广东省湛江一中08-09学年高一下学期期末考试(英语

1、广东省湛江一中08-09学年高一下学期期末考试（英语）考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分I 听力（共两节，满分35分）第一节 听力理解（5段共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第13题。1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Boss and secretary.C.

2、 Workmates.2. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Using the left hand.B. Running machines.C. Designing machines.3. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman only uses her right hand.B. Left-handers cant run the machines.C. The woman is more skillful than the man.听第二段对话，回答第46题。4. Wh

3、ere does the conversation most likely take place?A. In a travel agency.B. At the reception desk of a hotel.C. At the booking office of the airport.5. When must the woman leave her room?A. At 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.B. At 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.C. At 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.6. What suggestion does the man make for

4、 the woman s departure（启程）?A. The woman should leave the hotel at 2 p. m.B. The woman should stay in the hotel for another day.C. The woman should leave the hotel a bit earlier in case of traffic jams.听第三段独白，回答第79题。7. What does the woman think of working on movies?A. Exciting but very hard.B. Hard a

5、nd boring.C. Dangerous.8. What kind of shots are used in the film?A. The first shots.B. The best shots.C. The shots done by famous directors.9. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Try to be a famous film star.B. Visit the studio.C. Come and see a film.听第四段对话，回答第1012题。10. What is the weather lik

6、e in the mans place now?A. Windy and snowy.B. Sunny but windy.C. Cold and wet.11. What is the weather going to be like in the womans place?A. Sunny and warm.B. Windy and rainy.C. Sunny but cold.12. What is the womans attitude towards the mans advice?A. She takes it seriously.B. She doesnt care about

7、 it.C. She worries about it.听第五段独白，回答第1315题。13. What did a boy do?A. He suggested that they should build another road.B. He volunteered to dig another road.C. He volunteered to move the rock away.14. When was the rock no longer there?A. The following day.B. The second time.C. After a while.15. How d

8、id the boy solve the problem?A. He dug another road.B. He dug a hole next to the rock.C. He asked many people to move the rock together.第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。Suspect（嫌疑犯）TimeReported actionAt ll:00 p.m.Albert Su

9、ng（16） the man and wanted to see him urgently.（17）_ to 12:25 a.m.The man arrived and was waiting for Albert with Jean in（18）_.At（19）_The man found Albert s body in（20）_.II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Early one morning, an old woma

10、n was carrying a big bag of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to 21 them to the people from the town.The mountain road was 22 and the old woman was walking carefully, because she did not want to have 23 and lose her cabbages.Suddenly she 24 a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the corne

11、r and passed her and went very fast 25 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 26 so quickly that the bag of cabbages nearly fell into the valley.She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 27 on without even looking round to see 28 the old woman was all right.T

12、he old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 29 fell off. Then he turned and began to 30 the bicycle back up the hill. “what is it?” he asked, “what did I drop?” “Little boy,” the old woman answered, “Y

13、ou dropped your manners.”21. A. send B. sell C. giveD. take22. A. narrow B. wide C. deep D. long23. A. a match B. a restC. an accident D. a lesson24. A .hit B. foundC. made D. heard25. A. over B. up C. to D. down26. A. road B. streetC. town D .hill27. A. drivingB. ridingC. running D. walking28. A. h

14、ow B. why C. whether D. when29. A. usuallyB. hardlyC. easily D. nearly30. A. carryB. pullC. push D. return第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3140的相应位置上。Now people are choosing to travel by train again. Gas is expensive, and driving is 31

15、 （tire）. When you go 32 air, you have to drive out of town to an airport and wait a long time for your plane. But trains go from one city center to another.American trains are very modern and 33 （comfort）. Some have restaurants and bars, and 34 have bedrooms. Trains which 35 （usual）go through beauti

16、ful parts of the country sometimes have glass 46 （roof）. You can look around and enjoy the wonderful forests and mountains.But there are problems 37 . Many trains are old. They break down or arrive late. Stations are not always clean and friendly places.Its 38 same all over the world. 39 you pay to

17、go on the best trains, you get the best. If you travel cheaply, you must expect the 40 （bad）.III 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about teaPeople in Britain were muc

18、h slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a ve

19、getable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of th

20、e East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of teaUntil then

21、 tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was addedShe found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy ever

22、ything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess（公爵夫

23、人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.41Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?AThe Britons got e

24、xpensive tea from India.BTea reached Britain from Holland.CThe Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.DIt was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.42This passage mainly discusses_.Athe history of tea drinking in BritainBhow tea became a popular drink in BritainChow the

25、Britons got the habit of drinking teaDhow tea-time was born43Tea became a popular drink in Britain _.Ain the eighteenth centuryBin the sixteenth centuryCin the seventeenth centuryDin the late seventeenth century44. According to the last paragraph, the underlined words “a sinking feeling” means _.A.

