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1、1风度中学风度中学 2012-2013 学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 第一部分第一部分 语言知识及运用（共二节，满分语言知识及运用（共二节，满分 45 分）分）第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。 In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工) who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the _1_ to his hou
2、se. Since the field was quite far off, the potter would _2_ under a tree midway, tying(拴) his donkey nearby. One day, the potter _3_ to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the _4_, he became worried and didnt know what to do. At that time, a saint(圣人) _5_ to be pas
3、sing by. When the potter told the saint what his _6_ was, he said, “Take the _7_ to the place where you tie him every day. _8_ to tie him using an imaginary rope. He wont run away.” The potter did what the saint had said. When he woke up, to his _9_ and relief, he found the donkey standing in the _1
4、0_ place. But to his frustration, when he prepared to leave for _11_, the donkey did not move. _12_, the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the donkeys _13_ behavior. The saint said, “Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter _14_ the saints advice. Now the donkey was ready to le
5、ave for home. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home _15_ his donkey. 1. A. factory B. garden C. field D. village 2. A. stand B. rest C. sing D. dance 3. A. forgot B. decided C. expected D. agreed 4. A. stone B. tree C. bridge D. house 5. A. failed B. attempted C. happened D. managed 6. A.
6、animal B. plant C. problem D. result 7. A. bird B. flower C. donkey D. rope 8. A. Believe B. Learn C. Wish D. Pretend 9. A. surprise B. disappointment C. anger D. regret 10. A. similar B. special C. same D. wrong 11. A. field B. school C. home D. hospital 12. A. Quickly B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D
7、. Badly 13. A. funny B. foolish C. proper D. strange 14. A offered B. followed C. refused D. received 15. A. happily B. sadly C. seriously D. casually 第二节：语法填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Undoubtedly, everyone has one or more friends in his or her daily
8、life. Someone may come across the fact _16_ one of his friends borrows some money from him but doesnt return _17_ in time. At this time, he must be faced with the question how _18_ (ask) his friend to return his money, _19_ person or by writing a letter?If I were forced to choose one of the two, I w
9、ould prefer _20_ latter. Once I received a letter from one of my friends _21_ (unexpected), in which he asked me to return his money 2in a polite way. In my opinion, the letter doesnt hurt me. Instead, it helps me to get along with my friend _22_ (closely) than ever before. If I hadnt received his l
10、etter, it would _23_ (ruin) our friendship only because of some money.As far as I am concerned, everyone suffers _24_ the strain(压力) of modern life. If you drop in on your friend just because you want to get your money back, it will hurt your friend and obviously hurt your relationship. However, a k
11、ind letter not only can solve the problem _25_ upsets you, but also can further develop your relationship. 第二部分：阅读理解第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，共两节，30 小题小题, 满分满分 60 分分) 第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题。每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. H
12、e is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern Unit
13、ed States and eastern Australia. No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West A
14、frica. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world. There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds o
15、f years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms. People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking. 26. How many kinds of rice are there?A. There are more than 5,00
