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沈阳铁路实验中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. dr. peter spence, _headmaster of the school, told us, “_fifth of pupils here go on to study at oxford and cambridge.” a. 不填; a b. 不填; the c. the; the d. a; a2. many citizens urged their government to take measures to cut _ their carbon emission to reduce greenhouse effects.a. off b. up c. out d. down3. -how was your weekend, rose?-awful! this was the first time i _ alone at home, bored to death.a. had leftb. had been left c. have been left d. have been leaving4. who do you think will _ since the president has resigned?a. take over b. take up c. take in d. take off5. i missed the last bus and had no money for a taxi; so i could do nothing but_ home last night.a. to walking b. walk c. walking d. walked6. with the second ring road overpass _ at present in chengdu, the local citizens have to choose another way to avoid traffic jam.a. being constructed b. to construct c. to be constructed d. to be constructed7. britains first and only female prime minister , margaret thatcher, died on april 8 at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke (中风), _ has aroused a flood of comments about her political life again. a. which b. what c. it d. that8. the actress looked so charming in the beautiful vera wang dress that photographers took _ pictures of her.a. a great many b. mass of c. the number of d. a large amount of9. she said she was sorry _ the train, so she had to stay for another day.a. missing b. having missed c. to miss d. to have missed10. i dont know the reason _ you were absent from the meeting, and i am not sure that someone will tell me the reason _ you havent told me.a. why; that b. that; why c. because; why d. of which; that11. thousands of people lined up to lay flowers in front of a 28-story high-rise in shanghai, _a terrible fire killed at least 58 people.a. when b. where c. which d. what12. i dont think she noticed the headmaster just at that moment, for she _ the game on her cellphone.a. played b. was playing c. is playing d. has been playing13. _ he was the last man i wanted to see, i did all that i could to help him.a. as b. now that c. while d. as though14. i was born in new orleans, louisiana, a city _ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.a. which b. of which c. that d. whose15. -i think our schools selective courses are of great use and i have learnt a lot from them. -yes _.a. no problem b. i couldnt agree more c. i dont think so d. it doesnt matter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3655各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 when i was growing up, i seldom heard the words “i love you” from my father. if your father never 16 them to you when you are a 17 , it gets more and more 18 for him to say those words as you get older. to tell you the truth, i could hardly 19 when i heard those words from my father. neither could i remind when i had last said those words to 20 . i decided to 21 my shyness aside and make the first move. 22 hesitating for some time, in our next 23 conversation, i spoke out the words suddenly, “dad . i love you!”there was a 24 at the other end. it wasnt after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “well, 25 to you!” i laughed and said, “dad, i 26 you love me, and when you are ready, i know you will say what you want to say.”fifteen minutes later my mother called and 27 asked, “paul, is everything okay?” a few weeks later, dad 28 our phone conversation with the words, “paul, i love you.” i was at work during this conversation and the 29 was (were) rolling down my cheeks as i finally “ 30 ” the love. as we both sat there in tears, we 31 that this special moment had taken our father and son 32 to a new level.19. a. forgetb. rememberc. mind d. decide20. a. himb. herc. me d. them21. a. dropb. letc. set d. lose22. a. before b. after c. whend. since23. a. phoneb. email c. letterd. record24. a. smileb. voice c. cryd. silence 25. a. sameb. difficultc. trued. similar26. a. hopeb. know c. wonderd. doubt27. a. crazily b. delightedly c. nervously d. terribly28. a. concluded b. disturbed c. broke d. carried29. a. hairs b. waterc. sweatd. tears30. a. understood b. expressed c. heard d. saw 31. a. discussedb. consideredc. believedd. realized32. a. decision b. development c. relationshipd. situation33. a. narrowlyb. easily c. unlikelyd. generally34. a. said b. thoughtc. dreamedd. apologized35. a. think b. fightc. faild. survive第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中选出最佳选项。aalzheimers disease is a major national health problem. nearly 2 million americans over the age of 65 have alzheimers disease. it is a leading cause of death among the elderly. but alzheimers disease is not confined （限于） to the aged. there may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease.at one time, people suffering from the disease were said to be“getting old”.the disease was thought to be a natural part of growing old, but it is now known that alzheimers disease strikes young and old alike. it is an organic disease which destroys brain cells.alzheimers disease affects the patients memory, speech, and movement. in the beginning stages of the disease, the patient may seem slightly confused. he may have trouble speaking, then the patients memory begins to fail. he may forget dates, numbers, names and plans.as the disease progresses, the patient may not recognize family and friends. these symptoms（症状） often cause terrible anxiety in the patient. he may feel lost and frightened. sometimes the patient reacts with wild and bad behavior.in the last stages of the disease, the patient may not be able to take care of himself. he may have lost the ability to speak and walk.scientists dont know exactly what causes alzheimers disease. it may be caused by a virus.it may be caused by a poisonous substance（物质） in the environment. at present, there is no cure for the disease. but there are ways to slow its progress. exercise and physical treatment can help the patients of this disease.36. the main idea of the passage is that alzheimers disease _.a. is a terrible part of the aging processb. is an organic disease that affects young and oldc. can be cured by physical treatmentd. causes forgetfulness37. all of the following are symptoms of alzheimers disease except_.a. forgetfulnessb. difficulty in speakingc. loss of sight d. loss of the ability to walk38. according to the passage, which of the following may be a cause of alzheimers disease?a. poisons produced by the brain. b. getting old.c. a virus.d. lack of exercise.39. the progress of alzheimers disease can be slowed by_.a. operationb. a change in environmentc. medicinesd. physical treatment and exercisebtourism probably started in roman times. rich romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the roman empire. but when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped.in