20152016学年高一上学期中考试英语试题.docxVIP

2014-2015 学年第一学期期中考试 高一英语试卷 1.本卷满分 150 分，附加题 30 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 2.本卷答题时不得使用修正液、修正带。 3.答题时将答案均填在答卷相应题号的位置，不按要求答题无效。 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60分） 第一节（共 15小题；每小题 3分，满分 45分） A What is language for? Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. Thats wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流） of ideas and information. Its meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they cant speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. As Bernard Shaw once wrote, Foreigners often speak English too correctly. But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. Theyre English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make h istory, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It cant make another peoples language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldnt overdo it. They should put communication first. 1． Language is used to ________. A. practice grammar rules B. express oneself C. talk with foreigners only D. learn lists of words Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he or she________. A. never makes mistakes B. often makes mistakes C. cant avoid making mistakes D. always makes mistakes 3． In the passage, the word “ those ” underlined refers to ________. A. languages B. rules C. speakers D. mistakes 4． If too many native speakers break a rule, . A. what they use will become right B. they are against the law C. they should say sorry to others D. they will become heroes B Will it matter if you dont have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the U