2012南通高一下期末考试201207170618100163781.doc

江苏省南通中学20112012学年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后于一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒中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. What is the boy going to do first?A. Watch TV.B. Have supper.C. Finish his writing.2. What is the mans job?A. A barber.B. A pilot.C. A taxi driver.3. What does the woman think of Ann?A. She is too young to be a manager. B. She is able to be a good manager.C. She learns a lot from her father.4. Which type of music does the man probably like most?A. Jazz.B. Hip-hop.C. Rock.5. What will the woman probably do.?A. She will come up with another idea. B. She will take the mans side at the meeting.C. She may not support the man at the meeting.第二节听下面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秒中的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman plan to do?A. Focus on one project only. B. Try to get three projects done.C. Help the man with his work.7. Why does the man hate this time of the year?A. Too many meetings to attend. B. Too many tests to take.C. Too many assignments to finish.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. A painting.B. Some black lines.C. Chinese writing.9. What does the man think of Chinese artists?A. They make too much money.B. They make their subjects come alive.C. They do not even understand what they paint.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. When did the man graduate from college?A. Three years ago.B. Two years ago.C. One year ago.11. What kind of job is he applying for?A. Teaching.B. Advertising.C. Translation.12. What will the woman do next?A. Let the man wait for her reply. B. Ask the man to fill in a form.C. Discuss with the manager.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. Why didnt the man go swimming?A. He received a call. B. The pool was closed.C. His wife needed help.14. How much of the original price did the woman pay for the rings?A. 40%.B. 60%.C. 100%.15. How many dresses did the woman buy?A. Two.B. Three.C. Five.16. What will the woman probably do next?A. Find a job.B. Go to the mall.C. Shop online.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. How does the woman conduct classroom activities?A. According to her lesson plans. B. According to the state of the students that day.C. It depends on her mood that day.18. What does she think of the students?A. They dont learn English as hard as they can. B. They are really troublesome.C. They bring great joy to her life.19. What is the bad side of being a teacher?A. Its a demanding job and one may get tired. B. Its hard work to write teaching plans.C. Its boring to teach the same thing each year.20. What should a good teacher do?A. Inspire the children to know the big world. B. Tell the children all he knows.C. Turn the children into successful people.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（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。21. Saying that is just like _ fuel _ the fire.A. to add, toB. adding, toC. to be added, toD. being added, to22. The basketball coach, as well as his team members, _ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.A. were B. was C. is D. are 23. He missed _ gold in the high jump, but will get _ second chance in the long jump.A. the; the B. 不填; a C. the; a D. a; 不填 24. You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you dont._. Confidence is really important.A. Its not my cup of tea B. Thats not the pointC. I dont think so D. I couldnt agree more25. It is by no means clear _ the president can do to end the strike.A. how B. which C. that D. what 26. The trip shouldnt take more than an hour. _. It is at least two hours. A. I guess so B. Thats it C. You must be jokingD. It depends27. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without _help I would never have got this far.A. who B. whose C. whom D. which28. Look! Somebody the sofa. Well, it wasnt me. I didnt do it.Ais cleaningBwas cleaningChas cleanedDhad cleaned29. The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy _ anything that happened to be on.A. to watchB. watching C. watched D. to have watched30. The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place the main road at the far end of the lake. A. to B. for C. off D. out31. Look at the square building. This is a classic _ of poor design.A. matter B. issueC. caseD. problem32. Though Betty doesnt like her present job, she wants to _ it until she gets another one.A. hang on toB. hang off toC. hang up toD. hang back to33. The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog them. A. to follow B. following C. followed D. follows34. By 16:30, was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.AwhichBwhenCwhat Dthat35. I_ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home. A. wont B. cant C. can D. will 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36 I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree, I could not find 37 work.I was 38 a school bus to make ends meet and 39 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41 the job. “Why has my life become so 42 ?” I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to 43 a little girl, she handed me an earring 44 I should keep it 45 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.At first I got angry. Then it 46 me I had been giving all of my 47 to what was going wrong with my 48 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51 from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53 a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.My 54 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55 that I completely changed my life.36. A. AsB. ThoughC. IfD. When37. A. successfulB. extraC. satisfyingD. convenient38. A. drivingB. repairingC. takingD. designing39. A. workingB. travellingC. discussingD. living40. A. prepared forB. attendedC. asked forD. held41. A. loseB. likeC. findD. get42. A. hardB. busyC. seriousD. short43. A. wave atB. drop offC. call onD. look for44. A. orderingB. promisingC. sayingD. showing45. A. in caseB. or elseC. as ifD. now that46. A. hurtB. hitC. caughtD. moved47. A. feelingsB. attentionC. strengthD. interests48. A. opinionsB. educationC. experiencesD. life49. A. listB. bookC. checkD. copy50. A. connectB. turnC. keepD. add51. A. herB. a passengerC. meD. my friend52. A. hospitalB. factoryC. restaurantD. hotel53. A. listen toB. reviewC. giveD. talk about54. A. planB. choiceC. dayD. tour55. A. operationB. speakingC. employmentD. thinking第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AIf Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on this special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 56. