1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家宁波四中2012-2013学年高一期始考试英语试题一单项选择（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出最佳选项。 ( )1. My school is different theirs. It has many after school clubs. A. in B. by C. of D. from( )2. Who helped Li Lei with his English? , he learnt it by himself. A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Everybody( )
2、3 I like English very much. I never miss a to practice English with foreigners.A. subject B. mistakeC. chance D. space( )4. The mother walked into the room in order not to wake up her baby.A. quickly B. quietly C. heavily D. fast( )5. they are twins, they dont look the same at all.A. Because B. Thou
3、gh C. As D. Since( )6. Why dont you buy the bike, Mary? Its too expensive. I cant it.A. sell B. lend C. keep D. afford( )7. Ann, I am worried Im getting fatter. What shall I do?I think you should eat_food and do more exercise.A. more B. less C. much D. little ( )8. Where is your brother? He has gone
4、 to Beijing. He back in three days. A. will come B. comes C. has come D. came( )9. Is Jack in the classroom now? No, he football on the playground. A. plays B. played C. is playing D. was playing( )10. The old over 90 not only by their family but also by the government in many places.A. is looked at
5、 B. are taken good care of C. are taken good care D. is looking after( )11. After a long walk in the sun, they wanted to drink .A. cold something B. something cold C. nothing cold D. cold anything( )12. Could you please the radio a bit? Its too loud. Sorry, Ill do it right away. A. turn down B. turn
6、 up C. turn on D. turn to( )13. If you for your favorite TV programs, you will feel sleepy. A. stay up B. set up C. stay at D. pick up( )14. May I come in? Im sorry Im late. Come in, please. But could you tell me ?A. how do you come to school B. what were you doing then C. who you talked with D. why
7、 you are late ( )15. Excuse me. Is the library open all day? . Only from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. A. Yes, of course B. Thats right C. Sorry, Im afraid notD. Sorry, Im not sure( )16. -The math exam is coming. Im very nervous -Just_ Im sure youll do well in it A. make progress B. pay attention C. take it easy
8、D. look out( )17._So many people! Could I stand here? _ Dont you see the sign Line up, please? A. My pleasure B. No problem C. Of course D. Sorry, you cant( )18. -Huangyan Island belongs to China-Surely it does! We Chinese will never _it up A.cut B. give C. mix D. set ( )19. - -My brother won the fi
9、rst prize in speech competition. -Congratulations! You _be excited about that! A. need B. must C. would D. can( )20Whenever he was late，he could find plenty of excuses sounded reasonable Awho Bwhere Cwhen Dwhich二 完形填空(共15小题；每题2分，满分30分) Mike was a little boy. One day Mike went with his father to a sm
10、all town to 21 his grandparents. _22 the train, Mike put his head out of the window every minute. His father said, Mike, be 23 ! Dont put your head out of the window! But Mike didnt 24 his father and went on putting his head out of the window. His father could do 25 . Then Mikes father wanted to 26
11、a joke on his son. He took Mikes cap quietly, hid it 27 his back and said, You see, your cap has 28 away. Mike touched his head and it was really gone. The boy looked 29 and then he began to cry. He wanted to get his cap back. Dont worry, son. said his father, I have a strange 30 to get your cap bac
12、k. _31 can you get it back? asked Mike in surprise. His father said, Close your eyes and whistle(吹口哨) once, and maybe your cap will come back. Mike came 32 to the window, closed his eyes and whistled. Just at that 33 , his father quickly put the cap on the sons head. Oh! It was 34 ! Mike laughed. He
13、 was pleased, then he quickly took his fathers cap and 35 it out of the window. Now it is your turn to whistle, Dad! he said happily. ( )21.A. look B. see C. watch D. notice( )22.A. At B. Of C. To D. In( )23.A. care B. careful C. carefully D. careless( )24.A. hear of B. listen C. hear D. listen to(
14、)25.A. nothing B. anything C. some D. any( )26. A. do B. work C. play D. take( )27.A. before B. behind C. after D. at( )28. A. dropped B. thrown C. sent D. flown( )29.A. worried B. glad C. happy D. proud( )30. A. road B. path C. way D. street( )31.A. Why B. How C. What D. Where( )32. A. on B. up C.
