湖北省武汉市部分重点中学（五校）高一英语下学期期末统考试题牛津版.doc

武汉市部分重点中学（五校）2011-2012学年高一下学期期末统考英语试题本试卷满分150分。 考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）第一节 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 do the mans parents want him to be? a. an engineer. b. a teacher. c. a doctor.2. what will the weather be like in the evening? a. snowy. b. rainy. c. clear. 3. how did the man feel about the film? a. he liked the last part of it.b. he liked it very much. c. he didnt like it at all.4. what will the woman do next? a. tell the man what happened in detail. b. talk to a police officer. c. wait for the man to call back. 5. what are the speakers talking about? a. their home in the futureb. the making of a robotc. how technology has changed their lives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，各个小题将给出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、7题。6. what is the man doing? a. asking permission from his mother.b. giving his mother some suggestions.c. telling his mother about his school life. 7. what do we know about the man? a. he often helps his mother in the kitchen.b. he will not live with his parents soon.c. he wants to take some dancing lessons.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. what did the speakers just do? a. they met sandy. b. they went to a museum. c. they had a job interview. 9. why doesnt the woman want sandy to get the job in the larger company? a. it is not a good job.b. she wants to apply for the job.c. its too far away.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what holiday in the west does the man compare the spring festival to? a. thanksgiving day. b. christmas. c. easter.11. on which day of the first month of the lunar calendar does the festival end officially? a. the fifteenth. b. the fifth. c. the seventh. 12. why did people use to set off firecrackers(鞭炮)? a. to drive away the bad spirits. b. to welcome the coming of spring.c. to create a festive atmosphere.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what do we know about the coffee shop? a. it is american-style.b. it provides home-made bread. c. it is open around the clock.14. what does the man want to have? a. potatoes. b. steak. c. chicken.15. where are the speakers? a. in america. b. in china. c. in japan. 16. what time is it now? a. 6:00 a.m. b. 12:00 a.m. c. 6:00 p.m. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what activity will the school organize on friday morning? a. visit a museum. b. attend a lecture. c. see a film.18. why will they play games? a. to memorize new words. b. to get to know the others. c. to take a break. 19. when will they go to bath? a. at 7:00 p.m. on friday. b. at 6:00 a.m. on saturday. c. at 10:00 a.m. on saturday.20. what is the arrangement on sunday? a. they are free to do what they want. b. they will have lessons. c. they will take a trip.第二部分 词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）21in order to promote its brand, the company has put a lot of money and energy to launch an advertising _. a. struggle b. movement c. promotion d. campaign 22. can you tell me the _ difference between the words “require” and “request” ? i sometimes get puzzled by the meanings. .a. subtle b. disturbing c. amusing d. subjective23. nancy, an american girl who took a trip to china last year just out of _, is now addicted to the ancient chinese culture. a. pleasure b. determination c. imagination d. curiosity24. after-class reading is a good way to_ your vocabulary.a. support b. build up c. inspire d. pick out25. the president spoke at the business meeting for nearly two hours without _ his notes. a. bringing up b. referring to c. looking for d. trying on 26. the boat sank quickly but _ everybody was rescued. a. generally b. naturally c. fortunately d. strongly27. mrs brown is so _about her housework that few servants want to work for her.a. particular b. neat c. experienced d. special28. whatever he explained, he couldnt _the policeman that he hadnt drunk driving. a. present b. convince c. admit d. confirm29. dont intend to cheat-you will never _ it. a. get away from b. get rid of c. get away with d. get the hang of30. this problem is not difficult at all, so we can work it out _. a. in advance b. at no time c. at ease d. with ease第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，共20分）the _ 31_ teacher, mr. litmus, had asked his students to study some special animal. they would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions(结论). some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish. but the most interesting _32_ of all was made by little sophie.