1、莆田二中2011-2012学年高一英语第二学段试卷 第I卷（三个部分共115分）第一部分 听力 （共两节，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 time is it now?A. 9:30. B. 10:00. C. 10:10.2. How much has Jack saved?A. 20 yuan. B. 16 yuan. C. 4 yuan.3. When w
2、as the man sent to America? A. In 1997. B. In 2000. C. In 2002.4. What will the woman see?A. The biggest safari park. B. The biggest national park. C. Some of the safari parks.5. What do we know about the man?A. He will drive his car to the garage. B. He will lend his car to the woman.C. He is unwil
3、ling to lend John his car.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What are the man and the woman doing? A. They are going to take a plane to somewhere.B. They are meeting Susan
4、at the airport.C. They are seeing Susan off.7. Is Susan tall?A. Yes. B. No. C. Unknown.8. How does Susan take her package? A. Under her arm. B. In a basket. C. In her hands.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where is the man now?A. At home. B. At his friends C. In a restaurant.10. What is the woman most likely?A. T
5、he mans wife. B. The mans friend. C. A waitress.11. Which does the man like most? A. Pork. B. Chicken. C. Fish.听第8段材料，回答12至14题。12. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?A. 11. B. 12. C. 13.13. What does his mother do?A. She owns a beauty salon. B. She runs a small family store. C. She works
6、 at a bread shop.14. Which thing does Pancho NOT say?A. His brothers and sisters help his mom. B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar.C. His mother enjoys her job very much. 听9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What are the man and the women talking about?A. About a novel. B. About an actor. C. About a teacher.16
7、. What does the woman think about the persons in the story?A. They are lively. B. They are like living people. C. They have no life.17. What did the reviewers think about the book?A. They praised the novel. B. They thought the book was poorly written.C. Their opinions were mixed.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18
8、. Why did the man write the article? A. Introduce how to make decision.B. Introduce a book on decision-making.C. Introduce you some basic skills for career success.19. Whats one of the basic skills for career success?A. Good knowledge. B. Good education. C. Good decision making.20. What does the boo
9、k start with? A. Simple techniques. B. Powerful techniques. C. Advanced techniques.第二部分：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，共15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Ill be late home tonight because something has just at work.A. come up B. come out C. come over D. come across22. Such a day we spent
10、 together on the farm is not easy .A. when; to forget B. which; to be forgottenC. as; to forget D. that; to be forgotten23. Im sorry to say that our food is almost . We cant survive if there is no one to help us.A. by the end B. at the end C. in the end D. at an end24. is known to us is that the old
11、 doctor, for life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his late life.A. As; whom B. What; whom C. It; whose D. As; whose25. Could I take my child?Sorry. The ticket one person to the film.A. allows B. permits C. promises D. admits26. It is a long time I saw you last.Yes. And it will be a ti
12、me we see each other again.A. when; after B. after; when C. since; before D. before; since27. Those young men were by the police with causing a disturbance in the neighborhood.A. charged B. blamed C. scolded D. accused28. Attention, please, everybody! Please stay while I take a photograph of you.A.
13、still B. calm C. quiet D. alive29. Did Jack come back early last night?Yes. It was not yet eight o clock he arrived home.A. that B. when C. before D. until30. When we do a good job, the boss us with special gifts.A. awards B. offers C. affords D. rewards31. Im sorry. I forgot to post the letter for
14、you.Never mind. I it myself this afternoon.A. am posting B. am going to post C. will post D. am about to post32. He failed the exam again! What should I do, Miss Wang?In my opinion, your son is than stupid.A. quite lazier B. much lazier C. more lazy D. lazier rather33. As a matter of fact, getting r
15、id of a bad habit is forming a good one.A. an effort much as B. much an effort asC. as an effort much as D. as much an effort as34. There is not much time left, but we must get there in time.A. somehow B. anyway C. somewhat D. however35. Hi, Maria! I got the first place in the exam. !Everyone knows
16、you cheated and you just copied Tonys.A. Congratulations B. Come on C. Good luck D. Cheer up第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 36 , reading, or studying? Well, now its your chance to turn off your TV
17、 and 37 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 38 and join in activities 39 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 40 , only a few thousand people took part.
