台州市外国语学校2011-2012学年度上高一年级英语期中考试试题 时间：90分钟 满分：100分第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第1节 ：单项填空（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）1Lets go and have a good drink tonight. _ Have you got the first prize in the competition?AWhat for? BThanks a lot. CYes，Id like to. DWhy not?2There are _ books in our school library；however，_ of them are old.Aa large number of；fourfifth Ba good number of；fourths fiveCthe large number of；four fifths Da large number of；four fifths3The girl cried because she _ the elevator.Ahas trapped inBhad trapped byCwas trapped with Dwas trapped in4The boys，_ could not reach the shelf，went to look for something to stand on.Athe tall of whom Bthe tallest of whomCthe tallest oneDthe tallest of them5 . Please tell me your attitude_ the matter.A.with B.of C.for D.to6 . Is this the factory _ a lot of students visited yesterday? A. the one B. Which C. Who D. whom7 . Im determined_ Shanghai for Beijing tomorrow.A.leaving B.to leaving C.to leave D.to be left8. It was because of bad weather _ the football match had to be put off. A. so B. so that C. why D. that9. Do you have any difficulty _ ? A. on listening B. to listening C. for listening D. in listening10. He asked _ for the computer. A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid 第二节：完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature(先天) or nurture (后天) decides what people will be like. Is it nature what people are (11)_ with that decides what they will be like? (12)_ is it nurturewhat(13)_to people when they are born that decides what they will be like? Scientists have been studying twins（双胞胎）to (14)_if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the (15)_ DNA. Sometimes twins dont live together at birth and grow up in different (16)_ and different places so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different. When scientists (17)_ these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising (18)_ . Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted（收养）by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirty-nine years (19)_and discovered they had a lot in (20)_.Both had been (21)_twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty! Each twin had a son one called his son James Alan and the (22)_called his son James Alan, too. Their children each had a dog called “Toy”. They even arrived at their first (23)_in the same color of car. So far twin (24)_seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build (25)_we are.11.A. born B. grown C. taught D. made12.A. So B. And C. If D. Or13.A. pretends B. happens C. falls D. depends14.A. hear B. win C. see D. plan15.A. nice B. same C. full D. free16.A. families B. cities C. countries D. nations17.A. believe B. suggest C. receive D. compare18.A. numbers B. discoveries C. results D. decisions19.A. ago B. later C. forward D. behind20.A. common B. fact C. danger D. trouble21.A. mentioned B. married C. succeeded D. interviewed22.A. either B. else C. other D. only23.A. competition B. education C. purpose D. meeting24.A. studies B. movies C. challenges D. mysteries25.A. what B. when C. where D. who第三节：阅读理解（30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项 A When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble. One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan，“We have so much and these poor people now have nothing. Well share what we have with them.” I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with