湖北省武汉二中-学高一英语上学期期中考试

PAGE1-湖北省武汉二中2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试（英语）考试时间：2011年11月4日上午9：00—11：00试卷满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inanoffice. B.Inalibrary. C.Inabookstore.2.Wheredidthespeakersplantogo?A.Ashoppingcenter. B.Anoperahouse. C.Theparkinglot.3.Whichaspectofthefilmdoesthewomanlike?A.Theplot. B.Themusic. C.Thedialogue.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sjacket?A.Itissoldatalowerprice. B.Itscolorisherfavorite. C.Itishersister’ssize.5.Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.Themanissoforgetful.B.Themanistoocareless.C.Themanisoverconfident.第二节听下面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，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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7题。6.Whatmakesthemansotired?A.Playinggames. B.SurfingtheInternet. C.Searchingforinterestingpeople.7.Whomdidthemanchatwith?A.PeoplefromCanada. B.Peopleinneedofhishelp. C.Peopleonthesameproject.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whatdoesthelawforbidpeopletodo?A.Totakedogstoparks. B.Towalkdogsinthestreet. C.Totreatdogscruelly.9.Whatdoweknowfromwhatthewomansaid?A.Dogsshouldbekeptathome. B.Buildingadogparkisnecessary. C.Peoplewouldremovethedogwaste.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Accordingtotheman,whatdidhedobeforehewatchedTV?A.Hewashedhishands. B.Hehadhissupper. C.Hetookabath.11.Whatplacehadthemanbeentothenightbefore?A.JamesStreet. B.Arestaurant. C.Afriend’12.Whatdoesthemantrytodointheconversation?A.Toprovethetruth. B.Tofindthetruth. C.Tohidethetruth.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whydidthesoncomebacklate?A.Hehurthishandsandknees. B.HewenttoapubwithLinda. C.Hewaitedalongtimeforthebus.14.Whatwastheoldladydoinginthemiddleoftheroad?A.Lookingforsomething. B.Strugglingtostandup. C.Tryingtoseekhelp.15.WhathappenedtoLinda?A.Shewasfined. B.Shegotinjured. C.Shehadanaccident.16.Wherewasthewitness?A.Outsidethepub. B.Atabusstop. C.Inhiscar.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatistheproblemofsomeoftheuniversitystudents?A.Theydon’tspendalltheirtimeonstudies.B.Theydon’tknowwhattodowiththeirfreetime.C.Theydon’thavechoicesforoutsideclassactivities.18.Howisthestudents’highschoollife?A.Controlledandbusy. B.Regularandcolorful. C.Activeandindependent.19.Accordingtothespeaker,whatistheroleofoutsideclassactivitiesatuniversity?A.Tomakestudentshealthier.B.Toimprovestudents’testscores.C.Toenrichstudents’experience.20.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisehisstudentstodo?A.Learntoenjoythemselves. B.Learntobetheirownmasters. C.Learntodeveloptheirpotential.第二部分：词汇知识应用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分１０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。21.Soonafterthemud-rockflowhitZhouqu, A.shelter B.identity C.rescue D.disaster22.People’s______towardsthecrisisdiffersgreatly.Somearehopeful;othersthinkthingswillneverbelookingup. A.altitude B.attitude C.forecast D.opinion23.Itwasnoeasyjob,butTom’s______expressionshowedthathewouldfinishitintime. A.determined B.concerned C.spellbound D.surprised24.Dueto______powerfailuresintheneighborhood,peopleoftenhavetogetsomecandlesjustincase. A.mean B.stubborn C.extreme D.frequent25.Wecould______himandgodirecttothechairman,butwewouldbeskatingonverythinice. A.ignore B.attack C.blame D.sentence26.Heis______toarriveat5p.m.Ihopehistrainwillnotbedelayedthistime. A.decided B.scheduled C.settled D.organized27.Money______happiness:youneedacertainamounttolivecomfortably,butmoremoneydoesnotnecessarilybuymorehappiness. A.takespartin B.addsupto C.playsapartin D.makesupfor28.Thenewsofthemayor’scomingtoourschoolforavisitwas______ontheradioyesterday. A.workedout B.dugout C.carriedout D.givenout29.