江苏省南京市金陵中学高一第二学期期中考试英语试题

金陵中学2012-2013学年第二学期期中考试
高一英语2013.4
命题：高一英语备课组
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷，满分100分。

考试时间100分钟。

2. 请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷答案请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共75分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分15分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有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. What will the girl probably do?
A. Do her homework.
B. Go to ride a boat.
C. Enjoy the beautiful day.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. Rainy.
B. Sunny.
C. Cloudy.
3. What doesn’t Mary like?
A. Meat.
B. Fish.
C. Vegetables.
4. When do the students have to arrive at school?
A. At 7:40.
B. At 7:50.
C. At 8:00.
5. What will the man probably do?
A. Quit the job.
B. Forget about those figures and facts.
C. Try to catch up with his work.
第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
听下面4段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Who did Nancy have dinner with?
A. A blind man.
B. An old man.
C. An old friend.
7. How did Nancy feel when all the lights went out?
A. Nervous.
B. Annoyed.
C. Surprised.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the man?
A. A student.
B. A teacher.
C. A postman.
9. How long hasn’t the man got a letter from his mother?
A. Nearly a month.
B. Nearly two weeks.
C. Nearly a week.
10. What will the man do next?
A. Go to the bookstore.
B. Go to the post office.
C. Get online.
听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。

11. How long is the speakers’ holiday?
A. Eight days.
B. Seven days.
C. Five days.
12. Why does the woman want to travel by train?
A. It’s comfortable and cheap.
B. It’s cheap and convenient.
C. They can enjoy the scenery on their way.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Why does the girl keep a weather diary?
A. It’s useful for her studies.
B. She’s going to have it published.
C. She has great interest in the changing weather.
14. What was the weather like on the morning of April 28th?
A. Sunny.
B. Cloudy.
C. Rainy.
15. What does the girl want to be when she finishes school?
A. A journalist.
B. A weather reporter.
C. A writer.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

