重庆八中高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

2012-2013学年度（下）半期考试高一年级英 语 试 题英语试题卷共12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：how much is the shirt?a. 19.15.b. 9.15.c. 9.18. 答案是b.1. how much will the man pay for the tickets?a. 7.5. b. 15. c. 50.2. which is the right gate for the mans flight?a. gate 16. b. gate 22. c. gate 25.3. how does the man feel about going to school by bike?a. happy. b. tired. c. worried.4. when can the man get the computers?a. on tuesday. b. on wednesday. c. on thursday.5. what does the man think of the shirt for the party?a. the size is not large enough. b. the material is not good. c. the color is not suitable. 第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what can we learn about mr. brown?a. he is in his office. b. he is at a meeting. c. he is out for lunch.7. what will the man probably do next?a. call back. b. come again. c. leave a message.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what kind of room does the man want to take?a. a single room. b. a double room. c. a room for three.9. what does the man need to put in the form?a. telephone and student card number.b. student card number and address.c. address and telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the relationship between the speakers?a. fellow clerks. b. boss and secretary.c. customer and salesperson.11. what does the man like about his job?a. living close to the office.b. chances to go abroad.c. nice people to work with.12. what do we know about the woman?a. she likes traveling.b. she is new to the company.c. she works in public relations.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when will the visitors come?a. in march. b. in april. c. in may. 14. how many visitors are coming?a. 8. b. 10. c. 12.15 what will the visitors do on the second day?a. go to a party. b. visit schools. c. attend a lecture. 16. where will the visitors go on the final day?a. to london. b. to scotland. c. to the coast.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the first word the baby tried to say?a. truck. b. ok.c. duck. 18. how old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?a. about 18 months.b. about 21 months. c. about 24 months.19. what did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?a. he corrected the baby.b. he tried to stop the baby.c. he hid himself somewhere. 20. why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?a. she got angry with the father.b. she was frightened by the noise.c. she felt uneasy about the noisy baby.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. as for most westerners, _ friendship is mostly _ matter of providing emotional support and spending time together.a. /; a b. a; thec. the; ad. /; the22. there are probably aliens living here on earth. oh, _ i cant believe you said that!a. come on! b. it depends. c. sounds good!d. what fun it is!23. have you ever been in a frightening situation _ you cant calm yourself down?a. that b. when c. what d. where 24. chongqing, _ in the southeast of sichuan basin, is an important industrial and economic center.a. locatingb. locatedc. having locatedd. being located25. the coffee tastes strange! it isnt like anything i _ while in london.a. was havingb. havec. have hadd. had26. _ you start with one small positive thing during your day, youll begin to move into a more positive situation.a. even if b. in case c. in order that d. as far as27. i saw dave in the lift this morning. really? he _ around here for a long time.a. wont be seen b. wasnt seen c. hasnt been seen d. hadnt been seen28. the author received tons of congratulations _ his great success in writing.a. in b. onc. fromd. by29. alice, together with two boys, _ for having broken the rules.a. was punished b. has punishedc. were punished d. have punished30. the word “positive energy” is becoming more than common in newspapers and magazines _ you could notice. a. before b. since c. when d. after 31. mo yan, a chinese writer, was given the 2012 nobel prize for literature, _ himself world famous at once.a. makingb. to makec. maded. having made 32. some of the garbage has been collected. what shall we do with _? waiting for a garbage truck?a. the ones b. the other c. others d. the rest33. our teachers always tell us that its no use _ over spilt milk.a. cryb. to cryc. crying d. cried34. _ made him so absent-minded in classes? homesickness.a. why was it b. why it was that c. what was it thatd. what it was 35. i will take the dress _ the cost.a. whateverb. whereverc. wheneverd. however36. how do you find the book you bought last week? _.a. by chance b. with my fathers helpc. worth reading d. on the internet37. we have only one earth. dont leave the tap _ all day long. a. runb. running c. to rund. having run38. after he returned from america, he _ looking into the cause of the murder.a. set outb. set downc. set aboutd. set off39. seldom _ to others, so there must be a reason.a. does he lieb. lies hec. will he lied. had he lied40. taiwan is not the only one of the islands which _ the coast of the mainland.a. lies onb. lies offc. lie ond. lie off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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i met a boy named jack 20 years ago. at that time, he had experienced more 41 and greater challenges in his six years of living than most of us could imagine. his birth mother began abusing (虐待) him 42 before he was born by taking in things that damaged his body developing. the abuse 43 after his birth in a variety of ways. as a result, jack was about the size of a 3-year-old, and 44 on a level younger than that. he couldnt speak or walk. he was partly 45 , partly blind and no one was sure how much he 46 what was going on around him. he never 47 , which is understandable because the best thing in his life was the fact that his abusive mother 48 him.unfortunate? perhaps. but hopeless? 