1、20102011 学年云南省玉溪一中高一下学期期末考试英语卷 单项选择 * - I wonder if I could use your camera this afternoon. - _. Im not using it recently. A Sure, go ahead. B I would rather you do. C Yes, indeed. D Why not borrow 答案： A What he said just now _ me of that American professor. A mentioned B informed C memorized D remi
2、nded 答案： D Rather than _ abroad with her parents, she preferred _ volunteer work during the holiday. A to travel; to do B travelling; doing C travel; to do D to travel; doing 答案： C A library with five thousand books _ to the nation as a gift. A have offered B are offered C has offered D is offered 答
3、案： D The experts advised _ our army _ modern weapons. A equipping; for B to equip; with C equipping; with D to equip; for 答案： C Could I speak to _ is in charge of the company A anyone B someone C whoever D no matter who 答案： C What I need is _ book that contains _ ABC of oil painting. A a; / B a; the
4、 C the; an D the; / 答案： B It was in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center , _ I had visited, _ Change was launched at about 6:05 pm October 24, 2007. A where; that B which; that C that; where D which; where 答案： B After the class was over, the student apologized _ the teacher _ his coming late. A /; be
5、cause B /; for C to; because D to; for 答案： D _ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing. A However B Whatever C No matter D Although 答案： A I think only when he attends college _ more independent of his parents. A will he become B he becomes C he will become D becomes
6、he 答案： A Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests _ before. A as large twice as B twice as large as C twice larger as D as large as twice 答案： B The situation is getting worse. We must _ the trouble _. A keep; spreading B prevent; spreading C stop; to spread D protect; to spread 答案： B _
7、was no doubt _ someone had broken into the store the day before. A There; that B There; whether C It; that D It; whether 答案： A You _ have told him my comment on him. Now, he is very angry with me. A neednt B couldnt C shouldnt D mustnt 答案： C 完型填空 One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from
8、work. 36 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go 37 so that they could be with their families. He drove down the street and made the 38 towards our home. On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone (被雨淋得湿透了 ), with his hand 39 . The rain had been 40 heavily that day. My h
9、usband stopped, and asked him where he was 41 . He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to 42 . My husband chatted with him, drove 43 our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve. 44 turned out that this poor man was what we now 45 as a “slow learner” and t
10、he only job he could get to 46 him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked. He worked from 5 a.m. until 1 oclock in the 47 . Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours 48 my husband picked him up. 49
11、else would give him a ride because they didnt want to get their seats 50 . Over the years my husband 51 to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed 52 , my husband went to his funeral. 53 my husband didnt know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister wh
12、o 54 in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his 55 toward one who had so little. An act of kindness can make another persons day, or even their life. 【小题1】 A As well B As usual C If possible D If so 【小题2】 A early B nowhere C altogether D late 【小题3】 A corner B
13、 change C crossing D turn 【小题4】 A moved B raised C arisen D risen 【小题5】 A pouring B flowing C dropping D pointing 【小题6】 A wandering B staying C going D working 【小题7】 A get out B get off C get down D get in 【小题8】 A past B for C from D near 【小题9】 A What B That C It D We 【小题10】 A round up B refer to C
14、conclude with D name after 【小题11】 A protect B satisfy C defend D support 【小题12】 A morning B afternoon C evening D night 【小题13】 A before B after C because D while 【小题14】 A Someone B Anyone C Everyone D No one 【A tight 小题15】 B wet C cosy D free 【小题16】 A persuaded B claimed C continued D appointed 【小题1
15、7】 A down B away C by D out 【小题18】 A Although B Whether C Since D Before 【小题19】 A traveled B arrived C remained D lived 【小题20】 A wealth B efforts C kindness D attention 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【
16、小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 It is not clear who first fried potatoes in hot oil. However, it is widely agreed that French fries(炸薯条 ) were prepared as early as the 1700s in Europe. Most people believe that it was the Belgians (比利时人 ), instead of the French, who invented
