高一下学期高中英语期中考试

On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "

Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.

My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.

21. People use "Ritcher scale" to tell   ________   .

A. where the earthquake takes place             B. when the earthquake takes place

C. how serious the earthquake is              D. how long the earthquake lasts

22. We learn that___________   _   from the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "

A. India is a large country    B. the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake

C. there is no tall building in India             D. the earthquake in India was serious

23. The City of Lahore is    ___________.

A. in India        B. in America           C. in Pakistan      D. in Australia

24. Which is true?

A. I was with my parents when the earthquake happened.

B. The earthquake in the city of Lahore  wasn't serious.

C. People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake.

D. The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake.

 Side A                                                      No. 293083

Student Bus Card

 Name:  Lilian      

From:  April 1st, 2012

To:     June 30th, 2012

Price:   ￡180

College: University of Chichester

Not valid(有效的) for travel unless it's used in the bus companies of

Stagecoach, Season., Goldrider and Busabout in the UK.

25. The card is used for________.

A. taking a taxi  B. travelling by train   C. taking a bus   D. entering the college

26. Lilian is________________.

A. a bus driver  B. a university student  C. a teacher in a college  D. a middle school student

27. The card can be used in any of the four_____________.

A. cities       B. colleges           C. universities         D. companies

28. According to the reading material, if you find a lost card, you can ___________.

A. sell it                       B. phone Lilian  

C. use it for travelling            D. give it back to any Stagecoach driver

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After mom dried her hands on apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00

For going to the store for you: $0.50

Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25

Taking out the garbage: $1.00

For getting a good report card: $5.00

For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00

Total owed: $14.75

Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried while you were growing inside me: No Charge

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge

For the toys, food ,clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge

Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote:" PAID IN FULL".

29. The underlined sentence “the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.” means ___________.

A. the boy found something in his mother’s body burning

B. the boy thought his mother was considering how much she should pay him

C. the boy didn’t thought his mother would give him money

D. the boy thought that his mother recalled something of the past

30. When the mother wrote “No charge” on the paper, she really meant that________.

A. the boy needn’t pay the money          B. the boy should pay the money

C. what she has done for the boy is uncountable（无数的）

D. she didn’t know how much she should pay the boy

31. Why did the boy cry?

A. Because he couldn’t get money from his mother.

B. Because he felt shameful to ask his mother for money.

C. Because his mother beat him up.         D. Because he also loved his mother.

32.What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Mother’s love for her children is invaluable.

B.The boy shouldn’t have asked his mother for money.

C.The boy’s mother should have given him money.

D.The writer mainly told us a story that a boy asked his mother for money.

Dear Mr Perkins,
       We would like to introduce ourselves. Our company was organized only two years ago. But we are now one of the largest boat companies in California. As you know, your son bought a boat from us recently, and I think you know how pleased he is with our product. Also, John Webb, one of your son’s friend’s has bought a boat from us and, we understand, Is very happy with his boat. We are always happy to know that our customers are satisfied.
       We are writing to you now because, as you know, your son has decided to buy a larger boat, and we will need your signature(签字) on the loan(贷款) papers. The loan application(申请) has already been signed by Danny. As you will see, there is one form to fill out, and there are three contracts(合同) to sign. Danny’s 26-foot boat was returned to our San Pedro Dock(码头) yesterday, and we are pleased to say that the new 36-foot “Challenger” will be delivered two weeks from today. It is being inspected by our manager right now. The auto-pilot(自动领航仪) has already been installed(安装) by our mechanic. It looks as though everything will be ready in time for delivery. All we need are the signed contracts from you.
                                                                                    Thank you.
                                                                                           Tony Valention  Salesman
33..This is a letter Mr Perkins received from  ___________   .
A. Tony Valention in England                                  B. a boat company in California
C. Danny, a salesman in California                          D. a bank manager in California
34..The main aim Tony wrote to Mr Perkins is to  ______________ .
A.tell him to sign the contacts                B.thank him for buying a new boat
C.tell about something of his company         D.ask him to pay for his boat right away

