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推荐学习高一英语下学期期末考试试题
金山中学2014学年度第二学期高一年级英语学科期末考试试卷
第I卷
I.ListeningComprehension(20)
SectionAShortConversations
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Johnisgoingtogiveaspeech.B.Johnwon’tcometothemeeting.
C.ThewomandoubtswhetherJohnwillcome.D.Themeetingisgoingtobegin.
2.A.AbookbyanewauthorB.Abooktheyhavebothread
C.AbookbyanauthortheybothknowD.Abookthemanisreading
3.A.ExtrasportB.CookingC.ArtD.Music
4.A.Sheistiredofthem.B.Sheiswastinghertime.
C.Shewantstogivethemup.D.Sheismakingprogress.
5.A.Hewasdrivingfast.B.Hedidn’tseeher.
C.Hewasdrunk.D.Hecouldn’tstophiscar.
6.A.TeacherandstudentB.Doctorandpatient
C.HusbandandwifeD.Friends
7.A.PlayingbasketballB.JoggingC.WalkingD.Playingfootball
8.A.Hedislikesthemusic.B.Thewaitersareimpolite.
C.Thefoodisnotgood.D.Itishardtofindabetterrestaurant.
9.A.HavingameetingB.Visitingfriends
C.TravelingD.Doingbusiness
10.A.Heisnotahumorousperson.B.Hisclassisnotveryinteresting.
C.Hisclassishardtounderstand.D.Hedoesn’tchoosesuitablequestions.
SectionBPassages
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Itiseasy.B.Itisinteresting.C.Itisdifficult.D.Itisboring.
12.A.AhigheducationallevelB.Thedesiretosucceed
C.AlotofmoneyD.AgoodcommandofEnglish
13.A.Bymemorizingsomeinterestingitems.
B.Byknowingeveryplaceveryclearly
C.Byprovidinginformationoflocalrestaurantsforthem
D.Byencouragingthetouriststobuysomeitems.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.ItistheoldestdaycampintheUK.
B.Ithasbeenoperatingfor20years.
C.ItisrunbyacompanybasedinAustralia.
D.Ithasnowoperatedallovertheworld.
15.A.AcampinspectionB.Campers’preference
C.Thedirector’splansD.Theweather
16.A.Schoolsaren’tusuallyopeninthesummer.
B.TherearemanyschoolsintheLondonarea.
C.Excellentsportsequipmentisavailable.
D.Therearearangeofactivitiesforthecampers.
SectionCLongerConversations
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedthefollowingconversation.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
ChoosingSportsLesson
Thewoman’splan
Tolearnanewsportandaskforsome________17________
Thesportthewomanchosetodo
Lastyear:
________18________
Thisyear:
tennis
Lessonarrangement
ThetenniscoursestartsfromSeptember____19_____onMondays,FridaysandSaturdays.
Priceofthelessons
______20_______poundsforonelesson
II.Grammarandvocabulary(26)
SectionA(15)
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically
correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;forthe
otherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
(A)
BeforeFrancisScottFitzgeralddiedattheageof44,hethoughthewas(21)________failure.ThesecondprintingTheGreatGatsbysatunsoldafterthebook’spublicationfor15years.Twentyyearslater,Fitzgeraldwasrecognizedasoneof(22)________(great)literaryfiguresofthecenturyandTheGreatGatsby(23)________(consider)asoneofthegreatestnovelsofthemodernera.
FitzgeraldwasborninSt.Paul,Minnesota.HeattendedPrincetonUniversity,later(24)_____(quit)in1917andjoinedthearmyaftertheUSAenteredtheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar,hewroteanovelaboutanevent(25)______tookplaceatPrinceton,TheRomanticEgotist.ThepublisherScribnersrejectedit(26)_______advisedhimtoreviseit.Afterbeingrewritten,itwasrejectedagainandwasrevisedagainasThisSideofParadise.Finally(27)________(publish)in1920byScribners,thenovelbecameanimmediatepopularandcommercialsuccess.
(B)
Awomanwaswaitingatanairportonenight.Sheboughtabookandabagofcookiesintheairportshop,andfoundaplace(28)_______(sit).Shewasinterestedinherbook,buthappened(29)________(see)thatthemansittingbesidehergrabbedacookieortwofromthebagbetweenthem,whichshetriedtoignoretoavoidanargument.
