江苏省如东高级中学2010～2011学年度第一学期期中考试2010.11
高一英语试卷
命题人：杨建华
(考试时间：120分钟 总分：120分)
注意事项：
1、本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。
2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题(三部分，共85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)
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。
1. How long has the meeting been put off?
A. For 5 minutes. B. For 15minutes. C. For 25 minutes.
2. When will the speakers arrive in San Francisco?
A. At 7:45. B. At 6:45. C. At 5:45.
3. What book has the woman bought?
A. The math book. B. The history book. C. The English book.
4. What will the woman do tonight?
A. Meet her manager. B. Visit the man. C. Go to the party.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. The new director just came back from London.
B. She hasn’t met the new director yet.
C. She met the new director this morning.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Why was the woman angry with her parents?
A. They didn’t allow her to watch TV.
B. They didn’t tell her the truth.
C. They gave her a lot of housework.
7. What does the man ask the woman to do next time?
A. Have a talk with her parents.
B. Have her parents call him.
C. Telephone him.
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why does the woman make the call?
A. To ask her parents to buy her some food.
B. To discuss her business plan.
C. To ask about her family.
10. Where is the woman’s mother?
A. At a shopping center. B. In the hospital. C. At home.
11. When will the woman probably come back home?
A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In three weeks.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What does the woman want to do on the beach?
A. Watch the boats. B. Watch the fish. C. Sunbathe.
13. How will the speakers go to the beach?
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By car.
14. When are the speakers leaving?
A. At about 4:30 on Friday.
B. At about 4:00 on Saturday.
C. At about 4:30 on Sunday.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. When did the woman become famous?
A. At the age of 17. B. At the age of 16. C. At the age of 15.
16. What did the woman want to be when she was five?
A. A painter. B. A swimmer. C. A singer.
17. How many years has the woman swum?
A. For 22 years. B. For 19 years. C. For 15 years.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What percent of the area is covered by forests in Switzerland?
A. About 30%. B. About 50%. C. About 70%.
19. What are the Swiss famous for?
A. Being born foreign. B. Working hard. C. Speaking many official languages.
20. What language is spoken by most Swiss?
A. French. B. Italian. C. German.
第二部分：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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. I don't think the experiment is _____ failure, because it has provided us with _____ valuable experience for our future tests.
A. a; a B. a; / C. /; / D. /; a
22. If you want help, money or anything else, let me know, _____ you?
A. don’t B. will C. shall D. do
23. _____ is known to us all, the old scientist, for _____ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.
A. As; whom B. What; whom C. It; whose D. As; whose
24. -- Can I help you?
-- Oh, yes. I bought this mobile phone yesterday, but it now doesn’t _____.
A. turn B. use C. work D. do
25. Have you ever given a present and watched your friend look _____ she had opened the wrong box?
A. as if B. even if C. like D. though
26. -- Come on! Please give me some advice about the project.
-- Sorry. With so much work _____ my mind, I almost break down.
A. filled B. to fill C. filling D. being filled
27. All the neighbors admire this family _____ the parents are treating their child like a friend.
A. why B. where C. which D. that
28. _____ you have grown up, you should not rely on your parents any longer.
A. Although B. Though C. Now that D. However
29. _____ the mother, the little boy entered the room, _____.
A. Followed; cried B. Following; crying C. Following; cried D. Followed; crying
30. The visiting professor, along with the invited guests, _____ all present at the meeting.
A. was B. were C. had D. has
31. We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite _____ as planned.
A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out
32. -- You are always full of _____. Can you tell me the secret?
-- Taking plenty of exercise every day.
A. power B. strength C. force D. energy
33. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed B. informed C. informing D. on informing
34. The magazine published this month is _____ reading, so he advised me _____it.
A. worth; to buy B. worth; buying C. worthy; to buy D. worthy; buying
35. He can hardly drive a car, and _____.
A. neither can’t I B. so can’t I C. so can I D. neither can I
第三部分：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从36—55各题所给的四个选项(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其涂黑。
She was a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she had no __36__ from her mother, who was very pleased with her. __37__ at one point she became somewhat mysterious, not as __38__ as she had been. She had a __39__ that she kept under lock and key. The mother could not help __40__ about her—what if she fell in love? She was not old enough for that. __41__, she was reaching the “dangerous stage”. These thoughts were troubling the mother.
One weekend the __42__ came to say that she was going to the cinema with her classmates and would __43__ late that night. Although the mother __44__, she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been __45__ at night before. The mother waited until nine o’clock and her unease began to __46__. She decided to go out to __47__ her daughter. Just then the noise of a car pulling up __48__ her to the window and there was her daughter, waving __49__ to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, __50__ nothing had happened.
