高一英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

湖北省孝感高级中学2011-2012学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why cant the woman help the man? A. She is too busy. B. She doesnt know the way. C. She doesnt understand the man.2. Whats the man doing? A. Asking for help.B. Showing the way.C. Making suggestions.3. When does the first bus to Beijing leave? A. At 6:00 am.B. At 6:30 am.C. At 6:00 pm.4. Who is Jack probably? A. The speakers boss.B. The speakers friend.C. The womans husband.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A book.B. A woman.C. A club.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两边。听第6段材料，回到第6至8题。6. How many rooms does the flat have? A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.7. What does the woman think of the flat? A. Its a bit far from her school. B. Its a little expensive. C. Its a bit small.8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman will come to the house herself. B. The woman doesnt have to pay for the heat. C. The flat will cost the woman 350 dollars a month.听第7段材料，回到第9至11题。9. What will the speaker probably do? A. Go travelling.B. Attend a meeting.C. Prepare for a party.10. What time can the taxi arrive at French Street? A. At 10:40.B. At 11:00.C. At 11:20.11. Who is Jim Campbell probably? A. The womans brother.B. The mans assistant.C. The speakers neighbor.听第8段材料，回到第12至14题。12. How is the cinema? A. Rather noisy.B. Quite dirty.C. Very hot.13. How long did the film last? A. For one hour and a half. B. For two hours. C. For three hours.14. What does the woman think of the director? A. The director improved the story. B. The director made the film a bad one. C. The director didnt try to follow the story.听第9段材料，回到第15至17题。15. How does the man feel about his present job? A. It is boring.B. It is challenging.C. It is worth doing.16. What is good about the job in the paper? A. It has longer holidays.B. It has extra benefits.C. It is easier to do.17. What does the woman think the man should do? A. Try the new job.B. Attend more training.C. Keep doing his present job.听第10段材料，回到第18至20题。18. How long does the store open a day? A. For 13 hours.B. For 14 hours.C. For 15 hours.19. What is on the fourth floor? A. A restaurant.B. A cinema.C. A resting hall.20. What percent discount can customers get if they shop here today? A. 5%.B. 10%.C. 15%.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. The salespeople said they hadnt overcharged customers, but the polices report showed that the practice did _. A. appearB. ariseC. performD. exist22. Although it has been buried underground for over 1,000 years, the ancient queens body remains well _. A. defendedB. preservedC. guardedD. organized23. If you have any difficulty with this paper, you can _ your notebooks. A. focus onB. carry onC. refer toD. go with24. The road to the mountain has been _ by the heavy snow for almost a month. A. cut downB. cut offC. cut upD. cut in25. According to the arrangement, the speaker first talked about sports _ and then about football in particular. A. in generalB. in shortC. in detailD. in advance26. It is _ colder than yesterday; put on more clothes or you will catch a cold. A. frequentlyB. fortunatelyC. slightlyD. generally27. The students in that school are not _ just to enjoy works of art; they hope to create some themselves. A. cleverB. confusedC. confidentD. content 28. Nowadays, people get news around them and about the world from _ media: on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper or on the Internet. A. formalB. ordinaryC. variousD. normal29. The notice says “No Photos!” so reporters must ask _ before taking photos inside the museum. A. independenceB. permissionC. adviceD. suggestion30. The tomato juice left some _ on a customers skirt, which made the waitress nervous. A. signsB. pointsC. tracksD. spots第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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），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。I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been 31 that period. I hadnt told anybody except my employer. Somehow a 32 had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another 33 . As I passed her table, she 34 me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call 35 I needed any help.Some weeks later, it was time for 36 appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was 37 as I had never been there before and didnt 38 anyone else there. So I 39 to ring the lady who had given me her 40 number, even though I had only met her that once. 41 I had arrived, she was very excited and came 42 to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the 43 .She treated me so 44 that I offered her a gift to express my 45 but she refused. She said “Your 46 to me is to offer your help to another when it is 47 .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less 48 .I always felt I wasnt giving enough to others as a 49 , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I 50 people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.31. A. going throughB. worrying aboutC. wishing forD. dreaming of32. A. managerB. waiterC. customerD. friend33. A. restaurantB. schoolC. townD. city34. A. showedB. handedC. lentD. returned35. A. beforeB. afterC. ifD. because36. A. herB. theirC. myD. his37. A. pleasedB. tiredC. scaredD. honest38. A. helpB. knowC. meetD. serve39. A. decidedB. promisedC. refusedD. expected40. A. roomB. hotelC. carD. phone41. A. ConsideringB. AdmittingC. LearningD. Thinking42. A. secretlyB. immediatelyC. slowlyD. unwillingly43. A. roomB. airportC. parkD. station44. A. calmlyB. warmlyC. coldlyD. poorly45. A. thankfulnessB. concernC. excitementD. attitude46. A. adviceB. questionC. payD. gift47. A. neededB. testedC. appreciatedD. accepted48. A. frequentB. valuableC. importantD. meaningful49. A. nurseB. waitressC. teacherD. cook50. A. laughed atB. recognizedC. talked aboutD. treated第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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），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。ACan you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes.The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up with creative ideas.Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.The last step is to write down a few ideas every day.Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are happy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something cool.51. The first step to be creative is to _.A. have confidence in yourselfB. look up “creativity” in the dictionaryC. understand the meaning of being creativeD. learn many new words by heart52. The writer develops the fourth paragraph by _.A. the order of timeB. the order of spaceC. giving examplesD. explaining reasons53. It can be inferred that _.A. creativity is a gift people are born withB. not everyone can be creativeC. it is a piece of cake to be creativeD. creativity can be gained through practice54. The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _.A. learn to be creativeB. solve problems easilyC. come up with good ideasD. improve the ability of thinkingBFour strange scholarships that actually existThe scholarship for the tallIf you find yourself having to lower your head to enter doorways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a boy 62 or taller, or a girl 510 or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000.The scholarship for the fatThis unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. Its kind of