1、河北省正定中学 2009-2010学年高一下学期期末考试试题（英语） 单项选择 * She patted me on _shoulder with a smile on _ face. A my, her B my, the C the, the D the, her 答案： D The girl was so happy to find _ in the garden. A a variety of flowers B a variety of flower C varieties of flower D variety of flowers 答案： A Its obvious that h
2、is _ to the problem is wrong, so wed better try another way to solve it. A way B means C approach D intention 答案： C Peter phoned to say they had arrived safely, so put your mind _. A with ease B by heart C in peace D at ease 答案： D . There are many mistakes in his essay, _his failure. A which results
3、 B leading to C led to D that led to 答案： B . He regretted_ to the lecture the day before. A not going B not to go C not have gone D to not going 答案： A After a two-hour talk, she_ the truth of the report. A. was persuaded B. was believed in C. was convinced of D was advised 答案： C Shall we go shopping
4、 in the Walking Street on Sunday _. A Its your opinion B I dont mind C Its all up to you D Thats your decision 答案： C . Dr. Smith, together with his wife, _ visit Beijing this summer. A is going to B are going to C was going to D were going to 答案： A It is _ that he will come to help soon because he h
5、as just gone out. A likely B unlikely C like D dislike 答案： B _ helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising. A Who B The one C Whoever D Anyone 答案： C From her_ look, we could see the girls was _ of the stranger. A terrified, terrified B terrifying, terrifying C terrifying, terrified D terrifie
6、d, terrifying 答案： A . What happened over there They argued_ the waiter_ the price of the meal. A to, for B against, over C for, at D with, about 答案： D I failed again in the exam and only then_ how much time I had wasted. A I realized B I had realized C did I realize D had I realized 答案： C . I advise
7、s the thief_ into prison. A referred to being put B referred be put C referred to be put D referred should be put 答案： C 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Around the end of my stay in Yellowknife, I had a chance to ride in a dogsled (狗拉雪橇 )
8、. I went to 36 a man who had 37 dogsled tournaments more than four times. In his house, there were lots of awards on the shelves. I had a girl take my picture in 38 of the awards. Finally, the time came to take a 39 in a dogsled. The instructor asked me time and time again if the clothes I was 40 we
9、re warm enough. Because it wasnt so 41 outside, I thought I was wearing 42 . However, my thinking 43 right after the 12 dogs started to 44 the sled on the frozen lake. It was freezing! I dont know how fast they were running, but I lost all 45 in my hands and feet. Sometimes the snow which the dogs 4
10、6 up hit me. After my ride in the dogsled, I went to see an igloo (圆顶建筑 ),which is a house 47 snow. There I had a 48 to hear the stories about Eskimos(爱斯基摩人 ). Of course, as a person from Japan, I couldnt 49 what they were talking about. 50 , there was a(n) 51 beside me, so he translated everything
11、the Eskimo was saying. Then the Eskimo kindly 52 me some of the tools that they used. I had 53 seen such strange things before. He talked about the 54 he needed to learn while traveling in the Arctic, such as how to make an igloo, how to make water from ice, and how to hunt using their inventions. I
12、 55 that I didnt take pictures of their tools because I didnt have my camera at that time. 36. A. instruct B. invite C. take D. visit 37. A. beaten B. won C. received D. defeated 38. A. front B. need C. honor D. celebration 39. A. drive B. look C. ride D. tour 40. A. buying B. wearing C. choosing D.
13、 borrowing 41. A. cool B. warm C. cold D. hot 42. A. enough B. obviously C. comfortably D. fully 43. A. gathered B. reminded C. remained D. changed 44. A. push B. pull C. drive D. carry 45. A. blood B. temperature C. feeling D. movement 46. A. kicked B. picked C. turned D. made 47. A. covered with B
14、. decorated with C. made of D. filled with 48. A. chance B. time C. moment D. message 49. A. hear B. understand C. realize D. admire 50. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides 51. A. villager B. teacher C. instructor D. translator 52. A. lent B. showed C. sold D. gave 53. A. ever B. also C.