18、 Last year more than 7.6 million people joined, 41 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 42 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 43 ”.According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 44 in the US spend 45 time in front of th
19、e TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 46 has made many kids grow fat. 47 , in 2001s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 48 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving l
20、ives.”Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 49 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 50 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.“One of the great lessons of 51 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization
21、that 52 I turn on the TV, Im deciding not to do something else.” Vespe said.TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 53 . Recent US Census(人口普查) data 54 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. Thats 55 about 63 percent ten years ago.36. A. drinkingB. sleepingC. washingD. pl
22、aying outside37. A. find outB. go outC. look outD. keep out38. A. awayB. offC. onD. beside39. A. likeB. asC. fromD. such as40. A. endB. eventC. beginningD. total41. A. besidesB. except forC. includingD. except42. A. governmentsB. parentsC. organizersD. businessmen43. A. the lightB. the radioC. lifeD
23、. the Internet44. A. grown-upsB. kidsC. clerksD. parents45. A. lessB. enoughC. littleD. more46. A. programmersB. screenC. hoursD. watching47. A. HoweverB. On the contraryC. In factD. As a result48. A. overweightB. overeatingC. overgrownD. overseeing49. A. leads toB. results fromC. developsD. keeps a
24、way50. A. will beB. should beC. may beD. could be51. A. organizingB. taking part inC. joiningD. asking for52. A. whereverB. every dayC. every timeD. this time53. A. livingB. choiceC. differenceD. sense54. A. showsB. saysC. readsD. writes55. A. risingB. down fromC. up toD. up from第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分
25、，满分40分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEven before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, Mom, I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand. Mom never looked up from sewing. You get yourself into that
26、 kitchen and peel those potatoes, she told me, And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again ! In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my h
27、ead. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her well see about that look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.Now, pull up with your right arm, she advised.
28、She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung I reached. Ill never forget the next time, crossing the rungs. I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open
29、. One night, after a dance at my new junior high school, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. Mom, I said, weeping, None of the boys would dance with me. For a long time, I didnt hear anything. Then she said, Oh, honey, someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat. Her voi
30、ce was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered from my disability. She had never let me see her tears.56. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Moms attitude when she made the child pee
31、l potatoes?A. Cruel. B. Strict. C. Serious. D. Cold.57. What does the underlined sentence I saw her well see about that look imply?A. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.C. Mom believed eve
32、ry aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.58. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because _.A. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeB. they were afraid the author might fall
33、off and get hurtC. they were astonished to find the authors progressD. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars59.The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the text is .A. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the childs growthB. the childs experience reminded Mom o
34、f that of her ownC. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraphD. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep BAcross the United States, there are several places where two independent towns grew together to become one citybut kept both their namesWinston-Salem is one of th
35、emIts a mid-sized city in whats called the plateau（high land）, between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North CarolinaThe Winston part is a relatively new place, founded early last centuryIts home to the nations biggest open-air tobacco marketThe giant RJReynolds Tobacco C
36、ompanys headquarters is in Winston-Salem, and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds best-known cigarette brandsFast-growing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem, so in 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single placeFrom a historical and tourist point of view, Sale
37、m, or Old Salem, as its called today, is the interesting and unusual part of townSalem was founded in the 1700s by the MoraviansThey spoke German, and their community was religiously based, with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitoriesThe Moravians greatly valued womens work
38、and brainpowerIn fact, one of the nations oldest boarding schools for young womenthe MoraviansSalem Academy founded in 1772is still in operationOver the years, Salem lost its Moravian characterThat all changed, though, when a nonprofit group began to reconstruct the historic areaThese days Old Salem
39、 is whats called a living history museum, with exhibits, music, and tours of 18th -century houses, taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in Winston-SalemThe historic community is booming againJust as RJReynolds is taking in millions of dollars making
