高一英语上学期期末考试试题161.doc

大庆实验中学2016-2017学年度上学期期末考试
高一英语试题
说明：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，时间120分钟
第一卷
第一部分　听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷相应的位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒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 does the woman enjoy doing in her free time?
A. Swimming. B. Painting. C. Singing.
2. What will the man do this Saturday?
A. Go to the exhibition. B. Visit his friend. C. Go shopping.
3. Where are the speakers most probably?
A. In a library. B. At a bookstore. C. In a post office.
4. How did the woman learn to cook?
A. She learnt from a book. B. She learnt from her friend.
C. She learnt from a cooking show.
5. What did the man think they could do this weekend?
A. Go to an art gallery. B. Stay at home. C. Go hiking.
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What musical instrument can the man play?
A.The violin. B. The guitar. C.The piano.
7. How many members are there in the band at present?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The meaning of a painting. B. The color of a painting.
C. The style of a painting.
9. How does the man know about painting?
A. He took some courses.
B. He worked for an artist.
C. He learnt it from his aunt.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Who did Jessica forget to invite last year?
A. The man. B.The woman. C. Mary.
11. What time will the party start?
A. At 7:30 pm. B. At 8:00 pm. C. At 8:30 pm.
12. What will the woman do next?
A.Wait for her invitation. B. Go to her friend’s home.
C. Buy some gifts for her friend.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What did the woman find in her living room besides the broken glass?
A. Some footprints. B. A baseball. C. A basketball.
14. Who will come to repair the window?
A. A repairman. B. The man’s friend. C. The woman’s friend.
15. Who will pay for the repair?
A.The man. B. The woman. C.The kids.
16. Which apartment will the man go to first?
A. Apartment 25. B. Apartment 24. C. Apartment 23.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What was Grandma Moses’ father?
A. A journalist. B. A farmer. C. A painter.
18. How did Grandma Moses make a living at age twelve?
A. By selling clothing.
B. By drawing coloring scenes.
C. By working as a hired girl.
19. What do we know about Thomas S.Moses?
A. He was a farmer worker.
B. He was born in New York.
C. He met his wife in Virginia.
20. When did Grandma Moses Have her first exhibition in New York?
A. In 1887. B. In 1905. C. In 1940.
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。
A
Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs. Picture your life without the ability to walk, care for your basic needs, or even hug those you love. Meet Nicholas Vujicic. Without any medical explanation or warning, Nick was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without arms and legs.
The early days were difficult. Throughout his childhood, Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence, but he also struggled with depression (抑郁) and loneliness. Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids. He questioned the purpose of life.
After experiencing many difficulties, Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive. A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability. This led him to realize he was not the only one with major struggles. When he was seventeen, he started to give talks. He has traveled around the world, sharing his story with millions, sometimes in stadiums full of people, speaking to a range of various groups such as students, teachers, young people, business professionals and so on. He has visited more than 50 countries and given thousands of talks. Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED.
Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing. His first book, Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life, was published by Random House in 2010. He markets a motivational DVD, Life’s Greater Purpose, a short documentary (纪录片) filmed in 2005. He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms, No Legs, No Worries! In March 2008, Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show.
According to Nick, the victory over his struggles, as well as his strength and passion（激情） for life today, can be owing to the power of hope. His family, friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on, as well. Today this energetic young gentleman has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime.
21. What’s wrong with Nick when he was born?
A. He had no arms or legs. B. He was born with heart disease.
C. He was deaf and couldn’t speak. D. He needed an operation to stay alive.
22. What difficulties did Nick meet when he was a child?
A. He couldn’t afford to go to school. B. He was not accepted by any school.
C. He had no one to talk with at home. D. He suffered mentally and physically.
23. When was the turning point in his life?
A. He gave a speech at the age of 17. B. He finished his travel around the world.
C. He was inspired by an encouraging article. D. He was invited to be a speaker with TED.
24. What leads to Nick’s success?
A. His tough early childhood experience.
B. His power of hope and everlasting courage.
C. His publishment of various inspiring books.
D. His interview by Bob Cummings in March, 2008.
B
A few years ago, New York City had a blackout(停电) which caused all the TV stations to go out for several hours. 
When the TV went off in the Bufkins house, panic began. First, Bufkins thought something was wrong with his TV set in the living room, so he rushed into his bedroom and turned on another set. Nothing. Mrs. Bufkins said to her husband, “It isn’t your set. The power is off.”
Bufkins said, “Who are you?”
   “I am your wife, Edith.”
   “Oh,” Bufkins said. “then I suppose those kids in there are mine. ”
   “That’s right. If you ever got out of that armchair in front of the TV set, you’d know us.”
   “Boy, they’ve really grown,” Bufkins said, looking at his son and daughter. “How old are they now?”
   “Thirteen and fourteen,” Mrs. Bufkins replied.
   “I’ll be darned. Hi, kids.”
   “Who’s he?” Bufkins’ son, Henry, asked.
“It’s your father,” Mrs. Bufkins said. 
