江西省高安中学2012-2013学年度下学期期中考试

高一年级英语试题

命题人：王社员 审题人：陈忠武

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分150分。

考生注意：

1．答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码中姓名、座位号与本人姓名、座位号是否一致。务必在答题卡背面规定的地方填写姓名和座位号后两位。

2．答第Ⅰ卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。第二卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。如在试题卷上作答，答案无效。

3．考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一卷（选择题，满分115分）

第一部分：听力（满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A．￡19.15. B．￡9.15. C．￡9.18.

答案是B。

1. How long will the woman stay in the UK?

A. One week. B. 8 days. C. 9 days

2. Why isn't Tommy eating his supper?

A. He is not hungry.

B. He is in too much pain.

C. He went to the dentist himself this morning.

3. What information does the man need?

A. Information about tour.

B. Information about employment.

C. Information about plane tickets.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. On a flight. B. In Japan. C. In the woman's country.

5. What does the woman tell the man he must do?

A. Read more than one article.

B. Choose a better article to read.

C. Present a different history to the class.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What has been arranged for the woman in the evening?

A. A new film. B. A dance. C. A dinner.

7. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. At the railway station. B. At the airport. C. In hotel.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Whose keys are these?

A. They are Jack's. B. They are Betty's. C. The owner hasn't been found yet.

9. Why hasn't Joe come to school?

A. He had a headache.

B. He hurt his arm, and he had to see the doctor.

C. He didn't like school at all.

10. When does this conversation most probably take place?

A. In the early morning. B. After classes in the morn C. In the evening.

听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。

11. Why does the woman look unhappy?

A. Because she was upsetting.

B. Because she had a quarrel with her workmates.

C. Because her boss lost his temper at her.

12. What's the matter with her company?

A. Sunlight Company refused their products.

B. They have broken their contract.

C. The boss's office was stolen.

13. What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and worker.

听第9段材料，回答第13至17题。

14. What do the speakers mainly discuss?

A. Ways of finding books.

B. Ways to improve painting skills.

C. How to become an artist.

15. What do the speakers think of the club?

A. It's cheap. B. It's expensive. C. It's too old.

16. What advice does the woman give the man?

A. He doesn't need to join a club.

B. He should buy more books.

C. He should paint in the park.

17. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Jenny gave the man a lot of money.

B. Jenny advised the man to borrow books from the library.

C. Jenny advised the man to keep painting every day.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

18. Why was Corney invited?

A. To sing to the servants.

B. To dine with the servant.

C. To sing to the lady's guests.

19. With whom did the singer have dinner?

A. With the lady. B. With the guests. C. With the servants.

20. Why didn't the singer agree to sing to the guests?

A. Because he was unable to sing twice in one evening.

B. Because the lady didn't ask him to dine with the guests

C. Because he had already sung.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Hangzhou is _____ most beautiful city and I am sure I will visit it for ____ second time.

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

22. ---How did you do on the test?

---Not so well. I ______much better, but I misread the directions for Part One.

A. could do B. must have done C. could have done D. should do

23. His eyes stare at _____ is left of the brother’s dinner on the table.

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

24. You may ______ it that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble.

A. base on B. rely on C. carry on D. hold on

25. _____ you like her very much, why not tell her the truth?

A. Though B. Since that C. Now that D. While

26. As a result of the farmers’ hardworking, they harvested the wheat this year _____ as they did the year before.

A. as much twice B. as twice much C. twice as much D. twice so much

27. I _____ all the housework at home, but recently I have been too busy to do it.

A. will do B. have done C. do D. did

28. --- It seems that John is well prepared for the interview.

--- He is quite ________that he will pass it.

A. familiar B. similar C．confident D. sensitive

29. The Monkees produced a new record in 1996, ____they celebrated their former time as a real band.

A. with which B. in which C. that D. when

30. An increasing number of people ________ the importance to physical exercise.

A. appreciate B. attach C. combine D. permit

31. One of the advantages living on the top floor of the hotel is that you can get a good ______ .

A. sight B. view C. sign D. scene

32. -- What made Jack so upset? --- ______ his new MP4.