16. In ________ 1860s, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli was made
________ director of the Pompeii dig.
A. the; 不填
B. the; the
C. 不填; 不填
D. 不填; the
17.______ seems to be no possibility ______Bob can win the first prize in the match.
A. There; that
B. It; that
C. There; whether
D. It; whether
18. It is such a useful dictionary __________ every boy and every girl ________ to buy.
A. that; want
B. which; wants
C. as; wants
D. so; want
19. --- ________ made her ashamed of herself?
--- ________ the lowest mark in her class.
A. What; Because she got
B. Was it what; Getting
C. What was it that; That she got
D. What was it that; Get
20. Every possible means _________ to save the wounded soldier up to now, but
_________ has worked.
A. was tried; not all
B. were tried; neither
C. has been tried; none
D. have been tried; only some
21. The house rent is increasing sharply nowadays. I’ve got about half the space I had
five years ago but I am paying _______ now.
A. as five times much
B. as much five times
C. much as five times
D. five times as much
22. Realizing what was happening to it, the donkey which had fallen into the
________ well stopped crying, he _________ completely and came up with an
idea to save itself.
A. buried; calmed down
B. retrieved; trotted off
C. abandoned; quieted down
D. deserted; peered down
23. Farmers _________ great importance to this harvest after last severe flood, but
unfortunately, the storm _________ the crops, ________ the hope of the farmers.
A. attached; destroyed; ruining
B. linked; damaged; ruined
C. paid; harmed; destroying
D. applied; hurt; damaged
24. Eat __________ cake you like and leave the others for __________ comes in late.
A. whichever; whoever
B. whatever; anyone
C. any ; who
D. no matter what; no matter who
25. It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will ________fine.
A. turn to
B. turn out
C. turn into
D. turn up
26. __________ being fun, watching English videos is also a good form of practicing listening.
A. In addition
B. Aside from
C. Except for
D. Except that
27. --Tom passed the final driving tests.
--__________ , and __________.
A. So did he ; so did you
B. So he did; so did you
C. He did so; you did so
D. So he did, you did so
28. He minds so much about his position in the office that he ____ any chance to be promoted.
A. watches out
B. looks up
C. points out
D. watches out for
29. It is reported that some people in the east of China have________ the flu H7N9,
but most of them are recovering.
A. come down with
B. come across
C. run into
D. met with
30. Peter is ill, so you are supposed to ________ Class 14 , and there is no doubt
________ it is a great challenge to you, Mr. Zhang.
A. take on ; whether
B. take over; that
C. take up; that
D. take out ; whether
31. -- Why do you look so worried?
--- Oh, with so many problems__________ , I think I’ll have a busy time.
A. solved
B. solving
C. to solve
D. being solved
32. After the dinner party, most guests left, with only two of them _______ in the host
family, ______ him clear up.
A. remaining; helped
B. remained; helped
C. remaining; helping
D. remained; helping
33. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t _______ all that Bob had suffered in the
past five years.
A. make out
B. make for
C. make over
D. make up for
34. Confucius, the great thinker, ______the development of China’s education and
culture.
A. related to
B. influenced on
C. contributed to
D. resulted from
35. The teacher together with the students _______ discussing Reading Skills that
_______ newly published in America.
A. are; were
B. is; were
C. are; was
D. is; was
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester（学期）at Shippensburg University, sirens(警报) 36 . These sirens were not in celebration; they were 37 to the university that something was wrong. A house, only one block away, was on fire. Nine of the university’s students lived there.
From the minute, the word got out 38 help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up. The victims of the fire were 39 endless invitations for housing for the night. The
40 next day, everyone got into gear(投入工作) quickly to do their part in helping them. Leaflets were posted with 41 that were immediately needed, just to get these students 42 this next couple of days. 43 for donations and money jars were placed in every residence hall (学生宿舍)．
As a 44 director, I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could. I knew that college students don’t have much, but I asked them to do their best: “Every little bit will help.” I really didn’t think they could do much. I was proved wrong.
At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents（居住者）decided to have a wing competition , 45 each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations. I announced that the 46 who won would receive a free pizza party.
Thursday evening we announced over the PA system（广播系统）that we were beginning the wing competition. 47 minutes, the place 48 . The single large box that I had placed in the hall was 49 . We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched 50 as they, too, filled to the brim(边)．Members of the resident assistant staff and I began to 51 the items. I was astonished by what I saw, and I was inspired by these kids.
When we came to the final score, the winners turned to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well. They wanted the victims of the fire to have their 52 .
Tears 53 up in my eyes. I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donate all that they could. And then, as if that 54 not enough, they handed over their 55 . I was touched and so very proud of them.
36. A. burst B. sounded C. warned D. broke
37. A. news B. shouts C. a cry D. a scream
38. A. when B. and C. that D. which
39. A. donated B. put C. needed D. offered
40. A. right B. very C. just D. only
41. A. items B. money C. clothes D. stuff
42. A. to pass B. out of C. through D. over
43. A. Items B. Boxes C. Bags D. baskets
44. A. chief B. Students’ Union C. residence D. team
45. A. then B. when C. so D. where
46. A. person B. student C. residence D. wing
47. A. After B. Within C. In D. during
48. A. exploded B. crowded C. blew D. bombed
49. A. filled B. full C. overflowing D. stuffing
50. A. on the spot B. in amazement C. in curiosity D. in reality
51. A. arrange B. mark C. pack D. count
52. A. sincere donations B. generous winnings C. valuable items D. pizza party
53. A. welled B. poured C. rose D. came
54. A. were B. was C. seemed D. appeared
55. A. rewarding B. reward C. prize D. lottery
第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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
World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman was stricken
with polio (小儿麻痹)as a child. As a result, he wears
races ( 辊道、轮槽)on both legs and walks with the
