临门一脚汕头市下蓬中学学年度

1、临门一脚英语试题（2012.5.26）1 The phone was ringing. The telephone was on my husband, Peters side of the bed. He was still 1 Peter is a policeman and is on call for nighttime jobs. I 2 woke Peter up. It wasnt an official police call-but my brother Butch. It was also 3 oclock a.m. Something was 3 wrong.My sis

2、ter died only 3 months ago and I couldnt help but think the worst. Most of the 4 was on my brothers side. Finally, Peter said hed go and check it out.1.A. busy B. asleep C. alive D. Awake2A. slowly B. eagerly C. quickly D. Quietly3A. especially B. actually C. fortunately D. obviously 4.A. discussion

3、 B. argument C. introduction D. conversation2 Butch had called because he was 5 a painful man who had just 6 him. Butch didnt know him because the man called 7 . Apparently, he needed to talk to somebody because his wife had died and he felt that he couldnt go on living. He was planning to 8 himself

4、. Butch tried to keep him 9 , to learn anything about him. Butch is a fisherman so he decided to talk about 10 . The man said that he loved fishing5A. proud of B. afraid of C. worried about D. curious about6.A. ignored B. telephoned C. interviewed D. challenged7.A. secretly B. frequently C. purposel

5、y D. randomly8.A. kill B. help C. protect D. encourage9.A. playing B. working C. talking D. complaining10.A. freedom B. fishing C. creature D. complaining 3The man said that he loved fishing and he had his own 11 named after his wife, the Laura, and he lived at Fingal Bay. Fingal Bay is only a 10 mi

6、nute drive from our home. Butch wanted Peter to see if he could find him before anything 12 happened. Peter left immediately and found the man because his boat, the Laura, was 13 in front of his home. The man was extremely 14 to see Peter. They spoke for a while and the man 15 that he would not do a

7、nything foolish.11A. boat B. pet C. car D. House12A. practical B. boring C. serious D. Interesting13A. checked B. parked C. observed D. decorated14A. excited B. inspired C. terrified D. surprised15A. remembered B. suggested C. agreed D. pretended4 I went to Beijing during the holiday, and it was an

8、interesting experience of my life. It was morning 16 we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much sleep. 17 , we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller informed us that tickets would not be 18 sale for

9、another two days. We were a little 19 (worry) about getting back, but we made up our minds to start for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to charge 20 one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it only cost us thirty yuan to get w

10、here we 21 (plan) to go. whenonworriedushad plannedHowever5When we reached the hotel, there was 22 window for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man 23 the counter could get tickets that day which we couldnt. The most important lesson about China I ever learned, is to get someone to do your wor

11、k for you, and it seems to work out much 24 (easy). We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of 25 were very crowded. It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place, there arent any words to describe it.abehindeasi

12、erwhich6 Oh, boy. Time for a game now. My oldest brother is the seeker so I have to hide extra well because hes smart and will find me quick. But where? Behind the garage wont work. The barn is too easy. Wait, I know. The door leading under the porch(门厅) is perfect. No one would look for me under th

13、ere. It smells unpleasant under this porch. Wish I had picked another place to hide. Too late now, I can hear my oldest brother seeking everyone out. Ill just sit here as a quiet mouse. Hah hah hah! I can hear you out by the barn, brother! Youll never find me over there! Its been a while and he hasn

14、t found me yet. Whats that I hear? Now all my brothers are looking for me. Theyve all been caught, but not me. Theyll never trick me into coming out to catch me. Wait, is that Dad I hear calling my name? Oh no, now I hear someone going to call Grandpa to help look for me. Im not coming out now becau

15、se Im in really big trouble. What to do? If I come out and say I heard them calling me, Ill be in big trouble. Think, think! How do I get out of trouble? 26 D27 B7I know what to do! Ill tell them I fell asleep while waiting. Is that Grandpas voice? Nows my chance. Ill crawl(爬) out slowly and rub my

16、eyes. Now that I see Grandpa go towards me quickly, I say, “I fell asleep.” “Oh! You had us all worried!” says Grandpa. “You little devil, Im just glad youre all right, but next time try not to fall asleep and scare us like that, okay?” says Day. Whew! I succeeded. Now to keep my mouth shut. And I d

17、id, for over 42 years. All the way up to this very day, Ive kept the secret. When I hear telling of the story about how I crawled under the porch and fell asleep while playing hike-and-seek, I just nod in approval. When I hear how Grandpa found me crawling out from under the porch, half asleep, I ju

