浙江省宁波效实中学2012-2013学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版

1 浙江省宁波效实中学浙江省宁波效实中学 2012 20132012 2013 学年高一英语下学期期末考学年高一英语下学期期末考 试试题新人教版试试题新人教版 I 听力 共 20 小题 每小题 0 5 分 满分 10 分 第一节 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 How is the man going to Washington A By train B By car C By plane 2 What is the woman probably A A student B A secretary C A waitress 3 What are the speakers going to do A Wait a little longer B Make a phone call C Go and have a look 4 Where are the speakers A At a concert B In a lecture hall C On a playground 5 What are the speakers mainly talking about A A play B A band C A singer 第二节 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 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 每段对话或独白读两 遍 听下面一段对话 回答第 6 至第 7 题 6 Where does the man travel from A Germany B England C France 7 What does the man say about his computer A It is very expensive B It was bought in Paris C It was made by his company 听下面一段对话 回答第 8 至第 10 题 8 Why does the woman talk to the man A To change seats with him B To make friends with him C To ask him to make way for him 9 What does the man want the woman to do A Lend him her CD B Lend him a newspaper C Give him a piece of gum 10 Where does the conversation take place A On a plane B On a train C On a bus 听下面一段对话 回答第 11 至第 13 题 2 11 How will the woman get to the factory next Monday A By taxi B By car C By train 12 What will the woman do at 7 00 p m next Monday A Have dinner B Give a speech C Receive an interview 13 How long will the woman stay in the Business Club A About three hours B About two hours C About one hour 听下面一段对话 回答第 14 至第 17 题 14 What s the probable relationship between the speakers A Teacher and student B Classmates C Mother and son 15 What s the man s problem A He can t follow his finance teacher B He doesn t know how to do his homework C He has some difficulty finishing his homework 16 How can the man improve his reading skills according to the woman A By reading as fast as possible B By reading as much as possible C By reading as carefully as possible 17 What advice does the woman give the man on dealing with new words A Look them up in the dictionary at once B Stop to guess the meaning from the context C Read them again after finishing the whole paragraph 听下面一段独白 回答第 18 至第 20 题 18 Why is a birth and death record important A It s necessary for the government to keep records on their people B It s necessary for the government to know the population of the nation C It s legal proof that a person is alive and it s important for service planning 19 How many babies are born every year as reported A About 57 million B About 128 million C About 193 million 20 What does Margaret Chan mean A The WHO should be responsible for birth and death records B The WHO is helping countries with birth and death records C All UN agencies should record births and deaths II 单项选择 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 21 From astonished look on his face I came to realize that he had never thought the performance would turn out to be such great success 3 A the B the aC an D a the 22 China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals all its citizens A in charge ofB for the purpose ofC in honor ofD for the benefit of 23 Don t let anyone or anything discourage you hanging on your studies A with toB from withC from toD by about 24 It is reported that many a new house at present in the disaster stricken area A are being built B were being builtC was being builtD is being built 25 Please the numbers and I m sure they will more than 1 000 A add add up B add up add up C add up add up to D add to add up 26 China the relevant parties to keep calm and adopt a responsible attitude A suggests B urges C insists D hopes 27 Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first A attraction B attempt C arrival D glimpse 28 Not only the gift but also the sender A he refused did he criticize B he refused he criticized C did he refuse he criticized D did he refuse did he criticize 29 Now people all over the world are hoping to realize this dream are many well known athletes A among themB and among which C among whom D among which 30 he accepted the prize A Surprised and happyB Surprising and happily C Surprised and happily D Surprise and happiness 31 The building was used as a prison in the 1800s but now it is a famous tourist attraction A gradually B originally C unfortunately D eventually 32 She and her sister are always competing more attention from their parents A withB for C inD against 33 Mr Smith didn t come last night did he 4 No We for him A whole night was wasted A couldn t have waited B didn t need to wait C shouldn t have waited D needn t have waited 34 He said to me You will pass the exam tomorrow He me that the exam A said to he would pass the next day B told he would next day C said to I would pass next day D told I would pass the next day 35 It is about time that the government strong action against piracy A is taking B takes C took D will take 36 Will you please write the words on I mean you write them on the first line and then the third line and so on A every other line B every second lines C every other lines D every third line 37 I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food after the trip to Mexico I can imagine A Don t meet trouble half way B All s well that ends well C East or west home is the bestD Honesty is the best policy 38 The doctor recommended that you swim after eating a large meal A wouldn tB couldn t C needn tD shouldn t 39 What s the matter with you After the long walk my legs and I couldn t go any further A gave outB gave offC gave inD gave up 40 Have you been wasting time on computer games again I ve been studying a lot and I need a break A No way B I don t agree C Not really D I couldn t