1、北京市第三十九中學2011 2012學年度第二學期高一年級英語期中考試卷2012.5一、聽力理解（共三節，20分）第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀 下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。1. What is wrong with the man?A. He does nt want to work on the computer.B. He isnt feeli ng well.C. He does nt want to stay at home2.

2、 What is the weather like?A. Warm B. Cold C. Hot.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She is busy B. She is tired C. She is worried.4. Why did the woman oversleep?A. Her alarm did nt go off.B. She did nt set her alarm clock. C . She did nt have an alarm clock.5. Where does the conversation probably

3、 take place?A. In a kitche n B. In a restaura nt C. In a shop第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。 聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. The con certB. The traffic C. The car.7.

4、What color does the man want his car to be?A. Black B. Red C. Yellow聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. What will the woma n do at 12:30 this Saturday?A. Go to the den tistB. Clea n the house C. Pick up her brother9. When will the woman help Julie withe her scienee project this Saturday?A. At 2:00pm B. 4:00pm C. At 4

5、:30 pm聽第8段材料，回答第10至 12題。10. Where does them man want to go?A. To state street stationB. To the scienee museum C. To theFrie ndship11. What happened to the man?A. He broke one of the ticket machi nes by accide ntB. He did nt know how to use the ticket mach inesC. He had little money on him12. At whic

6、h platform should the man get on the trai n?A. No. 40 B. No. 50C. No. 14聽第9段材料，回答第13至15題。13. When will the midterm be ?A. In a week and a half. B. In a week C. In a half week14. How many minutes do the students have to finish the midterm?A. 75 B. 65 C. 6015. What is the purpose of the midterm?A. To

7、assess the stude ntsB. To make the stude nts ask questi onsC. To get the stude nts to review their less ons聽力第三節見第5頁二單項選擇（每小題1分 共14分）16. I cant believe that a manwould do someth ing like that.A.of in tellige neeB. i ntellige ntC. of in tellige ntD. i ntellige nee17. The Yellow River isthe Pearl Rive

8、r.A. twice long as B. twice as long asC. as twice Ion ger as D. as long twice as18What about decisi onwas made at the meeti ng yesterday?-Er， I dont know.A. who B. where C. whe n D. which19. -Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Reeve look after the little girl in turnsmotherdied two years ago.-How ki nd they are!A

9、. that B. who C. whose D. which20. - do you fancythe con cert on Saturday after noon.-why not?A. going B. atte ndingC. arriv ingD.reach ing21. Every child isin the eyes of his pare nts.A. tale ntB.ordi naryC. n arrowD. Un ique.22. -Miss Jones oncemusic at Bard on School and now is an actress.-No won

10、 der. I ofte n hear her singing in the garde n.A. Had taught B.taught C. Is teachi ng D. Has bee n teach ing.23. you dont know any Fren ch, you wont un dersta nd this movie.A. Since B. U nl ess C. Although D.While24. The young couple boughtfurn iture that their new house could nt hold it.A. so many

11、B.such much C.so much D. such manylife and belooked _41steps. He said _43mi nu tes with me really _44_ It was a great mome nt for me.30.A. classB. exam31 A. voiceB. no ise32 A. arou ndB. along33A. thoughB. besides34. A.shoutedB. looked35. A. I nterestB. en courage36.A.supportB. con trol37.A.preparat

12、i onB. descripti onC. lectureD. meet ingC. SoundD. SpeechesC. togetherD. aloneC. thereforeD. howeverC. smiledD. calledC. cheatD. admireC. respectD. enjoyC. appreciati onD. celebrati on25.is the population of the town? - About 30,000A. What B. How much C. How many D. Which26. If Ieno ugh mon ey, Ithe

13、 dictio nary now.A. have; would buyB. had ; would buyC. had had; would have bought D. should have ; would buy27. The roomwe do experiments is a new -built lab.A. on which B. in that C. that D. where.28. She went into the kitchena drink.A. In dan ger ofB. In n eed of C. In search of D. In honor of29.

14、 The general at last got a chanee to visit the village he used to work,he had bee n dream ing of for years.A. That , which B. Where , that C. In which , what D. Where , which三。完形填空根據短文在A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案(15分)It was a Sun day after noon. I was wait ing outside the classroom where my son was about to

15、take a(n)30.The boys and girls were busy discuss ing theirexams, while their an xious pare nts were watch ing the n outside. There was a lot of _31.I no ticed one boy who was sta nding32in sile nee, with fear writte n allover his face. He did not join the other childre n and he looked puzzled. He wa

16、n ted to mix with the others;_33, he did nseem to be con fide nt eno ugh. He made a deepimpressi on on me. I moved towards him and _34at him. He smiled back warmly.The n I started to _35him and told him he would do well in the exam. Thishelped him feel relaxed and he told me someth ing about himself

