三原县北城中心2012-2013学年第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题

说明：1、本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷；请将所有答案一律答在答题卡上规定的区域内。

2、本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷 （选择题 共95分）

第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A,B,C,D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. throw A .nowadays B. tomorrow C. crowd D. town

2. July? A. thirsty? B. university C. type D. dirty

3. cough? A. daughter B enough C. flight D. neighbour

4. houses A. does B. heroes C. boxes D. tomatoes?

5. dangerous A. Canadian B. January C. balance D. advanced

第二节 语法和词汇知识 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

6.---Mr. Black, may I ask you a question?

---_________________.

A. That’s great B. Good idea C. Go ahead D. Forget it

7. —Why, Jack , you look so tired!

—Well, I _____the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.

A. was painting B. have been painting C. have painted D. will be painting

8. If you _____ smoke, please go outside.

A. can B. should C. must D. may

9. In my view, biology is _____ chemistry, but a little easier than mathematics.

A. a subject so difficult as B. as a difficult subject as

C. difficult as a subject as D. as difficult a subject as

10 Car control is a subject _____ Beijingers have argued for a long time.

A. about which B. with which C. which D. that

11．_______break the rules will be punished．

A．No matter who B. Those who　　C．Whoever　 D．Anyone who

12．＿＿surprised me most was＿＿Mary spoke Chinese just like a native speaker.

A. That, what B. Which, that C. What, that D. That, that

13 .The boy was seen _____ in the examination and was punished by the teacher.

A. cheating B. cheat C. cheated D. having cheated

14. The girl made a strong _______ on us with his good manners.

A. expression B. description C. imagination D. impression

15. With so many noises from the busy traffic in the street, I couldn’t ____ and do my research work.

A. put down B. settle down C. cut down D. set down

16. My students, ______ you have a heart loving life, you always can find things that would make you happy each day.

A. if only B. as long as C. as though D. even if

17. —You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.

—Not exactly. It was his courage _____ his skill _____ really struck me.

A. more than; which B. other than; that C. rather than; that D. less than; which

18. The house _____ by many trees _____ south.

A. surrounded; facing B. surrounded; faces C. surrounding; facing D. surrounding; faces

19.Finding her car stolen, ______ .

A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere D. Mrs. Green reported it to the police.

20. I _____ through that bitter period without your generous help.A. couldn’t have gone B. didn’t go C. wouldn’t go D. hadn’t gone

21. He told me ______ he wanted to do is buy 50 computers for our village school.

A. when B. what C. how D. that

22. You need to have ______ if you want to teach the group of naughty children well.

A. independence B. patience C. strength D. permission

23. She was so nervous that she put some salt in my cup of coffee ______.

A. by mistake B. as a rule C. on purpose D. in a hurry

24.— I haven’t found my pen. Where can it be?

— Don’t worry! It’s certain to ______ one day.

A. turn to B. turn up C. turn on D. turn over

25. We were overjoyed at the news ______ the experiment turned out to be a success.

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

第三节 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，然后从各题所给的四个选项A﹑B﹑C﹑D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。

saying, “I know what you 39 me to do now. I shall release your second son.”

40 his pen he began to write, while the sad woman stood at his side and passed her hand 41 over his head, and stroked his rough hair as she would have stroked her boy’s.

When he had finished, he handed her the paper, saying gently, his eyes full of 42 , “Now you have one of the two 43 , and I have one, that is no more than right.”

She took the order and said, “Mr. President, may you 44 a thousand years, and may you always be the head of this great 45 .”

26. A. team B. building C. office D. army

27. A. freely B. badly C. peacefully D. actively

28. A. face B. mouth C. bag D. pocket

29. A. Wonderful B. Good C. Certainly D. Never

30. A. skill B. power C. money D. right

31. A. promise B. request C. order D. plan

32. A. praising B. thanking C. helping D. watching

33. A. front B. side C. forest D. battle

34. A. bitten B. cut C. wounded D. hit

35. A. returned B. stayed C. drove D. rushed

36. A. old B. impatient C. careless D. late

37. A. hard B. serious C. sad D. dangerous

38. A. persuaded B. moved C. broken D. hurt

39. A. wish B. force C. permit D. offer

40. A. Closing up B. Putting up C. Making up D. Taking up

41. A. softly B. nearly C. carefully D. quickly

42. A. worries B. tears C. interest D. anger

43. A. saved B. cured C. left D. employed

44. A. live B. fight C. work D. stand

45. A. group B. city C. village D. nation

第四节 阅读理解（共两节，第一节共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A﹑B﹑C﹑D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Annabelle Smith and her two best friends, Samantha and Kristy, loved going to Sand City School. Mrs. Lemming, their teacher, would read them a story. That Monday afternoon, Mrs. Lemming read them a story called Super Sophie Saves the Day.

