人教版高一英语期末考试题(含答案)
2011---2012学年第一学期期末试卷
高一英语
第一卷（选择题）
第一部分英语知识运用
第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．come
A.cold
B. cock
C. comfort
D. improve
2. dead
A. eager
B. great
C. least
D. health
3. united
A. use
B. ugly
C. upstairs
D. put
4. silence
A. weight
B. ceiling
C. bargain
D. height
5. thirty
A. theatre
B. thus
C. although
D. feather
第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
6.-How did you find your visit to the museum,Jane?
-________
A.By taking a No.3 bus.
B.Oh,wonderful !
C.I went there alone.
D.A classmate of mine showed me the way.
7. In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _________ second foreign language.
A. the; a
B. a; a
C. the; the
D. a; the
8. The doctor told me to take the medicine .
A. every fourth hours
B. each fourth hour
C. each four hours
D. every four hours
9.It was _______ to see so many ________ people in a small town.
A. amazing; amazing
B. amazing; amazed
C. amazed; amazed
D. amazed; amazing
10 He is ____ that everyone likes to make friends with him.
A. a such honest boy
B. so honest a boy
C. so an honest boy
D. such honest a boy
11.This book ____ 12 units, ____ the unit of Music.
A. contains, including
B. includes, containing
C. contains, includes
D. including, contains
12. ____ , he caught up with others.
A. With the help of the teacher’s
B. With the teacher’s help
C. By the teacher’s help
D. On the teacher’s help
13.The young man helped the company recover, so his boss gave him an apartment _________.
A. in return
B. in turn
C. in charge
D. in fact
14. She doesn’t like the way _______ you speak to her.
A. to
B. in that
C. how
D. in which
15. More attention must be paid ____ the endangered animals..
A. protect
B. to protect
C. to protecting
D. protecting
16．Computersin offices and homes since 1970s．
A．have been used B．had been used C．was D．has been used
17. I won’t see the film tonight. I am busy. ______, it is rainin g cats and dogs.
A. Beside
B. However
C. Besides
D. As well as
18. We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of ____ are healthy.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. whom
19. The tiger, once a ____ animal to humans, is now ____ of disappearing on the earth. A．dangerous, danger B．dangerous, in danger
C．in danger, in danger D．danger, in danger
20．—Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs?
—'．
A．My pleasure B．With pleasure
C．Of course I do D．Yes．That’s all fight
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。
Nowadays21 children go to school 22 few of them have ever asked themselves 23 they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, 24 and a few other 25 . But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to 26 themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to 27 themselves. They learn their own language 28 they will be able to 29 with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn 30 about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. 31 helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use 32 in their 33 , but there is one more 34 reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education than just learning 35 .We go to school 36 to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who 37 knows how to learn will always be 38 because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. 39 , children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to 40 how to learn.
21. A. some B. most C. few D. all
22. A. but B. so C. and D. because
23. A. how B. when C. why D. that
24. A. cooking B. sowing C. playing D. geography
25. A. subjects B. skills C. languages D. games
26. A. make B. prepare C. teach D. study
27. A. teach B. support C. live D. work
28. A. and B. in order to C. so as to D. so that
29. A. communicate B. work C. talk D. study
30. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
31. A. Foreign languages B. Mathematics C. History D. Geography
32. A. practical B. special C. different D. importance
33. A. work B. lives C. study D. communication
34. A. difficult B. unusual C. important D. kind
35. A. foreign languages B. science C. mathematics D. facts
36. A. above all B. at all C. in all D. for all
37. A. doesn't B. never C. really D. may
38. A. unsuccessful B. calm C. successful D. useful
39. A. Although B. But C. However D. Therefore
40. A. begin B. work C. live D. learn
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车资，车费).”
41.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A. unfriendly
B. talkative
C. helpful
D. strange enough
42. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.
A. is the driver of the taxi
B. often travels by taxi
C. is a foreigner visiting London
D. lives in London
43. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?
A. Conductor.
B. Stranger.
C. Taxi driver.
D. Porter.
44. The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.
A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B. the woman had not paid him
C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
D. he was trying to go on talking with her
B
It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
45. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep
B. large numbers of people do not need sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
46. The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to ______.
A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep
47. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin ________.
A. was too old to need any sleep
B. often slept in a chair
C. needed no sleep at all
D. needed some kind of sleep
48. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ________.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his mother’s injury before he was born
D. his magnificent physical condition
49. AI Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.
A. a common one
B. one that could be cured
C. very healthy
D. a rare one
C
It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audience.
Harry potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Release Date: June 4
Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards’ Prison. And he broke out to fulfil l one task to kill Harry Potter.
Around the World in 80 Days
Release Date: June 16
Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial arts skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet.
Spider- Man 2
Release Date: June 30
Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with his dual (双重的) identity as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane: meanwhile, his aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain(坏人) , Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more trouble.
King Arther
Release Date: July 7
Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights(骑士) in Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire（帝国）. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful, brave Guinevere, Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams
50. According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you
will see the film on _____.
A. June 4
B. June 16
C. June 30
D. July 7
51.In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by_____.
A. Peter Parker
B. Mary Jane
C. Dr. Otto Octavius
D. Spider-Man
52. Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain?
A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
B. Around the World in 80 Days.
C. Spider-Man 2
D. King Arthur
D
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
53. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D. real-life stories in small towns
54. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in .
A. the south
B. the north
C. the Midwest
D. the Northeast
55. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Mid-west because .
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
56. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because .
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world
57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events.
B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
C. Country music is popular among city people today.
D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
E
Compared with the previous week, air quality in Shanghai became worse last week , according to the latest report from the Shanghai Environment Monitoring（监测）Centre.
The average air pollution index（指数）(API) for sulphur dioxide (SO2) remain almost unchanged from the previous week, but the APIS for nitrogen oxide (NOx) and total suspended (悬浮) particles (TSP) rose by 35 and 27 percent.
The overall quality still belonged to class 2 category. Nitrogen oxide, caused mainly by vehicle exhaust and burning of cooking gas, was still the major pollutant of the week.
The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre operates six automatic air monitors in the city’s Putuo, Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Jing’an and Xuhui districts.
API
0-50: excellent
51-100: good
101-200: slight pollution
201-300: medium pollution