南京某中学-第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷

南京外国语学校2012-2013学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷

南京外国语学校高一期中考卷

南京外国语学校2012-2013学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷

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）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.George,aswellashischildren________fondofthepeacefullifestyleinthecountryside.A.is

B.are

C.havebeen

D.hasbeenD.hadbeenworkingD.tookoff

22.Tom_______inthelibraryeverynightoverthelastthreemonths.A.worksA.takesoff

B.worked

C.hasbeenworkingC.hastakenoff

23.Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasefastenyourseatbeat.theplane________.AtakesoffBistakingoff

B.istakingoff

24.Newmedia,includingblogsandsocialnetworkingsites,areincreasingtheirreachtopeople________traditionalmedialikenewspapersarebecominglesspopular.A.whileA.lengthA.cleanupGames.

A.atthemoment

B.foramoment

C.themoment

D.inamoment

28.-Lucydoesn’tmindlendingyouherdictionary.-She________.I’vealreadyborrowedone.A.can’tA.keen

B.mustn’t

C.needn’tC.helpfulC.wentonC.whatC.to

D.shouldn’tD.calmD.togoonD.whichD.againstD.sothatD.harm

29.Afterhearingthattheirfavoritesingerwillcome,thefansare_______tomeethim.

B.confidentB.goesonB.that

30.Icouldn’tdomyhomeworkwithallthenoise_______A.goingonA.thisA.for

31.Thevillagershavealreadyknown_______we’lldoistorebuildthebridge.

32._______impressivetherecordis,itfadesnexttothestoryofArmstrong’sstruggleagainstdisease.

B.from

33.Jackwasn’tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim_______hehaddonesomethingverycleverA.evenifA.injury

B.asifB.wound

C.incaseC.hurt

B.Welldon’t!It’sbrilliantD.Iamsorrytohearthat.

34.Hiscommentsbroughtgreat________totheartist’sreputation,whichmadethepublicangry.35.—I’mgoingtogetmarried,David.

—oh,good________.

A.That’sbrilliant!When’sthebigday?C.Youluckything!

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

B.howeverC.whenB.way

C.distance

D.beforeD.spaceD.cleanedup

25.ThefaceofourfamousAmericanpresidentsonMountRushmorecanbeseenfroma________of60mules26.wehavetogetourclassroom_______beforeotherscomebackasitisnowinsuchamess.

B.cleaningup

C.tocleanup

27.YiSiling’shometownboiled_______thenewscamethatshewasthefirsttowinagoldmedalinLondonOlympic

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Asmytrainwasdelayedfortwohours,Ihadplentyoftimetospare.Afterbuyingsomemagazinestoreadonthejourney,Igavemywifealong-distancecall,thenImademywaytothe___36____officetocollectmyheavysuitcase.Ihad___37____ittherethreedaysbefore.Therewereonlyafewpeople___38____,andItookoutmywallettofindthereceiptformycase.ThereceiptseemednotwhereIhadleftit.I___39____thecontents,andrailwayticket,money,pieceofpaperandphotofelloutofit;butnomatterhow___40____Isearched,thereceiptwasnowheretobefound.

Whenmyturncame.I___41____thesituationsorrowfullytotheassistant.Themanlookedatme___42____asiftosaythathehad___43___thiskindofstorymanytimesandaskedmeto___44___thecase.Itoldhimitwasanoldbrownlooking___45____nodifferentfromthemanycasesIcouldseeontheshelves.Theassistantthengavemea___46____andtoldmeto___47___thechiefcontendsofthecase.Iftheywere___48____,hesaid,Icouldtakethecaseaway.Itriedto___49____allthearticlesIhad___50___packedintothecaseandwrotethemdownastheycametome.

AfterIhaddonethis,Iwentto___51____amongtheshelves.Therewerehundredsofcasesthere.Foroneterriblemoment,it___52___tomymindthatifsomeonehad___53____thereceiptuphecouldhaveeasilyclaimedthecasealready.Thishadn’thappened___54____,forafteratimeIfoundthecaselyinginthecorner.Afterexaminingthearticlesinside,theassistantwas___55___andtoldmeIcouldtakethecaseaway.

