1、江苏沭阳县庙头中学20102011学年度第一学期期中考试来源:高考资源网英 语 试 题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡。第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分，满分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 does the woman ask the man to do ? A Wait for 10 minutesB See her in 10
2、 minutesC Leave the cafe2 Where does the conversation take place ?来源:高考资源网KS5U.COM A At homeB In a store C In school3 How many students are there in the mans class ? A 49B 48C474 What are the speakers talking about ?来源: A TreesB FightingC Tigers5 Why didnt the man use an umbrella ? A He lost his umb
3、rella B He forgot to take the umbrella C He had a raincoat already第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听完每段对话或独白前后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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 How far is the womans new apartment from her school ? A A 15 minutes bus r
4、ide B A 15 minutes walk C A 10 minutes walk7 Why didnt the mans teacher come on time ? A She missed the busB The bus came late C Her car broke down 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Where is the woman probably ? A In the street B In a hospital C In a police station9How much does the womas husband owe the hospital fo
5、r medicine ? A 2,500 dollarsB 2,000 dollars C 1,500 dollars10What does the man probably do ? A A driverB A policeman C A doctor听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Where does the woman want to go ? ATo a bankB To a shopping center C To a school12What should the woman do next when she reaches the traffic lights ? A Cr
6、oss the road and turn left on the other side B Walk across the road and turn rightC Keep going straight for about 100 metres13Where is the woman now ? A In the eastern part of the city B In the northeast of the city C In the western part of the city听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What did the mans neighbor think
7、 of the movie that he saw last week ? A BoringB Wonderful C Bad15When will the speakers meet ?A At 7:00B At 7:30 C At 8:0016 What can we know from the conversation ? A The woman has seen the movie “Harry Potter” beforeB The man speaker doesnt like the movie “Harry Potter” C The man speaker will get
8、a ticket for the woman听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How did the speaker suddenly feel last week ? AHe felt the pain in his back B He felt the pain in his stomach C He felt the pain in his side18How did the speaker go to the hospital ? A By ambulanceB On foot C By taxi19With whom did the speaker go to the hosp
9、ital ? A His father B His mother C His teacher来源: K20What happened to the speaker in the hospital ? A He was just given some medicine B He received an operationC He was asked to stay at the hospital for a week第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分35分）来源:高考资源网KS5U.COM第一节：单项选择（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D
10、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-Whats the matter, doctor?-Nothing serious Take this medicine according to the _, and youll get better soonA introductions B explanations C advice D directions22He was robbed last night, but he didnt have much on him then A fortunately B eventually C certainly D su
11、rprisingly23As teachers and students, we need to _ our old ideas and prejudices and learn to be more _ in both our teaching and study A put away; flexibleB put out; clever C put down; clever D put aside; flexible24Those small islands in the Pacific Ocean _ most of the people of the country A are loc
12、ated in B live in C are home to D are native to25The sports meet, originally_ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weatherA due toB thanks toC owing toD according to26The impact of the internet _ the life of the young people should be _ enough attention to A in; brought B on;
13、paid C to; attracted D for; captured27_ surprises us most is that she doesnt even know _ the difference between the two opinions liesA It; whichB What; whatC What; whereD That; where28All the Chinese people were expecting the governments four-thousand-billion financial plan _ around the country soon
14、, _ to improve the poor economic situationsA carried out; intending B being carried out; intendedC to be carried out; intending D to be carried out; intended29-That boy enjoys dancing very much-_, I have never seen anyone else that is as enthusiastic about dancing as he isA As long as I have travele
15、d B Traveled so much as I haveC As I have traveled so much D Much as I have traveled30 -I didnt take notes at yesterdays meeting because I had left my pen at home -You _ mine I _ it A must have borrowed; wasnt using B may have borrowed; wasnt usingC should have borrowed; hadnt used D could have borr
