武汉市部分重点中学度高一英语下学期期中联考试题

武汉市部分重点中学2011-2012学年度下学期期中联考高一试卷一单项选择。21.Thepicturesshowmanysmall,roundtumors(肿瘤)insidethepatient,whichare___ofakind ofcancer.A.signs B.signals C.Symbols D.marks22.Therewasn'tenoughwaterto___theship,sothesailorshadtoaskforhelp.A.support B.hold C.Raise D.float23.Havingthesetypesofcoffeeregularlywillincreasechancesofyourbecomingoverweight,and___increasesyourrisksofdevelopingsomediseases.A.ingeneral B.inreturn C.intotal D.inturn24.Theplacewhich___thecharmingscenerywiththecomfortablehotspringbathmakestravelers'staytheremostenjoyable.A.mixes B.combines C.unites D.connects25.Thehigh-risebuilding___alotofsunlightandmyhouseisalwayscoldinwinter.A.cutsdown B.breaksout C.blocksout D.turnsup26.WiththeInternetwidelyused,a(an)___changehastakenplaceinthewaypeoplecommunicatewithoneanother.A.approximate B.Independent C.Agricultural D.fundamental27.Lisafoundapieceofwetclothand_wipedthedustoffthenecklace,whichwasapresentfromhermother.A.slightly B.gently C.carelessly D.rudely28.Travelisalwaysexciting.However,thetroubleofgettingatrainticketandthe___chancesofgettingonearedepressingenoughtoovercomeallthejoyoftheholiday.A.slim B.high C.light Dgood29.AstudyshowedBritons(英国人)excitementlevelsarehighestwhentheyspotabargainintheshop.Forwomen,theofferofapairofshoesoraholidaywithfriendscouldn'tmatchthe excitementofgettinga(an)___.A.account B.discount C.award D.harvest30.SofarNASAhasfound16,000piecesofjunkthatarclargerthan10cmindiameter(直径) and morethan500,000pieceswhich___betweenIcmand10cm.A.measure B.wander C.gather D.border 二完型填空。"Youknow,thesecupsbringto__31_ateaquoteIheard."Mary'sauntsaid.Shepouredtea.Therewerefourofthemandtherewerefourtotally_32_cupsonthetable.Theygrabbedtheirteacups.

"Whatquote?"Maryasked."Well,maybeIshouldrathersayitisastory,"auntsaid,"lheardtherewasthis__33_teacherwhotookallhisstudentsfortea.Theywere34_thatallthecupsonthetableweredifferent.Theyalltookacupandstarted___35_theirtea,eachlookingatthe__36__ofothers.Theteacherletthemdothatforawhileandthensaid:"Doyou37yourbehavior?Youarealllookingateachother'steacupandIcan38someofyouwiththechipped(残缺)onesareevenenvious（羡慕的）ofthe39cupsofothers.Isthisnotso?"Thestudents40.amused(逗笑)bytheirownbehavior."Youmayhavewonderedwhyyouallhaddifferentcups,butIputthemhere_41_.Youseetheyrepresentlifeitself,42islikethattea-andthecupsarelikethephysicalcircumstances（状况）ofyourlife.Youallgotthe43thinginyourcups-tea.Andyetyou44nottruly

enjoyitinyourenvyofanother'scup.It'sjustthesamewithlife.You45toenjoyyourownlife

whenyouconcentrateon（专注）envyingthe46ofsomeoneelse'slife.

