揭阳市第一中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

揭阳第一中学2014—2015学年度第一学期高一级
英语期末考试试卷
（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一段对话，回答第1~2题。

1. How long was the man late?
A. For half an hour
B. For two hours
C. For two and a half hours
2. Where are the two speakers?
A. At a restaurant
B. At a party
C. In a store
听第二段对话，回答第3~4题。

3. What might have disappointed the man at the zoo?
A. That many animals were kept indoors
B. That not many birds were there
C. That it suddenly rained
4. What does the man think about Mike?
A. Interesting
B. Careless
C. Thoughtful
听第三段对话，回答第5~7题。

5. Which country hasn’t the woman visited yet?
A. China
B. Italy
C. Spain
6. What does the woman’s mother like doing?
A. Relaxing at home
B. Traveling around the world
C. Spending vacations with her husband
7. With whom does the man usually travel?
A. No one
B. His friends
C. His father
听第四段对话，回答第8~10题。

8. Where does the woman probably get the news?
A. From a printed newspaper
B. From a TV news report
C. From a website
9. What’s the news mainly about?
A. A shark which was killed by surfers
B. A surfer who was attacked by a shark
C. A surfer who lost his legs when he was surfing
10. What do we know about the man?
A. He has seen a shark before
B. He knows how to surf in the sea
C. He once stayed in hospital for weeks
第二节听取信息
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。

每空不超过3词。

第一节完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.
In our 16 we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to visiting a new place or country, we 17 what it will be like. We predict the 18 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things correctly. Things are often very different from the way we 19 them to be.
One of the 20 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 21 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 22 and analyzed the problem from every angle for days, but there seemed to be no way of 23 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 24 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 25 .
The hypnotist (催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 26 : I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about nothing. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 27 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 28 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 29 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 30 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
16. A. brains B. senses C. sights D. minds
17. A. imagine B. know C. feel D. guess
18. A. custom B. way C. style D. habit
19. A. required B. wished C. left D. expected
20. A. famous B. dull C. funny D. silly
21. A. trying B. managing C. thinking D. hoping
22. A. learned B. studied C. discussed D. surveyed
23. A. finding B. making C. turning D. letting
24. A. gave B. sat C. woke D. got
25. A. lesson B. dream C. research D. exercise
26. A. softly B. loudly C. slowly D. firmly
27. A. head B. feet C. eyes D. body
28. A. believe B. understand C. take D. repeat
29. A. accept B. receive C. hear D. remember
30. A. add B. say C. count D. speak
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。

