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江西省白鹭洲中学20092010学年度高一下学期期末考试英 语 试 题本卷总分为150分 时间为120分钟第一卷 （共三部分，满分为115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分为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。1What did the man say about the book?AElephant hunting BA hunters life CWild animals in Africa2How do the cat and dog get along?ADistantly BIn a friendly way CWell3What can we learn about the man from this conversation? AHe is teaching in a junior high school now BHe is going to be out of the army in June CHe is doing business with his brother now.4What did the man do last night? AHe wrote some of his paper BHe did some typing of his paper CHe visited his friend.5What is the woman doing? APreparing some foodBServing a customer CHaving a meal.第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 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，每小题将给出 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 6-8 题。 6When did the man get his brothers letter? ALast Monday BLast Wednesday CLast Friday.7What did the man send to his brother besides the letter? AA photo BSome money CA postcard.8What is the relationship between the two speakers? AHusband and wife BNeighbors CBoyfriend and girlfriend听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。9How does Wilson find the college? AHe doesnt like its position or its size BHe likes its old buildings and the stadium.CHe likes the library and the old lab.10How many students are there in the college Wilson visited? AAbout 1000 BAbout 2000 CAbout 300011What do the students do in their spare time? AAll kinds of things except going to the library BNothing but going to the library.CEverything including going to the library.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12What is the man planning to do? ATo play in the game BTo watch the game on television CTo watch the game in the stadium.13Why cant the man get excited when watching a football game in the stadium in person? AHe often cant see who has got the ball BHe doesnt understand why so many people are shouting CThere is always so much excitement.14What are the two speakers talking about? AWatching TV BExcitement CWatching a football game.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15When is the girl planning to visit her friend? AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CIn the evening.16What does the father ask her not to do? ANot get back home earlier BNot leave Helens house before 11:30CNot let others drive her car.17Which street has more traffic? AGarden Street BThe freeway CThe Fifty Avenue听第 10 段材料，回答第 18至 20 题。18Where did Mrand MrsSimon live? AIn the country BIn a city CBy the sea.19Why was the wife happy when she heard her husbands plan? ABecause she didnt have to do the cooking that Sunday.BBecause she could go to the cinema.CBecause she could have a good time in Portsmouth20Why did they choose that restaurant? AThey thought it was comfortable. BThey thought it was cheap. CThey thought it served good food.第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）第一节 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）21Everything comes with price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.Aa, aBthe, /Cthe, aDa, /22Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.Aamused Bamusing Cto amuse Dto be amused23I had great difficulty the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.Afind Bfound Cto find Dfinding24In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only traveled_ the local market.Alonger than Bmore than Cas much as Das far as25Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of funIsnt it rather dangerous, _? Athough Balso Ceither Dtoo26-Why do you want to work for our company? -This is the job that I for.AlookedBam to lookChad lookedDhave been looking27Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one _first is the library.ArepairedBbeing repairedCrepairing Dto be repaired28I have been convinced that the print media are usually more and more reliable than television Aaccurate Bridiculous CurgentDshallow 29The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if regularly, can improve our health Abeing carried out Bcarrying out Ccarried out Dto carry out 30 Her father is very rich._ She wouldnt accept his help even if it were offered. AWhat for? BSo what? CNo doubt DNo wonder.31 If I had known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy .Awould have been saved Bhad been saved Cwill be savedDwas saved32The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building _now.AremainsBis remainedCis remainingDhas been remained 33You park here! Its an emergency exit.AwouldntBneedntCcouldntDmustnt34To improve the quality of our products, we asked for suggestions had used the products.AwhoeverBwhoCwhicheverDwhich35He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found of them again.Aneither BeitherCeachDall第二节 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）Introduction to Letters to SamDear Reader, Please allow me to tell you something before you read this bookWhen my 36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joyI had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37 ill many timesSo I wondered if I would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 . For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine Being 41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 So when Sam was born, I 44 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything elseThats how I started to write these 45 I hope that Sam would 46 them sooner or later. However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of twoHe had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signsHe 48 to communicate with others, even the family membersThat was 49 for me but didnt stop me writing onI realized that I had even 50 now to tell himI wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune hell 52 as I myself, his grandfather, didI just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life. Now, 54 the book has been published, I have been given the chanceEvery chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 . Daniel Gottlieb36AsonBnephewCbrotherDgrandson37AseriouslyBmentallyCslightlyDquietly38AabilityBtimeCcourageDresponsibility39AwrittenBsufferedCobservedDlost40AradioBtelevisionCstageDbed41AreadyBunableCanxiousDeager42AwarmBbrokenCclosedDopen43AhostsBvisitorsCreadersDreporters44AbeganBstoppedCforgotDdecided45AlettersBemailsCbooksDdiaries46AfindBreadCcollectDkeep47AdevelopedBdisappearedCchangedDarrived48AtriedBrefusedCregrettedDhoped49AexcitingBacceptableCstrangeDheartbreaking50AlessBeverythingCmoreDnothing51AunderstandBexplainCbelieveDquestion52AfearBfaceCknowDcause53AfeltBguessedCsawDdoubted54AasBonceCthoughDif55AteacherBchildCmanDwriter试题第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)AOne morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfastI noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveledHe was wearing a worn-out hat and was aloneI asked if I might join himHe agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of thingsWe never introduced ourselvesI was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eatSo as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,“My I get you something ?”“A coffee would be nice.”Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exitAt the door I met one of my friendsHe asked,“How did you get to know MrGalbreath?”“Who?”