山西省忻州市高一第一学期高中会考

— You’ll have to use the stairs. I’m sure the lift is out of _______.
— Is it under repair?
— Yes.

Sally worked late in the evening to finish her report _______ her boss could read it first next morning.

. Look out! Don’t get too close to the house ______ roof is under repair．

The hall ______ for our school Christmas party and everything will soon be ready.

Hong Kong Disneyland_______ several “lands”，each offering different experiences.

The three sisters decided to hold a family party to _______ their parents’ silver wedding.

After receiving the Oscar Award, she felt that it was a great _______ to receive it.

some of it, and you’ll like the special taste.

— It is said that most of us have passed the job interview. What about you?
— I _______ the written papers but failed the oral test.

Mary was in hospital for three days. She felt as if she was __ from the outside world for a long time.

Possibly encouraged by Liu Xiang, a number of students want to have a try in the        hurdle race.

—What happened to the saleswoman?
—We don’t know. She ________ around here these days.

—I didn’t mean _______ her.
—But talking like that means _______ her.

His grandparents were born in ______ Qing Dynasty, while he was born in ______ 1920’s.

Visitors were        at the        pictures that the guide showed.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 36   too much money with me, so I  37   the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for  38  .
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof(证据)    39   I had given the man the money. There was clearly  40   left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer   41   me to return to the hotel with him and give  42 hundred-dollar bill to the clerk.   43    we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer.  44   I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the   45   hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not   46   he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the   47  to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter   48   I said, the clerk who kept my bill  49   that he had given it to me. I said it was not   50  . The lawyer said to him, “I    51   this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the   52   .” Now the clerk felt quite    53  , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know  54  to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t 55    me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
36. A. borrow       B. spend      C. waste        D. carry
37. A. made    B. asked  C. allowed      D. let
38. A. me       B. her     C. him    D. us
39. A. that  B. which        C. where        D. when
40. A. something    B. nothing      C. anything     D. everything
41. A. hoped B. agreed     C. insisted    D. advised
42. A. the other      B. another      C. others D. other
43. A. Such    B. All      C. So      D. Much
44. A. For      B. Though      C. Even if    D. Because
45. A. first   B. second       C. third   D. one
46. A. say       B. admit  C. permit D. recognize
47. A. restaurant    B. bank   C. hotel       D. hospital
48. A. what    B. whatever  C. which D. how
49. A. suggested     B. insisted      C. remembered    D. forgot
50. A. true     B. sure    C. exact   D. nice
51. A. forced  B. made  C. allowed      D. saw
52. A. police   B. judge        C. official       D. officer
53. A. content B. nervous      C. angry  D. sad
54. A. when    B. what   C. where D. how
55. A. thank    B. praise      C. leave D. fool

第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
The American book Who Moved My Cheese（奶酪） has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens（青少年）. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice（老鼠）, two“little people”and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
56. The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.
A. written all over the world B. read across the world
C. sold only in America D. loved only by teens
57. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. Never change in our life.        B. Change when you like to do.
C. Change with the changes.  D. Pay attention to the changes.
58. The underline word “four”（paragraph 3） refers to __________.
A. Mice and little people       B. Students
C. Cheese              D. Readers
59. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The author is Britain.
B. There are three terms in every school.
C. Most teens don't understand Chris' story.
D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.

How “Kangaroo” Became an Animal’s Name
Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried it’s young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.
60. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?
A. Captain Cook’s guide had a sense of humour.
B. Native Australians could speak English in Cook’s time.
C. Some words have rather funny origins.
D. Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.
61. The main use for the animal’s flesh pocket is to_______.
A. keep food               B. carry its babies
C. a long distance            D. store food and water
62. When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo” he really meant_______
A. “Ah, it is a special kind of animals.” 
B. “I wonder what you have said.”
C. “I have no idea of what you are pointing at.”
D. “What do you mean by pointing at that animal?”
63. The writer indirectly expresses that early in the 18th century_______
A. the native Australians and the Europeans explorers were not friendly to each other.
B. a common language was needed by the Europeans to communicate with the   native in Australia.
C. a great many Europeans showed great interest in Australia.
D. a war against the European invaders was a break out

Bill and his family has been living in the six－family building for years. All the neighbours got along fairly well with each other until recently.
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.
The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbours , especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.
Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.
64. Bill’s family got angry because ________.
A. the old lady had died           B. a young man moved in
C. the old man could not live alone       D. the grandson made a lot of noise
65. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The old man could not live without his wife’s help.
B. The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.
C. Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbours.
D. Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.
66. The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.
A. he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around
B. the walls of the building are thin
C. he likes to listen to the radio at night
D. friends of his visit
67. It seems that ________to solve the problem.
A. anyone is able           B. only the grandfather is going
C. Bill’s mother is able     D. nobody is likely

