浙江省安吉县上墅私立高级中学高一英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

上墅私立高中2015学年第一学期期末考试高一年级 英语试卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟 一、听力部分（30分，每小题1.5分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. what color is the mans bike?a. red b. blue c. white2. where did the man spend his childhood?a. in china b. in canada c. in the us3. what does the woman think the man should do? a. do his homework. b . prepare for the exam. c. watch tv for a while4. what will the woman do next? a. go to find a bus station herself b. follow the man to a bus station c, ask a guard about a bus station.5. when will the two speakers meet? a. 9:30 b. at 10:00 c. at 11:30第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what did the man probably do on the second day? a. he returned home b. he traveled around paris c. he rested in the hotel7. what has the man decided to do ? a. spend more time on exercise? b. find ways to become stronger. c. take a trip with alice again soon.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8. where did the woman last see her son ? a. in the fruit section b. in the meat section c. in the vegetable section.9. which of the following can help people recognize the womans son? a. he doesnt wear glasses. b. he is far for his age c. he has dark hair请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10. what day was it yesterday? a. wednesday b. thursday c. friday11.what is the homework for english? a. write about a famous woman. b. do the problems on page 56 c. go over lesson five12 who is s biology teacher? a. mrs. green b. mr. brown c. mr. james 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. which ocean did amelia earhart fly across alone in may, 1932? a. the pacific ocean b. the indian ocean c. the atlantic ocean14 when did amelia earhart set out to fly around the world? a. in 1937 b. in 1942 c. in 194715. what happened to amelia earhart at last? a. she died a hero b. it remains unknown to people c. the government found her body.16. what do the womans parents probably want her to be? a. a photographer b. a pilot c. a doctor请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. how old was ride when she took part in the astronaut training program? a. 32 b. 31 c. 2718. what did rido do in 1984? a. she traveled into space for the third time. b. she traveled into space for the second time. c. she traveled into space for the first time.19. what did rido do after returning to the earth？ a. she left the space program. b. she wrote science books. c. she started a school20. how many american woman have travelled into space since rides trip? a. about 20 b. about 30 c. over 40二、完形填空（30分，每小题1.5分）david grew up poor. he started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, 21 at 11 am to go to work.lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a 22 to learn. in his spare time he read books that he thought would 23 him succeed somewhere down the road.he was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his 24 of higher education to provide for his family, 25 factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and 26 . it was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.in 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the internet. he wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or _ 27 hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week 28 himself computer skills. he worked harder than he 29 had in his life, surfing the internet over 100 hours a week.david began 30 jobs in the internet and computer fields. he was 31_ many times, but he never gave up. he had a goal and kept after it 32 he didnt feel like it because 33 else seemed so hopeless. that kind of drive and perseverance almost always 34 . david left the factory and took a job in the computing field.this is a true story about 35 , a story about believing in 36 ; a story about finding what you love to do and 37 your dreams.my hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, youll be_ 38_ enough to see it through(进行到底). its up to you to 39 it. remember that even the farthest 40 always starts with the first step.21a. starting b. leaving c. arriving d. studying22a. time b. hope c. hunger d. chance23a. let b. have c. see d. help24a. lack b. choice c. favor d. desire25a. and b. so c. but d. as26a. individually b. spiritually c. energetically d. evidently27a. more b. fewer c. smaller d. some28a. showing b. teaching c. improving d. acquiring29a. even b. never c. ever d. just30a. doing b. creating c. applying for d. taking up31a. turned off b. put down c. held up d. turned down32a. even when b. if only c. even d. as if33a. anywhere b. somewhere c. anything d. something34a. pays back b. puts off c. gets in d. pays off35a. wealth b. determination c. hardship d. love36a. yourself b. himself c. herself d. itself37a. developing b. following c. continuing d. reaching38a. demanded b. expected c. inspired d. attracted39a. get b. make c. conduct d. perform40a. journey b. distance c. life d. future三、阅读第一小节：阅读理解（共25分，每小题2.5分）ajoker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. he sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. in new york, the diamond was resold. this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. the true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. its easy to understand why the owner of the joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, kaplan. the cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.when he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). he had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. six more months passed, and kaplan finally said to the owner, “i am ready to start my work. there will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. he picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the firstblow. the diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.41joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _.a. in a minute b. at the foot of a big mountainc. in his own backyard d. in a garage42 a diamond dealer is a person _,a. in the diamond business b. who stores diamondsc. who cuts diamonds d. who sells diamonds43when the diamond was resold, _.a. the dealer lost a lot of moneyb. joker made some more moneyc. the dealer got 800,000 dollars d. kaplan got 800,000 dollars44the owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _.a. $300,000 b. $500, 000c. $300, 000,000 