广东省揭阳一中2010-2011学年高一英语上学期期末考试新人教版【会员独享】

1、揭阳第一中学2010-2011学年度第一学期高一级期末考试英语科试题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节：故事复述 听下面一段独白，请根据你所听到的内容用英语以书面形式作答，每空填一个单词。本段材料读两遍。（每空0.5分，共5分）Stephen Hawking was good but never the best student in his class at high school. He went to Oxford University to _1_ _2_, then to Cambridge University to study cosmology（宇宙学）. He di

2、dnt work hard, but still got _3_ _4_. At 20, he got an incurable illness which would in the future make him _5_ to speak, _6_ or move. The doctor said he had only 3 years of life left. Though he was sad at first, he began to live differently. He found a job at Cambridge University, got married and h

3、ad 3 children, and started to do some of the most important _7_ _8_. He is successful now, and he believes that nobody should _9_ _10_ no matter how bad the situation is. 第二节：听下面一段对话，请根据所听到的内容以书面的形式作答，每空填一个单词，本段对话读两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）11. Question: Why did the man feel hungry? Answer: Because he didn'

4、t _ _ _ _. 12. Question: Where do the two speakers have their lunch? Answer: They have lunch in _ Hut_ _ _. 13. Question: What drink do the man and woman want respectively（各自地）？ Answer: _ _ and _ _. 14. Question: Why doesn't the woman like the special pizza? Answer: Because its got _ on it. 15.

5、Question: What pizza will the man have? Answer: A _ _ and _ _. 第二部分：语言知识与运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项。（每小题2分，共30分）Computers have done us a lot since they turned up. In the future they will play a more important part in many _16_, such as education, transport, persona

6、l lives, scientific research and so on. Nowadays computers are being used in _17_ and industry and can help the farmers to _18_ the conditions of the plants. More and more computers will come into our daily life with the _19_ of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electri

7、city bills, you wont have to go to the _20_. A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the housework and it can even _21_ human voices and carry out the instructions. It is _22_ that the majority of the labor force will work at home. People will be able to use the videopho

8、ne for conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and _23_. It is said that trains in Japan will have no _24_, because theyll be well _25_ by computers, which can also tell the best _26_ between trains. Computers programs for _27_ whole texts are already well developed. You can _28_ the n

9、ame of a certain subject and a _29_ list of book titles will _30_ on your screen. You may choose whichever you want. 16.A. families B. fields C. factories D. places 17.A. tourism B. politics C. entertainment D. agriculture 18.A. form B. grow C. control D. manage 19.A. increase B. progress C. product

10、ion D. development 20.A. office B. bank C. shop D. post office 21.A. understand B. carry C. hear D. recognize 22.A. important B. necessary C. possible D. complete 23.A. material B. time C. place D. money 24.A. conductors B. drivers C. instructors D. indicators 25.A. operated B. done C. made D. run 2

11、6.A. position B. direction C. distance D. way 27.A. storing B. writing C. remaining D. recording 28.A. give B. put C. type D. write 29.A. first-rate B. world-famous C. nationwide D. worldwide 30.A. show B. appear C. offer D. come 第二节：语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在

12、答题卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。（每小题1.5分,共15分）Sometimes Chinese English teachers are puzzled by such questions, “Have you got any skills in reading comprehension?” Actually, many of the teachers cant give students 31 efficient (效率高的) way to deal with reading. Anyway, 32 often simply say, “Read more and practise m

13、ore, and you 33 (get) more experience in reading comprehension.” Frankly, these teachers good 34 (suggest) are only helpful to arouse students interest in reading 35 not helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension. Personally, I think the skill for reading compreh

14、ension should be based 36 the knowledge of English writing. Since the English passages 37 (write) under some rules or principles, the science of reading and understanding may have a close relationship with writing. Reading comprehension cant be independent from the knowledge of writing. So to do 38

15、(well) in reading comprehension, we should learn the knowledge of writing, study 39 questions are designed and the relationship 40 questions and the reading materials.第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Tourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friend

16、s and family who were working in another part of the Roman Empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped. In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峡）. They visited the most beautiful and i

17、mportant European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young peoples education-but only for the rich. In the 18th ce

18、ntury, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns. In the 19th century, travel became much more popular an

19、d faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier. Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when th

20、e first steamships were built. People began to travel more to faraway countries. The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them. Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz st

21、arted a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everything-plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food-and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not

22、take off until 1978. In 2002, the industry was 500 billion yuan and became an important part of Chinas social development. 41. In the early times, the travelers _. A. all came from Roman B. were very young and strong C. had lots of money D. traveled by boat 42. Which is NOT true about “Grand Tour”?

