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英语揭阳一中届高一下学期期中考试
揭阳一中2013届高一下学期期中考试
英语
第一部分听力(共两节,满分15分)
第一节听力理解(共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,从题中所给的A、B、C项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听下列一段对话,回答第1-2题。
1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Onthelake.B.Ontheriver.C.Onthesea.
2.Whatwillthetwospeakersdo?
A.Goswimming.B.Gofishing.C.Goboating.
听下列一段对话,回答第3-5题。
3.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Oldschoolfriends.C.Formercolleagues.
4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Sheisfondofherwork.
B.She’stiredoftravelling.
C.Sheisinterestedinlaw.
5.What’sthemannow?
A.Asalesman.B.Aguide.C.Alawyer.
听下列一段对话,回答第6-8题。
6.Wheredidthespeakertakeajourneylastyear?
A.InsouthwestAfrica.B.InsoutheastAfrica.C.InsouthwestAsia.
7.Howlongwasthespeaker’sjourney?
A.Fourandahalfdays.B.Fivedays.C.Fiveandahalfdays.
8.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofherjourney?
A.Itwashardandshewouldnevergothereagain.
B.Itwashappyandshemadealotoffriends.
C.Itwashardbutitraisedherconfidence.
听下列一段对话,回答第9-10题。
9.Whatisthemanpreparingfor?
A.Hisfirstdaytowork.B.Ajobinterview.C.Aparty.
10.Whatcolouroftieisthemangoingtowearatlast?
A.Orange.B.Red.C.Blue.
第二节听取信息(共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
听下面一段独白,根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入标号为11-15的空格中。
Thingsforcycliststoconsider
Details
____11____
Wearsomethingthatcan____12____.
Distanceandspeed
Don’ttrytoridetoofarandtoofast.Rememberthejoyofcyclingisthe____13____;youcanseethingsthatyoucan’t____14____seebycarorbus.
Water
Ifyouplantocycleinsummer,takeplentyofwater,anddrinkatleast____15____literofwatereveryhour.
Warmclothes
Iftheweatherisnotwarmenough,makesurethatyoutakeenoughwarmclothestoputonwhenyoustopridingtoavoidgettingill.
第二部分综合知识应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完型填空(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour16wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexample,whilewearelookingforwardtovisitinganewplaceorcountry,we17whatitwillbelike.Wepredictthe18peoplewilleat,dressandact.Ofcourse,wedonotalwayspredictthingscorrectly.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe19themtobe.
Oneofthe20dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientist,Kekule,whohadbeen21toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad22andanalyzedtheproblemfromeveryanglefordays,butthereseemedtobenowayof23outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe24up,herealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis25.
Thehypnotist(催眠者)satinthechairoppositehimandspoke26:
Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkaboutnothing.Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoice,your27willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbeasleep.
Youwillhearmyvoiceand28mywords,butyourbodywillbeasleep,youreyesaretooheavy.Youarealmostasleep,andwhenyouwakeupyouwill29nothing.
Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto30slowlyfromonetofive.One,two,three,four,five.
16.A.brainsB.sensesC.sightsD.minds
17.A.imagineB.knowC.feelD.guess
18.A.customB.wayC.styleD.habit
19.A.requiredB.wishedC.leftD.expected
20.A.famousB.dullC.funnyD.silly
21.A.tryingB.managingC.thinkingD.hoping
22.A.learnedB.studiedC.discussedD.surveyed
23.A.findingB.makingC.turningD.letting
24.A.gaveB.satC.wokeD.got
25.A.lessonB.dreamC.researchD.exercise
26.A.softlyB.loudlyC.slowlyD.firmly
27.A.headB.feetC.eyesD.body
28.A.believeB.understandC.takeD.repeat
29.A.acceptB.receiveC.hearD.remember
30.A.addB.sayC.countD.speak
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,共15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词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。
VisitorstoBritainmayfindthebestplacetoenjoylocalcultureisinatraditionalpub(酒吧).Ateamofresearchershaverevealed(揭示)someof____31____unknowncultureofBritishpubs---startingwiththedifficultyofgettingadrink.Thismaysoundinconvenient,butthereisa____32____(hide)meaning.
