2011-2012学年福建省莆田一中高一下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

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1、2011-2012学年福建省莆田一中高一下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * What are you going to do this weekend _. If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends. A Dont mention it B It doesnt matter C It depends D Forget it 答案： D Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now I am afraid you , in case he c

2、omes late for the meeting. A will B must C may D can 答案： B Born into a family with three brothers, David was to value the sense of sharing. A brought up B built up C picked out D put forward 答案： A Teenagers are damaging their health because they often _ themselves to so many electric products. A equ

3、ip B absorb C devote D expose 答案： D Eating too much fat can _ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. A result from B contribute to C come across D focus on 答案： B Hong Kong is famous _ a shopping heaven where you can buy things of high quality and with a reasonable price. A for B as C by D of 答

4、案： B With a lot of difficult problems _, the newly-elected president is having a hard time. A settled B settling C to be settled D to settle 答案： D Professor Smith, along with his assistants, _ on the project day and night to meet the deadline. A work B working C is working D are working 答案： C I hope

5、 there are enough glasses for each guest to have _. A it B those C them D one 答案： D Tsinghua University, in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. A found B founding C founded D to be founded 答案： C _ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes. A

6、 Far from B Apart from C Instead of D Thanks to 答案： B Its very hard for Mary to work here, for _ she does cant satisfy her boss. A what B whatever C which D whichever 答案： B _ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games. A Realized B Realizing C To realize D Ha

7、ving realized 答案： B Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still _. A affordable B acceptable C available D avoidable 答案： C China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from _ in

8、the South China Sea. A attacking B having attacked C being attacked D having been attacked 答案： C Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be _ respected. A equally B especially C naturally D generally 答案： A The stars who advertise some false medicine _ for the deaths caused by the m

9、edicine. A are to blame B are going to blame C are to be blamed D should blame 答案： A The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain_ as the plane was making a landing. A seat B seating C seated D to be seating 答案： C _ a piece of ice outside in such hot weather, and youll soon find it melt. A

10、To put B Put C Putting D Having put 答案： B _ it is to listen to music when you are free. A What fun B What a fun C How fun D How funny 答案： A 完型填空 Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort and at maximum speed. That 41 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store. Whe

11、n arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 42 : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didnt want to 43 what I do, like so many who come to a new country.” she said. “I 44 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45 myself properly.” Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop

12、 ownership in Canada a 46 meant going to school to get the 47 education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 48 in my abilities. But I couldnt speak the language and I had to 49 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 50 all over

13、again,” said Diana. 51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新开张） 52 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 53 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 54 Diana met with the language barrier, she was a

14、lways going 55 while at college. By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 56 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 57 goal when her new store opened its doors in Torontos Sheppard Center She was on the fast-track to 58 . Looking back, Dia

15、na, a fashion designer, 59 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 60 the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing. 【小题1】 A requires B encourages C includes D advises A goal B memory C choice D problem A continue B choose C chan

16、ge D lose A demanded B decided C agreed D hesitated A teach B prepare C enjoy D persuade A reality B fact C challenge D wonder A physical B private C primary D necessary A pressure B judgement C influence D confidence A put away B depend on C learn about D look into A advance B start C suffer D work

17、 A Naturally B Gradually C Luckily D Clearly A through B for C before D with A notes B responsibilities C chances D courses A Though B As C Since D Once A around B back C ahead D out A adventure B arrival C performance D journey A original B common C another D distant A success B wealth C glory D ha

18、ppiness A adds B connects C devotes D owes A after all B above all C at least D at first 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 阅读理解 Einstein was the great

19、est scientist of his age. But he was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity. Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had been given too much change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it back to Einstein, saying “Th

20、e trouble with you is you dont know your figures.” He had nothing and thought little of the things most people set their hearts on fame and money. He didnt want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einsteins vio

21、lin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He led a very simple sort of life, went around in old clothes that needed pressing, seldom wore a hat, He shaved （刮胡子） with the same soap that he used for his bath. The man who was trying to solve the most difficult problems of the universe said t

22、hat using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated（复杂的） . 【小题 1】 From the second paragraph we know Einstein _. A wasnt good at maths B enjoyed playing jokes C had some trouble with figures D didnt care about money at all 【小题 2】 Einstein was most interested in _ in life. A sailing h

23、is boat B fame and money C playing the violin D work 【小题 3】 “using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated” in the last paragraph suggests that Einstein _. A preferred to live a simple life B was a man of humor C was too poor to buy more soaps D liked to do something different 答案：

24、 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A I bent down in the shade under a sixty-foot-tall cactus（仙人掌） , waiting for them to appear. The time was eight thirty in the morning. For seven mornings I had come to the same distant spot in the Sonoran Desert, in southern Arizona. I was here to watch the roadrunner, a sm

