河南省临颍二高09—10学年度（下）高一期末选拔考试（英语）.doc

1、临颍二高20092010学年度（下）高一期末选拔考试英 语 试 题第卷（满分115分）第一部分听力（满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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 did the man actually get?A. A brown bike.B. A blue bike.C. A white bike.2. Where does the conversation probably take

2、 place?A. Over the phone.B. In a garage.C. In a store.3. How often does the woman learn to play the violin?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Every other day.4. How many bank robbers were there altogether?A. 3.B. 4.C. 75. What does the man mean?A. He is becoming richer.B. He is having a better life.C

3、. He is not content with his income.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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68题。6. What is the man doing now?A. Setting a table.B. Preparing dishes.C. Holding bowls.7. What is the man lo

4、oking for?A. A fork.B. A spoon.C. A pair of chopsticks.8. What does the woman think of the man?A. Careless.B. Stupid.C. Helpful.请听第7段材料，回答第911题。9. What is probably Lisa?A. A speech maker.B. A college student.C. A teaching assistant.10. How does the man feel about English learning?A. Easy.B. Interest

5、ing.C. Discouraging.11. What can the man get from the womans advice?A. Confidence.B. Interest.C. Methods.请听第8段材料，回答第1214题。12. Where is David probably now?A. He is out for shopping.B. He is on business.C. He is in the office.13. Who is answering the phone?A. Davids wife.B. The mans student.C. Davids

6、colleague.14. What do we know from the conversation?A. The womans friend called David.B. David doesnt want to call back.C. The extension number of David is 22.请听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15. How long was the man away from home yesterday?A. About 9.5 hours.B. About 10 hours.C. About 11.5 hours.16. Where did the

7、 man have lunch yesterday?A. Near a river.B. In a restaurant.C. On a hill top.17. Why did the man arrive home late?A. Because they left the National Park late.B. Because there was a traffic accident on the road.C. Because the traffic was heavy on the road.请听第10段材料，回答1820题。18. When will Burj Dubai op

8、en?A. December 30, 2009.B. November 13, 2009.C. October 30, 2009.19. Which floor is the observation deck in the building located in?A. 123rd floor.B. 125th floor.C. 124th floor.20. What can we learn from the talk?A. The Burj Dubai contains offices and restaurants except shops.B. The elevators in Bur

9、j Dubai travel at 70 m/minute.C. The apartments in Burj Dubai are expensive.第一部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共35小题；每小题1分，满35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。21. How about _ Christmas evening party? I should say it was _ success.A. a; aB. the; aC. a; /D. the; /22. It was in New Zealand _ Elizabeth first

10、met Mr. Smith.A. thatB. howC. whichD. when23. Youd better take some clothes with you _ a sudden change of weather.A. in favour of B. in honour ofC. in case ofD. in memory of24. Must I obey the rules made by the headmaster? You _, if you are not the student of the school.A. dont have toB. have toC. m

11、ustnt D. must25. According to a recent US survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week _ TV.A. To watchB. to watchingC. watchingD. watch26. I consider _ a good idea to be trained in a special way to improve my spoken English.A. thatB. thisC. itD. he.27. _ of the people in this country _ farmers.A. T

12、wo third; isB. Two thirds; areC. Two third; areD. Two thirds; is28. Were you busy last weekend? Very. Rather than _ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to _ an advertisement.A. wasting; makingB. waste; makeC. to waste; makeD. waste; making29. Only when I left my parents for Italy _ h

13、ow much I loved them.A. I realizedB. I had realizedC. had I realized D. did I realize30. I have many friends, some _ are businessmen.A. of themB. from whichC. who ofD. of whom31. The famous scientist began the research which _ his new discoveries.A. belonged toB. led toC. caused toD. brought to32. T

14、he two brothers _ on the phone for 40 minutes. I wonder when they can put down the phone.A. were chattingB. chattedC. have been chattingD. have chatted33. When he came back to life, the young man found himself _ in a small house and everything he _.A. lay; had been stolenB. lay; was stolenC. lying;

15、had stolenD. lying; had been stolen34. The driver got out of the car _ it caught fire.A. immediately B. thatC. unlessD. until35. The two ladies are of the same age, but it looks as if one _ ten years older than _.A. is; otherB. was; anotherC. were; otherD. were; the other第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅

16、读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。When I first came to the USA, I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes. This friend taught me a lot about American 36 , but in some cases I h

17、ad to learn the 37 way, because we didnt have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasnt a(n) 38 party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was 39 time, we had a cookout, 40 most of his American frie

18、nds and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.It was the most 41 party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 42 I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain

19、 my embarrassment（窘迫）to the other 43 . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! Whats the occasion?” I felt my 44 burning hot. I didnt 45 at all. If she knew how 46 I already felt, she wouldnt have said that to me.Maybe she didnt 47 to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction

20、had to do with the way I already felt.Many times I thought of going home and 48 but I knew they would 49 . It would be even 50 for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of 51 . So I wanted to pretend that I was 52 . I have already realized their 53 are different from mine. They

21、care less about formality（形式） 54 it is a special occasion, like a 55 or a very formal invitation.36. A. artB. cultureC. historyD. people37. A. easyB. simpleC. hardD. different38. A. realB. pleasantC. usualD. evening39. A. summerB. darkC. coldD. autumn40. A. whichB. whenC. whereD. as41. A. excitingB.

22、 surprisingC. embarrassingD. enjoyable42. A. asB. whileC. whenD. and43. A. guestsB. friendsC. neighborsD. Americans44. A. heartB. bodyC. faceD. hand45. A. repeatB. answerC. laughD. say46. A. niceB. happyC. badD. lucky47. A. meanB. expectC. wishD. prepare48. A. changingB. cryingC. sleepingD. dancing4

23、9. A. mindB. noticeC. watchD. care50. A. worseB. luckierC. betterD. easier51. A. orderB. breathC. placeD. mind52. A. OKB. sadC. angryD. well53. A. livesB. customsC. partiesD. beliefs54. A. unlessB. ifC. as long asD. since55. A. partyB. picnicC. meetingD. wedding第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）ALife in the fut

24、ure will be different from the life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?The population is growing fast. And most of them will live longer than people now.Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every room. And c

25、omputer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.There wil

26、l be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healt

27、hier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.56. In the future there will be _ .A. much more fruitB. more peopleC. fewer vegetablesD. less people57. In the future people d

28、ont have to _.A. work long hoursB. work fastC. walk on footD. eat meat58. People may not eat _ as much as they do today.A. fruitB. fishC. meatD. rice59. One big problem in the future is that _.A. many people dont have to workB. many people will not be able to find workC. people have to work fastD. a

29、ll the work will be done by robotsBCan kids make their own newspapers? They do in Paris. Student editors at a French newspaper for kids called “Mon Quotidien” do every day.The 10-year-old newspaper has its headquarters（总部）in Paris. Sometimes the newspaper sells 200000 copies every day. It gets more

30、than one million dollars every year! This is much more than other newspapers.How do they decide what to put in the paper? All the adult editors working on the childrens daily agree that the paper should be simple to read. Kids should be able to finish it within 10 minutes.The paper covers school lif

31、e, animals, and science, which are usually kids favourite subjects. It also talks about big world problem, like the Iraq（伊拉克）war.In order to make the paper more popular with kids, adult editors invite students ages 10 to 15 to take part in their meetings. They have meetings every Wednesday and Sunda

32、y. Adult editors, reporters and kids sit together and decide which topics should come out in the paper and on which page.Which topic should come out on the front page, European Union（欧盟）or bears in the zoo? Often the kid editors and adult writers disagree. Sometimes, the adult editors have to give u

33、p because their little editors wont give in.Usually the student editors stay in the newspaper office for three hours at each meeting. Any kid in France can call the newspaper if they are interested in being a one-day-editor.60. The “Mon Quotidien” newspaper come out _.A. every dayB. every weekC. hal

34、f a monthD. every month61. “Mon Quotidien” has a history of _ .A. 200000 yearsB. 15 yearsC. 10 yearsD. 20 years62. The underlined word “covers” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. hidesB. leadsC. travelsD. reports63. The fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs show us that “Mon Quotidien” is written for _.A. old p

35、eopleB. adultsC. kidsD. everyoneCThe famous Saint Bernard dogs have saved many travelers lost in storms on the Alps. The dogs home is a travellers shelter（避难所）kept by Augustinian moilks（修道士）. It stands at the highest point of the Great Saint Bernard Pass. For hundreds of years the pass has been used

36、 for travel between Switzerland and Italy. The journey was often dangerous.Snow and ice still block the pass for months. But the dogs are no longer needed to search it after a storm. In 1964 the Great Saint Bernard Tunnel was opened for motor transport. The tunnel. Only three and a half miles long.