36.A.posting37.A.left

38.A.standing39.A.threw40.A.often41.A.said

B.working

C.luggage

C.foundC.talkingC.lookedC.hardC.spoke

D.manager’sD.waitingD.emptiedD.soonD.explainedD.backandforthD.seenD.showD.walletD.formD.drawapictureD.remindD.immediatelyD.lookD.seemedD.stolenD.presentlyD.worried

B.forgottenB.crowdingB.put

B.muchB.searched

B.upanddownB.drawB.noteB.wrong

D.bought

42.A.nowandthen43.A.knew44.A.describe45.A.object46.A.paper

C.hereandthereC.takeoutC.subjectC.messageC.correctC.readC.findC.takenC.satisfied

B.realizedB.matter

C.heard

47.A.signnames48.A.everything49.A.draw51.A.see

50.A.carefully52.A.happen53.A.picked

B.makealistofB.rememberB.suddenlyB.watchB.occurred

C.writedown

D.ready

C.hurriedlyC.appeared

B.correctedB.unluckily

54.A.fortunately55.A.disappointed

C.bychance

B.surprised

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Attheageofsixteen,Ijoinedavolunteergroupwithmydad.IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprojectinWestVirginia.Onthenightwearrived,wediscoveredthat―ourfamily‖waslivinginatrailer(拖车)thatwasinpoorcondition.Acrewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anothersurfaced.

Wedecidedtheonlyreasonablesolutionwastobuildanewhouse–somethingunusualbutnecessaryunderthese

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circumstances.Thefamilywasoverjoyedwiththeirnewhousethatwastwentybythirtyfeetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.

OnTuesdayofthatweek,whileweatelunchtogether,Iaskedthefamily’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,"Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?"Expectingtoysandothergadgetsthatchildrenusuallyaskfor,weweresurprisedwhenJoshresponded,"Ijustwantabed."

Theboyshadneversleptinabed!Theywereaccustomedtoplasticmats.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.

Whenwesawthedeliverytruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Wecouldhardlycontainourselves.ItwaslikewatchingexcitedchildrenonChristmasmorning.

Thatafternoon,aswefittedtheframesofthebedstogtether,Ericranintothehousetowatchus.Toodirtytoenterhisroom,heobservedwithwide-eyedenthusiasmfromthedoorway.

Asmyfatherslippedapillowcaseontooneofthepillows,Ericasked,"Whatisthat?"

"Apillow,"shereplied.

"Whatdoyoudowithit?"Ericcontinuedtoask.

"Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,‖Iansweredsoftly.TearscametooureyesasshehandedEricthepillow.

"Oh...that'ssoft,"hesaid,huggingittightly.

Weknowexactlywhathemeans.

56．Thewriter’sfirstvolunteerprojectwas.

A．workingonapoortrailerC．donatingbedsandbeddingA．thefamilylivedinatrailerC．hedidn’tknowwhatabedwasA．atrailerB．atruckB．helpingapoorfamilyD．dealingwithahousingproblemB．heexpectedtogetsometoysD．theboyshadnobedtosleepinC．apillowD．ahouse57．OnbearingJosh’sanswer,thewriterwasshockedbecause58．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatErichadneverseen59．Bysaying―A．whattheywanttogetmaybeunnecessaryB．theyshouldnotwastemoneyonsmallthingsC．theyshoulddomorevolunteerworkforthepoorD．whathewillbuyisnotwhattheywantbutapillow

B

60.Whataretheseadsfor?

A.Foodyoucanorderfordelivery.

C.Specialoffersatashoppingcenter.B.Placestogoonvacation.D.Thingsonsaleinabigstore.

61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheads?

A.Spending$50means3hoursoffreeparking.

B.Onepersoncanbuy4ticketsforthepriceofthree.

C.AfterbuyingtwoCDs,youcangetanothertwoCDsforfree.

D.AtMike’sCafé,peoplecangetafreedrinkafterspending$6.

62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedatthismall?

A.ClothesstoreB.Musicstore.C.Restaurant.D.Toystore.

63.Wecanknowfromthispassage_______.

A.thereismorethanonetheatresinthecenter

B.ifyoubuyabookthere,youmaypaylessthanhalftheprice

C.youmaygetafreeoneifyoubuyashirt,oratie,orapairofshoes

D.youwon’tgetafreesoftdrinkunlessyouspendmorethan10dollarsonthemeal

C

Shouldparentseverhittheirchildren?