25、all fast-running bird. I spotted two birds under a bush with red flowers. The roadrunners rushed out from under it. The birds moved rapidly on long skinny legs. Their feathers were brown and black. Their tails were seven inches long. Roadrunners use the tail for balance when running. That day, the r

26、oadrunners performed a courtship（求婚） dance. They ran in wild circles. Suddenly, one stopped and stood still, its round eyes full of light. The second bird took hold of a small stick off the ground and presented it to the first, a gift serving as a symbol of their partnership. I returned to the spot

27、each day, leaving bits of boiled chicken hoping they would return. Roadrunners eat snakes, lizards, mice, beetles, and spiders. Food is in short supply in the desert, so my offerings were welcome. The pair grew used to me. Soon after the pair finished building their nest six white eggs appeared in t

28、he nest bowl. In about three weeks, six roadrunner chicks, skin as black as coal, cried for food. Their parents brought food such as fence lizards and stink bugs. They fed their young until they were a month and a half old. Early one morning, a coyote（丛林狼） came around, nose to the ground, for fresh

29、bird meat. The roadrunners fearlessly drove the coyote away, but it was soon back. After three attacks the coyote went away for good, tail between its legs. I stopped watching the nest when the little roadrunners, at two months of age, were ready to live on their own. It was hard to break away from

30、“my roadrunner family.” Whenever I see a roadrunner now, rushing over the ground, I say hello to it as an old friend. 【小题 1】 The author went to the Sonoran Desert to . A go on a tour of the desert B carry out research into some animals in the desert C make an observation about a kind of bird D enjoy

31、 an adventure in southern Arizona 【小题 2】 What can we learn about roadrunners from the text A They have short tails and legs. B They move at a fast pace. C Their feathers are red and brown. D They dont like boiled chicken. 【小题 3】 We can learn from the last but one paragraph that the roadrunners were

32、. A brave B clever C easily-frightened D lazy 【小题 4】 Which of the following would be the best title for the text A How do roadrunners seek a partner B My close friendship with roadrunners. C Roadrunner family in the Sonoran Desert. D How did I find roadrunners in Arizona 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】

33、 A 【小题 4】 C Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute（分发） his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes, accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern

34、German city believe in fairytales（童话） . The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained 10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschweiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous（匿名） envelopes, each containing 10,000,

35、then arrived at a kindergarten and a church. The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least 190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspapers own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. T

36、he receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of 500 inside, with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined. “I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boys mother, told Der Spiegel magazine. “I had to park on th

37、e side of the road; I was speechless.” The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for. “For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of h

38、imself, was astonishing,” Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy. Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said: “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has t

39、old his reporters not to look for the citys hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations. 【小题 1】 The Braunschweiger Zeitung is name of _. A a church B a bank C a magazine D a newspaper 【小题 2】 Which of the following is TURE about the donation to Tom A The donation amounted to 190,000. B The d

40、onation was sent directly to his house. C His mother felt greatly surprised at the donation. D All the money will be used for his treatment. 【小题 3】 It can be inferred from the passage that . A the donation will continue to come B the donator is a rich old man C the donation comes from the newspaper

41、D the donator will soon be found out 【小题 4】 What would be the best title for the passage A Money Is Raised by the Newspaper. B Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes. C Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy. D Robin Hood Returns to the city. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B At exactly elev

42、en Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life, and he obviously knew it. “You may wonder, Sir Percival,” said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released（免除） from my promise to marry you. I am not going to ask

43、this. I respect my fathers wishes too much.” His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet. “No, if we are going to withdraw（退出） from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine. ” “Mine ” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawi

44、ng ” “A reason that is very hard to tell you,” she answered. “There is a change in me.” His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side. “What change ” he asked, trying to appear calm. “When the promise was made two years ago”, she said, “my love did not bel

45、ong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person ” “I wish you to understand”, Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is th

46、at you forgive me and keep my secret.” “I will do both those things,” he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more. “I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage,” she added quietly. “No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my lif

47、e to marry you,” he said. 【小题 1】 How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura A Angry. B Calm. C Excited. D Nervous. 【小题 2】 We can learn from the passage that _. A Lauras father wished to end her marriage B Laura had once promised to marry Percival C Percival had been married to Laura for two

48、 years D Percival asked to be released from the marriage 【小题 3】 What do you think is the ending of the story A Laura was married to Percival. B Laura was married to another man. C Percival was married to another woman. D Both Percival and Laura remained single for the rest of their lives. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A If there is one thing Im sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. Its not that newspapers are a necessity. Ev