江蘇省無錫一中度高一英語下學期期中試題PAGEPAGE1江蘇無錫一中2010—2011學年度高一（下）期中考試英語試題一、聽力（共兩節20題，每小題0.5分，滿分10分）請聽下面5段對話，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。第一節（共5小題）1.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisjob?A.Hedoesn’tcaremuchaboutit. B.Heenjoysitverymuch.C.Hehatesworkingovertime.2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.AskTomtosendaninvitation. B.GettheJohnsons’address.C.InviteTomtotheparty.3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Janeislookingforasummerjob.B.Janeispackingforthesummervacation.C.Janeiseagertogohomeforthesummer.4.Whyisthewomanexcited?A.Shehasgotadriver’slicense. B.Shehassoldalotoftickets.C.Sheisgoingtoaforeigncountry.5.WhatdoesthemanthinkofPicasso?A.HethinksthatheisthegreatestSpanishpainter.B.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimthebestSpanishpainter.C.Heissurethathecanbecomefamous.第二節（共15小題）請聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Forwhichdaydoesthemanbookaroomfinally?A.March20th. B.March12th. C.March22nd.7.Howmuchadaywillthemanpayfortheroomhebooked?A.80dollars. B.88dollars. C.96dollars.請聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8.Wherewilltheletterbesent?producetrue-to-life___9____ofthepeoplewhohaddiedinthe____10____.三、根據首字母或所給中文提示寫出單詞的正確形式（共10題，每小題1分，滿分10分）請將答案寫在答卷紙相應的題號的橫線上。1.Bythe10thcentury,oldEnglishwastheo__________languageofEngland.2.TheChinesecharactersweusetodayhavebeens__________,whichmakesthemeasiertowrite.3.Thisshoppingcentreislocatedinthec__________areaofourcity,whichhelpsattractalotofcustomers.4.BothPompeiiandLoulanbecamelostc__________about2,000yearsago.5.Theword“not”is__________（發音）differentlyintheUKandtheUSA.6.Thegreatwriterhasmadegreat____________（貢獻）toChineseliterature.7.Itwasnotlongbeforeahelicopterarrivedonthescenetorescuethe__________(幸存者)oftheplanecrash.8.Humans____________(不同于)fromothermammalsintheirabilitytospeak.9.

Your___________（詞匯）istoosmall;youneedtolearnmorewords.10.Birdsusuallyhaveagoodsenseof__________(方向).四、動詞填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）請將答案寫在答卷紙相應的題號的橫線上。1.ShortlyafterthedestructiveearthquakehappenedinFukushimaJapan,thefrightenedpeople_______fromthedangerousarea.(flee)2.Theboy,nowlearninginChicago3.Theservicemanwentovertowardsthelady,_______alabeltoherluggage.(attach)4.Thehistoryteachertoldthechildrenyesterdaythatthedove,akindoflovelybird,_______peace.(represent)5.Thebeautifulseapark,which_______thousandsoftravelerseverymonth,wascompletelydestroyedafterthetsunami（海嘯）.(attract)6.HasMr.WilsonandhismenreturnedfromAfricanSavannah?（大草原）Yes.They_______thebehaviorofdeerforalmosttwomonthsthere.(observe)7.OurEnglishteacherissaid_______abroad,butwedon’tknowexactlyinwhichcountryshestudied.(study)8.Listen!Ourheadmaster_______themeetingopen.(declare)9.Whenthegirlmentionedthequestionagain,Arthurseemed_______.(embarrass)10._______theirfaces,theyoungteacherstartedtorememberthechildren’snamesonebyone.(distinguish)五、句型轉換（共20空，每小題0.5分，滿分10分）請將答案寫在答卷紙相應的題號的橫線上。1.Pollyfeltshewasbeingfollowedbyatallman,butsoonshecouldn’tseethatmananywhere.Pollyfeltshewasbeingfollowedbyatallman,whowassoon____________________________.2.Theremaybemorepeoplewhocouldlosetheirway,soI’dliketohelpthem._____________________morepeoplemaylosetheirway,soI’dliketohelpthem.3.Asthecakesmellsdelicious,itwaseatenupbythelittlegirlinnotime._______delicious,thecakewassooneatenupbythelittlegirl.4.AplanesoonflewLiuWeihaitoahospitalinGuangzhouforanoperation.LiuWeihai_______soon_______toahospitalinGuangzhouforanoperation.5.Peoplefeelsurethatthisprocesswillcontinue,andpeoplewillkeepinventingnewwordsandnewwaysofsayingthings._____________________thatthisprocesswillcontinue,andpeoplewill______________inventingnewwordsandnewwaysofsayingthings.6.Whentheoldmanturnedofftheradio,hewasabletosleepwell._______theradio______________,theoldmancouldn’tsleepwell.7.Theyhadknowneachotherfor3yearsbeforetheygotmarried.______________eachotherfor3years,theygotmarried.