北京市石景山区第一中学2015年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷-1.doc

北京市石景山区第一中学2015年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷本试卷共12页，150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷第一部分 听力理解(共三节，30分)第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. How does the man feel about his new job? A. Bored. B. Excited. C. Tired.2. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a caf. B. In a library. C. In a concert hall.3. Who is the woman probably talking to? A. A bus conductor. B. A taxi driver. C. A clerk at the station.4. What does Jason intend to do?A B C 5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. A passenger and an air hostess. B. A customer and a saleswoman. C. A guest and a receptionist.第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)听下面4段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How does the man react to his mother? A. Hes happy with what she says. B. Hes annoyed by what she does. C. Hes interested in what she thinks. 7. How does the woman feel about the man? A. Curious. B. Satisfied.C. Full of sympathy.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Whatre the two speakers doing? A. Making a travel plan. B. Making a travel poster. C. Discussing opening a travel agency. 9. What will they do in Dublin? A. Hike in the mountains.B. Boat on the canal. C. Relax in a hotel. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats the speaker mainly talking about? A. The plan of applying for a university. B. The expectation of going to a university. C. The reasons for studying in a university.11. Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. The students in a university. B. The parents attending a meeting. C. The teachers in a training course. 12. Whats the speakers dream? A. To be a scientist.B. To be a teacher. C. To be a university student.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. Why is Uncle Bob going to Australia? A. He is going on a tour with Linda. B. He is going to Lindas graduation ceremony. C. He is going to bring Linda back from Australia. 14. What present does the woman want from Uncle Bob? A. Lindas pictures.B. Some food.C. Leather products. 15. What does the woman think of Lindas growth? A. Linda grows too slow. B. Linda benefits a lot from the milk product. C. Linda must have had lots of dried Australian food.第三节(共5小题；每小题l. 5分，共7.5分) School TripsNumber of trips per month:3 for weekends & 2 for 16 afternoon tripsPlaces to visit:places of interest & some 17 Distance:less than three hours bus 18 Cost: 19 pounds per personTime:departure 8.30 a.m. return 6.00 p.m.To reserve a seat:sign name on the 20 three days ahead听下面一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。第二部分 知识运用(共两节，45分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. To his delight, Tom quickly earned the trust of his girl friend and then _ of her parents.A. oneB. onesC. thatD. those22. - Talking of travel, have you ever been to Chicago?- Yes. I _ it twice while I was working in the US.A. have visitedB. visitedC. was visitingD. would visit23. - Catherine, will you visit us this weekend?- I planned to, but something unexpected _.A. has come upB. was coming upC. had come upD. would come up 24. Scotland voted against independence；more than half of the people chose _ part of the United Kingdom.A. remainingB. remainedC. to have remained D. to remain25. - Bob, could I use your computer this evening?- Sorry. I _ a report on it then.A. will be writingB. have been writing C. have writtenD. will have written26. Beijing successfully held the 2014 APEC meeting, _ won high praise from the member countries.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. who27. The unemployment rate has decreased _ 2% to 5.4%, compared with 7.4 % last year. A. byB. fromC. withD. on28. Give my regards to your parents when you _ home.A. will callB. callC. have calledD. called29. Language is changing all the time. Some English words today can mean totally different things to _ they meant before.A. whichB. thatC. 不填D. what30. Dont run red lights, _ you may get run over by a car. A. soB. butC. forD. or31. The young man, _ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.A. catchingB. caughtC. having caughtD. to be caught32. My mobile phone is missing. Who _ it?A. must have takenB. should have takenC. could have takenD. need have taken 33. - Are you free now? I have something interesting to tell you.- OK, _ you make it short. You know, I am busy.A. now thatB. as soon asC. every timeD. as long as 34. _ creative looks like a good way to add years to your life.A. BeingB. BeenC. Having beenD. Be 35. We _ the sunshine in Sanya now if it were not for the delay of our flight.A. were enjoyingB. would have enjoyedC. would be enjoying D. will enjoy 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。