35..It seems that John Webb is    __________ .
A.another salesman             B.a good friend of Mr Perkins
C.one of Danny’s friends         D.a friend of Tony Valention

The night started our ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara，our__36____，were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband，Pat，and I went to sleep___37 ____. __38_____after midnight，Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy，I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted___39_____to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

An hour later，Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy，my____40_____is all stuffed up (堵住)．I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please____41____with me a little while？” Tara doesn’t often get up at night，_____42_____I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my____43____，I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so____44____that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully，I lay down between_____45____and Jack.

I did manage to get some sleep____46____I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to____47__ Tara. “Mom，please lie down with me a little bit. I had a bad dream，and I’m so____48___.”“Of course，honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and_____49____is okay.” We fell asleep____50____each other’s arms.

    Even in my sleepy state，I thought of___51____these nights of merry­—go--­round (一连串的繁忙活动) will be over. In their place，my twins will be grown.____52____before I’m ready，our children’s rooms will be much too___53___and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry­---go­--round  that I  remind____54___that these very days and nights are，in fact，“the good old days”，ever so____55____.

36.  A. sons            B．twins         C．daughters       D．students

37．A. downstairs      B．in                    C．out            D．upstairs

38．A. Sometimes      B．Every time      C．Sometime      D．Anytime

39．A .gently　        B．kindly        C．rudely          D．impatiently

40．A. nose           B．mouth        C．heart           D．eye

41．A. come          B．stay            C．talk            D．play

42．A. even though     B．so               C．no matter when  D．however

43．A. joy            B．anger       C．disappointment  D．surprise

44.  A.friendly 　     B．heavy             C．content        D．sad

45．A.my father     B．Tara               C．Pat           D．my mother

46．A .before　　         B．when             C．after          D．while

47．A. show off           B．look after       C．watch out      D．take care

48．A. scared            B．exciting          C．excited          D．scaring

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

50．A. over         B．on                  C．by              D．in

51．A. how often     B．how soon       C．how long          D．how much

52．A. No doubt     B．No wonder    C．No problem      D．No worry

53．A. noisy       B．quiet        C．still             D．calm

54．A.my children  B．my husband      C．my friend      D．myself

55．A. potential    B．precise            C．precious       D．previous

1. To be honest , a lot of people attach  great ___________ （重要）to __________（成为）rich and famous.

2. The country , covered with cherry tree flowers, looks _________  _________ it is covered with pink snow. （好像,仿佛）

3. But she didn’t __________  __________（出现）.She could be with her friends right now laughing at him.

4. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with ___________ people ___________.（说谎）

5. Well, towards nightfall I  _________  __________ （发现我自己） carried out to sea by a strong wind..

6.The musicians were to ________  __________  __________ (开玩笑) each other as well as play music.

7. People love to get together to eat, drink and _______ ______ _______ (玩得开心) each other.

8. By now his restaurant ________ ________ (应该) be full of people.

9. Before long ,Wang Peng _______ his customers ________.(赢回)

10.So he decided to ________ _______ _________(冒险) to sail on a small boat home.

11.Do they multiply by _______ ________ (下蛋) or giving birth to babies?

每句中最多只有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

1. I  am  afraid  it  will  cost  a  large  number  of  money.

2. Would  you  mind  wait  a  few  minutes?

3. If  we  will  go  there  tomorrow  depends  on  the  weather.

4. He  did  not  look  forward  to  be  in  debt.

5. It  is  obviously  that  our  team  is  going  to  win .

6.The  reason  why  I  didn’t  go  to  France  was  because  I  got  a  new  job .

7.He  lived  in  London  for  three  months , during  that  he  learned  some English.

8. To   be   honestly , your  answer  is  not  correct.

9. This   story   is  about  what  foolish  the  dodo  is .

10. She   is  now  being  examining  by  her  doctor.