陕西省西安市第七中学2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷 (共75分)第一部分：单项选择（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. I think we should set up a monument _ the dead in the Sichuan Earthquake.Ain memory ofBin praise ofCin favour of Din need of2. We are looking forward with hope to_from Ms. Smith.AhearBhearing Cheard Dbeing heard3. On Halloween，children in America like to_as ghosts to frighten people.Atake up Bmake up Cdress up Dturn up4Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?No, you _，because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context.Acant Bmustnt Cdont have to Dought not to5. To make members of a team perform better，the trainer first of all has to know their_and weaknesses.AstrengthsBbenefits CTechniques Dvalues6. We do morning exercise every day，from which we_a lot.AstrengthenBgain Caward Dbenefit7It was not until midnight_they reached the campsite.Athat Bwhen Cwhile Das8. It is rude_you_with your mouth full.Aof；to talkBfor；to talkCof；talking Dfor；talking9. _is known to us all that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.AItBWhat CAs DWhich10Mother loves him so much that he can get_he wants.Awhichever Bhowever Cwhatever Dwhenever11He said_he had eaten nothing for a long time and_he was very hungry.Athat；/ B/；that C/；/ Dwhat；what12The reason_he was absent from school was_he had missed the train.Awhy；that Bthat；becauseCwhy；because D/；that13Measures have been taken to prevent the river from_.Ahaving polluted Bbeing pollutingCbeing polluted Dto polluted14Some countries in Africa have experienced_this year as they did last year.Atwice as much rain Brain twice as muchCas twice much rain Dtwice rain as much15The girl who is studying at the art college has a _for music and dance.Astrength Bpresent Cpower D gift第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Do you know 16 languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them arent very 17 . English is one of the most important languages because many people 18 it, not only in England and America, 19 in other countries of world. About 375000000 people speak it 20 their own language, and another 375000000 use it as 21 language. It is 22 to say how many people are learning it. 23 boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. 24 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.What is the best 25 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt 26 language well when we were 27 . If we learn a second language in the 28 way, it wont seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It 29 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to 30 it. It is using the language, 31 in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language 32 , they will learn it 33 .In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words through the 34 .You can read them, spell them and 35 them later.( )16. A. how manyB. what numberC. a lot ofD. so many( )17. A. usefulB. necessaryC. importantD. good( )18. A. likeB. useC. learnD. speak( )19. A. butB. andC. alsoD. so( )20. A. likeB. withC. forD. as( )21. foreignB. a secondC. the secondD. a special( )22. A. easyB. againC. difficultD. best( )23. A. Millions ofB. Million ofC. MillionsD. Several million of( )24. A. SomeB. OtherC. AllD. Few( )25. A. timeB. wayC. thingD. place( )26. A. a foreignB. our mothersC. othersD. our own( )27. A. bornB. childrenC. grownD. boys( )28. A. sameB. differentC. usefulD. good( )29. A. doesB. saysC. listens toD. follows( )30. A. askB. wantC. getD. ask for( )31. speakingB. writingC. thinkingD. doing( )32. A. some timeB. sometimesC. all the sameD. for the time( )33. A. quicklyB. soonC. freelyD. hardly( )34. A. mouthB. handsC. earsD. mind( )35. A. listen toB. useC. loveD. write第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOTTAWA - Canadas western city of Calgary is the worlds best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday. According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was p