湖北省宜昌金东方高级中学高一英语上学期期末考试试题

宜昌金东方高级中学2016年秋季学期期末考试高一英语试题本试题卷共8页。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

★祝考试顺利★第Ⅰ卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.How long will the play last?A.Forty-five minutesB. Sixty minutesC. Seventy minutes2.Who does the man think is more beautiful?A.Lucy B Lily C Jolie3.What day is it today?A.Tuesday B Wednesday C Thursday4.What does the man mean?A.Mike has some extra money.B.The woman should get the bag.C.He can’t lend the woman any money.5.What does the woman like to do best?A.Watch movies B Going shopping C Read books第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。

6.Where does the woman work?A.In TokyoB. In London C In OxfordC. Where to find an ATM machine.7.What are the speakers going to do together tomorrow?A. Visit Jane. B Have dinner. C See customers请听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。

8.What’s the plan for the activity on Friday?A A meeting followed by a lunchB. A lunch followed by a lectureC. A lecture followed by a meeting9.What time will Professor Smith finish his talk?A.At about 1:45.B. At about 2:15C. At about 2:45请听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10 What will Mr. Smith do this afternoon?A.Clean the garden.B. Go to the cinema C Work on his work report 11What’s the weather like now?A Sunny B. Cloudy. C. Snowy12 When will the speakers meet?A Around three o’clockB Around four o’clockC Around five o’clock请听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13 What does the man say about the carpet?A.It has nice colorsB. It’s easy to clean.C. It’s in good condition 14What furniture is not included?A The tables B. The chairs C. The beds15 How many bedrooms does the apartment have?A.OneB. Two .C. Three.16 What does the woman decide to do in the end?A Discuss with her friend.B Bargain with the manC See another apartmentdowntown请听第10段材料，回答第17-20题17What do we know about the hotel?A It’s right in the center of the cityB It has been decorated recentlyC It provides low quality service.18 Which is considered one of the best-equipped places in the area?A.The swimming poolB. The tennis court.C. The newly-opened gym.19Which package allows guests to enjoy all hotel’s fitness equipment?A The two-day one.B The three-day oneC The three-day one.20 How much does the five-day package cost per person per night?A.$52B. $60 .C. $75第二部分：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）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。

