山东省枣庄市第十八中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

山东省枣庄市第十八中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试
英语试题
I．语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once when there was a famine （饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you． 1 it, and come back to me every 2 at this hour till better times come．''
The hungry children 3 eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, because each wished to have the largest loaf．At last they went away without even 4 the good gentleman．But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not 5 or struggle with the rest, but remained 6 modestly in the distance．When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the smallest loaf, which alone was left in the basket, 7 the gentleman's hand, and went home．The next day the children were as 8 as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 9 of the one she got the first day．When she came home, her mother cut the bread open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it．Her mother was very much 10 , and said, ''Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the loaf 11 ．Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 12 , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no 13 ．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to 14 you．Always be as contented, peaceable, and 15 as you now are．Go home now, and the money is your own．'' 1．A．Take B．Buy C．Order D．Smell 2．A．month B．week C．day D．year 3．A．stood B．sat C．gathered D．looked 4．A．hearing B．thanking C．thinking D．looking 5．A．play B．laugh C．quarrel D．speak 6．A．crying B．standing C．quarreling D．singing 7．A．kissed B．took C．seized D．waved
8．A．hungry B．angry C．eager D．rude 9．A．size B．number C．length D．amount 10．A．surprised B．pleased C．terrified D．excited 11．A．by accident B．by heart C．by hand D．by itself 12．A．letter B．apology C．money D．message 13．A．luck B．use C．good D．mistake 14．A．test B．reward C．thank D．attract 15．A．careful B．grateful C．beautiful D．enthusiastic
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置上。

