[湖北]2013-2014学年湖北省襄阳市四校高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

His sudden ______ of violent anger put an unpleasant end to the meeting.

In the Olympic Games, only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their ____ will be allowed as competitors.

They have been told that if they want to build a highway between the two towns, they should first try to____ how much it is going to cost.

It is not a serious illness. I guess she will_____ soon.

Traditionally, college students hold a graduation party to encourage themselves before they _____ on their life journey.

It is reported that by careful questioning the police managed to ______ the information they were looking for.

There is a(n) _______ bus service into the center of town, which makes it much easier for farmers to go to sell their vegetables there.

If you are willing to lose weight, these tips will help you lose the last bit of ____ fat.

－Have you finished your experiment report, Jane?
－Oh, my God. I’ve _______ forgotten all about that.

Many people who were once _______ now get better jobs after further education.

Angela at the age of 11years old was badly ill and she was attacked by a rare disease influencing her nerve system(神经系统). She was unable to      and her movement was limited (限制) in other ways as well．The doctors did not hold much        of her recovering from this illness. They said she would        the rest of her life in a wheelchair. They also said that few were able to come back to their      level after suffering from this disease. However, the little girl was        . There, lying in her hospital bed, she       that she was going to be walking again someday.
Angela was moved to a(an)        hospital in San Francisco, where she could get better after the illness．All the treatments(治疗)that could be used to her disease were      . The doctors praised her,        she never once thought of giving up. They taught her about       seeing herself walking. If it would do        else, it would at least give her hope and something optimistic(乐观的)in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela worked as hard as possible in physical treatment，and in exercise periods. Also she worked hard when she lay there,        herself moving，moving, moving!
One day，      she was trying，with all her determination, to imagine her legs moving again，it seemed as though something        happened: the bed moved! it began to move around the room! She        out, “Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved!”
Of course，at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was crying aloud and running for        .Everything started to        .People felt that the floor moved back and forth a bit like being on a boat on gentle waves(浪)．You see，it was the San Francisco earthquake．Angela didn’t know that．Instead，she felt        that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she’s back in school, on her own       . No wheelchair, no sticks to help her. You see, anyone who can shake the earth can         a little disease, can’t they?

A．speak B．watch C．smell D．walk

A．breath B．hope C．position D．power

A．lose B．spend C．share D．bring

A．usual B．exact C．local D．low

A．careless B．fearless C．harmless D．selfless

A．introduced B．wondered C．dreamed D．requested

A．language B．experiment C．performance D．recovery

A．needed B．conquered C．guided D．viewed

A．or B．but C．though D．for

A．admitting B．imagining C．suggesting D．considering

A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything

A．mirroring B．streaming C．picturing D．cornering

A．until B．after C．before D．while

A．annoying B．frightening C．disappointing D．surprising

A．cried B．pointed C．spoke D．read

A．distance B．order C．shelter D．space

A．shake B．escape C．return D．avoid

A．stupid B．certain C．sorry D．comfortable

A．hands B．eyes C．legs D．arms

A．develop B．treat C．catch D．beat

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. I tried to bear all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go to make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do what you know is right.”
Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

“Week by week her list grew” means “________”.

Her father listened to her quietly was because        .

After the father heard his daughter’s word, he        .

Zhang Li is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security. Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.
Introduction
A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.
Basic Security
Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave. Secure it to lampposts(灯柱) or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and saddles(车座).
Locks
Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shop. Buy one that has been tested against attack. Ask for advice from a bike shop.
Marking
Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.
Registration
There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put your registration number and personal details on their computer database(数据库). Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to get in touch with you.
Finally
Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle belongs to you.
Which part of the article gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means__________.

The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle        .

The main purpose of this article is          .

