高一期末2012-2013上测试题

高一学年度（上）期末考试英语试题I.单选：1.We were in ____ when we left that we forgot the airline ticket.A.a rush so anxiousB.a such anxious rushC.so an anxious rushD.such an anxious rush2.I have to work by taxi because my car ____ at the garage.A.will be repairedB.is repairedC.is being repairedD.has been repaired3.---Can I smoke here?---Sorry.We don’t allow ____ here.A.people smokingB.people smokeC.to smokeD.smoking4.John received an invitation to dinner,and with his work ____,he gladly accepted it.A.finishedB.finishingC.having finishedD.was finished5---I passed the driving test!--- ____ !A.CongratulationB.Congratulation for youC.CongratulationsD.Congratulation on it6.We have every reason to believe that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was ____ success.A. /B.aC.theD.an7.By the end of last week,his family ____ from him for two months.A.didn’t hearB.hasn’t heardC.hadn’t heardD.heard nothing8.The man put on his glasses ____ see better.A.thatB.as a resultC.in order toD.in order that9. We were greatly ____ by his ____ speech.A.moved;movingB.moving;movedC.moved;movedD.moving;moving10. He was about to tell me the secret ____ someone patted him on the shoulder.A.asB.untilC.whileD.when11.____ Mary ____ is thought as a top student in tour class.A.It is,whomB. She is,whomC.She is,whoD..It is,who12. ____ he grew older,he ____ deaf.A.When;turnedB.As;wentC.After;becameD.Since;went13.____ we have finished the course,we shall start doing more revision work.A.ForB.Now thatC.Ever sinceD.Except14.A new novel by the same author will soon ____.e outB.go outC.put outD.set out15. He fell in love with the young lady at first soght when he saw her dance in a(an) ___ way.A.funnyB.amusingC.braveD.graceful16.Finally I ____ her idea,that is to say,I should ____ myself to the new life here at first.A.adopted,adaptB.adapted,adoptC.adopted,adoptD.adapted,adapt17. He hurried to the station only ____ that the train had left.A.to tellB.toldC.being toldD.to be told18.The business company which was ____ in 1724 has developed into a big one.A.foundB.to findC.foundedD.being founded19.---Why did n’t you try your best to get on the bus?---I tried to,but ____ I could,it started moving.A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.after20.I ____ what he said and I ＿＿＿him.A.believe, believeB. believe in, believe in,C. believe , believe inD. believe in, believeII.完形填空：There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.But ___1___ a few of them are very ___2___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___3___ language. Many millions are ___4___ to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___5___. Have you ever ___6___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six month, or your ___7___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes ___8___ you master your English in a month. ___9___ the first day your ___10___ will be excellent. Just se nd ...” Of course, it never ___11___ quite like this.The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___12___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___13___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___14___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___15___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___16___ that gets!So it is ___17___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___18___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___19___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___20___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.1. A. not B. quite C. only D. very2. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy3. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother4. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking5. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers6. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known7. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English8. A. make B. help C. let D. allow9. A. From B. On C. Since D. After10. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation11. A. happened B. know C. seemed D. felt12. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think13. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups14. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of15. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing16. A. time B. money C. language D. practice17. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly18. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes19. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs20. A. do B. work C. help D. masterIII．阅读理解：(1)A Shoe PatternHarry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.Once Harry’s father was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all that her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t kno w where to get on the bus!Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a pair of shoes him self. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”“I’m sorry, I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”1. _______ always does some housework in the morning.A. Harry’s fatherB. Harry’s motherC. HarryD. Nobody2. Harry’s parents do all instead of him because _______.A. he’s too youngB. he has poor healthC. he’s busy with his studiesD. they hope he spends all time on studies3. The woman had to look after her son by herself because _______.A. her husba nd wasn’t at homeB. she was stronger than her husbandC. she knew the young man wellD. she was freer than her husband4. The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _______.A. she didn’t know what kind he neededB. she was busy with the houseworkC. something was wrong with herD. she wanted her son to do something himself5.. In fact, _______.A. Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for himB. Harry didn’t believe himselfC. Harry wouldn’t listen to his motherD. Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself(2)Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.Dr. Petrels gives his patie nts good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t w ant him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”6. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.A. gives his patients medical adviceB. takes care of 159 patients a weekC. sings on televisionD. has his own TV show7.. Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.A. has been a doctor for ten yearsB. always loved to singC. is popular with his patientsD. also sings to his patients on TV8.. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.A. sings and gives medical adviceB. sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a songD. sings love songs he wrote9.. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.A. in Las Vegas.B. at medical schoolC. with people who like his singingD. with patients in Montreal10. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.A. help people singB. make people feel betterC. do the same thingD. make difficult people smile(3)Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at o ther people’s houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”Mrs. Harris was beginnin g to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.11. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?A. They wanted to make some new friends.B. Mr. Harris changed his work.C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses.12 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.C. They had gone to other people’s parties many times.D. They liked making friends with others.13. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?A. From the morning till night.B. About fourteen hours.C. About two hours.D. Till midnight14. When did the party end that evening?A. At about 8:30.B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.C. About twelve o’clock..D. When someone telephoned the police station.15. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.D. Because he hated the noise.(4)Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at only time.Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?16. What is the passage mainly about?A. Internet.B. Information.C. Computers.D. E-mails.17. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?A. By post.B. By E-mail.C. By telephone.D. By satellite.18. Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow?A. In the office.B. At school.C. At home.D. In the company.19. Whose the owner of the Internet?A. The headmaster.B. The officer.C. The user.D. No one.20. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?A. English is important in using the Internet.B. the Internet is more and more popular.C. Most of the information is in English.D. Every computer must have the Internet.IV．改错：(10分)1.Many boys paid a visit to the science museum included Jim. _________2.In the total,these astronauts have spent more than 26,000 days in space. _________3.I observed several girls to practice singing and dancing there. _________4.He began to play piano when he was five. _________5.Can you mix water of oil? _________6.They will fly to Hong Kong,which they plan to stay for two days. _________7.The car in front of the gate is belonged to my brother. _________8.As the result of his carelessness,he lost his life. _________9.He is crazy for painting thesedays.He stays in his studio all day long. _________10.The yong man walked in with a hunting dog followed him. _________V.书面表达：(20分)根据内容要点，写一篇关于Beethoven的100字左右短文。