广东省始兴县风度中学11-12学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

1、本试卷共12页, 三大题,满分135分。考试用时150分钟。第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very _1_. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and t

2、he U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a _2_ language. Many millions are trying to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different _3_. Have you ever _

3、4_ ads（广告） of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?Learn English in six months, or your _5_ back. Easy and funny? Our records and tapes _6_ you master your English in a month. From the first day your _7_ will be excellent. Just send. Of course, it never _8_ quite like this.The only language that

4、 seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were _9_. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. _10_ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using t

5、he language, talking in it, and _11_in it all the time, just imagine how much _12_ that he gets!So it is hard to say that learning English is easy, because a good command（掌握） of English _13_ on a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts（努力）and _14_ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes,

6、books, and dictionaries will _15_. But they cant do the students work for them.1. A. difficult B. important C. different D. easy2. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother3. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers4. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known5. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. Engl

7、ish6. A. make B. help C. let D. allow7. A. spelling B. grammar C. words D. pronunciation(发音)8. A. happened B. knew C. seemed D. felt9. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups10. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of11. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing12. A. time B. money C. languag

8、e D. practice13. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes14. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs15. A. do B. work C. help D. master 第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分满分l5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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。A proverb（谚语） says, “Time is money”. But in my opinion, time is even

9、_16_ precious than money. Why? _17_when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is _18_ (go) , it will never return. _19_ is known to all that the time we can use is limited. Therefore we should make good use _20_our time to study hard so as to serve our country in _21_ future. But i

10、t is a pity that there are a lot of people_22_ do not realize（意识到） the value（价值） of time. They spend their precious time _23_ (smoke), drinking and playing. In a word, we should form the good habit of _24_ (save) time. Do not put off what can be done today _25_ tomorrow.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(共15

11、小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEveryone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We dont always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we

12、never had a friend. No two people are the same. Sometimes friends dont get along well, which doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them.

13、 Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some

14、 libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. Theres more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those dont have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay w

15、ell. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. 28. Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?A. A house. B. A room. C. A village. D. A library. 29. If people have friends, they would live lo

16、nger, because _. A. they feel happier and healthier B. they get a lot of help from their friendsC. they take better care of themselves D. both A and C30. This passage tells us _. A. that people are all friends B. that people need friendsC. how to get to know friends D. how to name a placeBA young wo

17、man carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor（列车长） hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers（乘客） to make more room（空间） for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly h

18、e has changed his bad behavior , said a middle-aged man.Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company, said a second passenger. Thats right, another lady said, I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. Just then a gentleman who l

19、ooked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised.Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young womans lap（膝盖） interrupted（打扰）, I know his name. I call him Dad.31. The passengers

20、 were _ to see the conductors kindness to the woman and the child.A. excited B. pleased C. interested D. surprised32. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to _.A. make a demand for more buses B. praise the conductor for his good serviceC. criticize the conductor for his rude behav

21、iorD. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor33. What was the gentleman?A. A teacher. B. A newspaper reporter.C. Not known from the story. D. The conductors friend from his company.34. The word he in the last paragraph refers to _.A. the gentleman B. the conductorC. the middle-aged

22、man D. the three-year-old child35. It is clear from the story that the conductor _.A. has changed his attitude towards his workB. has now been kind and polite to all passengersC. has not changed his rude behavior to passengersD. has now been kind and polite to women with childrenCWe drink tea every

23、day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it，but very few of them know what to do with it.There is a story about an English sailor who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and Chi

24、na. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party. When her friends came to the tea party，the old woman offered them brown tea-leaves . The old womans friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the

25、tea-leaves.At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said，Mother，what have you done with the tea?I boiled it，as you said.And what did you do with the water?I threw it away，of course.”answered the old woman.Now you may throw away the leaves，too， said her son.36. Most of the people i

26、n Europe _A. drank tea every day 300 years ago B. drink tea every dayC. know nothing about tea D. like to eat the tea-leaves37. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from _.A. countries in the west B. countries in the southC. India or China D. a tea shop in EnglandD “If you want to

27、see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. W

28、hen you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you e

29、ver wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.All children soon learn what “Dont touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well

30、, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching y

31、our skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everythi

32、ng on show.If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!41. By touching things, _. .第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）请阅读以下相关的职业或兴趣爱好。A. The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill.B. The person likes spo

33、rts activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting.C. The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others. D. The person doesnt like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.E. The person likes collec

34、ting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.F. Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.请根据下列人物的自述，匹配与之相关的职业或兴趣爱好。46. Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, n

35、ewspapers. I go to the public library abut twice a week. If youd like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.47. Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think Im really boring, be

36、cause Im always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.48. Mike: I dont really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I

37、 think most sports are pretty interesting.49. Lisa: Im a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I dont have to go to the office everyday. And I dont have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And p

38、retty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.50. Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分

39、)第一节 基础写作（共1题，满分15分）请根据下列提示要点， 写一篇关于J.K.Rowling的短文。 1、J.K.Rowling是哈利波特的作者，她出生于1965年7月，英格兰，从小就梦想着当一名作家。2、中学毕业后她的父母鼓励她去读法语，一年后她在巴黎的大学毕业并在伦敦工作。3、就是在1990年她有了写关于Harry Potter的想法。4、她的第一部Harry Potter.的书出版于1997年，从那以后，她成为世界上最受儿童欢迎的作家。写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。开头已给你写好J.K Rowling, the writer o

40、f Harry Potter, was born in England, July 1965. _第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分) 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Every afternoon hundreds of thousands of youths（年轻人） flood（涌入） Internet cafes, switch on game consoles (游戏机), or otherwise sit down to involve themselves in fantasy worlds. Im talking about video games;

41、 games like Counter Strike, Diablo, Smash Brothers or Halo. These games can be fun and exciting but we need to watch out when this pastime becomes an addiction.Games are often exciting and dramatic, but they generally arent very educational. We dont learn as much from them as we would simply by read

42、ing a book and spending too much time playing them can take away from our study time. We need to remember that we are students first and foremost. Nothing should ever get in the way of proper studying.Video games can also be a bad influence on younger children who may be watching. Many video games a

43、re violent（暴力的） and the purpose in most of them is to kill the other player(s). This does not send the right message to the children who need to be told that violence is not acceptable and need to be taught how to deal with situations maturely(成熟的). Even if we do decide to sit down and play a violen

44、t video game, we need to make sure that it is not influencing the younger children around us.写作内容 1、以约30个词概括短文的要点。2、然后以约120个词就“Should Students Play Computer Games?”这个主题发表你的看法,并包括下面要点：（1）. 你的同学有玩网络游戏的吗？他们怎么看待网络游戏？（2）.你如何看待网络游戏？为什么？写作要求 1、你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。 2、短文标题已给出，但不

45、计入总词数。 评分标准 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。英语答案第三部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节 基础写作（共1题，满分15分）J.K Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, was born in England, July 1965. From an early age, J.k. Rowling had dreamt of being a writer. After finishing school, her parents encouraged her to study French. After having spent a yea

46、r in Paris, she graduated from university and worked in London. It was in 1990 that she first had the idea about Harry Potter. Her first Harry Potter book was published in 1997 and since then, J.K. Rowling had become the most popular writer among children in the world.第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分) Should Students Play Computer Games?