湖南省醴陵市第二中学2013-2014学年高一下学期期末考试英语

命题学校：茶陵一中命题人：罗万红审题人：费小凤时量：120分钟总分：150PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Section ADirections: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter（A, B or C）on the question booklet. You will hear each question Twice.Conversation 11. What is the weather like today?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Windy2. What is Linda going to buy?A. A birthday cake.B. A book.C. A cup.Conversation 23. What will the woman do on Saturday?A. Go to hospital.B. Have an English classC. Go shopping.4. When will they meet?A. 9:30.B. 10:00.C. 10:30.Conversation 35. Who had a traffic accident last Monday?A. Lucy.B. Joe.C. Alex.6. What will the speakers do next?A. Go to school.B. Go to the hospital.C. Go to the supermarket.Conversation 47. How long will the hot weather continue?A. Two days.B. Three days.C. A week.8. What will the man do?A. Take some flower seeds to his grandmother.B. Help his grandmother clean the garden.C. Prepare to grow some flowers.9. What does the woman advise the man to take?A. A hat.B. Long clothesC. Ice cream.Conversation 510.What kind of double room does the man want?A. One with a fridge.B. One facing the sea.C. One on the 2nd floor.11.Why doesn’t the man want the room on the seventh room?A. It doesn’t have a computer.B. It doesn’t have a bathroom.C. It isn’t very convenient.12.When will they check in?A. On the 6th of this month.B. On the 10th of next month.C. On the 10th of this month.Conversation 613.Where does the dialogue happen?A. In a hospital.B. On the phone.C. In the man’s house.14.What problem does Lucy have?A. She has had a heart attack.B. Her grandmother has had a heart attack.C. She can’t find her grandmother,15.What does the doctor advise Lucy to do?A. Call an ambulance. （救护车）B. Close the window.C. Go to the nearest hospital.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESection A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. He_______ at his watch and then sped up his steps.A. observedB. staredC. glaredD. glanced22. Tom is _______ to win the English Speech Contest.A. probableB. possibleC. likelyD. unlike23. The Contemporary Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary is ________.A. much usefulB. of usefulC. very useD. of use24. The twins, as well as their mother, _____ fond of pop music. They often gotogether to enjoy the concerts of pop stars.A. isB. areC. wasD. were25. The trees were cut down and that resulted in the city _______ by sand.A. buryingB. being buriedC. was buriedD. to be buried26. Don’t ______ John to know the truth. He will go crazy!A. letB. makeC. haveD. get27. A group of students are waiting outside to see you. ______ they come in?A. ShallB. WillC. MustD. Would28. He ________ you more help, even though he was very busy.A. might have givenB. might giveC. may have givenD. may give29. At last the soldiers reached ______the locals called the Golden Triangle.A. thatB. whereC. whatD. when30. leaves the room last ought to turn off the 1ights．A. AnyoneB. WhoC. WhoeverD. No matter who31. When he came to himself, he found himself _____ on the ground in the forest.A. to lieB. lyingC. layD. lied32. ---Guess what? Lily has won the championship.---I know. That is ______ there is going to be a party this evening.A. becauseB. whyC. howD. when33. Can you tell me __________________________ in the future?A. what life will be likeB. what will life be likeC. how life will be likeD. how will life be like34. The newly-built theatre is ____ the old one.A. as twice big asB. twice more bigger thanC. twice the size ofD. twice so big as35. ---Father, you promised!---Well, _______. But it was you who didn’t keep your word first.A. So was IB. So did IC. So I wasD. So I didSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.Is the world really going mad? 36_____day I was sitting in a restaurant having a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly 37_____ to me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long before the whole room was 38_____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission(允许) to 39_____ a window to stop myself dying!Nowadays air pollution is something that is hardly a questio n any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without thinking that people are 40_____ from the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and improve the public transport system to encourage people to 41_____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him 42_____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down at it and thinks: “I’m 43 that!” T his kind of 44_____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can and should, be treated properly. House building, road 45_____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of life created over millions of years. I would like to 46_____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 47_____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of countries in their natural states.36. A. The other B. Another C. Every D. Each37. A. seemed B. occurred C. appeared D. showed38. A. surrounded B. decorated C. arranged D. filled39. A. break B. recover C. shut D. open40. A. suffering B. existing C. resulting D. surviving41. A. put B. stop C. drive D. leave42. A. sick B. tired C. foolish D. excited43. A. viewing B. breathing C. eating D. drinking44. A. thought B. question C. pollution D. operation45. A. work B. construction C. achievement D. setting46. A. see B. look C. observe D. watch47. A. fewer B. less C. more D. noSection C （12 marks）Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context.The Chinese language differs 48.______ Western languages. It uses characters to stand for ideas, objects, 49._______ deeds. Chinese words are made 50._____ of different characters.Chinese writing began thousands of years ago. According to 51._____ ancient story, 52._____ was a man named Cang Jie that invented Chinese writing. One winter day while hunting, Cang Jie saw different tracks of animals in the snow. Then he had the idea 53.______ he could use different shapes to represent different objects. The first Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. Some characters have been simplified and 54._______ have been made more difficult over time.55.________, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms. Nowadays simplified Chinese characters are widely used in China’s mainland.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30marks)Directions：Read the following three 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.AOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus （马戏）. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns（小丑）. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answe red, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.56. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean”( Paragraph 2)?A. To show the children were well looked after.B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.C. To show how hard the mother worked.D. To show how rich the family were.57. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?A. He had lost his money.B. His children were noisy.C. The tickets were sold out.D. The tickets were too expensive.58. Who did the $20 note belong to?A. The poor man.B. The writer’s father.C. The poor man’s wife.D. The ticket lady.59. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?A. He found the money he lost.B. He wanted others to help him.C. He made his children unhappy.D. He was thankful for the kindness.60. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?A. The poor man’s family saw the circus that night.B. The two families became close friends.C. The writer’s father earned some money.D. The writer saw the circs that night.BSchool activities for kids and teensJuly is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.a magicalchildren who are taken on a dragon ride to expel the Phone the booking office: Brisbane Botanic Gardensin space? Is the questions asked in this show.hub, 171magician?magician, to learn about real magic with playingropes and DIY 1226 to book your place.a guitarmom? Science is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece61. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _______.A. Magic ClassB. Science with MeC. Secret of the DragonD. The Search for Life62. John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How muchshould they pay?A. $7.40B. $11.10C. $14.80D. $23.2063. Rita plans to join Magic Class. She may learn about _______.A. real magicB. making coinsC. magic storiesD. holding parties64. According to the text, making a guitar needs the things except _______.A. a piece of woodB. a hammerC. some nailsD. ring ropes65. What do the four activities have in common?A. They are all free.B. They happen in the same place.C. They are all weekend activities.D. They can all be booked by phone.CIt seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind. A famous French humorist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives. Wherever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?Of all amateur (业余的) and professional sports in Britain, football is at the top of the list. It is called soccer in the United States. The game was born in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier; as an organized game, it goes back to the beginning of the 19th century.The next is rugby, which is called “football” in the United States. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players instead of eleven in a football team . In rugby, an oval-shaped (椭圆形的) ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked.In summer, cricket (板球) is the most popular sport. In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.Table tennis, or “Ping-Pong”, surely is not played on a great scale (范围) as it is in China or Japan. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity. Horseback riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.66. Which sport can be regarded as the English national game?A. Soccer.B. Rugby.C. Cricket.D. Tennis.67. The main purpose of Paragraph 1 is to tell us that the English _______.A. are sports loversB. behave like childrenC. like to kick a ball aroundD. want to stay young all their lives68.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about football andrugby?A. They differ in the shape of the ball.B. They are played by different numbers of players.C. Neither of them can be handled.D. They both can be kicked.69. The game that was never played in Britain until the late 19th century is _______.A. basketballB. tennisC. rugbyD. football70. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The most popular sport in BritainB. History of sportsC. Football ── the most popular sport in BritainD. Sports in BritainPART FOUR WRITINGSection A （10 marks）Directions: Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage．Write No More Than 3 WORDS for each answer．Ancient Greek statue found in XinjiangResearchers announced the discovery of a small statue in northern Xingjiang, China, recently. The metal statue if of a Greek soldier. When asked how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great’s influence.Alexander the Great (356-323BC) was the son of a Greek king who defeated many Greek cities in battle. At the age of twenty. Alexander himself became king after his father died. However, many cities rose up against Alexander, so he led an army to take them back. Though his army had only 3,000 troops, he won every battle and many enemy soldiers joined him.In 334 BC, he took his army, now with 42,000 men, into the Middle East and then Egypt, defeating every army that stood in his path. Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, finding victory wherever he went. It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world. However, his own army grew tired of endless battles and refused to go any further, so he had to turn back. By the age of thirty, he had already occupied more land than anyone before, and it seemed that more glory was waiting ahead of him. Yet, in 323BC, he came down with a fever and died. Since he had no son, his generals divided his vast kingdom among themselves.Alexander the Great spread the Greek culture from Europe to Africa and Asia, influencing the world for centuries to come. The statue of the Greek soldier found in northern Xingjiang probably came to China in the 4th century BC as a result of trade. Like many other ancient objects that show a Greek influence, it can now be seen in a museum in Urumqi.Section B （10 marks）Directions: Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”．I tried really hard for weeks. I just cou ldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger？”He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr. Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that.”I said.The next day, when I got my report card, I hid it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B＋; Mechanical Drawing, C－; English, D－; History, C－; Gym, B＋; Art, C; Math, D－.That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.81. Why did the kids make fun of Mr. Young? （No more than 8 words）__________________________________________________________________82. What would be the punishment from the orphanage if the author got one more Eon his report card? (No more than 10 words)__________________________________________________________________83. What was the most favorite math grade the author had ever received?(No more than 3 words)__________________________________________________________________84. What can we learn from this story? (No more than 8 words)__________________________________________________________________Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese．假如你是你校校报的记者，写一篇新闻报道：一件最令人感动的事。