1、齐齐哈尔市实验中学2014-2015学年度高一下学期英语期末考试 第卷 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，你将有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 did the woman do last night? A.She went to see a film. B.She went to visit the man C. She wrote a report.2. What will
2、 the woman do tomorrow? A.Play ping-pong with the man B.Go to the concert alone. C.Stay at home.3. Whats wrong with the man? A.He has got a pain in his leg. B. He has a headache. C.His back is painful.4. When did the plane take off? A. At 11:45. B.At 12:00 C.At 11:15.5. What does the man mean? A. Ma
3、ry will be late. B. Mary wont come. C.Mary will come on time.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。 听第6 段材料，回答第6 至7 题。 6. Why does the man do the experiment? A.To know what the powder is
4、 made from. B.To know how helpful the powder is to the young tomato plants. C. To find out a new kind of food for plants. 7. What will the man do when the young plants have tomatoes? A. Put the powder on the soil in two boxes. B. Look for two boxes to put the young plants in them. C. Take down some
5、notes about the difference.听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。 8. What are the speakers talking about probably? A. A dress B. A hat C. A pair of shoes.9. Where does the conversation take place probably? A. At home B. At a party C. In a store10. What will the speakers do? A. Go home B. Go to another store C.Go to an
6、other party听第8 段材料，回答第11至13 题。11. Whats the relationship between the speakers? A Husband and wife B.Neighbors C. Father and daughter12. Who is Carl?A. The womans son B. The womans boyfriend C. The womans dog13. What are the speakers doing?A. Talking about dogs B Quarreling C. Discussing when to work
7、 the next day听第9 段材料，回答第14 至16 题。14. Whats the matter with Larry?A. He has got a pain in his arm. B. He has got a stomachache C. He has got a bad headache.15. Whats wrong with Larrys car?A. It is lost B. It doesnt work C. It is stolen16. What will Sarah do ?A. Go to the doctors alone B.Stay at home
8、C. Drive Larry to the doctors听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. How did the couple feel when Aunt Clara said her family would come for the weekend? A. Relaxed B.Surprised C. Excited18. Where did Aunt Clara want her children to live?A. In the garden B. In the spare room C. In their car19. Why was the wife sti
9、ll worried?A. It was going to rain. B. It was hard to feed so many people.C.They didnt have a large garden.20. What did the boys forget to take?A. Their luggage B. Their car C. Their tents.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 Women teachers a
10、re holding back boy students by blaming them for typically male behavior, according to a new study. Women teachers are always saying that boys are “silly” in class. They refuse to “sit nicely like girls” and are more likely to be addicted to “schoolboy tricks”.Women teachers may also keep low expect
11、ations of boys academic achievement and encourage girls to work harder by letting them think they are cleverer than boys. The study suggests that under-performance among boys in most national exams could be linked to lower expectations of their women teachers. The researchers did their research main
12、ly on women teachers, since nearly 90 percent of primary school teachers are female. According to the research, women teachers said they often found boys play in the classroom or in the playground, such as playing with toy guns. The researcher also found that boys were often punished and urged to fo
13、llow a more feminine（女性的） style of play instead of being taught how to play responsibly with their favorite toys by their women teachers.Bonny Hartley, the studys lead author, said, “By seven or eight years old, children of both boys and girls believe that boys are less focused, less able, and less
14、successful than girls and think that adults admit this idea. There are signs that these expectations have the potential to become self-fulfilling in influencing childrens achievement. Boys are really held back by their women teachers.”21.Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Boys are less
