1、重庆市一中 2009-2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试题 单项选择 * What they need _ enough money, while what we need _ enough workers. A is; is B are; are C is; are D are; is 答案： C In order to continue to learn by ourselves when we leave school someday, we must _ learn how to study in the school now. A in all B after all C abo
2、ve all D at all 答案： C You wont take me _ easily. I know your tricks. A out B down C in D up 答案： C Do you mind if I open the window _. Wed better let in some fresh air. A Id rather you didnt B Yes, please C No, please dont D No, go ahead 答案： D .After the new technique was introduced, the factory prod
3、uced _ cars in 2002 as the year before. A as many twice B as twice many C twice many as D twice as many 答案： D There is _ information stored in the computer which is likely to break down at any moment. A a large number of B a great deal of C a plenty of D a great amounts of 答案： B I was _ 5 yuan for p
4、arking my car for 2 hours. A asked B charged C offered D paid 答案： B _ is no doubt that the meeting will be called off. A It B There C That D As 答案： B This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _my father. A find out B pick out C look out D speak out 答案： B 第 卷 第一部分 单词拼写（ 10分） 【小题 1】
5、The advance in technology has added many new _(功能 ) to the cell phone. 【小题 2】 The _( 气候 ) in Chongqing is always mild. 【小题 3】 I have _(解释 ) the cause many times to the audience to keep a positive image. 【小题 4】 It is _(不必要 ) to ask him to change his mind. 【小题 5】 This material _(传导 ) electricity. 【小题
6、6】 We can draw the _(结论 ) that the two chemicals do not react. 【小题 7】 I have never_(后悔 ) my decision to come back to my motherland. 【小题 8】 . _(环境的 )protection should be put at the top of the list for each country. 【小题 9】 Special puzzles have been designed to test the _(智力 )of the children. 【小题 10】 S
7、he went abroad for further study with the _(目的 ) of finding a good job. 答案： 【小题 1】 functions 【小题 2】 climate 【小题 3】 explained 【小题 4】 unnecessary 【小题 5】 conducts 【小题 6】 conclusion 【小题 7】 regretted 【小题 8】 Environmental 【小题 9】 intelligence 【小题 10】 purpose Today is Christmas Eve. The department store _ b
8、e very crowded. A has to B need C should D had better 答案： C _ is reported in the newspaper, the big fire was finally put out with very few injuries. A What B That C As D It 答案： C The e-mail, as well as the telephone, _ an important part in daily communication. A is playing B have played C are playin
9、g D play 答案： A While you are enjoying yourself in Beijing this time tomorrow, I _my mother do housework at home. A am helping B will help C would help D will be helping 答案： D Helen is on time for everything. How _ it be that she was late for such an important interview A might B can C must D may 答案：
10、 B I was about to tell everyone the truth _ she turned up. A while B when C as D till 答案： B The bag has lots of things in it, _ an old dictionary. A containing B showing C holding D including 答案： D He is always full of _ as if he never knew tiredness. A strength B force C energy D spirit 答案： C The e
11、xperiment done by Tomlinson _successful. A proves B was proved C is proved D prove 答案： A _ to education , she spent much time communicating with the students and their parents. A Devoted B Devoting C Having devoted D Devote 答案： A Jumping out of _airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _exciting exper
12、ience. A / ； the B / ； an C an； an D the ; the 答案： C 完型填空 第二节完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 【小题 1】 began when I was just a kid. I 【小题 2】 becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that 【小题 3】 people spent a l
13、ot more time reading than they 【小题 4】 watching television. She announced that my brother and I 【小题 5】 watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then 【小题 6】 her written book reports. She would mark them up wit
14、h check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 【小题 7】 . My mother was illiterate (文盲的 ). When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I 【小题 8】 the fashionable clothes. I wanted to 【小题 9】 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-studen
15、t. One night my mother came home after 【小题 10】 at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, Ill give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗 ) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 【小题 11】 food and pay the bills. With the
16、 money that is 【小题 12】 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 【小题 13】 with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was 【小题 14】 left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to 【小题 15】 a roof over our h