the early 17th century, the idea of the“grand tour”was born. rich young english people sailed across the english channel. they visited the most beautiful and important european cities of the time, including paris in france, and rome and venice in italy. their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. the“grand tour”was an important part of young peoples educationbut only for the rich.in the 18th century, tourism began to change. for example, people in the uk started to visit some towns, such as bath to“take the waters”.they believed that the water there was good for their health. so large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.in the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. when the first railways were built in the 1820s,it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. and some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. people began to travel more to far away countries.the 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.thus tourism grew. in 1949, russian journalist vladimir raitz started a company called horizon holidays. the company organizes everythingplane tickets, hotel rooms, even foodand tourists pay for it all before they leave home. the package tour and modern tourist industry was born.the first travel agency in china was set up as early as 1949.but tourism did not take off until 1978.in 2002,the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of chinas social development.40. in the early times, the travelers _.a. all came from roman b. were very young and strongc. had lots of money d. traveled by boat41. _ played the most important role in the tourism development.a. educationb. moneyc. transportationd. peoples ideas42. modern tourism was born _.a. in 1949b. in roman timesc. in the early 17th centuryd. in the 19th century43. the underlined phrase“take off”means _.a. a plane rising into the air b. develop very fastc. remove hats and clothes d. bring down the pricesctwo thieves came to a house to steal something. they dug a hole in the wall of the house.there lived many mice in the house. the woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“look！in comes one，”she said to the man in the house. the thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“she found me when i was just in.” but the thief outside didnt believe him，so he said，“let us two try to crawl into the house together.”at that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. the woman saw the mice and shouted，“in come two，catch them！” the two thieves were terribly frightened. the man in the house said，“you saw them come in but where are they？ i will catch them tonight.”the two thieves started running away at once.the two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. the next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. the man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. the rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. she saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. she picked out two which looked like mice. at the time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. the woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“how they look like the two of last night.”the man said，“i asked you to fetch a rope，why dont you hurry for it？”the two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.44. the two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_.a. they were found outb. they were frightened by what they had heard in the housec. they didnt work together well with each otherd. mice stopped them from doing so45. from the last paragraph，we know that _.a. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoesb. the woman recognized the two thievesc. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of themd. the two thieves didnt know that they were not found at all46. “_”is the best title for this passage.a. two clever thieves b. terrible micec. hit the mark by a fluked.a clever couple47. which of the following statements is false？a. the two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.b. whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them.c. the two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them.d. the man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves.dcan you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike or drive a car？learning these skills changed your life forever and opened up new horizons（视野）. learning about computers can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car. once you have invested the time to master the skills，you will never go back to the old days. the new technology is simply too convenient and too powerful.technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. we have continuously looked for better ways of doing things. each invention and new development has allowed us to extend our capabilities. today we see one of the most dramatic technologies ever developedthe computer. it extends the capabilities of our minds.computers have saved organizations millions of dollars. furthermore，these same computer systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglected. the computer may multiply what we can do，and the return on investment is high. the growth of computer usage is surprising. on the other hand，the computer can do serious damage. invasion of privacy（侵犯隐私），fraud（欺诈），and computer-related mistakes are just a few shocking examples.the computer is like a double-edged sword. it has the ability to cut us free from some activities，but it can also cut deep into profits，personal privacy，and our society in general. how it is used is not a function of technology. it is strictly a function of how people decide to use or misuse this new technology. the choice is yours，and only through a knowledge of computer systems will you be able to avoid the dangers while enjoying the many，many benefits of the computer age.48. the writer thinks learning about computers is like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car because _.a. it is simple and practicalb. it needs a lot of practicec. it leads people to new life experiencesd. it takes much time to master the skills49. according to the passage，computers bring people the following benefits except _.a. avoiding mistakesb. saving moneyc. making moneyd. opening up opportunities50. this passage is probably written for _.a. computersb. computer producersc. computer learnersd. computer programmers第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）注意： 如果选 e 涂 ab， 选f 涂ac，选g涂 ad。taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways51 second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.you will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.52 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.53the following methods may work best for you.read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.carefully read the text and watch for words that can show ma