天津市天津一中2011-2012学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

1、 II精诚凝聚 7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 天津一中 2011-2012-2 高一年级期末考试 英语学科试卷 第卷 I. 听力（共 20 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 10 分） 第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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 5 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段 对话读 1 遍。 1. Who came in last in the race? A. Meimei. B. Wu Dong. C. Lucy. 2. How much time does the man h

2、ave before the bus leaves? 3. Where does the con versatio n probably take place? A. At a railway stati on. B. I n a bank. C. I n a post office. 4. Who is Chris Pai ne? A. A computer engin eer. B. A book seller. C. A writer. 5. What is the man going to do? A. Mail an in vitati on to the Smiths. B. In

3、 vite Ala n to the party. C. Go to the Smiths party. 第二节 A. 30 min B. 25 minu C. 15 min 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 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后，每小题将有 10 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话 或独白读 2 遍。 听下面一段材料，回答第 68 题。 6. What is Sally doi ng? A. Read ing a letter. B. Wash ing c

4、lothes. C. Mak ing a phone call. 7. Why does Tom ask Sally and Joh n to call him? A. He wants to meet them at the station. B. He wants to invite them to dinner. C. He wan ts them to visit his family. 8. What is Toms telepho ne nu mber? A. 680-6840. B. 780-8742. C. 780-7842. 听下面一段材料，回答第 911 题。 9. Wha

5、t does the woma n go to the office for? A. To ask for a job. B. To see her friend. C. To make fun of the man. 10. Why does the woman dislike working in the Middle East? A. She hates livi ng there. B. It is far from home. C. Shes lived there for years. 11. Which place does the woman want to go? 精诚凝聚

6、=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 A. A larger coun try. B. A n earer coun try. C. A new and differe nt coun try. 听下面一段材料，回答第 1214 题。 12. Why does the man call the woma n? A. He wants to speak to Ella. B. He wants to invite the woman to his house. C. His son wants to learn to play the piano with the wom

7、an. 13. Who is Ella Park? A. A famous pia ni st. B. A pupil. C. The woma ns friend. 14. How long will the class last? A. Two and a half hours. B. Three hours. C. Three and a half hours. 听下面一段材料，回答第 1517 题。 15. What does the man do? A. An engin eer. B. A worker. C. A reporter. 16. Why does the man wa

8、tch TV? A. T o lear n some kno wledge. B. To relax. C. To help with his work. 17. How long does the man spe nd on TV every day? A. Four hours. B. About two hours. C. More tha n two hours. 听下面一段材料，回答第 1820 题。精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 18. Who is the discussi on concerned with? A. The middle

9、school stude nts. B. The college stude nts. C. The college teachers. 19. What is NOT an advantage of living alone? A. T o enjoy a complete freedom in the room of their own. B. To have easy access to the Intern et. C. To have rich life experie nee. 20. What is the mans attitude? A. T o live alone. B.

10、 To live with roommates. C. We dont know. II. 单项选择(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 21. You d better not buy this mobile phone. For _ start, it is expensive sec on dly it is on _ way out. A. /, a B. a, a C. /, the D. a, the 22. The train _ at the prese nt speed un til it reaches Chicago at eleve n o ton igh

11、t. A. has gone B. will be going C. went D. goes 23. I enjoy walk ing along the river with trees _ pleasa nt shade duri ng summer. A. to provide B. provided C. provid ing D. hav ing provided 24. -Do you think the plane will be on time? and clock 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 -I don t know. It _

12、 be delayed by fog. II精诚凝聚 7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 A. might B. can C. will D. should 25. The key, as we know, _ the unemployment problem is _ more job opport un ities. A. to solv ing, create B. to solv ing, to create C. to solve, creat ing D. to solve, to create 26. _ wants to speak to me on the

13、 phone, tell them I m busy. I don t wish to be disturbed in my work. A. Who B. Whoever C. Anyone D. Anyone who 27. Between the two buildings a tall pine tree, which is about two hundred years old. A. has B. is C. have D. are 28. Large quantities of black tea in this area _ to foreign countries since

14、 the 20 cen tury. about firefight ing. meet ing. th A. has exported B. has bee n exported C. were exported D. have bee n exported 29. the website of the Fire Departme nt in your city, and you will learn a lot A. Having searched B. To search C. Search ing D. Search 30. If the paper to be handed in n

15、week ,the teacher a pare nt A. is delayed B. will be delayed C. is being delayed D. delayed 31. Our previous school buildi ng, also like an “ E” , was made of brick and 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 con crete, and it was built in 1981. A. being shaped B. to be shaped C. shap ing D. shaped 32.

