高一下学期期末考试英语试题

第二学期高一英语期终试卷П.Grammar and V ocabulary (26%)Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.The art show was being a failure; it was a great success.A. far fromB. along withC. next toD. regardless of26.–I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.-It’s not your fault. With rush-hour traffic and heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.A. a; aB. the; theC. /; /D. /; a27.The CDs are on sale! Buy one and you get completely free.A. otherB. othersC. oneD. ones28.My parents in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhereelse.A. liveB. livedC. were livingD. will live29.I send you 100 dollars today, the rest in a year.A. followsB. followedC. to followD. being followed30.With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have competed withservice for passengers.A. goodB. betterC. bestD. the best31.When he the door, he found his keys were nowhere.A. would openB. openedC. had openedD. was to open32.The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive.A. is expectedB. is expectingC. expectsD. will be expected33.I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good .A. to be breathedB. to breatheC. breathingD. being breathed34.Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school. the ceremony of the 50thAnniversary this morning are our alumni（校友）from home and abroad.A. AttendB. To attendC. AttendingD. Having attended35.He was busy writing a story, only once in a while to smoke a cigarette.A. to stopB. stoppingC. to have stoppedD. having stopped36.–Who should be responsible for the accident?-The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order .A. as toldB. as are toldC. as tellingD. as they told37.you have seen both fighters, will win?A. Since; do you think whoB. As; who you thinkC. When; whoeverD. Since; who do you think38.–It’s thirty years since we last met.-But I still remember the story, believe it or not, we got lost on a rainy night.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. when39.Students are always interested in finding out they can go with a new teacher.A. how soonB. how oftenC. how longD. how far40.The place the bridge is supposed to be built should be the cross rivertraffic is the heaviest.A. which; whereB. at which; whichC. at which; whereD. which; in which41.–I wonder how much you charge for your services.-The first two are free the third costs $30.A. whileB. untilC. whenD. beforeSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only bePeople from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in 42 facial expressions – and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀地) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners 43 their attention on the eyes.―We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facia l expressions,‖ Jack said. ―Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and 44 the mouth.‖According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human 45 of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to 46 convey emotion in a cross-cultural situation.The researchers studied cultural differences in the 47 of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western people and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of 48 faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral (中立的). They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made 49 more errors than did Westerners. ―The cultural difference in eye movements that they s how is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,‖ Jack said. ―Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.‖In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, 50 how cultural factors have differed in these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (35%)Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Do you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century? English is 51 the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language currently to know 52 business and science, 53 I don’t think English will 54 become a universal language. Ithink that if a language becomes the world language, it should be an artificial one. 55 , it might seem to many as an effort to 56 a certain cultural group. The 57 with a universal language is how to 58 it, and how to get the governments of the world to agree 59 its implementation.If this were to happen, the international language would be the 60 second language of all countries, and legally it would still play second fiddle to the current language of that country. It could allow different tribes in Africa to communicate, or 61 communication between small villages in India that each speaks different languages. Not to 62 it would mean that one would only have to learn two languages no matter 63 in the world he travels.What 64 specifics—what writing 65 should it use? Where should its words come from? Should the language be highly inflected or very analytical? And furthermore, how will the language be established?51. A. preciously B. uncertainly C. indefinitely D. currently52. A. for B. under C. over D. in53. A. so B. moreover C. but D. therefore54. A. even B. hardly C. still D. ever55. A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. Nevertheless D. So56. A. promote B. exceed C. conduct D. predict57. A. problem B. impact C. benefit D. result58. A. set B. build C. rank D. publish59. A. for B. about C. in D. on60. A. normal