2012年高一英语下册期中测试题(带答案)

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湖南省保靖县民族中学2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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第一部分: (共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分 )
Listening coprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices arked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation twice.
Conversation 1
1.Why doesn’t the girl buy the red watch?
A.It’s too expensive.
B.It’s not beautiful enough.
C.Her other asks her not to buy it.
2.What does the boy coplain about?
A.Price of goods. B. Lack of pocket oney. C. The girl’s decision.
Conversation 2
3.What do we know about the woan?
A.She is a good swier.
B.She dare not swi in the sea.
C.She can’t swi in a swiing pool.
4.What does the an invite the woan do ?
A.To bathe in the sea. B. To walk on the beach. C. To eat soe seafood.
Conversation 3
5.What can we learn about r. iller?
A.He is a professional builder.
B.He used to be a workan.
C.He is fond of doing things hiself.
6.How long has r. iller worked on his house?
A.For several years. B. For about one year. C. For half a year.
Conversation 4
7.Who is the woan probably talking with?
A.A shop assistant B. A friend C. A policean
8.What was the young an wearing?
A.Brown trousers. B. A brown jacket. C. A blue T-shirt.
9.What was unusual about hi?
A.He was wearing sunglasses on a cloudy day.
B.He was unusually tall.
C.His dark hair looked very special.
Conversation 5
10.How long should the container stay in the fishbowl?
A.A day or two. B. Half a day. C. An hour or so.
11.Which factor is taken into consideration while doing that?
A.The water teperature. B. The quality of air.
C. Fish’s adjustent to light.
12.What is the speaker ainly talking about?
A.How to raise goldfish. B. Goldfish’s eating habits.
C. Goldfish’s living habits.
conversation 6
13.Where are the speakers?
A.In a shop. B. At the airport. C. At a tour sport.
14.What was the an in China for ?
A.For a tour. B. For a lecture. C. For a eeting.
15.What ipressed the woan ost?
A.China’s history and culture. B. The large population in China.
C. The rapid changes in China.
SECTION B
Directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the nubered blanks with the inforation you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO ORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.

What Bob and Peter saw
A(n) ____16_______ was ___17_______of the road.

Proble it caused
The ____18________ could not get past.

What people tried to doThe policean and the ___19_______ did their best to ove it but failed.

