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荆门市2011-2012学年度期末质量检测考试
高 一 英 语
本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where did this conversation take place? A. At the hospital. B. At the airport. C. At the post office. 2. What do we know about Betty?
A. She has traveled world-wide. B. She is going to New York. C. She likes postcards.
3. Which of the following is true?
A. The man didn’t like any ice cream. B. The man wanted chocolate ice cream. C. The man didn’t want any ice cream now.
4. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Service man and guest. C. Employer and employee. 5. What is the woman likely to do at Christmas? A. Meet some of her friends. B. Help her mother do some cooking. C. Do anything she may come across.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6 - 7题
6. According to the conversation, when is the second bus leaving? A. In twelve minutes. B. In twenty minutes. C. In six hours. 7. Where will the man wait for the bus? A. Beside the pool. B. In the waiting room. C. Outside the school. 听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。 8. What is the name of the man？ A. Charles. B. Davy. C. Duck. 9. What kind of people don’t the two speakers need? A. Those who have no experience in the office work. B. Those who want to work 30 hours a week. C. Those who know a second foreign language. 10. Who will get the highest salary? A. Those who are well-educated. B. Those who have a lot of experience. C. Those who can speak a second language. 听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。 11. What is the woman? A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. 12. How can the woman know children so well? A. She has her own children. B. She often takes care of children. C. She spends a lot of time with children.
13. What does the woman usually do in the afternoon?
A. She stays with the children. B. She works in her office. C. She reads stories. 听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。
14. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In the street. B. At a school. C. In an office. 15. What does the girl get there for?
A. She tries to make friends with the man. B. She wants to get a job.
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C. She wants to study there. 16. How long should she work a day? A. Eight hours. B. Four hours. C. Two hours. 听下面一段独白，回答第17-20题。
17. What was the speaker’s job when he was 6 years old? A. Washing plates. B. Cleaning tables. C. Shining shoes. 18. What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father? A. He must work six days a week． B. He should never be late for work． C. He must study hard in his spare time． 19. What did the boy ask his father to do one day?
A. To pay him for his work． B. To let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurant． C. To give his friends free drinks．
20. Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him? A. Because the boy was not a full-time worker.
B. Because he thought it was his son who should pay him．
C. Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirements． 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。 21. China is developing at such an astonishing _____ that it takes on a new look every day. A. altitude B. achievement C. rate D. direction
22. Mr. Black had a stomachache for a long time, so he decided to _____ his doctor and find out the problem. A. admire B. encourage C. greet D. consult
23. After years of careful observation in the wild, Jane Goodall was finally able to _____ the social system of chimps. A. carry out B. pick out C. look out D. work out
24. The father has been struggling for many years in order that his only son can be _____ with higher education. A. served B. equipped C. offered D. received
25. Doing volunteer work in your spare time will definitely _____ you a lot , as it can help you get to know society better . A. starve B. balance C. limit D. benefit
26. When asked why he is so successful in his life, RongYiren said honesty is the _____ cause of his success.
A. fundamental B. unbelievable C. obvious D. genuine
27. “Thanks” is an expression _____ used to express one’s gratitude to someone for something he has done for you.
A. commonly B. ordinarily C. regularly D. occasionally 28. --- How did he _____ the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct? --- He knew it served him right. (罪有应得) A. rid of B. remind of C. refer to D. react to
29. This is a new _____ to language teaching, which can stimulate(激发) students’ interest to learn the language.
A. approach B. means C. method D. way
30. Learning that their only son was sound and safe after 72 hours of search put the family _____. A in a mess B. in order C. at home D. at ease 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。
A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”
Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”
He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands
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were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 . “Now, who still wants it?” 38 the hands went into the air.
“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”
“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”
“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.” 31 A. admit B. appreciate C. like D. react 32 A. going B. standing C. putting D. raising 33 A. give B. post C. send D. pay 34 A. check B. note C. paper D. notice 35 A. sofa B. chair C. ground D. table 36 A. shoe B. hand C. coat D. trousers 37 A. tidy B. fantastic C. attractive D. dirty 38 A. Thus B. Still C. Even D. Yet 39 A. known B. followed C. studied D. learned 40 A. at B. for C. to D. in 41 A. wanted B. needed C. brought D. took 42 A. raise B. fall C. increase D. miss 43 A. moved B. contacted C. dropped D. fell 44 A. imagine B. consider C. form D. make 45 A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something 46 A. never B. ever C. often D. possibly 47 A. ugly B. clean C. dry D. bright 48 A. leave B. push C. hate D. love 49 A. enjoyment B. worth C. nature D. luck 50 A. common B. average C. special D. ordinary 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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.
When Mary was hospitalized with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, was eager to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her demanding (很费力的) job.
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldn’t match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries (推理小说), and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives (亲戚) and from a bank.
The store merely broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories.
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.
“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This
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has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.” 51. When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that . A. they had to put their plan into practice B. health was more important than wealth C. heart trouble was a serious illness D. they both needed to stop working 52. After Mary got well from her illness , they began . A. to study industrial management B. to buy and read more mystery books C. to do market research on book business
D. to work harder to save money for the bookstore 53. How did their bookstore do in the first year? A. They had to borrow money to keep it going. B. They made just enough to cover all the costs. C. They succeeded in earning a lot of money. D. They failed though they worked hard.
54. According to Richard, the main purpose of running the bookstore is . A. to pay for their children’s education B. to get to know more writers C. to set up more bookstores D. to do what they like to do B
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.
“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.
“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink.
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.
55. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “________”.
A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect 56. The text mainly talks about ________.
A. men’s heart cells B. women’s ageing process C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life 57. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________. A. women have more cells than men when they are born B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age 58. We can know from the passage that ________.
A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss D. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20
C
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is important for a healthy mind and body． Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it．In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be．A certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and
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give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health． The amount of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously important for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make choice between \远古的) days the choice made the difference between life or death．The problems we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it needs the same response．It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．Since we cannot remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so even if we could）, we need to find ways to deal with it． 59．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____． A．they do not know how to enjoy themselves B．they do not believe that relaxation is important for health C．they are travelling fast all the time D．they are becoming busier with their work
60．According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________． A．not fearing stress B．knowing the art of relaxation C．high sense of responsibility D．having control over performance 61．Which of the following statements is true? A．We can find some ways to avoid stress． B．Stress is always harmful to people． C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work． D．Different people can bear different amounts of stress． 62．In the last sentence of the passage, \． A．\ B．\ C．\ D．\
D
The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today．But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams．No two homes will be the same．People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows．They will put together the different parts to create the home they want． Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created．Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t replace them．Teachers will still exist because students need human contact．But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home．The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today． Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap．Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation．By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families． Paper won’t exist in the future．Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again．This will develop in order to save natural resources．E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reusable paper． The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future．This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes．We will have to explore the universe and find another home．At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another
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