六、根據所給中文完成句子（20空，每小題0.5分，滿分10分）請將答案寫在答卷紙相應的題號的橫線上。1.與我們想象的正相反，這條曾經污染非常厲害的小河竟成了天然游泳池。______________ourimagination,thisrivershouldhavebecomeanaturalswimmingpool.2.我迷路了。幸運的是，一個好心人過來幫了我的忙，使我最終找到了我所住的飯店。Ilostmyway.Luckily,akindman_______tomy_______,andfinallyIfoundthehotelinwhichIstayed.3.象征著美和愛的玫瑰花是1985年被美國定為國花的。Therose______________beautyandlovewasmadeitsnationalflowerbytheUSAin1985.4.老師建議我們在英語閱讀中不要一碰到生詞就查詞典，因為在上下文中生詞的意思會被帶出來。Ourteachersuggestedwe_____________________thewordinthedictionarywheneverwemeetanewword,foritsmeaningwillbebroughtoutinthecontext.5.我所說的就是要你意識到學習英語的重要性。WhatIsaidistomakeyou______________theimportanceoflearningEnglish.6.這幢紅磚墻的教學大樓受到了學校的保護，以至于可以保留下去。Thered-brickedteachingbuildinghasbeen______________school_______soitcanbewellpreserved.7.由20人組成的這支球隊將由外籍教練執教。Theteam______________20peoplewillbecoachedbyaforeigner.8.在人們介紹他看書時，那位盲人逐漸學會了布萊葉盲文。When______________reading,theblindmangraduallylearnedBraille.9.那男孩對在這所美麗的學校所見的一切都感到好奇。Theboywas______________everythinghesawinthisbeautifulschool.七、單項填空（共20題，每小題1分，滿分20分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21.I’mthinkingofthedrivingtesttomorrow.I’mafraidIcan’tpassitthistime.I’msureyouwillmakeit._______!A.Nowonder B.Cheerup C.Noproblem D.Noway22.TheChineselanguageisdifferentfrommanyWesternlanguages_______itusescharacterswhichhavemeaningsandcanstandaloneaswords.A.unless B.until C.nowthat D.inthatTheEnglishspokenintheUnitedStatesisonlyslightlydifferentfrom_______spokeninEngland.A.which B.what C.thatD.one24.Agoodstorydoesnotnecessarilyhavetohaveahappyending,butthereadersmustnotbeleft_______.A.unsatisfied B.unsatisfying C.tobeunsatisfying D.beingunsatisfied25.Heexpectsto_______thebusinesswhenhisfatherretires.A.pickup B.makesense C.takeover D.makeup26.Wewerefinallyabletomakethecustomers_______ofthequalityoftherefrigerator.A.toconvinceB.convincing C.convince D.convinced27.Infrontofourhouse_______weusedtoswim.A.ariverliesthat B.doesariverliewhere C.liesariverwhich D.liesariverwhere28.I’mafraidthisisthebestway_______wecanthinkof_______you.A.that;helping B.that;tohelp C.which;helping D.which;tohelp29.Fathermadeapromise_______IpassedtheexaminationhewouldbuymeanMP4player.A.that B.which C.whether D.thatif30.“Thisis______mostusefulreferencebook,”ateacherfrom______Europeancountrytoldusinclass.A.the;a B.a;不填 C.不填;不填 D.a;a31.EverybodyinthevillagelikesJackbecauseheisgoodattellingand______jokes.A.turningup B.puttingup C.makingup D.showingup32.Itwasquitealongtime______hereallyrealizedtheserioussituation.A.since B.when C.after D.before33.Thelittleboystillneededthe______20dollarstodowiththethings______.A.remaining;remainedtobesettled B.remaining;remainingtobesettledC.remained;remainedtosettle D.remained;remainingtosettled34.Itisknowntoallthataproperamountofexercise______togoodhealth.A.benefits B.contributes C.values D.improves35.Ourcityhasdevelopedintoabigcity,whichis______itusedtobe.A.fourtimeslargerthanthat B.fourtimesthesizeofwhatC.fourtimesthesizelargerthanwhat D.asfourtimesthesizeasthat36.Theboytheteacherconsidered______wascaught______intheexam,whichsurprisedusverymuch.A.tobethebest;cheating B.asthebeststudent;tocheatC.beingthebest;cheating D.asagoodstudent;tocheat37.Theyarejustcollegegraduatesanddon’trealizewhat______takestostartandrunacompany.A.this B.he C.that D.it以下為21世紀報和新概念閱讀理解題。38.Itwasmy28thbirthday,andIwasseriouslydepressedbecause_______.(From21stCentury“Ihavewonderfulchildren”)A.Icouldn’taffordabirthdaypresentformyselfB.ItwastoocoldinUtahC.Iwasanewlydivorcedmom,raisingtwosmallchildrenonmyownD.Ihadjustlostmyjob39.WhydidJennywanttoleavetheweddingreception?(FromNCE“Shewasnotamused”)A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethefunnystoriesinherfather’sspeech.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikethefoodthere.C.Becauseshedidn’tthinkherfather’sspeechwasasuccess.D.Becauseshedidn’tliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingatherfather.40.WhydidthepolicehavetopushJumbooffthemainstreet?