1、2011-2012学年浙江省温州中学高一下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * It was dark when Mary went out. I wonder how she _ through the black lane by herself. A dared not to go B dare going C not dare go D dared to go 答案： D After the successful launching of the Shenzhou 9, _ the astronauts will work and live in Tiangong-1 th
2、e space lab module is _ the whole nation care about. A where, what B what, that C that, how D how, what 答案： D The manager found that his office _ the day before. A had broken in B has been broken into C had been broken into D has been broken in 答案： C Although new problems _ during the last experimen
3、t, they didnt give up. A came B raised C arose D rose 答案： C Some people always take seriously the _ of the complete globe end in the near future. A celebration B production C prediction D permission 答案： C Did you visit the museum today No. We _ it, but we spent too much time shopping. A could have v
4、isited B must have visited C may have visited D couldnt have visited 答案： A I am going to do _ I can _ him a good impression. A all what, leave B all, to leave C all that, leave D what, leave 答案： B Some of the doctors are paid almost _ as the nurses. A twice as much B much as twice C as much twice D
5、as twice much 答案： A The killer was caught at a pub _ he was surfing the net, _ relaxed us all. A which, that B where, which C where, that D that, which 答案： B _ youve got the chance, you might as well make full use of it. A Now that B After C Although D As soon as 答案： A The school was _ in 1950 and h
6、as a history of nearly sixty years. A set out B set up C set about D set off 答案： B We must be off _. Its eight oclock already. A a moment ago B all of a sudden C in no time D all right 答案： C What can I do for you Id like to borrow _ book about _ Pacific Ocean. A the, 不填 B a, the C不填 , the D a, 不填 答案
7、： B Something _ wrong with the car, and it _ not start. A being, could B going, should C was, might D went, would 答案： D Did you watch Germany playing Greece last Friday night Of course. _, up to now I have been staying up for every game of the UEFA Euro 2012. A Whats more B That is to say C In other
8、 words D Believe it or not 答案： D 完型填空 There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 26 hand. Of course, we may 27 with our guide-books the history and 28 developments of a town and get to know them. 29 then, if we take our time and 30
9、 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 31 it as a whole, we begin to have some 32 , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just 33 this this shape, this plan, this size Why do its streets 34 in this particular way, and not in any 35 way Here even the be
10、st guide-book 36 us. One cant find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 37 appearance. It may not describe the original 38 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 39 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 40 the town was first planned and built
11、. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 41 to develop. What is the 42 of studying towns in this way？ For me, it is 43 a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with ones own eyes. A 44 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is
12、attractive 45 just reading about it in a guide-book. 【小题1】 A in B at C by D on A write B study C tell D remember A strange B similar C separate D special A But B Before C Since D Until A march B work C stay D wait A look at B 1ook after C 1ook for D 1ook up A ideas B opinions C feelings D questions
13、A of B for C 1ike D as A open B run C begin D move A one B more C other D such A helps B tricks C fails D satisfies A old B normal C first D present A capital B meaning C design D change A used to B seemed to C had to D happened to A what B how C when D where A stops B appears C starts D continues A
14、 point B view C problem D difficulty A nearly B simply C generally D hardly A costly B formal C group D personal A from B than C through D with 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 D 【
15、小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 B 【小题 1】本题考查介词。 guide-book in hand是独立主格结构，作状语，表示方式。 【小题 2】本题考查动词。了解一座城市的方式很多，其中之一就是环城徒步旅行，当然，我们还可以借助 guide-book来研究（ study）其历史和特有的（ special）的发展并了解他们。我们不能借助导游手册来写（ write）其历史，也不需要讲述（ tell）和记忆（ remember）其历史。 【小题 3】本题考查形容词。 special是指这个城市所特有的。 【小题 4】本题考查连词。上文讲我们可以借助导游手