ASunday in the park with GeorgeNow-June 22 Signature TheatreWritten by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, the musical masterpiece won a Pulitzer Prize. I t’s about life, love and the creation of art. Order online or call 703-573-4600.Price: $40+Old Wicked SongsSaturday, June30 Hartke TheatreExperience love ,music, forgiveness（宽恕） and renewal through the story of a young gifted pianist and his strange professor. Set in Austria in the mid-1980s. Written by Jon Marans. Nominated (被提名)for a Pulitzer Prize. Phone:703-854-1856. Website: . Price: $15-$28.Wealden District CouncilDani GirlNow- August 10 Randolph Road TheatreInspiring musical about 9-year-old Dani’s courage as she fights against leukemia（白血病）. Students receive 50％off in- house tickets. Tickets must be picked up in person with a Student ID. Phone: 301-337- 8290. Website:www.unexpectedstage. org. Price: $10- $25. Human NatureThursday, August 18 Warner TheatreThe concert features songs by the Four Tops, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and more. They will have you dancing and singing as you remember exactly why these songs are timeless. Call 31-634-2270 or visit for tickets or concert details. Price: $23-$33.21. How is Sunday in the Park with George different from the other shows?A. It’s a prize winner.B. It lasts the longest time.C. It deals with life and love.D. It’s the most popular musical.22. Which place provides cheaper tickets for students?A. Hartke Theatre.B. Warner Theatre..C. Signature Theatre .D. Randolph Theatre.23.Which number should a concert-goer call?A. 301-337-8290 B 301-634-2270 C 703-573-4600 D 703-854-1856BI am Gavin Presgrave, and for the past 39 years, I have written graduation speeches for hundreds of celebrities (名人)and nervous students.If I’m known for anything, it’s for starting speeches by saying, “I promise to keep things short, as I’m sure you are all impatient to get on with the wonderful lives I hope you live. ” I’m proud of that. But perhaps my most famous work came during a speech at Pennsylvania State University in the spring of 1977. During that speech, given by someone whose name I forgot, I first used the phrase “As I look out into the sea of eager faces …”And that “sea of faces”thing was a real game changer in the world of graduation-speech writing.Yes, I’m proud and humbled（谦卑的） to say that I’ve won several prizes for my graduation speeches. But I also shocked other speech writers when I wrote a speech that didn’t include song lyrics by Bob Dylan, the Beatles, or Kermit the Frog. I nearly lost my job and license after that. Though perhaps I made up for it a year later when a speech I wrote for the president of Mississippi State University was made up of nothing but words form Einstein, Yoda, and Steve Jobs.So what have I learned during my career（职业）? What important lessons can I pass along?I am not sure, but I’m nevertheless reminded of the day my mother died . Moments before her passing, she told me that life was a book and even the saddest of chapters shall come to an end. If you can read the sad chapters quickly and the happy chapters slowly, them yours will be a life worth living.There are some out there who will not remember my name or my speeches. But a good speech is not exactly heard and remembered but in its way, well, absorbed（吸收）.24. Who is the author?A. A writerB. A studentC. A lecturerD. A professor25. What does the author think of “sea of faces”?A. It made him famousB. It is a creation of his ownC.It received widespread supportD. It is new in graduation speeches26. What can we infer from the text about the author?A. His memory is poor when it comes to songs.B. His life path hasn’t always been smooth.C. He doesn’t have a chance to stand outD. He shows too much pride in himself.27. What lessons can we learn from the author’s mother?A. Life is full of surprises.B. Slow down and enjoy life.C. Life is a book difficult to understand.D. Always look on the bright side of life.CMy h eart beat with that feeling , pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt everything I thought I had done perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause(掌声) came.“Thank you……so much,” I said, turning to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano te acher for six years, smiled back at me. “You have been an amazing student all these years,”she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practicing.”I promised I would always keep playing because I love piano, and hugged her.Promises turned out that they weren’t as meaningful as I had hoped for them to be. Right after performance, I kept up my strict practicing schedule of one and a half hours of piano a day. Soon, it began slipping away（悄悄溜走） from me . After all , I had stopped taking lessons because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after , I stopped practicing altogether. But gradually something was changing inside of me. I was empty inside.One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while. “So you are still taking lessons from Olga?” she asked , “Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago,”I replied hastily（慌忙地） . “Oh, that’s a shame,”she responded, “you used to be so good---I remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking（令人惊叹的）.”Two days after talking to Michelle, I sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasn’t even trying to make the notes sound musically correct. I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time : playing just to be playing. As the music swelled（变响亮） , a familiar feeling rose inside me.28. According to the first paragraph, the quiet room made the author doubt _________A. Whether the audience enjoyed her performance.B. Whether she ended the music a little earlierC. Whether she played the piano correctly.D. Whether she was polite to take the bow.29. After stopping practicing the piano, the author felt ______.A. she was at a loss in her life.B. she got rid of the pressure of life.C. she had more time to do other activities.D. she changed herself into another person.30. Michelle seemed to think that ________A the author could become a famous pianistB. the author was ashamed of her own decision.C. the author’s performance made her broken-heartedD. it was a pity for the author to stop practicing the piano.31. What do we know about the author form the last paragraph?A. Music is becoming a part of her life.B. She will become a promising pianistC. Her performance has improved a lot.D. She will do nothing but play the piano.DI love many of today’s comedy. When I turn on the television and realize I have seen an episode enough times to remember the details at once, I turn to another channel rather than watch it again. But it isn’t so when it come to the comedy I Love Lucy. I like to watch every episode again and again.Even if your were watching Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel for the first time, I am sure you would find what would happen in the next episode and yet you laugh. Perhaps they know how to make people happy through their acting talent. Lucy did not only play a screwball(怪人) redhead; she became the role. Fred and Ethel were the kind of friends we always wanted and never had. Ricky was the all-American husband.In the “I Love Lucy”show, the characters created by the atcors were particular to the show. You didn’t get the idea that all women are screwballs. You didn’t believe that Ricky was a fool and controlled by his wife. Those are things for todday’s comedies. Inthis comedy, Lu cy and Ricky were ordinary people, but they were attractive and had their own habits. Even if we wouldn’t get involved in Lucy’s foolish plans, we believe she was like us but was crazy about her funny things becuase of her courage to try what we would not.I recently retired because of illness. I could be a little unpappy every morning when I woke up unemplyed and still feeling a little under the weather. But all disappears when I watch a couple of episodes of “I Love Lucy”. It’s a “ laugh out loud” comedy. While watching more recent comedies often turns my face as red as Lucy’s hair, watching Lucy doesn’t . Of course I still love Lucy!32.What does the author usually do if he has watched a comedy?A. He keeps thinking of it.B. He refuses to go on watching it.C. He describes its details to others.D. He turns off the television and sleep.33.The author likes “I Love Lucy” partly because ______A. it has been on for a long time.B. it is full of unexpected plans.C. it creates special characters.D. it tells many funny jokes.34.The underline words “under the weather”in the last paragraph probably mean ________.A. lonelyB. surprisedC. excitedD. uncomfortable35.What is the author’s main purpose of writing the text?A. To tell readers how to review a comedy.B. To express his idea about “I Love Lucy”.C. To persuade people to watch “I Love Lucy”.D. To advise people to watch a comedy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。