山西省山大附中2011-2012学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题(共9页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上山大附中20112012学年第二学期高一期末考试英语试题（考查时间：110分钟）（考查内容：以必修四为主）第一卷（两部分，共100分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分15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。答案写在答题卡上。1. You are late again，Tom?Sorry，but I got _a heavy traffic jam. A. caught inB. taken inC. put offD. held by2. As a film star she was

2、a success，but as a wife she was _failure，so their marriage ended in _failure. A. 不填；不填 B. 不填；a C. a；a D. a；不填3. Im green at everything. Dont worry. _you get older，you will get more experience. A. As B. Till C. Unless D. Since4. In a sports team each player has a clear role，and there are few occasion

3、s _members are confused or uncertain about their roles. A. whose B. that C. when D. which5. Smoking is one of the _causes of cancer，killing millions of people each year. A. major B. similar C. commercial D. chemical6. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _，our minds are developed by learn

4、ing. A. Probably B. Likely C. Similarly D. Generally7. People are encouraged to speak openly，but careless words are _to hurt others feelings. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. sure8. Hi，Peter. Long time no see. Oh，its you，Jack. Im sorry I didnt _ you at first. A. know B. recognize C. remember D.

5、realize9.There are 40 students in our class，who come from a _of backgrounds.Avariety Bmixture Cextension Dcombination10. John worked hard at his lessons and gained _to a famous university last year.Apermission Badmission Cagreement Dfreedom11. He was found _in front of the TV set， _the football matc

6、hAto sit；to watch Bseated；watchingCseating；watching Dseated；watched12.The young man，determined to carry out his plan，cares little about _others might say about it.Awhat Bwhen Cwhich Dwhy13.The person who was taking photos asked the family to sit _and listen _to his order.Aclosely；close Bclose；closel

7、yCclose；close Dclosely；closely14. Although the teacher didnt mention any names，everybody knew who he was _. A. speaking to B. turning toC. referring to D. talking to15. He failed the midterm examination and only then _how much time he had wasted. A. he realized B. did he realizeC. he had realized D.

8、 had he realized16. Lucy has _all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. A. acquired B. finishedC. concluded D. achieved17. On his way to the airport，it _him all of a sudden that he had forgotten his passport. A. hit B. knocked C. occurred D. b

9、eat18. Youd better go there by train. The train ticket is _the airplane ticket. A. as cheap three times as B. as three times cheap asC. three times cheaper than D. cheaper three times than19.There was a _look on his face when he met with the_problem. A. confusing；confusing B. confused；confusedC. con

10、fusing；confused D. confused；confusing20. Dont _me. What I really mean is that he is smart and can deal with each situation well. A. believe B. refuse C. misunderstand D. disappoint第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题2分；共40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。A certain student passed all his

11、examinations. Then he went to college to 21 his studies. There he wrote down his 22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didnt go to it any more.The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 25_to another course, so he was 26 when he saw the boys nam

12、e on the list of students who wanted to take the English 27at the end of this year.The lecturer had 28 a difficult paper, which followed his 29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 30 this student would answer the questions. He 31_the boys answers would be very bad, but when they 32 him and he exa

13、mined them 33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 34 the paper repeatedly but still couldnt find more than one mistake, so he 35 for the student to question him about it.When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 36 you came to my first

14、lecture and youve been absent from all the others. But Ive examined your 37 carefully and Ive found only one small mistake in it. Im curious (好奇的) to know your 38 .”“Im very 39 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 40 what I should have done. I would not have made that

15、 mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.” 21. A. value B. continueC. improveD. begin22. A. questions B. advice C. problemsD. name23. A. week B. lecture C. meet D. sight24. A. astonished B. regrettedC. noticed D. believed 25. A. led B. devotedC. gone D. changed26. A. surprised B. an

16、gry C. pleased D. unhappy27. A. test B. subject C. note D. course28. A. discovered B. preparedC. invented D. found29. A. ideas B. senses C. lecturesD. texts30. A. when B. what C. why D. how31. A. hoped B. proved C. expectedD. wished32. A. showed B. gave C. handedD. reached33. A. carelessly B. carefu

17、llyC. slowly D. happily34. A. enjoyed B. kept C. did D. examined35. A. cared B. called C. sent D. looked36. A. promise B. know C. advise D. guess 37. A. lessons B. paper C. notebookD. exercises38. A. wisdom B. experience C. method D. explanation39. A. glad B. proud C. content D. sorry 40. A. realize

18、d B. understood C. remembered D. suffered第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从文中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卡上。k*s*5uAIt was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, a