17、 “French”fries. They think that French fries got this name from the cooking word “to french” - to cut green beans into long thin strips (条 ). When Thomas Jefferson traveled to France, he enjoyed the deep-fried potatoes very much and brought them home with him. Ever since he served French fries to hi
18、s guests at a Whitehouse dinner in 1802, the dish has become very popular in America. In the summer of 1853, an American Indian called George Crum worked as a cook at Moon Lake Lodge, a hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was good at making French fries. One evening, a dinner guest found Crums F
19、rench fries too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Crum then cut and fried some thinner French fries, but these, too, were met with disapproval. This time, the cook got angry. So he decided to play a trick on the guest. He finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork. To his surpri
20、se, the guest loved the browned, paper-thin chips. The browned chips, then called Saratoga Chips, became one of the most popular dishes of the hotel. Soon they were being sold, first in local restaurants, then throughout New England. 【小题 1】 The French fries were believed to be introduced to America
21、in _. A the early 1700s B the early1800s C the early 1900s D the summer of 1853 【小题 2】 By saying “these, too, were met with disapproval” in Paragraph 3, the author means that _. A the guest still didnt like the dish B the French fries were thin enough C the cook prepared the chips carefully D the co
22、ok had met the guests need 【小题 3】 How were Saratoga Chips invented A They were introduced by Thomas Jefferson. B A guest told a cook how to make the chips. C A cook made them only to play a trick on a guest. D A cook invented them in order to attract more guests. 【小题 4】 Which of the following would
23、be the best title for the text A Americas Favorite Food B Who Invented Saratoga Chips C George Crum - a Clever Cook D The History of French Fries 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D About 45 percent of Americans dont get enough sleep, according to a recent survey. However, the benefits of gettin
24、g enough sleep far outweigh the thrill of watching TV for one more hour or surfing the web. Getting a better nights sleep will help you lose or keep your weight more effectively. Try these simple steps to improve your quality of sleep. Take time to relax So many of us go-go-go until its time for bed
25、, but its important to take time to slow down and relax before sleeping. Do relaxing things, such as listening to soothing (抚慰的 ) music or deep breathing. Avoid stimulating (刺激的 ) activities such as writing e-mails, talking on the phone and watching TV. Some guidelines (指导方针 ): no e-mail after 8 p.m
26、. and no TV or phone calls after 9 p.m. Darker is better Your body regulates your sleep cycle in response to the presence and absence of light, so dim the lights as evening approaches. Try getting ready for bed by candlelight. When youre ready to sleep, make sure your room is as dark as possible. Pu
27、t your thoughts to bed We all need time to process our day, but bed is not the place to do it if you want to sleep well. Take 10 to 15 minutes to record your thoughts in a journal. This effective technique will capture whats in your mind so you dont lie awake. Tell yourself youre putting your though
28、ts to bed so that you can go to bed. No sugar or alcohol before bed These may wake you up. If you need a snack before bed, make it protein. Try to get more sleep Get an extra hour or two of sleep every night for a week and see how you feel. Youll notice the difference! 【小题 1】 The purpose of writing
29、this text is to _. A share some ways to slow down and relax before sleeping B guide readers to improve their quality of sleep C tell readers the importance of getting a good nights sleep D publish the results of a recent survey on quality of sleep 【小题 2】 According to the text, we know that _. A we s
30、hould keep our bedrooms in strong light before going to bed B writing a diary may excite us and influence our sleep C we should never get up later on weekends than we do on weekdays D candlelight is a good choice for our bedrooms when were getting ready to sleep 【小题 3】 We should take time to slow do
31、wn because it can _. A inform us of the importance of sleeping B signal to our body its time to sleep C tell us to stop watching TV for making phone calls D tell us not to do stimulating activities 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B Dogs have an understanding of fair play and become angry if they feel t
32、hat another dog is getting a better deal, a new study has found. The study looked at how dogs react when a companion is rewarded for the same trick in an unequal way. Friederike Range, a famous researcher, and her colleagues did a series of experiments with dogs who knew how to respond to the comman
