1、忻州一中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题命题人：秦秀花 张雪梅本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共10页。第卷为选择题, 共115分；第卷为非选择题，共35分。全卷共150分，考试时间为120分钟。注意事项:1答题前，考生务必用0.55mm黑色中性笔将姓名、考号、班级填写在试题和答题卡上。2请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。第 卷 （选择题，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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。听完每
2、段对话后你都有10秒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 .Whats wrong with Jack?A. He has a bad cold.B. He has a headache. C. He has a fever.2. What does the woman mean probably?A . Her notes are incomplete. B. She didnt take notes for others.C. Someone has borrowed her notes.3. What can we learn from the conversatio
3、n?A. The womans car has broken down.B. The woman is asking the man for help. C. The woman will go to the airport by taxi4. How does the man feel?A. Angry. B. Disappointed. C. Satisfied.5. What is the woman going to do? A. See a doctor. B. Watch the birds. C. Go home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5） 听下面5段对话
4、或独白，每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应的位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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、7题6. What kind of people will visit the science museum?A. Visitors coming to the city. B. Local people and their families.C. A lot of students from the city.7. What does Jane t
5、hink of the restaurants in the city? A. They are big. B. They are cheap. C. They are great.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What does the woman want to do next year?A. Work abroad. B. Make a travel. C. Make more money.9. What is the woman worried about?A. She is unable to get along with a family.B. How to find a re
6、putable agency.C. Whether the family treats her well.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. Why is the woman trying to find a new job?A. She is fired. B. Her salary is low. C. She is tired of her job.11. What position is being advertised in the paper?A. A space scientist. B. A translator. C. A French teacher.12. What
7、are the key factors that determine the salary of the new position?A. Lively mind. B. Communication skills.C. Education and experience.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. What is the man going to do?A. To visit a friend. B. To see Jackie Chans film.C. To take a long walk.14. Where does the man come from?A. England.
8、B. Germany. C. America.15. How should the man go at the end of the road?A. Turn right. B. Turn left. C. Keep walking along the street.16. How does the man decide to go there? A. Take a taxi. B. On foot. C. By Bus.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. What does the speaker think of homework?A. It is a great burden fo
9、r student. B. It costs student too much time. C. It is a major part for study.18. What should you do when you get tired?A. Do some exercises. B. Relax for a litter while. C. Get some sleep.19. What should students do if they have problems?A. Turn to the teacher for help. B. Refer to the dictionary.C
10、. Only keep the problems in mind.20. What do we learn from the passage?A. Students couldnt relax until they finished the homework.B. Only the best students will prepare for the coming lessons.C. Doing homework is helpful for reviewing what youve learned.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
11、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. - I hear that Tom cant afford his schooling this fall. - _ , Lets do something for him. A. If soB. When necessaryC. If anyD. When possible22. Everyone, rich or poor, is born , so men and women should be treated .A. equal, equalB. equal, equallyC. equally, equally
12、D. equally, equal 23. He spent his last time a book of his teachings The Book of Confucius.A. preparing, calledB. to prepare, calledC. preparing, callingD. to prepare, calling 24. -Why didnt you come to my party yesterday? -I , but I had an unexpected visitor.A. was going to B. wouldC. couldD. might
13、25. Remember to bring your dictionary the next time you to class.A. will comeB. comesC. comeD. came26. Their work other writers ever since.A. influencedB. has influenced C. have influencedD. had influenced27. Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and the northeast coast. A. is situated inB.