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _A. provide some key facts about ConfuciusB. attract the readers interest in the subjectC. show great respect for the ancient thinkerD. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations57. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_A. have a great interest in studying ChineseB. take an active part in Chinese competitionsC. try to get high scores in Chinese examsD. fight for a chance to learn Chinese58. What is the best title for the passege?A. Forgotten Wisdom in AmericaB. Huge Fans of the Chinese LanguageC. Chinese Culture for WesternersD. Old Thinker with a Big Future59. The passage is likely to appear in _. A. a biographyB. a history paperC. a newspaperD. a philosophy textbookBMake Up Your Mind to SucceedKind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyones winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive than ever before. As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.”Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Heres how they work:A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent (才能) is genetic youre a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes its sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, its quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from future difficulties.On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. Because the ego (自尊) isnt on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficulty, its quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience.We are all born with growth mind-sets. (Otherwise, we wouldnt be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise. Dwecks book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth. But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.60. What does the author think about the present generation?A. They dont do well at school.B. They are often misunderstood.C. They are eager to win in sports.D. They are given too much praise.61. A fixed mind-set person is probably one who _ .A. doesnt want to work hardB. cares a lot about personal safetyC. cannot share his ideas with othersD. can succeed with the help of teachers62. What does the growth mind-set believe?A. Admitting failure is shameful.B. Talent comes with ones birth.C. Scores should be highly valued.D. Getting over difficulties is enjoyable.63. What should parents do for their children based on Dwecks study?A. Encourage them to learn from failures.B. Prevent them from making mistakes.C. Guide them in doing little things.D. Help them grow with praise.CFinally, a cell phoneThats a phoneWith rates as low as $3.75 per week ！“Well, I finally did it. I finally decided to enter the digital age and get a cell phone. My kids have been annoying me and the last straw was when my car broke down, and I was stuck by the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help. But when I went to the cell phone store, I almost changed my mind. The phones all have cameras, computers and a global-positioning something or other thats supposed to spot me from space. Goodness, all I want to do is to be able to talk to my grandkids！The people at the store werent much help. They couldnt understand why someone wouldnt want a phone the size of a postage stamp. And the rate plans! They were confusing and expensive and the contract (合同）lasted for two years! Id almost given up until a friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone. Now, I have the convenience and safety of being about to stay in touch with a phone I can actually use. ”Affordable plans that I can understand一and no contract to sign (签订）！ Unlike other cell phones，Jitterbug has plans that make sense. Why should I pay for minutes I m never going to use? And if I do talk more than I plan，I won t find myself with no minutes like my friend who has a prepaid phone. Best of all, there is no contract to sign, so I m not locked in for years at a time. 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Call now, the Jitterbug product experts are ready to answer your questions.Call 1-888-809-8794 or visit www. jitlerbugdirect. com.64.What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?A.Being stuck by the highway.B.Being urged by his grandkids.C.Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.D.Being attracted by the friendly return policy.65.On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about.A. $3.75B. $4.99C. $14.99D. $19.9966.An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is .A.its discount price with a free giftB.its reasonable rate plans without a contractC.its “global-positioning” system with 911 accessD.its good customer service all over the world67.The main purpose of the passage is to .A.tell a customers story of JitterbugB.provide two ways to order JitterbugC.give a brief introduction of JitterbugD.attract potential customers to Jitterbug；DDecision-making under StressA new review based on a research shows that stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative consequences(results) of a decision.The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices.“Stress affects how people learn,” says Professor Mara Mather. “People learn better about positive than negative outcomes under stress.”For example, two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images with either rewards or punishments. In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience; in the other, some were stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water. In both cases, the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately(精确) and the punished material less accurately than those who hadnt gone through the stress.This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking a cigarette while under stress at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities comes to mind. But the findings further suggest that stress may bring about a double effect. Not only are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also easily recalled.The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women. While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their responses to risk turn out to be different.Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while women responded in the opposite way. In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big, men may tend to do better, when caution weighs more, however, women will win.This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making the risky choices that eventu