2011-2012学年广东省实验中学高一下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2011-2012学年广东省实验中学高一下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 请根据中文句子含义，把对应的英语句子的空缺部分补充完整 , 每空只能填写一个词。 【小题 1】这本书是专门给那些想戒掉自己坏习惯的人写的。 This book is intended for those who want to _ themselves _ their bad habits 【小题 2】最普遍使用的面部表情当然是微笑 -其作用是表示快乐和安人心静。 The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile-its functio

2、n _ _ _ _ and put people at ease 【小题 3】有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪斯尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。 _ _ _ _, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland 【小题 4】笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天。 Laughter is the sun that _ winter _the human face 【小题 5】我尽力让他先集中精神处理这件事情，但是没有成功。 I tried to help him focus on this issue first, but

3、_ _ 答案： 【小题 1】 This book is intended for those who want to rid themselves of their bad habits. 【小题 2】 The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile-its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. 【小题 3】 With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever th

4、ere is a Disneyland. 【小题 4】 Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. 【小题 5】 I tried to help him focus on this issue first, but without success. 【小题 1】 Rid sb of 清除 sth; 【小题 2】考察不定式做表语的用法。 【小题 3】 考察 with结构做因为状语。 【小题 4】考察定语从句用法。 Drivefrom. 驱赶 . 【小题 5】用介词短语表示结果。 单项选择 * It is said tha

5、t 30% of the apples here _ from abroad while 80% of the rice _ grown here A is; are B are; is C are; are D is; is 答案： B What he has achieved still _ all the people around A astonishes B astonished C astonishing D astonishment 答案： A We have finished the work in time _ your help So we are very gratefu

6、l for that Which of the following is NOT proper A thanks to B because of C as a result of D leading to 答案： D According to the report, this gentleman is _ to be the next prime minister of the country A possible B likely C probable D perhaps 答案： B Tom didnt break the glass by accident It was _ A inten

7、d B intention C intentional D intentionally 答案： C What do you think made the girl so depressed？ _ with her boyfriend A As she broke up B Break up C Breaking up D Because of breaking up 答案： C _ that he was in great danger, Eric walked deeper into the forest A Not realized B Not to realize C Not reali

8、zing D Not to have realized 答案： C The tower _ now in the distance will be completed in two months A being built B to be built C built D having been built 答案： A I remember _ the doors when I left the house, but I forgot _ you about that so that you didnt need to worry A to lock; to tell B locking; fo

9、rgetting C locking; to tell D to lock; telling 答案： C Please excuse me for _ in without _ A coming, asking B coming, being asked C to come, asking D to come, being asked 答案： B 完型填空 One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before s

10、he realized that she was lost Sitting on a rock and _41 what to do, she began crying After a while, she_42_ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house She opened the door and _43_ stepped in Suddenly, she heard a stra

11、nge noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the _44_ Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a _45_ The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home Laddy _46_ that his mistrees（女主人） was in danger He jumped through a window, breaking the glass He looked in the fields But he couldnt fin

12、d his mistress anywhere However, from the ground came a _47_ scent (气味 ) as he lowered his head He _48_ the scent and walked across the grassland Barking loudly into the air, the dog _49_ through the woods until he found the _50_ But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods Much to his

13、 _51_ , he saw his mistress blue shirt in the distance He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was _52_ When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times Seeing their daughter and dog coming b

14、ack, the parents burst into tears of 55 That night Laddy had a herors supper: a huge meal of steak 【小题1】 A forgetting B wondering C remembering D regretting A preferred B expected C failed D decided A cautiously B carelessly C hopelessly D unwillingly A trees B bushes C woods D grasses A stream B ro

15、ck C tree D house A found B heard C sensed D smelt A terrible B strange C pleasant D familiar A missed B discovered C followed D ignored A searched B wandered C looked D travelled A window B girl C house D hero A satisfaction B delight C disappointment D embarrassment A awake B abandoned C available

16、 D asleep A spotted B watched C observed D saw A rescued B disturbed C comforted D scared A pain B shock C relief D sorrow 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 阅读理解 Barditch High School decide

17、d to hold an All-School Reunion Over 450 people came to the event There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days Ms Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park Some ey

18、es rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声 )when Ms Yates was about to speak Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the

19、 other teachers combined Then Ms Yates started to speak: “I cant tell you how pleased I am to be here I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies I have a large collection of newspaper photographs o

