广东省惠阳一中实验学校2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）.doc

1、惠阳一中实验学校2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（A卷）命题人：谢秀惠一 听力理解（共15 小题，每题1 分）听下面一段对话，回答第1至3题。 1. Why does the woman want to go to the library?A. To return some books. B. To borrow some new books. C. To find some test papers.2. When does the library close?A. At 9:00. B. At 9:40. C. At 10:00.3. What does the man as

2、k the woman to do?A. He asks her to return some books for him. B. He asks her to borrow some books for him. C. He asks her to go to the library with him.听下面一段对话，回答第4至6题。 4. What was the man doing when the story happened?A. Sleeping. B. Swimming. C. Listening to the radio.5. What happened to the litt

3、le boy?A. His eye was hurt by the sand. B. He couldnt find his parents. C. He fell into the water.6. What did the man do after hearing someone shouting for help?A. He went on enjoying the music. B. He looked for the boys parents. C. He jumped into the water.听下面一段对话，回答第7至9题。 7. What is the probable r

4、elationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife. C. Manager and secretary.8. Where are the two speakers going?A. The airport. B. The railway station. C. The bus station.9. Why do the speakers call Brenda?A. To ask her to change clothes. B. To ask her when Mother arriv

5、es. C. To ask her if she can go with them.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。 10. Where is Mary going?A. Her home. B. The park.C. The zoo.11. Why doesnt Mary like walking through the street?A. Its too cold. B. There are too many people. C. It isnt interesting.12. When does the conversation most likely take place?A.

6、Late in the morning.B. In the late afternoon.C. Early in the morning.听下面一段独白，回答第13至15题。 13. When did Grandma Moses turn to painting?A. At the age of 76.B. At the age of 39. C. At the age of 101.14. What did Grandma Moses do before she became an artist?A. She sold other artists works in a shop. B. Sh

7、e worked on her farm. C. She taught at a school.15. What is the story mainly about?A. A famous American artist. B. Making money from painting. C. Collecting paintings.二 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1630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。Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that somethi

8、ng was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really _16_your feeling?”Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 17 that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”The 18 was that Id completely forgotten about i

9、t. I 19 , “Is there anything else Ive done wrong, but didnt apologized for?”Again, his 20 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 21 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 22 in a hurry. Remember?”“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I c

10、ouldnt believe he 23 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 24 . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and you 25 me.”“And you didnt do it?” I asked.“No, I didnt . I was just searching for my gift.”My heart sank.

11、I felt 26 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 27 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe Id hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevins answer was as immediate as his 28 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”Though Christ

12、mas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 29 thing wasnt the toy. The problem was Id made a promise too 30 and didnt keep it as their father. 16Ashowed Bhurt Cattended Dexpressed 17Acandy Bbook Cpicture Dtoy 18Achallenge Bmessage Cidea Dfact 19

13、Acomplained Bapologized Ccontinued Dexplained 20AsuggestionBanswerCmemoryDblame 21Ahospital Bchurch Cschool Dgarden 22Asettled down Bwent on Cset off Dgot up 23Aknew Bimagined Cdiscovered Dremembered 24Aangry Bworried Chappy Dsatisfied25Apraised Bpunished Chelped Deducated26Aterrible Bhopeless Cinsp

14、ired Dencouraged27Asupport Bcriticize Csuspect Dforgive28Amother Bbrother Csister Dfather29Astrange Binteresting Cimportant Ddifficult30AlightlyBrudelyCequallyDtruly三语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分)It is amazing that Tuppo Degre, a French girl, spent her childhood among wild animals and tribal(部落的) people

15、. Tuppo was born in Namibia, 31 her parents worked 32 wildlife photographers. During her stay in Namibia, she made friends with wild 33 (animal), including a 28-year-old elephant Abu, crocodiles(鳄鱼)，baby lion and giraffes. She also made friends with people in the Himba tribe of the Kalahar, 34 taugh

16、t her how to survive on roots and berries 35 how to speak their language. Tuppo later 36 (move) with her parents to Madagascar and then to France, where she became 37 famous person. So far, a book of her adventures 38 (translate) into several languages. In Paris, Tuppo attended a local state school

17、for the first two years, but then she went home 39 (receive) family education because she found she had little 40 common with the other children in Paris. She is now studying cinema at La Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris.四、阅读理解 （每题2分， 共40分）ASome people love eating food right after it is cooked.

