人教版高中英语必修四下学期高一期末考试 (2)

北京市东城区（南片）2012-2013学年下学期高一期末考试
英语试卷
本试卷共100分，考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力理解(共两节，14分)
第一节(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1小题。

1. What food is very common for most people in Europe?
A. Rice.
B. Potatoes.
C. Bread and butter.
听第2段材料，回答第2小题。

2. What time is it now?
A. 4:00
B. 3:45
C. 3:15
听第3段材料，回答第3至4小题。

3. What test are the speakers going to take on Friday?
A. Seienee.
B. History.
C. Music.
4. Why does the woman speaker make the phone call?
A. To discuss her maths problems.
B. To seek help with her English reading.
C. To ask about the homework for tomorrow.
听第4段材料，回答第5至7小题。

5. What is the speech about?
A. A music club.
B. A new class.
C. A concert.
6. What is required to do to become a member of the club?
A. To pay some money.
B. To bring some CDs.
C. To fill in a form.
7. What will the club members do on Thursdays?
A. To listen to CDs.
B. To give performances.
C. To talk about musicians.
听第5段材料，回答第8至10小题。

8. What's the woman's main purpose of visiting Quebec?
A. To go sightseeing.
B. To attend a wedding.
C. To visit a friend from college.
9. What does the man advise the woman to do before the trip?
A. Practice her French.
B. Learn the local customs.
C. Study the map of Quebec.
10. What does the man say about Quebec City?
A. It has many historical buildings.
B. It was built in the 18th century.
C. It's the biggest city in Canada.
第二节(共4小题；每小题1分，共4分)
听下面一段对话，完成第11题至14题，每小题仅填写一个词。

听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

这段对话你将听两遍。

Telephone Notes for a Job Interview
Name of the Applicant Penny 11
Education Background graduating from the University of East Anglia
Working Experience ● five months in 12 Restaurant
● three months in Jade Travel Agency
Job Expected an air stewardess (空中小姐)
Time of the Interview 2:30 on 13 afternoon
Place of the Interview on the 14 floor of the ABB Building, Oxford Street
第二部分：知识运用(共三节，35分)
第一节单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

15. All the employees except the manager ________ to work online at home.
A. encourages
B. encourage
C. is encouraged
D. are encouraged
16. One ought ________ for what one hasn't done.
A. not to be punished
B. to not be puished
C. to not punish
D. not be punished
17. A left-luggage office is a place where bags ________ be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.
A. should
B. can
C. must
D. will
18. --Is Professer Smith giving the speech today?
--It ________ be him. He is abroad right now.
A. mustn't
B. needn't
C. won't
D. can't
19. It's nearly time for the meeting to start. The manager ________ be here soon.
A. could
B. should
C. need
D. would
20. ________ she couldn't understand was ________ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
A. What ; why
B. That ; what
C. What ; because
D. Why ; that
21. Information has been put forward ________ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.
A. while
B. that
C. when
D. as
22. A poet and artist ________ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
23. ________ we will start the project has not been decided yet.
A. That
B. Who
C. What
D. When
24. He is the only one of the students who ________ a winner of schoolarship for three years.
A. is
B. has been
C. are
D. have been
第二节完形填词(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据空白处的首字母填一个词，使文章逻辑通顺，意义连贯，语法准确。

