成都市六校协作体高2011级第四学期期中试题

英 语

（全卷满分：150分 完成时间：120分钟）

第I卷 （共100分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

???第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C，三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Why was the boy late for class?

A.He overslept.

B.He didn’t catch the bus.

C.He spent much time on repairing his broken watch.

2.What does the woman want the man to do?

Give her a hand.

Help the son with physics.

Write a report for next Monday.

3.What can we learn from the conversation?

Wilson was not in New York yesterday.

The man called Wilson in California.

The woman hasn’t ever met Wilson.

4.What time is it now?

9:55 B. 10:00 C. 10:30

5.What will the woman most probably buy for her mother?

A. A computer B. A washing machine C. A mobile phone

第二节

听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C第三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读各小题。听完后，各小题将给出5秒时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Why doesn’t the girl show up at lunch time?

Because she is kept in a class.

Because she is not hungry.

Because she is taking an exam.

7.What is the boy’s weak subject?

A. Biology B. English C. Math

8. How soon will the final exams come?

A. In two weeks B. In one month C. In two months

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.What is the trouble with the man?

He has a stomachache. B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache.

10. What do we know about the man?

A. He is pretending to be ill.

B. He will give up smoking.

C. He does what the woman tells him to do.

11. What will the man most probably do after the conversation?

A. Rest at home. B. Go to his office. C. Telephone the doctor.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is Irene doing now?

A. Using the Internet. B. Working on her report. C. Repairing the computer.

13. Why is the woman worried about Irene?

A. She is doing too much work.

B. She is spending too much money.

C. She is wasting too much time on the Internet.

14. What will the woman do after checking her e-mail?

A. Do some shopping. B. Go to play with Irene C. Get Irene out of the computer room

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Using the left hand B. Running the machine C. Designing machines

16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student B. Boss and secretary C. Workmates

17. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman only uses her right hand

B. Left-handers can’t run the machine

C. The woman is more skilled than the man

听第10段材料，回答18至20题。

18. Why do the people have to start early tomorrow?

A. It is a long way to Loch Ness

B. There’s only one bus to Loch Ness in the morning

C. They all want to watch the sunrise in the mountains

19. What color is the ticket for lunch?

A. Pink B. White C. Yellow

20. What does the speaker advise them to bring?

A. An umbrella B. A jacket C. Sunglasses

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识(共10小题;每小题l分，满 分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. —You seem to have lost your way.______? —I’m looking for Buck’s Cottages.

A. Why so? B. What are you looking for? ???? C. Need help? D. Where are you from?22.Everything comes with____price; there is no such____thing as a free lunch in the world

A. a, a B. a,/ C. the, a D. the,/

23.Hardly had she heard the sad news that her son lost her job when she_____crying. ???? A. burst into B. set out C. burst out D. set about

24. —How long do you think it will be _______ we get the loan?—Perhaps two or three months. A. until B. before C. when D. that

25. All his time _______research on Chinese history, he has no time for outdoor activities.

A. devoted to do B. devoted to doing

C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to doing

26. —Who do you think will get the first prize????? —Mary, of course. She ________ for the competition for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing ???? C. has been preparing D. had been preparing

27. How I wish I _________ him the secret! I regret having done that now.

A. hadn’t told B. had told ??? ? C. would tell D. didn’t tell

28. It’s helpful to put students in a situation _______ they can learn how to cooperate with each other. A. that B. when C. where D. which

29. You needn’t have ________ the speaker when he was speaking; there was enough time afterwards for you to ask questions. A. affected B. disturbed C. involved D. interrupted

30.Why!I have nothing to do with it._______you want me to say?

A. What it is that B. How it is that C. How is it that D. What is it that

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.

“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.

Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.

Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”

Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.

When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.

31. A. searched B. advertised C. hunted D. waited

32. A. afraid B. tired C. fond D. certain

33. A. damaging B. watering C. destroying D. hurting

34. A. heavy B. strong C. kind D. thin

35. A. farmer B. boss C. master D. host

36. A. work B. sleep C. stay D. survive

37. A. frightened B. pleased C. puzzled D. shocked

38. A. work B. service C. support D. help

39. A. satisfied B. excited C. angry D. disappointed

40. A. walked B. stepped C. rushed D. marched

41. A. shook B. dragged C. pulled D. pushed

42. A. after B. before C. once D. while

43. A. seriously B. jokingly C. impatiently D. firmly

44. A. desert B. abandon C. fire D. strike

45. A. excitement B. disappointment C. amazement D. shame

46. A. covered B. hidden C. wrapped D. packed

47. A. closed B. locked C. opened D. fixed

48. A. tended B. promised C. intended D. meant

49. A. prepared B. willing C. careful D. courageous

50. A. since B. so that C. because D. in case

第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）

第一节 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。（共15小题;每小题2分，满 分30分）

A

?Growing up on a tobacco farm, Emma Avery was used to hard times. When she was seven, her family’s farmhouse burned to the ground. Her father made a temporary (临时的) shelter, where eight people had to sleep in two beds. As soon as Emma and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough, they were out in the fields. ???? Emma would find her comfort in school, even as a C student, thanks to one teacher. When she moved on to middle school, Emma was alarmingly far behind her classmates. She kept her head down, trying not to be noticed, struggling to catch up, and feeling like an outsider.???? Then one day, when Emma was 16, a teacher named Mr. Potts changed everything. Looking his students in the eye, Mr. Potts said, "Being a C student does not mean you do not have a valuable contribution to make. Some of you have to work in the fields in the evening and do not have time to study. But if you do your best, you have a gift to give."???? The teacher’s words made Emma believe she could do well, and she worked harder. In the end she won a scholarship to St. Paul’s College, graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1967, and got a job in the public-school system. Then, at George Washington University, she received a master’s in education in 1970, and afterwards in the same year she married Ron Smothers.???? Over the next six years, Emma taught in public schools in Miami. In 1976, after saving $10,000, she opened her first restaurant in Los Angeles. Eventually Emma stopped teaching, and her business expanded (扩展) to six restaurants. ???? In gratitude (感激) for what she has been able to achieve, Emma donates a lot. She has no idea how much money she’s given away. She says, "Those I want to help are the C students who just need help, direction and confidence."

51. The first paragraph serves to show that Emma ______.

A. was poor and had no time to study

B. was born on a tobacco farm

C. was sad to lose her house D. was k