江西省九江一中2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

九江一中2012—201学年上学期期中考试
高一英语试卷
满分: 150分 考试时间:120分钟 命题人: 胡 春 红 审题人: 吴 平
第一卷（三部分 共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，你将有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. Where are the two speakers?
A. At a hospital. B. In the classroom. C. In an office.
2. What time is it now?
A. 8:35 B. 8:05 C. 8:15
3. What does the man suggest to the woman?
A. To buy a new car.
B. To save her money for a long time.
C. To get a second-hand car.
4. What is John doing?
A. He is waiting for the phone to ring.
B. He is traveling by bus.
C. He is driving a car.
5. When will Dick arrive?
A. During the weekend. B. Tomorrow. C. Within two days.
第二节 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。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6. What is the man going to do?
A. He wants to visit the theatre.
B. He wants to meet Shakespeare.
C. He wants to see Shakespeare’s play.
7. Where do the two speakers come from?
A. One is from England, and the other is from France.
B. They come from England.
C. Both of them come from France.
8. Which is WRONG according to the dialogue?
A. Both of them like Shakespeare’s play.
B. The man doesn’t like going there because of the long way.
C. The man knows whose play is in the theatre.
听下面一段材料，回答第9至第11题。
9. How did Mrs. Smith feel when she saw Mr. White?
A. Surprised. B. Excited. C. Sad.
10. How does Mrs. Smith feel about traveling by air?
A. She doesn’t enjoy flying much.
B. She thinks flight is often delayed because of the weather.
C. She likes it.
11. What does Mr. White go to the airport for?
A. To catch the flight. B. To see Mrs. Smith off. C. To book a flight ticket.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至第14题。
12.What do we know about the boy?
A. He went to the supermarket yesterday.
B. He always can’t find his exercise book.
C. He often forgets to hand in his exercise book.
13. What does the woman think of the boy?
A. He is optimistic. B. He is bright. C. He is honest.
14. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Teacher and student.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题。
15. Where does the man often shop?
A. From the TV. B. In the stores. C. On the Internet.
16. How much will the man pay for the cell phone if he buys it on the Internet?
A. ﹩300. B.﹩900. C. ﹩1,200
17. What does the woman probably think of paying by credit card on the Internet?
A. It is not safe. B. It is popular. C. It is attractive.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题。
18. What’s the best way to find mistakes?
A. To keep a diary and write notes or letters and so on.
B. To try your best to speak.
C. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
19. What kind of books you should not choose when you read?
A. Interesting books. B. Too difficult books. C. Important books.
20. When you find some new words in reading, what should you do first?
A. Guess their meanings first. B. Go on reading. C. Stop to look them up in the dictionary at once.
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四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. As ______ matter of fact, they don’t know _____ truth．
A．the; a B．a; the C．a; a D．the; 不填
22. This was the first time I _____ such beautiful music .
A. heard B. was hearing C. would hear D. had heard
23.__________ the students passed the exam although it was not a little difficult.
A. A great many of B. The number of C. A great many D. A great deal of
24. I really don’t know _________ I had my money stolen.
A. when was it that B. that it was when C. where it was that D. it was where that
25.They two _____ each other for a year.
A. have been in love with B. have fallen in love with
C. have been in love to D. have fallen in love to
26. Because the shop ______, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.
A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down
27. The man ______ was a friend of mine．
A．you just talked to B．whom you just talked to him
C．who you just talked to him D．which you just talked to
28.--- Is your father _____ to give up smoking?
---Yes. And all the family have _____ to help him.
A. made up his mind; made up our minds B. decided; decided
C. determined; determined D. made up his mind; decided
29. — Why does he walk like that? It seems that he has great difficulty in walking.
— Because he got ____ in an accident three years ago.
A. damaged B. injured C. wounded D. destroyed
30. I borrowed several books from the library, ____ are about English study.
A. two of them B. and two of which C. two of which D. two of what
31. The program Do You Remember is so interesting that it is welcomed by the youth, but it is not to the taste of ____.
A. anyone B. no one C. none D. everyone
32. He promised to come to the lecture, but he hasn’t __________.
A. turned up B. turned over C. turned on D. turned off
33. Never before in history __________ so completely destroyed.
A. a city has been B. has been a city C. has a city D. has a city been
34. Our English teacher is such a kind person _____ we all like.
A that B. as C. whom D. which
35. Your mother asked you whether you could make sure ____ come here for supper or not.
A. when would you B. that you would C. would you D. that you will

