湖北省枣阳市第一中学高一英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

湖北省枣阳一中高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期末考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分第一部分 听力（共二节, 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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what did daddy buy yesterday?a. a car b. a toy car c. a toy train2. who is mrs. peterson?a. jackies mother b. jackies boss c. jackies teacher3. what does the boy want to do?a. to go to school b. to stay at home c. to go to hospital4. where is john?a. in the living-room b. in the study c. in the garden5. who will get married?a. joan b. jim c. jack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abc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遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6, where has the woman just been to?a. her workplace b. the supermarket c. the school7. what has the woman bought?a. fish, wine and salt b. wine, salt and peas c. peas, fish and wine8. what are the man and the woman going to do?a. to start cooking b. to go to the supermarket c. to eat at a restaurant听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. where is the woman going?a. to the kings park b. to the green park c. to the queens park10. which bus can the woman take?a. city 115 b. city 120 c. city 12511. where is the nearest bus stop? a. opposite the lemon plaza b. opposite the lion plaza c. opposite the lincoln plaza听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what is the mans flight number?a. ca908 b. cn908 c. ca50813. when is the man going to fly?a. 25th june b. 27th june c. 31st june14. from which city is the man flying?a. london b. beijing c. boston听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. whose birthday is coming?a. lucys b. andrews c. janes16. what is the man looking for?a. a blanket b. a bed c. a dress17. what colour does the man choose?a. black b. red c. green听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where does the flood take place?a. south india b. south africa c. south korea19. how many people have been killed in the flood? a. seventy b. sixty c. sixteen20. when will the rain most probably stop?a. in two days b. in one day c. in a half day第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑 awhen i was about 12, i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). week by week her list grew: i was very thin, i wasnt a good student, i talked too much, i was too proud, and so on. i tried to hear all this as long as i could. at last, i became very angry. i ran to my father with tears in my eyes.he listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “are the things she says true or not? janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.”i did as he told me. to my great surprise, i discovered that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number i couldand suddenly i wanted to change. for the first time i got a fairly clear picture of myself.i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it. “thats just for you,” he said. “you know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. but you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. when something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. our world is full of people who think they know your duty. dont shut your ears. listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. in my life, ive never had a better piece of advice.21what did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?a. he refused to take the list and have a look at it.b. he told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.c. he was angry and told her to overcome her shortcomings.d. he told her to write down all and pay attention only to the things that were true.22what does “week by week her list grew” mean?a. week by week she discovered and pointed out more shortcomings of mine.b. she kept on adding new ones to the list so it was growing longer and longer.c. i was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.d. week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.23which do you think would be the best title for this passage?a. my fatherb. my childhoodc. the best advice ive ever hadd. not an enemy, but the best friendconsidering australia s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, australian society is remarkably homogeneous ( 同种的). its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. it takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.however, there is some difference in lifestyle between city settlers and the country people. almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. the major cities preserve images of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modem, with new buildings reflecting the country s youth. in contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. for many years, australia was said to have ridden on the sheep s back , a reference to wool being the country s main money earner. however, it is no longer dominant ( 主宰的) . much of australia s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a modest sense of humor.yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few australians have true prisoner origins. within only one generation of the arrival of the first fleet in 1788, australia had become a nation of immigrants. originally coming almost entirely from the british isles, today one in three australians comes from elsewhere. australia s liberal postwar immigration policies led to a flowing of survivors from war-torn europe, most notably greeks, italians, poles and germans.the emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from southeast asia. today australia is a mixture of nations and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is reasonably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.24 what does the writer mean by saying has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert in the second paragraph?a. the major population has a close relationship with the desert.b. the fast-paced cities are just located by the desert.c. the major population knows little about the desert.d. the major population is familiar with the people living in the desert.25 which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. the pace of life in the city is different from that in the country.b. one third of people living in australia come from europe.c. the australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.d. most australians have ancestors who were prisoners.26 what used to be australia s main money earner?a. wheat. b. wool. c. tourism. d. diamond.27 we can infer from the passage that _.a. nothing about australia s colonial part in modem cities can be seen by visitorsb. tourism and wine making resulted in fast development in rural communities onlyc. immigrants from europe have brought racial problemsd. australia s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from southeast asiathe old man fished alone in a small rowboat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. in the first forty days a boy had been with him. but after forty days without a fish the boys patents had told him that the old man was now bad luck, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. it made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry in the fishing lines or take down the old, patched sail.