33、d “give the paw”. The dogs were normally happy to repeatedly give the paw, whether they got a reward or not. But that changed if they saw that another dog was being rewarded with a piece of food, while they received nothing. The dogs hesitated significantly longer when obeying the command to give th
34、e paw. Eventually, the unrewarded dogs stopped cooperating. Researchers always assumed that only humans pay close attention to unfairness. That changed in 2003 when Frans De Waal, a professor of psychology, and a colleague named Sarah Brosnan did a survey on monkeys. Monkeys had to hand a small rock
35、 to researchers to get a piece of cucumber(黄瓜 ) in return. However, the monkeys would suddenly become angry when receiving the piece of cucumber if they saw another monkey receive a more delicious reward, such as a grape, for doing the same job. The monkey that got the cucumber would eventually thro
36、w away the food and the rock, and would later just stop performing. In that experiment, the monkeys considered the fairness of two different types of payment, but when Range and her colleagues did a similar study with their trained dogs, testing to see if dogs would become upset if they only got bre
37、ad when other dogs received sausage, they found that dogs did not make that kind of subtle (细微的 ) distinction. As long as the dogs got some kind of food payment, even if it wasnt the most delicious kind, they would play along. 【小题 1】 The dogs refused to give their paws when they _. A were given too
38、much reward B realized they received less food C found another dog was given nothing D felt they were being treated unequally 【小题 2】 The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to “_”. A the dogs obeyed the command happily B the dogs waited for a reward C the dogs hesitated to give the
39、 paw D the dogs stopped cooperating 【小题 3】 The monkeys would become angry if they found _. A they were being given the same type of food B another monkey did much less work C another monkey was offered tastier food D other monkeys threw food and rocks 【小题 4】 Range finds that, compared with monkeys,
40、dogs _. A enjoy playing interesting games with humans B prefer to do the same jobs as humans C pay little attention to the type of reward received D arent sensitive to the stimulation (刺激 ) of food 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C Workplaces all over the UK are preparing for Christmas and all
41、 the traditions and customs that come with it. But will this Christmas be a cause of happiness and celebration, or of disappointment and embarrassment At this time of year, colleges show their appreciation of each other by doing a “Secret Santa”. Secret Santa involves people who work together buying
42、 gifts for each other without saying who they are from. Co-workers all write their names on pieces of paper, then organize a lottery in which each worker picks a colleagues name at random. He then has to buy a present for that colleague, usually on a small budget of five or ten pounds. Since the giv
43、ers are unknown, the quality of presents can vary greatly. In an Internet survey of Secret Santa presents, the gifts that people received range from tickets to the opera to an air freshener for a car. Another common workplace tradition is the office Christmas party, at which workmates put on their b
44、est clothes and enjoy lots of free wine. Most parties go without a hitch, but sometimes the alcohol cause party-goers to behave in a way that they later regret. The BBC invited people to share their most embarrassing Christmas office party stories, and received hundreds of funny ones. For example, a
45、 man split his trousers while dancing; a drunken lady spent the whole night with the edge of her dress folded into her pants, and later looked at photos that proved it at work. But the funniest story must be that of Stuart Vanies, who got so drunk that he put his bosss head into the toilet. Unsurpri
46、singly, he was fired the very next day. 【小题 1】 How many Christmas traditions are mentioned A One. B Two. C Three. D Four. 【小题 2】 We learn from this article that for Christmas _. A few people buy presents for their colleagues in Britain B British workers write their names on the presents they give th
47、eir colleagues C people usually give their colleagues presents of high quality D British workers buy their presents based on an agreed budget 【小题 3】 The underlined phrase “without a hitch” in the sixth paragraph means _. A quite smoothly B without a result C with some difficulty D quite unexpectedly 【小题 4】 The examples in the last two paragraphs are to _. A show that most British people enjoy drinking wine B advise
