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万州二中20122013学年度上期中期考试高一英语试题注意事项：1答题前，务必将自己的姓名，考号填写、填涂在答题卡规定的位置。2答选择题时，必须用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如须改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5. 考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷（共三大题，115分）一、听力（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分） 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给出的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。例题: how much is the shirt? a. 9.51 b. 9.15c. 9.501. who is the woman? a. mary. b. marys sister. c. marys friend.2. how much are the potatoes?a. 6 cents a pound. b. 16 cents a pound. c. 60 cents a pound.3. where does the conversation most probably take place?a. in a restaurant.b. on a farm.c. at home.4. what does the woman ask the man to do?a. have his hair cut.b. go to the library.c. buy some food.5. what is the conversation mainly about?a. vacation plan.b. summer trip.c. part-time job.第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）请听下面4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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. why did the woman go to a small town?a. to meet a neighbor. b. to see her friends. c. to go horse-riding.7. what did the woman do on saturday?a. she went to a party.b. she went to a farm.c. she went to a concert.8. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a. an interesting party. b. a beautiful farm.c. a wonderful weekend.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a. the course of painting.b. the meaning of a painting.c. the color of a painting.10. how does the man know much about painting?a. he has taken painting courses.b. he has worked for an artist.c. he has learned it from his father.11. what does the man invite the woman to do? a. meet his father. b. have a cup of coffee. c. go to an exhibition.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. why does the man call the woman?a. to tell her about his doctors advice.b. to discuss his health plan with her.c. to ask for information about a health club.13. what does the woman usually do in the club?a. dancing. b. playing tennis. c. swimming.14. where are the two speakers going to meet tonight?a. in front of a health club.b. in front of the womans house.c. in front of a hospital.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what was einsteins first job in switzerland?a. teaching in a school.b. working for the government.c. doing research in a lab.16. when did einstein move to the united states?a. in 1905. b. in 1933. c. in 1955.17. what is the talk mainly about?a. einsteins life experience.b. einsteins scientific research.c. einsteins musical ability.第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分） 请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。information about a parkthe best season to 18 the park 19 the length of the valley 20 kilometers the best-loved activity picnic二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、 b.、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。21. how would you like your coffee, sir?_. no milk or sweet, please.a.i like it very muchb.i like it blackc. it tasted a little too strongd. i wont leave it to you22. only athletes that _ the agreed standard for their event as competitors. a. has reached; will be admittedb. have reached; will be admitted c. reached; admitd. reach; will admit23. _ students want to go to famous universities where they can get better education. a. the good number ofb. the small number ofc. a large number ofd. the large number of24. is it in this room _ the great writer mo yan once lived _ he finished his famous novels? a. that; whereb. where; thatc. that; thatd. where; which25. all the students computer games. there are always some who have other interests except computer games. a. dont likeb. likec. dont disliked. dislike26. all those second-hand goods are sold at_ before.a. 30% as lower price as b. as 30% low price thanc. 30% as low a price as d. 30% as low price as27. good medicine_ to the mouth but works better to cure the disease. a. tastes bitter b. tastes bitterlyc. is tasted bitterd. is tasted bitterly28. she gave me a _ look, the kind that _ she would not change her mind. a. determining; was saidb. determined; say c. determined; saidd. determination; saying29. the army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the _. a. dyingb. deathc. deadd. died30. great men never give up _difficulty until they succeed.a. in face of theb. when facing withc. in the face ofd. when facing by31. do you think jim lazy enough? im afraid hes _ than lazy. you see, he works faster than all the others. a. more cleverb. cleverc. much cleverd. more cleverer32. it was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.my god! _. thank you for reminding me that.a. so did i b. so i didc. so were you d. so did you33. the first prize will be given to the first group _ reach the finishing line first. a. whichb. whoc. whatd. whom34. after_class, our classroom would often turn into _world of noise, with students talking and laughing. a. the; /b. /; ac. the; thed. /; /35.i need some fresh air and a good rest, so i will go climbing the mountain. _. but be careful not to be too tired. a. good nightb. good luckc. nice day. d. have fun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各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。