湖北省枣阳市鹿头中学高一英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

湖北省枣阳市鹿头中学2015-2016学年度高一上学期期末考试英语试题 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. where is miss white from?a. america. b. australia. c. japan.2 . what do you know about the man?a. he has got the ticket to leave.b. he has stayed for a week.c. he will stay here for another week.3. how many dollars does the man still need to buy the dictionary? a. three dollars. b. four dollars. c. five dollars4. what does the man want to learn? a. russian. b. spanish. c. english.5. what does the man think of the exam? a. too difficult. b. too easy. c. so-so.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遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. why is the woman not sure that she will go to college? a. her grades are too bad. b. her parents wish her to be a pianist. c. she doesnt like to study.7. what does the man like doing? a. playing the violin. b. playing the piano. c. dancing.8. what does the woman think of the mans idea? a. it is good. b. it is strange. c. it is foolish.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。9why is the man going to the states? a. to visit places of interest. b. to visit his friends. c. to attend a conference.10. when will the man leave for america? a. in two weeks. b. in mid-january. c. on january 10th.11. what is the man? a. a scientist. b. a writer. c. a traveler.听第8段材料, 回答第12、14 题。12. where was george yesterday? a. at his usual place. b. in the newspaper office. c. at home.13. why did the woman call george? a. to ask him to a concert. b. to go on holiday with him. c. to invite him to dinner at home.14. where did george see mary? a. at the office. b. at the concert. c. in his sisters home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17 题。15. where is jenny from? a. australia. b. usa. c. chile.16. how old was tom when he returned to the usa? a. 20 years old. b. 15 years old. c. 17 years old.17. what is tom studying? a. physics. b. computer. c. politics.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. which of the following days may not be a good day for shopping? a. monday. b. wednesday. d. saturday.19. usually how do customers buy food in large food shops? a. they pick up the food they want to buy. b. they ask the shop assistants for the food they want. c. the shop assistants take customers food to the cash desk.20. what does the speaker warn us about at the end of his talk? a. do not go to small food shops. b. count your things just before you leave. c. stand in line and wait for your turn.第ii卷 （共两部分，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（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 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ai was never very neat, while my roommate kate was extremely organized. each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. she even labeled(贴标签) everything. i always looked for everything. over time, kate got neater and i got messier. she would push my dirty clothing over, and i would lay my books on her tidy desk. we both got tired of each other.war broke out one evening. kate came into the room. soon, i heard her screaming, “take your shoes away! why under my bed!” deafened, i saw my shoes flying at me. i jumped to my feet and started yelling. she yelled back louder.the room was filled with anger. we could not have stayed together for a single minute without a phone call. kate answered it. from her end of the conversation, i could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. when she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under her covers, weeping. obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. all of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart,slowly, i collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. i got so into my work that i even didnt noticed kate had sat up. she was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. i looked up into her eyes. she smiled at me. “thanks.”kate and i stayed roommates for the rest of the year. we didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.1 what made kate angry one evening?a. she couldnt find her books.b. she heard the author shouting loud.c. she got the news that her grandma was ill.d. she saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.2the author tidied up the room most probably because_.a. she was scared by kates angerb. she hated herself for being so messyc. she wanted to show her cared. she was asked by kate to do so3how is paragraph 1 mainly developed?a. by analyzing causes.b. by showing differences.c. by describing a process.d. by following time order.4what might be the best title for the story?a. my friend kateb. hard work pays offc. how to be organizedd. learning to be roommatesevery new year brings renewed(更新的) expectation for a change, for a better life and for a better you. thats a wonderful thing, because this fresh start gives us a chance to reinvent our lives and ourselves. heres how.let gomany times we are held back by our previous failures,emotions and barriers(障碍). this is all old baggage. let everything unhappy from the past go. let go of failures. let go of fears youve built up. let go of your ideas about what your life has to be like. let go of long-held beliefs and habits which seem to be burdens(负担) to you.clear away distractions(分心)clear away email, your favourite blogs and news websites. clearaway the iphone or blackberry, and clear away all the chores that pull at your attention. in fact, if you can, shut off the internet for a while. you can come