1、2015-2016 学年天津市南开中学高一上学期期中考试英语期中试卷第 I 卷（选择题）1-What would you rather do this weekend, go to a concert or an art show?- _ Both are exciting to me.A.Is that right? B.Its up to you. C.Thats great! D.I have got that.2Our teacher is very strict _ us, and we all show our respect _ her.A.with; for B.with; t
2、o C.in; to D.in; for3-Im considering _ to Qingdao for my holiday by train.-Why not try _ by ship for a change?A.going; to travel B.to go; traveling C.to go; to travel D.going; traveling4Travelling at _ speed of over 120 kilometers per hour, the train could arrive in Beijing in two days _.A.a, in 199
3、0s B./, in the 1990s C.a, in the 1990s D.the, in the 19905Teachers are now aware of the difficulty that some students have _ attention.A.paid B.to pay C.paying D.pay6Tom _ in the library every night over the last three months.A.works B.worked C.has been working D.had been working7The Smiths live on
4、the 15th _ in an apartment block of forty-three _.A.floor, storeys B.floor, story C.storeys, floors D.storey, floors8_ the main square, we saw a statue of about 15 meters in height.A. Approaching B. ApproachedC. To approach D. To be approached9Janets performance at school is well above _. Her parent
5、s are proud of her.A.usual B.average C.common D.ordinary10By the time she _ home, her parents will have prepared some delicious food for her.A.will get B.has got C.is getting D.gets11This restaurant wasnt _ that other restaurant we went to.A.half as good as B.as half good as C.as good as half D.good
6、 as half as12Medical staff fled as flames and smoke filled an Indian hospital, _ their patients to a fire, which killed 89 people.A.abandoned B.having abandoned C.to abandon D.abandoning13The Group of Eight (G8) _ the eight richest countries in the world.A.is made up B.is consisted of C.consists of
7、D.consists in14Your performance in the driving test did not reach the required standard, _, you failed.A.in the end B.in other words C.after all D.at the same time15Seeing the _ snake, she ran away with a _ look.A.frightened, frightened B.frightening, frighteningC.frightened, frightening D.frighteni
8、ng, frightened16Increase the temperature of the gas and the gas will _.A.expand B.spread C.stretch D.extend17Its the second time that I _ in Beijing. What great changes! Its years since I _ here last time.A.went; had left B.have been; leftC.had been; left D.have been; had left18Please read the _ on
9、the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.A.explanations B.instructions C.descriptions D.introductions19_ you try, _ youll do in the exam.A.Harder, better B.Better; harderC.The better; the harder D.The harder; the better20-Are you bored?-_ I could listen all night.A.Of course. B.Tha
10、ts it. C.Far from it. D.So what?二、完形填空：共 20 题 每题 1 分 共 20 分Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to 21 how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I 22 that I
11、was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and 23 friends. While travelling was inspiring and meeting people was 24 , nothing about my term in France was what I 25 .The moment I arrived in Paris, I was 26 by a nice French couple who would become my h
12、ost parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting 27 I received some shocking news from my program coordinator: there had been a death in my host parents extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to 28 out of one familys house into another. T
