2012-2013年学年度下学期襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学期中联考高一英语试题

1、20122013学年度下学期襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学期中联考高一英语试卷本试题卷共12页，四大题81小题，本试卷全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟考生注意：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。2.第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。第II卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。

2、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 part of the mans body got injured?A. His knee.B. His foot.C. His leg.2. Where is Larry now?A. In his office.B. At home.C. In a classroom.3.What does the man like doing?A. Talking.B. Walking.C. Dancing.4. Wh

3、at are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Which movie to see.B. Where to go.C. Where to park.5. What do we know about the man?A. He cant find Bobs apartment.B. He is late for the womans birthday party.C. He thought today was the womans birthday.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

4、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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.How many nights will the woman stay?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.7. What kind of room does the woman want?A. One with two beds and one with one bed.B. One with two beds and one with no bed.C. One w

5、ith one bed and one with no bed.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Where are the speakers?A. At a market.B. At a restaurant.C. At the womans company.9. Why is the woman happy?A. She has found a good job. B. She has just got a pay rise. C. The man invites her to drink.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.How will the speakers celebrat

6、e James birthday?A. Theyll buy him a book.B. Theyll hold a party at Kellys.C. Theyll go to see a film with him.11.What will the boy do first after school?A. Go to the bookstore.B. Review his lessons.C. Go to Kellys.12. When will the speakers meet?A. At 4:00.B. At 4:15.C. At 4:50.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.

7、 Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a company.B. At the womans house.C. In a dormitory.14. What is the man?A. A student.B. A doorkeeper.C. A teacher.15. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Keep the living room clean.B. Turn off the TV.C. Make phone calls at night.16.What shou

8、ld the man do if he wants to have a long talk on the phone?A. Go to the end of the road.B. Make the phone at midnight.C. Ask the woman for permission.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is the big hall mainly used for?A. Parents meetings.B. Music lessons.C. Sports activities.18.When can children use the libra

9、ry on their own?A. At any time of the day.B. Between lessons.C. After school.19.Where is the speakers office?A. Beside the reception desk.B. Opposite the library.C. Behind the water machine.20.How often do children use the computer room?A. At least twice a day.B. At least once a day.C. At least once

10、 a week.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weaknesses.A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values答案：A21. Those who _ work with pleasure will live a

11、happier life.A. limit B. equipC. matchD. combine22. Dont try to change his mind. Every time he can _ the weakness in your argument and fights back.A. spotB. ignoreC. escapeD. remove23. Citizens are becoming frightened of the bird flu with more new cases _ in different areas.A. believedB. predictedC.

12、 confirmedD. supported24. Judging from the tense atmosphere between the two countries, their years of good relations are very likely to _ soon. A. break in B. break upC. break outD. break down 25. To reduce wasting, the governments at all levels will _ the cost in official business reception.A. cut

13、downB. turn downC. set downD. settle down26. Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for _ building.A. respectB. friendshipC. belief D. character27. You may light a fire of happy feelings inside of yourself when you give others a(n) _ praise. A. highB. impressiveC. genu

14、ine D. fake 28. In todays competitive market, the quality of staff is _ to the companys success. A. contraryB. fundamentalC. strictD. grateful29. The family breathed a sigh of relief when they were informed that the father was only _ injured in the accident.A. eventuallyB. slightlyC. badlyD. gradual

15、ly30. Some plants can take in carbon dioxide we breathe out and give off oxygen _.A. in caseB. in returnC. in turnD. in addition 下载MP3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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My family suffered some economic problems last year. I didnt know how I was goin

16、g to buy Christmas gifts for my children 31 my own Santa turned up.One day while window shopping with my one-year-old son, a 32 walked to me and began a conversation asking some usual baby questions. He 33 himself as John, and asked for help with 34 for his grandkids for not knowing what to buy. I a

17、greed since I was 35 .We went through the store 36 out this and that. The whole time he kept 37 for taking up my time and was saying how hard it was to 38 nice people. When the shopping cart was full of clothes and toys, John 39 for all my help. We parted soon. I was about to leave the store 40 I he

18、ard a woman calling out “Hey, you 41 something. ” When she came up to me, she said she had something for me at customer service. She 42 a cart full of bags towards me. I was confused, so I told her she must have the 43 person. She then handed me an envelope with a card which 44 : “Thank you for help

19、ing an old man find joy again. You made me 45 that Mary, my beloved, was looking at me from above to send one of her angels when I needed one most. The gifts you 46 me pick out are for you and your children. You are a kind person and this is my 47 to you. Never change.-John” I looked around to see i

20、f I could find John but he was 48 . I stood there for a few minutes as the 49 rolled down my cheeks, speechless and thankful. On Christmas day my ten-year-old son asked where the gifts came from and I told him 50 31. A. ifB. untilC. onceD. unless32. A. salesmanB. managerC. strangerD. friend33. A. in

