广东省高州中学学年高一第一学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省高州中学学年高一第一学期期末考试英语试题

广东省高州中学2011-2012学年高一第一学期期末考试英语试题

第二部分：

语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（20分）

Computershavedoneusalotsincetheyturnedup.Inthefuturetheywillplayamoreimportantpartinmany21,suchaseducation,transport,personallives,scientificresearchandsoon.Nowadayscomputersarebeing22inagricultureandindustry23canhelpthefarmerstocontroltheconditionsoftheplants.

Moreandmorecomputerswillcomeintoourdailylifewiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.Ifyouwanttochangemoneyorpayyourelectricitybills,youwon’thavetogotothebank.Acomputerandatelephonewillhelpyou.Itcanalsohelpyoudothehouseworkanditcaneven24humanvoicesandcarryouttheinstructions.Itis25thatthemajorityofthelabourforcewillworkathome.Peoplewillbeabletousethevideophone26conferences.Thiscanhelpustosavealotofenergyand27.ItissaidthattrainsinJapanwillhavenodrivers,becausethey’llbewell28bycomputers,whichcanalsotellthebest29betweentrains.

Computerprogrammesforstoringwholetextsarealreadywelldeveloped.Youcantypethenameofacertainsubjectandaworldwidelistofbooktitleswillappearonyourscreen.Youmaychoose30youwant.

21.A.familiesB.fieldsC.factoriesD.places

22.A.usedB.putC.shownD.given

23.A.whichB.thatC.andD.so

24.A.understandB.carryoutC.hearD.recognize

25.A.importantB.necessaryC.possibleD.complete

26.A.atB.forC.withD.in

27.A.materialB.timeC.placeD.money

28.A.operatedB.doneC.madeD.run

29.A.positionB.directionC.distanceD.way

30.A.whateverB.whatC.whicheverD.which

第二节语法填空：

（15分）

TheAmberRoom,oneofthegreatwondersoftheworld,wasagreatworkthat31tenyearstomake.In1716,theAmberRoomwasgiventotheRussianpeople32agiftoffriendshipbyFrederickWilliamI,wholovedbestsoldiers33thantheAmberRoomitself.InRussia,theroomfirst34asasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitorsand35wasmovedand36（design）byCatherineⅡ.37,theAmberRoomdisappearedwhentheNaziGermanyandRussiawereatwarandnownobodyknows38happenedtoit.Inthespringof2003,however,anewAmberRoom,builtbytheRussiansandGermansonthe39（base）ofoldphotos,wasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburg40the300thbirthdayoftheircity.

第三部分：

阅读（40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（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。

A

Alicealwayswantedtobeasinger.Musicwasthemostimportantthinginherlifeand,totellyouthetruth,shetooklessonsforyears,andpractisedeveryday,butinspiteofallthis,hervoicedidn’timprove.Honestly,itdidn’tgetbetter,itjustgotlouder.

Herteacherfinallygaveupandstoppedthelessons,butAlicerefused（拒绝）togivein,andonedayshedecidedtogiveaconcertandinvitedherteachertoattend.

Theteacherwasveryworriedaboutwhattosayaftertheconcert.Sheknewitwouldbeterribleanditwas.Shedidn’twanttotellalie,butshedidn’twanttohurtAlice’sfeelingseither.Finally,shegotanideaandwentbackstage（后台）togreetherpupil.

“Well,”saidAlice.“Whatdidyouthinkofmysinging?

”

“Mydear,”saidtheteacher.“You’llneverbebetterthanyouweretonight.”

41.Alicewantedtobeasingerbecauseshe.

A.wasgoodatsingingB.coulddonotingbutsing

C.hadagoodteacherD.wasmostinterestedinmusic

42.Alice’steacherstoppedthelessonsbecause.

A.Alicedidn’tmakeanyimprovementinsinging

B.Alice’svoicebecamelouderandlouder

C.Alicedidn’tworkhardenough

D.Alicewassoproudandwouldn’tlistentoher

43.WhatmadeAlicedecidetogiveaconcert?

A.Shewantedtoprovethatherteacherwaswrong.

B.Shewantedtopleaseherteacher.

C.Shewassurethatshecouldsingbeautifully.

D.Somebodyelsewantedhertodoso.

44.Whatisreallymeantbysaying“You’llneverbebetterthanyouweretonight.”?

A.Yougaveawonderfulconcerttonight.

B.Youwon’tmakeanyimprovementinfuture.

C.Youhaveneversungsowellbefore.

D.Youdidmuchbetterbeforethantonight.

45.IfAlice’steacherhadtoldalie,shemighthavesaid.

A.“Idon’tliketheconcert.”B.“Youhavemadenoprogress.”

C.“Theconcerttonightisterrible.”D.“Yourconcerttonightisexcellent.”

B

Winter-swimminghasbecomepupularinBeijing.Threeyearsago,fewpeoplewouldgoswimmingintheicywaters.ButnowthereisaWinter-swimmingEnthusiasts’Club（冬泳爱好者协会）andithasmorethan2,000members.Theoldestis84yearsoldandtheyoungestisonly7.Themembersarefromallwalksoflife.Theymaybeworkers,peasants,soldiers,teachers,students…

Thoughitisnowthecoldestpartoftheseasonandthewatertemperatureinthecity’slakesisaround0℃,manywinter-swimmersstillswimintheicywaters,evenwhenitissnowing.Theyenjoythemselvesinthelake,whilethepeoplebythesideofthelakearewearingheavyclothes.

