高一年级英语期中考试试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：100分I.语法与词汇知识的单项选择。（每题1分，共计15分）1. Do what your boss wants, or you will _ him.A. ignore B. upset C. destroy D. attack2. -Why is she so _ about the boys disappearance?-Oh, you know, she is the mother.A. disappointed B. concerned C. tired D. interested3. Please _ the numbers and Im sure they will _ more than 1,000.A. add up; add B. add up; add up C. add up; add up to D. add; add up4. Excuse me, can you tell me _?A. where the nearest post office isB. how far the Capital Airport wasC. how can I get to the stationD. when was power station built5. _ you read French easily, youll find its another thing to make a conversation in French.A. Even if B. As if C. As long as D. Even so6. Would you please forgive him for breaking the vase? He didnt do it _.A. on time B. in addition C. in general D. on purpose7. -Its a long time since I saw my sister.- _ her this weekend?A. Why not visit B. Why not to visit C. why not visiting D. Why dont visit8. The number of people who speak English_ larger, and a large number of people_ native speakers.A. are; are B. is: are C. is; is D. are; is9. -What did the teacher say?-He told me _ again.A. not to late B. not to be late C. to be not late D. not being late10. They are faced with the same kinds of challenges and problems in life _ you are.A. that B. as C. which D. what11. It being Sunday, rather than_ at home, I preferred_.A. stay; to travel B. to stay; to travel C. stay; travel D. to stay; travelling12. Jim kept begging his mother for a new bicycle, and she finally_.第1页第2页 A. gave up B. gave off C. gave in D. gave out13. My brother didnt know _ to buy the book.A. what B. which C. who D. where14. It _ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _ I found we had a lot in common.A. was until; when B. was until; that C. wasnt until; when D. wasnt until; that15. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _.A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathedII.完形填空。（每题1分，共计20分）There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very_16_. English is one of these. Too many people _17_ it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 20 million speak it _18_ their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a(an) _19_ language. Many millions are _20_ to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different_21_. Have you ever _22_ such advertisements in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or your _23_ back”Of course, it never _24_ quite like this.The only language that seems easy is the mother tongue ( 母语). We should 25_ that we all learned our own language well when we were _26_. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. _27_ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He _28_ to imitate (模仿) what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and _29_ in it all the time, just imagine how much _30_ that gets!So it is _31_ to say that learning English is easy _32_ a good command of English depends on (取决于) a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and _33_ much time. Good teachers, records (唱片), tapes, books, and dictionaries will _34_. But they cant do the students _35_ for him.16. A. difficult B. important C. interesting D. easy17. A. learn B. try C. understand D. use18. A. as B. for C. with D. like19. A. good B. foreign C. useful D. own20. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking21. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers22. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known23. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English24. A. happened B. looked C. seemed D. felt25. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think26. A. students B. children C. adults D. parents27. A. Believe B. Mind C. Do D. Think28. A. uses B. enjoys C. tries D. does29. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing30. A. time B. money C. language D. practice31. A. wrong B. easy C. nice D. clever32. A. because B. for C. when D. before33. A. uses B. takes C. costs D. spends34. A. do B. work C. help D. learn35. A. work B. study C. homework D. listeningIII.阅读理解。（每题2分，共计40分）APlants need green leaves to make food. A plant needs sunlight and carbon dioxide from the air for making food and it also needs water and salt from the soil to make food too. There are certain cells in the leaves which change carbon dioxide and water into sugar. To do this, the cells