16、-Wen dy, will you marry me? - _ Not if you were the last pers on on earth. A. That couldn t be better. B. Why not? C. No way. D. Yes, I will. 33. With the developme nt of the Internet _ com mun icati on is done by regular mail. A. much B. more C. none D. less 34.1 couldn t take any more clothes _ th

17、ere wasn t any space in my suitcase. A. though B. as C. where D. if 35. -Do you have _ at home now, Alle n? -No, we will have to get several pounds of fruit and some tea. A. someth ing B. anything C. everyth ing D. nothing 36. -Would you buy this mobile pho ne? -Yes. Please wrap it as a gift and _ a

18、 ribbon to it. A. adapt B. attach C. adopt D. addict 37. There is not much time left so I ll tell you about what has happened in _ . A. detail B. total C. all D. brief 38. A nu mber of tests have bee n con ducted to _ that these drugs have no side effects. 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 39. My

19、sister is so hard-hearted that it is _ no use trying to persuade her to do charity work. A. partly B. slightly C. narrowly D. defi nitely 40. I hurt my leg yesterday, so I had to watch the _ TV broadcast of the football match at home. A. live B. lively C. alive D. livi ng III. 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满

20、分 20 分） After 10 mon ths in office, Barack Obama pard oned （赦免）a bird from the National Turkey Federation （ 全国火鸡联盟）.It is a holiday tradition that 41 back to 1947. It is said the _42 _ Obama pardoned that day, 43 “ Courage ” weighed 20 kg. Because of his pardon, “Courage ” would _ 44 the Than ksgivi

21、 ng dinner. “ But I heard that 45 Preside nts Eise nhower and Joh nson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact, ” Obama 46 said, I understand them; the turkey looks really 47 . ” On the Than ksgivi ng holiday, the 48 Thursday in November, many America ns have turkey for lunch or dinner. Obama

22、joked about also wan ti ng to 49 the tradition and eat “ Courage ” .If my daughters hadn t 50 me, I would have tasted Courage .” he said. Obama said he 51 all the America n people at home and abroad a happy A. find out B. look for C. make sure D. work out 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 Than ksg

23、ivi ng Day. He also talked about the first family s 52 to celebrate the coming festival. “Just like millions of other families across our country, we ll give II精诚凝聚 7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 our tha nks to God for the 53 we have, ” Obama said. “We also remember that many members of our America n f

24、amily are still 54 Obama no ted that Preside nt Abraham Lincoln made Than ksgivi ng a(n) 55 in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s. “ Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties, ” he added. “So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we ve 56 , let s also give a hand

25、 to those who are less 57 . ” After his speech, “Courage ” was lifted to a table and Obama 58 his hand over the turkey s head, pretending to be very _ 59 and said, “ You are pardoned. ” Because of Obama s pardon, “ Courage ” would spend the rest of its life 60 41. A. turns 42. A. duck 43. A. named 4

26、4. A. forget 45. A. since 46. A. joki ngly 47. A. stro ng 48. A. first 49. A. break 50. A. frighte ned 51. A. gave 52. A. questi on at a Disn eyla nd amuseme nt park. B. holds C. dates B. pig B. told B. stop B. although B. secretly B. fat B.second B. exchange B. disappo in ted B. wished B. expla nat

27、i on D. looks C. cow C. ordered C. enjoy C. if C. sudde nly C. ugly C. fourth C. follow C. supported C. sent C. soluti on D. turkey D. believed D. survive D. because D. surpris in gly D. delicious D. last D. remember D. preve nted D. passed D. pla n 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 C. exciteme nt

