吉林省长春市十一高中2009---2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案.doc

1、吉林省长春市十一高中 2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * . - Mr Smith, _ girl wants to see you. - If thats _ girl who has fair hair and wears a red dress, I want to see her. A a; a B a; the C the; a D a; / 答案： B . She was educated at Beijing University, _ she went on to have her advanced study abroad. A from

2、which B after which C from that D after that 答案： B . I wonder how he could _ not handing in his maths exercises yesterday, for his maths teacher is always strict with his students. A get along with B get down to C get away with D get around 答案： C . Why _ put the meat in the fridge Itll stay fresh fo

3、r several days. A not B not you C you D do you 答案： A . John, look at the time. _ you play the piano at such a late hour A Must B Can C May D Need 答案： A . As I am not feeling well, I really appreciate _ to take my place. A him offer B for him to offer C his offering D him to offer 答案： C . The coffee

4、is wonderful ! It doesnt taste like anything I _ before. A was having B have C had ever had D have ever had 答案： D . - Is your headache getting _ - No, its worse. A better B bad C less D well 答案： A . More natural resources should be made use of _ the increasing need of energy. A meeting B meet C to m

5、eet D having met 答案： C . - Can you read the sign , sir No smoking is allowed in the lift ! - _. A Never mind B Dont mention it C Sure. I dont smoke D Pardon me 答案： D . Tom is reading a book _ his brother is watching TV. A while B though C however D but 答案： A . My uncle _ until he was forty-five. A m

6、arried B would marry C wasnt marrying D didnt marry 答案： D . - I dont suppose the police know who did it. - Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and _ now. A has been questioned B is being questioned C is questioning D has questioned 答案： B . No one knows when such a custom first _. A f

7、ormed B came into being C was come into being D was forming 答案： B . There _ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in the driving school. A mustnt B shant C shouldnt D neednt 答案： C . . The teacher _ each of the students work out a practical study plan. A hoped B

8、 wished C suggested D expected 答案： C . _ such a short time left before the deadline, it doesnt seem likely that John will finish the job. A For B Because C As D With 答案： D . The exciting performance attracted the passers-bys_. A attention B notice C patience D taste 答案： A . In those days, the old wo

9、man _ sit at the door for hours, waiting for her son to return from abroad. A should B used to C might D would 答案： D . This film was made _ Comrade LeiFeng. A instead of B in honour of C in charge of D in search of 答案： B 完型填空 . 第二节、完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C、D）中

10、选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 An interesting experience of my life I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life. My friends told us that taking the “hard 41 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didnt know what to 42 .But we were pleasantly surprised when we fin

11、ally boarded the 43 ,which was relatively modern and 44 .During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 45 at all. It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 46 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get re

12、turn tickets to shanghai, but the tickets seller 47 us that tickets would not be on 48 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 49 , but we made up our minds to 50 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 51 the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to 52 us one hundr

13、ed yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it 53 cost us thirty yuan to get 54 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 55 the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 56 . The most important lesson about China I ever 57 ,

14、is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 58 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 59 agents(代理人 ) could. While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 60 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There arent any word

15、s to describe it. 41. A. 42. A. 43. A. 44. A. 45. A. 46. A. 47. A. 48. A. 49. A. 50. A. 51. A. 52. A. 53. A. 54. A. 55. A. 56. A. 57. A. 58. A. 59. A. 60. A. chair B. bed C. seat D. bench provide B. expect C. happen D. think plane B. bus C. ship D. train quick B. clean C. simple D. long bad B. good

16、C. easy D. hard trouble B. food C. sleep D. help promised B. informed C. advised D. persuaded time B. show C. duty D. sale behind B. out C through D. back start B. ask C. look D. pay toward B. into C. across D. past offer B. charge C. bargain D. share even B. still C. also D. only what B. which C. w

17、here D. how Somehow B. However C. Therefore D Otherwise wouldnt B. couldnt C. shouldnt D. neednt learned B. taught C. offered D. heard harder B. earlier C. later D. easier business B. transport C. travel D. hotel interesting B. crowded C. famous D. noisy 答案： 41-45 CBDBA 46-50 CBDDA 51-55 DBDCA 56-60

18、 BADCB 阅读理解 . Tell the truth or just lie Youre busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your

19、 diploma represents a Harvard degree Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University More and more people are turning to final trick like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A

20、 job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars at most well known colleges say they deal with deceitful like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up

21、degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them “impostors(骗子 )”； Another refers to them as “special cases” one well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most deli

22、cate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by ”no such people.” To avoid total lies, some job-seekers claim that they “attended” or “were associated with” a college or university. After carefully checking, a personal officer may discover that “attending” means being dismissed after one seme

