1、2011-2012学年吉林省扶余一中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案(带解析) 单项选择 * _some doubt among scientists about the cause of cancer. A It exists B There exists C There is existing D It is existing 答案: B We must take measures to protect the environment from _ A polluting B being polluted C polluted D pollute 答案: B I was just _to
2、go out when the telephone rang A / B about C likely D off 答案: B Doing morning exercises _ our health and we _ it A benefits to; benefit B benefits; benefit from C benefits from; benefit D benefits; are benefited by 答案: B He has been doing the job for many years, but has never felt _ it, though his w
3、orkmates think it is a _ one A tired of; tired B tired of; tiring C tiring of; tired D tiring of; tiring 答案: B People in Jilin are proud of _ they have achieved in the past ten years A how B that C what D which 答案: C Ive come from the government with a message _ the meeting wont be held tomorrow A i
4、f B that C whether D which 答案: B It is good to _, for people will always believe in you A keep your word B hold your breath C take a chance D play jokes 答案: A Nobody knows _ to visit our school A when will he come B when does he come C when he will come D when he does come 答案: C I am feeling sick no
5、w I _ so much chocolate A neednt have eaten B couldnt have eaten C mustnt have eaten D shouldn t have eaten 答案: D Many people have come to realize they should go on _ diet and make room for _ exercise A a; 不填 B the; an C the; the D不填 ; an 答案: A Americans spend more money than they have by using cred
6、it cards, so they are always . A in peace B in danger C in relief D in debt 答案: D Now that taking exercise will build up your , you should try to run in the morning. A strength B weakness C energy D balance 答案: A I dont think she saw me just now. She_ the beautiful vases. A just admired B had just a
7、dmire C has just admired D was just admiring 答案: D Helen said she would come to my birthday party, but she hasnt yet. A dressed up B turned up C made up D broken up 答案: B 完型填空 On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some mon
8、ey into the 36 of the young man. The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37 from the day before, he took out a large piece of 38 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 39 . Before long, the young violinist was 40 with people, who were all attracted by t
9、he 41 on that paper, which said, Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 42 . Please come to claim(认领 ) it soon. After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, Yes, its you. You did come here. I kne
10、w that youre an honest man and would 44 come here. Are you Mr. George Sang The man nodded. Did you 45 something Lottery (彩票 ). Its lottery, said the man. The violinist 46 a lottery ticket on which George Sang s name was seen. Is it? he asked. George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 47 it; then
11、he danced with joy. George bought a lottery ticket which 48 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in. When asked why he didnt keep the lottery ticket 50 himself, th
12、e violinist said, 51 I dont have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I wont be happy forever. We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 53 succeed temporarily (暂时 ). However, from the long-term view, we
13、11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 54 on the mountain. Its high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up. 【小题1】 A box B hat C bowl D bag A Free B Away C Different D Far A paper B stone C cloth D wood A begging B shouting C playing D singing A crowded B surrounde
14、d C surprised D satisfied A words B money C ticket D picture A on purpose B in a hurry C in advance D by mistake A looked B lived C broke D rushed A probably B certainly C recently D nearly A lose B get C buy D search A handed out B gave out C sent out D took out A tore B threw C kissed D hid A beat
15、 B sold C took D won A Fortunately B However C Otherwise D Generally A by B from C for D with A Unless B Whenever C Although D Until A often B never C seldom D always A may B should C must D need A air B water C grass D tree A road B path C chance D method 答案: 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题
16、 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 C 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C 阅读理解 Three wishes A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked
17、 cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted. The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!” Suddenly a cake appeared on
18、his plate. “You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ” Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose. Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “Its your faul
19、t!” the man cried. “No, its your fault!” she answered. What could they do The cake was still stuck to the husbands nose. “Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!” Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “Im still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ” But of cours
20、e nothing happened. 【小题 1】 The man quarreled with his wife because _. A he always enjoyed eating B his wife hoped that he asked for a house C the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wifes wish. D he didnt want anything except cakes 【小题 2】 The wrong statement of the following is _. A t
21、he man made his wishes before dinner B the wife made two wishes, which worked C the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake D the man wished that the cake were not on his nose 【小题 3】 Why did the old woman not satisfy the mans wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cak
22、es A Because the old lady was angry with them B Because this was the fourth wish. C Because the man had made this wish before. D Because the cake had been gone. 答案: 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student
23、at my Universitys Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a h
24、ead, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots. As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意 ). As I took the money from her grandparent
25、s, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt
26、 full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth. That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. Im a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the tr
27、oubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me. 【小题 1】 What was the writer a decade ago A A worker working in a university. B A teacher teaching in a college. C A clerk working in a museum. D A university student who had not yet taken a de
28、gree. 【小题 2】 What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean A Life difficulty. B Troublesome problem. C Failure in work. D Physical disability. 【小题 3】 How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl A She felt full of hope. B She was filled with confidence.
