广东省汕头市金山中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试（英语）.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家广东省汕头市金山中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语科试题 2011.10温馨提示：涂卡时，请务必按照题号在答题卡涂上选择题的答案(请空出13-15题)。非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔作答，答案写在答题纸上。I. 听力部分(共两节，满分15分)第一节 听力理解（共12题；每小题1分，满分12分） 听下面几段材料，每段播放两遍，各段后有几个小题。各段播放前，每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内，从题中所给的A、B、C选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段独白，回答第1-3题。1. What is the talk

2、 mainly about?A. A procession(游行)B. A horse raceC. An European festival2. On which day is the event probably held?A. July 12B. August 6C. August 163. What is true about the event?A. A horse cant win the race if its rider has fallen off.B. 10 of 17 neighborhoods take part in the event.C. The event is

3、 held particularly to attract tourists.听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。(decorate装修)4. Where is the conversation taking place?A. In the mans house.B. In the womans house.C. In their friends house.5. What color is the meat container?来源: A. BlueB. YellowC. Red6. What is the side dish mentioned by the man?A. Eggplant wi

4、th soya sauce.B. Pork with pineapple.C. Tomatoes with sugar.听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。7. What kind of illness has the woman been suffering from for years?A. stomachache.B. headacheC. backache.8. What is the mans attitude toward herbal medicines（中草药）?A. suspicious(怀疑的)B. confidentC. objective(客观的)9. Why are wes

5、tern drugs not effective for all diseases according to the woman?A. Because doctors are not qualified (有资格的) enough.B. Because western drugs have many side effects.C. Because doctors dont take account of (重视) the whole person.听第四段独白，回答第10-12题。(nutrition营养；diet节食)10. What mistake do most teenagers ma

6、ke according to the speaker?A. Losing weight by over exercise. B. Losing weight by eating low-fat food.C. Losing weight by eating less food.11. How many pieces of advice does the speaker give in the talk?A.3B.5C.412. What kinds of food contain “good fats”?A. Red meat and dairy (乳品) foods. B. Nuts an

7、d animal oils. C. Nuts and plant oils.第二节 听取信息 (共3小题；每小题1分，满分3分)听下面一段对话后回答下面3个问题。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。13. What are the woman and her husband looking for? 14. How many people would there be in the party?15. What will the total cost be? II. 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

8、的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. The little girl _ go out alone at night. A. dared notB. dares notC. dare not toD. dont dare17. Sorry I cant go with you - something has just _.A. come aroundB. come overC. come upD. come back18. _ of Chinese Emma has! A. What a good commandB. How a good commandC. What good comm

9、andsD. How good command19. Both men had hardly had time to _ what had happened when they were thrown violently into the sea.A. recognizeB. realizeC. understandD. mean20. My friend asked me _ for my holiday.A. where I would chooseB. which place I would chooseC. what would I chooseD. that I would choo

10、se21. Do you think the President will _ to the terrorists （恐怖分子的）demands? A. give upB. give inC. give awayD. give off22. _ by the number of cars, there were not many people at the club yet.A. To judgeB. JudgedC. JudgingD. Having judged23. It _ in this new hall _ was just set up last month _we held a

11、n important meeting yesterday. A. is; where; thatB. was; which; whatC. is; that; whichD. was; which; that24. - Whats the noise? - Oh, I forget to tell you. The new machine _ now. A. has been testedB. was testedC. is being testedD. will be tested25. The cow _ by the fire rushed out into the street. A

12、. frighteningB. frightenedC. was frightenedD. be frightened26. He is one of the most excellent students in our class, and he always _ himself in his studies. A. leavesB. hidesC. coversD. buries27. I can never forget the days _ we worked together and the days _ we spent together. A. when; whichB. whi

13、ch; whenC. what; thatD. on which; when28. Emma was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had _ went wrong again. A. it repairB. it repairedC. repairedD. to be repaired29. I _ him to give up smoking, but he wouldnt listen to me.A. persuadedB. managedC. tried to persuadeD. suggested30.

