[湖南]2012-2013学年湖南邵阳石齐学校高一下期期中考试英语卷

_______ you start, you should go ahead.

Everything depends on _______ they will support you about it.

The new building is _______ the old one.

The boy is ______ to leave home.

The medical team ______ 5 doctors and 3 nurses was sent to Africa last week.

I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

It was _____ he said ______ hurt me.

At the foot of the mountain _______.

I like movies, and _____

We are so happy to see the problem _______ so quickly.

______ everything ______, she left the supermarket with satisfaction.

I, who ______ your close friend, will try my best to help you out of trouble.

Both rice and wheat _______ grown in our country.

After he graduated from college, he _______ his father’s business.

Although this medicine can cure you ______ your illness, it has a bad effect ______ you.

I never thought about the dangers of growing up during the war because I was only six then. My parents were  36  and both were busy with their work at a hospital. I was often left in the care of my grandmother. Grandma gave Aunt Tracy and I the  37  of taking lunch to my grandfather, her estranged (分居的) husband, who lived  38  in an apartment at the other side of the village.
  As usual,  39  we left, Grandma repeated, "There may be war at any time, so stay on the side of the road. Be  40  not to spill (溢出) the food." Aunt Tracy and I  41  the lunch box and hurried to Grandpa’s place.
  "Keep down and take cover!" Tracy cried out as we heard some  42 . As we squatted (蹲) at the roadside, I started to feel  43 . Grandpa preferred his food served  44 . If we couldn’t get there on time, his lunch would turn cold! Not wanting the war to slow us down, I said, "Let’s just run for it!"
  We tried all the ways we could think of to cross the road, but  45  seemed to work. Suddenly Tracy said, "Bullets travel in a straight line, so we can run in a zigzag (之字形)."Taking a deep breath, we set off again and ran wildly back and forth across the road.,  46  we managed to reach Grandpa’s apartment.
  As an adult, I now know what my young mind couldn’t understand then: it’s impossible to go through life without  47 . We may come across difficulties in our life, but we need to be brave, face the problem and carry on.

A．workers B．soldiers C．doctors D．patients

A．project B．trouble C．job D．career

A．sadly B．madly C．alone D．abroad

A．until B．before C．after D．since

A．careful B．still C．proud D．Valuable

A．rose B．lifted C．touched D．prepared

A．noises B．Shots C．Voices D．Cries

A．disappointed B．scared C．encouraged D．worried

A．safe B．nice C．hot D．quick

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Actually D．Gradually

A．illnesses B．failures C．struggles D．changes

Researchers announced     discovery of a small statue in northern Xinjiang, China, recently. The metal statue is of a Greek soldier. When asked     a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained     no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great’s influence.
Alexander the Great spread the Greek culture from Europe     Africa and Asia, influencing the world for centuries to come. The statue     the Greek soldier found in northern Xinjiang probably came to China in the 4^th century BC     a result of trade. Like many other ancient objects     show a Greek influence,     can now be seen in a museum in Urumqi.

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
Mr. David’s house was_______ that many tourists came to see it.

Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.

The notice made the visitors _______.

After Mr. David put up the notice_______.

At last he had to sell his house and move away because_______.

We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
Some people can easily learn many things by heart because_______.

Everybody learns his mother language_______.

Before a child can speak, he must_______.

In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because_______.

Your memory will become better and better_______.

Mary got a little white lamb（羊羔）. She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone. Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, she told him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.
It was easy to find the thief in the small village. Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ house and said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”
Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it was black. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little black lamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking, it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When he went outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which had been black half an hour before, was now almost white.
“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered, “black or white?”
When her husband came back Mary told him __________.

Henry said to Alex, “If you ______ return the lamb to me, I’ll go to the police office.”

Henry didn’t leave the neighbor’s home ______.

To his surprised, he found a _______ lamb there instead.

Which of the sentences is right?

Write on more than three words for each answer.
The father of Western philosophy
The word ‘philosophy’ means ‘love of wisdom’. Philosophy can be thought of as a way of looking at the world around us, or of answering the great questions of life, such as ‘Why are we here ?’ and ‘What is truth?’
The father of Western philosophy was Socrates. Socrates was from Athens, in Greece. When he was young, he was a brave soldier. Later, he became a teacher, but he taught for free, and earned his salary from being a common worker. Aside from this, we know very little about him. Since he never wrote a book, we also know very little about his philosophy. Yet, Socrates has had a deep influence on Western thought and science.
To understand how this can true, we must understand how Socrates taught. Socrates taught by asking questions. Through this, he challenged his students to develop and explain their own arguments. In many cases, his questions made his students aware of their own errors. Many students got embarrassed and even angry when this happened, while others changed their opinions. Socrates’ way of approaching the truth is now called the Socratic Methods. The idea of asking questions until you reach the right answer is the basis of modern philosophy and science.
Unfortunately for him, Socrates questioned too much. He always asked challenging questions to everyone he met, upsetting many people in Athens. Finally, some people had had enough of him, so they took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek’s Gods and for corrupting the young people of Athens. At his trial, he defended himself by asking his judges yet more questions. This just made a bad situation worse. Finally he was put to death by being forced to drink poison.                 Through his death, Socrates became the hero of all people who search for the truth.

The Father of Western philosophy
The     of philosophy	Philosophy can be   as a way of looking at the world around us, or of answering the great questions of life.
Brief introduction to Socrates	Socrates was       Athens. He was a brave soldier when he was young. Later, he worked as a teacher who taught   and earned his salary from being a common worker.
Socratic Method	Socrates taught by      . Through this, he challenged his students to develop and explain their own arguments to make the students aware of their own errors. His way of     he truth is now called the Socratic Method.
for Socrates’ death	Socrates always liked asking      questions to everyone, which upset many people in Athens, so they took him to   for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and for corrupting the young people.     , he was put to death by being forced to drink poison. However, he became the hero of all people who search for the truth.

Xinjiang Yumin Mountain Flower Festival opened yesterday. It opens once a year. This is the fourth Flower Festival. It shows the great beauty of this area. The festival will last for 100 days. Visitors can visit the beautiful mountainous county(县) during the Flower Festival. They will enjoy a beautiful flower world.
Yumin is in the western part of Xinjiang. There are 24 rivers going through the area. The special geographical position(地理位置) and proper weather have made the county one of China's most interesting places. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful flowers, green grass, blue sky and so on.
The county is home to more than 1,000 kinds of plants. Different kinds of flowers come out in May every year. It's so beautiful. There are also more than 90 kinds of animals. In the past, it was known only by a small number of outdoor travel fans. But now it's very famous. So if you want to go on a trip to Yumin, you can start your trips in early May, when most of the county's wild flowers come out.
Does Xinjiang Yumin Mountain Flower Festival open once a year? (no more than 3 words)
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How long will the fourth Flower Festival last? (no more than 8 words)
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Why has Yumin become one of China's most interesting places?(no more than 14 words)
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When is the best time to visit Yumin? (no more than 5 words)
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假设你是李华，今年暑假你和家人一起到杭州和苏州度假。请根据表格中的内容，用英语写一篇文章对两座城市进行简单的比较。

注意：
词数100-120左右
可以适当增加细节，使文章更加流畅。
paradise/ heaven 天堂    Suzhou gardens 苏州园林   cultural atmosphere 文化气氛
distinctive seasons 分明的四季
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