15、clever than girls in school. B. The best way to deal with naughty boys. C. Women teachers should be patient to boys. D. Boys are held back by women teachers.22.What is the women teachers attitude towards the boys? A. They encourage boys to work harder at their lessons. B. They keep the same expectat
16、ions of boys and girls. C. They are always thinking that boys are silly in class. D. They think boys are cleverer than girls in their studies.23.The reason why boys perform worse in most national exams than girls is that_ . A. girls are cleverer than boys in primary schools. B. boys enjoy playing wi
17、th toy guns in school. C. boys are more careless when taking exams. D. women teachers keep lower expectations of boys.24.The passage is probably taken from a_. . A.newspaper B. health magazine C. diary D. textbook B Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans
18、can put our water supply in danger ,but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways .You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water . A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater . Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers .It comes from undergrou
19、nd . The more roads and parking lots we pave ,the less watercan flow into the ground to become groundwater . Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages. Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts than areas with more rainfall ,but in any case, good management can help t
20、o make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs . Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference ,too. In the United States ,a family of four can use 1.5tons of water a day ! This shows how much we depend on water to live ,but theres a lot we can do to lower the nu
21、mber . You can take steps to save water in your home .To start with ,use the same glass for your drinking water all day .Wash it only once a day .Run your dishwasher only when it is full .Help your parents fix any leaks in your home . You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling bat
22、teries instead of throwing them away .25.Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater ? A. Using river water . B .Paving parking lots. C. Throwing batteries away . D. Throwing rubbish into lakes .26.What can be inferred from the text ? A. All water shortages are because of human
23、 behavior . B. There is much we can do to reduce family size . C. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs . D. The average family inAmerica makes proper use of water .27.The last paragraph is intended to. A. show us how to fix leaks at home. B. tell us how to run a dishwasher. C. prove what
24、 drinking glass is best for us. D. suggest what we do to save water at home.28.The text is mainly about. A. why paving roads reduces our water. B. how human activity affects our water supply C. how much we depend on water to live. D. why droughts occur more in dry climates. C When on vacation,what d
25、o you look for in a hotel?Maybe you want a comfortable bed, or a suitable place.However,if you want something out of the ordinary and wish to go beyond the mundane, these spectacular hotels offer a stay you wont soon forget!Hippo PointFor those who prefer an overnight stay with some four-footed or t
26、wo-winged guests, Hippo offers unique rooms on the East African plains .The nine-story tower is treated as one of the top 10 resorts in the world.Guests enjoy incredible views of Olodian Bay.More than 520 species of birds gather around the lake,their calls sounding in the air.Dog Bark Park Inn At th
27、e Dog Bark Park Inn,sleeping in a doghouse is a good thing! Located near Cottonwood,Idaho,this bed and breakfast is inside the worlds largest dogGuests relax on dog-themed decorative furnishings and enjoy a wonderful breakfast.The Poseidon Undersea Resort Located in a Fijian lagoon,the Poseidon Unde
28、rsea Resortboasts the worlds first seafloor suite 12 meters below thesurface of the ocean.By day,people enjoy golf,tennis and water sports or learn to pilot a three-passenger Triton submarine to explore the new ocean depths. The Magic Mountain Hotel The Magic Mountain Hotel is shaped like a volcano.