Researchsuggestsmanyofusarelikelytorespond―no‖,andpublicsupportforspanking（打屁股）hasbeenfallingovertheyears．Butsurveysalsoshowthat75percenttonearly90percentofparentsadmittospankingtheirchildatleast

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once．

Iwasraisedinazero-tolerance（零忍受力）homefordisrespect,andmyparentsoftenturnedtophysicalpunishment．And,no,Idon'tfeelIwasdamagedbyit．

Nothingismoreannoyingthanwatchingill-manneredbehaviorfromchildren．

Butthereisdatatosuggestthatareturntoold-schoolspankingisn'ttheanswer．

Twoyearsago,Newsweekreportedthatithadfounddatasuggestingthatteenswhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentweremorelikelytobecomeaggressive．

MurrayStraus,professorattheUniversityofNewHampshireinAmerica,hasstudiedthetopicofchildrenandspankingfordecades．HesaidthatchildrenwhowerephysicallypunishedhavelowerIQsthantheirpeers．ItmaybethatchildrenwithlowerIQsweremorelikelytogetspanked,butthepunishmentmayhavebeencounterproductive（反作用的）totheirmentaldevelopment,aswell．

Someresearchersmaketheargumentthatoccasionalopen-handedsmacks（用巴掌打）onthebottomarenotonlyharmlessbutcanhavesomebenefit．

Lastyear,MarjorieGunnoe,apsychologistatCalvinCollege,studiedteenswhohaveneverspanked．Thereareagreaternumberofchildrengrowingupwithouteverhavingbeenphysicallypunished．Gunnoe）sresearchsuggeststheydon'tturnoutanybetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspank．

Therearesomeparentswhosimplycannotcontroltheirtempers（脾气）．ButIstillbelievethatthebestparentsaretheoneswhoareabletoofferfairandfirmdiscipline（纪律）withouteverturningtophysicalpunishment．

64．

A．theyweredissatisfiedwithhergradeB．sheshowednorespectfortheelderC．theycannotcontroltheirtemperD．theirdisciplineturnsouttobenotstrictenoughA．arelessaggressivetowardotherswhentheygetolderB．haveslowerphysicaldevelopmentC．benefitfromoccasionalspankingD．maydeveloplowerIQsthantheirpeerA．40percentofchildrengrowupwithouteverbeingspankedB．ChildrenwhosufferlessphysicalpunishmentarebetterstudentsC．Occasionalopen-handedspankingonthebottomarementallyharmfulD．ResearchersdisagreeoverwhethersmackingismentallyharmfultochildrenA．parentsshoulddeterminewhetherachildneedstobesmackedornotB．childrenwhohavebeenspankedtendtobehavebetterthanthosewhohaven'tC．goodparentsdisciplinetheirchildreninafairandreasonablewayD．physicalpunishmentshouldbethelastresortofanyparent

D

ErnestMillerHemingway（July21,1899—July2,1961）wasanAmericanwriterandjournalist．Hiswritingstylehadastronginfluenceon20th-centuryfiction,whilehislifeofadventureandhispublicimage（形象）affectedlatergenerations．Hemingwayproducedmostofhisworksbetweenthemid-1920sandthemid-1950s,andwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954．

65．．66．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?67．．

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HemingwaywasraisedinIllinois．AfterhighschoolhereportedforTheKansasCityStar,beforeleavingfortheItalianfronttoenlistwiththeWorldWarIambulancedrivers．In1918,hewasseriouslywoundedandreturnedhome．In1922,hemarriedHadleyRichardson．ThecouplemovedtoParis,whereheworkedasaforeignjournalist．AdvisedandencouragedbyotherAmericanwritersinParis—F．ScottFitzgerald,GertrudeStein,EzraPound,hebegantoseehisworkappearinprintthere,andin1925hisfirstimportantbook,acollectionofstoriescalledInOurTime,waspublished．Ayearlater,hepublishedTheSunAlsoRises,anovelwithwhichhescoredhisfirstsolidsuccess．

ThewritingofbooksoccupiedHemingwayformostofthepostwaryears．HeremainedbasedinParis,buthetraveledwidelyforbullfighting（斗牛）,fishing,andhuntingthatbythenhadbecomepartofhislifeandformedthebackgroundformuchofhiswriting．Hemingway’sloveofSpainandbullfightingresultedinDeathintheAfternoon（1932）．HispositionasamasterofshortfictionhadbeenadvancedbyMenWithoutWomenin1927．TheharvestofHemingway’sconsiderableexperienceofSpaininwarandpeacewasthenovelForWhomtheBellTolls（1940）．Inthepublicview,however,thenovel

