1、安庆市第九中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力(共三节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is Lucy doing?A. Singing her new song.B. Preparing for her performance.C. Teaching someone how to sing.2. How long has the m
2、an been waiting there?A. Half an hour. B. An hour. C. Two hours.3. What is the weather like now?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.4. Why is not Mike hungry?A. Because he had lunch late.B. Because he had eaten in a restaurant.C. Because he had eaten some cookies.5. What day is it today? A. Friday. B. Satu
3、rday. C. Sunday.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. How does Tom probably feel now? A. Sad. B. Excited. C. Moved.7. Why did Tom have so much money on him? A. Because he wanted to buy so
4、mething expensive. B. Because he was going to lend the money to Lucy. C. Because he was going to return the money to Lucy.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a new mother. B. She has been a mother before. C. She knows babies very well.9. What does the woman want to do? A. T
5、o find a new job. B. To find a babysitter. C. To be a babysitter.10. What do we know about the man?A. He will go back to his job in one month.B. He has never been a babysitter before.C. He wants to work for the woman.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where are the two speakers now?A. On the street. B. In a zoo.
6、C. In a park.12. Where will they eat tonight?A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. In the office.13. What does the man probably think of Henry?A. He is careful. B. He is kind-hearted.C. He is lovely.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man doing?A. Repairing his computer.B. Searching on the Internet.C. Pre
7、paring for his school paper.15. What happened to Alice a week ago?A. She lost her school paper.B. She became seriously ill.C. She had a slight stomachache.16. What did Alice like doing in the past?A. Eating ice creams. B. Surfing the Internet.C. Talking with the man.17. What does the woman think she
8、 should do?A. Help Alice with her school work.B. Eat fewer ice creams than before.C. Chang all her bad habits.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How many toes does an African wild dog have in total?A. 4. B. 16. C. 20.19. What will the other African wild dogs do when someone is sick?A. Eat it. B. Drive it away. C
9、. Help it.20. What do we know about the number of African wild dogs?A. The number is very low now.B. The number is very large now.C. The number is increasing now.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项21. It is really _ to take a walk along the peaceful country
10、 road. A. relaxing B. excited C. boring D. stressful22. His house _ all kinds of flowers, which has been sent by his friends. A. is full B. is filled C. is full with D. is filled with23. Hurry up, _ we will be late for the important meeting. A. and B. or C. so D. anyway24. Noise is unpleasant, _ whe
11、n you are trying to sleep. A. especially B. specially C. entirely D. actually25. I lost my wallet and I couldnt pay the bill _. A. for the moment B. in a moment C. at the moment D. the moment26. The writer was _ excited at the awards ceremony _ he didnt know what to say. A. such; that B. too; that C
12、. rather; that D. so; that27. Hurry! The train _. You know it _at 8:30 a.m. A. leaves; leaves B. is leaving; leaves C. leaves; is leaving D. is leaving; is leaving28. Toms interests include basketball, bowling and surfing the web _ studying his favourite subjects. A. as well as B. instead of C. rath
13、er than D. less than29. A lot of banks are _ to the new electronic system because its more efficient (效率).A. switching on B. switching off C. switching over D. switching from30. He prefers _ lectures to the students to _ to different boring conferences. A. to give; be invited B. give; be invited C.
14、giving; be invited D. giving; being invited31. John was dismissed last week _ his casual attitude towards his job. A. owe to B. as result of C. because D. because of 32. The poor woman goes to _ prison once a year to see her husband who is in _ prison. A. a; the B. the; the C. the; / D. /; /33. She
15、said she didnt like the painting, but _ I thought it was very good. A. obviously B. personally C. hardly D. seriously34. _ people are starving in the world because of the shortage of food. A. Millions of B. Million of C. One millions D. Millions35. They decided to hold a family party to _ their pare
16、nts silver wedding. A. celebrate B. memorize C. congratulate D. welcome第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.Buying the Tickets with the Saved MoneyMr. Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometres ( 36 ) his office and the bus can ( 37 ) him there . He lik
17、es football very much and wants to ( 38 ) the football matches . His wife likes to buy nice clothes and ( 39 ) her husband give all his wages ( 工资 ) to her and he has to do ( 40 ) she says . Then she always ( 41 ) some fares ( 车费 ) back to him . Of course Mr Brown doesnt have any money to buy the (
18、42 ) . One evening he went to watch a football match . He bought a ticket ( 43 ) all his money and he ( 44 ) to go home ( 45 ) foot . When he ( 46 ) home , he was tired , but felt ( 47 ) . Since then he began to go to work on foot . But he is ( 48 ) to tell his wife about it . This morning when he w
19、as having breakfast , he ( 49 ) a piece of news over the radio：the bus fares were going to ( 50 ) in price . He hurried to turn it ( 51 ) . But it was too ( 52 ) . His wife asked , “What did the radio say ? ” He had to ( 53 ) her all he heard . Then he became sad and said , “What a pity ! ” “You mus
20、t be happy , I think , ”said his wife . “You will save some ( 54 ) . ” “Sorry . I cant ( 55 ) with you , ”said Mr. Brown. “Ill watch two matches short a month? ” 36. A .far B. away C .far awayD. from37. A .send B .bring C. take D. put38. A . see B .look C .look at D .watch39. A. asks B .let C. makes
21、 D .wants40. A. what B .that C .which D .like41. A. put B .gives C .gets D .carries42. A. tickets B .buses C .football D .clothes43. A. with B. for C. to D. by 44. A. had B. wanted C. liked D. enjoyed45. A. by B. on C. with D. for 46. A. arrived at B. got to C. reached to D. got 47. A. worried B. sa
22、d C. happy D. interesting 48. A. sorry B. afraid C. ready D. pleased 49. A. heard B. listened C. sawD. wrote 50. A. rise B. raise C. drop D. low 51. A. over B. on C. upD. off 52. A hard B. heavy C. farD. late 53. A. say B. talk C. speak D. tell 54. A. time B. work C. idea D. money 55. A. go B. come
23、C. talk D. agree 第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)A Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some count
24、ries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.What are manners like in an East
25、 African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good
26、to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.56 . In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that _. A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you are friendly with your host57 . In Polyn
27、esia, to be polite while eating you should _. A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say “Excuse me, please”58 . People in an East African town are being polite by _. A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend quickly D . tryi
28、ng not to see you59. The best title for this passage is _. A . Good Manners B . All manners is the Same Way C . Different Kinds of Manners D . Do Have Manners B It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didnt have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man
29、 coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?” “To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didnt feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far
30、from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city. After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think Im a fool? Only
31、 last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I wont pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week.” 60. Which of the following is true?_A. The young man went past t
32、he railway station. B. The young man was working in the railway stationC. The young man had just got off a train.D. The you man was waiting for his friend there. 61. What do you think of the car driver?_A. He was a nice and clever man. B. He liked to work very hard.C. He was good at driving D. He wa
33、s not an honest person. 62. The driver felt very _ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.A. sad B. sorry C. happy D. worried63. From the passage we know that the young man_.A. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.B. Had been to the hotel several times.C. Di
34、dnt want to stay in this city.D. Must be a stranger and didnt know the city very well.C The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.The Chinese
35、 kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the worl
36、d.For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.64. Who discovered how to make paper?A. The Chinese. B.
