1、湖北省宜昌市第一中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分) 做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their future jobs.B. Computers.C
2、. Their hobbies.2. What will the weather be like on Friday?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a shop.B. In a school.C. In a restaurant.4. How will the man send his mailing address?A. By fax.B. By e-mail.C. By mobile phone.5. What will the woman p
3、robably do tomorrow?A. Watch TV.B. Go out for coffee.C. Go to the theatre.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8题。 6. What do we know about the woman?A. She studies full-time.B. She
4、 is busy these days.C. She has four classes this term. 7. When does the woman have the class of World History?A. On Mondays and Tuesdays.B. On Wednesdays and Fridays.C. On Mondays and Thursdays.8. What will the man do next?A. Take a class.B. Take an exam.C. Buy a book.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。 9. What season
5、 is good for taking a trip to Beijing in the womans opinion?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autumn.10. What is the man worried about traveling in Beijing?A. The language.B. The hotel.C. Time.11. How long does the woman suggest the man stay in Beijing?A. Three days. B. Five days.C. A week.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。 12
6、. What color is the womans suitcase?A. Black. B. Red.C. Blue.13. What is in the womans suitcase?A. A tape. B. A necklace.C. A check for 2,000 dollars.14. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop. B. In a hotel.C. In a police station.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。 15. Who will sell the car?A.
7、Laura. B. Lauras friend.C. The womans friend.16. What do we know about the car?A. It is new. B. It is large.C. It is foreign.17. What does the man want to do?A. Buy the car at once.B. See the car himself.C. Phone the owner of the car.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. What do we know about Jeremy at school?A. H
8、e was cleverer than the speaker.B. He had little confidence in himself.C. Hes always been a bad talker.19. What was the speaker better at?A. French. B. Physics.C. Maths.20. What happened when the speaker was about 18?A. He lent some money to Jeremy.B. He had a holiday with Jeremy.C. He went to unive
9、rsity.第二部分:词汇知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节:多项选择(共10小题;每题1分,满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。21. No matter what happens, Jessica is always _ about her future so she always wears a smile on her face.A. careful B. peacefulC. gratefulD. hopeful22. Right now nobody or no group has admitted the _ for t
10、he bus attacks which killed ten and injured a hundred more.A. similarityB. devotionC. responsibility D. mystery23. Police said they were deeply sorry for their failure to settle a 19-year-old case in which a student was killed, there being no strong _.A. violenceB. struggleC. absenceD. evidence24. A
11、 woman died after she fell six floors down an elevator in a shopping centre. And the repairman who_ the warning sign from the door of the elevator was responsible.A. ignoredB. removedC. destroyedD. inspected25. Many people spoke highly of the plan, but _, I dont think it is of much practical use.A.
12、personallyB. logicallyC. totallyD. exactly26. The desire to look attractive is _ , but you will lose more than you gain if you just go after good appearance, paying no attention to your health.A. universalB. sincereC. straightD. unfair27. In the park, every year about 800,000 plants are replaced bec
13、ause Disneyland refuses to _ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.A. take apart B. put up C. take off D. put out28. With the hazy(雾霾) weather in China affecting peoples life, how to _environmental pollution has become a top concern.A. take downB. charge with C. break downD. deal with 29. To
14、 _ your life, just slow down, free your time to do what you love most, letting go of all the less important, and then you will find your life much easier. A. earnB. replaceC. simplifyD. decorate30. The mother let out a cry _ when she heard his son survived in the car accident and that he was slightl
15、y hurt.A. in relief B. in responseC. in peaceD. in return 第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A. B. C. D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 31 up most of the night before, laughing and talking with frien
16、ds. Now just before my first 32 of the day my eyelids(眼皮)were feeling heavier and heavier and my 33 was lowering down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes nap(小睡)time before class wouldnt 34 , I thought.BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wide. I looked around with m
17、y 35 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 36 . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had 37 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 38 . “I am glad to see everyone is 39 . Now lets get started. ”For the next hou
18、r I wasnt 40 at all. It wasnt from the 41 of my professors textbook alarm clock. It was instead from the attractive 42 he led among students. With knowledge and good 43 he made the material come interesting and 44 . His idea was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. I 45 the classroom not only wi
19、de awake, but a little 46 and a little better as well. I learned something far more important than not 47 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with 48 . What a wonderful place this will be if all of us do our work joyously and well. Don
20、t sleepwalk your way through 49 then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too 50 not to live it well. 31. A. stayedB. tookC. spent D. picked32. A. stage B. performance C. testD. class33. A. head B. handC. faceD. shoulder34. A. dream B. hurtC. disagree D. break35. A. backB. mindC. heartD.
