2012-2013高一下期中考试

英语试卷 总分150分，考试时间120分钟

一．听力部分(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

1．What will the woman do?

A.Buy a birthday cake. B.Buy a card . C.Make a cake.

2.What does the woman need to do ?

A.Give a speech.

B.Make arrangements for the man.

C.Drive the man to the meeting.

3.What is the man going to do ?

A.Go to work. B.Go shopping. C.Have a swimming class.

4.What are the speakers talking about?

A.How to raise pigeons. B.A hobby. C.An old man.

5.How long will the woman have to wait?

A.About an hpur. B.About two hours. C.About three hours.

6. Where will the man go?

A.To China. B. To America. C.To Canada.

7. Who might be able to help the man get a passport?

A.His school. B.His parents. C.The woman.

8.What will be painted black and white?

A.The roof. B.The walls. C.The floors.

9.What does the woman want to do with her kitchen?

A.She wants to change the cupboards.

B.She wants to buy a new refrigerators.

C.She wants to put in a new lamp.

10.Where did the man go to college?

A.Sichuan. B. Beijing. C.Nanjing.

11. What kind of job is the man applying for?

A. A position in a foreign trade company.

B. A position in a bank.

C.A job in a school.

12.How will the man know the the woman’s final decision?

A.By calling the woman.

B.By checking the results on the website.

C.By coming back the next day.

13.What is the man going to do this afternoon?

A.Go swimming. B.Prepare for a trip. C. Go hiking in the countryside.

14.When will the woman go to Australia?

A.This Wednesday. B.This Friday C. Next Wednesday.

15.Why is the woman going to Australia?

A.To travel for fun. B.To work. C.To study.

16.How many days will the woman be on the trip with her classmates?

A.Two . B.Three. C. Four.

17.What does the speaker say about the checking books out?

A.Students can do it themselves.

B.Students only require a library card.

C.Students can do it with the help of librarians.

18.How many CDs are the students allowed to take out at a time?

A.Five. B.Ten. C. Fifteen.

19.How long can books be renewed for?

A.Three days. B.One week. C.Two weeks.

20.What do we know about reserved books?

A. Only three books can be reserved at one time.

B.Three emails will be sent to the student who reserved them.

C.They must be picked up within three days.

二．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.---Someone is reading in the library. It ___________be Kate.

----No, it _________be him; he has gone to Canada.

A. can, mustn’t B.may, needn’t

C. might , mustn’t D. must, can’t

22. — Jane Goodall is a great woman.

— ________. She has done so much to protect chimps everywhere.

A. Good idea B. Congratulations

C. I think so D. The same to you

23. The determined mother has devoted all she has to ________ her son out of trouble.

A. helping B. help C. have helped D. having helped

24. — What should I do, sir?

— ________ the star and then tell me something about it.

A. Notice B. Observe C. See D. Glare

25. ________you are determined to do something you should your best to do it..

A. Even if B. Now that C. Because D. Although

26. It is the years we spent together at college ________ have a deep effect on my life.

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

27._______troubles me most is _______I don’t know ________is to be done with the accident.

A. What , what , that B. What , that , what

C. What , that ,how D. What ,because, which

28. This river is _____________ than that one. Which is wrong?

A. twice as long as B. as twice long as

C. twice longer than D. twice the length of

29. She is _____________ that she wants to help __________is in trouble.

A. such a kind woman ,who B. so kind a woman, whomever

C.such kind woman, whoever D. such a kind woman whoever

30.-----The girl caught a bad cold yesterday?

-----Does that _________his being late for school.

A. account for B. deal with C. explain to D. care for

31.She said her mother bought her a new dress at a ________ last week and _______she liked it very much.

A.bargain , / B. pay ,that C. discount, that D. cost , /

32.When he entered the hall ,he found the big desk ________with flowers and many people ______at him kindly.

A. covering , staring B. covered , stared

C. covered, staring D. covering, stared

33._________the workers finished building the bridge ahead of time surprises all of us.

A. When B. That C. Why D. what

34.The _________look on his face makes his parents __________.

A.worried , worried B. worrying . worried

C. worrying, worrying D.worried, worrying

35. LangLang has ________ gift for music and he was honored with ______ award for playing ______piano.

A. a , a . the B. a ,an ,/ C. the , an , the D. a , an , the

三．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I ? 36 ? teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I ? 37 ? the same things thousand and one times, do not be ? 38 ? me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story ? 39 ? you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a ? 40 ?, neither shout at me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I ? 41 ?, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my ? 42 ? little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you ? 43 ? to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to face life…. When at some moment I lose the ? 44 ? or forget the content of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you ? 45 ? to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well ? 46 ? I need to and when not. When my ? 47 ? legs do not allow me to walk, give me your ? 48 ?, the same way I did when you gave your first ? 49 ?. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to ? 50? any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get ___51__. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the ? 52 ? thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me ? 53 ? you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you ? 54 ? living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and ?55 ?. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son

Your father

36. A. paid ? B. spent C. cost D. took

37. A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize

38. A. patient with B.worried about C. curious about D. angry with

39. A. when B. after C. since D. before

40. A. bath B. word C. rest D. sleep

4l. A. discovered B. came up with C. noticed D. assumed

42. A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting

43. A. what B. when C. how D. why

44. A. news B. attitude C. feeling D. memory

45. A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealingA

46. A. where B. how C. that D. when

47. A. tired B. short C. long D. strong

48. A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind

49. A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry

50. A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep

51. A. careful B. interested C. calm D. angry

52. A. last B. first C. best D. most

53. A. near B. behind C. below D. against

54. A. made B. started C. earned D. found

55. A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience

四．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项, 请将答案按题号涂到对应的答题卡题号上。

A

School is a place that is familiar to everyone. Let’s find out what American students do in school.

An official dance party is held about twice a year in high schools in the United States. When the final football game is over for the season there is a homecoming party. Sometimes, students select a king from among the football players, and a queen from among the girls. Every student can attend and have fun with the help of their teachers. Sometimes, students, called bookworms, to the surprise of the other students, come to the party in a beautiful dress. The most exciting party that students can go to would have to be a dance party. Students attend it in dresses similar to those of Hollywood stars and the atmosphere is comparable to an Oscar Award party. Since such a party is for seniors, students usually stay up the night trying to enjoy their last year in high school. In American schools, instead of the teachers going to different rooms, students have their own class schedules (课程表) and go to different classrooms. When a student is away from school, they must have an explanation for being away along with the signature(签名) of a parent. The signed paper is then handed in to the school office. High school drop outs and students being expelled (除名) are not that uncommon in the States. High absences without excuses are one of the reasons why students are expelled from school. American students also enjoy a number of activities out of school like cheerleading (拉拉队), student government and a host