29、But instead of lava,a waterfall falls down its sides.Nine comfortable rooms,all with modern facilities,are each named for a local species of bird.Hotel guests can enjoy rafting,hiking and horseback riding,or they can relax in a hot trunk with hot water. Sala Silvermine The truly adventurous can spen
30、d the night in the worlds deepest bedroom in the Sala Silvermine in Sweden.After a guided tour of the mine located 155 meters underground,youre left alone to enjoy the solitude with a basket of food.In the morning, the guide returns with a delicious breakfast to enjoy before you return to ground lev
31、el.29.What does the phrase “go beyond the mundane” may mean? A.Do something exciting B. Go to a familiar place C.Look for a comfortable D.Travel in an ordinary way30.According to the passage,Hippo Point is intended for _. A.the sports fans B.the beach goers C.the bird lovers D.the dog owners31.If a
32、person enjoys riding horses, he may choose_. A.Hippo Point B.Dog Bark Inn C.The Poseidon Undersea Resort D.The Magic Mountain Hotel32.If you go to Sala Silvermine, you will _. A.return to the ground after sleeping there. B.travel the deepest mine with a guide. C.go 155 meters underground all by your
33、self. D. experience the feeling of loneliness all day. D You get anxious if theres no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if youre not there. All these can be called “alwa
34、ys on” stress caused by smartphone addiction. For some people, smartphones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families. For many others though, smartphone
35、s have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries. Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he developed an app Moment to monitor his usage
36、. The app enables users to see how much time theyre spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moments goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off of it enjoying your loving family and friends around
37、you.” Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and youre not giving your body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make
38、. Physical and mental health can suffer.” And as the number of connected smartphones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications wh
39、ich are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because theyre controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant.33.Kevin Holesh developed Moment to _.A. research how people use their mobile phones.B.ma
40、ke people better use mobile phones.C. help people control their use of mobile phones.D. increase the fun of using mobile phones.34.Whats Dr Christine Grants attitude towards “always on” culture?A. Critical. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Confused.35. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount o
41、f data means _.A. we can make a decision more quickly.B. we will become less productive. C. we will be equipped with more knowledge.D. we can work more effectively.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。选项中的两项为多余选项。 We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the
42、essential first step: being friends of ourselves. 36 . How can we have good relationships with others if we dont even have good relationships with ourselves?The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we dont like ourselves without realizing it. Here is a simple checklist: Is there anything you
43、 dont like about yourself from these lists? Your past: Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. 37 . Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself.Your background: You might wish that you were born in different family,
44、 or that you have different background. 38 . They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.Your personal traits: You might have some personality traits that you dont like. For example, you may be an introvert and you dont like it; you wish you were an extrovert.Others
45、might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. 39 . Is there anything that resonate(产生共鸣) with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.
46、 40 . Here are some tips:Forgive yourself. Accept things you cant change.Focus on your strengths.Write your success stories.Stop comparing yourself with others.Always be true to yourself.A. That is the crucial(至关重要的) first step if we are to have good relationships with othersB.Maybe you could not ac
47、cept the fact that you are not as lucky as othersC.You can do something to improve the relationships with othersD. Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situationE. You might be disappointed with yourself on why you make such mistakesF. Sometimes you might not believe yourselfG.
48、 You might then think that its because you are not smart enough or dont have enough talents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。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dear Dio, Thank you for your noteI like your 41 between death and failureI had not thought of th
49、ese two in the 42 way that you describeI thank you for bringing this to my 43 Your insights are very deep 44 you say, “death is only a（n） 45 but failure can change someones whole life” Yes, death is finalFailure is temporary. Death leaves us with 46 But failure can leave us with lessons which will 4