49 .on the other side of the 50 a single mother was longing for a second child. she 51 several adoption agencies and finally she heard about jack. she started loving him almost immediately. so martha flew across the country to 52 her new son and brought him home to nurse, 53 and love. and jack began 54 immediately and remarkably. within a short time he was walking and learning to do things for himself. it turned out he could hear and 55 better than anyone thought he could, and he could understand quite a bit. oh, and theres another thing he started doing: smiling, a lot, 56 when he was with his new mother.people were 57 at how well jack was doing and they called it a miracle. and maybe it is. but it isnt a 58 . everyone knows that 59 is a power. its just that jack had never really 60 it until his new mother appeared.41. a. happiness b. painc. laughterd. worries42. a. evenb. stillc. alsod. yet43.a. stopped b. changedc. developedd. continued44.a. playedb. thoughtc. functionedd. practiced45.a. madb. deafc. stupidd. disabled46.a. understoodb. sufferedc. dislikedd. benefited47.a. wokeb. restedc. sleptd. smiled 48.a. hatedb. caredc. createdd. abandoned 49.a. never againb. all rightc. no wayd. for sure50.a. cityb. villagec. countryd. earth51.a. contactedb. foundc. beggedd. examined52.a. look afterb. call onc. search ford. pick up 53.a. raiseb. helpc. saved. train54.a. learningb. correctingc. growingd. progressing 55.a. drinkb. seec. learnd. smell56.a. simplyb. actuallyc. especiallyd. naturally57.a. touchedb. disappointedc. puzzledd. amazed 58.a. surpriseb. giftc. questiond. success59.a. mother b. lovec. familyd. truth60.a. discoveredb. experiencedc. valuedd. realized第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。awhen ben delivered milk to my home one morning before christmas, he wasnt his usual sunny self. he told me a customer had left without paying the bill, $79, nor leaving her new address. so it meant that he had to cover the loss. “she was a pretty woman,” he said, “with six children and another on the way. she was always saying. im going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job. i believed her, but she left. isnt it annoying?” “give her the milk. make it a christmas present to the kids who need it.” i said.the holidays came and went. on a sunny january morning two weeks later, ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street, waving money. he recognized her immediately the woman who didnt pay her bill. “im so sorry.” she said. “i really have been meaning to pay you.”she explained that her husband had come home one night and announced hed found cheaper apartment. hed also got a new job. with all that happened, shed forgotten to leave the new address. “but ive been saving,” she said. “heres $20 toward the bill. “ “thats all right,” ben replied. “its been paid.”“paid!” she cried. “what do you mean? who paid it?” “i did,” ben said, “it went to the children as a christmas present!”61. ben was upset one morning because _.a. he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery b. a customer left without paying the bill c. he had to buy a present for the children d. he was going to lose his present job62. the author helped ben by offering him _. a. a christmas present b. the womans new address c. a suggestion to cheer him up d. some money to cover the loss63. we can probably infer from the passage that the woman _. a. cheated to raise her children b. was a person with honesty c. moved to escape paying back the debts d. wanted to give her children a christmas gift64. what is the best title of the passage? a. an unhappy christmas b. a helpful customer c. a poor couples life d. an unusual present bdespite organized anti-bottled-water campaigns across the country and a noisy debate about bottled waters environmental effect, americans are buying more bottled water than ever.-why do so many people seem to think they should have any input on what other americans choose to buy or do?if they want to buy bottled water, let them.if they want to eat fast food, let them.if they want to smoke pot, let them.-barackalypse people just get tired of paying for others bad behavior. if many people eat too much fast food, you pay higher insurance bill. if many people frequently buy bottled water, your trash bills go up and landfills (垃圾堆) fill up quickly.its about personal responsibility, which really should be a basis of our society. -bdbrso? this is the price you pay to live in a free society. you want to control the life of another just so you can save a little money? what would you say when someone do the same to you?-norman619im just glad there are still people who still believe personal responsibility is a good thing. we make your life cheaper and less bothersome. -yoyowhat a waste of money. its fine when youre on the road and you need a cold drink, but people who buy cases of bottled water for home are completely crazy. -agmlauncheri wish we all can find a way to improve things and benefit from this. the environment needs a lot of help but businesses will always work on what people would need and demand. is this part of the trade-off? hope we can find better ways.