高一级上学期英语期中考试
I. 听力部分
II．语言知识运用
第一节．语言结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
仔细阅读下面的短文，根据上下文提示做出相应的填写。答案填写在答题卡上标号为21-30的对应位置。
Like the body, the memory improves with use. Unlike the body, the memory can improve with age.
For many years, doctors 21 (study) the way the brain works. We all know that the brain has two sides, the left and the right. The right side controls the senses and the left side controls our logical thinking. We call the left side the “education” side of the brain. 22 speaking, in western countries, people have developed this side of the brain more than the right side.
Scientists believe that our brains will work much more efficiently(高效的) 23 both the right side and the left side are developed 24 (equal). In many schools today, teachers try to educate children in such a way 25 (关联词)both sides of the brain are used. This can be done ___26___ logical subjects， 27 (include) mathematics and science as well as with creative subjects such as art. Albert Einstein, 28 great scientist, did some of his best work when he was very old. He was interested not only in his work, but also in 29 (create) and imaginative activities. Because of his many different interests in life, he was able to reach the full 30 of both sides of his brain.
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Every Chinese-language textbook starts out with the standard phrases for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself 31 to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the 32 books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would 33 over the visitor's leaving and make them feel they would be welcome to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband's kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that 34 relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully.
35 for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a foreigner, I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and 36 at a leaving-taking.
The Chinese feel they 37 see a guest off to the farthest possible point-down the flight of stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the nearest bus stop. I've sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, 38 he's gone to the bus stop and waited for the bus to arrive.
That's very well, but when I'm the guest being seen off, my protests are always 39 . My hostess or host, or both, insists on 40 me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don't 41 to see me off at the every landing”. If I try to go fast to 42 them from following, they are simply out to the discomfort of having to run after me. Better to accept the inevitable (不可避免的).
Besides, that’s going against Chinese 43 , because haste (doing things quickly) is to be avoided. What do you say when you 44 someone？Not “farewell or Godspeed (祝福)”, but “Go slowly”. To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your 45 ”,or some such caution, but translated literally it means “Go slowly.”
31. A. easy B. difficult C. unable D. effective
32.A.useful B. terrible C. priceless D. proper
33.A.smooth B. talk C. calm D. take
34.A.speeded B. broke C. destroyed D. eased
35.A.Parting B. Leaving C. Separating D. Interviewing
36.A.protest B. refuse C. explain D. state
37.A.can B. will C. may D. must
38.A.although B. unless C. if D. since
39.A.effective B. unnecessary C. useless D. troublesome
40.A.leading B. seeing C. inviting D. pushing
41.A.trouble B. have C. decide D. walk
42.A.protect B. keep C. discourage D. dismiss
43.A.rule B. custom C. design D. opinion
44.A.meet with B. talk with C. part from D. call on
45.A.foot B. health C. shoe D. step
III阅读
第一节：阅读理解 （共15题，每小题2分，共30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Net Library is a library that lends out digital（数字化的）books. It treats a digital book like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cut of the total income.
From the consumer’s（消费者）point of view, this means that if more than, say, five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel, other people who request that book will get a message saying the title is unavailable.
It’s a model many publishers seem to have embraced. More than 350 gave the company rights to hand out their digital works, and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in the company. The California public libraries and about 1, 800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.
Some librarians criticize the New Library model. Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital works, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.
Keller and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by EBrary. EBrary is starting a service that lets us users read books for free.
But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to print out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download a copy onto a computer.
Christopher Warnock, chief executive of EBrary, believes most consumers won’t want to buy entire books, only the parts that interest them.
“There’s not really a lot of good in owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.
46. How do publishers get money from the Net Library?
A. They get money from selling their books to the Net Library.
B. They share the money with the Net Library.
C. They get money by cutting the cost of the books.
D. They get the money from the readers.
47. The underlined word “embraced” in the 3rd paragraph means _________.
A. taken something willingly B. held something tightly
C. disliked something badly D. tried out something hard
48. From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers _________.
A. don’t care if they are charged money
B. enjoy the service of the Net Library
C. don’t like other people borrowing books
D. complain about the limited number of the new books
49. What does the last paragraph mean？
A. Net Library is not a good way for the consumers.
B. There is no need for consumers to have a whole book.
C. EBrary is not a good library for the consumers.
D. It’s reasonable to charge the consumers money for copying some pages.
B
Ray Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself.
Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own.
Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn’t much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U.S.A.
Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep. When he woke up, he was hungry. It was two o’ clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed. Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door. A man on the door said they had no food, but “we’ ve got a talent night on here,” he added. Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing. The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song. As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said, “I’m from the Elks Club. I think you’ve got a weekend job.” That was Tuesday. By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back. It was the beginning of his climb to stardom.
50．Although he was blind, Ray’s mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him ____.
A．helpless B．independent C．encouraged D．useful
51．What played the most important part in Ray’s life?
A．His interest and talent in music.
B．His work with bands in Florida.
C．His neighbours’ help and his teachers’ encouragement.
D．His mother’s training.
52．What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?
A．He went blind. B．He lost his mother.