back to it after you take a break.decide what matters most todayforget about your goals for all of this year. instead, decide what you want to do today. what matters most to you and your life? what are you most passionate(热情的) about right now? what excites you? what gives you the most fulfillment(满足感)? often the answer would be in creating something, making something new, helping others, becoming a better person, and working on a project that you will be proud of. but whatever your answer, have it clear in your mind at the beginning of the day.reinvent yourself every dayevery day, you are reborn.reinvent yourself and your life. do what matters most to you. it might be the same thing that mattered most yesterday, or it might not be. that isnt important. whats important is today-right now! be passionate, and be happy!youll have a fresh start every single day-not just on january 1 of a new year.5writing this passage, the author seems to be _.a. strict b. peaceful c. nervous d. confident6the underlined word “chores” refers to _.a. modern technology b. unimportant thingsc. online information d. fashinable devices7which of the following is the writers suggestion according to the passage?a. stopping using hi-tech devices to avoid troubles in your life.b. seizing the moment, but not to make a plan for the far future.c. forgetting everything about and from the pastd. making yourself a person reborn every day.8the most suitable title for the passage is “ _”.a. work effectively in a new yearb. reduce stress in a new yearc. freshen the start of every new dayd. live a better life in every new dayduring my elementary school years, i used to compare my mom with my best friend tiffanys mom.tiffanys mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. i really admired tiffany. my mom didnt give me much pocket money and she always told me that i should behave myself. i was annoyed with her.whenever i didnt get what i wanted, i would complain to my mom, tiffanys mom would give her that! i wish she were my mom. every time, my mom would calmly say poor tiffany. i couldnt understand her. she shouldnt be feeling sorry for tiffany! i thought. she should be feeling sorry for me.one day, i couldnt help saying to mom, poor tiffany? lucky tiffany! she gets everything she wants! why do you feel sorry for her? i burst into tears. my mom sat down next to me and said softly. yes, i do feel sorry for her. i have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.i looked up at her. what are you talking about?mom said with care, one day she will really want something. maybe shell find out that she cant have it. her mother wont always be around to give her money, and whats more, money cant buy everything.she continued, i have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. youll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she wont. youll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she wont. when tiffany is a grown woman, shell wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one youve got. life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food.it took some time, but i eventually understood my moms words. now i am a happy and successful woman.9during the authors elementary school years, she _.a. wished that her mom were as good as tiffanysb. went to school with tiffany every dayc. usually compared her lesson with tiffanysd. sometimes gave lots of money to tiffany10why did the authors mom always say poor tiffany?a. she felt sorry for tiffany because tiffany was poor.b. she wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.c. she thought that tiffany was spoiled by her mother.d. she told the author this and wanted her to help tiffany.11what do we learn about the authors mother?a. she was strict and taught the author to be independent.b. she cared for other peoples children more than her own.c. she thought that life lessons were as important as money.d. she was so poor that she couldnt give the author much money.12what can we infer from the passage?a. the author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.b. the authors mother felt sorry for tiffany.c. tiffanys mother took the authors mothers advice.d. the author is thankful to her mother now.actually we have known a lot of examples and meaningful words to support the fact that we should try our best to ease the bad impression of others. just like the old saying goes, we should give a better assumption to the one than we think he was. but many of us always fail to do this. take the situation of my class for example. right at the beginning of the first semester when we were freshmen we all showed great favor to each other. and when there was an activity that needed some people to join, we would be willing to attend whether it was interesting or not. and we were really like brothers and sisters, and our class was just like a family, a warm family. but now, i feel tired of those meaningless activities not only because of the boring activities themselves but also the cool response of our classmates. i think the reasons why the passion of most classmates is so low may be as follows: to start with, many of us take part in more than one organization, which will certainly make us tired. also, in the study fields, many of us may find that our courses are sometimes difficult to understand or comprehend, especially the specialized subjects. moreover, “history” teaches us that if one does not study hard, it is possible to fail in the exams. so it is a big and good excuse to say that “i do really want to attend, but i have a lot of