河北省元氏一中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

1、元氏一中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答第卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡和答案页上。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。不能答在试卷上。第卷（共103分）第一部分：听力（共二节，满分18分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。1W

2、hat kind of novels does the man like to read? ASpy novels BAdventure novels CRomance novels 2What is the man probably doing? AReading a book. B. Watching a movie C Writing an essay 3What are the two speakers talking about? A. The womans hometown BThe mans birthplace CThe mans parents4Who is the best

3、 writer in the mans opinion? ADHLaurence B. Charles Dickens C. Hardy 5What does the conversation probably take place? AIn a bookstore BIn an office C. In a classroom第二节（共7小题；每小题1.5分，满分10.5分） 听对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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

4、白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What has the woman been doing these days? AActing in a drama BWriting a drama. CDirecting a drama.7What does the woman think are the most important things for putting on a good drama? APatience and talentBTalent and teamwork spirits. CPatience and teamwork spirits 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9

5、题。 8Why is the woman staring at the man? A. Because she wants his help BBecause his new hairstyle is wonderful. CBecause there is something wrong with his hair.9What will the man do next? A Have his hair cut BEat something CTake a walk 请听第8段材料，回答第l0至l2题。10How many famous persons are mentioned in the

6、 text?AThree B. Four C. Five11What do we know about Albert Einstein?A. He could not speak until he was four. BHe could not walk until he was two.CHe could not read until he was six.12What are the three magic tools mentioned in the text?A. Have talent, believe in yourself and never give up.BBelieve i

7、n yourself, work hard and never give up.CBelieve in yourself, have teamwork spirits and never give up.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。13. The blind boy has_ gift for hearing the slight sound in_ distance. Aa; B. the; the Ca; the Dthe; 14. Man

8、y of the artists who _ didnt come.A. ought to appear B. ought to have appeared C. had to appear D. should appear15. They got lost in the desert and _ to death.A. was hungry B. starved C. tired D. suffered16. The dog was hit by a falling tree and killed _. A. on the spot B.at spot C. in the spot D. a

9、t the spot 17. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who _ have taken it?A. should B. must C. could D. would18. He gained a(n) _ of 100 for saving a _ child.A. reward, drowned B. award, drowning C. prize, drowned D. encouragement, drowning19. You are saying that everyone should be equal, an

10、d this is _ I disagree.A. where B. why C. how D. what20. Doing morning exercises _ our health and we _ it.A. benefits to; benefit B. benefits; benefit from C. benefits from; benefit D. benefits; are benefited by21. _is commonly known to us, English is being accepted as an international language. A.

11、That B. Which C. Tt D. As22. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple ,but it remains_ whether they will enjoy it. A. to seeB. to be seen C.seeingD. seen23. The number of motor accidents is at least _ that of the non-motor ones. A.larger five times than B. five times larger than C.

12、five times as large D. as five times large as XXK24. This book _ ten units, _ three mainly revision.A. contains, including B. includes, containing C. contains, containing D .includes, including 25- Have you ever seen that movie?- YesWhen I was in Tokyo, I _ it three timesAsawBhad seenChave seenDwoul

13、d see26. John was about to go to bed _ he heard someone knocked at the door. A. as B. while C. when D. then27. The scientist holds the view _ the book said was right.A. what that B. that what C. that D. whether第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、和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。More and

14、 more students want to study in hot majorsAs a 28 , many students want to 29 their interests and study in these 30 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etcFewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 31 maths, physics and biology, and art 32 , like history, Chinese and ph

15、ilosophy（哲学）33 students can study in these hot majors, because the 34 of these hot majors is limitedIf 35 has no interest in his work or study, 36 can he do well? I 37 this from one of my classmatesHe is 38 the countryside. His parents are farmersThough he 39 biology, he chose international business

16、He 40 to live a life which is different from 41 of his parentsIn the end, he found he was not 42 in doing businessHe found all the subjects to be 43 44 this wouldnt have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interestsChoosing a major in university 45 decide ones whole lifeMajors 4

17、6 are not hot today may become the hot major of tomorrowChoosing your major according to your own 47 is the best way to succeed28Aperson Bway Cteacher Dresult 29Agive up Bpick upCtake up Dmake up 30Aplaces Bsubjects Careas Dschools31Afor example Bsuch as Cas to Das well as32AimagesBmajorsCfeatures D

