广东省揭阳市2015_2016学年高一英语上学期期终试卷(含解析)

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高中英语真题-2015-2016学年度高一上学期期末考试英语试题

2015-2016学年度高一上学期期末考试英语试题做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

Where is Miss White from?A. America.B. Australia.C. Japan.2 . What do you know about the man?He has got the ticket to leave.He has stayed for a week.He will stay here for another week.3. How many dollars does the man still need to buy the diction ary?A. Three dollars.B. Four dollars.C. Five dollars4. What does the man want to learn?A. Russian.B. Spanish.C. English.5. What does the man think of the exam?A. Too difficult.B. Too easy.C. So-so.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Why is the woman not sure that she will go to college?A. Her grades are too bad.B. Her parents wish her to be a pianist.C. She doesn’t like to study.7. What does the man like doing?A. Playing the violin.B. Playing the piano.C. Dancing.8. What does the woman think of the man’s idea?A. It is good.B. It is strange.C. It is foolish.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。

揭阳市2016高三学业水平考试

广东省揭阳市2015-2016学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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。

ASunday, October 5 Clear, 69°FMy wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.Monday, October 6 Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°FWe spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, which we will visit tomorrow.It was pleasant to sit out on deck and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.Tuesday, October 7 Light rain, 64°FThis morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.We drove to the top of the V oges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later, we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar.Wednesday, October 8 Cloudy, 65 °FToday we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.Thursday, October 9 Cloudy, 66°FOur dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.1.Where did the author get off the train?A. ParisB. StrasbourgC. NancyD. Barn2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?A. Monday and Tuesday.B. Tuesday and Wednesday.C. Wednesday and Thursday.D. Monday and Wednesday.3.From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.A. townsB. churchesC. museumsD. mountainsBIt’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it: overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reachedfor something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right o ut of them.”Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mik e’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.4. What does the underlined word “bypass” mean?A. give upB. buyC. throw awayD. change5. Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?A．He didn’t like the t rue meaning of Christmas.B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents.C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma.D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties.6. What was Mike’s reaction to the non-league match?A. Mike hoped that his son would win the match.B. Mike thought that the church should have given the black boys more money.C. Mike thought the black boys were too proud.D. Mike felt sympathy for the team of black boys.7.The w riter’s purpose of writing the passage is to _______.A．show the importance of coachingB．illustrate how a difficult life the black boys ledC．tell a story of a special Christmas presentD．show her pride in her boy’s good performanceCScientists say that playing with the opportunity to be creative is one of the basic needs for children’s development, and the desire to play is anchored in children’s personality.How do children play? Do kids today play differently from the ways I used to play?When I was a child, I didn’t have many toys. A dollhouse that I once got for Christmas was the greatest gift I could imagine. My siblings(兄弟姐妹), my friends and I played “Mom and Dad” with the dollhouse and our dolls again and again, never getting tired of it. The first Lego blocks came up replacing the traditional wooden buildingblocks. The lack of ready-to-use-toys inspired us to create our own using many kinds of material like paper to fold into ships or hats, or wood to carve toys.If I compare the ways I used to play with the ways my children play now, there are many differences. Their rooms are filled with toys, and nevertheless they sometimes have no idea what to play. Having too many choices makes them feel overwhelmed, unable to take advantage of each single one.Also, the toys themselves have changed dramatically. I see many plastic toys ready to use; there is no need for children to create their own ideas and invent their own toys. Electronic toys are on the rise, displacing classical toys. Children don’t need to be creative; playing does not involve much imagination. Now they expect some kind of simulation and entertainment. Electronic toys require more passive reactions and logical thinking. Playing outdoors has become less interesting as this would keep them away from their video games and play stations.8. According to the writer, what he played in his boyhood was________.A. boringB. simpleC. easyD. creative9. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probabl y means “_________”.A. the desire to play has bad effects on a child’s personalityB. the desire to play is the nature of all childrenC. the desire to play limits the development of a childD. the desire to play becomes stronger as a child grows10. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s childhood?A. They had few toys to play with.B. They made some toys by themselves.C. It was a hard time for them for lack of toys.D. They often played the “Mom and Dad” game.11. Which of the following may the author agree with?A. Modern toys ought to be abandoned.B. Toys should encourage creativity.C. Today’s children consider playing outdoors more interesting.D. Modern toys are more advanced than old ones.DA cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one,” she wrote.For her list, the teenager took inspir ation from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who are badly ill, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.On her list, at the site , she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.“Oh, dear, and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.12.What happened after A lice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?A.People around the world sent messages to support her.B.People sent gifts to her from all over the world.C.A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.D.The media called on people to help her.13.Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to.A.catch people’s attentionB.say goodbye to a few friendsC.give comfort to two terminally ill menD.express her last few wishes14.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne .A.is unaware of her own conditionsB.is very sad to know that she will dieC.is calm to know that death is approachingD.is still quite confident in fighting against cancer15.Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”?A.To ask people to donate bone marrow.B.To get a cool computer.C.To swim with sharks.D.To meet a boy.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2016年揭阳市高一英语上期终试卷(有答案和解释)

2016年揭阳市高一英语上期终试卷（有答案和解释）2015―2016学年度高中一年级第一学期英语科期终质检试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

试卷共10页，答题卡共2页。

满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项： 1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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．Whenaretheygoingtoleave? A．At3:15． B．At4:15．C．At2:45． 2．WhatisJoyBush? A．Acomputer maker．B．Abookseller．C．Awriter． 3．What does thewomansayaboutSusan?A．Shehasn’tgonecampingforweeks． B．Shelikeslongcampingtr ips． C．Ittakesher a longtimetoplanhercamping． 4．Whatdoesthemanmean? A．Heletsher goaway． B．Hewill get closertoher． C．Hecanhearherverywell． 5．Whataretheytalkingabout? A．Christmastree．B．Christmas dinner． C．Christmasgifts．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。

2015-2016年度高一上学期期中考试英语试题(含规范标准答案)

2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试试题英语第一卷100分一、听力（共两节，共30分）略二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was close to thirty, I was living in a big city. Although I had 31 experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 32 work.I was 33 a school bus to make some money and 34 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I 35 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 36 the job. “Why has my life become so 37 ?” I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to 38 a little girl, she handed me a ring 39 I should keep it 40 somebody claimed (认领) it. The ring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.At first I got angry. Then I suddenly 41 that I had been giving all of my 42 to what was going wrong with my 43 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with in my life. Later, I decided to 45 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady, 46 was a leader at a large 47 . She asked me if I would 48 a one-day lecture（讲座）on dealing with stress to 200 nurses and workers. I said yes.My 49 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 50 that I completely changed my life.31. A. many B. much C. no D. little32. A. hopeful B. extreme C. good D. successful33. A. taking B. repairing C. driving D. designing34. A. living B. traveling C. discussing D. working35. A. held B. had C. asked D. prepared36. A. like B. lose C. find D. get37. A. busy B. hard C. serious D. short38. A. call on B. drop off C. wave at D. look for39. A. asking B. promising C. saying D. showing40. A. as if B. even if C. in case D. ever since41. A. heard B. realized C. made D. moved42. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests43. A. jobs B. education C. experiences D. life44. A. list B. book C. schedule D. copy45. A. turn B. get C. keep D. add46. A. who B. that C. which D. whom47. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel48. A. give B. review C. listen to D. talk about49. A. plan B. choice C. day D. attitude50. A. operating B. speaking C. working D. thinking三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

15—16学年上学期高一期末考试英语试题(附答案)(7)

2015~2016学年度第一学期期末试卷高一英语第Ⅰ卷客观卷（共60分）I. 阅读理解(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。

ATourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.1. More people travel today than in the past because______________.A. people have become interested in travelingB. traveling today is easier the in the pastC. people now have spare money for travelD. great changes have taken place in the world2. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.B. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.C. People have some trouble in making journey.D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.3. What is the best title of the passage?A. The Change of TourismB. TourismC. The Importance of TourismD. The Cause of Tourism ChangeBI woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied. However, it seemed that day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future commercial (商业的) project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to present (介绍) it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a draft (草稿) of it in my office. At last, the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents (事件).4. Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?A. She got up late in the morning.B. She changed her purse and other little things.C. One of her shoe heels broke.D. She had a traffic accident on the way to work.5. According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?A. Her boss was very angry with her.B. She left her plan on the bus.C. She often arrived at her office on time.D. She was nervous at the meeting.6. According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?a. She presented the plan to the clients.b. One of her stiletto heels broke.c. She arrived at the office.d. She phoned her boss.e. She tried to match her purse with her red shoes.A. beacdB. bedcaC. dceabD. edcba7. Which old saying could b e used to describe the writer’s incidents?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. A good beginning makes a good ending.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. One trouble never comes alone.CAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.In many parts of the world, people take naps(小睡；打盹) in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful．8. Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?A. Because you eat too much for lunch．B. Because it’s hot in summer．C. Because your body temperature goes down at that time．D. Beca use you didn’t have a good sleep last night．9. What can we learn about “naps” according to the last paragraph?A. All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day．B. Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t．C. If you take naps everyday, you’11 never suffer from heart disease．D. Taking naps regularly is beneficial to people’s health．10. What can we infer from the passage?A. You’ll feel sleepy at regular intervals（间隔）.B. Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health.C. You will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time.D. If you get up at 6:30 am, you’d better take a nap at about 1:30 pm.11. What would be the best title for the text?A. Just for a RestB. All for a NapC. A Special Sleep PatternD. Taking Naps in Warmer ClimateDOne of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to $30,000 reward money.Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secr etly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.She said, “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park, I was so glad they were there.”The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 p.m. the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said, “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much or mak e any eye contact.” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and her husband Stall McKale,65, who phoned the police at 11 p.m.Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 p.m. to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat.”Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that pair of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage (走廊). The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带手铐).”12. The underlined p hrase “be in line for” in the first paragraph means __________. .A. getB. be paidC. ask forD. own13. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because _________. .A. the police called herB. he looked very strangeC. he came to the hotel with little luggageD. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve14. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in _________. .A. the passageB. the man’s roomC. Vicki’s bedroomD. the top floor room15. The whole event probably lasted about ________hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.A. 6B. 8C. 11D. 14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。

2015—2016学年广东省揭阳市高一年级第一学期期终英语科试卷(解析版)

2015—2016学年度高中一年级第一学期英语科期终质检试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

试卷共10页，答题卡共2页。

满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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．Whenaretheygoingtoleave?A．At3:15．B．At 4:15．C．At2:45．2．WhatisJoyBush?A．Acomputer maker．B．Abookseller．C．Awriter．3．What does thewomansayaboutSusan?A．Shehasn’tgonecampingforweeks．B．Shelikeslongcampingtrips．C．Ittakesher a longtimetoplanher camping．4．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Heletsher goaway．B．Hewill get closer toher．C．Hecanhearherverywell．5．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Christmastree．B．Christmas dinner．C．Christmasgifts．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。

高中英语真题：2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试试卷高一英语

2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试试卷高一英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（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. What is the North Lake like now?A. Beautiful.B. Dirty.C. Clean.2. What is the man doing now?A. Cleaning the lift.B. Helping the woman.C. Smoking in the lift3. What did Betty do last night?A. She attended the party.B. She did her homework.C. She talked with the man.4. Where are the two speakers?A. In a car.B. At a bus stop.C. In a house.5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Husband and wife.C. Mot her and son.第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6, 7 题。

6. How old is Tina?A. 13.B. 18.C. 15.7. How often does Tina go to learn the piano?A. Every day.B. Once a week.C. Once a month听第7段材料，回答第8, 9 题。

高中英语真题-2015-2016学年第一学期期末考试卷

2015－2016学年第一学期期末考试卷（完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷 (共84分)第一部分：听力（共20题；每小题1分, 满分20分）第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分, 满分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. How does the man find the movie last night?A. It is moving.B. It is interesting.C. It is not worth seeing2. How much does the handkerchief cost?A. $7.B. $9.C.$16.3. Who made the woman's personal website?A. She herself.B. Her friend.C. The man.4. What does the man want to have?A. Chocolate.B. Sweets.C. Ice-cream.5. Which section would the man like to read?A. Sports.B. Business.C. News.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What did the man begin to work in Courtaulds?A. About 4 years ago.B. About 40 years ago.C. About 44 years ago.7. What does the man say about his present life?A. He is used to it.B. He likes it.C. He gets bored with it.8. Who is Rover?A. The man's workmate.B. The man's dog.C. The man's wife.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

2016届广东省揭阳市高三上学期期末学业水平考试英语试题 word版

2016届广东省揭阳市高三上学期期末学业水平考试英语试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷和答题卡相应的位置上。

3. 全部答案应在答题卷和答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 考试结束后，将本试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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。