“i found that _33_ are terribly ill- tempered（脾气坏的）,” she said, very sure of herself. everyone smiled, waiting for her to _34_. then sophie explained, “i spent hours in my house, watching flies. when they flied _35_, everything was ok, but when they found a _36_ they would really be noisy. i had always thought they made that _37_ with their wings, but they dont. with my daddys telescope i watched the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really _38_ was shouting and protesting. they were so hysterical (歇斯底里的) that they couldnt fly out of the window, and they would just _39_ their heads against the glass again and again. if only they had _40_ the butterfly that passed by, they would have seen that the top of the window was _41_. the butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no _42_ at all. the flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”mr. litmus was _43_, and explained to the class that that form of flys behavior had nothing to do with _44_. instead, it was an example of animals having different _45_ of intelligence .and this was what _46_ a big disorder in the science class. many parents had to come and complain because their children had _47_ their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! this, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they _48_ listened to anyone.mr. litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and quite a few parents _49_. it helped some of them realized that, although they werent _50_, they often behaved not terribly intelligently.31.a. geographyb.head c.physics d.science32.a.discoveryb.inventionc.activityd.direction33.a.insectsb.fliesc.butterfliesd.bats34.a.cheerb.beginc.discussd.continue35.a.quicklyb.repeatedlyc.normallyd.directly36.a.doorb.windowc.lightd.wall37.a.forceb.windc.resultd.noise38.a.findingb.hatingc.doingd.imagining39.a.shookb.leanedc.beatd.turned40.a.watchedb.obeyedc.caughtd. heard41.a.shutb.windyc.opend.clean42.a.effectb.wonderc.doubtd.reason43.a.worriedb.amusedc.encouragedd.learned44.a.pleasureb.excitementc.joyd.anger45.a.levelsb.areasc.sensesd.fields46.a.removedb.causedc.reducedd.solved47.a.respectedb.listedc.separated.admitted48.a.neverb.alwaysc.almostd.already49.a.turned upb.gone backc.calmed downd.held on50.a.poor b.busy c.seriousd.stupid第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。 aelvis lives. at least he does today, in the hearts of tens of thousands showing their faithful love for the king on the 34th anniversary of his death. refusing to let go of fond memories, fans are once again flooding to graceland, elvis house. this annual event is informally known as “dead elvis week”, an almost religious journey in memory of elvis death on august 16, 1977.feeling like a cross between an easter night and mardi gras, the week of sadness is hardly a sad affair. in fact, it includes all kinds of parties, concerts, and memorials. the highlight, however, is a candlelight night that more than 10, 000 fans from all over the world took part in. in twos and threes, they walk up to the small poolside garden where elvis is buried. “the king of rockn roll” may be dead, but for these devotees, he is never truly gone.elvis aaron presley wasnt born a king. as a matter of fact, he grew up dirt-poor in rural tennessee. legend(传奇) has it that elvis was working as a truck driver in memphis when he made his first recording: a late birthday gift for his mother. later, when the owner of sun records, sam phillips, heard elvis stirring voice, he thought he had finally found what he had been looking for a white man who sounded black. phillips boasted(夸口) that with elvis on his label, he would make a million dollars.early sun recordings had elvis on songs and guitar, supported by another guitar and a stand-up bass. he was playing the kind of material he would one day become famous for: blues and country songs. it was a long way from the white jumpsuits and las vegas-style concerts everyone now connects with elvis. but those early recordings helped what the world now knows as rocknroll come into being.51. when did the author write the passage above according to the passage?a. in 1977.b. in 2011.c. between an easter night and mardi gras. d. not mentioned.52. what can be inferred from the underlined part in paragraph 3?a. elvis was a white man who looked like a black one.b. sam phillips didnt manage to find what he had been looking for.c. in some way, the black then had a greater gift for singing than the white.d. sam phillips had been seeking a white man who acted like a black.53. what is the best title of the passage?a. elvis aaron presley.b. dead elvis week.c. legend of the king. d. the origin of rocknroll. bif youve ever seen a james bond movie，youll know that the hero gets around in a smart aston martin car. even if you know fully well that you could never afford such an expensive vehicle, you dont forget the name, or the car. why? you have been affected by product placement. companies pay a film to place their products in the movie. product placement took off in the west in the 1980s and is now catching on in china. two hunan satellite tv dramas are recent examples：ugly wudi and lets go watch the meteor shower (一起去看流星雨). shampoo, mobile phones, cars and fitness centers anything can be product-placed. advertisers value the mass appeal of the movies, knowing that a successful film can showcase their goods to hundreds of thousands of viewers. but when product placement takes over, artistic considerations can take a back seat. cai zhiyong has been product-placing for years. the beijing-based advertiser admits there is a conflict between art and business. he explains the way one ad works. in if you are the one (非诚勿扰), the actress shu qi plays a flight attendant. the movie contains product placement for airline companies. cash-strapped filmmakers often have to give less consideration to the quality of their work because they need money from advertisers. in the original story for meteor shower, the heroines mother owned an ice cream shop. but no ice cream company wanted to sponsor (赞助) the film. for this reason, the story was changed. in