1、草塔中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题一 听力 20%第一节1. What can we learn from the conversation? A. They have a new neighbor B. They move to a new place C. They meet some friends2. What are the two speakers talking about? A. About their past B. About their hometown C. About a TV play3. How many postcards will the
2、 woman buy? A. 60 B. 12 C. 244. What dowe know about the woman? A. She will watch the match B. She feels very tired tonight C. She has no interest in the match5. When will the woman most probably meet the man? A. At 6:00 B. At 6:15 C. At 6:30第二节听下面一段材料, 回答第6至第8题6. Which does the man think is of no u
3、se at all? A. The whistle B. The torch C. The tinned food7. For what reason does the woman insist on taking a whistle? A. It is light to carry about B. It can be used to attract attention C. It takes up little space8. What does the man think is a better way to take food with them? A. put it in tins
4、B. Put it in small dry pocket C. Put it in plastic bags听下面一段材料,回答第9至第11题9. Why didnt the woman sleep well last night? A. She was too tired to sleep well B. She worried about her family C. She felt much pain10. Who is tom? A. The womans husband B. The womans son C. The womans pet11. What is the woman
5、 tired of sometimes? A. working all day B. Being a supermother C, Being on herself in life听下面一段材料,回答第12至第14题12. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Two cities B. Going home for Christmas C. Money problems13. Where does the man live? A. In Springfield B. In Portland C. In Scotland14. How does
6、 the man prefer to travel? A. By air B. By train C. By bus听下面一段材料, 回答第15至第17题15. What is the weather like now? A. Sunny B. Cloudy C. Windy16. What is the lowest temperature? A. 1 B. 2 C. 317. Why will the two speakers go out to the beach? A. To enjoy the sun B. To cool off C. To escape the rain听下面一段
7、材料,.回答第18至20题18. What is the speakers opinion on her husbands shopping? A. He likes shopping B. He is not good enough at shopping C. He doesnt spend much time shopping19. What attitude does the speaker hold towards shopping? A. A routine of daily life B. An affair full of pleasure C. Time- wasting a
8、nd unpleasant20. What kind of things cannot interest the speaker? A. Bargains B. Good items C. Expensive items二 单项选择10%21 If you go to the movie tonight, so _ I . Awill Bdo Cam Dgo22 E-mail, as well as telephones,_ an important part in daily communication.Ahave played Bis paying Care playing Dplay23
9、Friendship helps us understand _ we are, _ we need each other and _ we can do for each other. Awhat, why; how Bwho; how; what Cwho, what; why Dwho; why, what 24_ her hair getting gray, she decided to have it dyed. AWith BAs CFor DBecause of 25_ my surprise, _ I could have a word with him, he left. A
10、In; before BTo; before CIn; when DTo; since26The boy _ be very naughty, but he is very lovely. Amight Bcan Cmay Dmust27Helen is much kinder to her youngest child than to the others, _, of course, makes the others unhappy. Awho Bwhich Cthat Dwhat28The president, together with his bodyguard, _ to the
11、nuclear station _ there was an accident 20 minutes ago. Ahave come; which Bcame; in which Chas come; where Dcame; in which29 Tom, would you like to come to our dinner party? _. AYes, I would BYes, with pleasure CNo, I cant come DSure, its my pleasure.30 How much vinegar did you put in the salad? Im
12、sorry to say, _. I forgot it.Anothing Bnone Canything Dno31The doctor did _ he can _ the boy.Aeverything what; save Beverything that; save Call; to save Dall; save32At least 100 persons were killed in the plane crash, _ 5 children.Aincluded Bincluding Ccontained Dcontaining33The old couple has two c
13、hildren, _ able to come to see them when they feel lonely, however. Aboth of them are Bnone of them are Cboth of whom are Dneither of whom is34English is spoken all over the world, _ it the most popular language in the world.Ato make Bmakes Cmaking Dmade35The tiger, a once _ animal to humans, is now
14、 _ of disappearing on the earth.Adangerous, danger Bdangerous, in danger Cin danger, in danger Ddanger, in danger36. Who would you rather have _ your computer? My friend.A. repairing B. to repair C. repairedD. repair37.Ididntseeherinthemeetingroomthismorning.She_atthemeeting.A.mustnthavespoken B.mig
15、htnthavespoken C.canthavespoken D.shouldnthave spoken38.-Hi,isthatPeterBrown?-Sorry.You_thewrongnumber. A.mustdial B.musthavedialed C.shoulddial D.shouldhavedialed39.Iinsisted_toseeadoctor,butheinsistednothing_wrongwithhim A.onhimtogo;shouldbeB.hewent;beC.hego;wasD.heshouldto;is40._hard,hewouldhavep
16、assedtheexam A.Ifheweretowork B.Ifhehad worked C.Shouldhework D.Werehetowork三 完型填空20%A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life._41_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship i
17、s just not easily _42_.It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a _43_friendship to _44_. However, there can be_45_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want. To most of us, friendships are considered very important,
18、but we need to have clear in our _46_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _47_ at arms length? Do we want to _48_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _49_enoughand that s all right. But at some point we need to 50 t
19、hat our expectations are the same as our friends expectations. The sharing of_51_experience _52_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it _53_be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are _54_of interest and action in return.What are some of th
20、e _55_of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _56_time. Another “major difficulty is the selfishness(自私) to think one “possesses the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships _57_ actions in return. In 58words, you must give
21、 as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _59_time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die _60_.41. A. Knowledge B. Teachers C. Experience D. Parents42. A. understood B. formed C. realized D. produced 43
22、. A. true B. common C. deeply D. actual44. A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear45. A. no B. some C. any D. none46. A. hearts B. thoughts C. actions D. minds 47. A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed48. A. own B. owe C. share D. spare49. A. that B. very C. quite D. not50. A. make sure B. remember
