【VIP专享】广西省桂林十八中2014-2015学年高一下学期开学考试英语试卷

广西省桂林十八中2014-2015学年高一下学期开学考试英语试卷注意：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分。

考试时间：120分钟。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写或填涂在答题卷指定的位置。

2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。

3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（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）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.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a garden.B. In a hospital.C. In a flower shop.2. What did the woman buy for her brother?A. A book.B. A watch.C. A case.3. What will the two speakers most probably do next?A. Talk about the book.B. Drink some coffee.C. Enjoy the pictures.4. Who is on duty today?A. Jane.B. Jack.C. Peter.5. What will the two speakers probably do in ten minutes?A. Do an experiment.B. Clean the tubes.C. Listen to a lecture.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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the man’s purpose to come to Canada?A. On business.B. For pleasure.C. For study.7. What can we know about the man?A. He will stay in Canada for two weeks.B. He has been to Canada before.C. He has nothing to declare.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where is the man probably?A. In a travel agency.B. In his friend’s house.C. In a hotel.9. What day is it today?A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.C. Thursday.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends.B. Classmates.C. Colleagues.11. How many children are there in the woman’s family?A. Five.B. Six.C. Twelve.12. What does the woman’s mother do?A. She sells food.B. She delivers milk.C. She drives a taxi.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When is the woman going on holiday?A. This Friday.B. This Saturday.C. Next Friday.14. Which of the following does the woman need to do before the trip?A. Buy some traveler’s checks.B. Book a plane ticket.C. pick up her passport.15. When will the woman be away?A. From May to June.B. From June to August.C. From July to September.16. How will the woman probably do with her apartment?A. By renting it to someone.B. By selling it to the man’s friend.C. By asking the man to look after it.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is Alex Haley probably?A. A boss of a big company.B. An expert on the WTO.C. A middle school teacher.18. When did Alex Haley visit Professor Brown last time?A. In 2005.B. In 2007.C. Inn 2009.19. How long will Alex Haley stay at the international conference?A. About one and a half months.B. About half a month.C. About one month.20. What feeling does Alex Haley mainly want to express?A. A feeling of sadness.B. A feeling of satisfaction.C. A feeling of apology.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen my sister Gina was born, she had a problem with her heart. Her heart was pretty bad in the beginning and she stayed in the hospital for a month. The first few years were very difficult because she was very sick. She had five operations(手术) before she was three years old. She had trouble walking, playing with other children, and going to school.Although Gina couldn’t laugh and talk, we all knew that she just needed love and care. Our parents wanted to take Gina to a special place in Florida. There she could swim with dolphins. Gina was afraid of swimming with them because she had never been around dolphins before. We had also never traveled that far as a family.When we got to Florida, we saw where the dolphins lived. It was a place where kids with special needs like Gina could come and spend time. I thought it was going to be a vacation, but it wasn’t. Gina had to work hard every day for a week.The trip was amazing. Gina laughed and clapped when she saw the dolphin. The dolphin splashed（溅起水花）when it saw Gina. They swam together all day. Gina was able to move her body more than she normally did at home. Mom and Dad were proud of Gina. I was , too.21. We know from the text that Gina_________.A. experienced five operations in a monthB. got along well with other childrenC. stayed in the hospital before threeD. was born with a heart disease22. The author’s family went to Florida to _______.A. treat Gina for her illness.B. have a family tripC. see the dolphinsD. learn to swim23. How did Gina feel about swimming with dolphins at first?A. ExcitedB. FrightenedC. AngryD. Proud24. The text is written to tell us that ________.A. Learning to walk is hard workB. dolphins can treat many illnessesC. families should travel together oftenD. help sometimes comes in unusual formsBStop Spam(垃圾邮件)!When I first got an email account ten years ago，I received communications only from family，friends，andcolleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my email，I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want email to continue to be useful，we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件)a crime.If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam，the problem will certainly get much worse.Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of emails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual(个人的) email boxes are often flooded with spam emails.Would people continue to use email if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on email for their employees to communicatewith each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks，and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies，which are，in the end，passed on to the consumer.For these reasons，I believe that lawmakers need to legislate(立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined，and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. Email is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently，but spam is destroying this convenience.25.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A．messages B．ideas C．connections D．programs26.According to the text，what is the major cause of the flooding spam?A．Companies rely on email for communications.B．More people in the world communicate by email.C．Many computer viruses contain spam emails.D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.27.According to Paragraph 3，who is the final victim（受害人）of spam?A．The business. B．The advertiser. C．The employee. D．The consumer.CTake Action for a Better World: Volunteers NeededSix months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects: Child Aid, HIV/AIDS Fights and Teacher Training.Qualifications(条件): 18 years, hard-working and social engagement.Please contact us by email: takeaction @ betterworld . comPart-time Work with Exchange StudentsYOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange student organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The Community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money.Applicants(申请人) best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest incross-cultural communication, and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the U.S. Positions available in most states.If interested, please email staff @ youth. org or call 888 - 123 -9872.International Summer JobHi, I’ m an ESL student in China. I’ m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I am looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work, and cook Chinese dishes. Can anybody offer me a job? I don’t need to earn much, just enough in 2 months (July - August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world.My email is: ram3462 @ hotmail. comCall for Native Speakers of EnglishI am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’ t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers.If you are willing to help me, then please email me: club3864 @ hotmail. com28. Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.29. Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?A. In some local offices in the U.S.B. In an ESL organization in China.C. In a preparation program in Denmark.D. In an exchange student center in Africa.30. If Mrs. Black in the U.S. hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact______.A. takeaction @ betterworld. comB. ram3462 @ hotmail. comC. club3864 @ hotmail. comD. staff @ youth. org31. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?A. To interview people online.B. To do some housework.C. To offer advice on Child Aid.D. To provide language exercises.DLife is to be enjoyed. There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. Thelatest studies show that when you exercise and eat right：YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three monthscaused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people's brains!YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your faceso you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down,which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.YOUR GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) thatcontrol how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening our lives.Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers' awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a three-point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal-appearing telomeres.In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.32．Which of the following are good for lengthening one's life, according to the passage?① eat healthy food ② drink plenty of water ③ take exercise④ get up early ⑤ go to sleep early ⑥release one's stressA．①③⑥B．①②③C．①⑤⑥D．③④⑥33．The underlined words “your skin glows” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to “________”．A．your skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshineB．your skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in itC．your skin looks pink as you are healthyenough34．From the last but one paragraph we learn that ________．A．mothers will have more damaged telomeres if they raise a disabled childB．mothers don't know how to handle stress effectivelyC．some women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about educating childrenD．mothers' positive attitudes are the key to managing their stress35．The best title for the passage would be “________”．A．Eat better, live better B．Feel better, live longerC．Less stress, fewer diseases D．Smoke more, age sooner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。