廣東省汕頭市金平區(qū)東廈中學(xué)2011-2012學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

1、東廈中學(xué)20112012學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末考試高一級(jí)英語科試卷 命題： 教研組長(zhǎng)： 第一部分：聽力（共二節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)  聽力理解（5段共15小題） 每段播放兩遍。各段后有幾個(gè)小題，各段播放前每小題有5秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間。請(qǐng)根據(jù)各段播放內(nèi)容及其相關(guān)小題，在5秒鐘內(nèi)從題中所給的A、B、C項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。聽第一段對(duì)話，回答第13題。1. What will the girl do during the winter?   A. She wont go anywhere for no money.   B.

2、She will have to stay at home to study English.   C. She will be at Aswan Dam.2. What do you suppose the boys sister is?   A. She is a passenger on the plane.   B. She is a queen.   C. She may be a stewardess (a waitress on a plane).3. What do you think of the

3、 girls feeling?   A. She was hurt by the boys words.   B. The girl was angry   C. The girl cared nothing.聽第二段對(duì)話，回答第46題。4. What are the man and the woman talking about?   A. How the man is doing at his studies.   B. The things they like to do. &#

4、160; C. The way time passes.5. What does the man say about the pass of time?   A. It always goes too fast.   B. It seems slower when one has too much to do.   C. It seems slower when one has little to do.6. What does the man want the woman to do now?   A. To w

5、rite a paper.   B. To be patient.   C. To do an experiment.聽第三段獨(dú)白，回答第79題。7. Why did Stevens parents have a serious talk with him one year ago?   A. Because Steven was doing very poorly in school.   B. Because Steven was neglecting his studies.   C. B

6、ecause they wanted Steven to earn some money.8. How much money did Steven get from his parents that morning?   A. $ 400 .   B. $ 500 .   C. $ 700.9. What was Steven most likely going to do then?   A. Watch his favorite TV program.   B. Put his money

7、in the bank.   C. Go and buy a computer.聽第四段對(duì)話，回答第1012題。10. What is the aim of the survey?   A. To find out what people think of modern pop music.   B. To find out if the woman likes pop music.   C. To find out what kink of music young people like.11. What doe

8、s the woman say?   A. She doesnt listen to music.   B. She is angry with her son.   C. She doesnt like modern pop music.12. What do we know about the father and the son?   A. They never listen to music together.   B. They always argue with each other

9、 about music.   C. They have the same taste in music.聽第五段對(duì)話，回答第1315題。13. How much did the womans parents pay for their house?   A. $4,000.   B. $14,000.   C. $40,000.14. What is the weather like in Miami?   A. Always nice and sunny.   B. Al

10、ways cloudy and rainy.   C. Sometimes cloudy and rainy.15. What has the man dreamed of for a long time?   A. Enjoying himself on Miami beach.   B. Owning an indoor swimming pool.   C. Living in Miami. 第二節(jié)  聽取信息（共5小題）聽下面一段獨(dú)白，請(qǐng)根據(jù)題目要求，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入

11、答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為1620的空格中。聽錄音前，你將有10秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間，錄音讀兩遍。你將有50秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。Courses in American High SchoolsCoursesWhat to learnWhy to chooseEnglish17_ and famous literatureThey are 19_ courses.16_Biology, chemistry or physicsMathGeometry, algebra and arithmeticHistoryImportant 18_in the U.S.MusicIt is more enjoyable.Compu

12、ter scienceIt is more 20._ 第二部分：語言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共三節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空 （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）21. I didnt like the way _ he looked at me. A. in which B. that C. / D. all the above22. -I have heard that the famous coach _his players _ coming to our school for a visit. -I have heard the news _. A. and; is ; too

13、B. as well as; is；as well C. as well as; are; either D. with; are; too 23. My English teacher,_ I have made great progress, went abroad for further study. A. with whom B. under whom C. without whom D. with the help of whom24. The flight was put off _ the bad weather. A. as a result B. as a result of

14、C. result in D. result from25. I _ you for 16 years but I still dont know what goes on in your mind. A. have married with B. have got married to C. have married to D. have been married to26. Only _this way, _ make your dream come true. A. by; you can B. on; you can C. in; can you D. with, can you27.

