(英語(yǔ))普寧二中2013年高一級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試LtDPAGEPAGE4普寧二中2013年高一級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)第一部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-15各題所給的A、B、C、D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。IknowIshouldhavetoldtheheadmasteratthetime.Thatwasmyreal1.Hehadgoneoutofthestudyforsome2,leavingmealone.InhisabsenceIlookedtoseewhatwasonhis3.Inthe4wasasmallpieceofpaperonwhichwerewrittenthe5“EnglishWritingPrize1949.HistoryIsaSeriousofBiographies(人物傳記)”.A(n)6boywouldhaveavoidedlookingatthetitleassoonashesawthe7.Ididnot.ThesubjectoftheEnglishWritingPrizewaskepta8untilthestartoftheexamsoIcouldnot9readingit.Whentheheadmaster10,Iwasoverseasinaplacewherepeoplespeakadifferentlanguage，__16__canbedifficulttomakeyourselfunderstoodevenin__17__（relative）simplebutimportantareasoflife，likeshoppingandgettingaroundtown.Itcanbereallyupsettryingtoaskforsomethinginastoreortotellthetaxidriver__18__youaregoing.Sometimesyoumaybeata__19__（lose）astowhattodo；sometimesyouarecertainthatpeopleunderstandyou__20__arejustpretendingthattheydon't；andothertimestheymakeavery__21__（consider）efforttocommunicatewithyou.Youshouldalsobepreparedtomakechangesinthedietandgetaccustomedto__22__localfoodsandthelimitedselectionoffamiliarfoodsinthestoresandrestaurants.Besides，youwillexperiencesomestressandanxiety__23__youarelivinginadifferentculturewithdifferentvalues__24__yourown.Youmayfindthatsomeofyourcherishedanddeeply__25__（hold）valuesaboutlifemaynotbeequallyimportanttomembersofyournewhostculture.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AAnewplanforgettingchildrentoandfromschoolisbeingstartedbyalocalgovernmentinEasternEngland.Thiscouldendtheworriesofmanyparentsfearfulfortheirchildren'ssafetyontheroads．Untilnowthelocalgovernmenthaveonlybeenpreparedtoprovidebusservicesforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesfromtheirschool,orsometimeslessifspecialreasonsexisted．Nowithasbeendecidedthatifagroupofparentsaskforhelpinorganizingtransporttheywillbepreparedtogoahead,aslongasthearrangementwillnotlosemoneyandchildrentakingpartwillbeattendingtheirnearestschool．ThenewplanistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingatMiltonwhoattendImpingtonSchool．Thechildrenlivejustwithinthethree-milelimitandthelocalgovernmenthavesaidinthepastthattheywillnotagreetoprovidefreetransporttotheschool．ButnowtheyhaveagreedtoofferasumofmoneyforabusservicefromMiltontoImpingtonandback,aplanwhichhasthesupportoftheschool'sheadmaster．Between50and60parentshavesaidtheywouldliketheirchildrentotakepart．Finalcalculationshavestilltobecarriedout,butagovernmentofficialhassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbelessthan￡20aterm．TheyhavebeenabletoarrangetheserviceatalowcostbecausethereisalreadyanagreementwiththebuscompanyforabustotakechildrenwholivefurtherawaytoImpington．ThesamebuswouldnowjustmakeonemorejourneytopickuptheMiltonchildren．Theofficialsaidtheywouldgetintouchwithothergroupsofparentswhointhepasthadaskediftransportcouldbeprovidedfortheirchildren,toseeiftheywouldliketotakepartinthenewplan．26.Whatistheaimoftheplan?A.Topreventthestudents'roadaccidents．B.Torelievethetrafficpressure．C.Tosavetimefortheparentsandstudents．D.Tohelptheparentssavemoney．27.Howcanthelocalgovernmentarrangethenewbusserviceatalowcost?A.Bylettingthebusruninthemorningonly．B.Bylimitingthenumberofthestudents．C.Byobtainingthesupportfromtheheadmaster．D.Bylinkingthenewbusservicewiththeexistingone．28.Thenewbusservicewillbepaidforby______．A.theparentsB.thelocalgovernmentC.thebuscompanyD.thelocalgovernmentandtheparents29.Whichofthefollowingispossibleiftheplaniscarriedout?A.Thebuscompanywillmakemuchmoremoney．B.Thechildrencanchoosewhateverschooltheylike．C.Theparentscangetridoftheirworries．D.ThestudentsinImpingtonSchoolcanhavefreebusrides．30.Thispassageismostprobably______．A.apersonalletterB.anadvertisementC.aheadmaster'sreportD.anewspaperarticleBTeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea．PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.Tearemainedscarce(缺少的)andveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea．Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded．Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess(公爵夫人)foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergetting“asinkingfeeling”asshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.31．WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.B.TeareachedBritainfromHolland.C．TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.D．Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.32．Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____________.A．thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB．howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC．howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD．howtea-timewasborn33．TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain________________.A.ineighteenthcenturyB．insixteenthcenturyC．intheseventeenthcenturyD．inthelateseventeenthcentury34．PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause___________.A．ittastedlikemilkB．ittastedmorepleasantC．itbecameapopulardrinkD.MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea35．WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof________.A．a(chǎn)famousFrenchladyB．theancientChineseC．theuppersocialclassD．peopleinHollandCPeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswith2specialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthe3rdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaretoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehomeandmorefathersmusthelpwithchildcare.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.Onmother’sDay,peoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.It’salsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery(grave).Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecueforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearemorevaluedthanthoseboughtinstores.It’snotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportant,but“thethoughtthatcounts”.Greetingcardstores,florists,candymakers,bakers,phonecompaniesandotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.36.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.37.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.BothfestivalsareinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome.38.Whichdoyouknowabout“carnation”?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearthemonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.39.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay___________.A.sometimesfamilymembersgettogetherB.everyonegoestothecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts.40.Whatdoyouthink“florists”do?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.DWhenaskedwhattheyhavedonetohelpprotecttheenvironment,mostpeoplewillalmostmentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover–consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.Thetotalamountofpackaginghasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,fewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butitisalsoappliedtoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialsarecollected.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.41.Theunderlinedphrase“thatover-consumption”referto_____.A.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded．B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.MakingmoreproductsthannecessaryD.Usingtoomuchpackaging． 42.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow___________． A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwaste B.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling C.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets D.thefactofpackagingoveruse43.Accordingtothetext,recycling___________． A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergy C.isthesolutiontogasshortage D.leadstoawasteofland44.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that____________. A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality．B.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging． C.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood． D.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging．45.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewastes．B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled．C.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult．D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture．第二節(jié)信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上將對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。