This novel was about an unbelievable but g 25 adventure. Its author was a black businessman who was b 26 up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was w 27 on the pavement near the bay enjoying the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in an e 28 So he went to the embassy to s 29 help, but the ambassador with rude manners didn't p 30 his staff to help though he bowed to him. S 31 at his impatient face, he understood that it was the f 32 of his skin colour that accounted for their rejection. So he decided to take a c 33 to sail on a small boat home. He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the c 34 , difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder.
第三节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional
35 such as maths and languages.
The class sits in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten: someone starts, the 36 voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side.
The aim of the game is to 37 for an opportunity to shout out the 38 without clashing (相撞) with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try, 39 of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in. But by the fifth 40 , they develop a rhythm (节奏) . The message gives other people space but also claims your own. This is a requirement for social well-being.
Unlike schools in other nations, German schools do not usually have school sports teams or seek to build school spirit. Many teens admit they are 41 and confused, but school is not usually the place to find relief.
The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness 42 It is 43 for 17-19years old students to prepare for university entrance exams. "The course isn't there to make you happy," Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal, warned pupils, " 44 rather to help you discover the ways to become happy. "
Cooking a meal together will be one of the class 45 , along with improving body language under the 46 of two professional actresses.
The course is taught for three periods a week. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter.
"In the first period, we had to each say something 47 about another member of the class and about ourselves. No laughing at people or teasing," said Fanny, 17.
The message is that self-esteem (自尊) improves 48 too.
Research by the school shows it is not the first to start happiness classes and they also exist at some US universities, but are mainly based on positive thinking, using 49 from studies of depression.
"That would be too one-sided for us. We want to show how decent (好的) food or exercise can help too," the principal said.
35. A. subjects B. objects C. customs D. habits
36. A. sweet B. next C. last D. loud
37. A. look B. see C. find D. listen
38. A. name B. person C. number D. treasure
39. A. all B. few C. most D. none
40. A. round B. limit C. sheet D. zone
41. A. happy B. lonely C. curious D. pleased
42. A. movement B. class C. course D. approach
43. A. intended B. made C. managed D. applied
44. A. and B. but C. so D. or
45. A. tests B. exams C. exercises D. homework
46. A. guidance B. lookout C. permission D. cooperation
47. A. backward B. positive C. negative D. rude
48. A. atmosphere B. achievement C. happiness D. score
49. A. inspections B. instructions C. motives D. findings
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，36分)
第一节(共13小题；每小题2分，共26分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.
He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and - WHUMP! - it hit the Jaguar's shiny black side door! SCREECH ... ! ! ! ! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!" "That's my new Jaguar, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?"
"Please, mister, please...I'm sorry! I didn't know what else to do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" tears were streaming down the boy's face as he pointed around the parked car. "It's my brother, mister," he said. "He rolled off the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up. " Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me. "
Moved by the words, the young businessman lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to the black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE -- a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming you.
50. The boy threw a brick at the businessman's car because ________.
A. he wanted to ask for some money
B. he wanted to get help from the driver
C. the businessman drove at a high speed
D. he hated the brand-new car very much
51. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.
B. The two kids were Josh's neighbors.
C. Josh's new car broke down easily.
D. Josh was a kind-hearted man.
52. According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.
A. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
B. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
C. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
D. protecting oneself from being hurt
B
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them.
The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: ＄15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: ＄12 When: May 8, May 15, May 22
Equipment to be needed:
·Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
·Wear good walking shoes--no high heels.
·Wear a hat for day walks.
·Dress warmly for night walks.
·Children must be with an adult.
·Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
·Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place. Bookings:
·Bookings for the above trips can be done by telephone (893 - 4847) or on the Internet at (www. bluemountaintour, com)
53. Where are these trips?
A. In a large city.
B. In a park in the mountains.
C. In a special zoo.
D. In three different countries.
54. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes.
B. A pair of glasses.
C. Food and water.
D. A sleeping bag.
55. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains
D. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA
C
My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn't forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnson's dictionary, Addison's essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight o'clock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldn't believe that I hadn't seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions (典故) and irony (反讽) and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.
My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six week period, to be written every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other's journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make joke of and said, " This writing isn't fit to line (衬垫) the bottom of a birdcage. " Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.
So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.
56. The passage mainly discusses ________.
A. teaching
B. literature
C. humor
D. knowledge
57. The underlined word "hilarious" in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. funny
B. tiring
C. inspiring
D. brilliant
58. The English teacher the writer disliked most ________.
A. was not able to make students laugh
B. hurt his students' feelings
C. didn't let his students do the grading
D. had no sense of humor
D
THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. One of them is Jane Eyre
written by Charlotte Bronte.
The Bronte family had three girls and a boy. Charlotte was born in 1816, Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. The ehildren wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls took positions as teachers or taught ehildren in their homes. The girls were determined to earn money for Branwell's sart education.
As children, the girls had all written many stories. Charlotte alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty, Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book. ( It was not published until 1859. ) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had.
59. What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte?
A. Help him write stories.
B. Help him get trained in art.
C. Teach him how to draw well.
D. Teach him how to educate himself.
60. We know from the text that
A. Jane Eyre was published in 1847
B. Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all
C. the Bronte sisters received good education
D. the father helped his daughters with their writing
61. The underlined words "the other two" in Paragraph 4 refer to ________.
A. Shirley and Villette
B. The Professor and Agnes Grey
C. Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights
D. The Professor and Wuthering Heights
62. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?
A. Their novels interested few publishers.
B. None of them lived longer than 40 years.
C. Emily was the least successful of the three.
D. None of them had more than two books published.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Carl Rowan was born in 1925 in the southern city of Ravenscroft, Tennessee. His family was very poor. 63
Growing up, Carl had very little hope for any change. There were not many jobs for blacks in the South. 64 Racial tensions were high. Laws were enforced to keep blacks and white separate.
It was a teacher who urged Carl to make something of himself. 65 She urged him to write as much as possible. She would even get books for him because blacks were banned from public libraries.
Carl entered Tennessee State College in 1942. Carl Rowan did so well in college that he was chosen by the United States navy to become one of the first fifteen black navy officers. In 1948, Carl Rowan became a reporter. He was one of the first black reporters to write for a major daily newspaper. As a young reporter, he covered racial tensions in the South of the USA and the war in the Middle East. He also reported from Europe, India and other parts of Asia. 66 In 1987, Carl Rowan created a program called "Project Excellence", which rewards black students who do well in school.
Carl Rowan died on September 23, 2000, in Washington, D.C. During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems. 67 He worked until the end of his life.
A. The schools were not good.
B. He won several major reporting awards.
C. He said that experience changed his life.
D. But he never let bad things slow him down.
E. Bessie Taylor Gwynn taught him to believe he could be a poet or a writer.
F. The Rowan family had no electricity, no running water, no telephone and no radio.
G. The program provided millions of dollars to help African-American students for college.
第四部分：书面表达(共一节，15分)
情景作文(15分)
学校英语学习俱乐部正在进行以“我最喜欢的乐队”为题的征文比赛。