Sonow,closeyoureyes,and47yourowntea.Reallytasteit.Andtellme--diditmatter（重要，有关系）fromwhichcupitcamefrom?Aunt48tellinghershortteastoryandtheyallsat49forawhile,savoring（品尝）theirtea.Asleepyflybuzzed(嗡嗡作响）past,abirdsanginthetree.Anditreallydidnot50onebitfromwhichteacuptheydrank.31.A.memory B.mind C.ear D.brain32.A.thesame B.new C.different D.old33.A.gentle B.rude C.energetic D.wise34.A.Surprised B.pleased C.excited D.disappointed

35.A.enjoying B.Pouring C.drinking D.exchanging

36.A.eyes B.tea C.faces D.cups37.A.appreciate B.notice C.mind D.understand38.A.say B.guess C.see D.watch39.A.newer B.finer C.older D.bigger

40.A.agreed B.laughed C.doubted D.bowed41.A.byaccident B.asusual C.onpurpose D.advance

42A.everything B.life C.everybody D.happiness

43.A.best B.same C.common D.worst44.A.may B.can Cmust D.dare

45.A.prefer B.long C.forger D.expect46.A.experiences B.stories C.styles D.circumstance47.A.taste B.drink C.imagine D.smell48.A.kept B.avoided C.finished D.escaped49.A.inrelief B.inthedaytime C.inthedark D.insilence

50.A.care B.tell C.think D.matter第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题20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，并在答案卡上将该项涂黑。A"Doyoulikemydress?"sheaskedapassingstranger."Mymommymadeitjustforme."Shesaidwithtearsinhereyes."Ithinkifsverypretty,butwhyareyoucrying?"Withaquiver(颤抖）inhervoicethegirlanswered"AlterMommymademethisdressshehadtogototheheaven(天堂)."Finallythewomanrealizedwhatthechildmeant.Shegentlyheldthechildinherarmsandtogethertheycriedforthemommythatwasgone.Thensuddenlythelittlegirlstoppedcrying,steppedhackandbegantosing.Shesangsosoftlythatitwasalmostawhisper.Itwasthesweetestsoundthewomanhadeverheardalmostlikethesongofaverysmallbird.Afterthechildstoppedsingingsheexplainedtothelady:"Mymommyusedthatsongtomebeforeshewentaway,andshemademepromisetosingitwheneverIstartedcryinganditwouldmakemestop.""See,"shesaid,"itdid,andnowmyeyesaredry!"Asthewomanturnedtogo,thelittlegirlgrabbedhersleeve(袖子)."Madam,canyoustayjustaminute?Iwanttoshowyousomething."

"Ofcourse",sheanswered.Pointingtoaspotonherdress,shesaid:"Righthereiswheremymommykissedmydressandhere,"pointingtoanotherspot,"andhereisanotherkiss,andhere,andhere.MommysaidthatsheputallthosekissessothatIwouldhaveherkissesforeverythingthatmademecry."Thentheladyrealizedthatshewasn'tjustlookingatadress,no,shewaslookingatamother...whoknewthatshewasgoingawayandwouldnotbetheretokissawaythehurtthatsheknewherdaughterwouldget.Soshetookalltheloveshehadforherbeautifullittlegirlandputthemintothisdressthatherchildnowsoproudlywore.Shenolongersawalittlegirlinasimpledress.Shesawachildwrapped（包裹)...inhermother'slove.51.Whydoesthegirlstarttosing?A.Becauseshewantedthewomantostaylonger.B.BecauseshewantedtostopthewomancryingC.Becausehermotherhadtoldhertosingwhenshewassad.D.Becausehermotherhadaskedhertobenicetostrangers.52.Themotherhadputkissesonthegirl'sdressbecauseshehadhoped___.A.herdaughterwouldwearthedressproudlyallthetimeB.herlovecouldhelpherdaughtergetthroughthetroublesC.herlovecouldgetherdaughterthingsD.herdaughterwouldthinkofherkisseswhileshewascrying53.Whatisimpliedbetweenthelinesofthestoryis___A.howmuchthemotherhadcaredaboutthegirlB.howmuchthegirlhaddependedonhermotherC.thatthewomanwasveryhelpfultothegirlD.thatnoonecantaketheplaceofamother54.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Inaprettydresswithmother'skissesB.Withacryinggirlinaprettydress

