湖南省株洲市第十八中学高一英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

株洲市第十八中学2015年下学期期末考试试卷高一英语暨模块二结业考试时量：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分 听力（1.5*20=30）第一节（1.5*5=7.5）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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 is the woman not satisfied with? a. the design.b. the color. c. the price.2. what is the mans most favorite activity? a. watching tv. b. reading a book. c. listening to music.3. where will the woman go first? a. to the accounting office. b. to the shipping department. c. to a thai restaurant. 4. whats the weather probably like today? a. rainy. b. cloudy. c. fine.5.whydoesthemancometothewoman? a.totakeapictureofher. b.toaskforanewidcard. c.to get a social security number.第二节（1.5*15=22.5）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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7题。6. what is the date this friday? a. july 9th.b. july 10th. c. july 11th.7. what does the man find surprising? a. his friends are coming. b. anna often throws parties. c. the woman is leaving america.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where did the woman buy the prints? a. in boston. b. in new york. c. in washington.9. what is the woman going to do? a. make another museum tour. b. organize an exhibition of art. c. visit some european painters.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why has the man been invited to the program? a. to advertise his driving school. b. to talk about learning to drive. c. to share his driving experience.11. how does the man usually get his customers? a. through friends. b. through newspapers. c. through the internet.12. why does the man have so many customers now? a. he works very hard. b. he teaches one-to-one. c. he offers lower prices.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is no longer part of the course? a. weekly tests. b. monthly reports. c. the midterm exam.14. what does the woman say about the term paper? a. it is mainly about magazines. b. it is ten pages long at the most. c. it can focus on any period in history.15. what should be discussed with the woman in advance? a. certain paper topics. b. where to do the research. c. using interviews as sources.16. which month is it probably? a. september. b. october. c. december. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what will the temperature be at the bottom of the grand canyon four hours later? a. 26c. b. 41c. c. 43c.18. what is the most important thing to bring when hiking? a. some medicine. b. enough water. c. comfortable clothes.19. what is the most common cause of death in the grand canyon? a. heat exhaustion. b.falling into it. c. getting bitten by snakes.20. how many persons will go hiking together? a. three. b. four c. five.第二部分 单项选择（1*10=10）21. when _ about the possibility, mr.peterson told journalists the following words. a. asking b. to be asked c. to ask d. asked22. the yeti is said to be a large and hairy animal _ walks on two feet like a human being. a. whob. whomc. thatd. what23.he felt very _ when i repeated the question.a. puzzled b. puzzling c. puzzle d. puzzlement24. jack says he loves egypt but he _all the pyramids yet. a. didnt visit b. hasnt visited c. hasnt been visiting d. hadnt visited25. the last and most important piece of equipment is your first - aid kit _ you become ill. a. as if b. in case c. now that d. ever since26. the surrounding forests are _ many birds and animals. a. home to b. homes of c. a home of d. a home to27. i feel so excited! at this time tomorrow morning i _ to beijing a. have been flying b. will fly c. will be flying d. have flown28.george gould too visited the tomb, only_ a high fever the next day. a. catch b.catching c. caught d. to catch29. before he came to china last year, mr. smith _ chinese lessons for two years in america. a. took b. had taken c. has taken d. takes30. im tired out. i _ all afternoon and i dont seem to have finished anything. a. shopped b. have shopped c. have been shopping d. had shopped 第三部分 阅读理解（2*15=30） a now is the best time for hong kong shopping lovers, as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. with the same amount of money, you can find different kinds of foods in this city. women, young and old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise(乐园,天堂) at this time of year. lovers will surely have an exciting christmas and new years eve celebrations at the time square or in the western styled bars. spending your holiday in hong kong will be easy too, as several package tours are available from gzl travel service, with four-day tours for less than 15 000yuan. tour package 1(3200yuan):a four-day-tour including three nights accommodation(膳宿供应), scenic helicopter flight, night ferry tour of victoria harbor and shuttle bus to the peak to view the city at night. tour package 2 (1880yuan): a four-day-shopping-tour including three nights accommodation, tours to golden beach and the vexwork museum, shuttle bus to the peak and shopping opportunities. tour