14、Which sentence has a different meaning from the others? A. Not all the shops here sell drinks to teenagers.B. All the shops here dont sell drinks to teenagers.C. Teenagers cant buy drinks from every shop here.D. Teenagers cant buy drinks from any shop here.III. 完形填空（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从

15、3145各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Shortly after I arrived in the U.S., I felt great about myself. Many of my professors at Columbia Universitys Journalism School wrote well done! or nice _31_ on my homework. That was music to the _32_ of a foreign student who felt like a fool most of the time i

16、n a new environment. And it was also the first time in my life that I had got so much positive feedback(积极的反馈) for anything I did.Before long, I found that the professors _33_ those same sort of comments to many other students. If everybody got the same comments, what was the _34_? Id rather have ha

17、d them tell me what _35_ I made and how I could improve. Paula Span, my feature-writing professor and a writer at the Washington Post magazine at that time, told me that she liked the first story I wrote for the class. I didnt _36_ her, thinking she meant it to be _37_. For a whole semester, I never

18、 believed her, at least, until that story was _38_ by Newsday as the cover story of its weekend feature section and Paula gave me one of the two top marks in her class. I also got an honors grade from my business reporting and writing class. _39_, I believed that I must have done something right, an

19、d the praises Americans handed out so _40_ must have really meant something.Traditional Chinese wisdom holds that we will lose our motivation(动力) to _41_ if were satisfied with ourselves and not _42_ our future all the time. We are taught to be _43_ and not to hold our head too high in front of othe

20、rs. As a result, Chinese will be hard-working but some of them may not be as _44_ as Americans. On the other hand, confident Americans dare to ask any question and try anything. But some of them are not _45_ to blame(责备) themselves when things went wrong.IV. 阅读（共两节；满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读

21、下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A来源: Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party. “Farah, arent you going to invite Hafsa?” her mother asked. Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood

22、.“Mother, you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with,” Farah answered.“Really? And what are the rules?” her mother asked.“Well, only very pretty girls can be part of our group.“I cannot believe it,”her mother said angrily.As Farah left th

23、e kitchen, her father called her from the living room.Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades? You have failed in mathematics,” her father said.Farah had no answer. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club l

24、eft her with very little time for studies.“Farah, it says that you can take part in supplementary exams（补考）. If your grades dont improve then, your trip to Spain will be called off.”Farah went to her room and called Gina, the leader of Purple Girls Club. “Gina, can you help me to complete my notes b

25、efore the exams?”Gina laughed. “Exams? Who cares about exams?”One by one, she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.Farah knew Hafsa would help her. Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her, but Hafsa said, “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study

26、together till your exams.”Next Monday, as two friends entered the school together, Gina called out.“Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”“Gina, I have a new rule about friendship,” Farah replied.46After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club,

27、 she chose a friend according to a persons _.A. looksB. usual activitiesC. gradesD. favorite colors47Farah became pale after going to her father because_.A. he didnt allow her to go to SpainB. she didnt do well in her examsC. she had to leave Purple Girls ClubD. he asked her to improve her grades48.

28、 The underlined phrase “called off” in the passage can be replaced by “_.”A. hatedB. dislikedC. cancelledD. ignored49Which word can best describe Hafsa?A. StraightB. BeautifulC. DeterminedD. Kind50What lesson can we learn from the passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. A perfect friend wi

29、ll never be found.C. Be slow in choosing a friend.D. Friendship can be developed easily.BPeople who like travelling have their reasons. They believe that travelling can help them expand their field of view, especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give t

30、hem more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike travelling also have some reasons.Travelling, in my opinion, does more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadens our mind. We can get in touch with o

31、ther civilizations, cultures, customs and ideas.Through history, most people travelled because of necessity - not for pleasure. People travelled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one eve

32、r travelled just for the fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich Romans travelled all the way to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games, and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity(好奇心). They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon (地平线).

