湖南省冷水江市第六中学高一英语下学期期末模拟考试试题.doc

2015年高一下学期期末考试模拟试卷英语卷考试时量 120 分钟 满分 150分parti listening comprehesion (30 marks )section a (22.5 marks)directions: in this section，you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.example:when will the magazine probably arrive?a. wednesday. b. thursday. c. friday.the answer is b.conversation 11what will the woman do first?a. take a shower. b. go camping. c. set up a time.2. when will the man probably call the woman?a. thursday. b. friday. c. sunday.conversation 23.what is the man going to do?a, have a coffee break. b. see a doctor. c. buy a pet.4.what happened to the man?a. he fell ill. b. he lost his dog. c. he slept badly.conversation 35. what is the woman?a. a bus driver. b. a waitress. c. a tour guide.6.what does the man want to get?a. some gifts. b. a menu. c. a bus schedule.conversation 47. what did the man do yesterday?a. he saw a movie. b. he watched tv.c. he visited some friends.8. what time will the speakers probably meet this saturday evening?a. at 6:30. b. at 7:00. c. at 7:30.9.which of the following will the man buy?a. some drinks. b. a birthday cake. g. concert tickets.conversation 510. what is the woman doing now?a. she is serving a customer.b. she is conducting an interview.c. she is doing some recording.11 .when does the man go to the nursing home?a. tuesdays. b. thursdays. c. sundays.12.where will the man probably be working next monday?a. at the airport nearby.b. in the studio next door,c. at the store downtown.conversation 613.why does the woman call the man?a. the oven doesnt work.b. the heater wont start.c. the plug is broken.14.who will handle the problem first tomorrow evening?a. the woman. b. the man. c a worker.15.who is the woman speaking to?a. her husband. b. her house owner. c. her boss.section b (7.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then jill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words.you will hear the short passage twice. voice mail from kelly black1. call mr. brown to 16 the appointment time.2. e-mail the staff members about next weeks 17.3. ask the repairman to fix the broken 18 in the office.4. give a list of all the employees to the 19 owner.5. take20 on the desk to the post office.part ii language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)directions: for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and ix choose the one that best completes the sentence.example:the wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert,a. covering b. covered c. cover d. to coverthe answer is a.21. the singer was wearing dark glasses, but she was _ by the fans the moment she turned up. a. interviewed b. attractedc. recognizedd. grasped22. when i received the present from my mother, i found that there was a message which was _ to it.a. keptb. replied c. appliedd. attached23. _ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.a. the person b. anyone c. who d. whoever24the reason _ he was late for school was _ he had to send his mother to a hospital.a. that; why b. why; because c. why; that d. that; because25i find _ difficult to get on with uncle li he is always shouting at me for no reason at all. a. it b. him c. this d. what 26. will it be convenient if i call on you at ten tomorrow morning? sorry, i _ a meeting then. a. am attending b. will be attending c. have been attending d. had been attending 27. travelling to the ancient villages in south anhui _ exciting, and our team _ now making our way home. a. was; is b. were; is c. was; are d. were; are 28. when shirley first came to shanghai five years ago, she felt helpless because there wasnt a single person _ she could turn for help. a. to whomb. from whom c. that d. who 29. my grandfather _ in my hometown for over 40 years. now he lives with us here in beijing.a. lived b. has lived c. had lived d. was living30. all people went home, _ jane alone in the classroom preparing for the exam next month.a. left b. leaving c. being left d. leaves31. jay opened the door. there _ he had never seen before. a. a man did stand b. a man stood c. did a man stand d. stood a man32. i dont like _ you speak to her.a. the way b. the way in that c. the way which d. the way of which33. do you mind if i sit here? . its for mr. brown.a. not at all b. never mindc. better not d. of course not34. rather than _ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _ a bicycle.a. riding ; ride b. ride ; ride c. ride ; to ride d. to ride ; riding35. he made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science.a. which i think is b. which i think it is c. which i think it d. i think which issection b (18 marks)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context 。