西南大学附中2012—2013学年度下期期中考试

高一英语试题

（总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）

第一卷（三部分 共120分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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,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 time is it now?

A. At 9:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:15.

How much is the yellow dictionary?

A. 12 Yuan. B. 7 Yuan. C. 14 Yuan.

Where did the man stay for 2 hours?

A. The bus station. B. The airport. C. The train station.

What’s the man’s problem?

A. The new apartment is too large.

B. He is looking for an apartment.

C. He cannot afford the apartment rent.

How did the man feel about the lecture?

A. Boring. B. Good. C. Too long.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至第8题。

When will the man come to the restaurant?

A. Tomorrow morning. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Tomorrow evening.

How many people will be at dinner?

A. Only one. B. Two. C. More than two.

Which kind of table did Mr. P. Clarke want to book?

A. A new table. B. A big table. C. A quiet table.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第10题。

What does the woman want to buy?

A. Doors. B. Dogs. C. Dolls.

How much does the woman pay for the dolls?

A. $26. 70. B. $25. C. $53. 40.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

How long has the man been in America?

A. A little over 5 years. B. Almost 6 years. C. Less than 5 years.

Which country does the man belong to now?

A. China. B. America. C. France.

Why did the man come back?

A. He couldn’t make any money.

B. Everything went bad there.

C. He didn’t think he could live well there.

听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

Why does the woman call the man according to the conversation?

A. To discuss the guitar lessons of her friend’s son.

B. To ask about guitar lessons.

C. To ask about piano lessons.

Who suggested the woman to make a call?

A. Mary. B. Peter. C. John.

Which class does the woman want to take?

A. A group class on Wednesdays.

B. A private (私人的) class on Tuesdays.

C. A private class on Thursdays.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

What does the speaker want to tell us about?

A. How money came into use.

B. Some of the things that served as money in the past.

C. How to decide the value of money.

Which of the following might have been used as money by early Japanese according to the speech?

A. Tea. B. Salt. C. Nuts.

Who were the first people to use coin money?

A. European. B. American Indians. C. Chinese.

Which statement is TRUE?

A. Things highly valued by everyone may serve as money.

B. Salt is seldom used as a kind of money.

C. The most common money of all was a plant of some kind.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Most of the children in coastal cities receive ______ good education, _________ some in the western parts never go to school.

A. /; when B. a; when C. /; while D. a; while

Controlling inflation (通货膨胀) is _____ great importance to the economic development of a country.

A. of B. in C. with D. for

—How do you find the movie Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons?

—____________.

A. Oh, wonderful indeed

B. One of my friends told me

C. At the UME cinema

D. In the Entertainment section of Chongqing Times

—How long have you been teaching in High School Affiliated to Southwest University?

—________ I graduated from Southwest University.

A. When B. By the time C. Until D. Ever since

The film Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee is a(n) ________success, winning 4 Oscars.

A. major B. mass C. narrow D. enormous

Strong measures have been ________ by the government, ________ the housing price from going up too rapidly.

A. taken; prevented B. made; preventing

C. taken; preventing D. made; prevented

This company has produced several new types of cars recently, and one _________ attracts the young.

A. in return B. in particular C. in addition D. in turn

Chinese President Xi Jingping is reported ________ foreign countries but I’m not quite sure about the exact number of the countries he visited.

A. to visit B. to be visiting C. to have visited D. visiting

Have a shower before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams.

A. keep up with B. put up with C. end up with D. catch up with

Ms. Zero was preparing food. Under one of the apple trees in the garden _________, smoking and looking at the harvest with a smile.

A. stood her husband B. did her husband stood

C. her husband stood D. her husband standing

Whatever happens, I can’t cheat my child—it’s against all my __________.

A. emotions B. principles C. opinions D. regulations

At the end of the sports meeting, it was announced that Class 7 ________ the relay race.

A. has won B. win C. had won D. was winning

Talking of different cultures, we must admit the fact that people from different cultures have ________ in common than we usually realize.

