诸暨二中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

1班-20班

I.听力部分(15小题，每小题1分，共计15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.Where does the conversation take place?

A.At a restaurant. B.In a museum. C.In a zoo.

2.What time is Jim supposed to arrive?

A.7:30 B.8:00 C.8:15

3.Who is the man?

A.The woman’s servant B.The woman’s husband C.The woman’s boss

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A.The girl hasn’t decided what to do in the summer holiday.

B.The girl will study at home for the exam in the summer holiday

C.The girl’s mother is going to Beijing this summer.

5.What does the man ask the woman to do?

A.To come to work late.

B.To work another hour.

C.To go home earlier than usual.

第二节

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段对话，回答第6和第7题

6.When does the conversation take place?

A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.In the evening.

7.Who is the visitor?

A.Mr. Baker B.Mrs. Jones C.Andrew Jones.

听第7段对话，回答第8至10题

8.What was wrong with the bathroom?

A.The power supply system failed.

B.The air-conditioning failed.

C.The water supply system didn’t work properly.

9.What excuse did the manager make?

A.They were busy with the conference.

B.They were having a conference.

C.The housekeeper was a new comer.

10.What did the manager offer to comfort the woman?

A.A three-day stay free of charge in his hotel.

B.A warm room facing the south.

C.A thorough check of the room.

听第8段对话，回答第11至13题

11.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.A manager and an interviewee.

B.A boss and hs secretary.

C.An ad designer and his customer.

12.Which is true of Miss Brown?

A.She has just graduated from Peterson Secretary School.

B.She posted the ad in a newspaper.

C.She can do a lot of things besides phoning.

II．单项填空(20小题，每小题0.5分，共计10分)

16. —Is the toy made of ______ fur?

—Yes, and it is filled with ______ feather.

A. /; the B. a; a C. /; a D. /; /

17. ________ in the east of Asia, China is a developing country with a long history.

A. Located B. To locate C. Locate D. Locating

18. —What’s that noise?

—Oh, I forget to tell you. The old machine __________.

A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested

19. He slipped and had his leg broken. ______，he will have to be away from school for two months.

A. In any case　 B. After all C. As a result　 D. In this way

20. —George and Lucy got married last week. Did you go to their wedding?

— No, I . Did they have a big wedding?

A. hadn’t been invited B. was not invited C. hadn’t invited D. didn’t invite

21. The shopkeeper told Lily .

A. that we would help them B. that we can help them

C. that we help them D. that would we help them

22. — Whose money is this?

— Just leave it it is. It doesn’t belong to us.

A. even if B. which C. where D. so that

23. — What’s the matter?

— Bob knocked over the red wine, the table cloth.

A. ruined B. to ruin C. having ruined D. ruining

24.Some of the doctors are paid almost ______ as the nurses.

A. twice as much B. much as twice

C. twice as many D. many as twice

25.Since you knew the bad news last night, you __________ us earlier so as to hold back the accident.

A. could have told B. might have told

C. ought to have told D. must have told

26.People who want to cross Canada in less than five days forget the fact _______ Canada is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast.

A. whether B. that C. how D. why

27. ---Obviously, the boss looks happy again, doesn’t he?

---Yes. It’s said that he has ____________ the troublesome problem.

A. succeeded in solve B. tried to solve

C. managed to solve D. successful solved

28.The government tried its best to _____ the people’s needs, but the people were still not _______. In fact, what the government did was not ______.

A. satisfy, satisfying, satisfied B. satisfy, satisfied, satisfying

C. satisfied, satisfied, satisfying D. satisfying, satisfied, satisfied

29. It’s dangerous if you have the fire _______ all night long.

A. to burn B. burn C. burned D. burning

30. The sunshine will _____ you. Why not go with them to the seaside?

A. do good to B. be good at C. beneficial D. benefit from

31. It is how you deal with failure that determines ______ you can achieve success.

A. whether B. how C. why D. where

32.The broken photo always ________ me of the mistake I have made, and I will never ____ myself for it.

A. reminds; apologize B. reminds; forgive

C. tell; forgive D. tell; apologize

33.The Dragon Boat Festival had its _____ as an event in memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet in China.

A．reason B．explanation C. origin D．resource

34.Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from _______effects the

people are still suffering.

A. that B. whose C. those D. what

35. ---Shall I give you a lift as you live so far away?

---Thank you. _____________.

A. It couldn’t be better. B. Of course you can.

C. If you like. D. It’s up to you.

III. 完形填空 (20小题，每小题1分，共计20分)

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (大牧场). The last time I was there he told me a story about 36 .

He was the son of a horse trainer who used to go from ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually 37 . When he was a senior, he was 38 to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he 39 .

He wrote a seven-page 40 describing his goal of someday 41 a large horse ranch and handed it to his 42 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note 43 , “See me after class.”

Monty went to see the teacher and asked, “ 44 did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不可实现的) dream for a young boy like you. There is no way you can ever do it. If you 45 this paper with a more realistic goal I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it 46 and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to 47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important 48 for you.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 49　 paper. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 50 .”

“The 51 part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” Monty went on with the story, “When the teacher was 52 he said, ‘Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was 53 of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 54 you had enough courage not to give up on yours.’”

“Don’t let anyone 55 your dreams. Follow your dream, no matter what happens,” Monty added.

36. A. himself B. myself C. his father D. his teacher

37. A. made B. interrupted C. completed D. begun

38. A. given B. agreed C. asked D. taught

39. A. grew up B. brought up C. got up D. went up

40. A. story B. paper C. information D. newspaper

41. A. selling B. handing C. buying D. owning

42. A. teacher B. father C. classmate D. companion

43. A. writing B. reading C. speaking D. showing

44. A. When B. Why C. Where D. What

45. A. reread B. repeat C. rewrite D. retell

46. A. soon B. wide C. long D. enough

47. A. take up B. keep up C. give up D. make up

48. A. grade B. decision C. choice D. composition

49. A. rewritten B. good C. same D. printed

50. A. dream B. word C. promise D. impression

51. A. bad B. best C. worst D. most

52. A. coming B. laughing C. looking D. leaving

53. A. thing B. anything C. nothing D. something

54. A. Happily B. Luckily C. Sadly D. Easily

55. A. realize B. share C. steal D. keep

IV．阅读理解(15小题，每小题2分，共计30分)

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56. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because .

A. he needed some money to support his family

B. his house was too old to live in

C. he wanted some money to buy a new one

D. he didn’t want to live in the house any longer

57. The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was .

A. he had failed in selling his house by himself

B. he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price

C. he was sure that the estate agent could help him

D. he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine

58. At last Mr. Jones .

A. was successful in selling the house

B. felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job

C. was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement

D. didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind

59. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?

A. They are worth reading.

B. They usually make things far better than they really are.

C. They are a great help to those who want to buy something.

D. They describe things as they really are.

60. What’s the meaning of “an estate agent” in paragraph one?

A. a person who has a house to sell

B. a person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines

C. a person whose work is to sell houses for others

D. a person who likes beautiful houses

B

61. The story happened ______.

A. when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English.

B. when the students were having a meeting.