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天水一中2012级2012-2013学年度第一学期第二学段考试英语试题（注意：请将卷答案用2B铅笔涂在机读卡上，写在试卷上视为无效）第卷第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。1. Its been a wonderful evening. Thank you very much. _. A. My pleasure B. Im sorry to hear that C. No, thanks D. Its OK.2. I have to go to work by taxi because my car _ at the garage. A. will be repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. has been repaired3. Id appreciate _ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer. A. that B. it C. this D. you4. Time should be made good use of _ our lessons well. A. learning B. learned C. to learn D. having learned 5._he didnt help me with my work. Instead, just _ A. In a way; in my way B. On a way; on the way C. In the way; on the way D. By the way; on my way6. Julie was good at German, French and Russian, all of _she spoke fluently. A. which B. who C. whom D. that7. With a lot of difficult problems _, the manager felt worried all the time. A. settled B. to be settled C. settling D. to settle8. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, _ it will keep for two or three weeks. A. when B. where C. while D. which9. He must have _ the funny story. I dont think it is true. A. picked up B. turned up C. done up D. made up10. We agreed to accept _ they thought was the best professor in the college. A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever11. -The book deserves _ a second time. - Sorry, I cant follow you clearly. -I said that the article is worth _ again A. reading; to read B. to be read; to be read C. reading; reading D. reading; being read12. All the factories_ great importance to the car exhibition, and the price was very low, so a lot of cars were sold during it.A. attached B. afforded C. earned D. brought13. I like these English songs and they _ many times on the radio. A. taught B. have taught C. are taught D. have been taught14. - _ is the best player in your team? -Jerry. A. Do you think who B. Do you think whom C. Who do you think D. Whom do you think15. Mr. Mike doesnt understand _ made his wife so upset this morning.A. what was it that B. why it was that C. what it that was D. what it was that 第二节：完形填空：（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）I know I should have told the headmaster at the time .That was my real 16 .He had gone out of the study for some 17 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 18 was on his desk. In the 19 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 20 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”A (n) 21 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 22 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 23 until the start of the exam, so I could not 24 reading it.When the headmaster 25 , I was looking out of the window. I should have told him what had 26 then. It would have been so 27 to say, “Im sorry but I 28 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. Youll have to 29 it.”The chance passed and I did not 30 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didnt 31 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.That was thirty-eight years 32 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 33 have I tried to explain to myself why not.The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 34 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 35 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).16. A. planB. grade C. fault D. luck 17. A. vacationB. courseC. exampleD. reason 18. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. this19. A. drawer B. corner C. middleD. box20. A. names B. messagesC. ideas D. words 21. A. friendlyB. handsomeC. honestD. active 22. A. paperB desk. C. bookD. answer23. A. questionB. secretC. noteD. key24. A. forget B. considerC. practiseD. help 25. A. disappearedB. stayedC. wentD. returned 26. A. existedB. happenedC. remainedD. continued27. A. easyB. tiringC. importantD. difficult28. A. gaveB. sawC. setD. made29. A. repeatB. defendC. changeD. correct30. A. loseB. haveC. take D. find31. A. rememberB. learnC. pretendD. mean 32. A. agoB. pastC. thenD. before33. A. eitherB. neverC. norD. so34. A. byB. withoutC. throughD. besides35. A. OtherwiseB. ThoughC. But D. Therefore 第三节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AA couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husbands funeral(葬礼). He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:To: My Loving WifeFrom: Your Departed HusbandSubject: Ive arrived!Ive just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.P.S. Sure is hot down here.36. Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?A. To visit their family and friends B. To escape from their busy workC. To escape from the cold winter D. To attend a friends funeral 37. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?A. He checked into a wrong hotelB. He forget to bring the laptopC. He forgot to mail his letterD. He misspelled her wifes address 38. The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had .A. died and gone to heaven B. called his family to say helloC. been awarded an honorD. gone back to his hometown39. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?A. Pleased B. Frightened C. Amazed D. Moved40. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. His wife wouldnt go to Florida for his error.B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mailC. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.D. The womans husband died of a heart attack BEurope is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmarks agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methods such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant（有抵抗力的） varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate (补偿) for the shortage of man-made chemicals.Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized （公布，公开） that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims （宣称） made for organic farming is always true”.However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on. 41. The first paragraph mainly tells us _. A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years B. governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming C. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the worldD. organic farming is far from being as popular as expected 42. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “_”. A. pay for B. care for C. struggle for D. argue for43. What can we know about organic farming? A. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers. B. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers. C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing. D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.44. According to the third paragraph, _. A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment B. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming C. organic farming is accepted by the UKs House of Commons committee D. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science 45. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. The UKs agriculture minister is an organic farmer. B. Organic farming is popular with young people. C. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers dont buy organic products. D. Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.CPsychologists in Britain have said that the last full week of January is the most depressing time of the year, and have labeled the Monday of that week “Blue Monday”, the most depressing day of the year. Mondays are generally seen as the worst day of the week because people feel grumpy and tired at having to go back to work after a weekend with a different sleep pattern.There are various reasons why more people feel depressed at this time of year. Many people have unpaid credit card bills for the Christmas presents they bought. As the party season is over, people feel stressed because they have to go back to real lifework and commuting; they may be unhappy with their body image after eating too many cakes chocolates and other food at Christmas-time. People may have already failed in their New Years plans, such as giving up smoking. The bad weather in January can also contribute to people feeling fed up.Some companies are taking this quite seriously and offering suggestions for all the staff who are feeling depressed. They hope that helping people as soon as there are signs of depression will keep people from taking time off. Evidence shows that unreasonable managers who contribute to their staff feeling fed up at this time can expect an uncooperative (不合作的) workforce. However, its not all bad! Many people feel optimistic at this timethat things can only get better. Psychologists offer suggestions of how to fight against feeling blue. These include spending 15 minutes doing a “gratitude exercise”, thinking about and writing down what you are grateful for, such as health, family, friends and so on. Taking up a new hobby, doing some exercise, going to bed earlier, eating a healthy breakfast, and listening to some cheerful music are all recommended (推荐) as ways to feel more cheerful.46. Since 7th January is the first Monday of January, the underlined term “Blue Monday” would be _.A. 14th JanuaryB. 4th February C. 28th JanuaryD. 21st January 47. How many reasons are mentioned in this passage for feeling depressed in January?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 548. We can learn from the passage that if we say someone is blue, we mean he is _.A. wearing blue clothesB. very scaredC. feeling downD. very worried49. What can we learn from the passage?A. Some people are not sad in January as they know that all the following months will be better.B. Many workers leave their jobs during the most depressing time of the year.C. Everyone feels depressed during the last full week of January.D. Psychologists are working hard on how to solve the “Blue Monday” problem.50. What is the best title of the passage? A. Gratitude Exercise B. Depressed People C. Blue Time D. Signs of Depression第卷第一节：单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只填一词）51. Are you _(熟悉) with the song he is singing?52. Try to _(简化) your idea and tell me. 53. The_ (接线员) has got me through to Beijing54. Each of us has a _(计算) machine 55. My teeth are very_(敏感的) to cold food. 第二节：课文填空(共10空，每空1分，满分10分)These changes only became possible as my_56_ improved. First it was _57_in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I _58_changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told! And my memory became so large that even I couldnt believe it! But I was always so lonely _59_there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. I was able to share my _60_with others through the World Wide Web. The flying carpet travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant. Have you come to take my photo? it asked. In _61_Daisy burst into laughter. Dont laugh, said the elephant, We used to be an _62_species. Farmers hunted us without_63_. They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies. So the_64_ decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers. Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are_65_. So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.第三节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Making ropes are one of the oldest trades in the world.66_We know what people made ropes more than 5000 years 67_ago, because we had found pieces of rope in very old 68_Egyptian tombs. They made some of this from the hair 69_ _of camels. They made another from twisted grass. People 70_ _used them for tying animal, for getting water from deep71_wells and for pulling large stones which they used them in72_building. In the very old days, people made ropes by the hand,73_but today, machines make them. In very poor countries today,74_people still make ropes their ancestors did in the very old days.75_第四节：书面表达：（满分15分）假定你设计出了一款新型机器人家用机器人。请你介绍一下其主要功能，可参考一下内容：可以在固定的时间做饭，做饭时间可以根据个人需要进行调整；可以陪老人聊天、下棋、做运动等；可以及时处理突发事件，例如在老人突然病倒时及时拨打求救电话等。注意：1. 词数：120左右 2. 内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。答案单选：15 ACBCA 610 ADBDD 11-15 CADCD完型 16-20 CDACD 21-25 CABDD 26-30 BABCC 31-35 DACBC阅读 36-40 CDABD 41-45 DABDC 46-50 DDCAC单词拼写：51. farmiliar 52.Simplify 53. operator 54.calculating 55. sensitive课文填空：56. memory 57. stored 58. totally 59. standing 60. knowledge 61. relief 62. endangered 63. mercy 64. government 65. increasing短文改错：66. areis 67. whatthat 68. had去掉或改成have69. thisthem70. anotherothers71. animalanimals 72. them去掉 73. the去掉74. 75. their ancestors前加as书面表达：Here is a new type of robotthe household robot. It can help us in many ways.Firstly, it can take care of the old people when we are away and can also accompany the old people in having a chat, playing chess, and doing exercises. Secondly, it can cook meals at a fixed time which can be adjusted according to individual needs. Thirdly, it can deal with emergencies. For example, if an old man falls ill all of a sudden, the robot will call doctors for help.In a word, it would be of great help for you if you own such a robot.9
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