湖北省仙桃市毛嘴高级中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

注意事项：1、本试卷共10页，总分150分，考试时间120分钟。2、答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填在试卷答题卡上。3、客观题部分答案选出后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。第四部分单词填空和第五部分书面表达题的答案用钢笔或圆珠笔直接填写到答题卡上对应的空白处。答在试题卷上的无效。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1. What did the man forget to bring?A. PaperB. PencilC. Paper and pencil2. What does the man mean?A. They can cross the road hereB. They should go on the overpassC. Its safe to cross the road3. What does the man think of the womans dress?A. It matches wellB. It doesnt matchC. The woman should change for another dress4. Where does the woman want to go?A. To the bus stationB. To the airportC. Home5. Whats the mans meaning?A. He would rather have another sandwichB. He has had enoughC. He wants to eat cold sandwich第二节 (共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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至7题。6. How many sugars does the man want?A. OneB. TwoC. Three7. What has the man already had two?A. BananasB. CakesC. Sugars听第7段材料,回答第8至11题。8. Whos calling?A. Mr. CarsonB. Mr. PrinceC. The woman9. When will the meeting be over?A. Until one oclockB. Until two OclockC. Until three oclock10. Whats Mr. Princes telephone number?A. 68261426, extension 4036B. 68261427, extension 4036C. 68261428, extension 403611. Whats the relationship between the woman and Mr. Carson?A. Student and teacherB. Wife and husbandC. Secretary and manager听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12. How often does the woman practice swimming?A. Every dayB. Every two daysC. Every week13. When did the woman start taking swimming seriously?A. About two years agoB. About three years agoC. About four years ago14. How many prizes has the woman won so far?A. OneB. TwoC. Three听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. Where are the man and the woman?A. In an officeB. In a classroomC. In a post office16. Whats the woman mailing?A. A textbookB. Some photosC. A bag17. When would they meet David at the bookstore?A. By 2:30B. Bt 2:45C. By 3:00听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. When did the earthquake take place in Sichuan province?A. At 2:27 p. m. on May 12, 2008 B. At 2:28 p. m. on May 12, 2008C. At 2:29 p. m. on May 12, 200819. When did Premier Wen arrive in the City of Dujiangyan?A. About two hours after the earthquakeB. About three hours after the earthquakeC. About four hours after the earthquake20. Who are urged to keep a close watch on the latest development of the earthquake?A. The armyB. The medical personnelC. Local government第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。24. When will the school sports meeting _.A. happenB. occurC. take placeD. break out25. Our daily expenses have to be _ to save some money for our daughters further education.A. cut downB. turned downC. cut upD. turned up26. Give Mary a call; she needs _.A. shining upB. standing upC. lighting upD. cheering up27. It is commonly believed that _ programs and video games really cause people to become more aggressiveA. fierceB. violentC. cruelD. fearful28. I was _ tired to the point where I couldnt function any more and need some sleep badly.A. slightlyB. extremelyC. heavilyD. widely29. The bell sounded on April21st 2010 _ the dead in the Yu Shu（玉树） earthquake.A. in memory ofB. in place ofC. in need ofD. in search of30. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer_, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.A. In caseB. In turnC. Once againD. After all第二节 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Tolstoy，the great Russian writer，liked to walk about in the station near his home One day when he was walking up and down as 31 ，looking at people go on and off the 32 ，he heard a lady 33 after him“Hey，you old fellow，go and fetch my handbag in the 34 room which I 35 there” Tolstoy 36 thereHe 37 the bag up and walk quickly along the platform 38 the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage，looking 39 . When at 40 the old man gave the bag to her，she opened it to 41 sure nothing was 42 .“Good，old man，” said the woman“You are just as quick as I can 43 Here you are”She gave a coin to himTolstoy 44 the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile But the woman was very 45 when she heard that he was Tolstoy，the author of the great novel War and PeaceShe 46 to Tolstoy and said“Ohexcuse me，how silly I was to 47 you for a porter(搬运工)Please throw back that coin 48 you forgive(原谅)me”“Oh，madam，why? You have done 49 wrong”Tolstoy laughed“The coin is given for my job， so Ill 50 itThank you，madam!”31Apossible Boften C. usual Dwell32Atrains Bcars Cplanes Dbikes33Atalking Bspeaking Ctelling Dshouting34Anext Bmeeting Cwaiting Ddining35Awent Bforgot C1eft Dbought36Apassed Bjumped Cwent Dentered37A1ifted Bgave Cpicked Dtook38AAt BIn CFor DBy39Ahappy Bback Cwell Dworried40Afirst B1ast Cend Dsight41Amake Bdo Ctake Dget42Alosing Binside Cmissing Dwrong43Aexpect Brun Cdo Dwalk44Ashowed Bwatched Caccepted Dpecked45Aangry Bsurprised Chappy Dworried46Areturned Bchanged Csaid Dturned47Apay Btake Chave Dsearch48Aunless Bif Cbecause Duntil49Asomething Beverything Canything Dnothing50Athrow Bremain Ckeep Dstay第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to do. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did.When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said to me that he wanted to make one. He read about violin making, and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.Dad often wondered why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts said that it was the unique(独一无二的)varnish(油漆)that gave those instruments their beautiful sound. Dad argued that chemists could examine the varnish if that was the answer.One of Dads friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce, his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in.He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dads masterpiece(杰作) . He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.Later, the instrument was stolen. Dads spirit was broken by the robbery(盗窃) , and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.My father has been gone for 14 years now. The violin has been missing for more than 25 years. Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent sound. The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius.51. The author mentions his fathers developing color prints _.A. to show that his fathers real interest was not in making violinsB. to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to doC. to give an example proving that his father was an inventorD. to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father52. What did the authors father think about Stradivarius violins?A. The varnish was different from the others.B. The way of making them was particular.C. The wood of the violins was special.D. They could only be examined by chemists.53. From the underlined sentence, we can learn that the authors father _.A. liked the violin very muchB. got mad after this happenedC. lost interest in instrumentsD. didnt want to become famous54. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author _.A. hates the thief very much B. misses his father a lotC. really wants to play the violin D. wonders whos playing the violin now(B) When an official at the U. S. Open Pocket Pool(台球)Championship saw a 9-year-old girl playing at one of the tournament tables, he told her that spectators(观众)were not allowed to play. But much to his surprise, the girl was actually a competitor. That was nine years ago, and today, with five U. S. Open Womens titles behind her and a recently won world championship, no one is likely to mistake Jean Balukas for a spectator again. It doesnt seem too surprising that Jean became caught up in poolher father owns a pool hall within walking distance of the familys home in Brooklyn. When she was just tall enough to see over the table, she fell in love with the game soon. Five years later Jean was ready to enter her first U. S. Open. She still remembers the letter the officials sent her reminding her that she wouldnt be allowed to stand on a box to play.As Jean improved, she found it increasingly difficult to play games at her fathers pool hall. “If Id beat one of the guys, his friends would laugh at them about losing to me,” she says. Now Jean comes to the hall only weeks before a tournament when she plays Johnny Goon, her fathers pool manager.That Johnny can beat her shows the gap that now exists in pool as in other sports between the top men and women competitors. “Im supposedly the top woman player, but Id have a hard time beating the number 50 man,” says Jean. “If I was a boy and played pool, Id be a nobody.”Jean thinks that women pool players still have a long way to go because pool has been a mans game for so long. “When they think of pool players, people have this picture in their head of gambling(赌博)and smoke,” she says.Jean won four of the seven games in these two years. She was as surprised as anyone else at her performance, even though she was a New York City tennis champion and center for her high-school basketball team. Jean does not take full credit for her achievements, saying, “I think what I have in sports is a gift from God, and thats why I can get out there and do so well. ”55. We can learn from the first passage that Jean Balukas_.A. had become well-known at the age of 9B. had achieved great fame at the age of 18C. was often asked to play with men playersD. was refused to play in the U. S. Open for her young age56. The letter Jean received before her first U. S. Open_.A. told her to arrive in time for the gameB. showed peoples doubt about her abilityC. told her about the basic rules of the gameD. invited her to compete in the U. S. Open57. Jean Balukas believed that women pool players_.A. fall far behind men playersB. arent suitable for a mans gameC. are impossible to beat any man playerD. have a bad reputation(名声)for gambling and smoking58. By saying the underlined words in the last paragraph Jean meant that _.A. women players had a long way to goB. she wouldnt stop before her great achievementC. she had much confidence in the gameD. she achieved her success because of her born gift(C)Parents have been advised not to put ham and other processed (加工过的)meats into their childrens lunch-boxes to help them reduce the risk of cancer.The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) said parents should