广东省始兴县高一英语上学期期末试题.doc

风度中学2012-2013学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题考试时间: 120分钟 满分：150分一、完型填空（共10小题，每小题2分，共计20分）cars are very popular in america. when the kids are fourteen years old, they dream of having their own _1_. many students take a part-time job after school to _2_ a car. in most places _3_ people learn to drive in high school. they have to take a _4_ test to get a license. learning to drive and getting a drivers _5_ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. for many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups. americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. people almost never go to see a doctor when they are _6_. but they will take _7_ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. at weekends, people _8_ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. for some families it is not enough to have _9_ car. they often have two or even three. husbands need a car to go to work. housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or _10_ activities. 1. a. cars b. computers c. bikes d. houses2. a. borrow b. buy c. lend d. sell3. a. old b. tall c. strong d. young4. a. language b. listening c. driving d. body5. a. address b. book c. license d. name6. a. sick b. healthy c. pleased d. angry7. a. his b. her c. your d. their8. a. cost b. take c. spend d. pay9. a. no b. one c. some d. several10. a. other b. another c. one d. else二、语法单项选择 (共10小题，每小题2分，共计20分)11. this is the factory _ i visited last week.a. what b. which c. where d. it12. his english teacher is a young girl, _ left college only last year.a. who b. where c. which d. as13. they talked about the persons and things _ they remembered at school.a. which b. who c. that d. whom14. everyone likes to live in a house _ windows face the south.a. whose b. which c. itsd. and which15. look out! that tree _ fall down.a. is going to b. will be c. shall d. would16. my uncle _ to see me. hell be here soon.a. comes b. is coming c. had come d. came17. do you know when mr. brown _? when he _ , please let me know.a. will come; will come b. comes; is comingc. is coming; comes d. comes; will come18. this is the hotel _ we stayed last year.a. where b. it c. which d. that19. he must be from america, _ can be judged from his accent.a. that b. which c. it d. where20.the skirt _ she spent 50 yuan is very beautiful on her ain which bon which cfor which dwith which三、阅读理解（共30小题，每小题2分，共计60分）（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(a)a young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. when he got home, he went to his room and put them on. he found that they were about two inches too long. he went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. he said to them, “the new trousers are too long. they need cutting by two inches. would one of you mind doing this for me?” his mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.but as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her sons room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. she came back without saying anything to her daughters. after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. she went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. the younger sister went to the cinema. but when she came back, she also remembered her brothers trousers. so she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.21. the trousers were _.a. too long b. new c. for the young man d. a, b and c22. why didnt the young mans mother and sisters answer him?a. because they didnt hear him clearly. b. because they thought others would do it for himc. because they didnt want to do it for him. d. because they were busy at that time.23. what can we infer from the story?a. maybe the young man didnt try on the trousers when he bought themb. the trousers are just right for the young man now.c. his mother and sisters didnt hear what the young man said.d. the youngs mother and sisters didnt want to help him.24. if the trousers were 197 inches at first, how long were they at last?a. 191 inches b. 193 inches c. 195 inches d. 199 inches.25. which one is true from the story?a. the young mans mother and sisters want others to know what they did.b. they young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short.c. the young man had to throw the trousers away at last.d. the young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters.(b)26. smith was a _. a. doctor b. farmer c. landlord d. waiter 27. smith became very rich, because he _ gave anything to anybody. a. always b. never c. often d. sometimes 28. one day smith was walking along a _ with his friends. a. river b. park c. street d. lake 29. the rich man held _ his hand when he heard take my hand. a. in b. into c. down d. out 30. who knew the rich man very well? a. his friends b. his wife c. the farmer d. his children (c)in england, afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式) meal of a day. it is taken between four and five. if you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. very often it is not taken at a table. the members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. by the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. do remember: though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than（超过） one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.31. in england, afternoon tea is usually takena. between breakfast and lunch b. in the middle of a dayc. early in the afternoon d late in the afternoon32. a real english afternoon tea has .a. tea only b. both tea and foodc. tea, food and vegetables d. the same things as other meals33. if you want to have afternoon tea in a friends home, .a. you must send a message before you gob. you must take food with youc. you must go only when he asks you tod. you may put only one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time34. help yourself to .a. cakes first b. bread and butter firstc. either bread first or cake first d. only one piece of bread or cakes .35. which of the following is not true?a. people dont use the same spoon for afternoon tea.b. afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.c. for afternoon tea, people use cups only.d. afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cakes.