(FromNCE“Jumboversusthepolice”)A.BecauseJumbowasholdingupthetraffic.B.BecauseJumbolikedtowalkonthesidestreet.C.BecausethepolicehadadifficulttimepushingJumbo.D.BecausethepolicewantedtoarrestJumbo.八、完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。EventhoughitwasonlyOctober,mystudentswerealreadytalkingaboutChristmasplans.Witheachpassingdayeveryonebecamemore41,waitingforthefinalschoolbell.Uponits42,everyonewouldrunfortheircoatsandgohomeexceptDavid.Davidwasasmallboyinragged（破舊的）clothes.Ihadoften43whatkindofhomelifeDavidhad,andwhatkindofmothercouldsendhersontoschooldressedso44forthecoldwintermonths,withoutacoat,bootsorgloves.ButsomethingmadeDavid45.Icanstillrememberhewasalways46asmileandwillingtohelp.Healways47afterschooltostraightenchairsandsweepthefloor.Wenevertalkedmuch.He48justsimplysmileandaskwhatelsehecoulddo,thenthankmeforlettinghimstayandslowly49Weekspassedandthe50overthecomingChristmasgrewintorestlessness（騷動不安）untilthelastdayof51beforetheholidaybreak.Ismiledinreliefasthelastofthem52outofthedoor.Turningaround,IsawDavid53standingbymydesk.“Ihavesomethingforyou,”hesaidand54frombehindhisbackasmallbox.55ittome,hesaidanxiously,“Openit.”Itookitoverfromhim,thankedhimandslowlyunwrappedit.Iliftedthelidandtomy56sawnothing.IlookedatDavid’ssmilingfaceandbackintotheboxandsaid,“Theboxisnice,David,butit’s57.”“Ohno,itisn’t,”saidDavid,“It’sfulloflove.Mymumtoldmebeforeshediedthatloveissomethingyoucan’tseeortouchunlessyouknowit’sthere.”Tearsfilledmyeyes58IlookedattheprouddirtyfacethatIhad59paidattentionto.Ineverforgetthemeaning60thelittleemptyboxsetonmydesk.AfterthatChristmas,DavidandIbecamegoodfriends.41.A.anxious B.serious C.patient D.calm42.A.warning B.ringing C.calling D.shouting43.A.known B.wondered C.realized D.learned44.A.honestly B.naturally C.heavily D.improperly45.A.strange B.unhappy C.different D.funny46.A.expressing B.feeling C.wearing D.sharing47.A.practised B.walked C.studied D.stayed48.A.would B.should C.might D.could49.A.aim B.leave C.turn D.go50.A.argument B.excitement C.movement D.judgment51.A.school B.year C.education D.program52A.hurried B.jumped C.walked D.headed53.A.weakly B.sadly C.quietly D.helplessly54.A.searched B.found C.lifted D.pulled55.A.Remembering B.Handing C.Throwing D.Leaving56.A.joy B.delight C.expectation D.surprise57.A.cheap B.empty C.useless D.expensive58.A.as B.until C.though D.because59.A.always B.regularly C.hardly D.often60.A.from B.behind C.over D.towards九、閱讀理解（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AEveryyearmobilephonesdevelop.Imaginingwhattheywilllooklikeandbeabletodoin2020isreallyachallenge.Tohelp,expertshaveoutlinedthreemajormobiletrendsthattheybelievewillhavebecomerealitybythen.Ourphoneswillbesosmartin10years’timethatthey’llknoweverythingaboutoursituationandwarnuswhensomethingneedsourattention.ThisisthetoppredictionofbothNokiaandGoogle.Theypredictthatourcarsandhomeapplianceswillbeabletocommunicatewithourmobile.Forexample,fridgeswilltellyourmobiletotellyoutopickupmilkonthewaybackfromwork.Whiledriving,yourmobilewillsuggestthatyoutakeadifferentroutebecausethere’saroadaccidentupahead.Thesecondtrendisingesture-basedcontrols.PeoplewhoknowtheiPhone’stouchsensitivescreenarealreadyfamiliarwiththetechnology.Ittranslateshandmovementsintoactionson-screen.Butgesturalcommunicationswillmakethephonemoreconvenienttouseandmaycompletelyreplacetouchpads.Accordingtoindustryinsiders,themostimmediatestepforwardingesturaltechnologywillbeinvoicerecognition.It’sbelievedvoicerecognitiontechnologywillspeedupcommunications.Itisquickertospeakthantype.Eventually,phonescreenswilldisappear.Thethirdmajordevelopmentwillchangeourunderstandingofamobilephone.Fromasinglephone,themobilewillbedevelopedintomulti-partdevices.Itisoppositetothecurrenttrendinwhichmobilephonesarecombiningthefunctionsofcameras,musicplayersandgameconsoles.Thepredictionisbasedontheideathattheworldwillbecomemorewirelessandallthesecameras,musicplayersandgameconsoleswillbewirelesslyconnected.Mobilephoneswon’tneedtocontainthesedevicesbecauseuserswillbeabletocontrolthemwirelesslythroughtheirphones.61.Thefirstparagraphservesas.A.alead-in B.aconclusion C.asummary D.asupportingfact62.