2013—2014学年度第二学期末模拟试卷.doc

20132014学年度第二学期末模拟试卷高一英语时间：120分钟 分值：120分第一部分：听力共两节，满分20分做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）第一节听下面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. When is the math test? A. Today.B. Tomorrow.C. Next week.2. What does the man want to buy? A. A shirt.B. A suit.C. A tie.3. What does the woman think of Lindas brother? A. He is friendly.B. He doesnt like to talk.C. He is not a pleasant person.4. What time is it now? A. 6:30 p.m.B. 7:00 p.m.C. 7:30 p.m.5. What kind of movie did the speakers watch? A. A horror movie. B. A romantic movie.C. An action movie.第二节 (15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、7题。6. How long is each class period? A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates.B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman worried about? A. The radio is expensive.B. The radio wont be loud enough.C. The radio might break under the water.9. When can the woman return the radio? A. Within 3 days.B. Within 7 days.C. Within 30 days.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman think of the play? A. Boring.B. Exciting.C. Confusing.11. When did the man read the play? A. Last year. B. Last month.C. Last week.12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Read it out loud.B. Act out the play.C. Join a study group.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who is the man probably? A. A doctor.B. The womans teacher. C. The womans boss. 14. What is wrong with the woman? A. She hurt her leg. B. She caught a cold. C. She hurt her back. 15. What was the weather like yesterday? A. Rainy. B. Sunny.C. Snowy. 16. When will the woman be OK? A. In two days. B. In a week.C. In a month. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many times can you wear the clothes before they need to be washed? A. Ten.B. A hundred.C. Hundreds.18. Who has tested the clothes? A. Top scientists.B. Ordinary people.C. Fashion experts.19. What is true about the clothes? A. They can keep away dirt.B. They may smell bad.C. They are made of very common materials.20. How much are the socks? A. 75 dollars a pair.B. 49 dollars a pair. C. 29 dollars a pair.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The city government is planning to build a new factory to deal with rubbish, but when and where to start . A. arent decided B. havent decided C, isnt being decided D. hasnt been decided22Hearing the news , he hurried home, leaving the book_ on the desk. A. lay opened B. lying open C. to lie open D. lie opened23 You see, Im poor in maths, you are not good at English, and. Thats _ we should help each other. A. when B. what C. how D. where24. Polly is really a stamp lover, who has collected _ as I have.A. three times as many stampsB. three times the stampsC. three times more stampsD. as three times stamps25. The Iron Lady, Baroness Thatcher, is a persuasive speaker whose idea can easily _ to the public. A. put forward B. figure out C. get across D. take over26. Ill appreciate it if you could keep me _ of any news about Tom. Take it easy. The day youre looking forward to _.A. informed; will come B. informed; comingC. informing; will come D. to be informed; coming27. When can I have a holiday? If you work hard, I promise you _ have one next month. A. would B. should C. shall D. must 28. _ to give up smoking, he threw away his _ cigarettes.A. Determined, remainedB. Determined, remainingC. Determining, remainingD. Determining, remained29. _ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.A. Not completingB. Not completedC. Not having completed D. Having not completed30. Were having a meeting in half an hour. The decision _ at the meeting will influence the future of our company.A. to be madeB. being madeC. madeD. having been made31. My money _. Could you please lend me some?A. has run out ofB. has run outC. was run out ofD. has been run out32. VR can also be used to practice skills in a secure environment that _ would be quite dangerous.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides33. Most of them think Ronaldo is a young man with great talent but a questionable attitude , _?A. do they B. isnt he C. is he D. dont they 34. _ made him ashamed of himself? _ in the maths exam. A. What; Because he failed B. Was it what; That he failedC. What was it that; Failing D. What was it that; Fail35. Is there any particular dish you would like to have, dear ? _ you select is all right with me. A. Whatever B. No matter which C. No matter what D. Whichever第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My daughter performed（表演） on behalf（代表） of her class in the annual（每年的） school concert today. She played so 36 that I could not help cheering her. The very 37 reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great 38 , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer 39 , she became sick of （厌烦）it. 40 , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine（常规）of 41 .来源:Zxxk.ComWhen her first teacher left, my friend 42 me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some 43 comments（评论）, and then point out what should be 44 . Every time she came, 45 beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some 46 . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the 47 of playing, but more importantly, to 48 the music and love it.”After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she 49 would like to 50 a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was 51 that you didnt give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. Youll feel 52 when you are on the way. When you look 53 from where you are, you will realize that you have been making 54 . But if you 55 , youll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.36Aregularly Bsmoothly CcarefullyDhappily37AmusicBarrangement CsceneDpraise38Aunwillingness Bpressure C. regretDexcitement39AyoungBfreeCanxiousDcurious40AAfter allBAbove allCIn allDFirst of all41ApracticeBcostCeducationDshow42AledBsentCintroducedDdirected43AusualBgoodCinterestingDhumorous44AexplainedBchangedCstoppedDimproved45Aas withBexcept forCinstead ofDthanks to46AjokesBmusicCgamesDsports47AskillsBlevelsCtrainingDsecrets48AfeelBfollowCcreateDread49AonceBevenCstillDthen50Amake upBget backCshow offDgive away51AnervousBexcitedCafraidDlucky52AtiredBeasyCafraidDexcited53AaheadBdownCupDover54AmistakesBchoicesCprogressDtime55AmoveBcontinueCdoDstop 第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共15小题，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AA cultures values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”, disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness. However, Mordechai Gordon, Ph. D of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important. In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like “The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaphorically(隐喻地) airplane-ing politics into our mouths. They make politics fun. Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self- image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”, describing their hit song “Dont Cha” as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture. A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner. Amongst other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner. Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗)and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another. Though 1ife may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles(皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasnt aware of. With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity. 56. Hobbes believes that humor_. A. was for people to view the world from another angle B. resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings C. was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better D. had the power to mirror personal glory and national values57. The fourth paragraph is developed mainly_. A. by comparisonB. by example C. by process D. by classification58. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor. B. The author feels helpless and sad about getting older. C. Never be the one who laughs at other people. D. Chaplin wasnt aware of being laughed at.BInteractive Home security SystemsTarik Celebi who lives in San Francisco suburb, takes his home-security system with him to work to dinner, just about anywhere. By his cell phone, he arms”his home-securityalarm from his car before he leaves for work. During his workday, he gets e-mail alerts every time his front door opens, even though hes miles away. If the door opens at an unusual time-say midday when no one should be coming or going he can order a 30-second video clip (片段）from the camera that watches the door. If its just his mother-in-law getting a package delivery, no worries.Celebi is one of the first users of the latest interactive home-security systems. In addition to sounding alarms when the house is broken into and notifying homeowners or police, as traditional systems do, the interactive systems give users new ways to remotely control their systems and their home environment. Different from traditional home-security alarms, which homeowners typically have to press buttons on a keypad to turn on before they leave their homes, the interactive systems enable consumers to arm and disarm systems from smart phones, iPads and PCs，no matter where they are.Most traditional systems are set up to sound an alarm if doors or windows are opened. The interactive systems give homeowners more options. For example, users can elect, when they want to be notified. They might want an e-mail or a text every time a door is opened, or only during the hours of 3 to 4 p. m. when kids come home from school. Like Celebi，they can add cameras and get video clips when doors open. That could be helpful in making sure kids arent bringing friends home when theyre not supposed to.Nationwide about 20% of homes have traditional home-security systems. About half stop using them because they tire of the trouble. Being able to arm systems even while dashing to the subway or while at work will increase their usage of the new interactive systems. Although the new functions add costs to home security, the interactive systems art believed to push home-security systems usage rates closer to 30%, which would be a big movement for an industry thats been largely stuck at 20% for the past decade. “We all know its going to get bigger though we dont know how long its going to take,” Eric Taylor, an officer from San Francisco Security Department says.59.What may Ceiebi first do if his front door opens at a wrong time when he is away?A. Inform the police. B. Observe through video.C. Arm the security alarm. D. Call his mother-in-law.60.The interactive systems enable the user to_A.improve his home environment remotelyB.lock his houses door while he is miles awayC.operate the home-security systems at any placeD.sound the alarm and inform the police at the same time61.Whats the advantage of the interactive systems over_A. They have more ways to inform the users.B. They are easier to set up. C. They are cheaper.D.They can give quicker reaction. 62.What is the last paragraph mainly about?A.The importance of -security industry.B.The functions of the interactive alarms.C.The popularity of home-security systems.D.The market potential of the interactive systems.CEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People have been influenced to become technology addicted.One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.I call this technology servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technology devices?That is the vital question.Who is really in charge of my life?That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But its time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.63. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. advantage B. attraction C.adaptation D. attempt64. It can be inferred from this passage that people _.A. consider too much technology wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devices D. may enjoy life better without overused technology65. From the passage, technology companies aim to _.A. attract people to buy their products B. provide the latest informationC. improve peoples quality of life D. deal with cultural diseases66. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral. B. Skeptical（怀疑的）. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic. DThink of the last time a song really moved you, or meant something to youListening to and playing music affects marry different sections of the brain, affecting us physically as well. Why are we as humans so connected to music? Making music is something that we are born with. Theres a reason we refer to music as the “universal language”；there has been no known human culture without music. Dancing and music came before agriculture, and possibly even before languageThe fact that whale music and human music have so much in common suggests that music may exist before humans and that we may be latecomers to the musical scene rather than being the inventors of musicWe begin life being affected by music; babies first begin to respond to music even before their birth. Whether or not its true, everyone has heard that playing classical music; for your baby supposedly helps him or her become smarter. A study done in the United Kingdom concluded that children were able to recognize and even preferred music that they had heard lip to three months before birth. Although it made no difference whether