2011-2012学年四川省雅安中学高一英语上学期期中考试试卷（附答案）
英 语 试 题
（命题人：罗志玲 审题人：刘小平）
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至8页，第Ⅱ卷第8页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卷和机读卡一并收回。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共 115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. Who will clean up the room?
A. The woman B. The man C. The woman"s sister.
2. When will the TV program begin today？
A. 9:10 B. 8:50 C. 9:00
3. What"s the weather like here?
A. Cold B. Warm C. Windy
4. What was the problem with the man?
A. He had a sleep problem. B. He was woken up by the noise.
C. He made lots of noise.
5. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. Sunday B. Cloudy C. Rainy
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。ww w.xkb1.c om
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What doesn"t the rent include?
A. Electricity B. Gas C. Water
7. What is not allowed if the man rents the room?
A. Removing the furniture. B. Raising pets. C. Having visitors
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who often smokes in the office?
A. Tom. B. A customer（顾客） C. The man.
9. Why does the man suggest punishing the smokers in the office?
A. Smoking leaves a bad impression on the customers.
B. Smoking wastes money. C. Smoking makes the air in the office bad.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the busy doing?
A. Preparing for a final exam. B. Going on a business trip.
C. Prepaing a picnic.
11. When does the woman plan to have a picnic?
A. On Monday. B. On Sunday. C. On Saturday.
12. What will the man do next Saturday?
A. Have a party. B. Attend a wedding. C. Call the woman.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is wrong with the woman?
A. She has a toothache. B. She has a sleep problem.
C. She can"t take an X-Ray.
14. When does the woman feel much better in a day?
A. In the evening. B. In the morning. C. In the afternoon.
15. What does the doctor suggest the woman do?
A. Clean the teeth before sleep. B. Do not have sweets before sleep.
C. Clean the teeth after she eats sweets.
16. What will the woman do next?
A. Take some medicine. B. Clean the teeth. C. Take an X-Ray.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why do people like to tell ghost stories on Halloween?
A. Because Halloween is said to be linked with ghosts.
B. Because the night is extremely dark on Halloween.
C. Because children become over-active on Halloween.
18. When do people usually tell ghost stories?
A. In the morning. B. At midnight. C. In the afternoon.
19. Who should not listen to ghost stories?
A. Over-active children. B. People who never read ghost stories.
C. People who have heart problems.
20. What is the most important function of telling ghost stories?
A. To create one"s own ghost stories. B. To make children quiet.
C. To help people relax.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21.The _______expression on her face suggested she was ________when she heard the news.
A. amazing; amazed B. amazed; amazing
C.amazed; amazed D. amazing; amazing
22. Jim was late for class again. He went into the room silently to avoid _______by the teacher.
A. seeing B. to be seen C. to D. being seen
23. Prices of daily goods _______ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying
24. After the war, Scarlett went home only to find _________houses and ________farms
everywhere.
A.burning; abandoning B. being burnt; abandoned
C. burnt; abandoning D. burnt; abandoned
25. You know ,Bob is a little slow_______understanding , so I have to be patient ______ him.
A. at ; for B. on; with C. in; to D. in , with
26. -----Would you mind lending me a cigarette?
------I"m very sorry, ________ I have none myself.
A. and B. but C. so D. for
27. Mr Daniel is now in our school, but he once in No. 1 Middle School for three years.
A. has worked B. worked C. had worked D. works
28. it is to spend the weekend without being forced to do anything!
A. What fun B. What a fun C. How fun D. How a fun
29. A new dining room is being built in our school, which is the former one.
A. three times the size as B. three times the size of
C. three times as the size of D. the size three times of
30. Tom is very kind and always ready to help others. , he is popular with all of his
classmates.
A. In fact B. In other words C. As well D. As a result
31. —How about the party in Tom’s house?
—I don’t know. I was too busy to attend it.
A. held B. to hold C. being held D. holding
32. Great changes have taken place in my hometown. It is like what it used to be.
A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
33. —Aren’t you tired, Melanie?
— . I’m used to walking.
A. Oh yes! B. Absolutely! C. Is that right! D. Not at all!
34. ------How about the book you are reading?
-------Good indeed. It ______many problems we have come across in our study.
A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers
35. -----Would you mind if I _______ here?
------_________. Go ahead.
A. smoke; No B. smoked; Sure
C.smoking; Of course not D. smoked; Certainly not
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。
It was a winter afternoon．Some friends and l were eating at a restaurant and talking．We talked and talked and soon 36 became the topic．Suddenly I 37 upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be fun to go swimming ? Others go 38 in winter，but why couldn’t we ? 39 , we could be healthier if we did．”I told them about this , and they all said it was a good idea 40 .
Early the next morning , we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our hands 41
for a bus to take us to the 42 ．The sky was clear；the sun was shining，but it was very cold all the same． 43 0ur heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm．We all felt we should go ___44__ but no one wanted to speak out .
