1高级中学高级中学 2012201220132013 学年第二学期期中测试学年第二学期期中测试 高一英语高一英语说明：本试卷满分说明：本试卷满分 150150 分，考试时间分，考试时间 120120 分钟。分钟。 第一部分：语言知识及应用（共二节，满分第一部分：语言知识及应用（共二节，满分 4545 分）分）第一节第一节 单项选择单项选择（共（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 1 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）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. You will succeed in the end _ you give up halfway. A. if B. unless C. since D. although2. -Whats that noise?-Oh, I forget to tell you. The old machine _. A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested3. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students _ Chinese in the school, most _ were from America. A. study；of whom B. study；of them C. studying；of them D. studying；of whom4. _ made things worse, he said, was that his roommate never took part in any of the cleaning work. A. What B. Which C. That D. Who5. The kid, rather than his parents, _ said to have had an accident while travelling. A. is B. are C. were D. will be6. The newly-built caf, the walls of _ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, specially after hard work. A. that B. it C. what D. which7. -Have you heard the story of The Million Pound Bank Note?-No. When and where does the story _?A. take up B. take out C. take place D. take off8. Marys mother was about to leave the house _ she received Marys telephone.A. after B. as C. when D. before9. Mr. Sweater had carefully prepared this speech and he _ it very effectively.A. has delivered B. was deliveringC. delivered D. had delivered210.With Fathers Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank _presents for my dad. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. to have bought11. Please tell us when your next novel will _.A. come out B. publish C. take out D. carry out12. It is convenient to live downtown. _, it is full of noise and dirty air.A. Because B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. On the other hand13. In my opinion, no search engine can _ Baidu in search scope and speed.A. compete B. equal C. win D. suit14. As soon as we went _ the ship, it left port.A. aboard B. to aboard C. abroad D. board15. John is smart, polite, and hardworking. _, I think he is one of the best students in our class.A. In conclusion B. In total C. On average D. After all第二节第二节 完形填空完形填空（共（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 16-30 的相应位置上。Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 16 . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed 17 in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice(威尼斯商人). The theatre was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 18 from her.In fact, Roberta had never 19 in her life before the audition (选拔试演). The shy girl had never thought she was good enough at anything to 20 much attention. She had few friends. She had excellent grades, but she always thought that something was 21 .Robertas mother 22 her to join in the audition.“I cant think of anyone else better suited to 23 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us? Youre just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. ”So Roberta had made an appointment with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself 24 by the idea of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portias part, memorizing the 25 by repeating them over and over. It wasnt hard; she 26 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a few 27 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many 28 .On the day of the audition, she 29 two of Portias famous speeches for the auditors. 3When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club 30 the part was hers.16. A. singB. dance C. speakD. report17 . A. member B.actress C. player D. character18. A. weakly B. smoothly C. rapidly D. slowly19. A. regretted B. competed C. actedD.practiced20. A. avoidB. focusC. payD. attract21. A. necessaryB. importantC. comingD. missing22. A. encouragedB. requestedC. forced D. reminded23. A. acceptB. playC. offerD. learn24. A. activeB. confusedC. excitedD. energetic25. A. linesB. wordsC. charactersD. works26. A. dislikedB. loved C. expected D. bore27. A. considerationB. descriptionC. selectionD. understanding28. A. papersB. meaningsC. levelsD. bases29. A. practiced B. performedC. planned D.delivered30. A. announcedB. jokedC. toldD. published 第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分 5050 分）分）第一节第一节 阅读理解阅读理解（共（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 4040 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