1、湖北省部分重点中学2012-2013学年度高一上学期期中考试英语试卷第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。21. Having a good _ of English and computer science is of great help when you look for a job.答案：A解析：对电脑和英语掌握较好在你找工作的时候是很有帮助的。考点：本题考查名词短语意义的辨析。根据题意，得知画线部分应该填名词。A. command n.命令,
2、 掌握, 司令部 B. master n.主人, 雇主, 熟练技工 vt.征服, 控制, 精通 C. identify vt.识别, 鉴别, D. measure n.尺寸，衡量难度：A22. The Sino-Japanese DiaoYu Islands Dispute has become a major _ for people all over the world.A. consideration B. conflict C. concern D. challenge 答案：B解析：中日钓鱼岛争端已经成为全世界人民的主要担忧。考点：本题考查名词意义的辨析。根据题意，A. consid
3、eration考虑，体谅 B. conflict冲突 C. concern担心，担忧 D. challenge挑战 难度：A23. I havent seen all of her performances, but _ from the one I have seen recently, I think she is a promising singer.A. coming B. judging C. analyzing D. determining答案：B解析：我没有看她所有的表演，但是从最近我看过的一场来看，我觉得他是一个很有前途的歌手。考点：本题考查动词短语意义的辨析。根据题意，得知画
4、线部分应该填与from相搭配意义符合题意的词。A. coming 来自 B. judging判断 C. analyzing分析 D. determining决定难度：A24. Chinese leader Li Changchun wrote the China Writers Association on Thursday to _ Mo Yan, vice president of the body, on his winning of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature.A. praise B. celebrate C. thank D. congrat
5、ulate答案：B解析：中国领导人李长春写信给中国作家协会，祝贺协会副主席莫言赢得2012年诺贝尔文学奖。考点：本题考查动词意义的辨析。根据题意，所填动词的意义应与赢得诺奖相搭配。A. praise表扬 B. celebrate庆祝，祝贺 C. thank感谢 D. congratulate祝贺难度：A25. There is a Malay saying: “It is easier to teach a stupid person than a _ one”. A. stubborn B. selfish C. useless D. mean答案：A解析：马来西亚熟语说：教一个笨人总比教一
6、个固执的人容易。考点：本题考查名词短语意义的辨析。A. stubborn顽固的 B. selfish自私的 C. useless无用的 D. mean吝啬的难度：A26. The train stopped _ at lonely little stations, which resulted in a sleepless night. A. frequently B. sincerely C. finally D. peacefully答案：A解析：火车频繁地在偏僻的小镇停靠，导致了一个无眠之夜。考点：本题考查名词副词的辨析。根据题意，得知画线部分应该与不眠之夜相照应。A. frequent
7、ly频繁地 B. sincerely 真诚地 C. finally最后，终于 D. peacefully和平地难度：A27. He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from forehead, because the air conditioning system _. A. broke in B. broke up C. broke out D. broke down答案：D解析：他不得不频繁得擦去额头的汗水，因为空调坏了。考点：本题考查动词短语的辨析。A. broke in破门而入 B. broke up打破，分手 C. b
8、roke out爆发 D. broke down坏了，抛锚难度：A28. Jim _ a better solution to the problem and all the people present were in favor of it. A. got along with B. got away with C. came up with D. caught up with答案：C解析：Jim提出了一个更好的问题解决方案，并且到场的人们都很赞同。考点：本题考查动词短语的辨析。根据题意，得知画线部分应该“解决方案”相搭配。A. got along with与 相处B. got away
9、with逃避惩罚C. came up with 想出，提出 D. caught up with赶上难度：A29. In our journey through life, we will _ ups and downs. The most important thing is to keep a good state of mind.A. suffer from B. go through C. go over D. look through答案：B解析：在人生的旅途中，我们将经历起起伏伏，但最重要的是我们应该保持好的心态。考点：本题考查动词短语意义的辨析。根据题意，不可能选择suffer f
10、rom，因为ups与之搭配不当。A. suffer from遭受，忍受B. go through经历，经受 . go over v.(渡过.)转变, (对.进行)仔细检查D. look through .看穿, 审核, 浏览, 温习, 从.中显露难度：A30. After the storm, some houses in Taiwan lay _; some had their roofs and chimneys blown off.A. in rags B. in control C. in relief D. in ruins答案：A解析：暴风雨之后，台湾有些房子已成为废墟；有些房子屋
11、顶和烟囱都被吹走了。考点：本题考查名词短语意义的辨析。根据题意，得知画线部分应该填名词。A. in rags 衣衫褴褛 B. in control 在控制之下 C. in relief 鲜明的，显著的 D. in ruins成为废墟难度：A第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。Tears went out of my eyes when I talked to my parents on the phone. What were they doing when
12、I 1 them? This is what I wantto know most. I had supper at five oclock in the dining room. There is no need for me to cook and wash the dishes. 2 , now it is the 3 time for my parents. Dad works fromseven oclockin the morning to nine oclock in the evening. 4 , all of the housework is 5 to my Mum alo
13、ne, 6 her own job.Every day she 7 at 4 oclock in the morning, and then works till dark. One day I called her at 7:30 in the evening, she told me that she was 8 on the farm and hadnt had supper yet. My tears ran down from my cheeks.Dear Mum, I will study hard in the university, because I am your 9 .