19、nd wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher&

20、#39;s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again

21、. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（

22、*people who buy sth. from a shop）.But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “T

23、his is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！41. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D. friendly42. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith

24、 gave it _ .A. might do it much harmB. could do it much goodC. would help the butcherD. was worth many pounds43. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _ .A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. becaus

25、e he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith44. From its experience, the dog found that _.A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meatB. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw itC. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it g

26、ot from the butcherD. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat45. At the end of the story, you'll find that _.A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperB. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any moreC. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogD. the butcher f

27、ound himself cheated by the clever animalBThe clothes you wear. The good you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do these things have in common, youre asking? Theyre just a few examples of the many h

28、undreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.As a kid, you didnt have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And its a good thing, tookids need this kind of protection

29、on their own.But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identityone that is separate from your parents. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting(调整).In many families, it

30、is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.The good news about

31、 fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teen has a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.Sometimes this can feel impossiblelike they

32、just dont see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what youre going through.46. In the first two paragraphs, the wri

33、ter_.A. complains that parents control kids too much.B. proves that kids have no right to give their opinions.C. describes how carefully parents look after kidsD. explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids47. A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because_.A. parents a

34、rent used to losing control of kidsB. teens like to have everything decidedC. parents blame teens for not respecting themD. teens are eager to develop their own identity48. In the opinions of the writer, parents control teens in order to _.A. prevent them from having their own ideasB. protect them f

35、rom being hurtC. make them respect parents in familyD. make sure that children have a good future.49. The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “_”.A. arguing with friendsB. fighting with your parentsC. communicating with parentsD. adjusting to new roles50. What might be the most suitab

36、le title for the passage?A. What do parents control their children for?B. How parents take are of children?C. How to get rid of your parents control?D. Why do I fight with parents so much?CDolphins are interesting animals and researchers find them interesting to watch. They dont have hands, but can

37、use tools to solve problems, just like us. Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a shy eel(鳝鱼) to come out of its hole by poking(捅)it with a dead fish. Many species of dolphin live in large societies. They have many different relationships and need a good communication system; they use a

38、variety of sounds to communicate with each other.There is currently no evidence that dolphins have a language of their own. But scientists still have a lot to find out about these animals and so there are certain to be a few surprises in the future.At Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory in Hawaii, the do

39、lphin team have developed a sign langue to communicate with the dolphins, and the results are amazing. Not only do the dolphins understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the significance of word order in a sentence. For example, when they were asked to touch the ball with your

40、 tail and then jump over it they generally responded correctly and straight away, which showed that they understood the langue.Most mammals seem to enjoy playbut dolphins seems to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, researchers working at a beach, off the

41、southern coast of Brazil, observed a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins approached the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the game and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour. From the

42、n on, different dogs were seem trying to interact with the dolphins.Dolphins live in a very different world to ourselves, but they are very good at our intelligence tests. For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a rewa

43、rd. There is still much to learn about these flexible(灵活的)problem-solvers, but from the evidence so far, it would seem as though dolphins are very intelligent.51. To get a shy eel to come out of its hole , a dolphin would poke it with_.A. a tool B. its tail C. a dead fish D. its mouth52. At a labora

44、tory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a _ to communicate with the dolphins.A. variety of sounds B. sign language C. special word order D. dolphins language53. Dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the importance of _ in a sentence.A. the subject

45、 B. the verbs C. the main structure D. word order54. When they play, dolphins seems to like making their games as _ as possible.A. difficult B. easy C. interesting D. relaxing55. Dolphins will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise in order to _.A. watch people B. breathe fresh air C.

46、enjoy themselves D. get some food第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness; 71 We are drawn to people who smileThere is an a

47、ttraction factorWe want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them inSmiling changes our moodNext time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile 72 Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your moodSmiling is ap

48、pealingWhen someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happierA smiling person brings happiness with themSmile a lot and you will draw people to youSmiling relieves stressStress can really show up in our facesSmiling helps to prevent us from looking tire

49、d, worn down, and overwhelmed 73 The stress should be reduced and you'll be better able to take actionSmiling lowers your blood pressureWhen you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressureGive it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor at homeSit for a few minutes and take a

50、 readingThen smile for a minute and take another reading while still smiling_74_Smiling lifts the face and makes you look youngerThe muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear youngerDon't go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the dayyou'll look younger and feel better 75 Try this test: SmileNow try to think of something negative without losing the smileIt's hardWhen we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that "Life is Good! "ASmiling helps you stay positiveBSmiling makes us attractiveCDo you notice the di