He met his wife at a party．At that time she was so outstanding while he was so normal ．At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee 16 him．She was surprised but in order to be polite, she agreed．He was too nervous 17 （say）anything ．As a result, she felt so 18 （comfortable）that she wanted to go home ．Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put19 in my coffee．” Everybody stared at him．It was so strange! His face turned red, yet still he put the salt in his coffee and 20 （drink）it ．She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea．I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the 21 （salt）coffee．” She was deeply t ouched because she thought a man 22 could tell out his homesickness must be a man who loves his family．After 40 years, he passed away, 23 （leave）her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie．That was 24 only lie I said to you ---the coffee with salt．Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar, 25 I said salt．”
II．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A．B．C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Mark Twain was a great writer．He was born in 1835 in the USA．He was also a famous
speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day, Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew around him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said to him．
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, "The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．
26．Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain's talk?
A．Because he a great writer．
B．Because he liked to anyone．
C．Because of his sense of humour．
D．Because he wrote good novels．
27．That day Mark Twain went to the town _____．
A．to see one of his friends
B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D．to see one of his relatives
28．The waiters felt sorry because _____．
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
29．All the people present laughed heartily because ____．
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D．Mark Twain made a joke．
30．From the story we know _____．
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
B
Recently, the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad?has become one of China’s most popular TV shows, attracting more than 600 million viewers each week．
In this program, five celebrity fathers traveled to six countryside locations across China, including some villages in Beijing, Yunnan, Shandong, Hunan, Heilongjiang and a desert in Ningxia．They took care of their kids without the help of the kid’s mothe rs．At the same time, they also took part in different kinds of activities with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and selling goods．
Why is the show so popular? “It reflects （折射）social reality．In big cities, fathers are always busy earning money and making achievements in their career．They don’t spare more time with their kids．” said Xie Dikui, general director of the show．As the father of a 3-year-old daughter, Xie said that he found his own heart being touched as he made it．“Although these fathers are busy, they are able to spare time for their kids．We can do better than them．”
This also happens in some rural areas in China．More and more men from rural areas are now working in big cities, leaving their kids at home under the Grandparents’ care．“I have a son and a daughter in my hometown．” said Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man working in Shantou, Guangdong Province．“They come to live with me only during summer and winter vacations．I miss them very much．I want to have them live with us in Shantou, but the cost of living here is too high．” said Xu．
31．Five celebrity fathers have ever traveled to _______ with their kids．
A．Beijing, Hunan and Heilongjiang
B．Hunan, Heilongjiang and Tibet
C．Yunnan, Ningxia and Hong Kong
D．Yunnan, Shandong and Gansu
32．The TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? is popular mainly because _______ ．A．the five fathers are all famous stars
B．there are many beautiful sights in it
C．Xie Dikui is a popular director in China
D．it reflects the problems about family education
33．The underl ined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to_________ ．
A．the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad?
B．the fact that fathers have less time with their kids
C．the trip of five celebrity fathers with their kids
D．the relationship between Xie Dikui and his daughter
34．Xu Canyong can’t live with his two kids in Shantou because________ ．
A．he can’t afford to live there together
B．he has no time to look after his kids
C．Shantou is too far from his hometown
D．his kids are used to living with their grandparents
35．From this passage, we may infer ________ ．
A．fathers will raise the kids instead of mothers
B．the five celebrity fathers will give up their own jobs
C．in some rural areas, more and more kids live with their grandparents
D．Mr. Xu often goes back to his hometown during summer and winter vacations
C
The Ancient Town of Fenghuang, one of China’s most well-known ancient towns, was under water as heavy rain hit the center of the country, with tens of thousands of people leaving from the area．Heavy rain and floods（洪水）lasted for the past few days．Waters in the nearby Tuojiang River rose by almost one meter above warning level（警戒线）, causing heavy rainstorms．More than 120,000 local people and tourists have been helped to leave there
because of the terrible disaster．And more than 4,000 shops in the town have been shut．Several bridges on the Tuojiang River have been damaged or destroyed．Water has flowed（流）into many bars, restaurants and hotels in its ancient town, and electricity in the ancient town has been cut off．About 128,000 people have been affected by the floods．Though the heavy rains have stopped, but the popular tourist spot remains closed for local people’s safety．
A shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the worst the town had experienced．“The floods came so quickly that I didn’t have time to move the shoes,” he said sadly．
“The flood has led to Fenghuang old town becoming a water town．” said a post on a discussion page on the topic set up on Sina Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter．
“We could only live in an o ld factory now where many homeless people have to stay together．The crowded space is full of sadness．” Tang said．
At least 14 people were killed in flooding in Hunan Province and the neighboring province of Jiangxi and region of Guangxi last month, Xinhua reported．
36．Why did many people try to leave the Ancient Town of Fenghuang?
A．Because of the heavy snow．
B．Because of the serious flood．
C．Because of the homeless people．
D．Because of the crowded space．
37．What does the underlined word “disaster” mean?
A．大雪B．灾难C．河流D．地震38．How many people were affected by the flood?
A．120,000．B．About 128,000．C．More than 4,0000． D．14．39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The flood was not serious at all．
B．Fenghuang the ancient town is a water town in Hunan Province．
C．This flood which hit Fenghuang is the worst the town has experienced．
D．No one died in this flood．
40．Which is the best title of the passage?
A．The Famous Ancient Town of Fenghuang
B．Floods Hit the Ancient Town of Fenghuang
C．Fenghuang Is a Wonderland
D．Help the Homeless People
D
Smiling girls have their luck．It fits Huang Ruijia well．The 15-year-old student comes from Chengdu Experimental Foreign Language School．On March 22, 2014，she won third place（junior category）at the 12th China Daily “21st Century Lenovo Cup” National High School English Speaking Competition, which was held in Beijing．During the competition, many contestants（选手）kept a serious face．But Huang was smiling all the time．Her good manners also won her the Best Style prize at the contest．
“Smiling shows confidence, which is an important quality for speakers,” said Meng Qingtao, associate research fellow at the National Institute of Education Sciences, and one of the judges （评委）．“Huang’s smile brought judges closer to her, and also cured（消除）her stress．”
Huang only became a smiling girl two years ago．At the time she was busy preparing for a speaking competition．One day, when she was practicing in front of the mirror, she was shocked by what she saw．
“I saw a poker（扑克）face reciting（背诵）a cold speech,” said Huang．“Who would like to listen to a speaker like that?”
Since then Huang decided to face everything with a smile．It has worked in speaking competitions and in many other situations in her life, such as building friendships．Once Huang and her friend had a fight and were mad at each other．After three days, Huang said she wanted to talk but didn’t know how to start．She then decided to give a smile, the friend smiled back and gave her a hug in return．
“This is the power of smiling,” said Huang．“You can make a difference in your life simply by smiling．”
41．Huang Ruijia succeeded because she was always _______ in the competition．A．talking B．discussing C．cooperating D．smiling 42．Meng Qingtao is a ________ according to the passage．
A．student B．judge C．nurse D．headmaster 43．Huang Ruijia started to smile ________ when she realized her poker face in the mirror．
A．many years ago B．three months ago
C．two days ago D．two years ago
44．Huang Ruijia thinks smiling is also helpful when ______．
A．studying B．walking C．making friends D．fighting 45．Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Huang Ruijia is 16 in the year 2015．
B．“21st Century Lenovo Cup” English Speaking Competition was held in Beijing．
C．Smile can bring closer between people．
D．Smile brought back Huang Ruijia’s friend．
III．用以下所给英语词语造句，并将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置（共5小题；每小题2 分，满分10分）
46．think highly of 47．in order to 48．pay attention to
49．out of work 50．be familiar with
IV．将以下中文句子翻译成英语，并将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置（共5小题；每小题4分，满分20分）
51．这是我第一次面对面目睹夜晚。

