山西省忻州一中2011-2012学年高一英语下学期期中考试试题【会员独享】

1、山西省忻州一中2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试（英语）试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题，含听力测试） 第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷的答案涂在机读卡上，阅读理解第二节与第II卷的答案写在答题纸上。第 卷 (共三部分，115分 )第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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 does the man suggest do

2、ing?A. Taking a taxi.B. Taking a bus.C. Holding a meeting.2. Whats the woman doing?A. Watching a game.B. Seeing a doctor.C. Resting in bed. 3. When does the man have classes? A. On Monday and Wednesday nights. B. On Friday and Saturday nights.C. On Tuesday and Thursday nights.4. What does the man ma

3、inly do in his spare time?A. He learns a language.B. He does some sports.C. He plays the piano.5. What did the woman like doing when she was young?A. Fishing with friends.B. Reading alone.C. Travelling in the countryside.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

4、的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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和8题。6. Why doesnt the man book the seats downstairs?A. They are expensive.B. They are too close to the stage.C. They are uncomfortable. 7. Which row will the man sit in? A. Row 4. B. Row 21. C. Row 38.8. How much do the tick

5、ets cost?A. $10. B. $12. C. $15.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where are the speakers?A. In China. B. In Britain. C. In America.10. Where will the speakers have dinner?A. At the hotel. B. At their friends home.C. At a famous restaurant.11. How many people will have dinner?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.听第8段材料，回答第12

6、和14题。12. What is the womans problem?A. She has lost her camera.B. Something is wrong with her camera.C. She has bought a broken camera.13. Where are the speakers probably?A. On a street. B. In a post office. C. In the Shell Building.14. When does the man think the shop closes?A. At 5:00. B. At 5:30.

7、 C. At 5:50.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why didnt the woman enjoy herself?A. She couldnt enter the park.B. She couldnt see the fireworks clearly.C. She couldnt find her friends.16. When did the woman get to the park?A. At 8:10 pm. B. At 8:00 pm. C. At 7:50 pm.17. Which of the following is true?A. There wil

8、l be fireworks next July 4th.B. The man thinks he had luck.C. The woman went home easily.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Waste from factories.B. Humans growth and progress.C. Problems caused by new technology.19. How many examples does the speaker give us?A. Two. B.

9、 Three. C. Four.20. What will happen if people dont take any measures?A. Some people will be in danger.B. The whole world will be terribly harmed.C. Some countries will meet lots of problems.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空(共15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。21. Students should be encourag

10、ed to use _ Internet as _ resource. A. 不填, aB. 不填, theC. the, theD. the, a 22. Either you or I _ going to attend the meeting in the afternoon. A. are B. amC. isD. will 23. Toms mother bought quite a lot of things online but spent only $20 _.A. in orderB. in a wordC. in allD. in conclusion 24. I _ so

11、me knowledge of cooking just by watching my mother doing it.A. put upB. looked upC. picked upD. set up 25. We _ close friends since we got to know each other in 2006, and we always keep in touch.A. wereB. have beenC. will beD. had been26. She walked home by herself at night, _ she knew that it was d

12、angerous.A. onceB. asC. unlessD. although 27. We have done half the work so far. _, well have finished it by December. A. UnluckilyB. FortunatelyC. HopefullyD. Thankfully28. _ in Paris, the Louvre is one of the worlds largest art galleries. A. Locating B. Located C. Having been locatedD. Being locat

13、ed29. Sandy could do nothing but _ to his teacher that he was wrong.A. admitB. admitted C. admittingD. to admit 30. - Tim was seriously hurt in the match and sent to hospital. - _, lets go and see him. A. If soB. If notC. If necessaryD. If any31. The old buildings, _ the seventeenth century, were de

14、stroyed in the earthquake. A. date fromB. dating fromC. dated fromD. to date from32. Generally speaking, clothes made of man-made materials is less comfortable than _ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk. A. thatB. itC. thoseD. one33. By the time the tornado ended, more than 2,000 people

15、 _.A. has injuredB. has been injuredC. had injuredD. had been injured34. In the dark street there wasnt a single person _ Mary could turn for help. A. to whomB. to whichC. on whomD. on which35. - How did you find the rock music concert last night? - _. A. I went there by bikeB. Ill do my bestC. It w

16、as fascinatingD. You are absolutely right第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One morning Raman, a true master of the art of archery (箭术), invited his favorite student to watch a display of his skill. The student had 36 this more than ahundred times before, bu

17、t he still obeyed his 37.Together, they went into a nearby wood and reached a tall 38. Raman picked a rose flower and 39 it on one of the branches of the tree. He 40 opened his bag and took out three objects: his 41, an arrow and a white handkerchief.Raman stood one hundred paces from the spot where

18、 he had placed the 42. Facing his target, he 43 his student to blindfold (蒙住眼睛) him with the handkerchief. The student did as his teacher 44.“How often have you seen me practice the sport of archery?” Raman asked him 45.“Every day,” replied his student. “And you have 46 managed to hit the rose from

