高一英语期末考试试题（附答案）

you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now.\

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say \went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on. 56. When did the story probably happen? A. On Christmas Day.

B. Before Christmas Day,

C. On New Year's Day. A. with the writer

D. After New Year's Day.

D. with his friends

57. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in_________.

B. by himself C. with the woman

58. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A. His gifts were stolen. B. He broke his basket. C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way. 59. Why did the writer want to say \

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present. B. Because she always paid money for others. C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless. D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need. 60. What's the best title for this passage?

A. A big supermarket

B

It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable (不自在) when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don't understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too serious and too strict with their children; and that they seldom give their children a free hand.

It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children's trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young.

For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset (扰乱) by something unexpected.

When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel cut off from the older people's world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That's why young people want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.

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B. A kind woman C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like. It is natural enough after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents' control.

If you plan to control your life, you?d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility (责任), they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

61. __________ are to blame (受到责备) for the quarrels between parents and their children, according to this article. A. Parents

B. Young people

D. Both parents and their children

C. Neither parents nor their children A. parents

62. This article is particularly written for __________.

B. both parents and their children C. young people D. teachers

63. According to the text, young people tend to __________. A. ask for advice before they really start to do anything B. do things without thinking carefully ahead C. be very strict with themselves

D. think in the same way as their parents do 64. Older people tend to __________ .

A. remember how they themselves felt when they were young B. act on the spot without thinking very carefully C. plan things before they act D. ask for advice from others

65. If a young man plans to control his own life, it's better for him to __________. A. do everything according to his own wish B. do everything the way his parents do

C. do everything under his parents' control D. do everything with a high sense of responsibility

C

Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family was very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to arouse people?s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said: FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

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By 1919, Woolworth had over 1,000 stores in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: \THE CUSTOMER (顾客) IS ALWAYS RIGHT.\

66. Frank took a short business course in order to __________. A. earn more money for his family C. get away from the farm

B. learn something from a salesman D. get enough to eat

67. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because __________. A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods B. he cut down the price by half

C. he had spread the goods on a table in a very nice way D. the sign he put on the table was well designed

68. The price of the knives was cut down by half because __________. A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day

B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory C. the knives were made in Germany, where labor was cheap D. the knives were produced in one factory 69. __________ made Woolworth a world-famous man.

A. His business skills and his wealth B. The low price of the goods he sold C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives D. His natural skill for displaying things 70. The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.

A. Whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customer is always right

B. shop assistants should always show respect for and be polite to their customers during business hours

C. stores must always follow the customer's wishes if they want to make more money D. stores should do their best to meet the customer's needs if they want to be successful

D

The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I?m sorry, I can?t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can?t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

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“That?s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it?s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There?s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it?s down it won?t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. “Let?s forget the computer. What about your planes? They?re still flying, aren?t they?”

“I couldn?t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he?s flying to Washington,” I suggested. “I wouldn?t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn?t take you if you didn?t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn?t know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ?IT? knows. ?IT? can?t tell me.” By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

71. The best title for the article is ____________.

A. When the Computer Is Down C. The Computer of the Airport

B. The Most Frightening Words D. Asking the Computer

72. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket. B. She could write out a ticket. C. She could answer the passengers? questions. D. She could do nothing. 73. Why didn?t they have a backup computer?

A. Because it was easy down B. It isn?t mentioned.

C. Because it was not advanced enough. D. Because it was not as big as the main computer. 74. The last paragraph suggests that ____________.

A. a modern computer won?t be down B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people D. there will be great changes in computers 75. What's the purpose of the author?s writing this story?

A. To state that nowadays people are too dependent on computers. B. To blame the girl in the ticket office. C. To inform passengers of the news.

D. To describe how the airport staff work.

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息，并将答题卡上的相应选项涂黑。 A. Jaguar X F（捷豹）:

This kind of cars catches the eyes of others, and can give you a quiet, comfortable driving experience. What?s more, they provide you with excellent air-conditioners and sound boxes. There are no other cars that are better than them for long trips.

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