C.Fromhermotherwithdeeplove D.ForlovefromamotherintheheavenBRobyBurch'searlymorningridetoschooltakeshimonawinding(弯曲的)paththroughquietstreets.Bicycliststurntheirheads,surprisedatthesight;driversslowdownforabetterlook;andpeoplecomeoutoftheirhousestotakehispicture.Burch,a16-year-oldstudentattheHaverfordSchool,hasbeenridingJettoandfromschoolsincelastmonth."It'sanicewaytostartthedayhesaysashesaddlesupJet.It's6am,hoursbeforetheschoolbellrings.Burchbeganridingatage4andlovesridingmorethananything.Afterhisfatheragreed,BurchappealedtoheadmasterJoeCox.Theheadmastergavehimthegreenlight.AfterJetissaddledup.Burchputsonaheavyworkjacketandhardhat,andputsonhisbackpackbeforemounting.Thentheytrotoffintothedarkness.

"Careful,"hismothercallsafterhim."Ialwayshavemyheartinmythroatwhenheleaves,"shesays,addingthatfriendsintheneighborhoodcalloremailherasRobypassestheirhouses.Theroadsaremostlyemptythistimeofmorning.Horseandriderwalkthroughthesleepyvillage.Theypassastream,ahousewithanairplaneonthefrontlawn(草坪）,andawomaninherrobewhotakestheirpicture."

They'reatschoolat6:45am.BurchleadsJettowardhisplaceatthebackofthecampus.

Heunsaddleshismount,giveshimhayandabucketofsweetgrain,andcheckshiswater.

Aquickchangeintouniformandshoesthathekeepsinagarage,he'sreadyforschool.

"Mostkidsofmyagearetryingtoprovetheirtoughness(坚韧)onthefootballfield,"hesays"I'mridingmyJettoschoolinfreezingweather."Whenheturns17,hehopestotradeinJetforadifferentkindofride."Iwantatruck,"hesays.

55.Jetisa__thatBurchridestoschool.A.horse B.motorcycle C.donkey D.bicycle56.Theword"appeal"(paragraph4)canbebestreplacedby____A.referred B.lied C.turned D.requested57.Onhiswaytoschool,Burchusuallypasses___.A.neighborhoodhouses B.anemptygarageC.mountainousvillages D.anairplaneonthecampus58.Burchthinksheisastoughasmostkidsofhisageforthereasonthat___A.herideshisJettoschoolinfreezingweatherB.hegetsupmuchearliersaddlingupJetC.hetakesawindingpaththroughquietstreetstoschool

