上海市金山区张堰中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

10972800105791002020-2021学年上海市金山区张堰中学 高一上学期期中英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension(略) II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Jane was walking round the department store.She remembered how difficult (17) was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy?(18) (please) as her mother,who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not?(19) pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or?(20) (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain. Jane paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant tried (21) (attract) her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her choices of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes?(22) sale.She did not hesitate for long: (23) her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please (24) . (25) Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already?at table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop (26) (smoke)," Jane was informed. Section B (10分) Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A.published B. changed C. answer D. stayed E. independent F. spelling G.expression H. actually I. written J. borrowing K. increasingly Many students want to know about the differences between American English and British English. How did these differences come about? There is no quick (27)_____ to this question.At first,the language in Britain and America was the same.In 1776, America became an (28)_____country. After that, the language slowly began to change. For a long time, the language in America (29)_____the same, while the language in England (30)_____. For example, 300years ago, the English talked about “fall”. Today, most British people talk about “autumn”, but Americans still talk about “fall”. In the same way Americans still use the(31)_____ “I guess”(meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago. At the same time, British English and American English started (32)_____ words from other languages, ending up with different words.For example, the British took“typhoon” from Chinese, while the Americans took “tornado” from Spanish. In 1828, Noah Webster (33)_____ the first American dictionary. He wanted to make American English different from British English, so he changed the (34)_____ of many words. That’s why the words ... ...