高一英语上学期期末考试试题13

广西南宁市第八中学2016-2017学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：本试卷包含两卷。第卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。第卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卡的相应位置。答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。 第卷（客观题 共100分）第一部分 听力 （共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题，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，并标在答卷的相应位置。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 does the conversation probably take place?A. In a garden. B. In a shop. C. At school. 2. When the woman can see the man?A. At 1:20. B. At 2:30. C. At 3:40.3. What does the man mean?A. Lucy will go back to China without seeing Richard. B. Richard wants to see Lucy next month. C. Lucy will meet Richard next time. 4. What did the woman buy in Paris?A. A beautiful dress. B. A large cloth handbag. C. A large leather handbag. 5. What will the woman do next? A. Lend the man money. B. Find a job for the man. C. Leave the man alone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，每个小题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至7题。6. Where will the woman go first? A. To the post office. B. To the supermarket. C. To the park. 7. What time is it now? A. 9:30. B. 9:20. C. 9:10. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What pet are the speakers looking for? A. A black dog. B. A black cat. C. A white cat.9. Where was the pet a few minutes ago according to the man?A. In the garden. B. In the garage. C. In the kitchen.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who are the two speakers probably? A. Movie makers. B. TV presenters. C. Actors. 11. What does the man think is the funniest movie of the year? A. A Mans Best Friend. B. Beyond the Moon. C. San Francisco.12. What does the woman like about San Francisco? A. The songs. B. The story. C. The ending.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man knowledgeable about? A. Environment. B. Technology. C. Society. 14. Why are many people in favor of（赞成） building the factory? A. The factory can produce the things they need. B. The factory only causes little pollution. C. The factory can provide them with jobs. 15. Who we need to consider according to the man? A. The neighborhood. B. The workers. C. Our children and future generations.16. What does the woman probably do? A. A policeman. B. A reporter. C. A student. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. When will the activity start? A. On June 6th. B. On July 6th. C. On July 15th.18. How old should the girls be if they want to take part in the competition? A. 10. B. 13. C. 15. 19. What should the girls send before July 15th? A. A photo. B. A suggestion. C. A postcard.20. Where can they take a trip if they win the competition? A. Hawaii. B. New York. C. Hainan. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AAre you looking for a book to read? Here are some that you may be interested in.Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Romona Ausubel (317Pages)Summary: During a 1970s summer on Marthas Vineyard（马撒葡萄园岛），Fern and Edgar learn that their only source（来源）of income has run dry, causing each of them to do some searching. My thoughts: if you think this story sounds similar to The nest, you are right, but this book feels more like a family saga（家族传奇）.Never Leave Your Dead by Diane Cameron（176 Pages）Summary: The true story of Donald Watkins, a WWII soldier(and the authors stepfather)My thoughts: I have to be honest this book was a total surprise to me. The story sounded interesting, but I had no idea truly how interesting it would turn out to be. I could not stop reading.The After Party by Anton DiSclafani（384Pages）Summary: The story of the complex friendship of two 1950s Houston wealthy women: Joan Fortier, the queen of the Houston social scene, and CeCe Buchanan, her best friend and babysitter.My thoughts: The After Party is a pretty good, but not earth-shaking read about wealthy people behaving badly.The Expatriates by Janice Y.K.Lee（336 Pages）Summary: A story about life in Hong Kong told through the eyes of three women.My thoughts: I was expecting a light novel about wealthy, successful expats（移居外国者）living it up in Hong Kong and I was delighted to find the story also has surprising depth. 21. What can we learn by reading the first book? A. How the family solve the problems. B. How children call for help. C. How grapes are harvested D. How kind people behaved. 22. Whose book is about the friendship between women? A. Janice Y.K.Lee. B. Diane Cameron. C. Romona Ausubel D. Anton DiSclafani. 23. Why was the author happy about The Expatriates?A. It is a light novel. B. It tells something deep. C. Its about successful expats. D. It tells life in Hong Kong. 24. To read a short story, which one would you most probably choose? A. The Expatriates. B. The After Party. C. Never Leave Your Dead. D. Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty. BA man from Sri Lanka on Friday broke the Guinness world record for the longest time spent watching TV. He finished with 69 hours and 48 minutes.Suresh Joachim did his TV viewing in the lobby of WABC-TV as part of the “Guinness World Record Breaker Week ” on the TV talk show “Live With Regis and Kelly”.After passing the previous（先前的） record of 50 hours and 7 minutes Thursday, Joachim continued until about 7 am Friday.Sitting on a brown leather couch, he watched nothing but ABC shows.“Im going to be a little tired of watching TV after this,” Joachim told reporters by phone during a brief break.Rules of Guinness for the couch potato (电视迷)honor, allow for a five-minute break every hour and a 15-minute break every eight hours. The viewer must be constantly looking at the screen. The hardest part, Joachim said on Live With Regis and Kelly, was “I couldnt watch the people” the many, waving passers-by on the street outside the ABC studio.Joachim, who lives in Toronto but comes from Sri Lanka, now holds more than 16 Guinness records, including the longest duration balancing on one foot (76 hours, 40 minutes) and bowling for 100 hours. He does it, he says, to raise awareness of suffering children.25. How many days had Joachim spent when the newcouch potatorecord was made?A. One week.B. Two days.C. Four days.D. Nearly three days.26. Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “constantly”?A. All the time.B. At times.C. Some time.D. Once upon a time.27. Whats the biggest challenge for Joachim when he did his TV viewing?A. That Joachim could eat nothing.B. That Joachim couldnt watch the people outside the ABC studio.C. That Joachim felt very tired.D. That Joachim didnt have any time for a break.CWhy is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys? The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils(灾祸).Peoples choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies reactions(反应) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches. Red can cause a persons blood pressure to rise and increase peoples appetite(食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a persons eye.Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help. The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.28. Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their . A. cultural values B. commercial purposesC. personal experiences D. physical reactions to the color29. Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button? A. To relax people physically. B. To encourage people to buy the goods.C. To increase peoples appetites.D. To cause a persons blood pressure to rise.30. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text? A. Colors and Human Beings B. The Cultural Meaning of ColorC. The Meaning and Function of Color D. Colors and Personal 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。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 31 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 32 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process（选择的过程）. 33 The following methods may work best for you.Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. Write your notes in your own words.34 Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols（符号） and that you use them often. 35 A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.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；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160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。I live in a big city with a lot of homeless peopleLuckily therere 36 ways of helping them and you neednt have a lot of 37 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. 38 doing this one day, I got to 39 a young homeless man. He was often 40 the magazine at the train station.He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his 41 was close to mineIt 42 that we were born in the same month.I met him last year 43 after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without 44 , I asked if he had had a good day. He 45 and said that he hadnt really celebrated. I felt so 46 I just couldnt bear the thought of this nice, young man being 47 on his 25th birthday with no friends, no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn（纱线）basket. Luckily for me, I had enough yarn 48 . I set to work and knitted（编织）a 49 for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty 50 I didnt knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf（围巾）would be 51 when he got it.I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had 52 to meet him so I had 53 the scarf and a piece of my own birthday cake around with me. He was very 54 with these gifts and so was I. The tears in his eyes was the best 55 he could have given me.36.A. correctB. basicC. smallD. cheap37.A. workB. energyC. moneyD. experience38.A. InB. OnC. WithD. By39.A. meetB. realizeC. knowD. like40.A. sellingB. deliveringC. releasingD. collecting41.A. birthdayB. houseC. heightD. age42.A. saidB. discoveredC. thoughtD. meant43.A. suddenlyB. shortlyC. eventuallyD. instantly44.A. preparingB. permittingC. greetingD. thinking45.A. looked upB. turned upC. looked downD. calmed down46.A. foolishB. helplessC. nervousD. confused47.A. unforgettableB. unbelievableC. aloneD. hungry48.A. usedB. preparedC. leftD. produced49.A. scarfB. sweaterC. capD. glove50.A. thoughB. sinceC. unlessD. and51.A. differentB. newC. beautifulD. clean52.A. likedB. hopedC. promisedD. agreed53.A. madeB. broughtC. receivedD. carried54.A. happyB. surprisedC. satisfiedD. frightened55.A. rewardB. opportunityC. surpriseD. present第卷（主观题 共50分）注意事项：考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将答案写在答题卷上，在试题卷上作答无效。第三部分 英语知识运用第二节 根据首字母或者中文提示，填入一个合适的英语单词，使句子意思完整。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）注意：在答题卡写上完整的单词！56. People live longer n_（当今），and they are better educated. 57. Ive never heard her cry in this uncontrolled, h_（绝望的）way. 58. Safety is of great i_（重要）. 59. They think it does more h_（危害）than good. 60. Peter stood by me when I most needed it. Ill always a_（感激）that. 61. He has never b_（属于）to any organization. 62. Most people are f_（熟悉的）with this figure from A Dream in Red Mansions. 63. He became a national hero as a r_（结果）of his historic landing on Chinas first aircraft-carrier（航空母舰）. 64. Parents behaviors（行为） will have an everlasting e_ on their children. 65. Never get into the h_ of playing with the mobile phone while you are walking. 第三节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，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。Over time the computers have been changed quite a lot. It began as 66 calculating machine in France in 1642. 67 it was young, it could simplify difficult sums. It developed very 68 （slow） and it took nearly two hundred years 69 it was built more advanced by Charles Babbage. After it was programmed by an operator 70 used cards with holes, it could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. In 1936 71 （it） real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how it could be made 72 （solve）any difficult mathematical problem. From then 73 , it grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. However, as time went by, the 74 （design） made it smaller. First as a PC(personal computer) and then as a laptop, it 75 （use） in offices and homes since the 1970s.66._ 67._ 68._ 69._ 70._71._ 72._ 73._ 74._ 75._第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Dear Jessica, How is everything going? Youve been told me you find it hard to learn English well. Dont worry. I thought you should improve it step by step. Firstly, you should develop your interesting in English. It is helpful to watch English movies and listen to English song. Secondly, you have to prepare lessons before class, that will help you understand better in class. I know you may feel boring easily but you have to force yourself to concentrate on what you are studying. In the way, we have not seen each other since you moved a year before. Have you ever thought about visit me in the coming winter vacation? Looking forward your reply. Yours, Lucy第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，希望通过外籍教师Peter找一个英语笔友。请写一封短信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。具体条件包括：1年龄；2.性别；3.爱好(旅游、运动、宠物等)。注意：1.词数不少于100个。2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr. Peter,_