18、museums33AOnly a few BQuite a few CPerhaps fewDThe few 34Anumber Bpower Clevel Ddegree35AthatBthoseConeDones 36Awhy BwhereChow Dwhen37Asuggested Bguessed Csearched Dheard38AaboveBoff Cin Dfrom39AstudiesBlikesClearns Dfails 40Awants BstartsCrefuses Dstops 41AwhatBthat Cwhich Done42ArichBcleverCintere

19、sted Deasy43Alovely Bvaluable CsimpleDtiresome44ASo BThen CJust then DMaybe45AdoesBdoes notCwillDcan often 46AwhatBin which Cwhich Dwhen 47Ainterests BexperiencesCmindDskill第三部分阅读理解（共两节; 满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEarlier, in the old days, women used

20、 to sit at home separated from the outside world. They used to manage the home and look after children. They were free of the responsibility of earning money to support the family, which was left to men.With the coming of industrialization (工业化) and technological development, the lifestyles of human

21、 beings started to change. The needs of human beings started to grow. In this process, women slowly started to move outside the home. Women received the same education as men. Gradually, women slowly started to think independently and participated equally with men in all fields of life, including po

22、litics, sports and even military.With changing environments, the role of women has become more important in society. To match todays standard of living, it is necessary for both men and women to support the family.Today, women have been given bigger roles to play in society. They are even taking mor

23、e responsibility than men. At first, men disagreed with women pursuing (追求) their careers outside the home. However, with growing needs and a shortage of money, they had no other way but to accept the reality.The financial contributions from women to their families have increased, but in some places

24、, the home is still managed only by women as in the past. It is a challenging task for women to manage both. Women are bearing the stress and suffering mental difficulties with both managing the home and pursuing their careers.48. The best title for the passage would be _.A. Womens Responsibility in

25、 Society B. The Changing Social EnvironmentsC. The Changing Role of Women in Society D. Womens Financial Contributions49. Earlier in the old days, women used to do the following EXCEPT _.A. wash clothes B. prepare dinnersC. look after children D. make money for the family50. We can infer from the la

26、st paragraph that _.A. women dont need to manage the home todayB. women are taking more responsibility than beforeC. men still disagree with women pursuing their careersD. men have begun to do more housework than womenBOne of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admi

27、t ones mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that，”and it is even harder to say，“I was wrong, and you were right about that.”I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been

28、 the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up，and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons (箱子).Then he related（提到） an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.I was about eight years old at the time，and I had gone into the store with m

29、y mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that day，I must have found my way to the dairy (乳品的) food department where the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and halfdozen cartons. The cartons were stac

30、ked(堆放) three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason，I decided it was up to me to put the display back together，so I went to work.The manager heard th

31、e noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared，I was on my knees examining some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken，but to him it looked as though I was the criminal（罪犯）.He severely scolded（责骂） me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested(抗议)my

32、innocence and tried to explain，but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident，obviously the manager did not.51.The author was when he wrote this article.A. about 8B. about 18 C. about 23 D. about 1552.Who should have been blamed for knocking off the stacks of cartons？A. The

33、author. B. The manager. C. The woman. D. The authors mother.53.When the manager scolded him，the author .A. was frightened and cried B. felt the manager was rightC. did not say anything D. tried to explain54.It can be inferred that the author .A. regrets arguing with the manager for what he didnt doB

34、. has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years agoC. would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg saleD. expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she madeCA new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love c

35、an make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.The possible reason for the connection betwe

36、en love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usua

37、lly like hiding their feelings and opinions. They wont tell that to their parents.Dr Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too

38、early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.Parents should watc

39、h for signs of depression eating or mood changes and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance

40、to avoid its bad side effects.55Whats the main idea of the passage?APuppy love may bring young people depressionBParents should forbid their childrens loveCRomance is a two-edged sword for adultsDRomance is good for young people56Which of the following is more likely to have depression?AYoung people

41、 who have a strong sense of selfishnessBYoung boys whose parents watch for their behaviorCYoung girls who always hide their feelings and opinionsDCareless parents whose children are deep in love57What can be inferred from the passage?ALacking love can lead young people to grow up more quicklyBEarly

42、love makes young people keep close to their friends and parentsCParents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depressionDThe older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance58Whats the authors attitude towards puppy love?AConfused. BDisapproving.CDisinterested.

