1、广东省执信中学 2009-2010学年高一下学期期中考试试题（英语） 其他 II. 翻译下列句子。（共 5题，每小题 3分，共 15分） 1.我们是是否成功依赖我们大家是否努力。（ depend on） _ 2.站到山顶，我发现自己被云环绕。然而，我仍然能看到远处的群山。（ surround） _ 3.什么让他不能出席会议仍然是个谜。（ prevent 、 from、） _ 4.计算机能让人们面对面的交流，即便他们在世界的不同地方。（ face to face ； even if / even though） _ 5. 我经常想为何有些人喜欢冒险而不是努力工作来追求财富。（ rather th
2、an） _ 答案： 1. Whether we will succeed depends on whether everyone works hard (or not). 2. Standing at the top of the tower, I found myself surrounded by some clouds. However, I could still see the mountains in the distance. 3. What (has) prevented him from attending our meeting still remains/remained
3、 a mystery. 4. Computers make it possible for people to talk/ communicate face to face even if they are in different parts of the world. (A computer / The computer makes ) 5. I often wonder why some people like to seek their fortune by taking a chance rather than by working hard. 第 II卷 (共 50 分 ) 词汇：
4、第一节：默写。（共 30个空格，每空格 0.5分，满分 15分） I am going to tell you an _ story. This afternoon a _ _ gentleman came into my restaurant. Nobody knew who he was and where he came from. . When he was asked to pay the bill, the gentleman asked whether we would mind waiting just a few minutes. _, we could not change
5、 the bank note as it was too large. So I gave this strange but very rich man a free dinner, _ _ _ that he might come to my restaurant again. What it was to become was _ until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust _ _ _ _ _. The earth became so _ that it was not clear whether the shape
6、would last or not. It _ loudly with fire and rock. “Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and _ _ _ _ make Vancouver one of the most popular cities to live in. Its population is _ _. . It is so wet there that the trees are _ t all, some _ over 90 metres.” The tunnel would be _ if tall chimneys were built ab
7、ove sea level If, at that time, the British _ not _ _, it would _ _ _. 答案： U3: unbelievable; poorly dressed; Unfortunately; in the hope ;(7) U4: uncertain; settled into a solid globe; violent; exploded ;(8) U5: sailing in the habour; increasing rapidly; extremely; measuring ;(8) L64: well-ventilated
8、; had; feared; invasion; have been completed ;(7) 第二节信息匹配（共 5小题；每小题 1分，满分 5分 ） 请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑 (若选择 E，请涂 AB；若选择 F，请涂 CD)。 以下是各个电视节目的简介： A. Wild Worldthis exciting show takes you around the world to places of unimaginable natural beauty and danger. Learn more about our wo
9、rld and see animals as they live in nature. Time： Friday 8.30-9.30 pm B. Sports Sundaylearn whats happening in the world of sport. See how your team performed, find out who is playing and watch interviews with all your favourite sports stars. Time： Sunday 1-5 pm C. The Music ManJohn Roger s is a mus
10、ician by day but a secret superhero crime fighter by night in this longrunning television action drama. Time： Weekdays 3.00-4.00 pm D. LatelineAll the latest news and opinions from around the world. If you want to know where there is trouble in the world or the reasons behind the global economic cri
11、sis， join our team of award winning journalists. Time： Weekdays 910 pm E. Entertainment This WeekCovers the world of entertainment. Hear this weeks number one song, watch the newest movie reviews and listen to all the latest gossip about the stars. Time： Saturday 6 pm F. Pop StarHundreds of young an
12、d (sometimes) talented performers sing the latest songs and compete to see who will become the nations newest Pop Star. Time： Thursday 7.30 pm 以下是每个人的情况介绍， 请匹配每个人与其拟选择的电视节目： 76. John Smith. John loves football and as a senior company manager needs to know the latest economic news. He seldom gets hom
13、e before 10 oclock at night during the week so he likes to relax in front of TV on the weekend. 77. Joan Johnson. Joan is a housewife who sometimes feels bored at home so she enjoys watching exciting TV shows. When the kids are home on the weekends and after school she never gets a chance to watch T
14、V as they want to watch the shows they like. 78. Bill West. Bill is a music fan and a musician. He is always trying to hear the newest and most popular songs and learn more about his competitors. He is usually free after he finishes work at 5 pm except on weekends when he plays with his musical grou
15、p in a local club. 79. Sarah Oconnor. Sarah is trying to decide where she will spend her summer vacation. She has a number of different places in mind but is worried about terrorism and her safety so she doesnt want to go anywhere that is dangerous or may become dangerous soon. 80. Robert Wise. Robe
16、rt is a fan of action. He loves to watch exciting TV shows whether they are fictional or real. He usually only has time to watch TV on weekday evenings as he works during the day and on weekends he likes to go hiking and camping. 答案： 76-80 BCFDA 第二节完形填空：（共 10小题，每小题 2分，满分 20分） In Glasgow, Scotland, a
17、 young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her familys _41_ lifestyle and said, “I dont want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she tried to do everything she could to _42_ . Many years passe
18、d by, her father died, her mother grew _43_, and the daughter became more and more entrenched(固执 ) in her way of life. No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having _44_ her daughters whereabouts(行踪，去向 ), went to the poor part of the city in _45_ of her daugh
19、ter. She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple _46_, “Would you allow me to _47_ this picture ” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten _48_ at the bottom: “I love you stillcome home!” One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. S
20、he sat _49_ listening to the service, all the while letting her _50_ wander over to the notice board. There she saw the picture and thought “Could that be my mother ” She couldnt wait until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you s
21、tillcome home!” As she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too good to be true. 41. A. modern B. religious C. awful D. simple 42. A. earn money B. help others C. find job D. become famous 43. A. lonelier B. slower C. elder D. older 44. A. told about B. heard of C. written about D. talked