37、Was the first Alpine tunnel for road traffic.Motorists are not the only users of the Great Saint Bernard Tunnel. Observers report that swallows（燕子）now take the tunnel route. It has become part of their spring flyway where they migrate north from Italy.64. The Saint Bernard dogs became famous for _.A

38、. living in a shelterB. guiding climbersC. saving travellers livesD. helping those who have troubles65. The Great Saint Bernard Pass is a route between _A. France and SwitzerlandB. Italy and SwitzerlandC. Switzerland and AustriaD. Switzerland and Germany66. The Great Tunnel has lessened the dangers

39、of the route because _.A. travelers no longer use the pass itselfB. the pass is now kept open all winterC. dogs can patrol（巡逻）the tunnel more easilyD. All of the above67. The selection states that this tunnel _.A. was opened in 1964B. is 3.5 miles longC. was the first road tunnel through the AlpsD.

40、All of he aboveDLearning English is one of the few things I have been doing consistently over the pass 16 years like most Chinese students, I started learning English because it was a compulsory（必修的）course in my middle school. More importantly, English was a central subject for the college entrance

41、exam.At that time, studying English was not a pleasant experience for me. There was no fun in the process of learning. The focus of our English education was getting a good mark in exams. And nobody told me that the real meaning of studying another language was communication.When I became a universi

42、ty student, I spent nearly half of my time on English. In fact, more than 90 percent of the job offer ads in Shanghai list “proficiency（精通）in English” as a main requirement.How did I improve my English? People told me that TOEFL was very helpful and useful. As a result, I took a TOEFL training cours

43、e and studied like mad. After six months preparation, I took part in the exam and got a high score. Later on, I had a chance to further my study in Britain. I soon discovered that all of my past English learning had been futile（没用的）. When I first went shopping in a local supermarket, I really could

44、not understand what the cashier was saying at all.It was then that I realized I had totally missed the point. Instead of just passing exams, the main function of learning English or any other language is communication. What is more, language does not exist independent of culture. Hence, mechanical m

45、emorization helps very little in communication. Thats why I was still unable to freely express myself after learning English for many years. By no means am I talented in any foreign language. I am still learning English. Why?First and foremost, my job requires me to use English everyday. Secondly, E

46、nglish helps me to have access to more information. Thirdly, as a bookworm（书呆子）, English gives me a chance to dive into the huge pool of inspiring English books. Last but not least, it is such a great experience to write in another language. Indeed, English has become part of my life.68. What did th

47、e author think of English learning when he was a student?A. He was crazy about English.B. He thought it was funny to study English.C. He thought it was unpleasant in the process of learning English.D. He often recited English in the process of learning69. Whats the real meaning of studying English a

48、ccording to the author?A. To pass the exams.B. To get high marks in the examsC. To use English for communication with others.D. To find a better job.70. According to the passage, hows my English?A. I am good at it.B. I can express myself freely in English like natives.C. I am working hard on studyin

49、g English.D. I can master English but I cant use it at my will.71. Whats the best way to study English well?A. Mechanical memorization.B. Reciting English every day.C. Studying English as well as its culture and using it more.D. Following English teachers instruction and getting high marks.EJohn set

50、tles in a new countryThe second of my ancestors to arrive in Australia was John Westwood. John was the youngest of seven children. His father was a wealthy landowner in England and his four older brothers were happy to work alongside their father on their huge property. John wanted to be a farmer to

51、o, but he also wanted to see new places and to lead an adventurous life. That is why, in 1834, at the age of 25, John and his friend Henry Bourke set sail for New South Wales on board the Lady Pearl. As a gift, Johns father gave him a large sum of money to set up a farm if he wished to make his home

52、 in Australia.Henry Bourke had an uncle, Robert Bourke, who was already living in Australia, Robert had arrived ten years before and now owned a large sheep farm. When John and Henry first arrived in Australia, they went to live with Robert Bourke to learn all they could about farming in Australia.

53、Robert Bourke employed a number of convicts to help him on the farm and in the house. He also employed a governess to teach his young children. The governess was Catherime Morgan.About six months after they arrived in Australia, John Westwood and Henry Bourke acquired some land. This land had never

54、been farmed before so they first had to clear the bush and trees from it and build a hut to live in.72. Where did John Westwood originally come from?A. England B. Europe.C. America.D. Australia.73. Why did John decide to go to Australia?A. Because he wanted to lead an adventurous life and to see new

55、 place.B. His father wanted him to start his own career.C. His father forced him to leave home and live independently.D. His friend Flenry Bourke invited him to go to Australia.74. About the statements of Johns family, which one is NOT true?A. His father was a rich landowner.B. He had four older bro

56、thers who were happy to work alongside their father.C. He was the youngest of seven children.D. His father gave John little money before he left England.75. What had happened after John and his friend Henry arrived in Australia?A. They were taught by a governess.B. They build a hut to live in the la

57、nd when they first arrived in Australia.C. Henrys uncle, Robert Bourke helped them to learn about farming and employed a number of convicts to help him on the farm and in the house.D. They had been living with Robert Bourke.第卷（满分35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一

58、行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右力横线上画一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下面画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。A warm-heart nurse on her first days work came to 76. _a patient. She asked him she could do anything for77. _him and he only w

59、aved his hands and said something 78. _she could hardly understand. She asked him again79. _and he just kept saying the different words, but80. _in a more lower voice, before closing his eyes. She81. _felt his pulse and found him death. She rushed to82. _repeat to the doctor sounds she had heard. “M

60、y83. _dear girl,” said the doctor after listen carefully to 84. _what she repeats, “he was saying youre standing on my oxygen pipe.”85. _第二节 书面表达（满分25分）请根据下列提示的要点，以What Will Life Be Like Without Animals 为题，介绍保护珍稀(rare)动物的意义及要性。1动物是人类亲密的朋友，尤其是珍稀动物的存在使整个世界变得丰富多彩。2最近听到甚至动物园里的珍稀动物都遭到了人为伤害，深表震惊。事件的发生源于有些

61、人对保护动物认识不够及对动物漠不关心。3牢记保护珍稀动物是我们每个人的职责，我们应学习宣传（publicize）其意义，并采取积极有效措施。要点：1内容必须包括所有要点，可适当发挥。2词数100左右。_20092010学年度（下）高一期末选拔考试英 语 答 题 卡1234567891011121314151617181920ABCD212223242526272829303132333435ABCD3637383940414243444546474849505152535455ABCD5657585960-616263646566676869707172737475ABCD第一节 短文改错（共

62、10小题；每小题1分，共10分）A warm-heart nurse on her first days work came to 76. _a patient. She asked him she could do anything for77. _him and he only waved his hands and said something 78. _she could hardly understand. She asked him again79. _and he just kept saying the different words, but80. _in a more lo

63、wer voice, before closing his eyes. She81. _felt his pulse and found him death. She rushed to82. _repeat to the doctor sounds she had heard. “My83. _dear girl,” said the doctor after listen carefully to 84. _what she repeats, “he was saying youre standing on my oxygen pipe.”85. _第二节 书面表达（满分25分）_2009

64、2010学年度（下）高一期末选拔考试英语参考答案1 5BCCBC6 10CBABC1115ACACC1620ACACC2125BACAC2630CBADD3135BCCAD3640BCAAC4145CBACB4650CAABA5155CABAD5660BACBA6165CDCCB6670ADCCD7175CAADC改错76Warm-heart warm-hearted77Him if /whether78第1个and but7980different same81more much 或去掉more82death dead83 sounds the84listen listening85repe

65、ats repeated书面表达：One possible version:What will life be like without animalsAnimals are close friends of human beings. Their existence, especially the existence of rare animals makes the whole world lively and colorful. Unfortunately, we heard such news recently that rare animals, even kept in the z

66、oo, couldnt escape being hurt and killed, at which we can feel nothing but shocked. The reason why it happened is that some people lack understanding of these animals and caring for them.Therefore, we should study and publicize the information about rare animals and keep it in mind that protecting animals is the duty of everyone. At the same time, we should take active and effective measures. After all, protecting animals is protecting ourselves.w.w.w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om高.考.资.源.网高考资源网w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m