1、湖南省衡东县教师进修学校2011-2012学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题一、听力. (共15小题, 计15分)Conversation 1（ ）1. What does the man most probably do?A. He is a policeman.B. He is a conductor(售票员).C. He is a salesman.（ ）2. What does the woman want to do?A. Go to the company.B. Go home by train.C. Leave for London.Conversation 2（ ）3. What
2、does the man often do?A. He often drives a car.B. He often drives a motorcycle(摩托车).C. He often goes fishing.（ ）4. When did the man buy the car?A. Last year.B. Last month.C. This week.Conversation 3（ ）5. What did the man come to report?A. His car had been stolen.B. He had his car damaged.C. He found
3、 his lost car.（ ）6. How is the mans car now?A. It has been found by the police.B. It has been taken away by the police.C. It cant be foundConversation 4（ ）7. Which flight is the man going to take?A. Flight 303.B. Flight 313.C. Flight 330.（ ）8. Which gate does the woman take?A. Gate 12.B. Gate 20.C.
4、Gate 22.（ ）9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The two speakers are friends.B. The woman is easygoingC. Both the speakers will go to Japan.Conversation 5（ ）10. How is the man?A. His back hurts.B. He is weak.C. He is tired.（ ）11. What is Jim probably doing now?A. Moving to the next door.B.
5、Doing his homework.C. Lifting heavy things.（ ）12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In the officeB. In a shop.C. At home.Conversation 6（ ）13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Friends.C. Waiter and customer(顾客).（ ）14. How long will it
6、take the woman to get to the railway station?A. About fifteen minutes.B. More than fifteen minutes.C. More than fifty minutes.（ ）15. Why did the man invite the woman to his house?A. To have a tea party.B. To have a dinner party.C. To have a dancing party.二、单选题。（共15小题，计30分）（ ）16. he wanted to see was
7、 an end to all the wars in the world.A. ThatB. WhatC. WhichD. When（ ）17. we will go there depends on the weather.A. ThatB. IfC. WhetherD. Weather（ ）18. there is a Yeti in the Himalayas is known to all.A. WhatB. WhetherC. ThatD. If（ ）19. The problem is he can get a job.A. ifB. thatC. whatD. whether（
8、）20. The news our athletes(运动员们) won another gold medal was reported in yesterdays newspaper.A. whichB. whetherC. whatD. that（ ）21. He asked for the guitar(吉它).A. did I pay how muchB. I paid how muchC. how much did I payD. how much I paid（ ）22. People in Chongqing are proud of they have achieved in
9、the past ten years.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. how（ ）23. It was in Beijing Lucy met her boyfriend.A. whenB. thatC. whereD. which（ ）24. Not only study English, Chinese, Maths, History and Physics, but also he studied music and P.E.A. did heB. he didC. heD. he had（ ）25. She has an advantage(优点) she is ve
10、ry .A. pessimisticB. oldC. lazyD. optimistic（ ）26. Laziness failure.A. results inB. results fromC. resultsD. has（ ）27. When his mother came in, he his homework.A. has finishedB. finishingC. had finishedD. have finished（ ）28. When she came into the office, her computer by a thief.A. has been stolen(偷
11、)B. had been stolenC. had stolenD. have finished（ ）29. When she failed in the exam, her father didnt her, Instead, he her to study harder.A. discourage, inspiredB. encourage, inspiredC. discourage, stoppedD. encourage, stopped（ ）30. The policemen the murder case in order to catch the killer.A. looke
12、d forB. looked up toC. looked down uponD. looked into三、完形填空。（共15小题，计30分）An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 31 all the time, watering and fertilizing them.One day a young man went by the 32 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 33
13、 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 34 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. 35 are you busy taking care of them every day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 36 . First, I was a gardener when I was you
14、ng, and I really like this job. Second, 37 I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. 38 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 39 .”“Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, its 40 that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 41 . We e
15、njoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The blind mans work opened our eyes and 42 our hearts, which also made his life 43 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt 44 his wonderful music, but his music has
16、 45 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?（ ）31. A. flowersB. treesC. vegetablesD. grass（ ）32. A. balconyB. kitchenC. gardenD. study（ ）33. A. afterB. asC. beforeD. if（ ）34. A. blindB. famousC. smartD. friendly（ ）35. A. WhatB. WhoC. ThirdD. Fourth（ ）36.
