附城中学2012-2013学年度高一第一学期中段考试英语
试题 （满分135分，考试时间120分钟） 第一部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。 sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. one day his uncle said, “it is too expensive to feed that bird. we will get rid of it.” but sam wanted to 1 the bird. sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 2 bird. now few people knew it. his grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. the bird opened its huge 3 and flew into the sky. after a few minutes, it 4 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 5 it. the next morning, sam asked his uncle out. sam did as his grandfather had done, but the bird 6 ___to the ground and stood still. sam’s uncle 7 . later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 8 . sam asked his uncle to come out before 9 . this time the bird caught a mouse. his uncle was quiet with 10 , but laughed again, “we can’t eat mice, so this bird is 11 .” and he sold the bird without telling sam. before sam found the bird was 12 , two angry men arrived in a car. they 13 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. sam’s uncle looked 14 and said, “i have spent it. but… don’t worry!” he pointed at sam, “sam will show you how to make the bird hunt! it’s a great bird, isn’t it, sam?” sam opened the door of the car and took out the 15 . it flew away and disappeared forever. 1. a. keep b. know c. buy d. find 2. a. singing b. sleeping c. eating d. hunting 3. a. mouth b. tail c. wings d. eyes 4. a. dealt b. met c
