1大庆铁人中学高一学年下学期期中考试大庆铁人中学高一学年下学期期中考试英语试题英语试题考试时间：考试时间：20182018 年年 5 5 月月 21222122 日日答题时长：答题时长： 120120 分钟分钟 分值：分值：150150 分分 请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。第第卷卷 选择题部分选择题部分第一部分第一部分 单项选择题（本大题共单项选择题（本大题共 2020 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 1 分，共分，共 2020 分。）分。）1.The number of guests invited_ eighty, but a number of them_ absent due to all kinds of reasonsA. was; wereB. was; wasC. were; wasD. were; were 2.Being unable to afford a car，going shopping for the two of us meant _ down to the shops and going back home again with full armsA. will be walkedB. walked C. to walkD. walking 3.It was not until then _ the girl would receive an operation the next dayA. did we knowB. that we knewC. we knewD. when we knew 4.A football team _ eleven players while six players can _ a volleyballteam A. is made up of； consist ofB. is consisted of；make up C. consists of； make upD. make up； consist of5.The old lady from New York felt very happy when she was able to make herself _ in her broken ChineseA. understandB. to understandC. understoodD. understanding 6.Going on a trip into space must be quite exciting experience. A. / ; theB. / ; anC. the; anD. the; the 7._ the kids have left home, weve got a lot of extra space. A. As soon asB. WhileC. BeforeD. Now that 8.Whats that noise? Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _. A. is being testedB. will be tested C. was testedD. has been tested 9.It has been announced that the next meeting will _ on Thursday. A. be taken placeB. take place C. be happenedD. hold 10. It is generally widely accepted that honesty plays an important role in _ children. A. bringing down B. bringing inC. bringing outD. bringing up 11. Never before _ seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert. A. has sheB. she hadC. had sheD. she has 12. When it was his turn to deliver a speech, _, he walked towards the microphone. A. nervously and embarrassinglyB. nervous and embarrassedly C. nervous and embarrassedD. nervously and embarrassing 13. With a lot of difficult problems _, the newly-elected president is having a hard time. A. to settleB. settlingC. settledD being settled 14. _ sat down for a rest _ the door bell rang. A. Hardly had I ; thanB. Hardly had I ; when C. Hardly I had; whenD. Hardly I had; than 15. It was not long before they _ the country. A. would leave B. were leavingC. leftD. had left 16. _ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A. So curious the couple wasB. The couple was such curious C. How curious the couple wereD. So curious were the couple 17. In order to improve English, _. A. Jenny bought a lot of tapes for herself B. Jennys father bought her a lot of tapes C. a lot of tapes were bought by Jenny D. a lot of tapes were bought by Jennys father. 18. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) _ of courage and power. A. exampleB. symbolC. markD. sign 19. Our school, in which there are 8000 students, _ at the foot of a hill. A. is lying B. situate C. situating D. is situated 20. _ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. A. Facing B. Face C. Faced D. To face第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解 （共两节（共两节 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 4040 分）分）2第一节第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A A、B B、C C 和和 D D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。题卡上将该项涂黑。A A The private automobile （私家车） has long played an important role in the United StatesIn fact，it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of lifeIn 1986，sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car，and thirty-eight percent had more than oneBy giving workers rapid transportation，the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of workThis has encouraged the growth of the cities，but it has also led to traffic problems For farm families the automobile is very helpfulIt has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure，and also to transport their children to distant schools Family life has been affected in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics，outings，and other shared experiencesHowever，when teenage children have the use of the car，their parents cant keep an eye on themThere is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs，or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic lawsMothers of victims (受害者) of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)These women want to prevent further tragedies (悲剧)They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking ageStudents have formed a similar organization，SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends For many Americans the automobil