甘肃省甘谷一中高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

甘肃省甘谷一中2012-2013学年高一英语下学期期中试题考试时间120分钟 总分150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5 小题） 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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一 遍。1. where did the woman spend her holiday?a. at her uncles house b on her uncles farm c. at a piano school2. when can the woman get the black coat?a. today b. tomorrow afternoon c. the day after tomorrow3. what did the man tell tom to do?a. keep quiet b. be friendly to others c. be kind to his parents4. how will the woman keep in touch with the man?a. by sending e-mails b. by phoning each other c. by writing letters5. what does the woman mean?a. she doesnt like english grammar.b. more time should be spent in listening and reading.c. they should spend more time on english grammar.第二节（共15小题） 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话后独白度两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题6. what do we know about the two speakers?a theyve never met each other before.b theyve known each other for years.c they both have several children7. who is susan?a. roberts wife b. johns child. c. johns wife 听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。8. what does the man think about the possibility of taking a vacation?a. no way b. quite possible c not mentioned9. why should the man take a vacation?a. he is very tired.b. his parents missed him.c. someone else could do his work. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. what is the weather like today?a. hot b. fine c. cool11. how will they get to the zoo?a. by taxi b. by car c. on foot12. what will the boys father do in the afternoon?a. stay at home b. go to the bookstore c. go to the zoo听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. when did the man see the doctor?a. on monday b. on saturday c. on sunday14. how long has the man taken the doctors medicine? a . for 2 days b. for 3 days c. for 4 days15. what does the man think of the doctors medicine?a. it works very well b. its just so-so c. it doesnt help16. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. visit her motherb. see the doctor againc. have traditional chinese medicine听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. what do you need to do to travel in hong kong in early spring? a. know something about the festivals there b. take some warm clothes c. book a hotel room early18. what is the best time to visit tibet? a. september b. october c. may19. what does the speaker say about beijing? a. the winter is dry b. spring is not so pleasant c. the hotel prices are high in autumn20. which does the speaker think is the best season to visit beijing? a. spring b. summer c. autumn 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。 21. could i help you with your heavy box? you are so tired _. i can manage it.a.no.thanksb. yes ,please c. all right d. no problem22. his parents died in the strong earthquake, so he was _by his grandmother.a. grown up b. taken up c.make up d. brought up23. word came _ our duties would be changed. a.that b. which c. whether d.when 24.to learn english well, you need to do a lot of practice in listening ,speaking ,reading and writing. _ only learn some grammar rules. a. other than b. more than c. rather than d. less than25. _ by thick bamboo and high forest, the ancient city hadnt been discovered until the 1990s.a. surrounding b. surround c. surrounded d. having surrounded26. the girl who is studying at the art college has a_ for music and dance. a. gift b. presentc. power d. strength27. _ david says sounds right to helen. thats why she has made up her mind not to leave him _ happens. a. whatever; whatever b. no matter how; whateverc. no matter what; however d. whatever; no matter how28. there is a peaceful and calm _ in the hall, and everyone seems to be in high spirits.a. atmosphere b. airc. stage d. performance29. fortunately, i was just _ to catch the last bus to the hotel.a. at times b. too early c. in time d. too late 30.（宏志班做） _ we all know is that destroying nature means destroying ourselves.a.what b. whichc. that d. it30.(普通班做)it isnt an excuse for your failure _ you didnt know the rulesa. that b. because c. why d. how31. （宏志班做）no one can prevent the plan _.a. from carrying outb. to carry outc. being carried outd. to be carried out31.（普通班做）the heavy rain _ us _ going there. a. kept; 不填 b.protected;from c. prevented; from d. forbade（禁止）; from32（普通班做） i am really upset about tomorrows exam. i am always so slow. _! you can pass it. you have been working hard on it, havent you?a. go ahead b. just feel at homeare you kiddingd. cheer up 32.（宏志班做） my teacher punished me this morning.why? youve done nothing wrong, _ i can see.a. as long asb. as soon asc. as well as d. as far as33 _ most young students of his time, he has developed an interest in arta. dislike c. in common c. unlike c. like d. as34. we should spend the money on something that will _ everyone.a. benefit to b. benefit from c. benefit d. beneficial35. during his five-day state visit to japan, hu jintao made such an _ speech that all the people present were _. a. inspiring; exciting b. inspiring; excited c. inspired; exciting d. inspired; excited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，掌握其段落大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项a.b.c和d，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 in the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. there were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be_36_ . today things are_37_, the world has become too_38_ . we are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are_39_ our environment with dangerous chemicals. if we continue to do this, human life on the earth _40_survive. everyone_41_ today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. yet, with modern fishing_42_ , more and more fish are caught. we know that if too many trees are cut down, _43_will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. yet, we _44_to use bigger and more powerful machines to _45_more and more trees. we realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die._46_, in most countries wastes are _47_put into rivers or into the sea, and there are _48_laws to stop this. we know, too, that if the_49_ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough_50_. what can we do to solve these problems ? it we eat more vegetables and less_51_, there will be more food available for everyone. land that is used to grow crops _52_five times more people than land where animals are kept. our natural resources will _53_longer if we learn to recycle them. the world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth_54_ . finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and clearer _55_in the future.36a. beautiful b. unlimited （无限的） c. rare d. valuable37a. common b. the same c. changeable d. different38a. crowded b. small c. dirty d. busy39a. protecting b. saving c. polluting d. fighting40a. may not b. will not c. shall not d. could not41a. wonders b. realizes c. consider d. discovers42a. poles b. boats c. methods d. ideas43a mountains b. the sea c. trees d. forests44a. continue b. have c. ought d. will go on45a. grow b. plant c. save d. cut down46a. thus b. however c. generally speaking d. therefore47a. still b. even c. also d. certainly48a. too many b. a few c. some d. few49a. production b. pollution c. population d. revolution50a. houses b. vegetables c. food d. lives51a. fruit b. meat c. fish d. grain52a. feeds b. increases c. supplies d. helps53a. use b. stay c. keep d. last54a. control b. born c. plan d. reward55a. nature b. sea c. planet d. forest第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分,共30分）a isthereanythingmoreimportantthanhealth?idontthinkso.“healthisthegreatestwealth.”wisepeoplesay.youcantbegoodatyourstudiesorworkwellwhenyouareill.ifyouhaveaheadache,toothache,backache,earacheorbadpaininthestomach,ifyoucomplainofabadcough,ifyourunahightemperatureandhaveabadcold,orifyousufferfromhighorlowbloodpressure,ithinkyoushouldgotothedoctor. thedoctorwillexamineyourthroat,feelyourpulse,testyourbloodpressure,takeyourtemperature,soundyourheartandlungs,testyoureyes,checkyourteethorhaveyourchestx-rayed.afterthathewilladvisesometreatment,orsomemedicine.theonlythingyouhavetodoistofollowhisadvice.speakingaboutdoctorsadvice,icanthelptellingyouafunnystory. anoldgentlemancametoseethedoctor.themanwasveryill.hetoldthedoctorabouthisweakness,memorylossandseriousproblemswithhisheartandlungs.thedoctorexaminedhimandsaidtherewasnomedicineforhisdisease. hetoldhispatienttogotoaquietplaceforamonthandhaveagoodrest.healsoadvisedhimtoeatalotofmeat,drinktwoglassesofredwine everydayandtakelongwalks.inotherwords,thedoctoradvisedhimtofollowtherule:“eatatpleasure,drinkwithmeasureandenjoylifeasitis.”thedoctoralsosaidthatifthemanwantedtobewellagain,heshouldntsmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.amonthlaterthegentlemancameintothedoctorsoffice.helookedcheerfulandhappy.hethankedthedoctorandsaidthathehadneverfeltahealthierman.“ butyouknow,doctor,”hesaid,“itsnoteasytobeginsmokingatmyage.”56.thewriterthinksthat_.a.healthismoreimportantthanwealthb.workisasimportantasstudiesc.medicineismoreimportantthanpleasured.nothingismoreimportantthanmoney57.thedoctorusuallytellshispatientwhattodo_.a.withoutexaminingthepatient b.afterhehasexaminedthepatientc.ifthepatientdoesnttakemedicined.unlessthepatientfeelspain58fromthelastsentenceofthepassage,welearntheman_beforethedoctortoldhimnottosmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.a.wasaheavysmokerb.didntsmokesomuchc.didntsmoke d.begantolearntosmoke59.whichofthefollowingisnottrue?a.thedoctorusuallytestshis/herbloodpressurewhenapersonisill.b.themantoldthedoctorhecouldntrememberthings.c.themanthankedthedoctor.d.themandidntfollowthedoctorsadvice.bto me, life without music would not be exciting. i realize that this is not true for everybody. many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. but music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not. try to imagine, for example, what films or tv plays