1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家河北定州中学20162017学年度第一学期期末考试高四年级 英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。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. Who is the man possibly talking to?A. A d
2、octor. B. A teacher. C. His mother2. What do we know about Sam?A. His sister will leave for New York. B. His sister will leave for Los Angeles.C. He will leave New York.3. What is the woman going to do?A. Rewrite the paper because there are too many mistakes.B. Throw the paper away.C. Read the paper
3、 again.4. Why does the woman thank the man?A. He lent her some money.B. He gave her a five-pound bill.C. He returned her money found.5. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. At an airport. B. At a railway station. C. At a department store.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
4、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68题。6. Whom do you think the woman was angry with? A. The man. B. The repairman. C. The shopkeeper.7. Why couldnt the woman find the repair shop?A. She missed the right turn.B. The man gave he
5、r the wrong directions. C. She was a bad driver. 8. Why did the man tell her to turn to these television repairmen?A. The shop was easy to find.B. One of the repairmen was his friend.C. They did good work and the price was reasonable.听第7段材料，回答第911题。9. Whats the relationship between the man and the w
6、oman?A. They are teacher and student.B. They are friends.C. They are mother and son.10. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Look for a new apartment.B. Find a job to earn $ 200 a month.C. Share an apartment with one or two roommates.11. How much does the woman want to spend on rent?来源:学*科*网A. L
7、ess than $ 200 a month.B. About $ 200 a month.C. A little more than $ 200 a month. 听第8段材料，回答第1214题。12. What is the woman good at?A. Swimming. B. Running. C. Playing.13. How old was she when she became famous?A. She was twenty. B. She was thirteen. C. She was fifteen.14. What can we learn about the w
8、oman from the dialogue?A. She took part in one of the Olympic Games. B. She still swims for international competitions.C. She used to swim thirty five miles every week.听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15. What had gone wrong in their house?A. Their washing machine. B. The electricity. C. The lights.16. Who was Mr. S
9、mith?A. A repairman. B. The womans husband.C. The womans new neighbor.17. Why did the man think it would cost him dearly?A. Because he wanted to buy a car.B. Because he didnt have a good job.C. Because their car needed repairing.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18. What were the students going to do?A. They were go
10、ing to read their articles before a video camera.B. They were going to read news on TV.C. They were going to celebrate the writers sisters birthday.来源:学科网19. Why was the writer so nervous?A. He had never stood before a video camera.B. He had never read his own article before a video camera.C. This c
11、amera was different from the one he had once faced.20. What was the writers feelings to his class teacher?A. Nervous. B. Afraid. C. Thankful.二、阅读理解 When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from
12、 India, where we lived. She worried particularly about the lack of jobs, the cultural differences and the chance that I would face racism(种族偏见).Despite these worries, I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place and people very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived, I realized the
13、importance of getting a job for my living expenses.Determined to do this on my own, I spent a whole day going door to door asking for a job. However, I received little response. This became my routine every day after college for a few weeks.One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask whether ther
14、e were any job opportunities. People there were very surprised, and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner. As I was about to leave, a clerk in the building, who had been listening to what the others had said, approached me and asked me to wait outside for a while. Fifteen minutes l
15、ater, he returned. He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay confident. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to search for a job.I was a little surprised but had a good feeling about him. He gave me some suggestions on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feelin
16、g very satisfied. The following day, I received a call from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.It seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it .And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.21What wasnt the authors mother worried about?A. The aut
17、hor couldnt speak the local language.B. The author wasnt familiar with local customs.C. People might look down on the author.D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.22After staying in New Zealand for a short time, the author _.A. decided to go back to his own countryB. had to find a jo
18、b to cover his living expensesC. felt the local people were not very friendlyD. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills23 When the author went into a building to look for a job, _.A. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked forB. he was confident that he would find a good oneC. he f
19、ound many college students like him already thereD. a clerk gave him encouragement and advice24What is the story mainly about?A. How a stranger offered the author a job.B. How a stranger turned out to be a real blessing.C. How the author was helped to get a job by a stranger.D. How the author adapte
20、d himself to a new situation. Valerie Jarrett, 58, is serving as a top adviser to President Obama and has been close to the first family since the early 1990s. Joe Heim from WashingtonPost had an interview with her.Joe Heim: What do you think of a reporter who interviews you for 25 minutes, then lat
