江苏省邗江中学(集团)2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共85分）
一、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．When should the train arrive？
A. At 11:45 a. m. B．At 12：15 a. m. C．At 12：45 a. m.
2. Where are the two speakers？
A. In a library.
B. In a bookstore.
C. In a department store. 3．How much will the woman pay for the toy cats altogether？
A．40 Yuan. B. 16 Yuan. C. 32 Yuan.
4．What does the man’s answer mean？
A. He has been here for only five minutes．
B. He came here five minutes later than the woman．
C. He was angry about the woman’s being late．
5．What does the woman mean？
A．She has lent her car to Sam’s brother.
B．She wants to borrow Sam’s car．
C. She h asn’t bought a car of her own．
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，从每题所给的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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What does the man want to make an appointment with the doctor for？
A．A treatment. B. An interview. C．A checkup.
7．When can the man see the doctor？
A．In the middle of next month．B．At 9：15 tomorrow．
C．On the ninth of next month．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．where does the conversation probably take place？
A. In the classroom.
B. At a party.
C. On the telephone. 9．What does the woman wart the man to do？
A. To invite people to her birthday party.
B. To go to her birthday party.
C. To pick her up at the airport.
10．What is the man going to do？
A．To host a birthday party．B．To meet his cousin at the airport．
C．To have dinner with his wife．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What is the woman looking for?
A．A desk. B. A Lamp C. A bookshelf.
12．How much will the new ones cost?
A.＄14.50．
B.＄12.50.
C.＄16.50.
13．When will the new ones arrive？
A. Next Wednesday.
B. Next Tuesday.
C. Next Thursday.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What’s Betty’s problem?
A．What kind of college to choose．B．What kind of college to choose．
C．Which hospital to choose．
15．What’s Betty’s own opinion？
A. To go to business School．B．To go to medical school.
C．She’s not sure．
16．Why does Mr. Black suggest an arts college to Betty？
A．Because students don’t have to pay．
B．Because students study all the subjects．
C．Because students are free to choose a major．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．How many people are mentioned in the passage？
A．Four. B Five. C Six.
18．here was the driver of the sports car when accident happened？
A．Probably in the garage. B．Probably in the supermarket．
C．Maybe inside the car．
19．Which car was badly damaged？
A．Paul’s car. B．The sports car outside the supermarket.
C．The bus at the bottom of the hill，
20．Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident？
A．The bus driver. B．No one. C．The driver of the sports car. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. ---___________ that he managed to get the information?
--- Oh, a friend of his helped him.
A. Where was it
B. What was it
C. How was it
D. Why was it
22. In a recent competition Langping ________ Y u Juemin as the head coach of the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
A. represented
B. replaced
C. rewarded
D. related
23. --- Isn't it time you went to bed, Mike?
--- I__________painting all afternoon, so I have to finish my homework now.
A. have been practising
B. have practised
C. was practising
D. had practised
24. --- Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?
--- No，it’s out of________.
A. reach
B. range
C. control
D. Distance
25. California police discovered five people died in _______ they say appeared to be a murder.
A. that
B. where
C. what
D. Which
26. Mr. Zhang is such a considerate person ______ all his colleagues like to work with.
A. that
B. so
C. which
D. as
27. The car ran into a crowd of middle school students, _______ to hospital immediately.
A. two of whom sent
B. two of them sent
C. two of whom are sent
D. two of them sending
28. Though having discussed it for long，they still haven’t reached an agreement ________they should pour more money into the project.
A. that
B. if
C. whether
D. what
29. Only _______the opening ceremony of the Poetry Club. The majority of the students were having a class then.
A. did a few people attend
B. a few people attended
C. attended a few people
D. a few people were attended
30. A large quantity of pigs and chickens _____ on their farm, which _____ extra income.
A. are raised; means
B. is raised; means
C. are raised; is meant
D. is raised; is meant
31. The trouble with such resources as coal, oil and gas ______ that they are not renewable.
A. has been
B. are
C. have been
D. is
32. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy _____ to the digital resources of the library.
A.approach
B. access
C. way
D. Passage
33. In this institution, a medal, together with a prize of a certain sum of money, ________ does best in science and technology every two years.
A. is given to whom
B. are given to anyone
C. are given to who
D. is given to whoever
34. Some insects________the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.
A. take in
B. take over
C. take on
D. take out
35. --- How do you find the concert in the Yangzhou Grand Theatre last night?
--- _________. But the conductor was perfect.
A. I couldn’t agree more
B. I was crazy about it
C. I don’t think much of it
D. I really like it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become 36 so that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my 37 to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that seemed 38 to others . I had problems with writing, reading, and especially speaking. I did not talk the way __39__ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert(敏感的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor 40 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 41 . My writing was not at the 42 it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were 43 .
My mother __44__ all my challenges and, as a professor with a PhD, decided to __45__ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to __46__. After a while, __47__ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled us. She spent hours every day 48 me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. 49 her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave __50__ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __51__ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never 52 on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a 53 person if I continue to follow her lead. She 54 me to work for my grades and attend college.
She used her gifts as a __55__ to help a child —her child — and now I have the opportunity to become something.
36. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
37. A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work
38. A. smooth B. strong C. frequently D. easy
39. A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common
40. A. just B. even C. ever D. only
41. A. hear B. write C. read D. understand
42. A. level B. length C. speed D. degree
43. A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties
44. A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. experienced
45. A. study B. find C. change D. keep
46. A. fight B. strike C. struggle D. challenge
47. A. it B. I C. they D. we
48. A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding
49. A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond
50. A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation
51. A. before B. though C. because D. unless
52. A. set up B. pushed up C. gave up D. looked up
