1、2011-2012学年第一学期期末试卷高一 英语第一卷（选择题）第一部分 英语知识运用第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1 comeA. cold B. cock C. comfort D. improve2. deadA. eager B. great C. least D. health3. unitedA. use B. ugly C. upstairs D. put4. silenceA. weight B. ceiling C. bargain D. height5.
2、 thirtyA. theatre B. thus C. although D. feather第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6.-How did you find your visit to the museum, Jane?-_ _A. By taking a No.3 bus. B. Oh, wonderful !C.I went there alone.D.A classmate of mine showed me the way.7. In order to find _ better job, he decided to study _ second
3、foreign language.A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the8. The doctor told me to take the medicine .A. every fourth hours B. each fourth hourC. each four hours D. every four hours9. It was _ to see so many _ people in a small town.A. amazing; amazing B. amazing; amazed C. amazed; amazed D. amazed; a
4、mazing10 He is _ _ that everyone likes to make friends with him.A. a such honest boyB. so honest a boyC. so an honest boy D. such honest a boy11.This book _ _ 12 units, _ _ the unit of Music.A. contains, includingB. includes, containingC. contains, includesD. including, contains12. _ _ , he caught u
5、p with others.A. With the help of the teachers B. With the teachers helpC. By the teachers helpD. On the teachers help13.The young man helped the company recover, so his boss gave him an apartment _. A. in return B. in turn C. in charge D. in fact14. She doesnt like the way _ you speak to her. A. to
6、 B. in that C. how D. in which15. More attention must be paid _ _ the endangered animals.A. protect B. to protect C. to protecting D. protecting16Computers in offices and homes since 1970sAhave been used Bhad been used Cwas Dhas been used17. I wont see the film tonight. I am busy. _, it is raining c
7、ats and dogs.A. Beside B. However C. Besides D. As well as18. We shouldnt spend our money testing so many people, most of _ are healthy.A. that B. whichC. whatD. whom19. The tiger, once a _ _ animal to humans, is now _ of disappearing on the earth.Adangerous, dangerBdangerous, in dangerCin danger, i
8、n dangerDdanger, in danger20Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs? AMy pleasure BWith pleasureCOf course I do DYesThats all fight第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。Nowadays 21 children go to school 22 few of them have ever
9、asked themselves 23 they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, 24 and a few other 25 . But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school? Actually children
10、 go to school to 26 themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to 27 themselves. They learn their own language 28 they will be able to 29 with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn 30 about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be
11、 able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. 31 helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use 32 in their 33 , but there is one more 34 reason why children go to schoo
12、l. It is more important to receive education than just learning 35 .We go to school 36 to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who 37 knows how to learn will always be 38 because whenever he is faced
13、with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. 39 , children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to 40 how to learn. 21. A. some B. most C. few D. all 22. A. but B. so C. and D. because 23. A.
14、how B. when C. why D. that 24. A. cooking B. sowing C. playing D. geography 25. A. subjects B. skills C. languages D. games 26. A. make B. prepare C. teach D. study 27. A. teach B. support C. live D. work 28. A. and B. in order to C. so as to D. so that 29. A. communicate B. work C. talk D. study 30
15、. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing 31. A. Foreign languages B. Mathematics C. History D. Geography 32. A. practical B. special C. different D. importance 33. A. work B. lives C. study D. communication 34. A. difficult B. unusual C. important D. kind 35. A. foreign languages B. scien
16、ce C. mathematics D. facts 36. A. above all B. at all C. in all D. for all 37. A. doesnt B. never C. really D. may 38. A. unsuccessful B. calm C. successful D. useful 39. A. Although B. But C. However D. Therefore 40. A. begin B. work C. live D. learn 第二部分： 阅读理解 （共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节 阅读
17、下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe English are often considered as unfriendly people who dont talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didnt stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting
18、 stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that shed lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I
19、waited and waited After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, shed gon
20、e to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车资，车费).”41.In the writers opinion, London taxi drivers are _.A. unfriendly B. talkative C. helpful D. strange enough42. From the passage we guess that the writer _.A. is the driver
21、of the taxiB. often travels by taxiC. is a foreigner visiting LondonD. lives in London43. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?A. Conductor. B. Stranger. C. Taxi driver. D. Porter.44. The man was waiting outside the womans house because _.A. he began to like the woman and her
22、dog at the first sightB. the woman had not paid himC. he wanted to know what would happen when the police cameD. he was trying to go on talking with her BIt doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard ab
23、out AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched ev
24、ery movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The d
25、octors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.Herpin died at
26、 the age of 94.45. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. a person was found who actually didnt need any sleep B.large numbers of people do not need sleep C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep46. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting
27、to _. A. cure him of his sleeplessness B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping D. find out why some old people didnt need any sleep47. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin _. A. was too old to need an
28、y sleep B. often slept in a chair C. needed no sleep at all D. needed some kind of sleep48. One reason that might explain Herpins sleeplessness was _. A. that he hadnt got a bed B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C. his mothers injury before he was born D. his magnificent physica
29、l condition49. AI Herpins condition could be regarded as _. A. a common one B. one that could be cured C. very healthy D. a rare oneCIts summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to yo
30、ung audience.Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Release Date: June 4 Story: Its the summer before Harry Potters third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards Prison. And he broke out to f
31、ulfill one task to kill Harry Potter. Around the World in 80 Days Release Date: June 16 Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his
32、martial arts skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet.Spider- Man 2Release Date: June 30 Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with his dual (双重的) identity as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane: m
33、eanwhile, his aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain(坏人) , Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more trouble.King Arther Release Date: July 7Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights(骑士) in Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire（帝国）. Unde
34、r the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams50. According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you will see the film on _. A. June 4 B. June 16 C. June 30 D. July 751.In Spider-Man 2, Aunt Mays troubl
35、e is caused by_. A. Peter Parker B. Mary Jane C. Dr. Otto Octavius D. Spider-Man52. Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain? A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. B. Around the World in 80 Days. C. Spider-Man 2 D. King Arthur DCountry music is one of the most popular kinds of m
36、usic in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.Country mu
37、sic, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electr
38、ic guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army cam
39、ps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio station
40、s broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world. 53. It can be learned from the passage that country m
41、usic comes from . A. the Northeast and Midwest B. factories and army camps in the South C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West D. real-life stories in small towns54. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in . A. the south B. the north C. the Midwest D. the Northeast55. During World
42、 War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because . A. they wanted to take music with them B. they wanted to make other people like country music C. they wanted to work in the factories there D. they wanted to make country music popular56. Country music is one of the most popul
43、ar kinds of music in the world today because . A. city people said it was low class B. people could sing it in many different languages C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Country music is about human feelings and events. B. Country music is sung by stars all in En
