上海市20xx-20xx学年高一英语上学期期中试题word版

上海市20xx-20xx学年高一英语上学期期中试题word版内容摘要：

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always ___45___ to sit at the back of the classroom. All this ___46___ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher ___47__ I should try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have a good sense of _ __48___, nor did I have the team ability to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “going for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try. Taking the ___49___ to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get _ __50___ and take a shot at the wrong direction— which made me feel really , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to ___52___ learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ___53___ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the petitive part in me was winning over my____54___ confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process — friends who___55___ my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my improved selfconfidence es more ___56___ from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “___5 7___” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call ___58___ to myself, to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent ___59___ I had the right answer. Now I have more selfconfidence in myself. 45. A. admitted B. chose C. forbidden D. affected 46. A. reflected B. remained C. changed D. ruined 47. A. admitted B. objected C. suggested D. considered 48. A. balance B. exercise C. angle D. expression 49. A. signal B. impression C. courage D. hesitation 50. A. confused B. bored C. assisted D. frightened 51. A. Effectively B. Regularly C. Historically D. Luckily 52. A. glance at B. concentrate on C. apply for D. have access to 53. A. rules B. structures C. remark s D. gestures 54. A. preference to B. overuse of C. lack of D. expert in 55. A. maintained B. included C. preferred D. respected 56. A. stress B. praise C. wonder D. sigh 57. A. sealing B. lasting C. attracting D. hiding 58. A. attention B. authority C. hostility D. damage 59. A. rude B. normal C. likely D. sure Section B (20%) Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) The Little Penguin The Little Penguin(企鹅 ) has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach － the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.  Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island  See the Gippsland area － Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthworm (蚯蚓 )  Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distance  Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island — natural home for Little Penguins and many animals  Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little Penguins Ultimate Penguins (+U) Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses. Adult $ Child $ Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V) More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands. Adult $ Child $ Penguin Skybox (+S) Join a group of only 5 in the fort of a special, higherup viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach. Adult 16yrs + $ 60. What kind of people is the passage mainly written for? A. Scientists. B. Students. C. Tourists. D. Artists. 61. We can learn from the passage that Little Penguins _____________________. A. have been on Phillip Island for years B. keep a Guinness record for their size C. are trained to practice diving for visitors D. live in large groups to protect themselves。