广东省安铺中学20112012学年高一上学期期末英语试题

广东省湛江市安铺中学2011-2012学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷共10页，满分135分．考试时间120分钟．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Tworeporterswillvisitournewschool.Andsomeofyouwillbeinthephoto.”Ms.MyerstoldRoom5.ThekidswereexcitedandstarteddoingtheirhairexceptBrad.Heknewhewouldn’tbeinthe__1__.Bradwassmall.Kidswerealwaysmakingjokesabouthow__2__hewas.“Theywon’tputBradinoryou’dneedamagnifyingglass(放大镜)toseehim,”Charlottesaid.Theotherkidslaughed.Bradtriedtosmile,eventhoughwhatCharlottesaidwas__3__.Hebelievedtheydidn’tmeanto__4__him.TworeportersnamedRickandTegan__5__halfanhourlater.“Timeto__6__photos,”Tegansaid.“Whodoyou__7__,Rick?”“I’llhavethesethreegirlsandthosethreeboys.”ThenhepointedtoJocob,Eddie,andBrad.Bradcouldhardly__8__it.Ricksetupthesixkidsinfrontofthenewlibrary’sbigpainting.It’sbig?”hesaid.We’llgetyouguystokneel(跪)infrontofit,soitlookseven__9__.”“IsthatwhyyoupickedBrad?”saidoneoftheRoom5kids.“Soitlooks__10__big?”Somepeoplelaughed.Bradalsogavea__11__asheusuallydid.ButRick__12__hishead.“No,”hesaid.“I__13__himbecausehe’sgotahugesmiletwomileswide.”HelookedatBradandsaid,“Plus,thisguyisbiginside,whereit__14__.Right?”Thistime,Bradspokebeforehecouldthink.“Inmy__15__,I’mthreemileswide.”Room5laughedagain.ButBradknewthattheywerelaughingwithhim,notathim.1.A.schoolB.photoC.playD.painting2.A.foolishB.shortC.nervousD.fat3.A.sadB.trueC.interestingD.worrying4.A.stopB.encourageC.congratulateD.hurt5.A.returnedB.startedC.calledD.arrived6.A.takeB.developC.sendD.buy7.A.recognizeB.rememberC.wantD.tell8.A.hearB.believeC.acceptD.change9.A.tallerB.thinnerC.biggerD.simpler10.A.alreadyB.reallyC.onlyD.usually11.A.handB.smileC.speechD.chance12.A.shookB.noddedC.heldD.lowered13.A.choseB.understoodC.ignoredD.hated14.A.happensB.hidesC.mattersD.appears15.A.experienceB.familyC.lifeD.heart第二节、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16--25的相应位置上。Asweknow,birthdaysmeanonlycakes,presents,andasweetsong--HappyBirthdaytoYouwhenwethinkofit..16,therearedifferentbirthdaycelebrations.17thewest,manybirthdaytraditionscomefromanoldbeliefthatbadspiritsshoweduponaperson'sbirthday.Today,peoplestillgettogetherforbirthdayparties.Butaroundtheworld,birthdays18(celebrate)inmanydifferentways.InNorthAmerica,childrengettheirnoses19(cover)withbutterontheirbirthdays.20butterissupposedtomakechildrentooslipperyforbad21（lucky）tosticktothem.Irishpeopleliftbirthdaychildrenupsidedownandhitthem22(light)onthefloorforeveryyearoftheirage.Mexicoalsohasauniquebirthdaytradition.Apaper-madeanimalisfilled23candyandtoysandhungfromtheceiling.Thebirthdaychildwithhiseyescoveredthen24(try)tohittheanimalwithastick_____25___itburstsopen.II阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAverystrictofficerwastalkingtosomenewsoldierswhomhehadtotrain.Hehadneverseenthembefore,sohebegan,“MynameisStone,andI’mevenharderthanstone,sodowhatItellyouorthere’llbetrouble.Don’ttryanytrickswithme,andthenwe’llgetonwelltogether.”Thenhewenttoeachsoldieroneaftertheotherandaskedhimhisname,“Speakloudlysothateveryonecanhearyouclearly,”hesaid,“anddon’tforgettocallme‘sir’.”Eachsoldiertoldhimname,untilhecametothelastone.Thismanremainedsilent,andsoCaptainStoneshoutedathim,“WhenIaskyouaquestion,answerit!I’llaskyouagain：What’syourname,soldier?”Thesoldierwasveryunhappy,butatlasthereplied,“Myname’sStonebreaker,sir,”hesaidnervously.26.Theofficerwasstrict______.A.becausethesoldierswerenew.B.withanyofhissoldiers,neworold.C.becausehewasnamedStone.D.onlywhenhewasbeforesoldiers.27.Accordingtowhattheofficersaid,_______.A.obeyinghisorderswouldsometimesbringnotrouble.B.troublewouldcomeifanybodymadetricks.C.healwaysgotonwellwithhissoldiers.D.heoftenhadtroublewithhissoldiers.28.Thelastsoldierremainedsilentbecause_______A.hedidn’tlikethewaytheofficerspoketothem.B.hewantedtoseewhatwouldhappenifhedisobeyedhisorder.C.thequestionwasdifficultforhimtoanswer.D.hewasafraidtheofficerwouldbeangrywhenheheardhisname.29.Accordingtotheofficer,howtoanswerthequestion,“Howoldareyou?”A.(sadly)Twenty,sir.B.(clearly)Twenty.C.(loudly)Twenty,sirD.(quickly)Tenyearsyoungerthanyou,sir30.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ACleverAnswerB.ATerribleAnswerC.ASorryAnswerD.AStrangeAnswerBEveryoneneedsfriends.Weallliketofeelclosetosomeone.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalk,laughanddothingswith.Sure,therearetimeswhenweneedtobealone.Wedon’talwayswantpeoplearound.Butwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafriend.Notwopeoplearethesame.Sometimesfriendsdon’tgetalongwell.Thatdoesn’tmeantheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillgoonbeingfriends.Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.Thenwefeelverysad.Wemissthemverymuch.Butwecancallthemandwritetothem.Maybewewoundneverseethemagain.Andwecanmakenewfriends.Itissurprisingtofindouthowmuchwelikenewpeoplewhenwegettoknowthem.Familiessometimesnametheirchildrenafteraclosefriend.Manyplacesarenamedaftermenandwomen,iftheyarefriendlytopeopleinatown.Somelibrariesarenamedinthisway.Soaresomeschools.Wethinkofthesepeoplewhenwegototheseplaces.Thereismo