广东省东莞市高一下学期期末考试英语卷

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30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。
Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good   16  , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to   17  . Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this   18  , and took every   19   she could find to practice these high   20  . As she lived in a small house where she could not practice without   21    the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Every time she heard a   22   or a person coming along the   23  , she stopped and   24    until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a   25   person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so   26   and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most   27   notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious   28    suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to   29   all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as   30   as he had been when he stopped.

A．voice B．noise C．sound D．note

A．close B．open C．repair D．oil

A．strength B．sickness D．advantage

A．time B．chance C．person D．place

A．notes B．songs C．signs D．sounds

A．preventing B．harming C．disturbing D．damaging

A．train B．car C．noise D．driver

A．path B．avenue C．street D．road

A．waited B．expected C．confused D．puzzled

A．brave B．shy C．ordinary D．unique

A．slightly B．gently C．quickly D．silently

A．beautiful B．exhausting C．difficult D．energetic

A．expression B．explanation C．impression D．reaction

A．approach B．observe C．repair D．examine

A．convinced B．upset C．puzzled D．pleased

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31.Tom looked at me ______ (curious), he wanted to know everything.
32.There are _______ (variety) kinds of plants in the world.
33.He couldn’t afford the fare, so he had to earn his passage _______ doing jobs on the ship
34.Whether it will do us harm or good still _______ (remain) to be seen.
35.She is always complaining, for she is not content _______ what she has had.
36.When the day breaks, the soldiers found themselves _______ (surround) by their enemies.
37. -- Must I finish my paper before 4 o’clock?
-- No, you ______. You may hand it in tomorrow.
38.Van Gogh was ______ unique painter for his painting style was quite different from others.
39.The discovery of new evidence led to the thief _______(catch).
40. _______ needs further discussion whether we can raise money for the Hope Project.
41.He couldn’t say a word when he heard the _______ (disappoint) news.
42.That they won the game was _______ we had expected.
43.She always criticized Tom, _______ made him very unhappy.
44._______(see) I was angry, she stopped talking and left.
45.Helen ______(leave) her key in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came back.

I sit at my kitchen table, while my daughter, Anna, sits next to my mother. On the wall hangs a photo of my father.
“When is Rick going to be here?” My mother asks, referring to my husband. 
“I don’t know, Mom,” I answer patiently. “He’ll be here for dinner.”
I sigh and get up from the table. This is at least the tenth time she has asked that question. 
While my mother and daughter play, I busy myself making a salad. 
“Don't put in any onions,” Mom says. “You know how Daddy hates onion.”
“Yes, Mom,” I answer. 
I scrub(洗擦) off a carrot and chop it into bite-size pieces.
“Don't put any onions in the salad,” she reminds me. “You know how Daddy hates onion.”
This time I can’t answer. 
My mother had been beautiful. She still is. In fact, my mother is still everything she has
been, just a bit forgetful.
I cut off the end of the cucumber and rub it to take away the bitterness. Cut and rub. This
is a trick I have learned from my mother, along with a trillion other things: cooking, sewing, 
dating, laughing, thinking. I learned how to grow up. 
And I learned that when my mother was around, I never had to be afraid. 
So why am I afraid now? 
I study my mother's hands. Her nails are no longer a bright red, but painted a light pink.
Almost no color at all. And as I stare at them, I realize I am feeling them as they shaped my 
youth. Hands that packed a thousand lunches and wiped a million tears off my cheeks. 
Now my hands have grown into those of my mother's. Hands that have cooked uneaten 
meals, held my own daughter's frightened fingers on the first day of school and dried tears 
off her face. 
I grow lighthearted. I can feel my mother kiss me goodnight, check to see if the window is
locked, then blow another kiss from the doorway. Then I am my mother, blowing that same
kiss to Anna. 
Outside everything is still. Shadows fall among the trees, shaped like pieces of a puzzle.
Someday my daughter will be standing in my place, and I will rest where my mother now sits. 
Will I remember then how it felt to be both mother and daughter? Will I ask the same
question too many times? 
I walk over and sit down between my mother and her granddaughter. 
“Where is Rick?” my mother asks, resting her hand on the table next to mine. And in that
instant I know she remembers. She may repeat herself a little too much. But she remembers. 
“He’ll be here,” I answer with a smile. 
What’s wrong with the writer’s mother?

What can we learn about the writer’s father according to the passage?

The underlined sentence “I realize I am feeling them as they shaped my youth” probably means that ______. 

Which of the following words best describe the writer’s mood towards her mother?

The best title for the passage would be ______.

In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, You might see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume (认为) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋转) movement of the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express “yes” — a nod means “no”.
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting, talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult — it’s just not done.
Attitudes to women vary considerably around the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.
Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (礼节).
The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because ________.

A．they didn’t know the English language

B．the bus conductor told them to jump the queue

C．they didn’t know the custom of lining up for a bus

D．they thought they were looked down upon

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insulting” in Para. 1?

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

The underlined sentence “Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty” means in Bulgaria _______.

We can infer from the passage that _________.

PALO AITO, California—“Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter—even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,” US researchers said last week.
A study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.
“American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,” Robinson said.
In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.
“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,” Robinson said.
“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson added.
The purpose of the first two paragraphs is ______.

A．to report the time children spend watching TV

B．to show that more TV time leads to getting fatter

C．to tell us the best way to reduce weight

D．to introduce the background of the research

According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV ____.

