◎ 2011-2012学年湖南省衡阳市八中高一上学期英语期中考试的第一部分试题
  • Conversation 1
    1. What musical instrument does the man’s sister play?
    A. The flute.        
    B. The piano.      
    C. The violin.
    2. What does the man say about the woman?
    A. She plays the flute well.            
    B. She is good at singing.
    C. She has much talent for music
  • Conversation 1
    1. How will the woman get to the airport?
    A. By car.      
    B. By bus.       
    C. By air.
    2. When does the man suggest the woman leave?  
    A. At 4:00.  
    B. At 5:00.
    C. At 6:00.
  • Conversation 1
    1. What is wrong with the man?
    A. He had a car accident.  
    B. His shirt got dirty.  
    C. He was hurt.
    2. Where are the speakers probably?
    A. At a hotel.          
    B. At a hospital.     
    C. At a police station.
  • Conversation1
    1. What do we know about the man’s dog?
    A. It was stolen.    
    B. It was dead.   
    C. It left him.
    2. What will the man have to do next year?
    A. Repeat a lot of courses.    
    B. Choose more courses.  
    C. Finish his courses.
    3. What does the woman ask the man to do himself?
    A. Buy a wallet.      
    B. Clean his garden.     
    C. Wash his clothes.
  • Conversation1
    1. Why does the woman get angry at first?
    A. The man tore her dress.  
    B. The man was rude to her.  
    C. The man dirtied her dress.
    2. What does the woman say about the man afterward?
    A. He is generous.        
    B. He is polite.    
    C. He is kind
    3. What is the man’s advice in the end?
    A. Have dinner together. 
    B. Exchange phone number.  
    C. Buy the woman a new dress.
  • Conversation 1
    1. Where does the woman suggest going first?

    A. To a shop.   
    B. To a restaurant.   
    C. To a supermarket.

    2 What did the speakers discuss last night?
    A. Where to buy the paint.  
    B. What color paint to buy.  
    C. What brand paint to buy.
    3. What do the speakers agree to do in the end?
    A. Buy the paint first.    
    B. Have dinner outside. 
    C. Shop for food together.
  •                               
                                                                  A Talk        
                                   Lecture: Sarah Jones          
                                  Topic: her experiences in 1. ____________________         
                                  Audience: 2. ________________________    
                                  Time: 8:00 p.m., 3. ____________________________        
                                  Place: 4. ___________________, next to Allen Hall        
                                  Ticket: 5. ______________, student card needed
                                                                                      
  • — How did you sleep last night?
    — Not very well. I ________ too late preparing a report for the meeting.
    [     ]
    A. made up  
    B. stayed up 
    C. kept up   
    D. turned up
  • The building required ________by the end of the year.
    [     ]

    A. pulling down  
    B. to pull down  
    C. being pulled down  
    D. pulled down

◎ 2011-2012学年湖南省衡阳市八中高一上学期英语期中考试的第二部分试题
  • She was so satisfied with all _________we had done for her son ________she wrote us a letter to praise us for it.
    [     ]
    A. which; what 
    B. that; that  
    C. that; what
    D. what; that
  • Ice and snow are creating a fairytale scene in Harbin, the "Ice City",               the 27th International Ice and Snow Festival, has just opened to the public. 
    [     ]
    A. which     
    B. about which   
    C. where     
    D. that
  • The increasing number of the students makes the limited computers not ________for each student.
    [     ]
    A. useful   
    B. hopeful  
    C. available
    D. suitable
  • The money collected should be made good use _________ the people in Taiwan who suffered a lot in the earthquake.
    [     ]
    A. of helping
    B. of to help 
    C. to helping   
    D. to help
  • He was educated at the local high school, ______ he went on to Beijing University.  
    [     ]
    A. after which
    B. after that     
    C. in which     
    D. in that
  • With the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi on Thursday, the country's new leaders ______ the challenge of rebuilding a war-torn nation.  
    [     ]
    A. faced      
    B. are facing         
    C. had faced        
    D. is faced
  • Yue Yue, the 2-year-old girl ________ was run over by two vehicles last week and ignored by many passers-by, died in hospital on Friday.  
    [     ]
    A. who
    B. whom         
    C. whose        
     D. which
  • The plan ________. Which of the following is WRONG?
    [     ]
    A. deserves a discussion    
    B. is worth discussing
    C. deserves being discussed    
    D. deserves to be discussed
  • How _________the wonderful music on the TV _________to me!