If you know anything about violin music, the chances are that you have heard the word “Stradivarius”. Stradivarius is the name of the world’s most famous violins __31__ (name) after their creator, Antonio Stradivari.
Stradivari was born in Northern Italy and lived from 1644 to 1737. Cremona, the town he lived in, was a place __32__ violins were made. Stradivari was very young when he learned to play the violin. He grew to love the violin so much that he began to make them __33___.
Violins were new instruments during Stradivariu’s time. They __34___ (make) in different sizes and shapes, and of different types of wood then. Stradivari is said to have been very strict about the wood he chose for his violins. He took long walks alone in the forest __35__ (find) the right tree. He is also said to have used __36__ secret and special type of varnish (清漆) to put on the wood. No matter __37__ the reasons are, his violins are the __38__ (good) in the world. Stradivarius violins are still used today. Many, of course, are in museums. But some rich __39__ (music), who can afford the millions of dollars they cost, own Stradivarius violins. Stradivari passed his methods on to his sons. But the secrets of making Stradivarius violins seem to have died __40__ with the family.
第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes (猛力地划) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. "Do you know what you have done?" they said, "It's Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym. He has got his football honor."
I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small? He didn't seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, "My father, who is a great man, is also small." At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.
41. The writer thought Amery "a fair game" because the boy_______.
A. looked like an animal
B. was fond of games
C. was of similar size
D. was good at sports
42. The writer felt "ashamed" because_______.
A. he was laughed at by other boys
B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade
C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him
D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete
43. By saying "My father, who is a great man, is also small", the writer________.
A. tried to please Amery
B. challenged Amery
C. threatened Amery
D. admired his father
44. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer could run faster than Amery.
B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.
C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.
D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.
45. What does the underlined word "overtook" mean?
A. catch hold of
B. catch up with
C. take a look at
D. shout
B
The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.
46. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her
flight from north America to England?
A. She was caught in a storm.
B. The altimeter went out of order.
C. Her engine went wrong.
D. She lost her direction.
47. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?
A. She did nothing but pray for herself.
B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
C. She continued flying.
D. She lost hope of reaching land.
48. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?
A. To set a new record for flying time.
B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.
C. To show that aviation was not just for men.
D. To become famous in the world.
49. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.
D. She made plans to fly around the world.
50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.
B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.
C. A New Record for Flying Time.
D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.
C
Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.
A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee (黑猩猩).
In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn’t see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.
In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.
The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination (排除). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a species known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.
It’s hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can’t talk back. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!
51. From Paragraph 2 we know that ________.
A. animals are as clever as human beings
B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees
C. chimpanzees are good at learning words
D. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children
52. The first experiment shows that ________.
A. Rico is smart enough to get all orders right
B. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics
C. Rico can recognize different things by names
D. Rico can remember everything he is taught
53. The aim of the second experiment is to see whether ________.
A. Rico can recognize different toys
B. Rico can smell different toys
C. Rico can tell new toys from old ones
D. Rico can tell new words from old ones
54. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie’s mental abilities
B. Rico is born to understand its owner’s commands.
C. The border collies is world-famous for recognizing things.
D. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.
55. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. To train your dog.
B. To be careful with your dog.
C. To talk to your dog.
D. To be friendly to your dog.
D
Walk through a mall on a weekend and you get the impression teenagers save money to buy clothes, iPods, or video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different –saving for college.
The survey by online brokerage（经纪公司）TD Ameritrade Holding Corp suggests putting money away for higher education is the top savings goal for today’ s teens. The results showed 62 percent of teens aged 14 through 19 save their money for college, a much higher rate than the 40 percent of adults who said they saved when they were teens.
Educators didn’t expect the results. They are pushing for financial literacy（素养）education in schools.
“It’s a pleasant surprise that we’re seeing young people paying that much attention to the importance of this issue,” said Joseph Peri, CEO of the nonprofit Council for Economic Education. “Part of teaching the importance of investing (投资) is showing that the best investment a young person can make is an investment in themselve s. ”
The survey suggests teens save more of their money than their elders did when they were young. About 87 percent of teens say they save.
The results also suggest 78 percent of teens said they want a plan that involves splitting the cost of education with their parents. The willingness of teens to share the price of their education suggests that they are aware of rising college costs, Young said.
More than 80 percent of teens reported that they attach the importance of education to future success, compared with 56 percent of adults surveyed who say they felt that way as teens.
“We’ve become more conscious（知晓的）of the opportunities that are out there for us and the competition that’s out there,” said Megan Partridge, 17, a student at Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner, New Jersey.
56. According to the new survey, American teens are saving money primarily for _____.
A. clothes
B. iPods
C. video game systems
D. higher education
57. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Unhappy with the results, educators are pushing for financial literacy education in schools.
B. American teens invest more money in their careers than in other things.
C. The American adults surveyed don’t seem to care about their futures when they were teens.
D. More American teens save money for college education today than before.
58. According to the survey, ______.
A. 78 percent of American teens save for college
B. 87 percent of American teens are aware of the importance of investing in their future
C. less than half of the adults surveyed thought that education was essential when they were
teens
D. over three fourths of American teens are willing to share their educational expenses with
their parents
59. Megan serves as an example of teens who ______.
A. are doubtful about their future
B. attach importance to education
C. are afraid of the competitiveness of modern America
D. realize the effect the financial crisis may have on their education
60. What does the underlined word “priority” in the first paragraph mea n?
A. choice
B. interest
C. life experience
D. top importance
第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下面的应用文：
A. John Lewis was known for his creativity. He was a skilled piano player and musical director of
the Modern Jazz. He was fond of traditional jazz, blues and bebop. Yet he was greatly influenced by training in European classical music.
B. Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1908. He was an excellent student and
athlete. Rutgers University in New Jersey gave him money, so he could study there. He also was the top student in his class. He became a profession al actor, an O’Neill star.
C. Billie Holiday wrote a book about her life—Lady Sings the Blues. A few months later, she was
arrested again for possessing illegal drugs. But instead of going to prison, she was permitted to seek treatment to end her dependence on drugs.
D. Larry Adler did n’t know how to read music as a young man. He could listen to a record played
a few times and then play the song with his harmonica. He could do this with extremely
difficult songs. Not being able to read music did not seem to harm his career.
E. Nat formed a group that played jazz music in 1937. The trio reportedly did not need a drummer
because Nat’s piano playing kept the beat so well. They named the group, The King Cole Trio.
Nat played the piano in New York and Los Angeles as a young man.
F. Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player. He was one of the most honored musicians in
the world. He was an international cultural ambassador. He was a major supporter of the arts in America and in other countries.
以下是人物情况介绍，请匹配与之相对应的歌手：
61. Her last performance was in 1959. She died that year. Her health was ruined by using illegal
drugs and drinking too much alcohol. But Lady Day lives on through her recordings that continue to influence the best jazz singers.
62. He was one of the finest musicians to record with new Capitol Record. By the middle 1940s,
Nat King Cole was beginning to be known as a popular singer as well as a jazz piano player.
63. He joined the Provincetown Players, an acting group linked to American playwright Eugene
O’Neill in the 1920s.
64. George Gershwin used a special device called a recording piano to play and record “Rhapsody
in Blue”. After the famous composer’s death, he often played the harmonica with the recording piano of George Gershwin.
65. He combined classical music with traditional jazz to create songs for himself and the three
other members of his quartet. He believed music should be simple and clear, yet played in a meaningful way.
第四部分基础知识运用（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
请根据字面提示与句意，用必修1-2中所学新词的适当形式将66-75小题中的句子补充完整。

