康杰中学2012—2013学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题

2013.4

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分，时间90分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共75分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

1. I woke up with _____ bad headache, yet by _____ evening the pain had gone.

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

2. The teacher, as well as the students _____ discussing Reading skills that _____newly published in America.

A. are; were B. is; were C. are; was D. is; was

3. My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice _____expensive.

A. as B. so C. too D. very

4. The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than _____in other areas.

A. this B. that C. one D. those

5. _____all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.

A. since B. while C. if D. As

6. The club, _____25 years ago, is holding a party for past and present members.

A. founded B. founding C. being founded D. to be founded

7. I wish to thank professor Johnson, without _____help I would have got this far.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

8. He got up late and hurried to the office, _____ the breakfast untouched.

A. left B. having left C. leaving D. to leave

9. The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place _____the main road at the far end of the lake.

A. to B. for C. off D. out

10. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he _____.

A. starts B. has started C. started D. will start

11. Look at the pride on Tom’s face. He seems _____by the manager just now.

A. to have praised B. to have been praised

C. having praised D. having been praised

12. —Where did you meet her for the first time?

—It was on the farm _____ I worked.

A. that B. where C. which D. when

13. Are you busy tonight? _____, I’d like you to meet Tom, my new friend from the States.

A. Even so B. when necessary C. If so D. If not

14. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _____ the cloth _____well.

A. have told; washes B. was told; was washed

C. have been told; washes D. have been told; is washed

15. It’s surprising that your sister _____ French so quickly ——she hasn’t lived there very long.

A. looked up B. picked up C. brought up D. made up

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them, 16 neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home 17 their return. Not seeing them made me really 18 .

As I was walking around their bedroom, I 19 little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still 20 in boxes. There were 21 on the wall, which I guess must have a 22 meaning to them. What took my breath away was seeing my dad’s emblems(徽章) from his military service of our country 23 he was young. My father never 24 to us about the Korean Wars. As I looked at those emblems hanging 25 with all the photos that he treasures, I 26 that this was an important part of his life, but I never spent the 27 in talking with him about them. The photos of my mom with her close 28 made me realize her life before she was my mom. I had been so 29 running my business to raise my own family that I 30 the chance to know about their past and experience.

We sometimes don’t realize something is 31 for us until we have lost it, so it’s not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to 32 everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents 33 to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have 34 of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will 35 from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their parents.

A. or B. so C. and D. but

A. for B. to C. of D. in

A. frightened B. embarrassed C. upset D. excited

A. sought B. took C. needed D. saw

A. kept B. folded C. hidden D. covered

A. Santa Claus B. family trees C. family photos D. old clothes

A. past B. special C. simple D. real

A. if B. when C. though D. until

A. talked B. explained C. showed D. referred

A. proudly B. openly C. finally D. clearly

A. promised B. declared C. admitted D. realized

A. courage B. time C. chance D. energy

A. friends B. teachers C. students D. children

A. busy B. blind C. strict D. eager

A. rejected B. avoided C. delayed D. missed

A. hopeful B. important C. careful D. original

A. encourage B. demand C. require D. warn

A. away B. awake C. around D. alone

A. either B. both C. one D. neither

A. make B. benefit C. change D. recover

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给也的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didn’t understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me, and then after each paragraph, she summarized what we just read.

In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldn’t read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending I was reading it －I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get in trouble for not being able to comprehend（理解）.I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I never get into Cornell University? By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at an incredibly slow speed. In eighth grade, I got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed reading. Then I developed my own system which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better.

I found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your concentration actually increases and your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the overall picture.

The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because .A. she was afraid of being found outB. the reading class was terribleC. she had to do what others were doingD. mother told her to do so

The underlined word “incredibly” probably means .A. suitably B. increasingly C. unbelievably D. completely

The writer’s reading ability improved a great deal mainly because .A. she entered Cornell UniversityB. she took a course on speed readingC. her mother managed to help her outD. she developed her own way of reading

From her own experience, the writer found that .A. one’s comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyB. in order to understand better, one has to read slowlyC. one tends to neglect the detailed information if one reads fastD. many people read fast in order to save time

B

Researchers have found a village that may have been home to the builders of Stonehenge. The village of small houses dates back to about 2600 BC. That’s about the same time Stonehenge was built. “Clearly, this is a place that was of great importance,” said researcher Mike Parker Pearson.

The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls. It is about 3.2 kilometers from Stonehenge. Researchers believe Stonehenge was a memorial site or cemetery for the villagers. The village also had a wooden version of the stone circle. It may have been used by people attending festivals at Stonehenge.

Eight of the houses have been dug up. Researchers say there may be as many as 25 of them. The wooden houses were square and about 5 meters along each side. There are signs that there were beds along the walls. There are also signs of a storage unit. The houses also had fireplaces.

Two of the houses were separate from the others. They may have been the homes of community leaders. Researchers say those didn’t have the household rubbish that was found in the other homes.

Stone tools, animal bones, arrowheads and other things were found throughout the village site.

Stonehenge is a popular tourist spot in England. It is a huge circle made out of stones, which were placed in a grass field in southern England. The stone arches were made with two stones at the bottom and one across the top. All of the stones weigh a lot more than a big car. Scientists have long wondered not only how people built Stonehenge, but also why.

40. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. researchers working at Stonehenge B. a village site near Stonehenge

C. the wooden version of Stonehenge D. builders of Stonehenge and the houses

41. What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?

A. Stonehenge was built before 2600 BC.

B. Stonehenge was built in the village.

C. Stonehenge was built for the community leaders.

D. Stonehenge was important for the villagers.

42. What can we learn about the village site?

A. The wooden version of the stone circle was a memorial.

B. Household rubbish can be found in all the houses.

C. People can still see beds and storage unit in the houses.

D. Each of the wooden houses is about 25 square meters.

43. The shape of the stone arches was a bit like the letter _______.

A. n B. m C. u D. w

C

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