湖北省荆州市高一英语上学期期中考试.doc

湖北省荆州市2012-2013学年高一英语上学期期中考试科目：英语 考试时间：120分钟全卷共四部分。满分150分。祝考试顺利第一部分：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. where does the man say to put the book?a. on the floor. b. in the bookcase. c. on the shelf.2. what will the man do tonight?a. buy a record. b. watch a game. c. take a history exam.3. who is the boy going to meet?a. his classmate. b. his coach. c. his basketball team.4. what will the woman do this afternoon?a. help the man with his math. b. take her mother to see the doctor. c. go for a ride with her mom.5. what does the woman think of the man?a. he drinks too much. b. he has a weak heart. c. hes overweight.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、7题。6. who is the man?a. the womans husband. b. the womans boss. c. the womans classmate.7. what did the woman bring back?a. some presents from the party. b. some documents for the company. c. some information about her classmates. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. where will the speakers take a trip?a. to a popular scenic spot. b. to a wild place. c. to a wildlife zoo.9. what advice does the man give to the woman?a. leave some food for the animals. b. stay far away from fire at night. c. do not leave everywhere.10. what will the speakers do today?a. climb a mountain. b. rest at home. c. go fishing. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. food. b. a painting. c. an old man.12. what is the small boy doing?a. sitting at the table. b. standing at the side of the table. c. playing under the table.13. how does the woman feel?a. hungry. b. strange. c. interested.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what was the main reason that the man wanted to join the army?a. his uncle suggested that he do so. b. most of his toys were tanks. c. he often heard stories about the army.15. what did the woman and her sister use to do?a. visit different shops. b. pretend to be shopkeepers. c. make money by selling waste things.16. what is the subject of the conversation?a. childhood dreams. b. hard work and success. c. unhappy memories in life.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. in which direction has the snowy weather in europe moved?a. the west. b. the east. c. the north.18. how did the snow affect farmers in bosnia?a. their cows froze to death. b. they couldnt feed their cows. c. their crops were ruined.19. what did the government in rome do?a. it used buses to help remove snow. b. it sent people out to help remove snow.c. it asked people to buy snow-moving equipment.20. what does the speaker offer at the end of the task?a. heavy criticism. b. advice. c. appreciation.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. after long and hard work, the police at last discovered the of the baby found by the side of a road.a. dialectb. identity c. situationd. accent22. tom and mike are good friends. they often each other from being punished by the teacher. a. preventb. settlec. shelter d. prefer23. being a person, miss li wouldnt let anyone or any difficulty stop her.a. stubborn b. reliable c. concerned d. determined24. doctors the old man not to smoke so much, but he just couldnt give it up.a. persuaded b. promisedc. acceptedd. advised25. leave your key with a neighbor you lock yourself out one day.a. ever since b. in case c. as usuald. soon after26. i dont think he should leave his job.thats _ what i told him yesterday. a. exactly b. frequentlyc. fluently d. actually27. the doctors reputation was completely _ in the accident. nobody believed that he had been innocent. a. broken b. builtc. ruined d. acquired28. she was so amused with the magicians tricks that she _ a smile. a. broke outb. burst intoc. burst outd. got into29. my parents and i are flying to london for a holiday and ill _ the chance to practice my spoken english. a. come up with b. get along withc. make use ofd. get tired of30. have you seen my pen bought during my visit to hong kong disneyland?oh, jane must have taken it _ ; she has the same one as yours.a. by mistake b. on purposec. by chanced. by accident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。there was once a boy called mario who loved to have loads of friends. he always 31 off how many friends he had at school. one day his grandfather said to him, “mario, i 32 you a big bag of popcorn that you dont have as many friends as you think. im sure many of them are nothing more than companions.” mario 33 the bet without hesitation. however, he wasnt sure how to test 34 his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. the old man answered, “wait a minute.” then the old man left, 35 soon as though carrying something in his hands, but mario could see 36 there.“take it. its a very special chair because its invisible (看不见). its rather 37 to sit on it, but if you take it to school and 38 to sit on it, youll activate (激活)its magic and youll be able to 39 who your real friends are. ”mario, brave and determined, took the 40 and set off for school. at break time he asked everyone to form a(n) 41 , and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. having difficulty seeing it, mario tried to sit on it and 42 straight onto his backside. everyone around him had a pretty good laugh. “wait！let me try again,” mario said. but again, he missed the seat, 43 more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫，喝倒彩). mario didnt 44 and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. but he kept falling onto the grounduntil， 45 he tried again but didnt fall. looking around, mario saw three of his best friends 46 him up. meanwhile, many others he had 47 as friends had done nothing but make 48 of him.and there, the show 49 to an end. mario understood that true friends were those who 50 for him, and not just the companions that happened to be passing by. and someone who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.31. a. turnedb. paidc. tookd. showed32. a. betb. givec. offerd. send33. a. receivedb. followedc. acceptedd. dropped34. a. whichb. thatc. whatd. whether35. a. answeringb. returningc. passingd. recovering36. a. everythingb. anythingc. somethingd. nothing37. a. hardb. annoyingc. upsetd. painful38. a. prepareb. allowc. managed. invite39. a. doubtb. tellc. explaind. call40. a. popcornb. friendc. bookd. chair41. a. areab. spacec. lined. circle42. a. walkedb. fellc. broked. suffered43. a. causingb. bringingc. providingd. moving44. a. give awayb. give outc. give upd. give off45. a. suddenlyb. nearlyc. generallyd. unfortunately46. a. carryingb. holdingc. pullingd. improving47. a. imagined b. facedc. placedd. viewed48. a. smile b. laughc. fund. interest49. a. cameb. lastedc. addedd. led50. a. arranged b. caredc. looked d. served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。