52．直到那时我们才决定以暴制暴。

53．这是在两国交战时期。

54．随着时间的推移，我的记忆发展的如此之快以至于我从不会忘记我被告知的任何事情。

55．你想见的那个人是我的好朋友。

（用定语从句翻译）
V．写作（共1题；满分20分）
请根据以下的说明内容，使用连贯的英语句子写一篇短文。

健康一直是人们关注的话题，请根据下面提供的写作内容，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法。

【写作内容】
1．阐述健康的重要性；
2．保持健康的方法：
（1）多吃水果蔬菜，保持饮食平衡；
（2）多锻炼，强身健体；
（3）去除不良习惯等。

3．结论。

【写作要求】
字数在100字左右。

【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

2014-2015学年度山东省枣庄市十八中学第一学期高一期末考试
英语试题参考答案
I．语言知识及运用
第一节：完形填空ACCBC BADAA ADDBB
第二节：语法填空
16．with 17．to say 18．Uncomfortable 19．it 20．drank 21．salty 22．who//that 23．leaving 24．the 25．but II．阅读理解：26-30：CBDDA 31-35：ADBAC 36-40 BBBCB 41-45 DBDCB
III．造句：（答案略）
IV．翻译：
51．It was the first time that I’d seen the night face to face．
52．Only then did we decide to answer violence with violence．
53．This was a time when the two countries were at war．
54．Over time my memory has developed so much that I never forget anything I have been told．55．The man who / whom you want to see is my good friend．
V．写作
参考范文
Good health enables us to enjoy our life and achieve what we hope for in our careers while poor health leads to nothing ．Firstly , it is very important for us to take more fruits and vegetables because they can provide vitamins , and we have to keep a balanced diet ．Secondly , we’d better exercise every day to make our bodies strong ．Finally , we have to get rid of those bad habits that damage our health , such as drinking and smoking ．In conclusion , if we stick to the advice given above , we’ll have a healthy life．
阅读理解答案详解
A篇：【主旨大意】本文为说明文，文章主要介绍了受当下非常流行的歌曲《小苹果》的影响，人们对电影《老男孩猛龙过江》也情有独钟。

26．细节理解题。

A题干意为：电影《老男孩》是______。

四个选项分别为喜剧、肥皂剧、悲伤的电影、访谈节目。

根据第二段的The comedy took US＄17 million in its opening four days．可知《老男孩》是喜剧电影。

27．推理判断题。

D题干意为：会清去看了《老男孩猛龙过江》因为______。

四个选项分别为她想被洗脑、这部电影有一个悲伤的故事、这部电影质量好、她喜欢听歌曲《小苹果》。

根据第四段的But the reason I’m here at the cinema is the song Little Apple．可知，会清在看电影是因为歌曲《小苹果》，故判断她喜欢歌曲《小苹果》。

