福建省莆田二中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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福建省莆田二中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

莆田二中2010－2012学年高一英语下学期期中考试卷

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二、单项选择（15%）

1.—Henry,whatdoyouthinkofthemovieMissionImpossible4?

—.Iwishtowatchitagain.

A.Itcouldn’tbeworseB.Itcouldn’tbebetter

C.Ican’tagreemoreD.Ithinkitawasteoftime

2.—Nowadays,moreparentsgreatimportancetoprovidingtheirchildrenwithabettereducation.

A.giveB.devoteC.performD.attach

3.—Oh,mygoodness!

Ican’tfindmyIphone4s.Someonemighthavestolenit.

—Buthowathiefhaveenteredthehousewithallthedoorsandwindowsstilllocked?

A.shouldB.daredC.mustD.could

4.Somestudentsevenhavenoideaoftheyarestudying,sotheywastemuchtimeplaying.

A.whatB.whenC.whyD.where

5.WhenJennifersteppedinquietly,hermother,onthebed,wassleepingsound.

A.layingB.lyingC.laidD.lain

6.ItmadeKate’sparentsexcitedKateenteredthefinalinthetennismatch.

A.whatB.whetherC.thatD.when

7.Nobodyknowsbrokeintothehouselastnightandstoletheimportantpapers.

A.whowasitthatB.itwaswhothat

C.whoitwasthatD.thatitwaswho

8.It’scertainthatyou’llloveourbest-seller,youcanreadsomegoodnovelsinsimpleEnglish.

A.whichB.whoC.thatD.where

9.—youlikethatlatesttypeofcarsomuch,whynotbuyone?

—Well,Ican’taffordsoexpensiveacar.Itisworth200,000yuan.

A.AsifB.EvenifC.NowthatD.Incase

10.InmostwesterncountriesonAprilFool’sDay,peopleoftenplay

trickoneachother;childrenespeciallyhavegreatfun.

A.a;aB.the;theC./;aD.a;/

11.Totheirsurprise,theyfoundthelecturegivenbythefamousprofessoreasy

.

A.tobeunderstoodB.tounderstand

C.understandingD.understood

12.Knowledgeandlearningareimportantifwewanttobesuccessful,buttheymayalsoourthinking.

A.directB.limitC.changeD.improve

13.Safetyinschoolshasbeenofgreatconcernbecauseoffrequentreportsaboutaccidentsstudentsgotinjuredorkilledwhileinschool.

A.inwhichB.forwhichC.ofwhichD.when

14.ReportedlyyesterdayagroupofAmericansoldierswerewalkingalongthestreetinIraqwhenabombwas,threeofwhomwerekilled.

A.setoffB.setout

C.setupD.setabout

15.ProfessorBackmanhasdonescientificresearchfordecades,andthisis

hedevotedallhislifeto.

A.whichB.whatC.whereD.how

三、完形填空（30%）

“Everythinghappensforthebest,”mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment.“Ifyou36,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Andyou’ll37thatitwouldn’thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.”

Motherwas38asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollegein1932.Ihad39totryforajobinradio,andthenworkmywayuptosports40.FirstlyIwenttoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation–andgot41downeverytime.

Inonestudio,akindladytoldmethat42stationscouldn’t43hiringaninexperiencedperson.“Gooutandfindasmallstationthat’llgiveyouachance,”saidshe.Iwenthome44Dixon,IllinoiswhereIhadplayedhighschoolfootball.ThereI45forajobinastoreforasportsdepartmentmanager.

46Iwasn’thiredagain.Mydisappointment47haveshown.“Everythinghappensforthebest.”Mom48me.

Twomonthslater,IwenttoWOCRadioinDavenport.Theprogramdirector,awonderfulScotsmannamedPeterMacArthurtoldmetheyhad49anannouncer50.

AsI51hisoffice,Ifeltveryangry.Iaskedaloud,“Howcanafellowgettobeasportsannouncer52hecan’tgetajobinaradiostation?

”IwaswaitingfortheelevatorwhenIheardMacArthurcalling,“Whatdidyousayaboutsports?

Doyouknow53aboutfootball?

”Thenhestoodmebeforeamicrophoneandaskedmeto54animaginarygame.AftertwentyminutesPetertoldmeIwouldbebroadcastingSaturday’sgame.

Onmywayhome,Ionceagain55ofmymother’swords:

“Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Somethingwouldn’thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.”