ASunday, October 5 Clear, 69°FMy wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.Monday, October 6 Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°FWe spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, which we will visit tomorrow.It was pleasant to sit out on deck and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph. Tuesday, October 7 Light rain, 64°FThis morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later, we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar.Wednesday, October 8 Cloudy, 65 °FToday we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremelyunusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other. Thursday, October 9 Cloudy, 66°FOur dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.1.Where did the author get off the train?A. ParisB. StrasbourgC. NancyD. Barn2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?A. Monday and Tuesday.B. Tuesday and Wednesday.C. Wednesday and Thursday.D. Monday and Wednesday.3.From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.A. townsB. churchesC. museumsD. mountainsBIt’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He di dn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it: overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.4. What does the underlined word “bypass” mean?A. give upB. buyC. throw awayD. change5. Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?A．He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas.B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents.C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma.D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties.6. What was Mike’s r eaction to the non-league match?A. Mike hoped that his son would win the match.B. Mike thought that the church should have given the black boys more money.C. Mike thought the black boys were too proud.D. Mike felt sympathy for the team of black boys.7.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to _______.A．show the importance of coachingB．illustrate how a difficult life the black boys ledC．tell a story of a special Christmas presentD．show her pride in her boy’s good performanceCScientists say that playing with the opportunity to be creative is one of the basic needs for children’s development, and the desire to play is anchored in children’s personality.How do children play? Do kids today play differently from the ways I used to play?When I was a child, I didn’t have many toys. A dollhouse t hat I once got for Christmas was the greatest gift I could imagine. My siblings(兄弟姐妹), my friends and I played “Mom and Dad” with the dollhouse and our dolls again and again, never getting tired of it. The first Lego blocks came up replacing the traditional wooden building blocks. The lack of ready-to-use-toys inspiredus to create our own using many kinds of material like paper to fold into ships or hats, or wood to carve toys.If I compare the ways I used to play with the ways my children play now, there are many differences. Their rooms are filled with toys, and nevertheless they sometimes have no idea what to play. Having too many choices makes them feel overwhelmed, unable to take advantage of each single one.Also, the toys themselves have changed dramatically. I see many plastic toys ready to use; there is no need for children to create their own ideas and invent their own toys. Electronic toys are on the rise, displacing classical toys. Children don’t need to be creative; playing does not involve much imagination. Now they expect some kind of simulation and entertainment. Electronic toys require more passive reactions and logical thinking. Playing outdoors has become less interesting as this would keep them away from their video games and play stations.8. According to the writer, what he played in his boyhood was________.A. boringB. simpleC. easyD. creative9. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.A. the desire to play has bad effects on a chil d’s personalityB. the desire to play is the nature of all childrenC. the desire to play limits the development of a childD. the desire to play becomes stronger as a child grows10. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s childhood?A. They had few toys to play with.B. They made some toys by themselves.C. It was a hard time for them for lack of toys.D. They often played the “Mom and Dad” game.11. Which of the following may the author agree with?A. Modern toys ought to be abandoned.B. Toys should encourage creativity.C. Today’s children consider playing outdoors more interesting.D. Modern toys are more advanced than old ones.DA cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer ofthe white blood cells. “I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one,” she wrote.For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who are badly ill, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.On her list, at the site , she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.“Oh, dear, and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after he r site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.12.What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?A.People around the world sent messages to support her.B.People sent gifts to her from all over the world.C.A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.D.The media called on people to help her.13.Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to .A.catch people’s attentionB.say goodbye to a few friendsC.give comfort to two terminally ill menD.express her last few wishes14.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne .A.is unaware of her own conditionsB.is very sad to know that she will dieC.is calm to know that death is approachingD.is still quite confident in fighting against cancer15.Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”?A.To ask people to donate bone marrow.B.To get a cool computer.C.To swim with sharks.D.To meet a boy.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试试卷英语(共150分，共120分钟)第一卷共100分一、听力（30分，每小题1.5分）略二、阅读理解（30分，每小题2分）AYesterday was awful. We had what they’re calling a “weather event” here, and it poured about 14 inches of rain in a day, causing by far the worst flash flooding I’ve seen in the 13 years in the place where we’ve lived. The kids and I ended up being trapped in our car in rapidly rising flood waters. The engine had stopped and couldn’t start again; the kids were terrified and I didn’t know what to do. Then a man in a 4WD pulled up beside us and offered to pull us out of the water.When he got us to higher ground he asked where our home was. We lived about 2km down the road, so he pulled us all the way back to our street before going off to look for more people in trouble.I don’t know this man and I ‘ll probably never see him again, but the kids and I owe him a huge debt of gratefulness that we’ll never be able to repay. Five local people died in this “weather event”, just a few streets away from here, so I’m in no doubt as to how dangerous our situation was. Going through what we went through has only reinforced(强化) the fact that we should always be ready and willing to help someone in need to stay safe and be well, whatever the situations are.21.What can we learn about the “weather event”?A. It was the biggest flood ever in this area.B. It rained for several days.C. Several people lost their lives in the event.D. Nobody was hurt in the event.22.Which statement is NOT TRUE about the man?A. He drove a car of great power.B. He left as soon as he pulled the author’s car out.C. He was willing to help those in trouble.D. He was a brave and selfless person.23. What is the author probably going to do after going through such a “weather event”?A. Be ready to give hands to others.B. Buy a car with a more powerful engine.C. Try hard to search for the man.D. Pay some money for the man’s help.24.Which one is the best title for the passage?A. A Weather EventB. The Kindness of a StrangerC. A Car Accident in FloodD. An Awful DayBDo two kids make a perfect family? Share your views about this issue on our website.LucinaWhen you decide to have another child , you should plan your budget（预算）in advance. If you or your parents can’t take care of your body, you have to at least spend an extra 5000 yuan per month to hire a body sitter. If you want to send your kids to study abroad, you have to save another 1 million yuan. I think most young Chinese couples cannot afford the expense.BcnuTwo is more than twice the work, there’s no guaranteeing（确保）they’ll share interests; they could very well fight or want to head off in completely different directions. If you find you love the second one more than the first, I don’t see how that could possibly make life simple, as children are very sensitive to that sort of thing. My advice is to take care of yourself and take time for your love for the first child to relax and grow before even thinking about having a second child.StevenI always thought having two kids sounded perfect. But when my daughter was born with life-threatening health problems I knew she would be my only kid. Raising our daughter was going to take a lot of emotional, physical, an d financial resources. If I had any more children, I don’t think I could handle it.WilliamUnder the one-child policy carried out in China for three decades, many kids are spoilt by their parents. The “little emperors” have no idea of sharing and giv ing and many of them even become self-centered. If we have another child, the first one will learn something about responsibility, sharing and caring for others.25.What can we learn from the passage?A.Few families are ready for a second child in China.B.It takes a lot of money to raise a second child.C.Steven has never considered having a second child.D.Many kids become selfish because of the one-child policy26.Of all the four persons, who is most likely to have a second child?A.LucinaB. BcnuC. StevenD. William27.What does the underlined part “that sort of thing” most probably refer to ?A.T he two kids have different interests.B.I t makes life hard to have two kids.C.P arents can’t treat the two kids equally.D.T he two kids fight with each other.28.Which of the following statements about the four persons is true?A.L ucina plants to send her kids to study abroad.B.B cnu thinks having a second child means more trouble.C.S teven suffers from health problems.D.W illiam has a selfish child.CYou know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years.One of the big changes is that cars will drive themselves. Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the car where you want to go and it will drive itself.“We definitely have the technology for it now,” says Andrew Poliak of automotive technology supplier QNX. “We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025.”The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California. Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars haveno steering wheels（方向盘）or pedals（踏板）Last week, police ordered one of Google’s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak with the operators of the vehicle.According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometers. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years.So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them.29.Why was the Google’s car stopped by police?A.It ran too fastB. It looks the lawC.It drove too slowly.D. It had no driver.30.What can we learn from the passage?A.The car hasn’t changed a lot over the past 10 yea rs.B.Google has no self-driving car technology.C.Self-driving cars are widely used in the U.S.D.Google self-driving cars haven’t been fined so far.31.What distance can a person drive in year on average?A.About 22,000kmB.About 18,000kmC.About 45,000km.D.About 11,000km.DFor over a month, forest fires in Indonesia spread very quickly out of control as the country suffered its worst drought（干旱）in 50 years. Within days a cloud of some was hanging over neighbouring countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars, it soon became poisonous（有毒的）. Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose. People coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately.The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot（烟灰）covered everything. In some areas, tap water was used from high-rise city buildings to try and break up the smog.Finally, heavy rains, which came in November, put out the fires and cleared the air. But the environmentalcosts and health problems will remain. Breathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have difficulties for the first time. Wildlife has suffered too. In low-land forests, elephants, deer, and tigers have been driven out of their homes by smog.But smog is not just an Asian problem. In fact, the word was first used in London in 1905 to describe the mixture of smoke and thick fog. Sometimes the smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents. About 4,000Londoners died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952.32.When did the forest fires most probably happen?A. In JulyB. In OctoberC. In NovemberD. In December33.Which of the following is true about the forest fires?A.The fires spread to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.B.The fires were put out by the firefighters and volunteers.C.Many animals were left homeless because of the smog.D.4,000people were killed by the forest fires.34. When can we learn from the passage?A.Smog can lead to drought problem.B.Smog can cause forest fires easily.C.Smog has little effect on wildlife.D.Smog is more than an Asian problem.35.What is the similarity between the Indonesia smog and the London smog?A.Both were caused by drought.B.Both caused many deaths.C.Both were poisonous.D.Both spread in several countries.三、七选五(共5小题；每小题2分。

2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题

2015-2016学年度上学期（期末）考试高一英语试题【新课标】试卷说明：1、本试卷满分150分，答题时间120分钟。

2、请将答案直接填涂在答题卡上，考试结束只交答题卡。

第一部分：选择题（共四节, 满分90分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20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。

1. ________it is to throw snowballs at each other on the playground after snow!A. How funB. What funC. What a funD. How funny2.We find ______ easy to get along with our new teachers here.A. thatB. itC. thisD. 不填3.--Tom is _____ to computer games.--No wonder he is not doing well in school recently.A. interestedB. curiousC. crazyD. addicted4.The computer system _______suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A. broke downB. broke outC. broke upD. broke in5.Her singing career _______ after an appearance in the Spring Festival TV Show ten years ago.A. got offB. put offC. set offD. took off6. Is this the first time that Jack ______ this kind of food?A. enjoysB. has enjoyedC. enjoyedD. had enjoyed7. He is a man with rich experience, _________ much can be learned.A. whoB. from whoC. from whomD. what8. _______ is known to us all, America is a developed country _________ theFirst World.A. As; belongs toB. As; belonging toC. What; belonging toD. It; belongs to9. —I won the first prize in the English speech contest held in our school last month! —_______!A. Thank youB. Enjoy yourselfC. CongratulationsD. Good Luck10. Reading is ____ good habit. Stick to it, and you’ll make _______ progress.A. a, /B. a, aC. /, aD. the, a11. Prices of daily goods _______through a computer can be lower than store prices.A. are boughtB. boughtC. been boughtD. buying12. Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be _____ to the kids.A. relativeB. accessibleC. acceptableD. changeable13. _____ the difficult maths problem, I have consulted(咨询) Professor Russell several times.A. Working outB. Worked outC. To work outD. Work out14. Tsinghua University, _____ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.A. foundB. foundingC. foundedD. to be founded15. Do you get up every morning _____ energetic and ready to start a new day?A. feelB. feelingC. to feelD. felt16. Swimming is my favorite sport. There is _____ like swimming as a means of keeping fit.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything17. To my great surprise, he wasn’t _____ when he heard the _____ news.A. surprising; surprisingB. surprised; surprisingC. surprised; surprised C. surprising; surprised18. We really appreciate _____ to your party on Saturday.A. invitingB. to inviteC. being invitedD. to be invited19. When I was young, I _____ in a faraway village for several years, which is unforgettable.A. livedB. have livedC. was livedD. had lived20. The roads are crowded _____ walking is quicker than driving.A. in order thatB. so thatC. so as toD. in order to第二节：阅读理解。