43、 DScared.D People believe that climbing can do good to healthWhere can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you re wrongMany Americans are learning to climb in city gyms（体育馆）Here, people are learning on special climbing wallsT

44、he climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feetHow do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness（保护带）around your chest to hold youThere are ropes（绳索）tied to your harnessThe ropes hold you in place so that you don t fallA beginners wall is

45、usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight upThere are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on toSometimes its easy to see the next piece of metalSometimes, its notThe most difficult point is to control your fearIts normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so i

46、ts difficult not to feel fearBut when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safeYou move slowly until you reach the topClimbing attracts people because its good exercise for almost everyoneYou use your whole body, especially your arms and legsThis spo

47、rt gives your body a complete workoutWhen you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger59What can we infer from the passage?APeople are fairly interested in climbing nowadays BIt is impossible to build up ones body by climbing CPeople can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors DIt i

48、s always easy to see holding places in climbing60The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _ Ato tie ropes to your harness Bto control your fear Cto move away from the wall Dto climb straight up61The word workout underlined in the last paragraph most probably means Asettlement Bexercise Cex

49、citement Dtiredness62Why does the author write this passage? ATo tell people where to find gyms BTo prove the basic need for climbing CTo encourage people to climb mountainsDTo introduce the sport of wall climbing第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：请将63-67题的答案填涂在

50、答题卡上71-75的位置。）Doctors say anger can be an extremely harmful emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. 63 Some people express anger openly in a calm, reasonable way. Othe

51、rs burst with anger and scream and yell. But still other people keep their anger inside. They cannot or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it. They said that when a person is

52、 angry, the brain releases the same hormones. 64 Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger o

53、f high blood pressure. 65 They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “ 66 Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and rea

54、sonably.”Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 67 A. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.C. Expressing anger violently is more harmfu

55、l than repressing it.D. Anger may cause you a cancer.E. Do not express your anger while angry.F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.第II卷（共47分）第四部分 写作（共三节，满分47分）第一节 单词拼写 （共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 注：68-74根据汉语提示或单词首字母写出单

56、词的正确形式;75-79为课文原句填空。68. Though in her eighties, the old lady stays active and e_.69. You were so rude to him this morning that you should a_ to him.70. We should combine _ (理论) with practice.71. They were _（聊天）on the playground. 72. It is our Chinese _（传统） for elders to give children lucky money. 73

57、. Her clothes and behavior _（证实） my guess that she was really quite wealthy.74. The _（受惊吓的） children ran home. 75. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which _ _ my appearance. 76. He could not have Yong Hui _ _ _ telling lies. 77. These animals were different from all

58、life forms in the past, because they _ _ _ young baby animals and produced milk to feed them. 78. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which _ heat _ _ from the earth. 79. People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, _ _ mountains and the pacific ocean.第二节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分

59、，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在该词下面写出该加的词。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。 2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。It was raining. In his way home from school Peter saw an old man walking with difficult inthe rain without a umbrella. Peter went up to h

60、im and offered share the umbrella with him. The oldman in poor health, so Peter tried to hold the umbrella. But he was so short to hold it high enough.While wondered what to do, he saw the old mans stick and had an idea. He had tied the stick to the handle of the umbrella and made them longer. Now w

61、e shared the umbrella. Peter was happy. 第三节 书面表达 （满分25分）以 “A Ten-Minute Break ”为题，写一篇100字左右的短文。内容必须包括如下几点： 1、课间休息的必要性；课多，不休息可能会感到累 2、介绍常见的休息方式，如聊天，听音乐，走出教室呼吸新鲜空气等；但不能太累 3、自己是通常怎样利用这十分钟的注意：1短文中应包括上述要点，可适当添加细节使行文连贯 2开头已写好，不计入总字数 3词数：100左右。A Ten-Minute BreakAs students, we have classes from early morni

62、ng till late afternoon. Therefore, it is quite necessary to take a ten-minute break between classes. _ 短文改错：It was raining. In his way home from school Peter saw an old man walking with difficult On difficultyin the rain without a umbrella. Peter went up to him and offeredshare the umbrella with him

63、. an toThe old man inpoor health, so Peter tried to hold the umbrella. But he was so short to hold was tooit high enough. While wondered what to do, he saw the old mans stick and had an idea. He wonderinghad tied the stick to the handle of the umbrella and made them longer. Now we shared the it theyumbrella. Peter was happy.书面表达：One possible version：A Ten-Minute BreakAs students, we have classes from early morning till late afternoon. Therefore, it is quite necessary to take a ten-minute break between classes. Otherwise we may feel tired.