英语揭阳一中届高一下学期期中考试.docx

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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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