-
北京市西城区
2011
—
2012
学年度第一学期期末考试
英
语
试
题
2012.1
< br>本试卷共
150
分。考试时长
1
20
分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，
30
分）
第一节（共
5
小
题；每小题
1
．
5
分，共
7
．
5
分）
听下面
5
< br>段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
三个选项中
选出最佳选项。听完
每段对话后，你将有
10
< br>秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1
．
Where does the
conversation take place?
A
．
In a
bookstore
．
B
．
In a
hospital
．
C
．
In a
restaurant.
2
．
What is the
weather going to be like?
A
．
Sunny
．
B
．
Sno
wy
．
C
．
Rai
ny
．
3
．
What does the
man probably like doing best?
A
．
Playing
football
．
B
．
Going to the
cinema
．
C
．
Collecting
bottles
．
4
．
How does the
man usually get to the shopping center?
A
．
On
foot
．
B
．
By
bus
．
C
．
By
car
．
5
．
What is the
woman doing?
A
．
Com
plaining
．
B
．
Giving a
suggestion
．
C
．
Asking for
permission
．
第二节
（共
10
小题；每题
1
．
< br>5
分，满分
15
分）
听下面
5
段对话或独白
。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的
A
，
B
，
C
三个选项中选出最
佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小
题
5
秒钟；听完
后，每小题将给出
5
秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第
6
段材料，回答第
6
至
7
题。
6
．
Where
does the man work now?
A
．
In a
school
．
B
．
In a
factory
．
C
．
In a computer
company.
7
．
Why
does the man want a new job?
A
．
To earn more
money
．
B
．
To try
something different
．
C
．
To improve his
computer skills
．
听第
7
段材料，回答第
8
至
9
题。
8
．
Why did the
woman make this phone call?
A
．
Because her
house in New York City caught
fire
．
B
．
Because the
firemen failed to put out the fire in
time
．
C
．
Because she
wanted the fire to be reported by the media
9
．
What did the
man tell the woman to do first?
A
．
Call the fire
department
．
B
．
Tell him the
exact address
．
C
．
Escape from the
burning house
．
听第
8
材料，回答第
10
< br>至
12
题。
10
．
Where is the
message from?
A
．
A
radio
．
B
．
A mobile
phone
．
C
．
An answering
machine.
11
．
At
what time next week will the movie Midnight
Meeting be showing?
A
．
9:
00a
．
m
．
B
．
9:
15p
．
m
．
C
．
4:
30p
．
m
．
12
．
When will a
student probably go to the cinema if he wants, a
cheaper ticket?
A
．
On
Monday
．
B
．
On
Wednesday
．
C
．
On
Friday
．
第
1
页
共
12
页
听第
9
段材料，回答第
13
至
15
题。
13
．
What did the
woman do before the conversation?
A
．
She read a
newspaper
．
B
．
She planned a
trip
．
C
．
She gave a
concert
．
14
．
What's the
possible relationship between the two speakers?
A
．
Fan and
musician
．
B
．
Husband and
wife
．
C
．
Employer and
employee.
15
．
What
is the woman planning to do?
A
．
Receive further
education
．
B
．
Perform more
beautifully
．
C
．
Run a special
school
．
第三节（共
5
小题；每小题
1
．<
/p>
5
分，共
7
．<
/p>
5
分）
听下面
一段对话，完成第
16
至第
20
五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有
20
秒钟的
时间阅读试题，听完后你将有
60
秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节
,
满分
45
分）
第一节：单项填空（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。
21
．
The Great Wall
is the place ____ almost all tourists would like
to visit when they come to
Beijing
．
A
．
why
B
．
which
C
．
when
D
．
where
22
．
The most
delicious cake in the world ____ by
Mom
．
Please wait an hour to
enjoy it
．
A
．
makes
B
．
is
made
C
．
is going to
make
D
．
is being made <
/p>
23
．
—
Why
are you in such a hurry?
—
Don't you remember that we
____ be home by 8p
．
m
< br>．
to see our favorite TV show?
A
．
can
B
．
would
C
．
must
D
．
may
24
．
After ____
seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter
the personnel manager's
office
．
A
．
that
B
．
how
C
．
what
D
．
why
25
．
—
Let's play
football together tomorrow
afternoon
．
—
OK, but how I wish I ____
it as skillfully as you
．
A
．
played
B
．
have played
C
．
had played
D
．
will play
26
．
In 2010,
Forbes listed Mickey Mouse as the world's most
valuable cartoon character,
____ $$5
．
8 billion
a year in sales worldwide
．
A
．
made
B
．
to
make
C
．
makes
D
．
making
27
．
—
Why does the steak
smell so strange?
