安徽省宣城中学2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试试卷与答案（英语）.doc

1、安徽省宣城中学 2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试试卷与答案（英语） 其他 第二卷 （两部分，共 35分） 第一节：任务型阅读（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分） 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案：写在答题卡上相应的横线上。 It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the North Georgia Mou

2、ntains. “Dont you want to come along ” Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. “Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. “Ill be fine staying home by myself.” Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful col

3、ors. All of a sudden, I had terrible feeling. “Go home,” a voice seemed to urge me. I couldnt explain it, but I didnt want to be there anymore. I just wanted to go home. “Carol, calm down. Youre being silly,” Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. “Ive got to leave,” I said. “If you want to sta

4、y, you can get a ride back with anyone else tomorrow.” Julie stood up. “No, Ill go with you,” she said. We almost didnt talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we reached home. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Ju

5、lie opened the door and smoke poured out. “Mark!” she shouted. “Mark!” We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smokea pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to

6、 keep warm, and some ember(灰烬 ) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadnt gotten there just then! Title The Sixth Sense Theme The sixth sense helped to (76)_a big fire Planning to watch leaves Once the writer and her housemate Julie planned to (77)_ leaves at weekend with their f

7、riends in the North Georgia Mountains. Julie asked her son Mark, 15, to go (78)_ but he refused and wanted to stay at home. Watching the (79)_ The (80)_ drove her car there after work on Friday with Julie in it. On the morning of Saturday, they enjoyed the beautiful colors of the leaves along the mo

8、untainside. (81)_ the sixth sense (82)_, a terrible feeling urged the writer to go home. Julie asked the writer to calm down but she just wanted to go home. Then, they went home together, keeping (83)_. Preventing a fire When they got home, they found smoke in their house. They opened the door and s

9、moke immediately poured out. They rushed in and found Mark sleeping on the sofa. They learned Mark had lit a fire to keep warm and some ashes flew out. Without their timely (84)_, the house would have been (85)_ down. 答案： 76. prevent 77. watch 78. together 79.leaves 80. writer 81. Following 82. Sudd

10、enly 83. silent 84. arrival 85. burned/burnt 单项选择 * In_1860s, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli was made_director of the Pompeii dig. A the; 不填 B the; the C不填 ; 不填 D不填 ; the 答案： A When do you think the lecture will begin Im not sure yet, but the speaker is _ to be here before nine. A possi

11、ble B probable C likely D perhaps 答案： C At the Nuclear Security Summit, all the leaders discussed the plan they would like to see _ in the near future. A carry out B carrying out C to carry out D carried out 答案： D _ could be judged from her eyes that she was terribly sorry for what she _. A As; had

12、done B That; did C As; did D It; had done 答案： D The committee _ of fifteen members. A consists B is consisted C formed D make up 答案： A The storm died away at last with the golden waves _ the shore in peace. A striking B hitting C knocking D beating 答案： D 30. The police got to _was once an old school

13、 _ the peasants used as a store. A. what; that B. where; which C. where; that D which; where 答案： A The boy the teachers considered _ was caught _ in the exam, which surprised us very much. A to be the best, cheating B as the best student, to cheat C being the best, cheating D as a good student, to c

14、heat 答案： A Tom ought not to _ me your secret, but he meant no harm. A have told B tell C be telling D having told 答案： A Paper-making began in China and from here it _ to North Africa and Europe. A spread B grow C carried D developed 答案： A _ different life today is from _ it was 20 years ago. A What

15、a , what B How , what C What, what D What a , how 答案： B There is no doubt _ man will conquer nature some day. A whether B if C which D that 答案： D - Tom, why didnt you come to the meeting yesterday - I _, but my car broke down. A would B had C was going to D did 答案： C Eating too much fat can _ heart

16、disease and cause high blood pressure. A result from B contribute to C attend to D devote to 答案： B You havent lost the ticket, have you _. I know its not easy to get another one at the moment. A Yes, Im afraid not B Yes, I havent C I hope so D I hope not 答案： D 完型填空 第二节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅

17、读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of 36 students in the classroom on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the 37 thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It 38 th

18、e class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one 39 the papers. That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the 40 of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 41 what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday she gave each student his or her list

19、. Before long, the whole class was 42 . “Really ” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I 43 anything to anyone!” and, “I didnt know others liked me so much” were most of the comments. No one ever 44 those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their paren