B. official C. legally D. suddenly61. A. cause B. enable C. make D. persuade62. A. tell B. mention C. say D. speak63. A. how B. what C. where D. whether64. A. about B. for C. if D. kind of65. A. organizatio n B. change C. management D. systemSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Below is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions.deals with adding, multiplying, etc. numbers 4 a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.5 the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly6 a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it7 the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure8 a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. that others laugh at cut a…figure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. put a figure on sth.: to say the exact price or number of sth. happen or is true: I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning. 2 to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all. 3 to calculate an amount or the cost of sth.: We figured that attendance at 150,000. 1 figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel?2 figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home too late.3 figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? It/That figures! (informal): That seems reasonable, logical and what I expect.66.—She was coming late again for the work.—________! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.A. It figures her outB. It figuresC. It cuts a poor figureD. She is a figure of fun67.The phrase ―watch my figure‖ in the sentence ―Don’t te mpt me with chocolate; I am watchingmy figure.‖ means ―________‖.A. add the numbersB. have sportsC. try not to get fatD. watch games68.Which underlined word in the following sentences is used as figure of speech?A. John is fond of animals and raises a rabbit as a pet.B. In some countries, bamboo can be used to build houses.C. We all regard Mr. Smith as an important figure in our company.D. I didn’t really mean my partner was a snake.(B)It takes two to duet (二重唱), and one question for scientists is how these coordinated (协调的) performances arise — in birds. Are they the result of cooperation, a way in which one pair signals to others that they’ve got it together? Or are they the result of conflict, evolving to avoid one partner’s song interfering with the other’s?A study of duetting in Peruvian warbling antbirds(蚁鸟) suggests tha t it might be a little of both, and that context is everything. Joseph A. Tobias and Nathalie Seddon of the University of Oxford show in Current Biology that sexual conflict can cause the female of a pair that normally cooperates to ―jam‖ the male’s song by singing over it.The researchers exposed antbird pairs to recorded songs of other antbirds and monitored the songs the pairs produced. In one experiment, they played the songs of an intruding pair. In this case, the resident pair ―both are likely to lose their territory, so both should cooperate,‖ Dr. Tobiassaid. And they do. They produce a coordinated duet that in effect tells the intruders to keep away.But when the researchers played the song of a single female, the pair behaved differently. ―You’d expect the resident female to be highly motivated to defend her position in the partnership,‖ Dr. Tobias said. And that’s what occurs. The male sings its heart out, flirting(调情) with the single female, and the female of the pair does its best to interfere with the song by singing over it, apparently to make her mate less attractive to the other female.―It’s clear that the male doesn’t like what she’s doing,‖ Dr. Tobias said. The behavior ―breaks up what is otherwise a very cooperative situation into a more complicated signal,‖ he added.It’s the first evidence of this kind of signal jamming among pairs, Dr. Tobias sa id.And in that it leads the male to alter its song to avoid the female’s interfering notes, it shows that this kind of conflict could, over a long period, drive the evolution of coordinated song.69.What is the key factor of antbirds’ duet?A. Their cooperation.B. Their conflict.C. The context.D. Their instinct.70.How did the researchers conduct the experiment?A. They put the antbird pairs back to nature and observe them.B. They played different recorded songs of other antbirds.C. They put an an tbird to the other’s territory and observed.D. They played the songs of an intruding pair.71.Why did the female bird sing according to Paragraph 4?A. It wanted to show its singing talent to the partner.B. It aimed at keeping the partnership with the male.C. It wanted to frighten the other females.D. It wanted to make her mate more attractive.72.Which of the following is the topic of this passage?A. The special phenomenon about birds pairs.B. The conflict of bird pairs.C. The cooperation of bird pairs.D. The piece of music for bird pairs.(C)The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s remarkable musical talent was apparent even before most children can sing a simple nursery rhyme. Wolfgang’s older sister Maria Anna (who the family called Nannerl) was learning the clavier, an early keyboard instrument, when her three-year-old brother took an interest in playing. As Nannerl later recalled, Wolfgang ―often spent much time at the clavier picking out thirds (三度音), which he was always striking, and his pleasure sh owed that it sounded good.