21、er finds out his recorder stopped working and asks you to do the interview again?Valerie Jarrett: That hes human. You could have just tried to pretend that it didnt happen.Joe Heim: Youre considered the presidents closest adviser. Have you ever given him bad advice since he became president?Valerie
22、Jarrett: Im sure that I have. I think one of the reasons why the presidents management style is very effective is because all of his advisers feel very comfortable being open about their advice. Finally, theres only one decision-maker. And thats the president.Joe Heim: What misunderstandings are the
23、re of you?Valerie Jarrett: A little-known fact is that I started my life very shy and remained very shy well into adulthood. Painfully shy, I would call it. And I often share this, particularly with young people, because its something I really had to work hard to overcome. And for all the shy people
24、 out there I say, you, too, can overcome it. But it took a lot of hard work on my part, and I discovered along the way that just because youre nervous and you have butterflies in your stomach doesnt mean that it has to show. My point in sharing it with you is that part of life is pushing yourself ou
25、tside of your comfort zone (舒适区). And if youre going to grow, you have to learn how to take on new challenges that you might not be good at.Joe Heim: Will you stay until the end of his term?Valerie Jarrett: I serve at the pleasure of the president. If he wants me to stay, I will.25From the underline
26、d words “That hes human”, we can learn Valerie Jarrett is _.A. warm-hearted B. broad-mindedC. well-educated D. strong-willed26Why does Valerie Jarrett share her shyness?A. To show her hard way to success.B. To prove shy people can also be great.C. To show it is easy to overcome shyness.D. To ask peo
27、ple to face challenges bravely.27In which part of a newspaper could we find this text?A. People. B. Society. C. World. D. Culture.28Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?UBC Professor Simard explains how t
28、rees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition
29、“depending on who needs it”.Nitrogen（氮） and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi（真菌）networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of
30、neurons（神经元）in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all.Simard talks about “mother trees”, usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees s
31、o they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “mother trees” with no awareness of these highly complex “tree societies” or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.“We didnt take any notice of it.” Simard says sadly . “Dying trees move nutrit
32、ion into the young trees before dying, but we never give them a chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.【小题1】What would be the best title for the passage?A. Old Trees Communicate
33、 Like HumansB. Young Trees Are In Need Of ProtectionC. Trees Are More Complex Than You ThinkD. Trees Contribute To Our Society【小题2】In Simards opinion, trees _ .A. depend on each otherB. protect their own wealthC. compete for survivalD. provide support for dying trees【小题3】We can learn from the passag
34、e thatA. “mother trees” are usually of no use to other trees.B. Charles Darwin had the same thought as Simard.C. people know much about the complex “tree societies”.D. if “mother trees” are cut down, the survival for the entire forest will be affected.【小题4】The underlined word “it” in the last paragr
35、aph refers to .A. how trees grow oldB. how “tree societies” workC. how forestry industry developsD. how young trees survive Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92.To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas i
36、s a familiar figure. Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon. It is an honour she has earned. Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does bestchallenge the president and other public offici
37、als to tell the plain truth. She said, “ We reporters priority(首要事情) is the peoples right to know-without fear or favor. We are the peoples servants.”Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920. All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of
38、 themselves through working hard. She decided to become a reporter while in high school. After receiving her bachelors degree in 1942, Thomas headed for Washington D.C, looking for a newspaper job. Soon, she landed one at Washington Daily News. Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the
39、 papers reporters and editors. This young woman found the atmosphere exciting, believing she had made the right career choice.Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President John FKennedy and his family. Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her fo
40、cus from the presidents family to his policies. She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences. Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy. Over the years, Thomas found her job “thrilling and inspiring”， but never boring. And she took
41、 seriously her duty to “keep an eye on the president” and keep American people informed.29What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?AHer career took off after covering President Kennedy.BHer first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency.CShe was born into a large family in Kentucky
42、 in 1942.DShe decided to be a reporter while in college.30Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas_Ais a good decision maker for her careerBappreciates education and hard workCwants to be famous by writing reportsDhas great support from her family31What does Helen Thomas think of her work?AUnbear
43、able. BExciting.CChallenging. DUnforgettable.32What can be the best title for the passage?AA reporter for Washington Daily NewsBA reporter challenging President KennedyCA reporter from an ordinary familyDA reporter sticking to the facts三、完形填空 The measure of a mans real character is what he would do
44、if he knew he would never be found out.Thomas MacaulaySome thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette ONeill gave an arithmetic _ to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the _ mistakes throughout the test.
