浙江省安吉县上墅私立高级中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、浙江省安吉县上墅私立高级中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题上墅私立高中2015学年第一学期期末考试高一年级 英语试卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟 一、听力部分（30分，每小题1.5分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What color is the mans bike?A. Red B. Blue C. White2. Where did the man spend his childhood?A. In China B. In Canada C. In the US3. What does the woman think the man

2、 should do? A. Do his homework. B . Prepare for the exam. C. Watch TV for a while4. What will the woman do next? A. Go to find a bus station herself B. Follow the man to a bus station C, Ask a guard about a bus station.5. When will the two speakers meet? A. 9:30 B. At 10:00 C. At 11:30第二节 （共15小题；每小题

3、1分，满分15分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the man probably do on the second day? A. He returned home B. He traveled around Paris C. He rested in the hotel7. What has the man decided to do ? A. Spend more time on exercise? B. Find ways to become stronger. C. Take a trip with Alice again

4、 soon.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8. Where did the woman last see her son ? A. In the fruit section B. In the meat section C. In the vegetable section.9. Which of the following can help people recognize the womans son? A. He doesnt wear glasses. B. He is far for his age C. He has dark hair请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10. W

5、hat day was it yesterday? A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday11.What is the homework for English? A. Write about a famous woman. B. Do the problems on page 56 C. Go over Lesson Five12 Who is s biology teacher? A. Mrs. Green B. Mr. Brown C. Mr. James 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. Which ocean did Amelia Earhart

6、 fly across alone in May, 1932? A. The Pacific Ocean B. The Indian Ocean C. The Atlantic Ocean14 When did Amelia Earhart set out to fly around the world? A. In 1937 B. In 1942 C. In 194715. What happened to Amelia Earhart at last? A. She died a hero B. It remains unknown to people C. The government

7、found her body.16. What do the womans parents probably want her to be? A. A photographer B. A pilot C. A doctor请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. How old was Ride when she took part in the astronaut training program? A. 32 B. 31 C. 2718. What did Rido do in 1984? A. She traveled into space for the third time. B.

8、 She traveled into space for the second time. C. She traveled into space for the first time.19. What did Rido do after returning to the earth？ A. She left the space program. B. She wrote science books. C. She started a school20. How many American woman have travelled into space since Rides trip? A.

9、About 20 B. About 30 C. Over 40二、完形填空（30分，每小题1.5分）David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, 21 at 11 am to go to work.Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a 22 to learn. In his spare time he read boo

10、ks that he thought would 23 him succeed somewhere down the road.He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his 24 of higher education to provide for his family, 25 factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and 26 . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.In 1995 he bough

11、t his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or _ 27 hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week 28 himself computer skills. He worked harder than he 29 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hour

12、s a week.David began 30 jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was 31_ many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it 32 he didnt feel like it because 33 else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always 34 . David left the factory and took a job in

13、the computing field.This is a true story about 35 , a story about believing in 36 ; a story about finding what you love to do and 37 your dreams.My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, youll be_ 38_ enough to see it through(进行到底). Its up to you to 39 it. Remember that even the fa

14、rthest 40 always starts with the first step.21A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying22A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance23A. let B. have C. see D. help24A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire25A. and B. so C. but D. as26A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently27A. more B.

15、fewer C. smaller D. some28A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring29A. even B. never C. ever D. just30A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up31A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down32A. even when B. if only C. even D. as if33A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. some

16、thing34A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off35A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love36A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself37A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching38A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted39A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform40A. journe

17、y B. distance C. life D. future三、阅读第一小节：阅读理解（共25分，每小题2.5分）AJoker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollar

18、s. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. Its easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.When

19、he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will

20、 be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the firstblow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as

21、he promised.41Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _.A. in a minute B. at the foot of a big mountainC. in his own backyard D. in a garage42 A diamond dealer is a person _,A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamondsC. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds43When the diamond was

22、 resold, _.A. the dealer lost a lot of moneyB. Joker made some more moneyC. the dealer got 800,000 dollars D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars44The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _.A. $300,000 B. $500, 000C. $300, 000,000 D. $800, 000, 000BHere is a

23、 true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which one do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one

24、,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldnt always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to

25、 my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.The famous

26、man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, lets have a competition. Now I divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) i

27、t well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you

28、 must pay lots of efforts.45The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller oneB. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answerC. elder brother should of course have the bigger oneD. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger bro

29、ther46We can conclude from the passage that .A. its wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enoughB. its important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay workC. its wrong to ask children not to always think of themselvesD. its always necessary to hav

30、e a competition when we give children apple47The writer tells the story by .A. organizing it in the order of timeB. making a comparison between two menC. providing some scientific informationD. describing it in the order of spaceCOne day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butte

31、rflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it set