高一英语下册期中测试题2

揭阳一中2011—2012学年高一级（92届）第二学期

期中考英语科试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节：听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

听下面一段对话，回答第1至2题。

1.Howlonghasthewomanlivedinthehouse?

A.For12years.B.For16years.C.For20

years.

2.Howmuchdoesthehousecost?

A.$6,815.B.$6,850.C.$7,850.

听下面一段对话，回答第3至5题。

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherstayhere?

A.Boring.B.Surprising.C.Pleasing.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InBritain.B.InAmerica.C.InFrance.

5.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodowhenshegetshome?

A.Givehimacall.B.Sendhimanemail.C.Writealetter

tohim.

听下面一段独白，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatisthedateof"BuyNothingDay”？

7.Wheredidtheideaof"BuyNothingDay"start?

8.Whowantedtotellothersabout"BuyNothingDay"inNewMexico?

听下面一段对话，回答第9至10题。

9.Whichfooddoesthewomanlikeprobably?

10.HowlongdidthewomanstayinCalifornia?

第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的

信息，然后填入标号为11-15的空格中。

In1741Theideaofmagazinescameto11.

In1743TheChristianHistorymagazinetrieditsluck,butit_12

too.

In1821The13successfulmagazineintheUnitedStates

cameout.

In1825Therewere14than100magazinesintheUS.

By1850Therewere600magazinesintheUS.

By1900Thereweremorethan15magazinesintheUS.

第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16〜30各题所给的A、B、

C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Severalyearsago,whileattendingacommunicationcourse,I

experiencedamostunusualprocess.Theinstructoraskedustolist

anythinginourpastthatwefelt16of,regretted,orincomplete

aboutandreadourlistsaloud.

Thisseemedlikeavery17process,butthere'salwayssome

bravesoulinthecrowdwhowillvolunteer（bereadyto）.The

instructorthen18thatwefindwaysto19people,ortake

someactiontorightanywrongdoings.Iwasseriouslywonderinghow

thiscouldever20mycommunication.

Thenthemannexttomeraisedhishandandvolunteeredthisstory:

“Makingmy21.Irememberedanincidentfromhighschool.I

grewupinasmalltown.TherewasaSheriffnoneofuskidsliked.

Onenight,mytwobuddies（老兄）andIdecidedtoplaya22on

“Afterdrinkingafewbeers,weclimbedthetallwatertankinthe

middleofthetown,andwroteonthetankinbrightredpaint:Sheriff

BrownisaFOX.Thenextday,almostthewholetownsawour

glorious23.Withintwohours,SheriffBrownhadusinhis

office.MyfriendstoldthetruthbutIlied.Noone24foundout.”

"Nearly20yearslater,SheriffBrown'sname25onmylist.I

didn'tevenknowifhewasstill26.Lastweekend,Idialedthe

informationinmyhometownandfoundtherewasaRogerBrownstill

listed.Itriedhisnumber.Afterafew27.Iheard,"HeHo?”I

said,''SheriffBrown?”Paused"Yes"."Well,thisisJimmyCalkins.^^

“AndIwantyoutoknowthatIdidit."Paused."Iknewit!”he

yelledback.Wehadagoodlaughanda28discussion.His

closingwordswere:"Jimmy,Ialwaysfeltbadforyoubecauseyour

buddiesgotitofftheirchest,butyouwerecarryingitaroundallthese

years.Iwanttothankyouforcallingme...foryoursake.”

Jimmyinspiredmeto29all101itemsonmylistwithintwo

years,andIalwaysrememberwhatIlearnedfromthecourse:It'snever

toolateto30thepastwrongdoings.

16.A.ashamedB.afraidC.sureD.

proud

17.A.privateB.secretC.interestingD.

funny

18.A.expectedB.suggestedC.ordered

D.demanded

19.A.connectwithB.dependonC.makeanapologyto

D.getalongwith

20.A.improveB.continueC.realize

D.keep

21.A.notesB.listC.plan

D.stories

22.A.partB.gameC.trick

D.record

23.A.viewB.signC.attention

D.remark

24.A.alsoB.evenC.still

D.ever

25.A.appearsB.considersC.presents

D.remembers

26.A.angryB.happyC.doubtfulD.

alive

27.A.wordsB.callsC.repeatsD.

rings

28.A.livelyB.plainC.nervousD.

cold

29.A.buildupB.makeupC.clearupD.

giveup

30.A.regretB.forgiveC.rightD.

punish

第二节语法填空(共15小题；满分20分)

一.阅读下列短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词

语的适当形式填空。(共10小题，每小题L5分，满分15分)

Nooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan.However,accordingtoa

widelyacceptedtheory,itbegan31a“BigBang”.Thentheearth

explodedloudlyandproducedwatervaporandmanygases,32

(make)theearth'satmosphere.Andthenastheearthcooleddown,water

appearedandstayed33thesurface.Itwasthepresenceofwater

34allowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintothe

oceansandseas,35madeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Andthe

36(appear)ofsmallplantsencouragedthedevelopmentofearly

shellfishandallsortsoffish.Next,greenplantsbegantogrowonland.