amy 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?aa horrible car accidentban unforgettable experiencecmy dearest friendkarendan unforgettable girl52. when karen was hit by a car, she was .aon her way to a friends placebon her way to the beckers homecshouting to the writer who was so far from her dheading to the corner where she and the writer would meet53. why were karens organs unable to be donated? abecause her parents refused to do that.bbecause all of her organs were seriously damaged.cbecause the doctors thought it was too cruel.dbecause no patients needed organs in the hospital then.54. what does the writer suggest we do?acherish our friends.baccept the fact that people die.cbe careful when crossing the street.dnever be too close to someone.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 meanings 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 skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. this never means that you should not practice 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 programs 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.55. according to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?areading and listening.breading and writing.cwriting and speaking.dspeaking and listening.56. the underlined phrase “come across” in paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by“ ”.ameet by accidentbdiscover cfind on purposedlook for57. the author seems to agree with the view that .aeveryone should listen to voa or bbc programs every daybyou neednt practice listening if you keep on reading every daycbeing good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningdyou should take notes of whatever you are hearing58. the passage is mainly about how to .achoose suitable listening materialsbdeal with new words in readingcimprove your english as quickly as possibledbecome fluent in speaking and writing englishcto see the world is one thing; to have someone to share it with is another. indeed, travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. a travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal youve met online, or a business friend.you can have someone to talk totraveling alone is fun, but wouldnt you feel lonely? having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. this is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place youre traveling to. you dont have to ask any information from the locals, and you can increase the time you spend in the country. one of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. you cant simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. you should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. of course, you cant simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品) to your friends and family. all these can ruin your budget. however, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.you can meet a good friendhaving a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. you can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each others heart while traveling together in another country. you can have someone to watch out for youwhen youre in a foreign land, youll never be really safe. you dont know the rules as well as the culture of the people. a travel will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. so why dont you find a travel companion now!lets find out how59. whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ato introduce a travel company.bto encourage us to have a travel partner.cto explain how to be a perfect travel partner.dto tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.60. whats the best title for the 3rd paragraph?ayou can have someone to share the expenses withbyou can know the local culture wellcyou can enjoy food with your partnerdyou can save money by bargaining together61. which of the following statements agrees with the authors opinion?atraveling alone is not fun.bbuying souvenirs isnt necessary.cmany people fall in love when traveling.dits better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.62. which of the following things is not mentioned?aa travel partner can help you take care of your child.ba travel partner can help get rid of loneliness.ca travel partner can help you save money.da travel partner can make you safer.dthe deadly earthquake and tsunami (海啸) that struck japan on march 11 damaged two nuclear power stations. officials are now working to prevent dangerous radiation from poisoning the air in the area surrounding the fukushima daiichi plant. the japanese government has ordered people living within 12 and a half miles of the plant to evacuate, and asked those living 12 and a half to 20 miles away to stay indoors.nuclear power plants create energy using a chemical reaction that produces large amounts of heat. reactors(反应堆)in japan have many long, thin rods, called fuel rods(棒), which must be kept cool.if the reactors fuel rods arent cooled, the reaction can burn out of control. thats what happened at the two japanese plants after the quake caused a power failure and the cooling systems malfunctioned(发生故障). this overheating could cause radiation to escape and sicken many people.japans 54 nuclear reactors are built to withstand the many small or moderate earthquakes the country faces each year. but fridays earthquake was one of the most severe earthquakes ever recorded.people exposed to unsafe levels of radiation have a higher than normal risk of getting cancer. the japanese government has been distributing potassium iodide(碘化钾)pills to people in the surrounding areas to protect those who may have come in contact with radiation from the power plant. the pills flood the body with healthy potassium iodide. the potassium iodide works to crowd out “bad” iodine in the body that may have been poisoned by radiation.on tuesday morning, 750 workers left the fukushima daiichi plant. however, 50 workers stayed behind to use sweater to cool the fuel rods. these dedicated employees are risking their own lives to save many others.on thursday, officials used helicopters, fire trucks, and water cannons to spray water on the reactors to cool the fuel rods. but its not clear whether these efforts were successful. officials are now working on a power line to restore electricity to the plant. they hope this will help restart the plants cooling system and stop the fuel rods from leaking radiation.63. the underlined word “evacuate” in paragraph 1 probably means .ahelp brest cstop d. leave64. what can we learn from the text?athe local people are scared and ready to run away.bthe earthquake led to many deaths and caused damage to roads.cthe japanese government has found a kind of pill that can treat cancer.dthe two stations were damaged because their cooling systems didnt work.65. in the last paragraph, the author mainly states .alack of helpbinternational aidscthe governments effortsdthe result of the d