第
2
页
共
12
页
—
I ____ it, it
seems
．
A
．
had burnt
B
．
was burning
C
．
have burnt
D
．
will burn
28
．
No one can
walk the wire in the air without a bit of fear
unless ____ very young
．
A
．
having trained
B
．
trained
C
．
to be trained
D
．
being trained
29
．
—
Do
you have ____ ready for the graduation ceremony,
Ted?
—
No, we still
have to find a famous
speaker
．
A
．
everything
B
．
something
C
．
anything
D
．
nothing
30
．
—
Several
hotels in this area are closing
down
．
—
That's because tourism
itself ____ since last year
．
A
．
is
declining
B
．
declined
C
．
had declined
D
．
has
been declining
31
．
____ you are
familiar with the author's ideas, try reading all
the sections as quickly as
possible
．
A
．
Now
that
B
．
Ever since
C
．
In case
D
．
As long as
32
．
—
What
will today's talk be about?
—
In the lecture ____, the
professor will tell us something about modem
English usage
．
A
．
following
B
．
followed
C
．
to
follow
D
．
to
be followed
33
．
____ more
energy to my study instead of being crazy about
Internet Games, I would be
sitting in a comfortable office
now
．
A
．
If I devoted
B
．
Had I devoted
C
．
Would I be
devoted
D
．
Should I be
devoted
34
．
Why
not take up some outdoor sports to relax ____
office work? It will also help keep you
healthy
．
A
．
for
B
．
from
C
．
on
D
．
of
35
．
My friend's
birthday is coming soon
．
I
would like to go to ____ store, or some place
close
by to buy him
____ present
．
A
．
the; the
B
．
a; the
C
．不填
;
a
D
．
the; a
第二节
完型填空（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
、
< br>C
和
D
）中，选出最佳选项，并
在答题卡上涂
黑。
The
Keeper of the River
An old man had been
working for many years for a
town
．
His job was to clear
away natural waste from the
pool water
in the hills, which made up the lovely river
flowing through the town
nearby
．
Quietly and
36
, the
old
man
guarded
the
hills,
37
the
leaves
and
branches,
and
cleaned
up
the
dirt
that
would
have
38
and polluted the fresh flow of
water
．
The town soon became a
popular attraction for
tourists
．
Elegant swans
（天
鹅）
floated along the clear river and the
view was so beautiful
39
words
．
Years passed
．
One
evening the town
40
met
．
As they
reviewed the budget, one man's
41
caught
sight of the salary
42
being paid to the seldom
seen keeper of the river
．
He
asked,
Why do we
43
to employ him? No one in town ever
44
him
．
For all we know, the strange keeper of
the
hills isn't doing his
job
．
His position isn't
45
any
longer
．
46
the man
．
For several weeks, nothing
changed
．
．
．
By early autumn, the trees began to
47
their
leaves
．
Small branches broke
off and fell into the pools of
the
hills,
48
the flow of the
shining water
．
One afternoon,
someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown
49
in the
river
．
A few days later, the
water was much
50
Within another week, an oily something
covered some
sections of the water
along the banks, and a terrible
51
was soon
sensed
．
Swans left, and so
did the
52
The
only thing that was now visiting the village was
disease and sickness
．
Quickly , the
53
town committee called a special
meeting
．
Realising their huge
error in
54
, they
第
3
页
共
12
页
rehired the old keeper of the river
again, and within a few weeks, the river began to
clear up
．
Swans and tourists
came back again and new life returned
to the small town in the
Alps
．
Never ignore the seeming
smallness of a task, job, or
life
．
They may all make a
55
.