28、 D. surprise B. work ing C. hurting D. dream ing 55. A. honor B. record C. holiday D. excepti on 56. A. thought B. got C. borrowed D. give n 57. A. successful B. beautiful C. fortun ate D. popular IV. 阅读理解(共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分) A When you are curious about someth ing, and want to know more about

29、it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research. Step 1 On a note card or a piece of paper, write dow n the subject that you are in terested in. Just get the main idea dow n

30、. For example, you might write: Discover more about dino saurs. Step 2 Stop and think for a mome nt about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below: 1. Dino saurs lived long before huma n beings appeared. 2. Dino saurs lived on the earth for more t

31、ha n 150 millio n years.58. A. raised 59. A. glad 60. A. alone B. washed B. serious B. safely C. warmed C. calm C. quickly D. found D. han dsome D. patie ntly 53. A. happ in ess B. en 54. A. movi ng make II精诚凝聚 7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 3. Some dino saurs fed on pla nts, some on meat. Step 3 What

32、can you do with what you want to lear n? By ask ing questi ons. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them: 1. What s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in? 2. How many kinds of dino saurs are there? 3. Have dino saurs really disappeared? Step 4 Armed wi

33、th your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begi n your research. As you lear n more about your subject, you ll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happe ned? Ask in

34、g new questi ons can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by ask ing good questi ons. And remember lear ning more always bring more questi ons. 61. When you do some research, you should take the foll

35、ow ing steps: _ Armed with your list of questi ons mea n? list what you want to know list what you already know A . C. choose a research subject discover new problems B. D . 62. What does the un derl ined sentence 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 Putting your list of questions under your arm. Dis

36、cuss ing your questio ns with your classmates. C. Writing down your list of questions. D . Taking your list of questions with you. 63. According to the passage, which of the following is A . You can find all the answers online. B. Learn more, and you ll have no questions. C. During the research, you

37、 may keep finding new questions. D . Asking questions is the only way for research. 64. The best title for this passage is _ . A . Discovering Dinosaurs B. Asking Good Questions C. Finding Subjects D . Having In teresti ng An swers When Paul was a boy grow ing up in Utah, he happe ned to live n ear

38、a copper smelter(炼铜厂),and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wastela nd and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happe ned in side him. Years later Paul was back in th

39、e area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “ No. ” B. TRUE? 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 Paul then went to college to study the scienee of plants. Unfortunately, his teac

40、hers said there were nt any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Every one knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn t get his idea accepted. Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not

41、 die. And the n one night he did wh at he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “ It is com mon to overlook what is n ear by keep ing the eye fixed on someth ing remote. Atta in able good is ofte n ignored by minds busied in wide ran ges. ” Un der the cover of darkness, he went secretly i

42、nto the wasteland and started planting. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wastela nd and pla nted trees and grass. For fiftee n years he did this aga inst the pla in com mon sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal(法律上的)pressure to clean up the environment, the com

43、pa ny actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every en vir onmen tal award Utah has. It took him un til his hair turned white, but he man aged to keep that impossible vow he made to hims

44、elf as a child. 65. When Paul was a boy, _ . A. he had decided n ever to leave his hometow n B. the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter C. no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution D. he had determ ined to stop the copper smelter polluti ng the area 66. What do

45、es the un derl ined phrase “ the pla in com mon sense ” probably refer 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /（AvA） 照亮人生 .鑼 to? A. That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland. B. That his normal work and life would be greatly affected. C. That no one would like to join him in the efforts. D. That he ha

46、d to keep everyth ing he did secret. 67. Why did Paul go to college to study the scie nee of pla nts? A. He wan ted to find out the best way to save the area himself. B. He was in terested in pla nting trees since he was young. C. He wan ted to get more kno wledgeable people to help him. D. He thoug

