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风度中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 语言知识及运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。in a small village, there lived a potter(陶工) who had a donkey. every day his donkey would carry soil from the _1_ to his house. since the field was quite far off, the potter would _2_ under a tree midway, tying(拴) his donkey nearby.one day, the potter _3_ to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. when he reached the _4_, he became worried and didnt know what to do. at that time, a saint(圣人) _5_ to be passing by. when the potter told the saint what his _6_ was, he said, “take the _7_ to the place where you tie him every day. _8_ to tie him using an imaginary rope. he wont run away.” the potter did what the saint had said.when he woke up, to his _9_ and relief, he found the donkey standing in the _10_ place. but to his frustration, when he prepared to leave for _11_, the donkey did not move. _12_, the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the donkeys _13_ behavior. the saint said, “go and pretend to untie the rope.” the potter _14_ the saints advice.now the donkey was ready to leave for home. the potter thanked the wise saint and went home _15_ his donkey.1. a. factory b. garden c. field d. village2. a. stand b. rest c. sing d. dance3. a. forgot b. decided c. expected d. agreed4. a. stone b. tree c. bridge d. house5. a. failed b. attempted c. happened d. managed6. a. animal b. plant c. problem d. result7. a. bird b. flower c. donkey d. rope8. a. believe b. learn c. wish d. pretend9. a. surprise b. disappointment c. anger d. regret10. a. similar b. special c. same d. wrong11. a. field b. school c. home d. hospital12. a. quickly b. luckily c. unfortunately d. badly13. a. funny b. foolish c. proper d. strange14. a offered b. followed c. refused d. received15. a. happily b. sadly c. seriously d. casually第二节：语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 undoubtedly, everyone has one or more friends in his or her daily life. someone may come across the fact _16_ one of his friends borrows some money from him but doesnt return _17_ in time. at this time, he must be faced with the question how _18_ (ask) his friend to return his money, _19_ person or by writing a letter? if i were forced to choose one of the two, i would prefer _20_ latter. once i received a letter from one of my friends _21_ (unexpected), in which he asked me to return his money in a polite way. in my opinion, the letter doesnt hurt me. instead, it helps me to get along with my friend _22_ (closely) than ever before. if i hadnt received his letter, it would _23_ (ruin) our friendship only because of some money. as far as i am concerned, everyone suffers _24_ the strain(压力) of modern life. if you drop in on your friend just because you want to get your money back, it will hurt your friend and obviously hurt your relationship. however, a kind letter not only can solve the problem _25_ upsets you, but also can further develop your relationship.第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，30小题, 满分60分)第一节：阅读理解（共15小题。每小题2分，满分30分）arice is very important t people all over the world. when we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. he is yuan longping, the father of rice. he has made great advances in rice research. millions of people in asia, africa and south america eat rice every day of their lives. rice is a kind of grass. there are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern united states and eastern australia. no one really knows where rice came from. some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. they think that one kind of rice grew in southern asia many years ago. someone in china wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. another kind probably grew in west africa. other scientists think that rice came from india, and indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.there are two main ways to grow rice. most rice grows in wet soil. people in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. this is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. in some countries, people now use machines on their farms.people use every part of the rice plant. they make animal food and rice oil from it. they also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. they burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.26. how many kinds of rice are there? a. there are more than 5,000 kinds. b. there are less than 7,000 kinds. c. there are over 7,000 kinds. d. there are 12,000 kinds.27. where did scientists think rice probably come from? a. it came from east asia. b. it came from asia and africa. c. it probably came from india or west africa. d. it only started in france.28. how did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago? a. they grew rice by hand. b. they used machines to grow rice. c. they grew rice by hand and with machines. d. they grew rice with modern machines.29. which part of the rice plant can be used? a. only one part rice plant. b. some parts of rice plant. c. more parts of rice plant. d. every part of rice plant.30. why do people call yuan longping “the father of rice”? a. because he is from asia. b. because he has made great advances in rice research. c. because people like to play a joke on him. d. because people want him to grow more rice.bin almost every big university in the united states football is a favorite sport. american football is not like soccer. players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. they try to take it to the other end of the field. they have four chances to move the ball ten yards. they can carry it or throw it. if they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. this is called a touchdown. it is difficult to move the ball. eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. if the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. each university wants its team to win. thousands of people come to watch. they all yell for their favorite team. young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. they dance and jump while they yell.each team plays ten or eleven games each season. the season begins in september and ends in november. if a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. the best teams play again on january 1st, the first day of the new year. many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.31. in american football players can _.aonly kick the ball bonly throw the ballconly carry the ball dkick, throw and carry the ball32. if a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball _.a. 10 yards b. to the other end c. 40 yards d. away from its own end33. who are dancing and jumping while they yell?athe cheerleaders. cthe winners.ball those who are watching the game. dthe players of both sides.34. most teams play games in _.a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter35. when do the best teams play again?a. at christmas. b. before the season ends. c. on new years day d. on the last day of seasoncdo you want to know the travel trends（趋势）for 2012? take a look atlonely planet best in travel: top $ cities for 2012.london, uk the olympic will be the highlight of the city this year. if sports arent your thing, you can visit some of the worlds best museums