D.heridestoschoolwithaheavyworkjacketandhardhatC"Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyouaskwhatyoucandoforyourcountry."It'safamousquotefromUSpresidentJohnF.Kennedy'sspeechin1961.MarkZuckerberg,thefounderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook,mustagreewithKennedy.The26-year-oldAmericanrecentlydonated(捐赠)$100million(670millionyuan)tothepublicschoolsinNewJersey,US.Whoisthisyoungbillionaire?Howdidhemakehisfortune?Sixyearsago.ZuckerbergwasacomputergeekatHarvardUniversity.Asasecond-yearstudent,hesetupawebsiteloputthe"lacebooks"-photosofincomingfirst-yearstudents--online.Thewebsite,wherepeoplewereabletosharepersonalinformation,wasaninstantsuccess.ZuckerbergfirstopenedFacebooktohighschoolstudentsandthentoeveryone.Greetingssuchas"HaveyoucheckedyourFacebookpagetoday?"and"Doyour"friends*knowwhatyouateforbreakfast?"becameapartofAmericanlife.NowFacebookisthemostpopularsiteintheworldwith500millionusers.IfFacebookwereacountry,itwouldbetheworld'sthirdlargest."1couldhaveneverimaginedallofthewayspeoplewoulduseFacebookwhenweweregettingstartedsixyearsago,"Zuckerbergwroteinarecentblog.Zuckerberg'sdreamistomaketheInternetamoreconnectedplace.Thatmission（任务）couldbecomeprofitable(有利润的)forFacebook:Themorepeopleshareinformationaboutthemonline,themoremoneyFacebookwillmakesellingadvertising.Zuckerbergisalreadyworth$6.9billion,accordingtoForbes.Yetthebillionairekeepshisownlifeoutofthepubliceye.Atthecompany,it'ssaidthathesitsamongaseaofdeskslikehundredsofworkers.AvisitortoFacebookmightnotevenspotZuckerberginT-shirtandjeans.Heusuallytakesonetwo-weekvacationeachyearwithhisgirlfriend.Ontheweekends,it'sreportedthatheroastspigandgoatinhisbackyard(后院)forfriendsandtakeMandarinlessons.TheSocialNetwork,amoviebasedonZuckerbergstory,cameoutlastmonth.Ithasbecomeoneofthepopularfilmsoftheyear.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ZuckerbergknewthewayspeopleuseFacebookwhenhebegantosetupthewebsite.B.Atfirst,Facebookisawebsitewherehighschoolstudentsshareinformation.C.Zuckerberghasdonated$670milliontothepublicschoolinNewJersey.D.ThemoviebasedonZuckerberg'sexperienceisthemostpopularfilmoftheyear.60.ByMIfFacebookwereacountry,itwouldbetheworld'sthirdlargest."(paragraph6),the authorprobablymeans___.A.FacebookisthelargestwebsiteintheworldB.Facebookhasthe3rdlargestpopulationintheworldIC.FacebookhasachievedagreatsuccessinthesocialnetworkingD.ThenumberofFacebookusersisaslargeasthatofpeopleofthe3rdlargestcountry.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___A.TheamountofmoneyFacebookmadedependsonthenumberofpeoplesharing informationonlineB.FacebookismainlysetuptoselladvertisementsC.ZuckerbergagreeswithKennedybecauseheisrichenoughtodonatemoneyD.EveryAmericanwillgreeteachotherbysaving"HaveyoucheckedyourFacebook

today?"62.TheauthormentionsZuckerberg'sdressing(paragraph9)toshowthatZuckerberg____ A.doesn'twanttoberecognizedbyvisitorsB.isusuallydressedinT-T-shirtandjeansC.doesn'tcaremuchabouthisdressingD.triestolivethelifeofordinarypeopleDYouareprobablyfamiliarwiththesaying:Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.ApieceofrecentresearchcarriedoutbytheChineseUniversityofHongkongmaychangethesaying:Anappleadaymaykeepagingaway.Theresearchfocusedonfruitflies,astheysharemanygenes（基因）withhumans.Thefruitflieswereeitherfednormallyorhadanappleextract(浓缩物)addedtotheirdiet.Itturnedoutthatthosegivenappleextractlivedanaverageof55days-fivedayslongerthanthefliesthatwerenormallyfed.Theresearchgroupalsofounditeasierforthefliestowalk,climbandmoveaboutastheyaged,theJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistryreports.Basedontheresult,theresearchersbelievedthattheantioxidants(抗氧化剂)intheappleextracthelpedcleanupdangerouschemicalsthatcauseillnesses,aswellasaging.Inanotherstudy,researchersexamineddietsofthousandsofwomen.Theydiscoveredthatthosewhoregularlyateappleswere20percentlesslikelytosufferheartattacksandstrokes.Theapple'sgeneticcode(遗传密码)wasdiscoveredrecently.Itallowsscientiststodevelopmoretastyandhealthierfruits.Researchersarealreadyusingtheinformationtogrowred-fleshedapplesfullofantioxidantsthatcankeepeyesandjointshealthyandguardagainstheartdiseaseandcancer.Applesthatkillthedesire(欲望)toeatcouldalsobeproduced,withthefirst"extra-healthy"