26、in high spirits B. in low spirits C. a bad temper. D. a cheerful mood.45People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_ .Ait tasted like milkBit tasted more pleasantCit became a popular drinkDMadame de Sevigne was so famous that she had great influence on society.45We may infer（推断）from the pa

27、ssage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to（因为）the influence of_.Aa famous French ladyBthe ancient ChineseCthe different social classesDpeople in HollandBWe have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for di

28、nner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.The guests arrived. I introdu

29、ced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.Each of the guests made a particular fuss（大肆吹捧）over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upsta

30、irs at her age.I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big to do over the younger one because shes the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was bei

31、ng outshined（使相形见绌）. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, What are you doing, my dear?She turned to me with a sad expression and said, Mommy, why dont people like me the way they like my

32、 sister? Is it because I m not pretty? Is that why they dont say nice things about me as much?I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.Now, whenever I visit a friends home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.46The underlined expression make a big to

33、 do over（paragraph 4）means _.Ashow much concern about Bhave a special effect onClist jobs to be done for Ddo good things for47The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her _.Abeautiful hair Bpretty clothesClovely smile Dyoung age48Kristen felt sad and cried because _.Athe guest

34、 gave her more coats to carryBshe didnt look as pretty as KellyCthe guests praised her sister more than herDher mother didnt introduce her to the guests49We can conclude from the passage that _.Aparents should pay more attention to the elder childrenBthe younger children are usually more easily hurt

35、Cpeople usually like the younger children moreDadults should treat children equally50Which of the following saying is right?AKristen and Kelly are not getting along with each other.BKristen is older than Kelly.CThe mother likes Kristen more than Kelly.DPeople usually talk more to Kelly than they do

36、to Kristen.CEveryone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and realYou dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour，but when youre asleep， your sleeping position shows the real youIn a normal night，of cou

37、rse，people frequently change their positionThe important position is the one that you go to sleep inIf you go to sleep on your back，youre a very open personYou normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideasYou dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feel

38、ingsYoure quite shy and you arent very confidentIf you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive（不坦率的）personYou worry a lot and youre always easily upsetYoure very stubborn（顽固的），but you arent very ambitiousYou usually live for today not for tomorrowThis means that you enjoy having a good time

39、If you sleep curled up（卷曲），you are probably a very nervous personYou have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensiveYoure shy and you dont normally like meeting peopleYou prefer to be on your ownYoure easily hurtIf you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personalityYo

40、u know your strengths and weaknessesYoure usually careful You have a confident personalityYou sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressedYou always say what you think even if it annoys people51According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _.Aonly in a normal

41、 nightBonly when you go to sleepConly when you refuse to show yourself to the worldDonly when you change sleeping position52Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality？AHe or she is always open with othersBHe or she always likes new ideas earlier than othersCHe or she

42、is always easily upsetDHe or she tends to believe in others53Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach？AHe or she is careful not to offend（冒犯）othersBHe or she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinionCHe or she couldnt be succ

43、essful in his business.DHe or she likes to bring others happiness54Maybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled upWhy？AHe or she would rather be alone than communicate with youBHe or she is rarely ready to help youCHe or she prefers staying at home to going outDHe or she would

44、nt like to get help from you55It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _ Ahe or she always shows sympathy for peopleBhe or she is confident，but not stubbornChe or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying people根据

45、所给汉语意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）56. 你不能因为某个人穷而瞧不起他。You _ _ _ _ a person because he is poor.57. 他一晚上都垂头丧气，但他的女朋友一来，他就活跃起来了。He was depressed all evening, but as soon as his girl friend came in he _ _ _.58. 我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。I went to her home and found her living condition was _ _ than mine。59. 难怪你

46、迟到，早饭吃得这么慢。_ _ you were late，you ate your breakfast so slowly60. 科学家有时将人脑比作电脑。Scientists sometimes _ the human brain _ a computer.V 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）【写作内容】用英语简单描绘你的同学李琳。 你的描绘必须包括：1. 年龄16岁，身材不高，衣着朴实；2. 学习情况：学习很用功，独立完成作业，各科成绩优良；3. 品质：待人和蔼，乐于助人，耐心帮助同学学习英语；4. 业余爱好：喜欢音乐，爱好体育。 写作要求1.短文必须使用

47、5个句子介绍包括以上要点的全部内容，可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯；2. 将5个句子组织成连贯的短文。3. 短文的标题为：我的好同学。第二节 读写任务（共1小题,满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。You may think birthdays mean only cake, presents, and a sweet song - Happy Birthday. However, there are many varieties of birthday celebrations. In the West, many birthday traditions co

48、me from an ancient belief that bad spirits showed up on a persons birthday. To drive troublemaking spirits away, friends would visit each other on their birthdays. Today, people still get together for birthday parties. But around the world, birthdays are celebrated in many different ways.In eastern

49、Canada, children get their noses covered with butter on their birthdays. The butter is supposed to make children too slippery for bad luck to stick to them. Irish people lift birthday children upside down and hit them lightly on the floor for every year of their age. Mexico also has a unique birthda

50、y tradition. A paper-made animal is filled with candy and toys and hung from the ceiling. The birthday child with his eyes covered then tries to hit the animal with a stick until it bursts open.【写作内容】1）以约30词概括短文的要点；2）就“生日”为主题写一篇短文，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右：a）你通常怎样庆祝你的生日； b）介绍一次令你难忘的生日经历。【写作要求】1作文中可

51、以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。参考答案听力理解（5段共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）1- 5 CBCBA 6-10 CABBC 11 - 15 BBCAB听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）16. called 17. Midnight 18. the dining room 19. 12:30 a.m. 20. the swimming pool完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）2125 . BACDD26.30 ABCDC语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）31. tiring 32. by 33. comfortable 34. some 35 usually . 36. roofs 37. too 38. the 39. If 40. worst阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）41-45 BACBD 46-50 ADCDB 51-55 BCCAB根据所给汉语意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）5