南师附中高一上期末考试一、单项选择1. Our country has ______ great changes in the past 20 years, which are the result of reform and opening up.A. appearedB. happenedC. preservedD. witnessed2. In front of our house ______ we used to swim.A. a river lies thatB. does a river lie whereC. lies a river whichD. lies a river where3. --- Alvin, are you coming with us?--- I’d love to, but something unexpected ______.A. has come upB. was coming upC. had come upD. would come up4. The plan is finished ahead of ______, so we will have three days off.A. adventureB. scheduleC. arrangementD. plan5. This island, ______ by the sea, is so beautiful that we have decided to stay here for another day.A. dismissedB. surroundedC. reservedD. protected6. ______ is certain is ______ the mystery of Stonehenge has never been explained.A. It; thatB. What; whatC. It; whatD. What; that7. --- I haven’t seen Tom for ages. Any news about him?--- He ______ in a toy factory for two years. Now he’s a farmer.A. workedB. has workedC. was workingD. would work8. His strong love for his country is ______ in his recently-published poems.A. remindedB. reflectedC. respondedD. recovered9. I don’t think she is a nice woman; I am ______ her empty talk.A. enthusiastic aboutB. tired ofC. concerned aboutD. informed of10. --- Have you heard from Janet recently?--- No, but I ______ her next Friday.A. sawB. have seenC. will be seeingD. would see11. --- Believe me, all your efforts will ______ some day.--- Thanks for your encouragement.A. pay backB. pay offC. pay forD. pay out12. She thinks her first performance in the US will be the first step on the road to success, and she wants to try her ______ in Hollywood.A. nameB. fameC. fortuneD. award13. The boss asked him to ______ the office while she was away.A. in charge ofB. in the charge ofC. take charge ofD. take the charge of14. Scientists are convinced ______ the positive effect of laughter ______ physical and mental health.A. of; atB. by; inC. of; onD. on; at15. --- How is everything going on with you?--- Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hope, ______.A. thoughB. insteadC. eitherD. since16. These viruses, if ______ in, can cause illness or even death.A. breathingB. breatheC. breathedD. to breathe17. The palace caught fire three times in the last century and little of the building ______ now.A. remainsB. is remainedC. is remainingD. has been remained18. I’ll tell you ______ I see in my new neighborhood the moment I settle down there.A. whateverB. whichC. whicheverD. that19. I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s ______ I have to wait.A. in caseB. even thoughC. as ifD. so that20. In order to make us feel comfortable, air conditioning changes the temperature of the whole room, ______ is a real waste of energy.A. itB. thatC. whatD. which二、完形填空(1’ x 20 = 20’)One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough. Perhaps you feel you won't impress others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is misguided. The ___ 21___ of doing well is accepting yourself as you are.When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with ___ 22___ memories. Some were painful memories from ___23___ when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I ___24___ pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, as well as things I ___25___ such as magic shops and coin dealers.Then a terrible thing happened. ___26___ dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall. ___27___ that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I ___28___ back, but it was gone.Weeks passed, and finally I gave up hope of ever finding it ___29___. A month later, I was ___30___ up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown worn (破旧的) ___31___, just where I'd left it. ___32___ I read through the pages and found that a ___33___ had written the following, “God bless you. I'm ___34___ like you, only I don’t keep a diary, and I'm ___35___ to know there are others like me. I hope things turn ___36___ okay for you.”Tears came to my eyes. It had never ___37___ to me that anyone could know my inner feelings and also ___38___ things just like the way I did.No matter what you are like, whether you're rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or ___39___, there are people like you. Throw away your fears of not measuring up, and ___40___ yourself as you are.21. A. idea B. success C. secret D. purpose22. A. private B. painful C. wonderful D. simple23. A. works B. friends C. neighbors D. childhood24. A. showed B. hid C. described D. noticed25. A. forgot B. enjoyed C. arranged D. respected26. A. Until B. When C. After D. Since27. A. Excited B. Puzzled C. Surprised D. Frightened28. A. looked B. searched C. turned D. ran29. A. hardly B. soon C. again D. home30. A. hanging B. looking C. turning D. breaking31. A. book B. diary C. computer D. dictionary32. A. Nervously B. Happily C. Sadly D. Excitedly33. A. friend B. policeman C. stranger D. classmate34. A. a lot B. a little C. nearly D. slightly35. A. sorry B. anxious C. curious D. thankful36. A. in B. on C. out D. to37. A. led B. occurred C. explained D. happened38. A. feel B. enjoy C. remember D. hate39. A. strong B. pretty C. clear D. ordinary40. A. insist B. accept C. help D. regard三、阅读理解(1’ x 15 = 15’)AEveryone's at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction (网上拍卖).Buying for BeginnersSign up on . Most items (e.g. tables, computers and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价) for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish, you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.How to PaySellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.Selling Made SimpleIf you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends' advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.The big Things in LifeIt's easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collectively sent by deliverymen. Check the ways of delivery before you bid.41. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to make payment online.B. Ways of making delivery online.C. How to use an online-auction system.D. Advantages of an online auction system.42. After bidding for an item, a buyer ______.A. has chances to make higher bids.B. will get what he wants in ten days.C. should make payment immediatelyD. may check its picture and description.43. You should ______ if the item is being auctioned.A. increase the price little by littleB. get the others not bidC. ask the other people’s priceD. offer the highest price you are ready to pay44. The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is ______.A. through a local banking systemB. by sending the money to the sellerC. through an online payment systemD. by paying the deliveryman directlyBAt 2:30 December 5, 1945, five US Navy training planes took off in clear weather from the base Lauderdale, Florida. The planes flew east over the coast and disappeared. The group was Flight 19, on a run between Florida and Bahamas. Tailor was the group leader. At about 3:40, Tailor reported that his compasses (指南针) were not reading properly. The other planes followed their leaders aimlessly, first east,then west, then northeast over the ocean, as Tailor tried to make sure of the direction by radio. Then, suddenly Tailor was heard to give orders to dive.Quickly, two giant Martin seaplanes were sent up to search for Flight 19. Several hours later, the wind became strong and visibility (能见度) dropped. A return to base was ordered. But only one of the Martin seaplanes landed. Four days later, the Navy and Coast Guard combed a 100,000 square-mile area with more than 100 planes and ships. No sign was ever shown of the missing planes.Today, people have noted the disappearance of many ships and planes in the southwest part of the North Atlantic and began to call this area the Bermuda Triangle.The points of the triangle are Bermuda, Puerto Rico and a particular place in the Gulf of Mexico, west of Florida. It is a two-faced water world of tiny islands, bright beaches and beautiful waters. Yet thick fogs, powerful currents (激流) and sudden storms are hidden behind this smiling surface.45. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The wind was strong when the training planes took off.B. Tailor was given wrong orders to dive.C. The compasses didn’t work properly.D. The missing planes were found several hours later.46. How many planes disappeared altogether that day?A. Five.B. Six.C. Two.D. Only one.47. The word “comb” in the passage means ______.A. cover withB. fly overC. do up one’s hair with a combD. search all overCOver the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined (决定) to a certain degree by genes (基因). However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference.Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex (复杂). In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways－scientists or actors, for example－may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desire－not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health－rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap(差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” Says Michalos.Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad. “Given (鉴于) all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen.In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, but negative emotions much less often. Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their goals, only setting ones that they know they can achieve. But Carstensen thinks that with times running out, olderpeople have learned to focus on t hings that make them happy and let go of those that don’t.48. According to the passage, the feeling of happiness ______.A. is determined partly by genesB. increases slowly with ageC. has little to do with wealthD. is measured (衡量) only by desires49. Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs ______.A. make them feel much betterB. provide chances to make friendsC. improve their social positionD. satisfy their professional interests50. Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if ______.A. the gap between reality and desire is biggerB. they have a stronger desire for friendshipC. their income is below their expressionD. the hope for good health is greater51. According to the passage, which of the following is not the reason why old people are happier?A. They may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it.B. They’re more realistic about their goals, only setting easy ones.C. They have learned to focus on things that make them happy.D. They hardly let go of things that make them unhappy.DIn 1922, a British explorer named Howard Carter found an ancient tomb in Egypt.In ancient Egypt, many tombs were built like houses. Anybody could build a tomb for themselves and their family.Long before they died, the ancient Egyptians began making items to place inside their tomb. These items were called grave goods.People loved making grave goods. It was a family activity. They made grave goods their whole life. They made dolls and baskets and jewelry and little statues of workers and all kinds of things.Then, as a family outing, they would visit their tomb, and place the grave goods they had made locked safely inside.The next time they visited their tomb, they would bring more grave goods. By the time died, their tomb was full of wonderful memories of their life in Egypt, as well as with miniature sized things they might need in the afterlife. That was the ancient Egyptian way.Pharaohs (法老), of course, were special. They also had tombs, really big ones. They also had grave goods, really beautiful ones, made of gold and silver by the finest craftsmen in the land. As well, people from all Egypt brought gifts to include in the pharaoh’s tomb. Artists painted the walls. Pharaohs’ tombs were splendid things.Every time a new pharaoh came to power, work started immediately on building their tomb.As modern archaeologists (考古学家) opened the tombs of the ancient pharaohs, they found the tombs of the ancient pharaohs, they found that many of them had been robbed and their treasures removed.One