Bob’s idea
Giving it a(n) ___20_______.
第二部分:知识运用( 共三节,满分45分)
第一节 单项(15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)
21. She dreas of becoing ____pianist, so she akes ____ost of her tie to play the piano.
A. a; the B. the; / C. a; / D. /; the
22.It was difficult to tell whether he could __________ our tea and work for us for that situation。
A. ask for B. call for C. wish for D. stand for
23. The arrival of the European settlers had a great _________ on the life of the Native Aericans.
A. fault B. change C.effect D. result.
24. ________ surprised the hostess ost is _________ one of her friends left the party without saying a word.
A. What, that B. What, what C. That, that D. That, what
25.Soe people get in touch with each other by obile phones__________ others keep contact with each other by e-ail.
A. while B. before C .when C. since
26.Her __________ feeling about hi ade hi ____________.
A. confused ; confusing B. confusing ; confused
C. confused; confused D. confusing; confusing
27. Eating too uch fat can______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. result fro B. contribute to C. attend to D. lead in
28. The chairan thought _____ necessary to invite Professor Sith to speak at the eeting.
A. that B. it C. this D. hi
29. Northern Europe _______ Norway, Sweden, Denark, Finland and Ireland.
A. consists ofB. consists in C. consists D. consists with
30. Joseph ______to evening classes since last onth, but he still can’t say “What’s your nae?” in Russian.
A.has been going B.went C.goes D.has gone
31. Danby left word with y secretary ___he would call again in the afternoon .
A. who B. that C. as D. which
32.—It is cloudy outside. Please take an ubrella.
—__________
A. Yes, take it easy.   B. Well, it just depends.
C. Ok, just in case.   D. All right, you are welcoe.
33.The question is________ the fil is worth seeing.
A.if B.whether C.what D.how
34.__________knowledge coes fro practice is known to all.
A.That B.What C.Where D.If
35.Raining hard ,____________?
A.doesn’t it B.does it C.is it D.isn't it
第二节:完形(共两部分,满分30分)
下面短,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项(18分)
Several years ago, I worked in a copany as a driver. One day in the copany when I was cleaning y 36 which was getting dirty fro running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father aking his 37 to his grandson. The old an was fond of fishing all his life. He usually stayed at hoe because of his old age, but this tie he 38 to ask the kid to take hi fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’ not taking you! It’s 39 than taking a kid..’
His answer broke y heart.. I stopped working iediately and headed back hoe. I took everything I needed and then 40 . On the way, I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (钓鱼的浮子). When I got to the copany, I 41 the old an to go fishing near the river.
When we got there, I put hi in the chair at the edge of the 42 , cast the line, and handed hi the fishing pole (鱼竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to e. I took the fish off, cast, and 43 handed the pole to hi. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told e he was 44 and needed to go hoe.
When I got hi hoe, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-laith instructions to ake sure he got the for dinner and then I 45 . Two weeks later, the old an died. His faily told e later that all he talked about during that tie was his last fishing trip.
Whenever you get the 46 , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Soeday, you ay be in the sae place and you’ll want your faily to 47 you too.
41. A. chair B. carC. bagD. taxi
42. A. point B. decisionC. wayD. ind
43. A. went away B. oved aheadC. cae outD. stood up
44. A. safer B. easierC. quickerD. worse
45. A. returnedB. workedC. restedD. studied
46. A. taught B. suggestedC. orderedD. invited
47. A. street B. waterC. sea D. hill
48. A. suddenly B. thereforeC. againD. lately
49. A. disappointedB. excited C. worriedD. tired
50. A. played B. exercisedC. leftD. slept
51. A. chance B. experience C. inforation D. nuber
52. A. look for B. stare at C. turn into D. care about
根据短内容填空,每空不超过一个单词(12分)
I was ___48___ excited to be picked to represent Canada. I have been to Popeii in Italy and I a now in China visiting Loulan.
Both places were iportant coercial cities ___49__ 2,000 years ago. They disappeared and becae 50 civilizations. Popeii was founded in the 8th century BC and was taken over by the Roans in 89 BC. Popeii was destroyed _51 _ a volcano, which erupted __52__ covered Popeii with ash. All the people were buried alive, and so was the city.
Loulan was a stopping point on the faous Silk Road __53__ the East and the West. __54__ is believed that Loulan was gradually covered by sandstors and then disappeared under the sand.
There are just a few ruins _55__. Soe treasure, such as coins and painted pots, was found, and recently soe tobs. I a becoing very interested in ancient civilizations. aybe I shall becoe an archaeologist one day.
第三部分:理解 ( 共15小题: 每小题2分,满分30分 )
阅读下列短,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并将该答案写在答卷上。 A
Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a noral night, of course, people frequently change their position. The iportant position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You norally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.
If you sleep on your stoach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn(顽固的), but you aren't very abitious. You usually live for today not for toorro This eans that you enjoy having a good tie.
If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. You're shy and you don't norally like eeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You soeties feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
56. According to the writer,you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.
A. only in a noral night
B. only when you go to sleep
C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the world
D. only when you change sleeping position
57. Which is NOT entioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?
A. He or she is always open with others.
B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.
C. He or she is always easily upset.
D. He or she tends to believe in others.
58. Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stoach?
A. He or she is careful not to offend others.
B. He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion.
C. He or she can't be successful in any business.
D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.
59. aybe you don't want to ake friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?
A. He or she would rather be alone than counicate with you.
B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.
C. He or she prefers staying at hoe to going out.
D. He or she wouldn't like to get help fro you.
60. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________.
A. he or she always shows sypathy for people
B. he or she is confident,but not stubborn
C. he or she has ore strengths than weaknesses
D. he or she often considers annoying people
B
O. Henry was a pen nae used by an Aerican writer of short stories. His real nae was Willia Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he anaged to teach hiself everything he needed to kno When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when soe oney went issing fro the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it.
Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote ostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because siple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.
61. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a
C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.
62. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_______.
A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City
63. O. Henry went to prison because ___ .
A. people thought he had stolen oney fro the newspaper
B. he broke the law by not using his own nae
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. people thought he had taken oney that was not his
64. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.
65. Where did O. Henry get ost aterial for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.
C
It doesn’t atter when or how uch a person sleeps, but everyone needs soe rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange an theselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors cae to his hoe in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got soe sleep of soe kind. So they stayed with hi and watched every oveent he ade. But they were surprised . Though they watched hi hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin soeties got was sitting in a cofortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that ight explain his condition. Herpin reebered soe talk about his other having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
66. The ain idea of this passage is that _______.
A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
B. large nubers of people do not need sleep
C. everyone needs soe sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
67. The doctors cae to visit Herpin , expecting to ______.
A. cure hi of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people fro the need of sleeping
D. find out why soe old people didn’t need any sleep
68. After watching hi closely, the doctors cae to believe that AL Herpin ________.
A. was too old to need any sleep B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all D. needed soe kind of sleep
69. One reason that ight explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his other’s injury before he was born
D. his agnificent physical condition
70. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.
A. a coon one B. one that could be cured
C. very healthy D. a rare one
第四部分:写作技能 ( 共三节 ,满分45分 )
第一节 阅读填空(共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短,根据所读内容, 在下表中的空格处填上适当的单词和短语,每空不超过3个单词。
“Flying saucer” refers to strange objects which travel through the air at very high speeds. Thousands of people all over the world clai to have seen the. Soe believe the to be spaceships for other planets. Others insist that they are a secret type of planes being built on earth. any people believe that they are only natural phenoena happening under special weather conditions.
In the United States, the first flying saucers were reported on June 4, 1947 by a private plane pilot. He saw nine objects traveling in the sky. Each was disk-shaped and very bright. Because their oveents were copared to those of a “saucer skiing across the water”, newspaper recorders called the “flying saucers”.
Soe weeks after the first reported sighting, the United States Air Force was given the job of looking into all the reports of flying saucers. Since the Air Force officials began their investigation of flying saucers, they have recognized ost of the objects as stars, planes, an-ade satellites, experiental issile(导弹), or weather phenoena. Soe of the UFO reports, including photographs, were tricks ade to cheat people.
All the research so far has failed to prove that UFOs are spaceships coing fro the outside the earth.


