广东省东莞市2011-2012学年高一上学期期末考试

1、1 广东省东莞市2011-2012学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷ii 语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分 35 分）第一节完形填空（共10 小题；每小题2 分, 满分 20 分）one day in september we were doing repair work on our old house to get it ready for my daughter s wedding. we had to 21 a great climbing plant that had grown across the roof. in the leaves of the plant, my husband

2、 found a nest of a blackbird. he then noticed something 22 among that mass of earth and straw. he broke the 23 around it into pieces and found a childs bracelet (手镯 ). he ran into the house to show me . “you wont believe that the 24 blackbirds not only steal our fruit, but they also want their child

3、ren to lie in a cradle (摇篮 ) of gold!”when my daughter came over, we told her about this strange occurrence. “dont you remember, mother?” she said witha loud laugh. “when i was eight, you gave me a bracelet that i 25 a few days later while out playing in the yard? it was this one!”as the bracelet no

4、 longer 26 its owner and was dirty, i decided to take it into my safekeeping. in december of the following year, the young 27 baby son was born. among the 28 he received, i placed his mothers bracelet, now shining like 29 . i hope that if my grandson ever loses it, one of the 30 is somewhere nearby.

5、 21. a. remove b. transport c. grow d. water 22. a. wild b. colorful c. shiny d. active 23. a. nest b. plant c. earth d. leaves 24. a. performing b. cheating c. dreaming d. thieving 25. a. hid b. threw c. lost d. broke 26. a. fitted b. satisfied c. matched d. interested 27. a. birdsb. plantsc. coupl

6、esd. neighbours28. a. jewels b. toys c. clothes d. presents 29. a. attractive b. new c. modern d. golden 30. a. blackbirds b. grandchildren c. neighbours d. guests 第二节语法填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）根据照句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3145 的相应位置上。31. we have only a few days left. all

7、_ we have to do is to practice every day. 32. jane received a letter with a beautiful stamp _(attach) on the envelop. 33. kunming is a beautiful city _ which flowers are seen all the year round. 34. you _ (admit) to beijing university if you are the top student in every exam in our school. 35. the i

8、mportant problem _ (discuss) for nearly two weeks. 36. don t worry. the injured people _ (examine) now in the hospital.37. _ number of wild animals has dropped greatly in recent years. 38. her performance was a great _ (succeed), and the audience cheered over and over. 39. it was a _ (frighten) nigh

9、t because of the terrible earthquake. 40. do you remember the day_ you came to this school? 41. people usually wrote letters, but now more and more people are used to _(communicate) to each other on the internet. 42. as is known to all, its really _ (danger) for children to play with fire.43. after

10、practising for half a year, he was finally able to speak english _ (fluent). 2 44. jack insisted that he _ (devote) himself to medicine instead of law. 45. it was the third time that _ (attend) this kind of lecture. iii 阅读（共两节，满分40 分）a nicky and i were just finishing our shopping. i looked at my lis

11、t and told her, i just need a couple of things from the chemists. all right, nicky said. while youre doing that, ill just call in at the bookshop. and we agreed to meet again in a caf. when we met 15 minutes later, i found that nicky looked quite excited. did you find anything special? i asked. well

12、, yes, nicky nodded. whats all the mystery (神秘 )? i asked. tell me all about it! it isnt exactly a mystery, kay, nicky began. well, do you remember that woman who used to live opposite the church - miss hunter? the one who used to wear funny clothes and had a large dog? wasnt she an artist? well, ye

13、s, nicky said. she did paint - but only as a hobby. as a matter of fact, she was a writer - and ive just bought her latest book! nicky took the book out of her bag and passed it across the table. the title was death comes to the village. a detective story, i said. hey, do you think were in it? im pr

14、etty sure i am, nicky said, looking rather pleased with herself. you see, miss hunter and i were quite good friends and she often said she was going to put me into her next book! shall we have a look? i asked. but nicky picked the book up and put it in her bag. “id like to read it first,” she said.

15、but ill lend it to you, of course. some time passed and i heard nothing from nicky. i decided to ring her up and ask about the book. oh, that! she said in a small voice. you dont sound very pleased, i said. werent you in the book after all? yes, nicky said. im in the book all right! but who do you t

16、hink i am? im the village post woman! i pass on all the gossip in the village! i even open letters sometimes! im the most unpleasant person in the whole book! that woman is no friend of mine, i can tell you! 46. which of the following statements is not right? a. nicky wa nted to be in miss hunters b

17、ook eagerly.b. miss hunter was really nickys good friend.c. miss hunter could paint and write as well. d. nicky found she was really in miss hunters book.47. according to the passage, the right order for the following events is _. a. kay and nicky met at a caf. b. nicky said she was really in the bo

18、ok. c. nicky bought a book by miss hunter. d. kay and nicky went shopping together. e. nicky was happy because she thought she was in the book. f. kay rang nicky and wanted to know how the book was. a. d-c-a-e-f-b b. a-d-c-f-e-b c. d-a-b-c-e-f d. a-c-b-e-f-d 48. the underlined word “gossip ” in last