“Mum, I’m back.”
“Yes.”
“Sorry to be late. Still sitting up? ”
“Yes. Oh, that… Who was that boy?”
The daughter was __51__ very much, and then said, “Ah, it was my monitor. He gave me a __52__ on his way home. Mum, I’m going to bed.”
“All right. Sleep well.”
The next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some __53__, she found her diary on the pillow. After a few minutes’ hesitation she __54__ the diary to the page of the night before. It read, “Mum, it’s love that made you ask, but it would have been __55__ if you hadn’t.”
Holding the diary, the mother fell in thought about what her daughter had said.
36. A. troubles B. secrets C. pressure D. need
37. A. So B. And C. But D. Because
38. A. communicative B. clever C. quiet D. considerate
39. A. diary B. letter C. heart D. thought
40. A. worrying B. asking C. talking D. complaining
41. A. In all B. After all C. First of all D. At all
42. A. mother B. teacher C. girl D. boy
43. A. stay B. start C. leave D. return
44. A. agreed B. refused C. promised D. realized
45. A. there B. here C. out D. back
46. A. disappear B. reduce C. form D. grow
47. A. meet B. watch C. punish D. blame
48. A. reminded B. forced C. carried D. drew
49. A. flags B. hello C. goodbye D. goodwill
50. A. thinking B. pretending C. suggesting D. hoping
51. A. excited B. disappointed C. scared D. surprised
52. A. gift B. lift C. welcome D. ticket
53. A. cooking B. washing C. tidying D. reading
54. A. hid B. kept C. closed D. opened
55. A. dangerous B. understanding C. annoying D. interesting
第四部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I’m fat. I’m too skinny. I’d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs. Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, you’re not alone. As a teen, you’re going through a ton of changes in your body. And as your body changes, so does your image of yourself. Lots of people have trouble getting used to it, and this can affect their confidence.
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves. But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself.
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in. If you’re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK. But it’s no one’s business but your own what your body is like--finally, you have to be happy with yourself.
Next, find which aspects (方面) of your appearance you can change and which you can’t. Everyone, even the most perfect-seeming celebrity (名人), has things about themselves that they can’t change and need to accept--like their height, for example, or their shoe size.
If there are things about yourself that you want to change and can, do this by making goals for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods.
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop. Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure. It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes.
56. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _____.
A. most teens like to have a special body image
B. many teens can’t accept their body changes easily
C. teens prefer to change their body image quickly
D. teens usually change their opinions on their body image
57. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?
A. Change the way other people look at you.
B. Go to your doctor for advice on how to change your body.
C. Learn from some celebrities on how to change your body.
D. Realize you can’t change everything about yourself.
58. The underlined phrase “put yourself down” in the first paragraph probably means _____.
A. make yourself fall down
B. write down your name somewhere
C. force yourself to do something
D. say negative things about yourself
59. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. how to adjust to the changes of your body
B. how to build confidence by changing your body
C. how to keep an attractive body image
D. how to find pleasure in your day
B
Climbing stairs is a well-established way to help keep fit. But many staircases don’t lend themselves to climbing. They are often located in hard-to-reach places and unattractively designed and lighted. Then is there a worthwhile health benefit from walking down stairs?
Now, researchers are urging building designers to rethink their work – even including using music – to encourage people to use stairs more.
Writing in The Southern Medical Journal, the researchers said that even a little increase in the use of stairs could play a role in helping to solve the nation’s weight problem. The lead author of the article is Dr. Ishak A. Mansi of Louisiana State University. His wife, Nardine Mansi, an architect (建筑师), is a co-author.
The authors pointed out several characteristics of stair design that discourage regular use. To begin with, they said, stairs are generally viewed as a way to leave a building in case of fire. Because of fire codes, the article said, they usually have heavy spring doors and no carpeting (铺设地毯). They are also not air-conditioned.
Instead, the authors said stairs should be made a central feature of new buildings and be designed to draw people to them. Even in existing buildings, they said, improvements can be made.
In one study, the article said, researchers looked at increasing stair use at a workplace by adding carpeting. They also painted the walls, put up artwork and played music in the stairwell. And they put up motivational (激励人的) signs encouraging people to take the stairs.