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elias, who tells Nelson Mandela’s story, was a common black in South Africa. Everything mentioned in the story is true . Elias’ story was 36 on the life of a man who supported ANC and was 37 to Robben Island for 4 years. He then spent 20 years trying to get 38 job.
Elias now takes tourists(游客) to his 39 prison and he tells them how he fought for his beliefs(ideas). After he left Robben Island, Elias tried many times to make a career(job) for himself. Each time he successfully got a job, the secret police would tell his employers(bosses) his time in prison and he would lose his job. Elias’s time in prison was 40 true.
36. A. made B. imagined C. based D. guarded
37. A. sent B. sentenced C. taken D. brought
38. A. other B. the other C. every D. another
39. A. former B. old C. used D. usual
40. A. even B. also C. still D. again
B
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 41 anything about the Chinese 42 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 43 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 44 and she also found this type of tea rather 45 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 46 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 47 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 48 on giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 49 , but it seemed to have no 50 . Her cup kept being 51 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 52 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 53 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 54 culture, she felt it too 55 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests that she had had enough!
41. A. got B. learned C. taught D. remembered
42. A. culture B. language C. food D. habit
43. A. hardly B. certainly C. carefully D. immediately
44. A. tired B. happy C. thirsty D. interested
45. A. bitter B. sweet C. nice D. cold
46. A. in time B. slowly C. gradually D. quickly
47. A. take B. have C. like D. buy
48. A. practised B. insisted C. stopped D. tried
49. A. some B. enough C. all D. a little
50. A. value B. end C. effect D. importance
51. A. filled B. moved C. changed D. emptied
52. A. talk B. visit C. party D. investigation
53. A. left B. drunk C. absorbed D. filled
54. A. modern B. ancient C. Western D. Eastern
55. A. impolite B. polite C. easy D. uneasy

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Once a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle of income tax .
“You see.” she began , speaking slowly and carefully, “each person who works must pay part of his or her salary to the government. If you make a high salary , your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”
“Does it make sense?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?” The students nodded.
Are there any questions?” she asked. The students shook their heads.
“Very good!” she said.” “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short paragraph on the subject of income tax.”
Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition:
Once I had a dog. His name was Tax.
I opened the door and in come Tax.
56．The teacher was trying to explain one day .
A．how the government works B．the basic principles of the income tax
C．everyone should pay income tax D．how much tax one should pay for his income
57．After the teacher’s explanation, .
A．all the students shook their heads B．many of the students were still puzzled
C．a few students disagreed with their teacher
D．not all the students understood the meaning of income tax
58．The students were asked .
A．to say something about income tax B．to answer some questions on income tax
C．to write a composition on “income tax” D．to explain the principle of income tax
59．Little Joey .
A．was not clever enough B．understood what the teacher said
C．was clever D．did as what he was told to do
60. What made Little Joey write that kind of composition?
A. His poor understanding of the teaching B. The teacher
C. His classmates’ nodding heads. D. His spelling and grammar ability
B
Though Chinese is older than English, English is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really knows where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham ? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.
They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some American saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like what the man from Hamburg ate and sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why a word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.
61. Hamburg is _____.
A. a kind of food B. a round piece of beef. C. the name of a village D. a city in Germany
62. According to the story, _______.
A. few Americans like hamburgers B. hamburgers are made with beef
C. hamburgers are made with ham D. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago
63. According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionary?
A. Where all the new words come from. B. Where those Germans came from.
C. The reason why a word has a certain meaning. D. The reason why English is spoken around the world.
64. According to the story, the word “hamburgers” comes from ______.
A. China because it has a long history
B. England because Germans don’t speak good English
C. The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.
D. English speakers because they always make new words.
65.From the passage, we can infer that hamburgers was first sold to the world by .
A. Americans B. Germans. C. Chinese D. we don’t know
C
    A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is t