成都外国语学校2012—2013学年度下期期中考试

高一英语试卷

命题人：曾修义 王淼 张露 审题人：曾修义 试卷负责人：曾修义

注意事项：

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。

答题前，请考生务必先将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

I. Multiple choice ( 25 points )

1. Being able to afford ______ drink would be ______ comfort in those difficult times.

A. the; the B. a; a C. a; 不填 D. 不填; a

2. ---Is your school life like ______ of other teens?

---In many ways, yes.

A. this B. the same C. the one D. that

3. ---There must be a dozen pens in this house but I can never find one when I need one.

--- Keep looking. ______ is sure to turn up.

A. One B. It C. That D. This

4. I think that’s the only way we can think of ______ the math problem.

A. solve B. solves C. to solve D. solving

5. It’s better to go shopping in the supermarket than ____ home for chat.

A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed

6. ---How's your project work going, Jack?

---______. I'm half finished with it.

A. So far so good B. It's up to you C. Never mind D. Forget it

7. ---I’m wondering why the visitors chose to stay with the host family.

---______ real local life.

A. Experiencing B. Experience C. To experience D. Having experienced

8. ---You know Jane?

---Yes, it was _____ I surfed the Internet last week.

A. that B. when C. why D. whom

9. Look! Here comes my English teacher, ______ a group of students.

A. following B. to follow C. followed D. follows

10. The boy sat there quietly, ______ eyes were filled with tears.

A. whose B. with whose C. his D. of whom

11. The policeman came up to the house, whose door was open, _____ there for a while, and went in.

A. to stand B. standing C. stood D. stand

12. Mary had promised to give me a ticket for tomorrow. She failed, ______.

A. but B. too C. either D. though

13. Mary is ill today. If she ______ ill, she _______ absent from school.

A. weren’t; couldn’t be B. wasn’t; wouldn’t have been

C. wasn’t; wouldn’t be D. weren’t; won’t be

14. Maria has written two novels, both of _____ have been made into television series.

A. them B. that C. which D. what

15. When the poor old lady tried to ______ the cup on the shelf to have a drink, she ______.

A. reach for; fell down B. reach; fell down

C. reach for; had fallen down D. reach; was falling down

16. He made another wonderful discovery,_____ of great importance to science. 　 A. which I think is B. which I think it is 　 C. which I think it D. I think which is

17. Have you ever had the case _______ you can’t recognize your friend’s voice on the phone?

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

18. English is a language shared by several different cultures, but each of ______ uses it somewhat differently.

A. which B. what C. them D. whom

19. Do you know the Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric dam ever_______?

A. constructed B. constructing C. to be constructed D. been constructed

20. I do hope the film ______ tomorrow will be much more wonderful than the one _____ yesterday.

A. to show; shown B. to be shown; being shown

C. to be shown; shown D. to show; having been shown

21. The villagers _______ closing down the factory, but till now the local government hasn’t _______to it.

A. demanded; answered B. advised; replied

C. suggested; answered D. ordered; replied

22. What do you think of the reason _______ he mentioned at the meeting _______ winning this competition?

A. why; why B. that; of C. which; why D. \; for

23. ---Does Tom do his new job well?

---______ his old job. How stupid! I think there is no hope for him.

A. No better than B. Not better than C. Not so well as D. No as well as

24.Yesterday our car got ______ halfway; fortunately we managed to get it ______ finally.

A. struck; working B. stuck; started C. struck; worked D. stuck; start

25. ---What do you think of the world-famous football player Messi from Argentina?

---I've never seen ______ one before. He was born to play football.

A. a creative B. a most creative C. the most creative D. a more creative

II. Cloze test. ( 30 points )

Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 26 days to prepare myself for the following busy 27 .

My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 28 . Due to the last-minute issue（问题）with transportation, I 29 my car to make sure that everyone could get to the 30 point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s 31 by snowboarding and skiing.

The only thing that 32 to me on my journey was that no sooner had I 33 and said goodbye than I would make the trip 34 ，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 35 as I was looking forward to relaxation

Simon and I 36 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 37 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).

On my return trip, I 38 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 39 . Within an hour it 40 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 41 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) _42 sleep that evening.

A change 43 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 44_ something from different angles（角度）, as well as to be refreshed and energized.

Now I’m looking forward to my next 45 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.

26. A. surprising B. exciting C. moving D. relaxing

27. A. hour B. day C. week D. month

28. A. snowfield B. beach C. hotel D. school

29. A. fueled B. parked C. offered D. lent

30. A. put-off B. drop-off C. get-off D. take-off

31. A. freedom B. excitement C. adventure D. break

32. A. appealed B. happened C. appeared D. occurred

33. A. rested B. started C. arrived D. left

34. A. back B. forward C. out D. away

35. A. even B. just C. particularly D. mostly

36. A. mentioned B. talked C. complained D. argued

37. A. always B. usually C. frequently D. rarely

38. A. developed B. showed C. lost D. kept

39. A. smoke B. dust C. fog D. snow

40. A turned B. cleared C. froze D. shone

41. A. greatly B. completely C. immediately D. mentally

42. A. uncomfortable B. uneasy C. sound D. light

43. A. about B. from C. in D. for

44. A. give up B. look at C. find out D. carry on

45. A. planned B. discussed C. unexpected D. prepared

III. Reading. ( 40 points )

A

A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夹）.

Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.

The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Rat,” said the pig, “I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”

The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”

The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer's rattrap alone.

That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife's sickness continued.

The farmer's friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn't get well. Finally, she died, and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.

46. From the passage we know that ______.

A. the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap

B.
the cow strongly believed in what the rat said

C. no animals showed concern over the rat's warning

D. the snake was killed immediately after being caught

47. The underlined word ‘‘dejected” is the closest in meaning to _______.

A. disappointed B. surprised C. irritated D. excited

48. We can learn from the article that _______.

A. the farmer had planned to kill the rat

B. the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap

C. the farmer's wife got good treatm
ent in hospital

D. the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow

49. What message does the story intend to pass?

A. We should mind our own business.

B. Everything is related to something else.

C. We'd better treat animals in a friendly way.

D. The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish.

B

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