16、册研究其历史和发展，下文讲如果我们从容一点，在一个城市小住几天，则对其了解更多。此间有转折的意思。 【小题 5】本题考查动词。 【小题 6】本题考查动词短语。 look at 在本题中有 “考虑，判断 ”的意思， look at as a whole 意思是 “从整体上看 ”。 【小题 7】本题考查名词。下文有动词 answer，此处是先 行词，在定语从句中用 answer的宾语，只有 questions才能构成动宾关系。 【小题 8】本题考查介词。介词 like意思是 “像 ”。 【小题 9】本题考查动词。 run在这里意思是 “延伸；延续；继续 ”（ stretch）。例如： The ro
17、ad runs along the river bank. 这条路沿着河边一直延伸。 【小题 10】本题考查形容词。 in any other way以其它方式 【小题 11】本题考查动词。 fail 在这里的意思是 “使 失望 ”。从上下文看出，导游手册也不能回答以上这些问题。 【小题 12】本题考查形容词。 present adj 现在的，当前的。 【小题 13】本题考查名词。 the original design of a town一座城市最初的设计。 【小题 14】本题考查动词。 what it used to look like 城市过去的样子，与上文the original de
18、sign of a town相响应。 【小题 15】本题考查连词。选项 A是疑问代词，用在此处语法结构错误；选项C和 D分别指这座城市首次建造的时间和地点，与上文 the original design of a town和 what it used to look like没有联系；选项 B表示这座城市设计建造的方式。 【小题 16】本题考查动词。与上句一致，意思是人们还能更多地了解这座城市未来继续发展方向。 【小题 17】本题考查名词。 point在本句的意思是 “用途，目的 ”。 Begin your work now. Theres no point in wasting time.
19、现在就开始你的工作吧，耗时间没用。 【小题 18】本题考查副词。 nearly几乎； generally一般地； hardly几乎不，都不符合题意。 simply仅仅，只是。作者以这种方式去了解一座城市的原因很简单，仅仅是通过亲眼去看，去感受一个人就能更获得更大的快乐。 【小题 19】本题考查形容词。 personal亲自的，亲身的，与上一句里的 visiting and seeing a town with ones own eyes意思相一致。 【小题 20】本题考查介词。前面有比较级 better，这里当然用介词 than。 阅读理解 Even at school there had b
20、een an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. “Ill be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast. “And youll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because Ill surely be the best lawyer in our town!” After graduation, George never became a lawyer and Richard was an
21、ybody but a millionaire . Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed down his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. N
22、ow, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手 )。 Perhaps he missed him zxxk George was very interested in old dictionaries, and he had recently found a co
23、llector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished the smiling face was
24、older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.” 【小题 1】 George and Richard were at school. A roommates
25、B good friends C competitors D booksellers 【小题 2】 How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance A He envied Richards good fortune very much. B He thought about Richard from time to time. C He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town. D He was unhappy of Richards disappearance. 【小题 3】
26、George got information about Richard from . A a dictionary collector in Australia B one of Richards competitors C some rare edition of a dictionary D the wrapping paper of a book 【小题 4】 What happened to George and Richard in the end A Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books. B B
27、oth of them realized their original ambitions, which were the same. C George established a successful business while Richard was missing. D Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题。由第一段 “Even at school there had been an unhea
28、lthy competition between George and Richard.”可知从上学开始，乔治和理查德就是竞争对手。 A、 B、 D三项没有根据，可排除。 【小题 2】细节理解题。由第五段 “But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival （竞争对手） , Perhaps he missed him ”可知理查德消失后乔治常常想起他来，故 B 项正确。 A、D两项文中没有交代，属于主观臆测。 C
29、项也无从推断出乔治在没有了竞争对手后感到很幸运。 【小题 3】细节把握题。由第六段 “But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”一句可知乔治是从包书的一张报纸上得知理查德的消息的，故答案：为 D。 【小题 4】细节理解题。由最后一段可知理查德成了澳大利亚最大的书商，身价数百万，而仍然固守自己的小书店的乔治，没有取得大成就，故答案：为 D。 When I was seven, my father gave me a T
30、imex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and havent had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why Because I dont need one. I have a mobile phone and Im always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices (装置 ) tell the time which is why, if you look ar
31、ound, youll see lots of empty wrists (手腕 ); sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. But while these wise people have realized that they dont need them, others including some distinguished ones of our time are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Phil
32、ippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to 250.000 for a piece. This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days, all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Yes, you may say expensive watches will come
33、with some extra functions but who needs them How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea to test its function of waterproof, or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole by using its compass So why pay that much of five years school fees for watches that allow you to do thes
34、e things If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead, the Swiss re-invented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising, as a message about the man usually a fam
35、ous star, wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world. Watches are classified as “investment items” (投资项目 ) now. A 1994 Philippe recently sol
36、d for nearly 350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 000 plus in a year. But, to some wealthy people, a watch is more than an investment. Its a valuable toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up theyve been rising for fifteen years. But when fashion
37、 moves on, the owner of that 350, 000 treasured object will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times. 【小题 1】 The sales of watches to young people have fallen because _. A they have other devices to tell the time B they think watches are too expensive C the
38、y have little sense of time now D they prefer to wear an iPod on their wrists 【小题 2】 It seems ridiculous to the writer that _. A some people often dive 300 metres deep into the sea B expensive clothes sell much better than cheap ones C cheap cars usually dont run as fast as expensive ones D expensiv
39、e watches with unnecessary functions still sell 【小题 3】 What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage A It targets rich people as its potential customers. B It seems hard for the industry to beat its competitors. C It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising. D It is easy for the
40、 industry to re-invent cheap watches. 【小题 4】 Which would be the best title for the passage A Timex Being better than Rolex B My Expensive Childhood Timex C Super-level Watches Not for Me! D Watches a Valuable Collection 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 1】细节理解题。在文中第一段就提到，身边最来越多的年轻人不再使用手表，而
41、是使用手机， iPod或是类似的产品来报时。选项 B， D在文中没有提及，选项 C只提到单一的替代品，不完整。所以选 A 【小题 2】细节理解题。选项 A在文中第三段提到，但作者嘲笑的并不是有人潜入 300米深的海底，属于偷换概念，故不选；选项 B， C作者只描述了社会现象并未加入自己的评论，故不选。所以选 D 【小题 3】推理判断题。选项 A是反复在文中反应出的观点；选项 B在文中并未提到；选项 C，答案：曲解了作者的意思，作者并未觉得这个行为是一种巨大的浪费；选项 D文中没有提及到。综上，选 A 【小题 4】文章标题题。本文主旨在批判手表作为奢侈品在销售的一种现象，选项 A形式像是比较两种
42、表的优劣，选项 B明显示意这是篇描述物品或童年的记叙文，选项 D与文章主旨矛盾，三选项皆与主旨不符。所以选 C Plants cant communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants produce volatile compounds (挥发性化合物 ) chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flowers sweet smell, for example, comes from such volatile compo
43、unds to attract insects such as bugs and bees. Plants can also discover volatile compounds produced by other plants. A tree under attack by hungry insets, for instance, may give off these chemicals in order to let other trees know about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off their che
44、micals to keep the bugs away or even chemicals that will attract the bugs natural enemies. Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying: a chemical sensor (传感器 ) called an “electronic nose”. The “e-nose” can tell such compounds as plants make. When plants are attacked
45、, scientists say, the e-nose could help quickly decide whether plants are being eaten by insects. But today, the only way to spot such insects is to inspect individual plants by observing them. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses, including those that can house thousands of plants
46、. The research team is working with an e-nose that can recognize volatile compounds. Inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds based on the interactions (相互作用 ), and then the e-nose will give off electronic signals that the scientists can analyze by using computer softwa
47、re. To test the e-nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all being common greenhouse crops. Then scientists collected samples of the air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. These plants had been damaged either by insects or by scientists wh
48、o made holes in the leaves with a hole punch (打孔器 ). The e-nose, it turns out, can identify healthy cucumber, pepper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damage by insects or with a hole punch had been done to the tomato leaves. With some fine-tuning (微调 ), a device like the e-nose can one day be used in
