1、第一中学高一英语第 4 周周末练习第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A,B,C,D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. My friend Mary is _ beautiful girl and _ girl that you would like to work with.Aa; a Bthe; a Cthe; the Da22. _ his food _ , the man had to come out of his hiding place.ASince; runs out BBecause; run outCWith; runnin
2、g out DFor; running out23. he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of our help.AEven though BNever until COnly before DEver since24. If our parents would listen more to us, they would understand us better. . They just expect us to listen.AI believe not BNo problem CGood idea DI cant
3、 agree more25. You cant take her promises _: she never keeps her word.A. seriously B. carefully C. serious D. careful26. Because of bad weather, we have to postpone _ the football match.A. holding B. to hold C. hold D. held27. We delayed our departure _ the bad weather.A. by means of B. on account o
4、f C. regardless of D. in spite of28. Its obvious that her painting has been _ by Picasso.A. affected B. effect C. reflected D. influenced29. _ such a good chance, how could I give it up?A. Having given B. Given C. Having been given D. Being given 30. _ the rain, we would have had a nice weekend.A. I
5、f only B. Only if C. But for D. As long as31. The war against Taiwan is very likely to break out in the near future.I if the situation goes as it is.Ahope so Bhope not Cam afraid not Dam afraid so32. We are only glad to do anything we can her.Atoo; to help Bvery; help Ctoo; help Dvery; helping33. Ea
6、ch of the students, working hard at their lessons, the book.So have I.Ais reading Bhas read Creading Dreads34. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature.A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated35. This book will show the readers _ can
7、be used in other contexts.A. how that they have observed B. that how they have observedC. how what they have observed D. that they have observed第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最佳选项。Americans latest strategy for single persons who dont want to be single
8、 any longer has many names: speed-dating, express-date, 10-minute-dating or simply mini-date.The principle is the same: Why spend an 36 evening with a stranger 37 you realize after only the first few minutes that you cant 38 the person?The solution: The men and women sit down 39 each other. A bell i
9、s sounded, and in the next 7 to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 40 person. When the bell 41 off a second time, the men stand up and move 42 to the next female.At such a meeting in San Francisco 43 , some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a 44 exp
10、ression on their faces, in two long 45 opposite each other. The signal was given, and then almost everybody started 46 away.Richard Cosse, 47 of “American Singles,” says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment “ 48 ” way to search for a partner. Minute-dates have become a 49 everywhere
11、 from computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago. Cosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 50 singles who are not brave enough to speak to a stranger in a bar.His 51 : Dont talk about money, your weight or about your forme
12、r partner, but 52 about your dreams, desires and hobbies.Most speed-dating meetings cost about US 25 per evening, 53 a person to get to know 15 to 20 people 54 the opposite sex. Speed-dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings are 55 out weeks and months in advance.36 Aexciting Bentir
13、e Cinteresting Dearly37 Aif Bbefore Cuntil Dunless38 Aknow Bcomfort Cstand Dmeet39 Awatching Bfacing Cnoticing Dseparating40 Afirst Bnext Clast Dother41 Atakes Bsets Cgoes Dfalls42 Aon Babout Cout Din43 Along ago Bat first Crecently Dimmediately44 Acalm Bhopeful Cserious Dfearful45 Agroups Bteams Cr
14、ows Dpairs46 Alaughing Bwalking Crunning Dtalking47 Aboss Bchairman Cofficial Dtrainer48 Acleverest Bcheapest Cbest Dhottest49 Apractice Btraining Ctradition Dcustom50 Aactive Battractive Cshy Danxious51 Aidea Btip Corder Dwarning52 Astill Brather Calso Deven53 Aforcing Bpersuading Cencouraging Dall
15、owing54 Aof Bfrom Cfor Damong55 Aattended Bbooked Creported Dannounced第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 AIt gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I cant imagine what we will do without him w
16、hen hes gone.Bill Masters almost singlehanded built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competito
17、rs. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bills leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this companys most competitive（竞争的）areas. But we know that if anyone can do
18、it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.56.The speech was made _.A. at a welcome meetingB. at the opening of a new school termC. when somebody was leavingD. when they had a new manager57.How long did Masters worked there?A.37 yearsB. less than
19、 5 yearsC. about six yearsD. since he began to work58.When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _ to help him.A. many peopleB. nobodyC. about 37 peopleD. very few people59.Bill increased the companys sale _.A. by 37 per cent every monthB. to the second largest in the areaC. to be the fifth l
20、argest in the areaD. five times as much as beforeBHere are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.(1)Dear Drew Carter,Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!Love,Dad and Mom and many friends(2)LawlisClarkeThe Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleas
21、ed to announce the engagement（订婚）of their daughter Diana Susan to Mr. Robert Brent Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of Herford, Texas.A spring wedding is planned in Houston.(3)IsbellFossMr. And Mrs. Davis K. Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr. Stanley Foss, son of Mrs.