AFarewelltoArms（1929）overshadowedsuchworks．

ShortlyafterhepublishedTheOldManandtheSeain1952,HemingwaywenttoAfrica,wherehewasalmostkilledinaplanecrashthatlefthiminpainorill-healthformuchoftherestofhislife．HemingwaylivedinFloridaandCubaduringthe1930sand1940s,butin1959hemovedfromCubatoKetchum,Idaho,whereendedhislifeinthesummerof1961．

68．WhichbestarrangesHemingway’sworksinthecorrectorderoftime?

a．AFarewelltoArmsb．MenWithoutWomen

c．TheOldManandtheSead．DeathintheAfternoon

e．TheSunAlsoRisesf．ForWhomtheBellTolls

A．e,a,b,f,d,cB．e,b,a,d,f,cC．b,a,d,f,e,cD．b,d,a,e,c,f

69．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeansthatAFarewelltoArms．

A．wasthoughttobebetterthanotherworksofHemingway’s

B．wasconsideredtomakeashowinHemingway’slife

C．wasonlyasexcellentastheotherworksofHemingway’s

D．wasbelievedtobeamongtheworstworksofHemingway’s

70．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．HemingwaymusthavespenthischildhoodinItaly．

B．Hemingwaywasanenergeticwriterwithawideinterest．

C．Hemingway’sfirstbookInOurTimewaspublishedbefore1925．

DHemingwaywontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturejustbeforehisdeath．

71．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat．

A．HemingwayproducedmostofhisworksinAfrica

B．Hemingwayledaveryhappylifeinhislastfewyears

C．mostofHemingway’sworkswerebasedonhislifeexperience

D．Hemingway’swritingstyleaffectedthelifeoflatergenerations

E

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater．Tobehumanistothink．Butthinkingmaycome

naturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit．Thinkingaboutdrinkingisthekeytocriticalthinking（判断性思考）．

Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses．Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers．Indeed,criticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation．

Theword“critical”herehasaspecialmeaning．Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong．Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasily

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Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity．Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker．Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker．

Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration．Theytaketime,anddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoods,instantcoffee,andself-developingfilm．Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence,youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein．ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffman,ascientist,wastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein．Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak．ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysaying,“Pleasegoslowly．Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly．”

72．Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically,_______．

A．itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfast．

C．wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturally．

73．Ifyouareacriticalthinker,youwill________．

A．thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideas

C．takeoneviewagainstanotherviewB．trustthereportsinthenewspapersD．criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes

B．thefasteryoudothings,thesmarteryoubecome

D．intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed

B．UnderstandingCriticalThinking．

D．ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence．B．wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideas．D．wemightbefootedbyotherpeople’sideas．74．Inthelastparagraph,“somethingnew”suggeststhat________．A．thesmarteryouare,thefasteryoudothingsC．speedcanimproveintelligence75．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThinkingandCriticalThinking．C．ThinkingIsNaturalandHuman．

第二卷（满分55分）

注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。

ⅠVocabulary9’

1.About9,15,000studentssatforthecollegee________examthisyear(rightofentering;admission)

2.After________forseveralseconds,theassistantcametorealizeshehadmadeagreatmistake.(todosthveryslowlybecauseyoufeeluncertainornervous)

3.Manyofthelocalbusinessmeninvitedtothereceptionarec________totheschoolrebuildingfund.(togivemoneyreresourcestohelp)

4.Somepeoplereducetheirp________bycomplainingalot,whichItotallydon’tagree.(stress)

5.Ofcoursethey’reinterestedinbuyingthishouse.O_________theywouldn’tbeaskingaboutprices.(differently,orinanotherway)

6.InBritain,peopleregardThanksgivingandChristmasimportanto__________forfamilyreunion,(atimeoropportunityfordoingsth)

7.China’sCommunistPartywasf________in1921.(tosetuporestablish)

8.TheTitanichadc________intotheicebergbeforethepassengersrealizedthedanger.(tohitsomethingnoisily)

9.Itisprobablyhardforpeoplewhotakeap__________vi