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北门中学2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题第i卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上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.where are the two speakers?a. at a hospitalb. in the classroomc. in an office2. what time is it now?a. 8:35 b. 8:05 c. 8:153. what does the man suggest to the woman?a. to buy a new carb. to save her money for a long timec. to get a second-hand car4. what is john doing?a. he is waiting for the phone to ring b. he is traveling by busc. he is driving a car5. when will dick arrive?a. during the weekendb. tomorrowc. within two days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8题。6. what is the man going to do?a. he wants to visit the theatre.b. he wants to meet shakespeare.c. he wants to see shakespeares play.7. where do the two speakers come from?a. one is from england, and the other is from france.b. they come from england.c. both of them come from france.8. which is wrong according to the dialogue?a. both of them like shakespeares play.b. the man doesnt like going there because of the long way.c. the man knows whose play is on in the theatre.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. how did mrs. smith feel when she saw mr. white?a. surprised b. excited c. sad10. how did mrs. smith feel about traveling by air?a. she doesnt enjoy flying very much.b. she thinks flight is often delayed because of the weather.c. she likes it.11. what does mr.white go to the airport for?a. to catch the flight.b. to see mrs. smith off.c. to book a flight ticket.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what do we know about the boy?a. he went to the supermarket yesterday.b. he always cant find his exercise book.c. he often forgets to hand in his exercise book.13. what does the woman think of the boy?a. he is optimistic.b. he is brightc. he is honest14. what is the possible relationship between the speakers?a. mother and son.b. sister and brother.c. teacher and student.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. where does the man often stop?a. from the tv.b. in the stores.c. on internet.16. how much will the man pay for the cell phone if he buys it on the internet?a.300 b.900 c.1,20017. what does the woman probably think of paying by credit card on the internet?a. it is not safe.b. it is popularc. it is attractive.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. whats the best way to find mistakes?a. to keep a diary and write notes or letters and so on.b. to try your best to speak.c. dont be afraid of making mistakes.19. what kind of books you should not choose when you read? a. interesting books.b. too difficult books.c. important books.20. when you find some new words in reading, what should you do first?a. guess their meanings first.b. go on reading.c. stop to look them up in the dictionary at once.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 单项填空（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。21. soon after the mud-rock flow hit zhouqu, gansu province, many soldiers came to the _ as many people were trapped underground.a. shelterb. identityc. rescued. disaster22. peoples _ towards the crisis differs greatly. some are hopeful; others think things will never be looking up.a. altitudeb. attitudec. forecastd. opinion23. it was no easy job, but toms _ expression showed that he would finish it in time.a. determinedb. concerned c. spellboundd. surprised24. because of _ power failures in the neighborhood, people often have to get some candles just in case.a. meanb. stubbornc. extremed. frequent25. when the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _they began to accept it. a. usually b. gradually c. frequently d. rapidly26. nowadays, many parents still manage to send their children abroad for further study, even though the education _are very high . a. feesb. bills c. rewardsd. fares27. money _ happiness: you need a certain amount to live comfortably, but more money does not necessarily buy more happiness.a. takes part inb. adds up toc. plays a part ind. makes up for28. mary had all the schoolbags of her classmates, but she did not find her lost mp5 player. a. looked through b. broken through c. gone through d. got through29. mother told ann that she would her chances of getting the job if she wore that miniskirt to the interview.a. ruinb. hurtc. bend d. injure30. im sorry i stepped on your foot; it was an accident. it wasnt! you did it_.a. as usualb. on purposec. at an endd. right away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涂黑。