A.PastaHouse–newItalianrestaurantlocatedintheheartofthecity.Simplebutdeliciousinexpensivemeals.Alsohasagoodrangeofvegetable-onlymeals.It’salwayscrowdedsobereadytoordertake-awayorshareatable.Open11a.m.tomidnight.B.ATasteofIndia–famousforitsspicycurriesandmanysouthernIndiandishesusingchilli.Youwillusuallybeabletofindatableduringtheweekbutifyou’replanningtogoontheweekendmakesureyoubookatableinadvance.Opennoontomidnight.C.ParisMatch–thisisthefinestFrenchrestaurantinthecity.Wonderfulfoodyoucanenjoyinluxurioussurroundings.Theperfectplacetohavearomanticmealorimpressabusinesspartner,butbepreparedforalargebill.Opennoonto2a.m.Bookingessential.D.MountainDiner–notfancybuttasty.ExcellentAsianandEuropeandishes.Countrysidelocationsurroundedbyforest.It’satleastanhour’sdrivefromthecitysoyoumightwanttostayatthenearbyMountainHotelovernight.Open7a.m.to10p.m.E.OwlCafé–open24hoursadaythecaféhasalargeselectionofsetbreakfast,lunchanddinnermealsforyoutochoosefrom,oryoucanenjoyoneoftheirmanydelicioussnacksanddessertsoveracupoffreshlymadecoffee.F.GreekBistro–alivelyrestaurantthatservesgreat-valueGreekfoodandhasliveGreekmusicplayedbyalocalband.Customersareencouragedtotakepartintheentertainmentsobereadyforanightofloudfunandlaughter.Open6p.m.to2a.m.以下是五個(gè)人的選擇要求，請(qǐng)匹配每個(gè)人擬選擇的地方：46.Bill–waslategettinguptodaysohasn’thadtimetomakebreakfast.Hewantstopickupsomethingtoeatbeforehegoestoworksohehasenoughenergytolastthroughtolunchtime.47.Julie–worksinthecityandwantstogetsomelunch.Shedoesn’twantanythingtoospecialsolongasitistastyandnottooexpensive.Julielikesallkindsoffoodbutbecausesheisonadietshewantstoavoidanythingcontainingmeat.48.Sally–hasfriendsvisitingherfromout-of-townandwantstotakethemtodinner.Shewantstotakethemsomewheretheycanenjoytheatmosphereandhavefun.Sheisauniversitystudentsodoesn’thavealotofmoneyanddoesn’tlikeherfoodtoohot.49.Albert–isabusinessmanwhowillmeetanimportantEuropeanclientforabusinessdinnernextweek.Wanttobookatableataquietrestaurantthatwillimpresshisguestwithbothitsfoodanditssurroundings.50.Robert–ismeetinghisfriendBenforlunchtoday(Tuesday)andwantstotakehimtoanicerestaurant.BothRobertandBenenjoygoodqualityspicyfood.Robertdoesn’tlikearrangingthingsinadvancesohehasn’tbookedatable.第三部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）一．根據(jù)單詞首字母或中文提示填單詞，要求用必修三Unit1—Unit5學(xué)到的詞匯的適當(dāng)形式填空。（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）51．Herexciting________（冒險(xiǎn)）intheHimalayasattractedallthestudents.52.Doyouthinkitis____________？(可信的)53．Manypeoplesufferedfromc__________shockwhentheywentabroad.54.Dinosaursd___________fromtheearthmanymillionsofyearsago.55.Airexistseverywhereanditse_______makesitpossibleforustoliveon.56.Thef_________ofgravityisreallymysterious.57．Ag______tourmeanstravelingallaroundtheglobe.58．Thetreatmenttheygavehimdidhimmoreharmthangood，thoughthedoctorinsisteditwash________.59.Youcannotbethat______________(不耐煩的)toyourparents.60．Afteralongjourney,thechildrenwereall____________(筋疲力盡的).二．根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成句子。（共15空，每空1詞，滿分15分）61.他們當(dāng)中許多人都有騎野馬的天賦。Manyofthem_________________forridingwildhorses.62.地球大概是月球的49倍大。Theearthisabout49times_________________themoon.63.很可惜你們不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太華。It’stoobadyoucannotgo_____________________Ottawa,Canada’scapital.64.水對(duì)于生命的發(fā)展會(huì)起關(guān)鍵作用，這一點(diǎn)在當(dāng)時(shí)并不明顯。Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwater________tobe___________tothe____________oflife.65.這個(gè)話題我不覺(jué)得乏味，正相反，我覺(jué)得它很有趣。Thetopicdoesn’tseemboringtome;________________________,Ithinkit’sveryinteresting.第四部分讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分20分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。Apoorfarmerhadafriendwhowasfamousforthewonderfulappletreehegrew.Oneday,hisfriendgavethefarmerayoungappletreeandtoldhimtotakeithomeandplantit.Thefarmerwaspleasedwiththegift,butwhenhegothomehedidnotknowwheretoplantit.Hewasafraidthatifheplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldstealthefruit.Ifheplantedthetreeinoneofhisfields,hisneighborswouldcomeatnightandstealsomeoftheapples.Ifheplantedthetreenearhishouse,hischildrenwouldtakethefruit.Finally,heplantedthetreeinthewoodswherenoonecouldseeit.Butwithoutsunlightandgoodsoil,thetreesoondied.Laterthefriendaskedthefarmerwhyhehadplantedthetreeinsuchapoorplace.“What’sthedifference?”thefarmersaidangrily.“IfIhadplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldhavestolenthefruit.I