21、forehead36. A. voiceB. incident C. noise D. trouble37. A. purposelyB. frequentlyC. personallyD. powerfully38. A. frightening B. caringC. laughingD. smiling39. A. looseB. curious C. awake D. familiar40. A. angryB. sleepyC. happyD. upset41. A. crueltyB. shock C. dislikeD. comfort42. A. discussionB. bo
22、okC. studentD. classroom43. A. design B. violenceC. replyD. humor 44. A. strangeB. naturalC. aliveD. necessary45. A. graduatedB. leftC. closedD. escaped46. A. securer B. clearerC. braverD. smarter47. A. laughingB. watchingC. ignoringD. sleeping48. A. joyB. attitude C. rewardD. concern49. A. journeyB
23、. college C. lifeD. work50. A. hardB. short C. longD. easy第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI became a comic ( 喜剧演员) at 12:45 yesterday afternoon when I walked onto a club stage. Everyone had exactly two minute to perform.I am not a comic, have never ap
24、peared onstage, am nervous before many people, and have no social skills. But I have written some funny things in the newspapers, and I figured that if you can write funny, you can be funny. That was my first mistake.Good comics improve their acts over months if not years, practicing before bathroom
25、 mirrors or their friends. I developed the key skill the morning I went on. I also brought a box of beads (珠子), because I figured they could be useful.For the first few seconds, I was simply staring forward, mouth open, expressing the concept: “Uuungh”. Finally I said, “This is my first performance
26、as a comic. Its a kind of a special moment for me. Id like to take this opportunity to say something to my mother, who was an inspiration to me throughout my life. My mother passed away a few years ago, but I feel she is still alive with me. All the time, wherever I go, I feel her presence, day in a
27、nd day out. So I would like to say this to her: LEAVE ME ALONE, MA!”Some audience(观众) actually laughed.Then I said, “Anyway, this really is my first time onstage. Im really nervous because I am not that funny. A long time ago a Greek guy named Demosthenes had the same problem I have, and he became a
28、 great speaker by sticking pebbles(鹅卵石) in his mouth. So I thought I would (and I began putting the beads in my mouth) try that. See, if you can talk through the pebbles (now I was putting more beads in) you can learn to talk better and wfnm fmuff frmphm grphnm”More laughter.I looked at my watch, sa
29、id something that might have sounded like “ My time is up,” and left to somewhat spirited applause(掌声). What the audience failed to know was that I was choking on a bead near my throat. 51. We can learn from the text that the author _.A. is a skilled comic at birth B. has rich stage experience C. is
30、 good at communicating with othersD. has had his stories published 52. What made some people laugh at first? A. The authors facial expression.B. The authors life story.C. The authors words.D. The authors body language.53. The author used the beads to _.A. amuse the audienceB. reduce his nervousnessC
31、. make himself confident on the stageD. show his ability to talk through beads54. After giving the performance, the author probably felt _.A. the audience was stupidB. being a comic is never easyC. he would make a great comicD. he should have brought more beads BIf you have been stared at, laughed a
32、t on the street and called “the ugliest person in the world”, what are you going to do? Lizzie Velasquez, from Austin, Texas, was born without adipose tissue(脂肪组织), which means that she has no body fat. Although she eats up to 60 small meals a day, this 23-year-old girl remains only 27 kilograms or
33、so.Lizzie knows well the feeling of being bullied. One of her eyes has become blind, and her appearance can be surprising at first sight. People often stare, make rude comments or send unkind e-mails. Now she has the courage to speak out. She is honest about the pain it causes her, though she refuse
34、s to let anything stop her. In the video she made in 2010, she says:Im going to be honest. It was really hard for me to look in the mirror and accept who I was. I know youve heard time and time again people saying, “Be proud of who you are. Be yourself.” But youre probably thinking, “Why am I going
35、to be myself if Im just going to be made fun of?” I know the feeling of being called “the ugliest woman in the world”, but now I learn to accept that and try to show people how beautiful I am inside.In her book Be Beautiful, Be You, Lizzie shares advice on being unique, how to make and keep good fri
36、ends and how to find out the beauty inside of someone. Lizzie has now written a second book about her struggle to be accepted. She is surely a woman on the rise.55. What do we know about Lizzie Velasquez?A. Her appearance has made her proud.B. She eats so little that she is very thin.C. She was born
37、 with one of her eyes blind.D. Her weight does not agree with her age.56. The underlined word “bullied” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_”.A. hurtB. praisedC. punishedD. misunderstood57. Why does Lizzie Velasquez write books?A. To make a lot of money.B. To avoid being laughed at.C. To help m
38、ore people like her.D. To become a famous writer.58. What does Lizzie Velasquez try to tell us?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Dont judge a book by its cover.C. Think twice before you act.D. No pains, no gains.C In 1985, a lionfish was caught off the coast of Florida. Now they can be found