A. That he lost. B. He lost

C. Because of having lost D. What he lost

33. We should spend the money on something that will _______ everyone.

A. benefit to B. benefit from

C. benefit D. beneficial

34. You can’t imagine _______ when you read it in the newspaper.

A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving

C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving

35. --- ___________! Put your foot on the brake(刹车)!

--- I am braking.

--- No, your foot is on the gas pedal!

A. Take care B. Attention C. Relax D. Watch out

第二节 完型填空（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36—55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。

For the last few days, I’ve been struggling with a very unstable computer.

It seems to be behaving itself now, and I’m so happy! I generally __36__ my word processor, my email, and my Internet access for granted. And when they aren’t __37__ as easily as usual, I realize how much these basic __38__ add to my happiness, and how much they contribute to my ability to work __39__ and smoothly.

One of the __40__ truths about human nature is that it’s hard for us to __41__ what we have until we lose it. When we lose something like electricity or running water, or, even __42__, our health, then it’s __43__ how greatly such things contribute to our happiness and comfort.

In college, a friend __44__ me about “Lost Wallet Syndrome”. “No matter what’s happening in your life,” he __45__, “if you lose your wallet you will think, ‘How happy I would be if I should __46__ my wallet.’ But then, if you find it, you’re happy for about two minutes, and then you’re right back __47__ you started.”

One of my aims is to appreciate what I have __48__ I still have it. I don’t want to __49__, after some loss, and think, “How happy I was then, if only I’d __50__ it.”

I have so much to be grateful for that it seems a bit ridiculous that I need to __51__ myself to be grateful – but I do. When things are taking their __52__ course, it’s so easy to take everyday life for granted.

Every time is sit down at my computer, I make myself think, “How happy I am to be back at my computer, doing the work I love.” Now I’ve __53__ a second part, “How happy I am to be at my computer, doing the work I love, on a computer that’s working __54__.”

Do you find it hard to remember to appreciate the __55__? What strategies do you use to keep yourself in a grateful frame of mind?

36. A. bring B. make C. take D. reach

37. A. durable B. available C. useful D. famous

38. A. tools B. solutions C. machines D. methods

39. A. publicly B. difficultly C. secretly D. easily

40. A. exciting B. satisfying C. disappointing D. puzzling

41. A. remember B. won C. accept D. appreciate

42. A. less B. worse C. better D. more

43. A. clear B. necessary C. pleasant D. hard

44. A. announced B. declared C. told D. informed

45. A. showed B. proved C. questioned D. explained

46. A. lose B. find C. forget D. afford

47. A. where B. when C. what D. that

48. A. unless B. because C. while D. until

49. A. look around B. look back C. look forward D. look through

50. A. experienced B. considered C. recognized D. realized

51. A. remind B. react C. forbid D. reconsider

52. A. surprising B. ordinary C. competitive D. unusual

53. A. expected B. accused C. finished D. added

54. A. properly B. occasionally C. specially D. previously

55. A. bottoms B. principles C. basics D. limits

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。

A

Giving up the job and sailing off into the sunset is the stuff of daydreams for many. But Bill Cooper and his wife, Laurel, actually did it, and, 36 years later, can say they have lived the dream.

Mr. Cooper, an 83-year-old former Royal Navy officer, once had a light job as a government adviser in London. He recalled(回忆) that although his partners were easy to get along with and the job was well-paid, he still wanted to resign, as he was tired of the boring job and wanted a bit more excitement from life. So he called his colleagues and told them he wasn’t going to go to work any more.

Over the next two years, the couple built a boat together, with Mr. Cooper in charge of the woodwork and his wife taking care of the painting. Funded by a pension(退休金), they set sail on their 50ft steel boat, Fare Well, and never looked back. The first ten years were spent sailing the Mediterranean and Caribbean, across the Atlantic and along the Ameri