1、20102011 学年度重庆市万州二中高一下学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * In order to find _ better job, he decided to study _ second foreign language. A a; a B the; the C the; a D a ; the 答案： A Remember to pick up your little sister on your way home. _. You can depend on me. A Dont mention it. B No way C Got it D My pleasure. 答案： C
2、Only when I left my parents for Italy_ how much I loved them. A I realized B I had realized C had I realized D did I realize 答案： D He asked me just to sit down and drink some water _ I could say anything about my travel plan. A while B when C if D before 答案： D Patience, without _ you cant do the wor
3、k well， is a kind of quality. A that B it C which D what 答案： C Flight MU257 _, I must be off now. Have a nice trip. A is being announced B has announced C was announcing D had been announced. 答案： A I admired my classmate Lisa very much. _ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful. A Apart from B Exc
4、ept for C But for D In spite of 答案： A Look, the book still _ where I _ it the other day. A laid; lied B lied; lay C lies; laid D lies; lay 答案： C I wonder whats your attitude _ the problem _ yesterday. A in, discussing B to, to be discussed C towards, discussed D with, being discussed 答案： C At the ev
5、ening party the host said _ was able to solve the riddle could get a nice present as a reward. A whomever B who C no matter who D whoever 答案： D When I came in, I found Lucy _ by the window _ to music. A seated; listening B seated; listened C seating; listened D seating; listening 答案： A The children
6、went home from the grammar school, their lessons_ for the day. A finishing B finished C had finished D went finished 答案： B -She looks so unhappy. Did you tell her the truth yesterday -Yes, but I _ her later. A must have told B should have told C shouldnt have told D mustnt have told 答案： B This is th
7、e first time we _ a film in the cinema together as a family. A see B had seen C saw D have seen 答案： D It was several minutes before I was _of what was happening A know B realize C wear D aware 答案： D 完型填空 完型填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂
8、黑。 I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 36 I dreamed of becoming a doctor. My mother was a 37_. Through her work, she observed that 38 _ people spent a lot more time 39 _than they did watch television. She 40 _ that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selecte
9、d TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and41_ written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 42 . Years later we realized her marks were only a 43 My mother was a illiterate (
10、文盲 ). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 44_. When I entered high school I was an A-student, 45 not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang a bout with the guys. I went from being an Astudent then to a B-student then to
11、 a C-student, but I didnt 46 . I was cool. One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 47 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 48 _bathrooms, and yo u can buy the family food and pay
12、 the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want. I was very 49 with that arrangement but 50 I got through allocating (分配 ) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 51 _over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much
13、less to buy clothes. I also52 _ that immediate satisfaction wasnt going to get me anywhere. Success 53 intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an Astudent 54_, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 55_ 【小题1】 A where B which C when D who A woman servant B teacher C
14、 worker D nurse A healthy B successful C powerful D clever A searching B reading C working D training 【小题 5】 A. ordered B. insisted C. suggested D. announced41. A .hand in B. turn over C. pick up D. write down 【小题6】 A titles B ideas C books D parts A game B trick C pleasure D task A anybody B nobody
15、 C somebody D everybody A and B so C but D or A know B care C face D stop A thought B chatted C complained D worried A repairing B cleaning C rubbing D watching A encouraged B puzzled C moved D pleased A as soon as B if C once D since A wall B house C window D roof A realized B imagined C believed D
16、 noticed A suited B required C made D matched A even B forever C before D again A professor B expert C doctor D boss 答案： 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 The Fourth
17、 “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition is to be held in Shanghai. Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network. Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association （ CUESA） . Co-sponsors（联办单位） : English Speaking Union （ ESU） , Lotus Software （ China） Co. Ltd.,
18、 Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. Date: March 26（ Friday） , 1999. Place: Hilton Shanghai. Competition Format （形式） : Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three -minute off - ha
19、nd speech and a three - minute question and answer period with the judges. Prepared speech period: six minutes. Q & A period: three minutes. Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony （和谐） in a new age your personal opinion. （ Topics for the off-hand speech will be given on the day of com
20、petition） . Prizes: Besides books and certificates （证书） , the top two winners will be offered scholarships（奖学金） to travel to the annual international English -speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 1999. The third and fourth place winners will be offe
21、red a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Resear
22、ch Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one - year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language（ IATEFL） 【小题 1】 The main purpose of this passage is _. A to invite you to take part in the competition B to tell you some information abou
23、t the competition C to help to improve your spoken English D to show you how to win the competition 【小题 2】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition _. A Where and when it will take place. B Its programs. C What each winner will be offered. D The number
24、of its competitors. 【小题 3】 Suppose you get the sixth place, youll_ . A travel to London for free. B become a one - year member of IATEFL C get some money, some books and a certificate D get a chance to study in Singapore 【小题 4】 An “off- hand speech” is_. A a speech not longer than three minutes B a