-skipweis65. which of the following is true about bottled water in america?a. us bottled water sales have increased for the first time.b. activists in some regions have been fighting against it.c. some people worry about its bad effect on environment.d. americans are drinking less bottled water than before.66. who would agree with barackalypse on this matter?a. bdbr b. norman619c. yoyod. agmlauncher67. according to the text, agmlauncher is _ bottled water.a. strongly forb. extremely againstc. partly supportive ofd. not concerned with 68. which of the following statements will go with skipweis opinion?a. peoples demand for bottled water is to blame.b. environment is more important than business.c. at present we cant benefit form bottled water at all. d. its necessary to figure out solutions to the conflict.cit was the last day of my four-month interview to hold the job as a salesman in the world trade center in simpler words, an end to being perfect for four months. i took the last drop of my coffee, pushed in my chair, and said goodbye to my family little did they know, this could have been my final goodbye. i went to room 911, as i had the past three times, to meet my boss, mr. clarke. i was just about to have a seat, when suddenly i heard the sound of explosion. then, the floor beneath my feet began shaking, which was when i began to realize that something had gone completely wrong.“run! lets get out of here!” mr. clarke cried.seconds after the first massive explosion, i heard another explosion from way above. my heartbeat seemed to be the drum of a heavy-metal song and all the employees were rushing to get out; the lifts were out of order, and only screaming could be heard up and down the stairwell. all of us were unaware at the time that this was the airplane hitting the tower. fire then began to swallow the walls and all you could see is gray smoke. mr. clarke had fallen and went unconscious. i used all my strength to throw his heavy weight on my shoulders and run down the steps. i then felt myself sinking into the floor. i ran and ran, but i was not going anywhere. the only option left was to jump. with mr. clarke still lying in my arms, i closed my eyes and jumped. my boss safely reached the edge of the trampoline (弹簧垫) a group of firemen held beneath us. however, i landed on the concrete (水泥) floor and suffered a broken back and neck, which was considered lucky. 69. what can we know about the author according to the first paragraph?a. he was not satisfied with his performance.b. he had done well in the past four months.c. he really liked coffee and treasured it very much.d. he was determined to experience a deadly disaster.70. when did the author realize that something bad had happened?a. after he saw the room number.b. when the floor started shaking.c. before he said goodbye to his family.d. when fire began to swallow the walls.71. when the disaster took place, people in the building were _.a. calmb. excited c. brave d. frightened72. the last sentence of the passage suggests that _.a. most people suffered more than being injuredb. its fortunate to land on the concrete floorc. some people made jokes about his bad luckd. his injury was considered not that seriousdwhen you think of environmental problems you probably think of pollution, but the poaching (偷猎) of wild animals is one, too. poaching has worried environmentalists for years and, despite laws, this terrible crime has yet to be stopped. poaching is a serious problem, especially in africa and asia. this crime is done for commercial profit (商业利益), meaning hunters kill animals illegally and sell their most worthy parts. although poachers usually hunt tigers, elephants and rhinos, they kill sharks and whales, too. this illegal hunting has led to decreasing populations of many species. many nations have banned poaching, but enforcement (执行) is difficult. the small number of police officers trained to deal with this creates an unfair advantage for poachers.poachers usually kill animals for only one product: tigers are killed for their striped fur, elephants their ivory tusks and rhinos their large horn. the bodies of the animals are left to rot. sharks fins are cut off and their bodies thrown back into the ocean. without fins they cant swim and will die. the illegally obtained fins are used to make shark fin soup. the laws that “protect” animals are no more than pieces of paper. the current poaching bans need better enforcement, and i have a plan.the number of enforcers needs to be increased so that there are enough to watch the herds and make sure poachers cant shoot the animals. the reserve parks in africa should become a huge zoo so that the animals can move but within a fenced area. another idea is to build a concrete enclosure instead of fences. watchtowers could be constructed so enforcers can monitor a wide variety of poacher targets. this may not completely end the problem, but it would slow it down.poaching is a serious problem and a criminal act. the effects of poaching will be felt for centuries to come, and if there are any still alive, the only place to see animals might be in a zoo. 73. poaching has not been stopped mainly because _.a. there are no laws to ban this crimeb. this crime has not been that seriou