【英语】广东省普宁市二中2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试17

2012-2013学年度第二学期普宁二中期中考高一级英语试卷（2013.4）命题人：张彩翼陈静敏第一部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real____1__.He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In hisabsence I looked to see what was on his 3 . In the 4 was a small piece ofpaper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Isa Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.A(n) 6 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it.When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on yourdesk. You’ll have to 14 it.”The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and Iwon. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still 15 anyhow.That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyoneabout it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.1. A. plan B. fault C. grade D. luck2. A. reason B. course C. example D. vacation3. A. book B. head C. clothes D. desk4. A. drawer B. book C. middle D. box5. A. names B. words C. ideas D. messages6. A. honest B. handsome C. friendly D. active7. A. desk B. paper C. book D. drawer8. A. question B. key C. note D. secret9. A. help B. consider C. practise D. forget10. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. went11. A. existed B. remained C. happened D. continued12. A. tiring B. easy C. important D. difficult13. A. saw B. gave C. set D. made14. A. repeat B. defend C. correct D. change15. A. cheating B. having C. staying D. finding第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为16—25的相应位置。

Have you ever lived abroad？When living overseas in a place where people speak a different language，__16__ can be difficult to make yourself understood even in __17__（relative）simple but important areas of life，like shopping and getting around town. It can be really upset trying to ask for something in a store or to tell the taxi driver __18__ you are going.Sometimes you may be at a __19__（lose）as to what to do；sometimes you are certain that people understand you __20__ are just pretending that they don't；and other times they make a very __21__（consider）effort to communicate with you. You should also be prepared to make changes in the diet and get accustomed to __22__ local foods and the limited selection of familiar foods in the stores and restaurants.Besides，you will experience some stress and anxiety __23__ you are living in a different culture with different values __24__ your own. You may find that some of your cherished and deeply __25__（hold）values about life may not be equally important to members of your new host culture.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed．Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school．The new plan is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School．The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government have said in the past that they will not agree to provide free transport to the school．But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support ofthe school's headmaster．Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part．Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term．They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington．The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children．The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan．26. What is the aim of the plan?A. To prevent the students' road accidents．B. To relieve the traffic pressure．C. To save time for the parents and students．D. To help the parents save money．27. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?A. By letting the bus run in the morning only．B. By limiting the number of the students．C. By obtaining the support from the headmaster．D. By linking the new bus service with the existing one．28. The new bus service will be paid for by ______．A. the parentsB. the local governmentC. the bus companyD. the local government and the parents29. Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out?A. The bus company will make much more money．B. The children can choose whatever school they like．C. The parents can get rid of their worries．D. The students in Impington School can have free bus rides．30. This passage is most probably ______．A. a personal letterB. an advertisementC. a headmaster's reportD. a newspaper articleBTea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.Tea remained scarce (缺少的) and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into thecountry that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling”as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so tea-time was born.31．Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?A. The Britons got expensive tea from India.B. Tea reached Britain from Holland.C．The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.D．It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.32．This passage mainly discusses_____________.A．the history of tea drinking in BritainB．how tea became a popular drink in BritainC．how the Britons got the habit of drinking teaD．how tea-time was born33．Tea became a popular drink in Britain________________.A. in eighteenth century B．in sixteenth centuryC．in the seventeenth century D．in the late seventeenth century 34．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because ___________.A．it tasted like milkB．it tasted more pleasantC．it became a popular drinkD. Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence thatpeople tried to copy the way she drank tea35．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of________.A．a famous French lady B．the ancient ChineseC．the upper social class D．people in HollandCPeople in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in Ma y and Father’s Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must helpwith childcare.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On mother’s Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(grave). On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecue for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought i n stores. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.36. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring up children.B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents educate children to be good persons.D. Parents pass away before children grow up.37. What do you know from the passage?A. Both festivals are in May.B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C. Not all the children respect their parents.D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.38. Which do you know about “carnation”?A. It only has two kinds of color.B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day.C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D. People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.39. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ___________.A. sometimes family members get togetherB. everyone goes to the cemeteryC. children always go to parents’ homeD. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.40. What do you think “florists” do ?A. They sell flowers.B. They make bread or pastry.C. They offer enough room for having family parties.D. They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.DWhen asked what they have done to help protect the environment, most people will almost mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over–consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring somuch material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collected. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.41. T he underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to_____.A. Having more material than is needed．B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessaryD. Using too much packaging．42. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ___________．A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of supermarketsD. the fact of packaging overuse43. According to the text, recycling ___________．A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energyC. is the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land44. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that____________.A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality．B. It is improper to judge quality by packaging．C. Other products are better packaged than food．D. Supermarkets care more about packaging．45. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. People like collecting recyclable wastes．B. Needless material is mostly recycled．C. Fighting wastefulness is difficult．D. The author is proud of their consumer culture．第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。