14、I promise you to take care of myself, because I am 10 to you. I promise you so much butI 11 want you to promise me that you can take care of yourself and Dad because you are just like the blood in my body. I cannot 12 without you.Mum has ever said that the happiesttime for Dad and her is whenmy sist
15、er and Icome back home. We play cards in the room, watch TV or do 13 we like, with Dad andMum 14 delicious food in the kitchen. It is 15 the happiest time for me. I could 16 all the difficulties and unhappiness. The 17 thing to do is to enjoy the time with my parents. 18 , sometimes, doesnt need man
16、y words. Love your parents like they love you. Give them a 19 , tell them you 20 them.1. A. missed B. met C. called D. saw2. A. Indeed B. However C. Instead D. Anyway3. A. happiest B. hardest C. easiest D. busiest4. A. UnfortunatelyB. Generally C. SoD. Actually 5. A. passed B. handed C. left D. retu
17、rned6. A. but B. except C. besides D. without7. A. gets up B. wakes up C. comes home D. gets back8. A. yet B. already C. still D. even9. A. hope B. expectation C. wish D. desire10. A. necessary B. important C. only D. single11. A. ever B. just C. never D. seldom12. A. work B. study C. live D. play13
18、. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing14. A. eating B. enjoying C. having D. preparing15. A. also B. too C. either D. neither16. A. forget B. escape C. avoid D. hide17. A. very B. last C. only D. best18. A. Rest B. Play C. Love D. Work19. A. call B. prize C. present D. gift20. A. rememb
19、er B. have C. enjoy D. miss答案 CBDCC CACAB BCADA ACCAD解析：解析：【语篇解读】本篇完形填空是一篇记叙文，由一个女儿给父母的电话引起的讲述，讲描绘了一个女儿与父母之间的亲情故事。文章通过这个故事阐明一个道理：珍惜亲情。1. 考查动词。由前文的talked to my parents on the phone得知实在给家人打电话，故选C called 2. 考查副词。根据上文，There is no need for me to cook and wash the dishes.而父母还在忙碌，这里体现了转折的意思，故选。3. 考查形容词。根据上
20、文我的无需做任何家务，而父母依旧在家中忙碌，可以很容易确定前后是对比关系，应该选busiest，故选D。4. 考查连词。根据上文，Dad works fromseven oclockin the morning to nine oclock in the evening.说明家中的事情由母亲一人来完成，这是比较明显的因果关系，选C。（注：若有 therefore一项，会是更好的选择。）5. 考查动词。A. passed传递 B. handed递送 C. left留下 D. returned返回，根据文章上下文可知父亲不在家，家务活是留给了母亲。6. 考查连词。根据后文her own job得知
21、，母亲是有自己工作的，除了自己工作之外，她还要做大量家务，因此这是一个累加的关系，故选C besides。7. 考查动词短语词。由后文的at 4 oclock in the morning, 我们会在A,B 之间考虑，而文中提到“随后便开始工作”，得知这一动作为起床，本题选A. gets up，而不是某些学生误选的B. wakes up8. 考查副词。根据上文she gets up at 4 oclock in the morning, and then works till dark,而晚上 在农场，C. still是最佳选项，故选C项。9. 考查名词。A. hope 希望B. expect
22、ation期待 C. wish愿望D. desire欲望。文中作者与母亲感情深厚，她是母亲的希望，在搭配上，A. hope最佳。10. 考查形容词。A. necessary必要的B. important重要的 C. only唯一的D. single单独的根据后面的介词to得知此处应选一个最佳搭配be important to 对重要的,故选B。11. 考查副词。文中母女情深，女儿为母亲做出了保证，并且对母亲提出了小小的希望，butI 11 want you to promise me that you 选项just仅仅，只，表明这是女儿唯一的请求。故选B.12. 考查了动词。I cannot
23、12 without you.我的生活不能没有你。13. 考查不定代词。看电视或做 我们喜欢的事情。学生容易在A. everything B. anything之间犹豫，此处 文中有个or表明一种选择关系，而并不是真正去做每一件事，选A最佳，或者做任何我们喜欢的事情。 14. 考查动词。学生容易在A 和D中犹豫，with Dad andMum 14 delicious food in the kitchen，但是逻辑上不可能是父母在厨房吃东西，而孩子在一边玩耍，因此是父母在准备食物，选D。15. 考查副词。这对于我而言，也是最快乐的时光。16. 考查动词。A. forget 忘记B. esca
24、pe逃跑C. avoid避免 D. hide隐瞒；根据下文all the difficulties and unhappiness得知选项为“忘记”。17. 考查形容词，后文The 17 thing应该是“唯一的”。18. 考查名词。文章的主旨就是体现亲人之间的爱，后文的. Love your parents like they love you也是直接的印证，选C。19. 考查动词。这与文章手段首句形成照应。20. 考查动词。打电话给父母，告诉他们你想念他们，选D。体裁：记叙文话题：亲情故事难度：A第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A
25、、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThough she is already one of the most famous pop stars of the 21st century, youve probably never heard of a 25-year-old singer, song writer named Stefani Germanotta - but thats only because almost everyone knows her by her stage name, Lady Gaga.Born in New York City in 1
26、986, Lady Gaga enjoyed music, singing and dancing from an early age: she started playing the piano when only four years old and loved performing in musicals at high school. At 17, she went to a special school for the arts but later left because she wanted to become a professional singer as soon as p
27、ossible.She became a global star with her first album The Fame in 2008 and followed it in 2009 with The Fame Monster. Earlier this year she released(发行) a single, “Born this Way,” which broke the record for quickest sales for a piece of music on iTunes, with one million downloads in only five days.