13、he exchange coordinator told me Id have a 29 this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation to 30 my native language, I asked not to be 31 with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I 32 myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazi
14、lian the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDS! In just a few hours, we knew wed be good friends for the rest of the 33 .I left France with many 34 , so when people asked me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always 35 to hear me talk about my Brazil
15、ian friend Paolo and scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends 36 France we enjoyed together. I love how people 37 seem so different, but end up being so 38 . The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasnt just to respect the French people 39 to respect all p
16、eople, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 40 .21 A.discuss B.express C.announce D.argue22 A.approved B.knew C.warned D.denied23 A.stubborn B.anxious C.universal D.inter
17、esting24 A.boring B.upsetting C.exciting D.promising25 A.expected B.liked C.doubted D.feared26 A.sponsored B.witnessed C.greeted D.supported27 A.until B.when C.since D.while28 A.move B.travel C.walk D.rush29 A.housekeeper B.leader C.roommate D.colleague30 A.learn B.appreciate C.speak D.master31 A.co
18、mbined B.fitted C.involved D.placed32 A.added B.introduced C.devoted D.adapted33 A.term B.week C.month D.vocation34 A.presents B.suitcase C.stories D.dreams35 A.surprised B.disturbed C.embarrassed D.concerned36 A.analyzing B.exploring C.describing D.investigating37 A.need B.shall C.must D.can38 A.ge
19、nerous B.independent C.similar D.distant39 A.and B.but C.or D.so40 A.instructions B.friendships C.facts D.data1【答案】B【解析】考查情景交际。Is that right? 那样对吗？Its up to you.由你决定，你说了算；Thats great! 那太好了；I have got that. 我懂了。句意：这个周末，你想去听音乐会还是去看艺术展览？你说了算。对于我来说，两个都行。故 B 选项正确。2【答案】A【解析】考查介词搭配。be strict with sb 对某人要求严
20、格；show respect for sb 对某人表示尊敬。句意：老师对我们要求很严格，但是我们都很尊敬她。故 A 选项正确。3【答案】D【解析】考查固定搭配。consider doing sth 考虑做某事；Why not do sth.为什么不 做某事呢？try to do sth 尽量去做某事；try doing sth 尝试去做某事。句意：我正在考虑坐火车去青岛度假。为什么不坐船去呢？故 D 选项正确。4【答案】C【解析】考查冠词和年代表示法。at a speed of 是固定搭配，意思为：以的速 度。in the 1990s 或 in the 1990s 是年代表示法，意思为：在 2
21、0 世纪 90 年代。句意为：在 20 世纪 90 年代，火车以每小时 120千米的速度，两天就可以到达北京了。故 C 选项正确。5【答案】C【解析】考查固定搭配。have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事有困难。that 后是定语从句,修饰 difficulty。改成完整句子的语序是 some students have difficulty paying attention. 句意：现在，老师意识到一些学生在注意力集中的问题上有困难。故 C 选项正确。6【答案】C【解析】考查时态。根据时间状语 over the last three months(在过去的三个月里
22、)，可知用现在完成时；句意：在过去的三个月里，Tom 每天晚上都在图书馆里学习。故 C 选项正确。7【答案】A【解析】考查名词辨析。His office is on the fifth floor. 他的办公室在五楼。storey 主要用以指建筑的楼层数目：The office building is five storeys high. 办公大楼五层楼高。史密斯一家人住在一座 43 层高的大楼里的第 15 楼的一个房间。故 A 选项正确。8【答案】A【解析】考查非谓语动词。主语 we 与 approach 之间为逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词做状语。 句意：走到中央广场，我们就可以看见一座大
23、约 15 米高的雕像。故 A 选项正确。9【答案】B【解析】考查形容词辨析。usual 通常的，惯例的；average 平均的；common 普通 的，共同的；ordinary平凡的，平常的。above average 是个固定搭配，意思为：高于平均水平，在一般水平之上。Janet 在学校的表现远远高于平均水平。她的父母为她感到骄傲。故 B 选项正确。10【答案】D【解析】考查时态。by the time 到时候为止。by the time 引导时间状语从句,根据主句的一般将来时，可知时间状语从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时。句意：当她到家的时候，她父母就会为她准备好可口的食物。故 D 选项正确
24、。11【答案】A【解析】考查倍数表达法。倍数+as+adj.+as句型，这里的 half 表示倍数，放在前面。句意为：这家饭店还没有我们以前去的那家的一半好。故 A 选项正确。12【答案】D【解析】考查非谓语动词。主语 medical staff 与 abandon 之间为逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词做状语。当火焰和浓烟充斥印度一家医院的时候，医务工作者逃跑了，把他们的病人丢在了大火中，造成 89 人死亡。故 D 选项正确。13【答案】C【解析】考查固定搭配。固定词组 consist of = be made up of 由组成；consist of 没有被动语态，也没有进行时。句意：八国集