53. A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful
54. A. suggests B. encourages C. demands D. hopes
55. A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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People with disabilities make up a large part of the population. It is estimated that over 35 million Americans have physical, mental, or other disabilities. About half of these disabilities are “developmental”, i.e., they occur before the individual’s twenty-second birthday, often from genetic conditions, and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development, such as mob ility, communication, employment, etc. Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious”, i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.
Prior to the 20th century, only a small percentage of people with disabilities survived for long. Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable. Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate in which people with disabilities can expect to have such basic needs as food, shelter, and medical treatment. Unfortunately, these basics are often not available. Civil liberties such as the right to vote, marry, get an education, and gain employment have historically been denied on the basis of disability.
In recent decades, the disability rights movement has been organized to fight against these infringements (违反；侵犯) of civil rights. Congress responded by passing major legislation recognizing people with disabilities as a protected class under civil rights statutes.
Still today, people with disabilities must fight to live their lives independently. It is estimated that more than half of qualified Americans with disabilities are unemployed, and a majority of those who do work are underemployed. About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.
5
6. A “developmental” disability ______.
A. develops very slowly over time
B. is caused by forces
C. occurs in youth and affects development
D. is getting more and more severe
57．Most disabled people used to die early because ______.
A. disabilities destroyed major bodily functions
B. they were not very well looked after
C. medical techniques were not available
D. they were too poor to get proper treatment
58. In the author’s opinion, to enable the disabled people to take their rightful place in society, ______________.
A. more laws should be passed
B. public attitudes should be changed
C. government should provide more aids
D. more public facilities should be set up
59. Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?
A. Many disabled people may remain single for their whole life.
B. The public tends to look down upon the disabled people.
C. The disabled people feel inferior to those surrounding them.
D. Discriminatory laws prevent the disabled from mixing with others.
B
LONDON—Terror struck in the heart of London on Thursday as explosions ripped through three subway trains and blasted(炸开)the roof off a crowded red double-decker bus. At least 37 people were killed and more than 700 wounded in the deadliest attack on the city since the blitz(闪电战)in World War II.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair blamed Islamic extremists and said the bombings were designed to coincide with the opening in Scotland of a G-8 summit of the world’s most powerful leaders. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the bombings—which came the day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics--- have the “ hallmarks(特点)of an al-Qaida-related attack”.
Trapped passengers in the Underground railway threw themselves on the floor, some sobbing. As subway cars quickly filled with smoke, people used their umbrellas try to break the windows so that they could get air. Passengers emerged from the Underground covered with blood and soot(黑烟). On the street, in a light rain, buses ferried the wounded, and doctors used a hotel as a hospital.
“ I didn’t hear anything, ju st a flash of light, people screaming, no thoughts of what it was. I just had to get out of the train,” said subway passenger Chris Randall, 28, who was hospitalized with cuts and burns to the face, the legs and hands.
“ It was chaos(混乱),” said Gary Lewis, 32, evacuated(撤离)from a subway train at King’s Cross station. “The one haunting(萦绕)image was someone whose face was totally black( with soot) and pouring with blood.”
Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities initially blames a power failure but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m.—less than an hour after the first explosion.
60. The best title of the news report is ________.
A. London wins the bid for 2012 Olympics
B. London terror bombings kill 37, wound 700
C. G-8 leaders vow victory against terrorism
D. Chaos in London following multiple explosions
61.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news report?
A. How the British government reacted to the attack.
B. What poor results the attack could lead to.
C. Why the terrorists attacked London.
D. How the trapped subway passengers escaped.
62.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
63.The underlined word “ initially” in the last paragraph probably means “_______”.
A. at once
B. at first
C. at last
D. without doubt
C
When I was a child I never said, “When I grow up, I want to be a CEO,” but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clearly clarified path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualities of commitment(承诺), work ethic（规范）and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success. And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers.
I’m only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you’d like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing…and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you’re graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well in a position to succeed in whatever you do.
64. What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. The author hasn’t achieved his childhood ambition.
B. The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.
C. The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.
D. The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody．
65. According to the author, successful CEOs should ____________.
A. try not to take risks
B. stay in the same business
C. have a strong sense of creativity
D. save every possible penny
66. What can we know about the author from the passage?
A. He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.
B. He used to run the consumer product team for Revolution Health.
C. His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.
D. His father had little influence on him.
D
The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet”（节食）everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically (心里) and physically.
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the
consumption（消费）of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）instead. All we have to do is to swallow（吞咽）or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them .
67. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.
A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
68. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.
A. try out a variety of diet foods
B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
69. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories
70. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.
A. are over-consumed
B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals
D. provide too much energy
第II卷(四部分，共35分)
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

