高一英语上学期期末考试试题11.doc

黄石三中2016—2017学年上学期期末考试
高一年级英语试卷
第I卷
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。
1．What will the man probably do next?
A．Lend the woman his umbrella.
B．Listen to the weather report.
C．Close his car window.
2．Which place is the woman looking for?
A．A car park. B．A post office. C．A museum.
3．Why does the woman prefer the blue dress?
A．It’s prettier. B．It’s cheaper. C．It’s more comfortable.
4．What does the man like?
A．Playing tennis. B．Boating. C．Swimming.
5．What does the woman mean?
A．She will join her cousin for a walk.
B．She will have dinner with the man.
C．She won’t walk with the man.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6．What does the woman think of rock music?
A．Relaxing. B．Noisy. C．Exciting.
7．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Favorite music. B．Favorite groups. C．Favorite songs.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8．What is the matter with the man?
A．He can’t fix his computer. B．He can’t concentrate on his work.
C．He can’t find the woman’s company.
9．What does the woman suggest the man do?
A．Make a phone call to the after-sale service. B．Download software.
C．Send an e-mail to the computer company.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至笫12三个小题。
10．Why doesn’t the woman book hotel rooms?
A．She will stay with her friends. B．She wants to save money.
C．She can’t find a hotel.
11．What is the man going to do?
A．Play basketball. B．Practice on the piano. C．Go to the beach.
12．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．Vacation plans. B．An experience. C．Relaxing activities.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13．What color is the woman’s bike?
A．Green. B．Black. C．Yellow.
14．What does the man think of the brown bike?
A．Expensive. B．Beautiful. C．Cool.
15．What does the man suggest doing next?
A．Going to another shopping center. B．Asking the shop owner for help.
C．Having something to drink.
16．Where are the speakers probably now?
A．In Australia. B．In Holland. C．In America.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17．What is the weather like in the mountains now?
A．Cool. B．Warm. C．Cold.
18．How long is the speaker’s holiday?
A．7 days. B．10 days. C．20 days.
19．Why doesn’t the speaker go to the seashore?
A．It may rain. B．It’s too far. C．It’s boring.
20．What do we know about the speaker?
A．He went to the mountains last week. B．He doesn’t like hunting in the woods.
C．He will spend his holiday with a friend.

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。
A
Jumanji（勇敢者的游戏）is a story for children about a very strange game—a game that becomes far too real and frightening for the players. It was a story by Chris Van Allsburg, which was later filmed in 1996, starring the famous American actor Robin Williams.
The story begins in 1869 in New Hampshire, America. Two young brothers bury a box under some trees. A hundred years later, in 1969, a boy, Alan Panish, finds the box and takes it home. He is unhappy that his father may want to send him to a boarding school. Alan’s friend, Sarah, arrives, and they open the box. Inside is a board game. At the start of the game, some words appear: “Do you want to leave the world behind and go back to the past? Then this is the game for you.” Suddenly Alan finds that he is disappearing into the game.
The story has a deep meaning. Through his adventures Alan learns something important—if you face your fears, your problems will go away. Alan turns to face Van Pelt, the hunter who is trying to kill him. In doing so, he completes the game and returns to reality. Then he finds that his father is not going to send him to a boarding school after all.
In Jumanji, time is flexible. The film director Stephen Spielberg’s “Back to the Future” films play with time in the same way. Top scientists even tell us now that time travel is theoretically possible!
21. From the story we learn that Alan is a boy who ________.
A. dislikes his study at school B. is afraid of his serious father
C. was born a hundred years ago D. goes back to the past in the game
22. Through the game Alan has realized that whenever he has difficulties he should _______.
A. escape into the past B. face them bravely
C. ask for his father’s advice D. read the words on the box
23. What does the author mean when he says time is flexible?
A. One can travel in time. B. Science can change the limit of time.
C. Time travel is impossible in space. D. Time is a common topic in film-making.
B
All around the world, an increasing number of people are spending their time taking part in online volunteering projects. What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?
Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV, though the two have never met, and neither knows the other’s name. Taralekar received no payment for the job. For Taralekar, the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience. “I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,” she said. For some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal. After losing his wife to cancer, Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect information on the illness. “Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying, I decided to help scientists find a way to treat cancer,” he said.
Interests and hobbies are also one of the reasons. Sam Luk joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve murder cases. The police posted them online, calling for volunteers to help them to make sense of the messages. “I am interested in this and I love Sherlock Holmes,” said Luk.
For writer Clay Shirky, some large online volunteering projects help millions of people, giving him a sense of achievement. He helps write Wikipedia, the world’s biggest encyclopedia (百科全书), which is written by people willing to use their professional knowledge.
24. We can know that Radha Taralekar may be a ____.
A. teacher B. doctor C. writer D. policewoman
25. Why did Tony Selman decide to help Cancer Research?
A. He had much time to spend online.
B. He saw many people die of cancer.
C. His wife was dead because of cancer.
D. He became a member of Cancer Research.
26. Sam Luk volunteered to help the police because of ____.
A. his interests and hobbies B. his duty of work
C. money in return D. a sense of achievement
27. How many reasons why people help strangers online are mentioned in the text?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
C
When a friend is sad about a tragedy (悲剧), it’s hard to know how to comfort (安慰) him/ her. But the worst thing you can do is say nothing. It could mean that you don’t care. You don'’ have to say much. A single supportive phrase doesn’t require absolutely perfect words to break the ice. Here are some conversation starters when difficult situations have your tongue tied.