37werefollowedbylandanimals.Later,reptilesappearedforthe

firsttime,afterwhichdinosaursdeveloped.However,theysuddenly

disappeared.Therefore,mammals38(rise)ontheearth.Finally,

humansappearedandspreadallovertheearth.However,theyareputting

toomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,makingtheearthtoohotto

liveon.So39lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependon

whetherthisproblemcan40(solve).

用适当的连接词填空。(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

41.Canyoutellmemorethingsaboutthenewsyourteamwon

thegame.

42.isneededforthespacetripiscarefulpreparation.

43.Thereasonisweareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintothe

atmosphere.

44.Hetoldmetheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesand

thefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.

45.Itisuncertaineffecttheterribletrafficaccidentwillbringout.

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Asthepace（节奏）oflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingthe

artofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,being

onthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxation

isessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stress（压力）isanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto

avoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertain

amountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.It

isonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoor

performanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand（承受）dependsvery

muchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuch

charactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities,

othersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedto

stress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infact

wemakechoicebetween“flightorfight“andinmoreprimitivedaysthe

choicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeet

todayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,it

involvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,through

continuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewe

can'tremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwe

could),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

46.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause

A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoyment

B.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxation

C.theyaretravelingfastallthetime

D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore

47.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantcharacterforagood

managerishis.

A.strongwilltowithstandstressB.knowingtheartof

relaxation

C.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontrolover

performance

48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtothe

passage?

A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealth

C.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.

49.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,4tdoso“refersto.

A.”exposeourselvestostress"B."findwaystodealwith

stress”

C.”removestressfromourlives"D."establishlinks

betweendiseasesandstress”

50.Accordingtotheauthor,therightattitudetowardstressis.

A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithit

C.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

B

Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspe­

cialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedan

interestinmeetingme.Iwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soI

agreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,Ifoundoutsomethingabout

Matthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）.Whenhewasbom,

thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofive,andthenthey

weretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.Hewantedto

meetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewabout

overcomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.

IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain

orask,“Whyme?”Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoing

forhisdreams.Obviously,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn't

mentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.

Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewanted

toliftweightswithme.Whenwehadfinishedtalking,Iwenttomy

briefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaround

hisneck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreabout

successandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitfora

moment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youarea

champion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympics

andwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”

LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew'sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassed

away.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:

高考资源网Dick,

MymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyou

sentme.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon't

havelongtoliveanymore,butIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.

ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagold

medal,hutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.However,IknowI'ma

champion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgive

memymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyoufor

lovingme.

Yourfriend,

Matthew

51.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthor

because.

A.hewasalsogoodatweightlifting

B.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwina

medal

C.hewasoneoftheauthor'sfans

D.headmiredtheauthorverymuch

52.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat

A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethis

disease

B.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschool

C.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometosee

himbefore

D.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal

53.Fromthepassagewelearnthat.

A.Matthewwasanathlete

B.Matthewwasanoptimistic（乐观的）anddeterminedboy

C.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhad

D.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied

54.Matthewdidn'taccepttheauthor?smedalbecause.

A.hethoughtitwastooexpensive

B.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefuture

C.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoon

D.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers

55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Asickboy.B.Aspecialfriend.C.Arealchampion.D.Afamousathlete.

c

Cellphonefeelslikeapartofyourbody?Aglobalsurveyhasfound

thatmostpeoplecan'tlivewithouttheirmobiles,neverleavehome

withoutthemand,ifgivenachoice,wouldratherlosetheirwallet.

Callingmobilephonesthe"remotecontrol"forlife,marketresearch

firmSynovate'spoll（民.调）saidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylast

yearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.

Three-quartersofthemorethan8,000respondents（受访者）polled

onlinein11countriessaidtheytaketheirphonewiththemeverywhere,

withRussiansandSingaporeansthemostattached.Morethanathirdalso

saidtheycouldn'tlivewithouttheirphone,toppedbyTaiwaneseand

againSingaporeans,whileoneinfourwouldfindithardertoreplacethe

mobilethantheirpurse.Sometwo-thirdsofrespondentsgotobedwith

theirphonesnearbyandcan'tswitchthemoff,eventhoughtheywantto,

becausethey'reafraidthey'llmisssomething.

