英语---广东省揭阳市第一中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期末考试

95届高一下学期期末考试英语科命题人：林璇袁泽璇试卷说明：本场考试时间120分钟，总分150分.注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的班级、姓名和考号填写在答题卷的密封线内；试室座位号填写在答题卷的相应位置；2．主观题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷的各题目指定区域内相应位置上，保持答题卷的整洁；客观题必须用2B铅笔在答题卡上将所选答案涂黑。

Ⅰ听力（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）第一节听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Conversation 11.Where would the woman like to go first?A.The mountainB. The seasideC. The lake2.How long will the sightseeing last?A.One dayB. A weekC. One monthConversation 23.What are the speakers doing?A. They‟re preparing for a move.B. They‟re making a shopping list.C. They‟re moving their house4. What does the woman suggest doing?A. Having a yard saleB. Renting a large truckC. Avoiding moving things Conversation 35. How much is a red rose?A. 2 dollarsB. 3 dollarsC. 24 dollars6. How many red roses will the man buy?A. 12B. 24C. 367. What other things can the man get?A. Chocolate.B. Blue roses.C. A purseConversation 48. What does the woman find difficult?A. SpeakingB. ReadingC. Listening9. How many students can the lab hold?A. 40B. 50C. 6010. What‟s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and worker.B. Teacher and students.C. Classmates.第二节听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡上标号为11-15的空格中。

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Ⅱ完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My 22-year-old cousin has graduated from college for a long time. However, he never tried looking for a job. His parents turned to me and 16 I could help, because they had no way to 17 him. So I visited my younger 18 last weekend and had a long talk with him. During chatting, I realized he wouldn‟t go out to 19 because he was afraid his knowledge and experience couldn‟t fit him for a job outside. To 20 him, I told him the story below.There was a caterpillar who fed well on leaves and then he made a nice, 21 cocoon with silk. However, when it was time to break out of the 22 , he wouldn‟t do that. His friends kept shouting around him, “It‟s time to come out now.” At last, the caterpillar answered, “I‟m afraid it‟s 23 outside.” His friends said, “You won‟t be transformed if you hide in a cocoon. It‟s time foryou to come out and 24 the world your beautiful colors. You can‟t do that if you stay in your cocoon.” The caterpillar 25 followed their advice. As soon as he came out, he found he had become a 26 butterfly and could have such great fun flying around.We all have a choice to make in life. We can 27 to stay in the cocoon where it is safe, warm and comfortable, but also limiting. Or we can break out and fly, displaying our 28 for others and be influenced by. The first option is safe, the second is 29 , but there‟s really only one choice if you want to 30 .Ⅲ语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）Many people say that e-mail is just 31.______ faster way to deliver letters. The fact is that letter-writing and e-mail are completely different processes. Letters travel in envelopes through actual space and take time getting from one place to another. If I am writing on paper to my brother in Kenya, I will be less likely to complain 32.______ the breakfast I had this morning. I will probably write about my relationships and some things 33.______ I‟v e been thinking about. I will also take more care with my style, trying to write in a way which is interesting and worth reading. My brother might read 34.______ back to me years from now.E-mail is different. It is instant, 35.______(travel) from point to point. 36.______ you don‟t print it out, the message doesn‟t physically exist. With e-mail, geography is no obstacle and time is not important. I can send a message to Kenya 37.______ I want to, and it gets there almost in asecond. The ease of this kind of writing and sending probably makes for a different kind of 38.______(communicate). That is 39.______ I do not have to be so focused on style. I might be less likely to say something 40.______(deep). My brother might glance at my email, have a laugh, and then delete it.Ⅳ．阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）第一节阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

