1、宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷第一卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. What does the man want to do? A. Eat dinnerB. Watch a movieC. Get some ice cream2. What does the man suggest they do together? A. Learn to draw animalsB. Raise a petC. Go to the zoo3. What does the woman watch at nigh
2、t sometimes? A. The filmsB. The newsC. The music programs4. What does the man think of math? A. Its confusingB. Its interestingC. It makes him smarter5. When is Peters birthday? A. SaturdayB. SundayC. Monday第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats wrong with the man? A. His team didnt winB.
3、 He hit the ball too hardC. He didnt sleep well7. How many games did the man play? A. One B. TwoC. Three听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the woman see on the first day? A. Hyde ParkB. The British MuseumC. The London zoo9. Why does the woman probably think English people like tea? A. It rains so much there
4、B. They sell it in the street C. Its better for their health听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What was Andrew like at the concert? A. CalmB. NervousC. Excited11. How did Andrew perform? A. He didnt make any mistakes. B. He made a lot of mistakes. C. He made some little mistakes.12. How does the woman feel now? A
5、. Pretty sadB. Quite gladC. A little worried听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers discussing? A. The education in America.B. The choice of clubsC. High school life14. What team was the woman on in high school? A. TennisB. BasketballC. Swimming15. Where was the woman last year? A. CanadaB. Japan
6、C. America16. What would the woman like to do in the future? A. Start rowing againB. Go running around a lake C. Go swimming in a river.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. Where will the students go? A. A theaterB. A big parkC. A zoo18. Which of the following has displays from different countries? A. The Japanese
7、Tea GardenB. The House of Flowers C. The De Young Museum19. What is in the Japanese Tea Garden? A. A concert hallB. A small lakeC. An art gallery20. Where is Golden Gate Park? A. In the countrysideB. In the middle of the cityC. Close to the city第二部分 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. “Dont lose heart when y
8、oure in trouble,” I keep encouraging myself. A. /, /B. the, /C. the, theD. the, a22. When a boy with dirty face came in, people present all burst_ laughing, while he burst _ tears. A. into, inB. into, outC. out, intoD. out, in23. People were _ at his sudden death. It was really _ to them. A. shocked
9、, shockedB. shocking, a shockC. shocking, shockingD. shocked, a shock24. Do you still remember the chicken farm _ we visited three months ago? A. whereB. thatC.whenD. what25. Do you know whom this pen ? A. belongs toB. belonged toC. belonging to D. is belonged to26.What do you think of the book? Oh,
10、 excellent. Its worth _ a second time. A. to readB. to be readC. readingD. being read27. They set off _ the missing girl. A. in need ofB. in charge ofC. in time ofD. in search of28. We cant _ other countries if we dont develop our national economy. A. compete againstB. compete forC. catch upD. keep
11、up29. Her television is out of order and _ tomorrow. A. is repaired B. will be repairedC. has been repairedD. will repair30. Peter was so excited _ he received an invitation from his friend to visit Beijing. A. whereB. thatC. whyD. when31. John is not here today. Who can _ him in the game? A. take t
12、he placeB. instead ofC. in place ofD. replace32. There is no doubt _ he will finish the task ahead of time. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. whether33. He got the first place in the final exam, _ made his parents satisfied. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. when34. Everything began to shake. It seemed as if the worl
13、d was . A. in the endB. at an endC. of an endD. by the end35. But the one million people of the city, who these events, were asleep as usual that night. A. thinks well of B. are well thought of C. thought little ofD. is thought well第三部分 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）I know that its hard to devote enough
14、time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a 36 but didnt realize how much until classes began.I 37 on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm（宿舍）. Often, 38 finishing my homework before it was 39 to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream w
15、ith my neighbor. I 40 finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasnt very good and the 41 I received showed my lack of 42 . I realized that I needed to find some sort of 43 .So, the next day I created a 44 that would 45 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing.
16、It seemed like a good idea, _46 I was only able to 47 it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much _48 .So I tried another plan. This one 49 lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of 50 I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, 51 the list of t
17、hings I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.This is the 52 I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is 53 . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that the
18、re are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So Im _54 that Ive learned to balance things and it has helped 55 me for what is to come after graduation.36. A. disasterB. troubleC. challengeD. competition37. A. kept B. caughtC. tookD
19、. got38. A. instead ofB. in order toC. not onlyD. as well as39. A. point B. lateC. timeD. ready40. A. alwaysB. seldomC. hardlyD. never41. A. rankB. gradeC. degreeD. title42. A. intelligence B. effortC. timeD. confidence43. A. balanceB. skillC. changeD. homework44. A. form B. methodC. systemD. timeta
20、ble45. A. average B. finishC. divideD. organize46. A. butB. andC. soD. then47. A. accept B. followC. collectD. refuse48. A. influenceB. pressure C. questionD. doubt49. A. provided B. neededC. includedD. formed50. A. everything B. somethingC. nothingD. anything51. A. amongB. upC. fromD. under52. A. e
21、xperienceB. skillC. methodD. exercise53. A. important B. limitedC. valuableD. up54. A. convinced B. ungratefulC. sureD. glad55. A. practiseB. enableC. prepareD. equip第三部分 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）AI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son
22、, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?” I was shocked, “B
23、ut the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by
24、perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race
25、. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.56. The writer argued with his son because _.A. he liked tortoises while his son liked haresB. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolishC. he tried to teach his son a moral lesson but the s
26、on had totally different opinionD. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didnt.57. Sonny believed that the tortoise _.A. in fact did win the race luckilyB. took a risk by agreeing to run a raceC. was not given a fair chance in the raceD. won the race by his own hard working58
27、. The writer thinks that his generation_.A. are cleverer than Sonnys generationB. have different ideas about life from Sonnys generationC. are more hopeful than Sonnys generationD. have the same ideas about life as Sonnys generation59. According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? _.A.
