福建省厦门六中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中英语试卷

1、厦门六中20112012学年下学期高一期中考试英语试卷满分 ：150 分 考试时间 ：120分钟 命题时间 ：2012/4/7题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX总分满分201520361088825150得分本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。请将第一卷的1-63小题的答案涂在答题卡上，64-73小题及第二卷答案做试卷上。第一卷I. 听力理解（共二节，共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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

2、。1. What is the weather like now?A. Warm. B. Cold. C. Hot.2. What do we know about the boy?A. His bike is similar to Mikes. B. He would like a bike like Mikes.C. He doesnt like Mikes bike.3. What does the man probably want to do?A. Have a chat with the woman. B. Do shopping. C. Eat something.4. Wher

3、e does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. At school. C. At home.5. What will the woman do?A. Buy a new radio. B. Borrow the mans radio. C. Ask the man to repair her radio.第二节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）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

4、题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Who has just got married?A. The man. B. The woman. C. One of the womans friends.7. Why is the woman interested in Hanshan Temple?A. Because its described in a famous poem.B. Because it was built in the Tang Dynasty.C. Because it attracts many vis

5、itors every year.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman had never visited the temple before.B. The woman heard the temple bell ringing this time.C. The temple was not valued in the past.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. When can you have your letter posted at the post office?A. At 7:30 am on Monda

6、y. B. At 4 pm on Friday. C. At 10 am on Saturday.10. Which service is the cheapest if one wants to post a parcel?A. First-class mail. B. Second-class mail. C. Parcel post.11. How many hours is second-class mail delivered later than first-class？A. 12 hours. B. 20 hours. C. 24 hours. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题1

7、2. What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Father and daughter.13. What does the woman NOT talk about?A. People in the city. B. Traffic in the city. C. The cost of the living.14. What do we know about the woman?A. Shes not married yet.B. Shes tire

8、d of living in the city.C. Shell move back to the countryside soon.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.15. Where should the man change to the shuttle (短程穿梭运行车辆) ?A. In West 9th street. B. In West 72nd street. C. At Times Square.16. What should the man do after he gets off at Grand Central station?A. Go straight underg

9、round.B. Go above ground and walk north.C. Go above ground and walk south.17. What time should the man leave?A. At 8. B. At 8:30. C. At 9.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.（根据你所听到的信息完成下面表格中第18至20题。每小题不超过三个单词）The first family The second family How to raise childrenThey never _18_ to their childrens demands. They nev

10、er promised to give whatever the kid wanted. Results The children became selfish.The child became a _19_.Conclusion Children should _20_ for something if they want it.注：请将该题的答案转抄到答卷纸上，机读答题卡上相应的题号放空不涂，其余正常不变。II.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. _ troubles me is _ I dont know _ is to be done with the new mac

11、hine.A. What; what; that B. What; that; how C. What; that; what D. What; because; which22. As we all know, Asia is _ Europe.A. four times the size of B. the size four times of C. four times the size as D. four times as the size of23. I promise that his daughter _ get a nice present on her birthday.A

12、. should B. must C. would D. shall24. Reportedly yesterday a group of American soldiers were walking along the street in Iraq when a bomb was _ , three of whom were killed. A. set off B. set out C. set up D. set about25. Would you allow me _ here? Sorry. We dont permit _ in the lab.A. smoking; smoki

13、ng B. to smoke; to smoke C. smoking; to smoke D. to smoke; smoking26. Look, the book still _ where I _ it the other day. A. laid; lied B. lied; lay C. lies; laid D. lies; lay 27. To our pleasure, his parents came to accept the fact _. A. at times B. in time C. on time D. at a time 28. Not _ he died,

14、 he received an award for his selfless service to the old. A. long before B. before long C. long ago D. shortly before29. Its based on the idea _ all people are created equal, _ is accepted by most people.A. that; thatB. which; whichC. which; whenD. that; which30. It is usually warm in my hometown i

15、n March, but it _ be rather cold sometimes. A. must B. can C, should B. would31. _ term has come to an end, I am going to have a rest and take a trip.A. Now that B. Even if C. As though D. So that32. Youd better call the airline to _ your flight reservation a week before you leave for Ottawa. A. con

16、firm B. calculate C. charge D. conquer33.- What about the little wood near West Hill Farm?- Good. That is an ideal _ for a picnic. A. spot B. condition C. situation D. area34. Born and _ near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing for young people. A. turned upB. brought upC. taken upD

17、. picked up35. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents , but now we _ well. A. get over B. get through C. get along D. get away withIII. 完形填空（共20小题；每小1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3555各题所给的四个选项 (A，B，C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。The Voice of America began during the World War , when Germany was broadcasting a radi

18、o program to get international 36 . American officials believed they should 37 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38 . “The 39 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 4

19、0 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English. After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOAs 41 had to be changed, 42 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian. In the early days VOA began adding somethi

20、ng new to its Broadcast that was 44 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 45 English to completely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47 a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 . Of course, it is special Eng

21、lish. In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from around the world 52 into the VOA newsroom in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, w

22、hich are being broadcast in 43 languages.36. A. businessB. culture C. support D. information37. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt38. A. time B. short C. English D. German39. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions40. A. programs B. news C. announcers D. officials41. A. home B. position C. p

