1、长沙市一中高一下学期英语期中考试试卷长沙市一中高一下学期英语期中考试试卷 长沙市一中高一下学期英语期中考试试卷 长沙市一中高一下学期英语期中考试试卷时间时量命题人满分talk TWICE Basic informationRick White, who was born in 1987, had lived in a small town called Rock Viefor about 16 years before moving to the USA and then ing across to England EducationHe is studying for some quite
2、important exams and shall be taking 4 different subjects, including information technologyIf he does well enough, he will study 17 in the universityHe has passed 18 different subjects at a lower level, called GCSE HobbiesHe is interested in puter games, 19 and playing tennisHe goes to visit family i
3、n jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard The pull of the earth is called gravity You can easily find out the pull of the earth If you weigh yourself, you will knohomuch gravity is pulling you Since there is gravity, water
4、 runs down hill When you throa ball into the air, it falls back down Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Noyou can do it, because spaceships have been invented Then spaceship will go so fast that i
5、t can escape the earths gravity and carry you into space66 In this passage, the word “gravity” means_ A the pull of everything B the force of attraction among objects C the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth D the force which attracts the earth towards the sun67 When you sl
6、ip (滑) you always fall to the ground because_ A the earth always turns round B the earth has gravity C the earths gravity is greater than your weight D you are careless68 Because of gravity, _ A water flows everywhere B we can go everywhere by shipks5u007 C water always flows downwards D fish can li
7、ve in water69 We can get away from the earth by spaceship because_ A the spaceship goes very fast B the earth cant pull the spaceship C the spaceship has a strong forceD the spaceship can jump higher than other things BIt is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain Without enough
8、blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes More often the doctors cant fix the damage Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain Dr Robert White, a famous professor and
9、 doctor, thinks he knows a way to help He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain Dr White tried his idea on 13 monkeys First he taught them to do different jo
10、bs, then he op erated on them He made the monkeys blood go through a machine The machine cooled the blood Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys brains When the brains tempera ture was 10C, Dr White stopped the blood to the brain After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on He warmed th
11、e blood again After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before They were healthy and busy Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them70 The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _ A the time is too short for doctorsB the patients are often too
12、nervousks5u007C the damage is extremely hard to fixD the blood-cooling machine might break down71 The brain operation was made possible mainly by _A taking the blood out of the brain B trying the operation on monkeys firstC having the blood go through a machine D lowering the brains temperature72 Wi
13、th Dr Whites neidea, the operation on the damaged brain _A can last as long as 30 minutes B can keep the brains blood warmC can keep the patients brain healthy D can help monkeys do different jobs73 What is the right order of the steps in the operation?a send the cooled blood back to the brainb stop
14、 the blood to the brainc have the blood cooled downks5u007d operate on the brainA a, b, c, d B c, a, b, d C c, b, d, a D b, c, d, a CSydneyMobile phone has bee a problem for middle schools Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hoursMobile pho
15、ne use among children has bee a problem for the school this year Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students want themMary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in
16、their classrooms Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during examsShe said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their childrenMany teachers said students should not have mobile phon
17、es at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studiesMany people say that they understand why parents wou
18、ld want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students knohen they can use their mobile phones74 Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones A because they are students B when they are free C because they are youngks5u007 D when th
19、ey are at school 75 We knofrom the passage that some children get mobile phones from A the makers and sellers B some other strangers C their parents and friends D some mobile phone users76 Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt during school hours A use their mobile phones B leave their mobi
20、le phones C help the teachers with their work D get in touch with their children77 The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to A many teachers B some messages C mobile phones D some students78 The topic mainly talked about in the text is A why the students should not use mobile phone
21、s in some Australian schools B when the students of some Australian schools can use their mobile phones C whether the Australian students can have mobile phones at school D hosome parents feel when their children should not carry mobile phones DEvery year there are hundreds of earthquakes in differe
22、nt parts of the world In Sept 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it They had to be pletely rebuilt One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi province in 1556 It killed almost one million people We measure an earthquakes strength o
23、n the Richter Scale（里氏震级） The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually seriousThe Earths crust（地壳）is made up of layers of rock called plates As these plates move, they some
24、times crash against each other, causing the crust to quake In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes occur quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with itEarthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes This can cause fires to break out, whi
25、ch can do as much damage as the earthquake itself Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis（海啸） These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and citiesChina, Japan, Russia and the United States have the highest occur
26、rence of earthquakes in the world79 The story is about _A scientists who study earthquakesB the Richter ScaleC a mon natural disasterD what to do in an earthquake80 Earthquakes _A dont do much damageB take place all over the worldC are most likely to happen in TokyoD are not serious81 The earthquake
27、 in Shanxi province _A killed almost a million peopleB occurred in 1566C destroyed Tokyo as wellD was the only big earthquake in China82 Earthquakes _A have crustsB are caused by tsunamisC are not particularly dangerousD are measured on the Richter Scale83 Tsunamis are _A indicators of bad weatherB
28、caused by earthquakes C scientists who study earthquakesD measured on the Richter ScalePART FOUR WRITING （17 points）SECTION ADirections Fill in the blanks by using the information given in the blank, ONE word in each blank (7 points) 84 Most American people _(最初) came from Europe85 The Inter has an
29、increasing _ (影响）on our Lives Many people all over the world use it every day86I was surprised to find the story _(类似) to my own experience87 _(就个人而言)，I cannot believe this is true88 When I came in, I found him _(埋头) in his research, so he didnt notice me at all89 Beijing is the capital of China, as
30、 well as the political and _(化) centre of China90 Healthy surroundings are good for the _(形成) of a childs characterSECTION BDirections plete the following sentences according to the instructions given beloboth in English and in Chinese, using ONE word in each blank (10 points)91总的说，上海的夏天相当热。As _ _,
31、Shanghais climate is very hot during the summer92地震可能造成致命疾病的传播。An earthquake may _ in the _of deadly diseases93 人生是由欢笑和泪水组成的。Life _ _ laughter and tears94能够赢得假期并认识这么多新朋友，我感到非常幸运。I feel lucky to _ _ the holiday and have made so many friends95我从共汽车上下，发现钱包不见了。When I got _the bus, I found my wallet _长沙市
32、一中高一第2学期英语期中考试 参考答案(以下每小题1分)1-5 CBCAA 6-10 BABCA 11-15 CBBAC21-25 BADDC 26-30 CABCA 31-35 BCACB 36-40 CBCDD 41-45 DABDA46-50 CBBCD 51-55 ABADA 56-57 BC66-69 CBCA 70-73 ADAB 74-78 DCDCA 79-83 CBADB(以下每小题1分)16 12/twelve 17 puter science 18 8/eight 19 traveling/travelling 20 Canada58 been 59 visiting 60 both 61 by 62 covered 63 why 64 left 65 interested(以下每空1分)84 originally 85influence/impact/effect 86 similar 87 Personally 88 buried 89 cultural 90 formation91 a whole 92 result; spread 93 consists of 94 have won 95 off; missing/gone/lost
