湖北省孝感市高中高一下学期期末考试英语卷

Although he is old, he’s very          . However, when he was young, he was very lazy.

—Are you worried about his safety?
—Only         .

We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to            my dog for me while we are away?

She is an excellent student in our class, and she always            herself in her studies.

There is a(n)             of 200 yuan for the person who returns the lost necklace to its owner.

Obviously, the book is             for children aged between three and six.

To the surprise of many people, in ten years the city’s population          by 12%.

—Mary is very clear and studies very hard.
—          she stands out in almost all her subjects that she learns.

In his spare time, he often listens to music or watches TV to          himself.

       , most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, Rose likes classical music.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two days before Thanksgiving, I was trying to open my mouth wide enough for a mirror and a roll of steel wire. Metal braces (牙齿矫正器)had been on my   31   for weeks, but this was the day for the wire to be adjusted. Only those who have had braces will understand the terrible   32   of being “wired”. For the next 24 hours, it felt like every tooth was being   33   slowly by a giant clawhammer (拔钉锤).  34   drinking water caused pain.
By Thanksgiving Day, I had got used to it.   35   I didn’t use my teeth, the pain was bearable. But this was a day when teeth had to   36   longer than usual. We were   37   at my grandparents’ house with relatives. The house was filled with so many pleasant   38   that we could hardly resist the food. When grandma said, “Dinner is ready!” all the kids   39   to be first in line. I was so excited that I    40   the braces in my mouth and   41   my way up to the head of the line.
I piled my plate high with my favorite corn-on-the-cob(玉米棒子)and   42   my mouth to enjoy it. The pain was   43  . I felt I would never be able to eat again. I put my plate away and ran outside in   44  .
Grandma then took my plate to the   45  . She cut all the corn off that cob and rescued me from my   46  . She handed me my plate piled high with corn. “Thanks,” I said   47  . Then I looked up and   48   a strange light in her eye, a light that is still   49   to me after more than fifty years. That was the Thanksgiving when I discovered something more   50   than good food.

A．tongue B．hands C．teeth D．head

A．subject B．situation C．chance D．production

A．pushed B．planted C．opened D．pulled

A．Still B．So C．Even D．Yet

A．play B．work C．hurt D．shake

A．mixed B．called C．gathered D．surrounded

A．experiences B．words C．colours D．smells

A．rushed B．started C．stepped D．walked

A．forced B．created C．led D．gave

A．narrowed B．opened C．cleaned D．shut

A．normal B．violent C．regretful D．common

A．time B．anger C．surprise D．tears

A．kitchen B．bedroom C．clinic D．restaurant

A．fear B．loneliness C．pain D．interest

A．sadly B．kindly C．shyly D．gratefully

A．checked B．passed C．caught D．filled

A．attractive B．mysterious C．natural D．untrue

A．important B．popular C．useful D．expensive

The TV shows a baby’s pram (婴儿车) rolling off a train platform as the mother makes a mad rush to save her son, but she is too late and it falls onto the rails in front of an incoming train. This heart-stopping scene happened yesterday at Ashburton station in Melbourne, Australia. But the story has a happy ending: the six-month-old baby survived with just a cut on his forehead, although the pram was dragged about 35 metres by the braking train. The nurse Jon Wright said the boy just “needed a feed and a sleep” and didn’t need to stay in hospital.
“Luckily, he was strapped (绑) into his pram at the time, which probably saved his life. I think the child is extremely lucky, ” Wright told the Herald Sun newspaper after the baby was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station so it stopped quickly when the driver put on the brakes as soon as he saw the pram fall in front of him. Rail firm Connex is to look into how the pram rolled off the platform. The accident came one day after Connex started a child safety awareness activity warning parents to keep babies strapped into their prams at all times while on platforms.
The accident happened at the same time as the “balloon boy ”story in the US, in which a six-year-old Colorado boy was reported to be trapped in a flyaway balloon. However, he was later found hiding in the family’s garage. Many people believe that it had all been a publicity stunt by the parents. No such doubts surround the baby on the train platform.
In the accident, the baby           .

The child was not killed most probably because        .

Why could the train stop quickly?

The underlined word “stunt” in the last paragraph probably means           .

On the day of a big event, many people came to Big Bend Mountain to watch. John Henry and the salesman stood side by side. Even early in the day, the sun was burning hot.
The competition began. John Henry kissed his hammer and started working. At first, the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did. Then, he started working with a hammer in each hand. He worked faster and faster. In the mountain, the heat and dust were so thick that most men would have had trouble breathing. The crowd shouted as clouds of dust came from inside the mountain.
The salesman was afraid when he heard what sounded like the mountain breaking. However, it was only the sound of John Henry at work. Polly Ann and her son cheered when the machine was pulled from the tunnel of the mountain. It had broken down. Polly Ann urged John Henry to come out. But he kept working, faster and faster. He dug deep into the darkness, hitting the steel so hard that his body began to fail him. He became weak, and his heart burst.
John Henry fell to the ground. There was a terrible silence. Polly Ann did not move because she knew what had happened. John Henry’s blood spilled over the ground. But he still held one of the hammers. “I beat them,” he said. His wife cried out, “Don’t go, John Henry.”“Bring me a cool drink of water,”he said. Then he took his last breath.
His friends carried his body from the mountain. They buried him near the house where he was born. Crowds went there after they heard about John Henry’s death.
Soon, the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers. Many laborers left their families to look for work. They took the only jobs they could find. As they worked, some sang about John Henry.
What does the big event mentioned in Paragraph 1 refer to?

