湖北省宜昌市一中2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

1、宜昌市一中2015年秋季学期高一年级期末英 语 试 卷命题人：陈少文 蒋伟 审题人：罗凤英本试卷分四部分。全卷满分：150分，考试用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音结束后，你有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。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. How did the man travel?A. By car. B. By tra

2、in. C. By air.2. What does the man want to do before leaving? A. Send some e-mails. B. Have breakfast. C. Buy a train ticket.3. What does the woman mean? A. She forgives the man. B. She is still angry with the man. C. She has forgotten what the man said.4. What should Betty do according to the man?

3、A. Eat seafood. B. Have a good rest. C. Exercise more.5. Who won the tennis match yesterday? A. Mark. B. Sallys brother.C. Sally. 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7题。6. What is

4、 the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Neighbors. C. Colleagues.7. What name does the woman want to give the baby? A. Robert. B. Albert. C. Lawrence.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. When does the conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.9. Whats

5、the mans health insurance number? A. 2658A. B. 88564802. C. 5559008.10. Whats the mans problem? A. His back hurts. B. He has a fever. C. He has a stomachache.听第8段材料，回答第11至第14题。11. What does the man say about the hotel? A. The food was great. B. He was surprised about the fridge. C. The beds were not

6、 very comfortable.12. When is the pool open? A. At six oclock in the morning. B. At five oclock in the afternoon. C. At eight oclock in the evening.13. How much should the man pay? A. $ 116. B. $ 130. C. $ 160.14. How will the man pay for the bill? A. By credit card. B. By travelers check. C. In cas

7、h.听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。15. What are the speakers doing? A. Visiting a college. B. Attending a party. C. Attending a club.16. Where was the woman born? A. In Germany. B. In America. C. In Britain.17. What does the man invite the woman to do next Monday? A. Visit a museum. B. Have dinner with him. C. See

8、 an exhibition.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the speaker? A. An air hostess. B. A tour guide.C. An airline clerk.19. What should Mr. Jones do when he checks in? A. Show his ticket and passport and weigh his luggage.B. Open his luggage and have it checked.C. Check in his hand luggage first.20. What is

9、 the speaker talking about at last? A. The departure tax(离境税). B. The arrival time. C. The seat number.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main

10、customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboard

11、s. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.I couldnt help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul,

12、 all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. “If anything, ” he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me” was all he said.What I had

13、been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion(同情), on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached

14、 into my heart and taught me compassion.21. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _.A. promised to obey the store rules B. forgot to take any money with himC. hoped to have the food first and pay later D. could not afford anything more expensive22. The writer followed the store rules bec

15、ause _.A. he wanted to keep his present job B. he felt no pity for the old gentlemanC. he considered the old man dishonest D. he expected someone else to pay for the old man23. What does the writer learn from his experience?A. wealth is more important than anything else.B. Helping others is easier s

16、aid than done.C. experience is better gained through practice.D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.BA new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the worlds most important provider of fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization says fish farming is growing at a rate of 6

17、.6 percent a year.Fish farming now produces forty-six percent of the worlds supply of fish. That represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. The report also said fish farming earned more money in 2008 than traditional fisheries.In fish farming, fish are raised in tanks or small bodies of wa

18、ter called ponds. They are also raised in cages or nets in oceans, lakes and rivers. The report says increased fish farming has helped people around the world eat record amounts of fish. The FAO says each person ate an average of almost seventeen kilograms of fish last year.However, the FAO says the

19、 current(当前的) yearly wild-fish harvest of ninety million tons shows no improvement. Decreasing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish. The FAO report says about thirty-two percent of world supplies are overfished. It says these supplies of fis

20、h need to be rebuilt at once.Some scientists have criticized fish farming. They say the nets and cages permit fish diseases and pests to spread. Some fish farming critics doubt whether fish farming can keep growing at the current rate. But Wally Stevens of the trade group Global Aquaculture Alliance

21、 says the industry must continue developing to feed growing populations. Mr. Stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level. He notes that fish farming creates jobs and wealth, especially for people in coastal

22、 areas of China.24. We learn that since the year 2006, fish farming has been _.A. earning more money than traditional fisheriesB. producing 46% of the worlds supply of fishC. growing at a rate of 6.6 percent each dayD. developing rapidly around the world25. According to Paragraph 3, thanks to fish f

23、arming, people around the world are able to _.A. eat much bigger fishB. eat much healthier fishC. eat more fish than beforeD. buy more kinds of fishes26. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A. Catching wild fish no longer brings benefits.B. There is no future for the market of wild fish.C. It costs t

24、oo much to rebuild supplies of fish.D. It is harder to catch wild fish than before.27. What does Wally Stevens think of fish farming?A. It must develop fast to supply a growing population.B. It cannot keep growing at the current rate.C. It is not a good way of raising fish.D. It doesnt have disadvan

25、tages at all. C“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, was made up of three parts“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author

26、 and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkiens becoming skilled in Welsh, Gr

27、eek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called t

28、he Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkiens imaginative work “The Hobbit”.Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of t

29、hem, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairm

30、an of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years

31、later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.28What can we learn from the text?A“The Lord of the Rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.BPeople know better about Tolkien himself than about his

