1、北京市西城区2015 2016学年度第二学期期末试卷 高一英语 2016. 7试卷满分:140分 考试时间:120分钟A卷满分9O分第一部分I.听力理解(共三节,满分22.5分)第一节:(共4小题;每小题1.5分,满分6分) 听下面四段对话,每段对话后有道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听听两遍。1. How does ihe woman leam Chinese? A. On the radio.B. On television.C. On the Internet.2. What is the probable relationship between th
2、e two speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and parent.3. Which bus will the woman take al last? A. T-3. B. Z-4. C. T-6.4. What is the man doing? A.Giving advice.B.Offering help.C.Makingan appointment.第二节:(共6小题;每小题1.5分,满分9分) 听下面段对话,每段对话后有两道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。 听第5段材
3、料,回答第5至第6小题。5. Where does the woman prefer to buy things? A. At the mall.B.On a webfsit. C. At thediscount store.6. When did the man get the bank card? A. This morning.B.Last week. C. Last month. 听第6段材料,回答第7至第8小题。7. What is the mans holiday plan? A. Coing to Jinan with his aunt. B. Taking a hiking t
4、rip to Himalays. C. Visiting Underwater World id Qingdao.8. How long is the womans trip?A. 6 days. B. Kathy. C. Jim.9. Who called Tony?A . Have dinner. B. Play football. C. Go and the hook. 10. Whal will Tony do now? A. Have dinner. B. Paly football . C. Go and get the book.(听力理解第三节见试卷第7页) .完形填空(共15
5、小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5) 阅读下而短文,举握其大意,从各题所给的A、 B, C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “ Ann Mathews, urgent call on line One,” announccd the voice on my telephone speaker. As a social worker, I knew a 11 response might mean life or death for in abused (受虐待的)child. Jean Smith, my boes,had even come up wilk a slogan,
6、“Call early save a child!” So I12 over a metal wastebasket and quickly picked up the phone.“.no, thanks, I dont need a sandwith today. ” I said to the sandwich delivery boy on the other end. I appreiated my secretary Saras hard work, 13 her non-emergency “urgent” calls were driving me crazy! I walke
7、d past the swichboard where Sara sat. “Im out. Hold my calls. ” “ But what if its an urgent 14 ? Sara asked in a serious voice. “ Take a message, ”I said, “Ill 15 it as soon as I get back, ” I them headed out the door. When I finally got back to the office, I had a headache. There on my desk was a b
8、right orange sticky nole, “Urgent message! Please take action 16, ” it said. “Thai Sara! I wonder what it is this time. Probably a message from the dry-cleaners. ” I threw it into my 17 and finished up some work that was urgent. I came to workthenext morning. Imade several calls to set up meetings f
9、or the aftermoon. In the office next door, I heard Jean slam her telephone down and hurry out. “The principal of Lee Middle School just called Jean, ” one of the coworkers said. “He says they reported a child with unexplained injury yesterday. And ihey still havent gotten a(n) 18 for us. ” “Thats aw
10、ful ! Who look the message?” asked the other. “Sara did,but she doesnt 19 who she gave the message to . And whats worse,the child didnt show up forschool today! ” I 20 . Could they be talking about my “urgent message ”? I did in my wastebasket until I found the orange note: “School Nurse at Lee Midd
11、le. Reporting possible child abuse.please call before school closes. ” Through the half-open door,I could hear Jean talking to Sare. “The child is fine this time,but that does not 21 your mistake. ”I shut my eyes tightly to think. “Sara doesnt remember putting this message in my box.I could 22 I nev
12、er got it! ” I told myself.Then I 23 my eyes.I knew what I must do. Tightly holding the orange sticky note,I knocked on the door.saras face relaxed as I began to explain. Weeks later,I opened a file and fount a note in Jeans handwriting :“ Ann Matthews is hard workitig. In the area of social work ,
13、mjistakes are sometimes made. Anns greatest strength is her willingness to take 24 . ” Now, I keep an arange sticky note on my desk to 25 me.11.A.quick B.natural C.clear D. silent12.A.walked B.jumped C.climbed D. stepped13.A.for B.and C.so D.but14.A.deliveryB.message C.call D.letter15.A.handle B.cop