An Artist at HeartRisha loved school. However, there was one class Risha worried about more than any otherart. She didnt know why she just wasnt any good at 36 , painting, or cutting. Ms. Clay, the art teacher, stood at the front of the room. “Class, next Friday our school is going to have an art 37 ,” she announced. Ms. Clay was a great teacher, and Risha liked her a lot. But this announcement made Risha 38 . “Everyone in the school will create a piece of artwork to 39 in the library. You can use the different types of artwork we have been studying.” Ms. Clay was quite excited when she spoke 40 Risha found herself sinking lower in her chair.Risha had the whole weekend to work on her project, 41 she could not think of anything to do. On Monday, Risha felt frightened, so after school Risha asked Ms. Clay if she could write an art paper 42 doing an art project. “I understand this project 43 you, Risha,” Ms. Clay said. “Just remember, you can 44 any kind of art you want.” Ms. Clay smiled at her. “Art is a persons way of expressing his or her feelingsit isnt always painting, drawing, or cutting. I know you will think of something very creative, and I cant 45 to see it.” When Risha arrived home, she took out a piece of paper and a pencil. She 46 Ms. Clays words. “Art is a persons way of expressing his or her feelings.” Risha wrote the word “terrified” on her paper. She crumpled(把揉成团) the paper and threw it to the side of her desk. Then Risha stared at the crumpled ball. It reminded her of a snowball. 47 an idea struck her. Why not create a winter wonderland out of crumpled paper? Risha didnt have to draw or paint or 48 cut.Risha crumpled lots of paper balls, glued them all together, and 49 them on a big piece of hard paper to form a snowman. The snowman 50 a hat made of black paper and a scarf made of red paper. And she even crumpled brown and green paper to create a forest. Her 51 project was really wonderful.On Friday, Risha carefully carried her project into the library. She noticed the 52 and the nods from teachers and other students 53 she put her work on a table. Ms. Clay walked over to Risha. “You have created an original and amazing piece of artwork. I am so proud of you!” Ms. Clay said. Risha was proud of herself too. Her pride 54 when Ms. Clay placed a first-place star on her artwork. “Maybe I am a good 55 after all,” Risha thought.36. A. drawingB. writingC. cleaningD. spelling37. A. lessonB. meetingC. collection D. competition38. A. excitedB. nervousC. satisfiedD. surprised39. A. paintB. sellC. donate D. show40. A. beforeB. unlessC. whileD. because41. A. andB. butC. orD. therefore42. A.in case ofB. because ofC. instead of D. by means of 43. A. shockedB. encouragedC. pleasedD. scared44. A. refuse B. change C. createD. receive45. A. waitB. afford C. come D. stand46. A. noticedB. imaginedC. rememberedD. heard47. A. SuddenlyB. SeriouslyC. LatelyD. Slowly48. A. neverB.even C. justD. nearly49. A.knockedB. placed C. destroyedD. shared50. A. showedB. ownedC. woreD. kept51. A. finishedB. usedC. improvedD. uncompleted52. A. doubtB. tearsC. anger D. smiles53. A.thoughB. sinceC. ifD. as54. A.disappearedB. grew C. explodedD. decreased 55. A. artistB. teacherC. organizerD. advertiser第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，40分)第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。ACopycat ElephantsYou may have seen a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someones home. The parrot has learned to copy sounds that people make. Birds are not the only animals that can copy the noises they hear. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants to this list of copycats.Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist. She studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises made by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was a 10-year-old African elephant.Mlaika lived near a highway. Dr. Poole says, “I could not tell the difference between Mlaikas call and the distant truck noise.” She and other scientists studied Mlaikas sounds. It turned out that Mlaika was copying the sounds of the trucks driving by. Why would Mlaika copy trucks that she heard going by on the highway? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy practicing new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds. That may be why an elephant would copy the sound of a truck. “Mlaika was not the only copycat elephant,” Dr. Poole says. Calimero is a 23-year-old male African elephant. He spent 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make chirping sounds (sounds made by birds) to talk with one another. African elephants usually do not make chirping sounds. But Calimero now does. He is copying his Asian elephant friends. Dr. Poole says that elephants need to form bonds with their family and friends. She says, “They make sounds to communicate with each other. When they are separated, they use sounds to keep in contact.”Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.56. According to the passage, what does Mlaika copy?A. The sound of people.B. The sound of trucks.C. The sound of Calimero.D. The sound of birds.57. Why is Calimero mentioned in the passage?A. To clarify the meaning of copycat elephants. B. To show the cleverness of African elephants. C. To add another example of copycat elephants. D. To introduce a special life skill of Asian elephants. 