1、一、单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)1. I really think he is an excellent actor.I agree with you _.A. in a way B. on the wayC. by the way D. in the way2. The price is fine with me. How would you like it to be paid?Just _ cash, please.A. by B. in C. with D. through3. Id like to buy a house -modern, comfortable,
2、 and _ in a quiet neighborhood.A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all4. She doesnt care about what others think; Shes not at all _ to other peoples feelings.A. common B. sensitive C. peaceful D. painful5. She _ you for your money, but not for love.A. married with B. married to C. got married
3、D. married6. My younger brother dreams _ a spaceman.A. of becoming B. to become C. becoming D. of to become7. When his mother came in, the boy pretended _.A. reading B. being read C. to read D. to be reading8. This book _ ten units, _ three mainly revision. A. contains; including B. includes; contai
4、ning C. contains; containing D .includes; including9. I cant leave the office now. A lot of work _ to be done.A. is remainedB. leftC. remainsD. have10. Peter, hurry up! You _ on the phone.Oh, I _. Thank you.A. are being wanted; will come B. are wanted; am coming C. want, come D. will be wanted; shou
5、ld come11. Rainforests _ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut12. Those who want to say anything more _ your hand and then_ to speak.A. rise; raise B. raise; rise C. raise; raise D. rise; rise13. I lik
6、e my music teacher _ I have great respect. A. whomB. for whomC. to whoD. who14. Peter went to a concert _ his favourite band played and sang. A. whichB. for whichC. at whichD. in which15. Finding a new job as an operator was the reason _ I moved. A. at thatB. in whichC. on whichD. for which16. I sha
7、ll never forget those years _ I worked in the factory with the workers, _ has a great effect on my life.A. when, that B. which, whichC. in which, when D. in which, which 17. -Do you doubt _ she can run the race?- Yes, I doubt _ she can run against Liu Xiang A. that; whether B. whether; that C. that;
8、 that D. whether; if18. It was not until dark _ he found that it was the correct way to solve the problem.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. when19. Id appreciate _ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.A. that B. this C. itD. /20. We expect her to do the housework as well _ after the children
9、.A. as look B. as looking C. and look D. Looking二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 21 a few of them are very 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., bu
10、t in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 23language. Many millions are 24 to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 25 . Have you ever 26 ads of this kind
11、in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or your 27 back.”.“Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 28 you master(掌握) your English in a month. 29the first day your 30 will be excellent. Just send us . ” Of course, it never 31 quite like this.The only language that seems easy to lea
12、rn is the mother tongue. We should 32 that we all learned our own language well when we were 33. If we could learn English in the sameway, it would not seem so difficult. 34 what a small childdoes. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 3
13、5 in it allthe time. Just imagine how much 36 that gets!So it is 37 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 38 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 39 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 40. But they cannot do
14、the students work for him.21. A. not B. quite C. only D. very22. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy23. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother24. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking25. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers26. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known 27. A.
15、 knowledge B. time C. money D. English28. A. make B. help C. let D. allow29. A. From B. On C. Since D. After30. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation31. A. happened B. looked C. seemed D. felt32. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think33. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-up
16、s34. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of35. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing36. A. time B. money C. language D. practice37. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly38. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes39. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs40. A. do B. work C. help D. master三、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分
17、，满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的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。 A“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. Ther
18、e was full of thick smoke.I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the
19、window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces o
20、f burning wood all around me. I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street.
21、 A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed mans coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly. She was the Mayors wife, and I had saved her baby.41. When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _.A. at home B. sleeping C. sitting in bed D. both A and B42. The author saved the ba
22、by _.A. because he was very brave.B. because he liked the baby very much.C. but he just happened to save it.D. because it was the Mayors baby.43. He ran in the wrong direction because he _.A. was a stranger there B. could see nothingC. was not completely awake D. Both A and C44. He put the bundle ov
23、er his face and ran in order to _.A. save the babyB. call for helpC. protect his faceD. run quickly45. Form which group of words, we can learn the fire took place out of peoples surprise?_A. old and wooden house, a bundleB. crashed to, fell downC. terrible, half-awakeD. bare feet, a borrowed mans co
24、atBIt doesnt matter when and how much a person sleeps , but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought , until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said , never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. Herpin was 90 years old w
25、hen the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not
26、even own a bed. He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might exp
27、lain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.46. The main idea of this passage is that_A. large numbers of people do not need sleep
28、B. a person was found who actually didnt need any sleepC. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep47. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_A. to cure him of his sleeplessnessB. to find that his sleeplessness was not really trueC. to find out why