aid of crutches（拐杖）. At concerts, getting on stage
is no small achievement for him. He slowly crosses
the stage until he reaches his chair. He lays his
crutches on the floor, slowly undoes the clasps(扣
环)on his legs, puts one foot backward and extends
the other one forward. Then he bends down and picks
up the violin, puts it under his chin(下巴), nods to the
conductor, and starts to play.
One fall evening in 1995, while performing at Avery
Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, Perlman had to deal with one additional trouble. Jack Reimer, a famous reporter with the Houston C hronicle, described the scene. “Just as he finished the first few bars（高低音）, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear the sound go off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant.”
There was no mistaking what he had to do. People who were there said, “We figured he would have to get up...to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”
But he didn’t. Instead he waited a moment, closed his eyes, and then signaled the conductor to begin again .The band and he played from where he had left off. He played with enthusiasm and power.
Of course, it is important to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him modulate(调音), change, recompose the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was turning
the strings to get new sounds they had never made before.
56.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. It’s a piece of cake for Perlman to perform on the stage.
B. It’s not easy for Perlman to get on the stage.
C. Perlman has achieved great success on the stage.
D. Perlman has small achievements on the stage.
57. How did the string break ?
A. It only broke by accident.
B. Perlman broke the string because he was too excited.
C.A gunfire from somewhere in the room broke it.
D. It was broken by the few bars.
58.It can be inferred （推理）from the last paragraph that Perlman_______.
A. pretended not to known that the string was broken.
B. thought nothing was impossible
C. was a very proud man
D. showed his self-confidence in time of trouble
B
Who is behind wiseGEEK? It’s one of the most common questions we receive. We are a team of researchers, writers and editors providing short, clear and concise answers to common questions. Currently, there are over 200 active contributors; you can read
A. It employedits staff members since the beginning of 2006.
B. It is a website, offering brief and clear answers to common questions.
C. It offers online news to help learn things one never knows existed.
D. It aims at bringing up the curiosity of the children worldwide.
60. _______ would be in charge if readers failed to visit wiseGEEK?
A. Carolyn
B. Bronwyn
C. Johnny
D. Catherine
61. Which of the following is true according to the passage above?
A. Carolyn really enjoys editing breaking news in early mornings.
B. Bronwyn likes her tiger more than writing for wiseGEEK.
C. Johnny holds the view that wiseGEEK enjoys great popularity.
D. Catherine works for wiseGEEK mainly to travel in Europe.
C
Her frozen fingers touched the flame trying to feel alive. She could feel the warmth but it was a cold heat, as if the candle was rejecting her.
Her arms turned red because of the cold, her short sleeved shirt not giving her enough warmth. The winter air grabbed(抓住) at her arms, causing her pain, but she d idn’t mind. She knew she should put her jacket on, it was winter in Connecticut, but that would be giving up. Up here, in this tree she felt safe.
She looked at the candle, surrounded by hardening wax(蜡). She placed her fingers gently on the warm green wax. This candle was a reminder of her life inside that house, a life she would have to return to eventually.
As a child, she had gotten this candle. She spent all she had on it. The beautiful crystal box （水晶盒）had caught her eye. Five whole nickels（五分币）had brought her that candle.
She gave it to her mother for Mother’s Day. Her mother had managed a smile and put
it on a shelf. “It’s very pretty, honey! I will put it right here.” Since then that candle had never been moved, never been lighted, sitting dusty on a cluttered shelf that no one could see. Later on, her parents got divorced.
By now the candle was colder than the air and the darkness was complete. The snow on the ground made the night lighter and less satisfying than it had been before the first snowfall. She liked the darkness because she felt safe in it. From the glances of her friends who liked the girl she used to be. From the boys who could never figure out who she was. From her guidance counselor(顾问) whose endless worried looks never made her feel any better.
No one was outside at this time of night. She was alone in the world, just how she liked it. Just as she was about to lean back against the branch, she heard a sound.
She heard footsteps breaking the ice in the snow, heading toward her. He was making his way toward the white fence at the edge of the building, right against the road. Normally she would have ignored this person and stayed on her branch faraway from human contact, but this figure had something with him. He trudged(吃力地走) toward the white fence carrying a case. The figure reached the fence, opened the case and took out a shiny object.
She took her eyes off this figure only long enough to climb down the tree to get a better view of him. She reached the bottom and saw that the person had turned to face the street, sitting on the white fence that she and her friends once sat on. She stepped carefully on the ice, making her way toward him.
And then a beautiful sound of music came from the shiny object. She stopped and listened to it. She started walking towards the guy again. Just as she was about to step onto the snow banks, she slipped on the ice crashing to the ground. The figure turned around in surprise and a sudden recognition fell upon them both.
62. The girl was hiding in the tree at deep night to ______.
A. keep herself from the cold
B. wait for the boy to come
C. want to be left alone
D. seek safety from any hurt
63. From the story, we can learn that ______.
A. the girl suffered a lot in her life
B. the girl’s parents div orced because of her
C. teachers and friends treated the girl badly
D. the girl used to stay in the tree when feeling sad
64. The underlined word “it” in the story refers to ______.
A. leaning back against the branch
B. being alone in the world
C. not being disturbed at night
D. it being dark with snow around
65. From the end of the story, it can be known that the girl _______.
A. knew the person
B. knew what the object was
C. realized her wishes
D. would never feel alone any more
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共25分）
第四部分：词汇检测（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据中文提示和所给首字母的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。