14、y C. send D.study16.A.recentlyB. immediately C.suddenly D. Gnallv17.A.file B. bag C.wastebasket D. box18. A.responseB. agreement C.promise D. offer19.A.know B. remember C.recognize D. care20.A.froze B. smiled C.lied D. cried21.A.make B. excuse C.cause D. correct22.A.suppose B. admit C.explain D. pre
15、iend23A.closed B.raised C.evened D. dropped24.A.control B.advice C. responsibility D. action25.A.excite B.encourage C.persuade D.remind. 阅读理解(共11小题;每小题2分,满分22分)阅渎下面短文,从各题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ADear Chris We would like to advise that the principal of carlingford High School has considered your app
16、lication for admission in Year 10, according, to the- outcome of an interview. Carlingford High School is located on North Rocks Rd, CarLingfard NSW 2118. That pricipal, Mr. DavidKrust has requested that you attend an interviewat the schoolat 9:00 a.m on Saturday 16th July 2016. The phone number of
17、Carlingford HighSchoolis 98714222, You should take your paasport and E-visa infor mation to school. Your care taker must also atten this interview.Your care taker must bring photo identificatio documents and proof of residential address to the school.If your care taker is your father or mother,he/sh
18、e must bring E-visa information to the school. If you are over 18 years,your emergency contact person must also attend this interview.Your emergency contact person must bring photo identification documents and proof of residential address to the school . Fina enrolment into a nsw government high sch
19、ool will be depended on the outcome of this interview. If you, or your care taker cannot keep this appointment,you should call the school to arrange a new lime. For more informaTion about your Enrolment , you can cantact me 82936918 or email Daniel Kim76 det.nsw.edu.au.Yours sincerely,Daniel Kim DEC
20、 international NSW Department uf Education4 July 2016 Locked Bag 53 , Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Telephone +612 82894777 Facsimile +612 82894788 www. intermationalschool. edu. au26. If Chris wants to contact Daniel Kim, he is advised to call . A.98714222 B.82894777C.828947S8D.8293691827. Besides the pass
21、port, what other documents should Chris take when going to school on July 16? A.E-visa information. B.Proof of residential address. C. The application letter. D. Photo identificaiion documents.28. If Chriss care taker cannot keep this appointment,what should he do?A.Go by himself. B. Call the school
22、 to person orange a new time.C.Cancel it by email. D.Go with his emergency contact person.29. What is the purpose of this letter?A. To weLcome Chris to study in the school.B. To give some informatioin about the school.C. To inform Chris of an interview at the school.D. To show the different ways lu
23、contact the school.B We wereextremely poor. We had nohouse,nofood. We had nothing. My parents had many problems. My family was always on the edge of violence, It was tunbelievably sressful. There wasnt a moment to relax during my entire childhood. I waited to be an artist when I was about six. But m
24、y family was so poor that I got knocked off trak by the working-class educational system and the environment I was living in. I become a street gang member, causing trouble and fighting against other groups. Being a teenager with vivid imagination,a strong sence of adventure and some degree of coura
25、ge ,it was attractive to steal cars,drive them away,and get chased by the police. If I had nothing to do, I would go to evening school to learn painting;I tried to enter one of those art schools. but I was rejected by 11 schools when they heard I bad been a street gang member. When I was not accepte
26、d,cpled , I cried a lot. When I was finallly accepted by Croydon College of Art, I felt was in heaven. life had been saved.I worked with great street that other students found scary.and it scared me too.Unlike other students I could also feel a kind of happiness to do my best to realize my dream. I
27、went through a long period in ray life where my art was not accepted. The only time I almost considered giving up was one morning, about 3 a. m. I had an exhibition in New York.I could sell none of my works.I could not afford to live.I was so defeated .I thought maybe Ishould go somewhere in themidd
