福建省莆田市高一英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版.doc

莆田二中高一英语第四学段考试卷第i卷（三个部分共115分）第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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. whats the relationship between the two speakers?a. policewoman and driver. b. salesgirl and customer. c. conductor and passenger.2. where are the speakers?a. at home. b. in a shop. c. at school.3. what are the speakers going to do on sunday?a. practise football. b. go swimming. c. play tennis.4. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. computers. b. televisions. c. inventions.5. what do we know about the man?a. he neednt pay much for his house. b. he lives near his office.c. he doesnt like the city.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至8题。6. where does this conversation probably take place?a. at the restaurant. b. in a garden. c. at home7. what kind of drink does the man like to have?a. orange juice. b. tea. c. beer.8. why do all the people like to have lunch in the garden?a. its nice and warm out there. b. they can have beer out therec. they can meet their friends there.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. what does the man need?a. a taxi. b. a time table. c. a bag.10. when will the man leave home? a. 2:30 b. 3:00 c. 3:3011. what does the man want the driver to do?a. drive carefully. b. charge less money. c. carry his bag.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the bill is not clear enough. b. the bill is sent to a wrong address.c. incorrect bills are sent to the woman now and then.13. why does the same mistake occur again and again?a. the man is too careless. b. the new computer is not working properly.c. the man doesnt know how to use the new computer.14. what does the man agree to do?a. get the computer working correctly. b. buy a better computer.c. send correct bills to the woman later.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what course is the man talking?a. a cookery course. b. a computer course. c. a french course.16. how long does the mans class last?a. two hours. b. an hour and a half. c. half an hour.17. what does the man ask the woman to do?a. teach him to make cakes. b. have a dinner together.c. show him how to send e-mails.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. when did more american women begin to work outside?a. after the first world war. b. after the second world war.c. after the civil war.19. what did americans use to expect women to do?a. house-keeping. b. service work. c. light jobs.20. what troubled working women most in the united states? a. they had to make their husband happy.b. they couldnt do things as well as men.c. they were looked down upon in some way.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. why did he say so?sorry, i dont understand he has said means.a. all what b. what all c. all that d. that all22. its five years since i here.where do you work now?a. work b. worked c. has worked d. had worked23. both his eyes focused on his book, he didnt notice me enter the room.a. through b. because of c. for d. with24. what surprised me was not what he said but he said it.a. in the way what b. the way whichc. in the way d. the way25. that the government can lead them out of the finacial crisis, people are optimistic about the future of the country.a. convincing b. convinced c. to convince d. having convinced26. the picture was taken a long time ago, but it looks as if it yesterday.a. was taken b. had been taken c. were taken d. has been taken27. where does he come from?i know nothing about him except that he is a doctor occupation.a. in b. by c. through d. for28. that he was praised by his teachers.a. so great progress had he made b. so great progress he had madec. such a great progress had he made d. such great progress had he made29. the traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the governments attention.a. solving b. solve c. to solve d. solved30. written in a hurry, . how can it be satisfactory? a. they found many mistakes in the report b. sam made lots of mistakes in the reportc. there are plenty of mistakes in the reportd. the report is full of mistakes31. mary speaks with a strong southern accent so that she is taking classes to herself of it. a. support b. struggle c. rid d. equip32. it was not rare(稀少) in that people in fifties were going to school for further study.a. 90s; the b. the 90s; / c. 90s; their d. the 90s; their33.i wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.recent pressure at work may his behavior.a. make for b. stand for c. change for d. account for34. statistics show that house prices in the last 2 years have risen they had expected.a. twice as much as b. as much as twice c. as twice much as d. as much twice as35. do you know why the sun looks much bigger on the horizon? well, well, .i have never read about that.a. that depends b. i cant tell youc. there is some doubt d. you really have me there第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）charlie chaplin was the first international star of the modern times. he was especially beloved for his little tramp 36 . he was the first screen artist to write, 37 and perform in his own films; in fact, 38 , charlie chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. he was also the first artist to use his work to pass a 39 of equality and justice for all 40 for the “little guy”. charlie chaplins career and life made 41 the first global icon (偶像); his too small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly 42 by audiences from chicago to china, from iowa city to india. and they 43 are today. all of these make charlie chaplin the first citizen of our global village.chaplin, a native of london, was born in 44 on april 16, 1889 to music hall performers. chaplin only saw his 45 twice until the age of seven. the man 46 him and his mother about a year after chaplin was 47 . during chaplins earliest years, his mother was a (n) 48 and performer. then her voice gave out, her stage career 49 , and she began actively 50 church of england services. at the age of 51 , chaplins mother was considered insane and sent to cane hill lunatic asylum(疯人院), and the 52 sent charlie and his brother to live with his father, 53 had by then stopped all payments of child support.charlie chaplin lived with his father only a short time 54 his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then 55 charlie and his brother to live with her once again.36. a. behaviorb. characterc. personalityd. quality37. a. actb. directc. shootd. edit38. a. in case ofb. in this casec. in some casesd. in case39. a. possibilityb. culturec. messaged. importance40. a. generallyb. especiallyc. speciallyd. totally41. a. himb. themc. usd. it42. a. recognizedb. believedc. realizedd. known43. a. reallyb. alwaysc. stilld. ever44. a. happinessb. povertyc. luckd. nature45. a. brotherb. teacherc. motherd. father46. a. taughtb. leftc. lovedd. expected47. a. bornb. youngc. ill d. old48. a. actorb. artistc. singerd. dancer49. a. endedb. beganc. broked. continued50. a. servingb. attendingc. joiningd. asking51. a. sevenb. eightc. nined. ten52. a. motherb. policec. courtd. family53. a. whichb. whomeverc. whoeverd. who54. a. thenb. beforec. whend. until55. a. picked upb. a took awayc. took apartd. brought up第三部分 阅读理解（共16小题，每小题2分，满分32分）a “old wives tales” are beliefs passed from one generation to another. for example, most of us remember our parents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. is there any truth in these teachings? some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time.did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. garlic(蒜) is good for you, too. it can kill the type of virus that causes colds.unfortunately, not all of moms advice passed the test of medical studies. for example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. but research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. do sweets cause tooth problems? well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales. after all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated(积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. we should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.56. the author develops the third paragraph mainly .a. by cause and effect b. by order in spacec. by examples d. by order in time 57. which of the following is true according to the text?a. eating garlic is good for our eyes. b. carrots prevent people from catching colds.c. swimming after a meal is dangerous. d. sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth. 58. what is the authors attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text?a. objective. b. subjective. c. dissatisfied. d. curious. 