36
．
A
．
regularly
B
．
suddenly
C
．
naturally
D
．
actually
37
．
A
．
cut
B
．
burned
C
．
removed
D
．
selected
38
．
A
．
carried
B
．
poured
C
．
changed
D
．
blocked
39
．
A
．
< br>beyond
B
．
with
C
．
in
D
．
after
40
．
A
．
office
B
．
association
C
．
department
D
．
committee
41
．
A
．
eye
B
．
care
C
．
hand
D
．
mind
42
．
A
．
list
B
．
form
C
．
figure
D
．
account
43
．
A
．
< br>promise
B
．
continue
C
．
stop
D
．
tend
44
．
A
．
visits
B
．
hires
C
．
tells
D
．
sees
45
．
A
．
powerful
B
．
important
C
．
necessary
D
．
suitable
46
．
A
．
find
B
．
fire
C
．
support
D
．
forget
< br>47
．
A
．
lose
B
．
miss
C
．
fall
D
．
grow
48
．
A
．
pulling
B
．
speeding
C
．
slowing
D
．
pushing
49
．
A
．
< br>fish
B
．
color
C
．
flower
D
．
leaf
50
．
A
．
deeper
B
．
cooler
C
．
warmer
D
．
darker
< br>51
．
A
．
sound
B
．
smell
C
．
wave
D
．
taste
52
．
A
．
managers
B
．
passengers
C
．
villagers
D
．
tourists
53
．
A
．
embarrassed
B
．
annoyed
C
．
discouraged
D
．
disappointed
54
．
A
．
arrangement
B
．
assignment
C
．
judgement
D
．
amusement
55
．
A
．
suggestion
B
．
difference
C
．
progress
D
．
decision
第三部分：阅读理解（共
20
小题，每题<
/p>
2
分，满分
40
分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
）中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂
黑。
A
Dear Water Use It Wisely,
More
and
more
water
is
getting
wasted
each
day
．
I
want
to
help
out
and
teach
people
how
to
conserve
water
．
Please
continue reading because your organization is very
influential
．
I had an idea
that you could send
some workers from
your organization to schools all around the world,
and they could inform the students about
water usage
．
Did you know that every minute,
1,000,000,000
（
one
billion
）
tons of
water falls to the earth from rainfall?
We are lucky to have rainfall
water
．
It helps fill up our
lakes
．
There is about 326,
000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000
（
326
quintillion
）
gallons of water on
Earth
．
Yes, this is tons, but
it is getting wasted
．
I want
to keep this number
BIG
．
Everyone needs water ?so why waste it?
I think it is very irresponsible to let the water
run when you are not
at
home
．
We
can
use
water
with
respect
by
making
good
choices
．
Take
a
shower
instead
of
a
bath,
use
an
automatic
dishwasher instead of hand
washing
．
You can buy Earth
Friendly Cleaner Spray , so that our drinking
water will not be
polluted
．
If your washer
isn't full then don't start
it
．
With water being wasted
every day, by the
time we get to the
3000's we are going to have to survive on milk and
juice! ! ! Won't that be boring?! ?! ? That
means we will have to give our dogs a
bowl of juice instead of water with their
food
．
I mean, come on, we're
第
4
页
共
12
页
talking real life here! !
Water wasting needs to come to a stop
and without delay
．
Water Use
It Wisely, PLEASE
inform
people
about their water usage! It
plays a big role in my
life
．
It would be really
great if you take part in spreading the
news about this! Thanks tons! !
An impatient fourth grader
waiting for a reply,
Mya Oleksiak
56
．
Water Use It
Wisely is most probably
____
．
A
．
an organization
B
．
a person's name
C
．
the
title of a magazine
D
．
a
government department
57
．
It can be
inferred from the second paragraph that
____
．
A
．
water is not
effectively saved
B
．
rainfall is the
main source of fresh water
C
．
the amount of
water from rainfall is increasing
D
．
we have 326
quintillion gallons of water each year
58
．
According to
the passage, what is a proper way to save water?
A
．
Washing dishes
by hand
．
B
．
Starting the
washer with a full load
．
C
．
Feeding our
pets with juice and milk
．
D
．
Encouraging people to use
cleaner spray.