"Mobilesgiveussafety,securityandinstantaccesstoinformation.

Theyarethenumberonetoolofcommunicationforus,sometimeseven

surpassingface-to-facecommunication.Theyareourconnectionstoour

lives,"JennyChang,Synovate'smanagingdirectorinTaiwan,saidina

statement.

Mobileshavealsochangedthenatureofrelationships,withthesurvey

findingnearlyhalfofallrespondentsusetextmessagestoflirt,afifthset

upfirst-datesvia（通过）textandalmostthesamenumberusethesame

methodtoendaloveaffair.

Apartfromtheobviouscallingandtexting,thetopthreefeatures

peopleuseregularlyontheirmobilephonesgloballyarethealarmclock,

thecameraandthegames.

AsforemailandInternetaccess,17percentofrespondentssaidthey

checkedtheirinboxesorsurfedtheWebontheirphones,ledbythosein

theUnitedStatesandBritain.Onein10respondentslogontosocial

networkingwebsitessuchasFacebookandMySpaceregularlyviamobile,

againledbyBritainandtheUnitedStates.

"Asthemobilebecomesmoreandmoreanall-in-onedevice,many

otherbusinessesarefacingchallengingtimes.Theopportunitiesfor

mobilemanufacturersandnetworkshoweverareenormous,"said

Synovate'sglobalheadofmedia,SteveGarton.

Noteveryoneistechsavvy（科技通），however:37percentof

respondentssaidtheydon'tknowhowtouseallthefunctionsontheir

phone.

56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.75%oftherespondentsinRussiataketheirphoneeverywhere.

B.OverathirdofSingaporeanscouldn'tlivewithouttheirphone.

C.Aboutafifthoftherespondentsusetextingtoendaloveaffair.

D.10%oftherespondentssurfFacebookandMySpaceviatheirphones,

57.Theunderlinedword“ubiquitous“inparagraph2mostprobably

means.

A.existingeverywhereB.unusualC.alotadvanced

D.inexpensive

58.Accordingtothepassage,thefirstthreeregularfunctionsofmobile

phonesworldwideareprobably.

A.calling,textingandemailingB.thealarmclock,thecamera

andthegames

C.calling,textingandthealarmclockD.email,Internetaccessand

thealarmclock

59.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Peoplecouldnotlivewithouttheircellphones.

B.Mobilemanufacturersandnetworksarefacingchallenges.

C.Themorefunctionsamobilephonehas,themorepeoplewillrelyon

it.

D.Quiteafewcellphoneusersusuallyusethemainfeaturesontheir

phone.

60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.RussiansandSingaporeansdependoncellphonesmost.

B.Peoplewouldratherlosewalletthancellphone.

C.Peoplegotobedwithcellphoneson.

D.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofcellphone

D

Therearesomanycareer（事业）possibilitiesthatdecidingtheright

careerpathcanbescary.Thisisalsoanexcitingprocess,andisonethat

willultimatelyleadyoutoacareerthatisstimulating,andrightforyou.

Studiesshowthattheaveragepersonwillchangecareersatleastfive

times,andit'snotunusualtochangeuptotentimes.Yourinitial（最初的）

decisionwillnotbindyouforlife,butitwillgiveyousomedirectionand

helpyoustartdecidingwhatisrightforyou.

Whenyoubeginthinkingaboutyourcareergoals,itisimportantto

exploreyourskillsandinterests.Findoutwhatitisyoulove-areyou

interestedinmath?Doyouliketopaint?Onceyouhaveanideawhatitis

thatmakesyouhappy,researchthoseoccupationsthatmayfityour

personalityandabilities.Ifyouloveworkingoutside,perhapsaccounting

isnottherightjobforyou.

Afteryoudecidewhatyou'reinterestedin,youneedtofigureouthow

toaccomplish（完成）thosegoals.Spendtimemappingoutaplanfor

yourpath.Takecoursesinhighschoolthatwillhelpyougetahead,

especiallyifyouwanttogotocollege.

YoucansetgoalstheeasywaybyusingtheSMARTGoalstheory.

AccordingtoPaulJ.Meyer,,SmartGoalsare:

Specific—specificgoalshaveamuchgreaterchanceofbeing

accomplished.Askyourself,whoisinvolvedinyourgoal,andwhatyou

wanttoaccomplish.Alsoestablishatimeframeforthegoalsoyoucan

haveadeadlineinwhichtoachieveit.