14、is situated offC. is situated atD. is situated on28. By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people and 2700 had been injured. A. had been killedB. were killedC. have been killedD. killed29. The fire burned for three hours, a total of 25000 buildings. A. destroyB. destroyedC. destroyingD. to de
15、stroy30. The sandstorms are often thick you cant see the sun. A. such, thatB. so, that C. such, asD. so, as31. Its difficult to breathe and the dust makes me . A. illB. to illC. to ne illnessD. illness 32. There are laws that do not allow people to burn coal.A. plenty ofB. a number ofC. too muchD. t
16、oo many33. Ancient China was a place where states were often war.A. inB. onC. forD. at34. Confucius is the philosopher influence has been the greatest.A. his B. whose C. whom D. which35. Now his dream has .A. been come true B. realizedC. come trueD. came true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，从短文后
17、各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。For me, getting into college was the easiest step. I knew that I had the GPA and SAT scores to get me in. It was when I 36 my dream school, New York University, that I was faced with the biggest challenge.I 37 in a small town in southwestern Pennsylvania. Since my
18、first year of high school, I knew that I 38 to go to a university for journalism. I 39 thought that it would be in Pittsburgh 40 I became uneasy at the thought of staying in Pittsburgh.After hours of 41 cities, I decided that New York might be the place for me. The summer before my senior year, I pl
19、anned a(n) 42 to New York University. From that moment when I 43 one of New York Universitys buildings, I knew that this was a place for which I would be 44 for the rest of my life.There were people who doubt me along the way. My uncle 45 told me that I 46 never make it more than two months in the c
20、ity. I admitted that it wasnt always 47 to spend my time here. Within the first month, I was in 48 every time I called home and part of it was because of the 49 of the city. I couldnt handle the fast pace; people here were so different and the classes were all required. 50 my parents offered me sugg
21、estions and 51 me to do better for myself. I got involved. I prepared my resume(简历)and 52 a part-time job on campus. I joined clubs and I made friends with those who had similar 53 as me. And this 54 well until my graduation.My parents are always a(n) 55 to me. No matter what challenge I met with, t
22、hey are there cheering me on.36. A. gave upB. enteredC. mixed upD. finished37. A. showed upB. looked upC. stayed upD. grew up38. A. wishedB. managedC. failedD. afforded39. A. alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. sometimes40. A.whileB. untilC. afterD. once41. A. examiningB. visitingC. describingD. researching42
23、. A. classB. tripC. eventD. action43. A. fell intoB. belonged toC. walked intoD. searched for44. A. sorryB. readyC. thankfulD. anxious45. A. even thoughB. stillC. yetD. even46. A. wouldB. willC. shallD. should47. A. easyB. normalC. bitterD. tiring48. A. fearB. excitementC. painsD. tears49. A. limitB
24、. stressC. noiseD. pollution50. A. GraduallyB. FortunatelyC. ImmediatelyD. Surprisingly 51. A. encouragedB. forcedC. allowedD. begged52. A. createdB. providedC. foundD. missed53. A. hobbiesB. positionC. resultsD. styles54. A. developedB. helpedC. playedD. worked55. A. reactionB. protectionC. inspira
25、tion(激励)D. relationship第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ASome time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique（古董） shops near my home, so I
26、left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）.I was quite wrong. The man wouldnt even look at my chair.The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourthso I decided that my approach must be
27、wrong.I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” “Its got a slightly broken leg,” I said
28、. “Yes, I saw that, its nothing.”Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “Ill buy it,” I said. “What do you mean?” “Youve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but Ive changed m
29、y mind. I am sorry. Ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “Youre right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me?”
30、 “I wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But Ill mend this for you.” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣的）by the whole thing.56. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .A. was rather impoliteB.
31、was warmly receivedC. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair57. The underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means .A. plan for dealing with thingsB. decision to sell thingsC. idea of repairing thingsD .way of doing things58. The expression“the pen
32、ny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .A. changed his mindB. accepted the offerC. saw the writers purposeD. decided to help the writer59. From the text, we can learn that the writer was .A. honestB. carefulC. smartD. funnyBRecently, a scientist did some experimentsHe left a group of
33、 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candyIf they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candyIf, however, they didnt ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.In videos of the experiment, he can see the children kicking, hiding
34、their eyes-trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candiesThe results are differentSome broke down and rang the bell within a minuteOthers lasted 15 minutes.The children who waited longer went on to get higher SAT scoresThey got into better colleges and had better adult successT
35、he children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations （评价） 10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, how to
36、 become richBut when the result is not good, they will come back to ask how do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success? This is to enter the world of human nature.So these experiments along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is most importantYoung people
37、who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language wellThey can avoid drugs and alcoholFor people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of failed ordeals（煎熬）No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish idea
38、s, such as drug use, stealing and so on.60. The scientist did some experiments to .Atest childrens self control and later success Btest childrens intelligence of ringing the bellCfind good ways of training children to learnDprove that childrens education is important61. We can learn from the experim
39、ent that . A. all children tried to ring the bell for more candies B. some children didnt get any candy in the end C. the children have different self- control D. the last one to ring the bell is most successful62. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Ways of self-control trainingB. Experiments
40、on childrens ringing the bellC. Higher score, better achievementsD. Self-control is the key to success63. What will those without self- control do at school according the text?A. Improving their education. B. Suffering a lot from boring lessons. C. Working hard to catch up with others. D. Becoming v
41、ery rich and successful.CIf you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington found from other mens work in different climates that climate and tem
42、perature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in summer than they are during the rest of the year, It does mean, however, that the mental abilit
43、ies of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking, one reason may be that in the spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature.Fall is the next best season, then wi
44、nter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.64. According to the passage, the mental abilities of most people _.A. are different from season to seasonB. are the same in all seasonsC. tend to be lowest in the winterD. tend to be lowest in the fall65. Which of
45、 the following is NOT true?A. Cool weather is good for thinking.B. Winter is the next best season for thinking.C. Summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking.D. Natures changes may affect our mental abilities.66. What is the possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking?