40、cigarettes across town, Old Salem is generating about $15 million a year in tourism revenue and donations60From the passage we can know that _AOld Salem is the name of a tobacco brand BSalem is home to the tobacco marketCthe city Winston-Salem has two names DWinston-Salem is the name of a city61It c
41、an be inferred from Paragraph 3 that _Athe two cities benefited each other Bthe combination meets the wishes of the people CRJReynolds Company has moved into Salem DSalem developed faster than Winston62The city Salem is special for its _Aboarding school Brespect for brainpowerClifestyle and traditio
42、n Dreligious belief63What will probably be talked about in the following part? A. Some other attractions in Winston-Salem.B. How Winston makes profits from tourism.C. Something about the boarding school for women .D. Other examples of cities combined by two parts.CRecently, a matchmaking service web
43、site issued a special list: Men s occupations which are most attractive to womenCivil servants turn out to be the first priority on the listThe decent （体面的） work and stable income make civil servant a career that not only millions of people pursue （追求） , but its also one which people try to be relat
44、ed with, especially the direct relationship, marrying a civil servant, for instanceThere are actually some girls who claim that I only want to marry a civil servant These girls are becoming famous on the Internet and are known as Jia Wan Zu According to some Jia Wan Zu, civil servants are a group of
45、 people with relative high education and high inner qualityThey have a more competitive attitude to life, thoughts and moral character than other groupsBecause of the close relationship between marriage and the consideration of personal political future, civil servants are mostly responsible in marr
46、iageMost civil servants can not be as rich as merchants, but they do not have great ups and downs in income, so they can maintain a middle or upper quality of lifeIn addition, some girls also think civil servants have a relative high social class that extends to them tooAnd marrying a civil servant
47、could equal to investing into a potential stock （股票） ; once their future-husbands get promoted, it would bring many benefits to their familyHowever, some experts treat the idea of Jia Wan Zu as a wrong thoughtThey say although “bread ”for living in today s society is very important, the basis of mar
48、riage and a family s happiness is still affection between the couplesIf a girl married a civil servant just because of his career, then she might feel fortunate at present but not necessarily happy in the future64. This passage mainly tells us that _Aoccupation is now the first priority in Chinese m
49、arriageBmany girls want to marry civil servants in todays China Cwomen in China are eager to work as civil servantsDit is becoming harder to be a civil servant now65. In Chinese girls eyes, civil servants have advantages over other groups in_.Apersonal qualityBcommunication experienceCsocial relatio
50、nship Dfamily income66. According to some experts, the idea of Jia Wan Zu is wrong because girls _.Awant to enjoy an upper quality of life Bthink bread is the most important thingCinvest too much into a potential stock Dthink little about the basis of marriage 67. This passage may be taken from Chin
51、a Daily in the column of newsAsociety Bentertainment Cculture DhealthDSummer Holiday Fun 2011!The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!Peterborough MuseumThe Age of the Dinosaurs is the museums main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehist
52、oric creatures via some great handson exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.Call 01733 864663 for details.Saxon Youth ClubSchool holiday fun: young people aged 131
53、9 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday, 12 th August between 3:30 pm
54、 and 6:30 pm.Call 01353 720274 for details.Houghton MillThrough the Looking Glassa new production of the family favorite on Monday 30 th, August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 pm, performance 6:30 pm8:30 pm. Tea room will be open unti
55、l the end of the interval. Adult 10. Child 7. Family 20.Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.Farmland Museum and Denny AbbeyFarmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a w
56、inner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost: 7 per child. For further information, call
57、01223 810080.68. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to . A. Saxon Youth Club B. Houghton MillC. Peterborough Museum D. Farmland Museum69. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you .A. 7B. 20C.27D. 1770. Which of the following activities needs parents company?A.
58、Watching the new play. B. Playing farmland games.C. Competing in sports activities. D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.71. If Tom comes to Peterborough on August 19th , he will have to choose from for himself. A. one activity B. three activities C. two activities D. four activitiesEAutumn means dif
59、ferent things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. “ Personality shapes your view of the season,” he said. “ You may see it as a fading away, a packing up, or as a time of packing in another sensethe excited gathering of resources before a l
60、ong journey.”If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote:No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful easeNo shade, no shine, no butterflies, no beesNovember!On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, al
61、ready sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the greatest poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards, saying there was something comforting about autumn.According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side.
