江苏省南通中学2011—2012学年度第二学期期末考试
高一英语试卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后于一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒中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. What is the boy going to do first?
A. Watch TV. B. Have supper. C. Finish his writing. 2. What is the man’s job?
A. A barber. B. A pilot. C. A taxi driver. 3. What does the woman think of Ann?
A. She is too young to be a manager. B. She is able to be a good manager. C. She learns a lot from her father.
4. Which type of music does the man probably like most?
A. Jazz. B. Hip-hop. C. Rock. 5. What will the woman probably do.?
A. She will come up with another idea. B. She will take the man’s side at the meeting. C. She may not support the man at the meeting. 第二节
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秒中的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman plan to do?
A. Focus on one project only. B. Try to get three projects done. C. Help the man with his work.
7. Why does the man hate this time of the year?
A. Too many meetings to attend. B. Too many tests to take. C. Too many assignments to finish. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A painting. B. Some black lines. C. Chinese writing. 9. What does the man think of Chinese artists?
A. They make too much money. B. They make their subjects come alive. C. They do not even understand what they paint. 听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。 10. When did the man graduate from college?
A. Three years ago. B. Two years ago. C. One year ago. 11. What kind of job is he applying for?
A. Teaching. B. Advertising. C. Translation.
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12. What will the woman do next?
A. Let the man wait for her reply. B. Ask the man to fill in a form. C. Discuss with the manager.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。 13. Why didn’t the man go swimming?
A. He received a call. B. The pool was closed. C. His wife needed help.
14. How much of the original price did the woman pay for the rings?
A. 40%. B. 60%. C. 100%. 15. How many dresses did the woman buy?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five. 16. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Find a job. B. Go to the mall. C. Shop online. 听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17. How does the woman conduct classroom activities?
A. According to her lesson plans. B. According to the state of the students that day. C. It depends on her mood that day. 18. What does she think of the students?
A. They don’t learn English as hard as they can. B. They are really troublesome. C. They bring great joy to her life.
19. What is the bad side of being a teacher?
A. It’s a demanding job and one may get tired. B. It’s hard work to write teaching plans. C. It’s boring to teach the same thing each year. 20. What should a good teacher do?
A. Inspire the children to know the big world. B. Tell the children all he knows. C. Turn the children into successful people.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 21. Saying that is just like ______ fuel ______ the fire. A. to add, to B. adding, to C. to be added, to D. being added, to
22. The basketball coach, as well as his team members, ______ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. A. were B. was C. is D. are
23. He missed ___ gold in the high jump, but will get ___ second chance in the long jump. A. the; the B. 不填; a C. the; a D. a; 不填 24. —You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t. —__________. Confidence is really important. A. It’s not my cup of tea B. That’s not the point C. I don’t think so D. I couldn’t agree more 25. It is by no means clear _______ the president can do to end the strike. A. how B. which C. that D. what 26. —The trip shouldn’t take more than an hour.
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—_______. It is at least two hours.
A. I guess so B. That’s it C. You must be joking D. It depends
27. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without _______help I would never have got this far. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 28. —Look! Somebody the sofa. —Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. A．is cleaning B．was cleaning C．has cleaned D．had cleaned
29. The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy ___ anything that happened to be on. A. to watch B. watching C. watched D. to have watched
30. The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place the main road at the far end of the lake. A. to B. for C. off D. out 31. Look at the square building. This is a classic ______ of poor design. A. matter B. issue C. case D. problem
32. Though Betty doesn’t like her present job, she wants to ______ it until she gets another one. A. hang on to B. hang off to C. hang up to D. hang back to
33. The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog them. A. to follow B. following C. followed D. follows
34. By 16:30, was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold. A．which B．when C．what D．that
35. I______ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home. A. won’t B. can’t C. can D. will
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 37 work.
I was 38 a school bus to make ends meet and 39 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41 the job. ―Why has my life become so 42 ?‖ I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 43 a little girl, she handed me an earring 44 I should keep it 45 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said ―BE HAPPY‖.
At first I got angry. Then it 46 me – I had been giving all of my 47 to what was going wrong with my 48 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51 from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53 a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 54 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55 that I completely changed my life. 36. A. As B. Though C. If D. When 37. A. successful B. extra C. satisfying D. convenient 38. A. driving B. repairing C. taking D. designing 39. A. working B. travelling C. discussing D. living 40. A. prepared for B. attended C. asked for D. held
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41. A. lose B. like C. find D. get 42. A. hard B. busy C. serious D. short 43. A. wave at B. drop off C. call on D. look for 44. A. ordering B. promising C. saying D. showing 45. A. in case B. or else C. as if D. now that 46. A. hurt B. hit C. caught D. moved 47. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests 48. A. opinions B. education C. experiences D. life 49. A. list B. book C. check D. copy 50. A. connect B. turn C. keep D. add 51. A. her B. a passenger C. me D. my friend 52. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel 53. A. listen to B. review C. give D. talk about 54. A. plan B. choice C. day D. tour 55. A. operation B. speaking C. employment D. thinking
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on this special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
56. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to ________
A. provide some key facts about Confucius B. attract the readers’ interest in the subject C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
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D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations 57. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students______ A. have a great interest in studying Chinese B. take an active part in Chinese competitions C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese 58. What is the best title for the passege? A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language C. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
59. The passage is likely to appear in ___________. A. a biography B. a history paper C. a newspaper D. a philosophy textbook
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Make Up Your Mind to Succeed
Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because ―everyone’s winner.‖ And their report cards sounded more positive than ever before. As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them ―the overpraised generation.‖
Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Here’s how they work:
A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent (才能) is genetic – you’re a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes it’s sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, it’s quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from future difficulties.
On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. Because the ego (自尊) isn’t on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficulty, it’s quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience.
We are all born with growth mind-sets. (Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise. Dweck’s book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth. But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.
60. What does the author think about the present generation? A. They don’t do well at school. B. They are often misunderstood. C. They are eager to win in sports. D. They are given too much praise.
61. A fixed mind-set person is probably one who ___ .
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