(d)some people have very good memory（记忆力） and they can easily remember quite long texts. there are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again. the famous english writer charles dickens said that he could walk down any long street in london and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. many great men of the world have a wonderful memory.a good memory is greatly helpful in learning a language. everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children, like the boys and girls who live abroad(国外) with their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. in school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the students have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects too.a mans mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. when we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. in the same way, there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever(永远) in our minds.memory is a diary, and we all carry it about us. we keep things we have experienced (经历)in this diary.36. which of the following is true?a. charles dickens had a good memory because he was a famous writer.b. people without a good memory cannot be great men of the world.c. people became great because they have a good memory.d. many people may never become great though they have a good memory.37. to learn a language well, one must _.a. live abroad b. write it every day c. often hear it d. go to school38. the writer thinks a camera in ones mind can take photos of _.a. what we see b. what we feel and hear c. what we smell and taste d. what we see, feel, hear, smell and taste39. if you have a good memory, _.a. you can learn a second language easily b. you can remember things for ever easilyc. you can learn your own language easily d. you can remember things better 40. which of the following is true?a. we all keep a diary in our mind. b. one has to do a lot of work before he can keep a picture in his mind forever.c. a person with a good memory can remember things forever.d. a good memory helps to remember everything forever.（e）do you still get free plastic bags（塑料袋） from the supermarket（超市）? things will change soon. to protect(保护) the environment, supermarkets in china will stop providing (提供) free plastic bags after june 1st. if you dont want to pay money to buy them, youll have to bring your own shopping bag. what kind of bags will be the best to bring? students in kunming xinying middle school have some good ideas. recently 54 students of the school held an activity in which they made their own environmentally-friendly shopping bags. most students used old clothes to make their bags. they painted pictures like the olympic rings on them. but wang shuncheng, a junior 2 boy, chose a different material (材料). he made his bag with old newspaper. is a newspaper bag strong enough to hold shopping? wang says it is, no problem. i put six bottles of water in the bag, he said. its strong enough! chen lisi, a girl, had a more traditional way to make her bag she weaved (编织) a bamboo basket. it was not an easy job. with her grandfathers help, chen spent a whole afternoon making it. she also weaved wool (毛线) flowers on the basket. making bags was not all the students did. they had another job: to persuade their parents and relatives to use environmentally-friendly shopping bags instead of plastic ones. the school will show the bags so that shops and stores can get inspiration (灵感) from the students work.41. on june 2nd, if you dont bring a shopping bag, _ in the market.a. you can get free plastic bags b. youll have to pay for the plastic bagsc. you cant buy anything d. you cant use plastic bags42.from the passage, we can infer(推测) that _.a. plastic bags will not come into our life any more.b. when you go shopping after june 2nd, you have to bring a shopping bag.c. plastic bags are bad for the environment.d. no one will use plastic bags after june 2nd.43. what does “persuade” in the last paragraph mean?a. 劝说 b. 阻止 c. 保证 d. 反对44. supermarkets in china stop providing plastic bags because _.a. they want to save money b. markets want to make more moneyc. plastic bags are very expensive d. they want to protect the environment45. which of the following is not right from the passage?a. people may use other material to make shopping bags.b. the students work may bring inspiration to the supermarkets.c. you cant use plastic bags in supermarkets any more after june 1st.d. the newspaper bag made by wang shuncheng seems strong.（二）信息匹配：请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下列广告语：a. “just do it!” this slogan (口号) speaks out to teens. it tells them to do something, but only if they think its worth it. and if so, why not do it wearing nike?b. “always coca-cola.” cokes slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brands spirit. it seems to say “coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.”c. “share moments, share life.” this slogan from kodak connects photos and beauty. it asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them using kodak film of course!d. on hearing the slogan “make yourself heard”, you will know there is ericsson product for you to call anyone.e. there are some public service advertisements (psas) that educate people about public service projects, such as project hope. its slogan is “project hope schooling every child.”f. one toothpaste ad says “bright-teeth fights bad breath!” the advertisers want you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste cures bad breath.请阅读以下购买者的信息，然后匹配购买者和他/她拟购买产品的广告语：46. jack passed the entrance exam and was admitted to a famous university. these days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely. 47. tom was a senior middle school student. he likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. but after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of shoes because his shoes have been worn out.48. theres a party this evening for marys 15th birthday. her family