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1大桥中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择1．TheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)finallyopeneditsdoortoChinaonNovember10,______ourChinese15-yearwait.A.toendB.endedC.endingD.ends2．Thisdependsuponheisinterestedindoingthiskindofwork.A.ifB.whetherC.thatD.what3．Jackhasmadegreatachievementsinhiswork,andtheharderheworks,the_________hebecomes.A.religiousB.energeticC.curiousD.independent4．Shelongedforapleasanttripinthesummer,whileherparentsdesiredthatshe_______athome,preparingforthecomingexam..A.stayB.staysC.muststayD.wouldstay5．Manypeoplebelieveweareheadingforenvironmentaldisaster_____webasicallychangethewaywelive.A.butB.althoughC.unlessD.once6．We_______onthisprojectforfourhours.Let’shavearest.A.areworkingB.havebeenworkingC.workedD.hadworked7．Bynomeans___toyourparents.A.isthisthefirsttimeyouarelyingB.thisisthefirsttimeyouhaveliedC.thisisthefirsttimeyoutellalieD.isthisthefirsttimeyouhavelied8．It’sdifficultforhimtowithoutacar.A.getoffB.getinC.getonD.getaround9．“Theywenttothelecture,butithadbeenputoff.”“Oh,sothey_______.”A.needn’thavegoneB.shouldhavegoneC.mustn’thavegoneD.don’tneedtogo10．NeitherTomnorJackandI______hisstudents,buteachofus_____gonetothehospitaltoseehim.A.am;hasB.is;hasC.are;hasD.was;have11．Hewas____theNobelPrizeandreceiveda_____ofseveralthousanddollars.A.rewarded,awardB.rewarded,prizeC.awarded,rewardD.awarded,prize12．Wehurriedtothestation,_________thetrainwasgone.A.findB.findingC.foundD.onlytofind13．Theshipwas_____inastormoffJamaica.A.drownedB.sunkC.wreckedD.submitted14．ThisisthefirsttimethatIit.A.seeB.sawC.hadseenD.haveseen二、完型填空OurholidayswerecomingtoanendbutwehadnotyetrealizedourplantodrivetoDalat.2Our1aboutDalatwithitsshiningcherryblossoms(花)andscenicviewswere2ustostartourjourney.Thenonemorningourdream3.Wehiredacaranddrove4toDalatearlyinthemorning.Splendidlandscapes5oneithersideoftheroad6beforeus.Therefreshingmorningbreezewascaressing(抚摸)ourskinandin7spiritsweweresingingmerrily.WhenwereachedBlaoPass,wesawawhite8infrontofus.We9downthepass.Itseemedtousthattheyounggirlinthewhitecardidnotwanttobe10asshewasdrivingatfullspeed.Suddenlyshelost11ofhercar;itturnedtotheleftandcrashedintotheslopeand12.Quitefrightened,webraked13andjumpedoutofourcar.Weturnedhercaroverandpulledoutthegirlwhowas14inthecar.Thegirlhadnarrowlyescapeddeath.Shewasshiveringlikeanaspen(白杨)leaf.Inspiteofher15,shelookedverybeautiful,justlikeanangel.Whenshehad16fromherpanic,shetimidly(胆小地)thankedusforhavingrescuedher,thenshelookedatherflat17indespair.Readingherthoughts,wetookoffourshirtsandbeganto18thepuncturedtyre.Wethenputonthe19wheelforher.Assoonastheworkhadbeendone,westartedour20againandfollowedDaHuongLan—thegirlwehadhelped.1.A．thoughtsB．ideasC．suggestionsD．stories2.A．promisingB．tellingC．urgingD．refusing3.A．cametrueB．wokeupC．tookplaceD．brokeout4.A．backB．againC．slowlyD．straight5.A．atduskB．atnightC．atdawnD．atnoon6.A．disappearedB．unfoldedC．grownD．developed7.A．strangeB．freshC．highD．low8.A．busB．carC．dogD．cat9.A．walkedB．ranC．climbedD．sped10.A．overtakenB．beatenC．discoveredD．known11.A．angerB．controlC．lifeD．memory12.A．leftB．stoppedC．returnedD．overturned13.A．highlyB．successfullyC．hardD．hardly14.A．trappedB．lockedC．thrownD．found15.A．pleasureB．deathC．shockD．wake16.A．cameB．recoveredC．learnedD．turned17.A．tyreB．chairC．carD．leg18.A．repairB．removeC．throwD．check19.A．otherB．newC．second-handD．spare20.A．journeyB．voyageC．passageD．umbrella三、阅读理解AResearchattheUniversityofLiverpool,UK,hasfoundthatShakespeare’slanguagestimulatespositivebrainactivity.Shakespeareusesalinguistic（语言的）techniqueknownasfunctionalchangethatinvolves,forexample,usinganountoserveasaverb．Researchersfoundthatthistechniqueallowsthe3braintounderstandwhatawordmeansbeforeitunderstandsthefunctionofthewordwithinasentence．ThisprocesscausesasuddenpeakinbrainactivityandforcesthebraintoworkbackwardsinordertofullyunderstandwhatShakespeareistryingtosay.ProfessorPhilipDavis,fromtheuniversity’sSchoolofEnglish,said:“Thebrainreactstoreadingaphrasesuchas‘hegoddedme’fromthetragedyofCoriolanus,inasimilarwaytoputtingajigsawpuzzle（拼图玩具）together．Ifitiseasytoseewhichpiecesfittogetheryoubecomeboredofthegame．Butifthepiecesdon’tappeartofit,whenweknowtheyshould,thebrainbecomesexcited．Bythrowingirregularwordsintoseeminglynormalsentences,Shakespearesurprisesthebraininamannerthatproducesasuddenburstofactivity—asenseofdramacreatedoutofthesimplestofthings.”ExpertsbelievethatthisheightenedbrainactivitymaybeoneofthereasonswhyShakespeare’splayshavesuchadramaticimpactontheirreaders.ProfessorNeilRoberts,fromtheuniversity’sMagneticResonanceandImageAnalysisResearchCenter,andProfessorDavis,togetherwithDrGuillauneThierry,fromtheUniversityofWales,UK,monitored20participantsusinganelectroencephalogram(EEG)astheyreadselectedlinesfromShakespeare’splays.“Thebrainsignalisrelativelystablewhenweunderstandthemeaningofawordbutwhenthewordchangesthegrammarofthewholesentence,brainreadingssuddenlypeak．Thebrainisthenforcedtoretraceitsthinkingprocessinordertounderstandwhatitissupposedtomakeofthisunusualword,”explainsProfessorRoberts.1．Theresearchconductedbytheprofe