南安一中2011届英语科目下学期期中考试

        高一年  出卷：苏祖列  审核：吕文谦  2009-4-17

     本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

( 满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟 )

班级__________姓名_________座号________________成绩____________

第一卷（选择题   共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

       做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，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 is the relationship between the two speakers?

    A. Wife and husband.   B. Secretary and boss.  C. Waitress and customer.

2.       How will the woman get to Miami?

    A. By plane.          B. By train.           C. By car.

3.       When will the film probably start?

A. 7:30.             B. 7:00.              C. 6:30.

4.       What does the man imply(暗示) about the weather tomorrow?

A.     Tomorrow is supposed to be warm and sunny according to the weather forecasting.

B.      Tomorrow will be cloudy and cool according to the weather forecasting.

C.      The man believes that tomorrow will be sunny and warm.

5.       Why did the woman go to the States?

A. To do some business.   

B. To visit some friends.  

C. To go sightseeing.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.       Where does the woman live?

A. Nearby.            B. In the restaurant.     C. Far from here.

7.       What’s the woman’s job?

A. Waitress.           B. Teacher.            C. Headmaster.

8.       What’s the man’s opinion towards school children?

A.     It’s hard to teach them.

B.      They like to listen to the teachers.

C.      It’s quite easy to teach them.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.       Why do they go to High Street?

A.     Because they are on their way to Mary’s home.

B.      Because they want to buy something for Mary.

C.      Because they want to have a cup of coffee.

10.   What does the woman want to buy for Mary?

A.     Useful things.

B.      Some books.

C.      Something Mary wouldn’t buy for herself.

11.   Where will they go first?

A. High Street.        B. The library.         C. The coffee bar.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.   What are the probable relationship between the man and the woman?

A. Relatives.          B. Colleagues (同事).   C. Schoolmates.

13.   Who are they talking about?

A. Linda.             B. Lucy.              C. A Greek.

14.   Where are they going for a trip?

A. France.            B. Spain.              C. Foreign countries.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.   What is Mr. Andrew doing when Mr. Barry calls him?

A.     He is having a talk with his customer.

B.      He is out instead of having a meeting now.

C.      He is having a meeting now.

16.   What’s the number of Mr. Barry’s telephone?

A. 68261350.          B. 68263050.          C. 68261315.

17.   When can Mr. Andrew ring Mr. Barry according to the woman?

A.     He’ll ring Mr. Barry as soon as he returns before one o’clock.

B.      He’ll ring Mr. Barry as soon as he returns from lunch.

C.      He’ll ring Mr. Barry as soon as he goes away from lunch.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.   Why were dogs used for hunting?

A.     Because they were good hunters.

B.      Because they were useful for protection.

C.      Because they always obeyed their masters.

19.   What will be the most important reason for young couples to raise dogs?

A.     They regard dogs as their friends.

B.      They regard dogs as their children.

C.      They need dogs to guard their house.

20.   What is the main idea of the passage?

A.     People in the West are fond of animals.

B.      Life in the West can be very dangerous.

C.      Dog is a useful and friendly animal.

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）

 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. --An exciting basketball match is now on. Do you mind my watching TV for a while, Mum?

--         You have to prepare for tomorrow's exam.

A. Of course not.                B. I'd rather you didn't.

C. Go ahead.                   D. Why not?

22. After the long journey, the three of them went back home,_________.

A. hungry and tiredly            B. hungry and tired

C. hungrily and tiredly           D. hungrily and tired

23. The pair of leather boots that I bought last weekend_______ comfortably.

A. wears         B. is worn       C. was worn     D. was wearing

24. The new-opened park is such a beautiful place that it is well worth_______.

A. visit          B. to be visited   C. being visited   D. visiting

25. To many youngsters of today, a computer is ____ a gun is to hunters, as is well known.

A  as             B like          C what          D that

26. It is reported that two schools, ________are being built in my hometown, will open next year.

A. they both                    B. which both      

C. both of them                 D. both of which

27. We should do more such exercises in the future， I think， _____ those we did yesterday.
    A. than           B. as           C. like          D. about