2015-2016高一年级第一学期期末考试试卷—英语

2015-2016高一年级第一学期期末考试试卷—英语卷I第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20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。

AHeading off to college this year？Here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind：Dress to impress：Stylist and business consultant Daniela Smith says，“Girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the bridge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional network.You don't need to dress like you're going to the office，but you should display an ability to properly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence，and look puttogether.”Logo mania(品牌狂热症)：Wearing the logos of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group，so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop at.It's tempting to load up on logos，especially wellknown logos that signify highend brands.But consider this：college is a time of selfdiscovery，a chance to develop your own personal style.Instead of wearing logos head to toe，“walking advertisement”style，why not express who you really are?Wear real pants：The combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses.Smith points out that leggings，yoga pants，and sweatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless you're exercising.Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls，they are not an appropriate choice for daywear.As a young woman，your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level.So，get rid of leggings and wear real pants!Keep the cute factor to a minimum：Stay away from sweaters and Tshirts with smiling animals，cartoon characters，or Hello Kitty on them.Sure，kittens might be cute，but they're not doing you any favors in the style department.Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look，and not necessarily in a good way!21．The second paragraph indicates the importance of ________.A．impressing professors B．getting on well with classmatesC．creating a professional imag D．dressing appropriately22．The author recommends wearing real pants because ________________.A．leggings and baggy shirts are too common B．yoga pants and sweatpants are not so comfortableC．real pants can present you with appropriate maturity D．people like real pants better than the other pants 23．What's the writer's attitude towards sweaters with animals on them?A．They make people look lovely. B．They are very fashionable these days.C．They will show you're an animal lover. D．They are not suitable for collegeaged students.24．In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?A．Business Week. B．Parents.C．Style. D．Travel & Leisure.BA year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute<”someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.”Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the dayeventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.“All right then,”I said. “Okey, here we go.”Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.25. The author took the job to teach writing because ______.A. he wanted to be expectedB. he had written some storiedC. he wanted to please his fatherD. he had dreamed of being a teacher26. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?A. He would be aggressive in his first class.B. He was well-prepared for his first class.C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.27. The author chose the composition topic probably because ______.A. he got disappointed with his first classB. he had prepared the topic before classC. he wanted to calm down the studentsD. he thought it was an easy topicCGeorge Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition(作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics(评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It still remains one of his most famous works.George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.28.What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?A.It attracted more people to theatres.B.It proved jazz could be serious music.C.It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.D.It caused a debate among jazz musicians.29.What do we learn from the last paragraph?A.Many of Gershwin’s works were lost.B.The death of Gershwin was widely reported.C.A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.D.Brain cancer research started after Gershwin’s death.30.Which of the following best describes Gershwin?A.Talented and productive.B.Serious and boring.C.Popular and unhappy.D.Friendly and honest.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2015-2016第一学期高一英语试题及答案(模拟考试4)

2015—2016学年第一学期高一英语试卷（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）范围：Book1 ~Book2Unit1注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。

2. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷自己保留，将答题卡交回。

第一部分英汉互译（共20分，每题1分）1、属于 __________________ 11、burst out crying ________________2、There is no doubt that__________ 12、许多，大量 ___________________3、be well worth doing____________ 13、prefer to do sth. ________________4、看重，器重 ________________ 14、照常 _________________5、寻找 ________________ 15、in ruins ________________6、be of high quality _____________ 16、合计 ________________7、献身，专心于 _______________ 17、破坏，毁坏 ________________8、失业 ________________ 18、in order to ______________9、come to power ______________ 19、提出，走近 __________________10、事实上 ________________ 20、下决心，决定_________________第二部分完形填空（本题有20小题，每小题1.5分；共计30分）We find different kinds of animals in the world． Some animals， such as tigers and lions，live in big forest and they are called 21 animals． Some others like sheep and dogs are 22 by men and they are called domestic animals（家养动物）．These animals are very different from one another，but we can 23 them into big groups：those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves．Animals like the 24 belong to the first group．Animals are 25 great use to human beings．Men 26 wild animals for their fur and meat．Domestic animals are 27 more important to men．Without them， life will be 28 ．People make use of animals in many 29 ．Cows and pigs are useful to men's 30 ．They give 80％of the 31 men eat every year．Skin of some animals can be 32 into expensive overcoats and shoes，which are warm and comfortable and 33 a long time．They are very welcome in 34 countries．Wool，which is now one of the most important materials for textile（纺织）35 ，comes from some certain 36 ．From cows，we get milk．And we shouldn’t37 that some domestic animals are kept for transport（运输）．Many people 38 ride horses．Arabs ride on camels that travel in deserts for days without 39 ．In some places animals are still used to plough field．40 is clear that men just can’t live without these animals．21． A． wild B． serious C． terrible D ． fighting22． A． trapped B． treated C． soldD． kept23． A． separate B． divide C． turnD． change24． A． chicken B． tiger C． dog D． goat25． A． with B． to C． for D． of26． A． hunt B． discover C． raiseD． care for27． A． quite B． very C． even D． some28． A． smooth B． difficult C． easy D ． perfect29． A． ways B． groups C． placesD． kinds30． A． life B． work C． family D． food31． A． meal B． meat C． dinnerD． animal32． A． put B． turned C． made D． changed33． A． last B． cost C． take D． dress34． A． cool B． cold C． warm D． foreign35． A． business B． workers C． industry D． factory 36． A． sheep B． goats C． cows D． animals37． A． forget B． remember C． realize D． notice 38． A． always B． hardly C． stillD． just39． A． resting B． drinking C． sleeping D． st opping40． A． That B． This C． It D． So第三部分阅读理解（共60分）共两节第一节（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分，严格按照题目要求填写在答题卡上）(A)Thanksgiving Day is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is the most traditional American holiday. The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts in 1621. After a year of great hardship, the colonists wanted to give thanks to God for their first harvest. They invited their Indian friends to join them in a big feast. Today the holiday is still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. But it wasn’t a regular nati onal holiday until President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November would thereafter be Thanksgiving Day in 1863. It is a day of family reunion and it is customary to invite friends to share the meal. In some large cities, there are important football games that are played on Thanksgiving Day.For Americans, Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family gets together. Everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of greetings. The women soon disappear into the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. The men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television, or to discuss business or politics. If weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. Then everyone will sit down to dinner, in which traditional Thanksgiving foods such as stuffed turkey, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie are served. After dinner, people will sit around and talk.41. According to the passage, the first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated ___________. （）A. 1863B. in primitive timesC. over 300 years agoD. at the very beginning of civilization42. Which of the following statements about Thanksgiving Day is NOT true? （）A. It is falls on the same day in November every year.B. It is the most traditional American holiday.C. It is a regular national holiday.D. It is a day of family reunion.43. All of the following are customs associated with Thanksgiving Day EXCEPT ________. （）A. family members usually get together on Thanksgiving DayB. people send greeting cards to each otherC. in some cities, there are important football gamesD. people usually have Thanksgiving dinner served with traditional Thanksgiving foods44. President Lincoln is mentioned because __________. （）A. it is President Lincoln who made Thanksgiving Day a regular national holidayB. President Lincoln once took part in the celebration of Thanksgiving DayC. President Lincoln introduced the Indian holiday to the AmericansD. President Lincoln is the first US president45. _________ serves as the best title for the passage. （）A. Thanksgiving DinnerB. Thank God for a Good HarvestC. Thanksgiving FoodsD. Thanksgiving, a National Holiday（B）We live in the “Computer Age.” Just 35 years ago, computers couldn’t do much. They were huge and costly. They used a lot of energy. Only a few people were interested in them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. They can do some amazing things.Computers have become important for many reasons. They work faster than humans and make fewer mistakes. They can “remember” huge amounts of information. A computer can solve millions of problems in a few seconds.A person might need years to solve the same number of problems.Computers are used in nearly every kind of work. Police use them to check on stolen cars. Companies use them to keep track of supplies. Planes and trains are guided by computers. So are telephone calls and traffic lights. Small computers are being used in schools and homes. In 1981 there were about 30,000 computers in our classrooms. Today there are over 700,000 computers in our classrooms.The use of computers is growing. More computers will mean more jobs for many people. People will be needed to run and repair them.46. Computers weren’t popular at first because ________. （）A. no one could understand themB. they were too big and expensiveC. they used no energyD. they had too many wires47. Compared with a person, a computer ________. （）A. works fasterB. speakslouderC. remembers lessD. makes moremistakes48. The passage says that computers are now in ________. （）A. kitchensB. phone boothsC. storesD. classrooms49. According to the story, what kind of work will grow? （）A. Flying planesB. Building trafficlightsC. Fixing computersD. Repairingtelephones50. How many computers are used in classrooms today? （）A. About 500,000B. More than700,000C. About 50,000D. More than500,000(C)Many people go to school for a good education. They learn languages ，history, maths and other lessons. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he cannot teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.It is always more important to know how to study by oneself. It is quite easy to learn something in a language or a formula in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula in finding the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. Though Thomas Edison invented many things he didn’t have much school education . How do they do all these ? Because they know how to study. A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their head.51. What do many people go to school for ?A. To make friendsB. To get everythingC. To get a good educationD. To study by themselves52.What should a student learn to do from school ?A. Try to remember more knowledge and formulas .B. Try to learn how to read and how to think .C. Try to remember what the teachers teach .D. Try to invent the world .53. How can an inventor invent things ? The most important thing is how to .A. be a great inventorB. study by himselfC. use his head wellD. remember what he’s been taught54.The word formula in this passage means_ .A. 数学题B. 公式C. 几何图形D. 数学用表55.Which of the following shows the most important idea of this passage ?A. School education is important for a person .B.A student can not learn everything from school .C. A student should learn how to remember a formula .D. Inventors can invent things and change the world a lot .（D）Now comes July, and with it examinations; but these are soon finished and with them ends the school year. Boys and girls have nearly two months’ holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that makes the seaside what it is.56. Summer holidays start _________. （）A. with JulyB. as soon as the examinations are overC. in mid-JuneD. in August57. After the examination, all pupils leave for home ________. （）A. by train onlyB. by airC. by bikeD. by either train or car58. The summer holiday lasts _______. （）A. as long as two monthsB. more that two monthsC. one and a half monthsD. a little less than two months59. July and August are the brightest months for most children, for they can _______. （）A. stay with their parents for all the vacationB. do more readingC. play out of doorsD. meet their old friends60. Children like the seaside so much because they can _______. （）A. swim in the seaB. play with the sandC. take a sun bathD. do all of the above（E）There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today- the wheel（车轮）. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that has as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s, the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life better.In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movie in 1929. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. this was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They work very well. They made people healthier and let them live long l ives. By the 1960’s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.By this time most of people had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world is known to man but the stars are not yet. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space.61. The first great invention ever known was _____. （）A. the cameraB. the wheelC. the electric lightD. the radio62. Which of the following was turned out nearly at the same time as jet plane? （）A. Radio.B. Camera.C. Nylon.D.Movies.63. According to this message, how many countries have made their ways into space? （）A. 2B.3 C.4 D. 564. This passage talks mainly about _______. （）A. how inventions affect people’s lifeB. when electric light was inventedC. which country made the first step into spaceD. why cars were very important65. We can safely come to the conclusion that people’s life will be made even better through _____. （）A. new discoveriesB. greater inventionsC. better ways to help people get over diseasesD. all of the above第二节七选五(共5小题，毎小题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答题卡36~40小题最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。