28、le of America and find a new job, have a car and ahouse with a garge. That lasted about an hour, but it was such a stressful experience. Now Im famous, and got a lot of my works sold at a pretty high price, I think before one is famous, one has to infamous, and before one is accefled. one has to ber
29、ejected.Painting doesnt explain itself.Painting is not an explanation. Painting doesnt try ti teach. Painting is a body of esperiences, Painting is called a hard business.One has to have firm beliefs. And I do. One has to have courage to be an artist beacause one has got to put up with all the insul
30、lts one has to suffer as an artist. So one has topertist, in other words , to have little hope.30. The childhood of Ihe author was .A. happyB.BrrelaxingC.bearingD.painful31. According to thepassage, whywastheauthorrejected by so many schools?A.Because he couldnt paint well. B. Because he had no imag
31、ination.C. Because he often caused trouble.D. Because be couldnt afford the fee.32. What does tbe underlined word “that ” in Para. 6 refer to?A.The time when I stayed in New York B. The idea of giving up painting C.The unsuccessful exhibition. D. The hard period of my life.33.In the last paragraph t
32、he author tries to the readers .A.to fight against challenges B.to dream of being famousC.to stick to beliefs D.to accept rejectionC A new study has found that social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults. The study is a project of researchers at the University of PiiLshurghs School of
33、Medicine, They found that young people who often use social media are more likely to suffer from sleepthanthose who use social media less. The researchere say doctors should ask young adults about their use of social media when treating sleep issues. “This is one 0f the pieces of evidence that socia
34、l media use really can affect your sleep,” saidJessica C, Levenson. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the universitys Difpartment of Psychiatry. She was the lead author of a report on the study. The researchers set out to exmine the connection belween social media use and sleep among young adults.
35、 The researchers wanted to find out how often young people used social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and etc.,Far the study, they gave questionnaires to nearrly 1, 800 adults, aged 19 to 32, On average,members of the study group used social media sites one hour a day. They also visited various
36、social media accounts 30 times per week. Thirty percent of ihe studys participants reported havingserious problems with sleepping. Those people who used social madia a lot were three times more likely Id have a sleep disorder. And those who spent the most time on serial media were two times as likel
37、y to suffer from sleep disturbances. Frequent checking is big part of the problem. Levenson said the number of a person visits media is a better predictor of sleep problems than overall time spent on serial metdia. If this is true, she adda,then practices that stop such behaviors may be most effecti
38、ve. Researchers say social media can influence sleep patterns in a number of ways, People can lose sleep by staging up too late looking at social media. Sensitiveissuesabout on social media pan cause” emotional ,cognitive or physiological” excitement . Using an electrenic device candisturb a bodys n
39、atural sleep rhythms because of the light coming from cell phones or computer screens. The researchere note that in some cases,young adults who have a hard time sleeping may use social media to help them fall asleep. “It also may be that both of these hypotheses (假定)are true,” says Brian A. Primack.
40、 He is director of the Center for Research on Media, Tehnology and Health. He is also the studys senior aurhor. Primack says,“ Difficult sleeping may lead to increased use of social media, which may in turn lead to more problems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly problematic with social media.