16、owed; wasnt using来源:K31-What do you think of the music teacher? -_she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with A While B When C Even if D As32Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from ho
17、me and abroadA Attend B To attend C Attending D Having attended33Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with _ of their parentsA those B one C both D that34She may have missed the train, _ she wont arrive for another hourA i
18、n which case B in her case C in any case D in that case35 - What s the matter with Della?- Well, her parents wouldnt allow her to go to the party, but she still _A hopes to B hopes so C hopes not D hopes for第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，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。Love of a Lifet
19、ime Once upon a time a teacher and his student_36_down under the big tree near the big_37_ area Then suddenly the student asked the teacher Teacher, Im confused, how do we find our_38_mate? Can you please help me? _39_for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, Well, its a pretty_40_but an easy qu
20、estion The teacher_41_, Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why dont you walk there? Please dont walk_42_, just walk straight ahead _43_the way, try to find a blade of _44_grass and pick it up and then give it to me But just one The student said, Well, OK then wait for me and walked straight ahe
21、ad to the grassy fieldA few minutes_45_the student came back The teacher asked, Well, I dont see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand The student said, On my journey, I found quite_46_beautiful blade of grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didnt pick it But I didnt realize th
22、at I was at the end of the field, and I_47_any_48_you told me not to go back, therefore I didnt go back The teacher said, Thats_49_will happen in real life What is the_50_of this story? In the story, grass is the people around you, the beautiful blade of grass is the people that_51_you and the grass
23、y field is_52_ _53_looking for your soul mate, please dont always compare and expect there _54_a better one By doing that, youll_55_your lifetime, bcause remember Time Never Goes Back36AlainB lied ClayD laid37AdesertBgrassCwater Dwood38AsoulBworkCspiritDclass39ASilentBCalmCStill DQuiet40Asimple Bint
24、erestingCconfusingDhard41Acontinued Blasted Cwent Dpicked42Asideways Bbackwards Cupwards Dalongside43AIn BBy COn DAcross44Aordinary Bunusual CbeautifulDextrodinary 45Alater BlateClately Dlatest46Amuch Bfew Clots Da few47Adidnt pick Bhavent picked Chadnt picked Dwouldnt pick48Aunless Bbecause Ceven i
25、f Dbut49Awhat Bthat Cwhich Dall50Anote Bmessage Cknowledge Dstrength51Aappreciate Battract Cconfuse Dinterest52Amoney Bpower ClifeDtime 53AIn BOnCWith DTo 54Awere Bbeing Cto be Dis55Aspend B enjoy C share Dwaste第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的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。AA few month
26、s ago, I had the responsibility of delivering some donations to the local City Mission, a place where the homeless, and often the injured can find shelter from a life that has been turned upside down for themIt was late autumn, and already the promise of winter was whispering through the open window
27、s of the Missions storage areaAfter setting the donations near the storing table, I said goodbye to the worker, and headed back through the dining area towards the doorI was careful not to notice the people sitting at the tables, choosing to leave before feeling the guilt of my “having”, in the mide
28、st of so many who have nothingBut it was not to be“Not yet,” I heard a womans voice say, “Not till we pray”I was behind them when the mother bowed her head and began one of the most heartfelt prayers I have ever heard, and I stopped where I was to look over at the table, A young mother was there wit
29、h her two young boys, one about three years old on her left; the other, about five, on her right Both were waiting , heads bowed, eyes closedMy heart broke as I watched and listened She was in a leg cast, and scars covered her arms, her face and headOne of the younger ladies working at the Mission h
30、ad come to stand beside me, and she whispered, “Shes a single mom; her husband just took off one day and didnt come back She came here when their apartment caught fire She was burned getting her kids out”She started to say something else but stopped来源:KWe were silentand the words this young mother s
