江苏省泰州二中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

1、泰州二中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题命题: 徐玫 审核: 万银凤第卷 （选择题 共85分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20 分） 第一节 （共 5 小题；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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the woman like collecting most? A. Stamps.B. Coins.C. Train tickets.2. What day was

2、 the new find reported? A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.3. What does the man mean? A. He doesnt have any change.B. He will drive the woman home. C. He will buy the womans bus ticket.4. What is the mans son now? A. A pupil.B. A high school student.C. A university student.5. What happen

3、ed to the womans cell phone yesterday? A. It was stolen.B. It was powered off.C. Her teacher took it away.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. When was Mark born? A. In 1979.B. I

4、n 1976.C. In 1973.7. What does the woman think of the man? A. Creative.B. Brave.C. Funny.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where will the woman spend Thanksgiving this year? A. In her parents home. B. In her own home. C. In a hotel.9. What do we know about the man? A. He thinks everyone should bring something they

5、 made. B. He will cook all the dishes for Thanksgiving himself. C. He doesnt enjoy inviting people to his place.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Old school friends.C. Former colleagues.11. What do we know about the woman? A. Sh

6、e is fond of her work. B. Shes tired of travelling. C. She is interested in law.12. Whats the man now? A. A salesman. B. A guide. C. A lawyer.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man preparing for? A. His first day to work. B. A job interview. C. A party.14. What color of tie is the man going to wear a

7、t last? A. Orange. B. Red. C. Blue.15. What looks terrible on the man according to the woman? A. The jacket. B. The pants. C. The shoes.16. What makes the man look smarter? A. A notebook. B. A briefcase. C. A pair of glasses.请听10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has the man done his present job? A. Two yea

8、rs. B. Three years. C. Four years.18. Why does the man want a new job? A. Because he wants to try a different job. B. Because he wants to make more money. C. Because he wants to have a higher position.19. What does the man do now? A. A journalist. B. A director. C. An editor.20. What can we learn fr

9、om the conversation? A. The woman shows great interest in Evening News. B. The two speakers are talking about their jobs. C. The man is ambitious and hard-working.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. The doctors will operat

10、e if it proves necessary, but it may not _ that. A. come overB. come toC. come alongD. come down with22. Loulan, a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West, is believed _ over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400. A. to have gradually coveredB. gradually to be covered C. g

11、radually to have coveredD. to have been gradually covered23. Louis Braille, _ a soldiers idea, created a system with patterns of six raised dots _ each letter. A. taking, representingB. held, representedC. holding, representingD. taking, represented24. People from the West like to use the words, suc

12、h as “please” and “thank you”, in cases _ some people in Asia may not think it necessary. A. thatB. whenC. whereD. which25. In American English there are words from every major tongue spoken on Earth. However, many of these words are _ in British English. A. absentB. availableC. advancedD. attractiv

13、e26. Some people are interested in _ womens sense of smell is better developed than _ of men, and is linked to recognizing the smell of babies. A. if, thatB. what, thatC. which, oneD. whether, that27. _happens that my new neighbour comes from my home town. A. There B. It C. That D. What 28. The Chin

14、ese language differs from Western languages _, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which _ ideas, objects or deeds.A. for which; take for B. in that; stand for C. in which; make for D. on that; wish for29. Williams hopes to become a friend of _ shares his interest and pleasure. A. anyoneB. no

15、 matter whoC. whoeverD. who30. - Is everyone here? - Not yetLook, there _ the rest of our guests! A. comeB. comesC. is comingD. are coming31. A minute before, she _ someone to come along. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her _A. hoped, quietB. had hoped, stillC. had wished for, stillD. wished, s

16、ilent32. The little boy still needed the _ 20 dollars to deal with the things _.A. remaining; remained to be settled B. remaining; remaining to be settledC. remained; remained to settle D. remained; remaining to settled33. They said the man was _ danger to _ public, but in fact he was just in _ dang

17、er of losing his job. A. a, /, theB. /, the, aC. /, the, /D. a, the, /34. No one in the department but Tom and I _ that the director is going to resign. A. knows B. know C. have known D. am to know35. _ difficulty we meet with, we must finish it on time, because the opportunity is_ valuable.A. Whate

18、ver; such B. However; such C. However; so D. Whatever, that第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿做护士助手的小姑娘) at a local hospital in my town. Most of the 36 I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had