28. The new Japanese leader Shinzo Abe_________ to visit China and other counties immediately he came into power.

    A. set about       B. set up        C. set off        D. set out

29. There are plenty of jobs________ in the western part of the country.

    A. present        B. available      C. valuable      D. convenient

30. I will accept your apology, but not until after you have ______ your wrongs.

A. escaped        B. persuaded     C. admitted     D. refused

31. Ford found a way to mass produce the motor car cheaply, ________ it possible for many more people to own one.

A. made          B. to make       C. making       D. make

32. Occasions are quite rare ________I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

A. who           B. which        C. why          D. when

33. --Who's the man shaking hands with our headmaster?

--A scientist ____________ to give us a talk on the history of the Party.

A. is invited      B. invited        C. inviting        D. which is invited

34. -- What bad luck that we______ the football match in the last 3 minutes.

  --And we_______ hard in the last 3 years!

A. had lost; trained             B. were losing; had trained       

C. have lost; have trained        D. lost; have been training

35. ― You haven’t been to Beijing， have you？
―______. And how I wish to go there again!
A. Yes， I have               B. Yes， I haven’t
C. No， I have                D. No， I haven’t

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，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。

In the seventh grade when my mother suggested that I should join the golf team,  I thought she had lost her mind. But as  36 , my mother won in the end. I  37  on the junior school golf team in the seventh and eighth grade. The summer before  38  school came, I had a burning  39  to play on the high school team.

    That summer I  40  almost every Sunday morning on the golf course (高尔夫球场) with my  41 , and too many afternoons counting on the course with my mother. This  42  relationship with my parents  43  during my high school years,  and Mom and I  44  it to the hours spent together on the golf course.   45  you're walking down the freshly mowed fairway (高尔夫球场上的平坦大道), staring (凝视) out  46  miles of nothing but golf course,  and looking up at the beautiful blue sky, you will realize  47  is important in life. My mom and I have solved most of the world's  48  there and plan to write a book together one day. We talk about such things in the middle of a round of (一轮比赛) golf as we would never do at  49 ,  where she is Mom and I am an annoying ( 惹人烦恼的 ) teenager. On the golf course, we're just two people who  50  golf.

51  has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course.  There is  52  I love more than a perfect autumn morning,  riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has  53  me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to  54  that all of it is thanks to my mom who  55  me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.

36. A. much         B. well           C. usual           D. normal

37. A. played        B. joined          C. got            D. went

38. A. junior         B. high           C. primary        D. college

39. A. fire           B. opinion         C. hope          D. desire

40. A. took          B. spent           C. cost           D. bought

41. A. father         B. mother         C. sister          D. teacher

42. A. funny         B. unhappy        C. close          D. lasting

43. A. changed       B. began          C. broke          D. continued

44. A. owe          B. lead            C. lend           D. explain

45. A. Until         B. When           C. How          D. Why

46. A. in           B. through          C. across         D. into

47. A. that          B. who            C. which         D. what

48. A. problems     B. questions        C. answers        D. secrets

49. A. school        B. home           C. table          D. course

50. A. discover      B. hate            C. love           D. think

51. A. Walking      B. Studying         C. Talking        D. Golfing

52. A. nothing       B. something       C. anything        D. everything

53. A. shaped       B. controlled        C. helped         D. given

54. A. regret        B. accept           C. consider       D. support

55. A. appreciated   B. brought          C. made          D. invited

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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

On September 22, 2007, 108 Chinese cities took part in Car-Free Day, a global event held every year, for the first time.

   China became the world’s second-largest auto market and third-largest car-maker in 2006. It has also become the second-largest greenhouse gas producer in the world, and is rapidly catching up with the United States. In this sense, China’s participation will greatly promote the Car-Free Day movement.