23、 C. expect D. check out51. A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal52. A. includes B. to include C. including D. included53. A. can B. need C. will D. must54. A. marks B. sights C. scenes D. signs55. A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things56. A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take57. A. req
24、uire B. request C. depend D. suggest58. A. some B. many C. other D. different59. A. reasonable B. comfortable C. less D. a lot60. A. for B. away C. out D. from四 阅读理解 30%A“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective way is to learn lessons by
25、 heart. If you can recite（背诵） the text and write it out, youve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says youre a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of
26、each lesson, youll find it not half so hard as you might have thought. Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English. Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be sh
27、ocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue（母语）. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.61.In the writers opinion, the most effective way in learning English is _. A.to practise speaking, writing and fe
28、eling it B.to forget your own native language C.to translate everything into his own language D.to memorize the English words and grammatical rules62. “Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can _. A.help you to study English
29、 well B.stop you mastering English C.make English easy to learn D.help you notice mistakes63.Equally important is to feel the language. “to feel the language” here means_. A.to get a knowledge of English by touching B. to be able to read and write English C.to translate English into your own by imag
30、ining D.to be able to experience the rich sensation of the languageBWhen we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Ma
31、ny people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless
32、 they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people often becam
33、e blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark
34、, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking straight at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to
35、 look straight at it, they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.64.We dont know that our eyes are of great importance unti
36、l _. A. we think about our eyes B. we cannot see clearly C. we wear glasses D. we have to do much reading65.According to the passage, a _ is more likely to be nearsighted. A.tailor B. doctor C. guard D.painter66.People who are farsighted _ . A.cannot do a lot of close work without glasses B.can only
37、 see things that are very close to their eyes C.have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arms length D.have the same problem as the nearsighted people67.To see a small thing at night, it is better to look _ . A.with wide open eyes B.with half shut or narrowed eyes C.straight at it D.in a sl
38、ightly different directionCTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Ma
39、n wants to make money from trees,so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer tree
40、s. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil.
41、 When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.68.The most important points of trees to man is _. A.they help him to make money B.they give him cool C.they give him wood and other things D.they help him to stop drought and floods69.In many places forests slowly disappear because
42、_ . A.many trees have been cut down by man B.new trees are not well looked after C.man has not paid enough attention to planting trees D.all the above70.Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because _ . A. roots of trees break up the soil B. there are too many rainfallsC. strong winds bri
43、ng a lot of sand D. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.71.Which title best fits the passage? A.Trees and Man B.The Function of Tree Wood C.How do People do with Trees? D.The Usage of Tree RootsD Laptop computers（手提电脑） are popular all over the world. People use them o
44、n trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. W
45、ithin five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with t
46、heir teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!Because of the many c
47、hanges in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and ot
48、her resources. State higher-education officials are studying? how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their
49、 lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”72.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _. A.use for their schoolwork B.access the Internet
50、 C.work at home D.connect them to libraries73.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)? A.They dont really talk. B.They use the computer language. C.Laptops have speakers. D.None of the above reasons is correct.74.Which of the following is true about Westlake College? A
51、. All teachers use computers. B.1500 students have laptops. C.It is an old college in America. D.Students there can do everything.75.”A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _. A.attend lectures on information technology B.travel around the world C.get information from a
52、round the world D.have free laptops五.短文改错10%Today I visited the Smiths-my first time visit to a American family. They live in a small town. It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home. They offered me coffee
53、and another drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing together. They eager to know everything about China and asked me lots of question. In fact, they are planning to visit China in next year.六 写作10%假设你叫李华，是一家英文杂志社的心理咨询师。某中学生小王给你写信，提到自己偏胖，想节食减肥，征求你的意见。请你给她回一封信，谈谈你对该问题的见解。内容要点如下： 1健康比漂亮更重要； 2学
54、生以学习为主，不要过于注重外貌和别人的看法； 3可通过多锻炼身体保持健康，要改变不良的饮食习惯； 4健康的心态也很重要。 注意： 1短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥； 2词数：100左右。 3参考词汇：state of mind 心态Dear Xiao Wang, I have received and read your letter, in which you mentioned that you wanted to lose weight by dieting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yours, Li Hua参考答案听力ACCCB ACCCA BBAAB CBACAABDAB BBCBB CBDCB DCBCB完形填空 CBACA DCCCA DCDDA DACAB阅读理解ABDBA ADDDD AAACC短文改错1.去掉time 2. a - an 3. for - of 4 drove -drive 5. his - their 6. other 7. have - had 8. eager前加were 9. question - questions 10. in 去掉 写作DearXiaoWang,