20、ts, but it didnt 45 . The exercise had completed its 46 . The students were 47 with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was 48 in Vietnam War and his teacher 49 the funeral of that special student. After the funeral, most of Marks for

21、mer classmates left. Marks mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher. “We want to 50 you something,” his father said, taking a 51 out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might 52 it.” Opening the wallet, he 53 removed two worn piec

22、es of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without 54 that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Marks classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that,” Marks mother said. “As you can s

23、ee, Mark 55 it.” 36. A. other B. others C. the others D. the other 37. A. worst B. nicest C. smallest D. biggest 38. A. cost B. took C. paid D. spent 39. A. handed in B. took out C. set down D. turned off 40. A. number B. address C. name D. home 41. A. read B. explained C. expressed D. listed 42. A.

24、 smiling B. crying C. singing D. playing 43. A. meant B. marked C. referred D. concerned 44. A. wrote B. recited C. mentioned D. examined 45. A. decide B. conduct C. include D. matter 46. A. plan B. decision C. purpose D. function 47. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. disappointed 48. A. killed

25、B. injured C. wounded D. frightened 49. A. joined B. attended C. took D. held 50. A. give B. tell C. ask D. show 51. A. wallet B. book C. gift D. watch 52. A. remind B. recognize C. review D. recommend 53. A. suddenly B. quickly C. carefully D. surprisingly 54. A. looking B. saying C. hearing D. not

26、icing 55. A. lost B. found C. remembered D. treasured 答案： 36-40 DBBAC 41-45 DAACD 46-50 CCABD 51-55 ABCAD 阅读理解 Parents should stop blaming themselves because theres not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a

27、wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. Ive seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw hi

28、m last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I dont know what to do with him these days,” she said. “Hes forgo

29、tten all the manners we taught him.” He hasnt forgotten them. Hes just decided that hes not going to use them. She confessed(坦白 ) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture,

30、 reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I dont like your dress; its ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home. “Where did we go wrong ” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate ra

31、ce, parents. 71. This text is most probably written by _. A. A specialist in teenager studies. B. a headmaster of a middle school C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems 72. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _. A. the change from good to bad

32、thats seen in a child B. the way that parents often blame themselves C. the opinion that a child has of his parents D. the advice that parents want their children to follow 73. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _. A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude 74. From the second example

33、we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _. A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them 75. What is the authors opinion about the sudden change in teenage children A. Parents have no choice but to try to ac

34、cept it. B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change. C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers. D. Parents are a fault for the change in their children. 答案： For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white

35、 coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several peoples lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on some

36、thing she had swallowed. “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (听诊器 ) and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk

37、 to patients, nurses and other doctors, its easy to take people in,” he said. One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to hospital, York was standing over her. “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Th

38、en he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didnt think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadnt showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he real

39、ly was, I could hardly believe my ears.” Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his cheating for so long. And then they sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders. “I can only hope that this will not lead

40、 to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists (精神科医生 ) who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a

41、much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York. 67. York was proud of the fact that _. A. a surgeon let him watch an operation B. he could perform some duties of a doctor C. he had cheated doctors for so long D. people thought he could become a real doctor 68. York learned how to behave like a docto

42、r by _. A. watching other doctors work B. talking to doctors and nurses C. getting some training and experience D. observing doctors while he was a patient 69.Why was Laura Kennan in hospital A. She had swallowed something and almost died. B. She had to have an emergency operation. C. She had been i

43、njured in a road accident. D. She had lost consciousness while driving. 70. The judges remark implied that York would be more seriously punished if he _. A. pretended to be a psychiatrist B. tried to get away from prison C. was proud of what he had done D. studied the behavior of the psychiatrist 答案

44、： 67-70 BACA Eat your vegetables. Wash your hands. Always say “please and“thank you. We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how to manage their mone

45、y. Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives： Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save 1,000， invest（投资）it at 8%and add 100 every month， by the time shes 65， she would have 980,983！ Be careful of credit（信用） Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and

46、 build a credit history， but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card， you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash. Teach patience. Suppose your chil

47、d wants a new bicycle that costs $150. Rather than paying the cash， give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside， say 15 each week， he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks. Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving.“For every dollar he or

48、she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,”says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning. Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really dont want to buy it.“You might say,Id rather save that money for your education,”， advises Gallo. Every time you spend or dont spend money， you have a chance to share