We soon reached the sands．There was nobody there，but we were not discouraged．Instead we were 45 that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather． 46 we changed our clothes quickly．
But things were not going so 47 ．The freezing sea wind was blowing．We left very cold and 48 all over．At last we made up our minds to 49 into the water．We put our feet in first, __50__ to take them back very quickly．The water was unbelievably cold．
Then I suggested we all jump in．We all went back ten steps . I gave the 51 ，and we all rushed forward and jumped in．I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up __52__ and rushed again to the shore．So it was with my friends．We 53 0ur clothes as quickly as possible．
On the way back home，we talked about this unforgettable 54 ．The four of us did not __55____ school for the following three days．We all suffered a lot from a very bad cold，but we thought it was all worth it．
36．A．films B. sports C. music D. plays
37．A．caught B. fell C. hit D. came
38．A．skating B. swimming C. skiing D. camping
39．A．Besides B.Specially C. Really D. Clearly
40．A．surely B. indeed C. certainly D. truly
41．A．1ooking B. searching C. asking D. waiting
42．A．river B. lake C. sands D. pool
43．A．Yet B. Even C. If D. And
44．A．back B. forward C. away D. ahead
45．A．excited B. happy C. proud D. lonely
46．A．Or B. However C. Still D. So
47．A．wrong B. right C. bad D. smooth
48．A．walked B. changed C. hid D.trembled
49．A．drop B. go C. fun D. rush
50．A．just B. then C. only D. but
51．A．order B. message C. mark D. information
52．A．slowly B. nervously C. happily D. immediately
53．A．had on B. wore C. put on D. dressed
54．A．1ife B. experiment C. chance D. experience
55．A．attend B. reach C. enter D. go
第三节 阅读理解（共20小题，每下题2分，计40分）
阅读下面短文，然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
In 1970, my five brothers, my sister and I lived in the housing projects of Toronto with our parents. My father was a factory worker, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets of the projects sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around the Christmas in 1970, my father was out of his job and money was tight. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure what they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not disappoint the other kids in the neighborhood.
As my father left the house and went down the walkway, Santa Claus was walking up, with a great sack（袋） full of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a Merry Christmas. The happy man handed Dad the sack and walked away down the block.
We never knew who the man was and who showed us great kindness on a snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger. Each year we tell the story of the mysterious Santa Claus and try to repay（报答） his gifts by giving gifts to others in need.
56．The author’s father ________.
A. was once the richest man in his hometown B. had to support a family of 9 people
C. was working in a government office D. looked like Santa Claus most
57. What happened in 1970?
A. They had the worst Christmas in their lives.
B. The author’s father was out of work.
C. The author’s mother lost her job.
D. They had a little money left for Christmas.
58．The author’s family knew ________.
A. who the mysterious Santa Claus was
B. why the mysterious Santa Claus helped them
C. they could find the mysterious Santa Claus one day
D. how they could repay the mysterious Santa Claus
59．It can be inferred (推断)that ________.
A. the mysterious Santa Claus was one of their relatives
B. the mysterious Santa Claus was a rich man in the area
C. the sack from the mysterious Santa Claus was very expensive
D. the author’s family were all thankful to the mysterious Santa Claus
B
It doesn"t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That"s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true ? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al 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 every 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 doctors 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 the age of 94.
60. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. a person was found who actually didn"t 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 sleep
61. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
C. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
D. find out why some old people didn"t need any asleep
62. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.
A. was too old to need any sleep B. needed no sleep at all
C. often slept in a chair D. needed some kind of sleep
63. One reason that might explain Herpin"s sleeplessness was _______.
A. that he hadn"t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit
C. his mother"s injury before he was born
D. his magnificent physical condition
C
A man from Sri Lanka on Friday broke the Guinness world record for the longest time spent watching TV. He finished with 69 hours and 48 minutes.
Suresh Joachim did his TV viewing in the lobby (门厅) of WABC-TV as part of the “Guinness World Record Breaker Week ” on the TV talk show “Live With Regis and Kelly”.
After passing the previous record of 50 hours and 7 minutes Thursday, Joachim continued until about 7 am Friday.
Sitting on a brown leather couch, he watched nothing but ABC shows. 高@考@资@源@网
“I’m going to be a little tired of watching TV after this,” Joachim told reporters by phone during a brief break.
Rules of Guinness for the couch potato honor, allow for a five-minute break every hour and a 15-minute break every eight hours. The viewer must be constantly looking at the screen.
The hardest part, Joachim said on Live With Regis and Kelly, was “I couldn’t watch the people” —the many, waving passers-by on the street outside the ABC studio.
Joachim, who lives in Toronto but comes from Sri Lanka, now holds more than 16 Guinness records, including the longest duration（持续） balancing on one foot (76 hours, 40 minutes) and bowling for 100 hours. He does it, he says, to raise awareness of suffering children. 高@考@资@源@网
64. Which paragraph shows the main idea of the passage?
A. The first paragraph. B. The last paragraph.
C. The second paragraph. D. The sixth paragraph.
65. Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “constantly”?