39、 not only in the Atlantic Ocean but also in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. And they are continuing to move south. Lionfish are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. So how did they end up in the Atlantic? Scientists believe some pet owners abandoned their unwanted lionfish and
40、pour them into the sea. Little did they know the trouble their action would cause. The Atlantic Ocean turned out to be a comfortable home for lionfish. Their venomous spine (毒刺) protect them from sharks and other fish. Female lionfish can spawn(产卵) every few days, producing as many as 2 million eggs
41、 per year. Other big fish would have competed with lionfish for food. But overfishing has removed many of these large fish. As a result, the fish have eaten so much that they have grown to be more than three times the size of their cousins in the Pacific Oceans. “They eat mostly fish,” says Stephani
42、e Green, a scientist at Oregon State University. All that eating has caused great changes. Scientists have found that when lionfish are present somewhere, many other fish, which are small enough for them to eat, disappear. Some of the fish they eat are greatly missing in their habitats. For example,
43、 parrotfish eat certain plants off coral(珊瑚), which allows corals to grow better. But they are now disappearing due to lionfish. Scientists say lionfish are here to stay. But there are ways to deal with the problem. The key, says Green, is to keep lionfish numbers in check. In Florida, divers can no
44、w go through a special training program and get certified(授予合格证书) to catch lionfish in areas where fishing is not usually allowed. And a number of restaurants have added the fish to menu. “Its going to be a long-term battle, but we have reason to believe the missing sea species will come back some d
45、ay,” says Green.59. According to Paragraph 1, some pet owners _.A. caught a lionfish off the coast of FloridaB. threw their lionfish into the sea irresponsiblyC. thought lionfish should be protectedD. found a lot of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean60. What can we learn about lionfish?A. Its population
46、 is growing very quickly.B. All of them are almost the same size.C. They eat other fish and even sharks. D. Most of them have gathered in the Atlantic Ocean.61. Parrotfish were mentioned to show Lionfishs_.A. lonelinessB. uglinessC. weaknessD. harmfulness62. What is Stephanie Greens attitude towards
47、 the battle against lionfish?A. She is doubtful about it.B. She is hopeful of it. C. She is worried about it.D. She is tired of it.DDecision-thinking is not unlike poker(扑克牌)-it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. The m
48、ental process(过程) is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards, good thinkers. The great mathematician John von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular, he showed that all games fall into two classes: there ar
49、e what he called games of “perfect information”, games like chess(国际象棋) where the players cant hide anything or play tricks; they dont win by chance, but by means of logic and skills. Then there are games of “imperfect information”, like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance (ahead of
50、time) that one course of action is better than another.One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse,business, politics,life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often mad
51、e with many unknown and unknowable factors(因素), which would even puzzle the best poker players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker. 63. The subject discussed in this text is _.A.
52、the difference between poker and chessB. the process of reaching decisionsC. the secret of making good business plansD. the value of information in winning games64. An important factor in a game of imperfect information is _.A. luckB. rules C. time D. ideas65. Which of the following can be used in p
53、lace of “Quite the reverse”?A. Quite right. B. Most unlikely.C. Just the opposite. D. True enough.66. In the writers opinion, when making business decisions one should _. A. regard business as a game of chess B. put perfect information before imperfect informationC. accept the existence of unknown f
54、actorsD. mix known and unknown factorsEFinland, a European country of just 5.3 million people, has been winning a lot of honor for its students high scores on recent PISA (Program for International Students Assessment) tests. With ideas of imitating Finlands surprising achievement back home, a lot o
55、f groups of educators from the United States have visited this country over the past few years. However, what the American visitors found was somewhat astonishing.A major surprise for them is the degree of respect and trust teachers are given in Finland. Julie Walker, a board member of the Partnersh
56、ip for 21st Century Skills, compared it to the social position that doctors enjoy in the United States. Walker visited Finland with a delegation(代表团) from the Consortium of School Networking(CoSN). One of the reasons for that great respect is how hard it is to become a teacher in Finland. Only one o
57、f eight applicants for teacher education programs is accepted; each teacher has a masters degree. “The best and the brightest want to become teachers in Finland,” says Keith Krueger, CoSNs CEO.Another aspect that amazed the visitor is all students fluency with languages. “Nearly every student can co