    A. relaxed; sounds                     
    B. relaxing; is sounding   
    C. relaxing; sounds                      
    D. relaxed; sound
◎ 2011-2012学年湖南省衡阳市八中高一上学期英语期中考试的第三部分试题
  • Tom's father, as well as his brothers, ________ in New York for a few more days.   
    [     ]
    A. suggest him to stay      
    B. suggest he stays
    C. suggest him staying         
    D. suggests he stay
  • You are supposed ________ the work yesterday but you forgot.

    A. to finish  
    B. to be finishing
    C. to have finished  
    D. had finished
  • Haier will ______ to sell washing machines, consumer refrigerators, televisions and air-conditioners under the Sanyo brand in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
    [     ]
    A. allow     
    B.allowing   
    C. be allowed    
    D. be allowing
  • With everything ________, he felt tired but happy.
    [     ]
    A. to do 
    B. done  
    C. had been done 
    D. to be done
  •         I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings-love
    for a dog.
            For at least years my    1      had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why
    the idea came up. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule     2   one large or
    two small dogs. So we got one puppy since we had no children, either.
            He flew into the house at high     3    . In several minutes he ran over all the house, jumped from my
    shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the   4    , where my wife washed him with motherly   5    . From
    that day on, the invisible(看不见的) war for the love of my new member of our family began at my home.
    He seemed to      6   that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had      7__ for him with greater care than those for me-he didn't even look at.
            Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom until one evening, when, tired from work, I  _8    the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
            Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,    9      me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the  __10    which had disturbed his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) admited that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not   _11 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who
    repeatedly makes mistakes.
           Now we finally know who's the   12 _ at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether
    it was my wife or I.
    (     )1. A.wife  
    (     )2. A.kept  
    (     )3. A.speed  
    (     )4. A.yard  
    (     )5. A.worry  
    (     )6. A.doubt  
    (     )7. A.reached
    (     )8. A.gave in
    (     )9  A.broke  
    (     )10. A.water
    (     )11. A.enough
    (     )12. A.adult
    B.son    
    B.rose    
    B.shape  
    B.street  
    B.care    
    B.undertand
    B.searched
    B.gave up
    B.woke    
    B.heater  
    B.good    
    B.member        
    C.husband    
    C.carried    
    C.cost      
    C.bathroom    
    C.ability    
    C.wonder    
    C.looked    
    C.gave away  
    C.picked    
    C.cooker    
    C.bad        
    C.boss     
    D.daughter      
    D.invited      
    D.race          
    D.kitchen      
    D.power        
    D.dislike      
    D.prepared      
    D.gave out      
    D.packed        
    D.light        
    D.true          
    D.child      
  •       On Oct 14,2011, Li Yantao, ___1__ seven-year-old pupil in the first experimental primary school of Weiyang district, Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, was confused when he was told he had to wear a
    green scarf(绿领巾). "I don't think the green scarf is as good __2___ the red one, but I would be in
    trouble with my teacher __3__ I did not wear it."The school decided to make children __4__ schoolwork and general behavior were not yet good enough wear green scarves instead __5__ the red scarf of the Chinese Young Pioneers. Parents whose children were given green scarves did not understand the
    reason behind the school's measure and thought ___6___ was wrong to make some pupils wear green
    scarves.   Many pupils ___7___ wore green scarves took them off and put __8___ in their schoolbags
    after they left the school grounds.In the end, Chen Hong, the school's principal, had to stop this practice
    and said sorry to the parents.
  • Kasey Kaxzmarek
          