23、A. It was a long journey. B. The young men learned a lot from it. C. Those who took the tour werent rich. D. Most of its destinations were in Europe. 43. _ played the most important role in the tourism development. A. Education B. Money C. Transportation D. Peoples ideas 44. Modern tourism was born

24、_. A. in 1949 B. in Roman times C. in the early 17th century D. in the early 19th century 45. The underlined phrase “take off” in the last paragraph means _. A. a plane rising into the air B. develop very fast C. remove hats and clothes D. bring down the prices BI took the bus to work for many years

25、. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good mo

26、rning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply. The following weeks, our friend

27、 was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourse

28、lf a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers als

29、o brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasnt waiting at his usual stop. When he wasnt there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully-on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the ce

30、nter for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.The next Monday Charlie was waiting at t

31、he stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent. 46. The story is mainly developed by _. A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result 47. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _. A. felt tired and sleepy and didnt want to talk B. greeted him back lo

32、udly and politelyC. guarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him. 48. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did NOT _. A. buy flowers and wait for him to come B. feel anxious and worried about him C. miss h

33、im and expect to see him D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill 49. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. the driver didnt like the old man at first B. people usually wear a tie when they are happy C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man D. the ol

34、d man had a great influence on the passengers emotion 50. The purpose of the passage is to _. A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away D. criticize those who remain

35、silent when they are greeted CIn 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition（试镜）for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didnt perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because o

36、f her plain looks. Susan was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub. Susan suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Susan put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother, Bridget Boyle. The mother and dau

37、ghter often talked of Susans possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britains Got Talent. We used to watch it together,” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.” In 1999, Susan used all of her s

38、avings to pay for a professional demo（样本唱片）tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Susan began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred ONeil. In 2007, her mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldnt come out for three o

39、r four days or answer the door or phone”. She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, ONeil urged her to try out for Britains Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Susan auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She

40、 sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables（悲惨世界）, in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009. The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast（对比）to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and t

41、he judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britains Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies. 51. Bridget Boyles attitude towards her daug

42、hters musical talent can be described as _. A. critical B. doubtful C. indifferent D. confident 52. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that Susan _. A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coac B. entered Britains Got Talent to prove her ability C. decided to give up her singing career D. was deeply af

43、fected by her mothers death 53. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed.C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britains Got Talent. 54. We can infer from the passage t

44、hat _. A. Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success B. It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with ONeil. C. Susan Boyle was so struck by her fathers death that she shut herself out from the neigh

45、borhood. D. The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009. 55. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _. A. tell us how Susans dream come true B. let us know more about Susans personal lifeC. show how Susan was influenced by her family D. explain ho

46、w to enter and win a talent show DPLAYA GRANDE, COSTA RICA-This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle（棱皮龟）National Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. However, on a beach where dozens of turtles used to nest on a given night, scientists spied only 32 leathe

47、rbacks all of last year. With leatherbacks threatened with extinction, Playa Grandes turtle museum was abandoned （抛弃）three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds. And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September. “We do not promote that as a turtle to

48、urism destination any more because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger.（管理员）Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans interest in ea

49、ting turtle eggs. But climate change may cause the most serious harm to an animal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years. Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by risi

50、ng seas and more violent waves. More uniquely（独特地）, their gender is determined not by genes but by the eggs temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in all-female populations, obviously problematic for survival. If the sand around the eggs hits 30 degrees Celsius,

51、 the gender balance shifts to female; at about 32 degrees they are all female. Above 34, you get boiled eggs. On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles ha

52、ve a place to nest as the seas rise. 56. Why does the resort town stop promoting its turtle tourism?A.It decides not to disturb the turtles normal life.B.Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles. C. There are only very few turtles now. D. The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide. 57. Wh

53、ich of the following is the major factor in the turtles endangerment?A. The locals eating habit. B. Drift net fishing. C. Beach development. D. Global warming.58. The underlined word “gender” in Paragraph 5 means _. A. the sex of turtles B. the habit of turtles C. the weight of turtles D. the kind o

54、f turtles 59. We learn from the last paragraph that scientists _. A. are doing research on the sea rise B. are moving turtles to new homesC. are protecting turtles nests D. are going rid of sea weeds 60. The passage intends to _. A. introduce a special kind of sea turtle B. explain the mystery of tu

55、rtles eggs C. show the dangers a certain kind of sea turtle is facing D. attract more visitors to a sea turtle museum 第二节：信息匹配（每小题2分，共10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读以下世界古代奇观的简介：A. The Great Wall was begun more than two thousand years ago. It was built to keep out invaders. It extends about six tho

56、usand seven hundred kilometers across northern China. Today, the Chinese government is working to repair parts of the wall and protect as much of it as possible. The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted. It is also the only object built by people that can be see

57、n from space. B. The Coliseum in Rome, Italy was built almost two thousand years ago. The ancient Roman sports center could hold fifty thousand people who gathered there to watch public events. Experts say it is one of the finest examples of Roman design and engineering. C. The city of Machu Picchu in Peru includes some of the best stone wo