58、mmunicate in English as well as in their native tongue. They are far ahead in the game on the language side,” says the National School Boards Associations Ann Flynn, who made the trip with CoSN. Bryan Luizzi, principal of Brookfield High School in Connecticut, agreed. He visited the country this yea
59、r with a Connecticut delegation from Education Connection. Although Finnish children dont start formal schooling until the age of 7, by the end of their first year, they all know how to read and write, he says.“There are a lot of lessons to be learned,” says Krueger. Finlands non-competitive philoso
60、phy, for example, flies in the face of Americas high-competition regulations. In Finland, schools arent ranked against each other, teachers dont face formal reviews, and students arent under considerable stress to get into college. Krueger says the care Finland has taken to create a “good learning e
61、nvironment” shouldnt be lost on policy makers in the United States. “Our strong interest in testing doesnt mean we are doing better.”67. Why have many American educators visited Finland?A. To know more about PISA tests.B. To help improve Finlands education.C. To popularize American ideas on educatio
62、n.D. To learn from Finlands educational success68. Which of the following impressed Luizzi on his trip to Finland?A. Students have good language skills.B. Students prefer to communicate in English.C. Students regard language learning as an interesting game.D. Students begin to learn reading and writ
63、ing after the age of 7.69. Krueger will probably agree that the US policy makers should _.A. allow schools to teach philosophyB. give more attention to examinationsC. create a less competitive educational environmentD. encourage teachers to review students performance70. What would be the best title
64、 for the text?A. Finland leads the globe in education.B. Finland performs well in PISA tests.C. Finland should learn lessons from the US.D. Finlands education surprises US educators.第四部分:书面表达(共两节,满分50分)第一节:完成句子(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)阅读下列各小题,根据汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71. Yao Beina _ followi
65、ng her music dream that she, a cancer patient, even didnt visit her doctor regularly.(busy)姚贝娜太忙于追求她的音乐梦想了,以致于作为癌症患者的她甚至不能定期找医生复查。72. Because there may be signs of life on Mars, some scientists think that it _.(worth)因为火星上可能存在生命的迹象,所以一些科学家认为它值得探索。73. Ang Lee thanked his wife in his speech at Oscar A
66、wards Ceremony, fortunately _ he got through the darkest period of his life.(help)李安在奥斯卡颁奖典礼的演讲中感谢了他的妻子,幸运的是在她的帮助下他走过了他生命最黑暗的时期。74. He was nervous and made several silly mistakes. It was the third time that those listeners_.(burst) 他太紧张了并且犯了一些愚蠢的错误。这已经是那些听众们第三次爆发出笑声了。75. The song specially written b
67、y Jay Chou for his own wedding _ in the pub now.(perform)酒吧里正在演奏的是周杰伦专门为自己婚礼写的一首歌。76. Flight MH 370 _ to the depth of Atlantic Ocean, for nothing related to it was found after 11 months search. (sink)MH 370可能已沉入了大西洋底部,因为经过了11个月的搜寻任何与之相关的东西都没有找到。 77. Although many students question their effects, in
68、my opinion, _ school-based courses will benefit students in the long run. (doubt)尽管很多同学质疑它们的作用,在我看来,毫无疑问校本课程从长远讲会使学生受益。78. With _ in the new IOS system, many users choose not to update their system until those bugs are revised.(arise)由于在新的IOS系统中出现了问题,许多用户选择暂不更新系统直到那些漏洞被修复。79. I lived in _ Ancient Gr
69、eece and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.(call)我生活在你们所称的“古希腊”,写过一些有关很久以前的奥运会的事情。80. During the interview, the journalist asked him, “_ that you value most in your life?”(fame)在采访中,记者问他道:“你生命中最看重的是名誉吗?”第二节:短文写作(共1题;满分30分)请根据以下提示,并结合具体事例,用英语写一篇短文。Time and tide wait for no man.
70、Therefore, we should value time and plan it properly to make our dreams come true.注意:无须写标题;除诗歌外,文体不限;内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例; 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;词数不少于120,如引用提示语则不计入总词数。完成句子71. was so busy (in)72. is worth a exploration/exploring73. with whose help/with the help of whom 74. had burst out laughing/into laughter7
71、5. is being performed76. might/may have sunk77. there is no doubt that78. problems arising/the arisen problems79. what you call/ the place (which/that) you call80. is it fameAs an old saying goes, time and tide wait for no man. Therefore, it is of great significance to cherish every moment and make
72、a proper arrangement of our daily life. Only in this way can we make full use of the precious time as well as realize our dreams.When it comes to this topic, an experience of mine will well illustrate my opinion. When I first arrived at high school, I was not familiar with how to manage time properl
73、y by myself. Lacking experience, I just did everything in a mess. Depressed and frustrated, I turned to my teacher for help. She advised that I (should) learn to allocate my limited time reasonably according to the significance, not hoping to make great progress in a time. It was her timely guidance
74、 that helped me restore my confidence and have a clear direction. By arranging my daily life wisely and efficiently, I eventually made it. And most importantly, I became more independent and cautious without parents company.From what has been mentioned above, we can easily come to the conclusion that our success is largely determined by how we distribute our time and whether we try our best to stick to the arrangement. So please bear/keep in mind that by no means should we ignore the importance of treasuring the limited time and making a detailed plan. 版权所有:高考资源网()