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytobetheappearanceofamobilephonein2020?63.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthefuturemobilephoneswill.A.drivecarsforus B.becontrolledbytheusers’voicesC.becontrolledbyhomeappliancesD.beverybigtogetherwithseparatedmultipleparts64.Thetextmainlytellsus.A.threemajortrendsofmobilephonesB.whatmobilephoneswilllooklikein2020C.thefuturemobilephonesaregesture-basedD.somenewfunctionsofthepresentmobilephones65.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofmobilephoneis_______. A.worried B.positive C.concerned D.nervousB NOTallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblywipeout,theeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesarewipedout.Theyarenotsuretowhatdegreepeople’smemoriesareaffected.Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories."Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon'twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,"saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardButthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople’smemoriesandchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast."Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I'mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,"saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.66.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.awayofwipingoutpainfulmemoriesD.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill67.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan_______.A.causethebraintofixmemoriesB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories68.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepillsB.thepillwillcertainlystoppeople'semotionalmemoriesC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople'sphysicalhealthD.thepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbythepublicinAmerica69.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewithinthelastparagraph?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople'slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.D.Thepillwillreducepeople'ssufferingsfrombadmemories.70.Youmayprobablyreadthepassagein_______.A.aguidebookB.atextbookC.amedicalmagazine D.asciencefiction十、任務型閱讀（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分請認真閱讀下列短文，并在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。每空一詞。StudyingAbroadNowadays,studyingabroadgainspopularityinChina.ManyrichparentswouldrathersendtheirchildrenabroadtoreceiveeducationthanletthembeeducatedinChina.Aseverycoinhastwosides,studyingabroadisnotanexception（例外）.Thereareadvantagesforpeopletoattendschoolabroad.Inthefirstplace,hecanusetheforeignlanguageinhisdailylifesothathisabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved,asitisobviousthatthereisnobetterchancetoimprovesecond-languagethanlivinginthecountrywhereitisspoken.Whilestudyinginaforeigncountry,hewillmostlikelymeetmanyothersfromoverseasanditispossibletomakefriendsfromallovertheworld.Thisisnotonlyexcitingonthesociallevel,butcouldleadtoimportantoverseascontactsinhiscareeraswell.Hecangetfamiliarwiththelatestknowledgeinscienceandmakeuseofthefirst-ratefacilities(設備)available.Inthisway,thereiseverychancethatheisabletowidenhishorizon(眼界)andbroadenhismind.Ofcourse,attendingschoolsabroadmaybringaboutaseriesofproblems.Themostseriousproblemislanguagebarrier(障礙).Mostofthestudentswhogoabroaddon’thaveenoughskillsinthelanguagespokenthere.Asaresult,onarrivingthere,theywillfinditdifficulttounderstandwhattheteacherssay.Besides,forlackofknowledgeofthecustomsofthelocalpeople,theymayconstantlyrunintotroubleindealing