西域男孩(Westlife)是深受大众欢迎的爱尔兰男子乐队，请根据下列表格提示完成你的参赛作品。

乐队名称西域男孩(Westlife)
成员由五位英俊男孩组成
历史●1998年组建
●在爱尔兰、英国走红
●在非洲、澳大利亚、亚洲受欢迎
●1999-2005年间，制作13张唱片，在英国排名第一●4千万张唱片在世界范围内销售
●2012年解散
喜欢该乐队原因●被Seasons in the Sun这首歌打动，它诠释了真爱的含义
●……
注意：
1．词数不少于60词。

2．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

3．文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

【试题答案】
听力原稿
Text 1
W: As we all know, people in Asia eat a lot of rice. Do many people eat rice in Europe, Mr. Green?
M: European people do not eat much rice. It is said that the average European eats only 3 kilograms of rice every year.
W: That's very little. Each person in Asia eats about half a kilogram of rice every day. Then what do Europeans usually have?
M: Potatoes are very common, I think.
Text 2
M: What time does the museum close? Any idea?
W: I'm not sure, but I think it's open until 4 o'clock.
M: What time is it now?
W: It's a quarter past three.
Text 3
M : Hello, 6632278.
W: Hi, Jack. It's me, Ann. I wasn't at school today. Have we got any homework to do for tomorrow? M: Let me see. Well, we get to do the maths problems on page 40 in our textbook.
W: All right. I've got it.
M: Then, we have to go on with our reading for English. The history teacher wants us to read the chapter on the History of London for tomorrow, and write down the most important dates and events in that chapter.
W: Anything else? Ah…music?
M: No, we haven't any music homework, but the science teacher is giving us a test on Friday, so we have to study for that.
W: Oh no. I'm so bad at science. I hate it. Thanks, Jack.
M: Don't mention it. See you tomorrow.
Text 4
W.
Good evening! Thank you for coming to this meeting. I want to tell you something about the music club. This is a new club for students who like music. Anyone is welcomed to join. Here are some forms for you to fill out. Please hand them in after the meeting.
The music club will meet every day after class. We will meet in the library.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we will listen to CDs that other clubmembers bring to the meetings. There will be many different kinds of music. Club members will talk about the people who have written and performed the music. On Tuesdays and Thursdays club members will perform their own music. Many students here can sing or play musical instruments. The music club will give them a chance to perform in front of other students.
Text5
W: Hey, Bob, guess what? I'm going to visit Quebec next summer. I'm invited to go to a friend's
wedding, but while I'm there, I'd also like to do some sightseeing.
M: That's nice, Sherry. But do you mean the province of Quebec or Quebec City?
W: I mean the province. My friend's wedding is in Montreal, so I'm going there first.
I'll stay for 5 days. Is Montreal the capital city of the province?
M: Well, many people think so because it's the biggest city, but it's not the capital.
Quebec City is, but Montreal is great. The Santa Lawrence River runs right through the middle of the city. It's beautiful in summer.
W: Wow, and do you think I can get by in English? My French is okay, but not that good. I know most people there speak French, but can I also use English?
M: Well, people speak both French and English there, but you'll hear French most of the time and all the street signs are in French. In fact, Montreal is the third largest French-speaking city in the world. So you'd better practice your French before you go.
W: Good advice. What about Quebec City? I'll visit a friend from college who lives there now. What's it like?
M: It's a beautiful city, very old. Many old buildings have been nicely protected.
Some of them were built in the 17th and 18th centuries. You'll love it there.
W: Fantastic. I can't wait to go.
Text 6
M: Hello , Jason Smith speaking.
W: Er…Mr. Smith I'm phoning about your advertisement for an air stewardess.
M: Oh, yes. Could I have your name please?
W: Yes. My name is Penny Maggie, M-A-G-G-I-E.
M: M-A-G-G-I-E. Um…are you a graduate?
W: Yes. I graduated from UEA, the University of East Anglia last year. I studied French and Italian there.
M: What kind of work experience have you had?
W: Well, I worked at Holiday Restaurant in West Road for five months, then I began to work for Jade Travel Agency. I've been working there for about three months.
M: I see. And…you want to be a stewardess?
W: Yes, very much. When I was a child, I dreamt of being an air stewardess. You see, I really like traveling and meeting people.
M: OK, Miss Maggie, well, …um. Could you come in for an interview…say 2:30 on Friday afternoon? W: Yes, that would be fine.
M: Good. We're on the sixth floor of the ABB Building in Oxford Street.
W: Thank you. See you then.。