1、宁夏育才中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题答题说明：1.考生应把学校、考场、考号、姓名写在密封线以内，密封线以外的无效。2.请用钢笔、中型笔或圆珠笔把答案写在答题卡的横线上。题 号一二三四总 分复 核 人分 数阅卷人 试卷说明：本试卷分两部分，第一卷为选择题，第二卷为非选择题第一部分：听力理解（共二节，20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1 How long will the man wait for
2、 the post office to open?A. Fifteen minutes B.Half an hourC. An hour2. When did the plane to Shanghai take off?A. At 12:25.B. At 12:30.C. At 12:35.3. How does the woman usually contact her friends?A. By letter. B. By telephone. C. By e-mail.4. What do the two speakers probably do?A. They are reporte
3、rs.B. They are workers.C. They are tourists.5. What does the woman thank the man?A. Because he is a good listener. B. Because he lent her some moneyC. Because he returned her lost money to her. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒
4、钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Repair the TVB. Turn on the TVC. Turn off the TV7. Where does the woman ask the man to go ?A.To the bedroom B. To the garden C. To his office听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What do the two speakers probably do?A. They are teachers. B.
5、 They are students.C. They are photographers.9. What day is it today?A. Tuesday B. WednesdayC. Thursday听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman think of her new apartment?A. It is very good. B. It is far from her school.C. It is small.11. How does the woman go to school?A. By car B. By bus. C. On fo
6、ot.12. What happened to the man ?A. He was punished.B. He was late.C .He lost his bike听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man busy with these days?A. Shopping. B. Preparing for exams.C. Writing his term paper14. Why did the man buy the book on the chair?A. For his school paper.B. For his brothers birth
7、day.C. For the womans birthday.15. What does the woman think of the mans brother?A. Boring B. Crazy. C. Different16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman prefers to buy books in the bookstore. B. The man is almost finishing his term paper. C. The mans brother likes playing games.听第10
8、段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Lincoln s father do ?A. He is a teacher. B. He is a worker. C. He is a farmer.18. Why couldnt Lincoln go to school?A. Because his family was too poor. B. Because he was too old for school. C. Because there was no school near him.19. How long did it take Mrs. Lincoln to mak
9、e a trip to town?A. A whole day . B. Half of a day. C. One and a half days.20. Why did Mrs. Lincoln go to town?A. To meet someone. B. To buy Lincoln. C. To join a birthday party.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项选空 （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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.As is known to the world,_30th Olympic
10、Games will be held in London, which is _pleasure to the English. A. the ；不填 B.不填；不填 C. the；a D . a ；a22. -Did you sleep well yesterday?- Never _. I fell into a deep sleep the moment I went to the bed. A. bad B. worse C. better D. best 23. My friend Alice _the swimming club-she joined it two years ag
11、o. A. belongs to B. is belonging to C. is belonged to. D. has belonged to 24. To be honest, it was what he meant _what he said that made me so angry.A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than25. You must be tired now, Bruce. _ you have been driving non-stop for at least two hours.A. In a
12、ll B. Above all C. After all D. First of all26. Many wild animals will _if people are allowed to kill as many as they wish.A. die out B. die away C. die down D. die off27. It was snowing hard and Mother told me to put on a thick coat to _myself from the cold.A. Prevent B. save C. explore D. protect2
13、8. Parents _importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.A. attach B. pay C. link D . apply 29-.May I watch TV for a while, Daddy?-If you _, remember to turn it down a bit.A. Should B. must C. could D. might30. She opened the handbag but couldnt find th
14、e money _she was to buy dog food.A. for which B. with which C. by that D. of that 31. Tourists were told _their sunglass to protect their eyes from the strong sunlight A. to not take off B. not to take off C. not taking offD. not take off32. - Have you moved into the new office building? -Not yet.It
15、 _A. is decorating B. has been decorated C. is being decorated D. has been decorating33. Mr. Li lent me a book last week, _I have learned a lot about earthquakes.A. to which B. for which C. from which D. with which34._time goes by, my grandfathers memory seems to get worse and worse.A. Though B. As
16、C. Because D. Since35. The Dragon Boat Festival, which is celebrated _QuYuan, fallson the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.A. in praise of B. in search of C. in memory of D. in want of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Everyone needs water and a diet _36_he
17、althy foods. These foods should _37_some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on. People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods_38_change into energy. Our bodies use different _39_of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里).The more _40_we take, the more calories we burn. Even when
18、 you are _41_you are using energy -about 65calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is _42_up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On _43_Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as_44_as
19、 650 calories an hour. The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _45_in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many_46_countries in the world. That is _47_lots of people in China have white teeth.
