英语卷·2014届湖北省部分中学高一下学期期中联考(2012.04).doc

2012春湖北省部分中学期中联考高一英语试题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。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。1. Who baked the cake ?A .Jim B .Paul C. Carol 2. What is happening to the man ?A. He is not working hard.B . He is planning to keep fit .C. He has many plans to work out .3. How is the film ?A. Amusing . B .Funny C .Instructive4. How does the man do his homework ?A. Very attentively.B .In a relaxing way C.As hard as he can 5. What can we learn from the conversation?A .The womans car has broken down.B. The woman is asking the man for help.C.The woman will go to the airport by taxi第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。听完每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6 .Why doesnt the man want to go to the seaside?A.It is too far. B. It is very cold there . C. There is something wrong with his knees.7 .Why doesnt the woman want to go to the library?A. She doesnt like the library.B .She goes there every day.C .She has been there many times.8. Where will the speakers go probably?A .To the cinema. B.To the mountains. C. To the museum.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a cafe . B . At the mans house. C. At he office.10 .How does the woman like her tea ?A. Strong with milk and sugar. B. Weak without sugar.C. Strong with a slice of lemon.11. What dose the woman eat when having tea?A .Some pies . B. Cake . C .A pizza听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12 .Whose car knocked into the womans car?A. MR.William Jeffersons. B . Mrs.William Jacksons.C .Mrs William R.Cranstons13.Where did the womam put her car ?A. At Fultons Garage,on Jackson and Walson Road.B. At Fultons Garage, on Jackson and Walton Road.C. At NickGarage,on Jefferson and Walton Road.14. Who is the man ?A . A journalist . B. A neighbor . C. A policenman .听第9段材料，回答第15到17题。15Why did the woman go to the doctors a few days ago?A. She had a false tooth filled in. B .She had a bad tooth taken out.C .She had her new tooth examined.16. what is wrong with the woman this time?A.Sore throat. B. Hurt in mouth . C. Toothache.17. What is the woman doing? A. Complaining ,. B Making an appointment . C Reporting.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why isnt New England good for farming?A. The soil is sandy. B. The weather is too dry. C. The soil has been overworked.19. How do most people in New England make a living? A. By raising sheep. B. By working on farm. C. By being employed in factories.20 .Where do New Englanders learn many of their skills?A. At school . B. From their families. C. In factories.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。( )21.The bad news about the company-a wave of selling its share.A .sent off B. set off C. brought up D. set up ( )22.In our childhood ,we were often-by parents to pay attention to our table manners.A.determined . B reminded C. allowed D. hoped( )23. I cant -myself for not being able to look after her at that time .A . forgive B. pardon C. excuse D. reason ( )24. The man should be punished .we cant let him -cheating us out of our money.A get rid of B. get away with C. throw away D. lool forward to ( )25. He invested a large amout of money in the village ,from which he in turn will-a lot in the future.A.benefit B. result C devote D. account ( )26. -What should I do with my weight problem?- -The best thing to do is to -yourself to 1,000 calories a day to try to lose weight.- A. gain B. satisfy C. allow D .limit( )27 .Athough they sold their house last year ,they are still-A .in time B. by accident C. in debt D. at hand( )28 .I wont sign any contract without -my lawyer.A .dissussing B. requiring C. advising D. consulting( )29 .Will you pay cash or shall I change it to your -?A.bill B. counter C .account D. pocket( )30. The little chick -the earthworm ,trying to decide whether to swallow it or let it go . A.stared at B. gazed at C. looked into D. caught sight of 第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mrs Baker lived in a small town ,nobody was31- him there,but he wished to get -32-money all the time. One day ,on his way home ,he found there was a-33 -on the ground ,he thought it was 34-to him,so he picked it up and put it in his pocket. That -35 -,after he had supper ,he brought it out and began to 36-it in the room. He was interested in a piece of news on it. Some gold -37-in a desert .He was afraid someone would know about it and started off,-38-telling anybody about it .He tried to find the place -39the gold was. .The greedy(贪婪的)man walked on the -40-desert for two weeks, but he didnt find any gold and his food and water was -41-His horse was so weak that he couldnt -42-it .He had to go back to his hometown ,but it was too-43-.His horse at last died and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any -44-.He looked around ,there was nothing -45-sand. Suddenly he saw a man -46-on the ground far away .He crawled to him and found he was-47- ,with a bag in his hand .He hurried to open the bag to find something to -48- but it was full of gold ,he threw it way .As he was -49-he cried and said :”Now a bag of bread is far more -50-than a bag full of gold.How unhappy I was!”31. A .happierB.sadderC.richerD .poorer32. A. littleB lessC a littleD more 33. A. newspaperB pictureC photoC map34. A. importantB.usefulC.interestingD popular35. A. dawnB.noonC.aftertnoonD evening 36. A. readB.copyC.improveD touch 37. A. discoverB.inventC.was discoveredD.was invented38. A. withB.withoutC.forD.about 39. A. whichB.whereC.whenD.that40. A. wetB.rainyC.dryD.cloudy 41. A. liftedB.lostC.wastedD.gone 42. A. rideB. driveC.mendD.feed 43. A. earlyB.lateC.easyD.possible44. A. nearB.nearerC.farD.further 45.A.exceptB.ofC.inD off46.AstandingB. runningC.lyingD.singing 47.A.deadB.alive C. healthyD.well48. A. wear B.eatC.writeD.draw49. A.sleeping B.laughingC.leaving D.dying 50.A.dangerous B. impossible C.helpful D.delicious第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）A Daban town is famous for girls and windmills ,while Loulan is a myth in the desert.Two thousan years ago ,beside the beautiful and rich Luobu Lake ,there lay Loudan ancient city of the Silk Road .Businessmen from every country gathered and there were dancing parties.Everytining shows that people in Loulan lived a rich life then. Howerer ,two thousand years later ,this rich land suddenly disappeared from the map of China .It became an area covered with sand and dead tree trunks. Loulan was first”discovered “by a Swedish man named Sven Hedin in 1900.People from American ,Britain ,Japan and Sweden ,all set foot here.Then in the 1930s ,a Chinese man named Huang Wenbi came to Loulan for the first time.He visited and studied this area and found many relics that were beautifully and carefully made. It is recorded that the ancient city of Loulan was the capitalof the Loulan Kindom during the Han and Jin Dynasties and covered an area of some 100.,000 sq. metres,Inside the city,there are the ruins of government offices ,temples and other old buildings .Outside the city there are some dried up rivers and much farmlang .In the past century many things have been dug up there includng Han Dynasty coins ,mirror and many others of Greek and Rome times .All these tingins show that a lot of business beween the East and West once took place there. Lying on the northwest of the Lop Nur area ,the Loulan Kingdom is now a lofeless area with endless “forests “of mounds which arent easily seen in other parts of the world. Its mystery has been attracting many people from many countries.53. What makes so many people visit the Loulan Kingdom now ? A. Its beautiful scenery. B. Its developing business. C. Its mystery. D. The treasures.54. The title for this passage might be-. A. Famous Town ,Daban B. Ancient Town in the Desert C. Business in Ancient Loulan D. Cities in Ancient ChinaBWe often think of the future .We often wonder what the world will be like in a hundred yearstime . Think of space ,perhaps a permanent(永久性的，长期的)station on the moon will have been set up .Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists .Cheap rocket,for space travel will have been developed ,permitting long journeys throughout the solar system.When that time comes ,polple will be taking vacations in space and visiting other planets.Great progress will have beeb made in medicine,too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all disease cancer.Pollution is a problem we must solve ,in a hundred yearstime it will have been controlde .All the world will have been developed even Antarctic .There will be a large cities in Antarctic.,We alredy have supersonic(超音速的)flights ,but in a hundred yearstime ,we will have supersonic land travel as well.We will have used up most of the earths land to build our cites.So flaoating cities will have been built .The Japanese already have plans for cities of his kind .And there will be cities under the sea.The first of these will have been completed.55. In the future they will have found a way to cure -. A head trouble B cancer C toothache and cold D terrible headache56. Why will we have built floating cities? A. Becaise we want to live on some other planets. B. Because we have already developed our planet. C. Because we will have used up most of the earths land to build our cities. D. Because it will be comfortable to live in a floating city .57. What will have been developed if we want to make long journeys all over the solar system? A. A kind of spaceship; B. Modern satellites C. A new type plane. D. Cheap rockets of space travel.58. When will men also have supersonic land travel? A. Men will also have ,supersonic land travel about 100years later . B. Men will also have supersonic land travel ten centuries. C. Men will also have supersonic land travel in the year 2015. D. Men will also have supersonic land travel many years later.CThere are many types of reports.A report is simply an account of sometthing that has happened.The commonest are news reports.We get them in newspapers.,over radio and on television.Sometimes cinemas laso show us newsreels.The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news.If you examine a newspaper closely ,you will find that there are news :accidents ,floods ,fires ,wars ,fashions ,sports ,books .etc.The news covers everything that happens to people and their surrroundings ,Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing .A news report is usually very short ,except when it is about something very important ,but it contains a lot of information .It si also written in short paragraphs .The first parpgraph is in fact a summary of the news item.It gives all the necessary information :what ,when ,where ,how and why,.The other paragraphs give full details of the subjects.There may also be interviwes with people .The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号)。Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting .59. The easiest way to get todays news is -.A. to go to the cinemaB. to watch a color TVC. to read todays newspapersD. to listen to the music over radio60. Newspapers sell well mainly because -. A. they cost very little B. they are easy to read C. they have got pictures to go with the news D. they provide all sorts of news in them 61. If you want to get enough information about yesterdays traffic accident within a very short time ,you d better - A. read the first paragraph of the news report in todays newspaper B. start from the second paragraph of the news report in todays newspaper C. look through the whole news report in todays newspaper D. talk with people who have seen the accident .62. To interest more people ,a news reporter -. A. usually produces amusing news B. always writes very short news reports C. often prints pictures to go with the news D. sometimes provides long and important news.DA student is learning to speak Britishi English .He wonders :Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me ?Leareners of Englishi often ask :What are the differences between Britishi and American English ?How important ae these differences?Certainly ,there are some differences beween British and American English.There are a few differences in grammar.For example ,speakers of Britishi English say “in the hospital “and “Have you a pen ?”Pronunciation is sometimes diferent. .Amricans usually sound the rin words like “bird “and “hurt” .Speakers of Britishi English dont sound the rin these words. There are diffences between British and Amrican English in spelling and vocabulary.For example ,”colour “and “honour “are British ,”color “and “honor “are American.These differeces in grammar ,pronunciation ,spelling and vocabulay are not important ,howver. For the most part,British and American English are the same language.63. According to this passage ,a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that -. A. British people cannot understand him B. American people cannot understand him C. the grammar is too hard for him D. the spelling is too hard for him64. American English and British English are different in -. A. spelling B. pronuciation C. grammar D. all of above 65. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage ? A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English . B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.C. How the differences between British English and American English come about.D. How important the differences are.66. Most -say “Do you have a watch?: A. British people B. Americans C. children D. teachers67. According to this passagee,British people and Americans have -difficulty in understanding each other. A. little B. much C .some D. great ETraveling is a very good activity. When you are fed up with your work and when you can get a holiday ,you can to t the beautiful sports to enjoy the beauty of nature and the special character of other cities.You can breathe fresh air ,visit some places of interest ,meet different ,people and make friends with them.If you do so ,you will forget your tiredness and troubles and build up your health ,As a result ,you will feel fully relaxed and you will have the energy to undertake the new tasks waiting for you .But sometimes ,traveling is not an enjoyable thing .For example ,when the bus or car you take has a bad accient,you just sit in and wasted your time.Whatt more ,the weather can be changeable .If you are climbing a mountain ,it may rain suddenly.You may be caught in the rain and may catch a cold.The worst thing is thay you may have your money stolen and you may have an injury. All these are terrible things that can happen to a tourist .Therefore ,when you are goning on a trip ,you must prpare yourself carefully. Firstly ,you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly ,you should choose a good companion so that you can help each other .Thirdly ,you must be careful ,everywhere and try to avoid accidents.If you do this ,you will surely enjoy your travels and avoid any unneccessary trouble . 68. In the passage ,the author suggests that you should -for a holiday. A. go to the country B. go to different cities C. go nowhere D. Both A and B69. In the first paragraph ,the underlined words “are fed up with “means-. A. finish doing B. cant do C. are tired of D. are interested in 70. In order to have a good holiday ,you s