Pubculture____33____(form)toimprovesociability(社会交往)inasocietythatisknown___34___itscoldness.Standingatthebarforserviceallowsyoutochatwithothers___35____arewaitingtobeserved.Thebarcounteris____36____(possible)theonlyplaceinBritain____37____afriendlytalkwithstrangersisconsideredtobeentirelyproperandreallyquitenormalbehavior.However,____38____youdonotfollowthelocalrules,theexperiencemayfallflat(一无所获).Forexample,ifyouareinabiggroup,itisbestforoneortwopeopletogotobuythedrinks.Nothingmakestheregularcustomersandbarstaff_____39____(anger)morethanagroupofstrangersblockingallpassages(过道)tothebarwhile____40____chatandhesitate(犹豫)aboutwhattoorder.
第三部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
A
Philipwasanine-year-oldboyinaSundayschoolclassof8-year-oldgirlsandboys.Sometimesthethirdgradersdidn’twelcomePhilipintotheirgroupandusuallytrickedhim.Thiswasnotbecausehewasolder,butbecausehewas“different”.Yousee,PhilipsufferedfromaconditioncalledDowns’sSyndrome.Thismadehim“different”,withhisfacialcharacteristics,slowresponsesandmentalproblems.
OneSundayafterEaster,theSundayschoolteachergatheredsomeplasticeggsthatpulledapartinthemiddle.Theteachergaveonetoeachchild.Onthatbeautifulspringday,thechildrenweretogooutanddiscoverforthemselvessomesymbolof“newlife”andplaceitinsidetheplasticeggs.
Afterthechildrenreturnedtotheclassroom,theteacheropenedtheireggsonebyone,askingeachchildtoexplainthatsymbolof“newlife”.Thefirstopenedeggcontainedaflower.Everyonecheered.Inanotherwasabutterfly….Whentheteacheropenedthelastegg,itwasempty.“That’sstupid,”saidsomeone.Theteacherfeltapullathisshirt.ItwasPhilip.Lookingup,Philipsaid,“It’smine.Ididit.It’sempty.Ihavenewlife,becausethetombisempty.”Notasoundwasheardinclassatall.Fromthatdayon,Philipbecamearealpartofthegroup.Theywelcomedhim,andwhatevermadehimdifferentwasnevermentionedagain.
41.Theunderlinedword“condition”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.gradeB.statusC.healthD.disease
42.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.The8-year-oldsweresometimescruel
B.The8-year-oldswerefriendlytoPhilip
C.Philipwasreallydifferentinschool
D.Philipwasolderandmoresensitive
43.Theteachergaveeachchildoneplasticeggtoletthem________.
A.playaroundonthatbeautifulspringdayB.putsomesymbolof“newlife”intoit
C.trytopullitapartinthemiddleD.gooutanddiscoverthemselves
44.AfterPhilipexplainedhisnewlife,________.
A.Theclassthoughthewasclever.B.Theclassfellsilent.
C.Hebegantostudyintheclass.D.Hefeltdying.
45.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.Theteacherusedtohaveclassesoutdoors
B.ThePhilip’snewlifewishwasempty
C.Philipwashealthyasawhole
D.Philipwasacceptedbyhisclassmatesintheend
B
"Beatingisasignofaffection,cursing(骂)isasignoflove."
ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtrue.
Today,itseems,Chineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentopre-collegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.
"Goodeducationdoesn'tmeanlettingyourchildenjoyprivileges,especiallyourboys,"saidSongWenming,anentrepreneur(企业家)inJinhua,EastChina'sZhejiangprovince."Theyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuture."
InAugust,Songsenthis17-year-oldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademy(VFMA)inPennsylvania.Andheisfarfromalone,eventhoughittakesalotofmoney-around$48,000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.
StatisticsshowsthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.
Afewyearsago,therewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForge.Today,thereare28."AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamilies,someofthemwerespoiled,"saidJenniferMyers,directorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.
Song'sonlyson,SongSiyu,hadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.
Now,threemonthslater,hehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35seconds,finishingamealwithoutlookingathisfood,andmakinghisbedwithprecision.Hecaneventakecriticism,nomatterhowunreasonable.
"ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforself-developmentofindividuals,"saidSongSiyu.'Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharacter,theyarenotpersonal."
Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.
Butforthosewhostickwithit,thereisarewardforallthehardwork.
46.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknowtheoldChinesesaying_____.
A.isoutofdateinmoderntimes.B.isdisagreedbyrichparents.
C.isstillworthtrusting.D.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparent.
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