揭阳一中2012—2013学年度高一级（93届）第二学期

英语科期中测试

命题人：王佩娜 吴平平

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节 听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，共1０分）

根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听下列一段对话，回答第1-2题。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. On the lake. B. On the river. C. On the sea.

2. What will the two speakers do?

A. Go swimming. B. Go fishing. C. Go boating.

听下列一段对话，回答第3-5题。

3. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Old school friends. C. Former colleagues.

4. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is fond of her work. B. She’s tired of travelling.

C. She is interested in law.

5. What’s the man now?

A. A salesman. B. A guide. C. A lawyer.

听下列一段对话，回答第6-8题。

6. Where did the speaker take a journey last year?

A. In southwest Africa. B. In southeast Africa. C. In southwest Asia.

7. How long was the speaker’s journey?

A. Four and a half days. B. Five days. C. Five and a half days.

8. What did the speaker think of her journey?

A. It was hard and she would never go there again.

B. It was happy and she made a lot of friends.

C. It was hard but it raised her confidence.

听下列一段对话，回答第9-10题。

9. What is the man preparing for?

A. His first day to work. B. A job interview. C. A party.

10. What colour of tie is the man going to wear at last?

A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.

第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题１分，共5分）

听下面一段独白，根据题目要求， 从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息， 填入标号为11-15的空格中。

Things for cyclists to consider

Details



____11____

Wear something that can ____12____.



Distance and speed

Don’t try to ride too far and too fast. Remember the joy of cycling is the ____13____; you can see things that you can’t ____14____ see by car or bus.



Water

If you plan to cycle in summer, take plenty of water, and drink at least ____15____liter of water every hour.



Warm clothes

If the weather is not warm enough, make sure that you take enough warm clothes to put on when you stop riding to avoid getting ill.





第二部分 综合知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完型填空（共15小题，每小题２分，共３０分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 16 we can see what has not yet happened．For example, while we are looking forward to visiting a new place or country, we 17 what it will be like. We predict the 18 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things correctly. Things are often very different from the way we 19 them to be.

One of the 20 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 21 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 22 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there seemed to be no way of 23 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed．When he 24 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 25 .

The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 26 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about nothing. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 27 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and 28 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 29 nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to 30 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

16．A．brains B．senses C．sights D．minds

17．A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess

18．A．custom B．way C．style D．habit

19．A．required B．wished C．left D．expected

20．A．famous B．dull C．funny D．silly

21．A．trying B．managing C．thinking D．hoping

22．A．learned B．studied C．discussed D．surveyed

23．A．finding B．making C．turning D．letting

24．A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got

25．A．lesson B．dream C．research D．exercise

26．A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly

27．A．head B．feet C．eyes D．body

28．A．believe B．understand C．take D．repeat

29．A．accept B．receive C．hear D．remember

30．A．add B．say C．count D．speak

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题１.５分，共１5分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。

Visitors to Britain may find the best place to enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub(酒吧). A team of researchers have revealed(揭示) some of ____31____ unknown culture of British pubs --- starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a ____32____ (hide) meaning.

Pub culture ____33____(form) to improve sociability(社会交往) in a society that is known ___34___ its coldness. Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others ___35____ are waiting to be served. The bar counter is ____36____ (possible) the only place in Britain ____37____ a friendly talk with strangers is considered to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. However, ____38____ you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat(一无所获). For example, if you are in a big group, it is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff _____39____(anger) more than a group of strangers blocking all passages(过道) to the bar while ____40____ chat and hesitate(犹豫) about what to order.

第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

阅读理解（共15小题，每小题２分，共3０分）

A

Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.

One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.

After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly…. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.

41. The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. grade B. status C. health D. disease

42. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel

B. The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip

C. Philip was really different in school

D. Philip was older and more sensitive

43. The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.

A. play around on that beautiful spring day B. put some symbol of “new life” into it

C. try to pull it apart in the middle D. go out and discover themselves

44. After Philip explained his new life, ________.

A. The class thought he was clever. B. The class fell silent.

C. He began to study in the class. D. He felt dying.

45. We learn from the passage that ________.

A. The teacher used to have classes outdoors

B. The Philip’s new life wish was empty

C. Philip was healthy as a whole

D. Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end

B

"Beating is a sign of affection, cursing (骂）is a sign of love."

Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern times—with parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever been—but experts say they still ring true.

Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way to success.

"Good education doesn't mean letting your child enjoy privileges, especially our boys," said Song Wenming, an entrepreneur (企业家）in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province." They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future."

In August, Song sent his 17-year-old son to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Pennsylvania. And he is far from alone, even though it takes a lot of money - around $48,000 per year —to send a child to a strict military school.

Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.

A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28."All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled," said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.

Song's only son, Song Siyu, had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager said he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.

Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.

"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals," said Song Siyu .'The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal."

But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.

But for those who stick with it, there is a reward for all the hard work.

46. From the second paragraph, we can know the old Chinese saying _____.

A. is out of date in modern times. B. is disagre