云南省大理三中2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

大理三中2012～2013学年上学期期中考试
高一 英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：100分 ）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。
（A） Where are the speakers?
1． In the Science Museum B. At the bus stop.
C. On Bus B-17
2. What are they discussing about?
A. Their good friends. B. A good idea.
C. A birthday present.
3. Who is using the dictionary now?
A. Lucy. B. Jack. C. Mary.
4. What time is it now?
A. 8:00. B. 8:15. C. 8:30.
5. Who might be the man?
A. A customer. B. A waiter C. A manager.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,共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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6至7题
6. Why does the woman phone the man?
A. To borrow a recorder. B. To invite him to the party.
C. To ask for his advice
7. What kind of tapes will the man bring?
A. Classical. B. Dancing. C. Popular.
听第七段材料，回答第8至10题
8. Where does the man probably live?
A. In the countryside. B. In a big city. C. In America.
9. Why does the woman think New York is a nice place to live?
A. It has a large population. B. It offers an exciting life.
C. It’s interesting and quiet.
10. In which country are the two speakers now?
A. America. B. New Zealand. C. China.
听第七段材料，回答第11至13题
11. Why did the woman go to a small town?
A. To meet a neighbor. B. To visit her friends.
C. To go horseriding.
12. What did the woman do on Saturday?
A. She went to a party. B. She went to a farm.
C. She went to a concert.
13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. An interesting party. B. A beautiful farm.
C. A wonderful weekend.
听第七段材料，回答第14至16题
14. What are the speakers doing?
A. They are sharing the latest news.
B. They are talking about a newly-published magazine.
C. They are buying and selling something.
15. How much does the Washington Post cost?
A. $1. B. $ 4.50. C. $3.50.
16. What is the Washington Post?
A. A newspaper. B. A book. C. A magazine.
听第七段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What is the speaker doing?
A. Giving a lesson. B. Giving a lecture.
C. Making an announcement.
18. What is Professor Raymond’s lecture about?
A. Language. B. Literature. C. History.
19. What can we learn about Professor Raymond?
A. He is giving lectures in Asian country.
B. He is a well-known biologist.
C. He is very famous in his field.
20. What are the listeners expected to do after the lecture?
A. Ask questions about the lecture.
B. Take photos with the professor.
C. Be present at the lecture hall on time.
第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Try to _____ the children down. They’re too excited.
A. put B. calm C. pull D. push
22. Have you _____ your things, Bob? The train is leaving at 2:30 this afternoon, so we don’t have too much time.
A. added up B. hidden away C. set down D. packed up
23. The driver _____ the traffic lights and nearly caused a traffic accident.
A. ignored B. checked C. disliked D. obeyed
24. —Who called just now, Sam?
—It’s Terry. She asked _____.
A. that Alice was in B. if was Alice in
C. if Alice was in D. whether was Alice in
25. Do you have any difficulty ________?
A. on listening B. to listening
C. for listening D. in listening
26. How did all these _________?
A. came out B. come up C. come across D. come about
27. She is the most _____ one of my friends; you can just depend on her.
A. reliable B. beautiful C. fortunate D. stubborn
28. I know you are very _____ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.
A. fond of B. tired of C. full of D. afraid of
29. Mr. Black has been teaching English in a middle school _____ he came to China.
A. for ever B. ever since C. ever before D. long before
30. Jane, I hear you _____ to China. Have you got everything right?
A. have traveled B. travel
C. are traveling D. would travel
31. —If you are interested, I’ll bring you the book tomorrow.
—_____. It couldn’t be better.
A. No problem B. Thank you
C. That’s right D. Don’t mention it
32. In that terrible earthquake, _____ who were killed was more than 20,000.
A. a number of people B. the number of people
C. many people D. a large number people
33. _____ seemed as if nobody knew anything about the matter.
A. This B. That C. It D. One
34. Here is my classmate _____ bicycle was lost yesterday.
A. his B. that C. whose D. which
35. Anything _____ could be found has been used to repair the damaged bridge.
A. which B. that C. what D. 不填

第二节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
III. 完型填空
"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 37 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39 stations wouldn't employ a person without 40 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 41 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42 for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had 43 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 44 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 45 I left his office,! asked aloud," 46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 47 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 50 Saturday.
36 A put B take C move D carry
37 A devoted B designed C found D enjoyed
38 A invited B promised C refused D accepted
39 A large B all C no D small
40 A experience B examination C agreement D college
41 A played B joined C taken D fought
42 A possible B successful C right D important
43 A shown B disappeared C resulted D turned
44 A woke B advised C demanded D reminded
45 A While B After C Before D So
46 A What B How C Whenever D Wherever
47 A calling B answering C broadcasting D announcing
48 A make B act C broadcast D play
49 A moved B sorry C thankful D satisfied
50 A future B coming C last D later
第三部分 阅读理解(满分25分)
  A
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."
51. The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is___________.
A. reading B. practising C. talking about it D. listening
52. What should you do in learning English?
A. Try to make some mistakes. B. Avoid making any mistakes.
C. Remember as many new words as you can. D. Use it as often as you cam
53. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should ___________.
A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourself
C. not care D. believe you are right
54. When you make a mistake, you should___________.
A. never make any mistakes again B. tell others not to make the same mistake
C. punish yourself for making it D. keep your sense of humor
55. The story tells us:" ___________."
A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English
B. Everyone must make mistakes
C. We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language
D. Laughing can help one learn English well
B
  A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it,he ignored her and continued on. Finally, he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. “Pardon me,” she said, “ I’m sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that you look just like my son who just died recently.”
  “I’m very sorry,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said, “As I’m leaving, can you say ‘Goodbye mother’? It would make me feel much better”. “Sure,” answered the young man.
  As the old lady was leaving the counter, he called out from behind her, “Goodbye mother!” As he stepped up to the checkout counter and put what he bought on the counter, he saw that his total was $127.5. “How can that be?” he asked, “I only bought a few things!” “ Your mother said that you would pay for her.” said the clerk.
56. The underlined word ‘ignore’ most probably means _______.
  A. not to pay attention to        B. to put on a smile at
  C. to watch out for             D. to look down upon
57. Which of the following is the right order of the events in the story?
  a. the man said “Goodbye mother!”     b The woman left the supermarket.
  c. The woman spoke to the man.       d. The man came to the counter.
  e. The woman got in front of the man.   f. The woman followed the man.
  A. e,f,c,b,a,d     B. c,e,f,a,b,d     C. f,e,c,a,b,d    D. d,e,c,f,b,a
58. Which of the following would be the best title?
  A. An Unexpected Meeting at the Supermarket B. A Foolish Mother
  C. A Total of $ 127.5 at the Supermarket
D. A Mother and Her Son              
C
    In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal，you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it.
    People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
59.The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ .
A. how to keep disease from pets B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada
60.In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿.
A. they don’t love their parents any more
B. they can only find jobs far from their parents
C. their parents’ houses are too small
D. they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more
61.Which of the following is TRUE？
A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.
B. Pets eat better than people.
C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.
D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

B
An earthquake happens when two plates rub (碰撞) together. The earth plates travel in different directions and at different speeds. If one plate is slowly forced underneath the other, pressure builds up until the plates break apart. This process causes the ground to move. It is an earthquake. In other words, earth-quakes are the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by the earth’s rocky outer layer as a result of the energy stored within the earth. The strain within the rocks is suddenly released (释放).
The damage an earthquake causes depends on where it is and the time it is happening. If an unpopulated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many in-juries and much destruction. Many of the areas at risk are largely populated now. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage.
Actually, there are several million small earth-quakes every year. Large earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaskan quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, cause millions of dollars in damage. In the last 500 years, millions of people have been killed by earth-quakes around the world — including 240,000 in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China.
A 60-second or less earthquake can cause devastation that continues for years after the first tremor (小震). In 1972, a series of severe earthquakes struck Managua, Nicaragua. Fifteen years later, the city still looked the way it had a week after the earthquake hit, because the country did not have the necessary money to rebuild it.
The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the ensuing fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs. In the 1906 earthquake, it was the fires caused after it that did the majority of the damage. An earthquake can also destroy dams high above a city or valleys, causing floods to sweep down and sweep away everything in their path.
62. Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. An earthquake comes from inside the earth.
B. The earth has great energy in storage.
C. How the earth plates move.
D. How an earthquake happens.
63. Which of the following is mentioned to show that an earthquake can kill too many people?
A. The 1964 Alaskan quake.