    When I read “Would he love me?”, I always wondered if my dad cared about me. I used to think about him all the time, especially on Father’s Day. All the kids would be with their dads and they would ask me where my dad was, so I would tell them that he was out of town. Tha was all that I could really say because I didn’t know. For all your kids who have a dad, tell him how much you love him, becaue there are plenty of kids who would love to have a dad.
    Armen Abidian T
            his article describes everything about me and my life. When I was 3, my mother and father had a big argument and got divorced(离婚). Now I’m 13 years old. Just like Martha, I don’t know what he looks like now, whether or not he’s gotten married to a different woman, or if he has children. No matter what, I will always love my father, Albert Abidian.
    Briana Collura
          
    After I read “Would he love me?” I felt terrible. I never thought about how life would be without my dad. When Martha talked about how “most girls have dads who take them to their practices, buy them things and play with them,” I thought, I am one of those girls. I never stopped to think about how there are girls like Martha who have always dreamed of having those things but don’t have a father.
    Stephanie Felix
          
    This article reminded(提醒) me of how much I missed my dad when I was younger. I really relate to this article because I used to always wonder about my dad, but not anymore. It has made me more independent(独立的) and responsible, or at least that is what my mother says. By reading this article I remember all of this and I was able to understand what the writer was talking about.

    1. What do these people tell us in the passage?               

    A. Their feelings after reading the article.  
    B. How they love their father.  
    C. What their fathers do.             
    D. Their life without their fathers

    2. Which of the following about Kasey Daczmarek is TRUE?             
     
    A. His father was out of town.        
    B. He knew what his father was doing.  
    C. He seldom thought about his father.  
    D. When asked where his father was, he always lied.

    3. How long have Armen Abidian’s parents been divorced?                

    A. For three years. 
    B. For ten years.  
    C. For seven years. 
    D. For thirteen years.

    4. Compared with the other girls, Briana Collura_______.  

    A. felt terrible about her family life    
    B. lived in a single-parent family  
    C. lived a much happier life          
    D. always dreamed of her father

    5. Whose life is most similar to that of the author?                

    A. Kasey Kaczmarck.  
    B. Armen Abidian. 
    C. Briana Collura.  
    D. Stephanie Felix.
  •        Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete
    used to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving(潜水) in the
    Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more
    beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It
    Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job
    himself.
           As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked
    Pete where he got his inspiration (灵感) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY
    program on TV.
           This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel has at least one home or garden improving show and there’s even a satellite channel completely about the
    subject.
           I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain- ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’ and ‘there’s no place like home’-show how important our houses are to us. With the present economic downturn, many people can’t afford to buy a gigger house so they
    are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect
    choice.
           But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home
    improvements in the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子) and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers. So I won’t be going down to the hardware store.

    1. How did Pete spend his holiday in the past?          

    A. Visiting his friends.      
    B. Diving.
    C. Travelling around the world. 
    D. Making his house beautiful.

    2. Which might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV?             

    A. Scuba diving       
    B. A garden improving feature.
    C. Home improvements.  
    D. Fixing things in kitchens
    3. Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people?           

    A. They enjoy DIY.        
    B. They want to make their houses better themselves.
    C. They can improve their houses without spending much money.
    D. They want to be on TV.

