高一英語下冊期中測試題2

揭陽一中2011—2012學(xué)年高一級（92屆）第二學(xué)期

期中考英語科試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）

第一節(jié)：聽力理解（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

聽下面一段對話，回答第1至2題。

1.Howlonghasthewomanlivedinthehouse?

A.For12years.B.For16years.C.For20

years.

2.Howmuchdoesthehousecost?

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

聽下面一段對話，回答第3至5題。

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.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatisthedateof"BuyNothingDay”？

7.Wheredidtheideaof"BuyNothingDay"start?

8.Whowantedtotellothersabout"BuyNothingDay"inNewMexico?

聽下面一段對話，回答第9至10題。

9.Whichfooddoesthewomanlikeprobably?

10.HowlongdidthewomanstayinCalifornia?

第二節(jié)：聽取信息（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，請根據(jù)題目要求，從聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的

信息，然后填入標(biāo)號為11-15的空格中。

In1741Theideaofmagazinescameto11.

In1743TheChristianHistorymagazinetrieditsluck,butit_12

too.

In1821The13successfulmagazineintheUnitedStates

cameout.

In1825Therewere14than100magazinesintheUS.

By1850Therewere600magazinesintheUS.

By1900Thereweremorethan15magazinesintheUS.

第二部分語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16?30各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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

第二節(jié)語法填空(共15小題；滿分20分)

一.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語，或使用括號中的詞

語的適當(dāng)形式填空。(共10小題，每小題L5分，滿分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).

用適當(dāng)?shù)倪B接詞填空。(共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)

41.Canyoutellmemorethingsaboutthenewsyourteamwon

thegame.

42.isneededforthespacetripiscarefulpreparation.

43.Thereasonisweareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintothe

atmosphere.

44.Hetoldmetheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesand

thefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.

45.Itisuncertaineffecttheterribletrafficaccidentwillbringout.

第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Asthepace（節(jié)奏）oflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingthe

artofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,being

onthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxation

isessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stress（壓力）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（肌肉萎縮癥）.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:

高考資源網(wǎng)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（樂觀的）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.調(diào)）saidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylast

yearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.

Three-quartersofthemorethan8,000respondents（受訪者）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（通過）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（事業(yè)）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

第四部分語言知識運(yùn)用（滿分20分）

第一節(jié)：根據(jù)首字母或提示寫出單詞的適當(dāng)形式（共10小題；每題

1分，滿分10分）

66.Ifyouplaceordersnow,wewouldgiveyoua5%d____二

67.It'sgenerallyacceptedthatsmokingishtoourhealth.

68.Atpresentthelocalgovernmentistakingmtoreduce

pollution.

69.Asatisfied（顧客）isthebestadvertisementthatwehopeto

have.

70.Myauntisdeeply（虔誠的）andgoestochurchtwicea

week.

71.Thestar（包圍）byacrowdoffanswillholdaconcertin

theWorker'sStadium.

72.Theexplorertoldtheboysabouthis（奇遇）attheNorth

Pole.

73.Thecoachsaidthattheyneededmore（energy）playerson

theirfootballteam.

74.Inmyopinion,（prevent）ismoreimportantthantreatment.

75.He（seek）advicefromhislawyeronthismatterlast

Sunday.

第二節(jié)：完成句子（每題2分，滿分10分）

76.Johnwashopingtoworkwiththenewteacher.（同義句轉(zhuǎn)換）

Johnwasworkingwiththenewteacher.

77.（你怎樣解釋）yourlongabsence

fromclasses?

78.Mary（減月巴）inthelastfewmonths,andshe

looksmorebeautiful.

79.Waysmustbefoundto____________________________（阻止

河流污染）.

80.Lily___________________（對…有天賦）learninglanguages.

Nowondershecanspeakfourforeignlanguages.

第五部分讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。

ThisweekendinSydney,Australia“l(fā)ightsout“activitywillbestaged.

Sydneypeoplewillkeeplightsoffforanhour,sothattheAustralia's

largestcitywillbethrownintodarknessinthenight.

InSydney,alargenumberofbusinessmenhavebeenaddedtothis

actionplan.Thegovernmentofficialsandtensofthousandsofpeople

havealsoansweredthecallenthusiastically.

ThelandscapesofSydneysuchasSydneyOperaHouse,Sydney

HarborBridgeanddozensofskyscraperswillkeeplightsoffforonehour

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

itssignificantlighting,suchastheflyinglightsandthetrafficlightswill

beonasusual.

Th