湖北省孝感高级中学2012—2013学年度高中一年级上学期期末考试

湖北省孝感高级中学2012—2013学年度高中一年级上学期期末考试英语出题人：周英第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a library.C. In a bookstore.2. Where did the speakers plan to go?A. A shopping center.B. An opera house.C. The parking lot.3. Which aspect of the film does the woman like?A. The plot.B. The music.C. The dialogue.4. What do we know about the woman’s jacket?A. It is sold at a lower price.B. Its color is her favorite.C. It is her sister’s size.5. What does the woman imply?A. The man is so forgetful.B. The man is too careless.C. The man is over confident.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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 makes the man so tired?A. Playing games.B. Surfing the Internet.C. Searching for interesting people.7. Whom did the man chat with?A. People from Canada.B. People in need of his help.C. People on the same project.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What does the law forbid people to do?A. To take dogs to parks.B. To walk dogs in the streets.C. To treat dogs cruelly.9. What do we know from what the woman said?A. Dogs should be kept home.B. Building a dog park is necessary.C. People would remove waste.多项选择听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. According to the man, what did he do before he watched TV?A. He washed his hands.B. He had his supper.C. He took a bath.11. What place had the man been to the night before?A. James Street.B. A restaurant.C. A friend’s home.12. What does the man try to do in the conversation?A. To prove the truth.B. To find the truth.C. To hide the truth.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why did the son come back late?A. He hurt his hands and knees.B. He went to a pub with Linda.C. He waited a long time for the bus.14. What was the old lady doing in the middle of the road?A. Looking for something.B. Struggling to stand up.C. Trying to seek help.15. What happened to Linda?A. She was fined.B. She got injured.C. She had an accident.16. Where was the witness?A. Outside the pub.B. At a bus stop.C. In his car.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the problem of some of the university students?A. They don’t spend all their time on studies.B. They don’t know what to do with their free time.C. They don’t have choices for outside class activities.18. How is the students’ high school life?A. Controlled and busy.B. Regular and colorful.C. Active and independent.19. According to the speaker, what is the role of outside class activities at university?A. To make students healthier.B. To improve students’ test scores.C. To enrich students’ experience.20. What does the speaker advise his students to do?A. Learn to enjoy themselves.B. Learn to be their own masters.C. Learn to respect their parents.第二部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分，）21. Betty has a very tight _____ this weekend so she has turned down the dinner invitation.A. scheduleB. headlineC. outlineD. incident22. She looked at the pretty vase I bought at the market and said it was a real _____.A. commandB. debateC. bargainD. reception23. We all agree that the young boy’s brave act _____ the highest praise.A. reservesB. deservesC. survivesD. serves24. The changes of the plants and animals in an area ________ from differences in climate and thenature of the country.A. riseB. raiseC. arouseD. arise25.As a student, I want to use my creativity to _____ possible solutions to the problems I meet with.A. explainB. expressC. ignoreD. explore26. The wide popularity of the Korean music Gangnam Style has _________ heated discussions aboutpeople’s tastes nowadays.A. set aboutB. set asideC. set offD. set down27. What upset us was that our flight was delayed because of the ________ storm.A. fierceB. legalC. intelligentD. secure28. More ________ information is needed to help us work out the real situation.A. generousB. reliableC. gratefulD. fluent29. By the time I reach the age of sixty, I hope to be healthy enough to travel ___________ .A. graduallyB. frequentlyC. entirelyD. equally30. If you are not satisfied with our work, you can complain to the manager who is _________customer service.A. in honor ofB. in case ofC. in charge ofD. in need of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour 31 at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really 32 . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to 33 at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! 34 , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy 35 soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could 36 the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.After a few days, I was a 37 . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I 38 her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n) 39 for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you 40 —like soap —before you buy fun things —like 41 . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I 42 took.When I returned home from 43 , I decided to make my 44 budget. Every week I spenttime writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In”account 45 I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.Budgeting was 46 , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend”money. But I 47 with it, and by the next summer, I had 48 enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as 49 at the camp store to 50 Sally!31. A. rest B. trip C. flight D. stop32. A. made B. wanted C. left D. remembered33. A. learn B. bring C. buy D. do34. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Anyhow35. A. special B. common C. small D. expensive36. A. catch B. raise C. hurt D. control37. A. hero B. mess C. star D. failure38. A. warned B. told C. suggested D. reminded39. A. plan B. idea C. example D. promise40. A. lose B. gather C. need D. hate41. A. chemicals B. clothes C. bills D. toys42. A. fortunately B. cautiously C. unhappily D. gratefully43. A. school B. airport C. camp D. hospital44. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly45. A. so B. and C. because D. until46. A. hard B. boring C. safe D. fresh47. A. dealt B. began C. agreed D. stuck48. A. received B. saved C. earned D. borrowed49. A. fish B. water C. soap D. soda50. A. apologize forB. call onC. care forD. pay back第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AAfter living in the United States for quite a long time, I do not think about the cultural differences any more. Last month, my parents came to visit me. Their observations (观察) on the American lifestyle reminded me that cultural differences between living in China and America are actually everywhere.When my parents came to America, they praised my house. Everyone had his/her own bedroom; there was a front yard, a backyard and a garage; there were many bathrooms – all convenient and comfortable. However, they were not used to the glass doors at the first floor. My mom, from southern China, was worried that someone would break open the glass doors. Though I said that nobody would do that, she was still worried about it.When I brought them to eat in fast food restaurants, whether it was in McDonald’s or KFC, they saw that refilling drinks was for free. This concept (观念) of free refill was so new to them.A Chinese friend told me a story. He and his American girlfriend ate at a restaurant. His girlfriend wanted to drink English tea. He was curious, so he tried some and found that it didn’t taste bad with milk and sugar in it. Adding more water to tea is free of course, so he drank more cups. His girlfriend found it embarrassing and explained to him that what he was doing was not exactly fair. If he wanted to drink more tea, he should buy another cup. My friend thought that Americans could take advantage of the free refills, but only a few of them did that. After staying in America for some time, he changed his habit.51. We can infer that the writer _____.A. doesn’t like American cultureB. has got used to her life in AmericaC. received an American education as a childD. thinks American and Chinese cultures are the same52. What made the writer’s parents worried?A. That someone would break into the house.B. That someone would be hurt by the glass doors.C. That they wouldn’t have a bedroom of their own.D. That they wouldn’t live comfortably in the house.53. When eating at McDonald’s for the first time in America, the writer’s parents were probably surprised that _____.A. there were so many choicesB. the prices for food were so lowC. they could refill drinks for freeD. they could get extra food for free54. The American girl mentioned in the last paragraph thought that _____.A. Americans like taking advantage of other peopleB. her boyfriend wouldn’t like traditional English teaC. drinking too much English tea harmed people’s healthD. her boyfriend shouldn’t take advantage of the free refillsBIf you’d like to go sight-seeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest AreaThe Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystem (生态系统). There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, including the giant panda. For more information, please visit /en/list/637.Khami Ruins National MonumentThe city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological (考古的) interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major center for trade over a long period of time. For more information, please visit /en/list/365.Henderson IslandHenderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls (环礁) in the world whose ecology (生态) has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island. For more information, please visit /en/list/487.The Old City of JerusalemAs a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious importance. It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year. For more information, please visit /en/list/148.55. What can we know about The Jiuzhaigou Valley?A. It sits at the foot of a 4,800-meter-high mountain.B. It has different forest ecosystem.C. Most of China’s endangered plants can be found here.D. In all about 140 kinds of birds and animals live there.56. The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city ______.A. had a very short historyB. was ruined in the mid-16th centuryC. was once Great Zimbabwe’s largest cityD. once played a great role as a trade center57. From the passage we can learn that Henderson Island _____.A. hasn’t been greatly influenced by human activitiesB. isn’t suitable for humans to live onC. has been open to visitors for yearsD. is made up of a few large atolls58. If you are interested in religion, you should visit _____.A. /en/list/148B. /en/list/365C. /en/list/487D. /en/list/637CYou might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015, there won’t be any candy, sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids.The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels, radio stations and websites. It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer”that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn't have believed you,”said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.The ban would apply to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children. In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’menus at theme parks and resorts(度假胜地). Fast-food options will be replaced with healthier choices, such as smoothies(果汁), apples, vegetables and yogurt.In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals, other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid-targeted media. Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air. There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories. Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship, said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods. Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters, restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple. He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.59. What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?A. Produce more and better cartoons for young kids.B. Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.C. Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.D. Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.60. What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons _________.A. kids didn’t believe what the commercials saidB. kids don’t enjoy eating candy, sugary cereal or junk foodC. kids would see a lot of fast-food commercials on TVD. kids find pleasure in watching fast-food commercials61. The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means “________”.A. not be broadcastB. be in needC. become popularD. be praised62. According to Michael Bloomberg, to fight child obesity, kids should ____________.A. watch fewer cartoonsB. drink less sugary drinksC. not go to movie theatersD. take more physical exerciseD“I can’t concentrate.” “My mind wanders when I try to study.” Lack of concentration is one of the most common complaints heard at school.We all have the ability to concentrate. Think of the times when you were attracted to a super novel or the times when you were playing your guitar or piano. But at other times your mind races from one thing to another. Here are some tips.Rest from time to time. Remember to take short breaks. Lectures are usually 50 minutes long, and that’s about the length of time most people can direct their attention to one task. But that’s just an average. Your concentration time might be shorter (20-35 minutes) or longer (perhaps 90 minutes).When you take a break, you get more oxygen to your brain! When we sit for long periods, blood tends to be pooled in our lower body and legs. Get up and walk around the room for a couple of minutes. As a result, more oxygen is carried to the brain and you can concentrate better._______________If you study one subject for a long time, you may find it hard to concentrate. Many students improve their concentration by changing one subject to another every one to two hours. In this way you can pay more attention to something that’s different.Reward yourself. Give yourself a reward when you’ve completed a task. The task might be small, such as staying with a difficult paper until you’ve finished. But giving yourself a reward can help you be more interested in doing other tasks.Increase your activity level. Your concentration wanders more easily if you just read an article straight through. Instead, take the heading for each part and turn it into a question. For this part, that would be, “How can I increase my activity level while studying?” Then study that part to answer that question. Do this routinely. The questions give us afocus for each part and increase our involvement(参与).63. According to Paragraph 3, what’s the purpose of walking around?A. To help us stay fit.B. To benefit our lower body.C. To provide the brain with more oxygen.D. To increase our concentration time to 90 minutes.64. What’s the best title for Paragraph 4?A. Study for one hour each time.B. Do something difficult.C. Study in different ways.D. Change subjects.65. In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that______.A. we just read the heading of some articlesB. we do our best to read an article straight throughC. we ask ourselves questions about what we are readingD. we ask other people questions about the article we are reading66. The writer wrote the passage to______.A. encourage us to try to concentrateB. teach us how to concentrate while studyingC. give us the reasons for a lack of concentrationD. list the benefits we can get from concentrationEThe nose is used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s busines s. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. Such people are interested in other people’s private matters. They’re considered nosy. Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone (磨石) works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation doesn’t affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation bad for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts as if something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe the students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told me when I was a student, “If you stu dy hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.”67. If we say a wife leads her husband by the nose, we probably mean she _____.A. loves her husband very muchB. controls her husband’s actionsC. gets on well with her husbandD. does whatever her husband wants her to do68. Which of the following expressions could be used to tell someone to stay away from your private affairs?A. Don’t keep your nose to the grindstone.B. Keep your nose out of my business.C. Please keep your nose clean.D. You are really hard-nosed.69. We can use the expression “has his/her nose in the air” to describe someone _____.A. who is too proud of himself/herselfB. who is very angry about somethingC. who often makes a situation badD. who doesn’t care about anything70. If a student thumbs his/her nose at his/her teacher, the teacher would most probably feel _____.A. happyB. excitedC. angryD. relaxed第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据该句的中文意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。