2011---2012学年第一学期期末试卷高一英语第一卷（选择题）第一部分英语知识运用第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．comeA.coldB. cockC. comfortD. improve2. deadA. eagerB. greatC. leastD. health3. unitedA. useB. uglyC. upstairsD. put4. silenceA. weightB. ceilingC. bargainD. height5. thirtyA. theatreB. thusC. althoughD. feather第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6.-How did you find your visit to the museum, Jane?-___ _____A. By taking a No.3 bus.B. Oh, wonderful !C.I went there alone.D.A classmate of mine showed me the way.7. In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _________ second foreign language.A. the; aB. a; aC. the; theD. a; the8. The doctor told me to take the medicine .A. every fourth hoursB. each fourth hourC. each four hoursD. every four hours9.It was _______ to see so many ________ people in a small town.A. amazing; amazingB. amazing; amazedC. amazed; amazedD. amazed; amazing10 He is __ __ that everyone likes to make friends with him.A. a such honest boyB. so honest a boyC. so an honest boyD. such honest a boy11.This book ___ _ 12 units, __ __ the unit of Music.A. contains, includingB. includes, containingC. contains, includesD. including, contains12. __ __ , he caught up with others.A. With the help of the teacher’sB. With the teacher’s helpC. By the teacher’s helpD. On the teacher’s help13.The young man helped the company recover, so his boss gave him an apartment _________.A. in returnB. in turnC. in chargeD. in fact14. She doesn’t like the way _______ you speak to her.A. toB. in thatC. howD. in which15. More attention must be paid _ ___ the endangered animals..A. protectB. to protectC. to protectingD. protecting 16．Computers in offices and homes since 1970s．A．have been used B．had been used C．was D．has been used17. I won’t see the film tonight. I am busy. ______, it is raining cats an d dogs.A. BesideB. HoweverC. BesidesD. As well as18. We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of ____ are healthy.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. whom19. The tiger, once a __ __ animal to humans, is now ____ of disappearing on the earth. A．dangerous, danger B．dangerous, in dangerC．in danger, in danger D．danger, in danger20．—Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs?—'．A．My pleasure B．With pleasureC．Of course I do D．Yes．That’s all fight第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

Nowadays 21 children go to school 22 few of them have ever asked themselves 23 they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, 24 and a few other 25 . But why do they learnthese things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?Actually children go to school to 26 themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to 27 themselves. They learn their own language 28 they will be able to 29 with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn 30 about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. 31 helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use 32 in their 33 , but there is one more 34 reason why children go to school.It is more important to receive education than just learning 35 .We go to school 36 to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who 37 knows how to learn will always be 38 because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. 39 , children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to 40 how to learn.21. A. some B. most C. few D. all22. A. but B. so C. and D. because23. A. how B. when C. why D. that24. A. cooking B. sowing C. playing D. geography25. A. subjects B. skills C. languages D. games26. A. make B. prepare C. teach D. study27. A. teach B. support C. live D. work28. A. and B. in order to C. so as to D. so that29. A. communicate B. work C. talk D. study30. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing31. A. Foreign languages B. Mathematics C. History D. Geography32. A. practical B. special C. different D. importance33. A. work B. lives C. study D. communication34. A. difficult B. unusual C. important D. kind35. A. foreign languages B. science C. mathematics D. facts36. A. above all B. at all C. in all D. for all37. A. doesn't B. never C. really D. may38. A. unsuccessful B. calm C. successful D. useful39. A. Although B. But C. However D. Therefore40. A. begin B. work C. live D. learn第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。