重庆市永川中学校高一英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

重庆市永川中学校2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题总分150分。考试时间120分钟。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第i卷（三部分，共100分）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）请听下面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答案，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 can we know from the conversation?a. the speakers are eating lunch. b. the woman wants some pancakes. c. the man has had too much.2. whats the relationship between the speakers? a. neighbors. b. colleagues. c. seller and customer.3. what does the man do? a. an actor. b. a hairdresser. c. a professor4. what does the man want to talk about with the professor? a. his paper. b. his exam. c. his class5. where does the conversation take place? a. in a restaurant. b. in a hotel. c. in a market.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、7题。6. what does the man order? a.a birthday dinner.b.a traditional chinese dinner. c.a candle light dinner.7. when will the dinner start? a. at 8:00 p.m. b.at 8:30 p.m. c. at 9:00 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what does the man need to do? a. color his hair. b.shorten his pants. c. reserve a room.9. how will the man return home? a. by plane. b. by train. c. by car.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what happened to the womans dog probably? a. it died. b. it was sick. c. it was stolen.11. what is the woman going to do? a. get a new dog. b. adopt an abandoned dog. c. stop raising dogs.12. what will she do if she sees an abandoned cat? a. adopt it. b. ask her friends to help it. c. call the animal protection organization.听第9段材料，回答第13至16三个小题。13. how long has the man worked for his previous job? a. three years. b. three and a half years. c. six years.14. why did he quit? a. bad salary. b. no promotion. c. overtime work.15. what does the man expect for the next 3 years? a. to be a senior engineer.b. to be a department manager. c. to be a team leader.16. whats the result of the job interview? a. the man gets the position. b. the man isnt suitable for the position. c. its still uncertain.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how did hayashi feel when she first arrived at american university? a. excited. b. afraid. c. lonely.18. what did hayashi benefit from joining student groups? a. she made many friends. b. she practiced her english. c. she learned different countries culture.19. how does hayashi pay for the high cost in the u.s.? a. by her parents support. b. by applying for financial aid. c. by working a part-time job.20. what does hayashi say about her intemational student life?a. its not difficult. b. it may be lively. c. the experience is worthy.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，并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。asunday, march 18-the oldest animal on earth celebrated her birthday with a pink flower cake on tuesday. her name is harriet. shes a galapagos land tortoise, and she was born 180 years ago. “if you didnt know her age, you wouldnt even know shes 180, said zookeeper richard jackson, who attended harriets birthday party at the australia zoo. shes showing no real signs of slowing down. harriet was born in 1830 in the gajapagos lsiands. the galapagos look pretty much the same as they did millions of years ago. many animals and plants that call the galapagos home live nowhere else on the planet. five years after harriet was born, english scientist charles darwin visited the galapagos. he took three tortoises back to england with him: tom, dick, and harry. for many years, scientists thought that harriet was male (its hard to tell with tortoises). some claim that harriet, once known as harry, was among darwins tortoises.years and years later, harriet waddles （蹒跚） closer to the all-time age record: 188, set by another galapagos land tortoise, the personal pet of the king of tonga.i can t see why she shouldnt live till 200, said steve irwin, who owns the australia zoo and stars in his own television show, the crocodile hunter. harriet seems unmoved by the recent publicity. she is a creature of habit, who likes to stroll in the sun, wallow（打滚）in the mud, and rest in the shade.21. when did charles darwin visit the galapagos?a. in 1830. b. in 1835.c. in 1840. d. in 1888.22. which tortoise sets the age record - 188?a. harriet. b. tom.c. harry. d. the personal pet of the king of tonga.23. we can infer from the text that a. harriet was probably taken from the galapagos lslands by charles darwinb. harriet has shown signs of agingc. harriet will live over 200d. harriet will become male in the future24. who does harriet belong to? a. charles darwin. b. richard jackson. c. steve lrwin. d. the king of tonga.bmartin is a man of all trades and of many experiences. he never stays at one job for more than six months and never leaves the job of his own will. he is not actually lazy or unfit and his employers ( 雇主)can not be said to be unreasonable. he is only, according to one of his former employers, too eager for the work that his employer hasnt the intention ( 打算) to let him do. one fact about martin is that he never waits long to find a new job.last month, he was fired again. mr king, the owner of a small shop hired him to paint his new house. he readily accepted the job without a word. when later mr king went to see how things were going on there, he couldnt find martin. instead he saw four workmen carefully painting the wall.