A. All the time. B. At times.
C. Some time. D. Once upon a time.
66. What’s the biggest pity for Joachim when he did his TV viewing?
A. That Joachim could eat nothing.
B. That Joachim couldn’t watch the people outside.
C. That Joachim felt very tired.
D. That Joachim didn’t have any time for a break.
D
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean（地中海） has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30 000 hotels are booked without a break every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of these, however, is ruining anyone’s fun. Obviously, they don’t go there for clear water. They allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.
67. The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that .
A. they want to see historic remains
B. they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days
C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous places
D. they are interested in different cultural and social customs
68. According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than others?
A. Spain B. Greece C. France D. Italy
69. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 “one tourist for each person living in Spain”
means_______.
A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists
B. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
C. every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year
D. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
70. According to the passage, which of the following might ruin（毁坏） the tourists’ fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A. Polluted water. B. Rainy weather. C. Crowded buses. D. Traffic jams.
71. Which of the following statements is True?
A. The Mediterranean is welcomed by many Europeans living in the dark all the year around.
B. 3,700,000 tourists visit the Mediterranean every year.
C. The Mediterranean is always fascinating（迷人的） to most European visitors.
D. The Mediterranean is now the only place polluted most on earth.
E
If you want to learn anything at school, you need to listen to your teachers. Unfortunately, millions of kids can’t hear what their teachers are saying. And it’s not because these students are goofing off. Often, it’s the room’s fault. Building architecture and building design can create echo(回声)-filled classrooms that make hearing difficult.
Children with hearing impairments（损伤）suffer most from noisy classrooms. They sometimes can’t hear questions that other students ask in class. Compared with kids with healthy hearing, they have a harder time picking up new vocabulary words by hearing them in talking.
Even kids with normal hearing have a harder time in the classroom when there’s too much noise. Younger children in particular have trouble separating important sounds – like a teacher’s voice – from background noise. Kids with learning disabilities and speech impediments（障碍）and kids for whom English is a second language also have a harder time learning in noisy situations.
In recent years, scientists who study sound have been asking schools to reduce background noise, which may include loud air-conditioners and pipes. They’re also targeting outdoor noises, such as highway traffic. Noise reduction is a big deal. Why? Because quieter classrooms might make you smarter by letting you hear your lessons better.
“It’s so obvious that we should have quiet rooms that allow for access to the lesson,” says Dan Ostergren, a hearing scientist. “Sometimes it surprises me that we spend so much time discussing this topic. I just want to go. Why is this hard for anyone to grasp?”
72. The underlined part “goofing off” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “ ”.
A. lazy B. intelligent C. sleepy D. foolish
73. Who is most affected by noisy classrooms?
A. Children with learning disabilities. B. Children with speech impairments.
C. Children with hearing impediments. D. Children with normal hearing.
74. Why should noise be reduced in classrooms?
A. Quiet classrooms are suitable for kids to have discussions.
B. Quiet classrooms help kids recover from hearing impairments.
C. Kids can’t separate sounds of air-conditioners and pipes.
D. Kids can become smarter after hearing lessons better.
75. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Classroom design B. Noisy classrooms
C. The sense of hearing D. Disabled kids
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I have received your letter just now. Don’t worry about me. 76.__________
I’m getting on well with my research works in the lab. But 77._________
to my surprise ,you say you will give up learn English. 78.__________
The reason was that you have not done well in it recently 79.__________
and you have lost interesting. I’m afraid I can’t agree with 80.__________
you. I know it is not easy to learn English , and English 81.__________
is widely used in the world today and it will be important 82.__________
tool in their future work . Besides, it is becoming more 83.__________
and more important in our daily life. If you study hard , and 84.__________
you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there 85.__________
is a way. I’m looking forward to hearing good news from you.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
亲爱的同学们，从八月底到现在，高中生活已经两个月了！初中的学习生活（ junior school life）也许还历历在目，但崭新的高中（senior school）生活更值得你有所憧憬、有所作为。请你写一篇短信给你的初中英语老师，信中需表达以下要点：
1、感谢帮助。
2、在高中认识了更多的同学和老师，和大家相处愉快。
3、新环境中出现了一些问题，比如……（至少写两点）
4、希望老师回信给出建议。
5、盼望再次见到老师，祝福老师。
要求：词数100左右；可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear teacher,
How time flies! It’s almost two months since my senior school life began.________
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2011-2012学年四川省雅安中学高一英语上学期期中考试试卷参考答案
听力（1-20*1.5=30分）
1------5 BABBC 6------10 BBACA
11------15 BBABC 16------20 CABCC
单项选择（21—35*1=15分））
21-------25 CDBDD 26-------30 BBABD
31------35 AADCD
完形填空（36—55*1.5=30分））
36-------40 BCBAB 41-------45 DCBAC
46-------50 DDDBC 51-------55 ADCDA
阅读理解（56—75*2=40分））
56------60 BBDDA 61------65 CBCAA
66------70 BBADB 71------75 CACDB
改错（10分）
76.去掉have 77.works改work 78.learn 改learning
79. was 改 is 80. interesting 改 interest 81. and 改 but
82. be后加an 83. their 改 your/our 84. 去掉 and
85. 正确