浙江省宁波四中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

宁波四中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语一听力（共两节，满分20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的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所的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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18答案是B。1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. A bridge B. A dinner table C. A few chairs2. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant B. In a hotel C. In a school3. What does the woman mean?A. Cathy will not be at the party B. Cathy is too busy to comeC. Cathy is going to be invited4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?A. To pay her bills in the bank B. To buy books in a bookstoreC. To get some money from the bank5. What is the woman trying to do?A. Finish some writing B. Print an article C. Find a newspaper第二节 （共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man doing?A. Changing seats on the planeB. Asking for a window seatC. Trying to find his seat7. What is the womans seat number?A. 6A B. 7A C. 8A听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt?A. Its too small. B. Its too dark. C. Its too expensive.9. What does the woman buy in the end?A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T- shirt. C. A pink T- shirt.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How long has the man been in London?A. One year B. A few years. C. A couple of months.11.Why did the woman leave her hometown?A. To lead a city life B. A few years C. To find a job12. Where did the woman come from？A. London B. Arnside C. Lancaster听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is a daypack? A. A box B. A bag. C. A lock14. What surprises the girl at school?A. A lot of discussions in class.B. Teachers giving little homeworkC. Few students asking questions in class15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it16. What do we know about the girl?A. She is new to the school.B. She writes for the school newspaper.C. She seldom asks questions in class.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does Mr Henry Stone do?A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer18. What does Henry like doing at airports?A. Watching people. B. Telling stories. C. Reading magazine.19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?A. A valuable suitcase was missingB. A man stole money from a bank. C. A woman ran away from home20. Why was the woman at the airport?A. She was traveling on business.B. She was seeing the man off. C. She was leaving for Greece.二单项选择（15分）21.Excuse me, Professor Smith, I was wondering if I could leave a quarter earlier today. _. A. Sure, go ahead B. Nothing the matter.C. Oh, why not? D. Of course, no problem.22.News reports say peace talks between the two countries _with no agreement reached. Ahave broken down Bhave broken outChave broken in Dhave broken up23. His pale face suggested he _ill so we suggested that he _to hospital.A. be go B was go C be went D was went 24. Everyone has periods in their lives _everything seems very hard.Awhen Bwhere Cwhich Dthat25It was in the school _I got to know him.A. that B. where C. which D. when26.It has been announced recently that all the schools _not have the students attend school if the students have high temperatures.Aneed Bshall Ccould Dought to27The child should be punished. You shouldnt let him _telling lies.Akeep away from Bkeep away withCget away from Dget away with28Our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.Yes. No one could perform_，I think.Awell Bbetter Cbest Dthe best29Excuse me sir，where is Room 301?Just a minute. Ill have Bob _you to your room.Ashow Bshows Cto show Dshowing30 The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. You _the trouble to carry your raincoat with you. Ashould have taken Bcould have takenCneednt have taken Dmustnt have taken31. Your ability has never been in doubt the question is _ you are prepared to work hard. A. that B. whether C. if D. how32.Now he has _money, and can do anything he wants to. A. a great number of Ba great many ofCa large amount of Da good plenty of33. Sorry, sir, your car isnt ready yet. It _ in the garage.Thats all right.A. is repaired B. is being repaired C. hasnt repaired D. has been repaired 34.Tom works very hard. Thats he can succeed.A. that B. what C. because D. why35.Some men thought boring to go shopping.A. that B. it C./ D. what三完形填空(20分)Jamess New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully _36_the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! _37_ on earth was he going to get the _38_ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was _39_ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he coulddo. There was no _40_asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to_41_ There was only one way to get money, and that was to _42_ it. He would have to find a job. _43_ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had _44_ on most things. “Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” That was the _45_ of Jamess odd-job（零工）business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the _46_ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the _47_ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the _48_increased and he knew that he would soon have _49_ for the bicycle he longed for. The day _50_came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He_51_no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode_52_home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard._53_ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more_54_ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55_what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle. 36. A. cleanedB. coveredC. countedD. checked 37. A. HowB. Why C. WhoD. What 38. A. amount B. partC. sumD. rest 39. A. braveB. hard C. smartD. unfair 40. A. pointB. reasonC. resultD. right 41. A. splitB. spendC. spareD. save 42. A. borrowB. earn C. raiseD. collect 43. A. OrB. SoC. ForD. But 44. A. decisionsB. experienceC. opinionsD. knowledge 45. A. beginningB. introductionC. requirement D. opening 46. A. similarityB. qualityC. suitability D. variety 47. A. brandB. numberC. sizeD. type 48. A. effortB. pressureC. moneyD. trouble 49. A. allB. enoughC. muchD. some 50. A. finallyB. instantlyC. normallyD. regularly51. A. gaveB. left C. tookD. wasted 52. A. patientlyB. proudlyC. silently D. tiredly 53. A. applyingB. askingC. lookingD. working 54. A. sinceB. ifC. than D. though 55. A. deservedB. benefitedC. achievedD. learned四阅读理解(27分其中56-72一分一题，任务型阅读73-78二分一题)AI was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just could not be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pickup some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me .She smiled. It was a nice smilewarm and reassuring and I retuned her gift by smiling back.“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said.“Yes, shes special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “Its only our second date, but somehow Im just having the feeling shes the one. ” Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I cant figure out why shed want to date a guy like me.”“Well, I think shes very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week even when times were tough and we didnt have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and of courseI miss him since hes passed away.”I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her .I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers Id just bought .“You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for herthat was the night that I won her heart.56. Why was the writer in a hurry that day?A. He was to meet his girlfriend.B. He had to go back to school soon.C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.D. He had to pick up some groceries.57. What does the underlined phrase “her gift” (Para 2 ) refer to?A. Her words. B. Her smile. C. Her flowers. D. Her politeness.58. Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?A. She told him a nice story.B. She allowed him to pay first.C. She gave him encouragement.D. She liked flowers very much.59. What is the message conveyed in the story?A. Flowers are important for a date.B. Small talk is helpful.C. Love and kindness are rewarding.D. Elderly people deserve respecting.BSports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses(球场in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You dont need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you dont have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modernsports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countrysideor other open spaces.There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, its free.()60. Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?A. Cycling around a lake.B. Motor racing in the desert.C. Playing basketball in a gym.D. Swimming in a sports center.61. What do we know about golf from the passage?A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.B. It causes water shortages around the world.C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.D. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.62.The author uses power walking as an example mainly because_A. it is an outdoor sportB. it improves our healthC. it uses fewer resourcesD. it is recommended by experts63. The author writes the passage to _.A. show us the function of major sportsB. encourage us to go in for green sportsC. discuss the major influence of popular sportsD. introduce different types of environment-friendly sportsCSocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite oftenthere is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently ithappens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits die hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countriesin both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in formerBritish bases.If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circusobviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Bras Basash Road is an interesting example, “ Bras Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road” ? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.64. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _.A. the government is usually the first to name a placeB. many places tend to have more than one nameC. a ceremony will be held when a place is namedD. people prefer the place names given by the government65. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Parag 1 probably mean?A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly.C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly.66.Which of the following places is named after a person?A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent.67. Bras Basah Road is named _.A. after a person B. after a placeC. after an activity D. by its shape68. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.D. 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