17、eads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasnt going to get me anywhere. _【小题 16】 _ required intellectual (智力的 ) preparation. I went back to my 【小题 17】 and became an A-student again. Finally, I 【小题 18】 my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother
18、s story a woman with 【小题19】 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more 【小题 20】 than parenting. 【小题 21】 . A belief B work C education D promise 【小题 22】 A kept up with B got used to C dreamed of D got
19、tired of 【小题 23】 A lazy B easy-going C successful D reliable 【小题 24】 A cost B paid C took D did 【小题 25】 A could only B could not C must not D should often 【小题 26】 A read B give C hold D explain 【小题 27】 A mystery B risk C fool D trick 【小题 28】 A wanted B attracted C recognised D accepted 【小题 29】 A get
20、 rid of B hang out with C test on D keep in touch with 【小题 30】 A serving B looking C working D getting 【小题 31】 A your brother B yourself C me D the family 【小题 32】 A left over B paid off C used up D carried out 【小题 33】 A angry B pleased C disappointed D bored 【小题 34】 A anything B everything C somethi
21、ng D nothing 【小题 35】 A buy B operate C keep D send 【小题 36】 A Success B Failure C Faith D Comfort 【小题 37】 A guys B mother C studies D clothes 【小题 38】 A made B realised C changed D tried 【小题 39】 A little B much C some D high 【小题 40】 A interesting B gentle C important D bitter 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题
22、 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 C 阅读理解 第三部分阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分） Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28th, 1902. Both his parents enjoyed
23、 singing and playing the piano. His grandparents loved opera and took their grandson to many productions. Richard attended many Broadway (百老汇 ) shows as a child. Richard began playing the piano by the age of three. At the age of fifteen, he decided that he would work in the musical theater. In the s
24、ame year, he wrote the music for a stage show presented by a local group of young people. Then, he wrote music for a production of the students at Columbia University. Richard and his wife Dorothy had two daughters and six grandchildren. One daughter and two grandsons also write music. Richard died
25、in 1979. Books written about his life describe him as a cold man who was often depressed (消沉的 ). Family members say he was only able to express himself through music. Other future show business leaders were also involved in the Columbia productions. Two of these men would be very important in Richar
26、ds life Oscar Hammerstein and Lorenz Hart. Richard once said the show he liked the best was Carousel, the second musical (音乐剧 ) he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein. Music experts say that a Richard show is always playing somewhere in the world on Broadway, in theaters in different countries, and in loca
27、l school productions. And people all over the world still enjoy the movies linked to Richard, such as State Fair, South Pacific, Pal Joey, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma and Carousel. 【小题 1】 When did Richard Charles Rodgers decide that he would work in the musical theater A In 1967. B In 1917. C In 19
28、07. D In 1905. 【小题 2】 Which musical is the one that he likes most A Oklahoma. B The Sound of Music. C State Fair. D Carousel. 【小题 3】 Which is the first musical he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein A Carousel. B South Pacific. C Not mentioned. D State Fair. 【小题 4】 Whats the best title for the passage A Al
29、l the life of Richard Charles Rodgers B Richard Charles Rodgers Family C Richard Charles Rodgers Music D Richard Charles Rodgers Stage 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A Their grandmothers fought for the vote, and their mothers have battled to have it all. Now the upcoming generation of girls h
30、ave decided to turn the clock back and stay at home with their babies. According to a survey of more than 5,000 teenage girls in Britain, their main ambition (追求的目标 ) is to complete university then stay at home. More than nine out of ten of the girls believe it should be up to their husbands to prov
31、ide for them. And although 43 percent of those questioned believe they should continue with their education until they have achieved a university degree, one in four say getting married is the most important thing for them. The supposedly super-modern, “fun comes first” teenage generation has proved
32、 to be very traditional in every area of their beliefs, with over 50 percent saying they would not dream of having children before seeing a ring on their finger. The desire to have children is beginning earlier too. On average, teenage girls plan to have their first child at 26, and most plan to hav