47、ht his kno wledge would make his advice more persuasive. 68. The message of the passage is that _ A. action speaks louder tha n words B. perseverance（ 坚持不懈）will work wonders C. God helps those who help themselves D. many hands make light work C BUKHANNON, West Virgi nia Two rescue teams slowly moved

48、 alo ng a two-mile path on Mon day ni ght to the site of a coal mine explosi on that trapped 13 min ers, who had not bee n heard from since the early morning accide nt. Mean while, at a n earby church, more tha n 250 family members and friends gathered, wait ing for updates （最新报道） on the rescuers pr

49、ogress. The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families were n t in formed of 精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 the accident until about 10 a.m- more than three hours after it happened. It s very upsetting, but you ve got to be patient, I guess, ” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was

50、 trapped in the mine. The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine s entrance, said Roger Nichols on, gen eral coun sel from Intern ati onal Coal Group. At a late ni ght n ews conferen ce, Nichols on said one team had adva need about 4,800 feet in the f

51、our hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team en tered the mine about 30 minu tes later. He said the crew was very experieneed, with some members having worked un dergro und for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxyge n each. The compa ny

52、has not released the n ames of the min ers. The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disc onn ect (remove) the power to the phones they use to com muni cate with the surface before doing that. “ We don t want to be en ergiz ing anything if it s in an atmosphere with burn able gases,

53、” Kips said. The cause of the explosi on was not immediately known. High levels of carb on mono xide were detected shortly after the explosi on, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided (减退)，authorities said. 69. Accord ing to the passage, we can infer that _ . A. all the m

54、i ners who were trapped un dergro und were still alive B. com muni cati on with the trapped miners was cut off C. the two rescue teams en tered the mine at the same time精诚凝聚 =A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 D. the rescue started as soon as the accide nt happe ned 70. If the first team adva need at an

55、average speed, they could dig about _ per hour. 7. 无论这辆自行车多便宜，我都一样的珍惜它，因为他是我爸爸送给我的礼物。 A. 1,000 feet B. 2,400 feet C. 1,200 feet D. 4,800 feet 第二卷 V 完成句子 (共 7 小题 20 空，每空仅限填一词；每空 0.5 分，满分 10 分) 1. 尽管这些很重要，但我们并不只是通过口头和书面语言交流。 Although these are very importa nt, we com muni cate with _ (71) _ (72) just

56、spoke n and writte n words. 2. 所有的食物都被吃光了，所以我们必须得走了。 Since all the food has _(73) _ (74), we have to leave. 3. 所有的票都是由慈善机构免费提供的。 All the tickets are provided _(75) _ (76) _ (77) by the charity. 4. 由于准备不足，这次考试他又没通过。 He failed agai n in this exam _ (78) _ (79) _ (80) _ (81) lack of preparati on. 5. 当急

57、流穿过两英里高的峡谷时，峡谷变窄了，只有 350 英尺。 The gorge _ (82) to 350 feet as the river rushes _ (83) the two-mile-high mountains. 6. 本来是个惊喜，可孩子们把计划泄露了。 It was supposed to be a surprise but the childre n _ (84) the pla n _ (85). II精诚凝聚 7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯 /(AvA) 照亮人生 .鑼 _ (86) _ (87) _ (88) _ (89) _ (90), I cherish it all

58、the same, for it s a present from my father. VI.单词应用：根据首字母和短文写出所缺单词。 (共 10 小题，每空仅限填一词；每小题 1 分；满分 10 分) People are gett ing tired of u _ (91) life. Although thin gs, like transportation, have made it c _ (92) to live in cities, there are many other problems people are worried about. Some people don t

59、 like the fast pace of life. Some can t bear the noise and pollution. Others complain that the traffic c _ (93) makes them mad. They just can t afford to wait. So getting away from time to time is one of their s (94) to these problems. Many people choose the quiet suburb as their holiday d (95), whe

60、re they can enjoy beautiful sun shi ne and fresh air. Old people prefer the quiet s (96) in the suburb. What s more, the suburb p (97)people with all forms of r _ (98), such as fish ing, boat ing, and garde ning. However, what matters most in people s life is not where they live but what attitude th