陕西省西安市205-2016学年高一英语下册期末考试题

长安一中2015-2016学年度第二学期期末考试高一英语试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题共90分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的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.Whattimeisitnow?A.6:30. B.6:40. C.6:20.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Theymaybelatefortheplane.B.Theyareonthewaytotheairport.C.Theyhaveleftfortheairport.3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanlike?A.Popularmusic. B.Classicalmusic.C.Jazzmusic.4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Drinkmorewater.B.Takesomemedicine.C.Goonadiet.5.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?A.Thereisanothercatlikehis.B.Shehasmistakenitforhisdog.C.Heneverloseshisdogatall.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6.7题6.Howsoonwillthemanfinishhisbook?A.Inseveralmonths.B.Intwomonths.C.Inafewdays.7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Hewillaskhisfriendstoadvertisethebook.B.Hewillmarkethisbookhimself.C.Hehasn’tmadeadecision.听第7段材料，回答第8.9题8.WhenisAlice’sbirthday?A.Thenextday.B.Thedaytheyhadthetalk.C.Thedayaftertomorrow.9.WhatwillthemanandthewomanbuyforAlice?A.Aboxofchocolates.B.Someflowers.C.Arecord.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttherestaurant?A.Itisveryold.B.Thebeefthereisdelicious.C.Thefishthereisfresh.11.Whatdoweknowabouttherestaurant?A.Itopensfrom7:00p.m.to11:00p.m.onSundays.B.Itdoesn’tservevegetariandishes.C.ItservesroastdinnersonSundays.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Callthewoman’ssister.B.Checkthemenu.C.Bookatable.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theirlong-lostrelatives.B.Theirownchanges.C.Theirownparents.14.WhatdoesthemansayaboutAuntGertrude?A.Sheissothinnow. B.Sheislookingsoold.C.Shehaslonghair.15.WhatdoesCousinEmilywear?A.Ayellowdress. B.Anorangedress.C.Awhitedress.16.WheredoesAuntJanelivenow?A.InBoston. B.InAtlanticCity.C.InChicago.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.HowwilltheadventurerscrosstheAmazonRiver?A.Byboat. B. Bytrain. C.Bybike.18.WhatwilltheadventurersdointherainforestsofBrazil?A.Seethesunrise.B.Takeaboattothebaseofthefalls.C.Lookatavarietyofanimals.19.Wherewilltheadventurersgointhesecondweek?A.TotheNiagaraFalls.B.TotheMountFuji.C.TotheAmazonRiver.20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthetemplesinThailand?A.Theyareindescribable.B.Theyareunforgettable. C.Theyareincredible.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，共30分）AIhavebeeninEnglandforthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon’tthinkI’veforgottenyou.TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI’venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters.IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing’sCollegeinLondon.SofarI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving.Therearelotsofbooksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity.I’msureyou’llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere．Ifindsomeofthecustomsinteresting.PeopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainlandofEurope.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother．21.ThewritercametoLondon______.A.forsightseeingonly. B.tomakealiving.C.tolearnBritishwaysofliving. D.tostudy. 22.ThewritercametoLondonfrom______.A.Asia. B.America. C.themainlandofEurope. D.Africa.23.Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause______.A.shehadforgottenherfriend. B.shewastoobusytowrite.C.shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangeland. D.shewastoobusystudyingatKing’sCollege.BNotallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares.NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblywipeout,theeffectofpainfulmemories. InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesarewipedout.Theyarenotsuretowhatdegreepeople’smemoriesareaffected. Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvard Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople’smemoriesandchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast. “Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout.”SaidRebccaDresser,amedicalethicist.24.ThepassageismainlyaboutA.anewmedicalinventionB.anewresearchonthepillC.anargumentabouttheresearchonthepillD.awayofwipingoutpainfulmemories25.ThedrugtestedonpeoplecanA.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicalsB.stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiencesC.causethebraintofixmemoriesD.wipeouttheemotionaleffectofmemories26.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewithinthelastparagraph?A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.C.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.D.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.27.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.thepillswillcertainlystoppeople’semotionalmemoriesB.peopledoubttheeffectofthepillsC.