29、C She felt unhappy because of poverty. D She felt life was beautiful. 【小题 4】 Which of the following title suits this passage best A A Disabled Girl. B A Disabled Girls Smile. C Full of Hope. D Full of Confidence. 答案: 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B People are talking about the “new economy.” Its
30、 very different from the “old economy”. In the old economy, people travel to walk. They buy things in stores. They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face-to-face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, radio, television, b
31、ooks and libraries. In the new economy, people do business through the “net,” which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new economy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail. Busines
32、ses have “virtual stores”. They are websites on which customers can see the products. Businesses can sell to customers anywhere in the world. In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is a double
33、-edge sword. Its disadvantage is also obvious. For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit card cheating. Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and th
34、eir card information could even be for sale in an illegal website. So people in the new economy should be smarter and knowledgeable. 【小题 1】 The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is _. A the change of peoples idea B the business people do C the use of the Internet D
35、 the change of peoples life 【小题 2】 In the old economy, people can do the following things EXCEPT_. A getting information from books B communicating with friends by telephone C meeting people face to face D shopping online 【小题 3】 “But the new economy is a double-edge sword ” in the last passage means
36、_. A The new economy is as sharp as a sword B The new economy has advantages and disadvantages C The new economy is better than the old economy D Both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages 【小题 4】 Which of the following is NOT true A People can get all kinds of information on the Int
37、ernet. B Telephone, radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy. C People in the new economy should have high quality. D Life in the new economy is more comfortable than the one in the old economy. 答案: 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B Have fun with Stamp collecting.
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44、 advertisement most probably found A In a newspaper. B On a web page. C In a magazine. D On a TV program. 答案: 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 短文改错 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线 ()划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词
45、。 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改 10处,多者(从第 11处起)不计分。 When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people thought they were harm. So the king of Sweden decided to find out that this was true or not. It was happened that there were two brothers were in prison at the time. Th
46、e king ordered one of them to drink tea every day and other coffee. Both of them have lived many years without any problem. At last the one who had to drink tea died on the age of 83 and the other lived even long. Because of this, Sweden is today one of the country where tea and coffee are drunk. 答案
47、: 【小题 1】 was改 were 【小题 2】 harm改 harmful 【小题 3】 that改 whether 【小题 4】 It was happened 中的 was去掉 【小题 5】 two brothers were in prison中的 were去掉或在 were前加 who 【小题 6】 other前加 the 【小题 7】去掉 have 【小题 8】 on改 at 【小题 9】 long改 longer 【小题 10】 country改 countries 【小题 1】主语是复数 tea and coffee,谓语也要用复数; 【小题 2】系动词后面应该接形容词构成系
48、表结构; 【小题 3】固定结构 whether or not; 【小题 4】 happen没有被动语态; 【小题 5】去掉 were,是使用介词短语修饰 two brothers;如果加 who, 那就是定语从句修饰先行词 two brothers; 两者均可。 【小题 6】两者中的另外一个用 the other; 【小题 7】不需要用现在完成时 ,本句只是陈述过去发生的事实。 【小题 8】 at the age of 在 岁时; 【小题 9】根据上下文可知这是一个比较级,对两兄弟的寿命进行比较。 【小题 10】 one of 后面要接复数名词。 信息匹配 根据短文内容 ,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项 .选项中有两项为多余选项 . Is there anything more important than health I dont think so “Health is th