as my train was delayed for two hours, i had plenty of time to spare. after buying some newspapers to read on the journey, i made my way to the luggage office to collect my heavy suitcase i had _36_ there three days before. there were only a few people _37_, and i took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. the receipt didnt seem to be where i had left it. i _38_ the contents, and railway tickets, money scraps of paper and photos fell out of it; but no matter how hard i searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.when my turn came, i explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. the man looked at me _39_ as if to say that he had heardthis kind of story many times and asked me to _40_ the case. i told him that it was an old, brown looking _41_ no different from the many cases i could see on the shelves. the assistant then gave me _42_ and told me to make a listof the chief contents of the case. if they were _43_, he said, i could take the case away. i tried to _44_ all the articles i had _45_ packed into the case and wrote them down as they came to me.after i had done this, i went to look among the shelves. there were hundreds of cases there. for one dreadful moment, it _46_ to me that if someone had picked the receipt up he could have easily claimed(认领) the case already. this hadnt happened _47_, for after a time i found the case lying in a corner. after examining the articles inside, the assistant was satisfied and told me i could take the case away.36. a. left b. forgotten c. found d. bought37. a. standing b. crowding c. talkingd. waiting38. a threwb. put c. looked d. emptied39. a. now and then b. up and downc. here and thered. back and forth40. a. describeb. draw c. take outd. show41. a. object b. matter c. subjectd. wallet42. a. a paperb. a notec. a message d. a form43. a. everythingb. wrong c. correct d. ready44. a. drawb. remember c. read d. remind45. a. carelesslyb. suddenly c. hurriedly d. immediately46. a. happenedb. occurredc. appearedd. seemed47. a. fortunately b. unluckilyc. by chanced. presentlysection c (12 marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the contextkeeping in touch with our friends is 48_ important part of friendship. this does not mean that we have to write or call our friends every day. it does mean, however, that we 49_ care enough about our friends to find out how they are doing from time to time. people have different habits about keeping in touch with others. some like to call their friends, sometimes many times 50_ day. others prefer to e-mail their friends. still 51_ prefer writing letters so that they can include photos or interesting articles 52_ the envelopes along with their letters. some even write postcards 53_they are on vacation to send them to friends. every kind of communication is important. it is not important what kind of call we make 54_ letters we send. what is important is that we let others know we care about 55_. part reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. aevery human being has a unique (唯一的) arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case. the ridge（脊状）structure on a persons fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. it is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take. finger-prints can be made very easily with printers ink. they can be recorded easily. with special methods, identification（识别）can be achieved successfully within a short time. because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. a suspected（犯罪嫌疑人） man may deny(否认) a charge but this may be in vain（徒劳的）. his finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident. when a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. special techniques are used to develop them. some of the marks found are incomplete but identification（鉴定） is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained. 56. scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human beings finger skin _a. is similar to his mothers b. is valuable to himself only c. is like that of others with the same type of blood. d. is different from that of all others 57. if your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will _. a. be changed partly b. be replaced by a different one c. be the same when the wound is recovered d. become ugly 58. some criminals remove their own finger-prints by _. a. using printers ink b. injuring the inner skin c. damaging the outer skin d. damaging the colour 59. finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it_. a. is complicated but reliable b. is simple and not expensive c. is expensive but easy to do d. can bring a lot of money 60. it is _for a criminal to deny his crime when finger-prints are used to identify him. a. worth trying b. successful c. useful d. useless bthe world health organization now supports the use of ddt in homes to control malaria. the agency supported indoor spraying with ddt and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. it stopped as health and environmental concerns about ddt increased.but last friday, an assistant director-general of the united nations agency announced a policy change. doctor asamoa-baah said indoor spraying is useful to quickly reduce the number of infections caused by malaria-carrying mosquitoes. he also stressed that ddt presents on health risk when used correctly.the who says it supports indoor spraying in areas with high malaria rates, including throughout africa. but its malaria