湖北省部分重点中学－学高一英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版.doc

湖北省部分重点中学20122013学年度下学期高一期末考试英语试卷考试时间：本卷考试时间120分钟 本卷满分150分第一部分 听力（共两节 30分）第一节 听下面五段对话。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. at what time does the office open?a. 7:45. b. 8:17.c. 8:00.2. what did the man do last saturday?a. he saw a play.b. he acted in a play.c. he went to the teahouse.3. what is the relationship between the two speakers?a. friends.b. strangers.c. brother and sister.4. what is the weather like now?a. rainy. b. cloudy.c. sunny.5. what are the two speakers doing?a. playing a football game.b. cheering for oxford.c. watching a football game.第二节 听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或对白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或对白前，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. what is the woman studying now?a. history.b. french.c. computer.7. how does the woman pay for college?a. she has a scholarship.b. her parents pay for it.c. she has a part-time job.8. what do we know about the man?a. he envies the woman.b. he has a full-time job.c. he likes hotel service.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. how many times has the woman received strange phone calls?a. twice.b. three times.c. four times.10. why were the phone calls strange?a. they always came after midnight.b. they were from a man the woman didnt know.c. they were difficult to understand and not complete.11. what does the woman know about the phone calls?a. the caller was a man.b. the calls were from the same man.c. the calls were from different people.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. whos bobby?a. a dog.b. a friend.c. a neighbor.13. what happened to bobby?a. it was missing.b. he went with jim.c. he dropped to the ground.14. how does crystal feel?a. angry.b. worried.c. regretful.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what size of the shoes fits the man?a. size 7.b. size 8.c. size 7.5.16. what does the man think of the second pair the saleswoman shows him?a. too large.b. too loose.c. too expensive.17. what will happen in the end?a. the man will buy the third pair of shoes.b. the man will not buy the shoes.c. the woman will go upstairs to the third floor to have a look.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. whats one lifelong dream of michelles?a. flying to paris for baking a cake at a party.b. getting more attention in cooking.c. taking part in a training course.19. how did michelle get the chance to work in paris?a. she was chosen out of a cooking test.b. she worked well enough to be given the chance.c. she had already had three years of baking experience.20. what can we know about michelle in the passage?a. cakes she bakes are enjoyed by everyone.b. she has strong desire for improvement.c. she is good in the cooking school. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 多项选择（共10小题 每小题1分，满分10分）21.in our childhood, we were often _ by grandma to pay attention toour table manners.a. concerned b. permitted c. reminded d. performed22.we insist that all school students, especially those from the poor areas, should have a balanced _ to keep fit.a. meal b. diet c. feast d. food23.i advised you to buy oxford advanced learners english-chinese dictionary, which is _ for students in senior high.a. devoted b. intended c. inspired d. expanded24.unemployment in usa is _ to remain high in 2010, and possibly for the next few years.a. normal b. necessary c. gradual d. likely25.the questionnaire takes _ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used long with the assessment interview.a. mainly b. regularly c. logically d. approximately 26.since the outbreak of the disease, 90 patients have been _ to have the illness and other suspected patients are still under examination. a. confirmed b. convinced c. confused d. consulted27. the young actress is very _ about her success; she says its as much the result of good luck as of her own talent.a. considerate b. modest c. energetic d. religious28. she can speak seven languages.how great! it seems that she _ learning languages. a. takes an interest in b. has a gift forc. plays a trick on d. plays a role in29. a new _ to teaching languages is being used here, and it has turned out to be very helpful to the students.a. approach b. means c. method d. way30.when you are walking in wild woods, you have to _ snakes and some other dangerous animals.a. look down upon b. spy onc. catch sight of d. watch out for第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. as it was the rush hour and she was in a 31 to catch a train, she 32 a quick way to reach it. “i have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said 33 . “you dont think i know the best way to go?”the woman tried to explain that she hadnt 34 to annoy him, but the driver kept 35 . she finally realized that he was too annoyed to be 36 , so she changed her 37 . “you know, you are right.” she told him, “it must seem 38 for me not to think you know the best way 39 the city.” 40 , the driver glanced at his 41 in the rear-view mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “he didnt say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ 42 i got out and paid him. then he thanked me.”when you find yourself 43 with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to 44 your idea. it can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or 45 marriages. i have discovered one simple 46 extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from 47 in a disaster.the 48 is to put yourself in the other person s shoes and look for the 49 in what that person is saying. find a way to 50 , and the result may surprise you.31. a. way b. rush c. moment d. hurry 32. a. suggested b. made c. found d. chose33. a. jokingly b. anxiously c. angrily d. curiously34. a. supposed b.expected c. decided d. meant35. a. apologizing b. shouting c. asking d. driving 36. a. thoughtful b. reasonable c. normal d. practical37. a. mind b. road c. direction d. manner38. a. strange b. terrible c. wrong d. stupid39. a. through b. to c. across d. along40. a. worried b. surprised c. disappointed d. annoyed 41. a. helperb. speaker c. rider d. comer42. a. because b. after c. until d. since43. a. faced b. concerned c. crowded d. satisfied44. a. stick to b. turn down c. give up d. point out45. a. combine b. destroy c. suffer d. divide46. a. and b. that c. or d. though47. a. resulting b. lying c. setting d. leading48. a. problem b. key c. importance d. reply49. a. truth b. meaning c. expression d. fact50. a. escape b. argue c. explain d. agree第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）awhen frida kahlos paintings were on show in london, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon （丝带）around a bomb”. such comments seem to suggest kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.born in 1907 in a village near mexico city , kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. her spine （脊柱）became bent as she grew older. then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. however, the accident had an unexpected side effect. while lying in her bed recovering, kahlo taught herself to paint.in 1929, she got married to diego rivera, another famous mexican artist. riveras strong influences on kahlos style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. her first one-woman show in mexico was not held until 1953. for more than a decade after her death in 1954, kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. 