Throw the bottles and boxes of drugs out of your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to buy expensive medicine. This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Yoga（瑜伽）on a regular basis.
Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Yoga. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us our bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors （肿瘤）.
We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some “everyday complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become addicted to them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge
amounts of money and become addicted instead of getting better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Yoga, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical. Its popularity has spread particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum （量子）physics, energy is recognized as the fundamental substance （物质）which the universe consists of. Yoga depends on the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way of restoring the energy flow. There are no side effects and it is scientifically explained. Opponents of alternative healing methods also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Yoga make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair because of chemotherapy（化疗）, losing weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except for when the cancer is recognized at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat AIDS or cancer. Most of the medicines these patients use are to ease their pain and their sufferings. Instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. We should definitely start learning Yoga and
第五部分：单词拼写（共10小题，每题0.5分，满分5分）
根据句意及所给单词首字母或中文提示写出下列单词，每空一词。

81. Mr Tailor has been o_______ with lots of business these days. He can hardly spend any free time with kids.
82. A medical team c_______ of 10 doctors and 5 nurses have been sent to the mudslide-hit area.
83. Teachers r___________ parents not allow their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
84. He made a b________ with his wife: “ You take care of the children and I’ll cook.”
85. With so many things r__________ to be settled,the manager feel worried.
86. There is a great deal of evidence i__________ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
87. I find it difficult to c having a career with looking after children.
88. This medicine can be p________ if it is taken in large amounts. You must follow the
instruction on how to use it.
89. I find it ___________(尴尬，难堪) for an adult to admit that he/she can’t read.
90. One explanation is that women’s sense of smell is linked to ____________ (识别) the smell of
babies.
第六部分：完成句子（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）
91. 与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。

____________ ____________ popular belief，many cats dislike milk.
92. 父母认为教育很重要。

他们会尽全力给他们的孩子那份无价的礼物。

Parents ________much __________ ___________ education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
93. 随着你的口语变好了，你的书面英语也会变好的。

As your spoken English gets better, _________ __________your written English.
94.当谈及时政时，一些名人总会被要求发表些评论。

When it _______ ________ current affairs, some famous people are often asked to _______ ________ ________ them.
95. 决定执行这个计划后，他呼吁所有的村民积极响应。

___________ to carry out the plan, he ________ _________ all the villagers to react to it actively.
第七部分书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
现在越来越多的广告出现在报纸、广播、杂志甚至街头，人们对此有不同的看法。

请你根据以下提供的信息，写一篇短文, 并发表你的观点（至少两条）。

2. 短文的开头已给出，不计字数。

Nowadays, more and more advertisements appear on newspapers, broadcasting, magazines as well as streets. Advertisement is a popular way to communicate with consumers. People have different views on advertisements.
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