59. the phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “ .”a. to be valuable b. to be believablec. to be admirable d. to be suitablebsports play an important role in british life. the most popular sport is football. cricket is also popular in england, but is less important in the other home nations. rugby union and rugby league are the other major team sports. tennis is the most important sport for the two weeks of the wimbledon championships(温布尔登网球锦标赛)football the modern global game of football developed from traditional british football games in the 19th century. club football is organized separately in each of the home nations. english football has a league system which combines thousands of clubs. scotland has a similar but smaller club football structure. the top level league in wales is the league of wales. in northern ireland the main league is the irish football league.each season the most successful clubs from each of the home nations qualify for(使具有的资格) the two europe wide club competitions organized by uefa(欧足联), the uefa champions league and the uefa cup.cricket cricket was invented in england. it is regarded as englands national summer game and it is probably the second most widely covered sport.there are eighteen professional country clubs, seventeen of them in england and one in wales. each summer the country clubs compete in the first class country championship, which consist of two leagues of nine teams and in which matches are played over four days.rugby like football, rugby union and rugby league both developed from traditional british football games in the 19th century. for much of the 20th century there was great antagonism between rugby leagues, which was a mainly working class game based in the industrial areas of northern england, and rugby union, which is a mainly middle class game in england, and is also popular in the other home nations.tennis tennis is yet another sport which originated in the united kingdom and the governing body of the sport is the lta(草地网球协会). however, no british man has won wimbledon since 1936 and no british woman since 1977. the only british players of either sex to reach the world top 50 in recent years are greg rusedski, who learnt his tennis in canada, and tim henman and andrew murray ,who did not pass through the lta system either.60. what do we know about football? a. the top clubs represent the uk in the two europe competitions.b. football is a newly-invented game in englandc. the top level league in england is the irish football leagued. club football is an organized union in the uk.61. from the passage we can learn . a. there exist all professional county clubs in england.b. rugby leagues was enjoyed by middle classc. tennis is in the charge of ltad. greg rusedski did not pass through the lta system.62. the underlined “antagonisim” in the sixth paragraph probably means .a. preference b. friendliness c. similarity d. opposition63. from what can we read the passage?a. tour guidebook b. book reviewc. news report d. news magzinecdoris lessing was born in 1919 in persia, moving as a child with her family to southern rhodesia, now zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14.a year after moving to london, she published her first novel in 1950. the grass is singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict(冲突) in colonial africa through the eyes of a white farmers wife and her black servant.her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of the golden notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism(女权运动). a separated study of the mind of the main character, amma wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about africa, politics and relationships with men and sex.lessings themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s the was extremely interested in the islamic mystic tradition of sufism(苏菲教派). her turn toward science fiction with the canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditionalist critics, but she has continued to win new readers and numerous literary awards, including the david cohen british literary prize and the companion of honour from the royal society of literature, both in 2001.following the announcement, the horace engdahl told voa why he was personally so pleased with lessings selection.“she is one of the truly great writersof novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,” engdahl said. “she is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse(冲动) to numbers of other women writers. and she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.”at 87, doris lessing is the oldest nobel literature winner sine the first prizes were awarded in 1901.64. what would be the best title for this passage?a. doris lessing writes the golden notebook b. doris lessing is a pioneer of modern feminismc. doris lessing wins the nobel prize for literatured. doris lessing is concerned about africa65. it can be inferred from the passage that . a. there are only two characters in the grass is singingb. the golden notebook is regarded as lessings masterpiece by herself c. life in africa in her early age lays a solid foundation for her writingd. doris lessing is strongly against traditional culture in africa66. according to the fourth paragraph, . a. lessing began to believe in christ in the 1970sb. lessings science fiction won readersc. lessing had won two literary medals for her writings d. lessing changed her themes to meet the needs of traditional critics67. according to the horace engdahl, lessing wins nobel prize mainly because . a. she has rich experience in living in africab. she is a head master of an important schoolc. she encourages women writers to struggle against mend. she makes great contributions to equal rights for womend14 days from just 2,090 ppfully inclusive from the ukprice covers: international airfares, departure taxes, fuel charges, local transportation, accommodation, all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for uk citizens.days 13：ukshanghaifly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. visit the beautiful yu gardens, old town, shanghai museum, cross the great nanpu bridge and tour the pudong area. also explore xintiandi with its 1920s style skikumen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing huangpu river evening tour.days 47: shanghaiyangtze river tourfly to yichang and change(approx. one hour) to board your yangtze river ship for the next four nights. enjoy a tour of the three gorges dam(三峡大坝) before sailing on the grand yangtze river, 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