31、aid in our silence will always follow me, “and thanks for the fruit on the ground, when I just cant reach the tree”56What did the author go to the local Cith Mission to do?来源:KATo send some things there BTo donate some food to the poorCTo take care of the homeless 来源:DTo find a job there as a volunt
32、eer57 By saying“Not yet”, the woman probably wanted to _Athank the author for sending the food Bask her children to pray before eatingCblame those who have too much Dpray for the happiness of her children58Why did the woman come to the City Mission?ABecause her husband left her and her children BBec
33、ause she suffered from a serious disease CBecause her house caught fire suddenly DBecause she was out of work59From the last paragraph, we can infer that the woman was_ Ahappy to find the fallen fruit on the ground Bregretful for not climbing the tree for the fruit Csatisfied to pick up the fruit fo
34、r her children Dgrateful for the help she receivedBThe people who built Stonehenge in Southern England thousands of years ago had wild parties, eating barbecued pigs and breaking pottery This is according to recent work by archaeologists-history experts who investigate how human beings lived in the
35、pastArchaeologists digging near Stonehenge last year discovered the remains of a large prehistoric village where they think the builders of the mysterious stone circle used to live The village is about 4,600 years old, the same age as Stonehenge and as old as the Pyramids in Egypt It is less than tw
36、o miles from the famous ancient landmark and lies inside a massive man-made circular dirt wall, or henge, known as the Durrington WallsRemains found at the site included jewellry, stone arrowheads, tools made of deer antlers, wooden spears and huge amounts of animal bones and broken pottery These fi
37、nds suggest Stone Age people went to the village at special times of the year to feast and party, says Mike Parker-Pearson from Sheffield University in EnglandHe said many of the pig bones they found had been thrown away half-eaten He also said the partygoers appeared to have shot some of the farm p
38、igs with arrows, possibly as a kind of sport before barbecuing themAn ancient road which led from the village to the River Avon was also found Here, the experts think, people came after their parties to throw dead relatives in the water so the bodies would be washed downstream to StonehengeParker-Pe
39、arson believes Stonehenge was like a cemetery where ancient Britons buried the dead and remembered their ancestors The theory is that Stonehenge is a kind of spirit home to the ancestorsThe recent discovery of the village within the Durrington Walls shows that Stonehenge didnt stand alone but was pa
40、rt of a much bigger religious site, according to Parker-Pearson来源:高考资源网KS5U.COMPeople still come to worship and celebrate at Stonehenge today They meet there when the sun sets on the shortest day of winter and when it rises on the longest day of summer But the days of barbecuing whole pigs there and
41、 throwing family members into the river are a thing of the past60What was Stonehenge according to the text?AA village where hundreds of people once livedBA place that regularly hosted large partiesCA church where local villagers would get married DA site where dead people were placed or remembered61
42、From the text we can infer that the people who came to the village Aliked to drink wine Bknew how to huntCwere from Egypt Dlived by the River Avon62What do experts think people did after the village parties?AReturned to live at Stonehenge BPrayed for good luck in the new year CHunted farm pigs as a
43、sport DPut their dead relatives in the river63When do people most often go to Stonehenge today? AWhen a new discovery is made BAt the beginning of summer and winter COn the longest and shortest days of the year DWhen they want to have a barbecueCAltanic citys first cosmopolitan hotel, The Water Club
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48、special summer package, A you can get the last night for free B you only need to pay 199 for thatC you can enjoy a spa on the 32nd floorD you have a chance of paying golf65Where would you like to stay if you want to have a swim inside?A Las Vegas Hotel B TUDOR HOTEL C The water Club D The Tides Inn6
49、6Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage?A The guests can get some presents in Tudor Hotel B The Water Club has 43 stories and several swimming poolsC The guetst staying at Las Vegas Hotel are supposed not to smoke来源:高考资源网KS5U.COMD During “ The Tides Inn Experience”, everyone wan
50、ts to escape from itDIt takes an entire village to raise a child Thats an old proverb （谚语） that is being quoted more and more often these days And Im pleased about thatToday, more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents, community members and businesses（工商企业）to help shape a childs futur