C．He became fatherless. D．The man tried to discourage him.
53．Ray got his big opportunity to success .
A．in Georgia B．in the blind school
C．in Florida D．in Seattle
C
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped （绊倒）and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered （散落的）articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from the junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day? ”asked Bill. “You see. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life. ”
54. Mark helped Bill ____ on his way home.
A. read all his books B. play baseball in a game
C. buy two sweaters and a glove D. pick up the scattered articles
55. They watched TV, and drank Coke ____.
A. at Bill’s home B. at Mark’s home
C. at school D. at the college
56. Bill wanted to commit suicide by ____.
A. carrying many things home B. taking sleeping pills
C. cleaning his locker D. talking and laughing
57. We learn from the passage that ____.
A. Mark saved Bill’s life B. Bill’s mother asked him to die
C. Bill’s girlfriend carried books for him D. Mark wanted to commit suicide, too
D
Our world’s population increases by 200 people every minute. That’s 240,000 more people every day! To see how the world’s population has changed over the past 400 years, check out this line graph. Then answer the questions that follow.
World Population Growth
58. The world’s population in 1900 was about ____.
A. 1.9 billion B. 2.2 billion
C. 1.5 billion D. 1 billion
59. When did the population grow fastest?
A. 1650 to 1700 B. 1800 to 1850.
C. 1850 to 1900 D. 1950 to 2000
60. Which of the following is true?
A. The line on the graph shows how many people are born every year.
B. The population stayed the same until the 1900s, then began to rise sharply.
C. The population increased slowly from 1600 to 1850, then began to rise more sharply.
D. The line on the graph shows how the population has changed over the past 200 years.
第二节：信息匹配 （共5题，每小题2分，共10分）
在第61至65题中，Susan, Mike, Jane, George和Tom正计划参加一个夏令营。阅读下面六个夏令营的介绍（选项A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合各人需求的最佳选项，并填在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。
61. Susan, a biology student, has a particular interest in wildlife. Curious about how people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully, she’d like to study the environment and wild animals. With information she gathers in the camp she hopes to complete her project on wildlife.
62. Mike is eager to stay away from the busy city life for a while. He and his classmates have decided to join a summer camp where they can learn outdoor skills and learn to solve problems all by themselves.
63. Jane is longing for a break from school life. She wants to try something different and exciting. She is especially interested in mountain biking and water sports.
64. George is a born leader and is popular among his classmates. As a chairman of the Student Club, he often organizes activities and games. He’d like to attend wilderness courses which offer youth a chance to learn, lead and succeed.
65. Tom is a sports fan and a lover of the outdoors. Besides water sports, he enjoys horse-racing and hiking. He would like to go to a camp which offers a great variety of sports.
Summer’s almost here, and a summer camp near you
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IV. 第一节：单词拼写（共15题，每小题1分，共15分）
一． 根据句意和首字母完成句子。
66． I only want my s___________, not more.
67． The most important thing to remember when dealing with an emergency is to keep c__________.
68. Her brain was badly d______________ in the car accident.
69. He gave me a d___________look and I know he wouldn’t change his mind.
70. What’s you're a_____________ towards this new idea?
71. “Please show me your i_____________ card,” said the policeman.
72. He fought for freedom with v_____________ , not in a peaceful way.
73. The soldiers were very c_____________ to their prisoners.
二．用所给词的适当形式完成句子。
74. All of us, ____________ me, have seen the film The Time Machine. (include)
75. The film _________________________ a novel with the same name. (base)
76. Take the medicine according to the d_______________ for use. (direction)
77. The actor won _______________ for his good performance from the public. (recognize)
78. The man who has the vase insists that it _____________ to his family. (belong)
79. The price of vegetables has ____________ (raise) a lot.
80. Her _________________ is still uncertain because the policemen haven’t found his body.
(survive)
第二节：翻译题 （共5题，每空2分，共10分）
81．Most young people __________________________________ chances to go abroad for further study. (渴望得到…)
82．I __________________________________ following our new teacher in English class.
(做某事没有困难)
83． ______________________________ in Beijing.
(这是我第二次来北京了。)
84. He ________________________________________. (他的德语掌握得很好。)
85. She _______________________________________as soon as she arrived home.
(突然大哭起来)
第三节：书面表达(满分15分)
假设你叫Jessie，你的加拿大笔友James 想了解一下你将要参加的2006年全国中学生英语冬令营的有关信息，请你根据下面的海报给他写一封信，谈谈有关情况和活动意义，并邀请他参加你们的活动。
注意：1．书信必须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
2．词数：100字左右；
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附加题(共20小题，20分)
一．填空题：
语言结构：根据上下文提示做出相应的填写（共10小题，每题1分）。
Ronald Reagan, the former US 86 , died on June 5, 87 93.
Reagan’s final years saw him fight a losing battle 88 Alzheimer’s disease. But his positive 89 toward life has given hope to many people.
