牡一中2012—2013学年度下学期期末考试高一学年

英 语 学 科 试 题

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟

第I卷（二部分，共115分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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答案。

1. As some experts say, Internet shopping will never take ______ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store ______great enjoyment.

A. a; the

B. the; a



C. the; /

D. /; a



2. I made ___ clear to my team that I want our initial reviews completed this week.

A. this

B. that



C. it

D. one



3. After many attempts, she ________ managed to get promotion.

A. immediately

B. suddenly



C. naturally

D. eventually



4. It’s cold here. _________ I switch on the heating?

A. Should

B. Will



C. Would

D. Shall



5. ----Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short term visit to the UK this summer.

----How nice! You ______ a different culture then.

A. will be experiencing

B. have experienced



C. have been experiencing

D. will have experienced



6. ______ by the clear waters, this forest provides visitors with a wonderful chance to see some endangered birds in the wild.

A. Being surrounded

B. Surrounding



C. Surrounded

D. To be surrounded



7. Would it be ________ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

A. free

B. vacant



C. handy

D. convenient



8. He made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great importance to science.

A. which I think it is

B. which I think is



C. which I think

D. I think which is



9. It took me quite a long time to ________ the new environment here.

A. adapt to

B. relate to



C. apply to

D. attach to



10. Please do me a favor----_____ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.

A. to invite

B. inviting



C. invite

D. invited



11. There is no doubt _______ international cooperation is the key to _______ with cyber crime.

A. whether; doing

B. that; dealing



C. whether; do

D. that; deal



12. ----Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai?

----Yes, the early train is __________ to leave at 5:30 a.m.

A. likely

B. possible



C. due

D. about



13. ______ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A. However

B. Whatever



C. No matter

D. Although



14. We were cut off from the outside world by the sudden flood; what’s worse, our food _______.

A. was run out

B. was running out



C. has run out of

D. has been run out



15. ----What’s your favorite sport?

----Skiing.__________.

A. I get a kick out of it

B. I prefer it



C. I choose it

D. I’m used to it





第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 16 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous 17 .”

Mother was right, 18 I discovered after 19 from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way 20 sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of 21 station—and got 22 every time. In one 23 , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t 24 hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a 25 .” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 26 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 27 . The job sounded just right for me. 28 I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 29 me. Dad 30 me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had 31 hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my 32 boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator 33 I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an 34 game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often 35 what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

16. A. realize

B. recognize

C. request

D. receive



17. A. disappointment

B. excitement

C. pressure

D. anxiety



18. A. what

B. as

C. when

D. how



19. A. studying

B. working

C. living

D. graduating



20. A. up to

B. out at

C. up for

D. down to



21. A. every

B. many

C. a few

D. some



22. A. taken down

B. broken down

C. turned down

D. put down



23. A. room

B. image

C. studio

D. stage



24. A. risk

B. avoid

C. mind

D. regret



25. A. trouble

B. chance

C. choice

D. change



26. A. adviser

B. athlete

C. photographer

D. composer



27. A. applied

B. assisted

C. approved

D. admitted



28. A. And

B. But

C. However

D. So



29. A. reminded

B. praised

C. demanded

D. informed



30. A. supplied

B. provided

C. prepared

D. offered



31. A. still

B. even

C. already

D. yet



32. A. distinction

B. frustration

C. impression

D. expression



33. A. until

B. when

C. while

D. as



34. A. visible

B. bitterness

C. imaginary

D. satisfactory



35. A. think

B. suspect

C. doubt

D. wonder





第二部分：阅读理解（共30小题；每小题2分，满分60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

A

For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can often be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.

Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

36. Which of the following ways can not be used as a form of communication?

A. oral speech

B. sign language

C. body language

D. thought



37. What does the author mainly want to say?

A. People can communicate in many different ways.



B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.



C. Language is invaluable to foreigners.



D. Non-spoken communication is of little value.



38. According to the text, which part of the body can be used to show you are joking?

A. Fingers

B. Eyes

C. Head

D. Feet



39. What can’t be effectively communicated by sign language when people belong to different language groups?

A. Spelling

B. Idea

C. Whole words

D. Expressions



40. How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the text?

A. Three

B. Five

C. Six

D. Nine





B

In tradition (传统的) education, the teacher may feel that the students are not very grown up. Usually, teachers are older than students, and teachers feel that students are young and do not know much about the world. The teachers feel that they must tell the students what to do most of the time, and that they must also make the students study specific (特殊的) things. In open education, the teacher’s methods are very different. These teachers feel that the students are human beings (人) first, and students second. They expect the students to be responsible for the things that they do, just as adults are. A student’s ideas and feelings are just as important as the teacher’s. The teacher allows the students to decide what they want to do, and does not make them study what they do not want to. The teacher lets them decide what to study and how much to study. It’s very important for the teacher to show how he or she feels about students.

41. Which is the topic for the passage?

A. Traditional Education



B. Open Education



C. The Students Are Human Beings First



D. Two Kinds of Different Education



42. What’s the theory of open education?

A. The students are human beings first, and students second.



B. The students should be responsible for what they do.



C. The students’ ideas and feelings are very important.



D. The teachers should allow the students to do what they want to do.



43. In traditional education, the teachers consider that __________.

A. they should praise the students all the time



B. they should tell the students what to do all the time



C. the students should know much about the world



D. the students should learn much about the world from their teachers



44. We can infer (推断) that ____________.

A. students needn’t study as hard as they did before



B. students can learn more about the world in open education



C. most of the teachers don’t agree with the idea of open education



D. most of the students prefer traditional education to open education





C

I have always loved kids. However, the children here at Shanti Bhavan are unlike any that I have ever met. They have a strong drive and determination and are thankful for the wonderful opportunity they have been given. While at Shanti Bhavan, I taught 3rd graders writing, language, and literature, 8th, 9th, and 10th graders public speaking, 9th and 10th graders basketball, and piano lessons. I found teaching the children was the most rewarding experience of my life. They