20、 People in the western world do no eat _48_healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and dont take _49_exercise.Because of this, they _50_very easily. In order to _51_with the quick pace(步伐)of their life and work , they eat a lot of fast food . They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato cris
21、p, chocolates, butter and ice cream and so on, _52_are called _53_food by some epicureans (美食家).The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid _54_fat and _55_it is advisable (明智的)to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.36. A. aboveB. OfC. atD
22、. over37. A. includeB. holdC. containD. make up38. A. whichB. whatC. WhereD. it 39. A. numbersB. amounts C. plentyD. deal 40.A. exerciseB. lesson C. sport D. games41. A. wakenB. runningC. workingD. asleep42. A. runningB. addingC. burningD. wasting43. A. ChildrenB. WorkC. SportsD. Teacher44. A. muchB
23、. manyC. fewD. little45. A. poorB. lowC. richD. plenty46. A. moreB. otherC. restD. others47. A whyB. becauseC. because ofD. since48. A soB. veryC. muchD. such 49. A. a number ofB. too muchC. masses of D. enough 50. A. lose weight B. put onC. die D. stay healthy51. A. keep upB. carry onC. keep on D.
24、go on 52. A. asB. theseC. which D. they53. A. badB. diseaseC. healthy D. junk 54. A. to getB. becomingC. to becomeD. get 55. A. keep thinB. keep fitC. stay calm D. fall ill四 阅读理解（分为两节满分30分）第一节共10小题； 每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A Every nation has its special holidays. China observe
25、s New Years Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal (法定的)holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the Peoples Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Years
26、 Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday, Washingtons birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greeces Independence Day, Italys Liberation Day and Indias Independence Day. In the United States,
27、 banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentines Day and H
28、alloween.56. From the passage we know that Chinas National Day is _A. January1B. May 1 C. October1D. December2557. In the sentence “China observes New Years Day (January 1), observe means _A. praisesB. spendsC. celebrates D. cares58From the passage we can infer that _ A. Chinese will no longer obser
29、ve the Spring Festival B. students dont have to go to school on any holiday C. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday D. Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days.59 Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a countrys development?A. Chinas National Day B. Valen
30、tines Day C. Italys liberation Day D. Independence Day60. If a legal holiday falls on Sunday in the USA, people usually celebrate on _.A. Sunday B. the followingC. the following Monday D.the following Tuesday.BHow Americans Began to Eat Tomatoes President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoe
31、s were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the Presidents party. The guests though
32、t the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored (尊贵的) guests about the fact.61. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they bega
33、n to plant them.B. American didnt eat tomatoes before the 19th century.C. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoesD. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.62. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes.A. while he was in Paris .B. when he
34、was a little boy.C. the President s cook.D. the Presidents wife.63. According to the text, _cooked the beautiful pink soup at the President s party?A. the President himself.B. A French cookC. the President s cook D. the Presidents wife64. The underlined word “cook”in paragraph2 means_A.厨房 B.厨师 C. 厨具
35、 D. 做饭65. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were_.A. people from other countries B. from FranceC. People of his own country D. men only第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余的选项。How to Be a Good Sport(开朗的人)Learning to lose without losing your coo
36、l is a skill, like learning to ride a bike._71_ and when you can handle losing; people will call you a good sport. Why must we learn to lose gracefully(文雅地)?Here is the answer: _72_But any time two teams or kids are facing each other in a game or contest, someone will lose (unless its a tie平局).Kids
37、lose in small ways, like in a game of checkers(西洋跳棋),but they also might face losing in bigger ways, like when their team loses a championship(锦标赛) game. _73_So its not surprising that kids dont like it. Adults dont like it either, but everyone can learn to control how they react to a loss. In other