15、 Barbara is easy to recognize as shes the only one of the women who _ evening dress. A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn28. The reason _ the little actress has been such a success is _ she is both clever and hard-working. A. that; why B. why; because C. that; because D. why; that29.I dont thin

16、k the film you told me about this morning is worth_.A. seeing B. being seen C. to see D. to be seen30.They use specially trained dogs to _their sheep at night.A. take care B. get along with C.watch over D. turn to31. Susan advised me not to buy the vase, but I bought it_.A. anyhow B. however C. thou

17、gh D. totally32. The boy has always dreamed_a teacher, and now his dream has_.A. to become; been realized B. of becoming; come true C.of becoming; been come true D. to become; been come true33. This Englishman is good at writing, reading and _is kind to others. A. above all B. first of all C. in all

18、 D. after all34.All_is needed is a Supply of oil.A. the thing B. that C. what D. which35. The construction of the two new railway lines_by now. A. has completed B. have completed C. have been completed D. has been completed第二節(jié) 完形填空 （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）Dear readers,Please allow me to tell you somethin

19、g before you read this book. When my 36_ , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been _37_ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the time to tell Sam what I had _38 .For years I have been hosting a program on the

20、_39 _ and writing articles for a magazine. Being unable to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart _40_ , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and readers. So when Sam was born, I _41 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. T

21、hats how I started to write these _42_ . I hope that Sam would read them sooner or later.However, that expectation _43_ when Sam showed signs of autism (自閉癥) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He _ 44_ to communicate with others, even the family mem

22、bers. That was _45 for me but didnt stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 46 now to tell him. I wanted him to _47_ what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune hell _48_ as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just _49 if I could write all that I w

23、anted to say in the rest of my life.Now, as the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a _50 .Daniel Gottlieb36. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson37. A. seriously B. mentally C.

24、slightly D. quietly38. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost39. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed40. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open41. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided42. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries43. A. developed B. disappearedC. changed D. arrived44. A. tried B

25、. refused C. regretted D. hoped45. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking46. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing47. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question48. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause49. A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted50. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer第

26、三節(jié) 語法填空 （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）People from different lands went to America because they needed the chance for a new life. Among those 51_ went in the nineteenth century was a large group of people from Ireland.In 52_ 1800s, life was very hard for the peasants of Ireland. The peasants rented the land o

27、n5 3_ they lived. In order to pay the rent, they spent much of their time 54_ (farm) for their landlord.The British government ruled Ireland at this time, and most of the food grown in Ireland 55_ (ship) to England. Because the peasants had no money, they depended on potatoes for food. Potatoes coul

28、d be grown on a small piece of land for a few pennies. For more than half the people in Ireland, potatoes were the only food.In 1845, disaster came to the potato fields. A plant disease attacked the potato plants, and they 56_（turn ）black and rotted. For three years, the potato crop of Ireland was d

29、estroyed.With their only source of food gone, the peasants were starving. People searched the countryside 57_food, and starving crowds gathered in the cities. The English government tried to help by setting up“soup kitchens” to feed the hungry. 58_it could not feed everyone. More than a million peop

30、le died, and many of those left decided that they had to leave Ireland.A great migration to American began. 59_（thousand ）of people gathered at the seaports. Then 60_took steamships to a new land and a new life.第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 閱讀下列三篇短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）AWe gather

31、a great deal of incidental knowledge from petsIf we look after them properly we learn what they like and dislike We do not set out to gain this knowledge purposely, but in attending to our pets we gain it by the way. It is got without our realizing itIn keeping our dogs or cats we learn about variou

32、s diseases that can affect them，and the cures for these diseasesWe learn how much sleep they need and what kind of food keeps them healthy In looking after our fish we learn about the composition of water We get to know what kinds of fish can live peacefully together and what kinds are hostile（敵對(duì)的）t

33、o each other We learn that animal，fish and birds have a lot of things in common with human beingsIf children keep pets their general education is helped by this kind of incidental knowledgeOne little incident after another in which their pets are involved adds to their store of learningIt is a more

34、interesting form of learning than that given in the biology lesson in schoolPeople who keep pets should have a sense of responsibility towards themChildren，too，should be taught to be responsiblePets are completely dependent on their owners and the owners should respond to this dependence by looking

35、after themIrresponsible behavior towards pets is a form of crueltyIn deciding to keep a pet we take on a task，we make ourselves responsible for providing proper food and shelter for the petIn a crowded city like Hong Kong, where there is so little room for the exercise required by large pets，we shou

