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莆田二中2010－2012学年高一英语下学期期中考试卷2012.4二、单项选择(15%)1.—Henry,whatdoyouthinkofthemovieMissionImpossible4?—.Iwishtowatchitagain.A.Itcouldn’tbeworseB.Itcouldn’tbebetterC.Ican’tagreemoreD.Ithinkitawasteoftime2.—Nowadays,moreparentsgreatimportancetoprovidingtheirchildrenwithabettereducation.A.giveB.devoteC.performD.attach3.—Oh,mygoodness!Ican’tfindmyIphone4s.Someonemighthavestolenit.—Buthowathiefhaveenteredthehousewithallthedoorsandwindowsstilllocked?A.shouldB.daredC.mustD.could4.Somestudentsevenhavenoideaoftheyarestudying,sotheywastemuchtimeplaying.A.whatB.whenC.whyD.where5.WhenJennifersteppedinquietly,hermother,onthebed,wassleepingsound.A.layingB.lyingC.laidD.lain6.ItmadeKate’sparentsexcitedKateenteredthefinalinthetennismatch.A.whatB.whetherC.thatD.when7.Nobodyknowsbrokeintothehouselastnightandstoletheimportantpapers.A.whowasitthatB.itwaswhothatC.whoitwasthatD.thatitwaswho8.It’scertainthatyou’llloveourbest-seller,youcanreadsomegoodnovelsinsimpleEnglish.A.whichB.whoC.thatD.where9.—youlikethatlatesttypeofcarsomuch,whynotbuyone?—Well,Ican’taffordsoexpensiveacar.Itisworth200,000yuan.A.AsifB.EvenifC.NowthatD.Incase10.InmostwesterncountriesonAprilFool’sDay,peopleoftenplaytrickoneachother;childrenespeciallyhavegreatfun.A.a;aB.the;theC./;aD.a;/11.Totheirsurprise,theyfoundthelecturegivenbythefamousprofessoreasy.A.tobeunderstoodB.tounderstandC.understandingD.understood12.Knowledgeandlearningareimportantifwewanttobesuccessful,buttheymayalsoourthinking.A.directB.limitC.changeD.improve13.Safetyinschoolshasbeenofgreatconcernbecauseoffrequentreportsaboutaccidentsstudentsgotinjuredorkilledwhileinschool.A.inwhichB.forwhichC.ofwhichD.when14.ReportedlyyesterdayagroupofAmericansoldierswerewalkingalongthestreetinIraqwhenabombwas,threeofwhomwerekilled.A.setoffB.setoutC.setupD.setabout15.ProfessorBackmanhasdonescientificresearchfordecades,andthisishedevotedallhislifeto.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.how三、完形填空（30%）“Everythinghappensforthebest,”mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment.“Ifyou36,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Andyou’ll37thatitwouldn’thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.”Motherwas38asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollegein1932.Ihad39totryforajobinradio,andthenworkmywayuptosports40.FirstlyIwenttoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation–andgot41downeverytime.Inonestudio,akindladytoldmethat42stationscouldn’t43hiringaninexperiencedperson.“Gooutandfindasmallstationthat’llgiveyouachance,”saidshe.Iwenthome44Dixon,IllinoiswhereIhadplayedhighschoolfootball.ThereI45forajobinastoreforasportsdepartmentmanager.46Iwasn’thiredagain.Mydisappointment47haveshown.“Everythinghappensforthebest.”Mom48me.Twomonthslater,IwenttoWOCRadioinDavenport.Theprogramdirector,awonderfulScotsmannamedPeterMacArthurtoldmetheyhad49anannouncer50.AsI51hisoffice,Ifeltveryangry.Iaskedaloud,“Howcanafellowgettobeasportsannouncer52hecan’tgetajobinaradiostation?”IwaswaitingfortheelevatorwhenIheardMacArthurcalling,“Whatdidyousayaboutsports?Doyouknow53aboutfootball?”Thenhestoodmebeforeamicrophoneandaskedmeto54animaginarygame.AftertwentyminutesPetertoldmeIwouldbebroadcastingSaturday’sgame.Onmywayhome,Ionceagain55ofmymother’swords:“Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Somethingwouldn’thavehappenedifnotforthatpreviousdisappointment.”16.A.carryonB.giveupC.takeonD.liftup17.A.makeB.realizeC.senseD.figure18.A.illB.excitedC.puzzledD.right19.A.forgotB.failedC.struggledD.decided20.A.coachB.announcerC.managerD.director21.A.takenB.brokenC.turnedD.pulled22.A.ordinaryB.smallC.goodD.big23.A.practiceB.avoidC.escapeD.risk24.A.toB.offC.besideD.with25.A.spokeB.appliedC.waitedD.counted26.A.ThusB.ThereforeC.ButD.And27.A.mustB.shouldC.shallD.would28.A.remindedB.warnedC.helpedD.protected29.A.firedB.accusedC.providedD.hired30.A.nearlyB.stillC.alreadyD.yet31.A.tookB.enteredC.leftD.reached32.A.becauseB.ifC.andD.or33.A.everybodyB.anythingC.everythingD.anybody34.A.broadcastB.imagineC.tellD.make35.A.remindedB.consideredC.thoughtD.spoke四、阅读理解（32%）AItwasonher14thbirthdaythatherfirstbook,IntheForestoftheNight,wasacceptedforpublication.At16,hersecondnovel,DemoninMyView,alsoreachedthebookstores.Severalbookslater,theteenageauthorstillworksawayinherroom,surroundedbyshelvesfullofdarktalesaboutvampires(吸血鬼)andwitches(女巫).AmeliaAtwater–RhodesiswidelyseenasAmerica’sfinestteenwriterandwasnamedoneofTeenPeople’s“20TeensWhoWillChangetheWorld.”Bornin1984,shebeganmakingupstorieswhenshewasaboutthreeyearsold.“Ineverstoppedandsaid,‘Iwanttowrite’,”Ameliaremembers.“IlovedstoriesandcreatedstoriesbeforeIwasoldenoughtoknowhowtowritethemdown.”Inherfamily,readingwasfundamental(基本的)andfun.“Myparentsencouragedmetoread–andtoreadanythingIwanted,solongasIwasreading,”shesaid.“TheyneverrestrictedwhatIread.Later,whenIstartedwriting,theynevercriticizedwhatIdidorsaidIwas‘tooyoung’.TheyneversaiditwasimpossibleformetoachievewhatIhave.”Inhershortbutsuccessfulcareer,Ameliahastrieddifferentstyles.Butvampireswerethefirstcharacterstoreallycomealiveinherwork.Fromthemshehasdevelopedawholeworld,onewhichshealwaysenjoyslearningmoreabout.Asapublis