2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

人教版必修1 2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试----英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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 man going to do on Sunday?A. visit his mother.B. repair his house.C. do some gardening.2. Where did the woman know the earthquake?A. In the newspaper.B. On the radio.C. On TV.3. What is the usual price of the books?A. $.B. $5.C. $10.4. What does the woman think of the book?A. It is boring.B. It is very good.C. It is just so-so.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Gloves.B. Goats.C. Leather.第二节：（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）请听下面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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Where are the speakers?A. At a clothes shop.B. At a car shop.C. At a furniture shop.7. Why does the woman prefer the domestic (国内的) car?A. It is beautiful.B. It is cheaper.C. It saves energy.8. What will the woman probably choose at last?A. A white one.B. A blue one.C. A yellow one.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What does the man want to insure (投保)？A. Teapots.B. Ships.C. Televisions.10. What does the woman think of TLO?A. It is suitable.B. It is risky.C. The cost is lower.11. What kind of insurance does the man choose at last?A. WPA.B. FPA.C. All risks.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. How does the woman suggest the man go to the Statue of Liberty?A. By boat.B. By bus.C. On foot.13. Which place has many wonders?A. Times Square.B. Central Park.C. Empire State Building.14. Where does the man want to go at the end of his trip?A. Shops.B. Concerts.C. Museums.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where did the woman know the man’s company is looking for a secretary?A. On the Internet.B. On the radio.C. In the newspaper.16. Why does the woman want to get this job?A. She has been fired.B. Her former company was closed down.C. She has been in her former company for a long time.17. How much is the woman’s salary in her first three months?A. $1,050.B. $1,150.C. $1,500.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why did the speaker think of himself lucky?A. He was the only child in his family.B. His father could look after him.C. His father was very famous.19. Where did the speaker get on the school bus?A. At the bus stop six blocks away.B. Near the usual bus stop.C. In front of his house.20. What did the speaker often do when he was in college?A. He made telephone calls to his father.B. He had lunch with his father.C. He made lunch for his father. 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。

ABoston Tourist Attractions and SightseeingDuck ToursOne of the most popular tours in and around Boston are the legendary Duck Tours, which show you the best that the city has to offer. World War II vehicles take you on a scenic drive around the most famous sites and attractions in the city. With interesting explanation, this novel tour is an enjoyable and fun way to see the city and very much recommended.New England AquariumThe aquarium is home to over 7,000 fish and a collection of many different sea creatures. The city’s most visited tourist attraction is complete with exhibit space, gift shop and a cafe with spectacular views of the city and harbor. It also offers whale-watching tours with indoor and outdoor seating — and even seal or walrus (海象) shows.Boston Public LibraryBuilt in 1848, the Boston Public Library was the first free publicly supported city library in America. With more than 650,000 photographs, 100,000 prints and 250 different papers in the “Newspaper Room” the library now has Internet access, two restaurants and an on-line store with reproductions of its priceless artwork. All exhibits are open to the public and books m only the beginning.Bull and Finch Pub - Home of CheersThis world-famous pub is the inspiration for the hugely successful sitcom (情景喜剧) “Cheers”. Although the outside is the same as on television, the inside is completely different. However, although unexpected, this is not a real disappointment as the busy pub is full of reminders of Cheers. The menu serves typical bar food, and is very popular with touristsIf visiting family or staying at one of the luxury Boston hotels downtown, you may want to corner purchasing a “Boston City Pass” as this will enable you to pay half price for most the finest attractions.21. Peter is travelling in Boston, and he hopes to know the city as soon as possible. Which one is the best choice for him?A. Duck ToursB. A trip to New England AquariumC. A visit to Boston Public LibraryD. A visit to Bull and Finch Pub22. The underlined sentence in the passage indicates (表明) that .A. other activities are more recommended hereB. reading brings people fun and more than funC. the books in this library are not really worth readingD. apart from books, the libraries has a lot to offer23. It can be inferred from the brochure (宣传册) that .A. art-lovers can buy reproductions of artwork at the libraryB. Bull and Finch Pub is the most popular tourist attraction in the cityC. visitors can have meals both at the aquarium and at the libraryD. you can't watch seal or walrus performances outside in New England AquariumBWhen I was in my third year at university, my roommates were American footballers, so I decided to join them.I remember seeing them in front of me wearing pads (防护垫), and thinking they were going to kill me. I got tackled (阻截) so hard that I was frightened. But then I realized it was just physical contact. I’ve been addicted since.The fundamental aim of the game is to score by running with the ball into, or receiving the ball inside the