   “I’m pleased to meetcha,” Bufkins’ daughter, Mary, said shyly. There was an embarrassed silence all around.
   “Well, what school do you go to?”
   “We go to Forest High School,” Bufkins’ son, Henry said.
   “What do you do?” Mary asked.
   “I thought you were a car salesman,” Mrs. Bufkins said.
   “That was two years ago. Didn’t I tell you I changed jobs?” Bufkins said in surprise.
   “No, you didn’t. You haven’t told me anything for two years.”
“Yup, I’m doing quite well, too.” Bufkins said.
   “Then why am I working in a department store?” Mrs. Bufkins demanded.
   “Oh, are you still working in a department store? If I had known that, I would have told you to quit last year. You should have mentioned it.” Bufkins said.
   There was more dead silence. Finally Henry said, “Hey, you want to hear me play the guitar?”
   “You know how to play the guitar? Say, didn’t I have a daughter who played the guitar? ”
   “That was Susie. She got married a year ago, just about the time you were watching the World Cup.” Mrs. Bufkins said.
25. What made Mr. Bufkins panicked when the power went off?
A. The cost of buying a new TV set.       
B. The quarrel caused by the blackout.  
C. The failure to continue watching TV.
D. The possibility of getting an electric shock.  
26. It can be inferred that Mr. Bufkins _________.
A. is quiet by nature                B. is addicted to TV 
C. works as a car salesman          D. enjoys playing the guitar
27. What was the problem with the family?
A. They worked in different places.
B. The family disliked Mr. Bufkins.
C. The parents didn’t care about their children.
D. They seldom communicated with each other.
28. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Shock of Recognition         B. The Damage of a Blackout
C. The Harmony of a Family         D. The Art of Communication`
C
Young women who take part in beauty contests (比赛) are helping to keep alive an outdated opinion of women that a woman’s most important value is how she looks.
Women have been working very hard through the years to change their image. They have been trying to prove that the value of a woman does not lie only in her beauty. The world is just beginning to recognize that women are as smart, wise and strong in personality as men are, and that there are qualities more important than looks when judging people. When women take part in beauty contests for top prizes, they encourage people to value them for their beauty alone. It is unfair to say that beauty alone determines one’s worth.
Beauty contests not only encourage spectators (观众) to judge women by their appearance, but they encourage this idea in the contestants as well. These young women spend months losing weight to be the “right” size and learning how to dress, wear makeup, and walk just right so that some judges will consider them beautiful. I think it’s great for a woman to feel good about her appearance, but looks shouldn’t be sought after in an extreme or unreasonable way. There are too many other, more important things in a young woman’s life: learning, developing friendships and preparing for their future work and perhaps a family.
As long as there are beauty contests, women won’t be fully recognized as well-rounded human beings.
29. According to the text, women have tried to change their image by ________ .    
A. proving they are as good as men 
B. paying attention to their clothes
   C. winning more beauty contests
D. encouraging people to value their beauty
30. What do women usually do in preparation for beauty contests?
A. Learn about their personality. 
B. Do everything for their bodies.
C. Choose the right size dresses.
D. Develop friendship with spectators.
 31. What can we infer from the text?
A. Looks determine everything. 
B. Wisdom carries much weight.
  C. Spectators should have their voices heard.
D. Qualities other than looks are more important.
  32. According to the author, beauty contests are ________ .    
  A. disrespectful to women         B. unpleasant to contestants
    C. necessary for modern society     D. helpful in improving women’s image
D
Can you do the math：What is one hundred times four, divided by the square root of a hundred? How can you work it out quickly?
The answer is forty. Years ago, three scientists at Texas Instruments, Jerry Merryman, James Van Tassel and Jack Kilby, invented the handheld electronic calculator. Their first device could add, subtract, multiply and divide and it was small and easy to take.
Yet after forty years, calculators in the classroom still add up to the same old debate. Generally, calculators are considered to be useful --- especially with more complex math. Some math teachers at every level support the use of calculators and students are even permitted to use them when they take college entrance tests. But it is also thought that young students should know basic calculation before they begin using them.
Some education experts think calculators are used too much. Children，they say，learn to depend on these electronic brains instead of their own. Calculators may not only give students answers to questions they do not really understand, they may also keep them from discovering ideas for themselves.
Other experts, though, say calculators have helped make mathematics more understandable to more students. They say calculators give students more time to understand and solve problems, and to develop a better sense of what numbers mean. That way, the reasoning goes, they can feel better about their abilities.
33．Which of the following calculation agrees with the question raised in the 1st paragraph?
A．             B．             C．           D．
34．We can infer from the passage that  _________  in the past．
A．math teachers supported using calculators everywhere
B．students were not allowed to use calculator in tests
C．using calculators in classrooms was under argument
D．young students had to know how to use calculators
35．According to experts，calculators benefit students in many ways EXCEPT ________.            
A．providing them with answers to the questions
B．stopping them discovering ideas for themselves
C．making mathematics more understandable
D．developing a better feeling of their abilities
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
__36__You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. __37__ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. __38__ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. __39__ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
__40___ You will probably di