applesonsupermarketshelveswithinjustfourtofiveyears.TheteamthattracksW;'M)appleDNAismadeupof100scientistsfromfivecountries.Theirresearchalsosuggeststhataround65millionyearsago,whendinosaursbegantodieoff,theplantwhichwouldfinallybecometoday'sappletree,experiencedagreatgeneticchange.Thenumberofmanyofitsgenesdoubled.Theextragenesallowedtheappletoadaptto(适应)worseconditionsandgothroughadifferentevolution(进化)frompeaches,strawberriesandotherrelatedfruits.63.Fruitflieswerechosenfortheresearchbecausethey___.A.shareasimilardietwithhumanbeings.B.arecommonlyusedinallkindsofresearchC.mainlyfeedonapplesD.sharesomanygeneswithhumans64.Howcaneatingapples"keepagingaway"?A.Applescontainanelementthatkillsagedcells.B.Antioxidantsinappleskillchemicalsthatcauseaging.C.Thegeneticcodepreventsapplesfromaging.D.Applesproducechemicalsthatallowpeopletostayyoung.65.Whendinosaursbegantodieoff65millionyearsago,___A.applegeneshadgreatlyimproved B.appleplantsstoppedtheirevolutionC.allthegenesinappleshaddoubled D.appleshadasimilarevolutiontootherfruits66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Normally-fedfruitfliesliveaslongas50days.B.Applescanhelptofightagainstmanyotherdiseasesbesidesaging.C.Applessharealmostthesamegeneswithpeachesandotherrelatedfruits.D.Peoplecan'tgetappleswithextragenesinsupermarketsin4or5years.ETheInternetisconvenient(方便的)butithasitsdangerstoo.People,organizationsandeven

nationscouldbeattackedoverit.Lastweek,theUSheldanexercisenamedCyberStormIII.Itwasthethirdsuchexercise.Thirteercountries,sixUSdepartmentsand60companiestookpart.Itcopiedalmosteverykindofcyberattacktotestthegovernment'scomputersystems."Basically(从跟本上说),ourwholesuperpowerstatus（地位）astheUSdependsoncomputers,"saidSamiSaydjari,headoftheCyberDefenseAgency,aUSinformationsecurity（安全company."Welosethem;weloseourstatusasasuperpower.WebecomeaThirdWorldcountryovernight."Thecyberwarfare(战争)againstnationsfirstbecameaprobleminEstoniain2007andinGeorgiain2008.Chinahasalsohadtodealwithcyberattacks.Lastyear,theMinistryofDefensewebsitewas

attackedmorethan2milliontimes.Inrecentmonths,therehasbeentalkofapossiblemilitary(军事)attackonIran'snuclearfacilities(核设施).ButitseemsIranhassufferedanattackinanotherform:Stuxnet.Stuxnetisacomputerworm（电脑蠕虫病毒）thatcantakeoverindustrial(工业)systems.ItwasfoundinthecomputersatIran'snuclearfacilities.Overthelasttwoweeks,Stuxnethasattackedatleast30,000WindowsPCsinthecountry,Iranianofficialssay.TheyincludecomputersusedbyworkersattheIraniannuclearFacilities.It'shardtoknowhowmuchdamageStuxnethasdone.ButtheheadoftheAtomicEnergy

OrganizationofIran,AliAkbarSalehi,saidlastweekthattheBushehrplant’s(工厂)operationwouldbeonholdfortwomonths.SomeexpertsseethisasaclearsignthatStuxnethasdonealotofdamage."Stuxnetmayhavecostsomewherebetween5and10milliondollars."saysaGermancomputerexpert.“Ithinkthatthisistheturningpoint,thisisthetimewhenwegottoareallynewworld,becausein

thepasttherewerejustcybercriminals(罪犯),nowIamafraiditisthetimeofcyberterrorism(恐怖主义),cyberweaponsandcyberwars,"saidEugeneKaspersky,co-founderandCEOofKaspersky,anantivirus