瑞祥高级中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

一、单项选择（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。

1.The loss has not yet been ________accurately(精确地)，but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.

A. calculated B. solved C. explored D. operated

4 . The children ________ many times not to swim in the river.

A. told B. have told C. have been told D. are being told

5. ----- What's that noise?

------- Oh , I forgot to tell you. The new machine ________

A. was tested B. will be tested C. has been tested D. is being tested

6. My foreign friend says Shanghai is ________ beautiful city and he really wants to pay it a visit for second time.

A. the；the B. a；a C. a：the D. 不填；a

7. He is famous both_________a novelist and poet but he is more famous_________ his novels.

A. for; as B. with; for C. as; for D. like; as

8. --- Jack, you seem in high spirits.

--- __________ We won the match 4-0.

A. Guess what? B. So what? C. No wonder. D. No doubt

9. Look out! Don’t get close to the house, the roof ________ is under repair.

A. whose B. of which C. which D. what

10. All the scientific evidence ______ that the increasing use of chemicals in farming ______ damaging our health.

A. show；are B. shows；are C. show；is D. shows；is

11. The children were warned of not being too_________about things they are not supposed to know.

A. strange B. amusing C. curious D. satisfied

12. Can you believe that in ______ a rich country there should be ______ many poor people.

A. such , such B. such , so C. so, so D. so, such

13. He was born in Beijing and ______ by his grandma in a seaside village.

A. brought in B. brought out C. brought up D. brought back

14.Listen! Someone is calling for help. He must be __________.

A. in the danger B.dangerous C.in danger D. out of danger

15. He has only got one shirt , because all the rest shirts ____________.

A. have washed B. has washed

C. is being washed D. are being washed

二、 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和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。

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak．When you 16 using them again, they 17 become strong again. Everybody knows this and nobody would think of 18 this fact. 19 there are many people who do not 20 to know that memory works in the 21 way.

16. A. begin B. go on C. stop D. continue

17. A. quickly B. slowly C. soon D. at once

18. A. doing B. agreeing C. questioning D. answering

19. A. But B. Still C. So D. Certainly

20. A. want B. seem C. get D. hope

21. A. other B. usual C. same D. opposite

22. A. As B. What C. While D. When

23. A. real B. actually C. true D. then

24. A. wants B. builds up C. makes D. keeps

25. A. again B. else C. more D. once

26. A.do not B. is not C. never D. does not

27. A. poor B. week C. strong D. healthy

28. A. seen B. heard of C. noticed D. thought of

29. A. worse B. better C. more D. less

30. A. why B. how C. because D. the reason

31. A. used to B. can not C. try to D. have to

32. A. will not B. have to C. refuse D. cannot

33. A. ready B. being used C. busy D. training

34. A. if B. that C. though D. thus

35. A. please B. try C. train D. enjoy

三 、阅读理解 （共16小题；每小题2分，满分32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

Beijing Travel Company

Beijing-Singapore: four days in Singapore

Website; www. beijingtour. com

Telephone: 010一62617788



Miramber Hotel

Restaurant & Cafe, Swimming pool, KTV, Clothing store, Reading room



Travel Plans

Day 1:

Morning: land at Singapore Changi Airport

Afternoon: take a bus tour of the island

Evening: have a party in the KTV

Day 2:

Morning: visit the Handicraft Center and the National Museum

Afternoon: take the car to Sentosa Island (圣淘沙岛)

Day 3:

Morning: take a walking tour of old Singapore, including Chinatown

Afternoon: take a boat trip around the island

Day 4:

Morning: free time for shopping

Evening: return by air



Date of Departure(出发) Price

August 16, 2012 ￥3,220

August 17. 2012 ￥3,100

August 18, 2012 ￥2, 950

August 19, 2012 ￥3,150



36. Travelers in this tour group will go to Singapore______.

A. by bus B. by train C. by air D. by sea

37. On the second day，travelers in this group can______.

A. travel around by boat visit B. Sentosa Island

C. go to Chinatown D. have a party in the KTV

38. When can travelers shop finely during the tour?

A. On the fast day. B. On the last day.

C. On the third day. D. On the second day.

39. If you only want to spend less than 3, 000 yuan，you can choose______ as your departure date.

A. August 16 B. August 17 C. August 18 D. August 19

B

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on a bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”

A reporter named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the reporter returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The reporter said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”

40. What's the blind man's name?

A. Tom. B. Sorry, I don't know C. Tony. D.. John.

41. Who wrote a new message?

A.. The reporter B. The teacher. C.. The blind man D. The farmer.

42. How did the blind man recognize the reporter?

A. By his sign. B. By his coins. C. By his voice. D. By his footsteps.

43. When did the story happen?

A. In autumn.B. In summer. C. In spring. D. In winter.

44. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Reporter are always friendly and helpful.

B. The power (力量) of language is great.

C. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.

D. We can get more money by changing a sign.

C

Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.

On the other hand, some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like it. But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.

45. Many people are interested in ______ online.

A. shopping B reading C. studying D. watching TV

46. From the first paragraph，we know ______.

A. no one likes buying things online

B. more and more people don't like shopping through the Internet

C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

D. There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet

47. People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

A. help them make a lot of money B. save their money and time

C. be very easy D. help them save time

48. Some people don't like shopping online because they______.

A. have to pay more money

B. must send their money first online

C. don't have enough time

D. are worried about the safety of shopping online

D

For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical(热带的) lands, the sun drops, like a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.

People often have a quiet, peaceful time ---perfect for a leisurely(悠闲的) walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic(令人神往的) beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes（独木舟） not much bigger than small boats.

They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now jet planes make it possible to fly to for a weekend from Tokyo. Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.

49. Hawaii is a name _____.

A. given by people who like to travel

B. liked by both the Japanese and Americans

C. with a magic story behind it

D. attracting a lot of travelers

50. On these beautiful islands, one thing that every traveler want to do is_____.

A. to see the sunset B. to see the tropical plants

C. to swim in the quiet water D. a leisurely walk along th