19、three hundred paces away.”With his eyes covered by the 47, Raman placed his feet firmly on the ground and 48 the bowstring (弓弦) with all his strength. Aiming at the rose on the 49, he let the arrow fly. The arrow whistled through the air, 50 it did not even hit the tree, missing the target by a few

20、meters.“Did I 51 it?” said Raman, removing the handkerchief from his eyes.“No, you missed 52,” replied the student. “I thought you were going to 53 me the power of thought and your ability to perform magic.”“I have 54 taught you the most important lesson about the power of thought.” replied Raman. “

21、When you 55 something, concentrate only on that: No one will ever hit a target they cannot see.”36. A. thought B. seenC. heard D. felt37. A. teacher B. bossC. father D. monitor38. A. wall B. tree C. pole D. house 39. A. buried B. educated C. signed D. placed40. A. first B. now C. then D. finally 41.

22、 A. bow B. hammer C. apple D. knife 42. A. arrow B. shoe C. flower D. bag43. A. advised B. expected C. encouragedD. asked 44. A. planned B. imaginedC. requested D. promised45. A. angrily B. calmly C. disappointedly D. sadly46. A. never B. almost C. always D. also47. A. cloth B. handkerchief C. paper

23、D. leaf48. A. drew back B. brought up C. held backD. took off49. A. ground B. branch C. tip D. root50. A. and B. for C. so D. but51. A. touch B. learn C. miss D. hit52. A. completely B. suddenly C. quicklyD. carefully53. A. show B. give C. offer D. lend54. A. againB. evenC. justD. seldom55. A. buy B

24、. find C. notice D. want第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AMelbourne Zoos Close-up Visits will bring you face to face with some of our zoos most popular animals.Each experience includes a 6×8 photograph, taken by one of our professional photog

25、raphers, to help you keep the memory of your visit to Melbourne Zoo.Please note: The price of a Close-up Visits ticket does not include entry to Melbourne Zoo.Meerkat Close-upPrice per person$30Max group size4 peopleRestrictions (限制)Minimum age: 5. Children aged 5 to 12 must be accompanied by a payi

26、ng adultTime11:30 amBig Tortoise Close-upPrice per person$15Max group size4 peopleRestrictions Children under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adultTime11:00 amGiraffe Close-upPrice per person$30Max group size6 peopleRestrictions Minimum age: 5. Children aged 5 to 12 must be accompanied by a payin

27、g adultTime11:30 amKangaroo Close-upPrice per person$30 for up to 2 peopleMax group size4 peopleRestrictionsChildren under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adultTime 2:00 pmBookings Information Bookings can be made by calling Zoo Photos on 0392859406. Bookings can be made on the day by visiting Zo

28、o Photos from 9:30 am. A Zoo Photo Animal Experience does not include entry to Melbourne Zoo.Terms and Conditions Group size and restrictions are needed to pay attention to. The photographer have the right to stop any experience at any time for reasons relating to animals health or visitors bad beha

29、vior.56. If you buy a ticket for Melbourne Zoos Close-up Visits, you _.A. can enter Melbourne Zoo for freeB. are asked to work for the wildlifeC. can have a photo of yourself takenD. arent allowed to meet animals face to face57. If you are free in the afternoon, you may choose to see _.A. kangaroos

30、B. giraffes C. big tortoisesD. meerkats58. Giraffe Close-up is different from Meerkat Close-up in _.A. priceB. max group size C. restrictionsD. time59. What do we know from the passage?A. You can make a booking from 9 in the morning.B. Children of all ages can visit the animals in the zoo.C. The pho

31、tographer has the right to deal with your photos.D. You may be forced to leave the zoo if you behave badly.BWhat would you do if Martians (火星人) kidnapped (绑架) your mom? In the 3-D animated movie Mars Needs Moms, a young boy named Milo finds himself in this exact difficult situation. The aliens want

32、to steal Milos mothers “momness” for their own young. Now its up to the 9-year-old to get his mom back before she is lost forever.Every good action movie has a bad guy. The villain (反派角色) in this film is the Martian Supervisor, played by Mindy Sterling. The Supervisor has an icy cold heart. Remarkab

33、ly, Sterling acted out almost all of her scenes in a special Martian language created just for the movie. “Learning Martian was a piece of cake,” Sterling said. “There wasnt too much to learn; sometimes, I just made it up!”Anyone who has a mother will be moved by this movie. In fact, anyone who love

34、s someone will be moved by this movie. Maybe it is because the story was inspired by a real-life event. The movie is based on a novel by prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. He wrote the book after a dinner-table incident between his wife and son, who was then 4 years old. That night, Breathe

35、ds son had thrown his broccoli into the air and rushed out of the room angrily, yelling at his mother on the way out. Breathed told his son, “You might think differently about your mom if she were kidnapped by Martians.” He wrote the novel that same evening.All kids get into arguments with their par

36、ents. The fights may be about homework, chores or eating vegetables. Mars Needs Moms tells us to look past these silly disagreements and to remember the importance of family and the things that really matter.60. In the movie Mars Needs Moms the aliens want to _.A. kill Milos motherB. take Milo as th

