河南许昌市三校高一上学期期中英语试卷

Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did youchoosean ovalshape? You area person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
This passage mainly tells us ______.

Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person ______.

From this passage we can see that a helpful man may choose chocolate ______.

The last paragraph suggests that the writer ______.

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”. He said, “The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19^thcentury explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

Traveling alone is challenging because ________.

What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

What is the best title for the passage?

Why are so many people afraid to fail? Quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life and that every person has the right to fail. Every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. Young children need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. But parents should not say “It doesn’t matter.” quickly. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both adults and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them. Success just repeats what has been done. It is not as good a teacher as failure. You can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.
How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

Which of the following does a person need to learn when he fails?

Which would be the best title for the passage?

Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow---it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language.
For their experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the protein---luciderase(虫荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(萤火虫) glow in the dark.
When the changed cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciderase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”.
While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out, the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep predators(捕食者) like caterpillars(毛虫) away.
What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger---something that will require further research However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other.
However, before you get all concerned, they are quite sure that plants do not feel the pain when they are cut, since they do not have nerves---so go ahead and bite into that juicy carrot!
What’s the best title of the passage?

What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean?

When the plant sent out methyl jasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

According to the experiment, plants ________________.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?     . The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surroundedby people who think that way.  .
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Trulyhappy people don' t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought theycan turn the circumstances back to their favor.
 . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life andwill lead you to continuous happiness.
 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.      .

E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It' s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’m Glad I got Sick
Twenty-seven years ago I got sick. The reason I can remember the date so well is that being sick is what ________  me to choose my future wife. She was just a good friend, but because she  ________  to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, I thought for the first time “what a super wife she will  ________ for someone.”
I took her out to eat for helping me ________ the flu. After that we became even better friends, but still ________  thought of marriage. A few months later I was going to  ________  a new job in the Atlanta area, so Cathy helped me  ________  boxes to get ready to leave. We ________  a great time that day and had lunch together. Near the end of that day I ________ a few tears in Cathy’s eyes, so I asked what was  ________ .
She said, “I don’t know if I can live ________ you, you are my best friend.” I said, “I know, I’ve been thinking the  ________ thing.” That day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. We have had our  ________  times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends!
________I get to the family unit in my Health class and we talk about________  …I always tell this story. My students seem to love it because they learn that  ________ , sharing and caring about others is all that really  ________  in life, and that looks, money and other things are not important.
38 the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. We have 2 beautiful children, but we still have dates on ________ weekend.
Cathy is the greatest thing that has ever ________  me! She is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. Thank God I got sick 27 years ago!

A．brought B．resulted C．followed D．caused

A．came over B．came out C．came up with D．came back

A．develop B．get C．become D．prove

A．get up B．get over C．get off D．get away

A．much B．more C．less D．no

A．take B．give C．hand D．continue

A．pick up B．take up C．pack up D．look up

A．spent B．had C．took D．cost

A．noticed B．observed C．looked D．watched

A．right B．terrible C．wrong D．awful

A．with B．without C．by D．on

A．different B．difficult C．similar D．same

A．hard B．happy C．wonderful D．common

A．Unless B．Until C．When D．Though

A．health B．marriage C．exercise D．hobby

A．taking B．supporting C．gaining D．giving

A．matters B．works C．helps D．needs

A．In B．By C．On D．Off

A．any B．some C．all D．every

A．contributed to B．came to C．happened to D．led to

A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day  ________ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my ________ stopped. It was out of gas on a ________  road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone  ________  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ________  I finally found a house near the  ________ . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair ________ . She said, “I’ve been  ________ for you here for a long time. Come in. ________is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t  ________  what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You  ________tea,” said she.
I quickly ________  that my car was out of________ , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been ________ she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ________  .
________, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ________, he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t  ________  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and ________  came back because of the war.”

A．and B．so C．but D．that

A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck

A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy

A．what B．whom C．who D．how

A．before B．after C．while D．as

A．street B．path C．way D．road

A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared

A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting

A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch

A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think

A．like B．love C．used to like D．enjoy

A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised

A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy

A．calling B．call C．to call D．called

A．until B．before C．since D．when

A．could B．can C．would D．should

A．Unfortunately B．Absolutely C．Fortunately D．Seriously

A．accident B．event C．experience D．surprise

A．hit B．injure C．hurt D．frighten

A．never B．ever C．yet D．still

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and     (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone     (consider) in danger.
Why should people care?       we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.       (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed        rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖)        (quick).
Luckily, some people are working       (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about       problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few       (country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger       (be) growing.

短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It was almost five years since I began to learn English. I’m glad to say I’m getting along well with it. However, first I came across a lot of difficulties. I couldn’t pronounce English sounds good, nor could I remember the words I had learned. In class, I couldn’t understand that the teacher had said. I almost lost my heart when the teacher said to me, “Keeping on and you will do well.” I was greatly encouraging. I started working hard at English. With the help by my teacher and classmates, I made some progresses. I’m very pleased, but I will work harder.

假如你叫李华，是校报的英语小记者。校报英语园地本期的话题是Festivals and Holidays。你打算以My Favorite Festival为题进行演讲，请根据写作提纲，介绍你最喜欢的传统节日——春节。
内容包括：1. 春节的重要性；2. 主要庆祝活动； 3. 你喜欢的原因。
注意：字数100字左右。
参考词汇：对联couplet  压岁钱lucky money
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