湖北省宜昌市高一英语上学期期末考试试题

1、宜昌市第一中学2016 年秋季学期高一年级期末考试英语试题考试时间：120 分钟 满分： 150 分第 I 卷（选择题共100 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）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。C. On Friday afternoon.1. When can the woman have her hair cut?A. On Thursday morning. B. On

2、 Thursday afternoon.2. What does the boy s new English teacher look like?A. He has little hair.3. Who is the man?A. A doctor.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a police office.B. He is tall.B. A nurse.B. On a bus.C. He is quite short.C. A patient.C. At a theatre.5 / 155. What are the speakers discussin

3、g?A. Where the woman should put her bike.B. What has been put in the garage.C. Why the woman s bike is dirty.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。每段对话后面有几个小题，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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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. What is the relations

4、hip between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Workmates.C.7. Where is Queensland?A. In Australia.B. In America.听第7段材料，,回答第8至9题。8. What is the woman ' s problem?A. It ' s hard to park a car in the center. sign.C. Driving a car is too slow.9. Where will the woman park her car?A. In a car

5、park.B. Under a tree.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By train.B. By plane.11. When will the speakers meet Mr. Johnson?A. By 3 o ' clock.B. By 4 o ' clock.12. Why didn ' t Mr. Johnson go on the business trip?A. He had to prepare a report.B.C. He needed to meet

6、 the speakers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What trouble will the man have in his new job?A. He has to travel a lot.B.office.C. He isn ' t familiar with the software program.Classmates.C. In Canada.B. She can ' t find the roadC. By the roadside.C. By car.C. By 5 o ' clock.He met with the bad weat

7、her.He has to work in the Asian14. What does the woman think of her present job?A. Fun.B. Stressful.15. What do we know about the woman?A. She is good at software programs.C. She found her job five years ago.16. What is the woman s work plan for the future?A. Working abroad.C. Starting to work in an

8、other field.听第 10 段材料。回答第17 至 20 题。17. Where was John Dean when it started raining?A. In a supermarket.B. Outside his car.C. Relaxing.B. She has got a higher positionB. Continuing her present job.C. Inside his car.18. When was John Dean surprised?A. When he realized where the fish came from.B. When

9、he dropped some fish on the ground.C. When he felt the raindrops on his head.C. In the 1 st century A.D.C. Pollution.19. When was the first report of a fish shower made?A. In August 2004.B. In December 2002.20. What caused fish showers according to scientists?A. Bad weather.B. Global warming.第二部分：阅读

10、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、R C D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上。UK 5 daysToday:A chilly （寒冷的）and frosty start for manythis morning, followed by a day of sunshineand local showers. The showers will be slow moving and heavy at times, particularly in the east with a risk of thunder

11、.Tonight:Showers will ease this evening and clear spells（一段时间）will develop causing awidespread frost. However, rain will push into the northwest during the early hours, turning heavy at times.Friday:Rain, locally heavy, will continue southeastwards through the day with strong winds.Elsewhere, it wil

12、l be bright with some sunshine.Outlook for Saturday to Monday:Rain across central parts on Saturday will ease and move northwards. Largely dry elsewhere with some misty sunshine. Mixture of sunshine and showers on Sunday and Monday, turning warmer.Updated at: 0404 on Thu 31 MarUK 6-30 daysUK outlook

13、 for Tuesday 5 Apr to Wednesday 13 Apr:A generally unsettled picture is likely next week, with showers or longer spells ofrain affecting the majority of the UK, but with some drier and sunnier interludes. Temperatures will probably be around normal for most, but central and southeastern areas may se

14、e some warmer air moving up from the continent at times. The week after next willprobably continue to be changeable with showers or longer spells of rain cross the UK, but with somebrighter and drier interluds in between . temperatures maybecome rather low across the north and northwest later next w

15、eek.Updated at: 1236 on Wed 30 MarUK outlook for Thursday 14 Apr to Saturday 30 Apr:It is likely to be changeable with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. However, some longer drier spells are also likely, particularly in northwestern areas. Overall temperatures will remain around normal for the

16、time of year but with some warmer spells developing at times.Updated at: 1237 on Wed 30 Mar21. On April 2, it will be rainy in the.A. eastB. westC. southD. north22. What will the weather be like in Britain from April 5 to 13?A. It will be quite dry.B. It will be rather cold.C. It will be generally r

17、ainy.D. It will be hot in the north.23. Which part of Britain may have very little rain in the second half of April?A. The southeastern areas.B. The northeastern areas.C. The northwestern areas.D. The southwestern areas.BFascinating VeniceLocated in the northeast of Italy, Venice is well-known for i

18、ts cultural treasures, romantic atmosphere and unusual living-on-water experience. The city spreads out over 118 islands, which are linked by more than 400 bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon.Venice ' s historical center consists of six regions. San Polo in the middle and San Marco in the south, the

