广东深圳第三高级中学2011-2012学年高一英语下学年期中考试试题.docVIP

深圳市第三高级中学2011-2012学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语试题 （考试时间120分钟，本卷总分135分） I 语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分） 单项选择（共小题；每小题分，满分10分）1. Athens _______ the birthplace of western civilization. A. are known as B. is known as C. are known for D. is known for 2. Florence _______ each year by about a million tourists who came to see the art galleries, churches and museums. A. visits B. is visiting C. is visited D. was visited 3. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. ______, the challenges are still great. A. However B. But C. While D. Therefore 4. The UK is in the thirteenth position, ______ China is in the middle of the list. A. although B. as C. but D. while 5. Although more than 80% of Children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not ________. A. being educated B. educating C. educational D. be educated 6. Almost all tornadoes ______ in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakata in the north. A. are occurred B. occur C. occurred D. are occurring 7. Sandstorms in China appear _______ in recent years as a result of “desertification”. A. to increase B. to be increasing C. to have increased D. increasing 8. The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the ________ of the storm sometimes surprises people. A. strength B. force C. value D. stress 9. Ancient China was a place ______ states were often at war with each other. A. which B. of which C. where D. what 10. He is a man _______ China can be proud. A. of whom B. for whom C. whom D. that 第二节 完形填空（每小题2分，共15题，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-25各题中选出最佳选项。 It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The__11__is based on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by__12__situations that are designed for the__13__children. There can be little