Flying Saucers

71. ___________
about UFOs●Soe people believe UFOs to be 72. __________ fro other planets.
●Others insist that they are73. ______________ being built on earth.
●any think that they are only74.__________________.

Reports of the first sight of UFOs●Place: 75. __________
●76. ________: June 4, 1947
●Witness: 77. ________________
●Shape:78. ______________
79.__________of the investigation
(调查)●ost of the objects are stars, planes, an-ade satellites,
experiental issile or weather phenoena.
●Soe were80. _______ ade to cheat people

第二节 简答题(共4小题; 10分)
阅读短,根据所要求的字数回答问题。
It was a winter orning, just two weeks before Christas 2005. While ost people were waring up their cars, Trevor, y husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kiloeters away fro hoe to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young faily. I was so sad that soeone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told the our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called y husband to pick it up. Once again y husband had a way to get to and fro his job. It is really an honor that a coplete stranger would go out of their way for soeone they have never et before.
People say that a sile can be passed fro one person to another, but acts of kindness fro strangers are even ore so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in huanity as a whole. And it has influenced us to be ore indful of ways we, too, can share with others. No atter how big or how sall, an act of kindness shows that soeone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
81. Why was the bike so iportant to the couple? (Within 10 words))
________________________________________________.(3分 )
82. How did people get to know the couple’s proble? (Within 3 words) _________________________________.(2分 )
83. We can infer fro the text that life was __________for the young faily. (one word)( 2分 )
84. What do the couple learn fro their experience? (Within 12 words)
__________________________________________________. (3分 )
第三节 书面表达(25分)
请以 “The Iportance of Water” 为题,写一篇120词左右的短。要点如下:
1. 水与生命的关系 2. 水资的现状 3. 怎样保护水资
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________


2012春高一年级英语期中考试答案

完型填空 :36——40 BCCDA 41——45 DBCDC 46——47 AD

语法填空 :48 very / so 49 about / around 50 lost 51 by
52 and 53 between 54 It 55 left
阅读理解 :56——60 BCCAB 61——65 BADDC 66——70 ABCCD

阅读填空 :71 different opinions 72 spaceships 73 secret planes 74 natural phenoena 75 USA 76 Tie 77 a plane pilot 78 disk— shaped 79 Results
80 tricks
回答问题 :81 Because they used it for work and daily life .
82 Fro a newspaper .
83 hard / difficult
84 An act of kindness can ean a lot .




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