山西省忻州一中高一英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

忻州一中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共10页。第卷为选择题, 共115分；第卷为非选择题，共35分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。注意事项:1答题前，考生务必用0.55mm黑色中性笔将姓名、考号、班级填写在试题和答题卡上。2请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。第 卷 （选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。听完每段对话后你都有10秒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 .whats wrong with jack?a. he has a bad cold.b. he has a headache. c. he has a fever.2. what does the woman mean probably?a . her notes are incomplete. b. she didnt take notes for others.c. someone has borrowed her notes.3. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the womans car has broken down.b. the woman is asking the man for help. c. the woman will go to the airport by taxi4. how does the man feel?a. angry. b. disappointed. c. satisfied.5. what is the woman going to do? a. see a doctor. b. watch the birds. c. go home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题。从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应的位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;听完后，各个小题将给出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. what kind of people will visit the science museum?a. visitors coming to the city. b. local people and their families.c. a lot of students from the city.7. what does jane think of the restaurants in the city? a. they are big. b. they are cheap. c. they are great.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. what does the woman want to do next year?a. work abroad. b. make a travel. c. make more money.9. what is the woman worried about?a. she is unable to get along with a family.b. how to find a reputable agency.c. whether the family treats her well.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. why is the woman trying to find a new job?a. she is fired. b. her salary is low. c. she is tired of her job.11. what position is being advertised in the paper?a. a space scientist. b. a translator. c. a french teacher.12. what are the key factors that determine the salary of the new position?a. lively mind. b. communication skills.c. education and experience.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. what is the man going to do?a. to visit a friend. b. to see jackie chans film.c. to take a long walk.14. where does the man come from?a. england. b. germany. c. america.15. how should the man go at the end of the road?a. turn right. b. turn left. c. keep walking along the street.16. how does the man decide to go there? a. take a taxi. b. on foot. c. by bus.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. what does the speaker think of homework?a. it is a great burden for student. b. it costs student too much time. c. it is a major part for study.18. what should you do when you get tired?a. do some exercises. b. relax for a litter while. c. get some sleep.19. what should students do if they have problems?a. turn to the teacher for help. b. refer to the dictionary.c. only keep the problems in mind.20. what do we learn from the passage?a. students couldnt relax until they finished the homework.b. only the best students will prepare for the coming lessons.c. doing homework is helpful for reviewing what youve learned.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. - i hear that tom cant afford his schooling this fall. - _ , lets do something for him. a. if sob. when necessaryc. if anyd. when possible22. everyone, rich or poor, is born , so men and women should be treated .a. equal, equalb. equal, equallyc. equally, equallyd. equally, equal 23. he spent his last time a book of his teachings the book of confucius.a. preparing, calledb. to prepare, calledc. preparing, callingd. to prepare, calling 24. -why didnt you come to my party yesterday? -i , but i had an unexpected visitor.a. was going to b. wouldc. couldd. might25. remember to bring your dictionary the next time you to class.a. will comeb. comesc. comed. came26. their work other writers ever since.a. influencedb. has influenced c. have influencedd. had influenced27. barcelona is the second largest city of spain and the northeast coast. a. is situated inb. is situated offc. is situated atd. is situated on28. by the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people and 2700 had been injured. a. had been killedb. were killedc. have been killedd. killed29. the fire burned for three hours, a total of 25000 buildings. a. destroyb. destroyedc. destroyingd. to destroy30. the sandstorms are often thick you cant see the sun. a. such, thatb. so, that c. such, asd. so, as31. its difficult to breathe and the dust makes me . a. illb. to illc. to ne illnessd. illness 32. there are laws that do not allow people to burn coal.a. plenty ofb. a number ofc. too muchd. too many33. ancient china was a place where states were often war.a. inb. onc. ford. at34. confucius is the philosopher influence has been the greatest.a. his b. whose c. whom d. which35. now his dream has .a. been come true b. realizedc. come trued. came true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，从短文后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。for me, getting into college was the easiest step. i knew that i had the gpa and sat scores to get me in. it was when i 36 my dream school, new york university, that i was faced with the biggest challenge.i 37 in a small town in southwestern pennsylvania. since my first year of high school, i knew that i 38 to go to a university for journalism. i 39 thought that it would be in pittsburgh 40 i became uneasy at the thought of staying in pittsburgh.after hours of 41 cities, i decided that new york might be the place for me. the summer before my senior year, i planned a(n) 42 to new york university. from that moment when i 43 one of new york universitys buildings, i knew that this was a place for which i would be 44 for the rest of my life.there were people who doubt me along the way. my uncle 45 told me that i 46 never make it more than two months in the city. i admitted that it wasnt always 47 to spend my time here. within the first month, i was in 48 every time i called home and part of it was because of the 49 of the city. i couldnt handle the fast pace; people here were so different and the classes were all required. 50 my parents offered me suggestions and 51 me to do better for myself. i got involved. i prepared my resume(简历)and 52 a part-time job on campus. i joined clubs and i made friends with those who had similar 53 as me. and this 54 well until my graduation.my parents are always a(n) 55 to me. no matter what challenge i met with, they are there cheering me on.36. a. gave upb. enteredc. mixed upd. finished37. a. showed upb. looked upc. stayed upd. grew up38. a. wishedb. managedc. failedd. afforded39. a. alwaysb. neverc. seldomd. sometimes40. a.whileb. untilc. afterd. once41. a. examiningb. visitingc. describingd. researching42. a. classb. tripc. eventd. action43. a. fell intob. belonged toc. walked intod. searched for44. a. sorryb. readyc. thankfuld. anxious45. a. even thoughb. stillc. yetd. even46. a. wouldb. willc. shalld. should47. a. easyb. normalc. bitterd. tiring48. a. fearb. excitementc. painsd. tears49. a. limitb. stressc. noised. pollution50. a. graduallyb. fortunatelyc. immediatelyd. surprisingly 51. a. encouragedb. forcedc. allowedd. begged52. a. createdb. providedc. foundd. missed53. a. hobbiesb. positionc. resultsd. styles54. a. developedb. helpedc. playedd. worked55. a. reactionb. protectionc. inspiration(激励)d. relationship第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。