甘肃省天水市二中-学高一英语下学期期中考试试卷

PAGEPAGE10天水市二中2011-2012高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共95分)第一部分：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Healwaystells_______lies,totellyou________truth,Idon’tbelievewhathesaidatall.A./;/B.the;theC./;theD.the;/Howoftendoyougotothecinema?，butusuallytwiceamonth.A.ItalldependsB.HavenoideaC.AsusualD.NotatallHeexistsbreadandwater.A.onB.inC.byD.withTheyoungdancerslookedsocharmingintheirbeautifulclothesthatwetook________picturesofthem.A.manyofB.massesofC.thenumberofD.alargeamountIhearyou’vegotasetofAustraliancoins______Ihavealook?Yes,certainly.A.Do

B.May

C.Shall

D.ShouldIlike______intheautumnwhentheweatherisclearandbright.A.thisB.thatC.itD.onTherewasplentyoftime;she______.A.mustn’thavehurried B.needn’thavehurriedC.maynothavehurried D.wouldn’thavehurriedTheyhavenoideaatall________.A.wherehashegoneB.wheredidhegoC.whichplacehehasgoneD.WherehehasgoneDrinkingtoomuch________yourhealth.A.isharmtoBisharmfultoC.doesharmfultoD.harmto_______leavestheroomlastoughttoturnoffthelights.A.Anyone B.Theperson C.Whoever D.Who______theGameswillbeheldinBeijingisnotknown.A.Whenever B.If C.Whether D.ThatShestartedasanofficejunior,andbecamethedirectorofthewholecompany.A.insurpriseB.inreturnC.inturnD.intimeShe_______downherbookand________inbed.A.lay;laidB.laid;layC.lay;layD.laid;laidHetriedhisbestto______herneeds,butshewasstillnot_____.Infact,whathedidwasnot_______.A.satisfy;satisfied;satisfyingB.satisfy;satisfying;satisfiedC.satisfied;satisfied;satisfyingD.satisfying;satisfied;satisfiedThechanceIhadbeenlookingforward_________atlast.A.tocame

B.tocome

C.tocoming

D.tocomes第二节完型填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35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。

IspenttwomonthswithanAmericanfamilylastyearwhenIstudiedinAmerica．Itissaid，“ThebesthouseisintheU．S．A．，thebestwifeisinJapan，andthebestfoodisinChina．”SoItook

16andpleasureto

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“thebestfood”formyAmericanfamily．Eachday，regardlessofmypoorskillofcooking，Iperformed（表演）myplayin

18way：changingthedishes’colour，themeat’stypeorthesoup’sstyle（风味）．Thus，myAmericanfriendscoulddiscoverthe

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ofeatingChinesefood.Becauseofmy“20”job，I

was

oftenrewarded（奖励）by

their21

ofappreciation（感激）such

as

“very

tasty”，“excellent”,etc．Butthejokewashere：yesterday，IcookedSichuan－style

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fordinner．Iwas

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atmyachievement（成就）．

Whenallthefamilymembersarrivedatthetable，theyfirstlooked

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atthefish，thenlookedatme．“Whydoallthe

fish

have

their

25？”theyasked，“It’shorrible！”Horribleorbeautiful？Idon’tknow．ButI

26knowthatfishheadsaredelicious.The

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isthebestpartoffish；in

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onlytherespectable（受敬重的）guestcanhavethespecial

29ofenjoyingit．

Another

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thingis：theAmericanfriendsoftensaidtome“

31”asthey32

fruitsorotherthings．AccordingtoChinesetradition（传统），Iwouldsimplysmileinanswertotheirkindness

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actuallyhelpingmyselftoanyofthefood．34，Isaid“helpyourself”tothemwheneverIbroughthomefruits．Dearme，nomatterhowmuchorhowoftenIbroughthomefood，aslongasitwasnicetotheirtaste，they

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hesitated（犹豫）tousetheirhandsto“helpthemselves”untilallwasfinished．16．A．worry

B.attention

C.delight

D.pride(自豪)17．A．buy

B.fetch

C.cook

D.leave18．A．their

B.anew

C.thesame

D.asimple19．A．way

B.joy

C.trouble

D.importance20．A.hard

B.daily

C.good

D.new21．A．expressions

B.sentence

C．doing

D.smile22.A.meat

B.fish

C.soup

D.egg

23．A．praised

B.pleased

C.bad

D.surprise24．A．pleasedly

B.excitedly

C.surprisedly

D.worriedly25．A．bones

B.flesh(肉)

