高一上英语素质班期末测试卷
命题人 胡晓红
审校 刘少勇
第一节 单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
16．The number of people who English as a foreign language more than 750 million.
A. learns; is B. learn; are C. learns; are D. learn; is
17．After drinking each other’s health, we began to dance the music.
A. to; to B. for; with C. for; for D. to; with
18．When you finish, please put the book back it was.
A. where B. at which C. the place D. the place that
19．As the matter is , I can’t give you a definite answer.
A. under discussion B. under discussing C. in discussing D. in disussion
20．There used to be no deer in the forest, but now they are very in it.
A. alive; common B. living; usual C. live; ordinary D. living; common
21．He is really considering himself to these children of the poor mountain village.
A. to devote; educating B. devoting; educating C. devoting; educate D. to devote; educat
22. —It was careless of you to have left your clothes all over.
— My God, ______.
A. so did I B. so I did C. so were you D. so did you
23. This is really an exciting match. _______ the game?
A. Who do you think will win B. Whom do you think will win
C. Do you think who will win D. Do you think whom will win
24. — I suppose she is 30 years of age. — ___________
A. You guess it! B. You will guess it! C. You’re guessing it! D. You guessed it!
25. He goes to work every day ______.
A. except for rainy days B. besides it rains C. but that it rains D. except on rainy days
26. Every possible means _____ to work out the problem, but it is too difficult for us.
A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used
27. I can never forget the days _____ we worked together and the days ______ we spent happily together.
A. for which; that B. which; when C. when; which D. on which; when
28.Is this the reason ____ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A. he explained B. Why he explained C. how he explained D. Why he explained
29.The ________ look on her face suggested that she _________ the exam.
A. worrying ; didn’t do well in B. worried ; didn’t do well in C. worried ; did well in D. worring ; does well in
30.Can you tell me something about the accident yesterday?
A. happened B. that happened C. happening D. having happened
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes, one of 31 is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They 32 only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best 33 among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be 34 by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so 35 that often the last one leaves the bow 36 the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its 37 , the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, 38 his arrows and step on them.
Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are 39 moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no 40 at all except some weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows. There are 41 cooking pots either. Food is eaten 42 or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is 43 to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.
Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as 44 . Often they travel great distances through the branches without 45 the ground.
One of the 46 facts about the small men and women is their appetite(胃口). A Pygmy can 47 sixty bananas at a single meal 48 quantities of meat. After eating, they will 49 on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again.
In spite of the 50 life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves.
| 31. A. them | B. those | C. that | D. which |
| 32. A. have | B. weigh | C. eat | D. carry |
| 33. A. players | B. farmers | C. workers | D. hunters |
| 34. A. frightened | B. shot | C. caught | D. raised |
| 35. A. heavily | B. hurriedly | C. slowly | D. rapidly |
| 36. A. after | B. before | C. until | D. since |
| 37. A. animal | B. aim | C. eyes | D. sight |
| 38. A. got | B. put away | C. sell | D. break |
| 39. A. never | B. seldom | C. constantly | D. hardly |
| 40. A. furniture | B. things | C. tables | D. beds |
| 41. A. some | B. much | C. no | D. special |
| 42. A. uncooked | B. burnt | C. untouched | D. fried |
| 43. A. a lot | B. something | C. more | D. nothing |
| 44. A. birds | B. rabbits | C. monkeys | D. deer |
| 45. A. touching | B. feeling | C. falling | D. seeing |
| 46. A. interested | B. surprising | C. moving | D. known |
| 47. A. get up | B. take up | C. eat up | D. put up |
| 48. A. including | B. but | C. except | D. besides |
| 49. A. lie | B. lay | C. stay | D. kneel |
| 50. A. comfortable | B. difficult | C. hard | D. happy |
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Today it seems perfectly natural for us to shake hands when we greet someone or say goodbye. But like so many things that we do without thinking such actions at one time probably represented something.
For example, in primitive(原始的) life the hand was used to fight enemies, kill animals, and make spears and tools. So when the hand was extended to someone, it showed that the person was not armed or ready for fight.