2015-2016学年广东省两校高一上期末考试英语试卷(带解析)

绝密★启用前2015-2016学年广东省两校高一上期末考试英语试卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：112分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（题型注释）The book, Aliens Ate My Homework, is set in a small town in the United States. By the way the characters talk to each other and the description of items from their daily lives, I think the story takes place within the last 10 years. It is a story about a boy named Rod Allbright who goes to school like any other normal kid. Unfortunately, the class bully(恃强凌弱者) always picks on him because he is overweight. While he’s working on a school project for the science fair, tiny aliens(外星人) come, crashing through his bedroom window in a spaceship. They have come to the earth to get another alien, an evil one named BKR. He is known in other galaxies(星系) for his cruelties. Rod gets bullied throughout the entire novel. The bully’s name is Billy Becker, who is also called BKR! Rod does not discover that Billy is a bad alien until later on. This book has lots of action and the main character is fun to read about. The most exciting part is when the aliens and Rod find out that BKR is Billy Becker and they skip school and go to search his house. They get caught when BKR comes home from school. He traps them in a storing device where he keeps his alien items. They break free of the device and escape from his house with some difficulty. Rod Allbright is fun to read about because he can never tell a lie.试卷第2页，共13页This gets him into trouble when the aliens eat his homework and he can’t make up an excuse for the teacher.The main idea that the author shares is that there could be other galaxies out in the universe with intelligent life forms who could be almost the same as humans. In this book, the aliens are just like humans in the way they think even though they look different and have a different language. I have learned that if you are nice to people they will be nice in return. This is proven in the book because Rod is nice to the aliens and they return the favor. 1、 The tiny aliens come to the earth to _________. A ．look for resources B ．do research on the earth C ．find an alien who has got lost D ．catch a cruel alien2、What’s the right tim e order for the following events? a. Billy is found to be BKR. b. Tiny aliens come to the earth.c. Rod and the tiny aliens go to search BKR’s house.d. Rod and the tiny aliens are trapped, but later escape. A ．abcd B ．abdc C ．bacd D ．bcad 3、What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A ．It pays to be kind to others. B ．It pays to work for the science fair. C ．Aliens are cruel to humans. D ．Aliens and humans are alike. 4、The passage is mainly about_______.A ．aliensB ．school bullyingC ．a science fiction storyD ．a boy’s school lifeEat like a king in the morning, a prince at noon, and a peasant at night. This saying is all about the importance of breakfast. And now scientists can tell us just why it’s so important. According to a study carried out at Imperial College London, UK, skipping the first meal of the day not only means you eat more at lunch, but also that your brain wants to find more unhealthy foods.The study suggests that there is a special part of our brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (眶额皮层), which plays an important part in making choices about what we eat. It is used for identifying the taste of food, especially when skipping breakfast. It is more likely to target high-calorie foods when you’re on an empty stomach.Scientists did an experiment on this. Dr Tony Goldstone from Imperial College London, scanned (扫描) the brains of 21 men and women, around the age of 25. On the first day, these people skipped breakfast before the scans. On the second day, they had cereal (谷物), bread and jam as breakfast. After the scan on both days, they had their lunch.When the volunteers had skipped breakfast, they ate around 20 percent more at lunch, compared with days when they had eaten breakfast. Their brain scans also showed the orbitofrontal cortex was especially responsive to high-calorie foods. ―We believe that bit identifies the value of foods – how pleasan t, how delicious something is,‖ Goldstone told The Guardian.5、From Paragraph 1, we learn that _____.A．scientists found out why eating breakfast is importantB．it’s easy to lose weight without breakfastC．there’s no need to have good food for supperD．eating breakfast makes your brain smarter6、Which is the correct order for the experiment on the first day?① The volunteers skipped breakfast.② The volunteers had lunch.③ The volunteers had a brain scan.A．①②③ B．③②① C．①③② D．③①②7、Which of the following is NOT true about the orbitofrontal cortex?A．It is part of our brain.B．It tells people to eat breakfast.C．It decides which food we like.D．It is active toward high-calorie foods.8、Which of the following can be the title for this passage?A．Breakfast still most importantB．Three meals a day试卷第4页，共13页C ．Experiments on breakfastD ．Researches on lunchMany years ago, when I graduated from school and was working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership －a shop selling cars －was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom."Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said. "Thank you"－two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much. 9、The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean "_____". A ．turned off B ．moved off C ．put off D ．set up10、What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? A ．He had it pulled back to the gas station. B ．The couple sent him a business card. C ．The couple offered to help him. D ．He called his friend for help.11、The battery of the author's car was dead because _____.A．he forgot to turn off the lightsB．the meeting lasted a whole dayC．he drove too long a distanceD．something went wrong with the lights12、By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _____.A．how to write a thank-you letterB．how to deal with car problemsC．the kind-heartedness of other peopleD．the importance of expressing thanksCanyoning (蹦谷运动)The sports of canyoning explore the high-energy environment where water meets rock on the coast, or in river canyons. Protected by wetsuits and helmets (头盔), people jump from cliffs (悬崖) and waterfalls and explore caves and river canyons that would not normally be arrived at.It was pioneered in the U.K. by TYF Adventure (01437 721611, ) and several thousand people leap from the clif fs near St David’s each year. A half day canyoning trip costs ￡50 (￡30 for children under 16).Scuba divingDiving is not popular with British people. The challenges of wild waters are greater because the water is colder and not clear enough, but the coasts of Cornwall, Wales and Scotland have some of the best wreck diving in the world.The British Sub Aqua Club (0870 112 9133 ) and the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (01580 819688 ) run courses teaching the important skills right up and to instructor level.SurfingThe best surfing places in the UK are on the southwest coast where it is warmer and the surf is relatively steady, particularly in Cornwall. The best time of year to surf in the UK is late summer and autumn when water temperatures are at their mildest.The British Surfing Association (01479 861256 ) has a list of famous surf schools around the country.Rock climbing试卷第6页，共13页The most popular natural rocks in Britain include the Peak District, the Lake District, coastal regions, while vast areas of Scotland are a climber’s paradise (天堂). Climbing courses and climbing walls can be located on the website of the British Mountaineering Council (0870 010 4878, ) which offers a series of short films that take the new climber through a step-by-step guide to visiting a climbing wall for the first time.13、 If a couple with their child of 15 join in Canyoning for a day, they will pay ______. A ．￡ 130 B ．￡ 260 C ．￡ 160 D ．￡ 320 14、 To go surfing, you may phone ______.A ．01479 861256B ．0870 010 4878C ．01437 721611D ．0870 112 9133 15、Which of the following is NOT well accepted by British people? A ．Canyoning. B ．Surfing. C ．Scuba diving. D ．Rock climbing.二、完形填空（题型注释）完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A 、B 、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015-2016学年广东省揭阳市第一中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 word版

