揭阳一中高一第二学期期中考试英语.docx

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揭阳一中高一第二学期期中考试英语

2011-2012揭阳一中高一第二学期期中考试

英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节：

听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

听下面一段对话，回答第1至2题。

1.Howlonghasthewomanlivedinthehouse?

A.For12years.B.For16years.C.For20years.

2.Howmuchdoesthehousecost?

A.$6,815.B.$6,850.C.$7,850.

听下面一段对话，回答第3至5题。

3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherstayhere?

A.Boring.B.Surprising.C.Pleasing.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InBritain.B.InAmerica.C.InFrance.

5.Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodowhenshegetshome?

A.Givehimacall.B.Sendhimanemail.C.Writealettertohim.

听下面一段独白，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatisthedateof“BuyNothingDay”?

__________________________________.

7.Wheredidtheideaof“BuyNothingDay”start?

__________________________________.

8.Whowantedtotellothersabout“BuyNothingDay”inNewMexico?

__________________________________.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至10题。

9.Whichfooddoesthewomanlikeprobably?

__________________________________.

10.HowlongdidthewomanstayinCalifornia?

__________________________________.

第二节：

听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为11-15的空格中。

In1741

Theideaofmagazinescameto11.

In1743

TheChristianHistorymagazinetrieditsluck,butit12too.

In1821

The13successfulmagazineintheUnitedStatescameout.

In1825

Therewere14than100magazinesintheUS.

By1850

Therewere600magazinesintheUS.

By1900

Thereweremorethan15magazinesintheUS.

第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~30各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Severalyearsago,whileattendingacommunicationcourse,Iexperiencedamostunusualprocess.Theinstructoraskedustolistanythinginourpastthatwefelt16of,regretted,orincompleteaboutandreadourlistsaloud.

Thisseemedlikeavery17process,butthere'salwayssomebravesoulinthecrowdwhowillvolunteer（bereadyto）.Theinstructorthen18thatwefindwaysto19people,ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoings.Iwasseriouslywonderinghowthiscouldever20mycommunication.

Thenthemannexttomeraisedhishandandvolunteeredthisstory:

“Makingmy21,Irememberedanincidentfromhighschool.Igrewupinasmalltown.TherewasaSheriffnoneofuskidsliked.Onenight,mytwobuddies（老兄）andIdecidedtoplaya22onhim.”

“Afterdrinkingafewbeers,weclimbedthetallwatertankinthemiddleofthetown,andwroteonthetankinbrightredpaint:

SheriffBrownisaFOX.Thenextday,almostthewholetownsawourglorious23.Withintwohours,SheriffBrownhadusinhisoffice.MyfriendstoldthetruthbutIlied.Noone24foundout.”

"Nearly20yearslater,SheriffBrown’sname25onmylist.Ididn'tevenknowifhewasstill26.Lastweekend,IdialedtheinformationinmyhometownandfoundtherewasaRogerBrownstilllisted.Itriedhisnumber.Afterafew27,Iheard,“Hello?

”Isaid,“SheriffBrown?

”Paused“Yes”.“Well,thisisJimmyCalkins.”

“AndIwantyoutoknowthatIdidit.”Paused.“Iknewit!

”heyelledback.Wehadagoodlaughanda28discussion.Hisclosingwordswere:

“Jimmy,Ialwaysfeltbadforyoubecauseyourbuddiesgotitofftheirchest,butyouwerecarryingitaroundalltheseyears.Iwanttothankyouforcallingme…foryoursake.”

Jimmyinspiredmeto29all101itemsonmylistwithintwoyears,andIalwaysrememberwhatIlearnedfromthecourse:

It'snevertoolateto30thepastwrongdoings.

16.A.ashamedB.afraidC.sureD.proud

17.A.privateB.secretC.interestingD.funny

18.A.expectedB.suggestedC.orderedD.demanded

19.A.connectwithB.dependonC.makeanapologytoD.getalongwith

20.A.improveB.continueC.realizeD.keep

21.A.notesB.listC.planD.stories

22.A.partB.gameC.trickD.record

23.A.viewB.signC.attentionD.remark

24.A.alsoB.evenC.stillD.ever

25.A.appearsB.considersC.presentsD.remembers

26.A.angryB.happyC.doubtfulD.alive

27.A.wordsB.callsC.repeatsD.rings

28.A.livelyB.plainC.nervousD.cold

29.A.buildupB.makeupC.clearupD.giveup

30.A.regretB.forgiveC.rightD.punish

第二节语法填空（共15小题；满分20分）

一．阅读下列短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。

（共10小题,每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Nooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,itbegan31a“BigBang”.Thentheearthexplodedloudlyandproducedwatervaporandmanygases,32（make）theearth’satmosphere.Andthenastheearthcooleddown,waterappearedandstayed33thesurface.Itwasthepresenceofwater34allowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas,35madeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Andthe36（appear）ofsmallplantsencouragedthedevelopmentofearlyshellfishandallsortsoffish.Next,greenplantsbegantogrowonland.37werefollowedbylandanimals.Later,reptilesappearedforthefirsttime,afterwhichdinosaursdeveloped.However,theysuddenlydisappeared.Therefore,mammals38（rise）ontheearth.Finally,humansappearedandspreadallovertheearth.However,theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,makingtheearthtoohottoliveon.So39lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependonwhetherthisproblemcan40（solve）.

二．用适当的连接词填空。

（共5小题,每小题1分，满分5分）

41.Canyoutellmemorethingsaboutthenewsyourteamwonthegame.

42.isneededforthespacetripiscarefulpreparation.

43.Thereasonisweareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.

44.Hetoldmetheforceofgravitywouldchangethreetimesandthefirstchangewouldbethemostpowerful.

45.Itisuncertaineffecttheterribletrafficaccidentwillbringout.

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Asthepace（节奏）oflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stress（压力）isanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand（承受）dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities,othersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween“flightorfight”andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlives（itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould）,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

46.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.

A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoyment

B.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxation

C.theyaretravelingfastallthetime

D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore

47.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_____.

A.strongwilltowithstandstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxation

C.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance

48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?

A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.

B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealth

C.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.

D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.

49.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“doso”refersto_____.

A.“exposeourselvestostress”B.“findwaystodealwithstress”

C.“removestressfromourlives”D.“establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress”

50.Accordingtotheauthor,therightattitudetowardstressis_____.

A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithit

C.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

B

Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme.Iwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soIagreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofive,andthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.

IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,“Whyme?

”Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviously,heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithme.Whenwehadfinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion.Y