沈阳二中2012-2013学年度下学期期中考试

高一（15届）英语试题

说明：1、测试时间120分钟 总分：150分

2、客观题涂在答题卡上，主观题答在答题纸上

第一卷（三部分，共105分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

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。

What is probably the man’s job?

A. A pianist. B. A singer. C. A doctor.

2. What do we know about Jenny?

A. She likes cakes. B. She is good at physics. C. She will come soon.

3. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Habits. B. Water. C. Face.

4. Who gave a handbag to their mother?

A. Mary. B. Paula. C. Tom.

5. How much did the company ask for each computer?

A. 559 dollars. B. More than 559 dollars. C. Less than 559 dollars.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

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

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why did the police stop the man?

A. Because he was speeding.

B. Because they thought he was drunk.

C. Because they wanted to teach him a lesson.

7. What happened to Alice before?

A. She was once arrested for drunk driving.

B. She has no experience for drunk driving.

C. She has given up drinking.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What did the policeman show the woman?

A. A card. B. A piece of paper. C. A picture.

9. What day will Mr. Bush check out?

A. Next Friday. B. Next Sunday. C. Next Monday.

10. What do we know about Mr. Bush?

A. He wants to escape now.

B. The police are looking for him.

C. He has stayed in the hotel for two weeks.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is Betty worried about?

A. Breaking the classroom window.

B. Breaking Frank’s vase.

C. Losing fourteen dollars.

12. What did Frank tell Betty to do?

A. To stop worrying.

B. To teach him Chinese.

C. To give him the money.

13. What seems to be a good idea for Betty?

A. To buy Frank a Chinese-English dictionary.

B. To buy Frank an English-Chinese dictionary.

C. To find another time to apologize to Frank.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where is Stewart working now?

A. In an art school. B. In a bookstore. C. In a restaurant.

15. How long does Stewart work on Friday?

A. Five hours. B. Not more than six hours. C. Seven hours.

16. What does Ella do in the bookstore?

A. Look after the babies for customers.

B. Recommend books to customers.

C. Read books to young mothers.

17. How can Ella’s cousin help Stewart?

A. By allowing him to buy books for less money.

B. By teaching him to paint.

C. By holding an art exhibition for him.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What usually happens to new college students?

A. Getting 15 pounds heavier.

B. Getting 15 pounds lighter.

C. Spending 15 pounds every day.

19. How should you eat as a new college student?

A. Have 3 to 5 meals a day.

B. Don’t eat unless you’re hungry.

C. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.

20. How should you exercise at college?

A. Exercise for 30 minutes to an hour each day.

B. Exercise at 7 to 8 in the morning.

C. Exercise at 10 in the evening.

第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节 满分45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。

例：We _______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied B. might study

C. should have studied D. would study

答案是C。

21 --In recent years, ________ problem of global warming has become very serious.

--That’s right. People are facing ________ number of natural disasters now.

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

22. A terrible earthquake struck Ya’an in Sichuan Province, ________ a lot of deaths and damage.

A. caused B. causing C. having caused D. to cause

23. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which ______ saved for other purposes.

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

24. I guess she taught herself Japanese, __________?

A. don’t I B. did she C. do I D. didn’t she

25. Susan was completely weighed down by the ________ of examinations.

A. strength B. power C. value D. stress

26. Winter wheat lying under snow is _________ against the cold.

A. guarded B. defended C. protected D. safeguarded

27. I like walking in the garden on summer afternoons, for the flowers there ________ sweet smell.

A. give in B. give away C. give out D. give up

28. That was so serious a matter that he had no choice but ____________the police.

A. called in B. calling in C. call in D. to call in

29. It was 3 hours that I _________ the crocodile, which ran away from the zoo.

A. spent finding B. took to find C. spent to find D. cost for

30. Equipped with modern facilities, today’s libraries differ greatly from ________.

A. those of the past B. the past C. which of the past D. that of the past

31. Is this book ____ you are looking for?

A. that B. which C. / D. the one

32. Every year, a great many visitors come to visit the temple _________ the 12th century, ______ has brought a large income.

A. dating from; which B. dated from; that

C. which dates back to; where D. which is dated from; when

33. --I’m going to go back to your hometown. Do you have anything ______ to your parents?

--No, thanks. I just came back from there two days ago.

A. to take B. taken C. being taken D. to be taken

34. Nowadays teenagers like to go to fast food restaurants, _____ as the name suggests, eating doesn’t take much time.

A. who B. where C. which D. what

35. --What about the football match last night?

-- _____________！I felt I just wasted time watching it.

A. Awesome B. It couldn’t have been any worse

C. There was no better one D. It was the best one

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 , I got there in July 2010. 37 I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this 39 , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found 40 response.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 41 there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 42 . As I was about to 43 , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 44 . Nearly ten minutes later, he 45 . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 46 . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to 47 a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a 48 feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had 49 resumes（简历）. Seeing this, the man 50 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 51 copies. He also gave me some 52 on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 53 . The following day, I received a 54 from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always 55 to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

36．A．doubts B．concerns C．instructions D．reasons

37．A．Even if B．Every time C．Now that D．Soon after

38．A．of B．at C．for D．with

39．A. on my own B．on my way C．by any chance D．by the day

40．A．any B．much C．some D．little

41．A．why B．wherever C．whether D．whenever

42．A．direction B．attitude C．language D．manner

43．A．answer B．work C．leave D．refuse

44．A．for ever B．at any time C．as usual D．for a while

45．A．returned B．hesitated C．passed D．regretted

46．A．silent B．busy C．positive D．comfortable

47．A. pick out B．search for C．take on D．give up

48．A．dull B．good C．guilty D．general

49．A．made use of B．taken care of C．run out of D．become tired of

50．A．stopped B．knocked C．glanced D．appeared

51．A．right B．more C．former D．different

52．A．pressures B．agreements C．impressions D．suggestions

53．A．lonely B．funny C．disappointed D．satisfied

54．A．call B．tip C．present D．report

55．A．turns off B．goes over C．gives back D．looks up

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

A

What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt（收据）? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?

This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those sw