62、 Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats “gathering swallows(燕子)” (in To Autumn) are leaving for Africa, millions of creatures from the frozen north are fleeing into Britain. Wild geese arrive fro
63、m Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts. People might argue that it is the coloring of the leaves and their eventual fall that make people feel sad about autumn. But no one is sure why trees drop their leaves in the first place. It may be to rid the poisonous materi
64、al trees collect over the summer. More likely, it is a way of reducing the loss of water, which tree roots find it hard to take in from cold soil.A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote:Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumnAnd suppose we could disintegr
65、ate(消逝) like autumn leavesWould not our attitudes towards death be different?72. The best title of the passage would be_.A. Not a time of slowing down B. Poems about autumnC. Autumn-the only theme of poems D. Autumns many faces 73. Which of the following is more likely to make people sad?A. Swallows
66、 leaving for Africa B. The fall of tree leavesC. Wild geese arriving in Britain D. Their lack of knowledge of trees74. Because of his personality, Keats felt_ when autumn came.A. excited B. sad C. disappointed D. comfortable75. We can infer from the last paragraph that_A. Loren Eiseley was also a bo
67、tanist B. nobody can avoid deathC. we should take a positive attitude towards deathD. Loren Eiseley would like to be a maple leaf in autumn 莆田二中2011-2012学年高一英语第二学段考试卷第II卷（共35分）第一节：短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。注意：原行没有错的不要改。There are many
68、 ways to develop the English writing skill. In my opinion, keeping a （日记）is an effective way to improve your76. writing skill. with other forms of writing, it can better help 77. develop your habit of thinking in English, which is of great i 78. in learning English. Surely, you will with many diffic
69、ulties. 79. First, youre likely to have trouble （找到）proper words and 80. phrases to yourself. Second, there are phrases and sayings in81. Chinese, are hard for you to put into English. My suggestion82. is that you have a good （词典）at hand so that you can use it 83. whenever you need it. Also, you can
70、 to your teacher if necessary.84. If you s to doing so, youll gradually make progress in writing.85. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）过生日互赠礼物在中学生中似乎成为一种时尚，甚至有的学生还去饭店搞生日聚会。对此，同学们有不同的看法。假设你是王平，请你根据下表提示，给某英语报社的编辑写一封信，并谈谈自己的观点。赞成为同学们提供交际机会；利于增进同学之间的友谊；学习之余可以放松心情反对容易造成对时间和金钱的浪费；导致攀比；对青少年学习和成长造成不利影响。你的观点座位号注意：1、词数：120左右（信的开
71、头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）2、短文段包括表中的全部内容，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3、参考词汇：攀比keep up with the JonesesDear Editor, Im a middle school student Yours,Wang Ping 高一英语期末考答案一、听力15CCBAC610BAACC1115BCBCA1610CCBCA ks5u二、单项选择2125ACDBD2630CAABD3135CCDBB三、完形填空3640 DABCC 4l一45 CCCBD 4650 DCAAB 5155BCCAD四、阅读理解56-59 BCCA 60-63 DBCD 64-
72、67 BADA 68-71 ABBC 72-75 DBDC五、短文填空76. diary 77. Compared 78. importance 79. meet 80. finding81. express 82. which 83. dictionary 84. turn 85. stick第二节：书面表达（满分25分）Dear Editor,Im a middle school student. Recently, we often have to buy presents for our classmates birthdays, and sometimes, we are invit
73、ed to their birthday parties in restaurants. ks5uAbout this there are two different views. Some students think it provides us with a chance to communicate with each other and develop our friendship. Besides, we can relax ourselves. However, some other students think its a waste of money and time and
74、 can lead us to keep up with the Joneses, which badly affects our growth and studies.Personally its difficult for our parents to make money and keep us for education. So there is no need for us to do like that. We must treasure our parents labor and put our hearts into our studies.What do you think about it? Im expecting your reply. Yours Wang Ping
