揭阳一中2012-2013学年度第二学期高一级（93届）

期末考试英语科试题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）

听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

听下面一段对话，回答1-2题。

Where are the two speakers?

A. On a plane. B. In a restaurant. C. On a bus.

2. Which of the following does the man never eat?

A. Eggs. B. Chocolate. C. Bread.

听下面一段对话，回答3-5题。

3. What does the man think of Jenny?

A. Untidy. B. Impolite. C. Selfish.

4. What relation is Ann to Jenny?

A. Ann is Jenny’s teacher. B. Ann is Jenny’s mother. C. Ann is Jenny’s grandmother.

5. What is the man going to do?

A. Prepare supper. B. Pick up Jenny. C. Play with his son.

听下面一段独白，回答6-8题。

6. What is the second book mainly about?

A. The negative aspects of selfishness.

B. The beneficial effects of exercise.

C. The importance of friendship.

7. Which book is written by Fran Shaw?

A. We Share Everything.

B. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share.

C. Sharing: How Kindness Grows.

8. Which of the following makes the story more enjoyable in the third book?

A. The drawing. B. The dialogues. C. The ending.

听下面一段对话，回答9-10题。

9. Why is the woman going to Beijing?

A. To attend a conference. B. To travel around the city. C. To work as an English teacher.

10. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a train station. B. At a bus station. C. At an airport.

第二节 听取信息 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

How to improve your memory for exams

Take many short breaks during your study.

Take a 5-minute break after studying for about __11__ minutes.



Talk to yourself out loud.

Give yourself a __12__ on the material in your own words.





Ask yourself the questions possibly on the __13__ and answer them out loud.



Study with __14__.

Ask each other questions in turn.





Pick up what you have __15__.



第二部分 语言知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节: 完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person B’s doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that on one’s there. After the __16__ thing is repeated several times, this is called “ding dong ditch”.

Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC(Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News that she __17__ a “ding dong ditch” when she __18___ to her door at 1:00 a.m. last night.

“My doorbell started ringing, and I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was nobody at the door. I went back in the house. I got ten to twenty feet and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, but there was still nobody at the door.” She got __19__ and stepped outside, shouting, “Who’s that? What on earth are you going to do?” Everywhere seemed to be __20__.

But after Sharon returned to the house, she __21___ something. Smoke! Sharon quickly __22__ her kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she __23__ how bad the fire was. The __24__ of the house fell down; the house was quickly covered by __25__ . The smoke detectors （探测器）had never gone off; they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell.

The __26__ is who had rung it. __27__ found that the flames had fused （溶化）the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But __28__, the fire had nothing to do with the door wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didn’t spread to the nearby __29__, where the children and Sharon were sleeping. Instead, they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and __30__ Sharon to avoid danger.

Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel.

16.

A. special

B. same

C. important

D. serious



17.

A. experienced

B. followed

C. learned

D. practiced



18.

A. fell

B. turned

C. responded

D. returned



19.

A. angry

B. tired

C. worried

D. interested



20.

A. awful

B. dirty

C. silent

D. funny



21.

A. tasted

B. felt

C. touched

D. smelled



22.

A. comforted

B. settled

C. gathered

D. frightened



23.

A. realize

B. dream

C. wonder

D. agree



24.

A. paintings

B. roof

C. lights

D. floor



25.

A. clouds

B. sands

C. trees

D. flames



26.

A. question

B. opinion

C. mistake

D. fact



27.

A. Nurses

B. Teachers

C. Firefighters

D. Doctors



28.

A. fortunately

B. strangely

C. honestly

D. clearly



29.

A. kitchen

B. hall

C. bathroom

D. bedroom



30.

A. ordering

B. encouraging

C. warning

D. advising



第二节: 语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的次或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。

I became a teacher of English in 1980. After that, I 31 (feel)something I was not quite used to. That is, there was no one to correct my mistakes any more. Instead, I became the one__32___ corrected others' mistakes although I knew there was still much to be desired in my own English.

Five years later, through my efforts, I started to teach English 33 the radio. By then, I had become an experienced teacher and had somewhat improved my English. I received a number of __34__ (encourage) letters from the listeners. One day one of my colleagues came up to me and asked me how I pronounced the word “eighth”. I told __35__ about it. My colleague thanked me and left. But as he went away, I __36__ (sudden) felt not sure of myself. As soon as I returned to my room, I looked the word up 37 a dictionary. Good heavens! I was wrong. I found myself in an embarrassing situation. I had always been considered as 38 living dictionary by my colleagues. If I didn't go to tell my colleague the right answer, maybe he would never know the fact, though I would feel a little ashamed of myself. But 39 I went to tell him I was wrong, what would they think of me?

After careful thoughts, I went to my colleague.

I find there is nothing that leaves me a 40 (deep) impression than the correction of my mistake.

第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

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The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) is a festival being held every year in Sapporo, Japan for over seven days in February. Presently, Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main places of the festival. The 2013 Yuki-matsuri dates are February 5 to 11.

The festival is one of Japan’s largest and most typical winter events. In 2007 (58th Festival), about two million people visited Sapporo to see the hundreds of floating statues and ice sculptures at the Odori Park and Susukino sites, in central Sapporo, and at the Satoland site. The festival is thought to be a chance for promoting international relations. International Snow Sculpture Contest has been held at the Odori Park site since 1974, and 14 teams from various areas of the world participated in 2008.

The subject of the statues differs and often shows an event, famous building or person from the previous year. For example, in 2004, there were statues of Hideki Matsui, the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees. A number of stages made out of snow are also constructed and some events including musical performances are held. At the Satoland site, visitors can enjoy long snow and ice slides as well as a huge maze（迷宫） made of snow. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of local foods from all over Hokkaido at the Odori Park and Satoland sites, such as fresh seafood, potatoes and corn, and fresh dairy products.

Every year the number of Statues displayed is around 400 in total. In 2007, ther were 307 statues created in the Odori Park site, 32 in the Satoland site and 100 in the Susukino site. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Odori Park site. Most of the statues are lighted in the evening. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in the Hitsujigaoka observation hill （羊之丘展望台）in Toyohira-ku, and displays historical materials and media of the festival.

41. The Sapporo Snow Festival 2013 will start from _____.

A. February 1 B. February 5 C. February 7 D. February 11

42. Which of the following is NOT the subject of the statues?

A. An event B. A famous building C. A person D. A county

43. What does the author think of the Sapporo Snow Festival?

A. Visitors can see the hundreds of statues and ice sculptures.

B. Japan can promote international relations through the festival.

C. Musicians have a chance for giving musical performances.

D. People can enjoy a variety of local foods from Hokkaido.

44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are long snow and ice slides made of snow at the Satoland site.

B. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Satoland site.

C. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in Toyohira-ku.

D. There are many local foods sold at the Odori Park and Satoland sites.

45. The passage is most likely to be taken from ____.

A. a culture book B. a Japanese novel C. a travel magazine D. a food book

B

We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.

At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet----even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today----we will feel a little lonely.

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.

Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.

We could expect t