41、 Many forms of social media involve interractive screen time thal is stimulating(刺激) and rewarding and, for thoae reasons, can keep you awake. ”34.From the results of the questionnaire , who are more likely to have a sleep problem?A. The participants aged from 19 to 32.B. The participants visiting s
42、ocial media frequently.C. The participants using sucial media sites one hour a day.D. The participants spending the most time on social media.35. The main purpose of tbf passage is to .A.compare and evaluate B.examine and reasonC.inform and explain D.argue and conclude 36. What is the best title for
43、 the passage?A. Social Media Is Keeping Young Adults AwakeB. Difficult Sleeping is Affecting Sleeping PattemsC. Electric Devices Art Influencing Steep RhythmsD. Young Adults Are Suffering from Sleep Disorders 第二部分.听力理解第三节: (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面-段对话,根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下第1题至第5题的关键信息。每小题仅填写一个词。这段对话你将听两遍
44、。An Order FromCustomer DetailaName:Jerry Cook Addres: 127 1 _ Road Telephone No: 2 _ Order DetailsGoods : 40 mountain 3 for children Color: 4 and purpk Prbe: $ 120 each Delivery Time :Next 5 _.语法填空(共10小题;毎小题1分,满分10分) 在下列句子中的空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式。1.The building _you can set on the otherside ofthe rive
45、r is the town hall.2.This isthe man books havebeen so popular recently.3. The stadium thefootball matchwill be held is not far from our school.4. Hi,Mike, you looktired. I (clean)my apartmentall day.5. We (know) each other since we were at schoool.6. Joanna is upstairs in tbe bathroom, She (wash) he
46、r hair.7. Steven felt so sad ,because his bike (sisal) yesterday.8. If we didnt have computer , life (be) very different .9. regular exercise very important, its never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.10. People believe that doing sports can make them feel stressedand sleep better.完成句子(共
47、5小题;第1、2小题每小题2分,第3、4、5小题每小题3分,满分13分)根据括号中所给提示完成下列句子。 1.没有人可以说服她改变主意。(persuade) .2.目前为止,他们用光了所有的钱。(run out of .3.现在北京的公共场所都禁止吸烟。 (ban) .4.当你遇到麻烦时,你可以求助于朋友。( get into trouble) .5.我想知道您是否方便出席我们的晚会。(convenient) .B卷 满分50分.选词填空(共7小题;毎小题2分,满分14分)confuse solve patient evenlually hope benefitapolugize用方框中单词的
48、适当形式完成下列句子,每个单词只能使用一次。1. Ben failed the driving lest three time, but lie did not give up , he passedit.2.I noticed two foreigners holding a map, looking and worried.3. I was wrong , so I should _ for what I said to you.4. We have a lot from biking part in volunteer activities.5. Beijing government i
49、s trying to find a practical to the problem of air pollution.6. The earthquake destroyed the houses of the villagers, which made them feel .7. As soon I got home , I began to leach my grandmother how to use the cell phone with .阅读表达(共4小题,每小题 2分,满分8分)阅读下面的短文和问题,根据短文内容,在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息,完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思
50、清楚,结构正确,书写工整。 MCDONALDS, one of the Worlds largest restaurant chairs, recently made a big decision. On March 9, the company announced that its chicken suppliers in the US would stop using human antibiotics within two years. Antibiotics are medicines that attach harmful bacteria1 to help cure illness
51、es. Many cattle, pig and chicken producers give their livestock2 antibiotics to help them stay healthy. Feeding antibiotics to animals is legal in the US. But the producers feed their livestock not only animal antibiotics, but also those used by humans, Experts say it can lead to public health probl
52、ems, Overuse of these human antibiotics could cause germs3 to become resistant4 to drugs. When the drugs are used to treat humans , they may no longer be effective. Many US fast food restaurants already say they serve chicken which are raised without antibiotics, but the decision by McDonalds is imp
53、ortant because of its size. The company has over 30, 000 stores around the world . including 14,000 in the US. In recent years, customers have atarted to care more about food ingredienu5 . If they feel certain foods are made with ingredients that are of low quality or dont meet certaia levels of qua
54、lity, theyll choose other higher quality foods. After seeing customer visits lo US stores drop two years in a row, McDonalds more changes to their food could be on the way.However, McDonalds wont be applying the new antibiotics policy to its Chinese stores soon. The company said its not a double sta
55、ndard but they have to lake Chinese food safety standards into consideration. “The measures will be carred out gradually, based on the actual situation of Chinese agriculture,” McDonalds China said a statement.1.bacteria: the smallest froms of life that are often a cause of disease. 2. livestock: th