28．细节理解题。

C 题干意为：网络视频《老男孩》持续______。

四个选项分别为一个小时、两个小时、40分钟、半个小时。

根据原文中的The 40-minute film可知，网络视频《老男孩》持续40分钟。

29．细节理解题。

B 题干意为：网络视频《老男孩》是关于______。

四个选项分别为生活和老人、青年和梦想、生活和梦想、梦想和希望。

根据原文中的The 40-minute film about youth and dreams可知，网络视频《老男孩》是关于青年和梦想。

30．细节理解题。

题干意为：一些人不喜欢歌曲《小苹果》因为_______。

四个选项意为它声音大、它吵闹、它的质量低、它的歌词不好。

根据最后一段的Some have criticized Little Apple for its low quality可知，一些人不喜欢歌曲《小苹果》是因为它的质量不好，故选C。

B篇：【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。

本文主要介绍了最近热播的电视节目《爸爸去哪儿》，在这个节目中，五位名人父亲和他们的孩子们到六个地方去旅游，在没有妈妈在的情况下，五位爸爸负责孩子的饮食起居。

这一节目热播的原因主要是因为这些旅行引发全民对育儿教育的深思。

同时文章中写到了几位爸爸在教育孩子方面的反思。

31．细节理解题。

题干意为：五位名人父亲和他们的孩子们曾经到_____旅行。

Beijing, Hunan and Heilongjiang北京，湖南和黑龙江；Hunan, Heilongjiang and Tibet湖南，黑龙江，西藏；Yunnan, Ningxia and Hong Kong云南，宁夏和香港；Yunnan, Shandong and Gansu云南，山东和甘肃。

根据第二段第一句including some villages in Beijing, Yunnan, Shandong, Hunan, Heilongjiang and a desert in Ningxia比对题干的信息，可知他们去过A所列举的三个地方。

故选A
32．推理判断题。

题干意为：电视节目《爸爸去哪儿》之所以受广泛的欢迎，主要是因为__________。

A．五个爸爸都是著名的明星；B．在里边有许多美丽的风景；C．在中国谢涤葵是受欢迎的导演；D．它反应了家庭教育中的问题。

根据第三段介绍节目受欢迎的原因，归结为它反映了家庭教育的问题，故答案选D。

33．词义猜测题。

题干意为：在第四段画线单词“This”指的是__________。

A．电视节目《爸爸去哪了》B．父亲和孩子在一起的时间很少的事实；C．五个名人爸爸和孩子的旅行；D．谢
涤葵和女儿的关系本句是承上启下句，This出现在句首，故This应该指上段的主旨“大部分父亲很少有时间陪孩子的现实”。

故答案选B。

34．推理判断题。

题干意为：许参勇不能在汕头与两个孩子一起居住是因为_________。

A．他负担不起和孩子一起住在那里的费用；B．他没有时间照顾孩子；C．汕头离家乡太远了；D．孩子习惯和爷爷奶奶生活。

根据短文尾句“but the cost of living here is too high”可知，因为居住在汕头的费用很高，他负担不起，故没有和两个孩子一起居住。

故答案选A。

35．推理判断题。

题干意为：从这篇文章，我们可以推断_______。

A．爸爸将代替妈妈抚养孩子；B．五个名人父亲将放弃他们的工作；C．在一些乡下，越来越多的孩子们和爷爷奶奶住在一起；D．许先生寒暑假经常回家乡。

根据倒数第二段尾句“More and more men from rural areas are now working in big cities, leaving their kids at home under the grandparents’ care．”可知，越越多自农村的爸爸离家去大城市工作，就会有越来越多的农村的孩子被祖父母辈照看着。

