杭高2012学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷

命题人：高二备课组

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机读卡请正确填涂(两填三涂)：考号为：试场号（01至20）＋座位号（01至30），共4位。

说明：本试卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟。

一. 听力（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 does the man prefer to drink?

Tea. B. Coffee. C. Cold water.

What will the woman do at the weekend?

A. Work at home. B. Finish her homework. C. Make a plan for a report.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a library. B. In a bookshop. C. In a museum.

4. What is Alice now?

A. An actress. B. A photographer. C. A journalist.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Clouds. B. Snakes. C. Earthquakes.

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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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至7题

According to the man, what kind of people may like living in his hometown?

A. The young. B. The middle-aged. C. The old.

7. What does the man think of his hometown?

A. It offers many job opportunities.

B. It is quiet with only a few shops.

C. It is small with a large population.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题

8. What does the woman mainly worry?

A. She may get hurt when exercising.

B. It’s too late to start exercising.

C. She can’t find suitable transportation.

9. What does the man suggest the woman should do?

A. Walk faster. B. Take the subway. C. Go swimming.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10. Where are the hotels?

A. At the water’s edge. B. On the coast. C. Under water.

11. What do we know about the Nautilus?

A. It has a theatre.

B. It will open early next year.

C. It costs $940 per person per night.

12. How many guests will the Atlantis hold?

A. Up to 40. B. Up to 156. C. Up to 320.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

Where does the woman come from?

A. America. B. Canada. C. Australia.

14. Which place does the woman suggest the man visit?

A. Bondi Beach. B. Opera House. C. The Blue Mountains.

15. What does the woman say about the small hotels in Sydney?

A. They are well-equipped.

B. Some of them can be found online.

C. They are popular among travelers of all ages.

16. What is the best way to travel around according to the woman?

A. The train. B. The car. C. The air.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. What are sharks famous for?

A. Their large bodies. B. Their violent nature. C. Their good sense of smell.

18. How long can the biggest whale shark be?

A. 20 metres. B. 12 metres. C. 10 metres.

19. How can sharks find their food?

A. With nerves. B. With strong sense. C. With muscles.

20. Where do most sharks live?

A. In warm lakes. B. In freshwater rivers. C. In ocean waters.

二. 单项选择:（15%）（共15小题，每小题1分，共计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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. The photographers in the helicopter were so shocked by ______ sad scene of the earth stricken area in Ya An that they almost forgot to press ______ shutter of the camera.

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

22. The king made a promise ______ his daughter will marry the winner of the game.

A. that B. if C. whether D. that if

23. Often he______ sit for hours doing nothing at all when he was in low spirits.

A．should B．would C．could D. might

24. ---- Do you know our town at all?

---- No. This is the first time I ____ here.

A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming

25. Though difficult, I ________ him find a job, which made him very pleased.

A. tried to help B. managed to help

C. tried helping D. managed helping

26. ----Which of the people standing there is your new English teacher?

---- The man ______ hair is gray.

A. which B. whose C. that D. who

27. ----My teacher punished me this morning.

----Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, ______ I can see.

A. as long as B. as far as C. as well as D. as soon as

28. The reason_____ she gave for not being present was _____the heavy snow prevented her coming.

A. why; because B. why; whether

C. that; that D. how; that

29. We are looking forward to______ a chance to watch the opening ceremony of the Comic Shows in Hangzhou.

A．give　　 B．be given C．being given　　 D．giving

30. As soon as we went ________ the ship，it left the port.

A．aboard B．to aboard C．abroad D．board

31. Everyone in our class passed the exam. It _________ difficult.

A. couldn’t be B. must have been

C. couldn’t have been D. might have been

32. ----Would you permit me _______ here?

----Sorry. We don’t permit _______ in the lab.

A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smoke

C. smoking; to smoke D. to smoke; smoking

33. People across the country will do______ they can _______ people in the disaster.

A. all what, help B. all that, help

C. all which, to help D. what, to help

34. — Do you mind my taking the books away?

— ________.

A. Certainly, please do B. No, go ahead

C. Yes, not at all D. No, please don’t

35. It is universally accepted that one ought ______ for what one hasn’t done.

A. not to be punished B. to not be punished

C. to not punish D. not be punished

三. 完形填空（15%）（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of _36 . I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well _37_ the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream _38 . All the way through junior years, my mind was _39 this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many 40_ changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after, my great-grandmother passed away, 41_ by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events 42 me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and 43 is future success. 44 I was attempting to achieve material success, I was not 45 my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace, purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks (偶发事件) __46 an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't 47 and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the 48__ , I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades, but now I _ 49 weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I 50__ the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

36. A. success B. family C. development D. growth

37. A. about B. with C. in D. for

38. A. study B. future C. success D. house

39. A. doing B. planning C. describing D. thinking

40. A. losses B. people C. failures D. stories

41. A. sent B. followed C. made D. killed

42. A. made B. let C. left D. forced

43. A. so B. it C. neither D. that

44. A. If B. Though C. Since D. Before

45. A. enjoying B. living C. spending D. wasting

46. A. wants B. creates C. makes D. develops

47. A. successful B. healthy C. satisfactory D. content

48. A. future B. grades C. exams D. past

49. A. adjust B. spend C. devote D. contribute

50. A. talk about B. worry about C. think about D. care about

四. 阅读理解 （30%）（共15小题；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。

A

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring all the time but to her calf it was music.

51. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.

A. the calf was about to fall into the river

B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C. the calf was washed away by the rising water

D. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

52. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A. It was a great comfort. B. It was a sign of danger.

C. It was a call for help. D. It was a musical note.

53. What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Mother’s Love B. A Brave Act

C. A Deadly River D. A Matter of Life and Death

B

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