37、 The Pacific Islanders.C. The Mayan Indians. D. All of the above.65. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?A. About 1 ,800 years ago. B. About 1, 900 years ago.C. About 2, 000 years ago. D. About 2, 100 years ago.66. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from
38、 China?A. Through wars. B. Through the Muslims.C. Through the Mayan Indians. D. Through the Pacific Islanders.67. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Invention of Paper. B. The History of Papermaking.C. Different Ways of Making Paper. D. The Invention of a Papermaking Ma
39、chine. D One night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out. She soon fell asleep. Mr Lee looked at her and smiled.Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark
40、 night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.The driver of the car was in a hurry. He did not see the approaching lorry(货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his pas
41、senger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter from the broken windscreen.Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road. His wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the pol
42、ice.About twenty- five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital.The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for thei
43、r help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.68. Mrs. Lee fell asleep in the car because_.A. she was very tiredB. her husband was driving very slowlyC. it was too lateD. both A and C69. When the accident happened, the other car was _.A. in front of Lees carB. beh
44、ind Lees carC. on the right side of Lees carD. on the left side of Lees car70. Mr. Lee drove slowly because _.A. his wife was asleep B. he was tiredC. the road was dark D. the road was quiet71. To avoid hitting it, the driver swerved his car. Swerved means_.A stopped suddenlyB. turned to one sideC.
45、drove fasterD. turned aroundEWhen thinking about quitting(停止) smokingList all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong
46、personal reasons as well as your health and responsibility to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting a light, etc. Set a date for quitting - perhaps a special day like your birthday, a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, qu
47、it during your vacation. Make the date holy seriously, and dont let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest (适当的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.Immediately after quitting.The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in pla
48、ces where smoking is prohibited, e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, department stores, etc.Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.If yo
49、u miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else - a pencil, a pen, a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try a fake (仿制的) cigarette.72. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to for
50、get it by sleeping.B. Try to start a conversation before asking for a light.C. If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.D. Every night before going to bed, repeat all the reasons 10 times.73. From the passage, we know smokers _.A. should drink a lot of coffee B. h
51、ave to stop to smoke from time to timeC. should drink a lot of wine D. should not do any exercise74. According to the passage, what does the underlined word “prohibited” mean?A. forbidden(禁止)B. allowed C. received D. welcomed75. If the passage is in a newspaper, which section is it in?A. Sports B. N
52、ews C. Health D. Culture第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入适当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They
53、 had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people. We measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes
54、on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious. The earths crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite of
55、ten, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it. Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself. Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge w
56、aves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities. China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world.Knowing about （76）._Two serious earthquakes in (77)._An earthquake and (78)._ fi
57、res destroyed both Tokyo and Yokohama in Sept. 1923.In 1556, a very serious earthquake (79)._ in Chinas Shanxi Province.The way to (80)._ an earthquakes strengthPeople can measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter scale of one to ten, (81)._ in 1935 in the USA. If an earthquake measures five or
58、 more, its usually serious.The (82)._ of earthquakesAs the plates, which form the earths (83)._, move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake.Some (84)._ of earthquakesIf earthquakes break up gas or oil pipes, (85)._ will happen, which can do as much damage as the earthq
59、uake itself.Tsunami is another effect of earthquakes. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）下周一，你将在班会课上介绍你最喜欢的外籍老师-Mandy。请根据下表内容， 写一篇英文发言稿。基本情况对我们要求很严格，是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一兴趣爱好听音乐、演讲喜欢她的理由1. 备课认真，善于鼓励我们多讲英语；擅长于最清晰、最简单的方式给我们传授知识。2. 有很多方式使课堂生动有趣，让我们难忘。3. 很注意我们提出的问题，所以当我们提出一些很简单的问题时， 也从来不觉得尴尬。结论我坚信，在她的教导下， 我们在英语学习中会取得好成绩。写作要求1.词数:100字左右。2.参考词汇：embarrassed 尴尬的。3.可以适当发挥,以使行文连贯。