56、e animals kept on a farm3. germ : a form ofbacteria that spreads dissease among people or animals 4.resistant:not affected by something 5. ingredient: one of the things from which somethingis made1. According toMcDonalds ,whatwillits chickensuppliersinAmericadowithintwoyears?(不多于4个单词) .2. Why do man
57、y chicken producers feed their livestock antibiotics?(不多于5 个单词) .3. What is the consequence of overuse of human antibiotics?(不多于9个单词) .4. For what reason did McDonalds make changes to their food?(不多于 6 个单词) .(共4小题;毎小题2分,满分8分)阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 “ There is no evidence that any amount
58、of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students?” This statement, by homework research expert harris Cooper,of DukeUniversity, is surprising to hear, no matter which side of the homework debate youre on. Can it be true that the bours of lost playtime, power struggles andtears al
59、l for naught? That millions of families gothrough a nightly ritual that doesnt help? Homework is such an acceepted practics that its hard for most adults to even question its value. When you Look at the facts, however, heres what you find:Homework has benefits, but its are age dependent. For element
60、ar -aged children, research suggests that studying in class gets superior learning results, while extra school work at home is just extra work. Even in middle school, the relationship between homework, and academic succese is minimal at best. By the time hours kida reach high school , homework provi
61、des academic benefit , but only in moderation. More than two houra per night is the limit. After that amount,the benefits taper off. “The research is very clear,” agrees Etta Kralovec, education professor at the University of Arizona. “Theres no benefit at the elementary school level. ” Before goin
62、g further. lets get rid of the myth that these research results are due to a handful of poorly constructed studies. In fact, its the opposite. Cooper collected 120 studies in 1989 and another 60 studies in 2006, This comprehensive analysis of multiple research studies found no evidenee of academic b
63、enefit at the elementary level, It did, however, find a negative impact on childrens altitudes toward school. This is whats worrying. Homework does have an impact on young students, but its not a good one. A child jus t beginning school deserves the chance to develop a love cif learning. Instead, ho
64、mework at a young causes many kids to turn against school, future homework and academic leaming. And its a long road, A child in kindergarten is facing 13 years of homework ahead of him or her. Then theres the damage to personal relationships. In thousands of homes across the country t families batl
65、le over homework nightly. Parents complain and persuade. Overtired children protest and cry. Instead of connecting and supporting each other at the end of the day, too many families find themselves locked in the “ did you do your homework?” cycle. Then homework comes too early, if a hard for childre
66、n in deal with assignments independently they need adult help lo remember assignments and figure out how to do the work, Parents often take the role of Homework Patrol Cop. Besides the constant conflict, having a Homework Patrol Cop in the house weakens one of the possible purposes of homework;reapo
67、nsibilty. 1. Homework research expert Harris Cooper mayagree that .A. elementary students have too much playtimeB. the value of homework should not be questionedC. extra school work at home helps improve learning resultsD. doing Homework may not improve elemehtary atudents scores2. The underlined wo
68、rds “all for naught” in Para, 2 probably mean .A. useless B.valuableC.harmfulD.helpful3. What does Para. 4 mainly talk about?A. Homework is very neceesary for elementary-aged kicds.B. The benefite of homework are actually age-dependentC. Academic success depends on the amount of homework.D. There ar
69、e many benefits for middle school students to do homework.4. What might be the possible consequence of homework for elementary students?A. They become troublesome at school.B. They develop a good habit of doing Homework .C. They fight with their parents against doing Homework .D. They can do homework without their parents supervision.书面表达(满分20分) 假如你是红星中学高一学生李华。针对日渐严重的空气哦污染问题,上周一你班召开了“绿色出行”(Green Travel)主题班会。同学们就污染问题进行了讨论并想出了许多解决的办法。请根据以下四幅图提供的信息,给你小“英语园地”,介绍此次活动的恶具体内容。注意:1.词数不少于60(开头已给出,但不计入总词数); 2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。With the growing of pritate cars,