甘肃省临夏河州中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

出卷人：审核人：注意：答案必须写到答题卡上，否则不得分！请把选择题的正确答案用笔涂黑！Ⅰ. 选出与所给单词划线部分读音一样的单词（每题1分）1. custom A. curiosity B. beautiful C. must D. adventure2. produce A. obvious B. solar C. combine D. billion3. thus A. theory B. birthplace C. clothing D. strength4. permit A. admire B. religion C. remind D. unlike5. gentle A. float B. glare C. limit D. novel Ⅱ. 单项选择（每题1分）11.Wang Peng was amazed this and especially the prices.A. at, toB. to, atC. to, toD. at, at12.--- May I tell this to my best friend?--- No, you . Never let anybody else know about it.A. needn’tB. can’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t13. the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery.A. WhatB. WetherC. WhyD. Which14.---Mr Adams, if you’d mind us a few question.A. askingB. to askC. askD. asked15. she will forgive you or not depends on your attitude.A. WhatB. ThatC. WhetherD. If16.They got together to their team’s winning the football match.A. memorizeB. celebrateC. remindD. hold17.She is too weak, so the doctor advise her to eat a special to put on weight.A. food,theB. diet,theC. food,\D. diet,\18. his laziness, he lost his job.A. As a result ofB. As a resultC. Account forD. Because19.---Do you mind my smoking here?---No, .A. go aheadB. I mind very muchC. I don’t mindD. I don’t like20.---- .---Yes, I’d like a cup of green tea, and some cake.A. Would you like to order now?B. Anything to order?C. Could we have the bill?D. You pay it now or after dinner?Ⅲ. 完形填空（每题1.5分）One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 21 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me. He was in a(n) 22 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 23 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 24 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.He was busy doing his work 25 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the cafe for 26 from the rain. More and more people crowded 27 and gradually separated the boy from me. Hours passed, and it turned 28 . I had no shoes on my feet and 29 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 30 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.When it was near midnight the 31 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the cafe. The cafe was to be 32 . I had to move to the door, head 33 . Just as I went to the gate, I 34 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 35 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 36 . He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 37 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened theim with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 38 of the bo package 39 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 40 him and wrapped hy stayed in my mind.21. A. took B. owned C. mended D. wore22. A. old B. small C. unfit D. dirty23. A. box B. package C. bag D. suitcase24. A. set B. looked C. put D. bent25. A. because B. after C. when D. since26. A. rest B. protection C. eat D. preparation27. A. in B. away C. out D. off28. A. clear B. light C. dark D. bright29. A. thought B. imagined C. guessed D. wondered30. A. shine B. return C. keep D. carry31. A. coffee B. time C. rain D. work32. A. closed B. locked C. stopped D. openedⅣ. 阅读理解（每题2分）AAmericans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so in a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel, and they could all travel together.Mr Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. After their children sitting, the sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ ho me, the suitcases are moved away so that the van can carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are also many parks for motor homes.41. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.A. a motor carB. a motor bikeC. a motor homeD. a big truck42. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.A. sold their second carB. moved to their grandparents’ houseC. built a new place for a vanD. sold their old house43. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.A. a babyB. much moneyC. interest in vansD. more than two children44. Americans usually use motor homer____________.A. to do some shopping with all the family membersB. to travel with all the family members of holidayC. to visit their grandparents at weekendsD. to drive their children to school every day45. Motor homes have become popular because___________.A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. some people think motor homes are cheapC. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidaysD. big families can put more things in motor homesBWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Day by day her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. I couldn’t change some of them(like being very thin), but many I could, and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they kno w your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.46. Who list the shortcoming of the writer firstly?A. herselfB. a girlC. her fatherD. Janet47. What does “Day by day her list grew” mean?A. Day by day she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that itwas growing longer and longer.C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.D. Day by day, my shortcomings grew more serious.48. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.C. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.D. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true.49. What did her father think about the list of his daughter’s shortcomings?A. happyB. sadC. calmD. angry50. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy, but the Best FriendB. My ChildhoodC. My FatherD. The Best Advice I’ve Ever HadCWhere is Love? How can we find Love?Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so hegot his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy.“I had lunch with Love.She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.”At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why. “I ate a pizza in the park with Love,”she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.51.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was .A. looking for a seat in the parkB. passing the streetC. having a pizzaD. looking at some birds52. The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because .A. He wanted to see the smile again.B. The old woman still felt hungry.C. He didn’t like the drink.D. The old woman paid him for it.53. The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile .A. after the little boy went homeB. before it grew darkC. after the little boy hugged herD. when she was drinking Coke54. The boy’s mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.A. sadB. happyC. angryD. lonely55. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.B. The little boy failed to find Love.C. The little boy decided never to go home.D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.DEveryone would like to be a millionaire, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a rest until 1 p.m. the next day. Her life is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie bus iness and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .56. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.A. in their 30sB. around 20C. older than 20D. in their 40s57. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.A. a special personB. a person in generalC. Britney SpearsD. a person interested in money58. Which of the following is not true according to the text?A. Britney is a star since she was born.B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.C. Though young, Britney can support her family now.D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.59. According to Britney Spears, she works __________.A. to be a great actressB. for moneyC. for the enjoymentD. to be more famous60.What will Britney do next?A. take care of her bodyB. work hardC. relax and have funD. act in a movieⅤ. 英汉互译（每题1分）61. 发生71. atmosphere62. 奇遇，冒险72. keep one’s word63. 出现，到场73. dress up64. 道歉，辩白74. account for65. 屏息，屏气75. set off66. 抚养，培养76. in time67. 突发，爆发77. play a trick on68. 咨询，请教78. cheer up69. 密切注视，当心79. now that70. 不久以后80. cut downⅥ. 短文改错（每题1分）81. Tom and Jerry began to talking about menus and balanced diets.82. “According my research, neither your restaurant83. or mine offers a balanced diet,” explained Tom.84. “I don’t offer enough fibre but you don’t offer enough85. body-building and energy-giving food. Perhaps we ought to86. combine our ideas and provide a balanced menu to food full ofenergy and fibre.” They served raw vegetables with87. the hamburgers and boiled the potatos rather than fried them.88. In this way they cut off the fat and increased the fibre in the meal.89. Their balanced diet became so a success that before long90. Tom become slimmer and Jerry put on more weight.Ⅶ. 作文（30分）Write a composition about the advantage of reading by using the following points.The title is of this composition is “What Do We Get from Reading ” Your composition must be more than 120 words.Key points:1、养成读书的习惯不仅对我们的学习工作有好处，而且对我们的生活很有帮助。