19、any 37 and nobody seemed to care about his 38 . I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, _39_ anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 40 he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏) of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷). I left for a week to v

20、acation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 41 . I didnt have the 42 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 43 me he had died. Several 44 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 45 who it was,

21、 my eyes filled with tears. He was 46 ! I built up the courage to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With a(n) 47 look on his face, he replied yes. I 48 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug

22、 I had ever 49 . He began to tell me how, 50 he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could 51 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 52 believed that it was my voice and 53 that had kept him alive. Although I havent 54 him since, he fills my heart with 55 every day. I k

23、now that I made a difference between his life and his death.36. A. moneyB. energyC. timeD. effort37. A. visitorsB. relativesC. patientsD. problems38. A. interestB. requirementC. conditionD. thought39. A. talking aboutB. looking forC. pointing outD. helping out40. A. soB. even thoughC. yetD. as if41.

24、 A. deadB. madC. goneD. excited42. A. rightB. chanceC. courageD. time43. A. cheatB. tellC. remindD. warn44. A. daysB. weeksC. monthsD. years45. A. realizedB. wonderedC. heardD. asked46. A. greatB. aliveC. successfulD. lucky47. A. happyB. uncertainC. nervousD. proud48. A. apologizedB. rememberedC. ex

25、plainedD. told49. A. dreamedB. shownC. wantedD. received50. A. becauseB. ifC. unlessD. as51. A. noticeB. feelC. imagineD. appreciate52. A. hardlyB. rightlyC. firmlyD. wrongly53. A. humourB. worryC. touchD. treatment54. A. forgottenB. calledC. missedD. seen55. A. joyB. regretC. respectD. honour第三部分：阅

26、读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEnglish is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants(移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “

27、Coolie” and “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze from the Japanese, “shampoo” from India, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on. Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight. However, some students still have difficulty in sp

28、eaking fluent English. Some know many words but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our Oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. For this reason, because we are trying to train your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak

29、 intelligible (易理解的) English, we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classes. Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of English. If teachers enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaki

30、ng Chinese, they will require everyone in the room to pay the fine. It is everyones job to enforce the English-Only rule. It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom (使习惯于) your ears to hearing English. Other subjects may be learned solely from books but the only way to learn a foreign

31、 language is to SPEAK IT! Students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out. Enjoy your classes.56. The first paragraph is mainly about_. A. the difficulty of learning English.B. how interesting

32、 and various English isC. different words in different languagesD. the immigrants contributions to America57. The underlined word “discern” in Para 2 can be replaced by_. A. understandB. noticeC. hearD. speak 58. In the authors opinion, the only way to learn a language well is to_. A. listen to it o

33、n the radioB. learn it from booksC. play games with it D. speak it often 59. The article is probably aimed at_. A. Japanese studentsB. German studentsC. Chinese studentsD. Indian studentsBWorld Car Free Day is a very important day on the environmental calendar. Every September 22, governments, green

34、 groups and ordinary citizens stress the damage cars are doing to the earth. The day is a reminder that we do not need to rely so much on cars. Those who take part in the activity hope that we all should realize we do not have to accept our car-controlled society. Carlos Pardo from Colombias Sustain

35、able Urban Transport Project said, “World Car Free Day is not only a celebration of fun ways to get around the city, but a demonstration of traffic-free streets and clean air is possible. But we do not want just one day of celebration and then a return to normal life. When people get out of their ca

36、rs, they should stay out of their cars. It is up to us, our cities and our governments to help create lasting change to benefit walkers, cyclists and other people who do not drive cars. ” Car-free days were organized as early as during the 1970s, and several car-free days were organized in European

37、cities during the early 1990s. An international car-free day was organized in Europe in 1999. The European Union adopted the idea in 2000. Today, as many as 100 million people in over 1500 cities worldwide celebrate this day. World Car Free Day aims to take a large number of cars off the streets for

38、 all or part of a day. This will give people a chance to see what their town might look like with fewer cars. But some people say it is a one-day trick and does not make people give up their cars for the rest of the year. They say what is needed is a move towards a more sustainable city transportati

39、on system.60. September 22 is a day _. A. when cars cause no damage to the earth B. when we can go on separate holidays C. that reminds us to drive our cars less D. that tells us to refuse to drive any cars61. According to Carlos Pardo, _.A. it is impossible to have traffic-free streets B. people sh

40、ould keep away from their cars C. its funny to get around the city without cars D. each day should be like World Car Free Day 62. What can be inferred from the passage? A. No cars can be seen on World Car Free Day B. Further action is needed to make people drive less C. Car-free days first appeared

41、about 50 years ago. D. Most people in the world are celebrating the dayCThe first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.“My, youre tall,” he said.Of

42、 course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didnt know why I considered Reed my friend.