揭阳一中2015—2016学年度第一学期高二级（95届）英语科期中考试试卷第一部分听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation 11. Why is the man going to Paris?A. To attend an art show.B. To attend a meeting.C. To visit friends.2. When does the next train to Paris leave?A. At 5:15.B. At 6:35.C. At 5:45.Conversation 23.When does Mary’s party start?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 9:00.4. When will the woman probably leave for the party?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 9:00.Conversation 35. How does Linda probably feel now?A. Sorry.B.Worried.C.Happy.6. How many A’s did the woman get?A. Two.B. Four.C.Five.Conversation 47. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Nurse and patient.C. Doctor and nurse.8. Why does the man change his appointment?A. He has another appointment.B. Dr Martin had to ask for leave.C. The bad weather made him do so.9. When will the man meet Dr Martin?A. At 9:00 pm next TuesdayB. At 9:00 am next Tuesday.C. At 9:00 am this morning.Conversation 510. What does the man say about the hotel?A. It offers a free supper.B. It is far from Silver Beach.C. It has a swimming pool.11.How does the woman suggest spending the morning?A. By surfing the Internet.B. By walking along the beach.C. By swimming in the pool.12. What does the woman want to know next?A. Whether there are spare rooms.B. The breakfast time.C. The extra service.Conversation 613.Why does the man ask to go out for a dinner this week?A. For his birthday.B. For their wedding anniversary.C. For rewarding their son.14.Where are the speakers from?A. India.B. Japan.C.Italy.15. When will they go to the restaurant?A. On Monday night.B. On Friday night.C. On Saturday night .第二部分阅读（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。

广东省揭阳市2016届高三英语学业水平考试试卷

揭阳市2015-2016学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷和答题卡相应的位置上。

3. 全部答案应在答题卷和答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 考试结束后，将本试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

ASunday, October 5 Clear, 69°FMy wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses. Monday, October 6 Rained las t night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, which we will visit tomorrow.It was pleasant to sit out on deck and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph. Tuesday, October 7 Light rain, 64°FThis morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later, we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar.Wednesday, October 8 Cloudy, 65 °FToday we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.Thursday, October 9 Cloudy, 66°FOur dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.1.Where did the author get off the train?A. ParisB. StrasbourgC. Nancy D. Barn2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the b oat?A. Monday and Tuesday.B. Tuesday and Wednesday.C. Wednesday and Thursday.D. Monday and Wednesday.3.From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.A. townsB. churchesC. mu seumsD. mountainsBIt’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it: overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.4. What does the underlined word “bypass” mean?A. give upB. buyC. throw awayD. change5. Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?A．He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas.B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents.C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma.D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties.6. What was Mike’s reaction to the non-league match?A. Mike hoped that his son would win the match.B. Mike thought that the church should have given the black boys more money.C. Mike thought the black boys were too proud.D. Mike felt sympathy for the team of black boys.7.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to _______.A．show the importance of coachingB．illustrate how a difficult life the black boys ledC．tell a story of a special Christmas presentD．show her pride in her boy’s good performanceCScientists say that playing with the opportunity to be creative is one of the basic needs for children’s development, and the desire to play is anchored in children’s personality.How do children play? Do kids today play differently from the ways I used to play?When I was a child, I didn’t have many toys. A dollhouse that I once got for Christmas was the greatest gift I could imagine. My siblings(兄弟姐妹), my friends a nd I played “Mom and Dad” with the dollhouse and our dolls again and again, never getting tired of it. The first Lego blocks came up replacing the traditional wooden building blocks. The lack of ready-to-use-toys inspired us to create our own using many kinds of material like paper to fold into ships or hats, or wood to carve toys.If I compare the ways I used to play with the ways my children play now, there are many differences. Their rooms are filled with toys, and nevertheless they sometimes have no idea what to play. Having too many choices makes them feel overwhelmed, unable to take advantage of each single one.Also, the toys themselves have changed dramatically. I see many plastic toys ready to use; there is no need for children to create their own ideas and invent their own toys. Electronic toys are on the rise, displacing classical toys. Children don’t need to be creative; playing does not involve much imagination. Now they expect some kind of simulation and entertainment. Electronic toys require more passive reactions and logical thinking. Playing outdoors has become less interesting as this would keep them away from their video games and play stations.8. According to the writer, what he played in his boyhood was________.A. boringB. simpleC. easyD. creative9. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.A. the desire to play has bad effects on a child’s personalityB. the desire to play is the nature of all childrenC. the desire to play limits the development of a childD. the desire to play becomes stronger as a child grows10. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s childhood?A. They had few toys to play with.B. They made some toys by themselves.C. It was a hard time for them for lack of toys.D. They often played the “Mom and Dad” game.11. Which of the following may the author agree with?A. Modern toys ought to be abandoned.B. Toys should encourage creativity.C. Today’s children consider playing outdoors more interesting.D. Modern toys are more advanced than old ones.DA cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m goi ng to win this one,” she wrote.For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who are badly ill, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.On her list, at the site , she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.“Oh, dear, and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.12.What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?A.People around the world sent messages to support her.B.People sent gifts to her from all over the world.C.A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.D.The media called on people to help her.13.Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to .A.catch people’s attentionB.say goodbye to a few friendsC.give comfort to two terminally ill menD.express her last few wishes14.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne .A.is unaware of her own conditionsB.is very sad to know that she will dieC.is calm to know that death is approachingD.is still quite confident in fighting against cancer15.Which of the follo wing is NOT on Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”?A.To ask people to donate bone marrow.B.To get a cool computer.C.To swim with sharks.D.To meet a boy.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015揭阳市高三英语水平考试

揭阳市2015-2016学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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。