“The man you were sitting withHe is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”I could hardly believe itI was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the worlds richest and most powerful men!My few minutes with MrGalbreath changed my lifeNow I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.56What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?AUnfriendly BUntidy CGentle DKind.57The author bought coffee for the old man because Ahe thought the old man was poorBhe wanted to start a conversationChe intended to show his politenessDhe would like to thank the old man58How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?AProud BPitiful CSurprised DRegretful59What is the message mainly expressed in the story?AWe should learn to be generous.BIt is honorable to help those in need.CPeople in high positions are not like what we expect.DWe should avoid judging people by their appearances.BLove, success, happiness, family and freedom-how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life.Question: Could you introduce yourself first?Answer: My name is Misbah, 27 years oldI was born in a war-torn areaRight now Im a web designer.Q: What are your great memories?A: My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fieldsFor me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day longThose are my great memories.Q: Does your childhood mean a lot to you?A: YesAs life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the familyI spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my ageHowever, it taught me to deal with problems all aloneI learnt to be independent.Q: What changes would you like to make in your life?A: If I could change something in my life, Id change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another areaI would have loved to live with my family in freedomWho cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesnt matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe.Q: How do your get along with your parents?A: My parents supported me until I came of ageI want to give back what Ive gotThats our wayBut I am working in another cityMy only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using itIt filters(过滤) out your emotion and leaves your voice onlyMy deepest feelings should be passed through sight, hearing and touch.60In Misbahs childhood, .Ahe was free from worryBhe liked living in the countrysideChe was fond of getting close to natureDhe often spent holidays with his family61What did Misbah desire most in his childhood?AA colorful life BA beautiful house.CPeace and freedom DMoney for his family.62How would Misbah prefer to communicate with his parents?ABy chatting on the Internet BBy calling them sometimes.CBy paying weekly visits DBy writing them letters.63If there were only one question left, what would it most probably be?AWhat was your childhood dream?BWhat is your biggest achievement?CWhat is your parents view of you?DWhat was your hardest experience in the war? CIt is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers(生产商) follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征) of clothesWhat seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for menTake a look at the way your clothes buttonMens clothes tend to button from the right, and womens form the leftConsidering most of the words population-men and women-are right-handed, the mens standard would appear to make more sense for womenSo why do womens clothes button from the left?History really seems to matter hereButtons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servantsFor the mostly right-handed servants, having womens shirts button from the left would be easierOn the other hand, having mens shirts button form the right made sense, tooMost men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning form the left is still the standard for themIs it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists changeAt a time when all womens shirts buttoned form the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer womens shirts that buttoned from the rightAfter all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switchBesides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing mens shirts.64What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?AIt has been followed by the industry for over 400 years.BIt is different for mens clothing and womens.CIt woks better with men than with women.DIt fails to consider right-handed people.65What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?AThey tended to wear clothes without buttons.BThey were interested in the historical matters.CThey were mostly dressed by servants.DThey drew their swords from the left.66Womens clothes still button from the left today because .Aadopting mens style is improper for womenBmanufacturers should follow standardsCmodern women dress themselvesDcustoms are hard to change67The passage is mainly developed by .Aanalyzing causes Bmaking comparisonsCexamining differences Dfollowing the time orderDThe term “multitasking” originally referred to a computers ability to carry out several tasks at one timeFor many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to successIn fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a timeAlthough checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than moreAnd studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss In order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前额叶脑皮层)Brian scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasksYou may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if youve ever dialed (拨电话) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you dialed when the line is answeredWhat probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to anther thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come backResearch has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time.Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thoughtMost people dont find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same timeHowever, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes We often dont remember things as well when were trying to manage several details at the same timeWithout mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory storesThat is one of the main reasons we forget peoples names-even sometimes right after they have introduced themselvesMultitasking can also affect our relationshipsIf someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterestedIt can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them68Why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking? ATo make them more productive BTo reduce their stress and anxietyCTo develop their communication skills DTo help them perform daily tasks more easily 69According to Paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who has called? AHe may leave his prefrontal cortex temporarily damagedBHe is probably interrupted by another taskCHe is probably not very familiar with the person he has calledDHe may need a rest between dialing and speaking.70People tend to make mistake when _.Athey perform several challenging tasks at a timeBnew messages are processed one after anotherCtheir relationships with others are affectedDthe tasks require little thought71What is the main idea of the passage? AMultitasking has become a way of lifeBMultitasking often leads to efficiency declineCMultitasking exercises need to be improvedDMultitasking enables people to remember things betterEThe elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleepA few dogs started barking at itThe elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.That didnt stop the elephantIt destroyed a dozen houses and injured several peopleThe villagers were scared and angryThen someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess. Parbati Baruas father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamerHe taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walkHe also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up - how to catch wild elephants. Parbati hasnt always lived in the jungleAfter a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the cityBut Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fifeLife in the city is too dullCatching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase, she says. But Parbati doesnt catch elephants just for funMy work, she says, is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man. And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many yearsIncreasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of landIt is now fighting backWhenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or