（新课标）高一英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

2015-2016学年度上学期（期末）考试高一英语试题【新课标】试卷说明：1、本试卷满分150分，答题时间120分钟。2、请将答案直接填涂在答题卡上，考试结束只交答题卡。 第一部分：选择题（共四节, 满分90分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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。1. _it is to throw snowballs at each other on the playground after snow! a. how fun b. what fun c. what a fun d. how funny2.we find _ easy to get along with our new teachers here. a. that b. it c. this d. 不填3.-tom is _ to computer games. -no wonder he is not doing well in school recently. a. interested b. curious c. crazy d. addicted 4.the computer system _suddenly while he was searching for information on the internet. a. broke down b. broke out c. broke up d. broke in5.her singing career _ after an appearance in the spring festival tv show ten years ago. a. got off b. put off c. set off d. took off6. is this the first time that jack _ this kind of food? a. enjoys b. has enjoyed c. enjoyed d. had enjoyed7. he is a man with rich experience, _ much can be learned. a. who b. from who c. from whom d. what8. _ is known to us all, america is a developed country _ the first world. a. as; belongs to b. as; belonging to c. what; belonging to d. it; belongs to9. i won the first prize in the english speech contest held in our school last month!_! a. thank you b. enjoy yourself c. congratulations d. good luck10. reading is _ good habit. stick to it, and youll make _ progress. a. a, / b. a, a c. /, a d. the, a 11. prices of daily goods _through a computer can be lower than store prices. a. are bought b. bought c. been bought d. buying12. frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids.a. relative b. accessible c. acceptable d. changeable13. _ the difficult maths problem, i have consulted(咨询) professor russell several times. a. working out b. worked out c. to work out d. work out14. tsinghua university, _ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. a. found b. founding c. founded d. to be founded15. do you get up every morning _ energetic and ready to start a new day? a. feel b. feeling c. to feel d. felt16. swimming is my favorite sport. there is _ like swimming as a means of keeping fit.a. something b. anything c. nothing d. everything17. to my great surprise, he wasnt _ when he heard the _ news. a. surprising; surprising b. surprised; surprising c. surprised; surprised c. surprising; surprised18. we really appreciate _ to your party on saturday. a. inviting b. to invite c. being invited d. to be invited19. when i was young, i _ in a faraway village for several years, which is unforgettable.a. lived b. have lived c. was lived d. had lived20. the roads are crowded _ walking is quicker than driving.a. in order that b. so that c. so as to d. in order to第二节：阅读理解。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） a when you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. i was living in conyers, georgia the summer it all happened. i was a second grader, but my best friend stephanie was only in the first grade. both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way. it was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in stephanies basement. as i opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. i ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. it was paint. i looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green. “stephanie, i just found us a project for the day. get some paintbrushes. we are fixing to paint.” she screamed with excitement as i told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. we gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. there on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes ( 条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. it was fantastic! the sun was starting to sink. i saw a car in the distance and jumped up as i recognized the car. it was my mother. i couldnt wait to show her my masterpiece. the car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mothers face, i could tell that i was in deep trouble. my mother shut the car door and walked towards me. her eyes glaring, she shouted, “what in the world were you thinking? i understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors trees, but this! come inside right now!” i stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. “now go clean it up!” mother and i began cleaning the road. tears ran down my cheeks as i saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement(水泥). though years have now passed, i still wonder where my rainbow has gone. i wonder if, maybe when i get older, i can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. i guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.21. what did the writer want to do when his mother came home? a. to introduce stephanie to her. b. to show his artwork to her. c. to put the materials back in the yard. d. to prevent her from seeing his painting.22. in his mothers eyes, the writer _. a. always caused trouble b. was a born artist c. was a problem solver d. worked very hard23. the underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers to _. a. the rainbow in the sky b. something imaginative and fun c. the stripes on the pavement d. important lessons learned in childhood24. it can be learned from the passage that parents should _. a. protect rather than destroy children s dreams b. value friendship among children c. discover the hidden talent in children d. encourage children to paint b“life is speeding up. everyone is getting unwell.”this may sound like something someone would say today. but in fact, an unknown citizen who lives in rome in ad53 wrote it. we all love new inventions. they are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. but have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?picture this: youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. your mobile phone rings, a qq message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. now you have to stay up all night to get it done. why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? perhaps because they lead simpler lives. one family in the uk went back in time to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. they had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.the grandmother, lyn, said: “it was hard physically. but not mentally.” she believed life was less materialistic (重物质享受的). “the more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” she said. the boys said they fought less. probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer.here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!dont be available all the time. turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. dont check your e-mails every day. dont reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. it may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.with the internet and so much information available, we are expected to know everything all the time, but dont be afraid tosay sometimes: “i dont know”.make sure you spend some time talking to your family. set aside one evening a week when you dont turn on the television. play cards and chat instead. 25. the passage is mainly about _.a. problems with technologyb. improvements of our life with technologyc. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life d. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology26. the writer uses the quote (引语) at the beginning of the story to _.a. introduce the topicb. tell us what life was like long time agoc. make the passage interestingd. point out that everyone is experiencing some serious problems27. why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?a. because they loved to live simple lives.b. because they were curious(好奇的) about how people lived without modern inventions.c. because they were troubled by modern inventions.d. because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.28. what do you think the underlined word “available” means?a. busy on line. b. happy. c. be able to. d. be found by others.ci was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date(约会) i just couldnt be late for! i found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman in no hurry as she paid for her groceries（食品杂货）. a phd student with not a lot of money, i had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. we were in boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. the woman stopped emptying her basket and looked up at me. she smiled. it was a nice smile warm and comforting and i returned her gift by smiling back.“must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said. “yes, shes special,” i said, and then to my surprise, the words kept coming out.“its only our second date, but somehow i am just having the feeling shes the one,” jokingly, i added, “the only problem is that i cant figure out why shed want to date a guy like me.”“well, i think shes very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said. “my husband used to bring me flowers every week even when times were tough and we didnt have much money. those were unbelievable days; he was very romantic and of course i miss him since he has passed away.”i paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. almost without any hesitation（犹豫）, i walked up to her. i touched her on the shoulder and said, “you were right, you know. these flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” i handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.it took her a moment to realize that i was giving her the flowers i had just bought. “you have a wonderful evening,” i said. i left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as i saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.i was slightly late for my date that night and told my girlfriend the above story. a couple of years later, when i finally worked up（增加） the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me it was that night that i won her heart.29. what does the phrase “her gift” refer to?a. her smile.b. her words. c. her flowers. d. her politeness.30. the writer gave his flowers to the elderly lady because she _. a. started the conversation first b. gave him encouragementc. allowed him to pay first d. liked the flowers very much31. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the writer was originally quite sure about the reason why his girlfriend was fond of him. b. the writer managed to buy some flowers for his girlfriend on each date. c. people in boston didnt always start small talk with someone they didnt know.d. it took the writer a while to decide whether to give the elderly lady the flowers or not. 32. what can be concluded from the passage?a. flowers are important for a date. b. small conversation is helpful.c. elderly people need respecting. d. love and kindness are rewarding.ddear guests, welcome to pacific international apartments-sydney now we are updating (更新) our information folders(文件夹) in the rooms in order to help you during your stay. please notice the following: phone number: reception(接待处):dial 7 housekeeping: dial 4 apartment-to-apartment: dial the apartment number ( except 1st floor apartments: dial the apartment number followed by the key) outside line: dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required. please keep your key with you at all times. the main doors to the apartments are locked from about 10:30 pm 07:00 am, and you will need to swipe (刷卡) your key to gain access (通道) to the apartment.if in the event of the fire alarm(警报) sounding please stay calm. if evacuation ( 疏散 ) is necessary, please go to the fire exits. do not use lifts. remember to take your valuables and key with you. when you go down, please gather at the wishing tree and the corner of sussex and hay street. and either the fire brigade, a staff member or hotel security will issue necessary instructions. for future details on this, please dial 7. please see reception for any advice on tours and sydneys attention, and please dial 7 if you want any further information. we hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one. kind regards, paul williams guest services manager 33. how can you dial from your room in pacific to room 115 on the 1st floor?a. just dial 115. b. dial 6, then 115.c. dial 115 and press the # key. d. press the # key, then dial 115.34. in case of fire in pacific, guests should _.a. dial 7 and wait for the hotel security b. take their keys and leave pacific by liftsc. leave pacific through the fire exits d. be together with the fire brigade35. this letter most probably appears in _.a.at the train station b. the official guidec. a manager s office d. a guest s room 第三节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 “ive been writing a book, john. do you think anyone would be interested in 36 it?” said the old lady.john took 37 the papers from her shaking hand and 38 her in a chair. he remembered her rich 39 in the early days of the old west. he looked through the papers. “its good, grandma.” he said gently. then realizing that she couldnt hear him, he shouted into her 40 . “i think its very good. i ll 41 it to a publisher.”ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few pages. but he was so interested that he had sent $100 for an option(版权). 42 money would be given as an advance(预付金). every month john brought $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the 43 of the book.one morning, three months after her 100th birthday, grandma didnt get up. the doctor told her that she couldnt 44 more than a few days. she was 45 to go, but she first wanted her book to be in 46 . john promised that she would get the book very soon.grandma 47 on until the day the book came into her hands, with the title and her name on the cover. though she couldnt see it, she could 48 it. she 49 felt her name with her fingers, tears in her eyes. two hours later, she died peacefully, still holding her book.her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “why, its just blank(空白的) pages!” she cried in 50 . johns face turned 51 . then the girl understood. there never was a book. grandma couldnt 52 the little bell when the typewriter came to the end of the line. she would keep on working, not 53 the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were 54 . john did not tell her, for he couldnt take away her only 55 . it was john himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance. 36. a. buying b. publishingc. borrowingd. lending37. a. upb. overc. ond. off38. a. caughtb. tookc. broughtd. seated39. a. memoriesb. experiencesc. thoughts d. family40. a. earsb. eyes c. faced. head41. a. throw b. putc. sendd. lift42. a. someb. muchc. enoughd. more 43. a. nameb. progressc. writer d. cover 44. a. dieb. insist c. lastd. keep45. a. worriedb. anxious c. ready d. eager46. a. timeb. store c. saled. print47. a. didb. tookc. maded. lived48. a. readb. smellc. heard. tou