‖ Their father Leopold, an assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg Court, recognized his children’s unique gifts and soon devoted himself to their musical education.Born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756, Wolfgang had composed his first original work by age five. Leopold planned to take Nannerl and Wolfgang on tour to play before the European courts. Their first venture was to nearby Munich where the children played for Maximillian III Joseph, elector of Bavaria. Leopold soon set his sights on the capital of the Hapsburg Empire, Vienna. On their way to Vienna, the family stopped in Linz, where Wolfgang gave his first public concert. By this time, Wolfgang was not only a skilled harpsichord player, buthe had also mastered the violin. The audience at Linz was amazed by the six-year-old, and word of his genius soon traveled to Vienna. In a much attended concert, the Mozart children appeared at the Schonbrunn Palace on October 13, 1762. They completely attracted the emperor and empress.Following this success, Leopold received a lot of invitations for the children to play, for a fee. Leopold seized the opportunity and booked as many concerts as possible at courts throughout Europe. A concert could last three hours, and the children played at least two per a day. Today, Leopold might be considered the worst kind of stage parent, but at the time, it was not uncommon for prodigies to make extensive concert tours. Even so, it was an exhausting schedule for a child who was just past the age of needing an afternoon nap.73. A good title for this passage would be ________.A. Classical Music in the Eighteenth Century: An Overview.B. Stage Parents: A Historical Point of View.C. Mozart: The Early Life of a Musical Genius.D. Mozart: The Short Career of a Musical Genius.74.What was the consequence of Wolfgang’s first public appearance?A. He attracted the emperor and empress of Hapsburg.B. Word of Wolfgang’s genius spread to the capital.C. Leopold set his sights on Vienna.D. Invitations for the miracle children to play poured in.75.Each of the following statements about Wolfgang Mozart is directly supported by the passageexcept ________.A. Mozart’s father made full use of his children’s talentB. Maria Anna was also talented in musicC. Wolfga ng’s childhood was devoted to his musical careerD. Wolfgang preferred the violin to other instruments76.The word ―prodigies‖ in the last paragraph probably means ―________‖.A. unusually talented peopleB. strict parentsC. greatest composersD. generous people(D)Inaugural Address－John F. Kennedydelivered 20 January 1961We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning—signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe–the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committedtoday at home and around the world.Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.This much we pledge—and more…In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it. And the glow from that fire can truly light the world.And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.77.What should friends and foes know?A.That the United States is powerful.B.That a new genera tion of Americans are responsible for their government.C.That the United States is governed by liberals.D.That the rights of man come from the hand of God.78.What is Kennedy’s promise t o the world?A. To support liberty.B. To abolish all forms of human poverty.C. To visit each country at least once.D. To support any friend.79.What should citizens of the world ask of America?A.How America can help them.B.If America plans to invade their country.C.What they can do for freedom.D.What they can do for America.80.Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?A.Human beings have the power to put an end to all forms of poverty.B.We should remember we are the first revolution.C.Our nation has always been committed to human rights.D.We should assure the survival and the success of liberty.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-AB for eachmind certain guidelines. Here are some of my ideas for presenting quality presentation thata topic is the hard part, when it comes to choosing from a list of presentation you care about rather than randomly selecting one. Ask yourself if it covers angles －is it informative? Will it keep my listeners hooked? Will it create an air of boredom? Will I be able tosound and how robotic their movement and gestures are. So don't be that someone. Take the effort to learn as much as you can. Make it matter to you, and remember how it can impact your listeners, and enlighten them on things they didn't know about at all.You could stutter with a word, mix up slides, or forget some important sheets of your presentation and so on. Straighten up. Crack a minor joke in your defense. In other words improvise and don't beat yourself up about it or else your presentation will end in disaster. Don't let it ruin the rest of it, and finish the presentation as planned, so that people think more of a piece of paper, you will have mastered the most effective presentation technique. Memorize your lines, and points, and only glance at your notes occasionally if you think you may forget something. In the end, if you think that you are well prepared to answer questions, then by all means invite them.IV . Translation (15%)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.86. 这部电影的故事情节是根据真人改编的。