and galleries.cadiz, spain once a year in february, cadiz holds spains biggest carnival（狂欢节）. group of people put on costumes and make-up（化妆）for the 10-day activity. they also sing and dance. tourists also enjoy the fine seasons throughout the year.hong kong, china hong kong is a place that mixes both eastern and western culture. people can enjoy views of skyscrapers（摩天大楼）and go shopping or visit a temple. spending the day in some of the citys 11,000 restaurants is also a good idea.orlando, us this should be a great year for orlando as its hosting the 61st nba all-star weekend (february 25 and 26). most visitors will also go to disney world to take pictures with their favorite cartoon characters.36. if you want to watch the 2012 olympic games, you can go to _.a. london b. cadiz c. hong kong d. orlando37. hong kong is famous for _ according to the information above. a. the 30th olympic games b. the biggest carnival c. the mixture of eastern and western culture d. the 61st nba all-star weekend38. in cadiz, spains carnival, visitors cannot _. a. wear different kinds of costumes b. put on make-up c. take pictures with disney cartoon characters d. sing dan dance39. from the information above, we can know _. a. london is a city for sports fans only this year b. nba all-star weekend is in february this year c. the carnival in cadiz last the whole month in february d. hong kong has the worlds best museums and galleries40. the topic of this passage is about _. a. transportation b. travel c. festival d. culture dtom and fred are talking about the year 2020“ what will our world be like in the year 2020?” “i dont know, ” says fred“what do you think?” “well, no one knows, but its interesting to guess” “in the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computerthe computer will give people the answers to all their problemswe shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and well be able to talk to our friends all over the worldperhaps well be able to see them at the same time” “a lot of people will live and work under the seaperhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too” “machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps theyll work only two or three days a weektheyll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there” “im looking forward （期待）to the year 2020. i hope to go to the moon! ” “and 1 hope ill be able to live under the sea” says fred“wont that be very interesting? just like a fish! ” 41tom and fred talked about _.a their school life bsome interesting news ctheir life in the past dtheir life in the future 42machines will _.ado most of the work instead of people bdo some of the work instead of peoplecdo as much work as people ddo as little work as people 43from their talk, we know that _.aonly fred hopes to fly to the moon bboth of them hope to fly to the mooncone of them hopes to fly to the moon dneither of them hopes to fly to the moon 44fred said _.ahe liked fish very much bhe would like to live under the sea like a fishche would go fishing under the sea dhe would spend a few days on the moon45which of the following statements is not mentioned?apeople will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceshipbpeople will have more holidayscmany people will live and work under the seadall the factories and farms will be built under the seaethe weather is getting hotter. you are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. a cold drink may be just the thing. but be careful what you are drinking. something that looks cool may not be good for your health. there are plenty of energy drinks on the market. most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. the lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. sounds great! but after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. these drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. but be careful not to drink too much.caffeine makes your heart beat fast. because of this, the international olympic committee has limited( 限制) its use. caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.46. many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following except that _. a. they have beautiful colors and cool names b. they have lots of caffeinec. they can keep them awake and better at sports d. they are said to be helpful to health47. the main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _.a. heart problems b. nervousness c. sleeping difficulty d. possible health dangers48. the underlined word discouraged can be replaced(替换) with _.a. encouraged b. stoppedc. helped d. disliked49. from the passage we can know that _.a. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinksb. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers studyc. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinksd. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers50. which of the following can be the best title(标题) of the passage?a. whats the use of energy drinks? b. who can drink energy drinksc. whats that in energy drinks? d. why cant we buy energy drinks?第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。a. kings garden villa (别墅): a large villa area on xiaoyun road, near the subway station and within the tian he business circle.b. new car buyer is the only magazine in australia that covers every new car on the market. the magazine gives details of small cars, small/medium cars, medium cars, family cars, coupe & sports cars and luxury cars on the australian market.c. cheap eats in sydney is a guide to more than 600 restaurants where you know you will get smart service, great food and top value.d. choosing a school for your child, each copy covers more than 400victorian city and major country high schools, and explains their exam methods, new ideas and all facts of each states teaching system.e. the used car is a guide for anyone looking to buy a used car. we are trying to save you money and make sure you dont get into trouble. in this magazine you can get the best deal for your car.f. pymble ladies college encourages your daughters to discover and develop her own special talents and abilities. for more information, please telephone our secretary on (02) 9855 7799 or visit our website at www.pmblelc. .au请阅读下列参与者的信息,然后匹配参与者和适合他们的活动。51. mr. smith wants to buy a car. he wants to buy a used one for he hasnt enough money, but he knows little about the business on used cars. where can he find some help?52. tony just got married and is spending his honeymoon in sydney. they want to find somewhere nice to have their supper.53. mr. and mrs. li want to send their only son li zhi to go to high school abroad. they want to choose a good school for their child. they need a guide.54. mr. garry brown plans to send his two daughters to a school only for girls. he thinks this kind of school is much better for them than any other kind of school.55. echo wants to buy a big house for her parents. she is a millionaire and likes big and comfortable house.第三部分 写作（共两节，空45分）第一节：请根据中文意思完成下列句子。（共7小题，每空1分，满分20分）56他的绘画受到世界上一些专家的好评。some experts of the world _ _ _ his paintings.57他给我们如此多的帮助我想为他做些事作为报答。he has given us so much help that i really wanted to do something for him _ _.58.学生一个接着一个走出教室。the students went out of the classroom _ _ _.59在我电脑的帮助下我可以及时完成的我工作。_ _ _ _my computer, i could finish my job in