46、A. All nature, including man, is growing in spring.B. It lasts longer than the other season.C. It is neither too warm nor too cold.D. Both B and C.DA well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wifes birthday and that the price didnt ma
47、tter since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweler and left. A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so m
48、uch that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality (质地) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳环) made. Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? said the man. The jeweler replied, I would say its nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pea
49、rl. The rich man asked the jeweler to advertise (登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad (广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonde
50、rful pearl from her handbag. I dont like to sell it, she said sadly. I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich mans hotel to tell him the good news. The
51、 rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.67. From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweler considered the well-dressed man as_.A. an honest jeweller to make friends with B. a clever cheat (骗子) with a 1ot of moneyC. a rich businessman and good husband D. a poor gentleman who spent money f
52、reely68. He paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining (讨价还价)_.A. because he loved his wife very much B. in order to get it as quickly as possibleC. since his business had been successful D. so as to make the jeweller believe him69. Which of the following is true?A. The people who answered the ad
53、wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.B. The woman was the well-dressed mans wife.C. The jeweller was lucky enough to buy the little old ladys pearl.D. The rich man didnt know the little old lady.70. The jeweller could not find the rich man anywhere because he_.A. had moved to another hotel B.
54、 was busy doing business with othersC. had escaped with $ 20,000 D. had told the wrong telephone number.第二节:(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。Is there anything more important than health? I dont think so“Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. 71If you have a heada
55、che, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctorThe doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or ha
56、ve your chest X-rayed. 72The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice73.An old gentleman came to see the doctorThe man was very illHe told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungsThe doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his d
57、iseaseHe told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest74In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldnt smoke more than one ci
58、garette a dayA month later the gentleman came into the doctors office75He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man“But you know, doctor,” he said, “its not easy to begin smoking at my age”AHe also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and
59、 take long walksBYou cant be good at your studies or work well when you are illCAfter that he will advise some treatment or some medicineDAll these will cost a lot of moneyEHe looked cheerful and happyFHe was more worried about his illnessGSpeaking about doctors advice, I cant help telling you a fun
60、ny story第 卷第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错：（共10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，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅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）不计分。Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday
61、party. Id like to come and I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They are very older and not in a good health recently. Therefore, my mother makes a telephone call to them last week, promised to visit them with me this Saturday. My mother said we will stay at my grandparents the whole
62、weekend. So Im real sorry I cant take part your party. Here I wish you a lot of funs on your birthday.第二节书面表达（满分25分）每年春天，持续发生的沙尘暴天气影响我国北方的大部分地区。请就以下内容写一篇120 字左右的短文。 成因人口的增长导致过度开发自然资源、过量砍伐森林、开垦土地。危害人畜死亡、建筑物倒塌、农业减产；大气污染。防治措施切实保护好现有的森林、植被免遭人为破坏；加大植树种草的力度。 参考词汇：开发exploit 植被 vegetation 开发自然资源 exploit nat
63、ural resources 农业减产 reduction of agriculture 忻州市2012-2013学年第一学期高中联考高一英语答案及评分标准第一部分：听力（共20题，满分30）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)21222324252627282930ABAACBDACB3132333435ACDBC第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）56575859606162636465DDCCACDBAB66676869707172737475CC
64、DACBCGAE第四部分：写作（共两节）第一节：短文改错（每小题1分，共10分)Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday party. Id like to come and I Inviting buthave to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They are very older and not oldin a good health recently. Therefore, my mother makes a telephone call to them last madeweek, promised to visit them with me this Saturday. My mother said we will stay at promising wouldmy grandparents the whole weekend. So Im real sorry I cant take part your really inparty. Here I wish you a lot of funs on your birthday. fun第二节书面表达（满分25分）