15、 usually D. never 54. A. skills B. materials C. experiments D. conditions 55. A. think B. consider C. regret D. infer 答案： 36-55 DBACB CADBC ACABC DBDAC 阅读理解 What will man be like in the future-in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will
16、 be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may sup
17、pose that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely
18、 to bring about a physical change too. The head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow
19、 stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair This will probably disappear from the bod
20、y altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald! Perhaps, all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all
21、these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. 72. The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he _. A. began to change five hundred years ago B. never stops changing C. never st
22、ops growing D. has recently begun to change 73. Peoples heads will eventually grow larger. This is because their brains _. A. will grow faster than at present B. will be in use C. will play an important part D. will need more room than at present 74. Future man will probably _. A. have bigger eyes B
23、. get weaker eyes C. see better D. have to wear better glasses 75. Future mans hair will _. A. grow darker B. stop growing completely C. fall out more often D. get longer 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B You either have it, or you dont- a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some p
24、eople could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder a
25、t developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out a
26、lone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.” Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions: If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing. If you
27、 leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree- something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route. Simplify the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in
28、a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you will never get lost again! 68. Scientists believe that _. A. some babies are born
29、with a sense of direction B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older C. people never lose their sense of direction D. everybody has a sense of direction from birth 69. What is true of 7-year-old children according to the passage A. They never have a sense of direction without maps. B. T
30、hey should never be allowed out alone if they lack(缺乏 ) a sense of direction. C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around. D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car. 70. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _. A. tie it to a
31、 tree so as to prevent it from being stolen B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it D. remember something easily recognizable on the route 71. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to _. A. ask police
32、men for directions B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs D. count the number of landmarks that you see 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring abo
33、ut the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in l
34、ife. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can gi
35、ve their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating their children on
36、how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will i
37、mprove many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will
38、give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence. Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows
39、up. These activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important. 64. Parents in China, according to this passage, _. A. are too strict with their children B. are too rich to educate their children C. have some problems in educatin
40、g their children correctly D. are too poor to educate their children 65. Generally speaking, childrens skills _. A. come from their parents B. have nothing to do with their education C. may be different from child to child D. have something to do with their marks in the exams 66. The writer of this
41、passage does not seem to be satisfied with _. A. the parents ideas of educating their children B. the education system C. childrens skills D. childrens hobbies 67. Doing some cooking at home helps children _. A. learn how to serve their parents B. learn how to become strong and fat C. benefit from i
42、t and prepare themselves for the future D. make their parents believe that they are clever 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C On August 27, 1783, the people of the village of Gomesse, in France, looked up into the sky and saw a strange and terrible animal. It was huge and round, flying down fro
43、m the sky. It landed in the field just outside the village. It was clear to the people of Gomesse that they had to defend themselves. The animal was clearly some kind of terrible “spirit”. They were afraid of the spirit but they were also very brave. They rushed out into the field and fought the ani
44、mal with knives and sticks and farming tools. The “spirit” made terrible noises, like an animal that can breathe only with great difficulty. But that was not the worst thing. When the villagers cut into the spirits skin, it gave off a horrible smell, and even after the villagers had cut the thing op
45、en, it still moved. Finally the villagers tied it to a horse. The horse ran through the fields and the “Spirit” was torn to pieces. What was the terrible spirit The answer is that it was one of the first “hot air balloons”. Its skin was made of silk and a kind of rubber. The terrible smell was the h
46、ot air inside the balloon. When the air got out through the cuts in the skin, it also caused the horrible noises. 60. The terrible noises were made because _. A. the spirit could hardly breathe B. the spirit wanted to frighten the villagers C. the spirit was afraid of the villagers D. hot air got ou
47、t through the skin 61. The terrible smell was _. A. the smell of silk and rubber B. the hot air inside the balloon. C. the smell of burnt house D. the smell of burnt crops 62. The spirit didnt stop moving until _. A. the hot air in it ran out completely B. the villagers cut into its skin C. the vill
48、agers cut it open D. it gave off a horrible smell 63. The villagers tied the spirit to a horse _. A. shortly after they caught sight of the spirit B. because it didnt stop moving though it was cut open. C. after it was torn to pieces D. because the villagers wanted to take it away 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 第三部分 阅读理解（共 20小题；每小题 2分，满分 40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On October 16th 1987, southern Britain was hit by a hurricane, the worst storm to hit Britain since 1703. Twenty years later, Britain is remembering the disaster known as