homework to do, so.” last but not least, some people believe that some of our leaders should not be regarded as a leader, maybe i should say we, as leaders, lost the reputation, support and trust of yours. at least i am the warm-hearted one, although i cannot promise you that your advice will be adopted surely, at least i will spare no effort to “give” you the right to be heard, and to serve you. be active to show your talents and abilities and to create a better image of our class. most important of all, work painstakingly for a better condition that we should have reached.13which of the following statements is true?a. students passion for activities was high at first but disappeared gradually.b. students passion for activities grew gradually because they were interesting.c. students were too busy to take part in activities after their classes.d. students were unwilling to participate in activities because of their leaders.14we can infer from the passage that the writer must be _.a. a supporter of activitiesb. a responsible teacherc. a top student in classd. a devoted class leader15the writer hopes that all the members of the class will _.a. develop better talents and skills b. improve their abilities and creativityc. work together to make a better class d. adopt others advice patiently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根据短文内容。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）it is easy for some people to learn a second languagehowever, others have difficulty in learning a new languagewhat can you do to help yourself learn a second language, such as english？161.feel positive about learning english_17be patientyou do not have to understand everything all at onceit is natural to make mistakes when you learn something newwe can learn from our mistakesin other words, do not worry about making mistakes.2.practice your englishfor example, write a diary every dayyou will form a habit of writing it in english, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in english18in addition, you must speak english every dayyou can practice with your classmates outside class.3.19you can write this in your journalafter each class, think about what you diddid you answer a question correctly? did you understand something the teacher explained? perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.you must be positive about learning english and believe that you can do itit is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements20a go over the points you have learned.b. keep a record of your language learning.c dont give up when you meet some difficulty.d if you believe that you can learn, you will learn.e several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving.f in these ways, you will enjoy learning english, and you will feel more confident in yourself.g there are several ways to make learning english a little easier and more interesting.第二节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题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。charlie is one of the most people i have met; she is only twenty-five, but she has traveled to over fifty different . five years ago, she was a typist in birmingham, but she decided to give up her and see the world. since then, her has changed completely.the first time she went was seven years ago, she was just about 18. she took a boat to france and then hitch-hiked(搭车) around for five weeks. she has visited europe many times since that first trip, , but this holiday was the one that made her start traveling. she never forgets the of those five weeksalthough it was not all enjoyable. when she was on a train, somebody her purse. so she lost all her and had to work in a restaurant for a fortnight(两周). she made some good friends there however, and has several times since then.how did she find money for her ? after her first trip abroad, she went home and worked for two years, all the time. now she travels , finding work when her money was low. she made a lot of , she says, and she has learned quite a few . although she has had occasional (偶尔) and had often been sick, she never thought about her travels. “my first time abroad changed my life,” she says “and i have to travel ever since.”21a. beautifulb. nicec. helpfuld. interesting22a. citiesb. countriesc. continentsd. towns23a. habitb. studyc. interestd. job24a. decisionb. lifec. appearanced. opinion25a. abroadb. outc. throughd. home26a. even ifb. whenc. althoughd. since27a. europeb. americac. asiad. africa28a. of courseb. thereforec. in factd. meanwhile29a. hard workb. costc. traveld. excitement30a. foundb. stolec. caughtd. lent31a. possessionsb. luggagec. moneyd. courage32a. telephonedb. remindedc. returnedd. missed33a. travelsb. friendsc. holidaysd. tickets34a. travelingb. increasingc. savingd. working35a. continuallyb. fortunatelyc. happilyd. unwillingly36a. moneyb. friendsc. tripsd. homes37a. textbooksb. languagesc. skillsd. subjects38a. happinessb. pleasurec. difficultiesd. enjoyments39a. keepingb. continuingc. sharingd. giving up40a. preparedb. learnedc. wantedd. trained第三节、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根据短文内容。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）will 41 matter if you dont take your breakfast? recently a test 42 (give) in the united states. those tests included people of different 43 from 12 to 83. during the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got 44 breakfast at all. special tests were set up to see 45 well their bodies worked and when they ate 46 certain kind of breakfast. the results show that if a person eat