ASunday, October 5 Clear, 69°FMy wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.Monday, October 6 Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°FWe spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, which we will visit tomorrow.It was pleasant to sit out on deck and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.Tuesday, October 7 Light rain, 64°FThis morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.We drove to the top of the V oges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later, we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar. Wednesday, October 8 Cloudy, 65 °FToday we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went through two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.Thursday, October 9 Cloudy, 66°FOur dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.1. Where did the author get off the train?A. ParisB. StrasbourgC. NancyD. Barn2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?A. Monday and Tuesday.B. Tuesday and Wednesday.C. Wednesday and Thursday.D. Monday and Wednesday.3.From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.A. townsB. churchesC. museumsD. mountainsBIt’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it: overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth.I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestl er’s ears. They obviously could not afford.Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.4. What does the underlined word “bypass” mean?A. give upB. buyC. throw awayD. change5. Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?A．He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas.B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents.C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma.D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties.6. What was Mike’s r eaction to the non-league match?A. Mike hoped that his son would win the match.B. Mike thought that the church should have given the black boys more money.C. Mike thought the black boys were too proud.D. Mike felt sympathy for the team of black boys.7.The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to _______.A．show the importance of coachingB．illustrate how a difficult life the black boys ledC．tell a story of a special Christmas presentD．show her pride in her boy’s good performanceCScientists say that playing with the opportunity to be creative is one of the basic needs for children’s development, and the desire to play is anchored in children’s personality.How do children play? Do kids today play differently from the ways I used to play?When I was a child, I didn’t have many toys. A dollhouse that I once got for Christmas was the greatest gift I could imagine. My siblings(兄弟姐妹), my friends and I played “Mom and Dad” with the dollhouse and our dolls again and again, never getting tired of it. The first Lego blocks came up replacing the traditional wooden building blocks. The lack of ready-to-use-toys inspired us to create our own using many kinds of material like paper to fold into ships or hats, or wood to carve toys.If I compare the ways I used to play with the ways my children play now, there are many differences. Their rooms are filled with toys, and nevertheless they sometimes have no idea what to play. Having too many choices makes them feel overwhelmed, unable to take advantage of each single one.Also, the toys themselves have changed dramatically. I see many plastic toys ready to use; there is no need for children to create their own ideas and invent their own toys. Electronic toys are on the rise, displacing classical toys. Children don’t need to be creative; playing does not involve much imagination. Now they expect some kind of simulation and entertainment. Electronic toys require morepassive reactions and logical thinking. Playing outdoors has become less interesting as this would keep them away from their video games and play stations.8. According to the writer, what he played in his boyhood was________.A. boringB. simpleC. easyD. creative9. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.A. the desire to play has bad effects on a child’s personalityB. the desire to play is the nature of all childrenC. the desire to play limits the development of a childD. the desire to play becomes stronger as a child grows10. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s childhood?A. They had few toys to play with.B. They made some toys by themselves.C. It was a hard time for them for lack of toys.D. They often played the “Mom and Dad” game.11. Which of the following may the author agree with?A. Modern toys ought to be abandoned.B. Toys should encourage creativity.C. Today’s children conside r playing outdoors more interesting.D. Modern toys are more advanced than old ones.DA cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things sh e wanted to do before dying.Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “I’ve been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn’t look like I’m going to win this one,” she wrote.For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List” in which two men who are badly ill, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.On her list, at the site , she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor(骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.“Oh, dear, and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.12.What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List”?A.People around the world sent messages to support her.B.People sent gifts to her from all over the world.C.A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.D.The media called on people to help her.13.Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to .A.catch people’s attentionB.say goodbye to a few friendsC.give comfort to two terminally ill menD.express her last few wishes14.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne .A.is unaware of her own conditionsB.is very sad to know that she will dieC.is calm to know that death is approachingD.is still quite confident in fighting against cancer15.Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne’s “Bucket List”?A.To ask people to donate bone marrow.B.To get a cool computer.C.To swim with sharks.D.To meet a boy.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015-2016学年度95届高二级第一学期期末考试题卷

揭阳一中2015—2016学年度第一学期高二级（95届）英语科期末考试试卷第一部分听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation 11. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On the street.B. In the office.C. In a neighborhood.2. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Workmates.B. Father and daughter.C. Teacher and student.Conversation 23. What does the woman consider doing?A. Keeping a pet.B. Studying about pets.C. Giving up her pet.4. Why doesn’t the man’s brother want his dog?A. He can’t stand it any longer.B. He was injured in an accident recently.C. He has no time to look after it.Conversation 35. What did the man do this morning?A. He ran in a park.B. He went to see a doctor.C. He went to visit a friend.6. What did the man go out for yesterday?A. Doing some running.B. Doing some shoppingC. Walking his dog.Conversation 47. Where is most probably Mr. Smith now?A. In the office.B. On the street.C. In the hospital.8. What day is today?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.9. What does the woman call for?A. Asking the man to go to a meeting.B. Inviting Mr. Smith to her office.C. Telling Mr. Smith something about the meeting.Conversation 510. What does the man go to Australia for?A. A business trip.B. Getting relaxed.C. Spending a holiday with his family.11. How did the woman get a plane ticket before?A. On the Internet.B. Calling the airport or the travel agency.C. Buying one at the airport.12. Why can’t the woman show the man how to get the tickets online?A. There is something wrong with her computer.B. Her computer is being used by someone.C. She has to help Mary with something now.Conversation 613. What is the date today?A. March 24th.B. March 25th.C. March 26th.14. What do we know about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ?A. It was written by Vivien Leigh.B. It has been adapted by Marlon Brando.C. It was created by Tennessee Williams.15. What is Marlon Brando?A. A director.B. An actor.C. A writer. 第二部分阅读（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。

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2015—2016学年度高中一年级第一学期英语科期终质检试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

试卷共10页，答题卡共2页。

满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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．Whenaretheygoingtoleave?A．At3:15．B．At 4:15．C．At2:45．2．WhatisJoyBush?A．Acomputer maker．B．Abookseller．C．Awriter．3．What does thewomansayaboutSusan?A．Shehasn’tgonecampingforweeks．B．Shelikeslongcampingtrips．C．Ittakesher a longtimetoplanher camping．4．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Heletsher goaway．B．Hewill get closertoher．C．Hecanhearherverywell．5．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Christmastree．B．Christmas dinner．C．Christmasgifts．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。

6．Whereisthebuswhentheyaretalking?A．On thewayto thePeop le’sSquareB．AtthePeop le’s Square．C．Atthebusstop．7．HowwillthemanrecognizethePeop le’s Square?A．Watchforthe bigstatue．B．Watchfor ithimself．C．Thewomanwilltellhim．8．Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?A．Themantookthebusbymistake．B．Itwasthefirsttimeforthemanto thePeop le’sSquareC．Thebuswasn’tcrowded atall．听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．Whendoesthemid-nightflightarriveinBeijing?A．At9:00 p．m．B．At11:00 p．m．C．At12:15atnight．10．Ifthemanwantstotaketheearlynightflight,whenshouldhearriveattheairport?A．Before7:50 p.m. B．Before 6:50 p.m. C．Before 9:00p.m.11．Howmuchdoesthe man have topayforthetickets atlast?A．＄59B．＄590．C．＄295．听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12．WhatisJamesZhangreallyinterestedin?A．Sellingmachines．B．Science．C．Dreamingofnicethings．13．Whatwouldthemachinehewouldinventdealwith?A．Polluted air．B．Polluted water．C．Trafficaccidents．14．WhatdoesJamesZhangsayaboutthemachine?A．Itwouldbeveryexpensive．B．Itwouldbe verycheap．C．Itwouldbeneithertooexpensivenortoocheap．听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What hadgonewrongintheir house?A．Their washing machine．B．Theelectricity．C．Thelights．16．Whichofthefollowingis true?A．Mr．Blackdidnothing forthemat all．B．Mr．Blackaskedtoomuchmoneyfromthemforhiswork．C．Mr．Blackdidhelpthem butcouldn’tsolvetheproblemcompletelythat day．17．Whydidthemanthinkitwouldcosthimdearly?A．Becausehewantedtobuyacar．B．Because hedidn’thave a goodjob．C．Becausetheircarneededrepairing．听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Whydidtheartistgotoabeautifulvillageforaholiday?A．Becausehewanted to paintsomegoodpictures．B．Becausehe wantedto have a good rest．C．Becauseapeasantwantedhimtoteachhisson．19．Whendidtheartistgoouttopainteveryday?A．In themorning．B．In theafternoon．C．Beforesupper．20．Whydidn’tthepeasantwantthemoney?A．Becauseit was notmuch．B．Because thepicture wasmoreuseful tohim．C．Becuse hewantedtokeepone ofth e artist’spictures．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。