We know that the hand was an important symbol in early religion, probably as a mark of power. The Greeks prayed to their gods with raised hands. Presenting the hands palm to palm was at one time the way an inferior(身份低的) person paid respect to a superior(身份高的) one.
Among the Arabs, it was customary at one time to kiss the hand of a superior. Later on, polite Arabs began to resist the efforts of people to kiss their hands, and sometimes they would end up shaking hands as each tried to prevent the other from showing this mark of “inferiority(下级).”
The early Greeks held out the right hand when they wished to show friendship to a stranger. So we can see that the hand, and what was done with it, was full of meaning to people down through the ages. And while we shake hands without thinking, we are really carrying on a custom that has been handed down to us from ancient times.
51. The second paragraph tells us __________.
A. the handshake didn’t mean greeting B. what hands were used to do in primitive life
C. the handshake showed men’s kindness D. the handshake showed nothing
52. Among the Arabs, at one time,_________.
A. people kissed each other whenever they met
B. B. men kissed the women whenever they met
C. less important person kissed more important person’s hand
D. more important person kissed less important person’s hand
53. The phrase “ hand down” in the last sentence means ________.
A. put down B. leave down C. give down D. pass down
B
For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled all over the world.
Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanos (火山爆发) .
He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.
He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.
He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.
In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.
Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.
One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table.
Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.
Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.
At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.
Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.
The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly, then gave Henry fifty dollars.
“Thank you”, Henry said, and then to make conversation he added, “We don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”
“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”
54．What does the underlined word “witness” mean?
A. to see or notice something by being present when it happens B. to be a sign of
C. to tell and prove what happened in court D. to feel unhappy with
55．One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was .
A.very surprised by the gorilla B. not disturbed by the gorilla
C. very interested in the gorilla D. scared of the gorilla
56．From the sentence “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you learn that: .
A. His staff were not brave people B. Henry didn’t normally serve customers
C. The gorilla had eaten there before D. The gorilla was careful with his money
57．The gorilla was .
A. angry with the salad B. still hungry after his salad
C. not surprised by the cost of the food D. surprised by the prices
C
I stood without moving, the door closed behind me, the walls hard and silent on both sides and him in front of me, looking into my face. His empty eyes grew a smile when he realized he would soon have all the money in my wallet. Looking downwards at his hands, I saw him take out a sharp, silvery object. Then in soft, low voice he said, “Come over here.” Although I felt a wetness collect on my forehead, a collapsing of feeling in my stomach like a balloon losing air and a shiver(颤抖) of fear in my legs, by now it was impossible to escape , so I fell into a chair beside him. Though as far as I know he would soon cut me, I raised my courage enough to say, “A little off the sides around my ears and shorten the top.”
58. “He ” in the passage was a person _____
A. with a small room to live in B. who killed others easily and quickly
C. with a soft voice but strange ideas D. who took other’s money unlawfully
59.The man took out a sharp silvery object____
A .t o show he didn’t want to smile B to be ready to kill the person
C. to force the person to give up the money to him D to show he had a knife
60.Why did the writer say, “A little off the sides around my ears and shorten the top”? Because the writer______
A. wanted to frighten the man B. tried to give the man lessons
C. tried to show he was not frightened D. wanted to tell the man how to kill a person
61.The passage is___________
A. telling us the writer’s changing B. to encourage people to struggle against bad persons
C. about a humorous story D. about the writer’s fearful experience
D
When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm（热情）. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about the trouble he had getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. An aceman lets you send an e-mail that gets ready to the recipient（收件人）by an attractive male or female from or by a clown（小丑）. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www.facemail.com.
Facemail faces are lifelike, and they simulate（模拟）emotions based on emotions-for example, that you put in your text. Type in; -x, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life Fx, the company that develops the Facemail, is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michel Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool（惠而浦公司）about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat. Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with care. The clown looks lively and funny at first. But if you select the clown, put a few rude words in an e-mail and add some angry emotions, you’re got Psycho-mail（疯人型电子邮件）.
62.The pretty woman that appears on the writer’s computer screen was .