day, in 1922, an archaeologist named Howard Carter was working in Egypt. He found a really small tomb. He didn’t think much about it because it was so small. He figured it was the tomb of a commoner (平民). You can imagine his excitement when he opened the door and realized he had found the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, a tomb so small that it had been overlooked for thousands of years!From the hieroglyphic (象形的) writing on the walls, Howard Carter knew who was buried in the tomb. It was a young pharaoh named King Tutankhamun, King Tut for short. Today, we know what King Tut looked like because Howard Carter found a solid gold mask inside the tomb, designed like the pharaoh’s face.King Tut was only nine years old when he became Pharaoh. He was only 18 years old when he died. King Tut’s tomb was very small compared to the tombs of other pharaohs because the people did not have alot of time to build it.Some archaeologist think grave robbers might have broken in because a bag of gold rings was found on the floor, as if dropped in haste (匆忙). Other think that perhaps the bag simply fell, perhaps when the ancient Egyptians sealed the tomb. If robbers did find their way inside, they certainly did not take everything. Howard Carter and his team found many treasures inside the tomb. It was almost like entering a time machine.52. The passage is mainly about ______.A. how Egyptians built tombsB. what Egyptians put tombsC. what King Tut’s tomb looked likeD. how Carter discovered the tomb53. What might NOT be included in a commoner’s tomb in ancient Egypt?A. Dolls and baskets.B. Treasure.C. Miniature sized things.D. A solid gold mask.54. What can we learn about King Tut’s tomb from the passage?A. Its size i s much bigger than that of a commoner’s.B. It had been overlooked for thousands of years because it’s too small.C. The hieroglyphic writing on the walls showed what King Tut looked like.D. Some tomb robbers dropped a bag of gold rings on its floor in haste.55. According to the passage, which of the statements is true?A. Shortly after an Egyptian died, their family began making grave goods for him.B. Pharaohs’ tombs were splendid things, full of gifts from all over the Egypt.C. Compared with the tombs of other pharaohs, King Tut’s tomb was very big.D. King Tut’s tomb had never been broken into before Carter discovered it.四、缺词填空(0.5’ x 10 = 5’)There is a difference between a common cold and the flu (流感). A cold gives you a runny nose, cough and sometimes a f___56___, but generally you feel better after a week. The flu, on the other h___57___, is much more dangerous --- it kills as many as half a million people worldwide every year, according to The Atlantic. This is why people get nervous when they hear about a bird flu case on the news.Now, scientists may have found a way to put an end to this fear --- they’ve d___58___ how the flu escapes our immune system (系统), which may l___59___ to the invention of a new flu vaccine (疫苗). The new research was p___60___ last month in the Science.To understand the findings, you first need to know how the immune system w___61___. When viruses enter our bodies, they produce antibodies (抗体) --- protein that fight against the virus. H___62___, sometimes the bod y is not familiar with the virus and doesn’t know what kind of antibody to p___63___, and this is when it needs a little help from a vaccine.The flu vaccine takes effect by g___64___ the body a small amount of flu virus, causing our immune system to develop antibodies a___65___ these viruses so that when the flu actually happens, the body knows the right thing to do.56. __________ 57. __________ 58. __________ 59. __________60. __________ 61. __________ 62. __________ 63. __________64. __________ 65. __________五、单词拼写(1’ x 10 = 10’)66. The mother opened the door quietly so as not to d__________ the sleeping children.67. Tom is the only one who s__________ the earthquake in his village, and the government sent him to a city school after that.68. The ship makers said it could not sink, but the very first v__________ of the Titanic ended at thebottom of the Atlantic Ocean.69. As the world’s population continues to grow, the s__________ of food becomes more of a problem.70. As she was watching the movie, her thoughts w__________ back to her youth.71. Mother is d__________ my brother from swimming in the river, for she thinks it is too dangerous.72. To make members of a football team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their s__________ and weaknesses.73. In an effort to solve the energy problem, some nuclear power stations (核电站) are under __________ (建设) in our country.74. I’m amazed that the students in China always have such a burning __________ (渴望) to learn.75. There has been a(an) __________ (气氛) of sadness in the factory since it was announced that would be closed.六、短语填空(1’ x 10 = 10’)76. The car accident on the main road the other day __________ __________ (由……引起) the careless driving of a driver.77. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and __________ __________ (编)jokes.78.Not long after the discovery, a friend of his __________ __________ (病倒) and twelve hours later, he was dead.79. __________ __________ (和……一起) many other countries, such as Japan, the US and the UK,China is now marching into the 4G era (时代).80. He __________ __________ __________ (前往) to the market place after work, just as his wife had asked him to do.81. Yetis __________ __________ __________ (据说) be large, hairy animals that walk on two feet like human beings.82. I always __________ __________ __________ (尊敬) those who never look down on others, eventhough they have achieved great achievements.83. As pollution gets more and more serious, we strongly feel the need to be __________ __________ __________ (与……和睦相处) our environment.84. Remember to stay __________ __________ __________ (控制) your technology and not let it control you.85. Whenever she talks to him, he is __________ __________ __________ for words (不知所措).七、翻译句子(1’ x 10 = 10’)1. 一听到这个消息，Tom 冲回乐嘉，却发现他的房子已经彻底毁了。