50、7 our lives I hope that your failure to pass that 48 English test will help you 49 it will hurt youPlease remember that it is not being 50 down that is importantIt is the inability to get up that is 51 You will have to learn to get up, and to get goingFailure is the “staying down” It is not the “fal
51、ling down” From reading your letter, I 52 your English to be very goodYou write better than 53 of my American friendsI do not know the reason for 54 your English testMaybe you were distracted that dayIt is 55 that persons are judged on the basis of a single test You write well, you 56 your feelings
52、with excellence, and you think 57 These characteristics should 58 you move toward a bright careerJust dont let yourself “stay down” Get up and 59 them all know that you are talented and you are 60 to succeedI think you will With best wishes for a fine careerYours,Bob41Aidea Bcomparison Cthought Drea
53、son42Asame Bwrong Ccorrect Dright43Aattention Bheart Chead Dhome44AWhich B. When CWhat DAs45Aend Bresult Cfact Dthing46Asomething Bnothing Canything Dthinking47Aincrease Bimprove Chonor Dtreasure48Aeasy Bsimple Cterrible Dordinary49Aas good as Bas well as Cmore than Dmuch than50Afallen Bstayed Cknoc
54、ked Dfelt51Aimpossible Bpossible Cnecessary Dimportant52Ajudge Baccept Cprefer Dexpect53Aall Bany Cone Dsome54Asucceeding Bpassing Cfinishing Dfailing55Alikely Breasonable Ca shame Dfair56Afind Bexpress Cspeak Dtell57Adeeply Bthoroughly Ccarefully Dwidely58Aleave Bdrive Chelp Dstart59Aget Bask Cshow
55、 Dlet60Adevoted Bdetermined Cengaged Dpossible 第II卷 (非选择题)注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节：（共10小题；每题1.5分，共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。 The 2014 Games in Sochi are not the first 61 (take) place on Russian soil. In 1980, Moscow, Russias capital, hosted the Summer Olympic Games. Sochi, 62 (sit
56、uate)on the coast of the Black Sea, is one of Russias largest resort cities with 63 population of about 350,000. Russia 64 (prepare)for the Games since it was chosen to host them in 2007. 65 (construct)of the Olympic venues in Sochi began in 2009. Opening and closing ceremonies will take place in th
57、e 66 (new) built Fisht Olympic Stadium, 67 holds 40,000 people. The dome-shaped stadium, named after the nearby Fisht Mountain, opens on either end. Spectators get a view of Fisht and other mountains in the north and the Black Sea in the south. Just in case the weather is too warm for snowfall, Olym
58、pic organizers have been stockpiling snow since last year. They learned their lesson 68 the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. During those Games, temperatures were so warm 69 organizers had to truck and fly in snow from a nearby mountain. For Sochi, organizers gathered up 16 million cubic feet of snow
59、 in four minutes. 70 also used hundreds of snow-blowing machines to collect icy-cold water from two lakes.In addition to having enough snow, security is a top priority for both Olympic officials and the Russian government. After several recent terrorist attacks in Russia, tens of thousands of securi
60、ty officers have been assigned to Sochi to make sure the Games remain peaceful and safe for everyone .第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分35分)第一节 ：短文改错 (共10分;每小题1分,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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词
61、。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(从第11处起) 不计分。Boys and girls, May I have your attention, please? Im going to talk something about students watching TV. As we knew, TV plays important part in our daily life. Its quick and more convenient to get information from TV than from newspapers. Providing us
62、 with lively and interesting moving pictures, TV enable us not only to see that what is happening in the world but to learn many things, included foreign languages. So it is not reasonable to forbid student to watch TV. And watching TV too long is not good.Sitting in front of TV all day does harm fo
63、r our eyes and wastes their time. So we should take a correct attitude toward students watching TV. Thank you for your listening.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假设你是李华，你的美国笔友John问及你高考后暑假的安排，请根据以下要点，写一封电子邮件回复他。具体内容要点如下： 1.参加英语培训课程，提高口语水平； 2.游览云南的名胜； 3.学开车； 4.询问对方的考试情况及暑假安排。注意：1.词数为100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已为
64、你写好，不计入总词数。Dear John，How time flies!_ Yours sincerely, Li Hua高一英语期末考试答案1-5 CACAC 6-10 BCACB 11-15 BCBCB 16=20 CBABC21-24 DCDA 25-28BCDB 29-32ACDA 33-35 CAB36-40AEBGD41-45BAADA 46-50BBCCC 51-55DADDC 56-60BACDB 61. to take 62 situated 63.a 64.has been preparing 65.Construction 66.newly 67.which 68.fro
65、m 69. that 70. They 改错 1.knew-know 2. an important 3 quick-quicker 4.enable-enables 5.去掉that 6.included-including 7.student-students 8.And-But 9.for-to 10.their-ourDear John, How times fly! You asked me how to spend my summer vacation in your last email. As you know, I finished my college entrance e
66、xams not long ago. Now I have nearly three months rest and I intend to have a meaningful summer vacation. First , I will attend some English courses to improve my oral English.Then, I have enough time to pay a visit to some tourist attractions in Yunnan in August, which will be wonderful. Besides, I want to learn to drive to get a driving license after a few days rest, which is a very popular activity among Chinese youngsters. This is my plan for the summer vacation.What about your exams and you summer vacation? Im looking forward to receiving your letter as soon as possible.