43、 Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.Carlos smiled

44、broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Ca

45、rlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) whos only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesnt seem to bother youbeing short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But the

46、re isnt anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “Th

47、e trouble with you is youre afraid to be yourself. Youre smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red.63. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The writer cared much about Reeds attitude. B. Carlos isnt popular with the clas

48、smates. C. The writer is always confident with herself. D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer. 64. From the passage, we can conclude _. A. Carlos is as tall as the writer B. Carlos fell in love with the writer later C. the writer is very tall D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends lat

49、er65. What can we use to describe Carlos character? A. Handsome and proud B. Humorous and confidentC. Diligent and helpful D. Hardworking and popular66. Whats the best title of the passage? A. A girl and a boy.B. My shortcomings. C. My helpful classmates. D. A change in my life.DNOT all memories are

50、 sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will hel

51、p people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals th

52、at fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. They are not sure to what degree peoples memories are affected. The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad id

53、ea, while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.Some memories can ruin peoples lives. They come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydre

54、am or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions, said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. This could relieve a lot of that suffering.But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change peoples memories and changing memories is very

55、dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. Im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.67. The

56、 passage is mainly about _.A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pillC. a way of wiping out painful memories D. an argument about the research on the pill68. The drug tested on people can _.A. cause the brain to fix memories B. stop people remembering bad experiencesC. prevent body pro

57、ducing certain chemicals D. wipe out the emotional effects of memories69. We can infer from the passage that _.A. people doubt the effects of the pillsB. the pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memoriesC. taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical healthD. the pill has already been prod

58、uced and used by the public in America70. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph?A. Some memories can ruin peoples lives.B. People want to get rid of bad memories.C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.D. The pill will reduce peoples suffering

59、s from bad memories.第卷（非选择题 共35分）第一部分：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据所给首字母或中文提示拼写正确形式的单词，使句意完整，语法正确。71. Can you help me look up the word in the dictionary when it is c_ for you?72. C_ to popular belief, the desert can be a beautiful place.73. The Chinese characters we use today have been s_, which makes t

60、hem easier to write.74. The twins are so alike that we have much difficulty in d_ one from the other.75. I saw several houses which were _(装饰) with wall paintings.76. They took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and for _ (腐化、堕落) the young people of Athens.77. The crowd _(惊

61、慌) at the sound of the explosion.78. She wore so much _(珠宝) that she seemed to be covered in gold.79. With the midterm examination a_, the students are working harder and harder.80. He was o with an English story so that he didnt hear someone come in.高一期中考试英语试卷答案听力：1-5. CACBC 6-10. ABAAB 11-15. ACBC

62、C 16-20. BBCAC单项选择：25. A absent “缺少的，不存在的”，选自课本P.2526. D 考查名词性从句，第一单元语法项目，顺带考查代词that，选自课本P.927. B it 作形式主语，第二单元语法项目，选自课本P.3028. B 选自课本P.3829. C 考查名词性从句，第二单元语法项目30. A 倒装+主谓一致，第三单元语法项目之主谓一致31. C 考查动词短语及宾语补足语，第三单元语法项目之宾语补足语，选自课本P.232. B 课本中多处出现remain 一词33. D 考查冠词，a danger 表示“危险的人（或物），威胁”，课本P.2634. A 第三

63、单元语法项目之主谓一致35. D 考查状语从句和副词that的用法，that的此用法在课本P.2出现过书面表达: The Grand Canal is the longest canal in the world. It runs from Beijing to Hangzhou, covering a distance of nearly 1,800 kilometres and joining five rivers including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.In the year AD 605, Emperor Yang Guang

64、 of the Sui Dynasty ordered the canal to be dug. Digging such a long canal proved to be very difficult. 3.6 million people worked on it and in less than a year many of them lost their lives.When the construction was completed, the journey from the north to the south became more direct. Even today, the Grand Canal still plays an important role in travel. Every day, ships go up and down the canal, carrying things between the north and the south.