17、A. storiesB. reasonsC. excusesD. conclusions（ ）37. A. althoughB. sinceC. becauseD. unless（ ）38. A. FirstB. SecondC. ThirdD. Fourth（ ）39. A. meB. youC. my motherD. my son（ ）40. A. trueB. hardC. coolD. fair（ ）41. A. greetsB. doubtsC. meetsD knows（ ）42. A. brokeB. hurtC. pleasedD. treated（ ）43. A. empt
18、ierB. busierC. luckierD. happier（ ）44. A. writeB. hearC. playD. believe（ ）45. A. changedB. affectedC discoveredD. encouraged四、阅读理解。（共10题，计30分）AWhat can you do when someone hurts you? Most people may be angry or even fight with the one who hurts him or her. But its not a good idea. The best way is to
19、 forgive(原谅) them.Although it is not easy for us to forgive people who hurt us, it is possible. “Forgiveness makes you more hopeful. And it is good for our health,” says Frederic, Ph. D, the writer of the book called Forgive for God.But how can we forgive others?First, think of something beautiful a
20、nd try to get yourself happy.Second, dont wait others to say sorry to you. If the people hurt you, he or she wont say sorry to you. They may just want to hurt you or they just dont see things the same way.Third, try to see things in others shoes. You can write a letter to yourself from the offenders
21、 point. That can make you understand others better and make yourself happier.At last, dont forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge(挑战). And it also makes you more confident(自信的).（ ）46. When someone hurts you, what should you do?A. Say hello to her o
22、r him.B. Say sorry to her or him.C. Fight with her or him.D. Forgive her or him.（ ）47. Forgiving others is according to the writers opinion.A. impossibleB. foolishC. easyD. difficult（ ）48. Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?A.站在别人在鞋上看问题。B.站在自己的立场看问题。C.站在别人的角度看问题。D.试图看别人鞋里的东西。（ ）49.
23、 How many ideas does the writer give us to forgive others who hurt you?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five（ ）50. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Forgiveness can make people healthy.B. Forgive for God is a name of a book.C. People who hurt you often say sorry to you at once.D. It is the biggest challe
24、nge for some people to forgive themselves.BRobert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Roberts parents said they would give him 500 if he didnt watch TV for a year.Roberts parents thought he watched too much TV. One day hi
25、s mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didnt watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said. “I didnt think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesnt matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just
26、want the money.”At first, Roberts parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he
27、would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favorite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the 500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he sa
28、id.（ ）51. How old is Robert?A. EightB. NineC. TenD. Eleven（ ）52. Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to A. play computer gamesB. play outsideC. get the moneyD. read newspaper（ ）53. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. Roberts mother showed him the story in the newspaper.B. Roberts
29、mother didnt believe the story in the newspaper.C. After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.D. During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.（ ）54. Robert felt after he stopped watching TV.A. sadB. happyC. boredD. angry（ ）55. The best title for the passage would be .A
30、. A Year Without TVB. Dont Watch TVC. A Big JokeD. A Way to Make Money五、阅读填空。（共10题，计10分）ALudwig van Beethoven is known as one of the greatest composers in history. His music changed the way people listened to music. Early music was mostly heard in churches. However, people listened to Beethovens mus
31、ic for pleasure.Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. His father was a musician who wanted to make the young Beethoven great. He taught him music from a very early age. In 1777, when he was seven, Beethoven played music in public for the first time. From the age of ten, he was taught the piano and co
32、mposition by a famous musician, who spoke very highly of the young man.At the age of 14, he began working as a musician. Three years later, he travelled to Vienna to meet Mozart, who saw Beethovens great abilities in music and agreed to teach him. However, Mozart died before Beethoven could return t