______hishealth,wegothimtoliveinthepeacefulcountrysideforsometimeuntilhewasbackonhisfeet. A.Inviewof B.Intermsof C.Inhonorof D.Inchargeof30.Mark’slifeisveryorderly.Fortwentyyears,hehaswalkedfromhisstoretohishouseat______fiveo’clock. A.gradually B.purposely C.entirely D.exactly第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。Itwashergigglingthatdrewmyattention.Notetakingreallywasn'tallthatfunny.Walkingovertotheoffender,Iaskedforthe31.Frozen,sherefusedtogiveittome.Iwaited,allattentionintheclassroomonthequiet32betweenteacherandstudent.Whenshefinally33itovershewhispered,“Okay,butIdidn'tdrawit”.Itwasahand-drawn34ofme,teethblackenedandthewords“I'mstupid”comingoutofmymouth.Imanagedtofolditupcalmly.Mymind,35,wasworkingangrilyasIstrugglednotto36.IfiguredIknewthetwomostlikelycandidatesfordrawingthepicture.Itwoulddothemsome37toteachthemalesson,andmaybeitwashightimethatIdidit!Thankfully,Iwasabletokeepmyself38.Whentherewereaboutsixminutesremaining,Ishowedtheclassthepicture.TheywereallsilentasItoldthemhow39thiswasforme.Itoldthemtheremustbeareason40andnowwastheirchancetowritedownanythingtheyneededtotellme.ThenIletthemwritesilentlywhileIsniffedinthebackoftheclassroom.AsI41thenoteslater,manyofthemsaidsomethinglike,“I'vegotnothingagainstyou,”or“I'msorryyouwerehurt.”Somekidssaid,“We're42ofyou.”Buttwonotes,fromthegirlswhoI43werebehindthepicture,hadalistofissues．Iwastoo44,toostrict…Readingthosenotes,Irealizedthatoverthecourseofthisyear,insteadof45mystudents,Ihadbeguncommandingthemto46.WhereIthoughtIwasdrivingthemtosuccessIwas47drivingthemaway.Ihadsomeapologizingtodo.Butthenextdayintheclassroom,oneboyandonegirleachhandedmeacard．Theone48byalltheboysexpressedsincereregretfortheuglyjoke.Theonefromthegirlsaskedfor49.Thiswasalessonforboththekidsandme.Forgivenessdoesnotchangethepast,butitdoesenlargethe50.31．A．note B．advice C．reason D．help32．A．battle B．competition C．argument D．relationship33．A．took B．thought C．turned D．handed34．A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster35．A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides36．A．leave B．cry C．explain D．argue37．A．good B．harm C．favor D．damage38．A．amused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed39．A．meaningful B．forgetful C．regretful D．hurtful40．A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind41．A．wrote B．finished C．read D．collected42．A．proud B．fond C．afraid D．ashamed43．A．figured B．promised C．concluded D．remembered44．A．talkative B．mean C．selfish D．troublesome45．A．forcing B．encouraging C．comforting D．teaching46．A．express B．apologize C．think D．achieve47．A．actually B．normally C．immediately D．generally48．A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought49．A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．punishment D．correction50．