would be like without music. would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? im not sure about it.it is well said, “through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”60what dose the writer say more about in the text?alife full of music.blife without music.cthe importance of music.dthe development of music.61what does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?aflying blooking csinging dliving62from the last paragraph, we learn that music_.ais very important, especially for childrenbis very necessary for our everyday lifeccan make our life exciting and dramaticdcan enter into another beautiful worldconce there was a king. he had two old ministers. one was kind and the other was bad. the bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. the king was very angry.one day the king said to the bad minister , “write two words on two pieces of paper. write live on one piece and die on the other . then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. if he takes out the paper with live on it , i will let him go. if he takes out the paper with die on it ,i will kill him at once.”the bad minister was quite happy. he got two pieces of paper ready. he wrote “die” on each piece of paper.the kind old man came. he knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. he also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?63. the king was angry with .a. himself b. the kind minister c. the bad minister d. the two ministers64. was told to write “live” and “die”.a. the king b. the kind minister c. the bad minister d. the two ministers65. there is no “live” on both pieces of paper because .a. the kind minister didnt want it.b. the bad minister couldnt write the wordc. the king told the bad minister not to write it d. the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him66. must be disappointed in the end .a. the king b. the kind minister c. the bad minister d. all the other ministersd （普通班做） when you run, you put force that is equal to three times your body weight on your feet. the human foot contains twenty muscles（肌肉）. this means that there is a lot that can go wrong when you run.most sports have some kind of running or jumping. so experts（专家） at many shoe companies work hard to design good sport shoes. first, a designer enters a plan for a shoe into a computer. engineers then improve the design. a second computer designs a model for the shoe. then a few pairs are made. next, the shoe is tested.different kinds of sports shoes are made for different uses. some are made to help marathon runners save energy during a race. some are made for the stop-and-go kind of running tennis players. but all sport shoes have one thing in common: they are designed to help peoples feet comfortable during sports. today, nearly every sport has its own special shoe designed for just the kind of running that sport requires.67. the first in making a new shoe is to _. a. make a computer b. design a shoe model c. test several pairs d. put a design plan into a computer68. why are good sport shoes welcome to people? a. because they help to change body weight. b. because they help to develop leg muscles. c. because they are both good and cheap. d. because they are comfortable to wear.69. what is not talked about in the passage? a. the number of the bones of a human muscle. b. the effect of shoes upon sports. c. the materials （材料）of sport shoes. d. the design for a shoe model.70. different kinds of sport shoes _. a. are designed for people of the different weight. b. meet the needs of different sportsmen.c. are made in different shoe companies.d. are of the same price.d（宏志班做）it was a warm april day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college i had ever attended. i tore open the packet. my eyes were fixed on the word “congratulations”. i dont remember ever smiling so wide. then i looked at my financial package. the cost of dream schools tuition, room and board was around $ 40,000 an impossible sum! how could i afford to attend? what good reasons did i have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? my other choices were good, solid schools even if they werent as famous as my first choice. in my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. my parents understood how i felt. they told me that even though it would be a financial problem, i could go wherever i would be happiest. but as i was always careful with money, i wasnt sure what to do. one of the schools that offered me a full ride had an informational dinner one night in the spring. considering my parents financial difficulties, i decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. at first, all i had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food and listen quietly. but i surprised myself. at dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus including guest lectures and social gatherings. he also made it perfectly clear that free food would be offered at all future events. he continued with explanations of professors, class sizes, activities, and spor