20、f my students Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my imagination ” Ms Yates paused and started crying a bit Then she continued: “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would su

21、cceed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path ” “There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work You have all been a great source of pleasure and pri

22、de for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart ” There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊 ) Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes o

23、r crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown 【小题 1】 What activity was organized for the school reunion A Telling stories about past events B A picnic on the school playground C Sightseeing in the park D Graduates reports in the old

24、building 【小题 2】 What can be inferred from Paragraph 2 A Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms Yates speech B Some people got tired from the reunion activities C Many graduates disliked Ms Yates ways of teaching D Most people had little interest in the reunion 【小题 3】 We can learn from Ms Yates

25、 speech that she _ A attended her students college graduations B gave her students advice on their careers C kept track of her students progress D went to her students wedding ceremonies 【小题 4】 What was Ms Yates belief in teaching teenagers A Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed B Pressur

26、e on students from teachers should be reduced C Teachers knowledge is the key to studentsachievements D Students respect is the best reward for teachers 【小题 5】 Which of the following can best describe Ms Yates _ A Reliable and devoted B Strict but caring C Proud but patient D Tough and generous 答案：

27、【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place Now it is an ecological disaster area Naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequence other countries might learn from its mistakes For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived

28、in the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798 He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship He called the island Pleasant Island However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first T

29、he whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900 Naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining com

30、pany discovered phosphate (磷酸盐 )on the island In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which was a very important fertilizer for farming The company began mining the phosphate A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine When a company strip-mines, it

31、removes the top layer of soil Then it takes away the material it wants Strip mining totally destroys the land Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world Every year the government received millions and millions o

32、f dollars for its phosphate Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem their phosphate was running out Ninety percent of their island was

33、destroyed and they had nothing By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island This will probably never happen 【小题 1】 What might be the authors purpose in writing the text A To seek help for Naurus problems B

34、 To tell a heartbreaking story of a war C To show the importance of money D To give a warning to other countries 【小题 2】 What was Nauru like before the Europeans came A Rich and powerful B Peaceful and attractive C Modern and open D Greedy and aggressive 【小题 3】 The ecological disaster in Nauru result

35、ed from _ A phosphate overmining B soil pollution C farming activity D whale hunting 【小题 4】 Which of the following was a cause of Naurus financial problem A Its phosphate mining cost much money B It spent too much repairing the island C Its leaders misused the money D It lost millions of dollars in

36、the civil war 【小题 5】 What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph A The ecological damage is difficult to repair B The leaders will take the experts words seriously C The island was abandoned by the Nauruans D The phosphate mines were destroyed 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】

37、 A A Book ReviewThe Snake -Stone by Berlie Doherty The setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages The theme: The main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separa

38、ted at an early age Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries As the book moves to a close, James swimming coach says to him: “You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more You are diving like a yo

39、ung man who knows where he is going ” The characters: James is the hero of the story He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母 ) Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother The other characters in The Snake-Stone, Jam

40、es parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother The only clue he has

41、is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother With help from his geograp

42、hy teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel He comes to understand why she left him at a strangers door fif

43、teen years before Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness As a journey of self-discovery The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home ” 【小题 1】 What is the main theme of the novel A

44、A journey of self-discovery B Life in the world of diving C Life with foster parents D A travel around the country 【小题 2】 What do the coachs words in Paragraph 2 suggest A James is a successful diver B James is an independent young man C James is an outgoing young man D James is a hopeful swimmer 【小

45、题 3】 The snake stone in the novel is A a stone with an address on it B a gift from the swimming coach C a clue left by the birth mother D a fossil left by the foster parents 【小题 4】 Which of the following is true about the novel A The story has a sad ending B The story takes place in the city of Lond

46、on C The characters are vividly described D The turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother 【小题 5】 It can be concluded that James journey is _ A disappointing B boring C comfortable D worthwhile 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 单词拼写 请根据句子逻辑 , 从模块四课本所学的词汇中选用恰当的单词并且使用其正确的

47、形式填空。 【小题 1】 He will r_ our class to take part in the meeting 【小题 2】 I wont trust you until you give me the c_ evidence to support what you say 【小题 3】 We are lucky that all our classrooms are very well e_ We have computers, fans, air-conditioners etc 【小题 4】 This dictionary is for the a_ English learners while that one is for the beginners 【小题 5】 Jim is so c_ that he always