90 in 1911 to a poor family in a small town in Illinois, his father was a failed salesman who drank too much. It was in this difficult times 91 Reagan developed the powerful optimism that would serve him so well. As a teenager, Reagan spent summers working as a lifeguard at the local beach, 92 77lives in seven years. He 93 from college in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology when America was still in the middle of Great Depression and jobs were 94 to find. In 1980, at the age of 69, Reagan became the oldest man ever elected President. He held 95 from 1981 to 1989, the first president to serve two complete terms after World War II.
二．翻译：（共10小题，每题1分）。
96. 雄心，抱负，野心(n.) ____________ 97. 便利，方便(n.) ____________
98. 敏感的，感情脆弱的；易受伤害的 (adj.) ____________
99. 过分讲究的，吹毛求疵的 (adj.) ____________
100. 等同，平等；相等(n.) ___________ 101. 冒险, 风险 (v./n.) ___________
102. 明智的； 有判断力的 (adj.) ___________ 103. 胡说，废话(n.) ____________
104. 使具有资格(vt.) ____________ 105. 败家子；害群之马 (n.) ____________
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Answer Sheet
Name ___________ Class _________ NO.______ Score _____________
语言知识运用
第一节．语言结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
21. __________ 22._________ 23._________ 24. _________ 25. ____________
26. __________ 27. _________ 28. _________ 29. ___________ 30. ____________
阅读 第二节：信息匹配 （共5题，每小题2分，共10分）
61. ____ 62. ____ 63. ____ 64. ____ 65. ____
IV. 第一节：单词拼写（共15题，每小题1分，共15分）
66. __________ 67. __________ 68. __________ 69. __________ 70. __________
71. ____________ 72. ____________ 73. ____________ 74. _____________ 75. ____________
76. __________ 77. __________ 78. __________ 79. __________ 80. __________
第二节：翻译题 （共5题，每空1分，共10分）
81. __________________________ 82. ______________________
83. __________________________ 84. ______________________
85. __________________________
第三节 写作 （共1小题，共15分）
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附加题(共20小题，20分)
一．填空
86. __________ 87. __________ 88. __________ 89. __________ 90. __________
91. __________ 92. __________ 93. __________ 94. __________ 95. __________
二．翻译
96. __________ 97. __________ 98. __________ 99. __________ 100. __________
101. __________ 102. __________ 103. __________ 104. __________ 105. __________
Key
语言结构
21. have been studying 22. Generally 23. if 24.equally 25.that
26. with 27. including 28. a 29. creative 30 development
完形填空：
31.C 每一本中文教科书都以标准的词语来教我去问候他人，但作为一个美国人，我却发现我不能流畅地说出这些语言来。这里不能用difficult，因为这里的逻辑主语是myself，不能说“我很困难”，而是“事情很难”。
32.B 我所学到的东西无法在实际交往中运用。因此从作者的角度来说，这些教科书应该是“糟糕可怕的”。
33.A smooth over意思是“消除, 掩饰”，这里指“消除客人离去时我的尴尬”。
34.D 我听从别人的建议，学习了能够“润滑”人际关系的词语。ease意思是“使悠闲、放松”。
35.A
36.A 这里protest可以理解为“婉言拒绝”。另外，下文也用了该词。
37.D 中国人认为他们应该把客人送得尽可能远。
38.D 我有时候不得不等半个多小时待丈夫回来，因为他把客人送到车站，然后再等下一班公交车回来。since在这里表示原因。
39.C 但是，当我去做客时，主人送别我时，我的辞送往往不起作用。
40.B
41.A 每每我都会说“别费心送我了”。trouble to do sth.意思是“费心去做某事”。
42.B 我快跑以期望主人赶不上我，因此不再把我送得很远。
43.B
44.C 当你和某人分别时，你说什么呢？part from意思是“与……离别”。
45.D watch one's step是固定短语，意思是“留神脚下，谨慎行走”。
阅读
46-60 BADB BDBD DABA CDC
信息匹配
61-65EABFD
单词拼写
一 .
66. share 67. calm 68. damaged 69. determined 70. attitude 71. identity 72. violence 73. cruel
二．
74 including 75. is based on 76. directions 77. recognition 78. belongs 79. been raised 80. survival
三．翻译
81． are crazy for
82． have no difficulty in
83．It is the second time that I have been
84． has a good command of German
85． burst out crying/ burst into tears
书面表达： One Possible version:
Dear James,
Nice to hear from you again! As you know, this winter vacation, at the end of December, 2006, we English-lovers from all over the country will go to a four-day English Summer Camp in Dalian. Some English teachers from China, the USA, England and Australia will join us. In the camp, we will have some English speaking competition, watch some wonderful performances given by the students and visit some places of interest in Dalian. Besides, we will exchange our English learning experience and talk about our colorful school life in English. I think this winter camp will greatly improve my spoken English and I will make some new friends there. I do hope you will come and join us.
Best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Jessie
附加题：
86. President 87. aged 88. against 89. attitude 90. Born 91. that 92. saving 93. graduated 94. hard 95. office
96. ambition 97. convenience 98. sensitive 99. picky 100. equality 101. risk 102. sensible 103.nonsense 104. qualify 105. black sheep