like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all.The scholarship for the shortIf you arent tall enough for the tall scholarship, maybe you are short enough for the short one. The Billy Party Foundation offers this unusual scholarship to students who are short. One needs to be shorter then 410 and have a medical certificate as proof of dwarfism.The scholarship for golf caddies(球童)Did you know that you could get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, its a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(学费) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Evans Scholar Foundation owns and operates a scholarship house.55. The person running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship _. A. should pay $1,000 at firstB. should write a long passage C. should be tall enoughD. could get $10,00056. How many conditions should a student have for the scholarship for the fat? A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. Two.57. The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being _. A. shortB. tall and fatC. cleverD. thin and tallCDuring communication, “words” express only 7% of meanings between people. About 23% of meanings are from the “tone of voice” and 70% of meanings come from “body language”. So next time you want someones attentiontry body language instead.Everyone does it, and most interestinglymost do it unconsciously. You may wonder: “Does that mean I have to study psychology to succeed in reading body language?” The answer is “no” because most people are already body language readers.Its a skill developed since were babiesthink of how most babies can recognize facial expressions and get attention without saying anything. That is, you neednt spend most of your time practicing some of your body language cues(暗示)!However, you should know that the context(语境) is king. It suggests that, depending on the context of the situation, people will hide body language cues. So sometimes cues can be tricky: a woman who locks her arms may think you are boringor she may just feel cold. You must learn to read into the context as well as the cues. Sometimes people care more about their body language cues. For example, poker(扑克牌戏) players will consciously hide more of their body language cues.The first place to start when reading a persons body language is the face. The easiest way to hide your feelings is to cover your face. This is why its sometimes hard to tell if an Islamic girl likes you.If the eyes are the windows of the mind, the eyebrows(眉毛) are the windows of the eyes. So, notice how a persons eyebrows will generally rise when they meet someone, see something they like or are surprised at. Eyes generally smile along with the mouth when someone is happy, so everyone knows “ . ”.59. The first paragraph is mainly to show _. A. how to express your meanings clearly B. how to draw others attention C. the importance of body language D. the role of words in communication60. Most of the time in our daily life, we _. A. find body language very interesting B. dont realize were using body language C. hardly use any body language D. use body language on purpose61. What does the saying “the context is king” suggest? A. The context results from body language. B. The context makes body language difficult. C. The context helps when reading body language. D. The context is more important than body language.62. Who will hide their body language cues on purpose according to the text? A. ScientistsB. Farmers.C. Teachers.D. Poker players.DMarie Curie was a Polish-born physicist and chemist and one of the most famous scientists of her time. Together with her husband Pierre, she won the Nobel Prize in 1903, and another one in 1911.Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw on 7 November 1867, the daughter of a teacher. In 1891, she went to Paris to study physics and maths at the Sorbonne where she met Pierre Curie, professor of the School of Physics. They married in 1895.The Curies worked together studying radioactivity(放射性), building on the work of the German physicist Roentgen and the French physicist Becquerel. In July 1898, the Curies announced the discovery of polonium(钋). At the end of the year, they announced the discovery of another, radium(镭). The Curies, along with Becquerel, won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.Pierres life was cut short in 1906 when he was knocked down and killed by a carriage. Marie took over his teaching post, becoming the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, and devoted (献身于) herself to continuing the work that they had begun together. She received a second Nobel Prize, for Chemistry, in 1911.The Curies research was important in developing X-rays in surgery. During World War, Marie helped fixed X-ray equipment, which she herself drove to the front lines. She helped train doctors for the International Red Cross.Although she achieved much success, men scientists in France were still against Marie, and she never received any financial help from her work. By the late 1920s her health was beginning to become worse. She died on 4 July 1934 from her dangerous research. The Curies eldest daughter Irene was a scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.63. All the following people contributed to Maries first Nobel Prize EXCEPT _. A. IreneB. PierreC. BecquerelD. Roentgen64. We can know from the text that Maries work_. A. won her respect from men scientistsB. brought her some financial helpC. had a bad effect on her healthD. had no influence on her children65. Which is the right order of the following events? Marie became a teacher at the Sorbonne. Marie helped train doctors. The Curies discovered polonium. The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics. The Curies discovered radium. A. B. C. D. EWhen I was seven years old my mom was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. For this type of cancer the survival rate was low. My family was extremely upset and shocked. I was too young to understand. I had no idea that everyday with my mom had to be the absolute best because we didnt know if it would be our last. I didnt understand why everyone was suddenly taking time out of their busy lives to come over and sit on our couch.The doctors told us my mom might survive with surgery(外科手术). But it could also kill her. She agreed to have it. The surgery was scheduled for the day after the Columbus Day. The day before the surgery I had off from school, and my mom planned the best day of my life. The day began with her waking me up saying, “Kate, I have a surprise for you. Come see.” The surprise was a doll I had wanted for the longest time. Throughout the day, she told me everything that she thought I would need to know to grow up and be a good person; she told me to be the best I could be and that I would always make her proud. The day was filled with laughter. For the first time in a long time I could see she was happy. Really happy.The day passed and the next day, it was time for the surgery. There were no tears; I think I understood that I could lose my mom, because they did tell me she could die. We waited all day for news from the doctor. Everyone jumped when a door opened or anyone walked into the waiting room. Finally the doctor came in, and the news was what we had prayed (祈祷) for.The experience that my family went through was truly a roller coaster. I will never forget that day together, and how her illness pulled our family closer. I understand now how lucky we were. I truly