asome time ago i discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. i didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique（古董） shops near my home, so i left home one morning carrying the chair with me. i went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）.i was quite wrong. the man wouldnt even look at my chair.the second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourthso i decided that my approach must be wrong.i entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. i placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “would you like to buy a chair?” he looked it over carefully and said, “yes, not a bad chair. how much do you want for it, sir?” “twenty pounds,” “its got a slightly broken leg,” i said. “yes, i saw that, its nothing.”everything was going according to plan and i was getting excited. “what will you do with it?” i asked. “oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “ill buy it,” i said. “what do you mean?” “youve just sold it to me,” he said. “yes, i know but ive changed my mind. i am sorry. ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “you must be crazy,” he said. then, suddenly the penny dropped. “i know what you want. you want me to repair your chair.” “youre right,” i said. “and what would you have done if i had walked in and said, would you mend this chair for me?” “i wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “we dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. but ill mend this for you.” he was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣的）by the whole thing.56. we can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .a. was rather impoliteb. was warmly receivedc. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chaird. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair57. the underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means .a. plan for dealing with thingsb. decision to sell thingsc. idea of repairing thingsd .way of doing things58. the expression“the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .a. changed his mindb. accepted the offerc. saw the writers purposed. decided to help the writer59. from the text, we can learn that the writer was .a. honestb. carefulc. smartd. funnybrecently, a scientist did some experimentshe left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candyif they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candyif, however, they didnt ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.in videos of the experiment, he can see the children kicking, hiding their eyes-trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candiesthe results are differentsome broke down and rang the bell within a minuteothers lasted 15 minutes.the children who waited longer went on to get higher sat scoresthey got into better colleges and had better adult successthe children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations （评价） 10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.the experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, how to become richbut when the result is not good, they will come back to ask how do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success? this is to enter the world of human nature.so these experiments along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is most importantyoung people who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language wellthey can avoid drugs and alcoholfor people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of failed ordeals（煎熬）no wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas, such as drug use, stealing and so on.60. the scientist did some experiments to .atest childrens self control and later success btest childrens intelligence of ringing the bellcfind good ways of training children to learndprove that childrens education is important61. we can learn from the experiment that . a. all children tried to ring the bell for more candies b. some children didnt get any candy in the end c. the children have different self- control d. the last one to ring the bell is most successful62. whats the best title for this passage?a. ways of self-control trainingb. experiments on childrens ringing the bellc. higher score, better achievementsd. self-control is the key to success63. what will those without self- control do at school according the text?a. improving their education. b. suffering a lot from boring lessons. c. working hard to catch up with others. d. becoming very rich and successful.cif you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. you are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. a noted scientist, ellsworth huntington found from other mens work in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.he found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat. this does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year, it does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking, one reason may be that in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.fall is the next best season, then winter. as for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.64. according to the passage, the mental abilities of most people _.a. are different from season to seasonb. are the same in all seasonsc. tend to be lowest in the winterd. tend to be lowest in the fall65. which of the following is not true?a. cool weather is good for thinking.b. winter is the next best season for thinking.c. summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.d. natures changes may affect our mental abilities.66. what is the possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking?a. all nature, including man, is growing in spring.b. it lasts longer than the other season.c. it is neither too warm nor too cold.d. both b and c.da well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery shop. he explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wifes birthday and that the price didnt matter since business had been very good for him that year. after examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. he paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweler and left. a few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. it had to be exactly the same size and quality (质地) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳环) made. can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? said the man. the jeweler replied, i would say its nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl. the rich man asked the jeweler to advertise (登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. many people answered the ad (广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. to his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. i dont like to sell it, she said sadly. i inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. but now i really need the money. the jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. then he called the rich mans hotel to tell him the good news. the rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.67. from the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweler considered the well-dressed man as_.a. an honest jeweller to make friends with b. a clever cheat (骗子) with a 1ot of moneyc. a rich businessman and good husband d. a poor gentleman who spent money freely68. he paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining (讨价还价)_.a. because he loved his wife very much b. in order to get it as quickly as possiblec. since his business had been successful d. so as to make the jeweller believe him69. which of the following is true?a. the people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.b. the woman was the well-dressed mans wife.c. the jeweller was lucky enough to buy the little old ladys pearl.d. the rich man didnt know the little old lady.70. the jeweller could not find the rich man anywhere because he_.a. had moved to another hotel b. was busy doing business with othersc. had escaped with $ 20,000 d. had told the wrong telephone number.第二节:(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。is there anything more important than health? i dont think so“health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. 71if you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, i think you go to the doctorthe doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest x-rayed. 72the only thing you have to do is to follow his advice73.an old gentleman came to see the doctorthe man was very illhe told the doctor about his weakness,