新疆哈密市第十五中學20192020學年高一英語上學期期中試題第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A,B,C和D)中，選出最佳選項.并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AAfewyearsago,Iwasn’tveryhappyatschoolandIwasn'tdoingwellinmytests.So,whenIwaseight,MomandDaddecidedtoteachmeathome.TheytoldmetheirdecisiononeSundaynight.“That'sgreat!”Ithought.Icouldstayinbedallday!Well,itwasn’tquitelikethat!MyparentsfoundoutwhatIneededtolearn.SometimesIhadlessonsbutmostofthetimeIstudiedthingsIliked.That'showhomeschoolingworksbest.Myfavoritehobbywasplayingputergames.So,withDad'shelp,Ibegantowritemyownputerprograms.ButIdidn’tsitattheputerallday.IlikedmakingmodelstooandforthatIneeded...math!Atschoolmathwasboringbutnowitwasusefulformakingmymodels.ImadeamodelplaneandamodelboatandIneededtounderstandscienceandmathtodothat.Sowerethereanybadthingsabouthomeschooling?Notreally.Imissedmyfriends,butIsawthemonweekendsandwetalkedaboutschool!TheytoldmeabouttheirweekatschoolandItoldthemaboutmine.Minealwayssoundedmorefun.SomeweeksIstudiedmorethantheydid.OtherweeksIdidn'tstudymuchatall.AndIneverhadhomework!I’m15nowandI’mbackatschoolbecauseIneedtotakeexams.Idon'tmind.It'snicetobestudyingwithmyfriendsagain.1.How

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Useless.BWhenpeopletalkaboutflowersofHolland,theycan’ttakethetulip（郁金香）offtheirlist.Dutchpeopledolovetulips.Doyouknowtheflowersoncecostmorethanhousesinthecountry？Thefirsttulipbulbs(球莖)werebroughttoHollandin1593bybotanist（植物學家）namedCarolusClusius.Heplantedthebulbsandbeautifuflowerscameout.Buthewouldnotsharehisbulbswithanyone.Several"businessmen"whosawtheflowersalsosawachancetomakemoney.TheyvisitedClusius'gardeninthemiddleofthenightandstolehisbulbs.ThatwasthebeginningofthetulipcrazeinHolland.By1624,severalkindsoftulipswerebeinggrowninHolland,butonlyinsmallnumbers.Theflowerswereverypopular.However,sincethereweresofewbulbsatthattime,theywereveryexpensive.Onlyveryrichpeoplecouldaffordtobuythem.Theyspentalotofmoneybuildinggardens.Itseemedthatthemoretulipstheyputintheirgardens,therichertheyfelt.Thismadethepriceoftulipbulbsgohigherandhigher.Peoplestartedtothinktheycouldmakealotofmoneybysellingtulips.Bothrichandpoorpeoplewantedtulips.Somepeopleeventradedtheirlandandanimalsfortulipbulbs.Inlate1636,thetulipcrazereacheditsclimax（高潮）.Onesingletulipbulbcouldbesoldfor＄76，000!Soonafter，however，tuliptradersfoundthatpeoplenolongerwantedtopaysuchhighpricesfortulips.Tulipsbecamealmostworthless.Peoplewhohadspentalotofmoneyontheirtulipslosteverything.4.ThetulipwasintroducedtoHollandA.tohelppeoplegetrichB.byseveralbusinessmenC.alongwithsomeotherflowersD.inthefinalyearsofthe16thcentury5.WhathappenedtothetulipbulbsinCarolusClusius'garden?A.Theywerestolen.B.Hesoldthemabroad.C.Theyalldiedinanight.D.Hetradedthemforhouses.6.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Someanimalslikedeatingtulipbulbs.B.Poorpeoplewerenotinterestedintulips.C.Alargenumberoftulipsweregrownin1624.D.Peoplebelievedtulipswereasymbolofwealth.7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.AgreatbotanistB.TheDutchtulipcrazeC.HistoryandkindsoftulipsD.ThenationalflowerofHollandCChildrentodayarecrazyaboutrollerskating（溜冰）,forit'seasyandfun.Aftersupperonweekdays,anytimeonweekendsandespeciallyanydayinschoolholidays,somanyrollerskatersflowintostreets,squares,parksandplaygrounds.Whatabeautifulsight!Butalongtimeago,rollerskatingwasadifferentstory.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin，whoseworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedplayingtheviolin.Merlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.Verypleasedandalittleexcited,heacceptedit.