请将单词的完整形式写在答题卡的相应题号的横线上。

66. The famous singer was reported to drive after having drunk so much that he was
b______ from driving for two years.
67. I am now standing at a c_________ in my life and I have no idea whether to
further my study abroad or find a job.
68. It shocked us that as many as 100 species of fish, some u________ to these waters,
may have been affected by the pollution.
69. The system has been designed to give the users quick and easy a_________ to the
required information.
70. A survey on retired people has been conducted, i__________ that most are
independent and enjoying life.
71. Living in a modern city, nature is so near and yet so far. When we were in the
park , it
took us a while to ___________ （区分）between the cherry and peach blossoms.
72. It’s most _________ （不幸的）that her parents didn’t show up at her wedding.
73. _________(逐渐地), the whole city was covered by sandstorm from AD 200 to
AD 400.
74. _________(创建) in 1888, the high school is one of the key schools in our city.
75. ----I have never seen a shyer boy like him.
----At first I thought he was shy, but I’ve reached the ________ （结论）that he’s simply unfriendly!
第五部分：同义转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下列各小题所给的两句句子，在空格处填上一个单词使两句句子语义保持不变。

请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

76. The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people
brought to Britain.
The English language _______ _______ the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.
77. While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system had no practical
use.
While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system was _______ _______ practical use．
78.Ｉdidn’t go to bed until I finished my homework.
________ ________ not until I finished my homework ________ I went to bed.
79. It is believed that the virus H9N7 has caused dozens of deaths in China.
The virus H9N7 _________ ________ _________ _________ caused dozens of deaths in China.
80. All people don’t like to work hard but everyone likes to enjoy life.
__________ _________ people like to work hard but everyone likes to enjoy life.
第六部分：课文填空（共10题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）
根据所学课文内容，完成下列三段不同课文的空格，每空一词。

Part one
A scholar from the local cultural 81 Professor Zhang, told us that around the
year 1900, the European explorer Sevn Hedin discovered the 82 of the Loulan Kingdom. Sevn found the remains of the buildings buried 83 the sand, together with a lot of treasures, including coins, 84 pots, material such as silk, documents and wall paintings.
Part two
Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects. Sometimes to 85 ideas, some characters were made by 86 two or more characters. For example, “rest” was made up of the characters for a man and a tree. The character prisoner was formed with a man inside a square. Other characters were developed for directions and numbers. It is easy to distinguish their meanings by looking at them, for example, the characters of “up” and“down”, which are 87 of each other. Part three
When Polly got to the station 88 , it was empty. Outside, wherever she looked the fog89 like a thick, grey cloud. There was no one in sight. Polly set off towards Park Street. As she walked along the narrow street, she heard the sound of footsteps 90 , but by the time she reached the corner of the street, the footsteps were gone.
第七部分：书面表达（共1题，满分10分）
请根据以下提示，以The importance of English为题，用英语写一篇短文。