the film the man drinks 20 cups of milk tea instead of eating ice cream. so you may see the power of business over the movies, since the script (剧本) was perhaps written so that a product could be placed-whether it was ice cream or milk tea.54. james bond movies are mentioned in the first paragraph to show_. a. how popular james bond is b. how great the aston martin car is c. how to make a movie more artistic d. how effectively product placement works55. product placement can have a bad effect on the_ of a movie. a. atmosphere b. mass appeal c. box-office success d. artistic value56.what does the underlined word cash-strapped in paragraph 6 probably mean? a. short of money. b. wasting a lot of money. c. having enough money. d. trying to save money.57.we can learn from the example of meteor shower that_. a. business has a big say in the movie b. the original story was not suitable for a movie c. filmmakers are only concerned about making money d. milk tea is more popular than ice cream cit was saturday night in london. i was waiting to catch the bus home with my friend laura. i was dressed as the cartoon character the pink panther, complete with pink cat ears attached to a hairband, a pink tail made of a long piece of pink cloth, and whiskers drawn on my face. laura was dressed as a cat. it was, of course , halloween, and we had been at a halloween party.the night of october 31 is a perfect excuse to dress up in silly costumes and have a scary party. traditionally it was “all souls day”, when the ghosts of the dead rose from their graves.in the uk, however, it also means the end of british summer time. all the clocks are put back one hour on the last saturday of october. you wake up on sunday morning thinking that it is 8 am, and then remember with relief that you actually have another hour in bed. the trouble is, the buses had not changed their timetables. the night bus drivers were still operating according to their original hours. however, the day bus drivers had already put their watches back, and were looking forward to that extra hour in bed. so laura and i waited and waited and waited. people who went past stared, laughed, or made funny comments “someone locks the cat out of the house tonight?” or “who lets the cat out of the bag?”finally the bus came three hours later. by that time we had made friends with local shop owners as they opened for morning business, as well as with a friendly tramp (流浪汉) sitting in the street with his dog. halloween may be a party night just dont forget the practicalities (实际情况) when youre in the uk. it could get really scary. 58. what can we learn from the passage?a. people usually dress themselves up on halloween.b. halloween is on the night of oct. 30.c. in the uk, halloween is celebrated in exactly the same way as other countries. d. on halloween, the night bus and the day bus both operated according to the original timetable. 59. why did the author and her friend have to wait for three hours for the bus that night?a. because the bus was delayed.b. because it was halloween that night.c. because the clocks were put back.d. because they were late for the night bus.60. how did the passers-by react to the author and lauras costumes?a.they were scared.b.they smiled at them.c.they were surprised.d.they thought they were funny.61. what did the author and laura do while waiting for the bus?a. they helped the local people.b. they made friends with local shop owners and a tramp.c. they helped a tramp.d. they took care of a homeless dog. dchocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. they describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”now they should bite their tongues! evidence is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:a happier heartscientists at harvard university recently examined 136 studies on cocoathe main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heartstudies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flowthese benefits are the result of cocoas chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症)better blood pressureif yours is high, chocolate may helpjeffrey blumberg from tufts university recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quicklymuscle magicchocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼)in a small study at indiana university, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinksbetter for your skingerman researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every dayafter three months, the womens skin was moister(滑润的)and smootherthe research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearancebrain gainsit sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain62which of the following is wrong? a. cocas chemicals can prevent both cell damage and inflammation.b. chocolate may help you lower your blood pressure.c. people early know chocolate is good for their health. d. chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving. 63whats the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?asports drinks are better than chocolate milkbsports drinks can make people easy to be tiredcdrinking milk can keep you energetic at workdwe should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard64whats the main idea of the text?achocolate, a healthy foodbmore chocolate, less healthcchocolate and blood pressuredadvice o