Whyaresomanypeopleinterestedinwinter-swimming?

Becausewinter-swimmingcanbegoodforone’shealth.

BeiShaisagoodexample.Heis69,andheoncesufferedfrom（患……病）hearttroublefor26years.Aftertenyearsofwinter-swimmingheisnowingoodhealth.Scientistsarenowstudyingtheeffectsofwinter-swimmingonhealth.

46.Amongthewinter-swimmerstheoldestmanisyearsolderthantheyoungestone.

A.91B.84C.77D.7

47.Guesswhat“Themembersarefromallwalksoflife.”means?

A.Themembersdodifferentjobsatdifferentplaces.

B.TheycomefromallpartsofBeijing.

C.Theyarepersonsofdifferentages.

D.Theyaremenandwomen,oldandyoung.

48.Thewinter-swimmersareabletoswimintheicywaters,evenonsnowydaysbecause.

A.theyarenotafraidofcoldness

B.theyoftenswimintheicywaters

C.theyknowthattheycanbenefit（得益）fromit

D.winter-swimmingcanmakepeoplehealthy

49.Winter-swimminghasbecomepopularinBeijingbecause.

A.moreandmorepeopleliketoswiminBeijing

B.itismoreinterestingthanswimminginsummer

C.winter-swimmersarebravemen

D.winter-swimmingdoesalotofgoodtoone’shealth

50.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.PeopleinBeijingLikeSwimminginWinter.

B.Winter-swimming—ACraze（狂热）inBeijing.

C.PeopleBenefitfromWinter-swimming.

D.Winter-swimmersAreBraveMen.

C

Peoplerealizethat,althoughanimalsmaynothavethesameintelligence（智力）ashumanbeings,theyaresmartenoughtolearncertainthings.

Dogsareextremelyusefulascompanionsforblindpeople.Whenadoghasbeenproperlytrained,hewillalwaysleadhisblindmasterintherightdirectionandkeephimoutofdanger.Forexample,seeing-eyedogslearnnevertocrossabusyroadwhencarsarecoming,eveniftheirmasterorderedthemtodoso.

Horsesarealsoabletolearnmanythings.Horsesthatareusedforguardorpolicedutymustlearnnevertobefrightenedofnoises,traffic,andotherdisturbances.Racinghorsesareabletorunmuchfasterthanotherhorses,buttheyarealsoquitehighstrung（容易紧张）.Therefore,itisnecessaryforthosepeoplewhotrainthemtobeverypatient（耐心）andunderstanding.

Themovingpicturesandtelevisioncanbeusedtotrainanimals,too.Someanimals,suchasmonkeysandfoxes,areeasytofilm.Allyouhavetodoismakingatrailinfrontofthecamerabydraggingsomethingthatsmellsgoodtotheanimalsovertheground.Biganimals,suchaslionsandtigers,canbephotographedastheyboundhappilybacktotheirfamiliesanddinner.Ifamovieactorisnearby,thewell-trainedanimalwillpaynoattentiontohim.However,theaudiencemayimaginethattheactorescapedaterribledeathbytheskinofhisteeth.

51.Dogswhohelpblindpeoplemustlearn.

A.toobeyallordersB.toobeyonlysafeorders

C.nevertocrossroadsD.tocrossroadwhenorderedtodoso

52.Racehorsesarehardtotrainbecausetheyare.

A.fasterthanotherhorses

B.smallerthanotherhorses

C.cleverthanotherhorses

D.morenervousthanotherhorses

53.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makingatrail”meanhereinthelastparagraph?

A.Placingsomethingtoattracttheanimal.

B.Givingtheanimalacertaintask.

C.Orderingtheanimaltodothings.

D.Followingtheanimaltohunt.

54.Lionscanbephotographedeasilywhen.

A.theyarefollowingatrialofsomethingthatsmellsgoodtothem

B.theyarereturningtotheirfamilies

C.theyhavebeentrainedtoworkwithotheranimals

D.theydonotknowamovieactorisnearby

55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Animalscanbeuseful.

B.Dangerouswildanimalscanbetrained.

C.Thewell-trainedanimalscanlearnthedifferencebetweentheunwantedpeopleandfriends.

D.Animalscanbecomeinterestedintheirtricks.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读下面的信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

56.Susanisatamiddleschool.Herparentswanttobuyheracheapercellphonewithoutgamesinstalled.

57.Mikeintendstobuyaphonewithlongertalktimeandstandbytimeanditmustnotbeexpensive.

58.Janeisatcollege.Shewouldliketobuyaphonewhichcanslidethefaceuptomakeacall,andslideitdownwhenyou’vedoneandithastobelight.

59.Georgewouldliketohaveacheaperphonewithdigitalcamera.

60.TomonlybuysNokia.Helostoneandhewantstobuyanotherwhichissmaller.

阅读下面六款手机的介绍，选出符合各人需求的最佳款式。

A.Nokia-6010

B.Motorola-C650（Cameraphone）

Price

$24.99

$99.99

Colordisplay

Yes

Yes

WirelessInternetready

Yes

Yes

Digitalcamera

No

Yes

2-waytextmessaging

Yes

Yes

Talktime

upto330minutes

upto210minutes

Standbytime

upto240hours

upto215hours

Weight

5.08ounces

3.10ounces

Dimensions

4.68’*1.97