22、 John Sipe of Ada, Minnesota.The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.(4)StoryKurioMiss Stephanie Story and Mr. Warren Kurio married on February 5, at half past seven oclock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. The bride（新娘）is the daughter of M
23、r. and Mrs, Herbert Brule Story Jr. of Dallas. The groom（新郎）is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.60. What would be the best title for the first advertisement?AWe Love You BHappy 1st BirthdayCOne Year Old DOur One-Year-Old Son61. Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married .Ain a
24、church Bwhere Clarkes parents liveCagainst their parents will Dto Lawliss parents joy62. Who got or will get married in spring?ANot only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.BNeither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.CEither Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.DNeither Lawlis and Clarke nor
25、 Story and Kurio.63. Who are now a married couple?ALawlis and Clarke. BDand Isbell and Foss.CStory and Kurio. DThe text doesnt say.CAmy Tan , the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants , received the Commonwealth Club Gold Award in 1989 for her first work of fiction , the best selling Joy Luck
26、 Club . The sixteen stories that make up the work alternate（交替）the tales of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughters , in an exploration of the generational and cultural tensions experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants . Tans parents , like many immigrants
27、 , had high expectations for their children and often set puzzling standards , expecting Amy and her two brothers to think like Chinese but to speak perfect English , be excellent at school work , and take advantage of every situation that might lead to success . Tan , however , rebelled （反叛）against
28、 her parents expectations and devoted herself to being thoroughly American and dreaming of being a fiction writer .Tan got a bachelors degree in English and linguistics（语言学）and a masters degree in linguistics and established herself as a highly successful business writer . Tan , however , was not sa
29、tisfied in spite of her material success . Turning to her life long dream , she wrote her first short story , “ Endgame,” and then a second , “Waiting between the trees .” In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in China with her mother , a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career
30、. Tan felt a sense of completeness , a tie with the country and its culture that she had never expected . Returning from China , Tan was surprised to learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an advance from a publisher . Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories
31、 for the Joy Luck Club . It was a great success , well received by the public and appearing on the New York Times bestseller list . It has been translated into seventeen languages , including Chinese , and was made into a movie in 1993 .64. What is the writers main purpose in this passage ?ATo analy
32、ze（分析）Amy Tans works BTo support Amy Tans decision to become a fiction writer CTo present Amy Tans personal information DTo criticize Amy Tans rebellion against her parents 65. According to the passage , Amy Tans visit to China .Awas disappointing Bhad a great pushing effect on her Cwas not surprisi
33、ng in the least Dwas a trip she had always dreamed of taking 66. The underlined words “the work” in paragraph 1 refer to .Astories Bwriting CCommonwealth Club Gold Award DJoy Luck Club 67. It can be concluded from this passage that .Aparents dont know how to educate their children BTan did not use p
34、ersonal experience in her writing CTan made the right decision when she closed her business DTan thinks and lives more in a American way than in Chinese .DAll over the country these days, electronic mail messages are ending with this strange little mark:-) or one of its many variants（变体） ，like :-（.I
35、t was 20 years ago that Scott Fahlman taught the Net how to smile. The Carnegie Mellon computer scientist has devoted his life to man-made intelligence, the practice of teaching computers how to think like humans, but the bearded scientist is perhaps best known for a flash of inspiration that helped
36、 to define Internet culture.By the early 1980s the Computer Science group at Carnegie Mellon was making heavy use of online bulletin boards or“boards”.A good many of the posts were humorous. The problem was that if someone made a humorous remark, a few readers would fail to get the joke. This proble
37、m caused some people to suggest（only half seriously）that maybe it would be a good idea to clearly mark posts that were not to be taken seriously. After all, when using text-based online communication, we lack the body language or the tone of voice that communicates this information when we talk in p
38、erson or on the phone.So on Sept. 19, 1982, Fahlman typed :-) in an online message. “I had no idea I was starting something that would soon pollute all the worlds communications channels,” he wrote later. The“smiley face”has since become common in online communication, allowing 12-year-old girls and
39、 corporate lawyers alike to mark their messages with a quick symbol that says, “Hey, Im only joking.”This creation caught on quickly around Carnegie Mellon, and soon spread to other universities and research labs by means of the computer networks of the day. Since then, the smiling icons（ marks）have
40、 taken the e-mail world by storm. Now called emoticons, short for emotive icons, Fahlmans smiley face encouraged the creation of thousands of variants.Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online all put emoticons into their instant-messaging systems, while telecom companies, jewelry makers and online mercha
41、nts have sent in trademark applications（申请） for products and ads that include Fahlmans smiley face.But Fahlman has never seen a cent from his creation. “If it cost people a cent to use it, nobody would have used it. This is my little gift to the world, for better or worse,”he said.68. What do the un
42、derlined words this information in paragraph 3 refer to?Athe body language. Bthe suggestion of marking postsCthe tone of voice Dthe humors behind the words69. The purpose of Fahlman in typing the first smiley face was .Ato explain to others that he didnt take his message seriously.Bto fill all the w
43、orlds communication channels with smiley faces.Cto make money out of telecom companies and online merchants.Dto show his happy feelings and to help to define Internet culture.70. What does the passage mainly talk about?AInternet culture BElectronic mail message.CFahlmans creation. DOnline smiley fac
44、e.EIn the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and instituted austerity (紧缩) programs to reduce their imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. This period was more disastrous for farmers than earlier times had been, because
45、 farmers were no longer self-sufficient. They were paying for machinery, seed, and fertilizer, and they were also buying consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers bought remained constant, while prices they received for their products fell. These developments were made worse by the Great Depre
46、ssion, which began in 1929 and extended throughout the 1939s. In 1929, under President Herbert Hoover, the Federal Farm Board was organized. It established the principle of direct interference with supply and demand, and it represented the first national commitment to provide greater economic stabil
47、ity for farmers. President Hoovers successor attached even more importance to this problem. One of the first measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took office in 1933 was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed by Congress. This law gave the Secretary of
48、 Agriculture the power to reduce production through voluntary agreements with farmers who were paid to take their land out of use. A deliberate scarcity of farm products was planned in an effort to raise prices. This law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on the grounds that general taxes were bein
