武定县第一中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话, 选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What kind of novels does the man like to read?

A. Spy novels. B. Adventure novels. C. Romance novels.

2. What is the man probably doing?

A. Reading a book. B. Watching a movie. C. Writing a literature essay.

3. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. The woman’s hometown. B. The man’s birthplace. C. The man’s parents.

4. Who is the best writer in the man’s opinion?

A. D.H.Laurence. B. Hardy. C. Charles Dickens.

5. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a classroom.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a school. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hospital.

7. How many kinds of food did the woman eat last night?

A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Which dish does the woman suggest the man eat?

A.The carrot dish. B.The eggplant dish. C. The mushroom dish.

9. What do we know about the man?

A. He likes eating fruits.. B. He pays much attention to his health.

C. He may take the woman’s advice.

请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。

10.What’s the relationship between the two speakers？

A.They are strangers. B. They are classmates. C. They are teacher and student.

11. How many buses are there altogether?

A. 2. B.3. C. 4.

12. How long does the woman have to wait for the bus?

A. 40 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 20minutes.

请听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13. How many styles and colours of sports sweater are there in the shop?

A. 3 styles and 6 colours. B. 6 styles and 3 colours. C. 3 styles and 4 colours.

14. What kind of sports sweater does the man want?

A. A white one with a blue collar. B. A black one with a white collar.

C. A blue one with a white collar.

15. How much should the man pay for the sports sweater?

A.150 yuan. B. 135 yuan. C.115 yuan.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The shop doesn’t have a delivery service.

B. The man doesn’t buy the sweater at last.

C. The woman is very rude.

请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. What was the weather like that day?

A. Cloudy. B. Fine. C. Rainy.

18. What did Professor Bumble hit the first time?

A. A cow. B. A lady. C. A tree.

19. How did Professor Bumble first feel when he fell over again?

A. Sorry. B. Afraid. C. Angry.

20. What can we learn from the text？

A. Professor Bumble likes to play tricks on women.

B. The fat lady loves Professor Bumble.

C. Professor Bumble wears a pair of glasses.

第二部分：单项填空 (共 15小题，每题1分，满分15分)

21. ---I need some fresh air, so I’m going out for a walk.

---_______!

A. Have fun B. With pleasure C. My pleasure D. It’s none of my business

22. I ordered _______pizza and salad. _______ pizza was nice but the salad was terrible.

A.a;The B. a;不填 C.the；the D. the；不填

23. I ___________along the pavement yesterday when some strangers came up and asked me the way to the police station.

A. is wandering B. was wandering C. has wandered D. had wandered

24. -----Do you know where David is ? I couldn’t find him anywhere.

-----Well. He _______have gone far-----his coat’s still here.

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t

25. While_______ us her experience in Africa, she couldn’t help crying.

A. told B. to tell C. is telling D. telling

26. _______ made the school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What; because B. What; that C. That；what D. That; because

27. ---- Do you know Tom, ______ father is an engineer?

? ---- Yes, quite well. He ______ be the first to offer me help when I met with problems.

A. the; would???? B. which; used to?? C. that; used to????? D. whose; used to

28. We arranged to meet at 8:00, but she never ______.

A. turn down????? B. turn up???? C. turned off??? D. turned up

29. The coats are 200 dollars each, but______we offer a discount of 30%, you’ll get one for only 140 dollars.

A. though B. unless C. before D. since

30. We are looking forward to ______ the problem of the traffic accident______.

A. see; solving B. see; to solve C. seeing; solved D. seeing; solve

31. ---I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight?

---_____. I’m not using it anyhow.

A. I don’t know B. Sure, go ahead. C. Yes, indeed. D. I don’t care

32. Li An’s film The life of Pi won the best director Oscar award in 2013, ______ is beyond our expectation but we all Chinese are proud of him.

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

33. Only when you experience the bad earthquake taking place in Si Chuan______ the importance of life.

A. can you understand B. are you understand

C. do you understand D. did you understand

34. Yunnan ______from serious drought since 2009, so it’s our duty to save water every day.

A. suffered B. has been suffering C. has been suffered D. have been suffering

35. The news was so ______ that all the people present at the meeting were _______ at it.

A. amazing, amazing B. amazed, amazed C. amazing, amazed D. amazed, amazing

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

Once upon a time a washer man(洗衣工) had two donkeys（毛驴）. Let’s say Donkey-A and Donkey-B.

Donkey –A felt it was very 36 and could do better than the other. It always tried to 37 more load(担子) and walk fast in front of the washer man.

Innocent(无辜的) Donkey-B was 38, so it would walk normally, regardless of(不管/不顾) the washer man’s preference. 39 a period of time, the washer man started urging Donkey-B to be like Donkey-A.

Donkey-B, unable to walk fast, got continuous 40 from the washer man. It cried and said personally to Donkey-A, “Dear friend, only we two are here, why do we have to 41 with each other? We can carry 42 load at normal speed.

That made Donkey-A more energetic（精力充沛的）and it told the washer man that it could carry more load and 43 faster. The washer man started 44 Donkey-B to make it run faster. During the following days, Donkey-A carried more load and started running even faster.

But it was hard for Donkey-B to 45 that way. The washer man was disappointed, 46 he punished Donkey-B terribly, and finally it fell down 47.

Then the load of Donkey-B was also being 48 by Donkey-A, and still it had to run fast. Finally due to great tiredness it got tired and started feeling the 49.

But the washer man 50 more from Donkey-A. It tried its best, but couldn’t 51 his owner’s expectations. The washer man got angry with Donkey-A and started 52 it to take more load. But it couldn’t come to the owner’s 53. Finally the day came when due to disappointment the washer man killed Donkey-A and began 54 some other donkeys.

Think all colleagues(同事)are just the same and that everyone is 55. Don’t feel happy when your colleague is under pressure.

36.

A. energetic

B. friendly

C. dangerous

D. gentle



37.

A. learn

B. pay

C. carry

D. give



38.

A. wise

B. worried

C. proud

D. normal



39.

A. Later

B. Before

C. After

D. Ago



40.

A. punishment

B. information

C. comfort

D. encouragement



41.

A. work

B. live

C. compete

D. fix



42.

A. large

B. heavy

C. extra

D. equal



43.

A. grow

B. run

C. drive

D. fall



44.

A. kicking

B. killing

C. catching

D. bathing



45.

A. cry

B. breath

C. act

D. say



46.

A. if

B. because

C. but

D. so



47.

A. loudly

B. hopelessly

C. gladly

D. carelessly



48.

A. moved

B. sold

C. taken

D. bought



49.

A. loss

B. pain

C. anger

D. heat



50.

A. expected

B. suffered

C. got

D. heard



51.

A. make

B. put up with

C. achieve

D. stay away from



52.

A. begging

B. forcing

C. reminding

D. advising



53.

A. challenge

B. deadline

C. expectation

D. chances



54.

A. catching

B. caring for

C. raising

D. searching for



55.

A.capable（有能力的）

B. successful

C. satisfied

D. welcome



第四部分：阅读理解（共20题；每题2分；满分40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing. I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.” At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got knew hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky in my life, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).56. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____for Father and Son. A. hard B. painful C. enjoyable D. unhappy57. The word “quit” in the passage means “______”.  A. carry on B. put off C. pick up D. give up58. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______. A. the writer reached the top of the mountain.

B. the writer was very successful in his life. C. thought the writer was young, he could understand his father. D. the writer used to hate climbing the mountain.59. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain B. Father’s love C. Conversations between Father and Son D. Reaching the Top of the Mountain

B

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