45、There is nothing really new about _ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. ONeill _ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _ after class. I was one of the twelve.Mrs. ONeill asked _ questions, and she didnt _ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the _ words by Thomas Mac
46、aulay. She then ordered us to _ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.I dont _ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for _ I can say: it was the most important single _ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulays words, they _ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), becau
47、se they give us a _ to measure ourselves rather than others._ of us are asked to make _ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. _ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket _ turned over t
48、o the policeman? Should the _ change received at the store be forgotten or returned? Nobody will know except _. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.33A. paperB. problemC. testD. lesson34A. easyB. funnyC. sameD. serious35A. lyingB. cheatingC. g
49、uessingD. discussing36A. didntB. didC. wouldD. wouldnt37A. comeB. leaveC. apologizeD. remain38A. noB. certainC. manyD. more39A. excuseB. rejectC. helpD. scold40A. followingB. commonC. aboveD. unusual41A. repeatB. copyC. putD. get42A. worryB. knowC. hearD. talk43A. myselfB. ourselvesC. themselvesD. h
50、erself44A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD. memory45A. evenB. almostC. alwaysD. still46A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD. reason47A. AllB. FewC. SomeD. None48A. quickB. wiseC. greatD. personal49A. WouldB. MustC. ShouldD. Need50A. andB. orC. thenD. but51A. extraB. smallC. someD. necessary52A. meB. usC. youD. t
51、hem四、短文改错53短文改错。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。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的词。注意: 1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Im tired and covered in dust. Ive been digging all day and Ill be doing the same tomorrow. Soun
52、d awful, doesnt it ? But Ive never had so many fun in my life. As an archaeology student, I have already knew something about the Qin Tomb and the terracotta warriors. Most Chinese children can tell you Qin Shihuang was the emperor first unified China. He was a brilliant ruler, and he was also a cru
53、el man who killed thousands of people. When he became the king of the state, he immediately ordered workers to construct an underground tomb for him, which is said to contain great treasures. But, the actual entrance to the tomb has ever been found, nor has the tomb been opened. There are ancient de
54、scriptions of crossbows hiding at the tombs entrance. Its said that if everyone steps across the entrance, the crossbows will fire.五、请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two handsThese
55、are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problemsIn order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufacturedThis helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aidsThe kind of disability aids that
56、 an individual might require depends on the person onlyIt is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobsThe following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant useThe first and foremost aid is the stocking aid,
57、 aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socksThese stocking aids have a gutter(槽) that is made up of plastic materialThese gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in itThe sock is then put over the
58、gutterThe foot is placed inside the gutterThe cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sockIn this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending ones back and reaching the footThere are openers that help the people who have problems with th
59、eir hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingersThe third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are liftsNow what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as
60、 a bathtub or a set of stairsThese lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applicationsIt is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to useFor people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab railsThese grab rai
61、ls are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodiesThese rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and anglesThese grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variationsOne can purchase and fix one to their homes according to ones specificitiesThese grab
62、 rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate placeThe prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizesA portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aidIt can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the d
63、isabledThese portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved aboutThese holders relieve the strains on ones hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a bookThe holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distan
64、ceThus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex oneDisability AidsThemeDisability aids are important to people with disabilities 54from some major sickness or
65、other problems.Different 55of aidsStocking aidsThey can be used to help individuals whose bodies are not 56enough to reach their feet to put on socks by themselves.OpenersThey can be used to aid the disabled to open the bottles when the use of hands or wrists is a 57LiftsThey can be used to lift peo
66、ple from specific areas.They come in 58of types and are 59numerously.Grab railsThey can be used to keep their balance in a stable manner after proper 60Book holdersThey can be used to help with the 61of strains on ones hands necks and shoulders when reading.6263these disability aids,the life of the
67、old and disabled would become cumbersome and complex六、根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。What Exactly Is Cheating?64For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sportIf a baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, its cheating for 9-year-old to play on the team an
68、d hit home run after home run65Cheating can happen in a lot of different waysJeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test, but its also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isntWhen people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who s
69、tudied for the test or who were the true winners of a game or a contestWhy Kids CheatSome kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying66Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good ideaTruth and Consequen
70、cesMany kids feel tempted to cheat once in a whileMost resist and do the work insteadSome kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again67Unfortunately, some kids start cheating and feel like they cant stopMaking a ComebackThere are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldnt cheat, but some k
71、ids have already cheated68Cheating can become a habit, but like other bad habits, a kid can always decide to act better and make better choicesIt might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or counselorChoosing to play fair and be honest again can help a kid feel relieved and proudAH
72、ow Do People Cheat?BHow to deal with cheat?COthers get caught and decide it isnt worth itDIf thats you, its never too late to stop cheatingEOther kids might feel like they cant pass the test without cheatingFTheres an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheatGCheating is when a pers
73、on misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose七、作文69假如你是李华，是你校English Club的团长。请你用英语给全校同学写一封信，简要阐述参加英语社团的好处，并建议大家踊跃参加。要点如下： 1. 锻炼英语口语； 2. 提高沟通能力，广交朋友； 3. 使学校生活更加丰富多彩。注意：1. 100词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头已给出，不记入总词数。Dear schoolmates, On behalf of our English Club Id like to _ Yours, Li Hua参考答案
74、听力：1-5:ABCCA 6-10:ABCBA 11-15:AACCB 16-20:CCABC21C22B23D24C25B26D27A28【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】D【小题4】B29A30B31B32D33C34C35B36A37D38A39D40C41B42B43A44C45D46A47B48C49C50B51A52C53【小题1】Sound Sounds【小题2】many much【小题3】knew known【小题4】emperor 后加who【小题5】and but【小题6】去掉king前面the【小题7】But However【小题8】ever never【小题9】hidi
75、ng hidden【小题10】everyone anyone 54resulting55types / kinds56flexible57necessary / must58varieties59applied60installation61relief62Conclusion63Without 64G65A66E67C68D69Dear schoolmates, On behalf of our English Club Id like to introduce the advantages of taking part in our activities. First of all, we
76、 can practice our spoken English because spoken English plays an important part in our English studies. Then we can also benefit a lot from communicating with each other. It can help us make more friends in the club. Whats more, as we are busy in studying and doing homework all day long, the club gives us chances to relax ourselves, which makes our school life happy and colorful. So why not join us as soon as possible? Lets do our best and make our club better and better! Yours, Li Hua版权所有：高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究
