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集宁一中2010—2011学年第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试题及答案 本试卷分Ⅰ卷(选择题)和Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分165分。考试时间：120分。 第Ⅰ卷 (选择题，共119分) 第一节：单项选择 ( 共15小题，满分22分 ) 1. ---Do you mind if I open the window? --- _____. In fact, I feel a little hot as well. A. Please don’t B. I’d rather you didn’t C. Go ahead D. Why don’t? 2. ---May I smoke here? ---If you _______, choose a seat in the smoking section. A. should B. could C. may D. must 3. Parents always _________ great importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift. A. attach B. pay C. link D. apply ★4. I work in a business _________ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance. A. how B. whichC. where D. that 5. Sir, you are not allowed to enter the building unless you get our manager’s__. A. permission B. connectionC. instruction D. introduction 6. ---I’m sorry. I _________at you the other day. ---Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself. A. shouldn’t have shouted B. shouldn’t shout C. mustn’t shout D. mustn’t have shouted 7. When the thief found the police had already ______ him, he ran away quickly. A. realized B. known C. spotted D. stared ★★8. The reason ______ he failed was _______ he was too careless A. because; because B. why; because C. that; that D. why; that ★9. I can’t find the recorder in the room. It ________ by someone. A. may take B. may have been taken away C. must have taken away D. needn’t have been taken away ★10. It is reported that two schools, ___________ are being built in my hometown, will be open next year. A. they bothB. which bothC. both of them D. both of which 11. _________ parents say and do has a life-long effect on their children. A. ThatB. WhichC. What D. As 12. ________ you are interested in astronomy, you can read the book. A. Even ifB. Now that C. Unless D. As soon as ★★13. It is reported that the United States uses ____ energy as the whole of Europe. A. as twice B. twice much C. twice much as D. twice as much 14. It has been proved _______ eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life. A. if B. that C. what D. when 15. —What do you think of his opinion? —None has given me ___________ piece of advice. A. a better B. a best C. the bestD. the better 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，满分33分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman. “Early on I decided not to allow the 16 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 17 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 18 . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the 19 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 20 me.” “My 21 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 22 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can 23 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my 24 . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.” “I was 26 to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 27 this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was 29 admitted and went on to 30 with great honour.” “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I 31 a lot of musical pieces since 32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.” “I have been a soloist for over ten years. 33 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 34 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 35 by others’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.” 16. A. conditionsB. opinionsC. actionsD. suggestions ★17. A. enjoyingB. choosingC. takingD. giving 18. A. sightB. hearingC. touchD. taste 19. A. evidenceB. resultC. excuseD. cause 20. A. leftB. excitedC. supported D. disappointed 21. A. achievementB. decisionC. promiseD. goal 22. A. turnedB. learnedC. usedD. ought ★23. A. tell B. seeC. hearD. smell ★24. A. carefulnessB. ideaC. imaginationD. experience 25. A. useB. effortC. feelingD. idea 26. A. dissatisfiedB. shockedC. determinedD. unhappy 27. A. doneB. acceptedC. advisedD. admitted 28. A. learningB. excitedC. willingD. unwilling 29. A. usuallyB. finallyC. possiblyD. hopefully ★★30. A. studyB. researchC. graduateD. progress 31. A. wroteB. translatedC. heardD. read 32. A. enoughB. someC. manyD. few 33. A. HoweverB. AlthoughC. WhenD. Since 34. A. meanB. seemC. concludeD. say 35. A. failedB. beatenC. taughtD. affected 第三节：阅读理解 (共25小题，满分64分) A Dear Mom and Dad, I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school master is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket. It caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. 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