高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、高一英语下学期期末考试试题湖北省孝感高级中学2011-2012学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why cant the woman help the man? A. She is too busy. B. She doesnt know the way. C. She doesnt u

2、nderstand the man.2. Whats the man doing? A. Asking for help. B. Showing the way. C. Making suggestions.3. When does the first bus to Beijing leave? A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 6:00 pm.4. Who is Jack probably? A. The speakers boss. B. The speakers friend. C. The womans husband.5. What are th

3、e speakers talking about? A. A book. B. A woman. C. A club.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边。听第6段材料，回到第6至8题。6. How many rooms does the flat have? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.7. What does the

4、woman think of the flat? A. Its a bit far from her school. B. Its a little expensive. C. Its a bit small.8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman will come to the house herself. B. The woman doesnt have to pay for the heat. C. The flat will cost the woman 350 dollars a month.听第7段材料，回

5、到第9至11题。9. What will the speaker probably do? A. Go travelling. B. Attend a meeting. C. Prepare for a party.10. What time can the taxi arrive at French Street? A. At 10:40. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:20.11. Who is Jim Campbell probably? A. The womans brother. B. The mans assistant. C. The speakers neighb

6、or.听第8段材料，回到第12至14题。12. How is the cinema? A. Rather noisy. B. Quite dirty. C. Very hot.13. How long did the film last? A. For one hour and a half. B. For two hours. C. For three hours.14. What does the woman think of the director? A. The director improved the story. B. The director made the film a

7、bad one. C. The director didnt try to follow the story.听第9段材料，回到第15至17题。15. How does the man feel about his present job? A. It is boring. B. It is challenging. C. It is worth doing.16. What is good about the job in the paper? A. It has longer holidays.B. It has extra benefits.C. It is easier to do.1

8、7. What does the woman think the man should do? A. Try the new job.B. Attend more training.C. Keep doing his present job.听第10段材料，回到第18至20题。18. How long does the store open a day? A. For 13 hours. B. For 14 hours. C. For 15 hours.19. What is on the fourth floor? A. A restaurant. B. A cinema. C. A res

9、ting hall.20. What percent discount can customers get if they shop here today? A. 5%. B. 10%. C. 15%.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The salespeople said they hadnt overcharged customers, but the polices report showed that the practice d

10、id _. A. appear B. arise C. perform D. exist22. Although it has been buried underground for over 1,000 years, the ancient queens body remains well _. A. defended B. preserved C. guarded D. organized23. If you have any difficulty with this paper, you can _ your notebooks. A. focus on B. carry on C. r

11、efer to D. go with24. The road to the mountain has been _ by the heavy snow for almost a month. A. cut down B. cut off C. cut up D. cut in25. According to the arrangement, the speaker first talked about sports _ and then about football in particular. A. in general B. in short C. in detail D. in adva

12、nce26. It is _ colder than yesterday; put on more clothes or you will catch a cold. A. frequently B. fortunately C. slightly D. generally27. The students in that school are not _ just to enjoy works of art; they hope to create some themselves. A. clever B. confused C. confident D. content 28. Nowada

13、ys, people get news around them and about the world from _ media: on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper or on the Internet. A. formal B. ordinary C. various D. normal29. The notice says “No Photos!” so reporters must ask _ before taking photos inside the museum. A. independence B. permission C. advi

14、ce D. suggestion30. The tomato juice left some _ on a customers skirt, which made the waitress nervous. A. signs B. points C. tracks D. spots第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated the

15、n so I had been 31 that period. I hadnt told anybody except my employer. Somehow a 32 had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another 33 . As I passed her table, she 34 me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call 35 I needed any he

16、lp.Some weeks later, it was time for 36 appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was 37 as I had never been there before and didnt 38 anyone else there. So I 39 to ring the lady who had given me her 40 number, even though I had only met her that once. 41 I had arrived, she was very excited and

17、came 42 to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the 43 .She treated me so 44 that I offered her a gift to express my 45 but she refused. She said “Your 46 to me is to offer your help to another when it is 47 .” Over the

18、months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less 48 .I always felt I wasnt giving enough to others as a 49 , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I 50 people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those

19、 who have none to give.31. A. going through B. worrying about C. wishing for D. dreaming of32. A. manager B. waiter C. customer D. friend33. A. restaurant B. school C. town D. city34. A. showed B. handed C. lent D. returned35. A. before B. after C. if D. because36. A. her B. their C. my D. his37. A.

20、 pleased B. tired C. scared D. honest38. A. help B. know C. meet D. serve39. A. decided B. promised C. refused D. expected40. A. room B. hotel C. car D. phone41. A. Considering B. Admitting C. Learning D. Thinking42. A. secretly B. immediately C. slowly D. unwillingly43. A. room B. airport C. park D

21、. station44. A. calmly B. warmly C. coldly D. poorly45. A. thankfulness B. concern C. excitement D. attitude46. A. advice B. question C. pay D. gift47. A. needed B. tested C. appreciated D. accepted48. A. frequent B. valuable C. important D. meaningful49. A. nurse B. waitress C. teacher D. cook50. A

22、. laughed at B. recognized C. talked about D. treated第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACan you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes.The first step to becoming creativ

23、e is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up

24、 with creative ideas.Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.The las

25、t step is to write down a few ideas every day.Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are ha

26、ppy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the

27、 same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something cool.51. The first step to be creative is to _.A. have confidence in yourselfB. look up “creativity” in the dictionaryC. understand the meaning of being creativeD. learn many new words by heart52. The writer deve

28、lops the fourth paragraph by _.A. the order of time B. the order of spaceC. giving examples D. explaining reasons53. It can be inferred that _.A. creativity is a gift people are born withB. not everyone can be creativeC. it is a piece of cake to be creativeD. creativity can be gained through practic

29、e54. The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _.A. learn to be creativeB. solve problems easilyC. come up with good ideasD. improve the ability of thinkingBFour strange scholarships that actually existThe scholarship for the tallIf you find yourself having to lower your head to enter do

30、orways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a boy 62 or taller, or a girl 510 or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000.The scholarship for the fatThis unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. Its kind of like saying being fat and unpopul