25、团是由世界上最富有的八个国家组成的。故 C 选项正确。14【答案】B【解析】考查固定搭配。in the end 最后，终于；in other words 换句话说；after all 毕竟，终究；at the same time 同时。句意：你在驾驶考试中的表现没有达到要求的标准，换句话说，你没有通过驾驶考试。故 B 选项正确。15【答案】D【解析】考查形容词。frightening 表示“令人感到恐怖的”；frightened 表示“(人)感到恐怖的”。句意：当她看到那条令人恐怖的蛇的时候，她害怕地逃跑了。故 D 选项正确。16【答案】A【解析】考查动词辨析。expand 扩张，使膨胀；sp
26、read 传播；stretch 伸展；extend 延伸，扩大。句意：如果把气体升温，气体将会膨胀。故 A 选项正确。17【答案】B【解析】考查时态。固定句型：it is/was 序数词 time that sb这是第几次某人做某事。如果前面是 is，后面使用现在完成时；如果前面是 was,后面使用过去完成时；本题前面是 Its 是 It is 的缩写，故使用现在完成时。第二空是个固定句型：Its +时间段+ since 从句，since 从句后用一般过去时。表示：自从到现在已经多久了。句意：这是我第二次来北京。变化真的好大啊！自从我上次离开这儿到现在已经有好多年了。故 B 选项正确。18【答
27、案】B【解析】考查名词辨析。explanation 解释；instruction 说明(指对某种产品的用法，用量进行说明)；description 描述； introduction 介绍。句意：请仔细阅读药瓶上的说明，按量服用。故 B 选项正确。19【答案】D【解析】考查固定句式。 “The+比较级，the+比较级” 是个固定句式，表示“越越” 句意：学习越努力，成绩就越好。故 D 选项正确。20【答案】C【解析】考查情景交际。Of course 当然，一定；Thats it.就这样；Far from it.根本不是，远非如此；So what?那又怎么样？句意：你很无聊吗？根本不是，我一晚上都
28、在听。故 C 选项正确。【答案】21-25 BBDCA26-30CAACC31-35DBACA36-40BDCBB【解析】21考查动词辨析。discuss 讨论；express 表达；announce 宣布；argue 争论。根据 In my application letter(在我的申请信中)，可知作者应该是“ 表达”自己的愿望。故 B 选项正确。22考查动词辨析。approve 批准，赞成；know 知道，了解 ；warn 警告，提醒；deny 否认，拒绝。一旦我知道我要去法国，我能想到的全是这次国外之旅的有趣之处。故 B 选项正确。23考查形容词辨析。stubborn 顽固的，固执的；
29、anxious 焦虑的，担忧的；universal 普遍的，宇宙的；interesting 有趣的，引起兴趣的。根据 making all sorts of new and friends. 可知作者是在谈论交什么样的朋友。interesting 可对应前句出现的 exciting, fun 等词。故 D 选项正确。24考查形容词辨析。boring 无聊的，令人厌烦的；upsetting 令人心烦意乱的，exciting 令人兴奋的，使人激动的；promising 有希望的，有前途的。利用句子之间的逻辑关系来分析：and 是并列连词，根据其前面并列内容 travelling was inspi
30、ring 可推断设空处应该是 exciting 令人兴奋的。虽然旅行很鼓舞人心而且遇见的人也令人兴奋，但是我在法国学习的那一学期和我预想的完全不一样。故 C 选项正确。25考查动词辨析。expect 期望，预期； like 喜欢，想；doubt 怀疑，疑惑； fear 害怕，为担心。根据下文我们知道接待他的家庭发生变故，他不得不临时更换寄宿家庭，因此应该是与“预期”不符。故 A 选项正确。26考查动词辨析。sponsor 赞助；witness 目击，为作证；greet 欢迎，迎接；support 支持，支撑。根据句意可知他到达法国后，将成为他寄宿家庭的“父母“ 是去“迎接”他。故 C 选项正确
31、。27考查连词辨析。until 到为止；when 当时候；since 因为，既然；while 虽然，然而。根据句意可知他在法国一直很开心，“直到” 令人震惊的消息传来。故 A 选项正确。28考查动词辨析。move 移动，离开；travel 旅行；walk 行走；rush 冲，奔。那天下午，我不得不从他家搬出来到另一家去。故 A 选项正确。29考查名词辨析。housekeeper 管家；leader 领导者；roommate 室友； colleague 同事。根据后面的 share a bedroom(共用一间卧室)可知应该是会有一个“室友”。故 C 选项正确。30考查动词辨析。learn 学习
32、 ；appreciate 欣赏；speak 说话，讲话；master 精通。为了避免说母语的诱惑，。动词后面的宾语是 language，当然得用 speak。当表示说某种语言的时候要用 speak。故 C 选项正确。31考查动词辨析。combine 联合，结合； fit 符合，适合；involve 包含，牵涉；place 放置，安排。根据前面说了想要避免讲母语的诱惑，所以这里应该是要求不要与讲英语的室友“安排”在一起。故 D 选项正确。32考查动词辨析。add 增加；introduce 介绍；devote 奉献；adapt 适应。根据句意可知，作者是向室友介绍自己。故 B 选项正确。33考查名
33、词辨析。term 学期；week 周；month 月；vocation 假期。根据第一段末句的 my term in France可知作者在法国要待一个学期，可知这里是指在剩余的学期里他们将会是好朋友。故 A 选项正确。34考查名词辨析。present 现在，礼物；suitcase 手提箱；story 故事；dream 梦想。我带着许多的故事离开了法国，这里是表示我在法国经历了很多的事情，就像是一个个的故事一样。故 C 选项正确。35考查形容词辨析。surprised 感到惊讶的；disturbed 心神不安；embarrassed 尴尬的；concerned 关心的。根据句意：当别人问起他的
34、这次法国之行的时候，作者讲的却是他和巴西朋友之间的事情，所以人们一定会感到“ 很奇怪 ”，故 A 选项正确。36考查动词辨析。analyze 分析；explore 探索；describe 描述；investigate 调查。 explore 在这里是“ 探索，探险”，由于我们对法国很好奇，在周末的时候我们应该很享受一起去探索法国的奇妙之处。故 B 选项正确。37考查情态动词辨析。need 需要；shall 应，会 ；must 必须，一定；can 可能，能够。根据句意，可知作者是在说：看似不同的人，结果却有可能变得非常相似，这里表示的一种“可能性”。故 D 选项正确。38考查形容词辨析。generous 慷慨的，大方的；independent 独立的；similar 类似的；distant 遥远的。人们看起来似乎如此不同，但最终又如此相似。故 C 选项正确。39考查并列连词辨析。and 和；but 但是；or 或者；so 因此。我在法国学习期间学到的不仅仅是尊重法国人，而是尊重所有的人。故 B 选项正确。40考查名词辨析。instruction 指令，命令；friendship 友谊，友爱；fact 事实；data 数据。我要推荐一个交换项目给那些想要体验外国文化和获得友谊的人。故 B 选项正确。