package 3(1480yuan):a four-day-diy-tour including three nights accommodation in a four-star hotel and total freedom to do what you want.31. this advertisement is given by_. a. a shopping center b. a travel service company c. a hotel d. hong kong government32. if you want to decide by yourself youd better choose_. a. tour package 1 b. tour package 2 c. tour package 3 d. tour package 2 and 333. according to the text, if you want to visit the victoria harbor at night with the tour guide, you can choose _. a. tour package 1 b. tour package 2 c. tour package 3 d. tour package 1 and 2 b modern life is impossible without travelling.the fastest way to travel is by air. with a modern plane you can travel in a day to places which took a month or more one hundred years ago. travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. you can see the country you are travelling in. modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. they make even the longest journey enjoyable. some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. there are large liners and river boats with which you can visit many other countries and different places. travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday. many people like to travel by car. you can make your own timetable. you can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like .you can stop wherever you wish: where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or a hotel to spend the night. that is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.34. from the passage we know that the fastest way to travel is _. a. by car b. by train c by plane d. by boat35. the underlined word “they” in the passage refers to_. a .modern trains in the country b. the travelers on modern trains c. comfortable seats and dining cars d. the slower ways to travel36. how many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage? a. five b. six c. three d. four37. the best title of this passage is_ . a. ways to travel b. travels c. transportation d. modern life c james shook his money box again. nothing! he carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. all that he had was $24.52 . the bicycle he wanted was at least $90! how on earth (究竟) was he going to get the rest of the money? he knew that his friends all had bicycles. it was hard to hang out with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. he thought about what he could do. there was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no extra money. there was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. he would have to find a job. he decided to ask mr clay for advice. “well, you can start right here,” said mr clay. “you see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” that was the beginning of james part-time job. for the next three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. he took dogs for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books. the day finally came when james counted his money and found $94.32. he wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. he rode home proudly, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. it had been hard working for the money, but james knew that he valued his bicycle far more because he had bought it with his own money. he had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.38. why didnt james ask his parents for help? a. because they didnt love him. b. because they didnt have extra money. c. because they lived far away from him. d. because they didnt need a bike.39. james did the following jobs except _. a. walking dogs b. clearing out cupboards c. cooking meals d. mending books40. how much money did james earn? a. $ 24.52 b. $ 90 c. $ 94.32 d. $ 69.8041. what does the writer want to tell us? a. parents shouldnt give children any money. b. wed get what we want through hard work. c. we should buy everything we want. d. we shouldnt show off new things to poor children. d since birth, joy and miriam were abandoned (遗弃)at thegateof an orphanage（孤儿院）. for the disabled sisters, who both have spina bifida（脊柱裂），itmayhave seemed that all hopes were lost at that time. but after being adopted by a british couple, they have become two of the countrys most promising wheelchair basketball stars. in 2005, the haizes adopted them. then, they moved to the uk when joy was six and miriam was seven. the girls discovered the wheelchair basketball through a chance conversation, which mr. haize had with a friend in 2011. they hadnt known wheelchair sports before, but joy was hooked(钩住)fromthe beginning. while miriam loved the sport, it took her a little longer to become a serious athlete. “i used to have really low self-respect,” she said. “its only when joy got into the under 25s european championships in 2013 that i started to take basketball seriously. it gave me a path to follow.” miriam wasthen chosen to play at both regional trials and the sainsburys school games in 2014. of course, she earned herself a place at the famous gb futures trainingcamp. “gb futures