60. What does the author mean by saying “many staircases don’t lend themselves to climbing”?
A. Climbing stairs is tiring and often takes much time.
B. Present stairs are inconvenient for people to use.
C. People prefer taking lifts to taking staircases.
D. Some buildings have no staircases.
61. Building designers are advised to _____.
A. play background music on the first floor
B. design special staircases for climbers
C. try to attract people to climb stairs
D. build stairs at a quiet and unnoticed place
62. Why is there no carpeting on stairs in buildings?
A. It may be stolen.
B. It is very likely to get dirty.
C. It makes cleaning the stairs difficult.
D. It is easy to catch fire.
63. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Climbing stairs – the best way to exercise
B. Making stairs a place for exercise
C. Which is better – stairs or lifts
D. Solving the nation’s weight problem
C
Whether you depend on your bike for transportation or exercise, you’ll enjoy these fun facts on this two-wheeled vehicle.
● In 1817, Karl von Drais, from Germany, invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster. The machine became known as the “draisine,” and led to the creation of the modern bicycle.
● The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s, when it was created in France to describe a new kind of two-wheeler.
● Fred A. Birchmore circled the globe by bicycle at the age of 25 in 1935. The whole trip covered forty thousand miles. He rode about 25,000 miles and wore out seven sets of tires (轮胎).
● There are over a half billion bicycles in China. They are the most common means of transportation. Bikes were first brought to China in the late 1800s.
● About 100 million bicycles are made worldwide each year.
● Americans use their bicycles for less than one percent of all city trips. Europeans bike in cities a lot more often – in Italy 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle, 30 percent in the Netherlands, and seven out of eight Dutch people over age 15 have a bike.
● The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle races in the world. Established in 1903, it is considered to be the biggest test of endurance (耐力) out of all sports. Lance Armstrong, an American cyclist, is the only rider to have won seven titles (1999--2005) after surviving cancer.
● Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX), an extreme style of bicycle track racing, became a sport in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Maris Strombergs, from Latvia, received the gold medal from Men’s BMX, and Anne-Caroline Chausson, from France, took home the gold in the first Women’s BMX Olympic event.
64. The passage is written mainly to _____.
A. tell an interesting story
B. tell us the history of the bicycle
C. encourage more people to ride bicycles
D. introduce some interesting facts about the bicycle
65. Who use the bicycle least according to the passage?
A. Chinese. B. Americans. C. Italians. D. Dutch people.
66. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Karl von Drais invented the modern bicycle.
B. Fred A. Birchmore was the first to go around the world.
C. Anne-Caroline Chausson won seven titles of the Tour de France.
D. Maris Strombergs won the first Men’s BMX Olympic event.
67. From the passage, we know that the author _____.
A. owns a bicycle shop
B. is good at riding a bike
C. has a rich knowledge of the bicycle
D. has taken part in the Tour de France
D
Most parents are not willing to let their children stay home by themselves. When Paul’s parents finally decided to let him stay alone, it was an experience that he’d never forget.
The old house was divided into two small houses by a thin wall. On the north were the Leonards, and on the south were the Hargers.
The Leonards – the husband, the wife, and the 8-year-old son had just moved in. And aware of the wall, they argued in a friendly way as to whether or not the boy, Paul, was old enough to be left alone for the evening while they went to a “certain” movie. The reason for their not wanting Paul to see certain movies, certain magazines, certain books and certain television shows was a mystery he respected.
“I’ll be all right,” said Paul. He was very tall for his age and thin. “What could happen to me here? I’ll be fine.”
Soon after Paul’s parents left, the radio in the Hargers’ house went on. It was soft at first – so soft that Paul couldn’t make out the announcer’s words. Gradually, the music was so weak and unharmonious (不协调的) that it could not be recognized.
Bravely, Paul tried to listen to the music rather than to the man and woman who were fighting.
The voices of the man and woman were getting louder, drowning out the radio. The woman was shouting now! The man was shouting something awful. All at once it was all quiet next door – except for the radio.
Now the fighting was beginning again – louder and louder, crazy and cruel. The woman shouted again. Paul stood, shaking, wanting to shout in fear.
Paul heard the clicking of the woman’s heels (鞋后跟) across the floor. The radio volume increased until the sound made Paul feel like he was trapped in a drum.
“And now,” the radio announcer shouted loudly, “remember if you have a dedication (the words that are used at the beginning of a book, piece of music, performance, etc. to offer it to sb. as a sign of thanks or respect), call Milton 9-3000 and ask for All-Night Sam”.
A door slammed next door and someone hammered (敲打) on the door. A pain spread over Paul’s skin. He faced the truth: The man and woman would kill each other if he did not stop them.
He beat his fists on the wall. “Mr. Harger! Mrs. Harger! Stop it!” He cried.