    4. At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _____.

    A. not to go to the hardware store
    B. to be careful not to get hurt while doing DIY
    C. to keep watching DIY on TV while drinking a nice cup of tea
    D. not to climb ladders or use hammers

    5. It can be inferred from the article that _____.

    A. people in the UK like DIY more than people in other countries
    B. DIY programs are the most popular in the UK
    C. home is the most important place to the English
    D. British people can’t afford to buy houses during the economic downturn

  • 阅读理解
    Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
         With an obese (very fat) or overweight population of 66% percent of adults, teaching your kids healthy eating habits is one of the most important things you can do for them as a parent.
          Most parents and children claim that breakfast is part of their everyday routines. But for many more
    than you might think, it's not. Children who eat breakfast have higher math grades, have improved reading scores and basically perform better in school. They also tend to have healthier bodies in general, with
    better-controlled weight levels.
         When you take them to the grocery store with you, it's doubtless that your children will request the
    most sugar-filled, fat-injected products on the shelf. But these are not the ones to have in your home-you should avoid buying them at all. Be sure your kids have healthy snacks.
          Yes, kids like white bread. But any kid can get used to the taste of whole grains. It just takes a little
    practice. Look for white bread, and add other whole grains into their diet. Start toasting their sandwiches. When it's toasted, it'll be that much harder for them to tell the difference in taste.
          It's simple, it's true, and it's something you already know: kids who get plenty of exercise are healthier kids. Set limits on the amount of time your child may spend in front of the television or computer screen.
    Sign them up for plenty of sports and outdoor activities. And best of all, get involved in sports and exercise with them.
         One of the best things you can do to establish healthy eating habits in your kids is to have them yourself. You can tell your kids every day to eat healthy foods, but if you don't do the same thing yourself, the
    lesson will never stick.

    Topic
    Establishing healthy eating habits in your kids
      Breakfast
    Regular breakfast can      1    weight levels and make the body healthier, which contributes a lot to higher math grades, an      2     in reading scores and better 3  in school.
    Healthy snacks
    Parents are supposed to      4      unhealthy snacks even if the kids have asked for them.
    Whole grains
    Other whole grains should be    5    the white bread and then toasted together to make
    them        6       good for kid.
              7                           8       their time in front of the television or computer screen.
    ●Encourage them to      9    in enough sports and outdoor activities.
    ●Involve yourself in sports and exercise with them
          10                  
    Have healthy eating habits yourself


  • 双向翻译题:阅读以下短文,请将括号中的内容译成英文并将斜体部分译成中文

    1. Steve Jobs made technology fun. The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of
    fifty-six.________________________ (他与癌症斗争了多年). Mourners(悼念者) gathered 
    outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.
    2. _______________________________(乔布斯大学未毕业). He was adopted(领养) by a
     machinist(机械师) and his wife, an accountant. They supported his early interest in electronics(电子).
    3. He and his friend Steve Wozniak(史蒂夫沃兹尼亚克) started Apple Computer -- now just 
    called Apple -- in 1976.
    They stayed at the company until1985.
    4. That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in an argument with the
    company's top leader.   Mr. Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer.
    5.  He rejoined Apple in 1997after it bought NeXT. (80.)He helped remake Apple from a business
    that was in bad  shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today.
     Steve
    Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a "great visionary and leader"
    and a "marketing genius."

    _________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                                                                                                      
  •       假设你是赵越,发一封e-mail给《学英语》报社编辑,反映你最近生活中所遇到的烦恼。
    要点如下:

     1、与父母相处不好,不知道怎么办,希望得到帮助;
     2、你这几年一直是校队很棒的篮球运动员,教练认为你将来有望成为球星;
     3、你父母认为你学习一般,应该在学习上多花时间提高成绩,这样能上好大学;
     4、训练和比赛占据了你太多时间,所以没更多时间用来学习,他们很生气,不允许你投入太多时间打篮球;
     5、你自己的观点:十分喜欢打篮球,希望多得到锻炼,成为超级明星。

    注意:1、对所给要点,不要简单翻译,要有适当发挥,使全文语义连贯,并适当分段。
                2、字数120左右。短文中已写好的部分,不计入总词数。
                3、参考词汇:教练 coach  

    Dear Editor,
    Recently I meet with some problems and __________________________________________          __                                                                                                                                                              
    Can you offer me some help? I'm looking forward to your early reply.
    Yours truly,
    Zhao Bin