高一期末测试英语试卷

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Minister， “The ambassador of Brazil， whowould be 37 to the king， fot to take his credentials（国书） with him and had to go backto his hotel to 38 them． If he had left them in Brazil， we should have to 39 at leastsix months for them.” “Is Brazil so 40 from Rome。 ”asked the lady， who knew very little 41 . “It is in the New World， ”answered the Minster． “In the New World。 ”repeated the lady in great 42 ． “Yes， in the New World， ”answered the Minster， “ 43 by Christopher Columbus． ” When the young lady heard this， she went in a hurry into the middle of the hall andshouted as 44 as she could． “Ladies and gentlemen， have you 45 the latest news。 A new world has just been discovered by certain Christopher Columbus。 ” 31． A． young B． old C． beautiful D． important 32． A． fast B． slowly C． late D． early 33． A． said B． asked C． told D． talked 34． A． see B． look C． watch D． think 35． A． wrong B． right C． important D． interesting 36． A． had broken out B． had broken away C． had happened D． had had 37． A． led B． taken C． known D． introduced 38． A． fetch B． bring C． take D． carry 39． A． stay B． wait C． explain D． read 40． A． away B． far C． long D． much 41． A． geographg B． hist C． music D． reading 42． A． happiness B． trouble C． hurry D． surprise 43． A． invented B． discover C． found D． made 44． A． high B． strongly C． loudly D． quietly 45． A． listened B． found C． heard D． listened to Ⅳ ．阅读理解（共 20小题，计分 40） 阅读下列短文，并做每篇后 面的题目。 从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或所给句子的最佳答案。 （ A） Jack London is a famous American writer． His most widely known book is the Call ofthe Wild， the story of the adventures of a large dog in the frozen north． Jach London was born on January 12， 1876， in San Francisco， California． His family wasvery poor， and Jack had to leave school to make money． He worked hard at many differentjobs． Later， Jack returned to school， but he didn’t stay． He wrote， “Life and pocketbookwere both too short. ” In 1897， he went to Alaska to find gold． Instead， he found ideas there for his booksstories． He returned home and started to write． His writings were successful， and he becamerich and famous in his twenties． Jack London was not a happy man， however． In poor health， he took his own lif。