湖北省黄冈市2012-2013学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题牛津译林版.doc

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1、湖北省黄冈中学2012年高一期末考试英语试题本卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21New _ show that the economy of our country is continuing to grow.Awelfares Bnationalities Cstatistics Dschedules22In our childhood, we were oft

2、en _ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.Areminded Bpermitted Cconfirmed Dperformed23She can speak seven languages.How great! It seems that she _ learning languages.Atakes an interest in Bhas a gift forCplays a trick on Dplays a role in24I can still recognize Mr. Johnson, who is standin

3、g by the door, even though he looks _ different now.Amostly Bslightly Capproximately Dfinally25I advised you to buy Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary, which is _ for students in senior high.Aintended Bdevoted Cinspired Dexpanded26It is wrong to sell products that are _to customers,

4、 for they are bad for peoples health.Asensitive Bexpensive Charmful Dbeneficial27There has been a（an） _ of sadness in the factory since it was announced that it would be closed down.Ascene Bcondition Cappearance Datmosphere28The young actress is very _ about her success； she says its as much the res

5、ult of good luck as of her own talent.Aconsiderate Bmodest Cenergetic Dreligious29A fire suddenly _ at midnight at the National Exhibition in London, and at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.Aburst out Bbroke out Cbroke up Dblocked out30When you are walking in wild woods, you h

6、ave to _ snakes and some other dangerous animals.Alook down upon Bspy onCcatch sight of Dwatch out for第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the 31 is that homelessness

7、is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 32 country like Germany?Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 33 for the homeless of Berlin, Germanys capital. They first 34 one long hot summer when most Germans were 35 on holida

8、y. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 36 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing werent 37 . “What these people also need is warmth and 38 ,” says RitAThe Mullers didnt 39 to give their phone number to the street people an

9、d told them to phone anytime. Rita 40 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 41 to anyone who couldnt face another night on the street. The couple were soon 42 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 43 donations. Today, over thirty

10、companies 44 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 45 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 46 new shoes. Kurt and Rita receive no 47 for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldnt 48 money for helpin

11、g their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 49 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 50 in the world.31Aresult Btruth Creason Didea32Atraditional Bdeveloping Cviolent Dwealthy33Apreparations Bh

12、ouses Cmeals Dsuggestions34Abegan Bmet Ccalled Dleft 35Aasleep Balone Cacross Daway36Abrought up Bset up Ccheer up Dgave away37Aenough Bnecessary Chelpful Dworthwhile38Afame Bfreedom Ccourage Dcaring39Ahesitate（犹豫） Bagree Cpretend Dargued40Awent ahead Bfound out Cmade sure Dworked out41Aopen Bcrowde

13、d Cnoisy Dbroad42Acosting Bwasting Ctaking Dspending43Apay for Bask for Caccount for Dcarry on44Acompletely Bcalmly Cregularly Droughly45Aadvertise Bsell Cdeliver Dlend46Adonates Bproduces Cdesigns Dcollects47Apermission Bpayment Cdirection Dsupport48Amultiply Braise Csave Dexpect49Asurprised Bexcit

14、ed Ctired Dpleased50Adiscovery Bdifference Cdecision Drule第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面文章，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhy is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green

15、 was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beli

16、efs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils（灾祸）.Peoples choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies reactions toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally（精神上）and physical

17、ly. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomachaches.Red can cause a persons blood pressure to rise and increase peoples appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial（商业的）websites will have a red “Buy

18、Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a persons eye.Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decor

19、ate your room, think about the color carefully.51Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their _.Apersonal experiences Bcommercial purposesCcultural values Dphysical reactions to the color52Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?ATo relax people physically

20、. BTo encourage people to buy goods.CTo increase peoples appetites. DTo cause a persons blood pressure to rise.53What color might help lose weight according to the text?ARed BGreen. CBlue. DPurple.54Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?AThe Meaning and Function of Color

21、 BThe Cultural Meaning of ColorCColors and Personal Experiences DColors and Human BeingsBGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as e

22、ver when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the st

23、ory of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimm

24、ing, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exce

25、ption to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming（突击学习）for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to le

26、arn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.55What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

27、APeople remember well what they learned in childhood.BChildren have a better memory than grown-ups.CPoem reading is a good way to learn words.DStories for children are easy to remember.56The author explains the law of overlearning by_.Apresenting research finding Bsetting down general rulesCmaking a

28、 comparison Dusing examples57What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AThe multiplication tables. BCommonly accepted rules.CThings easily forgotten. DSchool subjects.58What is the authors opinion on cramming?AIt leads to failure in college exams. BIts possible to result in poor m

29、emory.CIts helpful only in a limited way. DIt increases students learning interest.CWhat makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipients face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?This Christmas I was d

30、ebating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my

31、father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, alone dandelion （蒲公英） standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I d

32、ecided that those words would be my gift to my father.I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was

33、written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples,

34、 twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dads fa

35、ce as he unwrapped those swirling （旋涡纹状的） black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame（框架）, I knew I had given the perfect gift.59The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _.Areading a message Bhaving a debateCdoing shopping Dleaving for Wyoming60The authors inspiration for th

36、e gift came from _.Aa photo of a flower Ba story about a kidCa call from the mother Da text about Christmas61The author made the gift by _.Asearching for the poems online Bmatching the words with picturesCpainting the letters in three colors Ddrawing the background by hand62What is the main purpose

37、of the passage?ATo show how to design images for gifts.BTo suggest making gifts from ones heart.CTo explain how computers help create gifts.DTo describe the gifts the author has received.DBelow is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯） World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World RecordsFastest 100 m running

38、 on all fours The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts （尝试） in 15 different countries. Kenichi Itos record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Jap

39、anese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Californ

40、ia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble （泡泡） Festival. A bubbles math principles and science were presented and demonstrated （演示，证明） at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their

41、 wonderful skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people i

42、nside it. The record was set on April 4, 2011.Longest ears on a dogA bloodhound （寻血猎犬） from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured on a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessn

43、er.Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr. Jeffries took over.Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most

44、 living generations in one family? Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great-great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her gre

45、at grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989”Most T-shirts worn at onceBelieve it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22, 2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less than two hours. The T-shirts w