32、 works.CTolkien was quite familiar with Old English.DTolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.29What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?AHobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.BHobbit was a local people who were very tall and st

33、rong.CHobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.DHobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.30Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?AOne of Tolkiens students.BStanley Unwins son.CAllen & Unwin.DBilbo Baggins.31Which of the following shows th

34、e right order of Mr J.R.R.Tolkiens life experience?aHe had his “The Hobbit” published.bHe became a member of the lnklings. cHe served in World War I.dHe became an undergraduate at Oxford.eHis work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.fHe moved to England to live with his aunt.Af-d-b-c-a-eBf-d-c

35、-b-a-eCf-c-d-b-e-aDd-f-c-a-b-eDResearchers said that waitresses who wear red get up to 26 percent extra in tips than they would wearing other colors. However, the team finds that the sexes tip very differentlywith the bigger tips coming only from male customers.No matter what color they wear, female

36、 diners will give the same kind of amounts for service every time. Yet men, whether they realize it or not, add anything between 15 and 26 percent more to a waitress in red than they would if it was the same waitress wearing a different color.The test was simple. Take 11 waitresses in five restauran

37、ts over a six-week period and ask them to wear the same kind of T-shirt every day but change the colors. Previous research has suggested waitresses could earn more if they acted charmingly or wore more make-up than their colleagues. But this study, by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research,

38、 only changed the color of the T-shirt. Every other aspect from make-up to behavior remained the same.When wearing either black, white, green, blue or yellow T-shirts, the size of the tips from both male and female customers was almost identical. But when they wore red, the size of the tips went up

39、by between 15 and 26 percent from male customers, yet stayed the same from female ones.A total of 272 restaurant customers were studied by researchers Nicolas Gueguen and Celine Jacob for the international journal of the tourism industry. Even as a T-shirt, it shows just how much the color red is th

40、ought, by men, to increase the physical and sexual attractiveness of woman, said the researchers.The researchers wrote: As red color has no negative effect on women customers, it could be in their interest to wear clothes at work.32. The underlined word “identical” in Para. 4 probably means_.Adiffer

41、ent Bsimilar Cthe same Dsmall33. According to the passage, in the research by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research waitresses could earn more by _.Awearing red T-shirts Bputting on attractive make-upCchanging the color of T-shirts Dbehaving themselves34. Which of the following is right ac

42、cording to the passage?ABright color can increase the physical and sexual attractiveness of women.BWaitresses in red make no difference to female customers.CMake-up makes no difference to man customers.DWhether male customers tips more or not depends on service.35. What is the main idea of the passa

43、ge?APeople tip differently if waitresses wear different make-up.BWaitresses who wear red get more tips than they would wearing other colors.CMale customers are more interested in the red color.DRed color has no negative effect on female customers.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选

44、项中有两项为多余选项。 How to build confidenceEven the most successful people can be unsure of themselves. Some people are clearly more confident than others, though. Its clear that confidence, like most other traits(特点), can be developed. Like a muscle, with training and in time, it can become strong and powe

45、rful. 36 Here are some ideas to develop this most important habit.1. Make friends with your failings and limitations. 37 So long as you are challenging yourself and seeking to develop, you will be making mistakes. Actually, they are signs of growth and nothing to be ashamed of. Confident people are

46、happy with themselves in all their imperfection.2. 38 Confident people tend to rely on an internal(内部的)guidance system to keep them going along the right track. Having an inner compass is a vital part of living confidently.3. Set some challenging goals. Confident people tend to get goals for themsel

47、ves. They can tolerate failure, and are comfortable with not getting things right the first time. As we challenge ourselves, our comfort zone grows, and this growth often involves the pain of failure. This pain is too much for insecure people to bear. 39 Success, for confident people, is inevitable(

48、必然的). Its only a matter of time.4. Keep a record of your achievements. It is common for people with limited self-confidence to compare themselves unfavorably with others. Such people may think that others are better and have achieved more. 40 If you do this, you may find that the list is longer than

49、 you thought. Imagine what you would think if this were a list of someone elses achievements. Would you be impressed?A. Do what you believe to be right.B. To put it another way, confidence is a habit.C. So you can get confident at once.D. Obviously, you are not perfect-far from it.E. So it can be ve

50、ry helpful to make a list of what you have achieved.F. But the only way you can help yourself is that you should understand who you are.G. But to confident people, failure is only a stepping-stone, not the destination.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C,

51、D）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。A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. 41 , before we took off, we heard the pilots voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no 42 on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to 43 the engine

52、s with it. We will 44 in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to 45 ！” There were sighs of 46 and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, a

53、nd we hadnt even 47 yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still 48 there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are 49 , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”There was crying 50 we had walked into graves(坟墓). Bu

54、t the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his 51 was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and 52 happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone 53 for still being alive.Although I do sincerely like to have a plan 54 “see what happens”, it r

55、eally isnt such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people running after their goals 55 with inaction just because they dont have 56 success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The 57 thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.If you are planning to le

56、arn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as 58 as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very 59 ! So dont stay there trying nothing just because there is no 60 of guaranteed success.41. A. GratefullyB. ExcitedlyC. UnfortunatelyD. Thankfully42. A. serviceB