观堡中学2011—2012学年度第二学期
第一次月考英语试卷
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第I卷 选择题
一、 单项选择（共20小题，计20分）
1.We don’t know . It is said that she would come tomorrow. A.how she will come B.when she came C.when she will come D.when she comes 2.---Li Hua’s English is very good.
---Yes, and her French her English.
A. is as good as B.isn’t as good as C.is as well as D.is as better as 3.If it rain tomorrow,we go climbing. A.don't; will B.doesn't; will C. is ; won't D. Isn't; won't 4.---What did Lu Xun do after he gave up medicine? ---He devoted writing all his life. A.him to B.himself in C.himself to D.her in 5.---Did you go to Jane’s birthday party?
---No,I .
A.am not invited B.wasn’t invited C.haven’t been invited D.didn’t invited 6.They found useful advertise on thee Internet. A.that B.this C.it D.it is 7.---Why was the plane put off? --- the heavy rain? A.Because B.Because of C.Instead of D.After
8.---Dad,when will you be free? You agreed to go to the seaside with me four days ago. ---I’m sorry,Jack. But I think I will have a holiday soon. A.four-days B.four-day C.four days D.four day 9.--- is the price of the book? ---It’s 188 yuan.
A.How much B.How many C.How D.What
10.---We’d better go out for a walk instead of TV. Don’t you think so?
---OK. Let’s go.
A.to go;to watch B.going;watching C.going;watch D.go;watching
二、完形填空（10分）
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man 21 by,“Let me clean your shoes, 22 ?”The young man said,“No,thank you.”“You may 23 me only a pound for that,sir.”said the boy. 24 the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for 25 . The young man agreed to this,and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put 26 shoe on the boy,but the boy refused to clean it unless he 27 two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But one looked 28 dirty that he couldn’t walk away. He had to 29 and gave the boy 30 . In a very short time his shoes shone brightly. 21.A.passed B.passing C.pass D.passes 22.A.will you B.do you C.don’t you D.can you 23.A.spend B.cost C.take D.pay
24.A.And B.Then C.But D.Or
25.A.Anything B.Something C.Everything D.Nothing 26.A.another B.otheres C.the others D.the other 27.A.paid B.pays C.was paid D.pay 28.A.such B.so C.very D.quite
29.A.return back B.go away C.come back D.leave
30.A.only one pound B.half a pound C.two pounds D.one and a half
pounds
三、阅读理解（30分）
（A）
Sports City Bar
Every Tuesday and Thursday evening in Sports City Bar everyone can
enjoy a “Buy one,get one free”Tex-Mex ＆seafood Buffet(自助餐) for 118
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yuan.
At our Sunday Family Buffet,we have exciting games for children. The buffet lasts from 11:00am to 2:00 pm. And costs 98 yuan per adult. Children aged 12 to 16 eat for half price,and children under 12(limited() to two) eat for free.
Happy hours at Sports City Bar lasts from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. But one soft drink,get one free.Tel:651176-4228
Location:The fourth floor,Blue Sky shopping centre.
31.When can we enjoy the “Buy one,get one free”at Sports City Bar? A.On Tuesday B.On Thursday
C.On Sunday evening D.On Tuesday and Thursday evening 32.Who have free lunch at the Sunday Family Buffet?
A.Children under 12 B.All the children C.Everyone D.Adults 33.If you are thirteen,you .
A. can’t buy one,get one free in Sports City Bar. B. Can eat for free at Sunday Family Buffet.
C. Must pay 49 yuan for your lunch at Sunday Family Buffet D. Must go to the Sports City Bar with your parents 34.The Sports City Bar is on the floor. A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
35.How much will your father pay if he and your 10-year old brother go to have lunch at the Sunday Family Buffet?
A.49 yuan B.98 yuan C.118 yuan D.147 yuan
(B)
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day,the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this,he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him,the king shouted angrily,”Effendi,since(既然)you knew when my Minister would die,you must know the date of your own death. Say it out,or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while.Then he answered,“But how can I know? I’ll
die two days earlier than you.”The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi,he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible,so he let Effendi go. 36.This story tells us .
A.how Effendi fooled the king B.when the king would die
C.why the Minister died D.Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
37.The prime Minister died because .
