men still earn more than women throughout the world.
【小题2】The explosion o_______________ at 5.30 am, leaving 50 people dead and 123 injured.
【小题3】We're prepared to call for a bid(投标) for thec_______________ of a newfactory.
【小题4】Most officeshave some sortofkitchenwithat least a s_______________andamicrowave.
【小题5】Thetraveler is walkingina d_______________ region,farfromhis own home
【小题6】More than two years of sales e_______________, good communication skills and being able to travel frequently are necessary requirements for the jobs.
【小题7】Careerg_____________ is usuallyofferedby the Human Resourcesdepartmentof a company.
【小题8】Chinese traditional mathematicshada long brillianthistory, but it had declined since Ming _______________(朝代).
【小题9】All staff were asked to fill in a few _______________(问卷) about their jobs.
【小题10】There has been a heated discussionaboutthispicture in the news paper r_____________(最近).

阅读填空

1. The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).
However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.
Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.
In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in variety of activities to improve their overall development.
It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.
Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in【小题1】__________ schools or private ones.
Reasons for the 【小题2】__________	Poor quality of education in public schools and 【小题3】__________fees in private schools. Children are taught 【小题4】________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is【小题5】_________in strengthening family bonds
Negative 【小题6】__________	For parents: They can’t 【小题7】__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good 【小题8】____________.
Negative 【小题6】__________	For children: They can’t get chances to 【小题9】___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in 【小题10】____________activities.

书面表达

1. 随着经济的发展，人们对自己形象越来越关注。每个人都想变得更加美丽，包括那些已经很美貌的著名影星。为了实现减肥目标，人们采取不同的措施。有些人有规律的去健身房锻炼，有些人节食或者只吃蔬菜，还有一些人吃减肥药或者去做整容手术，导致健康受损。但是，我认为…….
注：1. 翻译短文，并根据提示添加2-3个自己的观点。
2. 字数在150字左右
3. 参考词汇：经济 economy, 整容手术 plastic surgery
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