Sosheatethecookiesnoisilyandwatchedtheclock,asthecookiethiefkept(30)________(eat).Shewasgettingangrierastimewentby,thinking,“IfIweren’tsonice,Iwouldblackenyoureyes.”Witheachcookieshetook,hetookone,too.Whenonlyonewasleft,shewonderedwhathe(31)_______(do).
Withasmileonhisface,hetookthelastcookieandbrokeit(32)__________half.Heofferedherhalf,andheate(33)___________.Shegotitfromhimandthought,“Thisguyissorude.Whydidn’theevenshowanygratitude?
”
Shehadneverknownwhenshehadbeensoangry.Shegatheredherbagandheadedforthegate,(34)________(refuse)tolookbackattherudethief.
Sheboardedtheplaneandthenshelookedforherbook.Asshereachedinherbag,shewasshocked—therewasherbagofcookies.“Ifminearehere,theotherswerehis.andhetriedtoshare.HowrudeIwas!
ItwasI(35)_________shouldhaveshowedgratitudetohim.”
SectionB(9)
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.recentlyB.affectsC.patternD.variesE.moves
F.warmG.regularlyH.specialI.effectJ.evidence
Bigclimatechangesinthelastmillionyearsmighthavecomefromsomethingverysmall:
dustfromouterspace.Earthchangesbetweeniceagesandwarmperiodsina(n)___36___thatincludesseveralcycles,includinga___37____onethatlasts100,000years.Scientists____38____suggestedthiscyclemightbeduetochangesintheinflowofcosmicdust.
TheideaisthatEarth___39__aboveandbelowtheimaginaryorbitthatrunsthroughthesunandJupiter,completingacycleevery100,000years.Somaybeit___40____meetsamountsofdustduringeachcyclethatproducetheclimatetrend.
Nowthereissome___41____,fromancientcosmicdustneartheAzoresislandswestofPortugal.Thelargequantityofthedustrisesandfallswithawonderful100,000yearcycleduringtheperiod253,000yearsto458,000yearsago.Periodsofmoredustarerelatedto___42____climates.
Butthatisalongwayfromshowingthatthedust___43____climate.Somescientistsarguethatitisnotclearhowcosmicdustwouldmaketheclimatewarmerwhiledustfromvolcanoesisknowntomakeitcooler.Theysaythecosmicdustissothinthatitishardtoseehowitcouldhaveanyclimate____44____.
III.ReadingComprehension(35)
SectionA(15)
Directions:
ForeachoftheblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththechoicethatbestfitsthecontext.
TheopportunitiesforChineseAmericansinChinatoactasausefulrulerofthecountry’seconomyaregrowing.Afewyearsago,ChineseAmericansweretobefound___45___inthemanagementpositionsinlocalbranchesofbigAmericanfirms.Now,theyarealmost__46__,includingimportantpositionsinfamousChinesecompanies.Chinaisreallyrisingineconomy.
___47___,lookingChineseandbeingAmericancanbringsomeparticulartroublesinChina.CynthiaLiu,adepartmentmanageratBaiduisanexample.ShesaysthereareculturaldifferencesthattheseChineseAmericanshavetobecome___48___.Forinstance,pointingsomethingout___49___inpeople’sfaceusuallyresultsinawkward___50___amonghercoworkersalthoughtheydon’tsayaword.LiuenjoysherbestdaysinChina’sgrowingeconomybyoffering___51___skills.But___52___Chinacontinuestogrow,thewindowofopportunityforChineseAmericanswillbeginto___53___.DanielShe,aChinesenativewhobecameaY.S.citizenin1984saysthatthedayswhenChineseAmericanscoulddeterminetheirown___54___inChinaaregoingtoend.Chinaisnowamuchmore___55___jobmarketevenforwell-educated,highly__56__workers.Thequestiontothinkistheadditional___57___thatChineseAmericansarebringingtothecompanies.Thecompaniesaregoingtohirelocalpersonsmore___58___unlessChineseAmericansarebringingsomethingtothetable.AndwithChina’snative___59___becomingmoreandmorequalified,it’salreadyhappening.
45.A.mainlyB.looselyC.closelyD.smoothly
46.A.anywhereB.everywhereC.nowhereD.somewhere
47.A.InallB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Otherwise
48.A.addedtoB.devotedtoC.appliedtoD.adaptedto
49.A.directlyB.merelyC.hurriedlyD.quickly
50.A.peaceB.quarrelC.joyD.silence
51.A.generousB.hopefulC.pr