江苏省扬州中学2009—2010学年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷 2010.7第一卷(选择题共85分)第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. As is known to all, _______ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit _____ whole world.A. a; aB. the; aC. the; theD. a; the22. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ________ listeners’ interest for over an hour.A. catchB. holdC. improveD. attract23. --- Mom, I still want to watch the football match tonight.--- The final exams are approaching. _____ you watch the football World Cup every night?A. MustB. CanC. MayD. Need24. --- Why is Jack always playing?--- He has no ________ of time.A. feelingB. opinionC. effectD. sense25. But for the fact that the firefighters _____ at the spot in time, more people ______ their livesin the fire.A. arrived; diedB. had arrived; would loseC. arrived; would have lostD. has arrived; could have lost26. The house rent is increasing sharply nowadays. I’ve got about half the space I had five years agobut I am paying _______ now.A. as five times muchB. as much five timesC. much as five timesD. five times as much27. --- _______ made her ashamed of herself?--- ______ the lowest mark in her class.A. What; Because she gotB. Was it what; GettingC. What was it that; She gotD. What was it that; Getting28. Yunnan province in China was attacked by such a terrible drought this early spring ________ fewpeople had experienced before, _______ made us worry about global climate changes.A. that; thatB. as; whichC. which; itD. when; as29. Despite the fact that I had been told about the local people’s attitude to strangers, in no case ________any rudeness.A. did I meetB. I metC. had I metD. I had met30. Though my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as _________ as a young man and hates sittingaround doing nothing all day.A. enthusiasticB. talkativeC. energeticD. sensitive31. --- What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?--- I don’t think this jacket _________ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.A. suits; fitsB. meets; fitsC. matches; suitsD. fits; matches32. Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has_________?A. run out ofB. used upC. given outD. put out33. Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge _______ ourthinking.A. which to be based onB. which to base onC. on which to baseD. which to base34. I ________ to help you with your homework, but I couldn’t spare any time. I ________ a compositionlast night and I’ll finish it today.A. wanted; wroteB. had wanted; was writingC. have wanted; wroteD. wanted; have been writing35. --- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?--- _________. But the conductor was perfect.A. I couldn’t agree moreB. I don’t think much of itC. I was crazy about itD. I really like it第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents 36 my entire world and turned it upside down 37 they told me they were getting a divorce.I couldn’t believe that our family was going to 38 . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often 39 , I still wanted my family to stay the same.My life changed completely 40 the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, 41 my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a 42 whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no 43 in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no 44 that things could change back to the way they were.Even though I 45 all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very 46 to him, he never gave up on me. 47 , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in 48 , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We 49 a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed 50 on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. 51 , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.I now realize my parents were 52 about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he 53 and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.At 13, I learned an important 54 —change is not always the worst thing that can 55 . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.36. A. created B. shook C. entered D. occupied37. A. unless B. if C. when D. until38. A. break up B. hold up C. keep up D. show up39. A. whispered B. fought C. talked D. competed40. A. throughout B. beyond C. before D. after41. A. where B. although C. while D. that42. A. visitor B. relative C. neighbor D. stranger43. A. confidence B. interest C. fear D. anger44. A. doubt B. difference C. point D. way45. A. forgot B. supported C. resisted D. valued46. A. serious B. nice C. bad D. generous47. A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Usually D. Regularly48. A. mind B. trouble C. common D. order49. A. spent B. wasted C. lost D. saved50. A. experience B. information C. impression D. advice51. A. However B. Besides C. Eventually D. Occasionally52. A. wrong B. confident C. guilty D. right53. A. remarried B. returned C. changed D. left54. A. method B. truth C. skill D. word55. A. exist B. remain C. continue D. happen第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。