program director, arata kochi, says ddt should be used only inside houses and huts, not outside and not for agriculture use.in the 1940s ddt was found to be an excellent way to control insects. it cost little to produce and was not found to harm humans. so it was widely used for people and crops.in the 1960s, environmentalist rachel carson and her book “silent spring” led to a movement to ban it. the united states did just that a decade later.yet the rise of malaria has led some environmental groups to change their thinking. the group environmental defense, which led the anti-ddt movement, now supports indoor use to control malaria.but many critics of ddt worry it will not be used with great care. university of illinois scientist may berenbaum argues that ddt is not as effective as people might think. writing in the washington post, she noted that some african mosquitoes developed resistance to it. she says ddt should be only one tool among many for insect control.the who supports other interventions as well. but it says india sharply cut malaria rates in the past with indoor use of ddt. and ten countries in southern africa are currently using it for malaria control.1. when did american stop using ddt?a. in the 1940s.b. in the 1960s.c. in the 1970s.d. in the 1980s.2. what do you think the book “silent spring” is about?a. about the harm ddt does to humans.b. about ddt in the water from a spring.c. about ddt in the water used for controlling insects.d. about ddt used for people and crops.3. which of the following is not true?a. ddt may be harmful when used incorrectly.b. environmental defense admits ddt can control malaria.c. ddt may be harmful to the environment and crops.d. all scientists agree to spray ddt indoors now.4. what does the word “it” in the last sentence of para. 1 refer to?a. “the use of ddt” b. “mosquito”c. “the who” d. “malaria”5. what can you infer from the passage?a. peoples knowledge of a thing is always developing.b. ddt is very useful.c. there are many tools to control malaria.d. india has never stopped using ddt.clegends about king arthur have existed since the 6th century. stories of the man and his doings have grown far beyond anything that could be regarded as factual history. here are some of the highlights. arthur was born as a result of the wizardry (法术) of merlin, who arranged all adulterous liaison between arthurs father, king uther pendragon, and his lover, a married duchess. merlin agreed to do this only if the lovers allowed him to bring up the child born of the affair. when uther pendragon died some years later, there was confusion in the kingdom about who should inherit the throne. merlin arranged a pageant（盛会）where many knights（骑士） came to try their luck at pulling a sword out of a stone. whoever successfully extracted the blade（刀刃）was the rightful king. after many a brave knight had tried and failed, merlin presented the young arthur who, to everyones surprise, easily pulled out the sword. as king, arthur established the knightly fellowship of the round table at his castle of camelot, so appear all the other well-behaved knights associated with the king. the knights of the round table spent much of their time on the long search for the holy grail. the grail is the cup used by jesus at the last supper, which was said to be brought to britain, then somehow lost. it is notoriously hard to get hold of, as finding it requires an almost superhuman degree of moral purity. at last it was the true gentleman sir galahad who eventually found it and set off to return it to its rightful place in the holy land. arthurs death is a matter of some debate. according to legend, one of arthurs less intelligent moves was his decision to marry the lady guinevere, who fell in love with sir lancelot, and their adultery led to war among the knights of the round table, ending in the battle of camlan and arthur s deadly wound. after the battle of camlan the wounded king was taken to the mysterious island of avalon ruled by his sister morgan le faye. she, being skilled in the arts of witchcraft (巫术) and healing, was apparently meant to cure him. but evidently arthur thought he had little chance, because he gave his sword, excalibur, to sir bedivere to return to the lady of the lake, an enigmatic（谜一般的）character from whom arthur had originally received the blade. bedivere hurled the sword over the water, where a strange and frightening hand appeared from the lake to catch it, waved it around for a while and then carried it down to the murky depths where, who knows, perhaps it still lies. as for arthur, we can only conclude that his sister wasnt such a good doctor.66. the passage is mainly about_.a. a brief history of king arthur b. the story of the round table knightsc. a legendary life of king arthur d. the death of king arthur 67. arthur became the king because_.a. he was the old kings only sonb. he was supported by many brave knightsc. he was the strongest man in the kingdom d. he pulled the sword from the stone68. who found the holy grail and returned it to the holy land?a. king arthu