17、: he was always a top stude nt, but his pare nts n ever cared about him and did not _36him. I told himthat his educati on was _37for later life and it should38be give n up.He became en couraged and said he would try to fight aga inst all the difficulties in his 39_. He the n went into the classroom

18、and we lost touch.A few days later, I happe ned to be in the school and I40him aga in. He.He gave me a broad smile and _42to me with con fide ntthat he had got first place in the test and that those few a lot to him. He tha nked me for the words I had said.38.A. everB. neverC. alwaysD. sometimes39.A

19、. Tale ntedB. importa ntC. gen erousD. successful40.A. visitedB. rememberedC. sawD. conn ected41 A. stra ngeB. differe ntC. similarD. serious42 A. turnedB. ledC. wentD. came43 A. happilyB. patie ntlyC. sile ntlyD. carefully44. A. heldB. returnedC. caredD. mattered四、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，選擇最佳答案。（30分）（A ）Many wo

20、men want to be slim （苗條的）.Maybe you rone of them. Perhaps you re getting married soon and you want to fit into your wedding dress comfortably. Or perhaps you simply want to look and feel great in a swimsuit （游泳衣）.Maybe you vust had a baby and want to get your pre-pregnancy （孕前）figure back. Whatever

21、your reas on is, there are some things you can do to become slim while stayi ng healthy. If you are readi ng this article, you probably want to know what those things are. Read on and you will find out. The first thing is to keep a record of your eating habits for a week. This is important becauseyo

22、u need to know what not work in g. If your eati ng habits are keep ing you overweight, and you want to be slim, you n eed to cha nge those eati ng habits. Secon dly, set a goal. Decide what your weight goal is. Form a men tal picture of yourself look ing the way you want to look. Always hold that me

23、n tal picture in your mi nd. Now that you know what your ideal size is, you have a goal that you can work towards. You n eed to decide a pla n of action to help you achieve that goal. The last step is to take action. With a clear goal in mind, a possible action pla n and some tips, you will find it

24、easy to form habits that keep you slim and healthy at the same time.45. These ideas are NOT suitable for.A. mothers who want to get back to their pre-preg nancy figureB. wome n who want to fit in a swimsuitC. wome n who want to fit in a wedd ing dress comfortablyD. wome n who want to give birth to a

25、 baby46. The writer suggests keeping a record of one s eating habits toA. lose weight more quickly B. keep them healthy for Ion gerC. find out what made them overweight D. know what can keep them healthy47. This passage is mainly about how to.A. get slim with healthy eati ng habits B. form a men tal

26、 picture of yourselfC. develop healthy eati ng habits D. get rid of bad eat ing habits48. Where was this passage most probably take n from?A. A pers on al letter. B. A health website.C. A bus in ess report. D. A cook ing magaz ine.（B ）Before he became preside nt, Abraham Lincoln spe nt twenty years

27、as an un successful Illi nois lawyer at least finan cially （經濟上）.Lege nds are ofte n not true, but Lincoln was the real thing. During his years as a lawyer, there were hun dreds of examples of his kindn ess and hon esty.For example, Lincoln didn t likiaitgecpeople much who were as poor as he was. On

28、ce an old man gave him twen ty-five dollars, but Lin col n sent ten back to him, say ing he was being too gen erous. He ofte n persuaded the people who came to his office to settle their issues （問題）out of court, therefore sav ing them a lot of money and earning nothing himself.He and his part ner on

29、ce preve nted a men tally ill girl from being cheated out of her land. The case took fifteen minutes, and the girl s brother was completely satisfied.Whe n his part ner came to divide up their fee, Lincoln criticized him and said, The money comes out of the pocket of a poor, men tally ill girl. I wo

30、uld rather starve （餓死） than cheat her in this way. You return half the money at least, or I won t take ait as my share.Kindn ess and hon esty make people feel good about themselves and create trust from others. It s not very fashi on able these days to talk about the ben efits of kindn ess and hon e

31、sty, but the ben efits are there and are valuable. Lincoln ofte n said, Whe n I do good, I feel good, and when I do bad, I feel bad. That s my belief.49. From the passage, we can know that Li ncoln.A. charged poor people no thi ngB. helped both the poor and the richC. was always ready to help the po

32、orD. was very rich whe n he was a lawyer50. What do we lear n from the third paragraph?A. The girl s problem was very difficult to settle.B. Lincoln criticized his part ner for accepti ng too much mon ey.C. The girl s brother was very generous.D. Lincoln s partner got at least half the money from th

33、e girl s case.51. What can we infer from the passage?A. Lincoln got much money from those who came to him.B. The lege nds of famous people are always false.C. Lincoln believed that kindn ess and hon esty were valuable.D. It is popular to talk about the ben efits of hon esty.52. Which would be the be

34、st title for the passage?A. Don t Believe Lege nds B. Abraham Lincoln s BeliefC. A Great Preside ntD. The Lege nd of Lincoln Is True（C ）After I had paid for my stamps and was about to leave, Alan explained the worried expression on his face, Some of us are going to lose our jobs. Alan is a postma n.

