中考试题

2011-2012学年高一第一学期期中考试英语说明：本试卷一共四大题，满分100分，考试时间120分钟，请将答案涂写在答题卡上相应位置。

Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分25分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 2 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 3 riding and riding, whipping((鞭打) the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 4 or tired, he did not stop 5 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted(精疲力竭) and was 6 . Then he as ked himself, “Why did I 7 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to 8 myself.”The above story is similar to the journey of our 9 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 10 , to gain power or recognition(认可). We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 11 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding beauty and the things we love to do. One day 12 we look back, we will 13 that we don’t really need that much, 14 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 15 .Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.1. A. use B. cover C. work D. get2. A. rode B. ran C. walked D. flied3. A. kept on B. asked for C. gave up D. calmed down4. A. sad B. excited C. concerned D. hungry5. A. but B. so C. because D. if6. A. sleeping B. arguing C. dying D. smiling7. A. push B. make C. destroy D. prove8. A. live B. bury C. dress D. sleep9. A. future B. past C. history D. life10. A. friends B. progress C. use D. money11. A. health B. power C. honor D. freedom12. A. before B. when C. unless D. since13. A. realize B. remember C. forget D. suffer14. A. or B. until C. however D. but15. A. saved B. missed C. disliked D. won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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词的正确形式填空,并将答案写在答题卡上标号为16-25的空格中。

Several days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. They were signs for the earthquake. 16 , people in the city of Tangshan thought 17 of these. At 3:42 am that day, the earth began to shake, 18 destroyed the city. Steam 19 (burst) from holes in the ground. It gave 20 smelly gas. Many buildings fell into bricks all of a sudden like pieces of dominos. Many people, 21(include) workers and doctors, came to rescue those 22 were trapped under the ruins. Later that afternoon, 23 big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and more buildings fell down. Soldiers were called in to help the rescue workers. Teams 24 (organize) to dig out those under the ruins and bury the dead. 25 number of the miners who were rescued from coal mines reached almost 10,000. With the help from all over the country, Tangshan began to recover slowly.Ⅱ.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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEveryone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.26. The first paragraph tells us __________.A. none needs friendsB. we always need friends around usC. making friends is the need in people's lifeD. we need to be alone27. Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?A. People are happy when their friends leave them.B. People may never see their friends after their friends move away.C. People can know their friends in different ways.D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them.28. Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?A. A house.B. A room.C. A library.D. A village.29. If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.A. they feel happier and healthierB. they get a lot of help from their friendsC. they take better care of themselvesD. both A and C30. This passage tells us __________.A. that people are all friendsB. that people need friendsC. how to get to know friendsD. how to name a placeBIf you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upona time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn't eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t hav e her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.31. _______are more useful than a dog in the world.A. No other animalsB. Some animalsC. Many animalsD. Other animals32. In the past people kept dogs because dogs _________.A. could fight against each otherB. met the peopleC. did not eat other animalsD. helped and listened to people33. Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_____.A. don’t eat other animalsB. are lonelyC. are like their friendsD. are afraid of the thieves34.A dog can be _____.A. a child's friend onlyB. a young woman's sonC. old people's real childD. everybody's friend35. So a dog will ________ in a family.A. always be usedB. not be usefulC. still fightD. always be a memberCA man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?""No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist. At this point a mo tor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?""No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shout ed the pilot. "I’ll pull you up." "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned andwent to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."36.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.A. Smith pulled the pilot upB. Smith did soC. Smith didn’t do soD. Smith didn’t hear him37.At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.A. went to his rewardB. passed awayC. went to heavenD. all of the above38.What do we know about Smith? ______.A. He was a lazy manB. He was a lucky man who believed in GodC. He was a poor manD. He was a silly man who believed in God39.What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.A. movingB. humorousC. depressingD. surprising40.The best title of this passage is" ______" .A. What Do Y ou Want from Me?B. How Do Y ou Believe in God?C. How God Loved Smith!D. Smith Obeyed God’s OrderDA driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8: 05,” he said. Then he went t o sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight.In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.”Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” h e said. “It’s a quarter to nine.”41. Where did the driver sleep?A. At the window.B. In the street road.C. In his car.D. In his room.42. How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?A. 40 minutes.B. 25 minutes.C. 50 minutes.D. 70 minutes.43. Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?A. Because he didn’t know the time.B. Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.C. Because he needed somebody to wake him up.D. Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.44. The third person knocked at the window to ______.A. ask him the timeB. ask him not to sleepC. see if the driver was sleepingD. tell him what time it was45. What do you think of the third person?A. cold-heartedB. helpfulC. humorousD. thankful第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并将答案涂写在答题卡相应位置上。