安徽省泗县双语中学2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

双语中学2011-2012学年度第二学期高一期中考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分； 命题组：高二英语组第一卷：第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，满分30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. What does the man like to have first?A. Fish B. Juice C.Meat2. When should the train to Glasgow have arrived?A. At 10:00 p.m. B.At 9:45 p.m. C. At 9:30 p.m.3. What can we know from the conversation?A. The man likes pop music. B.The woman enjoys the concert very much. C.The man doesnt enjoy the concert.4. Why didnt the woman see the movie last night?A. She had to stay with her cousin at home B.Her cousin just stopped to buy something. C. She had already seen it before.5. What did the boy finally get?A. A colorful bike. B.A blue bike . C.A white bike.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟作答时间；每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料， 回答第6至8题。6. Why does the man look tired ?A. He didnt get enough sleep last night. B. He worked extra hours last night. C.He doesnt feel well.7. What did the man and his friends do last night ?A. They had a party. B. They went to see a film. C. They studied in the classroom.8. How will the man go home?11. He will drive home by himself. B.He will go home on foot.C.The woman will offer him a lift home.听第7段材料， 回答第9至10题。9.Why does the man want to eat out?A. He wants to celebrate his birthday. B. He has won a big prize. C.He wants to have some relaxation.10.What is the womans wish ?A. To eat out every day. B. To stay at home every day. C. To study abroad.听第8段材料， 回答第11至13题。11. How long was the woman away on a trip ?A. One week. B.Two months. C.Three months.12. Which of the following countries didnt the woman travel to on a trip?A. Egypt . B. Canada. C. America.13. When will the woman call on the man?A. At eight tomorrow evening. B. At nine this evening. C. At seven this evening.听第9段材料， 回答第14至17题。14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers ?A. Mother and son. B.Driver and passenger. C.Saleswoman and customer.15. What are they talking about?A. A maths test . B. An English test. C.A computer test.16. What does the woman think of the man ?A. She believes he can do well in math. B. He is stupid. C.His math is always poor.17. Why is the man worried about his test?A. He thinks the math test is too difficult. B. He thinks the math teachers speech is rather boring. C.He is not good at math.听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题。18. What are scientists trying to do ?A. To plant in the desert. B.To make the deserts become good land again. C.To do bad things to the earth.19. Who or what do scientists think makes the desert ?A. People. B. Plants. C. Rain.20. Why dont some places with little rain become desert?A. Because people can bring water to there . B.Because people dont do bad things thereC.Because some green plants grow there. 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）21. Thank you for your wonderful meal. _. A. No, it was just so-so B. The same to you C. No, thats all right D. Its my pleasure22. Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”? No. When and where does the story _ ? A. take upB. take on C. take place D. take off 23. Who_ it be that is knocking at the door? It _ be Father, but Im not sure. A. can; must B. can; may C. must; can D. may; must 24. I am looking forward to _ your answer as soon as possible. A. receiving B. being received C. receiveD. be received25. Your mother becomes more and more forgetful（健忘的）. Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it _ in her coat pocket the next day. A. turned outB. turned onC. turned overD. turned up26. The company was named Gates Hall _ a man named James Gates. A. in need of B. in search of C. with the help of D. in memory of27. The weather was _ cold that he didnt like to leave my room.A. really B. such C. too D. so28. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% are sold abroad. A. of which B. which of C. of them D. of that29. I have no time to do the job. Well, Ill do it _ you.A. in place of B. in the place of C. take the place of D. take your place30. Too much rain will do harm _ the crops.A. with B.to C. for D. of 31. Li Ming speaks very good English _ he were an English boy. A . so that B . even though C . as though D . now that 32. People generally think that smoking is a bad _ . A. custom B. habit C. behavior D. action33. Mr Daniel is now in our school, but he once in No. 1 Middle School for three years. A. has worked B. workedC. had workedD. works34. He is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does _ his boss.A. serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports35. Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning? Because he was honored(授予） with a(n)_ for excellence in teaching. A. present B. gift C. award D. reward第二节：完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in ones pockets or good places where one could 46 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices。36. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister37. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river38. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood39. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous40. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard41. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed42. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp43. A. and B. yet C. but D. or44. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring45. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money46. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer47. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide48. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps49. A. waves（海浪） B. tides C. hands D. feet50. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build51. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides52. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe53. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old54. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups55. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. sick第三部分、阅读理解 （20题，40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项AThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing（祝福）.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims（ 香客）from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia（美国州名）. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast（盛宴）. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.56. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated . A. in spring B.in summer C. in autumn D. in winter57. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were . A. some people from EnglandB. the American Indians C. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford58. We can infer from the passage that New England must be . A. in the U. S. A.B. in Great Britain C. in CanadaD. on some island off the Atlantic59. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God. D. Theres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. 60. The passage mainly tells us . A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A. B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesBCustoms are social habits. They have been handed down through generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marriages and deaths.In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear(新娘装） in many Western countries.Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的).This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.61. It is true that customs . A. have been formed during a short time B. have been formed little by little C. have been quickly formed and changed D. have never been changed62. In this passage, the word “garment” is . A. a kind of food B. a bed C. a sort of clothes D. a room63. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages? A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes. B. Men wear the white coats. C. Their parents all have attended their marriages. D. Their marriages are only held in the mens homes.64. From this passage we know . A. the people all over China spend New Year in the same way B. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other C. each people has his special custom for New Year D. most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously65. The difference about clothing between Chinese and Western babies is that . A. Chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothes B. Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes C. Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped D. Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babiesCPeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mothers Day,on the second Sunday in May,and Fathers Day,on the third Sunday in June.These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens.They give love and care.These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers.More mothers now work outside the home.More fathers must help with child care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes（象征） a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home,as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues（野餐会） for Fathers Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are valued more than the ones bought in stores.It is not the value of the gift that is important,but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores,florists,candy makers,bakeries（面包店）,telephone companies,and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.66.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A.Parents bring up children. B.Parents give love and care to children.C.Parents educate children to be good persons. D.Parents pass away（逝去） before children grow up.67.What do you think “florists” do?A.They sell flowers. B.They make and sell bread.C.They offer enough room for having family parties.D.They sell special gifts for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.68.Which do you think is right about “carnation”?A.It has only two kinds of colors. B.It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mothers Day or Fathers Day.C.Its a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D.People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.69. What do you know from the passage?A.Mothers Day and Fathers Day are both in May. B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C.Not all the children respect their parents D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.70. On Mothers Day and Fathers Day, .A. people usually have family parties B. everyone goes to visit the cemeteryC.children always go to parents homeD.hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts （D) February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines. On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentines Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest（牧师） in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didnt allow marriage. But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of historys most romantic characters. Nowadays, Valentines Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentines cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea i