广东省汕头市2012-2013学年高一英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

汕头市金山中学2012～2013学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语试题
第一卷
I. 听力理解 (5段共15小题，满分15分)
每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段独白，回答第1-3题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?
A. A procession(游行)
B. A horse race
C. An European festival
2. On which day is the event probably held?
A. July 12
B. August 6
C. August 16
3. What is true about the event?
A. A horse can’t win the race if its rider has fallen off.
B. 10 of 17 neighborhoods take part in the event.
C. The event is held particularly to attract tourists.
听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。
4. Where is the conversation taking place?
A. In the man’s house.
B. In the woman’s house.
C. In their friend’s house.
5. What color is the meat container?
A. Blue
B. Yellow
C. Red
6. What is the side dish mentioned by the man?
A. Eggplant with soya sauce.
B. Pork with pineapple.
C. Tomatoes with sugar.
听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。
7. What kind of illness has the woman been suffering from for years?
A. stomachache.
B. headache
C. backache.
8. What is the man’s attitude toward herbal medicines（中草药）?
A. suspicious(怀疑的)
B. confident
C. objective(客观的)
9. Why are western drugs not effective for all diseases according to the woman?
A. Because doctors are not qualified (有资格的) enough.
B. Because western drugs have many side effects.
C. Because doctors don’t take account of (重视) the whole person.
听第四段独白，回答第10-12题。(nutrition营养)
10. What mistake do most teenagers make according to the speaker?
A. Losing weight by over exercise.
B. Losing weight by eating low-fat food.
C. Losing weight by eating less food.
11. How many pieces of advice does the speaker give in the talk?
A.3
B.5
C.4
12. What kinds of food contain “good fats”?
A. Red meat and dairy (乳品) foods.
B. Nuts and animal oils. C. Nuts and plant oils.
第二节 听取信息 (共3小题；每小题1分，满分3分)
听下面一段对话后回答下面3个问题。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。
13. What are the woman and her husband looking for?
14. How many people would there be in the party?
15. What will the total cost be?

II. 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C和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。
16. Our teachers always tell us to believe in ________ we do and who we are if we want to succeed.
A. why B. how C. what D. which
17. The problem of global warming is serious.______, the sea levels have risen a little.
A. As a result B. On the contrary C. In a word D. In other words
18. Safety ___________, the Chinese in Libya could go to the embassy to_____ help.
A. permitted; seek B. permits; find C. permitting; seek D. permitted; search
19. Why ________ you always play the piano at midnight?
A. should B. need C. must D. can
20. The earthquake in Japan ______ the tsunami, three days after which, a baby was magically found alive while her village ______ in ruins.
A. lead to; laid B. led to; lay C. accounted for; lain D. accounted for; lied
21. You ______ to town to see the film yesterday. It will be on TV tonight.
A. needn’t go B. had better not go C. should not go D. needn’t have gone
22. She shyly ___________ him and then lowered her eyes.
A. stared at B. glanced at C. looked into D. glared at
23. He didn’t put the things ______ they belonged, for ______ reason he was blamed.
A. which; that B. what; this C. that; whose D. where; which
24. __________ we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather. 　　
A. If                         B. Whether                        C. That                        D. When       
25. – I’ve read another book this week.
– Well, maybe _____ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.
A. there B. this C. it D. that
26. We need to strike a ______ between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual.
A. silence B. difference C. balance D. weakness
27. _______in fancy clothes, the woman successfully made herself _______at the party.
A. Dressing; noticed B. Dressed; notice C. Dressed; noticed D. Dressing, notice
28. To my surprise, I never thought I ______ those kinds of books.
A. was of benefit to B. was beneficial to C. benefited from D. benefited
29. I don’t clearly remember who _____ the question but I clearly remember it ______ a heated discussion.
A. brought up; brought about B. raised; brought out
C. brought in; brought about D. brought up;brought up
30. The tomato juice left brown ________ on the front of my jacket.
A. spots B. points C. tracks D. traces

III. 完形填空（共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 31 we can see what has not yet happened．For example, while we are looking forward to visiting a new place or country, we 32 what it will be like. We predict the 33 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things correctly. Things are often very different from the way we 34 them to be.
One of the 35 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 36 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 37 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there seemed to be no way of 38 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed．When he 39 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 40 .
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 41 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about nothing. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 42 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 43 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 44 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 45 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
31． A．brains B．senses C．sights D．minds
32． A．imagine B．know C．feel D．guess
33． A．custom B．way C．style D．habit
34． A．required B．wished C．left D．expected
35． A．famous B．dull C．funny D．silly
36． A．trying B．managing C．thinking D．hoping
37． A．learned B．studied C．discussed D．surveyed
38． A．finding B．making C．turning D．letting
39． A．gave B．sat C．woke D．got
40． A．lesson B．dream C．research D．exercise
41． A．softly B．loudly C．slowly D．firmly
42．A．head B．feet C．eyes D．body
43．A．believe B．understand C．take D．repeat
44．A．accept B．receive C．hear D．remember
45．A．add B．say C．count D．speak

IV、阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节　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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Cancer researchers urged people on Wednesday to take more vitamin D to lower risk of cancer, saying that studies showed a clear link. “Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake(摄入), through diet or a vitamin supplement,” Dr. Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview.
Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies, including several large long-term ones, on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. “There's nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer,” he said, urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify(增强) foods with vitamin D. Garland is part of a University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center team that published its findings this week online in the American Journal of Public Health. Vitamin D is found in milk, as well as in some fortified orange juice, yogurt and cheeses, usually at around 100 international units(IU) a serving. “People might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 IUs per day”, Garland said, adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors said that taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas, which receive less vitamin D from sunshine.
“African Americans, who don't produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin colour, could also benefit significantly from a higher intake,” the authors said.
46. According to the passage, people are advised to take more Vitamin D, because_________.
A. it is nutritious B. it can’t harm people’s health
C. it can lower cancer risk D. it is not taken enough every day
47. Which of the following can NOT help people get more Vitamin D?
A. Have some sunshine B. Have more meat
C. Have more fortified cheese D. Have a vitamin supplement
48. Who can Garland probably be?
A. A health researcher B. A doctor
C. A scientist D. A public health official
49. Which of the following food can lower people’s chance of getting cancer?
A. Milk B. Fortified orange juice
C. Fortified yogurt D. All of the above
50. People from which area should take more Vitamin D according to the passage?
A. Asian people B. African people C. American people D. Australian people
B
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited(继承) her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself.
The phone rang on Sunday. A representative(代表) from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing.
Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie. By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office. She received a call from an unknown donor(捐赠人). If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. He contributed $300.
On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one.
Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”
51. According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.
A. is making lots of money B. is ready to help others
C. is only caring about herself D. is a hard-working mother
52. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.
B. The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow.
C. The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.
D. Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.
53. What can we learn about Kinzie?
A. She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.
B. She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas.
C. She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.
D. She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.
54. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.
B. Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.
C. Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.
D. A good deed(行为) can influence many people’s behavior.
55. What would be the best title for the text?
A. A Young Girl’s Gift B. A Mother’s Love
C. A Story of Young Girl D. An Unknown Donor

C
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up – again – and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
56. Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn't achieve her ambition. B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school. D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
57. We can know that before 1995 Mary
A. had two books published