C.tails

D.heads26．A．do

B.will

C.wantto

D.should27．A．tail

B.head

C.soup

D.flesh28．A．fact

B.China

C.USA

D.theWest29．A．honour

B.seat

C.table

D.plate30．A．real

B.exciting

C.interesting

D.easy31．A．pleasehelpus

B.excuseme

C．

helpyourself

D.eatthemplease32．A．broughthome

B.wanted

C．werebuying

D.wereeating33．A．not

B.butnot

C.without

D.nor34．A．Atlast

B.Aboveall

C.Afterall

D.Inreturn35．A．usual

B.often

C.never

D.had第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)（A）

TheIceHotel

Areyougoingintoskiing?Iswinteryourfavoritetimeofyear?Ifyoulikesnowandice,maybeyoushouldstayatIceHotelinQuebec,Canada

Becausethishotelissounusual,itisbecomingverypopular.PeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheIceHoteltolookatthefantasticiceart,drinkandeatfromdesignedicedishesandexperiencetheuniqueatmosphere(独特的气氛).Somecoupleshaveevengottenmarriedinthehotel'sicechurch.Butalltheseguestskeeptheirwintercoatson!Becauseofalltheice,thetemperatureinsidethehotelisalwaysbetween-2ºCand-5ºC.Surprisingly,sleepingisnotaprobleminthefreezingcoldhotelrooms.Everyguestgetsaspecialcold-weathersleepingbagandsomefurblankets.Thesekeeptheroomcozyandwarmuntilmorning.36.Whatisthemainideaofthisreading?A.HowtheIceHotelisbuilt

B.WhatmakestheIceHotelspecialC.WhytheIceHotelismadeofice

D.TheservicesoftheIceHotel37.Whatcanyoudointhehotel?A.Watchamovie

B.GetmarriedC.Eataninterestingmeal

D.Alloftheabove38.WhyissleepingNOTaprobleminthehotel?A.theroomsarewarm

B.thetemperatureis-2ºCC.thesleepingbagsarewarm

D.thefurnitureiswarm39.Inwhichpartofthehotelwouldyouprobablyfind"plates"?A.thechurch

B.therestaurantC.therooms

D.theartgallery40.Whatdoyouthinkhappenstothishotelinspring?A.Itfreezes

B.Itmelts

C.Itstaysopen

D.Itmoves（B）PeopleinPolandtendtospendChristmaswiththeirfamilies,andthemostimportantpartofChristmasisChristmasEvesupper.Thewholefamilyjustsitsaroundthetable,andtherearetwelvetraditionaldishesonthetable,andyouaresupposedtotastethemall,becauseifyoudon’ttrythemallyoumayhavebadluckinthecomingyear.Beforeeverybodysitsdowntosupper,theyjustbreakwafers(薄脆饼)witheachother,wishingeachothergoodluck.Assoonasthesupperisover,thechildrengototheotherroom,wherethebigChristmastreestandsandtheyfindChristmaspresentsundertheChristmastree.Afterthat,thewholefamilyjustsitsaroundthetablesingingChristmassongs,andwaitingformidnighttocome,whentheygotochurch.41.WithwhomdoPolishpeoplehaveChristmasEvesupper?

A.Friends

B.Theirfamilies

C.Theirparents

D.Otherrelatives42.WhydopeopleinPolandhavetotasteallthedishesonChristmasEve?

A.Becauseiftheydon’t,theonewhocookswillbeunhappy.

B.Becausetheyhavetotellwhichdishisthebest.

C.Becauseiftheydon’t,theymayhavebadluckinthefollowingyear.

D.Becausetheyaresupposedtodoso.43.Whattimedotheygotochurch?A.At10pm

B.At12pm

C.Beforemidnight

D.Aftermidnight44.HowdothechildrengettheirChristmaspresents?

A.TheygetthemontheChristmastree.

B.TheytakethemundertheChristmastree.

C.TheyaregiventhemundertheChristmastree.

D.TheylookforandgetthemundertheChristmastree.45.WhydopeoplebreakwaferswitheachotherbeforeChristmasEvesupper?