28、 The tortoise B. SonnyC. The hare D. Sonnys fatherBWe offer five kinds of courses. Each course has been designed to help students according to their needs.Course 1: General EnglishGeneral English is designed to develop students basic communication skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, liste
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32、urse to meet your needs. One on One lessons can improve your English language skills more quickly and help students who want to take TOEFL. Tuesday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, $ 80 per hour.60. If you are an English beginner, youd better choose . A. High School ESL B. General English C. Night Cla
33、sses D. Academic English61. Which course would be helpful for students who want to take the IELTS exam? A. Course 1. B. Course 2. C. Course 3. D. Course 4.62. How much will you pay if you spend two weeks taking the High School ESL course? A. $ 600. B. $ 300. C. $ 500. D. $ 200.63. What can we learn
34、from One on One according to the passage? A. Its lessons are given in the morning. B. Its especially designed for English beginners. C. Its more expensive than the other courses. D. Its lessons are designed to only improve writing skills. CHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought tha
35、t they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their te
36、rritory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a s
37、tranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (
38、筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.64. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually _.A. an expression of happiness B. a way of g
39、reetingC. an expression of anger D. a way of warning65. What is a birds “territory”？A. An area which a bird considers to be its own.B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.C. An area for which birds fight against each other.D. A place where families of other species are not accepte
40、d.66. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?A .Because they want to invite more friends.B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.C. Because they want to find outsiders around.D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.67. How does the writer explain birds singing?A.
41、 By describing birds daily life.B. By reporting experiment results.C. By comparing birds with human beings. D. By telling a birds story.DIf Confucius（孔子） were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candlesHed need a fan or a strong win
42、d to help him put them outWhile many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thoughtIts nothing personalMost Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroesBut this doesnt mean that Americans dont care
43、 about ConfuciusIn many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of ChinaIn the past two decades，the Chinese study programs have gained huge popularity in Western universitiesMore recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institu
44、tes in more than 80 countriesThese schools teach both Chinese language and cultureThe main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art，history and philosophy（哲学）Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the old Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks（缺点）
45、 of Westerners philosophyStudents in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn ChineseSo they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United StatesBusinessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese c
46、ustomersSo the old thinkers ideas are still alive and wellToday China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the WestAs for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is68. The reaso
47、n why few Americans remember Confucius on his birthday is probably that_A. they dont care about Confucius at allB. they consider their own national heroes more importantC. they dont pay much attention to the birthdays of famous peopleD. he has bee a bridge between foreigners and China.69. We can lea
48、rn from Paragraph 4 that American students_A. have a great interest in studying ChineseB. take an active part in Chinese petitionsC. were not interested in Chinese studies beforeD. hope to make money in China70. What is the best title for the passage?A. Huge Fans of the Chinese LanguageB. Old Thinke
49、r with a Big FutureC. Chinese Culture for Westerners D. Forgotten Wisdom in America 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。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。 71 You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so. Anyone can become a better s
50、tudent if he or she wants to. Heres how: Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for
51、 studying. 72 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may by a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but stud
52、y materials. No games, radios, or televisions. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subjects. Make good use of your time in class. 73 Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly. When you get home from schoo
53、l, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 74 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer. Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is t
54、o show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried. 75 You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying. B. Do
55、nt forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. E. Maybe you are an average student. F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says i
56、n class. G. This will help you understand the next class.第二卷第五部分 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据句子意思和所给中文或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。76. Two-thirds of them died or were i during the earthquake.77. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in (废墟).78. He offered g to poor black people on their legal problems.79. B
57、ut I was happy to help because I knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and white people e .80. After that , what happened to the Amber Room (依然) a mystery81. The (设计) of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.82. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for
58、 their event will be a as competitors.83. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a (志愿者) for the 2008 Olympic Games.84. Although I was young I could s (简化) difficult sums.85. I have even been put into space rockets and sent to e the Moon and Mars.第六部分 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是高一学生李华，最近你班学生在英语课堂上针对“should a country ho
59、st the Olympic Games or not?”进行了一场讨论，请根据以下要点写一篇英语作文，并谈谈你的看法。要点如下：Reasons to host the Olympic Games: a great honor, new sports facilities, nation pride, tourism, new investment, etc.Reasons not to host the Olympic Games: too expensive, many stadiums, accidents or attacks, pressure/stress, much planni
60、ng.注意：1. 不要逐条翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2. 词数100左右。听力 1-5 CAAAB 6-10 ABBAA11-15 CBCCA16-20 ABCBB单选 21-25 ACDBA26-30 CDABD31-35 DCABC完型 36-40 CDACA 41-45 BBADC 46-50 ABBCA 51-55 DCBDC阅读 56-59CABD60-63 BBAC64-67 DABC68-70 CAB71-75 EBCGA单词 76. injured77. ruins 78.guidance79. equal80. remains81. design82. admit
61、ted83. volunteer84. simplify85. explore写作Recently our class had a heated discussion on whether a country should host the Olympic Games or not. Some of my classmates thought a country should host it. For one thing, it is a great honour for a country. For another, it will bring about many changes to t
62、he country such as much tourism, new sports facilities, or some new investment. While other students disagree, because the expense will be much great for a country to host it, as many stadiums should be built and much planning as accommodation is needed to prepare for it. In addition, there might al
63、so be many accidents or attacks as well as much pressure or stress.As far as Im concerned, a country should compete for a chance to host the Olympic Games. Not only is it a national pride for the whole nation, as only those having the ability to host it could have such a chance, but also it can bring the whole nation many new opportunities, which can benefit the people there.