18、st not in approval. Once in a while, a kid pulls the wool over peoples eyes. So thats one of my little secrets Ive never revealed before. Dont tell anyone now!28 B29 D30 A8 President Barack Obama had a big pat on the back for his young daughters, saying they have taken effortlessly to life in the Wh

19、ite House. After more than a year at the US president mansion(官邸)，Malia Obama, 11, and Sasha Obama, 8, have made their dad proud with their ability to balance their private life with life in the public eye, he told NBC television. The happiest thing about the past year and a half has been the girls

20、adjustment. They have just been terrific. Theyre doing well in school,” Obama said. They can wander around. Their Secret Service protection is a lot more low-key (低调的),” he explained. “So theyve got soccer, theyve got basketball, and they go to sleep over at their friends houses.” “Sometimes Ive got

21、 12 little girls screaming on the third floor of the White House. And they made a great adjustment.” The president also admitted he was concerned about how his daughter would deal with his public life as they get a bit older.31 B32 D33 C9 “Now I get a little worried about them when theyre teenagers

22、because I think thats the time when youre already embarrassed about your parents, and then imagine if your dads in the newspaper every day and people are calling him an idiot(白痴). I feel a little worried about that.” But “on the other hand, Malia and Sasha have just turned out to be unbelievable wel

23、l adjusted kids,” Obama said. “The thing thats most important to me is that they are so respectful of everyday and havent gotten on any airs. I attribute(把归因于) that directly to Michelle because she wouldnt put up with any of that behavior.”34 A35 A33 C10 Policymakers need to step up efforts to cut s

24、moking rates in Asia to prevent an “epidemic”(流行病) of tobacco-related lung disease, medical experts said at a conference in Mumbai. Many Asian countries have seen a sharp increase in tobacco use in the last decade, particularly among the young and in urban areas as a result of economic growth. A ris

25、e in smoking by women has also been noted. But ignorance of the health risks remains, especially among the rural poor, while overall tobacco use is adding an economic burden to countries in terms of health care and insurance costs plus lost productivity through illness.36 A11 Matthew Peters, head of

26、 thoracic(胸腔的) medicine at Sydneys Concord Hospital, told the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health that there were “real and material health care benefits” for countries to encourage people to quit. “Stopping smoking is a very simple way” of cutting tuberculosis(肺结核) rates, he said, adding tha

27、t quitting also meant the regions poor, who are most affected by the disease, could use the money that previously went on tobacco for food and clothing.37 B12 “These benefits are real. They are seen quickly and have effects on the most important health risks in this region and the especially complex

28、 issue of economic deprivation(贫困) and nutrition,” he added. Many at the conference expressed concern about the increases in smoking and tobacco use in Asia, as big tobacco companies look to region for new markets with more people giving up smoking in developed countries. Health professionals want a

29、nti-smoking legislation(法规), including bans on tobacco advertising. Some 1.25 billion people worldwide use tobacco in some form every day. China and India account for more than half of that total, according to the World Lung Foundation statistics presented at the conference.38 C39 D40 B13 Pieter Hof

30、f retired from the flower export business seven years ago. Now, he is trying to help people grow trees and plants in the desert- and save water. In many places, much of the freshwater supply is used for irrigation. Yet most of that water may be lost through evaporation(蒸发) into the air. So Pieter Ho

31、ff has invented a simple plastic device called the Groasis Waterboxx. He says, “If you look at nature, and I give an example, if you look to the Rocky Mountains, you find trees all over the mountains. So trees are actually able to grow on rocks. They have very strong roots. ” He says the trick is th

32、at nature does not dig a hole like we humans do to plant seeds. Nature plants the seeds through birds or animals on top of the top of the soil. Their waste then acts as a cover. It prevents the humidity(湿度) in the soil from evaporating. The Dutch inventor says he is simply copying that system.41 A42

33、 C43 C14 Some people call the Waterboxx a water battery. The cover has deep ridges. These collect rainwater. But the device is designed to collect water even when there is no rain. The cover gets cold during the night and creates condensation(凝结). The water is collected through two holes through whi

34、ch water is carried to the soil. Pieter Hoff says the nice thing is that, once collected, the water is not able to evaporate anymore. The roots of the plant may have to grow deep to reach groundwater. Once growth is established, the box ca be removed and used to start another planting. Pieter Hoff s

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