泰州二中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

命题：赵 明 审核：苏 乐

第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共85分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，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。

1. Where is the woman going?

A. To the club. B. To Chris’ house. C. To the post office.

2. What colour suit did the man wear yesterday?

A. Grey. B. Brown. C. Green.

3. Why did the man catch a cold according to the woman?

A. He had a cold bath. B. He slept in a cold room. C. He wore fewer clothes.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a prison. B. In a hotel. C. In a hospital.

5. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Call the hotel. B. Go to the airport. C. Take care of his ticket.

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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. Watching TV. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Listening to the radio.

7. What will the weather probably be like in Chicago next Saturday?

A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.

请听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。

8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A museum. B. Old buildings. C. The traveling route.

9. What does the man want to see?

A. The constructions of the city. B. An ancient king’s palace. C. Some historical sites.

10. What probably is the woman?

A. A tour guide. B. A history teacher. C. A museum worker.

请听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。

11. What does the woman think of the painting Les Demoise de Avignon?

A. Modern. B. Strange. C. Beautiful.

12. What do we know about Picasso?

A. He had many girlfriends. B. He died at the age of 91. C. He only married once.

13. What is the relationship between Picasso and Jacqueline?

A. Father and daughter. B. Son and mother. C. Husband and wife.

请听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。

14. What does the man say about the new iPhone?

A. It is expensive. B. It is multifunctional（多功能的）. C. It will come out in July.

15. How big is the first generation iPod?

A. It is about the size of a pack of gum.

B. It is about the size of a piece of gum.

C. It is about half the size of a pack of gum.

16. How much does the second generation iPod cost?

A. About $50. B. About $100. C. About $150.

请听10段材料，回答第17~20题。

17. When did Laura meet Tyler?

A. At work. B. At university. C. At high school.

18. How did Laura feel about Tyler’s invitation?

A. Regretful. B. Nervous. C. Pleased.

19. What do we know about Laura and Tyler’s first date?

A. Laura was late. B. Tyler paid for the dinner. C. The weather spoiled their date.

20. How old was Laura when she got married?

A. 22. B. 24. C. 27.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分）

第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Michael hasn't found a job yet since his graduation from college, because he has no_____ to whoever can give him a hand.

A. approval B. approach C. access D. accent

22. We should ______ great importance to job training, so that students will be aware of their development in related aspects.

A. concentrate B. devote C. attach D. emphasize

23. — Have the peace talks broken down?

— Yes. Conflict is _______ to break out between the two countries.

A. likely B. possibly C. probably D. gradually

24. We set the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar as “the Dragon Boat Festival” _______ the ancient poet and politician Qu Yuan.

A. in support of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in celebration of

25. The approach ______ the problem is contrary ______ our expectation.

A. to; to B. of; to C. to; on D. for; on

26. ________ in the regulations(规定) that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.

A. What is required B. What requires C. It requires D. It is required

27. As soon as he came back from abroad, he _______ his father’s business.

A. took in B. took up C. took over D. took on

28. ______ about the missing boy’s safety, the police stepped up their search.

A. Concerning B. Concerned C. Being concerned D. Concern

29. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday

A. to be robbed 　　　B. having been robbed　C. robbed 　　D. to have been robbed

30. Not only _____ the importance of protecting the environment but also _____ others to keep the surroundings clean.

A. did he realize; did he teach B. did he realize; he taught

C. realized he; did he teach D. he realized; he taught

31. One-third of the country _______ covered with trees and 80% of the citizens ______ black people.

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

32. At a rough estimate, he must have made _______ in the past 20 years.

A. ten times what his parents earned

B. ten times what his parents have earned

C. ten times as much as money his parents earned

D. as ten times much money as his parents have earned

33. Our country _____ great changes in the last 30 years and it is no longer it used to be.

A. went through; what B .went through; that

C. has experienced; that D. has experienced; what

34. I'm sure your suggestion will ______ the problem.

　 A. be contributed to solving B. be contributed to solve

　 C. contribute to solve D. contribute to solving

35. ---- It is said that Tom considered the English exam to be very difficult.

---- I have heard that, but he never studied hard. It is “______”.

A. A burden of one's choice is not felt.

B. Actions speak louder than words.

C. A bad workman always blames his tools.

D. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen 36 for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37 to get water to the fields. But 38 we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of 39 and witnessed the only miracle I had 40 seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy, 41 toward the woods. He was walking 42 with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the 43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44 that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later, 45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help 46 him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48 screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49 to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny 50 lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite 53 to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my 54 boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was 55 with pride. The rain that day saved our farm.

36. A. water B. rain C. cloud D. storm

37. A. decided B. chose C. tried D. offered

38. A. before B. if C. until D. unless

39. A. sending B. sharing C. forgiving D. begging

40. A. ever B. never C. once D. yet

41. A. running B. jumping C. walking D. riding

42. A. slowly B. quickly C. hurriedly D. dangerously

43. A. plants B. flowers C. vegetables D. woods

44. A. thinking B. wondering C. worrying D. dreaming

45. A. though B. besides C. however D. too

46. A. beating B. following C. teaching D. hoping

47. A. sign B. field C. world D. scene

48. A. almost B. already C. just D. even

49. A. weak B. ill C. close D. brave

50. A. horse B. crop C. baby D. deer

51. A. thirst B. diseases C. heat D. pain

52. A. lost B. cleaned C. gone D. dried

53. A. comfortable B. clear C. acceptable D. simple

54. A. kind B. clever C. naughty D. honest

55. A. speaking B. joking C. singing D. weeping

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

English is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants(移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “Coolie” and “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze” from the Japanese, “shampoo” from India, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on.

Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight. However, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent English. Some know many words but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our Oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. For this reason, because we are trying to train your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) English, we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classe