江西省吉安市高一下学期期末考试英语卷

—Tom lost his job last week．
—___he is wandering in the street these days．

You ____be tired—you have worked only for ten minutes．

The news shocked the whole nation ____a strong earthquake hit Yushu on Apr．14, 2010．

In the countryside, ____car is not yet ____popular means for transportation．

．The letter Mary had looked forward to ____her last night and she was very excited．

The director asked me to finish this task by Sunday．How can I ____to?

—How does the Internet ____us?
—By sharing information free of charge．

—Dear, you water the garden and I do the cooking．

There has been a（n）____of sadness in the small town since a boy was drowned in the river．

I would rather you ____with us yesterday, but you left．

—Remember the first time we met?
—Sure．You ____in the supermarket．

—I finished all my work today．
—If____, you can help others with their work．

Medicine should be placed ____children’s reach to make sure of safety．

____is known to us is that China has won five gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

It's said that going to bed early and getting up early ____a widely accepted good habit．

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
In the United States there was an unusual story telling of the daughter of an engineer．One day 36  walking along the bank of a lake, the girl happened to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose．After some time the girl_37_the mother would not return to the eggs and she  38  to take them home．There she carefully  39  the eggs in the heat of a lamp．Several days  40  , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the  41 Geese are known to take the first living thing 42  they see as their mother．Thus, to these  43  geese, the girl was their mother．
As they grew, the girl was able to  44  her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach, them to _45_．The little girl became increasingly worried about this, both when  46  and in her dreams．Suddenly, she thought_47_a clever idea: she would fly a plane to guide them in 48 ．She asked her father for a plane and he made a small one for her．Caring about  49  safety, the father Hew the plane himself．However, the birds didn't  50  him．They all slept in the grass 51 .      
The girl was so worried about it that one day the girl_52_into the plane and started it．Soon the plane left the_53_．Seeing their mother in the air, the birds 54  expanded their wings and   55   She flew the plane freely in the sky, with her young birds following．

A．since B．after C．while D．because

A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted

A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．agreed

A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined

A．ago B．out C．later D．long

A．family B．house C．home D．world

A．what B．which C．that D．who

A．great B．big C．shy D．young

A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow

A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing

A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake

A．of B．through C．over D．back

A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane

A．his B．her C．their D．its

A．respect B．remember C．follow D．receive

A．sadly B．instead C．hardly D．too

A．climbed B．looked C．drove D．fell

A．house B．floor C．water D．ground

A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．immediately

A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water! This is just one of hundreds of tips you might get if you have the hiccups （打嗝）．Hiccups are so mysterious．We really don't know why they start and why they stop．
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups．Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well．Others eat a teaspoon of sugar．Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it．
An American man named Jack O'Leary said he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years．He tried 60,000 cures, but none of them worked．At last he prayed to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
It took a British plumber eight months to cure his hiccups．People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well．He tried them all, but the hiccups continued．Finally, he drank a "secret" mixture someone had sent him．By that evening his hiccups were gone．
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows．But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea—hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure．
How did Jack O'Leary stop his hiccups?

The British plumber spent _ ___in stopping his hiccups．

      might be the best cure for hiccups according to the passage．

From this passage, we can learn ____．

What is the main idea of this passage?

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Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train．

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories is written for____

Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?

The United States will introduce a new exam system for students who seek to study in the USA and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York．
The exam, which means a great change from the current English level test, was introduced by Theresa Jen, associate director of the International Service of the USA College Board, America's leading educational organization．
"The Advanced Placement International English Language （APIEL） will be offered for the first time all over the world on May 10, 2012," said Jen．
However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL （Test of English as a Foreign Language）, the GRE （Graduate Record Examination）, or the IELTS （International English Language Testing System）．
"I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam," said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL．
Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL．"The APIEL is made for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia．" Jen said．
"The APIEL will be used," said Jen, "because the TOEFL can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities of using English．" Xinhua reported that a large number of foreign students who had high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after being admitted．
"Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand 'English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with fluency, and writing in an organized way．" Jen said．
The underlined word "current" in the second paragraph means____．

We can learn from the passage that____．

The APIEL is designed for students who want to study in English-speaking countries, such as____．

According to the passage, the United States will introduce a new exam because____．

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

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own．My mother was one of those people．
My father died when I was one-year-old．While I was growing up, we led a very hard life, but my mom gave me a lot of love．Each night, she seated me on her lap and, spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are sure to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it．"
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said that I would never walk again．Every night my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me whatever those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to．She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her．A year later, I walked on my own to school!
When the Great Depression broke out, my mother lost her job．Then I left school to support the two of us．At that moment I decided never to be poor again．
Over the years, I experienced a lot of business success．But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951．I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was very angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child．That was too expensive for an ordinary American family．I told my wife that I was going to open a motel （汽车旅馆） for families that would never charge extra money for children．Many people did not believe me at that time．
Not surprisingly, mom was my strongest supporter．As in any business, I experienced a lot of difficulties．But with my mom's words in my heart, I never doubted I would succeed．Fifteen years later, I had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn．In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $l billion a year．
You may not have started out life in the best situations．But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you．
What Kemmon's mother often told him during his childhood was____．

Who played the most important role in making the author walk back to school again?

What caused Kemmon to start a motel by himself?

Which of the following best describes Kemmon's mother?

Which of the following led to Kemmon's success?

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。（每空一词，共10分）
76．Tom hurt Mary so deeply that she would never f        him.
77．She has been taking exercise to lose w          and stay slim.
78．Everyone knows smoking is h          to their health and they try to give it up.
79．A v        earthquake hit Yushu and caused more than 1,000 deaths.
80．Whoever isn’t c     with what he has always feels disappointed.
81．Mary spent her            （童年）in the countryside.
82．If the goes on working hard, he is       （可能） to succeed.
83．It is large organization with offices      （遍及）the world.
84．Sicuak         （风俗）differ greatly from country to country.
85．Most information comes from the direct     （观察）of the stars in outer space.

根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子。（每空一词，每空0．5分，共10分）
86．既然你不再需要那顶旧帽子，我将把它扔了。
            you don’t need that old cap any longer，I'll    it     .
87．作为我的好朋友，你应该支持我，并尊重我的选择。
As my friend，you should be in                 me and show               my decision．
88．为了确定他在家，我事先给他打了个电话。
To make sure he was at home．I     him                         .
89．如果你不为自己的错误向他们道歉的话，他们是不会放过你的。
If you don‘t      to them for your mistake, they won’t let you                        
it．
90．他父亲的去世使得他的家庭更贫困了。那就是他退学的原因。
His father died，leaving the family even              . That           his dropping out of school．

最近，关于“中国高中是否应该取消文理分科”的网上调查吸引了许多网民的积极参与。请你根据下表所给的信写一封英文信，描述被调查者的不同看法和表明你（李华）的看法，并将信发给对此感兴趣的美国笔友Tom。
注意：词数100左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
网民：netizens；课程：curriculum；文理科：arts and science。
Dear Tom,
Recently many netizens have taken part in the survey about whether the curriculum of senior high school should be divided into arts and science in China.
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Yours,
Li Hua