33、o Vienna.In 1790, Beethoven became very ill, and started going deaf. However, he did not stop writing and playing music. Six years later, in 1803, he began to work as a musician and composer for the king. However, his hearing grew worse and by 1818 he could no longer hear at all. It is amazing that
34、he still wrote music, even though he could not hear it. Later in Beethovens life, illness made him very weak. On 26 March 1827, Beethoven died.Fill in the form below using the information from the article above.(No more than 3 words)Beethovens lifeName:(56) Year of birth:1770Year of (57) ;1827The (5
35、8) why he was popularHis music(59) the way people listened to music. People listened to his music for (60) .His purpose for traveling to ViennaHe traveled there to meet (61) .Haydns helpHaydn promised to teach Beethoven(62) seeing his work. Beethoven soon became(63) His later yearsHe started going(6
36、4) in 1797, and lost his hearing in 1818. However, he(65) writing music.六、阅读回答问题。（共4题，前2题2分一个，后2题3分一个,计10分）Ben was only four years old when he tasted tea for the first time. He surprised his parents because he liked the taste so much. Soon he was asking for a cup of tea every day. As he grew, so did
37、 his interest in tea. His parents told him the story of how Chinese tea was discovered by Shennong, the father of agriculture in Chinese legend, who lived around 5,000 years ago. One day, Shennong sat by a tea plant with a pot of water that was being warmed over a fire. Some leaves fell into the wat
38、er. He decided to taste the drink and found that it was delicious. That is how people began drinking tea.Ben decided he wanted to taste different tea leaves, so he asked his mum to buy a different type of tea each time she went out. His mum helped him experiment with different ways to make the tea,
39、and every day Ben wrote down the results of his experiments. He enjoyed his tea tasting experiments so much that he became famous. When he was only ten years old, he told his parents that, if it was possible, he wanted to be a tea taster when he grew up. They were very happy that he knew what he wan
40、ted to do. He studied hard at school and did very well.After Ben graduated, he soon got his dream job. He began training as a tea taster. It took five years to develop his tea tasting skills. Now he tastes one to three hundred different types of tea each day and decides which leaves are the best. Be
41、n still loves drinking tea for pleasure and will never get tired of the smell or taste of it. He often dreams about the tea plants. He also dreams about the beautiful cups that the tea is served in. However, it is only a dream, because Ben is blind.Answer the following questions. 66. How many types
42、of tea does Ben taste each day now? (No more than 8 words) 67. Why were Bens parents surprised that Ben liked the taste of tea so much when he tasted tea for the first time? (No more than 10 words) 68. What might Ben have written down after each experiment? (No more than 2 words) 69. Why does Ben ha
43、ve to dream about the tea plants and tea cups? (No more than 5 words) 七、作文。(共25分)假设你是张斌，今年暑假你将参加学校组织的赴加拿大“绿色之旅”夏令营活动。请你准备一篇在开营式上的自我介绍发言稿。NameZhang BinAgefifteen years oldAddresslive in BeijingFavorite subjectbiologyInterestsdrawing, go campingFree timedraw pictures of plants; enjoy the singing of bi
44、rdsActivitiesdrawing, go campingFuture jobbiologist, grow upHopegood friends, do ones best to make the earth more beautiful注意：请同学们把作文正文腃写到答卷上，以下仅作草稿Dear friends,Im very glad to introduce myself to you. &nb, sp; Thats all. Thank you for listening.衡东县教师进修学校2012年上学期期中考试高一英语答题卷班次： 姓名： 学号： 一、听力. (共15小题,
45、计15分)1（ ）2（ ）3（ ）4（ ）5（ ）6（ ）7（ ）8（ ）9（ ）10（ ）11（ ）12（ ）13（ ）14（ ）15（ ）二、单选题。（共15小题，计30分）16（ ）17（ ）18（ ）19（ ）20（ ）21（ ）22（ ）23（ ）24（ ）25（ ）26（ ）27（ ）28（ ）29（ ）30（ ）三、完形填空。（共15小题，计30分）31（ ）32（ ）33（ ）34（ ）35（ ）36（ ）37（ ）38（ ）39（ ）40（ ）41（ ）42（ ）43（ ）44（ ）45（ ）四、阅读理解。（共10题，计30分）46（ ）47（ ）48（ ）49（ ）50（
46、）51（ ）52（ ）53（ ）54（ ）55（ ）五、阅读填空。（共10题，计10分）Beethovens lifeName:(56) Year of birth:1770Year of (57) ;1827The (58) why he was popularHis music(59) the way people listened to music. People listened to his music for (60) .His purpose for traveling to ViennaHe traveled there to meet (61) .Haydns helpHay
47、dn promised to teach Beethoven(62) seeing his work. Beethoven soon became(63) His later yearsHe started going(64) in 1797, and lost his hearing in 1818. However, he(65) writing music.六、阅读回答问题。（共4题，前2题2分一个，后2题3分一个,计10分）66 67 68 69 七、作文。(共25分)Dear friends,Im very glad to introduce myself to you. Thats all. Thank you for listening.