in 1989 an 8.2 earthquake hit america, killing over 30,000 people. a father 31 his wife safely at home and rushed to the 32_ where his son was supposed to be, 33 to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. seeing this, he remembered the 34 he had made to his son: “no matter what happens, ill always be there for you!” tears began to 35 his eyes. as he looked at the pile of 36 that once was the school, it looked 37 , but he kept remembering his words to his son. he began to 38 his attention towards where he had 39 his son to class before, remembering his sons 40 had been in the back right corner of the teaching building, he rushed there and started digging 41 the ruins. he kept digging and digging for his son. hours later, other 42 parents tried to pull him off 43 had been his sons classroom, saying, “its too late! they are all dead! go home! theres nothing you can do! ” to each parent, he replied. “are you going to help me now?” and then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. the fire chief 44 and said,“ fires are breaking out. youre in 45 . go home.” hearing this, the american father, 46 very tired now, asked politely, “ are you going to help me?”he went on 47 . he dug for 8 hours12 hours24 hours36 hoursthen, in the 38th hour, he heard his sons 48 . he screamed his sons name,“ armand!” and he heard his son shout back, “dad!? its me, dad! i told the other kids not to worry. i told them that if you were 49 youd save us. you promised no matter what happened, youd always be there for me! you did 50 ,dad! ”31aleft bstayed creached dhad32ahouse bcompany cschool d. office33ahardly bmainly csurprisingly donly34abelief bpromise cdecision dadvice 35arise bcover cfill dsuffer 36aruins bdisasters cdirt dbricks37asad bhopeless cneedless duseless 38adraw bpay cattract ddirect39awalked bsent cran dconcerned 40adoorway bsituation cclassroom d. entrance 41afrom bthrough cby dacross 42a. cold-hearted b. warm-hearted cgood-looking dhard-working 43awho bwhen cwhose dwhat 44ashowed up bshowed off cgot up dgot off 45afrustration bdifficulty cdanger dfear46. aand bbut cif dthough47alonely balone ctogether das well48asound bvoice cnoise d. shout 49aright bdead calive dinjured 50athat bthis cone dit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)my friend karen and i were always together. karen was only a few months older than i. i always thought she was so beautiful, with long hair and blue eyes. i loved karen so much because she liked me for being the way i was. i could be myself and share my secrets with her and i never felt like i was being judged.we had so much fun and were really quite silly. one time i asked my mom to make us the same dresses so we could pretend we were twins.we continued as best friends throughout grade school. one day, karen was going to another friends place and asked me to come along, but i couldnt go because i had a babysitting job that afternoon. we walked together to the beckers home where i was to babysit and then she continued on her way without me. we had agreed that i would meet her at the corner when she returned and i finished my job.at four oclock i rushed to the corner so i wouldnt be late for meeting karen. just as i arrived at the corner, i saw karen crossing the street. in a second it happened. i saw karens body fly up in the sky. a car had hit her!karen was on life support for a week before it was decided that they would allow her to go in peace. karens parents wanted to donate her organs(器官) to the hospital, but there was nothing left healthy enough to be used because she was hit so hard.i have never got so close to another person since karen died. i do miss her! do you cherish(珍惜) your friends? if you dont, please do, as you may lose them one day.51. whats the best title for the passage?a. a horrible car accident.b. an unforgettable experience.c. my dearest friendkaren.d. an unforgettable girl.52. when karen was hit by a car, she was .a. on her way to a friends placeb. on her way to the beckers homec. shouting to the writer who was so far from herd. heading to (前往)the corner where she and the writer would meet53. why were karens organs unable to be donated?a. because her parents refused to do that.b. because all of her organs were seriously damaged.c. because the doctors thought it was too cruel.d. because no patients needed organs in the hospital then.54. what does the writer advise us to do?a. cherish（珍惜，珍爱）our friends.b. accept the fact that people die.c. be careful when crossing the street.d. never be too close with someone.(b)on october 12, 1989, some british scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed. suddenly they saw a lot of very bright points crossing the computers screens. at the same time the computers were working much slower. to find out what was happening , they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. to their horror (恐怖), they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒) ! clearly all these computers had been infected (感染) by computer viruses. it is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing jokes. they all had excellent education. they created the viruses just to show their intelligence . these kinds of computer viruses are named jerusalem viruses. these viruses can stay in computers for a long time. when the time comes, they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information. we now come to know that jerusalem viruses often attack computers on friday and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. among the countries that were attacked by computer viruses last year are britain, australia, switzerland and the u.s. but till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.55. when the viruses attack the computers, the computers will work_ . a. normally b. slowly c. faster d. well56. the group of young men created the viruses to _ . a. damage the computers b. test their ability c. tell people that they were intelligent d. play a trick on users of the computers57. according to the passage, computer viruses seem to _. a. have been in nature for years b. stay