甘肃省天水市一中0809学年高一下学期期末考试英语 doc.docx

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甘肃省天水市一中0809学年高一下学期期末考试英语doc

甘肃省天水市一中2008―2009学年第二学期高一年级期末试题

英语

命题、审校：

陈万生

说明：

本试卷分第一卷（选择题），第二卷（非选择题）和答题纸三部分。

共120分。

考试时间90分钟。

第一卷（选择题）

第一卷选择题答案请涂写在机读卡上

一．语音（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项

1.veganA.yoghurtB.energyC.vegetarianD.digest

2.chemicalA.chantB.stomachC.choiceD.perch

3.dietA.achievementB.varietyC.briefD.believe

4.thunderstormA.withinB.southernC.clothD.breathe

5.examineA.explainB.exampleC.exerciseD.exit

二．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

6．—Itissaidthatmostofushavepassedthejobinterview.Whataboutyou?

—I_______thewrittenpapersbutfailedtheoraltest.

A.lookedthroughB.readthroughC.pulledthroughD.gotthrough

7．Thetouristsscreamedtheir_______downtoasafelandingwhentheyweresittinginacarthat“fell”throughtheairfromatalltower.

A.directionB.roadC.wayD.voice

8．TherearehundredsofvisitorsinfrontoftheArtGallerytohavealookatVanGogh’spaintings.

A．waitedB．towaitC．waitingD．wait

9．Justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguagefromculturetoculture.

A．changesB．variesC．exchangesD．appears

10．___________theridesattheHeadland,visitorscantaketheshuttletotheLowland.

A．EnjoyingB．EnjoyedC．HavingenjoyedD．Havingbeenenjoyed

11．－What’smadeyousoupset?

－____________withmybestfriend.

A．QuarrelB．QuarrellingC．BecauseofquarrellingD．SinceIquarreled

12．—Wanttohaveadrink?

—No,.

A．IwouldrathernottoB．IwouldrathernotC．I’dbetternottoD．I’dbetternot

13.---Gotyourdrivinglicense?

---No.I______toobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.

A.wasB.havebeenC.hadbeenD.am

14.---Howoftendoyoueatout?

---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.

A.ItdependsB.HavenoideaC.AsusualD.Generallyspeaking

15.Tohersurprise,thelifeshehadbeenlookingforwardto________tobeunpleasant.

A.proveB.beingprovedC.provingD.proved

16．Idon’tthinkmath.

A．easilytobelearnedB．easilytolearn

C．easytobelearningD．easytolearn

17.Somebirdsfly______inwinterandsomestayinthenorth.

A.southB.thesouthC.inthesouthD.tosouth

18._________itistohaveacolddrinkonsuchahotday!

A.WhatafunB.HowfunC.WhatfunD.Howafun

19.“Doyouhaveanyclothes_______today,Master?

”askedtheservantpolitely.

A.towashB.tobewashedC.washingD.beingwashed

20.Thestudentshadthelights___________foralmostthreehours.

A.toburnB.burningC.burntD.tobeburning

三．完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Everysummeragreatmanystudentstraveltoothercountrieslookingforworkandadventure.Mostofthe21areinseasonalwork,mainlyconnectedwithtourismand22.Thepayisusuallypoor,butmostpeopleworkabroadforthe23oftravel.YoucanpickgrapesonfarmsinFrance,entertainkidsonAmericansummercamps,and,ofcourse,thereare24jobsinhotelsandrestaurants.

Butitisnoteasynowtofindwork.“25youspeakthelanguageofthecountrywell,therewillbeveryfewopenings,”saysAltheaEllis,anadviseron26forstudents.“IfyouworkwithafamilyinItaly,you’llhavetospeakItalian.WhenyouwashdishesinarestaurantinParis,theownerwillexpectyoutospeak27.Britishstudentsonlyhavealanguage28forjobsintheUSAandAustralia.”

29enjoystheexperience.SarahJameswasemployedtohelpfortyAmericanchildreninEurope.Thetwoteacherswiththechildrenhadneverbeen30.Onechildlosthispassport;anotherbecameseriouslyillandwas31home;thewholegroupwasthrownoutofonehotelbecauseofthe32theymade,andwhat’sworse,Sarahherselfwasrobbedonheronly33eveningoftheentiretrip.“Ididvisitalotofnewplaces,”shesays,“butitwasn’tworthit.Thepaywas34anditreallywasa24-hour-a-dayjob.Thekidsneverslept!

”

“Thetroubleis,studentsexpecttohavea（n）35timeofit.”AltheaEllispointsout.“Afterall,theyseeitasa36.Inpractice,37,youhavetoworkhard.Atthesametime,allvacationworkiscasual（临时的）work.You’llhaveajobwhenthehotel,therestaurant,orthecampsiteisbusy.Inotherwords,you’llworkifit’sconvenientforthecompanythat38you.Butyouhave39employmentrights.Assoonastheholidayseason40,they’llgetridofyou.”

21.A.worksB.challengesC.chancesD.hardships

22.A.serviceB.industryC.businessD.science

23.A.painsB.comfortC.difficultyD.excitement

24.A.alwaysB.hardlyC.neverD.seldom

25.A.IfB.UnlessC.BecauseD.Although

26.A.healthcareB.vacationworkC.languagestudiesD.touristsafety

27.A.ItalianB.EnglishC.FrenchD.Spanish

28.A.chanceB.abilityC.possibilityD.advantage

29.A.NooneB.NoneC.NoteveryoneD.Everybody

30.A.abroadB.employedC.sadD.respected

31.A.drivenB.riddenC.leftD.flown

32.A.friendsB.decisionsC.noiseD.destruction

33.A.busyB.freeC.tiringD.pleasant

34.A.niceB.reasonableC.fairD.poor

35.A.hardB.easyC.difficultD.ordinary

36.A.holidayB.jobC.festivalD.study

37.A.besidesB.thereforeC.howeverD.meanwhile

38.A.firesB.employsC.recommendsD.appreciates

39.A.fewB.littleC.allD.much

40.A.startsB.lastsC.approachesD.finishes

四．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:

30a.m.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.

Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.

Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.

Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”

“Oh,you’resuchagoodman.”shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?

”

“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.

“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice（临终医院）.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（计价器）.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.

Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.

Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,“I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchdoIoweyou?

”sheasked.

“Nothing.”Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.

Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”

41.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.

A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecity

B.reachthedestinationontime

C.letthedriverearnmoremoney

D.seesomeplacesforthelasttime

42.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.

A.wantedtodoherafavor

B.shutoffthemeterbymistake

C.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvance

D.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers

43.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.

B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.

C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

B

RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger（伪造者）,wassogoodathisprofessionthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesofAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirsthebecamerichbysellinghissmallbutrealcollectionofearlyU.S.autographs（手稿）.Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebeganimitatingsignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection（察觉）,hesenthisforgeriestoEnglandandCanadaforsale.

　　Forgershaveahardtimesellingtheirproducts.Aforgercan’tdealwitharespectablebuyerbutpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworklookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstousetheagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.

　　InSpring’stimerightaftertheCivilWar,BritainwasstillfondoftheSouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectablemaidenladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscripts（手稿）.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.

44.WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?

　　A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.

　　B.Therewaslesschanceofbeingdetectedthere.

　　C.BritainwasSpring’sbirthplace.

　　D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.

45.AftertheCivilWar,therewasagreatdemandinBritainfor________.

　　A.Southernmoney

　　B.SignaturesofGeorge