59
．
This is
basically a letter of ____
．
A
．
comfort
B
．
complaint
C
．
appeal
D
．
recommendation
B
A Lesson from the Elder
Grandfather
was
an
elder
Cherokee
Native
American
who
had
a
wrinkled,
nut
brown
face
and
kind
dark
eyes
．
His grandson
often came in the evening to sit on his knee and
ask the many questions that children
ask
．
One
day
the
grandson
came
to
his
grandfather
with
a
look
of
anger
on
his
face
and
the
following
story
．<
/p>
．
I went
outside to wait for father and to
admire my new knife in the
sunlight
．
Some town boys came
by and saw me
．
They
surrounded me and started saying bad
things
．
They called me dirty
and stupid and said that I should not have such
a fine knife
．
The
largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell
over one of the other boys
．
I
dropped my knife
and one of them picked
it up and they all ran away
laughing
．
I hate
them
．
I hate them
all
．
The elder
Cherokee, with eyes that have seen too much,
lifted his grandson's face so his eyes looked into
the
boy's
face
．
Grandfather said,
．
I, too, at times, have felt
a great hate for those who have
taken
so much with no sorrow for what they
do
．
But hate wears you down
and does not hurt your
enemy
．
It is like
drinking poison and wishing your enemy
would die
．
I have struggled
with these feelings many
times
．
It is as if
two wolves are inside
me
．
．
．
It is a terrible
fight
．
One wolf
is good and does no harm
．
He
lives in harmony with all around him and does not
take offense when
no offense was
intended
．
It will only fight
when it is right to do so and in the right
way
．
This wolf stands for
joy,
peace, love, hope, sharing,
modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy,
generosity, truth, and
faith
．
The other
wolf is full of anger
．
The
littlest thing will set off his fiercest
temper
．
He fights everyone,
all the
time, for no
reason
．
He cannot think
because his anger and hate are so
much
．
It is
helpless anger, for his anger will change
nothing
．
This wolf represents
fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt,
lies, false pride and
superiority
．
Sometimes, it is hard to live with
these two wolves inside me for both of them try to
control my spirit
．
This
same fight is going on inside you and
inside every other person
too
．
The
boy
looked
into
his
grandfather's
eyes
and
asked,
wolf
will
win?
The
old
Cherokee
simply
replied
．
．
．
第
5
页
共
12
页
．
60
．
The boy was angry because
____
．
A
．
he was not
satisfied with his present
B
．
his back was
badly injured in a fight
C
．
he had waited
for his father for too long
D
．
his jack-knife
had been taken away by some boys
61
．
The angry wolf
would probably be described as
____
．
A
．
aggressive
B
．
sympathetic
C
．
modest
D
．
unsuccessful
62
．
We can learn
from the third paragraph that
____
．
A
．
B
．
C
．
D
．
63
．
What did Grandfather mean by
saying
A
．
We should feed
the two wolves equally
．
B
．
Living in
harmony with others is
important
．
C
．
Our feelings
should be expressed at the right
time
．
D
．
The choices we
make determine who we will
become
．
C
Cell Phones Are the New
Cigarettes
When you get in your car,
you reach for it
．
When you're
at work, you take a break to have a moment alone
with it
．
When you
get into a lift, you play with
it
．
Cigarettes?
Cup
of
coffee?
No,
it's
the
third
most
addictive
thing
in
modern
life,
the
cell
phone
．
And
experts say it is becoming more
difficult for many people to curb their longing to
hug
it more tightly than
most
of their personal
relationships
．
With its shiny surface, its smooth and
satisfying touch, its air of complexity, the cell
phone
connects us to
the world even as it disconnects us
from people three feet
away
．
In just the past
couple of years, the cell
phone
has challenged individuals,
employers, phone makers and
counselors
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in ways its inventors in the late
1940s never
imagined
．
The
costs are becoming even more evident, and I don't
mean just the monthly bill
．
D
r
．
Chris
Knippers, a
counselor at the
Betty Ford Center in Southern California, reports
that the overuse of
cell
phones has become a
social problem not
much different from other harmful addictions: a
barrier
to one-on-one
personal contact, and
an escape from
reality
．
Sounds
extreme,
but
we've
all
witnessed
the
evidence: The person
at
a
restaurant who
talks
on
the
phone
through an entire
meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the
woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring
her husband; the teen who texts
messages all the way home from school, avoiding
contact with kids all around
him
．
Is it just rude, or is it a kind of
unhealthiness? And pardon me, but how is this
improving the quality of life?
Jim
Williams, an industrial sociologist based in
Massachusetts, notes that cell-phone addiction is
part of a set
of symptoms in a widening
gulf of personal
separation
．
He points to a
study by Duke University researchers that
found
one-quarter
of
Americans
say
they
have
no
one
to
discuss
their
most
important
personal
business
with
．
Despite the
growing use of phones, e-mail and instant
messaging, in other words, Williams says studies
show that we don't have as many friends
as our parents
．
ac
quaintances via the Internet and cell phones have
produced fewer friends,
．
If the cell phone has truly had these
effects, it's because it has become very
widespread
．
Consider that in
1987, there were only 1 million cell
phones in use
．
Today,
something like 300 million Americans carry
them
．
They
far
outnumber wired phones in the United
States
．
64
．
Which of the
following best explains the title of the passage?
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