23、ster. It may be that “being associated with” a college means that the job seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claim says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century-thats when they began keeping records, anyhow. If yo

24、u dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a phony(假的 ) diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma fro

25、m “Smoot State University.” The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the “University of Purdue.” As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 72.The main idea of this passage is that_. A. empl

26、oyers are checking more closely on applicants now B. lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem C. college degrees can now be purchased easily D. employers are no longer interested in college degrees 73.According to the passage, “special cases” refers to cases where_. A. students at

27、tend a school only part-time B. students never attended a school they listed on their application C. students buy false degrees from commercial firms D. students attended a famous school 74.We can infer from the passage that_. A. performance is a better judge of ability than a college degree B. expe

28、rience is the best teacher C. past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do D. a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition 75.This passage implies that_. A. buying a false degree is not normal B. personnel officers only

29、consider applicants from famous schools C. most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school D. society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications 答案： 72-75 BCDD . New economy online People are talking about the “new economy”. Its very different from the “old econo

30、my”. In the old economy, people travel to walk. They buy things in stores. They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face-to-face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries. In the new econ

31、omy, people do business through the “net”, which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new economy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail . Businesses have “virtual（虚拟的） stores”. Th

32、ey are websites on which customers can see the products. Business can sell to customers anywhere in the world. In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is double-edge sword(双刃剑 ).Its disadvantag

33、e is also obvious. For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit care(信用卡 )cheating. Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned(禁止的 ) goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card informat

34、ion could even be for sale in an illegal website. So people in the new economy should be smarter and knowledgeable. 68.The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is _. A. the change of peoples idea B. the business people do C. the use of the Internet D. the change of pe

35、oples life 69.In the old economy, people can do the following things EXCEPT_. A. getting information from books B. communicating with friends by telephone C. meeting people face to face D. shopping online 70.“But the new economy is a double-edge sword.” in the last passage means_. A. the new economy

36、 is as sharp as a sword B. the new economy has advantages and disadvantages C. the new economy is better than the old economy D. both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages 71.Which of the following is NOT true A. People can get all kinds of information on the Internet. B. Telephone,

37、 radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy. C. People in the new economy should have high quality. D. Life in the new economy is more comfortable than the one in the old economy. 答案： 68-71 CDBB . Valuing water Human beings use a little less than half the water availab

38、le worldwide. Yet shortages and droughts(干旱 ) are causing starvation and poverty in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the worlds population is expected to double in the next 51 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread wate

39、r crisis. But that doesnt have to be the result. Water shortages do not have to trouble the worldif we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to value petrol more after the 1970s oil crisis, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic view. We can no longe

40、r afford to consider water a nearly free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want. Instead, for all uses except the demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its real value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.

41、Governments should also protect this source by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation(灌溉 ) water in the dry places is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地 ) and pumping it to

42、 nearby cropland. No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their ways to use water. Rather than control hundreds or even thousands of local, regional agencies that watch water use, countries should set up central authorities to manage water policy. 65

43、. What is the real cause of the potential water crisis A. Only half of the worlds water can be used. B. The world population is increasing faster and faster. C. Half of the worlds resources have been seriously polluted. D. Human beings have not placed sufficient value on water resources. 66.We can c

44、onclude from the passage that the water problem_. A. is already serious in certain parts of the world B. has been exaggerated by some experts in the field C. poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirs D. is underestimated by government organizations at different levels 67.According t

45、o the author, the water price should_. A. be reduced to the minimum B. stimulate domestic demand C. equal its real value D. take into account the occurrences of droughts. 答案： 65-67 DAC . 第三部分、阅读理解（共 15个小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C、 D）中，选出最佳选项。 The richest country To reach the worlds

46、richest country, you neednt set out for the Middle East, but for the South Pacific, to a tiny dot just south of the equator, called Nauru. Only 8.2 square miles in size, the whole of this country can be seen from the air as the plane comes into land. The blue South Pacific reaches for thousands of m

47、iles in all directions, the nearest piece of land being Ocean Island 200 miles to the east. Nauro is so small that the plane lands in what is best regarded as the capitals main street. The seaward side of the runway has traffic lights at each end to stop cars when planes are landing. The tiny bus st

48、ation outside the airport is crowded with well-fed and brightly clothed Naurans with their modern cars. With Naurans now getting an average(平均 ) of $44,500 a year, the islands 60,000 people seem to have little to worry about. A trip to the islands central hump(隆峰 ) tells a slightly different story. The hump with a great deal of phosphate(磷酸盐 ) round is Naurus wealth. When Nauru gained freedom from the British government in 1908, about 40 million ton