29、 some old people did not need any sleepD. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping48. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Herpin_A. needed some kind of sleepB. was too old to need any sleepC. needed no sleep at allD. often sleep in a chair49. One reason that mi
30、ght explain Herpins sleeplessness was _A. his mothers injury before he was bornB. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habitC. his magnificent physical conditionD. that he hadnt got a bed50. Herpins condition could be regarded as _A. a common one B. one that could be cured C. very healthy D
31、. a rare oneCScience, as we think, was born when the Greek philosopher (哲学家) Thales ( about 640-546 B.C.) asked a difficult question: What makes up our universe?No one had a ready answer, so Thales went on studying the earth around him, the sky and the stars. He saw so much water on earth and so muc
32、h water falling from the sky as rain that he decided water must be the basic substance (物质) of the universe.Other Greek thinkers became interested in this question. They suggested other answers. One said that because air lies around the earth, it must be air that makes up all things. Another said th
33、at fire, appearing in different forms, was the building block of the universe.The Greek philosophers were feeling their way towards the ideas on which chemistry is based. Centuries later, scientists proved that the universe is made up of certain basic substances. But the list is much more complicate
34、d than the Greeks realized. We now know of 103 basic substances which we call “ elements (元素)”.51. Thales, the famous Greek philosopher, died when he was about_. A. 94 years oldB. 106years oldC. 40 years oldD. 46 years old52.The meaning of the underlined word “complicated” in the last paragraph is “
35、_”. A. not difficult B. not simple C. not famous D. not different53. From the passage we know that _. A. Thales asked many questions B. Greeks were all philosophers C. science began long ago D. water and air make up all things.54. On the whole, the passage tells about _. A. early tries to understand
36、 the universe B. the famous Greek thinkers C. water falling from the sky D. ai lying all around the earth55. After reading the passage, we can be sure that_. A. nothing ever changes in the universe B. Thales decided that the basic substance of the universe was air C. the universe is made up of four
37、different substances D. the early Greek thinkers did much valuable work for the progress of science注意：请将以上题的正确答案用2B铅笔涂在机读答题卡上；将以下题的正确答案用钢笔整齐地写在第五页答题卡上。四、七选五填空：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. 56 And we need plants for
38、another reason: we need them because they are beautiful.57 Imagine no flowers with their sweet smell, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, were not able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.58 That is why we have parks
39、 full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass or a garden.Do you talk to your plants? 59 Peter Tompking and Christopher Bird wrote a book called The Secret Life Of Plants, telling of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While
40、 the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. 60 Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves. While the other one nearly stopped growing. A. Plants get energy from the sun.
41、B. Do you give them love and attention?C. After six months, the deserted plant faded away.D. After six months, the beloved plant was bigger.E. We take in oxygen that plants make.F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.G. Imagine a world with no plants.五、语言结构： (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，根据所学课文内容填入适
42、当的词语，使文章合理通顺，然后将答案填写到答题卷标号为61-75的相应位置, 每空一词。Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? To be 61 , a lot of people 62 great importance to becoming rich and famous. Most musicians often meet and 63 a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may give
43、 64_ in pubs or clubs, for 65_ they are paid in cash. However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play 66_ on each other as well as play music, most of which was 67 loosely on “The Beatles”. And the Monkees perf
44、ormances were 68 enough to be copied by other groups. After a year or so, they started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Though the band 69 _ up in about 1970, they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they 70 their former time as a real band.The
45、 Olympic Games 71_ the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two main sets of Olympic Games - the Winter and the Summer Olympics. Both of them are held 72_ four years on a 73 basis. Nowadays all countries can take part. But only athletes 74 have reached the agreed standard for their event w
46、ill be 75_ as competitors. Women are not only allowed to join in the Olympics but play a very important role. 六、单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)76. In _ (如释重负)Daisy burst into laughter.77. They _(竞争) for the first prize in the race yesterday.78. They are _(探索) every possibility for the treatment of AIDS.79.
47、 Atlanta made a _ (讨价还价)with her father.80. I have learned to _(发信号)to my teammates in computer language.81. The robot can think _(合逻辑).82. Farmers hunted elephants without_(怜悯).83. He tried his best to find a way to _(解决) the problem84. If we deal with the problem in this way, it may do more _(危害)
48、than good.85. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more _(熟悉的) with them.高一级英语试题第二卷答题卡四、七选五填空：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)56_57_58_59_60_五、课文填空: (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)61_ 62_63_64_65_66_67_68_69_70_71_72_73_74_75_六、单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)76_77_78_79_80_81_82_83_84_85_七、短文改错：（共10小题；每
49、小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中共有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。1.增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词；2.删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉；3.修改：在错误处下划线，然后把正确的词写在下面；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。Ms Smith,I am secretary of the City Student Union. We were organizing a art exhibition for high school students in the city. It wi
50、ll held on the 9th of July in the Exhibition Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show, but high school students and teachers from all the eight districts will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us Chinese high school students, wed like to invite for you to the exhibiti
51、on. We would be grateful when you could join them that day.Looking forward to hear from you soon. Li Ming八、书面表达: (满分25分)假设你叫李华，欲与来自本校不同班级的4名同学组建一支乐队，但缺乏经验，请就以下情况或问题给知名音乐人卡曾斯（Cousins）先生发一封电子邮件，以寻求帮助。1. 成员中有三名男生和两名女生，均喜欢流行音乐与现代舞蹈；2. 每周周末排练是否足够？初期演唱的音乐宜多元化还是一种风格？3. 怎样获得较多的表演机会？ 4. 希望他能为乐队取个名字。注意：1. 词数：100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3. e-mail的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。Dear Mr. Cousins,Since you are a well-known musician, Best wishes!Yours sincerely, Li Hua天水市三中2012-2013学年第一学期高一级期末英语试题参考答案第一行：were-area-an第二行：willbe
