市鸽悉学校高二英语上学期期末考试1 (3)

盘船州斜盒市鸽悉学校天水市一中2008级第一学期
期末考试题
英语
注意事项：
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)、第II卷(非选择题)和答题纸三部分。

共120分。

考试时间 90分钟。

2、第II卷答案一律写在答题纸上，答在试卷上无效。

交卷时只交机读卡和答题纸。

第一卷（选择题）
第一卷选择题答案请填写在机读卡上
Ⅰ语音(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
1. terrify A.policy B.reply C.properly D.Sunday
2. butcher A.teacher B.stomach C.headache D.chemistry
3. invite A.divide B.invitation C.flight D.written
4. loss A.stone B.lose Cphoto D.politics
5. face plete B.once C.addict D.caring
II.单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
6. —Well, Dick, I’m sorry but I have to leave.
—______. I hope to hear from you soon.
A. Enjoy yourself
B. Keep in touch
C. Don’t be so sad
D. So am I
7.It’s ___ thing to enjoy watching someone playing football,but it’s quite __ to
play football yourself.
A. a; another
B. one; other
C. one; another
D. a; other
8.The old man made ______ clear that he would retire soon.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. them
9. Entering the garden, I found it ____ with ____ leaves.
A. covering; fallen
B. covered; falling
C. covering; falling
D. covered; fallen
10. A great performance was held on the campus of Beijing University on the night of May 4 and was given _____ coverage(报道) by the CCTV.
A. alive
B. lively
C. life
D. live
11. _____ great progress we have made, we should not be conceited.(自大的)
A. Whatever
B. How
C. However
D. What
12.The family is faced with lots of trouble, _____ the house problem is the worst.
A.which
B. with which
C. That
D. of which
13. --- I’m sorry. I ___________ at you the other day.
--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout
B. shouldn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout
D. mustn’t have shouted
14. I think that you dislike going to bed early,_________?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. do I
D. don’t I
15. He left home early only ________he was late as he went a wrong way.
A. found
B. to find
C. Finding
D. being found
16. ________, he knew a lot of things.
A. A child as he was
B. Child as he was
C. A child was he
D. As child was he
17. More and more students are _____ this modern type of instruction.
A. benefiting from
B. comparing to
C. giving off
D. setting out
18. Not until I began to work______ how much time I had wasted.
A.did I realize
B. didn’t I realize
C. I realized
D. I didn’t realize
19. by the beauty of nature , the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
A. Attracting
B. Attracted
C. To be attracted
D. Having attracted
20. I ________ that I won’t tell anyone your secret. You should trust me.
A. swear.
B.declare
C. announce
D.demand
III.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher parent meeting. To the little boy’s 21 ,she said she would go. This 22be the first time that his classmates and teacher
23 his mother and he felt 24 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was
a severe scar(疤痕)that 25 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to
26 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 27 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 28 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 29 himself from everyone. He did, however, 30 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 31 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “ 32 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was
33 afraid to go in because the fire was 34 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed,
I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 35 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 36 the burned side
of her face. “This scar will be 37, but to this day, I have never 38 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 39of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 40 for the rest of the day.
21. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
22. A. would B. could C. should D. must
23. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
24. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
25. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
26. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
27. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
28. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
29. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
30. A. understand B. remind C. hear D. learn
31. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
32. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
33. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
34. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
35. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
36. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
37. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
38. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
39. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
40. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
Ⅳ.阅读（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
A
A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who come to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others.
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter—not a recommendation (介绍信)，”
“Y ou are wrong” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.
“ All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor.” He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quitely for his turn instead of pushing and crowding. When I asked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails. “ Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant than letters.”
41. A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper___________
A. in order to hire an office boy
B. so as to dismiss the others
C. in order to select one among the fifty applicants
D. so as to select one and dismiss the others
42. The underlined word “indicating” probably means ________.
A. that is
B. and of course
C. so
D. suggesting
43. ___________ was the very person the gentleman preferred.
A. He who has a great many letters
B. He who had no letters
C. He who wiped his feet before entering the room
D. he who was careful, kind , polite and thoughtful
44.The gentleman dismissed the other boys because_________.
A. they didn’t pick up the book lying on the floor
B. they pushed and crowded.
C. they were impolite
D. all the above
45. According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy______.
A. not by his letters but by his good manners
B. by the relationship between them
C. by the feelings
D. by his letters
B
Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for ― its stadium (露天大型运动场) and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pomp eii’s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years. Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22000 people.
It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano . Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.
In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.
For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains （喷泉）, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread ― a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye makeup.
Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.
46. Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?
A. To visit the volcano
B. To shop and eat there
C. To watch sports and plays
D. To watch how Pompeiians lived
47. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?
A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.
B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.
C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.
D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.
48. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?
A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.
B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.
C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.
D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.
49. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?
A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.
B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.
C. They enjoyed a good life with drinking and eating.
D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.
C
Fading beauty
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are no t sure about the materials the Italian
artist used and their current chemical state (状态).
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the s mile in shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
50. What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”?
A. The painted woman is not so beautiful any more.
B. Ageing is something that affects us all.
C. The painting needs repairing.
D. At such an old age, she is no longer popular.
51.What makes the repair work difficult?
A. The wooden panel is thin and old.
B. No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting and how it might respond
to treatment.
C. The health of the painting is suffering
D. Experts can’t agree on how to carry out repairs.
52. What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingston?
A. The materials the Italian artist used.
B. The way she smiles.
C. The way Da Vinci painted the smile.
D. It plays a trick upon the human mind.
D
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy.After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy.However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is ? A territory is an area that an animal , usually the male , claims as its own.Only he and his family are welcome there.No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and your friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout,Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost anytime, especially at nesting season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs. You can see that birds have a language of all their own . Most of it has to do with attarcting mates and setting up territories.
53. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually_____.
A. an expression of happiness
B. a way of warning
C. an expression of anger
D. a way of greeting
54. What is a bird’s “territory”?
A. A place where families of other species are not accepted
B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C. An area for which birds fight against each other
D. An area which a bird considers to be its own
55. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A. Because they want to invite more friends .
B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.
C. Because they want to find outsiders around.
D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
Ⅴ.补全对话，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
---- What was the party like last night, Bruce?
---- Not bad at all, thanks,Betty. There are some interesting people there._56____
---- Well. I couldn’t get away from work early.And when I got home I had a headache,so I had to go straight to bed.But I wasn’t able to sleep for hours.
---- ___57 _Why didn’t you take some sleeping pills?
---- I don’t like them. I used to take them when I wasn’t able to sleep, you know, but they did have side effect.
----___58__
---- Three every night.
---- __59__.
---- Because I was under a lot of stress. Anyway, I used to feel terrible the next morning.
---- __60__
---- The doctor said I had to be careful.
---- He was quite right.
---- So I have decided to give up the habit of taking coffee late at night.
A. What happened?
B. What a shame!
C. I’m sure you did.
D. Why couldn’t you come?
E. What do you have in mind?
F. How many did you use to take?
G. Oh, why did you take so many?
第二卷（非选择题）
Ⅵ. 单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
61. We must ensure that people should develop in h___________ with the
environment.
62. _______ （太阳的）energy is widely used in our life.
63.The ship sank after a c_______ with an iceberg.
64.If you have any questions, don’t h_________ to ask me. It’s my pleasure to help you.
65.The goods were t__________ by train.
66.When you are making big decisions, it is important to get __________（支持） from your family.
67.You should not look down on people who do physical l__________.
68.H_____________ is the lightest gas with no colour,taste or smell, which combines with oxygen to form water.
69.Scientists have made a major ___________(突破) in their treatment of the disease.
70.The Queen is on a _________(私下的) visit to Scotland.
Ⅶ.课文填空。