18、 I prefer food just take out from the freezer. Fruit, candy, nuts, chocolate, cake with butter cream frosting(糖霜),even peas, all of them taste delicious when frozen. In fact, I often eat them that way.I was a kid when I picked up the habit. In my family, lots of things were thrown into the freezer f

19、inally, two freezersto prevent them from going bad. Among them were some of the candies my sisters and I had collected on Halloween.If we eat when they are still warm, well find ourselves taking the cookies more than we should. Its better if we can put them into the freezer and wait. That way well e

20、at less and enjoy them more because they are hard and chewing becomes a slower, more patient effort. Thats the point about frozen butter-cream frosting. Put it in your mouth at room temperature, and its gone very quickly. But when its frozen, you can enjoy the taste much longer as it melts(融化) in yo

21、ur mouth.The freezer treats a lot of fruits kindly. Take frozen grapes for example, I keep a bowl of grapes in my freezer. They become a little icy, and somehow their sweetness is improved. They are perfect and healthy dessert(点心). This is the same with oranges, apples, bananasYou might think banana

22、s would get super-hard when frozen. Wrong! They become cool, creamy and sweet. If you have wisely covered some or all of the bananas with melted chocolate before putting them into the freezer, they will have a double taste.As long as you arent eating anything that truly has to be hot, go ahead and e

23、xperiment.41. What is the passage intended to tell us _.A. Fruit should be frozen before one eats it. B. Frozen food is better than hot food.C. The author prefers frozen food. D. Hot food is not healthy.42. The author began to enjoy frozen food when he _.A. was young B. learned cooking C. got marrie

24、d D. got a fever 43. Why does the author NOT advise us to take hot cookies? A. Because they need more time to prepare. B. Because the taste is not good when they are hot. C. Because they are too delicious to avoid our overeating. D. Because we may eat them quickly and enjoy them less.44. What does t

25、he underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to? A. The taste B. Butter cream C. The cookie D. Frozen butter cream frosting45. Which of the following is the advice the author gives on eating fruit? A. Make bananas hard. B. Keep grapes in a bowl. C. Mix kinds of fruits together. D. Add melted

26、 chocolate to bananas.BThe Internet is not perfect. There are many problems with it.The Internet is not organized. There is no one in charge of the Internet. It is sometimes difficult to find what you are looking for. It is also easy to get the wrong information on the “Net”.Some businessmen cheat p

27、eople on the Internet. Internet thieves can steal credit card numbers. Some advertisers send spam to e-mail boxes. E-mail boxes are often filled with these unwanted advertisements.Illegal businesses can operate on the Internet. These businesses sell X-rated materials, cigarettes and alcohol to teena

28、gers.The Internet has websites with information about making bombs, breaking the law and terrorism.Criminals can fool people, especially children, in chat rooms. They can spread poisonous information and attack new members.The Internet is the greatest advance in communication since human emerged. Bu

29、t it can also like a dark alley in a dangerous part of town. Parents need to set parental controls on their children when they use the Internet. This will keep some of the bad material away from their children.The Internet can be dangerous to computers, too. Some people who have evil intentions enjo

30、y causing problems for other people they dont even know. They create computer viruses. A computer can get virus by downloading a program that has a virus in it. Some virus come by e-mail.A virus can destroy the data a person has saved in computer files. A virus can cause a computer to crash. A virus

31、 can also reproduce itself! It can send copies of itself to everyone on a persons e-mail address list. Then these peoples will have the same problems and cant work normally!46. The underlined word “spam” in the third paragraph means _A. letters B. productsC. useless information D. poisonous informat

32、ion47. Why can illegal businesses operate on the Internet?A. Because there is no one in charge of the Internet.B. Because some people like to buy banned products on the Internet.C. Because X-rated materials, cigarettes, alcohol and so on can be sold well on the Internet.D. Because people who operate

33、 businesses on the Internet are criminals.48. Parental controls are needed when children use the Internet because_A. children cant use the computers wellB. children may damage the computersC. the Internet is always unsafe for the childrenD. poisonous information may have a bad effect on children49.

34、The harm of a computer virus is that_A. it can change the saved data in computerB. it can reproduce the computerC. it can make the computer operate illD. it can destroy the saved files and the computer itself50. We can infer from the passage that the key to solving the problems with the Internet is_

35、A. to improve the computers B. to improve peoples moral levelC. to order people not to use the Internet D. to find a medicine to kill computer virusesCAn eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very

36、expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore

37、 (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman.“Its for my little brother,” the girl answered. “Hes really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle

38、 can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We dont sell a miracle here, child. Im sorry,” the salesman said with a smile. “Listen, if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” said the girl.A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does

39、 your brother need?”“I dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well, what

40、luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brother.”He took up the girls hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous docto

41、r. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost?51. What was the trouble in the little girls family?A. Miracle was hard to get in the drugstore.B. They were poor and no one can lend them money.C. Nothing could save her brother.D. Her broth

42、er was badly ill and her family couldnt afford the operation. .52. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _.A. something interestingB. something beautiful.C. some useful medicineD. some good food53. The little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A. she ha

43、d still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refusedC. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get54. What made the miracle happen?A. The girls love for her brother.B. The girls money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.55. From the passage we can

44、infer that _.A. The salesman didnt sell miracle to the girlB. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thoughtDTourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working

45、 in another part of the Roman Empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped. In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峡）. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of t

46、he time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young peoples education-but only for the rich. In the 18th century, tourism began to chang

47、e. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”. They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns. In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first rail

48、ways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier. Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built

49、. People began to travel more to faraway countries. The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them. Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizo

50、n Holidays. The company organizes everything-plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food-and tourists pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not take off until 1978. In 2002,

51、 the industry was 500 billion yuan and became an important part of Chinas social development. 56. In the early times, the travelers _. A. all came from Roman B. were very young and strong C. had lots of money D. traveled by boat 57. Which is NOT true about “Grand Tour”? A. It was a long journey. B.