28、Her third album, also called Born this Way, went on sale in May this year. Because of how much money she earns, how much she is written and talked about in the media, and how many internet searches are made with her name, Forbes magazine recently put her at number one in its list of the “worlds most
29、 powerful celebrities(名人).”Most music critics(评论家) say that what makes Lady Gagas music stand out are her strong voice and also the strong electronic rhythm of most of her songs, which makes them popular in nightclubs. They also say her music often sounds like the work of other artists, and she hers
30、elf is quite open about the fact that groups such as Queen and female singers such as Madonna have been a big influence on her.More original than her music, perhaps, is the way she looks. A big part of her image is her outlandish(奇异的) clothes, with her strangest piece of clothing probably having bee
31、n a dress made partly out of meat, which she wore once in 2010.Part of what has made Lady Gaga so famous so quickly is the way she has used social media. She has over 30 million Facebook friends, for example, and almost 10 million followers on Twitter.1. Some people complain about Lady Gagas music i
32、n the following except that _.A. the electric rhythm helps her too much in the performances.B. she is often dressed strangely and differently from others.C. she has been influenced by Madonnas singing style.D. her music is in some way copied from others.2. Which of the following is true according to
33、 the text?A. She released the single “Born this Way” in 2008.B. She writes something on Twitter every day.C. She says no other singer has been an influence on her.D. She once came out first in the list of the Forbes magazine.3. What can we learn about “iTunes”? It is _.A. a single album of popular s
34、ongs on sale.B. a mobile phone which shows live music performances.C. a center where pop stars get together.D. a software used to download music from the Internet.4. Which of the following gives the best description of Lady Gaga?A. A Singer and Song-writer.B. A Talent (天才) in Music.C. A Media Suppor
35、ted Actress. D. A Most Powerful Celebrity. 答案：1. C2. D3. D 4. B解析：【语篇解读】本文是人物介绍，介绍了青年音乐人Lady Gaga的音乐天赋以及在影月上的杰出成绩，以及她给音乐世界带来的影响。1. 细节理解题。根据文章，ABDThe new hire system is hoping to ease traffic congestion(拥挤) in London可知该计划的目的是缓解交通压力。2. 细节理解题。这是一道判断正误题，根据第二段第一行First you have to sign up to the scheme to
36、 be sent a key可知d排在第一步，首先排除A项和B项，然后根据后面的You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike可知b在c的前面，故选D项。3. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段On the first day some people found they couldnt dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered.可
37、知BD是计划的问题，最后一句话some other people have criticized the lack of docking station and locks for the bike as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycle.可知项也是问题之一，只有C项不是问题。4. 判断推理题。根据最后一段London Mayor still seems very positive about thing可知伦敦市长对该计划是有信心的。 BIt was New Years Night. An aged man was standing
38、 at a window. He raised his sad eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies (百合) on the surface of a clear calm lake.He had already passed sixty and brought from his journey nothing but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind empty, his heart sorrowf
39、ul (悲伤的).The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he remembered the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads - one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and filled with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark
40、 cave, which was endless, where poison(毒) flowed (流淌) instead of water and devils (魔鬼) and poisonous snakes hissed (发出嘶嘶声) and crawled.He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol
41、 of himself. His regret like a sharp arrow struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood. But they had made their way to success and were now honored and happy on this night.The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents early lo
42、ve for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and sorrow he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a hopeless effort, he burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days! Come
43、back!”His youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Years Night. He was still young though his faults (过错) were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.Those who still wander (徘徊)
44、 on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble (蹒跚) on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain (徒劳地): “Oh youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!”1. We can learn from the passage that the man _.A. returne
45、d from a long journey and regretted what he had done.B. was ignored by his parents when he was only a child.C. didnt enter the deep, dark cave when he was young.D. found it no use crying over the wrong past.2. Why does the author set his story on New Years Night?A. He wants to tell people its time to recall the past.B. He suggests the aged man will have a bright future.C. He expects people to share the mans sad feeling.D. He tries to stress (强调) the man