58. From paragraph 4, we can know _. A. how long it takes for an elephant to learn a new soundB. why the African elephant can make chirping soundsC. why the Asian elephants make noises after sunsetD. how Asian and African elephants are alike59. According to the passage, why do some animals like to be copycats? A. To keep in touch with nature. B. To please people and other animals. C. To make new friends and keep old ones. D. To avoid the danger from the outside world. BMatthew HensonArctic ExplorerIn 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. The travel, the adventure, the danger, and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson. One day, he found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds. For the next five years, Henson sailed around the world. With the help of the ships captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, navigation, history, geography, and many other subjects. By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885, Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman. Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to accompany him. The shop owner knew about his young employees skills and experience on ocean journeys, so he introduced Peary to Henson.Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman. Peary soon made Henson his assistant, and they became close friends. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true. Over the next five years, the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic. However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined. In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole. Both men were over forty years old. The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot. This would be their last chance. With four Inuit guides, they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the pole. Pearys feet were injured and he had to be pulled on a dogsled. In April 1909, Hensons instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow. In later years, Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements. Today, the two friends and fellow explorers lie in heroes graves not far apart in the Arlington National Cemetery. 60. In paragraph1, the author shows how Henson became _.A. a skilled seaman B. a highly educated captain C. employed in a restaurant D. interested in helping others61. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us _. A. how Matthew Henson met Robert PearyB. why Matthew Henson went to the hat shopC. why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie HindsD. how Robert Peary knew that Matthew Henson had sea experience62. On their trip to the North Pole, Henson and Peary could best be compared to _.A. treasure hunters seeking big fortunesB. generals seeking power over another countryC. soldiers going to war to fight for their freedomD. fighters performing a task in an unknown land63. The information presented in this passage is mainly organized _.A. by cause and effectB. by comparing and contrastingC. in the order that the events happenedD. with main ideas and supporting examplesCHuman beings have used tools for a very long time. In some parts of the world you can still find tools that people used more than two million years ago. They made these tools by hitting one stone against another. In this way, they broke off pieces from one of the stones. These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side. People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood. Human beings needed to use tools because they did not have sharp teeth like other meat eating animals, such as lions and tigers. Tools helped people to get food more easily.Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence. The human brain grew bigger, and human beings began to invent more and more tools and machines. The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used, and perhaps it is the most important. Some scientists say that it was the key to success of mankind. Since 1960 a new kind of tool has appeared. This is the silicon chip (硅芯片). It is smaller than a finger nail, but it can store lots of information. It is an electronic brain. Every year these chips get cleverer, but their size gets smaller, and their cost gets less. They are used in watches, calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways. In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way. Machines will do everything for us. People will have plenty of spare time. But what will they do with it? Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years, but human life changed very little in that time. We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but life is changing faster every day. What will life be like twenty years from now? What will the world be like two million years from now? 64. From paragraph 1, we can know _.A. why early human beings cut skin from dead animalsB. how early human beings discovered the toolsC. what early human beings used the tools forD. what food early human beings stored65. The stone chip is thought to be the most important tool because it _.A. was very important to the development of mankindB. led to the invention of machines in the early time C. developed cooking abilitiesof mankindD. was one of the first tools of mankind 66. The silicon chip is mentioned in the passage to _.A. show the changes of tools B. introduce a new kind of toolC. give an example of using toolsD. compare the effects of two kinds of tools 67. At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is _.A. out of orderB. less colorful C. hard to predictD. full of meaningsDNo one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are controlling the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic(民主的) society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but onl