“whats the matter?” he wondered.“hi, mr king!” he heard martins voice calling from behind, “they are working hard, arent they?” mr king turned back. he saw martin smiling at him. “whats happened，martin? and why are these workers here?”mr king asked.“ive hired them at 8 dollars for each man, ”martin told him happily.“but i will only pay 30 dollars for the whole work. ”mr king couldnt understand.“i know, mr king. but just think. i only need to pay another two dollars and then can enjoy the happy feeling of being a boss. isnt it worth the money?”25. why is martin often fired? because he _. a. is too lazy b. has few experiences c. tries to be a boss d. often acts against his employers will26. mr king was _ when he saw four workers painting his house.a. happy b. angry c. satisfied d. surprised27. the best title for the passage should be _. a. martin and mr king b. painting a new house c. its worth the money d. reasonable or not28.“martin is a man of all trades.”means _.a. martin is good at doing businessb. martin can do many kinds of jobsc. martin is able to exchange many thingsd. martin has much experiencecmars on earthdevon islander has always been a cold and uninhabited(无人居住的) place in the canadian arctic. day after day there are high winds and the temperature is below freezing. but for the first time, despite the terrible weather conditions .devon islander is the new home for a group of explorers from nasa. they are living here for a month in order to train and learn how to live and work on mars. the groups members come from various backgrounds and nationalities, but they all have the same purpose: to find out how people can live on mars in the future.they have chosen devon islander because the environment and landscape is similar in many ways to mars. the surface is freezing cold and the ground is rough. however, there are some differences on mars, where the atmosphere is poisonous to breathe, devon islander is easier to travel to and it has its own dangers that you wont find on mars. for example, you might meet a hungry polar bear on devon islander!one thing the team wants to develop is suitable clothing for mars. this includes a space suit. the suit they are testing at the moment is strong enough but its too difficult and tiring. in addition, people will need to do experiment on mars while wearing the suit so they have to be able to move around easily. one team member, andy overbeeke, specializes in space suit engineering. he explains: “you have to think about what theyre really going to operate in.”another part of daily life on mars will be meals and food. creating a new home on mars requires a lot of food. so the big question is: can you grow plants in order to survive scientists believe that growing plants on mars might be possible. mars and earth have many similarities. they both have about the same amount of dry land and a 24-hour day. however, the atmosphere on mars is totally different, so canadian scientist alain berinstain is attempting to grow plants in a special greenhouse that you could also build on mars. the greenhouse needs to run 365 days a year, so it uses a combination of solar energy and wind power. people living on mars will also want their own transportation. for this, the team on devon island have built the “martian rover”. its a huge heavy vehicle that can travel over rocks and rough terrain. this kind of testing takes many days but so far the work has been valuable and effective. as a result, the whole team now believes their work is crucial and that its possible for humans to land on the planet mars and create a home there. addy overbeeke adds, “we know that its mans destiny to go out and do space exploration. its always time to think about what you want to do in the future.”29. the explorers are living on devon island to _.a. receive a training in astronomy b. set up an advanced research labc. learn how to live and work on mars d. make a living in an uninhabited land 30. to keep food supply on mars, people should _.a. create a new homeb. improve the atmosphere c. reduce the area of dry landd. build special greenhouses31. according to the passage, we know that _.a. man may live on mars in the futureb. martian rover has failed to stand the testc. mars and devon island have the same soil conditiond. scientists have mastered the method to grow plants on marsdlanguage is a major problem for the european union (eu). the agreement or treaty(条约) which created the organization that eventually became the eu, the treaty of rome, stated that each countrys language must be treated equally. the original(原来的) six countries had only three languages between them: french, german and dutch/flemish. however, there are now 15 countries in the eu, with a total of 12 languages. eu documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.all this translating is very expensive and time-consuming (费时的). it is said that nearly half of all employees of the eu are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the eus administrative(管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. in the near future it is probable that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the eu, thus making the situation even worse.the problem is not just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. with 12 languages, there are 132 possible translation situations that