A. his brother’s girl friend B. not a real person
C. the picture of his pen friend D. a woman working on the Internet
63.The main advantage（优点）of Facemail is that .
A. you can see the person who sends you the email B. you can put your own emotions in the email
C. e-mail can be read in a more lovely way D. you can hire a beautiful woman to read the email to you
64.We can infer from the passage that Facemail .
A. can destroy your e-mail if not properly used B. can be downloaled free of charge（费用）s
C. will take the place of the e-mail system D. is likely to be used in other aspects（方面）of our daily life
65.The writer mentioned Nike website and Micheal Jordan to show that .
A. Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting
B. Nike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordan
C. Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website
D. famous people like Micheal Jordan also like to use Facemail
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
By midday the sun was very strong, Jim was so tired 66.
to walk. There was no trees near the road, so he rested 67.
under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his 68.
shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once. 69.
He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening. 70.
He was just about to jump while he felt something moving 71.
near his feet. He looked up and saw a long black snake. 72.
Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The 73.
snake began to crawl(爬) across his legs. It crawled on and 74.
on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped 75.
to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.
第二节 书面表达10
近来湖南卫视策划的“超级女生”节目热播，在很多观众特别是中学生中引起了很大的反响，
上周末你班也为此展开了一场讨论。
| 观点 | |
| 支持者 | 1．给一些平凡却爱唱歌的女孩子提供了一个展示才华的舞台 2．增强了她们的竞争意识 |
| 反对者 | 1．花费了太多的时间和精力 2．因为不能集中精力学习，对她们未来自身的发展不利 |
| 你的观点 | …… |
注意：1．行文应连贯，内容应完整； 2．题目和开头语已经给出；3．词数100左右。
Super Girls’ Voice
Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “ Super Girls’ Voice”, which is held by Hunan TV Station.
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参考答案
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66．so→too 67. was→were 68. took∧off 69. lying→lay
70. very→ so 71. while→when 72. up→down 73. frightening→frightened
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Super Girls’ Voice
Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “ Super Girls’ Voice”, which is held by Hunan TV Station. Last weekend students in our class had a heated discussion about it.
Some students supporting it think highly of the competition. They think it has offered a wonderful stage to ordinary but well-singing girls to show their singing talents in public, and encourages people to pursue their dreams. What’s more, they can also develop their sense of competing during competitions.