23、urpose D. result42. A. if B. consideringC. supposing D. in order that43. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support44. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed45. A. poor B. excellentC. standard D. enough46. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact47. A. stoppedB. discovered C. taught D. invented 48. A. it

24、 B. which C. who D. that49. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly50. A. please B. course C. opinion D. advice51. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common52. A. pastB. send C. deliver D. fly53. A. all B. major C. American D. news54. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspaper D. countries55. A. br

25、oadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepareIV. 阅读理解（共18小题；每小题2分，满分36分）第一节： 阅读下列短文，从5663中每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AYou may know your mother, but how well do you really know Mothers Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it - those are wha

26、t probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mothers Day. But theres more to the story.The earliest Mothers Day celebrations were held during spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sun

27、day. On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.In the US, Mothers Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted t

28、o peace. But it didnt really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isnt alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Fi

29、nland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different times of the year.Learning more about Mothers Day and celebrating Mothers Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or g

30、randmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year.56. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reason why people celebrate Mothers Day.B. The ways people honor mothers.C. The history of Mothers Day. D. The great contribution of mothers.57.

31、 Where was the earliest Mothers Day celebrated?A. In ancient Greece. B. In the US.C. In England. D. In Italy.58. We can learn from the passage that _.A. Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient GreeceB. not all the countries celebrate Mothers Day in MayC. only mothers were given a day off on Motherin

32、g SundayD. it was in 1872 that Mothers Day really came into being59. The last paragraph tells us that _.A. all the people should celebrate Mothers DayB. only mothers are honored on Mothers DayC. understanding mothers work is more important than just celebrating Mothers DayD. people should celebrate

33、Mothers Day every dayBThe Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One idea was that it reach

34、ed out to “the edge of the world” . Sailors were afraid that they might sail off the earth. Another idea was that at the equator(赤道) the ocean would be boiling hot.The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Col

35、umbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,00 miles (3,200 km) wide. ks5uTwo things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has few islands. Also, it is the worlds saltiest ocean.There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is.

36、But suppose no more rain fell into it and no more water was brought to it by rivers, it would take the ocean about more than 4,000 years to dry up. On the average, the water is a little more than two miles (3.2km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This

37、 “deep” measures 30,246 feet-almost six miles (9.6km).One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic. This mountain range runs north and south down the middle of the ocean. The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands.Several hundre

38、d miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. In the days of sailing vessels(船) the crew were afraid they would be becalmed (cant move) here. Sometimes they were.Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is, how

39、ever, not always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the far North across the paths of ships.We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fa

40、st modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!60. What caused people to be unwilling to explore the Atlantic?A. There were no ships big enough to get across the Ocean.B. Sailors were af

41、raid of being lost in the Ocean.C. The Atlantic Ocean was very unusual because it has few islands and the saltiest water.D. Many incorrect ideas such as “the edge of the world”, “the equator with boiling hot water” made people think the Ocean was full of danger.61. What is the main idea of the fifth

42、 paragraph?A. How deep the water is. B. How to measure the water in the Atlantic.C. How much water the ocean holds. D. How rain affects the Ocean water.62. What does the underlined word “highway” mean?A. High road B. Broad way C. Fast road D. Main water way63. Why does the writer think “this big oce

43、an seems to have grown smaller”?A. The water in the ocean is becoming less.B. We have more and more advanced traveling tools nowC. The distance between the ocean and us is shorter.D. The steamship has a higher speed.第二节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）C阅读下面一篇短文，从所给选项中选出最恰当的句子，并将其字母标号填在相应的横线上。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have yo

44、u ever felt sick or had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you cant sleep at night? _64_ This worry in your mind can made your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid-which can give you a stomachache or a headache. 65 Good or normal

45、stress might happen when youre called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress that can help you to get things better done. 66 But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighti

46、ng, if a family member is sick, if youre having problems at school, or if youre going through anything else that makes you upset every day. 67 68 That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If youre only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Mak

47、e sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, Exercise , Leisure(休闲)，and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, youll probably be less stressed out!A. However, there are two different kinds of stress.B. Can you tell a kind of st

48、ress from another one?C. The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life.D. That kind of stress isnt going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.E. Since bad stress is harmful for us, youd better try to change it into good stress.F. If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is

49、 what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about somethingG. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test.D阅读回答问题：阅读下列短文，并根据所获取的信息用英语按要求回答问题。Farmers use different kinds of soil protection methods to keep their land from being da

50、maged by farming or the forces of nature. One important form of soil protection is the use of windbreaks. Windbreaks are barriers (障碍) formed by trees and other plants. Farmers plant these barriers around their fields.There have been studies done on windbreaks in parts of West Africa, for example. T

51、hey found that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks _ fields without such protection.But windbreaks seem to work best when they allow some winds to pass through them. If the wall of trees and plants block the wind completely, the violent air motions (移动) will

52、 take place close to the ground. These motions will lift soil into the air where it will be blown away.For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line. An easy rule to remember is that windbreaks can protect areas up to

53、ten times the height of the tallest trees in the windbreak. There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves. Locally grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.Windbreaks can stop the wind blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for protecting grain crops.Question