might be needed. it is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) danish into greek, or dutch into portuguese, at a high professional standard.in practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of english in many contacts between eu officials, since almost all of them speak some english. however, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. another commonly suggested solution is to make english the official language for all eu business. however, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like france and germany.32. whats the main purpose of this passage?a. to give a solution to a problem.b. to find out a problem and show how severe it is.c. to criticize the european union for inefficiency. d. to show that the problem cannot be solved.33. according to the writer, the use of english in contacts among eu officials has .a. angered the officials who dont speak englishb. reduced the number of official languagesc. reduced the effect of the problemd. been opposed by powerful member countries34. the writer mentions danish into greek as an example of .a. a situation that might be difficult to deal withb. a situation that occurs oftenc. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreterd. languages easily being interpreted35. the writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced .a. the eu would not know which official languages to chooseb. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappyc. only languages which are easy to translate would be used officiallyd. the smaller member countries would be pleased第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。we are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. fear can destroy fortunes. fear can destroy relationships. fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. fear is one of the many enemies living inside us. 36 the first enemy we face is indecision(优柔寡断).indecision is the thief of opportunity. 37 take a sword to this enemy.the second enemy inside is doubt. 38 but you also cant let doubt take over. many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. worst of all, they doubt themselves. im telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. it will empty both your bank account and your heart. 39 do battle with the enemy. do battle with your fears. 40 be courageous in your life and in your pursuit(追求) of the things you want and the person you want to become.a. let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.b. build your courage to fight whats holding you back, whats keeping you from your goals and dreams.c. sure, theres room for healthy doubt. you cant believe everything.d. below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears. e. doubt is an enemy. go after it. get rid of it.f. it will steal your chances for a better future.g. some people doubt everything.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；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、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。it was a bright spring afternoon when freda told me she wouldnt need me any more. i had just finished my four-hour work 41 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. she was 42 jeans and a sweater. sitting at the table i had just 43 a pile of papers spread around her. her husbands 44 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. and they were trying to live as if it had 45 happened. i felt sorry for her. but i also felt a sense of 46 .i had been cleaning fredas house for five years and had 47 an unexpected relationship with the family.it was not just 48 i had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor. 49 that i had learned exactly how to place toys on the girlsbeds. it was 50 than that. for i felt i had become a part of their 51 .freda stayed at home with the kids, 52 i would often see her in the morning 53 them to school.and id be there when they 54 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. i had 55 them grow up. now i was fired, but the 56 thing was that i still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family. i left fredas house that day , wondering about the 57 relationship with my clients（主顾）. who am i 58 them? as a matter of fact, im 59 an employeethe lowest kind of employee. but im also a trusted 60 of the family. i cant help worrying about what happens around me.41. a. movingb. coming c. jumping d. going42. a. hanging b. making c. wearing d. changing43. a. cleaned b. washed c. swept d. brushed44. a. duty b. money c. work d. pay45. a. already b. seldom c. never d. yet46. a. normal b. surprise c. fear d. loss47. a. started b. developed c. improved d. broken48. a. why b. what c. that d. which49. a. but b. or c. andd. for50. a. less b. least c. more d. most51. a. experience b. story c. activity d. life52. a. as b. so c. since d. however53. a. taking b. bringing c. meeting d. calling54. a. left b. returned c. went d. marched55. a. found b. noticed c. watched d. realised56. a. possible b. great c. proper d. strange57. a. meaningful b. ture c. result d. important58. a. for b. with c. to d. at59. a. hardly b. certainly c. probably d.merely60. a. member b. person c. relative d.companion第卷（非选择题，共50分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分， 满分10分）most americans dont like to get advice 61 members of their family. they get advice from “ 62 (strange).” when they need advice, they dont usually go to people they know.