19、 paragraph means _. a. something special b. something important c. ill words of others d. letters and parcels 49. “that woman” in the last paragraph refers to _.a. the village post woman b. kay c. nicky d. miss hunter 50. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? a. an interest

20、ing book b. friends c. shopping d. three women 3 b “i love you bob.” “i love you too, nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and i was hearing my parents voices through the thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. their loving words were sweet, touching and surprising. my parents married on september 14, 1940,

21、after a brief dating. she was nearly 30 and knew it was time to start a family. the handsome well-educated man who came by the office where she worked looked like a good bet. he was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. the romance didnt last long.seeds of difference grew almost immediately. she l

22、iked to travel; he hated the thought. he loved golf; she did not. he was a republican, she a loyal democrat. they fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the shortcomings of their parents. there was a hope that they would change once they retired (退休 ), and the angry winds

23、did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. “i always thought wed ” my mother would begin, before making a detailed list of my fathers faults. the complaints were recited so often, i can repeat them by heart today. as he listened, my father would say something a

24、ngrily in a low voice. it wasnt the happiest marriage, but as the ir 60th anniversary ( 纪念日 ) came nearer, my sister and i decided to throw a party. sixty years was a long time, after all. why not try to make the best of things? wed provide the cakes, the balloons, the toasts, and theyd follow one r

25、ule: no fighting.the agreement was honored. we had a wonderful day. when we thought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began to change for my parents. 51. bob married nancy because of _. a. her nice appearance b. her good education c. her romantic nature d. he

26、r position as an office girl 52. when the writer told the story, the mother was probably _ years old. a. 60 b. 70 c. 80 d. 90 53. what do we know about the writers parents?a. their marriage is a total failure. b. they had different hobbies. c. they had serious money problem. d. they stopped quarrell

27、ing after they had children. 54. the purpose for the writer to hold the party is _. a. to recall the 60 years marriage life of her parents b. to stop the long fighting between her parents c. just to celebrate her parents 60th anniversary d. to have a good time for familys reunion55. suppose this pas

28、sage is taken from the readers digest, which column do you think it is taken from?a. everyday heroes b. my planet c. turning point d. unforgettable c have you ever stopped in front of a mirror to make funny faces? guess who else does that too? dolphins! yup, not only do those big beautiful mammals (

29、哺乳动物 ) seem to recognize themselves in mirrors, but they like to play in front of them too! scientists always knew that bottlenose dolphins were very clever animals. however, the idea that animals have the ability to recognize themselves in front of mirrors has always been a question. psychologist g

30、ordon gallup jr. of the state university of new york at albany was the first doctor to do this type of research on animals. in the 1970s, dr. gallup, tested chimpanzees. during the tests, the chimps examined the colored spots in mirrors and they appeared to be checking themselves out in front of the

31、 mirrors. 4 since then the experiment has been done on great apes, monkeys, asian elephants and african grey parrots. they all used the mirrors as tools to guide them to hidden foods or objects, but they all failed to rec-ognize themselves in the mirrors. dr. diana reiss, a dolphin scientist for the

32、 past 20 years has created a marine mammal research program at new york aquarium. reiss and her colleagues organized experiments to test whether dolphins can recognize their own reflections (映像 ) in a mirror. a test was done in 1990 on bottlenose dolphins. the results from the test strongly suggeste

33、d that self-recognition by the dolphins took place. gallup, reiss and a graduate student said the dolphins did a variety of repetitive head movements and self-oriented behaviors in front of a mirror. it is not a proven fact that dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors. however, because of the diffe

34、rent way that they behave in front of mirrors, it is a strong indication (迹象 ) that they do. 56. according to the passage, we can get to know that _. a. almost all animals can check themselves out in front of a mirror b. scientists have found that marine mammals can recognize themselves in a mirror

35、c. nobody doubts that dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror d. it is still a question whether animals can recognize themselves in front of mirrors 57. which of the following statements is not true? a. gordon gallup jr. took the lead to do research on animals ability to see themselves in a mi

36、rror. b. according to a test done in 1990, dolphins behaved themselves intelligently in front of a mirror. c. only marine mammals could recognize themselves in the mirrors. d. bottlenose dolphins were clever and they repeated head movements in front of the mirror. 58. the underlined expression “chec

37、king themselves out” means _.a. examining themselves b. appreciating themselves c. staring at themselves d. enjoying themselves 59. which of the following animals was not experimented in the research conducted by dr. gallup? a. chimpanzee. b. monkey. c. elephant. d. dolphin. 60. the passage is mainl

38、y about _. a. dr. gallup and his experiment b. dolphins and self-recognition c. a test done on dolphins in 1990 d. a marine mammal research program iv 写作（共两节，满分40 分）第一节句子考查（共8 小题， 6669 每小题 2 分, 7073 每小题 3 分, 满分 20 分）根据下列各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。66. mike worked so hard that his maths teacher praised him. (改写 ) mike was _ _ hard-working student _ his maths teacher thought _ of him. 67. my mother sai