While many other teen stars built up their celebrity status(名人地位) by working hard on popular TV shows, Justin shot straight to the top by using social media.
A few years ago, Justin uploaded(上传) videos of himself on YouTube, showing covers of his favorite songs at home. He just saw it as a bit of fun for friends and family, but when music manager Scooter Braun saw one of the videos, he flew to Justin’s hometown of Ontario, Canada to sign him up. Justin was just 13.
Shortly after, Justin was flown to the US. He eventually started working with R&B superstar Usher. Justin’s first album My world was released in 2009. But all the time, Justin continued to build his fan base on his YouTube account, where some of his original home videos can still be found, and where he continues to post music. “I wasn’t sending mixtapes or anything like that to record labels,” he told us when we met him on his promotional tour for his latest film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. “I was just doing regular stuff at home and I just posted videos online without purpose. I would never be here if it wasn’t for the Internet and YouTube.”
But it isn’t just YouTube that helps Justin’s popularity. He also updates his Twitter account (@Justin-Bieber) regularly and has about 8.8 million followers. In fact, he’s so popular that Justin was responsible for 3% of the site’s activity at one time and so popular that entire racks of servers on Twitter were devoted to him.
In light of his story, many young, aspiring artists are now taking advantage of Twitter and YouTube. Both these sites can help artists build fan bases in the hope that they’ll become the next big thing. Justin added, “I think my story brings hope to people and I think that’s very important. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never.”
What is the best title for the passage?

The underlined word “covers” in Paragraph 2 means_____.

Which one is right according to the passage?

What can we know from Paragraph 5?

How long do you want to live? How many years might be added to a life? Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.（寿命）
“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生) , " said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that's a conservative estimate(保守的估计)."
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years," he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.
However, many scientists who research into ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say the failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120,you know, could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Poon, director  of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all."
By saying "we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means ______.

Donald Louria's attitude towards long living is that ______.

The underlined word "it"( in Paragraph 4)refers to______.

What would be the best title for this text? 

Dreaming is a natural part of who we are. We explore our dreams and develop personal dreams. We even like to dream BIG!
For the most part our dreams and wishes focus on the end result. We see ourselves in love, married, driving a great car, on vacation, with tons of money, in a great career, etc. Dreaming about the end result is just fantasizing and wishing. Wishing relies on some magical force to make our dreams turn into reality, and we become unhappy as we’re not living(实现) our dreams.
So how can we make our dreams come true? That is a question we all often struggle with. Even though we struggle with the answer, the answer is not that clear. We make our dreams come true with the action we take.
In my opinion, if you dream about being in good health, then change your dream to see yourself working out and eating right day by day. See the beginning of the dream and let the dream build day by day with all the action that gets you to the end dream of you being in good health.
If you want riches, then change the dream. Dream of yourself going to school, developing a career, working hard and taking the steps to arrive at the destination. If you want love, love the process. Love the dating process(过程). Love yourself and the journey to find love.
Make all your dreams include the beginning, middle and end. Then when you are doing the action instead of thinking to yourself, “This is a drag. I don’t like working out,” or if you are having any negative thoughts about doing the work it takes to create your visions(梦幻), realize then that every step of the way you are living your dream. You are living your dream because you made the action and journey part of your dream.
According to the writer, most of the people____.

In order to live our dreams, we must____.

If you want to keep fit,______

what can be inferred from the last paragraph?

根据每小题括号内的汉语提示，以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
_______________(根据这份报告)，the English government decided to ask Captain James Cook to go and  look for this continent. (base)
Winners ____________________ by a group of Animation industry experts who will view every entry. (determine)
胜者将由一群专家决出，这些业内专家将逐条审阅。
_____________ near the end of the letter that she mentioned her own plan. (until)
直到信快接近尾声时她才提到她自己的计划。
He was generous with his time, ______________________. (grateful)     
他从不吝啬时间，对此我非常感谢！
It was the first time that  __________________________face to face. (see)   
那是我第一次面对面欣赏月光。
He didn’t know any other language but English and he  ________________________to understand the foreign visitors. (find)
他除了英语外不懂任何语言，他发现很难听懂外国游客。   
________________________ is whether these injured wild animals will be able to receive timely treatment. (concern)   
人们所担心的是这些受伤了的野生动物能否得到及时的救治。
Only then ______________ to answer violence with violence. (decide)                           
直到那时我们才决定以暴制暴。
Jane was stubborn and she insisted that he ___________ the meeting.  (present)
简很固执。她坚持要他出席会议。
A determined person always tries to finish the job, _____________________. (however)
不论工作多难，意志坚定的人总是努力地完成它。

请你根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。
There are many factors(因素) that determine your success, of which a good habit is a key one. What are good habits in your eyes? What influence do they have on you?
注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语； ②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和和名称；    ④词数为120左右。