when my son, mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. he had 36 twenty dollars. the third saturday in december, mark said he had 37 his list and had his money in his 38 . i drove him to a 39 supermarket. mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own 40 i waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store. it 41 mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. when he came up to the checkout (收银台), the smile on his face was truly 42 . the clerk rang up his purchase as i 43 looked at the other way. mark kept 44 his budget (预算) and 45 into his pocket for his money. 46 was not there! there was a hole in his pocket, but no money. mark stood 47 the store holding his basket, with tears rolling down his cheeks. his whole body was 48 with his sobs (抽噎). then a(n) 49 thing happened. a 50 shopping in the store came up to mark. she knelt down and took him 51 her arms. “you would do me the favor if you let me 52 your money,” said the woman. “it would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. i only ask you could 53 . one day, when you grow up, i would like you to find someone you can help. i know you feel as good about it 54 i do now when you do help other people.” mark took the money, tried to dry his 55 and ran to the checkout as fast as he could.36. a. collectedb. foundc. usedd. saved37. a. forgottenb. madec. hadd. shown38. a. mind b. eyesc. pocketd. backpack39. a. nearbyb. closec. neard. distant40. a. whileb. beforec. thoughd. after41. a. spentb. tookc. paidd. needed42. a. disappointingb. upsetc. joyfuld. surprising43. a. angrilyb. loudlyc. worriedlyd. politely44. a. inb. withinc. out ofd. over45. a. putb. reachedc. turned intod. waited46. a. it b. therec. theyd. that47. a. at the front ofb. at the back ofc. in the middle ofd. outside48. a. breathingb. worryingc. frighteningd. shaking49. a. importantb. happyc. terribled. amazing50. a. ladyb. manc. strangerd. guard51. a. byb. withc. ind. on52. a. replyb. returnc. gived. pay53. a. pass it onb. pass it downc. continue itd. keep it54. a. thatb. asc. whatd. which55. a. sweatb. pocketc. presentsd. tears三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项。ai was going on vacation to meet up with family for a week of fun in denver. i got to the airport, ready to leave my work behind for a few days. i was comfortably awaiting my flight with a good book to read, when an elderly lady was wheeled to our waiting area. i couldnt help but notice the trouble she was having trying to open a packet of nuts with her shaking hands. i sighed. no one else was willing to meet her gaze (目光) so i offered to help. she was very grateful. it turned out that these nuts were her entire breakfast. we sat and chatted. when the time came to board the plane the attendants (服务员) were nowhere to be seen. the lady could walk but needed some help, so i volunteered to help her on the plane and carry her bag. as i helped her get settled i noticed her seat mate, a businessman, looked a bit horrified at having to make the fight with her. he offered to change seats with me and i agreed. we landed and i needed to change planes, but i helped her disembark (下飞机) first. the wheelchair she ordered was nowhere to be seen so we slowly walked to gate where her daughter was waiting. we only exchanged first names, and she was so grateful to have my help. i had to run to catch my connection but, as i thought about the experience, i saw her as my airport angel: a chance for me to hope that in the future when im in my 80s and traveling, someone will take the time to connect with me. pay it forward.56. what had the author planned to do during the flight? a. reading.b. helping others.c. resting.d. sleeping.57. what troubled the elderly lady in the wheel chair? a. she could hardly manage her breakfast by herself. b. she was unable to find her daughter in the airport. c. the airport attendant could hardly help her. d. she didnt know where to board the plane.58. how did the author show his kindness? a. he offered to change seats with the elderly lady. b. he went all the way to wait for her daughter. c. he invited all those nearby to offer hands. d. he managed to help the elderly lady all the way.59. why does the author feel grateful? a. he believes he may find help if he is in need later. b. he was appreciated deeply by everyone nearby. c. he was looking forward to live up to 80 as the old lady. d. he can get paid forward later in money.bif you want to become a fluent english speaker you should take some advice. there are four skills in learning english. they are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. the most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.read as much as you can. but your reading must be active. it means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. there is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. it would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.as for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. you can only pay attention to your reading and become skilful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. since you have lots of inputs (输入) in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. this never means that you should not practise listening.for listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. their languages are easy. or if you are good at listening you can listen to voa or bbc programmes every day. again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.if you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically, and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.60. to improve your reading, when you read, you should _.a. look up all the new words in the dictionaryb. spend more time studying grammarsc. think about what you are reading activelyd. copy as many words and sentences as possible61. the underlined phrase “come across” in the second paragraph can probably be replaced by “_”a. discover b. find on purpose c. look for d. meet by accident62. the author seems to agree with the view that _.a. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningb. everyone should listen to voa or bbc programmes every dayc. you neednt practise listening if you keep on reading every dayd. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing in class63. the passage is mainly about how to _.a. choose suitable listening materialsb. become fluent in english speaking and writingc. deal with new words in readingd. improve your english as quickly as possiblecsomething woke me at four in the morning and its a good thing it did. a polar bear was about to attack the tent right above my head. as claws (爪) started to rip the fabric, i kicked and screamed. that woke my brother, eric, who charged after the bear with a camp shovel. in the chaos (混乱) i managed to find our shotgun, fire in the air a couple of times, and scare off the bear for good.eric and i were attempting the first kite-skiing crossing of the frozen northwest passage. we had set off in march 2012 from tukoyaktuk, in canadas northwest territories and hoped to end on baffin island, nunavut, where we had grown up. our parents are adventure guides, so we spent weekends on dog-sleds learning to have fun in the cold. as teenagers we took up kite-skiingcatching the strong polar winds with a kite to pull us over the ice and snow. now were showing how it can open new routes by moving expeditions quickly over long distances. on this trip the native inuit tracked (追踪) our progress through the radio interviews we did along the way. when we got to a town, they were always waiting for us. after 85 days and 2,050 miles, we pulled into pond inlet, on baffin island, where people welcomed us with a square dance. there was only one thing for us to do. we took off our skis and joined in. we believe what we are doing is of meanings: to inspire the youths to get outdoors and get active, promoting a healthy lifestyle and love of nature.64. what happened one morning during their adventure? a. a polar bear was killed by them. b. a polar bear was to attack the tent. c. a polar bear was about to enter their life. d. a polar bear began to escape from the tent.65. how did the two brothers travel in the ice and snow? a. some dogs drew their sled. b. kites were put in use in pulling the sled. c. they flew the kites together with the wind. d. the two brothers drew the sled in the wind.66. why did the two brothers carry out the adventure?a. because they wanted to try to open new routes. b. because their parents asked them to try again. c. because they wanted to show off their courage. d. because they wanted to warn the danger of polar adventure. 67. which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage? a. two brave brothers.b. across the polar ice. c. meeting with polar bears.d. a way to enjoy cold together. dwhen you have good friends you really feel special and want to share in the spirit of friendship. you try to do pleasing and exciting things for each other. you could go on a friendship holiday, which would be very joyous. there are many places that you can go for a friendship holiday.first, let us look at some of the things that you will enjoy when you go on holiday with your friends. you will get a chance to relax and forget your hectic life. you can relax and forget about dealing with lots of different things every day. also, such a holiday is an opportunity to have fun with your friends as you explore different places. moreover, there is no better way to get a true friendship; you have to spend time with people so that you can fully understand each other.i cannot insist enough on the importance of looking for enough time to share, and you can do this through a friendship holiday. you will have to look for a place that you all enjoy and feel comfortable in. taking a friendship holiday does not have to be expensive. you can look for a good place where you can spend the weekend. the idea is to go away for some time so that you can be alone together. besides knowing which place to go to, you need to know the activities that you are going to take part in while you are on holiday. if you are using a travel agency, let it guide you to some of the things that you will really like. go for the activities that you will enjoy. it is pretty exciting how you can enjoy yourself with friends. you wont want to go back home.68. which of the following is not a benefit (收获) of going on a friendship holiday according to the author?a. you can relax on the holiday.b. you will enjoy exploring different places.c. you can understand your friends better.d. you can have a good chance to make new friends.69. according to the author, to make real friends, you should _. a. spend time together to fully understand each other b. go on many holidays to meet new people c. not stay at home, but go on holiday with your family d. spend time alone and away from your friends70. the underlined word “hectic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “_”.a. tiring b. boring c. busyd. relaxing 71. when you go on a friends