36、ld think twice before undertaking the responsibility of keeping one61In keeping pets，we learn that Apets dislike human beingsBpets share what we haveChuman beings can gain knowledge by keeping petsDpets and human beings gather a great deal of incidental knowledge62For children Akeeping pets adds to

37、their troubleBkeeping pets widens their general knowledgeCall kinds of knowledge are obtained by keeping petsDincidental knowledge is more important than general knowledge63In keeping pets，responsibility means Adepending on them Btaking care of themCwriting to them Dteaching them64In Hong Kong, it i

38、s not proper to keep large pets because Athey eat a lotBthey rely too much on peopleCthere is little space for them to move aroundDthe responsibility is too great65In the last paragraph, the word “twice” can best be replaced by“ ”A. later B. two times Csecond D carefullyB “You shall not steal. You s

39、hall not covet(垂涎) your neighbors house; you shall not covet your neighbors , nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbors.” (EXODUS) What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46 and her husband, Tom, 44, had both lost their jobs and w

40、ere living in and out of motels(汽車旅館) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for failure to make payments on it. One day last winter, Pauline found a wallet containing a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in cash at a shopping center in the L

41、os Angels suburb(郊區(qū)) of Buena Park. “For a second I thought about taking the money,” she said later. “But only for a second. It wasnt our money and we didnt want to set a bad example for our son” She delivered the wallet and its contents to the nearest police station, where the owner reclaimed them.

42、 Police admitted that they were surprised when the Nichers walked into the police station with the wallet and the money. Word of her honesty quickly got out, and grateful community responded in kind. The Nochers received more than ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. An anonymou

43、s(匿名的) donator brought the car payments up the date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station where Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much money had been in it . When they were told the amount, the man said, “ Then thats what they deserve and write out a check

44、 for $ 2,400.At a news conference the tearful Pauline said, “ Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet.”66. Pauline Nicher and her husband _. A. were in dangerB. had no car C. were out of work D. live in Buen

45、a Park 67. How did the people in the community react to this event?A. Someone gave them a free house. B. Someone offered them a new car.C. Someone gave them $2,400 in cash D. Some people offered them some job opportunities.68. The underline word “reclaim” most probably means_. A. to obtain something

46、 useful B. to express ones gratitude C. to find something that was lost D. to take back something that was yours69. The underline expression “ brought the car payments up the date” means that someone_.A. paid the rest of what they should pay for their carB. renewed their car without charging them fo

47、r moneyC. bought them a car that was up-to-dateD. paid all the money for their newly-bought car70. The best title for this passage would be _. A. Honesty is Money B. Honesty Rewarded C. Turning in the Wallet to Be Praised D. Turning in the Wallet to Be PaidCBill Gates childhood friends recognized th

48、at he was exceptional. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof(傻瓜) or the kind of kid you didnt want your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an

49、adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.”Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him. Lakeside was Seattles best school and was noted for its rigorous(嚴(yán)厲的) academic demands, a place where “even dumb

50、 kids were smart”.Lakeside allowed students to pursuer their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gate

51、s.In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates life and that of many of others, too.At Lakeside the students gained access to a computera Program Data Processor (PDP)- through a teletype machine. Type in a few instructions on the teletype machine and a few secon

52、ds later the PDP would type back its response. Bill Gates was immediately hooked and so was his best friend at the time, Ken Evans, and another student, Paul Allen, who was two years older than Bill.Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when they didnt, they would dash over to the computer room

53、 to use the machine. At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform. Early games programs such as Tic-Tac-Toe, or Noughts and Crosses, and Lunar Landing were written in what was to become Bills second language, BASIC.One of the reasons Bill was so good at programs i

54、s that it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test.71. The first paragraph tells us that little Bill Gates _.A. couldnt be understood by his friends and even his parentsB. had a smarter mind than other children of the same ag

55、eC. was different from other childrenD. was difficult of approach72. Bill Gates chose Lakeside to go to NOT because _.A. it had excellent education in SeattleB. it developed students potential as much as possibleC. it provided conditions and equipment necessary for studentsD. the environment of the

56、school is very clean73. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. Lakeside was a milestone（里程碑）in the course of Bill Gates successB. Bill pursued his interest in mathematics at LakesideC. Bill began to do programming like some early games knownD. Bills success is due to his mathematical and logical mind74. The word “dumb” most probably refers to _.A. clever B. intelligent C. stupid D. absent-minded75. The passage is mainly discussing _. A. Bill Gates