“santiago,” the boy said to him as they dragged up the boat to the sand. “i could go with you again. ive made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “no,” the old man said. “youre with a lucky boat. stay with them. you must obey your father.” “we can be lucky again too. remember when we didnt catch a fish for 10 days, then caught a big one each day for a month?” said the boy. “can i offer you a beer on the balcony and then well take the stuff home,” said the boy. “why not?” the old man said.“santiago,” the boy said as they sat on the balcony, “if i cannot fish with you, i would like to serve in some way.” “you bought me a beer,” the old man said, lifting the bottle to his mouth. “do you remember the first time i took you out to fish?” the old man asked. “i was five. i remember the tail of a huge fish slapping against the boat, the noise of you clubbing him and the sweet blood smell. i remember everything from when we first went together,” the boy said. the old man looked at him with his sun-burned, loving eyes.“may i get some sardines for tomorrow? let me get four fresh ones,” said the boy. “one,” the old man said. his hope and his confidence had never gone. but now they were freshening like a sea breeze. “two,” the boy said. “thank you,” the old man said. he was too simple to wonder when he had attained modesty. but he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. “tomorrow is going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “i will row far out before it is light. there will going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “i will row far out before it is light. there will be a big fish?” asked the boy. “i think so. and i know many tricks.”28why was the boy forced to stop working for the old man?a. it was too dangerous to continue fishing.b. it was time for the boy to return to school.c. the old man was thought to be a poor teacher.d. the boy couldnt earn enough money with the old man.29in paragraph 2, the boy probably mentioned their past fishing experiences in order to_.a. convince the old man that he should not retireb. explain why he had to stop working for the old manc. persuade the old man to let him return as his assistantd. warn the old man about the danger of fishing in the deep sea30which of the following did the boy not do for the old man?a. buy him a beer. b. repair the sail.c. drag up the boat. d. take in the fishing equipment.31what can we lean about the old man from the last paragraph?a. he remained optimistic about catching fish.b. he was the most skillful fisherman in the village.c. he would stay out longer than any other fisherman.d. he would usually go out further than any other boat.dennis sinar, 51, a doctor from new york, is quick to explain why he took a year- long break from his job. “ i was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years. i needed a recharge.” so he took a “ gap year”, from july 2011 to june 2012, to explore things like ancient buildings, and traditional eastern medicine, in locations including alaska, nepal and romania.“ taking a break from work is an excellent way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one,” said holly bull, president of princeton,n,j. “ in recent years, mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest,” she said. a report on adult gap years published this year by a market research company also desbribed the potential american market for gap years as a “ sleeping giant.”“ a gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of comfort zone and take a risk. i enjoyed that side most.” said dr.sinar, who kept a daily blog about his experience. his time studying eastern medicine at his old job, although he works fewer days. “ i use those experiences to provide my patients with more care,” he added. “ and i listen better than i did before.”geoge garrian, chairman of the department of leadership and human capital mangement at new york university , certainly agrees with dr. sinar. he said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies. for employees, investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career. he added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career. for companies, offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees.32dr. sinar took a gap year because he _.a. had lost his old jobb. wanted to refresh after 26 years workc. had a desire for travellingd. became interested in historical research33the phrase “sleeping giant”( in 2nd paragragh) indicates that_.a. its too early for people to accept the concept of gap year.b. the effect of gap year policy remains to be seenc. its difficult to foresee the gap year marketd. more american people will accept the gap year policy34whats george garritans attitude toward the “ gap year”?a. positive b. doubtful c. uninterested d. uncertain35whats the passage mainly about?a. how an adult plans a mid- career gap yearb. why a gap year is worthwhile for adultsc. whether a gap year is popular with adultsd. why a gap year is challenging for individuals第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项house sittingin many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting. it means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.in australia, many people travel. after people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. 36so if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. house sitters might have to care for pets. also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. 37 i feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.38 there are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.there are some requirements to be a house sitter. you must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything. you must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. 39 you need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday. sometimes it is for much longer. we have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to europe.40 then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. one of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed. a reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well. you can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.a. i have done house sitting many times.b. thousands of people do this all the time.c. it is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.d. generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.e. you must take a little care over what your description says about you.f. this is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.g. you must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1. 5分，满分30分）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。can one man make a difference? ask rossano ercolini, the 2013 goldman prize winner, which is considered the nobel prize for “_”. ercolini is a young _ in a small town in italy. after _the news of reducing waste on the radio, he decided to teach his students to _ paper and replace plastic water bottles in the school lunchroom with _ glasses.when his town announced plans to open an incinerator （ 焚化炉） to burn waste, ercolini knew it would be _ for his students. incinerators are huge heaters that burn all waste and poisonous material, leaving behind _. you might think it is _ than sending waste to landfills. it is true landfills _ space, smell bad, and that poisonous materials can make underground drinking water _ to use. but incinerators have their own_. burning gives off poisonous gases into the air which can cause _ problems. people will have to wear a mask no