ADoyousupposeDarwin,oneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime,reallydidfoolsexperim ents?Ordid he doexperimentsthat weresosimple and basic that other peoplejust thoughttheywerefoolish?Sometimes,peoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionorthesolution(解决办法)toaproblem.Sometimes,theyreallydoknowananswerorasolution,butwithoutthinkingtheyarei mportant.CharlesDarwindidn’tsettlefor(满足于)justthinkingheknewsomething.And,hebelievedallthingscouldbe importanthoweversimpletheyseemedto be.Supposeyoudropsheetsofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshape.Ifyoudropthem atthesametimeinthesameplace,theywillfallinthesameway.Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpape rintoatight(紧的)littleballandletitdropalongwiththeothersheets.Whathappens?Youhavedonean experimentthat issosimple that youmightthinkitcouldn’t beworthanything.Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant.Itexplainspartofourpresent-dayunderstandin gsofphysics,ideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton.Andtheseunderstandingseta sidesomeof ancientGreekphysics.Scientistsometimesstopstolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem.Ev enthesimplestidea,whichwemightthinkisfoolish,canshakethefoundations(根基)ofscience.21．The passagetells usthatCharlesDarwin .A．wasagreatEnglishscientistB．alwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficultC．thoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportantD．didn’tgetwellwithothers22．Thephrase“setaside”mostprobablymeans .A．throwaway B．store up (储存；积聚) C．puttouseD．realize23．Theauthorof the passagetries to .A．convince usthat CharlesDarwin,GalileoandNewtonarethegreatestscientistsintheworldB．drawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethings C．provethattwosheets ofpaper,withthesamesizeandshape,willfallatthesamespeedD．drawourattentiontoeverydayhappeningsaroundus24．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Darwinreallydidfoolsexperiments.B．AccordingtosomepeopleDarwindidfoolishexperiments.C．Itisbelievedbyallthepeoplethatthingscouldbeimportantthoughtheyseemedtobesimple.D．GalileoandNewtonworkedoutancientGreekphysics.BSeptember21,2050—Atapressconferencetodayitwasannouncedthatthefirsttouristh eadingforMarswillbethe38-year-oldUSbusinessmanPatrickClifford.Hewillleavetheear thinthelaunchingwindowofJune2052andsethisfootonthesurfaceofMarsinNovember,togetherwiththeother6a stronautsassignedforthe missiontofurtherexplorethe planet.Patrickhasnowtwoyearsoftrainingaheadofhimtogetreadyforthetrip.Notonlywillhesp endfive months ingettingtoMars,butanother600daystherebeforehecangobackhome.Pat rickwas of courseveryexcited,“ThishasbeenmydreamsinceIwasfour,andseeing thefirstmanonMars20yearsagomademerealizethatitwaspossible.”Tobeabletopaythe$1.3billionforhisticketforthetripPatricksoldhismajoritystake (股份)inthecompanyhisfatherhadbuilt.“I knowthatmyfatherwouldhavebeenproudofmeifhe hadstillbeenalivetoday,heknewwhatthismeansto me”,saysPatrick.Thereisnoriskthoug hthatyouwillfindPatrickbegginginyourstreetcornerwhenhecomesback,butitissaidthathewaspaidtwiceas muchforhispartofthecompany.So,howishegoingtospendhis600daysontheredplanet?“Well,sinceIdon’thavea jobwhenIgetbackaftersellingthecompany,Ihaveplentyoftimetocomeupwithanewbusiness i dea”,hesaysandlaughs.Ifhebringsashovel(铁锹)hecanstartbuildingthefirsthotelthere,butmaybeheshouldn’texpecttoomany guestsuntilsomeone canoffer acheaperticket.25．Howlongwill PatrickCliffordbeawaybefore he comesback?A．Aboutfivemonths. B．Abouttwoyears.C．About600days.D．About750days.26．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3meansthat .A．thetripwillturnPatrickintoabeggarB．Patrickwillget muchmoneyfromthe tripC．weneedn’tworryabout Patrick’s economicconditionD．it’s likelythatPatrickwillbeverypoorafterhecomesback27．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Patrickisanoptimisticman. B．Atotalofsixpeoplewillgo toMars.C．Patrick’s father feltexcitedatthenews.D．Patrickwillspendallhismoneyonth etrip.CDoyouknowwhat Street Senseis?It’sa newspaperinWashingtonD.C.abouthomelesspeopleandproblemsthataffectt hem.Homeless,orformerlyhomeless,Washingtonianswritemanyofthearticles.Thenewspape r’sb usinessmodelisbasedonhomelesssellerswhosellthenewspaper.Youcanhear themcallout“Street Sensefor sale!”nearsubwayentrances,lunchplacesandothera reasaroundthecity.TheStreetSensenewspaperishousedinanofficeinaChristianchurchinWashington.Eve ryotherWednesdayaboutfourteenthousandcopiesareprinted.Thenewspaperexpressestheth oughtsandexperiencesofpeoplewhocallthestreets home.Four staffmembers workatStreetSenseandtwoofthem arepaid.Thestaffmembers writethefirsttwopagesofthepaper.Interns‒studentsworkingaspartoftheirstudiesandvolunteershelp.Homelesswritersprovidethere stofthematerial.Thisincludespoems,storiesandessays.StreetSenseprovidestrainingforthehomelesspeoplewhowanttobecomepartofthes alesteam.Afterthetraining,eachstudentisgiventenfreecopiesofStreetSense.Oncet hosearesold,traineesbecomerealsalespeople.Theybuypapersforthirty-fivecentsea chandsellthemforadollar.LisaGillespieisthemanagingeditorofStreetSense,Shesaysthenewspaperplaysaparti nhomelesspeop le’s livesthatothermediacannot.Withthehelpofthenewspaper,alotofhome lesspeoplehavebecomeconfidentagain,andtheirliveshavealsobeenimprovedalot. 28．WhatdoesthewritermainlytellusinParagraph1?A．SomethingabouttheStreetSense.B．.HomelesspeopleinWashingtonD.C.C．How Street Sensesolves homeless peop le’s problems.D.WhereyoucanbuyStreetSense.29．HowoftenisStreetSenseprinted?A.Once a weekB.TwiceaweekC.EverytwoweeksD.threetimesamonth30．Whatdothestaff membersmainlydoat StreetSense?A．Theysellnewspapersalongthestreet.B．Theywritethefirsttwopagesofthepaper.C．Theyeditthenewspaperaftertheyreceivearticles.D．Theyprovidethelasttwopagesofthepaper.31．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．IfyouareoneofthetraineesofStreetsense,youcangettendollarsfromsellingallo fyournewspapers.B．TherearetoomanyhomelesspeopleinWashingtonD.C.forthegovernmenttohelp.C．MostarticlesofStreetSenseareaboutWashingtonian s’lives.D．IfyoubecomerealsalespeopleofStreetSense,youcangetthirty-fivecentsfromacopy ofthenewspaper.DIt’s beenrecentlyreportedthatonaveragewespendovertwohourseachdaylookingat asmartphone.Thatdoe sn’tmeanmakingcalls,butusingappsandbrowsingtheWeb.Spendthata mountoftimestaringatanything.Checkingouremailinarestaurant,sharingapictureofthefoodwhenitarrives,orchecki ngafactduringaconversationonlyleadstoreadingmoreinsteadofcommunicatingorally.It’s nosecretourlivesarebeingaffectedbyourobsessionwithsmartphones.However,neverbe forehasthisphenomenonbeendisplayedsovividly(生动地)asintheshortYouTubefilm IForgotMyPhone.Thoughonlybeing onlineforafewdays,it’s alreadybeenviewedmorethan10.5milliontimes.Ironically(讽刺地),YouTub e’s statisticsshowthatthesitegetsabillionviewsperdayfrommobiledevices, so alotofthosepeoplewatched itontheirphones.Theshortfilm,writtenbyandstarringactressCharlenedeGuzman,showsgroupsofpeople invarioussocialsituations,mostofwhicharecompletelyattractedbytheirphonesinsteado ftheworldaroundthem.It’sde pressing(令人沮丧的)becausew e’ve allseenit,andsadbecausetoacertaindegree,wealldoit.32．According to the passage,staring at a smartphonetoo much can .A．makeone laziertochat withothers B．developon e’s concentrationC．bring more attraction D．enrich on e’slife 33．Theunderlinedpart“obsessionwith”inparagraph2canbestbereplacedby .A．disappointmentof B．addictiontoC．independencefromD．misunderstandingof34．Bymentioning theYouTub e’s statistics,theauthorwantsto .A．warnthepeoplewhowatchedtheYouTubefilmB．thinkhighlyoftheYouTubef ilm’s popularityC．makereadersbelievetherealityoftheYouTubefilm.D．criticizethepeoplewhowatchedtheYouTubefilm35．Howdoes theauthor feelaboutlookingatasmartphone?A．He’s puzzled. B．He’ssurprised.C．He’s relaxed.D．He’s worried.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，选项中有两项为多余选项。