21、troducedB. guidedC. recognizedD. classified34. A. playingB. shoppingC. findingD. comforting35. A. kindB. friendlyC. freeD. hardworking36. A. choosingB. pickingC. makingD. giving37. A. callingB. laughingC. apologizingD. complaining38. A. meetB. searchC. comeD. prepare39. A. praisedB. acceptedC. thank

22、edD. owed40. A. afterB. beforeC. whileD. when41. A. leftB. threwC. pickedD. sold42. A. drewB. pushedC. putD. kicked43. A. rightB. unableC. improperD. wrong44. A. saidB. wroteC. decidedD. referred45. A. doubtB. guessC. wonderD. believe46. A. hadB. gotC. letD. helped47. A. apologyB. thanksC. prizeD. h

23、onor48. A. leftB. disappearedC. lostD. gone49. A. feelingsB. sweatsC. tearsD. hairs50. A. SantaB. JohnC. MaryD. God第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者) last summer. The training I

24、received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other peoples lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the firs

25、t lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didnt know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket b

26、ecause she couldnt always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label (标识), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.As we worked together, learning

27、 how to read built Maries self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her yo

28、ungest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read pa

29、id off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more

30、 from the experience than Marie did.51. What did the author do last summer?A. She helped someone to learn to read.B. She worked in the supermarket.C. She gave single mothers the help they needed.D. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.52. Why didnt Marie go to the supermarket

31、by bus at first?A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop.C. Because she couldnt find the right bus.D. Because she couldnt afford the bus ticket.53. How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?A. She knew where the goods wer

32、e in the supermarket.B. She asked others to take her to the right place.C. She remembered the names of the goods.D. She managed to find the goods by their looks.54. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Marie?A. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.B. Marie could do thin

33、gs she had not been able to do before. C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school.D. Marie paid for her own lessons.B In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.Asians are immigratin

34、g to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict

35、national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university. The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that findin

36、g a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “sa

37、tellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often abse

38、nt from school. To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their

39、 parents is that it is better to have parents around than to have a university education.55. Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because _.A. they hope their children may easily find a job thereB. the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friendsC. all foreign universities are be

40、tter than the ones in their own countriesD. the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries 56. “Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids _.A. without patents B. with university education C. living abroad alone D. speaking no English57. Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite

41、kids” because their parents _.A. want to leave their own country B. return to their countries to workC. want them to go to university D. want them to be independent58. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Parents want better education for their kids.B. Parents feel lonely and miss their families

42、.C. Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family.D. Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids” problem.C GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best seller, which tells a story that happened in

43、the American Civil War. Scarlett OHara was a woman in the story who was full of energy. She was strong and saved her family but was very selfish at the same time.A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchins

44、. Her father was very rich and she lived a comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty (贫穷) and the scorn (嘲笑) of her fellows. Its an excellent book with 4

45、tapes for children.PETER PANAuthor: J.M. Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online) It is a childrens story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darlings adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who wouldnt grow up. The children were happy and lovely

46、. (with 2 tapes)UNCLE TOMS CABINAuthor: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Toms Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.

47、THE SECRET GARDENAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan (孤儿), finds herself in her uncles dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendsh

48、ip, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.59. Which is the book that does not have children as the main character? A. GONE WITH THE WIND B. PETER PANC. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN60. We can know from the text that _.A. there are three

49、 books with tapes B. we can buy all the books above in bookstoresC. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than onlineD. two of the above books were written by Frances Hodgson Burnett 61. Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of the following EXCEPT _. A. the

50、 power of hope B. her uncle C. the magic of nature D. friendship62. Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this text? A. What Sara did to help her fellows. B. Why Peter Pan wouldnt grow up. C. What kind of woman Scarlett was. D. How Mary Lennox came into her uncles house.D Humans: It

51、s time to abandon (废弃) the earth or face extinction.This prediction isnt science fiction. Its a glimpse of the future, according to famed British scientist Stephen Hawking. “I see great dangers for the human race,” he said in an interview with global forum (论坛) Big Think. “There have been a number o

52、f times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go (死里逃生).”Hawking says humans must evacuate our home planet within the next two centuries and expand into space to survive. “I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space,” he said. “It will be difficult

53、 to avoid disaster on our planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million.”He also voiced some concerns about the future of life on the earth. In April, he spoke about his fear of aliens (外星人) in an interview for the Discovery Channel. “If aliens visit us, the outcome

54、 would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans,” he said. “Such advanced aliens would perhaps become wanderers, looking to conquer (征服) and colonize whatever planets they can reach.”But Hawking says he is still hopeful for the future of humanity

55、. “Im an optimist,” he told Big Think. “We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space.”Getting to another planet will prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. University of Michigan astrophysicist (天体物理学家) Katherine Freese told Big Think that “the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4.2 years to get there” - or about 50,000 years using current rocket scie