成都七中2012-2013学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

第一卷 选择题

第一部分：听力

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。

1. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Relatives.　　　　　　　 B. Roommates.　　　　　 C. Neighbours.

2. What does the man think about the restaurant?

A. It doesn’t serve very good fish. B. It is an excellent restaurant.

C. It has slow service.

3. What does the woman think about the advertisements on TV?

A. They are too boring .

B. They are good for eyes.

C. They are a good break.

4. How long does it take Mr. Smith to drive home during rush hours?

A. About 5 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 15 minutes.

5. Which of the statements about the conversation is NOT true?

A. Both the man and the woman can read French.B. The woman has read the French story.C. The man will help the woman translate the stories into English.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白后，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8题。

6. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and customer.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Two friends.

7. What will the woman perhaps try?

A. Salmon. B. Ravioli. C. Linguine.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is a regular.

B. The man comes here often.

C. They are too particular about food.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题

9. What has the man already packed in?

A. A camera. B. A pair of shoes. C. An overcoat.

10. What is the man preparing for?

A. A camping trip .

B. A travel abroad.

C. A visit to his grandfather.

11. How does the man feel about his mother?

A. She is very helpful. B. She worries so much.C. She is too strict.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12. What does the man think of Chinatown in San Francisco?

A. It’s larger than his own town.B. It’s like any other town.C. It’s the best in the US.

13. Why does the Chinese New Year change every year?

A. It’s based on the different calendars.B. It’s in the extra month.C. It’s set as a holiday.

14. In what year was the man born?

A. Year of the Rooster.

B. Year of the Pig.

C. Year of the Ox.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman’s view on smell?

A. It is personal. B. It is concrete (具体的). C. It is strange．

16. What is special about smells?

A. They are as pleasant as music.

B. They can last about thirty days.

C. They make things more memorable.

17. What is the woman’s most favorite smell?

A. Smell of the sea. B. Smell of her garden. C. Smell of aircraft fuel.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18. How do rainforests manage to survive?

A. By storing large quantities of carbon dioxide. B. By developing ways to protet themselves. C. By producing a large amount of oxygen.

19. Why do the leaves of a tree never actually touch those of others?

A. Because it’s a way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases.

B. Because it makes it less difficult for insects to eat leaves.

C. Because animals can jump between them.

20. How much rain can rainforests produce sometimes in a year?

A. About 75% of their own rain.

B. As much as 430 inches.

C. At least 80 inches.

第二部分 英语知识运用

第一节、单项填空（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，并在答题卡相应番号后将该项涂黑。

21.We are said to be living in ________ Information Age, ________ time of new discoveries and great changes.

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

22. Was it ________ she said or something that she did ________ you were angry at so much?

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

23. Read this story, _________you will realize that not everything can be bought with money.

A. or B. and C. but D. so

24. To show our respect, we usually have to take off our gloves_________ we are to shake hands with.

A. whichever B. whenever C. whoever D. wherever

25. I am sick of rain and the bad weather! Hopefully, when we _________ up tomorrow morning, the sun_________.

A. wake; will be shining B. will wake; is shining

C. will wake; shines D. wake; shines

26. It is politely requested by the hotel manager that radios__________ after 11 o’clock at night.

A. were not played B. not be played

C. not to play D. did not play

27. The limits of a person’s intelligence, generally speaking, are fixed at birth, but he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.

A. where B. whether C. that D. why

28. A lot of language learning, has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.

A. as B. it C. which D. this

29. We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _________to achieve the final success.

A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do

30. __________I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.

A. While B. Once C. If D. Until

31. The lecture, __________at 7:00 pm late night, was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes.

A. starting B. being started C. to start D. to be started

32. ——Since I am your old customer, would you _________ some books to us for free?——No problem. We'd love to .A. pay off B. call off C. give away D. put away

33. Shenzhou 10’s only female member is Wang Yaping, a 35-year-old air force pilot _________ earlier duties included seeding clouds in an attempt to clear the skies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.

A. whose B. her C. of which D. who

34. Her English is much too perfect. She ________ it herself, I bet.

A. might have written B. can’t have written

C. can’t write D. must have written

35. — What are you going to do this weekend?

— __________. If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends.

A. Don't mention it B. It doesn't matter C. Forget it D. It depends

第二节 完型填空（每小题1分，共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。

To succeed in life，whether personally or professionally，we have to take__36__.The world is changing so fast that yesterday’s way is not__37__to the future. If we__38__to get used to changing circumstances，we may fall into the trap of complacency (自满)，which I believe is the biggest __39_in life.

As a child，I was very insecure and shy. I wanted to be__40__，but lacked confidence. When I discovered__41__，I found something I was good at. I began to be recognized by my peers and this gave me the ambition to climb harder and higher routes.(路线) I discovered that nothing was __42__if I could find the courage to try.

Both individual determination and teamwork are extremely__43__to success when climbing. We need to __44__the support of our team and share in the achievement. Meanwhile，personal focus and determination to keep going __45_any difficulty is an important __46__to team success.

My greatest achievement in climbing is being the first ever to__47__the,5,000-foot Troll Wall in Norway. The rock face is the highest and most vertical in Europe. A stone which drops from the summit will touch nothing until it__48__on the valley floor one mile below.

__49__our climb，the experts in Europe had said it was impossible to climb the Troll Wall.__50_，with three companions，I decided to have a __51__.It took ten days to make the climb and we slept on ledges (岩石架)no more than a foot wide.

Afterwards，I said to myself，“__52__I can do that，I can do anything.”Some years later，I succeeded in climbing Mount Everest.

__53__to me is not hanging on a rope on the side of a mountain. That is just one field__54__adventurous people can constantly__55_themselves.If we look at every day as an adventure，we can challenge ourselves and continue to grow throughout our lives. That is the ultimate adventure.

36．A.advice B．risks C．delight D．notes

37．A.required B．reminded C．suited D．examined

38．A.fail B．tend C．prepare D．intend

39．A.pleasure B．danger C．fortune D．surprise

40．A.intelligent B．successful C．curious D．generous

41．A.surfing B．wrestling C．fishing D．climbing

42．A.impossible B．possible C．interesting D．valuable

43．A.terrible B．peaceful C．meaningless D．important

44．A.give up B．give away C．calm down D．depend on

45 . A.although B．despite C．though D．instead

46. A.examination B．transportation C．investigation D．contribution

47. A.expect B．devote C．conquer D．compete

48. A.lands B．sets C．takes D．cuts

49. A.Previous to B．Thanks to C．In addition to D．Because of

50. A.Besides B．Therefore C．Thus D．However

51. A.try B．rule C．view D．wish

52. A.Unless B．If C．But D．Whether

53. A.Failure B．Experience C．Adventure D．Confidence

54. A.which B．where C．what D．who

55. A.interrupt B．forgive C．understand D．challenge

第三部分 读写能力测试

阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在机读卡相应番号后将该选项涂黑。

A

Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people who worried about getting older.

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50.In fact，they said，by the age of 85，people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the US.The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008.At that time，the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness，sadness and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25.

The findings showed that stress levels d