33、e one or two more children over the following four years. The national average now is 1.64 children per couple. “This survey doesnt show that the battles of feminism (女权运动 ) have been lost,” said author Claire Rayner, “Feminism was never opposed (反对 ) to marriage or children. On the contrary, femini
34、sm was about to equal opportunities for women to do what they wanted to do, when they wanted to do it, and this is exactly what these girls are choosing to do.” 【小题 1】 The passage is mainly about _. A the result of the battles of feminism B womens struggle for independence in the society C the girls
35、 desire to stay at home after they graduate D womens social status in the modern society 【小题 2】 Girls prefer to be housewives rather than independent women because _. A its hard for women to find jobs B men would rather their wives look after babies at home C girls want to live a more comfortable li
36、fe D women have a low salary 【小题 3】 . From the last paragraph we can see that Rayner thinks _. A women should stay at home with their babies B women should find jobs and support the family C women should be offered more job opportunities D women should live the life they like 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【
37、小题 3】 D Three Gorges Cruises(游程 ) Day 1 Home Beijing We will meet you at the airport in Beijing and take you to the hotel in the downtown area. Day 2 Beijing After breakfast, youll visit Tiananmen Square. Then you will go to the Forbidden City, the home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. I
38、n the evening you will attend a welcome party and have a chance to enjoy Beijing Roast Duck! Day 3 Beijing Chongqing After breakfast, you will fly to Chongqing and visit the Chongqing Museum. Then your cruise down the Yangtze River will begin on the five-star cruise ship, Regal China. You will spend
39、 the night on the ship. Day 4 Chongqing Fengdu At 8:00 a.m., the cruise will leave Chongqing. Relax on the deck, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river. In the afternoon, we will arrive at Ghost City Fengdu for an excursion (短途游览 ) on the shore. Overnight on the ship. Day 5 Three Gorges You wi
40、ll sail through the Qutang Gorge and the Wu Gorge, and take a small boat down the Shennong Stream to enjoy the scenery. Day 6 Three Gorges After passing the Xiling Gorge, you will go on a morning shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Day 7 Three Gorges Wuhan Shanghai At 2:30 p.m., the cruise ship
41、 will arrive in Wuhan and the cruise tour will end. You will have a chance to visit the Yellow Crane Tower（黄鹤楼） , and then you will fly to Shanghai. Day 8 Shanghai Home You will visit the Shanghai Museum in the morning. After lunch, you will visit the Bund （外滩） , which is said to be a landmark of Sh
42、anghai. Then you will be seen off at Shanghai airport. 【小题 1】 How many nights will you spend on the cruise ship A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. 【小题 2】 On which day will you have an afternoon shore excursion A Day 4. B Day 5. C Day 6. D Day 7. 【小题 3】 What is the order of the journey the Wu Gorge the Yellow Crane
43、 Tower the Xiling Gorge the Bund Chongqing Museum Fengdu the Three Gorges Dam the Forbidden City A B C D 【小题 4】 How much will a family with 2 adults and a 3-year-old child pay for the visit A US$4375. B US$4905. C US$3950. D US$4537.5. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A The African elephant,the
44、 largest land animal remaining on earth ,is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统 ).Unlike other animals,the African elephant is to a great degree the builder of its environment.As a big plant-eater,it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原 )surroundings in which it lives,therefore settin
45、g the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地 ). It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat.In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day,it kills
46、small trees and underbushes,and pulls branches off big trees.This results in many open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas.In these open spaces are many plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take
47、 the rain forests for example.In their natural state,the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor.By pulling down trees and eating plants,elephants make open spaces,allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor.In such situations,the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species.If the elephant disappears,scientists say,many other animals will a
