山西大学附中

2012～2013学年第二学期高一期中考试

英语试题

（考试时间：90分钟）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分9分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1. How will the man go to the park?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.

2. What will the man do first this evening?

A. Go to the cinema. B. Call on his friends. C. Go for a walk.

3. What does Betty like collecting?

A. Stamps. B. Coins. C Cards.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a store. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.

5. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. A film star. B. A book. C. A picture.

第二节（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分）

请听下面2段对话，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What’s wrong with the woman?

A. She has a headache. B. She has a toothache. C. She has a stomachache.

7. What day is it today?

A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why won’t the man go to Michigan?

A. He has to deal with his family emergency.

B. He wants to visit Jack and Jane.

C. He will go on a business trip.

9. When will the two speakers probably go on their trip?

A. Any time the second half of this month.

B. Any time the first half of next month.

C. Any time the second half of next month.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分36分）

第一节：单项填空（共16题，每小题1分，满分16分）

10. ---I felt left out at the party last night.

---Really? __________, you should have said something.

A. If possible B. If so C. If necessary D. If any

11. He could do nothing but _______for the bus _________.

A. wait, to come??? B. wait; come????? C. waiting; coming???? D. waited; came

12. The hotel _____ during our holidays stands by the seaside.

A. we stayed at B. where we stayed at C. we stayed D. in that we stayed

13. Learning from _______ mistakes can help us stay cautious and make wise decisions in the days

to come.

A. special B. previous C. common D. stupid

14. Seeing?the?policeman?coming,?away?____________.A.?the thief ran???????? B.?were?the?thief?running??C.?did?the?thief?run???????? D.?ran?the?thief

15. Neither my wife nor I myself _____ able to persuade my daughter to change her _____.

A. is, thought B. am, mind C. are, decision D. am, brain

16. John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ______ seriously.

A. damaged B. had damaged C. had been damaged D. was being damaged

17. Helen had to shout ______above the sound of the music .

A .making herself hear?? B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard?? D .to make herself heard

18. ---Did you fall in love with that girl _____ you met her?

---Yes. Now we lead a happy life.

A. for the first time B. the first time C. first time D. by the first time

19. It is helpful for children to form a good habit by asking them to _____ all the toys after they finish playing.

A. put off B. put down C. put away D. put out

20. Film has a much shorter history, especially when _____ such art forms as music and painting.

A. having compared with B. comparing with C. compare with D. compared with

21. The experts announced that anything _____ is good for the heart ____ good for the brain.

A. that, being B. what, being C. that, is D. which, is

22. There are many beautiful mountains ______ in the south of China.

A. are located B. located C. lies D. lied

23. While studying, fix your mind on what is really important, or you will ______remembering nothing.

A. pick up B. take up C. bring up D. end up

24. The heavy snow lasted for a week, _____ serious traffic confusion in the whole area.

A. causing B. caused C. having caused D. being caused

25. ---It is what parents say and do that really matters in children’s character training.

--- _________.

A. Properly B. Doubtfully C. Simply D. Absolutely

第二节 完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, but didn't own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I __26___ that I would have to find some way to deal with the __27___ grass! Funds were short, and I was on a fairly tight budget which didn't extend(包括)to __28___ lawnmowing company.

I was thinking about this one Sunday?as the "Mr. Whippy" ice cream van （大篷车）__29__outside on the street. I hadn't had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and??I __30__my coin purse and __31__outside. On the pavement were three young __32__playing. I thought a couple of them may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn't really __33__anyone yet.

It was a __34__day and I asked them if they'd like an ice cream. "Yes, please," they replied__35___. At that moment a fourth boy _36___them from the neighboring house. Yes, he'd __37__one too!! And there was just enough _38__to cover five ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, "That was a really __39__ thing that lady did for you boys. Don't forget to __40__ her." I smiled as I went inside to carry on working.

I left for work that evening, and didn't __41__until the Tuesday morning. As I came back, I realized something was__42__:?Yes, my lawns had been mowed and my gardens had been weeded. I felt this enormous __43__ rush into my heart. I knew my neighbors had done this for me.

This act of __44__not only made a big difference to me, __45_ it was also inspired me to act further in our community.

26. A. hoped B. promised C. imagined D. realized

27. A. drying B. short C. growing D. new

28. A. paying B. managing C. serving D. operating

29. A. left B. stopped C started D. passed

30. A. made B. bought C. opened D. grabbed

31. A. looked B. stayed C. headed D. played

32. A. boys B. girls C. pupils D. men

33. A. found B. met C. taught D. touched

34. A. bad B. long C. hot D. cool

35. A. enthusiastically B. cautiously C. simply D. seriously

36. A. saw B. upset C. joined D. led

37. A. received B. finish C. order D. love

38. A. space B. power C. cloth D. change

39. A. natural B. nice C. easy D. basic

40. A. thank B. remind C. visit D. calm

41. A. sleep B. return C. recover D. suffer

42. A. different B. dangerous C. important D. possible

43. A. courage B. fortune C. interest D. warmth

44. A. bravery B. politeness C. kindness D. faith

45. A. as B. but C. if D. or

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共10题，每小题2分，满分20分）

A

The Louvre Museum is one of the largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world. It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art. Its collections’ number is over 380,000 objects, though not one of the world’s largest collections, arguably one of the finest. The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years and are displayed in over 10 kilometers of galleries. The oldest artifact in the museum is 9,000 years old. Mona Lisa(1503-1506), painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The artist’s use of very deep space in the background with a half-length portrait is typical of Renaissance painting style. This painting hangs in the Louvre, Paris. It is one of the most famous collections in the Louvre.

On November 8th, 1793, the Louvre was opened as a public museum.

It is open from 9 am to 6 pm all days except Tuesdays. The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm. It is free under 18 years old. The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005. About 7.3 million people visited the art museum in 2005.

46. After reading the first paragraph, we can come to the conclusion that ____.

A. The Louvre Museum is the only largest, oldest, most important and famous museum in the world

B. The Louvre Museum has the world’s largest collections

C. The oldest artifact is over 9,000 years old

D. The Louvre Museum is priceless

47. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Mona Lisa is typical of Renaissance painting.

B. Mona Lisa is painted by a Canadian.

C. Light space in the background is used in Mona Lisa.

D. All the above.

48. Which of the following statements leads us to the conclusion that The Louvre Museum is popular?

A. The art treasures of the Louvre Museum cover 5,000 years.

B. It is famous for holding several of the world’s most valuable works of art.

C. The Louvre Museum in Paris had a record number of visitors in 2005.

D. The entrance fee is 7.5 before 3 pm.

B

The massive magnitude（震级） 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and moved other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.

These measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this earthquake, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure earthquake.

Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina moved about 1 inch to the west. And Chile's capital, Santiago, moved about 11 inches to the west-southwest. The cities of Valparaiso and Mendoza, Argentina, northeast of Concepcion, also moved.

The quake's epicenter (震中) was in a region of South America that's part of the so-called “ring of fire,” an area of major seismic（地震的） stresses which encircles（环绕，包围） the Pacific Ocean. All along this line, the plates on which the continents move press against each other.

Mike Bevis, professor of earth sciences at Ohio State, has led a project since 1993 that has been measuring crustal（地壳的）movement in the Central and Southern Andes. The effort is called the Central and Southern Andes GPS Project, or CAP.

Ben Brooks, an associate researcher with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii, said that the event, offers a unique opportunity to better understand the seismic processes that control earthquakes.

“We now have modern, precise instruments to evaluate this event, and because the site borders a continent, we will be able to get evidences of the changes it caused.” said Brooks.

49. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Th