19、 busiest main regions, are linked by the Rialto Bridge. The famous stone arch bridge crosses Venice ' s main waterwaythe Grand Canal. When night falls,many tourists enjoy dinner at the outside tables by the Grand Canal while watching colorfully lit boats going by.Near the end of the S-shaped Gra

20、nd Canal lies St. Mark' s Basilica,a must -see. Inside,beautiful mosaics tells stories of Bible figures. Nearby are the Doge ' s Palace and theBridge of Sighs. These were made famous by Lord Byron,“I stood in Venice on the Bridgeof Sighs, a palace and prison on each hand. " Legend has i

21、t that if a couple passes under the bridge, their love will last forever.In the square outside the Basilica, lovers of literature can sit at Caffe Florian, regarded as the oldest coffee house in Europe. Charles Dickens, Henry James as well as Lord Byron enjoyed the wonderful drink here.Art lovers sh

22、ould buy a museumpass and visit some of the city ' s unusual museums. They can view works by Venetian masters like Giovanni, Titian and Tintoretto.On five small islands in the Venetian Lagoon, Murano has been hometo glass-makers since 1291. tourists can visit factories, studios and the Glass Mus

23、eum. Glass artists produce everything from simple souvenir pieces to beautiful works of modern art. Only glassworks made using traditional methods on Murano can be called Murano Glass. The nearby island of5 / 15Burano is famous for lace making and colorful houses. Looking at the colorful houses and

24、kaleidoscopic streets makes people feel as if they were walking in the fairy tale.The City of Water promises beauty of all kinds, and it definitely lives up to its promise.24. Why does the author mention Lord By ron ' s words?A. To introduce the famous British poet.B. To explain why the two plac

25、es are famous.C. To show why St. Mark ' s Basilica is a must -see.D. To compare the Doge ' s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs.25. Where should you go in Venice if you love art?A. Caffe Florian.B. The city ' s museum.C. St. Mark ' s Basilica.D. The Bridge of Sighs.26. What is Murano wel

26、l-known for?B. Lace making.D. Colorful houses.B. Venice ' s local customs.D. Venice ' s attractions with itsA. Bridges.C. Glassworks.27. What' s the text mainly about?A. Venice ' s modern art.C. Venice ' s natural scenery beauty.CHave you ever noticed a character on a TV show or

27、in a movie drinking your favorite brand of cola or driving your favorite type of sport s car? This is called aproduct placement" , or PPL for short, and it is a form of advertising in which a product is inserted into the scene of a movie or a TV program. PPL has increased greatly in recent year

28、s, and has become some companies' favorite method of advertisi Fng their products. If you saw the movie Spiderman, you might have noticed ads for Samsung electronics, Toyota cars, and Dr.Pepper soda.Companies love the convenience of PPL: There are no commercials to make, models to hire, nor conc

29、epts to dream up. By featuring their product in a popular TV show or movie, that product is naturally linked with an attractive character in a comfortable setting: Takeone of the main characters on Friends, for example. Think about Rachel in a fine Ralph Lauren suit, working at a Ralph Lauren store

30、in New York City. And entertainment producers lovethe money PPL brings in in fact, the entire production budget for some movies is sometimes paid for by the film ' s PPL advertisers.However, there is more and more opposition to the growing PPL trend. Critics say obvious PPL in movies or TV shows

31、 destroy viewers ' ability to escape into the fantasy world on the screen. Directors and writers hate having to include a product in a scene, ruining the writing and aesthetic（ 美学的）quality of the piece. And consumer groups warn that kids cannot tell PPL. When, for example, a child sees his favor

32、ite character wiping her lips with a Kleenex after drinking a Coca-Cola, it is likely that the child would falsely think that Kleenex and Coca-Cola are the general terms for all similar products. This suggests that PPL can be a powerfully subcons cious tool that encourages kids to develop preference

33、s for certain brands.Regardless of how critics feel about it, there is little doubt that PPL will continue to play a significant part in entertainment for the foreseeable future.28. PPL is a type of ad that.A. helps people get to know the latest trendB. places a product in a movie or a TV showC. ena

34、bles small businesses to develop fastD. uses characters related to a movie or a TV show29. According to Paragraph 2, PPL is considered.A. a one-stop movementB. a two-step movementC. a win-win movementD. a long-term movement30. Why do consumer groups disapprove of PPL?A. It prevents views escaping fr

35、om the real world.B. It destroys the artistic beauty of the show or the movie.C. It creates negative relationships between products and movies.D. It can cause children to prefer certain brands without knowing why. 31. What' s the author ' s attitude towards the growing PPL trend ?A. Positive

36、.B. Doubtful.C. Cautious.D.surrounded by candy. He crawledUnconcerned.I watched the two of them, both a year old, on the floor, pinata （彩罐）had just been broken and the candy littered the ground. Both of their kids were too young to realize that they were sitting, and crawling around in a collection

37、of wrapped sugar goodies. They were surrounded with edible（ 可食用的）goodies but had no clue!on his hands and knees while she sat therelooking at her birthday dress. The colorfulfishieSuddenly I saw the life metaphor（比喻）.If we are the “babies " and the candy isaopportunity, “ often we don' t re