helped me a lot. it helped me take basketball to another level and learn more about the game and its history. it also helped me be more independent,” said miriam. meanwhile, joy is currently the youngest player on the gb womens team but she is making her mark on the internationalstagehaving represented great britain in tournaments(锦标赛) all over the world. the teenagers are now eager to encourage others to explore the world of wheelchair sports. “you should have confidence in yourself. thats the one thing to help you succeed. having setbacks helped me grow into a person and player. no matter what people said to us, we just tried our best.” said the girls.42. what happened to joy and miriam when they were born? a. they were adopted by a british couple. b. they were left to an orphanage. c. they moved to the uk with their parents. d. they lived with parents in an orphanage.43. the sisters first got to know the wheelchair basketball_. a. from gb futures trainingcamp. b. from a conversation in a tv program. c. from a conversation in a tvprogram. d. from a talk between their father and his friend44. it can be inferredfromthe passage that_. a. joy set a good example to miriam in the wheelchair basketball. b. the haizes aimed to train joy to become the worldchampion. c. it took joy a long time to take the wheelchair basketball seriously. d. miriam is the youngest player on the womens basketball team.45. what suggestion did the disabled sisters give to others? a. believe in yourself! b. put your heart into work! c. a good beginning is half done! d. all roadsleadto rome.第四部分 英语知识运用 完形填空 （1.5*20=30） recently i paid a visit to harvard university, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world. i was pretty _46_ when i first stepped onto the campus. well, its not even really a campus. its _47_ like a district in a small town. harvards main buildings are from the 18th century, they look very old and_48_. you might_49_say theyre a little shabby. they dont fit the modern _50_ of university at all. the buildings are surrounded by _51_and trees, so i felt as if i had walked into a medieval (connected with the mid-ages) castle. but when i looked across the street, _52_ shops and in-fashion students made me feel like i was in the 21st century _53_ . it creates a strong contrast (对比) and brings a special 54_ to the school. our tour_55_ gary took us around and told us. you see this grass field in the center of the school? here is where they hold their _56_ceremony. they just set up tents and benches (a long seat for two or more people, especially outdoors) and have a very simple ceremony. its _57_ ! who would think the most talented students just graduate on the grass? i 58 _ some students put a blanket on the grass and lie down to read a book. when i listened to the soft sound of 59_ turning, along with chirping of the birds, i felt very 60_ . there was no competitive feeling at all. harvard has the worlds first computer in its science centre_61_ there are hundreds of high-end (高端的) computers, too. its religion and the literature departments are also _62_ the best. it is the perfect mix of tradition and_63_ technology. it makes harvard a very attractive place to _64_in.i hope one day ill _65_my dream school - harvard. 46. a. upset b. troubled c. tired d. shocked47. a. less b. more c. much d. most48. a. grand b. solid c. simple d. noisy49. a. even b. still c. ever d. yet50. a. idea b. way c. model d. spirit51. a. stones b. grass c. plants d. flowers52. a. empty b. quiet c. busy d. free53. a. again b. once c. only d. then54. a. environment b. scene c. condition d. atmosphere55. a. partner b. guide c. visitor d. professor56. a. celebration b. closing c. graduation d. opening57. a. uninteresting b. uncomfortable c. unbearable d. unbelievable58. a. saw b. had c. felt d. imagined59 a. books b. blankets c. pages d. benches60. a. disappointed b. nervous c. peaceful d. surprised61. a. and b. but c. though d. yet62. a. in b. beyond c. under d. among63. a. old b. fresh c. fast d. new64. a. study b. live c. read d. tour65. a. serve b. find c. attend d. visit第四部分 英语知识运用（第二节）（25分） a在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式（1-3个单词）。(2*10=20)66. mountain climbing can be very _ ( tire ), but quite exciting.67. the boy cant wait _ ( see ) what africa is like.68. colin said he _( spend ) a few weeks traveling the next year.69. this is the second time that i _( lose ) my mobile phone.70. scientists wear special clothes for _( protect ) when they examine mummies.71. from 24 to 29 jan next year , i_ ( explore ) some places of interest in africa.72. mr. mace , another member of the team , also died _ ( short ) after the discovery.73. he is so good at making _ stories that no one believes him.74. zhongdian is 659 kilometers away from kunming, _ is known as the spring city.75. we will live with the local people, and eat and drink _they do.b. 单句改错，请在原句上改正。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写 出改加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。(1*5=5)7