A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future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，从每题短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANewsthatMicrosoftwasmakinga$44.6billionbidtobuyYahoowasgreetedwithheateddiscussionbymanyInternetusersonFriday.Herearesomeresponses:MarkGaleassiofKansasCityThisisthebestmoveforbothparties.YahoohastheideasandMicrosofthasthemoneytofinallymarkettheseideascorrectly.MicrosoftandYahooareaperfectfitandthedealwillbegoodforconsumers.ScottGofNewJerseyIwasaYahoouserforyearsalongwithHotmailfromMicrosoft.ThenGooglecamealong:GoogleEarth,GoogleToolbarandGmail.Googleissoinnovative(创新的)witheverythingtheydo.YahooandMicrosoft...sameoldstory...Idon’tthinkthemerger(合并)willdoanythingforeithercompanyexceptimprovetheYahooshareholders’bankaccounts.MichaelGlosserofEstero,Rightnow,YahoooffersalotoffeaturesandtoolsatnocostforalldifferentlevelsofInternetusers.Microsoftseeksnothingbutprofit.Undoubtedly,they’lldonothingotherthanfindwaystostartremovingYahoo’sformerlynon-pricedfeatures.Microsoft’sgreedwillruinthegreatthingthatYahoocurrentlyis.ToniSuarezofHaciendaHeights,Perhapsitwouldbringbetterhightechnologyinnovationstoe-mailandhelpinresearchinganddevelopingabetterInternet!AntonioSimmonsofParkvilleMicrosoftpurchasingYahoowouldbenothingmorethananattemptfromMicrosofttofurtherimposeupontheuserstheirpoor-qualitysoftwareandobtainmorewealthforthecompany.Inmyopinion,theywillneverbeabletocompetewithGooglebecauseYahooandMicrosoft’scurrentsearchenginesaretooinferior(差的)tocompete.Evenifcombined,theystilllack.51.WhoisinfavorofthemergerofMicrosoftandYahoo?A.AntonioSimmons. B.MichaelGrosser. C.ScottG. D.MarkGaleassi.52.IntheopinionofScottG,_______.A.themergerwillcontributetoMicrosoftB.YahooandMicrosoftarelackingininnovationC.GoogleisgettingshortofmanagementexperienceD.themergerwillallowMicrosofttoovertakeGoogle53.MichaelGrosserisafraidthat_______.A.themergerwillcostYahoo’sfreefeaturesB.themergerwillleadtoMicrosoft’sdefeatingYahooC.theincreasedcompetitionwillforceGoogleoutofthegameD.InternetuserswillhavetobuyMicrosoft’sexpensivesoftware54.WhatisAntonioSimmons’attitudetowardsGoogle?A.Doubtful. B.Disapproval. C.Positive. D.Negative.BWorkyourbrain!Between2and3poundsofwonder，itcontrolseverythingwesay，doorthink，whoweareandwhatwecareabout.Thewaywewalkorlaughorfigureoutthings.Whatwelikeandthetalentswepossess.Howweseeandtalkandrunandjumpandprocessourfood.Thebrainuses20percentofourbody'soxygenand20percentofitsblood.Somewherewithinitsprotein，fat,100,000milesofbloodvesselsand100billionnervecells，ithelpsusrememberwhereweputourgymshoes.Changeourtemperaturesowedon'tdiebecauseoftheheatorcold.Speedusuporslowusdown.Helpuschoosebetweenorangejuiceororange­flavoreddrinks.Itsintricacies(复杂性)arestunning,farbeyondanythingmostofuscanimagine.Tokeepthisworkofartaspolished(有光泽的)aspossibleweneedtoeatright,exerciseandkeepmentallystimulated(刺激)．Goodnutritionhelpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother.Exercisestimulatesahormone(荷尔蒙)inourbrainthatimprovesmemory.Mentalstimulationkeepsyousharpevenasyouage.“It'sveryimportantthatwetellpeopletobephysicallyactiveandmentallyactive，”saidneurologistMalcolmStewart.“Peoplecannotstopaging，butyou'reabletoreducethedamage；you'reabletokeepthefunctionup.”FollowingareDr.Stewart'sadviceforimprovingbrainhealth：NutritionAvoidfastfood.Followtheoldadage(格言，谚语)：Forbreakfast，eatlikeaking；forlunch，likeaqueen；forsupper，likeabeggar.ExerciseDoacombinationofstretchingaerobicandmusclestrengtheningeveryday.MentalgamesTrytohaveasenseofhopeaboutthefuture.Dopuzzles.Listentomusic.Reachouttootherstomaketheirlivesbetter.55.