1. A friend loses his baby. 
Don’t say:” Don't worry. You're so young. You’ll have another baby. ”Do say:” I’m so sorry. I can’t begin to imagine what you are going through, but if you want to talk about it, call me anytime.”
2. A guy deserts(遗弃) your friend.
Don’t say: “I never liked that rat bastard (坏蛋) anyway!” ( If the couple winds up reconciling (和解), you could end up losing your friend.) Do say: “Breaking up is always hard to deal with, but I'm here for you, whatever you need.”
3. A friend has a death in the family.
Don’t say: “It’s God’s will.” or “I know exactly how you feel.” Do say: “I'm sorry about your loss. What can I do to help?”
4. A friend loses a job suddenly.
Don’t say: “ Work is always boring. Those employers didn't suit you!” Do say:” I’m sorry for that, but I know there’s an even better job waiting for you there. Let’s think about possibilities.”
5. Someone’s pet dies.
Don’t say: “Gee! It was only a cat!” or “My roommate doesn’t like her dog and she is getting rid of her dog. Do you want it?” Do say: “I’m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?”
28. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part “have your tongue tied”?
A. make your tongue shut. B. tie your tongue in order not to say.
C. have no suitable words to say. D. say what you want freely.
29. As a whole, what's the best way to comfort your friend troubled with a tragedy?
A. To show your sorrow and offer your help.
B. To try to make the tragedy less serious.
C. To tell your friend not to think about it any more.
D. To do your best to make him/her cheerful again.
30. Though your friend is deserted, you’d better not say dirty words about her/ his friend because _____.
A. it may be a sign that you don't care for your friend
B. your friend might not like you to say that against her / his friend
C. they might get along well again and you might be deserted
D. your friend might hate you in the future
31. Which of the following might be suitable words when your friend’s dog dies?
A. Don’t worry too much. I’ll give you a good one.
B. I’m sorry to hear that. It was such a good dog.
C. I’m sorry you lost your dog. But it was at its ripe age.
D. You must be sad about it. That’s enough.
D
After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn’t go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the station, I bought a ticket and boarded the first train that came along.
After a few minutes I asked in English of course a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn’t he? Unfortunately, he couldn’t understand me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information of the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters(汉字). He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage （车厢） subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.
In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man wasn’t smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that’s really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn’t just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the train, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.
All this came from a man who couldn’t speak my language, and I couldn’t speak his. I was now speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money. I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.
This experience made it clear I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning into bad luck.
32．The author decided to take the subway because ________.
A．he lived near the city center
B．the network covered most of the stops
C．he believed in his ability to deal with the trip
D．he had a good impression of its cleanliness
33．Having been shown the room card, the young man_________.
A．understood the author well B．still remained puzzled
C．answered the author directly D．pointed at the subway map
34．Which of the following can’t be used to describe the young man?
A．helpful B．rude C．warmhearted D．caring
35．The author’s purpose of writing this passage is mainly to ________.
A．prove the importance of being careful
B．appreciate the kindness of the young man
C．complain some cultural misunderstanding
D．describe one of his adventurous experiences
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。
English can be a difficult language to learn, but there are certain things you can do to learn the language a lot faster. People can have a good command of English as long as they devote the time to practicing speaking, reading and writing in English. __ 36 .
Start by taking a class that teaches beginning English. These classes are often named as “ESL” classes, or “English as a Second Language.” 37 .
Buy an English audio (音频的) course. You can go over these classes in your spare time and learn quite a bit. Buy an audio course and listen to it in the car or while working, if possible. The higher the quality of the course, the quicker you’ll learn.
Practice speaking English with other people, especially with native English speakers. 38 And make sure they are willing to help you learn English by having simple conversations with you. You will probably be surprised at how quickly you can start having a conversation in English.
_ 39 . Pay attention to the dialogue and try to make clear what the actors are saying. Congratulate yourself on your being able to pick out certain words and phrases that you understand.
Read newspapers, books and magazines in English. At first they may be very difficult, but as your knowledge grows so will your understanding of written English. _ 40 . It will help you a lot in learning to speak the language much faster.
A. Try to understand written English while reading.
B. Watch television shows or movies that are in English.
C. Read and remember as many English words as possible.
D. Here we will show you how to learn to speak English quickly.
E. Every morning you should get up very early and read English.
F. Make friends with people speaking English as their native language.
G. The teachers of these classes have the experience to teach the students.
第三部分 英语知识应用 （共三节，共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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a hot summer day and I was longing to go swimming at the local pool. 41 , I was riding in the back seat of the car as my parents 42 to a friend’s house. They were going to 43 a hand to a church work camp repairing her roof and porch. As an eight-year-old boy I knew that there wouldn’t be much for me to do and I was 44. I ended up sitting in the yard, 45.
The work camp was mostly made up of 46 who had given up part of their summer vacation to help others free of charge. They were managed by the pastor(牧师) and a few skilled carpenters who also worked 47 . Most of that afternoon, I sat in the shade while they were wet with 48 in the sunshine. They cut boards and hammered them in place. They 49 rotted til