in any computers c. be difficult to get rid of at present d. be able to be got rid of in the near future58. according to the passage, which of the following is true a. last year four countries found their computer were infected by viruses. b. the viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time. c. scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses. d. the jerusalem viruses are dangerous to human health. (c)long march exhibitionthe shanghai history museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the long marchon show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist red army drew back from its besieged(被围困的) bases in jiangxi province and fought its way to northern shanxi province in the mid-1930sexplanations are all in chinesethe show will end on november 20.time: 10:00 am-4:00 pmaddress: 1286 hongqiao roadadmission: 8 yuan for chinese /15 yuan for foreigners thai elephantseight elephants from thailand are entertaining visitors at changfeng park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth organpeople are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over themthe elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at l:30 pm at weekendsthe show will end on november 15address: 189 daduhe roadadmission: 30-40 yuandancing dolphinsdolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium（海豚馆） in peace park an attraction for childrenseals and seal lions also perform.hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pmadmission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.59if you go to visit the long march exhibit with an australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission? a16 yuan b23 yuan.c30 yuan d20 yuan.60at the exhibition, you will see _. amany articles written by famous writersbmany things left by the red army cbooks on the long marchdmany photos and things about the long march61which of the following is not done by the thai elephants? ariding bicycles. bblowing a mouth organ cdoing math dhaving a tug-of-war with people.62the dolphinarium in peace park is a hall where you can see _.anot only dolphins but also seals and sea lions perform bonly dolphins performconly seals and sea lions perform donly seals perform (d)the earthquake that shook japan with historic strength on march 11th, 2011 created a tsunami wave（波浪） ten meters high. the water washed away boats, cars and houses in coastal areas north of tokyo. it also led to tsunami warnings across the pacific.scientists recorded the magnitude(震级) of the earthquake at 8.9. the united states geological survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since nineteen hundred. the largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook chile in nineteen sixty.the quake struck near the east coast of honshu, japans main island. it was centered under the sea about one hundred thirty kilometers east of sendai. the tsunami washed away whole neighborhoods in sendai.so far(april 4th) , the tsunami has taken 12, 000 peoples lives away. now japanese are all trying to rebuild their hometown, but there are too many difficulties. the first, japan is the worlds third-largest importer（进口）of oil. the shortage of oil makes it almost impossible to carry the food, medicine and water to the quake area by cars. the second, the fukushima nuclear(核) power station was damaged by the march eleventh earthquake and tsunami. the extent of the problems is still not clear. japans nuclear crisis(危机) may mean greater need of imported food.63. the underlined word in paragraph one means_. a. 地震 b. 核辐射 c. 海浪 d. 海啸64. the largest earthquake happened in _.a. tokyo b. the united states c. chile d. japan65. why can the food, medicine and water be hardly carried to the quake area soon?a. because of the shortage of oil. b. because of the damage of the roads.c. because of the nuclear crisis. d. because of the tsunami.66. according to the passage, which one is the false about the earthquake in japan? a. the earthquake happened on march 11th.b. the magnitude(震级) of the earthquake was 9.5.c. more than 10 thousand people died in the earthquake.d. japans nuclear crisis(危机) may mean greater need of imported food.(e)talking to teachersteachers are just peoplebehind that desk, is a living, breathing human beingand just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to themteachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for classand, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciatedthe next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.talking to parentsparents can be very supportive if their children ask for helpif you think theres something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask themvery often, parents want very much to help, but really dont know what to dopick a quiet time of the day and ask to talktell them how you feelmaybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.talking to stranger this is always a tough onehow do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your streetsituations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parentsthe answer to these questions will vary(变化) from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are differentsome folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “whats done”then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they dont know