   The number of cars on the road is going up rapidly in China. In Beijing, about 1,000 new cars are added to the streets on an average day.

   Cars certainly offer people plenty of freedom to move around. But in many Chinese cities, appearance of too many cars has turned into a major problem. Getting stuck in traffic jams is an everyday experience for drivers.

   Even worse is the environmental impact（影响）caused by cars. According to a national report, on a “smog day”, 79 percent of the air pollution is caused by cars.

   The growing number of traffic accidents is another problem. Over 100,000 people die from traffic accidents every year in China, which is by far the highest number of road deaths in the world.

   108 cities’ participation in Car-Free Day shows growing public concern about the traffic and environmental problems caused by cars.

   On this day, all cars were banned from running in selected areas of the participating cities. People were encouraged to walk, cycle and use public transport. According to experts, the carbon monoxide in the atmosphere produced by cars was reduced by 3,000 tons on Car-Free Day.

   With cleaner air and smoother traffic flow on the day, more cities will hopefully want to join the event next year. And more people might share the hope that Car-Free Day is not just on September 22, but a possibility 365 days of the year.

56. From the passage, we can know that China ______.

A. has the world’s highest number of road deaths

B. has the world’s largest auto market

C. is the world’s largest greenhouse gas producer

D. is the world’s second-largest car-maker

57. Which of the following is discussed in the passage?

A. The causes of car growth in China.  

B. The effects of car growth in China.

C. The history of World Car-Free Day. 

D. The popularity of World Car-Free Day.

58. On Car-Free Day in 2007, 108 cities in China ______.

A. didn’t allow people to drive   

B. didn’t have air pollution

C. called on people to drive less  

D. called on people to drive freely

59. Car-Free Day in China will ______.

A. be held all the year round

B. stop air pollution and traffic jams

C. attract more people to join in

D. reduce the production of cars

                               B

The story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" was created by Dr.  Spencer. Johnson to help him deal with a difficult change in his life.  It showed him how to take his changing situation seriously but not take himself so seriously.

When his friends noticed how much better life had become for him, and asked why, Dr. Johnson shared his  "Cheese"  story.  Many later said how greatly the story had helped them to keep their sense of humor, to change, and to gain something better, too.

Twenty years after the story was created,  "Who Moved My Cheese?" was finally published. It soon became a No.1 international best seller,  with one million hardcover copies in print within the first sixteen months and over ten million copies within the next two years.

Some critics (批评家)  do not understand why so many people find the book so valuable. They say the story is simple enough for a child to understand, and it insults (侮辱) their intelligence. Some even fear it suggests that people should mindlessly accept unnecessary changes forced upon them by others, although that is not in the story. 

The author said that both the fans and the critics are "right" in their own way. It is not what is in the story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" but how you understand it and apply it to your own situation that gives it value.

Hopefully the way you understand the story of "Who Moved My Cheese?" and the way you put it into action in your life will help you find and enjoy the "New Cheese" you deserve (应得).

60. Why did the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" become a best seller as soon as it was published?

A. Because it is simple and easy to read.

B. Because readers can learn a lot from it.

C. Because the writer is quite famous.

D. Because it has many interesting stories~

61. Some people don't like the book because they think that__________.

A. it is too simple for adults to read

B. the author aims to insult them

C. there are many wrong ideas in it

D. the author's intelligence is too high

62. Which of the following is NOT true about the book?

A. The author's friends were interested to know why life became better, for Spencer.

B. The author agreed with both the fans and the critics of his book.

C. Some people worry the book may have a bad effect on readers.

D. The "New Cheese" in the last paragraph refers to a kind of freshly-made milk food.

63. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to_______.