The White Tower
The White Tower was started in 1076 and completed in 1079. It was the oldest of the 20 towers which used to stand here. The white tower of London was first built by William, the conqueror to protect and control the city. Today it is the most popular tourists sight and attracts over three million visitors a year.
It was sometimes used as a palace for the kings and queens of English until the time of James I, but it is best known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, spies shot and Queens killed. One of the most famous executions was that of Ann Boleyn in 1536. She was killed because she couldn’t give Henry III a son.
The tower was also the scene of one of London’s most famous mysteries, known as the mystery of the princes in the Tower. Their uncle announced he himself was the new king and asked the people to call him Richard III. After that the two boys disappeared. It was the two sons that were murdered by the order of their uncle.
68. The Tower of London ________.
A. was started in the tenth century and finished in the eleventh century
B. is the oldest tower in the world
C. was first put up by James I
D. was built to protect and control London
69. The tower was used as a palace_______.
A. till the time James I
B. until the time of William, the conqueror
C. after James I came to power
D. when James I came to power
70. Anne Boleyn was put to death because she______.
A. didn’t get on well with Henry III
B. couldn’t give birth
C. couldn’t give Henry III a son
D. turned against her husband
71.They say who killed two sons of Edward IV?
A. Edward IV    B. Richard III      C. Anne Boleyn      D. James I

选择恰当的主题句
Read the following text and choose the most suitable topic sentence from A—E for each paragraph. There is an extra one which you do not need.

Family Matters
Oliver Darrow, actor, talks about his daughter, Carmen．
72   It might have been nice to have more. I would have liked a son，but we just had Carmen.
I see her as my best friend. I think she always comes to me first if she has a problem. We have the same sense of humour and share many interests，except that she’s crazy about animals，obsessed with them-she has always had dogs，cats，and horses in her life.
73    That’s when they need their parents most．But as soon as Carmen went to school，she seemed to grow up and grow apart from her family, and any father finds it difficult with a teenage daughter. She was very moody and had an odd group of friends. There was an endless stream of strange young men coming to our house. I remember I once got annoyed with her in front of her friends and she didn’t talk to me for days. 
74  We sent her to a good school, but she wasn’t happy there. She left because she  wanted to become an actress. So with my connections I got her into drama school. but she didn’t like that either. She worked for a while，doing small roles in films, but she must have found it boring because she gave it up，though she never really said why. She got married a few years ago; her husband’s a vet.  They must be happy because they work together. and she loves animals.
We have the same tastes in books and music，When she was younger I used to take her to the opera-that’s nay passion-but she can’t have liked it very much because she hasn’t come with me for years. I don’t think she goes to the cinema or watches TV much. She might watch my films. but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she talks to me about.
75 ．She’s a good daughter, but I don’t think she likes my new wife very much because she doesn’t visit us very often. I’m looking forward to being a grandfather one day. I hope she’ll have a son.

第四部分：（共35分）
第一节：请在答题纸上按下列所给词的正确顺序组成完整的句子。
每小题一分，共5分)
belongs, the, type, film, Chinese, called, a, to, wuxia, story, of
76.                                                               .
in, 1800s, the, story, the, early, place, in, takes, China
77.                                                               .
romantic, with, his , scenes, Yu, Xiulian, moving, are, very
78.                                                               .
like, this, films, rarely, the , cinema, reach
79.                                                               .
make, it, your, heart, will, leap, excitement, with, its, at, beauty
80.                                                               .

选择合适的短语并以适当形式补全下面的句子，每个词组只能用一次。(共5分，)
take up   dress up as    on one’s own    in other words  at times     
cut off    come up with   back and forth      be up to
81. The dancers are dressed in beautiful costumes，skipping _______ to the rhythm of loud drums.
82. in winter, the town______ often_______ by snow.
83. —What ______ you_____ this weekend?
—Don’t ask，Tom．I have lots of work to do.
84. ______even the most talented athletes lose their motivation.
85. “I can manage ________. Thanks. ”

第二节:书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李明，刚从学校安排的“澳大利亚行”返回北京。请给在澳大利亚时借住的家庭写一封信，信的内容主要包括：
1．你已安全返回北京
2．感谢他们的热情   1）去机场迎接
2）Jenny陪伴游览名胜古迹
3．希望他们有时间来北京游览