33、Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.So, travelling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it. 51. What does the un

34、derlined word “expand” in Paragraph One probably mean?A. Make something widerB. Make something clearerC. Make something more beautifulD. Make something smaller52. According to the passage, in the past, most people travelled _.A. for funB. for knowledgeC. to get experienceD. to make a living53. How m

35、any different kinds of reasons for travelling are mentioned in Paragraph3?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six54. In the authors opinion, travelling can be _.A. expensiveB. funnyC. helpfulD. tiring55. Whats the main point of this passage?A. People have different reasons for travelling.B. Travelling enriches

36、 our mind.C. There are a number of ways to enjoy ourselves while travelling.D. People have different opinions about travelling.CAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll （死亡人数）could have been much worse. More

37、 than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 deaths. Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highways. In

38、addition, changes made to the construction codes(规章) in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news, civil engineers arent resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprint

39、s （蓝图）for improved quake- resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood that bend without breaking, to make buildings more

40、resistant to earthquakes. The new design, however, would install computers in the buildings and the computers would help the building adjust(调节) itself during the earthquake. Such buildings would be called smart buildings and could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and

41、would be less likely to be damaged during an earthquake.56. About _ less people lost their lives in the earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994 than in the earthquake that occurred in America in 1988.A.2,440B. 25,000C. 24,940D. 6057. The injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles than

42、ks to the following reasons EXCEPT that _.A. The quake occurred at 4:30 a.m. on a holiday.B. Traffic was light on the citys highway at that time.C. The citys buildings and highways have been strengthened.D. A new design has been put into use.58. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?A. All tr

43、aditional buildings will break down in earthquakes.B. People changed the construction methods to strengthen the buildings in Los Angeles.C. Engineers are still trying to provide greater security to buildings.D. The smart building may adjust itself during the earthquake.59. The underlined word “resis

44、tant” most probably means _.A. attractiveB. not hit byC. forgotten byD. not destroyed by60. The writers purpose in writing this passage is to _.A. report new development in constructing buildingsB. encourage engineers to make more use of computerC. compare the result of the earthquakes that occurred

45、 in AmericaD. tell the history of the development of building materials第二节 信息匹配（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。注意：选E涂AB；选F涂CD。首先请阅读下列想要出游的人的介绍。A. Kate, an 18-year-old student, is interested in traditional lifestyles but she only has a week to spare.B. A family of four,

46、 including parents, a sixteen-year-old son and thirteen-year-old daughter, are looking for a place to spend their holiday. All of them are good riders and strong swimmers.C. A group of four students after their college entrance examination to the university are eager to know what the future holds fo

47、r the worlds cities. They are all crazy about the latest technology from different countries.D. A group of four young adults who are fond of extreme sports are looking for something with plenty of excitement. They are more interested in the scenery than in life of the locals.E. A family of five incl

48、udes a ten-year-old girl. They have many different interests and they are looking for a relaxing holiday.F. A honeymoon(蜜月) couple wants to have a special holiday. They are both sportspersons and love water sports.请阅读旅游方案介绍，然后匹配出旅游者所适合的旅游方案。61. Eight days mountaineering trip - climb one of Yunnans h

49、ighest peaks, the Haba Snow mountain. This is an ideal trip for adventurous people. You need to be fit and healthy.62. Eight days cycling tour from Qiaotou Town - visit the spectacular(壮观的) Tiger Eating Gorge. It is a leisurely(悠闲的) tour suitable for anyone who is fit and healthy. No previous cyclin

50、g experience is necessary and all our routes are on flat land!63. Eight days rafting(皮划艇运动) - white water and adventure on the Yangtze from the old town of Lijiang. This adults-only tour is only for good swimmers and physically fit persons.64. Ten days horse trekking tour(骑马漫步旅行) - visit authentic(真

51、正的) Tibetan villages of Shangrila. The ultimate horse- riding experience is in a spectacular mountain environment. This trip is for confirmed riders only. Dont expect three-star hotels on this trip.65. Ten days backpacking trip - visit the Shanghai World Expo(世博会), and go around at least 60 pavilion