Measurable—Measurablegoalshelpyoumonitorprogressandkeepon

track.Askyourselfifyourgoalissomethingattainable.

Attainable—Attainablegoalsaregoalsthatarereasonableenoughfor

youtodeveloptheabilities,skills,andresourcesnecessarytoreachthem.

Mappingoutagameplanhelpsyoufindopportunitiesyoumayhave

overlooked.

Realistic—RealisticGoalsrepresentanobjectivetowardwhichyouare

willingandabletowork.Youcanhaveahighgoalwhichisrealistic,but

goalsareusuallyonlyrealisticifyoubelievethattheycanbe

accomplished.

Tangible—Tangiblegoalsareoneswhosesuccessesyoucanexperience

andenjoy,knowingthatyoucompletedthegoalyousetoutforyourself.

UsingSmartGoals,youcannarrowdownyourcareerobjectives,and

findthewaytomakesomeofyourdreamsintoreality.Thisisespecially

usefulforimportantgoals,suchasattendingadreamcollegeorfinding

thecareerofyourdreams.

61.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.introducetheSmartGoalssystemandgivesomehelp

B.givesomeadvicetocollegegraduatesandmaketheSmartGoals

systempopular

C.offersuggestionsforstudentsdecidingonacareerandhowtouse

SmartGoals

D.helpstudentstomakesomeoftheirdreamsintoreality

62.Accordingtothetext,whatmayaffectyouwhenyouconsideryour

careerchoices?

A.AgeandexperienceB.Personalityand

courses

C.DreamsandgoalsD.Skillsandinterests

63.Theauthorthinksthataninitialdecision.

A.willhavealifelongeffectonaperson

B.willbenefitapersoninsomeway

C.willnothelpyouwithyourcareerchoices

D.willreduceaperson;sfreedomofcareerchoicesforashorttime

64.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoutoaccomplishcareergoals

accordingtothetext?

A.SpendtimeinplanningaprojectforyourcareerpathB.Take

relatedcoursesatcollege

C.SetgoalsbyusingSmartGoalsD.

Enjoyyoursuccesses

65.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Specificgoalsgiveyoumorechancesofestablishingatime

frame.

B.Measurablegoalsdependonyourabilities,skillsandresources

C.Attainablegoalsareoneswhoseprogressyoucanmonitor

D.Realisticgoalsusuallyrefertothosethatyoubelieveyoucan

accomplish

第四部分语言知识运用（满分20分）

第一节：根据首字母或提示写出单词的适当形式（共10小题；每题

1分，满分10分）

66.Ifyouplaceordersnow,wewouldgiveyoua5%d____二

67.It'sgenerallyacceptedthatsmokingishtoourhealth.

68.Atpresentthelocalgovernmentistakingmtoreduce

pollution.

69.Asatisfied（顾客）isthebestadvertisementthatwehopeto

have.

70.Myauntisdeeply（虔诚的）andgoestochurchtwicea

week.

71.Thestar（包围）byacrowdoffanswillholdaconcertin

theWorker'sStadium.

72.Theexplorertoldtheboysabouthis（奇遇）attheNorth

Pole.

73.Thecoachsaidthattheyneededmore（energy）playerson

theirfootballteam.

74.Inmyopinion,（prevent）ismoreimportantthantreatment.

75.He（seek）advicefromhislawyeronthismatterlast

Sunday.

第二节：完成句子（每题2分，满分10分）

76.Johnwashopingtoworkwiththenewteacher.（同义句转换）

Johnwasworkingwiththenewteacher.

77.（你怎样解释）yourlongabsence

fromclasses?

78.Mary（减月巴）inthelastfewmonths,andshe

looksmorebeautiful.

79.Waysmustbefoundto____________________________（阻止

河流污染）.

80.Lily___________________（对…有天赋）learninglanguages.

Nowondershecanspeakfourforeignlanguages.

第五部分读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

ThisweekendinSydney,Australia“lightsout“activitywillbestaged.

Sydneypeoplewillkeeplightsoffforanhour,sothattheAustralia's

largestcitywillbethrownintodarknessinthenight.

InSydney,alargenumberofbusinessmenhavebeenaddedtothis

actionplan.Thegovernmentofficialsandtensofthousandsofpeople

havealsoansweredthecallenthusiastically.

ThelandscapesofSydneysuchasSydneyOperaHouse,Sydney

HarborBridgeanddozensofskyscraperswillkeeplightsoffforonehour

from7:30,andevenMcDonald'sbig"M"logowillbeswitchedoff.But

itssignificantlighting,suchastheflyinglightsandthetrafficlightswill

beonasusual.

Th