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’sphysicalhealth D.thepillhasalreadybeenproducedandusedbythepublicintheUSCThesurprisingexperimentIamabouttodescribeprovesthatairisallaroundyouandthatitpressesdownuponyou.Airpressureisapowerfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushingonyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface. Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment!Whatyouneed●Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell●Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg●Apieceofpaper●AmatchMethodCheckthattheeggwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.ResultAstonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen(air)inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle，sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressesagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonus.28.Theexperimentiscarriedouttoprove.A.waterpushesonyourbodywhenyouswimunderwaterB.thepressureofairaroundushasapowerfulforceC.theearthissurroundedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphereD.theairpressureisnotequalizedaroundus29.Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A.Thebottlecouldbreak.B.Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.C.Theeggneedstobeshelled.D.Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.30.Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan.A.finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleB.makeasealintheneckofthebottleC.equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideD.Producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle31.Howdidtheegggetintothebottle?A.Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B.Itbecamesoftwithouttheshell.C.Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.D.Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.DInAmericathefirstnewspaperappearedinBostonin1690.Publishedwithoutpermission,itwasimmediatelybanned,andallcopiesweredestroyed.Indeed,itremainedforgottenuntil1845whentheonlysurvivingexamplewasdiscoveredintheBritishLibrary.ThefirstsuccessfulnewspaperwastheBostonNews-Letter,begunbyJohnCampbellin1704.Althoughitwasheavilysupportedbythegovernment,theexperimentwasnearlyafailure,withthelimitednumberofpublishednewspapers.Twomorepaperswerepublishedinthe1720s,inPhiladelphiaandNewYork.JustbeforetheRevolutionaryWar,sometwodozenpaperswerepublishedinallthecolonies(殖民地),althoughMassachusetts,NewYork,andPennsylvaniawouldremainthecentersofAmericanprintingformanyyears.ArticlesincolonialpaperswereamajorforcethataffectedpublicopinioninAmericatobefullyindependent.Whenthewarendedin1783therewereforty-threenewspapersinprint.Thenewspapersplayedanactiveroleintheaffairsofthenewnation.Manymorenewspaperswerestarted,representingallkindsofpoliticalopinions,andAmerica’snewspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.Growthcontinuedineverystate.By1814therewere346newspapers.Thepriceofayear’sworthofnewspaperswasusuallyoverafullweek’spayforaworker.Ithadtobepaidinfullandinadvance.Thischeap,interestingreadingmaterialhelpedtomakealmosteveryoneinAmericadevelopthehabitofreading,whichisnowtakenforgranted.32.ThemainforcetoaffectpublicopinioninAmericaforAmerica’sindependencewas_______.A.differentkindsofnewspapers B.theappearanceofmorepapersC.thearticlesincolonialnewspapers D.thecentersofAmericanprinting33.WhydidtheauthorsayBostonNews-Letterwasasuccessfulnewspaper?______.A.Becauseitwasthefirstnewspapersupportedbythegovernment.B.BecauseitwasimmediatelyacceptedbytheAmericanpeople.C.Becauseitpublishedalargenumberofnewspapers.D.Becauseneverbeforewasonenewspaperpublished.34.WhywasthefirstnewspaperinAmericastoppedfrombeingpublished?________.A.Becausenoonewantedtobuynewspapersatthattime.B.BecauseonlytheBritishLibraryhadtherighttopublishit.C.Becauseitwaspublishedwithoutthepermissionofthegovernment.D.BecausenooneinAmericacouldreadnewspapersatthattime.35.WhatwasthesituationfornewspapersinAmericaafterthewarendedin1783?_______.A.Theywerebannedjustasbefore. B.Itwashardtosayhowtheydeveloped.C.Itplayedamoreimportantpartindailylife.D.AllthepeopleinAmericaboughtatleastonenewspaper.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。Acreditcardisapieceofplasticwithamagneticstripthatyoucanusewhenyouhavenocash.Acreditcardallowsyoutobuynowandpaylater.36Iftheentirebalanceisnotpaidinfull，thecreditcardissuer(发行者)canlegallychargeinterestfeesontheunpaidportion.Customersmayseekeitherasecuredorunsecuredcreditcard.37Anunsecuredcreditcardisgenerallyissuedtothosewhohaveagoodcredithistoryandhaveshowedanabilitytorepaythedebtontime.Creditlimitsaredeterminedonanindividualbasisandmayberaisedorloweredbasedonperformance.Creditcards，ifusedproperly，canbeusefulandconvenientandcanevenhelpbuildastrongcredithistorythatwillhelpyouwithfutureactivitieslikehomebuying，payingforhighereducation，andevenfindingajob.38Forexample，becauseofitsconvenience，peopleareeasilytemptedtospendmorethantheycanreallyafford.Thensomemayhavetogetanothercreditcardtopaythebillonthefirstone，andthenanotheroneafterthat，endingdeepindebtandwithabadcredit.39Becausethemerchantnotonlyhasallofyourcreditcarddetails，butalsoacopyofyoursignature.Acreditcardisnotarequirementforsuccessfulliving，buteventhosewhoonlypayforgoodsorserviceswithavailablecashoftenfindacreditcardtobeaconvenientformofidentificationandinstantcredibility.40A. Thefutureofcreditcardsisbrightandweshouldusethemfrequently.B.Inordertoavoidexcessivecreditcarddebt，theholdermustdecideifthegoodsorservicesareworththeaddedexpenses.C.Inotherwords，youcanrepaythebankthroughregularmonthlypayments.D. What'smore，itisactuallyatahigherriskwhenyouuseitinareallifestore.E.Theusingofcreditcardsoftenbringsmanyunexpectedproblems.F.Therearedifferentkindsofcreditcards.G.Asecuredcreditcardrequirestheapplicanttodeposit(存储)anamountofcashequaltothecreditlimitdesired.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节：满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mymotherwasaresponsibleteacherandsheretired.SoIdecidedtogiveheroneofmyoldcomputerstohelpherpassthetime.Shehadalittlebitofcomputer41,soIjustsetitupforherandlether42withitonherown.Astimewenton,I43thecomputerwashardlytouched.Shesaidshedidn’tknow44touseit.Idecidedtoteachher.Isatand45everythingandsheseemedOKwithwhatIsaid.Unfortunately,mysistercalledmeatthatmoment46wetalkedonthephoneforanhour.ThenwhenIsawheragain,shewassittinginfrontofthecomputer,lookingquite47.Thescreensaver(屏幕保护)hadappearedandshedidn’tknowhowto48itoff.Shehadtried49everykeyanditdidn’twork.Itoldher,“Just50themousealittle.”WhatImeantwasthatshejustneededtomovethemousearoundto51thecomputerup.Whatshedidwasto52themouseandstartshakingitaroundinmid-airuntilthe53wentcompletelyblack.Icouldn’thelplaughingbecauseofherfunny54.ThemoreIlaughedthe55shegot.ShethoughtthatIwasa(n)56teacherandshedecidedtofigurethethingoutherself.Well,atleastIhelpedherovercomeher57ofbreakingsomethingandencouragedherto58aAboutaweeklater,Ifoundahome-made59cardwithamouseonthefrontmakingafunnyface60tomydoor.Itsaid,“Thanksforthecomputerlessons.Love,Mom.”41.A.theory B.knowledge C.technology D.history42.A.watch B.train C.play D.see43.A.found B.heard C.thought D.ignored44.A.why B.when C.how D.where45.A.learned B.described C.explained D.discussed46.A.and B.but C.because D.since47.A.amusing B.relaxed C.interesting D.discouraged48.A.get B.break C.cut D.turn49.A.hitting B.feeling C.changing D.removing50.A.hang B.shake C.rub D.push51.A.clean B.wake C.bring D.take52.A.putup B.cutoff C.pickup D.putaway53.A.screen B.curtain C.cover D.window54.A.gesture B.movement C.expression D.action55.A.ruder B.happier C.angrier D.better56.A.impatient B.humorous C.careful D.helpful57.A.sadness B.pressure C.fear D.depression58.A.reply B.observe C.answer D.experiment59.A.inviting B.greeting C.shopping D.birthday60.A.appeared B.stuck C.combined D.printed第II卷（非选择题，共60分）注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共三节：满分45分）第二节：语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。MyvillageisinthesouthwestofEngland,61isaverybeautifulareainthecountry.Inthenorthofthisareatherearehills.Inthesouththereareseveralvillagesonthecoast,62(surround)halfofthehills.Intheeasttherearewoodsandinthewesttherearemorehills.Thereareseveral63(island)offthesouthcoast,64fishermengotocatchfish.Myvillageis65(locate)ontheRiverTestandhas66populationof750people.Itlies15kilometerstotheeastofHope,thenearesttown.Anewroadrunsintothevillageandseparatesit67twoparts.Itisfamousforitscheese.Myhouseispartofanoldfarm.Before,myfatherusedtokeepanimalsinit,butnowthebuildinghasbeen68(change)intoahouse.Thereisan69(attract)gardeninfrontofmyhouse.Igrowmanykindsofflowersandvegetablesinit.Inthesummerdaysmyfamilyoftenstaythereintheopenairandcookourmeals.Canyouimagine70(live)insuchawonderfulplace?第三节：单词拼写(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）Sheisvery_______(谦虚的)abouthersuccess. Thenurse_______(接生)threebabieseverydayonaverage.Theinjuredboxer_______(挣扎)tohisfeetonthestage.Tohissurprise,Tomhas_____(承认)hismistakes.Weareagainstbuildinga_______(化学的)worksinthecity.Alllabsinourschoolare_______(配备)withsomeinstruments.Mydeskmatelikes_______(私语)tomeinclass. Thetwinsarebookedondifferent_______(航班)._______(各种各样的)questionscameupatthemeeting.Ithinksmokingis_______(有害的)toyourhealth.第四部分写作（共两节：满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；

2.每处错误及其修改均只限一词；

3.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMr.Black，I'mverythanktoyouforinvitingmetostaywithyouinthecomingsummervacation.IhavebeendreamedofseeingyouagainsothatIcangetmorehelpfromyouinmyEnglishlearning.AndI'mafraidIcannotgotoyourplaceinthissummer.I’vepromisedmygrandmother，thatlivesinthecountry，tospendthissummerwithhim.ShemissesmetoomuchthatIfinddifficulttorefuseherrequest.I’mbusyprepareformyexaminationsatpresent.Iplannedtovisityouinwinterifit'sconvenienttoyou.Bestwishes，Yourstruly，LiYing第二节书面表达（满分25分）