2010-2011学年度中学第一学期期末考试
英语试卷
第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．meaningful A．deadly B．overseas C．heaven D．headline
2．witness A．panic B．aside C．tiny D．slight
3．ambulance A．upper B．dusty C．education D．sudden
4．stranger A．discourage B．category C．dialogue D．cigarette
5．strength A．together B．within C．northern D．threaten
第二节 语法和词汇知识（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。
6．When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there _______ for a space flight．
A．training B．being trained C．to have trained D．to be trained
7．One of my best friends was _______ of his possessions during his stay in a hotel．
A．lost B．stolen C．robbed D．taken
8．If it is quite ________ to you, I will visit you next Tuesday．
A．convenient B．fair C．easy D．comfortable
9．When he got back ten years later, he found his home village completely ________．
A．change B．changing C．be changed D．changed
10．Yao Ming _______ as a basketball star, and is loved by basketball fans both at home and abroad．
A．stand outs B．stands up C．sticks out D．strikes
11．________ my finishing reading the magazine Reader, you can have it _______．
A．On, immediately B．At, quickly C．For, fortunately D．With, likely
12．Boris is no longer a child, let him learn to ________ the problem himself．
A．discuss B．settle C．deal D．decide
13．Ten years ago the population of our village was _______ that of theirs．
A．as twice large as B．twice as large as
C．twice as much as D．as twice much as
14．The road condition there turned out to be very good, ________ was more than we could expect．
A．it B．what C．which D．that
15．_________, his mother will wait for him to have dinner together．
A．However late it he B．However late he is
C．However is he late D．However he is late
16．– Jenny, how was your trip to Beijing?
- Oh, I missed it．I wish I ________ my vacation there．
A．am spending B．will spend C．have spent D．had spent
17．Washington, a state in the United States, was named ________ one of the greatest American presidents．
A．in honour of B．instead of C．in favour of D．by means of
18．It is suggested that some skills teachers ________ to teach the children in these mountainous areas．
A．must be sent B．be sent C．should send D．should send for
19．Not until the motorbike looked almost new ________ repairing and cleaning it．
A．he stopped B．did he stopped C．stopped he D．he did stop
20．– Do you know Anna’s telephone number?
- _________．As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Ana, either．
A．I think so B．I’m afraid not C．I hope so D．I’d rather not
第三节 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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
One day Tom bought, for two dollars, a large number of second-hand books．He put them in a 21 and pulled them to the 22 ．He had to remain at work 23 three in the morning．
At three, he began to walk home．The streets were dark．Tom could 24 wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books．“ 25 ! ” a voice shouted．But Tom was too 26 to hear the shout．A moment later, a gunshot went 27 his ear．He heard the shot．Tom turned to see what was 28 ．An angry policeman ran towards him．The policeman didn’t 29 that the bag was Tom’s．He shouted at Tom, “ 30 it !”
“Open it! ” the policeman 31 ．
Tom opened it and the old books fell out of it．
“Why did you not stop 32 when I shouted?” the policeman asked, “If I could shoot 33 , you would be dead．”
“I didn’t 34 you, ” Tom said, “ I am almost deaf．”
The policeman told Tom he was 35 for having shot at him．“ 36 would be better for you not to walk on the 37 at night．” he said．
Tom smiled, and told the policeman that his job 38 a clerk in the telegraph office was a 39 job．The policeman could think of 40 to answer this．
21．A．basket B．box C．desk D．bag
22．A．office B．bedroom C．bookstore D．police station
23．A．at B．by C．until D．to
24．A．eagerly B．really C．hardly D．almost
25．A．Stop B．Thief C．Hello D．Danger
26．A．nervous B．excited C．delighted D．frightened
27．A．off B．into C．from D．past
28．A．breaking B．taking C．happening D．following
29．A．say B．think C．hope D．wish
30．A．Fall B．Throw C．Drop D．Keep
31．A．ordered B．asked C．begged D．wanted
32．A．hearing B．running C．crying D．carrying
33．A．earlier &