Next door, dishes were broken. Paul stood by the wall, helpless.
“Remember the number!” said All-Night Sam. “Milton 9-3000!”
In a state of confusion, Paul went to the phone and dialed the number.
“I wonder if I might make a dedication,” said Paul. “From Mr. Harger to Mrs. Harger, the message is I love you, and let’s make up and start over again.”
Paul dropped the phone back. The music stopped and Paul felt a big surprise when he heard Sam saying “I’ve been asked to bring a man and his wife back together again. I guess there’s no sense in kidding ourselves about marriage! It isn’t any bowl of cherries! There are ups and downs”
No sound other than the music from the radio was ever heard from next door after this.
68. According to the passage, we can know _____.
A. the Leonards have lived here for a long time
B. Paul understood what a “certain” movie was
C. Paul has got used to the fighting between the Hargers
D. it was the first time that Paul had been left alone
69. Which of the following best shows the inner changes of Paul?
A. Confident→frightened→helpless→surprised.
B. Frightened→helpless→confident→surprised.
C. Confident→surprised→frightened→helpless.
D. Surprised→helpless→frightened→confident.
70. It can be inferred that _____.
A. the Hargers stopped fighting and made up finally
B. the marriage between the Hargers finally broke up
C. the Leonards decided to move away at the end
D. it was when the Leonards came back that the fighting stopped
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题(两部分，共35分)
第五部分：任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。(每空1词)
The mind plays an important role in achieving every kind of goal, minor everyday goals or major goals.
With minor day-to-day goals, one usually knows what he wants to do or get, but when it comes to major goals, most people don’t know what they really desire. They desire to do something big, but they don’t know what to do. To succeed in doing anything and to use your mind power, you have to know exactly what you want to do. In order to focus your mind power on a goal, you need to have a clear and well-defined goal. How do you go about that?
You have first to think or meditate to find out what you want to gain or accomplish. For this you need focused and clear thinking.
After discovering what you really want to accomplish, you need to come up with a plan for action. You need to know that you have to do first and how to continue. All of these require planning, which means using the power of the mind.
After deciding on a goal and coming up with a plan, you need to hold in your mind a clear mental image of your goal. You need to see it accomplished. This step requires that you use your imagination, which is another power of the mind.
Affirmation (肯定) is a useful mental tool for you to use. What you affirm becomes part of the subconscious (潜意识的) mind, and consequently affects your behavior and actions. If your affirmations are positive or affirmative, they lead you to success.
Another important power of the mind is thought transference (转移). You need to be able to send your thoughts to other people. Often, you have to persuade others to agree with your ideas or help you in other ways. It is not enough just to talk with them. You need to believe in what you are saying, you need to be able to make other people believe something is true, otherwise they won’t listen and won’t care and you need to be able to reject your and their doubts. To be able to do so, you need concentration, control over your thoughts, the ability to control your mind, self-discipline and patience.
Not every thought becomes a reality and a thought has to be repeated often in order to make it come true. Doubts, fears and worries tend to destroy what you build with the power of your mind, which means that you need to clear your mind of negative thoughts and doubts.
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第六部分：单词拼写(共10小题;每小题0.5分，满分5分)
根据下列的句意及首字母或所给汉语提示，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)
81. Reducing the gap between rich and poor is one of the main __________ (挑战) facing the government.
82. Though his grandfather is in his eighties, he is still __________ (精力充沛的).
83. As a college student, you should learn to be __________ (独立的) of your parents.
84. I insist that he give me a reasonable __________ (解释) for his stupid behavior.
85. We must remember that every person deserves to be treated with __________ (宽容，容忍), respect,
and dignity.
86. According to the school rules, all the students are f__________ to smoke, or they will get punished.
87. Many students stayed up late, going over their lessons in p__________ for the coming exams.
88. Many people find it e__________ to go to a wrong toilet.
89. C__________ more on your work, or you’ll easily make mistakes.
90. After e__________ greetings, the two friends started to share their recent stories.
第七部分：书面表达(满分20分)
随着网络的飞速发展，一种新的语言—网络语言出现了。由于其简洁、生动和富有幽默性，它很快得到了广大网友特别是青少年的喜爱。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇关于网络语言的英语短文。
要点提示：
1、 一些人认为网络语言时髦，使用方便、快捷;也有人认为网络语言可笑、粗俗，有时会造成误解，并且会对青少年学习母语造成不好的影响;
2、 谈谈你自己对网络语言的看法。
注意：1、词数150左右。
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：网络语言web language; 方便的convenient; 可笑的ridiculous; 粗俗的vulgar