The underlined word “tunnel ”in Paragraph 3 probably means “          ”.

What happened to John Henry when he fell to the ground?

What do we know about John Henry?

What can we infer from the passage?

TOKYO— At first glance, Japanese cellphones are young people’s favorites, with elegant design and quick access to the Internet. However, despite years of competition in overseas markets, Japan’s cellphone makers have little presence beyond the country’s shores.
The only Japanese cellphone maker with any meaningful global share is Sony Ericsson, and that company is a London-based joint venture(合资企业)between a Japanese electronics maker and a Swedish telecommunications firm.
And Sony Ericsson has been hit by big losses. Its market share was just 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2009, behind Nokia of Finland, Samsung Electronics and LG of South Korea, and Motorola of Illinois.
This year, Mr Natsuno, who developed a popular wireless Internet service called i-Mode, invited some of the best minds in the field to debate how Japanese cellphones could go global.
“The most amazing thing about Japan is that even the average person out there will have a very advanced phone, ”said Mr Natsuno. Japan has 100 million users of advanced third-generation smart phones, twice the number of the United States, a much larger market. Many Japanese rely on their phones, not a PC, for Internet access.
Indeed, Japanese cellphone makers thought they had positioned themselves to dominate（支配）the age of digital data. But they were a little too clever. In the 1990s, they set a standard for the second-generation network that was refused everywhere else. Then Japan quickly adopted a third-generation standard in 2001. However, it made Japanese phones too advanced for most markets.
Several Japanese companies are now considering a push into overseas markets, including NEC. Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba and Fujitsu are said to be planning similar moves.
“Japanese cellphone makers need to either look overseas, or exit the business”, said Kenshi Tazaki, a managing vice president at the consulting firm Gartner Japan.
Through the first paragraph, the author intends to tell us that___________.

The cellphone company with the largest global market share is located in______.

Why are Japanese cellphone makers a little too clever?

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of non-farm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September, 2009.
The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. On the one hand more women have entered the labor market over the years, and on the other hand the economic recession (衰退) has hit men harder than women. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost 11% compared to 8% for women.
Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing (制造业) and building lost more jobs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women.
Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent of what men earn. And a recent study from the University of California, Davis, reveals that women hold fifty-one percent of well-paid management and professional jobs. Yet the study also shows that men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at most companies. The results have remained largely unchanged for five years.
Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their families. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found that they all value their independence and many enjoy having the power of control, though not all want it. But they even feel more pressure and worry. That is partly because of cultural expectations that working women should still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.
Which of the following is a reason why women have a larger share of jobs?

There have been an increasing number of jobs for women in           .

In the late 1970s, if a man earned 500 dollars a month, a woman probably earned          .

If a woman is the main earner in her family, she probably             .

Star Wars Millennium Falcon
This is a gift that, if we’re being honest, many dads want to own for themselves. This huge ship is the greatest Star Wars toy. It lights up and makes some noises. Every boy from 3 to 53 will absolutely like it, if they can find room for it. I dare say even a few grandfathers might go for it.
Biscuit—the Loving Pup
You may clearly know that a pet can be a great thing to a child’s development but you probably don’t think that you can take care of a dog properly. The robot dog Biscuit is less likely to exacerbate the disorder of your house and except for a few dead batteries, won’t leave any surprises on the floor. It will be a good playmate for your kids.
JVC KD-10 Headphones
It’s increasingly common for kids to enjoy themselves on long journeys with a portable (便携式的)DVD player or an iPod MP3, but the headphones that come with expensive electronics are seldom suitable for young ears. Kids should use JVC headphones that have a sound limiter that can be set by the concerned parent.
Sparrow-kids Routemaster Kit
Sparrow-kids Kit makes a huge range of craft (工艺) tools. There are lots of pretty but achievable projects for young girls to take up their (safe plastic) needles and sew.
Holz Wooden Airport
It might be said that Britain doesn’t need another airport but when it’s a traditional wooden toy like this all of you would agree that it’s a good thing. Treated with a little care, this play-set could easily entertain your young air traffic controllers.
The underlined word “exacerbate” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “        ”.

Which of the gifts is designed mainly for girls?

The five things listed in the passage are            .

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子
71.You may                   (指望) he will come to help you.(rely)
72.He was busy writing a letter            (而不是)doing his homework.(rather)
73.—He was late again this morning.
—He                               (本应该出发) earlier. (set)
74.Can’t you see that your design            (正在被讨论)? Have some patience, please.(discuss)
75.E-mail, as well as letters,                (正起着重要的作用) in daily communication. (play)
76.I would rather you                       (求助于他) yesterday, than now. (turn)
77. He gave the long speech without                    (看他的笔记).(refer)
78.                (无论哪一本词典)you want to buy, I’ll pay for it. (whichever)
79. The school                   (缺少) for experienced teachers now. (badly)
80. Justin kicked the ball into his own goal.                   (由于) his stupidity that we won the game. (thanks)

许多学校存在学生抄袭作业的情况。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，介绍这一现象及其原因，并谈谈自己的看法：
现象：有很多学生抄袭作业。
原因：作业太多、太难；部分同学对学习不感兴趣，完成作业纯粹为了取悦家长和老师。
看法：作业要独立完成；遇到困难可请教老师和同学。
注意：1.110词左右；
2.文章必须包括提示的全部内容，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。