A. much B. nothing C. little D. more

This dictionary is said to be a special one, which _______ many useful expressions not found in others.

A. writes B. covers C. deals D. refers

—How did your students express their thanks to you on Teachers’ Day?

—A gift together with many flowers ________ sent to me.

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

___________ into the top 10 universities, all of us have to make greater efforts, making full use of every minute.

A. To be admitted into B. To admit into

C. Admitting D. Being admitted

To produce one pound of honey, a line of bees must fly a distance _________ to twice around the earth.

A. similar B. familiar C. known D. equal

—With the efforts of the new government, I believe our nation will take on a new look.

—______________. All the leaders are trying their best.

A. Come on B. You are absolutely right

C. Let’s find some of the action D. That’s a good point

It’s high time that our government __________ the fact that educational equality has been a great concern of the public.

A. wakes up to B. woke up to C. adds up to D. added up to

Rich as the Smiths are, the difficulties they _________ to survive when they got married are absolutely beyond your imagination.

A. had to struggle B. had struggling C. had struggled D. had struggle

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，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 41 . ” She held my head 42 her stomach, and after a puzzled moment I felt a ? 43 ? foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can ? 44 ? it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without trouble. It was as good as a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 45 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 46 ? noticed. That there were soon to be ? 47 ? of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 48 , certainly not a baby, could threaten (威胁) that.

49 ,I was wrong. I soon found that things had ? 50? a great deal. I had never been the 51 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 52 . My sister had certain 53 ? because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much ? 54? boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that ? 55? came to me.

As he grew, it became ? 56? that my brother had been the center of everything. People ? 57? when they saw him. He made them happy 58 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second ? 59 . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be ? 60 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

A. Look????? B. See?????? C. Listen????????? D. Stop

A. against?? B. into??????? C. with?????? ???? D. over

A. strong???? B. hard?????? C. soft????????? D. small

A. believe????? B. feel?????? C. notice???? D. touch

A. worried????? B. argued????? C. regretted??? D. doubted

A. hardly?? B. certainly?? C. possibly???? ? D. willingly

A. two?? B. three??????? C. four??????? D. five

A. Anything?? B. Something? C. Nothing????? D. Everything

A. Although? B. Therefore C. However???? D. Moreover

A. improved??? B. changed????? C. increased???? D damaged

A. oldest???? B. youngest???? C. cleverest???? D. dearest

A. family????? B. house????? C. middle?????? D. trouble

A. manners???? B. knowledge??? ?????? C. opinions?????? D rights

A. admired????? B. blamed????? ?? C. hated?????????? D. loved

A. almost B. never C. nearly D. always

A. strange??? B. obvious???? C. serious??????? D. special

A. smiled??? B. screamed???? C. cried??????? D. whispered

A. still???? B. almost???? C. also????? D. just

A. look????????? B. smile?????? C. care???????? D. comfort

A. ordinary??? B. perfect????? C. clever?????? ? D. similar

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

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Plan Your Day:

▲ Plan your day to learn more about your favorite zoo animals.

▲ Don’t forget your camera – the best way to capture your visit forever.

Keep Safe at the Zoo:

▲ Children aged 12 years and under need to be accompanied (陪同) by a caregiver.

▲ To keep the safety of our animals, any throwing games are not permitted in the zoo grounds.

▲ The zoo animals are not trained. Do not enter any enclosure (围场), or put any part of your body into an enclosure.

▲ There are a number of natural waterways at the zoo, so please take care of your children at all times.

General Information:

▲ Check out the weather before you come. In winter we suggest you bring a jacket and an umbrella, and in summer, be sure to bring sunscreen and a hat.

▲ Every zoo animal enjoys its own specific: well-balanced food. We hope that you enjoy some great food treats on your zoo visit, but please do not feed any of our animals. Our keepers work strictly on this.

▲ Feel free to take personal photos and make videos. However, any commercial photography or filming needs w