52、s including China Pavilion. Nearly all the hotels are full in Shanghai.V. 语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。答案写在答题卷相应位置。Visitors _66_ Britain may find the best place to enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub(酒吧). A team of researchers have revealed(揭

53、示) some of _67_ unknown culture of British pubs - starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. This may sound inconvenient, but there is a _68_ (hide) meaning.Pub culture is formed_69_ (improve) sociability(社会交往) in a society that is known for its coldness. Standing at the bar for service allows

54、 you to chat _70_ others who are waiting to be served. The bar counter is possibly the only place in Britain _71_ a friendly talk with strangers_72_ (consider) to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. However, _73_ you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat(一无所获).

55、 For example, if you are in a big group, _74_ is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff angry more than a group of strangers blocking all passages(过道) to the bar while _75_ chat and hesitate(犹豫) about what to order.VI. 翻译填空（共20题；每小题1分，满分

56、20分）根据所给汉语，在划线处填写适当的表达，注意句子的语法是否正确及上下文是否连贯。答案写在答题卷相应位置。AFor a long time Anne couldnt go _76_ (在户外)， so she had grown crazy about everything to do with nature. One evening she stayed awake _77_ (有意地) until midnight to have a look at the noon, but she _78_ (不敢) to open a window. Another time, she _79_

57、 (碰巧)to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. She stayed there to see the night face to face, and was attracted entirely by the dark, the wind, and the thundering clouds.Anne felt sad that she could only look at nature through dirty _80_ (窗帘) hanging before very dusty windows.BEnglish has ch

58、anged and developed when cultures meet and _81_ (交流) with each other. From AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England enriched the English language and especially its _82_ (词汇). In 1620, British people began to move to other countries, and _83_ (逐渐地) English was spoken in many other countries. By the 19

59、th _84_ (世纪), American English spelling got a _85_ (单独的) identity when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary. At present, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before.CWang Kun and his sister Wang Wei had dreamed about taking a great bike trip ever since middle

60、 school. After _86_ (毕业) from college, they finally got the chance to take a bike trip. It was Wang Wei who first got the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. Then Wang Wei planned the schedule for the trip. Although Wang Kun had some doubts, Wang Wei was _87_ (下定决心的) and insisted that she _88_ (组织

61、) the trip properly. Knowing that Wang Wei was a _89_ (固执的) girl, whose decision could not _90_ (改变)once she had made up her mind, Wang Kun had to give in.DStrange things happened in Tangshan. For a few days, water in the wells rose and _91_ (下降). From the cracks of wells a smelly gas came out. Mice

62、, chickens, pigs and fish became nervous. At 3:42, everything began to shake. It seemed that the world was at an end. One third of the nation felt it. A huge crack cut across the city. The city lay _92_ (成为废墟). Two thirds of the people died or were injured. Then later that afternoon, another big qua

63、ke shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the _93_ (灾难) would last. But all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help those _94_ (幸存者). Slowly, the city began to _95_ (呼吸) again.汕头市金山中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语参考答案V.语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）66. to67. the68. hidden69. to improve70. with71. where7

64、2. is considered73. if74. it75. theyVI. 翻译填空（共20题；每小题1分，满分20分）76. outdoors77. on purpose78. didnt dare79. happened80. curtains来源: 81. communicate82. vocabulary83. gradually84. century85. separate来源: HTTP:/WX.JTYJY.COM/86. graduating87. determined88. organize89. stubborn90. be changed91. fell92. in r

65、uins93. disaster来源: 94. survivors95. breatheVII.基础写作（共1题；满分15分） 参考范文: At 5:45 this morning, a big fire broke out in an old building. A number of fire engines were sent to the scene and the fire was put out at 7:18. The old building was destroyed, but thanks to the firefighters, the elderly people trapped there were immediately rescued and no one died or was injured. The old building was built in 1726 and it began to be used as a nursing home 5 years ago. According to the fire-fighters, it was a burning cigarette that caused the fire.- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网