38、 words, what should you do when you lose? The most difficult thing is that sometimes you might react before you even realize it. For instance, your little league game comes to an end and, in a flash, the other team has won. _74_Oh dear, you probably dont want to be crying right now, even though its
39、ok that you feel sad. Kids who are good sports dont freak out (表现失常)when they lose. _75_Kids might not be as eager to play with someone who gets angry all the time and wont ever give the other guy or girl a break.A. Everyone wants to win.B. Losing is really a disappointing matter.C. They are usually
40、 unpopular among young people.D. They will become known as kids who are fun to play with.E. There they are celebrating on the field and yon burst into tears.F. You might find it hard to do this at first, but over time it will get easier.G. Many people behave badly after losing a game, especially you
41、ng people. 温馨提示：第五题，短文改错，书面表达请答在答题卷上。五用所给短语的适当形式填空（每题1分共10分）get away with play a trick on dress up take place turn around make sure burst into laughter as usual be familiar with look forward to1. Great changes _in the rural areas in the last two decades.2 .She is _going home on May Day.3.They _and w
42、ent to the dancing hall together.4. Our monitor successfully _all of us on April Fools Day.5. I dont know how he managed to _stealing the bike.6. As parents, you must _ that the children get enough sleep.7.He looked at his watch, knowing that she was late again_.8. As she came to know him better, sh
43、e _him more.9.When the teacher _,the students began to make faces and talk .10 .On hearing the funny story, everybody_.六. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处
44、错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。My friend Jack who was always working hardly so that he could earn enough to buy a car of his own. He used to say, “My life will be better when I get a nicer car.” It took him more than three years to make his dreams come true. However, Jack was not satisfied wi
45、th what he has achieved. He worked even harder, hoping that he would able to buy a big house with a beautiful garden. One day, I told himself that happy is a journey, not a destination. Try to do what you like and enjoy what you can enjoy at the present, and you will feel regretful when you are too
46、old to do anything.第二节 书面表达（满分15分）请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的英语短文， 某英语报社举办“ I like music”的征文比赛，请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。1音乐教会我学会欣赏2音乐充实我的生活；3音乐帮助我放松注意：1词数100左右2可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅3参考词汇：充实enrich (试卷满分 120 分，考试时间为 120 分钟) 命题人：周景娟五用所给短语的适当形式填空（每题1分共10分）get away with play a trick on dress up take place turn around make sure b
47、urst into laughter as usual be familiar with look forward to1. Great changes _in the rural areas in the last two decades.2 . She is _going home on May Day.3. They _and went to the dancing hall together.4. Our monitor successfully _all of us on April Fools Day.5. I dont know how he managed to _steali
48、ng the bike.6. As parents, you must _ that the children get enough sleep7. He looked at his watch, knowing that she was late again_.8. As she came to know him better, she _him more.9.When the teacher _,the students began to make faces and talk .10 .On hearing the funny story, everybody_.六. 短文改错（共10小
49、题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）。并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。My friend Jack who was always working hardly so that he could earn enough to buy a car of his
50、 own. He used to say, “My life will be better when I get a nicer car.” It took him more than three years to make his dreams come true. However, Jack was not satisfied with what he has achieved. He worked even harder, hopingthat he would able to buy a big house with a beautiful garden. One day, I tol
51、d himself that happy is a journey, not a destination. Try to do what you like and enjoy what you can enjoy at the present, and you will feel regretful when you are too old to do anything.第二节 书面表达（满分15分）请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的英语短文， 某英语报社举办“ I like music”的征文比赛，请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文。1音乐教会我学会欣赏2音乐充实我的生活；3音乐帮助我放松注意
52、：1词数100左右2可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅3参考词汇：充实enrich _六. (短文改错每小题1分共10分) 1. 去掉who, 2. hardly -hard 3. nicer-nice 4.dreams-dream 5.has-had 6. 在able 前加be 7 himself-him 8 happy-happiness 9去掉the 10 and-or或 will后 加not作文： Why I like musicto music to relax myself. In a word, music does a lot of good to me and I like it more and more.