51、e Parents need to be involved in their childrens education in many ways Helping children with homework and studying, going on a field trip, teaching a craft（手工艺）or coaching a childs sports team are all great ways to be involved with your childs education And dont forget to communicate with teachers
52、- they need and respect your input Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools work together Its important to stay in touch with your childs education all through his or her school career Communities can help children create and achieve new goals Help w
53、ith homework, read to a child, coach a childrens team, or provide emotional（情感上的）support Help solve problems and build self-esteem（自尊心） Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom Businesses can also help shape our childrens future Invite a class fro
54、m your local school to visit your workplace You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities Show students what goes on during a typical day Give a mini course for students: how to use a computer; how products are made; how machinery works You may have a developing electrician,
55、 teacher, nurse, or even a newspaper reporter on your hands It really does take an entire village to raise a childSo share the responsibility（职责）- and the joy - of bringing a child to his or her full potential（潜能）67The implied advice in the proverb It takes an entire village to raise a child is that
56、 _ AAll the people in a village should give food to a childBSchools, parents, and other organizations should share the responsibility of shaping a childs futureCChildren should be brought up in the village where they were born来源:高考资源网KS5U.COMDSchools should be set up in the village where a child was
57、 raised68The text was written mainly for _Aparents and members in organizationsBteachers and studentsCnewspaper reporters and developing electricians Deducation experts and government officials69Students can get developed in practical working skill through _Aparental involvement Bcommunity activitie
58、s Cbusiness training Dschool teaching70Which is NOT true according to the passage?AParents play an important part in childrens education来源:高考资源网KS5U.COMBCommunities have not a bit effect on the way to new and high idealCEducating a child well demands of the work not only from school but from other o
59、rganizationsDBusinesses may arrange some training courses for students第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。I used to be the messiest person alive Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways
60、to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with themMake an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be doneDetail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can s
61、tart coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plansYou should ensure that if for some reason way one doesnt work, you have way two and way three to lean back on Therefore, different ways are needed at hand Its just a matter of being organized Chances are that there is always mor
62、e than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesnt work, one of the other ones willCommitting yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are int
63、erested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything doneIf you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourselfDont try to tackle more thing
64、s all at a time All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energyCarrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a
65、timeLast but not the least, you should never abandon things mid-project It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even moneySo, dont be afraid of organization The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the
66、skills necessary to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way It pays to be organized, after allTitle: Tips on how to be（71）_ in your lifeTipsDetails（72）_（73）_down your planList everything you needList（74）_ you will followTo make your pla
67、n happenPrepare three（75）_ways to carry out your planTo（76）_ that you can have some other choices when one way doesnt work（77）_ to finish at least part of your plan if not allDo everything（78）_ your own time-frameTo show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the resultsD
68、o one thing at onceStick to the order of your plan来源:To save your interest, motivation and energyFinish what you have startedTo get your plan（79）_out thoroughly（80）_You shouldnt be afraid of organization because its really worthwhile第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）2008年的全球金融危机使得中国的求职市场愈加激烈，就业形势愈加严峻。假如你是某大学2009年应届毕业