16.A.carryonB.giveupC.takeonD.liftup

17.A.makeB.realizeC.senseD.figure

18.A.illB.excitedC.puzzledD.right

19.A.forgotB.failedC.struggledD.decided

20.A.coachB.announcerC.managerD.director

21.A.takenB.brokenC.turnedD.pulled

22.A.ordinaryB.smallC.goodD.big

23.A.practiceB.avoidC.escapeD.risk

24.A.toB.offC.besideD.with

25.A.spokeB.appliedC.waitedD.counted

26.A.ThusB.ThereforeC.ButD.And

27.A.mustB.shouldC.shallD.would

28.A.remindedB.warnedC.helpedD.protected

29.A.firedB.accusedC.providedD.hired

30.A.nearlyB.stillC.alreadyD.yet

31.A.tookB.enteredC.leftD.reached

32.A.becauseB.ifC.andD.or

33.A.everybodyB.anythingC.everythingD.anybody

34.A.broadcastB.imagineC.tellD.make

35.A.remindedB.consideredC.thoughtD.spoke

四、阅读理解（32%）

A

Itwasonher14thbirthdaythatherfirstbook,IntheForestoftheNight,wasacceptedforpublication.At16,hersecondnovel,DemoninMyView,alsoreachedthebookstores.Severalbookslater,theteenageauthorstillworksawayinherroom,surroundedbyshelvesfullofdarktalesaboutvampires（吸血鬼）andwitches（女巫）.AmeliaAtwater–RhodesiswidelyseenasAmerica’sfinestteenwriterandwasnamedoneofTeenPeople’s“20TeensWhoWillChangetheWorld.”

Bornin1984,shebeganmakingupstorieswhenshewasaboutthreeyearsold.“Ineverstoppedandsaid,‘Iwanttowrite’,”Ameliaremembers.“IlovedstoriesandcreatedstoriesbeforeIwasoldenoughtoknowhowtowritethemdown.”

Inherfamily,readingwasfundamental（基本的）andfun.“Myparentsencouragedmetoread–andtoreadanythingIwanted,solongasIwasreading,”shesaid.“TheyneverrestrictedwhatIread.Later,whenIstartedwriting,theynevercriticizedwhatIdidorsaidIwas‘tooyoung’.TheyneversaiditwasimpossibleformetoachievewhatIhave.”

Inhershortbutsuccessfulcareer,Ameliahastrieddifferentstyles.Butvampireswerethefirstcharacterstoreallycomealiveinherwork.Fromthemshehasdevelopedawholeworld,onewhichshealwaysenjoyslearningmoreabout.

Asapublishedteenwriter,Amelia’sadvicetootherteenswhodreamofbeingauthorsis:

justdoit!

“Ibelieveanythingispossible.Don’tgiveupyourdreamsjustbecauseyoufearfailure.Gettingabookpublishedisdifficult,butifIcandoit,otherscantoo.”

36.Theunderlinedword“restricted”inParagraph3means.

A.realizedB.knewC.caredD.limited

37.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmeliaAtwater–Rhodes?

A.Readingwidelyhelpedheralotinhercareer.

B.Shefoundgettingabookpublishedwaseasy.

C.Vampireshavebeentheonlycharactersinherbooks.

D.Herparentsbegantoteachhertomakeupstorieswhenshewas3.

38.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4standsfor.

A.vampiresB.differentstyles

C.teenagersD.charactersinhernovel

39.WhatwasAmelia’sparents’attitudetowardsherreading?

A.Herparentsrestrictedwhatsheread.

B.Herparentsencouragedhertoread.

C.Herparentsforcedhertowrite.

D.Herparentswerestrictwithher.

B

Thereareonebillionhomelesspeoplelivinginourworldtoday.TheHomelessWorldCupexiststoendthis,soweallhaveahome,abasichumanneed.

TheHomelessWorldCupisanannual,internationalfootballtournament（锦标赛）,unitingteamsofpeoplewhoarehomelesstotakeaonceinalifetimeopportunitytorepresenttheircountryandchangetheirlivesforever.Ithasinspiredandsupportedover50grassroots（基层的）footballprojectsaroundtheworldworkingwithhomelesspeoplethroughouttheyear.

ThefirsttournamenttookplaceinGraz2003uniting17nationalteams.Atthe5thHomelessWorldCupinCopenhagenin2004,48nations,500playerswereunitedforaonceinalifetimeopportunitytorepresenttheircountry.25,000playerswereinvolvedinpre-tournamenttrainingandtrialsaroundtheworld.

TheHomelessWorldCupisfullofplayerswithcourage,spiritanddetermination.Researchshowsthat73%ofplayerschangetheirlivesforthebetteraftertheinternationaltournamentbycomingoffdrugsandalcohol,movingintojobs,education,homes,training,reunitingwithfamiliesandevengoingontobecomeplayersandcoachesforprofessionalorsemi-professionalfootballteams.DavidDuke（Scotland）playedin2004,cameoffalcohol,passedhiscoachingqualifications（资格）.HebecameassistantcoachforScotland2005,coachin2006andnowownshisownhome.Thebestgoalscorerin2004YevgenAdamenko（Ukraine）wentontoplayinaprofessionalclubinUkraine.

TheHomelessWorldCupsupportersincludeNike,UN,ManchesterUnited,RealMadridandinternationalfootballersDidierDrogbaandRioFerdinand.

40.ThepurposeoftheHomelessWorldCupisto.

A.findahomeforhomelesspeopleB.collectmoneyforhomelesspeople

C.helpthehomelesskickbadhabitsD.helpthehomelessstartanewlife

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheCopenhagenHomelessWorldCup?

A.IttookplaceinearlyDecember.

B.25,000playersenteredthetournament.

C.Nearly50teamscompetedinthetournament.

D.DavidDukewonthebestgoalscorerin2004.

42.WhydoesthewritergivetheexamplesofYevgenAdamenko