After school, Annabelle, Samantha and Kristy walked home together. “I decide that from now on I’m going to be a superhero like Sophie,” Annabelle told her friends.

“You mean heroine,” Kristy said. “You’re a girl, Annabelle.”

The next day Kristy and Samantha picked Annabelle up on their way to school. Annabelle had a red towel taped to her blue shirt. “I am Super Annabelle,” Annabelle said. “I’ll save someone on the way to school.”

Charlotte, another second-grader, walked past the girls. Her sweater was tied around her waist. She ran a little faster, and her sweater was nearly on the ground. Annabelle wondered what she would do. Giving her a dirty look, Charlotte ran away.

Annabelle walked into her father’s study when she got home. She had a homework question for him. A note on her father’s desk said he was lending some books to Charlotte’s father. She noticed a magazine on his desk that said Go Green. “Homework can wait,” Annabelle thought. “Maybe Charlotte goes green!”

In the woods, Annabelle saw a man cutting down a tree. Trees were good for the environment. She prevented him from cutting down the tree, and then she fell on the hard ground. Annabelle walked farther in the woods, where she found Charlotte picking up litter.

Annabelle said, “You are the second-grade’s hero, Charlotte.”

Charlotte stared at Annabelle. “I’m picking up litter to make the earth a better place,” she said. “I don’t care about being famous.”

Annabelle felt slightly ashamed of herself.

46. After listening to Mrs. Lemming’s story, Annabelle wished ______.

she could save Sophie like a superhero

B. she could wear a beautiful sweater like others

C. she could be as great as Sophie D. she had no homework at school

47. When Annabelle wanted to help Charlotte, Charlotte felt ______.

A. glad B. proud C. regretful D. angry

48. Why did Annabelle prevent the man from cutting down the tree?

A. Because trees can protect the environment. B. Because trees are living plants.

C. Because she considered it a danger to cut down trees.

D. Because the man might fall down on the ground.

49. What did Annabelle learn from Charlotte?

A. It is cool to be a superhero in life. B. Real heroes don’t mind being famous.

C. A hero has a better place in the world. D. A famous person is also a hero.

B

If you plan on visiting to Fiji, you are probably looking for some fun things to do. Below are four unusual places.

The Poseidon Resort

The Poseidon resort is an underwater resort that gives visitors a beautiful view of sea life. This resort covers 255 acres. It’s covered and surrounded by a lagoon (咸水湖) that covers 5,000 acres and is about 90 feet under water, giving you a beautiful view of sea life right before your eyes. This resort even has a hotel for those who would prefer to have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking up to the beautiful scenery all around them.

The Sabeto Mud Pool

If you’re looking for something unusual to do, you can’t pass up the mud pool at Sabeto. It is located in a mountain range with a huge group of Geothermal (地热的) pools full of nice, warm mud. Getting down and into the mud in the pool is believed to have benefits for healthy skin. This is unusual, but adults and especially kids will love it.

Fire Walking

Fire walking in Fiji is believed to have originated on the island of Beau. Fire walking is when you walk on white-hot stones barefoot. To do this, you have to be mentally prepared for it. Trust me; there is a lot of preparation and strict rules that travelers follow in order to do this safely.

The Fiji Museum

The Fiji museum is unusual due to all the amazing artifacts you’ll see dating back 3,000-4,000 years. This museum has a certain attraction that makes it funny—a shoe. It’s been said that a man named Thomas Baker was eaten by the locals several centuries ago and the only thing left was his shoe. This unusual museum is a great idea if you bring the whole family to Fiji.

50. Visitors who have the unusual experience of sleeping at the Poseidon resort can _________.

A. enjoy the excellent service in the hotel B. open windows to see sea life swimming

C. see sea life around them in the room D. only watch videos about sea life

51. Why do adults like to get down into the mud pool?

A. To float on the warm mud B. To make them strong

C. To play with the warm mud D. To keep their skin healthy

52. Which of the following things needs more courage and stricter rules?

A. Trying fire walking B. Visiting the Poseidon resort

C. Getting into the Sabeto Mud Pool D. Visiting the Fiji museum

C

For the kids in Matt Marciano’s sixth-grade