22、 about 45. A. sight B. charge C. search D. need 46. A. request B. remark C. question D. speech 47. A. print out B. look at C. send off D. put up 48. A. record B. order C. message D. notice 49. A. sensitively B. absent-mindedly C. devotedly D. carefully 50. A. eyes B. hands C. thoughts D. imagination
23、s 答案： 41-50 BADBC ADCBA 单项选择 * Why dont you bring _ to his attention that you really dont have time to do it for him A this B what C that D it 答案： D . I didnt quite follow you. What was it _ you just said about the subject A what B which C that D how 答案： C -_ all the pupils in the school felt the sa
24、me effect of small classes remains to be researched. A That B Whether C What D If 答案： B The news _ was spreading all over the city proved to be incorrect. A what B which C it D whether 答案： B He insisted _ with her. A that he should go B to go C to going D on go 答案： A He wanted to measure temperature
25、s. He wanted to _ them. A count B make C do D take 答案： D He set off down the main street. He _. A ran B walked C rode D started his journey 答案： D Great changes have taken place in that village. It is no longer _ it was 10 years ago, _ it was so poor. A what; when B that; which C what; which D which;
26、 that 答案： A The way he did it was different _ we were used to. A in which B in what C from what D from which 答案： C It is good _ for an Arab to stand _ his friend when they are talking. A manners; close to B manner; close to C manners; closely to D manner; closed to 答案： A The rising unemployment was
27、the most important _ at Congress. A issue B question C problem D plan 答案： A - Id like to invite you to a concert this evening. - Thank you, but _ Ill be free Im not sure at the moment. A while B if C whether D when 答案： C Press this button when the light goes on youll soon get the hang of it. A learn
28、 how to do B hang on C hang off D show how to do 答案： A During the war lots of families _ and a large number of people became homeless. A broke up B broke away C broke off D broke out 答案： A _ breaks the law should be punished. A No matter who B Anyone C A man who D One 答案： C - Is it necessary that he
29、 _ to London but to New York - I think so, but the problem is _ he has refused to. A will not be sent; that B not be sent; that C should not be sent; what D should not sent; what 答案： B Ten years ago the population of our village was _ that of theirs. A as twice large as B twice as large as C twice a
30、s much as D as twice much as 答案： B Seeing the happy _ of children playing in the park, Im full of joy and confidence in the future of our country. A sight B view C sign D scene 答案： D Go and get your coat. Its _ you left it. A there B where C there where D where there 答案： B Three days later, word cam
31、e _ our country had sent up another man-made satellite. A which B when C that D where 答案： C 完型填空 第三节语法填空：（共 10小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 15分） Chinese proverbs(谚语 ) are rich and they are still _51_ (wide) used in Chinese peoples daily life. _52_ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, th
32、e proverb, “plucking up a crop to help it grow”, _53_ (base) on the following story. It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was very anxious to help _54_ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about _55_day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expe
33、cted. One day, he came up with an idea _56_ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day. He was very tired from doing this for a whole day, _57_ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” _58_ (high). His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately, the
34、leaves of the crop began to wither. This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their _59_ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often _60_ (result) in the contrary to our intention. 答案： 51.widely 52.behind /in 53.is based 54.his 55.this / it 56.that 57. but 58.higher 59
35、.natural 60.results 阅读理解 III. 阅读 (共两节，满分 35分 ) 第一节阅读理解 (共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分 ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C和 D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bu
36、s then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning. I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I c
37、ried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to seethe strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then. The four
38、 years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things bec
39、ame even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ” My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, transla
40、ted at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives. From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to ha
41、ppen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. 1. How did the author get to know America A. From her relatives B. From her mother C. From books and pictures D. From radio programs 2. Upon leaving
42、for America the author felt . A. confused B. excited C. worried D. amazed 3. For the first two years in New York, the author . A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future C. studied in three different schools D. got on well with her stepfather 4. What can we learn about the author from P
43、aragraph 4 A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews. C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D. She helped her family with her English. 5. The author believes that . A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patient C. there are
44、more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D As the sound of footsteps behind her grew louder, she quickened her pace. She didnt want to turn around as the memory of that mornings newspaper headline made her afraid o
45、f what she would see: “City Killer Claims Fourth Victim.” “Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work ” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck. She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat
46、and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog. The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through, for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony ( 具有讽刺意味的事 ). The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self pity. Escape