并用必修1-2中所学短语和句法知识完成76-90小题。

每空一词，将答案填在答题卷标号为66-90的相应位置上。

66. After __________(毕业) from college, I went abroad for further study.
67. My sister shows a great __________(欣赏) of music and art.
68. Failing in the examination again u___________ (to make sb. unhappy or anxious) her a lot.
69. Fortunately, the local people are r__________ (to save) those trapped miners from the ruins.
70. Selflessness is one of the q ___________ (good characteristics as part of a person’s nature)
you should find in a great person.
71. Arguing about such details is a waste of our _________ (value) time.
72. The competitor had to take __________ (response) for breaking the rules.
73. It’s certain that you can solve this mathematical problem, which has been __________ (simple).
74. From this building, a church can be seen in the __________ (distant).
75. We should answer the most _________ (frequency) asked questions.
76. Wang Wei is so stubborn that she won’ t easily _________ _________ ________(改变主意).
77._________ _________ _________ _________(由于) pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of
the USA and Canada, is now without any living things.
78. 他冷静下来后提出来的点子确实行得通。

The idea that he ________ ________ ________ when he calmed down did work.
79. 这个地区的传统文化艺术正面临消失的危险。

→Traditional culture and art in this area are _________ _________ _________ _________. 80. 只有到那个时候，我们才决定了用暴力反抗暴力。

Only then _________ _________ _________ to answer violence with violence.
81. 根据我父亲的观点，像你昨天谈论的那种节目，不值得一看。

（worth）
According to my father, TV programs, such as the one you talked about yesterday, _________ _________ _________ _________.
82. 该药剂可保护你免受蚊虫叮咬。

The drug can protect you _________ _________ _________ by mosquitoes.
83. _________ _________ _________ _________ _________(毫无疑问) such a hard-working
person like her deserves to succeed。

84. The band members finally went their own ways because the musicians had different ideas
about the future of their band.
→The band finally _________ _________ because the musicians had different ideas about th e future of their band.
85. Children need many things, but the most important thing that they need is love.
→Children need many things, but _________ _________ they need love.
86. I began to enjoy the beauty of his poems when I reread them recently.
→It _________ when I reread his poems recently _________ I began to enjoy their beauty. 87. They have decorated the new restaurant in the fancy style popular in recent years and hope to
attract more young customers.
→The new restaurant _________ _________ _________ in the fancy style popular in recent years and they hope to attract more young customers.
88. With time going by, people forgot his real name.
→_________ _________ _________ _________, people forgot his rea l name.
89. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person _________ ________ they could turn for help.
90. China has hundreds of islands, _________ _________ the largest is Taiwan.
第五部分基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
在日常生活中，因特网发挥着越来越重要的作用。

请根据所给提示为英文报写一篇征文稿。

[写作内容]
1. 现在，电脑在我们日常生活中发挥着越来越重要的作用。

2. 借助电脑能处理很多事情，如听音乐、看比赛、发e-mails等。

3. 通过上网，人们可以获得知识和乐趣。

4. 有些学生痴迷于上网，以至于厌烦了学习。

5. 有些甚至因此走上犯罪道路。

6. 就我个人而言，在某种程度上我不太反对上网。

7. 我们对电脑应该有适当的态度。

[写作要求] 只能用5个句子表达全部内容；
[评分标准]句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

揭阳一中2014—2015学年度第一学期
高一级英语科期末考试答案
第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）
1-5 ABCBC 6-10 ABCBB
11. travel 12. largest hotels 13. tourist attraction 14. the water show 15. a good time
第二部分综合知识应用（共两节，满分45分）
16-20 DABDA 21-25 ABACB 26-30 ACBDC
31. named 32. where 33. himself 34. were made 35. to find
36. a 37. what 38. best 39. musicians 40. out
第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）
41-45 CDADB 46-50 DCCDB 51-55 CCDDD 56-60 DDDBD
61—65 CEBDA
第四部分基础知识运用（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
66. graduating 67. appreciation 68. upset 69.rescuing 70. qualities
71. valuable 72. responsibility 73. simplified 74. distance 75. frequently 76. change her mind 77. As a result of 78. came up with 79. in danger of disappearing/extinction 80. did we decide 81. are not worth watching
82. from being bitten 83. There is no doubt that 84. broke up 85. above all 86. was; that 87. has been decorated 88. As time went by 89. to whom 90. of which 第五部分基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
Nowadays, the computer is playing a more and more important part in our daily life. With the help of the computer, we can deal with many things, such as listening to music, watching matches and sending e-mails. We can get a lot of fun as well as useful knowledge through the net. However, some students are so crazy about surfing the Internet that they get tired of study, so even some students break the law as a result of that. Personally, I am not quite against surfing the Internet in a way, but we should have a proper attitude towards the computer.。