37、eir kidC. make Milos mother their kids momD. send their kids to Milos family61. To Mindy Sterling, learning Martian language is _.A. simpleB. difficultC. interesting D. unacceptable62. What made Breathed write the novel?A. The movie producers idea.B. His wifes inspiration and help.C. His good relati

38、onship with his mother.D. His sons bad behavior toward his mother.63. In the last paragraph the author wants to _.A. advise children to help with the houseworkB. encourage readers to learn something from the movieC. stress the importance of doing something differentD. ask parents to be good teachers

39、 of their childrenCGetting close to active or erupting volcanoes can be dangerous. But for Michael Rampino, its all in a days work. Rampino is a volcanologist, a scientist who studies volcanoes and how they affect our planet. Rampino has been close to red-hot lava flows (熔岩流) in Hawaii and explosive

40、 volcanoes in Indonesia. He knows when to get close to an active volcano and when to back away.Rampino wasnt always a volcanologist. He worked for NASA for seven years. He studied rocks until he began to research climate change and the effects that volcanoes have on climate. He became interested in

41、the subject. “Once I started working with volcanoes,” Rampino said, “I was hooked.”Rampino is a professor at New York University. As part of his job, he travels to areas where volcanoes have been active. “Active” means they have erupted within the past few centuries and probably will erupt again. Ra

42、mpino studies the deposits (沉积物) of ash and other materials from the eruptions. The ash may hold clues to what happened to the Earth in the distant past. It may also help scientists predict what could happen to Earths climate in the future.Rampino doesnt work alone. He works with a team of scientist

43、s who use computers to stimulate (模拟) the effects volcanoes have on Earths atmosphere.Being a volcanologist may be hard work, but its also fun. “Its cool traveling the world studying volcanoes,” Rampino says. When he talks to students about his work, he tells them that his goal is “to understand the

44、 events that have shaped Earths history.”64. To Rampino, being close to active volcanoes is _.A. adventurous but meaningfulB. scary but necessaryC. impossible and unnecessaryD. dangerous but urgent65. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”.A. trapped B. touched C. frightenedD

45、. attracted66. Rampinos study on volcanoes might help _.A. warn people to protect the environmentB. support the study of Earths future climateC. tell the future eruption time of the volcanoesD. reduce the possibility of the volcanoes eruptions 67. In which part of a newspaper could we find this text

46、?A. Climate. B. History. C. People. D. Business.DToday, over six billion people live on the planet. This means that there are very few places on Earth with no people. One place that has very few people is at the bottom of the Earth. In Antarctica, the icy continent surrounding the South Pole, you wi

47、ll not find anyone who lives there all the time.First, Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. For example, it can be l30 in the winter. Humans cannot live in this kind of environment. Because it is so cold, very few plants or animals live there. This means there are no farms and no places to find

48、 wild plants or animals to eat.Second, Antarctica can be dangerous. Many people think that it is safe to travel to Antarctica in the summer months when it is warmer. However, Antarctica is mostly ice, so when its summer, the ice melts. When the ice melts, the ice can break. So, people cannot travel

49、around Antarctica during the summer. If the ice breaks, they could fall into the water and die.Another serious problem in Antarctica is the sun. Because Antarctica is mostly ice, there are no trees so there is no shade. Also, the ground is mostly white ice so the sun bounces off (反射) it. The light f

50、rom the sky and the light from the ground can burn peoples skin and hurt their eyes. People must be very careful in this situation. For example, they must wear sunglasses to protect their eyes. They must also cover their hands and faces all the time.Although Antarctica is a tough place to live, expl

51、orers have discovered coal in Antarctica. This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swam (沼泽) and forests.68. This text is mainly about _.A. the discovery of AntarcticaB. how people travel around AntarcticaC. different animals found in Antarctica D. why it is difficult to

52、live in Antarctica69. We can learn from the text that _.A. Antarctica is a place with no animalsB. no people can survive in AntarcticaC. Antarctica is colder than any other continent on EarthD. the temperature in Antarctica is below zero all the time70. When is the most dangerous time to travel arou

53、nd Antarctica?A. In spring.B. In summer.C. In autumn.D. In winter.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Question: What are some ways I can calm down quickly when Im feeling overwhelmed (不知所措的)? Sometimes I dont realize how much stress is building up. Other times, several str

54、essful events happen at once. I suddenly go from calm to completely overwhelmed quickly. 71Answer: There are many ways to calm down quickly. The following are four quick and easy ways to deal with whatever situations are at hand: Take a walk.72 Taking a walk provides the chance of getting you out of

55、 the stressful situation. You can return in a new state of mind. 73You can feel better right away by practicing breathing exercises. Getting more oxygen into your body and releasing physical stress are two ways that can make you feel better. You can do them anytime or anywhere. Give your mind a brea

56、k.You can steal away a few minutes of peace. 74 Its easy to do. It can relax you physically as well as mentally (精神上地). 75If you can look at your situation in a different way, you may be able to have a different opinion. It will cause you less stress. Read more about stress, and learn how you can change the way you look at things. Itl