河北省高一下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案.doc

2015－2016学年第二学期高一年级期末考试
英语试卷

命题人： 李红娜 张晶晶

说明：
1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2.将Ⅰ卷答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,将Ⅱ卷答案答在答题纸上。3.Ⅱ卷答题纸卷头和答题卡均填涂本次考试的考号，不要误填学号，答题卡占后５位。
Ⅰ卷 (选择题 满分90分)
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. Where is the woman going with her children?
A. To Australia. B. To Canada. C. To Japan.
2. How much should the man pay?
A. $16. B. $32. C. $60.
3. What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday?
A. Celebrate their mum’s birthday.
B. Take Brian out for the day.
C. Help Brian move house.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn’t like the job.
B. She will take the job right away.
C. She isn’t sure whether to take the job.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A novel. B. A film. C. A writer.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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、7题。
6. What will the woman do this evening?
A. Attend a party. B. Visit her grandma. C. Do some shopping.
7. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Make a skirt. B. Buy a handbag. C. Wear a necklace.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a police station.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Wait where she is.
B. Make a request for the loss.
C. Give him her telephone number.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What’s the relation between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Boss and worker.
11. Why does the woman look worried?
A. She has been late for work recently.
B. She is not getting on well with her boss.
C. She has trouble taking her children to school.
12. What might the woman think of Alice’s way to deal with her problem?
A. Practical. B. Strange. C. Wrong.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How long will the course run this year?
A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight weeks.
14. What was the woman surprised at?
A. The lack of assistants. B. The condition of weather. C. The number of children.
15. What new activities can the children have this year?
A. Adventure sports. B. Fun programs. C. Creative classes.
16. What is expected about the course this year?
A. It will run better. B. It will last longer. C. It will start earlier.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French?
A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Pronunciation.
18. Why did the speaker go to France?
A. To settle there. B. To look for a job. C. To continue to study.
19. What did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France?
A. Poor. B. Acceptable. C. Excellent.
20. What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker?
A. Mastering the grammar rules.
B. Using the language in real life.
C. Knowing a large number of words.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Life’s coincidences (巧合) can be good or bad, but they always surprise us. I moved to Anderson in 2004 from a small town in New York. One day I stopped at a red light and was behind a car with a license plate that read “Pearl Harbor Survivor”. My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor, so I jumped out of my truck and tapped to his window. He rolled the window down and I asked if he was a Pearl Harbor survivor.
“Yes,” he said. The lights turned green so I got back in my truck, turned left and went home straight. Then, I said to myself, “Why didn’t I get his name and phone number?” I went to the local Legion Post and asked if there was a Pearl Harbor survivor here on their roster (花名册). They told me yes and his name was Bronsil Metz. I looked up his name in the phone book and gave him a call. However, I failed to reach him anyway. I then drove to his address. With no answer to the door, I left a note saying that I would like to speak with him.
The next day Metz called me back and we arranged to meet at his house. I gathered my father’s picture albums and drove to his house the next morning. My father passed away years ago, so I was filled with excitement about talking to someone with similar experiences. We two went through the albums. As I turned the pages, he started pointing out the people he knew as well as those familiar buildings. My father was a great record keeper, so after Metz named people in some pictures, I took the photos out and on the back, in my father’s handwriting, were the names, substantiating that Metz did really know the people. At that moment, I was stunned (愣住) .

21. When the author saw the “Pearl Harbor Survivor” license plate, _________.
A. he was driving on the expressway B. he was trapped in a traffic jam
C. he was waiting for the lights to turn D. he was looking for a new friend
22. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. The Pearl Harbor survivor hurried home.
B. The author disliked talking with strangers.
C. The Pearl Harbor survivor refused to give his phone number.
D. The author regretted for not asking for the survivor’s contact information.
23. The underlined word “substantiating” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. arguing B. denying C. confirming D. doubting
24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The author met Bronsil Metz in a small town in New York.
B. The author was surprised to find a Pearl Harbor survivor.
C. The information of some retired soldiers can be found in Legion Post.
D. The author’s father kept some picture albums about Pearl Harbor.

B
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25. If you buy Chicco Red Bullet Balance Training Bike now, you can save _______.
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26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Soft tires of the Training Bike make it keep balance.
B. Seat Pets are used to protect children’s necks and backs.
C. It is easy for children to lift up the tray of the Fisher-Price swing.
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27. Where can we most probably find the passage?
A. In a parenting magazine. B. In a fashion guide.
C. In a health report. D. In a storybook.

C
Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.
One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps it’s something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behavior.
Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm (重新确认) status among its members? —Why do wolves howl for sure?
What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.
Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behavior. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to happen in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll call” where wolves all howl together to report their presence.

28. What is the possible similarity between wolves’ howling together and human’s singing in chorus?
A. The act of calling each other. B. The sense of accomplishment.
C. The act of hunting for something. D. The sense of belonging to a group.
29. Why does Harrington think the “social bond” theory may be wrong?
A. Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.
B. Wolves separate from each other after howling.
C. Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.
D. Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.
30. Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to______.
A. show their ranks B. find their companions
C. report the missing ones D. express their loneliness
31. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means_______.
A. howling is a signal for hunting B. howling is a way of communication
C. howling often happens in the morning D. howling spreads from one to another

D
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but a good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship (公路驾车技能). Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

32. The most suitable title for this passage would be __________.
A. Traffic Jams B. Good Manners C. Road Politeness D. Modern Drivers
33. Troubles on the road are often caused by __________.
A. traffic jams B. the behavior of the drivers
C. the great speed of modern life D. terrible road conditions
34. According to the writer, a good driver should __________.
A. encourage children to cross the road whenever they want to
B. beat back when forced to face rude driving
C. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it
D. join in a traffic stream quickly however other people feel
35. It is not always right for drivers to __________.
A. master the roadmanship
B. neglect politeness when they see it
C. give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politeness
D. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want to

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。（注意：此题答案涂在答题卡上。1. 如果所选择的答案为A、B、C或D，直接涂该题所对应的位置；2. 如果所选择的答案为E，请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母A和B; 3. 如果所选择的答案为F，请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母A和C; 4. 如果所选择的答案为G，请在该题所对应的答题卡上涂两个字母A和D。）
The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. And to be honest, I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it. 36
* It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever got an idea only to lose it later because you didn’t write it down? 37 But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I’m away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.
* It helps you review all the lessons you’ve learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you’ve learned and the ideas you’ve got. 38 You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.
* 39 After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you’ve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today.
* It helps you expand your idea. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 40 In the end, you will expand your ideas.
A. I often experienced that myself.
B. It trains you to express your thoughts.
C. It allows you to see your progress over time.
D. Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.
E. Here are some benefits you will get by keep a journal.
F. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to ano