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto_______.A.giveusadviceonhowtokeepthebrainhealthyB.informushowthebrainworksC.tellusthatthebrainplaysanimportantroleinourlivesD.showhowspecialthebrainistous56.Theword“stunning”inParagraph5means_______.A.interesting B.strange C.worrying D.amazing57.Accordingtothetext,moreexercise_______.A.keepsourmindsharp B.helpsimproveourmemoryC.givesourbrainarest D.helpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother58.Inordertokeepbrainhealthy,weshouldavoid_______.A.eatingagoodlunch B.doingpuzzlesC.eatingalargesupper D.takingaerobicexerciseCIndepartmentstoresandclosetsallovertheworld,theyarewaiting.Theiroutwardappearanceseemsratherattractivebecausetheyhaveavarietyofstyles,patterns,materials,andcolors.Buttheyareeventuallythebiggestdeception（欺骗）thatexistsinthefashionindustrytoday.Whatarethey?Theyarehighheels（高跟鞋）—awoman’sworstenemy(whethersheknowsitornot).Fashionhasledwomentobelievethattheyaremorebeautifulorfashionableforwearingheels,butinreality,heelscausetroubles.Womenshouldfightthehighheelindustrybyrefusingtouseorbuytheminordertosavetheworldfromunnecessaryphysicalandpsychologicalsuffering.Tobefair,itmustbenotedthatthereisapositivesidetohighheels.First,heelsareexcellentforaerating（给……通气）lawns(草坪).AnyonewhohaseverwornheelsongrassknowswhatIamtalkingabout.Asimpletriparoundtheyardinapairofthosebabiesgetsridofalltheneedtocallforalawncareexpert,andprovidestheperfect-sizedholestogiveanylawnoxygenwithoutallthedirtlyingaround.Second,heelsarequiteusefulfordefendingagainstoncomingenemiesbythreateningthemwithapairofthesesharp,deadlyfashionitems.Regardlessofsuchpracticalusesforheels,thefactremainsthatwearinghighheelsisharmfultoone’sphysicalhealth.Talktoanypodiatrist（足病医生）,andyouwillhearthatmostoftheirbusinesscomesfromhigh-heel-wearingwomen.Highheelsareknowntocauseproblemssuchasmisshapenfeetandtorntoenails.Theriskofseriousbackproblemsandtwistedorbrokenanklesisthreetimeshigherforahighheelwearerthanforaflatshoewearer.Womenwearingheelsmaygetaheelcaughtinanarrowsidewalkgapandbethrowntothegroundandpossiblybreakanose,back,orneck.Andofcourse,afterwearingheelsforaday,anywomanknowsshecanlookforwardtoanightofpainasshetriestocomfortherachingfeet.59.Despitethedisadvantages,womenstilllikehighheelsbecauseof_______.A.thedifferentusesofhighheels B.theirpurposetoshowofftheirwealthC.therichvarietyofhighheelstyles D.theirwishtoimprovetheirappearance60.Whydoesthewriteruse“thosebabies”(Paragraph2)torefertohighheels?A.Toshowtheirsmallsize. B.Toshowtheircolorfulappearance.C.Toshowwomen’sloveforthem.D.Toshowtheyarestrong.61.Thewriter’schiefargumentagainsthighheelsisthatthey_______.A.areathreattolawns B.areharmfultowomen’shealthC.willnotalwaysmakewomenbeautiful D.arenotusefulasawayofprotection62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwomenshould_______.A.seethroughtheverynatureoffashion B.refusetobuythefashionableproductsC.gotoapodiatristregularlyforadvice D.avoidfollowingthelatestfashionDThegray-hairedladycan'twaittoleavethebuildingtosearchforherdad.Unlesswatched,shewillwalkinthestreetsinanefforttofindherfather,whodied30yearsago. NotallcasesofAlzheimer'sdiseaselooklikethis,butAlzheimer’sisaseriousdiseasethatissaidtobethefourthorfifthleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleoverage75. ItissaidthataboutthreepercentoftheU.S.populationoverage65haveAlzheimer's.Intheearlystages,peoplemayexhibitshorttermmemoryloss.Somemayexperiencechangesinpersonality,easytobeangry.Asthediseaseprogresses,patientsmightlosetheabilitytomoveandmaybeunabletospeakormoveatall.Thisprogressivediseasegenerallylasts8to10yearsbeforedeathoccurs. Whilenooneiscertainwhatcausesthesechangesinthebrain'snervefibers(神经纤维),theireffectiscertain.Alzheimer'sdestroysnotonlythepatients,butalsospouses（配偶),friendsandfamilies. Whatshouldyoudoifyounoticeprogressivememorylossinyourselforalovedone?HavethepersonexaminedbyadoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofAlzheimer'sdisease? ThoughmanyreasonsotherthanAlzheimer'sdiseasemaycausememoryloss,itsearlydiagnosis（诊断）andtreatmentmaydelaysomeofthemostseriouseffects. WhatfeelingwillyoulikelyexperienceshouldalovedonesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease?Apersonwilloftengothroughthevariousstagesofsadness,shock,anger,andsoon.Ifthespousedevelopsthedisease,youmayexperiencehurtanddisappointmentwhenheorshedoesn'trememberyouaremarried. LifefortheAlzheimer'spatientsandtheirlovedoneswillneverbethesameasthediseaseprogresses,bringingadeepsorrow,lossandevenangertowardsGod.Nomatterwhatfeelingsarepresent,facingthemhonestlywillserveonebetterthanburyingthem.63.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthegray-hairedlady?A.Shehasbeenlivingwithherfather.B.Shewassadaboutthedeathofherfather.C.Shecan'tsearchforherfatherwithoutbeingwatched.

D.ShesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease.64.WhenpeoplesufferfromAlzheimer'sdisease,_______.A.theirfamiliesandfriendswillsufferfromthesamediseaseB.theirfamiliesandfriendswillexperiencementalsufferingsC.theywillcertainlydiein8to10yearsD.theywillforgeteverybodybuttheirspouses65.Memorylossoccurs_______.A.fromAlzheimer'sdiseaseandnothingelse

B.fromsadness,shock,anger,andsoonC.foranumberofreasons

D.withchangesinpersonality66.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.earlytreatmentmaystopAlzheimer'sdiseaseoccurringB.itisstillunknownwhatcausesthechangesinthebrain'snervefibersC.nervefibersinthebrainwillcauseAlzheimer'sdiseaseD.whenonesuffersfromAlzheimer'sdisease,hewillbeburiedEToday,there’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingaffectedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.“Iftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnology,”saysMicrosoft,“anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.”Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.“WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrend,”saysMerrillLynch,“alongthelinesofprintingpress,thetelephone,thecomputer,andelectricity.”Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,electronics,antiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,there’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch.AcompanycalledFinalToffersaplaceforyoutostore“afterlifee-mails”youcansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofa“guardianangel”.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable(能预测的)future.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30hoursormoreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What’sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.“TheInternetisjust20%invented,”sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.“Thelast80%ishappeningnow.”67.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced.B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.C.Informationtechnologyisdifficulttoimprovenow.D.Competitionsareunfairbetweentheabovementionedindustries.68.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalTtoshowthat_______.A.almostanythingcanbegotontheInternetB.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternetC.peoplecanfindcheaperthingsontheInternetD.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestobepopular69.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedone(Paragraph4)?A.Somesayhehaschangedtheirlives,whileothersthinknothingofhim.B.Thinknothingofit.Itwasmypleasure.C.HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar.D.Hethinksnothingofthepaininhisbackforthemoment.7