AWhen it comes to President Obama, most of his personal business is already known by the public. Personal information about his children, Malia and Sasha, however, has been kept a little more under wraps.The New York Times recently released a list of rules that Michelle Obama has mentioned over the years that Malia and Sasha must follow during their time in the White House, as well as in general. See how the first family educates their children.The girls must write reports about what they‟ve seen on their trips, even if it‟s not required by their school.Malia may use her cell phone only on the weekends, and she and her sister cannot watch television or use a computer for anything but homework during the week.Malia and Sasha have to play two sports one they choose and one selected by their mother.Malia must learn to do laundry before she leaves for college.The girls have to eat their vegetables, and if they say they are not hungry, they cannot ask for cookies or chips later.While these might be shocking to some, Michelle said, “They‟re not little princess. It‟s just basic rules, boundaries, and expectations that we would have normally.”Michelle also mentions another set of rules.The girls must do their chores, though the White House has a large staff. Malia and Sasha have chores of their own.They must play a team sport, because it‟s about learning how to play on a team, how to lose and how to win gracefully.It sounds like Michelle and Barack want the best for their kids and to make them as well-rounded as possible. What are your thoughts on the Obama family rules?41. What‟s the passage mainly about?A. The first family daily life.B. The first family rules.C. How to be good parents.D. How to be good students.42. What do the underlined words “under wraps” probably mean?A. Attractive.B. Calm.C. Secret.D. Public43. What has to be followed after the girls‟ every tr ip?A. Emails.B. Photos.C. Homework.D. Reports.44. Which of the following is the exception for the girls?A. To use cell phone freely.B. To play two sports.C. To learn to do laundry.D. To eat their vegetables.45. Which of the following is NOT True according to the passage?A. The girls have to obey the rules only when they live in the White House.B. The girls must do their chores though there might be lots of help around.C. The girls must play a team sport to gain team spirit by working together.D. The parents want to make the girls grow healthily as common children.BI‟m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story.A month after I graduated from high school in August, 2007, I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital.I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I coul dn‟t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around. At that time, it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body, my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams.After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk, eat, walk, shower, and live on my own again. When I was out of hospital, I still had to go to outpatient therapy (治疗，理疗)in Waldorf, Maryland. After I spent a few monthsin a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own. It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again. After having a few lung tests, I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months of swim training, I began my freshman year at St. Mary‟s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team.By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world. I am just trying to live each day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed, I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members. I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow, things would work out for the best.46. The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of “_______”.A. operationB. unconsciousnessC. treatmentD. emergency47. According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author _______.A. was unable to talk or communicateB. was in despairC. faced physical and mental challengesD. felt anxious about his state48. What is the correct order of the following events?a. went to outpatient therapyb. received membership of the swim teamc. was pushed around to visit other patientsd. walked like a babye. learnt to live all by himselfA. d、a、c、b、eB. e、c、d、a、bC. d、c、a、b、eD. e、c、a、d、b49. In the last paragraph, the author mainly wants to show _______.A. his positive influence on other patientsB. his meaningful lifeC. his purpose of sharing his storyD. his great achievements50. The best title for the passage would be “_______”.A. Attitude is everythingB. Actions speak louder than wordsC. Everything happens for a reasonD. A good beginning is half doneCMost young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, hockey, golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering.Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risk on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different thing that it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a "team game". We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no "matches" between "teams" of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than men. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of efforts, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.51. What's the meaning of “leisure” in Paragraph 2?A. spare timeB. restC. entertainmentD. enjoyment52. Mountaineering can be called a team sport because _________.A. it is an Olympic eventB. mountaineers depend on each other while climbingC. teams compete against each otherD. there are five climbers on each team53. Why are many people attracted by mountaineering?A. Because they do esn‟t have to be restricted by rules while climbing.B. Because they can improve their skill when they are on a rock face.C. Because they can learn to fight the forces of nature while climbing.D. Because they can enjoy a lot of fun while climbing.54. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. people show interest in mountaineering because it is a team gameB. physical quality is more important than mental one for climbersC. a mountain climber would pass his best by the age of thirtyD. it is possible for an old man of sixty to climb the Alps55. What is the passage mainly about?A. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football.B. Mountaineering Is More Attractive than Other SportsC. MountaineeringD. Mountain ClimberD“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer inde ed,” she says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said …Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you‟ll be a writer.‟ So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which althoughwritten in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields—sadly now covered with modern houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.”56. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.B. It should be attractive to young readers.C. It should be based on original ideas.D. It should not include too much conversation.57. In Mollie Hunter's opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?A. Being poor in life experience.B. Being short of writing skills.C. The weakness of description.D. The absence of a story.58. What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?A. She didn't expect to become a writer.B. She didn't enjoy writing stories.C. She didn't have any particular ambitions.D. She didn't respect her teacher's views.59. In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are .A. more intelligentB. better informedC. less eager to learnD. less interested in reality60. What's the writer's purpose in this text?A. To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books.B. To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter's books.C. To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience.D. To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.第二节：信息匹配（共5 小题；每小题2分，满分10分）/下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。