35、 He and I started to get to know each other about six mon ths ago. He no ticed that I had visited the post office five times in four weeks. At the fifth time he told me it wasn t normal for people to use the postalfi政的） service that often, and I toldhim that I was normal. Gradually, going to the pos

36、t office became something I did every week not just to get stamps. It became my excuse to say hello to Ala n, to catch up on how he was doing, to hear all about how fast his kids were grow ing up. Ala n is my frie nd, so whe n I saw the worried expressi on on his face, I knew he wan ted to talk abou

37、t what was eating him. It obvious that the postal service is in trouble. Bad bus in ess decisi ons are thought to be one of the lead ing reas ons. Ano ther is that email and other forms of com muni cati on are reduci ng the n eed for regular mail. In the end, it all comes dow n to one thing: fewer a

38、nd fewer people use regular mail. I asked for Alan address that day before leaving the post office. I want to send him a letter telling him that, though most people might not send regular mail anymore, I m not part of most people, and that I nglad he my friend. This may not solve the problems of the

39、 postal service, but I hope it will help erase （了肖除）that worried expressi on from his face, eve n though just for a few minu tes.53. Ala n was worried because he.A. had got too many letters B. was facing a bad situati on at homeC. had to pay for the extra stamps D. might soon be out of work54. The a

40、uthor and Ala n had got to know each other.A. whe n the author realised that he was not no rmalB. whe n the author went to the post office for the first timeC. as soon as the author started getting to know Alan s childrenD. six mon ths before the author decided to write him a letter55. What does the

41、 un derl ined part in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The food he was going to eat. B. The problem he was facing.C. An appo in tme nt with the author. D. The job that he lived on.56. Which of the following is a reason for the post office s trouble?A. Wrong bus in ess decisci ons. B. The poor service it prov

42、ides.C. Fewer and fewer postme n in it.D. People com muni cati ng less ofte n tha n before.57. The author will write to Ala n to.A. tell him he is sorry to hear the n ewsB. tell him he will continue to support himC. give him best wishes D. express his tha nks to him（D ）Thailand has a lot of festival

43、s. My favorite, Loy Krathong Day （水燈節）,is one of the most popular. In ancient times, agriculture was important to Thailand s economy, and it had to use water to do farm work. Thai people believe water is very importa nt, so every one has to respect the Goddess （女神）of water, which is the reas on why

44、this festival is held.Loy Krathong Day is celebrated every year on the day of the full-moon in the twelfth lunar mon th. It takes place at a time whe n the weather is fine and the rainy seas on has en ded, and there are high water levels all over the coun try.Loy means to float and Krathong is a lot

45、us-shaped vessel （荷花形狀的器皿） made of banana leaves. The Kratho ng usually contains a can dle, three joss stickW,s bad lucksome flowers and coins. This is used by people to offer tha nks to the Goddess of water. When the festival starts in the evening when there is a full moon in the sky, every one sto

46、ps what he or she is doing and carries Kratho ngs to n earby rivers. In the moon light, people light the can dles and joss sticks, make a wish and launch their Krath ongs on rivers or eve n small pon ds. They let them float on the water un til they are out of sight. It is believed that the Krath ong

47、s can carry away one the time to be joyful and happy as bad luck is take n away.58. How did Loy Kratho ng Day come into being?A. The Goddess of water was easily an gered.B. Thai people had to use water for agriculture.C. Thai people did n t have eno ugh festivals.D. It spread to Thaila nd from ano t

48、her coun try.59. What does the un derli ned word la un ch probably mean?A. Bring in. B. Send into the water. C. Send into space. D. Pull dow n.60. What is believed to be take n away on the Krath on gs?A. Good wishes. B. Bad luck. C. Good harvest. D. Rainy seas on.61. The passage is.A. an in troduct

49、ion to a festival B. a book reviewC. an an cie nt lege ndD. a descripti on of how to make a lantern(E )閱讀下面的短文和問題，根據短文內容，在相應題號后的橫線上寫下相關信 息(不多于6個單詞)，完成對該問題的回答。答語要結構正確，書寫工整，字 跡清楚。A Hairy ManJimmy s teacher asked her stude nts to make an art project about things that grow. The project would be prese nt

50、ed in the classroom on April 9. This meant that Jimmy had two weeks to work on it. He decided to make a Hairy Man. Later Jimmy took his Hairy Man to school and placed it on a table, along with a poster that explained how to make onePart I : You will need the following to make a Hairy Mana plastic fl

51、owerpot filled with potting soil，construction paper, scissors white glue， some grass seeds some color pencilspart n :draw eyes, ears and a nose on the con structi on paper. Cut them out and glue them on the pot.Put the seeds in the soilWater the soil and place your pot n ext to a sunny win dow. Your character will have “ hair ” in a week or twoYou may want to cut your character s hair when it gets long.1 w