The time the 100 children spend on TV every day is about _______ in the study.

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?

The main idea of the passage would be ______.

We all have ideas about what kinds of foods are good to eat. We also have ideas about what kinds of foods are bad to eat. As a result, people from one culture often think the foods that people from another culture eat are nauseating(令人作呕的).When the famous boxer Muhammad Ali visited Africa, for example, one member of his group became quite sick when he saw someone pick up a butterfly and eat it. Many people would find it disgusting to eat rats, but there are forty-two different cultures whose people regard rats as appropriate food.
 Food likes and dislikes do not always seem related to nutrition. For example, broccoli is first on a list of the most nutritious common vegetables, but it is twenty-first on a list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. Tomatoes are sixteenth on the list of most nutritious vegetables, but they are first on the list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat.
But dislike is not the only reason why some cultures will not eat a certain food. In some cultures, certain foods are taboo. Some foods are taboo in certain religions, but there are also other food taboos that are not connected to a religion. We do not usually think about why certain things are taboo in our culture. We may not even know why they are taboo. Anthropologists(人类学家) try to discover the hidden reasons for taboos.
Anthropologists believe that most food likes and dislikes are a result of the ways of life of different people. Some people live in areas where there are both large animals and many insects. It is difficult for these people to kill large animals, and it requires a lot of energy. It is easier for them to use insects for food because it is not difficult to catch insects and it does not require a lot of energy. Nomadic(游牧的) people who move around will not want to keep pigs for food. People will not eat pets such as dogs. Americans eat a lot of beef because there is plenty of land for raising cattle and the meat can be shipped cheaply for long distances by railroads.
     What’s the main topic of this passage?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about food likes and dislikes?

The underlined word “taboo” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to _____.

What can we infer from the passage?

Why do Americans prefer to eat beef?

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读下列电影简介：
A. Dreamgirls
Based on the 1981 Broadway musical comedy Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate, and romance. Three young women - Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson - desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they’re picked to be backup singers for the legendary James “Thunder” Early.
B. Charlotte's Web
A live-action/computer-animated feature film, based on the popular book with the same name by E.B. White. Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
C. Miss Potter
Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her parents, who are angry that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which she has drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix.
D. Babel
Richard and Susan are a couple from San Diego, California who are vacationing in Morocco while their two children are at home with their Mexican housekeeper, Amelia. Meanwhile, a local herdsman's young sons, shot at a tour bus and hit Susan in the shoulder, causing her severe injury. The anxious Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who shortly departs for Mexico to attend her son's wedding, along with their children. Disaster thus multiplies, with the situation in Morocco owing to terrorists in the media, Amelia meets with trouble at the Mexican border when she returns.
E. Children of Men
Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies collapse and their dwindling populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of violence, a London peace activist joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.
F. Der Untergang
As the Russians advance through Berlin in the spring of 1945, Adolf Hitler and his remaining military and secretarial staff shelter in the centre of the city. His mood swings between completely optimism that his forces will still break through, and anger against the incompetence and betrayal of his military commanders.
请阅读以下观众的信息, 然后匹配观众与适合他/她们的电影:
66. Abby White is 8 years old. She is a pupil at the local elementary school. She spends hours watching TV every day, among which her favorite is cartoon films like King Lion. She shows great enthusiasm about animals.
67. Mr. Smith works in a software company. He is so occupied with his business that he can’t afford time to appreciate films. This weekend he plans to spend the weekend with his girl friend, who is crazy for war films. They are looking for something about World War II.
68. Jonathan is a college graduate. Now he is looking for a job. However, he can’t find a suitable one because of the economic recession. He prefers sci-fi films. He has just appreciated Avadar and 2012. He is fascinated by this kind of topic.
69. Sara Turner is a girl of 28. She works in a designing company. She works with a few male colleagues but shows little interest in them. She is interested in topics about romance. She usually dreams about finding a boyfriend in an unexpected way.
70. Tina Smith works as a magazine editor and she is tired of endless paperwork. This weekend she hopes to enjoy a film. If there is something adventurous and thrilling, it will greatly arouse her interest.

句子考查（共8小题，71~74每小题2分, 75~78每小题3分, 满分20分）
根据下列各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。
71. It looks as if he were enjoying himself at the party.（改写）
He ______ ______ ______ _______ himself at the party.
72. We don’t permit the students to smoke. （改写）
The students ______ not ______ _______ _______.
73. The doctors took immediate measures in case the disease spread quickly.（改写）
The doctors took immediate measures ______ ______ the disease ______ ______ quickly.
74. Three boys were playing basketball on the playground. (改写)
______ ______ three boys ______ ______ on the playground.
75. The baby calmed down only after his mother came back.（改写）
Only ______________________________________________.
76. My mother told me something. It surprised me greatly.（合并为含主语从句的复合句）
__________________________________________________.
77. He told us that his confidence and courage helped him succeed.（强调划线部分）
He told us it _____________________________________.
78. 4月14日发生在玉树的大地震使我们感到极大震惊。（汉译英，含定语从句）

假如你是某中学的学生，请你用英语写一篇短文，简要介绍世博会历史以及正在举办的上海世博会，供你班的墙报使用。
[写作内容]

 
参考词汇：世博会World Expo
[写作要求]
1. 字数：100-120词；
2. 可以适当发挥，但短文必须包括所有内容；
3. 尝试使用名词性从句；
4. 书写规范，卷面整洁；
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句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。