A.Becausetheywanttohavefun

B.BecausetheyquarrelwitheachotherC.BecausetheywisheachothergoodluckD.Becausetheydon’tlikeeatingwafers（C）MrsBlackwashavingalotoftroublewithherskin,soshewenttoherdoctoraboutit.Hecouldnotfindanythingwrongwithher,however.Sohesenthertothelocalhospitalforsometests.Thehospital,ofcourse,senttheresultsofthetestsdirecttoMrsBlack’sdoctor,andthenextmorninghetelephonedhertogiveheralistofthethingsthathethoughtshecouldnoteat,asanyofthemmightbethecauseofherskintrouble.MrsBlackcarefullywroteallthethingsdownonapieceofpaper,whichshethenleftbesidethetelephonewhileshewentouttoaladies’meeting.Whenshegotbackhometwohourslater,shefoundherhusbandwaitingforher.Hehadabigbasketfullofpackagesbesidehim,andwhenhesawher,hesaid,“Hello,dear.Ihavedoneallyourshoppingforyou.”“Doneallmyshopping?”sheaskedinsurprise.“ButhowdidyouknowwhatIwanted?”“Well,whenIgothome,Ifoundyourshoppinglistbesidethetelephone,”answeredherhusband.“SoIwentdowntotheshopsandboughteverythingyouhadwrittendown.”Ofcourse,MrsBlackhadtotellhimthatwhathehadthoughtwereallthethingsthedoctordidnotallowhertoeat.46.MrsBlackwenttoherdoctor________.A.foradietofhealthyfoodsB.forherskindiseaseC.toinvitehimtogiveatalkataladies’meetingD.togettheresultsofsometests47.Theword“He”inthesecondsentencerefersto________.A.MrBlackB.adoctorinthelocalhospitalC.MrsBlack’sdoctorD.someoneelsewedon’tknow48.ThedoctorwhoMrsBlackwenttosee______.A.didn’texaminehercarefullyenoughB.didn’tfindthecauseofherillnessC.wantedtofoolherD.tookhertoalocalhospital49.Thedoctortelephonedherthenextmorningbecause______.A.MrsBlackleftthelistoffoodsatthedoctor’sB.hewantedhertocometohisofficeagainC.hedidn’treceivetheresultsofthetestsD.hethoughtsheshouldstopeatingsomefoods,andofwhichmightcauseherdisease50.Fromthepassage,wecantellMrBlackwas________.A.acarefulmanB.anhonesthusbandC.athomewhenhiswifeansweredthetelephoneD.abouttoleaveforameeting(D)Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworld,butwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage(比率)ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining(降低)globallywhilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeople.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.

However,BritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance(主导)bythemiddleofthiscenturytorank,afterChinese,aboutequallywithArabic,Hindi,andUrdu.“ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorise,butitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworld,simplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspoken,”hesays.

InarecentarticleinthejournalScience,Mr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengali,Tamil,andMalay,spokeninsouthandSoutheastAsia.

DavidCrystal,theauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage,saysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates(低估)thefutureofitsdominance.“Nobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbefore.Butalltheevidence(证据)suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfaster,”hesaid.51.InDavidGraddol’sopinion,Englishwill_______.

A.remainwidespreadandimportantB.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguage

C.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture52.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs

B.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepast

C.Englishlanguagewillsoondropindominance

D.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish53.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?

A.2.

B.3.

C.4.

D.5.54.AccordingtoDavidGraddol,whichofthefollowingwillpossiblybeoneofthelanguagesthatwillbemost

widelyspoken?

A.Malay.

B.Arabic.

C.Urdu.

D.German.55.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPosition

B.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?