25、speech without preparation C a speech with a piece of paper in hand D a speech which is well prepared 答案：【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most pa
26、rents realize. Kristy vanMarle, professor of the University of Missouri, has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown, infants（婴儿） are able to quantify substances（物质） like sand or wateras early as 10 months. As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough, in
27、fants will choose the larger amount, especially when it comes to food. With the assistance of her team researchers, vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups: one containing a small amount of food, and one containing a larger amount. Consistently, the babies c
28、hose the larger amount. “Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at telling how many objects they see; however, infants dont seem to count things like water or sand,” vanMarle said. “What were saying is that they can quantify substances; its just much harde
29、r. The infants can see how much food goes into each cup and compare that in their memories. They decide which amount is larger, and they almost always select the larger one.” This information further refutes（驳斥） the long-held idea that babies “know nothing of the world,” vanMarle said. “Since psycho
30、logists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, weve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that theres somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding their development,” vanMar
31、le said. In the future, vanMarle says this kind of study could be linked to a childs progress in math-related skills, although programs marketed to increas e those abilities, such as “Baby Einstein,” still have mixed reviews when it comes to academic study. 【小题 1】 The quantifying ability refers to t
32、he ability to . A choose between different substances B get much knowledge of the world C describe the quantity of something D obtain math-related skills 【小题 2】 What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4 A The process of doing research. B The scientific findings. C The final choice of infants. D The
33、 observation of infants behavior. 【小题 3】 Babies choose the larger amount of food . A by saying numbers B with the help of parents C on personal preference D through their natural abilities 【小题 4】 Whats the best title of the text A Breakthrough in Baby Studies B Amazing Baby-training Ideas C Early Hu
34、man Abilities D Unique Quantifying Methods 答案：【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I cant peel potatoes I have only one hand.” Mom never looked up from sewing You get
35、 yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes, she told me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!” In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel bar to the next When it was my
36、 turn, I shook my head Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying That night I told Mom about it She hugged me, and I saw her well see about that look The next afternoon, she took me back to school At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars Now, pull up with your right arm
37、, she advised She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档） I reached Id never forget the next time, crossing the rungs I looked down at the kids who were standing with the
38、ir mouths open One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing I could hear Mom come into my room Mom, I said, weeping, none of the girls would dance with me For a long time, I didnt hear anything Then she said, Oh, honey, someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat Her v
39、oice was soft and weak I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf She had never let me see her tears 【小题 1】 Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Moms attitude when she made the child peel potatoes A Cruel B
40、 Serious C Strict D Cold 【小题 2】 From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _ A the skill to circle round a bar B the skill to throw and catch things C the speed of ones hand movement D the strength and skill to hang and swing 【小题 3】 What does the sentence I saw her well see about t
41、hat look imply A Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it B What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity C Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher D The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up 【小题 4】
42、 The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _ A the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep B the childs experience reminded Mom of that of her own C Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph D in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the ch
43、ilds growth 答案：【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D We often hear the phrase:“Youve a greater chance of being struck by lightning.” It is used to describe something that hasnt got much chance of happening. However, the common saying undermines(掩盖 ) the very real dangers of lightning. Last Friday, at le
44、ast 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal. Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those73 people die. That means more people are killed by lightn
45、ing than by tornadoes and hurricanes. Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters. So to raise awareness, the US has made June 22 to 28 National Lightning Safety Week. It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lightnin
46、g and provide safety tips during thunderstorms. “If you hear thunder , you are in danger from lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross.“Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there unti
47、l after the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to seek hiding place,”Lopes said. Summer is the high time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips: Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields. If you can coun
48、t less than ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building. Do not stand under a tree. Get off bicycles or motorcycles. Crouch down(蹲下 )if there is no hiding place. Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers. 【小题 1】 The popular opinion about being struck by lightening is that . A th