故答案选C。

C篇：【主旨大意】本文为一篇新闻报道，关于湖南凤凰古镇遭受洪灾。

此洪灾持续多天，破坏力强，给当地人们造成难以估计的损失，成千上万的居民和游客被撤离，数条大桥被冲断，洪水淹没了整个古镇。

36．细节理解题。

题干意为：为什么那么多人要离开凤凰古城？
A项：因为大雪；B项：因为严重的水灾；C项：因为无家可归的人们D项：因为拥挤的空间。

根据从第一段第一句可知答案应选B。

37．词义猜测题。

题干意为：划线单词“disaster”的意思是______。

A项：大雪；B项：灾难；C项：河流；D项：地震。

结合上下文，洪灾应该是灾难，灾害，因此正确答案为B。

38．细节理解题。

题干意为：有多少人受到洪水的灾难？从第一段中“About 128,000 people have been affected by the floods．”可以得到相关的信息，故答案选B。

39．推理判断题。

题干意为：根据文章，下面的叙述哪一项是正确的？A项：洪水一点也不严重；B项：凤凰古城是湖南省一个水城。

根据第三段中“The flood has led to Fenghuang old town becoming a water town．．．”可知此项描述错误；C项：这次洪灾是凤凰古镇经历最严重的一次。

根据第二段第一句“A shoe shop owner named Kuang said the flood was the worst the town had experienced．”可知C项描述正确；D项：在这次洪灾中没有人死亡。

根据最后一段“At least 14 people were killed in flooding in Hunan Province”可知此项描述错误，故答案选C。

40．标题归纳题。

题干意为：文章的最佳标题是什么？
A项：著名的凤凰古城；B项：洪水袭击凤凰古城；C项：凤凰古城是一个仙境；D项：帮助那些无家可归的人。

根据题意，纵观全文，故答案选B。

D篇：【主旨大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。

成都外语实验学校的学生黄芮嘉因其深厚的语言功底和得体的微笑赢得第12届21中国日报“联想杯”初中英语口语大赛第三名和最佳风采奖。

文章以黄芮嘉的成长经历为例，说明了微笑在人们日程生活中的重要作用。

41．细节理解题。

题干的意思是：黄芮嘉成功是因为她总是在比赛中_____。

根据第一自然段倒数两句话“But Huang was smiling all the time．Her good manners also won her the Best Style prize at the contest．”可知，黄芮嘉在比赛时一直微笑着，她的得体举止使她在竞赛中获得了最佳风采奖。

故选D。

42．细节理解题。

题干的意思是：根据这段话，孟庆涛是一个_____。

根据第二自然段第一句话“．．．said Meng Qingtao, associate research fellow at the National Institute of Education Sciences, and one of the judges（评委）”可知，孟庆涛是国家教育科学院的一名副研究员，大赛评委之一。

故选B。

43．细节理解题。

题干的意思是：_____黄芮嘉开始微笑，当她在镜子里看到自己的扑克脸时。

根据第三自然段第一句话“Huang onl y became a smiling girl two years ago．”可知，这件事发生在两年前，也就是在两年前她才开始微笑。

故选D。

44．细节理解题。

题干的意思是：黄芮嘉认为当______时微笑也很有帮助。

根据第五自然段第二句话“It has worked in speaking competitions and in many other situations in her life, such as building friendships．”可知，微笑在演讲比赛中起了作用，在她生活中其他场合如交友也一样。

故选C。

45．推理判断题。

题干的意思是：根据这段对话，哪种说法不正确？根据第一自然段第三句话“On March 22, 2014，she won third place（junior category）at the 12th China Daily“21st Century Lenovo Cup” National High School English Speaking Competition, held in Beijing．”可知，在2014年3月，黄芮嘉赢得第12届21世纪报“联想杯”初中英语口语大赛第三名，这个比赛在北京举办。

实质上这次是比赛的决赛，各省有分赛区，分赛区选拔决赛选手。

因此，这次比赛是全国性的。

选项B过于笼统，属于错误说法。

故选B。