C.OpinionsfromDifferentExperts

D.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10)LiHuahasjustcomebackfromtheUSandintendstogivesomeofhisrelativesmentionedin61～65somebooksasgifts.Hebringsbacksixbooks(A～F)．Afterthedescriptionofeachperson，decidewhichbookisthemostsuitableoneforthepeopleandthenmarkthecorrectletter(A～F)onyouranswersheet.Thereisoneextrabook，whichyoudonotneedtouse.56．________LiHua’suncleisfondofreadingstorybooks.Hereadsallkindsofstoriessuchaslovestories，historicalstories，detectivestories，etc.However，thereisnodoubtthatsciencefictionstoriesarehisfavorites.57．________LiHua’smotherworksforalocalnewspaper.Sheusedtowriteacolumn(专栏)aboutlovebutnowsheismakingasurveyabouthowmuchforeignersknowaboutChinesepeopleandculture.ShehasbeencollectingmaterialsinChinaandfromabroad.58．________LiHua’sfatherisahistoryteacherwhoisveryinterestedinthehistoryofChina，especiallyChina’smodernhistory.What’smore，hepaysspecialattentiontothedevelopmentofChina’sminorityareas.59．________LiHua’scousinisaseniormiddleschoolstudentwhoisgoingtotaketheCollegeEntranceExaminationnextyear.ButsheisnotgoodatEnglish，especiallyEnglishgrammar.Sosheislookingforsomebookswhicharehelpful.60．________LiHua’slittlebrotherisstudyinginaMiddleSchool.HeaswellassomeotherstudentsisgoingtopayavisittoanAmericanmiddleschoolandstaythereforthreeweeks.HeisalittleworriedbecauseheknowsnothingaboutAmericanschoollife.A．IntoTibet：TheCIA’sFirstSpyandHisSecretExpeditiontoLhasa(byThomasLaird)ThisbookintroducestheidentityandspecificspyactivitiesofDouglasMackiernan，thefirstCIAagent(中情局探员)whowaskilledondutybyarmedTibetans.TheauthorofthebookbasedhisdescriptionondetailedresearchbasedonthememoriesofformerCIAagentsandinterviewswithrelatedeyewitnessesinTibetandIndia.B.PracticalEnglishUsage(byMichaelSwan)Thisbookisapracticalreferenceguidetolanguagepoints.Itdealswithover600pointswhichregularlycauseproblemsforforeignstudentsofEnglish.Mostofthepointstreatedaregrammatical，buttherearealsoexplanationsofacertainnumberofcommonvocabularyproblems.Beingareferencebook，itcontainsinformationatvariouslevels，rangingfromrelativelysimplepointstoquiteadvancedproblems.C．BattlefieldEarth(byL．RonHubbard)Anintelligentandcreativemasterworkofadventureinthefarfuture，L.RonHubbard’sBattlefieldEarthdescribesanEarthcontrolledforathousandyearsbyanalieninvader(入侵者)—andmanisanendangeredspecies.NewYorkTimesbest­sellingauthorL．RonHubbardhascreatedavast，unforgettableandexcitingworldinBattlefieldEarth.D．XuLing’sAmericanAdventure(byMaryWilliams)XuLingisanexcellentChinesestudentfromHangzhou.AshisfathergoestoAmericaforaone­yeartraining，XuLing，aswellashismothergoeswithhisfatherandbeginshisnewlifeinEisenhowerHighSchool.Thebookconsistsof21chapters，eachreflectingXuLing’slifeinAmericainadifferentaspects.ThebookiswritteninthemostfundamentalwordsandisintendedforChinesemiddleschoolstudents.E．ChickenSoupfortheCouple’sSoul(byJackCanfieldandMarkVictorHansen)Thisisabookforhusbandsandwivesandloversandanyonewhodreamsoffindingtheirsoul’struemate(配偶)．Eachstoryinthisbookwaswrittenbysomeonewhohasbeentransformedbylove.Somestorieswillmakeyoulaugh.Somewillmakeyoucry.Butaboveall，thestoriesinthisbooksinghighpraiseforlove’sabilitytoendure，beyondyears，beyonddifficulty，beyonddistance，beyondevendeath.F．Where’stheDuckinPeking？(byCliffSchimmels)WhetheryouareaChinaexpertoranovice，thisbookwillgiveyouinsightintotheheartsandmindsoftheChinesepeople.Cliffbringsthereadertotearsononepageandbellylaughteronthenext.ThisprofoundlookintoChina’severydaylifeisamust­readforanyoneinterestedinworkinginChinaorworkingwiththeChinesepeople.第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共55分)第三部分：写作(共三节，满分55分)单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Thehotel__________(结合,融合)comfortwithconvenience.Thereistoomuch__(暴力)onTV.Youcan__________(查阅)atelephonedirectoryforthenumber.Ittookmeafewweekstogetusedtomynew__________(环境).___________(好奇心)canmakeascientistoutofachild.ItissaidthatJapanesepeoplelikeadishmadeofr_________fish.Ittakes______（耐心）toeducatechildren.