52、The young men learned a lot from it. C. Those who took the tour werent rich. D. Most of its destinations were in Europe. 58. _ played the most important role in the tourism development. A. Education B. Money C. Transportation D. Peoples ideas 59. Modern tourism was born _. A. in 1949 B. in Roman tim

53、es C. in the early 17th century D. in the early 19th century 60. The underlined phrase “take off” in the last paragraph means _. A. a plane rising into the air B. develop very fast C. remove hats and clothes D. bring down the prices 五 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。以下是书本信息：A. British L

54、ife by Anne Collins Whats everyday life for people in Britain? Why do they talk about the weather so much? This book will tell you everything you want to know about the interesting and traditional countryB. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare A sad story of two loversThe two lovers began their secret lo

55、ve, but their families didnt knowIts one of the famous plays written by Shakespeare in the literature historyC. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown Robert Langdon, the hero of Da Vinci Code, which is another history thriller, tried to solve the mystery of a century-old underground organization and save t

56、he Vatican from a tombIf you are not brave enough, dont read it alone at nightThis is the ancient mysteryD. Happy Christmas by John Escott This is a book, but looks like a magazineIt is made out of different sectionsYou can learn about the history and traditions of the western-style holidays and som

57、ething else like the way of making traditional food and gamesE. The Beatles by Paul Shipton John, Paul, George and Ringo: four young men from England were the most well-known and some of the best musicians of the 1960sThey formed the Beatles, and their music is still popular todayF. Silver Bells by

58、Luanne Rice A sweet love story happening on ChristmasChris Byne, a farmer who sold his Christmas trees on the streets on New York, one day met Cathy Tierney, a librarian who lost her husband on Christmas Eve three years beforeSo a new love and a new hop started lasting a lifetime以下是购书者的信息，请匹配购书者的信息与

59、它们所对应的书本：61. Randy: Christmas is comingRandy wants to know all information about it, such as the games, the food, the stories, the music and the movies62. Amy: Amy has many romantic dreamsShe always believes she can find her Mr. Right like the girls in the fairy storiesSo she is crazy about the book

60、s with good endings onlyNow she begins to bury herself in the book like that63. Vince: Vince, as the head of his own band, is able to play all kinds of musical instrumentsBut he dreams of becoming musician like John Lennon, a famous singer from a rock bandTherefore, he wants to search for a book on

61、him64. Alan: Mystery and adventure are always boys dreamsAlan, one of the boys, especially prefers the ancient ones because he always regards himself as a big man with super power, but not a small boy65. Lin Jie: Lin Jie, a student studying English in a university, will go to England to continue his

62、 further educationSo he wants to find more information about the country he will study in六 词汇与语法：（每题1.5分，满分15分）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66-75的相应位置上。(一空填一词) 66. Nowadays more and more people have come to realize the importance of a _(balance) diet. 67. The most_

63、(excite) news is that we have finished the project ahead of time.68. Having friends who are similar to us can be _ (benefit). 69. As we all know, playing computer games for a long time is very _ (harm) for our health.70. Bicycle, as a kind of _ (tradition) transportation, is still widely accepted fo

64、r its convenience. 71. It is a fact _ English is accepted as an international language.72. Im sure next winter，_ you will spend in Harbin， will be another exciting holiday.73. Xian is one of the few cities_ walls remain as good as before.74. The woman remembered the day_ she saw him burying somethin

65、g near her house. 75. _ caused the accident is still a complete mystery.七写作(满分25分) 根据以下提示，用五句话写一篇短文，介绍加拿大。1. 加拿大占地面积约1000万平方公里, 有3000多万人口, 是世界第二大国家。2. 加拿大不仅是旅游的天堂(paradise), 而且是定居的好地方。3. 很多人都梦想到加拿大观光。4. 在秋天, 游客们坐火车从东到西可以一路上看到红色的枫树林。5. 去年暑假我和父母亲去加拿大游览了一番。6. 我对摄影有天赋, 因此我在加拿大照了很多令人难忘的相片。【写作要求】 1.只能使用5个

66、句子表达全部内容。 2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。20112012学年第二学期高一年级期中考试 英语科试卷（A卷）答题卷 座位号： 三. 语法填空（每小题1.5分,满分15分）31. _32._33._34._35. _ 36._ 37._ 38._39._40. _ 五. 信息匹配(每小题2分，满分10分) 61._ 62. _ 63._ 64._ 65. _六 词汇与语法：（每题1.5分，满分15分）66._ 67._ 68._69._70. _ 71. _72._73._74._75. _七（基础写作25分）_高一年级期中考试英语科试卷（A卷）参考答案听力 (共15小题,每小题1分)