1、2011-2012学年海南省海南中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the _ to read a book that requires thinking. A courage B wisdom C patience D freedom 答案： C The weather isnt good enough for an outing， is it Not at all. We cant have _
2、 at this time of the year. A a worse day B a nicer day C such bad a day D so fine a day 答案： A The other day, my father drove his car at _ I thought was a dangerous speed. A as B that C which D what 答案： D How much do you know about the 3D film technology A little. Not until _ the hot movie Avatar_som
3、e about it. A did I see; did I begin to learn B I saw; I began to learn C I saw; did I begin to learn D did I see; I began to learn 答案： C All possible means _. However, nothing can _ his wife dying of lung cancer. A has tried; stop B have tried; keep C have been tried; prevent D has been tried; stop
4、 答案： C Some Chinese students find it hard to get used to the life in London. Exactly, _ theyve learnt a lot about the city before. A if B now that C as though D even though 答案： D He bought whatever caught his eye in the store _ he often went . A where B which C what D that 答案： A Ill miss you ， dear.
5、 It _ long before we meet again， Mom. Its only one month away from Christmas. A will be B wont be C is D isnt 答案： B This factory is closing up， so lots of workers will be _. A laid off B laid out C laid down D laid aside 答案： A If your father knows that you cheated in the exam， he will be _ a little
6、angry. A less than B other than C more than D rather than 答案： C As we have known from the map of the world， this is _. A twice as large an island as that B twice as large as that island C as twice large as that one D twice as a large island as that 答案： A It was quite a job for her to _ several child
7、ren all by herself during the war. A dress up B bring up C break up D add up 答案： B Mom ， Dad is smoking again! Well ， let him cut it _ gradually since old habits die hard. A off B down C up D out 答案： B If we expect _ much cleaner world, we should attract _ worlds attention to protect it. A a; a B a;
8、 不填 C a; the D the; 不填 答案： C Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself No problem. I like _ when people are open and direct. A that B this C it D them 答案： C 完型填空 I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 16 across the road lived a taxi driver, a singl
9、e parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 17 his taxi on the road. I 18 why he did not park it in the garage. Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 19 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 20 affairs in his ot
10、her car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 21 . I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 22 to be outside one evening two weeks 23 , when the garage door was 24 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯） ! It shook me completely 25 I realized what that meant. You se
11、e, he was a taxi driver. But 26 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（ n） 27 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 28 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a livin
12、g. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（ n） 29 . We go to bed every night and 30 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 31 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 32 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on
13、how high we 33 the social ladder(阶梯 )ho w much bigger and better a 34 we have. And we ignore(忽视 )our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 35 we are than what we do! 【小题1】 A window B garage C door D yard A park B stop C check D repair A knew B understood C asked D w
14、ondered A for B out of C without D from A business B national C personal D public A wasteful B meaningful C wonderful D plentiful A appeared B intended C expected D happened A later B more C ago D before A broken B fine C shut D open A once B before C when D until A far B deep C long D little A driv
15、er B engineer C father D son A called B made C elected D turned A experience B earning C life D position A stay up B wake up C stay home D go home A competition B performance C debate D party A family B company C team D whole A build B climb C stand D lay A house B garage C car D taxi A who B what C
16、 which D where 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 D 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 A 阅读理解 Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by travelling west from Europ
17、e. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South Africa. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the severe （凌冽的） wi
18、nter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel （海峡） which is now called Magellan Straits. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But th
19、ey didnt see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were in the Philippines., Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They d
20、ecided to sail around Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellans expedition （探险队） . 【小题 1】 Magellan Straits were discovered by Magellan _. A in August 1519 B in October 1520 C in November 1520 D in December
21、1520 【小题 2】 The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was _. A two B three C four D five 【小题 3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text A Dangers from rocks and storms B Lack of fresh food and water C Severe winter in Patagonia D The death of Magellan 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题
22、 3】 B For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceshi
23、ps traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive （善于接受的） to such messages. Scientists are using powerful radio telescope to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan (扫视 ) the entire sky to “listen” for radio mes
24、sages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise. Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy （银河星系） , scientists find that five percent are like ou
25、r sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable (that can be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or mo
26、re of these planets support some life. However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent （有智力的） life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible （可理解的） messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable
27、to ours is unlikely. Other scientists believe that our search hasnt been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family in only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billions years old. In that time, some scientists think it
28、 is likely that civilizations are much more advanced than ours. Perhaps these civilizations （文明） send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking. 【小题 1】 According to the passa
29、ge, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable A 5 billion B 10 billion C 15 billion D 200 billion 【小题 2】 The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about _. A how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets B why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets C
30、where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets D when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets 【小题 3】 The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “_”. A find B follow C check D form 【小题 4】 Which of the statements is TRUE based on the information in the passag
31、e A The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy. B Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planet. C Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planet. D Scientists dont believe that there might be life on other planets. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A
32、 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways. In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of New Year is more important than a persons birthday. So everyone adds a year to celebrate their ages on New Years Day, ins
33、tead of on their birthdays, In Brazil, the special birthday food isnt cake, but special candles. In China, its long noodlesfor long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays. In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration. At school, the birthday child is
34、lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair. In Holland, children not
35、 only get presents, but also give things out. They give cakes, cookies and candles to their classmates and teachers on their birthdays. In Mexico, its good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So its usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by fiends singin
36、g birthday songs. In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn. Prayers and blessings must be said before morning comes. In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before the birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. If it goes out early, its bad luck. Another customs of Th
37、ailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck. In Nigeria, people in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day. In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old customs ar
38、e giving way to western style of birthdays, with candle topped cakes. But one thing never changesbirthdays are special days for everyone! 【小题 1】 Its a custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in _. A Britain B Israel C Britain and Israel D Israel and Thailand 【小题 2】 According to the p
39、assage, which of the following is TRUE A In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthday person as presents. B In Holland people give presents to unbirthday persons on their birthdays. C In Nigeria people who were born in the same period may celebrate their birthdays on the same day. D In Tha
40、iland a candle will be lighted on the birthday night. 【小题 3】 What does the text mainly talk about A Different countries have different birthdays. B Celebrating birthdays is exciting. C Different ways of celebrating the birthday in different countries. D Everyone likes celebrating his or her birthday
41、. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C Every day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants. Cheap, tasty, and convenient, fast food is rich in fat and calories, and its low in fiber and nutrients. Thanks in large part to fast food, half of Americas adults and one-quarter of its ch
42、ildren are fat, double the rate of a generation ago. In the past two decades, eating habits have changed as people pay more attention to their health. However, many Americans continue to eat red meat (beef in particular) as well as pork, chicken and other foods. Although beer and wine are popular in
43、 most areas, many Americans abstain from alcohol, because they think they will become healthier without drinking it. Various kinds of mineral water are commonly available. Eating styles and habits vary between people of different backgrounds, but Americans generally eat with the fork in the hand wit
44、h which they write. A knife is used for cutting and spreading; otherwise, it is laid on the plate or table. Fast foods, such as chips, fried chicken, hamburgers, and pizza, tend to be eaten with the fingers. There is an obvious difference between what people may do at home or in a fast-food restaura
45、nt, and how they act in a more formal restaurant. Because both parents often work outside the home, some Americans are less likely to sit down as a family to eat once the children are older and able to prepare their own food or serve themselves. 【小题 1】 How many adults became fat after eating fast fo
46、ods a generation ago A 12.5% of them B 25% of them C 50% of them D 75% of them 【小题 2】 American have changed their eating habits in the past twenty years because _. A they want to keep healthy B economy develops faster C they have different backgrounds D they have to work outside 【小题 3】 The underline
47、d phrase “abstain from” in Para. 1 probably means _. A feel like B get close to C suffer from D get rid of 【小题 4】 We can infer from the passage _. A some fast foods aren t eaten with tools in America B Americans always eat fried chicken with a knife C Americans prefer to eat outside than at home D A
48、mericans always go home having meals as a family 【小题 5】 Which would be the best title of the passage A Fast foods in the US. B Various cultures of the US. C Diet and eating in America. D Changes about Americans eating. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示写出下列单词 【小题 1】 These children love to play t_ on their English teacher. 【小题 2】 She is _ （擦） the table. 【小题 3】 It may take a few weeks for you to bui
