高一英语下学期期末考试题含答案.doc

2009年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷
第I卷
听力部分 （共两节，满分10分）
第一节：回答问题（共5题，每小题1分）
听下面一段材料。根据听到的内容回答1-5题提出的问题。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。
1. Who was the speaker?

2. How long was David away?

3. What did David ask the speaker to do?

4. When did the speaker arrive at David’s house?

5. Who did the speaker see when he was climbing up the window?

第二节：听取信息（共5题，每小题1分）
听下面一段材料。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为6~10的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。
Age of Ruth
6.
How does Ruth have to work?
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When to start work every day?
At 8. every afternoon.
How many hours to work a week?
9.
How much to earn a day?
10.

笔试部分
I．选择填空 从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案(10小题，每小题1分)
11. We mustn’t ________ a student merely because he doesn’t do well in his studies.
A. look up to B. look down upon C. look into D. look for
12. Please do what you are told and don’t ________ with me.
A. discuss B. quarrel C. argue D. debate
13. —Why don’t you play with them?
—I ________ sleep ________ play such uninteresting game.
A. prefer, to B. rather, than C. would rather, than D. feel like, to
14. Nowadays children ________ too much time ________ computer games.
A. spend, play B. spend, on playing C. devote, to play D. devote, to playing
15. It’s terrible. I can’t ________ to anything today.
A. sit down B. settle down C. break down D. lay down
16. ________ a foreign language is very useful to me.
A. Learning B. Learn C. Learned D. Have learned
17. Children under 7 are not ________ with the toy. It is dangerous for them.
A. allowed playing B. let playing C. permitted playing D. permitted to play
18. —________ I finish the work right now?
—No, you ________.
A. May, can’t B. Can, may not C. Must, don’t have to D. Shall, won’t
19. Elephants would ________ if men continue to shoot as many as they wished.
A. die out B. die down C. die away D. die of
20. Don’t waste anything, and ________, you can’t waste your time.
A. after all B. all in all C. at all D. above all

II．完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30小题所给的四个选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳答案 (10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
The date was like any other day in his life. After school Michael walked past the 21 on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes. And he felt 22 for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
　 He sadly walked away and thought of 23 he would tell his mother. He knew she would give 24 he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had 25 money. He decided not to go home immediately, as he looked worried，his mother would notice it. So he went to the park 26 he sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheelchair. He noticed that the boy 27 the wheel with his hands. Michael looked at him carefully and was 28 to see that the boy had no feet. He looked down his own feet. “It is much better to be without 29 than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and 30 , thinking he was much luckier in life.
21. A. shop B. factory C. park D. house
22. A. obvious B. sorry C. eager D. glad
23. A. what B. when C. why D. how
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24. A. something B. all what C. nothing D. anything
25. A. little B. plenty of C. some D. much
26. A. that B. which C. in which D. there
27. A. drove B. moved C. pulled D. carried
28. A. frightened B. excited C. surprised D. delighted
29. A. birthday B. shoes C. money D. wheelchair
30. A. explained B. cried C. regretted D. smiled

III. 短文填空 根据所学课文，写出以下文中所缺的单词或短语。（10小题，满分10分 ）
（1）Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school student, for whom 31. their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame, Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway 32. they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give 33. in pubs or clubs, 34. they are paid in cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!
（2）After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they 35.
that most Canadians live 36. a few hundred kilomtres of the USA border, and Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they 37. to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact 38. ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. 39. the Great lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s 40.
fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.

IV. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
(一) 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
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
41. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?
A. Parents bring up children.
B. Parents give love and care to children.
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up.
42. What do you think “florists” do?
A. They sell flowers.
B. They make and sell bread.
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
43. Which do you think is right about “carnation”?
A. It has only two kinds of colors.
B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.
D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.
44. What do you know from the passage?
A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
45. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, .
A. people usually have family parties B. everyone goes to visit the cemetery
C. children always go to parents’ home D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

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Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics(航空动力学), he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics(自动控制学) and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业).
Graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics.
In 1955, six years after the founding of People's Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后), he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile, rocket and spacecraft.
Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring（高声播放） the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite.
As a forerunner leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future.”
Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future.
46. When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
A. In 1955. B. In 1935. C. In 1936. D. In 1934.
47. Which of the following is about the five countries that launched man-made satellite independently before 1970?
A. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the UK, France, China and Japan.
B. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, Japan, Canada and China.
C. America, France, Japan, China and Australia.
D. The former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, America, France, Japan and China.
48. What does the underlined word “forerunner”(Paragraph 6) probably mean?
A. A leader. B. A pioneer. C. A competitor. D. A successful scientist.
49. According to the passage, which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?
A. In 1956, he made good preparations for the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense.
B. He made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking.
C. He returned to China, bringing China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles.
D. He devoted all his life to China’s space science.
50. What can be inferred from Paragraph 6?
A. Qian Xuesen gives many opportunities to general designers.
B. The help of Qian Xuesen is beneficial to young scientists.
C. Qian Xuesen is very concerned about the development of young scientists.
D. When the chief designers do something wrong, Qian Xuesen helps them find out the cause.

(二) 信息匹配
生肖在某种意义上可反映出人们的个性差异。阅读第51－55题中五个不同生肖的人物信息介绍和A至F关于六种不同生肖性格的介绍，并选出与每个人相应的生肖。选项中有一项是多余选项。
51. Johnny is a construction worker. He works very hard to earn money and eventually earns more than the other workers. However, he is not welcomed by his companions because he always thinks of himself first.
52. Tiffany is a middle school teacher who is very beautiful and clever. She can also be very romantic. She tries hard to plan her classes and make them lively and interesting. The students like her classes a lot.
53. Mr. White runs a trade company. However, his company is not doing very well because he is very sensitive and stubborn. He has never listened to others’ opinions and just sticks to his own ideas even if he is wrong.
54. Peter is a middle school student. He is very popular with his classmates and has a lot of good friends because of his honesty. He never lies and is always ready to help others. His dream is to become a secret agent in the FBI.
55. Linda is a university student. She is very confident in herself. She is the chairman of the Student Union at school and has successfully organized many activities. She is determined to become a doctor after graduation.

A. OX A born leader, you inspire confidence to everyone around you. You are conservative (保守的) and capable. Guard against being too optimistic (乐观的) and always sticking to your own idea. The OX would be successful as a skilled doctor, general, or hairdresser.
B. Tiger You are sensitive, emotional, and capable of great love. However, you have a tendency to get carried away and be stubborn about what you think is right. If this is your sign, you would be excellent as a boss, explorer, or race car driver.
C. Snake Rich in wisdom and charm, you are romantic and deep thinking, and your intuition (直觉) guides you strongly. Keep your sense of humor about life. Snakes would be most satisfied as teachers, writers, or famous tellers.
D. Dog The Dog will never let you down. People born under this sign are honest and faithful to those they love. However, they are annoyed by constant worry, people with sharp tongues. They tend to look for faults in others. They would make excellent business people, activists, teachers, or secret agents.
E. Pig You are an excellent companion to set difficult goals and carry them out. You are sincere, generous, and honest, but because of expecting the same from others, you are incr