陕西省渭南市高新中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试试题（英语）

陕西省渭南市高新中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试试题（英语）
第Ⅰ卷 (85分)
Ⅰ. 语音知识（5分）选出与所给单词划线部分发音相同的选项。
1. please A. bread B. reason C. health D. break
2. food A. foot B. good C. look D. cool
3. wild A. sit B. trip C. sight D. sick
4. patient A. title B. diet C. contain D. machine
5. success A．exciting B．excuse C. correct D. official
Ⅱ. 补全对话 (5分)
根据对话内容，从对话的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。
A：What would you like for dessert
B： 6
A：I have apple pie, ice cream, and chocolate cakes.
B：Can I have apple pie with ice cream
A：Of course 7 so it’s lovely and fresh.
B：I love your home made apple pie. It’s delicious. Can I have another glass of lemonade as well
A：Sure. 8 It’s in the fridge.
B：Ok. Would you like a drink too
A：Yes. 9 You will see it next to the lemonade.
B：Are you having any dessert
A：Yes. 10 but without ice cream. I have to watch my weight.
Ⅲ. 单项选择题（15分）
11．He has ______ friends．He always keeps himself alone at home.
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
12．Sam enjoys ______ stamps．And now he has 226 of them.
A．collect B．collected C．collecting D．to collect
13．Mother is always telling me _______ home before 6: 00 pm．
A．come B．came C．coming D．to come
14．The day Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.
A. which B. that C. when D. where
15．Every year, _____ people die from illness caused by smoking．
A．millions of B．million of C．millions D．million
16．— Could you please tell me ______
— It’s next to the post office.
A．where is the supermarket B．where the supermarket is
C．where was the supermarket D．where the supermarket was
17．The terrible shaking of the building woke up all the people were asleep.
A. which B. what C. who D. where
18．— Hello．Can I speak to Robert, please
— Hold on, please．He ______ in the garage．
A．works B．worked C．is working D．has worked
19．It was when I arrived home _____ I realized I had left my bag in the library.
A．what B．because C．that D．until
20. I think you should talk to your daughter and tell her to solve the problem.
A. which she could do B. what she can do
C. which could she do D. what can she do
21.The number of people joining the singing club enormous(众多的) and a large number of them students.
A. are; is B. is; is C. are; are D. is; are
22. You can tell from the on his face that he didn’t do very well in the exam.
A. communication B. expression C. feeling D. appearance
23. After going through a lot of things in my life, I decided to my feelings on paper.
A. add up B. calm down C. set down D. pack up
24. Anne and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months they were discovered.
A. after B. when C. before D. that
25. The school I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.
A. where B. which C. that D. who
Ⅳ. 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 26 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 27_, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 28 ” he asked.
　“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 29 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 30 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 31 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 32 understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 33 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 34 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 35 , Father, I will help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 36 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 37 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 38 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.
“Why do you wash your clothes here at night ” said the king.
The girl 39 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 40 a baby, I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 41 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 42 of me ” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”
“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 43 can’t a man have a baby ”
The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 44 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 45 .
26. A. checked B. tested C. judged D. examined
27. A. pleased B. surprised C. touched D. moved
28. A. possible B. impossible C. usual D. unusual
29. A. friend B. enemy C. neighbor D. patient
30. A. suffer B. happy C. angrily D. excited
31. A. begged B. ordered C. decided D. demanded
32. A. suddenly B. certainly C. correctly D. directly
33. A. chance B. situation C. position D. difficulty
34. A. matter B. wrong C. thing D. problem
35. A. frighten B. worry C. doubt D. fear
36. A. above B. on C. below D. under
37. A. such B. that C. more D. so
38. A. find out B. get out C. take out D. bring out
39. A. began B. looked C. became D. pretended
40. A. gave birth to B. had birth in C. gave birth of D. had birth to
41. A. food B. clothes C. bowls D. bottles
42. A. trick B. joke C. friend D. fool
43 A. why B. how C. who D. what
44. A. girl B. daughter C. wife D. friend
45. A. daughter B. son C. sister D. baby
Ⅴ. 阅读理解 (每题2分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
A
Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
46. People learn English _______.
A. at school B. over the radio C. on TV D. not all in the same way
47.From this passage we know that _______.
A. we can learn English easily
B. English is very difficult to learn
C. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn
D. English is learned by most people in the world
48. Which of the following is right
A. We should learn English because we need to face the world.
B. We can do well in all our work without English.
C. English is the most important subject in schools.
D. We don’t need to learn any foreign languages.
B
A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is ”
“Fifty pounds”, he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.
49. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.
A. the purse should be given between friends
B. the purse was too small
C. the lady was not kind to him
D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee
50. What the doctor said ______ the lady.
A. worried B. interested C. frightened D. hurt
51.The money in the purse _______.
A. was only 150 pounds B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee
C
Honeybees
Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.
It is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their honeybee work. Each bee has a certain job to do.
The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people—to keep their hive safe.
Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death.
The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day.
52.The bee’s nest is called a _______.
A. hive B. honeycomb C. drone D. wax
53.Which jobs do workers do
A. They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest.
B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve.
C. They clean the hive and keep it cool.
D. They attack the queen bee.
54.According to the story, bees _______.
A. are very dangerous insects
B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary
C. are like any other insect that flies
D. eat each other as food
55. The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _______.
A. it attacked the workers B. it is no longer needed in the hive
C. the queen bee has died D. it ate the queen bee
D
Brief News Report
Castle fire
Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 o’clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two people had to rescue from an upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn’t known how the fire started.
Road delays
Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted(改道).
Accident
A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided(碰撞) with a truck near Nor-stock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment. The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted. A policeman said afterwards, “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”
56. In the passage, we’re informed ______.
A. when the fire started
B. how the fire started
C. many paintings might have been damaged in the fire.
D. why nobody was injured
57. As a result of the traffic accident yesterday, _______.
A. a lot of valuable things were broken
B. five hundred pounds and a car were lost
C. the traffic had to be diverted
D. a woman was too lucky to kill herself
58. The woman injured in the traffic accident ______.
A. was still being questioned by the police
B. had a narrow escape
C. had escaped in a car earlier in the day
D. is being controlled by the police
59. What do you know about the Paxham-Longworth road
A. An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.
B. Another road was open for the drivers during the road repairs.
C. The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident.
D. The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.
60.You may read this report in a .
A. newspaper B. text book C. geography book D. magazine
第Ⅱ卷（35分）
Ⅰ. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
61.The new term usually begins in ____(九月).
62.In autumn, leaves ____ (变) yellow .
63.The climate of Shenzhen is quite ______ (不同)from that of Harbin.
64.Practice makes _________(完美).
65.There is much difficulty in __________(种植) trees in the desert.
66. The People's ________(共和国) of China is a large country with a long history.
67. With seven _________(科目) to learn, we are always busy.
68.There are 18 floors in the building. I live on the ______ (第四) floor.
69.The whole building was completely ______ (毁掉) in the Wenchuan big earthquake.
70. Teaching children with special needs requires ____ （耐心） and understanding．
Ⅱ. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One rainy day while I was walking home with one of my friend, a
truck came to a stop besides us. The driver put the window down and
offered us a umbrella because he found we were wet through. I stood
there and couldn’t believe in that a complete stranger is so thoughtful.
The man insisted, so I grateful accepted the offer, thanked him and
watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might need the
umbrella himself, and he preferred to give it to everyone else. It was a
lesson to us that it was possible give without expect anything in return.
Ⅲ. 书面表达(满分15分)
根据下列表格中的内容，写一则旅行日记
时间 10月15日，星期六，天气晴朗
地点 Shaohua Mountain
抵达方式 乘校车
出发时间 上午7点20分
到达时间 上午8点半
活动内容 上午：爬山，在山上野餐，照相。下午：做游戏，用英语讲故事比赛。
返回时间 下午5点半
注意：1. 表格中所列内容不得遗漏，要意思连贯，表达清楚。
2. 词数：80词左右
October 15th Saturday Fine
Today we went on an organized trip to Shaohua Mountain.
高新中学高一期中考试英语试卷答案
第Ⅰ卷
第Ⅱ卷
Ⅰ.单词拼写 (10分)
61. September 62. turn 63. different 64. perfect
65. planting 66. Republic 67. subjects 68.fourth
69. destroyed 70. patience
Ⅱ. 短文改错 （10分）
71. friend_ friends 72. besides_ beside 73. a- an
74. 去in 75.is- was 76. grateful- gratefully
77.and –but 78.everyone- someone 79. possible后加to
80. expect- expecting
Ⅲ.写作参考范文：（15分）
A．Can you get it yourself
B．I’m good at making apple pie.
C．I will have apple pie, too.
D．I made the apple pie this morning.
E．I’ll have an ice tea.
F．What do you have
G．Can I help you