38、cognize it because the opportunity comes wrapped as hard work. We may not give th e wrapper the time of day, unless we realize that inside there' sa piece of delicious candy.Every tree starts as a se ed. Every person who becomes well-known was once someonenobody “knew." So what changed for

39、these people? Did the world suddenly wake upand find theyhave the potential to succeed? Of course not. These pe ople worked for long periods of time before they saw any payoff.It can be disheartening when you ' re starting out. There ' s a huge learning curve for almost everything. Just when

40、 you fee l like you ' re making rapid progress, you realize there ' s more to learn. Every new door opens to a brand new room, with another door at the end.When I was in recovery from my eating disorder, there were many opportunities that I didn ' t recognize as candy. At first, I didn &

41、#39; t see therapy（ 治疗； 疗法 ）leading anywhere. It was only by going to therapy every week for a year that I was finally able to realize the opportunities. I had the opportunities to examine and adjust my thinking, and to challenge the negative mindsets I had about my life.When I look back, I find tha

42、t many of the opportunities that allowed positive growth didn ' t always appear easy or fun. They often appeared as something that looked like hard work. But when we focus, c onsistently show up, and put in hard work, it will result in candy. 32. Why do many people miss their opportunities accor

43、ding to the author?A. Their hard work fails to pay off.B. They don ' t work hard consistently.C. They haven ' t realized their potential.D. They don ' t value the iropportunities.33. What does the author think of the learning process according to Paragraph 4?A. It is often interesting fo

44、r most people.B. It is often long and hard for most people.C. You can speed it up with the help of others.D. You can predict your progress from its start.34. How did the authors eating disorder affect her emotionally?A. She lacked hope for her life sometimes.B. She was unwilling to do therapy at fir

45、st.C. She refused to c hange her eating habits.D. She liked eating candy very much.B. Candy and achievementsD. Opportunities come candy-wrapped35. What would be the best title for the text?A. Power of positive thinkingC. Hard work leads to success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。选项中

46、有两项为多余选项。How to be a safe and smart searcherSeveral keywords will help t o find better results. 36 If you want to find out about seagulls（ 海鸥），for example, search for“bird seagull " and not just“seagull ” , becauseseagull might also be the name of just about anything else, from a hotel to a doc

47、umentary film.Exact references can help you find what you are looking for.If you are looking foran exact phrase or sentence, e.g. "seagulls are very clever ” , type it between inverted commas （ " " ） and only exact matches will be shown. 37Avoid common words like"a" or"

48、the" in a search. These are not always helpfuland are usually unnecessary.Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol （-）. For example, “Seagull -hotel- film " would leave out all references to hotels and films.Check your spelling. Make sure that you spell every word in the search box

49、 correctly.38 That' s because sometimes there are mistyped words existing.Have a filter（筛选程序） .It is a good idea to filter your online searchers, especiallywhen you are searching for pictures.Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system. Thereare lots of filtering software options（可选择的事物）avai

50、lable.39 Some search engines personalize the results, so check out the option of using a search engine that doesn ' t do thisand you will get different results.Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet. Always ask yourself, “Is this reliable? " Don' t make the

51、 mistake of believing everything you see. Sometimes websites are unreliable and some information is false. 40 A. Make sure that you ' re using the safest search settings.B. Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search.C. Check your information on other websites before accepting it.D. Th

52、is is useful when you want to find something you' ve already seen b ut lost.E. Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that' s best for you.F. But finding the right information among thousands of links can be a real challenge.G. The smallest typing mistakes can bring

53、unwanted results.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；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Since the popularity of smart phones, people spend lots of time on their phones, either messaging other people, 41 news, or playing games. 42 I think cell phones have made life more 43,

54、I don ' t think spending a lot of time on cell phones is a good idea.First, spending too much time on cell phones may 44 cancer. Scientific studies have45 that low levels of radiation are given off from the batteries of cell phones. Not only that, but phones are constantly using microwaves to se

55、nd and 46 information. Since many people use their cell phones near their heads, long time exposure could eventually lead to some very 47 and unhealthy effects.Secondly, when people spend too much time on their cell phones, they 48 on the things going on around them. This has been proven over and ov

56、er again by 49 who use their phones while in their cars. This has been such a major cause of car 50 , because drivers are too distracted （使分心）by their phones to 51 the road, that most states in the U.S. havebanned （ 禁止）the 52 of cell phones while driving. There are also other cases showing how using

57、 cell phones can 53 people to miss out on the things around them. For example,I went hiking with a friend a few weeks ago. She was so 54 to her cell phone the whole time that she missed out on all the 55 things we saw on the mountains, and didn ' t geta 56 to experience the same awe of nature as I was able to experience.Lastly, spending too much time on cell phones makes people forget how to have normalconversations. 57 , when people use text messaging, they use a form of shorthand known11 / 15as “Netspeak” to 58 on the size of messages and make typing them on small keyboards fast and ea