世界上语言种类数以千计，但英语被很多国家使用，也作为第二语言被很多国家用于商务、教育、信息和其他活动中。

英语也是联合国的官方语言之一。

据说90%的网站和80%的邮件都使用英语，还有国际性运动会，科学家、作家和艺术家交流会也都使用英语。

注意：不要逐句翻译，可适当增加内容，注意通顺连贯；词数120左右；开头已经写好,不计入总词数。

The importance of English
There are thousands of languages in the world. ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________
高一英语参考答案及听力原文
听力原文：
Text 1
M: It’s such a beautiful day. Why not go ride on a boat?
W: I’d love to. But I have a lot of homework to do.
Text 2
W: Look at the clouds in the sky! It looks like rain. I’ll go and get my umbrella.
M: Don’t worry. The radio says that it’s going to be fine this afternoon.
Text 3
M: Would you like some carrots and beans, Mary?
W: No, I don’t like them. I hate vegetables.
M: But darling, you have to eat them. They are good for your health.
Text 4
M: When do you start your first lesson every day?
W: 8:00, but we have a 20-minute morning reading lesson before that.
Text 5
W: You seem very tired lately. Is there anything wrong?
M: It’s my new job. It’s hard and challenging. All those figures and facts nearly drive me mad. I hope I can get used to it soon.
Text 6
M: So you’re back from London, Nancy.
W: Yes, I had a special dinner there.
M: Oh? How special? Can you tell me about it?
W: OK. We had dinner with my old friend Smith. He is an officer in London. When we arrived at the dining hall, all the lights went out. At that time I was a little angry. But then a waiter gave us an explanation, and we laughed.
M: Why did the lights go out?
W: Because it’s a restaurant for the blind.
Text 7
W: Are you all right, Mark? Is anything wrong?
M: I’m so homesick, I could die. All this studying, all this pressure, I just can’t stand it.
W: It takes time to get used to all this.
M: Yes. But, you know, I lost sleep last night.
W: It seems like you’ve really got the blues. Have you heard from home recently? M: It’s been almost a month since I got a letter from my mum. I’m going to write to her and explain the situation. By the way, do you have an envelope that I can borrow?
W: Sorry, I don’t have any. I hardly ever send any letters.
M: The bookstore is closed today. Is there another place I can get some stamps?
W: You can go to the post office on North Street to buy stamps.
Text 8
W: We can have eight days off at last. What are you going to do?
M: You know traveling is my hobby. Let’s go to Beijing and have our holidays there. W: That’s a good idea. Beijing is one of the most modern cities in the world. There are many places of interest there. And the 2008 Olympic Games were held there. M: How should we go there, by plane or by train?
W: I think we should go there by train. It’s comfortable and cheap.
M: Though it’s cheaper, it’s slower. Let’s go by plane. We can look down at the Great Wall of China from the plane.
W: OK. Let’s go by plane.
M: Then we’d better book the tickets first. I have heard it is very difficult to get air tickets to Beijing.
W: That’s right. And we’d better book the rooms too.
Text 9
W: Look! It’s snowing. Winter is here at last.
M: It’s really cold today.
W: Yes, you have to get used to it. The weather’s going to be like this for the next three months.
M: Then I’m going to Florida. Can you tell me about your weather diary? Why do you make notes about the different types of weather?
W: Because it’s interesting to see what the weather is like at different times and on different days. For example, we had very interesting weather on the 28th of April. M: Really?
W: Yes. On the 28th of April, it was su nny while I was eating my breakfast. I’m sure everybody thought it would be a sunny day.
M: What happened?
W: At lunch, the sky became cloudy. In the afternoon, at four, the sky was black and it rained heavily. That was really an unusual day.
M: I think you should be a weather reporter. You know a lot about the weather.
W: Thanks. I want to be a weather reporter when I finish school. It’s an exciting job.
参考答案:
听力:
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. A 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B
单选：16-20 AACCC 21-25 DCAAB 26-30 BBDAB 31-35 CCDCD
完形: 36-40 BCCDB 41-45 ACBCD 46-50 DBACB 51-55 DDAAB
阅读: 56-60 BADB C 61-65 CDABA
单词拼写:
66. banned 67.crossroads 68. unique 69. access 70. indicating 71. distinguish 72. unfortunate 73. Gradually 74. Founded 75. conclusion
句型转换:
76. consists of 77. of; no/little 78. It was … that 79. is believed to have 80. Not all
课文填空:
81. institute 82. ruins (remains为错) 83. beneath 84. painted 85. express bining 87. opposites 88.entrance y 90.approaching
书面表达:
参考范文：
There are thousands of languages in the world. English is one of the world’s most widely used languages. It is spoken by nearly three hundred million people: in the United States, Britain, Canada, some Caribbean countries, and South Africa. As a second language, English is often necessary for business, education, information and other activities in a great many countries. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others.
It has been said that 90 percent of the websites and 80 percent of the world’s mail are in English. At international sports meets, at meetings of scientists from different
countries and at talks of writers and artists from the corners of the earth, English is mostly used. （118 words）。