1、2010-2011学年度江苏省海门中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案题 其他 句子翻译 (共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分 ) 根据括号内的要求翻译句子。 1. 他们必须更新设备，否则将无法与其他大公司竞争。（ update, otherwise） _2. 约翰的表演比山姆好是因为他做过一年的学校体操队队员。（ in that） _3. 据说，每天喝八杯水对你的健康有好处。（ It is said that, per ） _4. 当我在城里漫步时，我看到保持原样的街道，沿路都有垫脚石。（ as it is, with ） _5. 在节日 那天，孩 子们可以捉弄那些拒绝给他们糖果的邻居。
2、（ play tricks on） _ 答案： . They have to update their equipment. Otherwise, they wont be able to compete with other corporations. 2. John plays/performs better than Sam in that he was in/on the school gymnastics team for one year. 3. It is said that drinking eight glasses of water per day is good for
3、your health. 4. When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping stones along the road. 5. On the day of the festival, children can play tricks on the neighbours who refuse to offer them sweets. 任务型阅读 (共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分 ) 根据课文内容填入适当的词。 Beijing, China successfully
4、hosted the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. We began to learn more about the history and (1) _ of the honourable games. The ancient games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years from 776 BC to AD 394. At that time, by (2) _ the athletes were all male and they had to complete (3)_ no clothes. Sing
5、le women were allowed to take part in their own (4)_ at a separate festival in (5)_of the wife of the Greek good Zeus. In 1896, the (6)_Olympic flame restarted to be lit in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who made important contributions to the activity. After 32 years (7)_, the Peo
6、ples Republic of China returned to the Games and played an important role in them. In Beijing 29th Olympic Games Chinese athletes made glorious achievements and won the most gold (8)_. The Olympians from all over the world brought joy to people across the world with their (9)_ to push the (10)_ of h
7、uman achievement. 答案： .significance 2.tradition 3.wearing petition 5.honour 6.contemporary 7.absence 8.medals 9.attempts 10.boundaries 单项选择 * Because of _ high demand for Type O blood, _ supplies of it available in blood banks are usually limited. A a; the B the; the C /; the D /; / 答案： A The manage
8、r promised to keep me _ of _ our business was going on well. A informed; whether B informing; how C informing; whether D informed; how 答案： A Buses have routes. They _ and _ people at different places on the routes. A take on, get off B pick up, drop off C take up; take off D pick out; drop out 答案： B
9、 “The house _ go to the daughter, not the son, according to the will of the father.” declared the judge. A may B should C must D shall 答案： D With everything _ properly, the project is surely to progress smoothly as planned, step by step. A arranging B having arranged C arranged D to be arranged 答案：
10、C It is hard to say what kind of person he is. Sometimes he is very friendly; at other times he _ be very cold. A can B must C will D shall 答案： A In my opinion, _ matters is not ones looks, but ones inner thoughts. A that B it C what D this 答案： C What a table! Ive never seen such a thing before. It
11、is _ it is long. A not half as wide as B wide not as half as C half not as wide as D as wide as not half 答案： A My uncle now teaches French in a famous domestic university, who _ in Paris for 6 years. A have lived B had lived C was livin g D lived 答案： D Many people agree that there has never been a m
12、ore splendid opening ceremony than _ of the Guangzhou Asian Games in history. A one B that C which D this 答案： B Bad luck. They didnt offer the job to me. _ Youve been well prepared for the interview. A So what B What if C How come D Guess what 答案： C _ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on
13、time, because we cant miss _ a precious opportunity A Whatever; so B However; such C However; so D Whatever, such 答案： B Though the teacher had tried to make the problem easy _, still Lily and her partner were at a loss. A understood B understanding C to understand D to be understood 答案： C Listening
14、attentively in class and reviewing in time _ a sure way to improve your learning, and this is especially true _ it comes to standard tests. A are; when B is; when C is; while D are; as 答案： B How long do you think it will be _ the USA recovers from the losses of the financial crisis Perhaps four or f
15、ive years. A when B since C that D before 答案： D 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Childhood curiosity（好奇） can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the 36 . He loved to read and often ne
16、eded to 37 the books hed read in order to borrow more books. One unintended 38 of his nonstop reading habits was that he even 39 at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to 40 him that, on certain social 41 , reading while dining with others was not a good thing. Every summer the te
17、achers at his school 42 give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so 43 , and he always wanted to win. And he often 44 . But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地 ) was that he was so 45 . He didnt just want to learn about 46 thi
18、ngs. He wanted to learn about everything. We helped 47 his curiosity in every way. 48 an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, wed turn to the 49 , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the 50 exists somewhere. All you have
19、 to do is 51 it. Bill remains as much of a 52 today as when he was a child, and he seems to 53 everything he reads. Hes often 54 to share what hes learned with the next person he meets. He 55 reads at the dinner table, though which is a good thing because the books hes attracted to now are increasin
20、gly unappetizing (引不起食欲的 ): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History. 【小题1】 A school B office C library D museum A return B store C talk D pick A advantage B discovery C explanation D consequence A play B read C study D laugh A convince B promise
21、 C warn D advise A issues B services C occasions D duties A could B would C should D might A sincere B crazy C positive D competitive A went B failed C did D proved A curious B confident C diligent D excellent A simple B past C any D some A protect B develop C examine D follow A Until B If C Though
22、D Because A teacher B newspaper C partner D dictionary A person B book C answer D matter A find B use C tell D ask A speaker B reader C maker D user A imagine B believe C create D remember A eager B afraid C careful D sure A now and again B at all time C no longer D just now 答案：【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1
23、】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind.
24、 How can you use this to increase your brain power Start writing. By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic (逻辑 ) behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain powe
25、r by exercising your “explain power.” Try this experiment. Explain how youll increase your brain power, even if you have no idea how right now. Just start with anything, and create an explanation. For example, start with “Ill learn chess,” or “Ill read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how
26、 that will help. Youll be surprised how often this becomes a workable plan, and if you actually do this, youll have a better understanding of your brain twenty minutes from now. Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking no
27、tes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas the next time youre working on a big project, youll probably have more success. Want to understand a topic Write a book about it. Thats an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a
28、 friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent something Write an explanation of the problem, why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and youre half-way there. Writers dont always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about
29、something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try. 【小题 1】 What would be the best title for the text A A Way on How to Write B Increase Your Brain Power through Writing C Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing D How to St
30、art Your Writing 【小题 2】 According to the text, writing can help you a lot in the following ways EXCEPT _. A the increase of your brain power B the ability to remember C the development of your interest in study D the better understanding of a topic 【小题 3】 The underlined sentence “youre half-way ther
31、e” in the fifth paragraph implies that _. A you are already successful B you still need to work hard C writing can help you walk half way D writing is important to solve problems 【小题 4】 Whats the main purpose of the writer writing the text A To advise readers to start their writing. B To explain the
32、 importance of writing. C To persuade readers to become writers. D To increase readers brain power. 答案： BCDA ARLANDA, Sweden (Reuters Life!) -Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur（企业家） Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a
33、new kind of hostel（旅社） to prove it. Dios says it is the worlds first Jumbo jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at Swedens main airport outside Stockholm which has been changed into a 25-room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people. “I learned about this plane that was standing deserted at Arlanda ai
34、rport and Ive been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings,” he told Reuters. “I thought, Why not a plane ” Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable. “The most cha
35、llenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull(外壳 )-its just really, really tight.” The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2002. It is held on a concrete（混凝土） foundation with the landing gear（着陆装置） secured in steel
36、 cradles. One feature of the hostel is its price-a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns (about $ 41 ), which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports. Another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane and stay in the planes more luxurious honeymoon suite (套房 ).
37、Instead of walking down the aisle（过道） in the church, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the “wing walk,” where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony. But in some respects, this hostel remains a plane-most customers have t
38、o share the jets nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess clothes. The only room that has its own bath-room is the honeymoon suite. 【小题 1】 One of the features of the plane hostel is that _. A customers can sleep in comfortable rooms B air hostesses can offer good service C the sta
39、ff can have a “wing walk” D a wedding ceremony can be held on the wing 【小题 2】 We can learn from the text that _. A the hostel lies at Arlanda airport in Stockholm B the jet plane was out of use for over six years C every hostel room is $ 41 per night D the hostel provides nine bathrooms for customer
40、s 【小题 3】 The underlined word tight means _. A crowded B tense C small D full 【小题 4】 The purpose of the passage is to _. A introduce a new kind of hostel Bprovepeoplecansleeponaplane C describe a wonderful place for weddings D call on people to make use of the deserted things 答案： DBCA Experience the
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