51.what does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?a. a much more famous person b. a far more gifted artist c. a much stronger person d. a far better artist52.the terrible pain kahlo suffered was caused by .a. polio b. back injuries c. her bent spin d. the operations she had53.kahlos style had become increasingly independent since the .a. 1940s b. 1930s c. 1950s d. 1970s54.what is authors attitude toward kahlo?a. devotion b. worry c. sympathy d. encouragementbwhy is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?the answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. to the egyptians, green is a color that represents the hope and joy of spring, while for muslims, it means heaven. red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. in china, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the new year. for many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils（灾祸）.peoples choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies reactions （反应）toward them. green is said to be the most restful color. it has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. people who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.red can cause a persons blood pressure to rise and increase peoples appetites（食欲）. many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. similarly, many commercial (商业的) websites will have a red “buy now” button because red is a color that easily catches a persons eye.blue is another calming color. unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. so if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.the next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.55.muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their a. personal experiences b. commercial purposesc. cultural values d. physical reactions to the color56.why will many commercial websites have a red “buy now” button?a. to encourage people to make a purchase.b. to increase peoples appetites.c. to relax people physically. d. to cause a persons blood pressure to rise.57.what color might help lose weight according to the text?a. red b. blue c. green d. purple58.which of the following would be the most proper title for the text? a. colors and human beings b. the cultural meaning of colorc. colors and personal experiences d. the meaning and function of colorcthe rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. to deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the governments health budget（预算）be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. for example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. but many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt if the patients had taken measures for early prevention. for instance, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and ensuring a steady intake of vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.one very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress.in addition, health education plays a key role in improving peoples health. by giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. for example, knowing ones family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.however, stressing disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. after all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. in conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.59. which of the following shows the structure of the passage? cp (central point) p (point) sp (sub-point次要点) c (conclusion)60.which of the following can replace the underlined word “bankrupt?a. unable to pay ones debts b. more successful than ever before c. stronger than ever before d. unable to be cured61.we learn from the passage that .a. dressing warmly can prevent diseasesb. the more health education, the better c. a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercised. the governments health budget should be increased62.whats the best title of the passage?a. prevention or treatment? b. health or illness?c. exercise or illness? d. prevention or education? d still seeking a destination for your weekend break? there are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college. kings art centre a day at the centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. this weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists. you could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paint free of charge. the centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee. the botanic garden the garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for cambridge university. the multi-branched torch aloe here is impressive. the african plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss. get to the display house to see dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the venus flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals. the garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. look for grass snakes in the lake. a snake called hissing sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun. byrons pool many stories surround lord byrons time as a student of cambridge university. arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. however, it seems as though byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. he spent a great deal of time walking in the village. it is also said that on occasion byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as byrons pool. a couple of miles past grantchester in the south cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. the cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. if you dont trust me, then perhaps youll take it from virginia woolf - over a century after byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.63.as mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for . a. learning life drawing b. working with local artists c. attending the masters class d. seeing an exhibition64.“torch aloe” and “venus flytrap” are . a. common insects b. rarely-seen snakes c. impressive plants d. wildlife-enthusiasts65.we can infer from the passage that byron seemed . a. to fear pet bears b. to finish university in 1805 c. to be a heavy drinker d. to like walking66.what is the passage mainly about? a.a way to become creative in art. b. some places for weekend break. c. the colorful life in the countryside. d. unknown stories of cambridge university.e the practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. with the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的)skill. however, while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life.virginia berninger, professor of educational psychology at the university of washington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand. the study, published in 2009, found that when writing