A.Effendi killed him B.Effendi said he would die
C.he was badly ill D.he fell off the horse
38.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death? A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die. B. Because he wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die
39.The king let Effendi go because .
A.he hoped to live a long life B.he was afraid of Effendi
C.he didn’t believe Effendi’s words D.he knew he would die two days later
40.Which of the following is NOT true? A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister. B. The king was afraid of death
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D. If the king killed Effendi,he himself would die two days later ( C )
From the world’s heaviest apple,the oldest lady to the world’s smallest
dog,these are all part of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》). The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 100 records every week! Why do so many
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people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world?“It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.”said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951,he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later,they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So,he decided to start a book to record the world’d truly greatest people and things in it! The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog,Whitney,is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall. ☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.
41.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except . A.the heaviest fruits and vegetables B.the smallest people and animals C.the strangest people and things D.very ordinary people and things 42.The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for . A.50 years B.76 years C.600 years D.1000 years
43.Newport thought many people tried to break Gunness records because . A. their names be kept in the world records. B. their names could be seen by the whole world. C. they could meet more people all over the world. D. They could be known as the greatest by the world.
44.Which of the following is right according to the passage? . A. Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. B. More than four thousand records are broken each month. C. The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. D. The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. 45.The writer of this passage wants to . A. tell us the strangest records in the world
B. show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records C. give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records D. let us know the most interesting things in the world
第II卷 非选择题
四、用所给单词的适当形式填空。（10分）
46. Do your homework as ____________ (careful) as you can.
47. Why did Jack look__________ (happy)? Because he failed his math exam.
48. ___________ (luck), we didn’t miss the concert that day.
49. A young man was seen ____________ (run) down that street at pm last night.
50. We are very __________ (pride) of our country. 51.In 1809,Santa had eight (reindeer). 52.Most animals run on four (foot). 53.--What’s your ? --1.88m. (high)
54.Her grandfather told her not (water)the flowers 55.Our class could play soccer for a week without (stop) 五、短文填空,根据短文内容用所给单词的正确形式填空（10分）。(10分) learn finish do classmate lucky shop like hard little have The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today’s Chinese teenagers can 61 rest during the weekends.
According to a survey, 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 have 62 than eight hours sleep each night because of study.
Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, 63 to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she gets to extra classes for math and English. But she doesn’t complain. She says that all her work hard on Sunday.
Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he also spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after 65 homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy because he still has time to do the things he 66 .
A few students are quite a bit 67 . Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student
from Xi’an, Shanxi, is one of them. During the weekends, she usually gets
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up at 8:00. Then she spends some time 68 her homework. After that she is free to go 69 or watch TV. “Don’t push yourself too much. 70 well at school is enough.” she said. And she is a top student.
六．句型转换（20分）
71. She is cleaning the car now. (对划线部分提问) is she now?
72. Do it like this. (改为否定句) .it like this. 73. The students did what we told them. (变为一般疑问句) _______ the students _______ what we told them? 74. He went to the cinema last night. (就划线部分提问) _______ _______ he _______ to the cinema? 75. He has never been to Japan before. (变为反意疑问句) He has never been to Japan before, _______ _______?
七、动词填空。（10分）
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
Since 1946,one of the most important inventions has been the computer. It has been changing all our lives.
The first computer 76 (build) in 1946. It 77 (be) as large as a room and very difficult and slow 78 (use). But since the invention of silicon chip(硅片),computers 79 (become) smaller, easier and faster to operate. Some computers are as small as TV sets. Some can even be made smaller than a book. And computers 80 (get) smaller and smaller all the time. Who knows the computers of tomorrow 81 (be) like?
There 82 several reasons(原因) why the computer is useful to us. First, a
lot of information can 83 into computers. Second, the computer 84 very quickly-thousands of times faster than a man and it will not be tired. Third, modern
computers can be built into other kinds of machines like radio, cars and planes. So today people can spend less time 85 (do) more work with a computer.
八．书面表达。（10分）
在一次英语班会上，老师请同学们以“Proud of My School”为主题发言。请根据下面的提示写一篇发言稿。字数要求在80词左右。
提示：1.What does your school look like? 2.What fun do you have at school?
3.Why do you like your school?
Proud of My School
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