15、in D. out( )33.A. while B. second C. minute D. moment ( )34A. terrible B. wonderful C. had D. lovely ( )35 A. threw B. placed C. brought D. got三 阅读理解(共20小题；每题2分，满分40分)A When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to
16、 his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. T
17、his was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more vi
18、sitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.36. Mr. Davids house was _ that many tourists came to see it.A. so small B. so quiet C. so interesting D. suc
19、h interesting37. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_A. to drive the visitors awayB. to satisfy the visitors curiosityC. to let visitors come in and look aroundD. to get some money out of the visitors38. The notice made the visitors _A. more interested in his houseB. lost interest in his h
20、ouseC. angry at the unfair priceD. feel happy about the price39. After Mr. David put up the notice，_A. the visitors didnt come any longerB. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC. more and more tourists came for a visitD. no tourist would pay the money for a visit40. At last he had to sell
21、his house and move away because_A. he did not like it at allB. he could not work as a guideC. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseD. he could not live a quiet life in itBOnce a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record (马拉松记录). They
22、 wanted to play for ninety hours and add six hours to the record. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 oclock in the evening. The first night was very hard for the players. When it was th
23、eir turn to rest, they were too exited to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological one. Each boy wa
24、s thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they
25、 started. How happy everyone was!41. In the story, there were_ schoolboys playing basketball marathon.A. 9 B. 14 C. 17 D. 1842. Before this basketball marathon, the word record was _ .A. 84 hours B. 86 hours C. 90 hours D. 96 hours43. The first night was hard for the players because _ A they were to
26、o excited B they only slept for a short timeC no one watched them play D it was very long44. .the players looked as fresh as when they started. Here fresh means _ .A.新鲜的 B.兴奋不已的 C.精神饱满的 D.伤痕累累的45. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?A. Some of the boys were hurt when they played.B. It was hard
27、 for the players to fall asleep at night.C. The boys started playing at 6 oclock in the evening.D. In the end, all the boys felt happy.COne night, after attending a birthday parry, Agatha Christie walked home along the quiet road. Suddenly from the shade of a dark building a tall man with a sharp kn
28、ife in his right hand ran out at her and then said in a cool voice,” Give me your earring or youll die.”Hearing this, Agatha seemed less worried. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings which she quickly threw on
29、the ground.“Take them and let me go.” She said. The robber looked at her, feeling uncertain. He saw the girl didnt care for earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost much more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”“Oh , sir, its not worth much, Please l
30、et me keep it.”“Stop talking rubbish, quickly.” With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace unwillingly.As soon as the robber disappeared, with a half smile on her face, she picked up her earrings and ran as quickly as she could to one of her friends.46From this story, we can see that the robbery
31、 happened on_Aa warm night Ba hot night Ca cool night Da cold night47Facing with the robber, Agatha was_Acalm Bangry Csurprised Dfrightened48Why did Agatha try to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat?ABecause she wanted to protect her necklace.BBecause she liked necklace much more than
32、 the earrings.CBecause she wanted to make the robber think she cared more for the necklace than for the earrings.DBecause she didnt want to have herself robbed of her necklace.49We can know from the passage that_Athe necklace was worth more than the earringsBthe necklace was worth less than earrings
33、.Cneither the necklace nor the earrings were worth muchDboth the necklace and the earrings were valuable50The author mainly wanted to tell us_Aan interesting story Bhow frightened Agatha wasCrobbery often happened at night Dthe value of the necklace and the earringsDHave you ever suddenly felt that
34、someone you know was in trouble- and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP(超感官知觉).ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distanc
35、e away. Here is an example. A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “ My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The womans father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are
36、studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages. Heres another example- one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “Theres room for one more.” The man felt the driver was dead, so
37、he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “Theres room for one more.” Then the man saw the drivers face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldnt get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!Some p
38、eople say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.51. ESP lets people know about _.A. their dreamsB. events after they happenC. events before they happen D. heart attacks
39、52. The example of the man shows an ability to _.A. avoid traffic accidentsB. judge the good and evil of a personC. know about the events that are happening some distance awayD. sense a danger that will actually happen later on53. In this passage the underlined word “coincidences” probably means _.A
40、. things which do not happenB. things which happen by accident without necessary connectionC. things which are only dreamsD. things dreamed of only by sick people54. From the passage, it can be inferred that_ have ESP.A. the dead B. men C. women D. either B or C55. The best title for this passage is
41、 _.A. A Sixth Sense B. The Human Mind C. A Big Lie D. A Terrible Dream四 根据首字母填入单词的适当形式(共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)56. There have been many railway a_ in India this year, leading to many deaths.57. NBA is the short form of the National B_ Association.58. He has 3 children, two d_ and a son.59. My e_ brother is 3 years older than I.60. You are f_ to come and go as you please.61. The Olympic G_ are held every four years.62. Lunch is served in the dining h_.63. L_ are falling down in the autumn wind.64. No p_, no gains.65. O_ your boss or you will be fired.高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