A. help Dr. Johnson sell more of his book

B. introduce the meaning of the book

C. help readers understand the book and get something from it

D. introduce people's different opinions on the book

                              C

C

64. The ad most probably comes from the “_______”part of the newspaper.

A. Education      B. Farming      C. Travel         D. History

65. Which of the following ways can offer you enough information about the celebration in Plano?

A. Calling 214-599-7733.

B. Visiting5445 Independence Pkwy.

C. Visiting 5445 Beltline Rd.

D. Calling 214-599-7783.

66. The purpose of the ad is to _____

A. tell readers what Walt Disney is

B. encourage readers to attend a Disney celebration

C. look for helpers for the celebration

D. announce a plan of a Disney celebration

67. According to the ad, AAA Travel is_____________.

A. the name of an agent

B. a way of traveling

C. a way of celebration

D. a kind of activity held by Disney

D

Two Chinese living in South Africa were killed in a robbery (抢劫) on February 5, bringing the total number of Chinese killed in the country to four in less than a month.

Chen Jianqing, 35, from Southeast China's Fujian Province, who ran a shop with her husband in a small town 45 kilometers away from South African capital Johannesburg, was shot dead.

"One of her business, partners died later in the hospital," the Chinese consulate (领事馆) officials in Johannesburg said yesterday. "Local police are trying to find more information about the case. And we have told the victims' (遇难者的) relatives and are helping them come to Johannesburg,". consul Wu Gang told China Daily. Chen's husband was injured during the robbery but did not suffer seriously, said Wu.

The robbery happened at about 5:45 pm local time and the armed robbers ran away after taking more than 50,000 South African rand (US $8,200). and some jewellery,  Xinhua News Agency reported.

The killing happened just three days after Chen Jingmin, a 23-year-old man from Qingdao, Shandong Province, was shot dead north outside Johannesburg by armed robbers. On January 10, a Hong Kong businessman was attacked and robbed at his home in Johannesburg and died the next day in the hospital.  All these happened just in less than a month.

According to records, there were more than 40 robberies attacking Chinese in South Africa last year, in which eight were killed.  More than 100,000 Chinese are doing various kinds of businesses in South Africa, according to a Chinese official in the country.  An increasing number of them are becoming targets( 目标) of robbers after buying big houses or luxury cars,  the official said.

68. The passage is probably ______.

A. a business story           B. a scientific article

C. a newspaper report         D. an official document

69. Who were killed on February 5 in a small town near Johannesburg?

A. Chen Jianqing and her husband.

B. Chen Jianqing and one of her partners.

C. Chen Jingmin and a Hong Kong businessman.

D. Chen Jingmin and one of his relatives.

70. How many Chinese were killed in South Africa since January ?

A. 2         B. 4.         C. 5.           D. 8.

71. ______________ are more likely to be robbed in South Africa.

A. Those Chinese who depend too much on local police

B. Those Chinese who live near the capital of South Africa

C. Those Chinese who open shops selling Chinese goods

D. Those Chinese who leave others the impression of being rich

                              E

In jokes, the chicken only crosses the road. In Australia, cane toads (蔗蟾) use roads to travel.

A new study finds that Cane toads are using roads to spread across the continent.   They take shelter overnight close to the open corridors (走廊), and then hit the road each evening in their damaging way.

Cane toads were brought into Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to control the spread of beetles (甲虫) that were destroying Australia's sugar cane crop. They are now moving into new places at the speed of 30 miles a year.

Toads can grow as large as dinner plates and can weigh up to 4.5 pounds. Their heads and backsides are covered with rows of warts (疣). They are known to kill snakes, lizards and other animals, including pet dogs. They have no natural enemy in Australia.

According to a research, toads make slower progress through thick plants than along open spaces and they hop (跳) alongside roads and fences whenever possible. Toads use long corridors that are well-suited for them to travel long distances.

Another study recently found that toads have evolved (进化形成) longer legs in recent years and that this is also helping them in their spread.

Efforts to kill toads have been largely unsuccessful, although scientists tried their best.  