agree more III 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 Just before Christmas 1978 Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation The night was dark and the driver an elderly woman 41 and killed an eight year old boy Later when he saw how sad the boy s family were Kenneth made a n 42 He would do 43 it takes to make 44 happy at Christmas time A year later at the age of 18 he was living with his mother and younger brother They were 45 making ends meet on his low wages but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around 46 people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit to families even more needy 5 Just before midnight on Christmas Eve he went knocking on doors of 47 houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation Many of the darkened homes didn t have 48 Some families were 49 to open their doors so late at night It s a man He has a big bag he 50 a boy holding up a lantern and watching 51 the curtains tell his parents Kenneth convinced them he was 52 At every opened door he 53 candies oranges toys and so on Many Navajo kids had never seen 54 before so his old costume and store bought beard didn t 55 them It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so 56 He 57 it up year after year gathering more elves 精灵 to help him His Christmas Eve 58 have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing tools and toys for over 700 people Kids who can t 59 it to the event because they re sick or lack transportation get a 60 visit from Kenneth or one of his elves My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises he says 41 A struck B touchedC foundD stopped 42 A conclusion B excuseC promiseD effort 43 A whichever B whereverC however D whatever 44 A people B children C brothers D his mother 45 A probably B almost C hardly D nearly 46 A suggesting B persuadingC requiring D calling 47 A old B bigC bright D lonely 48 A electricityB foodC doors D windows 49 A happy B angryC afraid D eager 50 A thought B hopedC let D heard 51 A out for B from behindC from under D out of 52 A gentle B generous C harmless D helpful 53 A reached for B put down C picked out D handed out 54 A Kenneth B candiesC elvesD Santa Claus 55 A disappoint B satisfy C attract D please 6 56 A much B bigC little D many 57 A held B kept C gave D took 58 A gifts B experiencesC excitements D visits 59 A make B do C get D have 60 A usual B personal C normal D formal IV 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 A Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world s biggest pyramids the Pyramid of the Sun north of Mexico City They re putting lots of small high tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets For thousands of years people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop tomb raiders from finding the treasures inside However there always have been some smart thieves in history Now almost all of Egypt s pyramids have been robbed including the Great Pyramid of Khufu which is the largest pyramid in the world It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing In 820 AD an Arab king named Abdullah AI Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look Inside the pyramid they found three rooms the Queen s Chamber the Grand Gallery and the King s Chamber But to their surprise the men didn t find treasures they wanted The Queen s and King s Chambers were both empty Where were the King s mummy and his treasures Had someone already taken them away The huge stone doors at the pyramid s entrance were still closed when AI Manum s men went inside How had the thieves got in and out Since then many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things But still no other chambers or walkways have been found In 2002 an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid but they only found a mysterious locked stone door 61 We can learn from the passage that A scientists have already studied the Pyramid of the Sun for thousands of years B all the pyramids have been broken into except the Pyramid of the Sun C the Pyramid of the Sun was built by the ancient Arabians 7 D the Pyramid of the Sun is not in Egypt 62 The first two paragraphs were written to show that A the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historical building B ancient Egyptian kings and queens were cruel C construction workers led a hard life in ancient Egypt D the secrets of some pyramids remain to be uncovered 63 What is the purpose of making some secret doors to the pyramids A To try to unlock some of their secrets B To stop robbers from finding the treasures inside C To make the dead kings come into power again D To make the pyramids mysterious 64 Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Pyramid of Khufu A It is the largest pyramid in the world B It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that exists C People think AI Manum took the king s mummy and treasures away D Scientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid 65 What would be the best title for the text A The Pyramid of the SunB The secrets of the Great Pyramid C Unlocking the Mystery of PyramidsD A Mysterious Locked Stone Door B What picture do you have of the future Will life in the future be better worse or the same as now What do you hope about the future Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity from entertainment to technology First of all it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050 Instead people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the television Today we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer By 2050 music films programmes newspapers and books will come to us by computer In what concerns the environment water will have become one of our most serious problems In many places agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export This uses a lot of water Need for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don t act now In transport cars will run on new clean fuels and they will go very fast Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won t be any accidents Today many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are By 2050 8 the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination On the other hand space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours Nowadays the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again By 2050 space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours In the field of technology robots will have replaced people in factories Many factories already use robots Big companies prefer robots they do not ask for rises or go on strike and they work 24 hours a day By 2050 we will see robots everywhere in factories schools offices hospitals shops and homes In particular medicine technology will have conquered many diseases Today there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear By 2050 we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again Scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look how they behave and how much intelligence they have Scientists will be able to do these things but should they 66 What may happen in the field of entertainment in the future A What to broadcast on TV is decided by yourself B A computer may choose TV programmes for you C You may choose the channels from the menu in a computer D The programme made by yourself may be sent to TV 67 What does the writer want to tell us in paragraph 3 A Fruits will be more and more expensive B People will be short of supplies of vegetables C Planting will need much less water in the future D We should take measures to save water from now on 68 What is the main reason that makes driving much safer in the future A Good traffic condition B A good knowledge of driving skill C The role played by computer D The use of new fuels in cars 69 Which of the following is TRUE according to the text A The future world will be controlled by robots B People won t be blind or deaf in the future C Fewer and fewer workers are needed in the factories D Scientists have the right to clone people of different kinds 70 Why do some companies prefer robots to human workers in the future A Robots don t demand pay rises as often as human workers B Robots can work all day without a rest C Human workers are not strong enough D Human workers are often late for work 9 C Soft Police Jumbo Set Model No 1530 Product Specifications This soft play set features soft toys that will not hurt your precious babies It does not include any small parts or accessories 附件 that can be easily swallowed It boosts your children s imagination and creativity The colorful appearance of the items can surely attract kids Suitable for children aged over 1 Baby Toys Model No MSM 12LL1 Product Specifications This set of soft toys is suitable for children of all ages It features two sleeping mice lying on each other creating a warm and friendly image One of the pieces is designed in a round shape which can serve as a baby s neck rest Can be your children s bedside companion Safe for children Comfortable and soft to touch Hanging Decoration for Babies Product Specifications The featured item is a hanging decoration for babies It is usually hung on ceilings or above baby beds Comes in separate pieces Easy fitting together Rotating 旋转的 umbrella with music Decorations consist of several stuffed toys For babies 0 12 months Hello Kitty Doll with Swing Chair Model No 62558 Product Specifications 38cm doll with swing chair This foldable 可折叠的 swing chair with the cutest Hello Kitty is perfect for all lovely infants aged under one It has lovely printing that can surely appeal to babies It is also strongly constructed and designed to ensure maximum safety Made of high quality material Soft Dinosaur 5pcs Set Model No 1801 Product Specifications The soft and smooth texture 质感 offers a touch of pleasure Absence of small parts makes it safe for kids Attractive to kids with the colorful appearance Suitable for children aged over 1 An excellent and playful household decoration 10 71 If you want to buy toys to be put by children s bed you may choose A Model No 1530 B Model No MSM 12LL1 C Hanging Decoration for Babies D Soft Dinosaur 72 In what way are Model No 1530 and Model No MSM 12LL1 similar to each other A Both of them have colorful appearance B They are for children aged over 1 C They are the same in shape D They are both soft and safe 73 Which one do you choose to develop your children s ability of invention without harming them A Soft Police Jumbo Set B Baby Toys C Hanging Decoration for Babies D Sleeping mice 74 If you want to draw the attention of babies under one with images and sound you may choose A a swing chairB a hanging decoration C Model No MSM 12LL1D Model No 1530 75 What do we know about Model No 62558 and Model No 1801 A Model No 62558 is much safer than Model No 1801 B Model No 62558 is more suitable for babies of 0 12 months C Model 1801 is more attractive in appearance D Model 1801 is made up of many small parts D A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy 摇头丸 can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson s disease scientists say Just two or three Ecstasy tablets can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson s for the first time A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland involving squirrel monkeys and baboons 狒狒 found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells which are lost in Parkinson s after receiving three low doses 剂量 of Ecstasy at three hour periods The study is particularly important because baboons are one of t