69、生，针对目前大学生面临就业的严峻形势，你班同学展开了讨论，请你根据以上提示及下面表格中的内容，介绍本次讨论情况并谈谈自己的看法。70%的同学不要期望太高的收入，及早就业，减轻家庭负担；到西部、农村等地区，寻找更多的发展机会。20%的同学继续深造或去职校学习实用技能，为今后择业做好准备。10%的同学自己创业你的看法（请联系自己的观点拟定内容，两至三点）来源:注意： 1 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2 词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇： 职校：vocational schoolThe global financial crisis of 2008 has co
70、ntributed to a more fierce competition in job markets Increasing numbers of college graduates are finding themselves in a situation where too many jobseekers are fighting for survival Our class has had a heated discussion on this problem Students have different ideas_参考答案一、听力15，ABACA 610，BCACB 1115，
71、ABCBA 1620，CCBAB二、单项选择2125, DADCA 2630,BCDDD 3135,ACDAA一、 完形填空3640 CBAAD 4145 ABCCA 4650 DCBAB 5155 BDACD在一生中，我们与许多人擦肩而过，我们总是想着，下一个遇到的人会更适合我，却任时间流水一般静静地流过。要知道，爱是不需要比较的，陪伴一生的人只有一个。此刻，或许你一生的爱正在你的眼前徘徊，请不要再错过了。36C lie（lay/lain表示“躺”，而lie（lied/lied）表示“撒谎”，lay表示“下（蛋）、放置”。此处表“躺”，且用过去式。37B 根据上下文可知是“草地”。38A参照
72、下文第53题的句子中的“ looking for your soul mate”。39A silent表示沉默“，calm表示”冷静、平静“，still表示”一动不动“，quiet表示”（环境）安静”。此处表示“老师想了几秒种”。40D 据but可知前后是意义相反的形容词。41A continue表示“继续”；last 表示“持续”，与段时间连用；go on才表示“继续”。pick与 up连用可表示“继续（刚才的话题）”。42B参照下文第48题的句子中的“you told me not to go back”，表示“不要往回走（dont walk backwards）。43C in the w
73、ay表示“挡道”，by the way（by the by）表示“顺便问一下”，across the way表示“穿过道路”。on the way表示“在去的路上、一路上”。44D 参照下文。45C later表示“以后”。（注意late/later/lately/latest/latter的区别）46D “qiute a few ”表示“相当多的”。47C 动作发生在后面动词“didnt go back”之前，所以用过去完成时。48B 参照上文。49A what引导表语从句，且在从句中作主语。All很有迷惑性，因为all that等于what；但这里that不能省略，因为作从句的主语。50B
74、 该句意为这则小故事想要告诉我们什么道理（message）呢？”。51B “the beautiful blade of grass is the people thatattract you”表示“美丽的草就是吸引你的人”。 52D 参照下文的“Time Never Goes Back”53A介词in表示“在过程中”。54C expect somebody to do something，这里there 是to be的逻辑主语。 55D 根据下文的“Time Never Goes Back”，所以不能浪费一生的时间四、阅读理解（A） 5659,ABCD（B） 6063,DBDC【文章大意】英
75、国的巨石群，举世闻名。近来考古学家对此又有了新的发现：在巨石群的不远处曾经存有过一个村落，那里居住着一群人，靠捕猎为生，他们把巨石群作为埋葬亲人和祭祀祖先的场所。60D 【解析】本题考查细节理解。参照文章第七段中的“was like a cemetery where ancient Britons buried the dead and remembered their ancestors”。61 B 【解析】本题考查细节理解。从文中第三段的“tools made of deer antlers, wooden spears and huge amounts of animal bones”和
76、第五段的“possibly as a kind of sport before barbecuing them”可得答案。D项具有迷惑性。62D 【解析】本题考查细节理解。结合文章第六段中的“people came after their parties to throw dead relatives in the water ”。63C 【解析】本题考查细节理解。结合文章最后一段中的“They meet there when the sun set on the shortest day of winter and when it rises on the longest day of su
77、mmer”。（C） 6466,DCD【文章大意】本文为应用文，是四家旅馆为吸引游客而做的广告。64 D 【解析】本题考查细节理解。A项指的是Las Vegas Hotel；B项指的是The Tides Inn一个人的价格；C项指的是The Water Club；D项说的是The Tides Inn。65 C 【解析】本题考查细节理解。从广告1中最后可以看出。Pools指的是swimming pools。66 D 【解析】本题考查细节理解。广告2中有“a great summer escape”，此处escape并非逃离本旅馆，而是从其他地方到这里躲避酷暑。（D） 6770,BACB【文章大意】
78、这是一篇教育类短文。文章阐述的是“孩子们的成才需要社会各界的共同参与”。67B 句义推测题。解答此题切不可从字面上理解，谚语中的an entire village不是“全村庄”之意，应该引申为“社会各界”，即：短文中的“parents, community members and businesses”。68A 主旨意图题。综合全文可以推断作者的写作意图是“号召人们参与孩子的教育和培养”，所以此文主要为“parents and members in organizations”所作。69C 细节题。从倒数第二段中可以看出，“孩子们的实践操作能力主要来自工商企业的培训”。70B 事实判断题。no
79、t a bit意为“一点也不，根本没有”，等于“not at all”。第四段的意义可验证答案。五、任务型阅读71 organized72 Purposes 73 Write 74 steps 75 Different 76 ensure 77 Promise 78within 79 carried 80 Conclusion六 书面表达（One possible version）The global financial crisis of 2008 has contributed to a more fierce competition in job markets Increasing n
80、umbers of college graduates are finding themselves in a situation where too many jobseekers are fighting for survival Our class has had a heated discussion on this problem Students have different ideas 70% of them think it makes sense that they realize an early employment by lowering their income ex
81、pectations, thus reducing the burden on their families They also believe therere better opportunities for development if they go to work in the west or rural areas 20% of them consider full employment an unrealistic goal, so they choose to continue their further study or go to vocational schools to
82、learn some practical skills to make better preparations for future careers Finally, the rest 10% determine to set up their own businesses As for me, I think after a series of timely measures taken by the government, we are confident and capable of overcoming the current difficulties and challenges and the employment prospects for graduates will be better soon So all we need to do now is plan and act in ways that reflect the reality, to assure that we make full use of our talent and skills （155 words）