act now to stop their children developing a taste for processed meat because eating too much over the years can raise the risk of bowel (肠)cancer.The UKs Food Standards Agency (FSA)said processed meat was fine for lunchboxes but should not be eaten too often.It is only in recent years that the connection between processed meat and bowel cancer in adults has been made. Some studies suggest that about 10% of bowel cancer cases in the UK could be prevented if everyone ate less than 70g a week.Even though the available evidence looks only at adult diets, rather than child diets, the World Cancer Research Fund believes that bad eating habits can start in childhood.Marni Craze, the organizations childrens education manager, said, “It is better if children learn to regard processed meat as an occasional treat (享受) . ”She said, “Putting ham in your childs lunchbox may seem like an easy job, especially for parents who do not have a lot of time to prepare their childs lunchbox. ”However, Sian Porter, a spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association(BDA) , said that ham still had a place during dinner hour.She said, “Variety(多样性)is the most important thing, and ham can still be used sometimesjust not every day. ”The Food Standards Agency, which advises the public on healthy eating, has published its own list of lunchbox menussome of which include ham.An FSA spokesman said, processed meats can form part of a balanced diet and parents shouldnt be concerned about including these in their childrens lunchboxes now and again.“However, they can contain high levels of fat and salt, so we wouldnt suggest eating them too often. Parents should only use them occasionally. ”59. The underlined word “occasional” in Paragraph 6 means “_”.A. frequently B. sometimes C. quickly D. happily60. According to Craze, some parents include ham in their childrens lunchboxes because _.A. their children have developed a taste for hamB. they believe processed meat contains more proteinC. they dont have enough time to cook for their childrenD. some studies find ham can form part of a balanced diet61. Both the FSA and the BDA agree that _.A. parents should not put ham into childrens lunchboxesB. processed meats effect on children is still uncertainC. parents can let their children eat ham sometimesD. it is OK for children to eat processed meat for dinner62. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Eating ham does no goodB. Parents warned over lunchbox hamC. Variety: Most important thing for dietD. What should be on childrens menus?(D)“Eat local. ”Its one way to reduce human effect on the planet. Eating local means to try to buy and consume foods that are grown in places close to home. However, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced. Trucks and planes deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away. During the transportation, greenhouse(温室)gases are produced, causing global warming. So the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment.But how do you get local food if you live in a large city, hundreds of miles away from farms？Environmental health scientist Dickson Despommier and his students came up with the idea of a “vertical(垂直的)farm”. A vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper(摩天大楼) . Since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it requires much less space than an ordinary farm. The world is quickly running out of room for ordinary farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. Despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor. The walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible. Depending on a citys water resources, Despommier thinks hydroponic(水培的)farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants.Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a citys waste water and fill it with nutritions to make the crops grow. If this method works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of water.The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world. Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the city is suitable for the vertical farming. “Obviously we dont have much land left for us,” Stringer said. “But the sky is the limit in Manhattan. ”Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to be done to make vertical farms a reality. “But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” he says.63. Why are people advised to eat local?A. Because it means convenience(方便)to people.B. Because it can help people save a lot of money.C. Because local food has more nutrition.D. Because it is environmentally friendly.64. Which is one of the vertical farms benefits when compared with ordinary farming?A. It produces healthier food.B. It does less harm to the cities.C. It needs less space of the city.D. It requires less transport costs.65. By saying “the sky is the limit in Manhattan”, Stringer means _.A. people can make full use of vertical space of ManhattanB. there is a limit for using empty land in ManhattanC. the height of buildings in Manhattan is limitedD. Manhattan can spread as far as possible66. What can we learn about the vertical farming in the passage?A. No soil is needed to grow plants in a vertical farm.B. It has solved the p