（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
71. On the 24th of August in 79 AD, between two and three in the afternoon my mother drew my uncle’s
____________ to a cloud of unusual size and shape.
72. Whatever great ________________ the future may have in store for China, it is likely that
many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing.
73. Zhongguancun is _______ to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
74. Zhongguancun made it possible for him to _________ his dreams and help the country he loves.
75. To make a ___________, Verne had to write and sell stories.
76. By taking the scientific development of his day one step further, Jules Vern laid the
________________ of modern science fiction.
77. The researchers and scientists in Zhongguancun know that they can only reach the top if they
are ready to _______ with and learn from failure.
78. Life in the oceans ____________ from the tiniest plankton all the way up to giants like sharks
and whales.
79. This circulation _______ energy to the marine ecosystems and moved nutrients around.
80. Learning about the ______________ of water helps us understand life on our planet.
Ⅷ.短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
Helen is a twenty-years-old girl. She never had a job 81._________
before. Now she wanted get a job. So she went to meet 82._________
Mr Black, the manager of the hotel. Mr Black told 83._________
her it was getting very busy in the hotel on the evenings. 84._________
He asked her if she was interesting in a part-time job. 85._________
The girl said that she did. Then Mr Black said she had 86._________
to work very faster and that she must be there at six 87._________
every afternoon and work from six to ten, Monday to 88._________
Friday. He offered her with 4.5 dollars an hour. Hellen 89._________
pleased with the offer and decided to start work the next day. 90._________
Ⅸ. 书面表达（满分15分）
某英文报社准备刊发一篇题为Living in the city的有关城市生活的利和弊的文章，根据下面提示，写一篇词数为100左右的短文。

要求：1．覆盖以上内容，可作适当发挥。

2．词数100左右。

天水市一中2008级第一学期期末考试
英语答案
Ⅰ语音(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
II.单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
6—10.BCCDD 11—15. ADBBB 16---20. BAABA
III.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
21---25. BADBC 26---30 AADAC 31----35. ABDAC 36---40. DBDBC
Ⅳ.阅读（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
41—45. ADDDA 46—50. DCBCC 51—55. BCAAB
Ⅴ.补全对话，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）56—60 DBFGC
第二卷（非选择题）
Ⅵ. 单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
61. harmony 62. Solar 63. collision 64. hesitate 65. transported 66. support
67. labour\labor 68. Hydrogen 69. breakthrough 70. private
Ⅶ.课文填空。

（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
71. attention 72. achievements 73. home 74. follow 75. living 76. foundation
77. deal 78. ranges 79. adds 80. properties
Ⅷ.短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
81. years---year 82. wanted后加to 83. 第二个the 变为a 84. on----in
85. interesting--- interested 86. did---was 87. faster---fast 88. 正确
89. 去掉with 90. pleased前加was
Ⅸ. 书面表达（满分15分）
Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages. It is often easier to find work. There are always many choices of public transport. Besides, there are a lot of interesting things to do and places to see. You can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to cinemas and go to
parks whenever you want to relax. However, living in a city is often very expensive. You must find a well-paid job, otherwise, you will not be able to afford the things you will do. What's more, the city is always crowded, noisy and dirty. It is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and fresh air as in the countryside.。