On the other hand, the others don’t’ agree with them. They think a series of competitions costs lots of time and money. As most of girls are still students who should concentrate on their study at present, taking part in it is not good for their further progress.
In my opinion, t is just a successful program, which has attracted lots of audience’s attention. But seeing a bunch of girls with passion try hard to realize their dreams in the competition, we are inspired to study harder to be super girls too, just as competitors.
Unit 20 Humour（说课稿）
景德镇一中 胡晓红
各位老师, 大家好! 今天我说课的内容是高一(下)第二十单元：幽默的第一课时，包括Warming up（热身——绕口令）、Talking（谈论——看图说话）、Speaking（说——采访），这三部分属于说的练习，放在一个课时教学，设计成一节任务型的口语课。
一、教材简析
“热身”（Warming-up）部分提供了三个绕口令，并要求学生在熟读的基础上快速、准确地说出来。这部分的“热身”有两个目的，一是通过一个趣味性强、参与面广的活动（说绕口令）来快速、充分地调动学生的学习积极性、活跃课堂气氛；二是为课文的学习活动（如观看相关影片等）埋下伏笔，作出铺垫。
“口语”（Speaking）部分要求学生学习一些常见的表达意愿和谈论计划的用语，并在此基础上，通过自编对话以培养学生正确、熟练地运用相关表达法，提高说的能力。
二、教学目标
（1）语言知识：tongue twister, play---on---word
（2）语言技能：训练学生的下列口语技能：
A正确、清楚、响亮地发好单词的元音；
B按意群、有节奏地说句子。
同时训练学生下列听力理解能力：
a注意力分配能力：眼耳并用，同时观察图片信息和听懂文字信息；
b信息预测能力：能根据所提供的图片信息预测故事的发展并在听的过程中不断证实、修改预测和作出新的预测；
c捕捉特定信息的能力：能有选择性地将注意力指向特定信息；
(3)说的训练
A语言知识；表明意向、谈论计划的表达法。
B语言技能：说的技能：
a能熟练运用所学表达法来表明意愿、谈论计划；
b能用简单的英语采访；
c能就本单元相关话题表达看法。
三、教学重点、难点
本节课的教学重点是训练学生对双关语的理解能力。难点是如何熟练掌握表达意愿和谈论计划，并且在此基础上，正确、合理地使用它们来谈论相关的话题。
四、课时结构（按45分钟计）
为达成上述教学目标、教学重点和难点，根据材料特点和学生实际，本课时时间分配如下：热身15分钟，脑筋急转弯竞赛10分钟，学生表演8分钟，记者招待会7分钟，其它5分钟。
五、教学方法和手段
采取听说法、竞赛法、交际法、合作学习法，欣赏影片法和多媒体教学。
六、教学流程
1、新课导入：先抛砖引玉，问学生什么是幽默，它有几种表达方式，介绍几位著名的戏剧演员和他们常采用的几种幽默方法，引出双关语这一概念并进行脑筋急转弯竞赛
2、学说英语绕口令：先呈现中文绕口令“四是四，十是十，十四是十四，四十是四十”并欣赏由大山表演的相声片段。让学生先学说中文绕口令，再学说英语绕口令。根据可理解性输入的原则，师生通读三个绕口令，扫除语言障碍（bitter, witch, chalk(v.)）。读好英语单词的重要技巧是正确、清楚、响亮地发好元音音素，而这三个较长的绕口令需要按意群、有节奏地读方能流畅。所以，老师先进行明确的指导和示范。之后学生先单独练习，然后同桌练习（你说我听，我说你听），以提高练习的实效性和趣味性。
3、竞说英语绕口令：为提高学生说好英语绕口令的积极性，增强他们说英语的信心，举行一个小型的竞赛活动。老师充当组织者、评价者的角色。通过“竞说英语绕口令”这项活动，检验和评价了学生“学说英语绕口令”的学习活动，提高了他们的学习兴趣和口语水平，同时浓厚了课堂气氛。
4、听力理解：听说是对话课的主旋律。虽然本部分定位为语言输出性的说，但是说是离不开作为语言输入性的听的，这是因为
a通过听，学生可以提高和改进他们的语音语调；
b通过听，学生可以感知新语言知识的用法。这个用法既包括意义层面、结构层面，也包括语音语调层面。唯有通过听，学生才能感知外国人是如何说这些句型和结构的。听力练习活动的设计遵循了自上而下（Topdown）的理解原则，即先让学生理解大意（让他们回答：What is the possible relationship between the two? What are they talking about?两个问题），再回答细节性问题（如：What is the most important thing in the job of a comedian?），最后听写下记者所提的四个问题。
5、语言学习：掌握语言知识是训练预言技能的前提和条件。归纳总结表达意愿和谈论计划的句型和结构
6、机械性操练：外语学习中，任何语言技能的获得都离不开机械性操练。为激发学生兴趣，我设置了一个虚拟的情景：布什总统因伊拉克战争失败到中国卖鸡蛋反醒，被买主认出后举行记者招待会，学生争先恐后地向他提问。这样一来，增强了情景的真实性，增加了学生的参与面，活跃了课堂气氛并表达了人们对和平的向往。
7、有意义操练：有意义操练是在特定的情境中，为完成特定的语言学习任务，综合运用所学语言知识的一种语言输出性活动
8、交际性操练：语言学习的目的是为了交际。如果说机械性操练是假设性的，有意义操练是准性质的，那么交际性操练便是真实性的。操练内容要根据当时班内、校内的实际情况确定。如班里某位同学近期获了某个奖项，便可让学生当堂采访其今后打算等等。
七、总结和作业
“幽默”是英语国家文化的一个重要内核，也是这一文化的一个显著标识。
运用本堂课所学的新知识——表达“计划、打算”的功能句式，写出一段幽默对话或故事。