桐乡一中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

命题： 邱利娟

考生注意：1、考试范围：必修2 unit2 – 必修 3 unit2

2、总分100分，时间120分钟。

一、听力测试（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is Bill now?

A. In the office. B. On his way to work. C. At home.

2. What does the woman imply?

A. Her doorbell doesn’t need to be repaired.

B. She doesn’t expect him to come so early.

C. It is not the right time for repairing.

3. What do we know from the conversation?

A. The man got to know Joe William the other day.

B. The woman knows nothing about Joe William’s wife.

C. Joe William’s wife has been ill seriously.

4. Who is the man?

A. A passer-by. B. A friend. C. A relative.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Visiting the capital of Portugal.

B. The place where the man lives.

C. The tourists in Lisbon.

第二节（共5题；每小题1分, 满分5分）

听下面两段长对话，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。听每段对话前你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后每段对话将给出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. Why doesn’t the man want to fly?

A. He wants to enjoy the scenery.

B. He thinks it’s dangerous.

C. He likes taking the bus.

7. What kind of transport does the woman prefer?

A. The bus. B. The train. C. The car.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10小题。

8. What does the woman want to find?

A. A street. B. A bus-shop. C. A second-hand bike.

9. How can the woman get to King Street?

A. Take the No.7 bus. B. Take the No.10 bus. C. Take the No.11 bus.

10. Who is the man?

A. A police . B. A passer-by. C. A friend.

二、单项选择（共20题；每小题0.5分，共10分）

在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

11. We have every reason to believe that __________ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be __________ success.

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

12. --- What are you doing, dear?

--- I’m watching the football game.

--- What? You __________ your homework first.

A. would have done B. must have done

C. may have done D. should have done

13. You __________ to leave until you __________ your work.

A. won’t be allowed; have finished B. won’t allow; finish

C. won’t be allowed; will finish D. won’t allow; will finish

14. Tom was __________ that he couldn’t understand __________ simple sentence.

A. so a stupid boy; such a B. a so stupid boy; a such

C. so stupid a boy; a such D. so stupid a boy; such a

15. You needn’t write on __________ line. You can write on __________ line.

A. every; every B. every; every other

C. every other; each other D. every; each other

16. Mr Smith never does any reading in the evening; __________.

A. so does Mrs Smith B. neither Mrs Smith doesn’t too

C. nor does Mrs Smith D. nor Mrs Smith does

17. __________ the help of our teachers, we __________ the problem?

A. Under; took no trouble in solving B. In; had no trouble at solving

C. On; kept on troubles to solve D. With; had no difficulty solving

18. He made a big mistake; __________, he lost his job!

A. as a result B. as a result of C. instead D. however

19. --- Hi, Torry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?

--- Sorry, __________.

A. It’s repaired B. It has been repaired

C. It’s being repaired D. It had been repaired

20. The scientist, __________ my father works, is about 50.

A. on whom B. to which C. with which D. with whom

21. I __________ laughter at the sight of the funny actor.

A. burst out B. burst into C. broken into D. began with

22. I’d appreciate __________ if you could lend me a hand with my homework.

A. it B. so C. that D. you

23. The detective, __________ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man seated next to a woman.

A. pretending B. expecting C. wanting D. intending

24. His sister left home in 1998, and __________ since.

A. had not heard of B. had not been heard of

C. has not been heard of D. has not heard of

25. If every one of us __________ great importance to protecting the environment, our mother, the Earth, will take on a new and clean look.

A. attaches B. leads C. devotes D. puts

26. If we throw poisonous waste away without dealing with it, great harm will be __________ to our surroundings ( 环境 ).

A. made B. done C. taken D. carried

27. --- My car __________ twice this month.

--- I’m sorry to hear that.

A. has been broken in B. was broken in

C. has been broken into D. was broken into

28. We had not waited __________ she came.

A. long before B. before long C. after long D. soon after

29. You __________ be hungry already — you had lunch only two hours ago!

A. wouldn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t

30. Last winter, many places of southern China were struck by heavy snowstorms, __________more than 120 people were killed.

A. from which B. for which C. at which D. in which

三、完形填空 (共20 题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50 各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项标号涂黑。

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31 you think you are a 32 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 33 you are tested in real life. Some people 34 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 36 .

Lenny had always thought of himself as a 37 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 38 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the 39 water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very 40 and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the river, 41 to the woman, and kept her head 42 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 43 .

When you are in a very 44 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin (肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified (or completely afraid), the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this 47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you 48 go at all. You are then paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. This is 49 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are 50 frightened that we become stonelike.

31. A. how B. neither C. whether D. either

32. A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain

33. A. when B. until C. after D. once

34. A. realize B. find C. think D. agree

35. A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger

36. A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards

37. A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. bored

38. A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually

39. A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold

40. A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited

41. A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam

42. A. in B. under C. above D. from

43. A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine

44. A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. interesting

45. A. With B. Without C. For D. Like

46. A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious

47. A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes

48. A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

49. A. where B. how C. because D. why

50. A. really B. very C. such D. so

四、阅读理解（共两节，有18小题，满分32分）

第一节：阅读下面短文并作每篇后面的题目。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。本节有14小题，每小题2分，共28分。

A

Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a serious heart condition. He was unable to work a steady job. He would be fine for a while, but would then fall suddenly ill and have to be admitted to the hospital. He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.  One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.”  At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyz