1、2010-2011年度新疆乌鲁木齐市第八中学高二第一学期期末英语卷 其他 单词拼写 ( 10 分 ) 【小题 1】 _( 不幸地 ) , Jim didnt escape from the big fire that day. 【小题 2】 The _( 解释 ) he gave about being late for the meeting is unbelieving. 【小题 3】 We cant _( 容忍 ) the heat of the desert there. 【小题 4】 On the top of the mountain we can see a wide _( 多样
2、 ) of flowers here and there. 【小题 5】 Jim tried his best to _( 使相信 ) him of his honesty. 【小题 6】 His family had a _( 争议 ) over money last week. 【小题 7】 As we know, _( 失败 ) is the mother of success. 【小题 8】 The scientists are trying to make the _( 污染的 ) river clean at present. 【小题 9】 That salesman was _(
3、 控告 ) of killing a little girl 2 years ago. 【小题 10】 Although he was seriously ill, he had a _( 积极的；肯定的 ) attitude toward it. 答案： 【小题 1】 unfortunately / Unluckily 【小题 1】 explanation 【小题 1】 tolerate / bear /stand 【小题 1】 variety 【小题 1】 convince 【小题 1】 argument 【小题 1】 failure 【小题 1】 polluted 【小题 1】 accu
4、sed 【小题 1】 positive 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Richards father died when he was five. Later he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except
5、food and clothes 【小题1】 . He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write. 【小题 2】 .It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain
6、if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldnt do that. 【小题 3】 Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a way to move it away.” But few men believed him. 【小题 4】 Night fell and people went home. Only the boy
7、stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didnt know which spirit had moved it away【小题 5】 . “How could he ” the rich farmer called out, “ Hes only fifteen! He couldnt move it at all.” “He dug a big hole beside the stone” said the old woman, “And t
8、hen he could easily push it into the hole!” Looking at each other, the farmer couldnt say a word. A There seemed to be nothing strange in the village. B An old woman said Richard had done it all. C There was a narrow path between two mountains. D But the boy didnt lose heart. E. Some farmer even lau
9、ghed at the boy. F. The boy hoped he could do something for the villagers some day. They discussed for a long time, but nobody knew what to do. 答案：【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 G【小题 1】 E【小题 1】 B 单项选择 * The big storm left, _ a great damage to that area. A. caused B. to cause D. having been caused D. having
10、caused 答案： D The boy _about at the meeting won the first prize in the English competition. A talked B talking C is talking D who talking 答案： A _, but he still couldnt understand what I meant. A Having been told many times B Having told many times C He had been told many times. D Although he had been
11、 told many times. 答案： C Not until he took off his dark glasses _ he was a famous film star. A had I found B did I find C I found D found I 答案： B Having weekly meals together _ to be helpful in bringing the family together. A found out B turned out C figured out D worked out 答案： B The _ look in her f
12、ace suggested that she _ it before. A surprising; wouldnt know B surprised; hadnt known C surprising; hadnt known D surprised; shouldnt know 答案： B .Whose advice do you think I should take _. A You speak B Thats it C Its up to you D You got it. 答案： C He has not got a fever. That is to say, his temper
13、ature is _. A common B normal C ordinary D general 答案： B I wonder whether there is a web _ people can find a lot of information about the study of English. A where B that C which D what 答案： A May I have the honor of dancing with you _. A With pleasure B Thank you just the same C Thats a good idea D
14、Oh, its kind of you 答案： A Tom, do you think that swimming does good to our body Yes. A lot of good, _. A no wonder B no way C no doubt D no more 答案： C They didnt know who it was that had _ to the public when the president would set out for that country. A stayed away B given away C gone away D run a
15、way 答案： B The Browns held _ they called family day once each year. A that B what C which D when 答案： B In some parts of London, missing a bus means _ for another hour. A waiting B to wait C wait D to be waiting 答案： A Jim as well as his friends _ to blame for breaking the door last week. A were B is C
16、 was D are. 答案： C 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A young man was ready to graduate from college. For months he had 16 a sports car in a 17 showroom, and knowing his father 18 afford it, he told him that was 19 he wanted. 20 Graduatio
17、n Day approached, he waited for the news 21 that his father had bought the car. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 22 study. He handed him a beautiful box. 23 , but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened it 24 found a lovely Bible, with the young mans name on it. 2
18、5 , he shouted to his father and said, “ With all your 26 you give me a Bible ” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the 27 , Many years passed. The young man was successful in both business and his family, but 28 his father was old, he intended to go back see him. He 29 him since that graduati
19、on day. 30 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling his father had passed away, and he needed to take 31 possessions from his father. When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and 32 filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With
20、 tears, he opened the Bible and a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag（标签） with the dealers name, 33 dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the 34 “PAID IN FULL.” How many time do we miss blessing because they are not packaged
21、 as we 35 Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. 【小题1】 A owned B driven C admired D seen A models B managers C businessmans D dealers A must B could C should D would A which B all what C all D why A
22、As B with C For D Along A quietly B patiently C politely D anxiously A previous B personal C private D professional A Curious B Serious C Amused D Concerned 【小题 9】 A however B. and C. or D. then 【小题10】 A Luckily B Happily C Carefully D Angrily A money B cost C income D charge A car B college C Bible
23、 D box A to realize B realized C realizing D having realized A hadnt seen B didnt see C hasnt seen D wasnt seen A When B Before C Until D After A up B in C on D over A regret B happiness C excitement D promise A a same B the same C same D the same as A sentences B words C talks D phrases A expected
24、B respected C regretted D repeated 答案： 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A 【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【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several
25、 months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia.” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still travelling through a forest i
26、n sleighwhen the sun went down. It was a long way from my friends house when about 20 wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves, and the noise was terrible!
27、 The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didnt seem to get tired like the horses.” “What did you do ” one of his friends asked. “When the wolves got
28、 very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.” “Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The
29、 moon was shining brightly on the snow, and after a few minutes I saw them among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.” “The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slowe
30、r and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.” “Wasnt it too fat to run ” one of his friends asked. 【小题 1】 Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was_. A in England one winter evening B in Russia one winter evening C in America one winter morn
31、ing D in Russia one winter morning. 【小题 2】 In the sentence “They finished their meal.” “meal” here means _. A the food Jack had brought with him B the meal prepared by Jacks friends. C the wolf which had been killed by Jack D the dead animals on the way 【小题 3】 According to what Jack said, the last w
32、olf _. A had eaten up all the other wolves B ran much faster than the other wolves C was the strongest of all Dwasveryfatanddidntrunfast. 【小题 4】 From what Jacks friend said we know that _. A all the wolves had been shot by Jack. B the last wolf was too fat to run C Jack was telling the truth D the f
33、riends did not believe what Jack had said. 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D You are walking down the street, minding your own business when you see a snowball. No big deal, right Except the snowball is as tall as you are. And weighs about a ton. Did we mention that it is June Thats the experience
34、 thousand of Londoners had when they crossed paths with “ Snowball in Summer,” Goldsworthy makes sculpture （雕塑） from all sorts of things he finds outside leaves, earth, and rocks, as well as ice and snow. He wanted to find out how busy people would react to an unexpected snowball melting in their mi
35、dst. During the winter of 2008, he rolled 13 giant snowballs near his home in Scotland. He filled each one with a surprise in the center such as berries, feathers, little stones or sheeps wool which would appear as the snow melted. The finished snowballs were stored in a deep freeze until summer, th
36、en transported to London in refrigerated trucks. At midnight on June 21, 2008, while the city slept, Goldsworthy and his helpers rolled their snowballs into place. People walking to work or school must have thought the sky was falling when they stumbled across snowballs the size of baby elephants. S
37、ome of them had never even seen snow in real life, and they couldnt help touching them in great surprise. As the snow started to melt, things got even more interesting. The perfectly round snowballs took on different shapes as the stuff inside began to poke through. Two days later, most of Goldswort
38、hys snowballs were gone, and their fillings scattered. But Londoners were left with a really good story about that odd summer day when the snowball came. 【小题 1】 What is really special about the snowballs is that _. A they lie in the street B they are in the shape of baby elephants. C they have berri
39、es, feathers, little stones and feathers in them. D they appear in June. 【小题 2】 What was the purpose of Goldsworthy in making the snowballs A To find out peoples reactions to them B To call up peoples memory of the cold winter. C To show off his skills in sculpture. D To let people experience the co
40、ld winter. 【小题 3】 Why did Goldsworthy and his helpers roll their snowballs into place at mid-night A. They didnt want to disturb other people. B. It was quite at that time. C. They wanted to avoid the traffic jam. D, They wanted to give people a surprise. 答案：【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D The holidays upo
41、n us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. so, why not read a book Well, some people will say, Why bother with books We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history! But dont be fooled. Theres still a lot to be said for
42、reading. One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, its far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet. But an even more important point
43、is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While easy may be attractive, unfortunately its little use for many long-term develo pment of reading skills and the general
44、language level. For that, theres still no substitute (替代品） of a book. But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that its something you do by yourself. You can choose what you want to read. Its hard work, but something down the line, you
45、 will find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. We asked three bookworms - an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic - to pick some favorite reads for you. 【小题 1】 How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage A One B Two C Three D Four 【小题 2】 Ac
46、cording to this passage, we basically need a _ in reading. A computer B dictionary C notebook D pencil 【小题 3】 In the authors opinion, reading on the Internet may _ A develop long-term reading skills B improve the general language ability C not take the place of reading books D be an effective way of
47、 reading 【小题 4】 The passage is written mainly to _. A share the pleasure of reading books B advise readers to read books C stress the importance of reading online. D help readers to choose good books. 答案：【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B How the Americans view love An old song says that love makes the world go around If you watch Americans on Valentines Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Lovestruck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts. Th