d. $800, 000, 000bhere is a true story about a famous man who worked in the white house and a criminal. they once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.the criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “which one do you want?” “the reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. my mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “you should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldnt always think of yourself.” seeing this, i suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” hearing my words, my mother was very happy. she kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. from then on, i learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. in order to get what i wanted, i played hard. as a result, i was sent into prison.the famous man from the white house said: one day, my mother brought some apples. she said to my brother and me: “you all want the reddest and biggest one, right? well, lets have a competition. now i divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and i will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. and i will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”after the competition, i won and i got the biggest apple. in our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. i think it is fair. no matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.45the criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .a. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller oneb. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answerc. elder brother should of course have the bigger oned. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother46we can conclude from the passage that .a. its wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enoughb. its important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay workc. its wrong to ask children not to always think of themselvesd. its always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple47the writer tells the story by .a. organizing it in the order of timeb. making a comparison between two menc. providing some scientific informationd. describing it in the order of spacecone day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies i remembered something happened when i was young. when i was a boy of 12 in south carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.we lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. no musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. i decided that i would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.i finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. at first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. i felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.i had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. the baby bird ate everything she brought to it. i was pleased to see this. certainly the mother knew better than i about how to feed her baby.the following morning when i went to see how my bird was doing, i discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. i was shocked! what had happened! i had taken good care of my little bird.arthur wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “a mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). she thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”never since then have i caught any living creature and put it in a cage. all living creatures have a right to live free.48why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?a. he had just got a new cage.b. he liked its beautiful feather.c. he wanted a pet for a companion.d. he wanted it to sing for him.49the mockingbird died because it _.a. drank the poisonous water by mistakeb. was frightened to deathc. ate the poisonous food its mother gave itd. refused to eat anything50what is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?a. freedom is very valuable to all living things.b. all birds put in a cage wont live long.c. you should keep the birds from their mother.d. be careful about food you give to baby birds.第二节：七选五：共10分，每小题2分根据短文内容,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。are you truly happy? do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 51 . the following are a few tips that i follow to create happiness in my life.make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.surround yourself with happy people. it is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 52_ .when something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. truly happy people don t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor._53_ . these few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness._54_. whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. _ 55._a. what makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.b. on the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be influenced.c. being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.d. these are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.e. spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.f. there are some tips in life that lead to happiness.g. it s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.四、单词拼写（共10分，每小题1分）根据首字母或中文提示，写出所需单词的正确形式。56although many americans move a lot, they still r_ and understand each others dialects.57after g_ from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.58it is well-known that all men are _(平等的)59_ (显然), he didnt realize it was a formal occasion.60water, food and _(电)were hard to get when the earthquake happened.61then _(逐渐地)between about ad 800 and 1150,english became less like german because those who ruled english spoke first danish and later french.62pandas are our national t_ .63she will wait for you at the e_ to the zoo tomorrow.64there is no d_ that the boxes were then put non a train for konisberg.65as far as i know, the course is _(设计) for beginners.五：翻译（共15分，每题3分）61. 我很想知道是否是因为我长时间不能出门，以致我会对一切与自然有关的事物是如此痴迷。62 我认为这支足球队赶上世界顶尖水平的球队不是不可能的。（形式宾语，catch up with）63 她对这场比赛的胜利起了重要作用。64 只有在这个时候，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。（倒装句）65需要靠体力去谋生的这种日子一去不复返了。（when）六：书面表达（共30分）假如你是新华高中的学生李华，你给你初中的英语老师写一封信，汇报进入高中后你的英语学习情况和感受。内容包括：1. 初入高中时，觉得高中英语比初中英语难得多，没信心。2. 跟老师交谈后得到了一些学习方法，并认识到英语的重要性。3. 通过努力学习，英语已改善很多，并越越喜欢学英语。提示：初中junior high school 高中 senior high school注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。dear mr. li,im glad to tell you that i have m