opposition’s end zone. Every player on the field has a set responsibility. I’m a running back. My job is using my speed, strength and skill to carry the ball and keep running until either I score or I get put down. And it does hurt.I’ve broken two fingers and hurt my shoulder, but the worst was when I trapped the ligaments (韧带) in the back of my leg. I had to take a year out. But none of that put me off- all I could think was how I was going to come back stronger. Besides training with the team, I now have my gym routine to get fitter, faster and stronger.Although people think American football is aggressive, there’s much more to it. Every team has its own playbook, outlining everyo ne’s role in different scenes. My playbook was 73 pages long. Words can’t describe how it feels when it all comes together on the field.American football has changed my life for the better. I’ve learned time management, how to take responsibility for my action, and how much I treasure being part of a team. Within the four lines of the field, it is physical. Emotions run high. If you’re on the opposing team, you are my enemy. But once the game is done, we’re like a big family.24. The author’s body parts we re hurt EXCEPT .A. his armB. his shoulderC. his legD. his finger25. What can we infer (推断) from the text?A. The author was very delighted when first playing.B. The author has benefited more than suffering from the sport.C. The author began to play at the beginning of his university life.D. Playing American football is very popular among university students.26. How does the author find his playing American football?A. Relaxing.B. Challenging.C. Boring.D. Rewarding.27. The passage is manly about .A. the rules of playing American footballB. how painful it is to play the sportC. how the sport has changed the author’s lifeD. the reason for the author's playing American footballCMusic for Humans and Humpback Whales (座头鲸)As researchers conclude in Science, the love of music is not only a universal feature of the human species but is also deeply fixed in complex structures of the human brain and is far more ancient than previously suspected.In the articles, researchers present various evidence to show that music-making is at once an original human “business”, and an art form with skillful performers throughout the animal kingdom.The new reports stress that humans hold no copyright on sound wisdom, and that a number of nonhuman animals produce what can rightly be called music, rather than random sound. Recent in-depth analyses of the songs sung by humpback whales show that, even when their organ would allow them to do otherwise, the animals converge on the same choices related to sounds and beauty, and accept the same laws of song composition as those preferred by human musicians, and human ears, everywhere.For example, male humpback whales, who spend six months of each year doing little else but singing, use rhythms (节奏) similar to those found in human music and musical phrases of similar length—a few seconds. Whales are able to make sounds over a range of at least seven octaves (八度音阶), yet they tend to move on through a song in beautiful musical intervals (间隔), rather than moving forwards madly. They mix the sounds like drums and pure tones in a ratio (比例) which agrees with that heard in much western music. They also use a favorite technique of human singers, the so-called A-B-A form, in which a theme is stated, then developed, and then returned to in slightly revised form.Perhaps most impressive, humpback songs contain tunes that rhyme. “This suggests that whales use rhyme, the same way we do: as a technique in poem to help them remember complex ma terials,” the researchers write.28. The underlined words “converge on” in Paragraph 3 probably means.A. tend towardsB. refer toC. turn intoD. put forward29. Which of the following shows the advanced musical ability in humpback whales?A. They can remember complex materials.B. They can create pleasing patterns of music.C. They can make sounds like drums continuously.D. They can sing along with rhythms of western music.30. What is the main idea of the article?A. Animals are able to compose and enjoy music like humans.B. Human beings borrow ideas in music from humpback whales.C. Humpback whales are skillful performers in the animal kingdom.D. Music-making is an ancient activity of both humans and animals.31. The main purpose of the passage is to .A. argue and discussB. inform and explainC. compare and advertiseD. examine and assessDLast year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t.So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧). I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I sa id.However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one works.32. What d o we know about the author’s last summer vacation?A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.C. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.D. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.33. What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?A. He handed his iPad to his wife.B. He cut off his cellphone signal.C. He refused to cheat in his house.D. He listened to the radio most of the time.34. When back at work, the author will probably choose to .A. stay away from the Internet foreverB. continue to read more and more booksC. keep control of when and how to use the InternetD. stop checking what is being said right now completely35. What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?A. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.C. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.D. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.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。