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhardhowtomakeanimpressiveentranceattheparty.Astrangeideastruckhimoneday—hewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Hetrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Veryproudofhisinvention,hecouldn'twaitforthespecialdaytoe,whenhewouldarriveatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlindidashehadplanned,rollingintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Quiteastonished，allpresentcasttheireyesoverhim.Then,unexpectedly,cameoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!8.Merlinwasconsideredadreamerbecausehe________.A.alwaysdreamedwhilesleeping B.hadveryrichimaginationC.oftengaveotherssurprises D.inventedtherollerskates9.Merlinrollerskatedintotheroominorderto________.A.arriveatthepartyontime B.impressthepartyguestsC.testhisnewrollerskates D.makethehostsatisfied10.Themainpointthewritertriestomakeinthelastparagraphis________.A.thepartyguestslaughedatMerlinB.therollerskatesneededimprovingC.MerlingothimselfintogreattroubleD.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.anunusualparty B.afunnymusicianC.theoriginofrollerskatingD.thegreatjoyMerlinbroughtDAmongallthefastgrowingscienceandtechnology,theresearchofhumangenes,orbiologicalengineeringaspeoplecallit,isdrawingmoreandmoreattentionnow.Sometimesitisahottopicdiscussedbypeople.Thegreatestthingthatgenetechnologycandoistocureseriousdiseasesthatdoctorsatpresentcanalmostdonothingwith,suchascancerandheartdisease.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplearemurderedbythesetwokillers.Andtodate,doctorshavenotfoundaneffectivewaytocurethem.Butifthegenetechnologyisapplied,notonlythesetwodiseasescanbecuredpletely,bringinghappinessandmorelivingdaystothepatients,butalsothegreatamountofmoneypeoplespendoncuringtheirdiseasescanbesaved,thereforeitbenefitstheeconomyaswell.Inaddition,humanlifespan(壽命)canbeprolonged.Genetechnologycanhelppeopletogivebirthtomorehealthyandcleverchildren.Somefamilies,withtheEnglishimperial（皇室的）familybeingagoodexample,havehereditary(遺傳的)diseases.Thismeanstheirchildrenwillforsurehavethefamilydisease,whichisagreattroubleforthesefamilies.Inthepast,doctorscoulddonothingabouthereditarydiseases.Butgenetechnologycansolvethisproblemperfectly.Thescientistsjustneedtofindthewronggeneandcorrectitandahealthychildwillbeborn.Somepeopleareworryingthatthegeneresearchcanbeusedtomanufacture(produce)humanbeingsinlargequantities.Inthepastfewyears,scientistshavesucceededincloningasheep;thereforethesepeoplepredictthathumanbabieswouldsoonbecloned.ButIbelieveclonedbabieswillnoteoutinlargequantities,formostcouplesintheworldcanhavebabiesinverynormalway.Ofcourse,thegovernmentsmusttakecaretocontrolgenetechnology.12.Whatdoes“thesetwokillers”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Genetechnologyandanothertreatmentofthetwodiseases.B.Thetwomurdererswhokilledtheclonedbaby.C.Thetwodiseasesofcancerandheartdisease.D.Hereditarydiseasesandcancer.13.What'sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Howgenetechnologycanbeappliedinthefieldoftreatinghereditarydiseases.B.Genetechnologycanbeusedtoclonehumanbabies.C.Genetechnologycanhelppeopletogivebirthtoababy.D.GenetechnologycanhelptheEnglishimperialfamilyout.14.Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Expressingthewriter'sideathatgenetechnologywillbenefitpeople.B.Tellingpeopletheadvantagesofgenetechnology.C.Tellingthereadersthatgenetechnologywillnotbenefitpeople.D.Explainingthatgenetechnologywillalsodoharmtothehumanity.15.Whichofthefollowingworriespeoplebyusingthistechnology?A.Scientistshavealreadysuccessfullyclonedsheep.B.Mostcouplewillnormallygivebirthtobabies.C.Agoodnumberofbabieswillbecloned.D.Thegovernmentwilltakeactiontocontrolit.第二節(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。WhetheryouareanativeEnglishspeakerorarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguage,youcanbenefitfromlearninghowtoimproveEnglishlanguageskills.ThisarticledeliversthetopfivemethodsofimprovingyourEnglishlanguageskillsetintheshortestamountoftime.16GetadictionaryAdictionarycanbeagreatwaytoimproveyourvocabulary_afterall,itisfilledwithwords.17Whereveritisyoufindyourselfwithafewextrafreemoments,takeoutyourpocketdictionaryandlearnanewword.18TwoquickexamplesareElementsofGrammarbyStrunk&WhiteandEssentialsofEnglishbyHopper,Gale&Foote.Grammarbookstypicallyhelpwithnotonlygrammar,butalsowiththecorrectusageofpunctuationandeventipstoimprovetheclarityofyourspeechorwriting.LearntoUseWordsintheCorrectOrderWordsareusedindifferentordersindifferentlanguagesintheworldwhentryingtoexpressthesamemeaning.InordertospeakEnglishfluentlyasanativewouldspeak,youaregoingtohavetolearntheproperorderofwordsinEnglishsentences.19SpeakEnglishwithNativeEnglishSpeakersProbablythesinglebesttechniqueforlearninganewlanguageisimmersing（沉浸）yourselfinthelanguage.20TakeanEnglishCourseThesedays,youcanfindacoursetailoredspecificallytohowyoulearnbestavisualcourse，Anaudiblecourseorevenaninteractiveinstructorleadcourse.Youcantakeanyofthesetypesofcoursesliveorontheinternet.A.Improveyourgrammar.B.HowtolearnEnglish.C.Getabookongrammar.D.Practiceoften,andyouwillsignificantlyimprove.E.Ifyouforceyourselftospeakthelanguage,youwillnodoubtimprove.F.ThebestwaytolearnistostudyandpickapartEnglishsentences.G.Youshouldpickyourselfupapocketdictionarythatyoucancarryaroundwithyou.第二部分：語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21至40各小題所給的四個選項中的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Onmybirthdaythisyear,Idecidedtodosomethingverydifferent.Ihadbeen21somuchandIwantedtoreachouttobringhappinesstosomeoneelse.So,that22,Iboughtsomeflowersandwenttoahospital.Ihadno23whoIwasgoingtopresenttheflowersto,butIwouldfindsomeonewhoneeded24.Iaskedthenursesinthehospital,whothoughtit25thatIdidn’thaveanyoneinparticulartosee.26,theygavemetheroomnumberofa(n)27lady,whoneededsomefort.Ienteredtheroomwiththeflowers.Theelderlywomanlookedup,staringatme28.ShewasgreatlymovedwhenItoldheraboutmy29inbeingthere.Shewasanamputee(被截肢者)andsheexplainedtomethatshewasveryworried30theyweregoingtofitherwithprostheticleg(假肢).Sheknewthatasshewasgettingusedtothe“31”leg,shewouldbein32.Later,inthefollowingtwohours,we33alotandbothfeltveryhappy.I34untilitwasdark.Iwillalwaysrememberhow35shewasthemomentsher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B.told C.given D.bought22.A.week B.afternoon C.hour D.night23.A.beliefB.sense C.message D.idea24.A.payingattentionto B.cheeringupC.lookingafter D.lookingdownupon25.A.strange B.lucky C.difficult D.true26.A.InsteadB.Still C.Besides D.Therefore27.A.youngB.oldC.happy D.strong28.A.angrilyB.suddenlyC.quickly D.confusedly29.A.purposeB.experienceC.failure D.trouble30.A.unlessB.but C.because D.until31.A.thinB.long C.short D.new32.A.surpriseB.painC.need D.sight33.A.talked B.asked C.imagined D.smiled34.A.workedB.stood C.stayed D.rested35.A.busy B.shy C.disappointed D.moved36.A.stranger B.friend C.relative D.doctor37.A.fun B.interest C.fear D.challenge38.A.repeated B.shared C.learned D.changed39.A.agreed B.forgot C.joked D.promised40.A.force B.warm C.allow D.encourage第二節：語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(不多于3個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。WhileIwaswaitingforthebus,Isawahomelesspersoncarryingasign41._________saidhewouldlikeacupofhotcoffee.SoI42._________(buy)himacupofhotcoffee.WhenIhandedhimthecoffee,I43._________(simple)said“Thisisforyou."Icouldseesomuchjoyinhisfaceandevenatear.Hekept44._________(thank)me.Itmademecrytoseethatasimpleactof45._________kind)couldbringsomuchjoytoothers.Iwalkedbackto46._________(I)busstop,andwhenIgotonthebusandwanted47._________(pay)thebusfare,thebusdriverwavedmethroughandsaid“Honey,thisisonme.”Hementioned48._________muchithadtouchedhishearttoseemegivingawaythatcupofcoffee.This49._________(amaze)momentwarmedmyheartanditgavemydayandmylife50._________newstart.第三節．短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(＾)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除；把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。Marywasanuniversitystudent.Shedidn’thavemuchmoneyandherparentswerenotrich,butshehadanunclewhohadbeenluckenoughtocollectgreatwealth.HealwaysgavehervaluableChristmasandbirthdaypresent.Whenheruncle’sbirthdaycameround,Marywanttobuyhimsomethingrealspecial,butbecausehewassorich,