Another new finding suggests ways to slow down its population.  For example, roadside borders can be changed to make them less attractive to toads, or allowing thick plants to grow along the sides of highways, thus forcing toads onto the road of themselves.

72. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Ways to kill cane toads in Australia.

B. Cane toads have evolved a lot in Australia.

C. Australian cane toads hit the road.

D. Worse environment forces toads to travel.

73. At first, cane toads were brought to Australia to_______.

A. kill snakes, lizards and other animals

B. stop pet dogs from spreading

C. protect the sugar cane crop

D. hate a scientific research

74. According to the passage, the ways to slow down the population of toads are based on the fact that cane toads_________.

A. move slower through thick plants

B. have no natural enemy in Australia

C. mainly live near the roadside

D. like traveling at night

75. The underlined word "They" in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. Beetles                         B. Cane toads

C. Australia's sugar cane crop          D. New places

(请把第一卷的客观题答案涂于答题卡上)

南安一中2011届英语科目下学期期中考试

第二卷  (共35分）

第一卷（选择题 共115分）

第二卷（非选择题共35分）

总 分

I. 听力

II.单选

III完形

IV. 阅读

V. 改错

V I. 作文

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）

第一节：短文填（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）括号内汉语提示；2）该词首字母提示3）上下文语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，使短文通顺，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求拼写正确、形式符合英语表达习惯。

       At the age of eight, I had a frightful ______________ (经历).      76.____________

My uncle and I were swimming in a river________ a life buoy           77.____________

（救生圈). I said to my uncle that I wanted to swim to the middle

 of the river ___________(单独). I said it would be                    78.____________

safe b____________ I had a life buoy. At first my uncle didn’t           79._____________

 a _________. I pretended(假装) to cry. He had nothing to do but        80._____________

let me swim alone. When I was near the middle of the

river, the life buoy _________(漏气). I began to sink. I struggled         81._____________

to keep my head above the water. H____________, what I              82._____________

did was of no u___________. I was forced to drink a lot of water.        83._____________

I thought I was going to be drowned.  ______________(幸运地),       84.______________

my uncle was there. It was at that critical moment that my

uncle swam over and r_________________ me. I didn’t dare           85._______________

to swim without others after that.

第三节：书面表达（满分25分）

为做一些对社会有意义的事情，学校准备组织学生植树；请根据下表所列内容，以学生会的名义用英语写一份关于植树的通知，张贴在学校的布告栏里。

植树时间

4月20日上午7点半出发，下午5点返回

植树地点

南山

交通工具及集合地

步行，在校门口集合

参加人员

高一全体师生

注意事项

穿上合适的服装，自带午餐和水，并随带锄头、水桶等一些工具。

时间

学生会4月l7日

注意：1. 要点齐全，但不可逐条翻译；2. 词数：100左右； 3. 参考词汇：锄头hoe

NOTICE

    All the teachers and students in Senior One are required to go to Mt. South

to…

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                                                   The Students' Union

April 17, 2009

南安一中2011届英语科目下学期期中考试

答案:

1-5 CAABC      6-10 ABABC       11-15 CCBCC        16-20 CBCBC  

21-25 BBADC     26-30 DADBC       31-35 CDBDA        36-40 CABDB  

41-45 ACDAB     46-50 CDABC       51-55 DAABC        56-60 ABCCB

61-65 ADCCD     66-70 BACBB       71-75 DCCAB

76. experience   77. with   78. alone      79. because     80. agree    

81. leaked     82.  However   83. use   84. Fortunately/Luckily      85. rescued

   All the teachers and students in Senior One are required to go to Mt. South to plant trees on April 20. We are going to set out at 7:30 am and return at 5 pm. It is decided that we gather at the gate of our school before 7:30 and then go there on foot. Please put on suitable clothes and take some food and water for lunch with you. Of course, everyone should remember to take a hoe or a barrel at least.

Please don't forget the time: 7:30 am, April 20. Do come on time!

                               The Students' Union

April 17, 2009