山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学高一英语上学期期末考试试.docx
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山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学高一英语上学期期末考试试
吕梁学院附中2015级高一年级第一学期期末考试
英语试题
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）
听下面五段对话。
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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodofirst?
A.Haveanicecream.B.Openthegifts.C.Playsomegames.
2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shewillpassthemansomesugar.B.Themanshouldn’thavemoresugar.
C.Shewillmakesomecoffeefortheman.
3.Whatisthewoman’ssugges
tionfortheman?
A.FindsomeonetoreplacehimB.Takeabreaknow.C.WaitforBen.
4.WhyisTracysohappy?
A.Shehasreceivedherfavoritejournal.B.Shehaswonaprizeforherresearch.
C.Shehasgotherpaperpublished.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Aninterestingfilm.B.Somehistorybooks.C.Theiractivitieslastnight.
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。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料.回答第6至7题。
6.WhatisJohnnydoing?
A.Playinginthewater.B.Playingwithcars.C.Havingawalk.
7.WhoisgivingJohnnyhisbathtonightprobably?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Himself.
听第7段材料.回答第8至9题。
8.What’sthemandoing?
A.Applyingforajob.B.Askingforhelp.C.Showingtheway.
9.Whatleveldoesthemanmostlyteach?
A.Alllevels.B.Beginners.C.Advanced.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inanetbar.B.Atthewoman’soffice.C.Attheman’sapartment.
11.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforherharddrive?
A.$200.B.$300.C.$350.
12.Whatdothespeakersagree?
A.Harddrivesaremoreexpensive.B.Technologykeepsimproving.
C.P
eopledependtoomuchoncomputers.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatdoesNathanhavetowritedownfirst?
A.Amonument.B.Abar.C.Ahall.
14.WhatistheMound?
A.Hisfamilyhistory.B.Hiseducationbackground.C.Hispersonalinformation.
15.WhydoesNathansayheisintrouble?
A.Hegotfiredfromhislastjob.B.Hehasneverhadarealjobbefore.
C.Hehasneverfilledoutanapplicationbefore.
16.WhatcanwelearnaboutNathan?
A.Hewenttocollegein2010.B.Heusedtowalkhisneighbor’sdog.
C.Heisstillahighschoolstudent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoesthewomantalkaboutfirst?
A.Howtomeasureearthquakes.B.Causesofearthquakes.
C.People’sunderstandingofearthquakes.
18.WhatdotheRichterscaleandtheMMSscalehaveincommon?
A.Theybothgofrom1to10.B.Theybothmeasureshakingpowerandenergy.
C.Theyareequallyaccurateintheirmeasurements.
19.WhydomostpeoplethinktheRichterscaleisstillused?
A.Becauseoftextbooks.B.Becauseofthemedia.C.Becauseofscientists.
20.Whatisthemostimportantthingtododuringanearthquake?
A.Keepcalm.B.Leavewhereyouare.C.Callforhelpallthetime.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。
A
Mr.AndMrs.Bellareveryforgetful（健忘的）.Forexample,Mr.BellsometimesgoestohisofficeforworkonSundaymorning,forhethinksitisMonday.AndMrs.Bellsometimesforgettocooksupperforthefamily.
OnesummertheyplannedtoflytoNewYorkfortheirholidays.Theygottotheairportonlytenminutesbeforetheplanetookoff.Sotimewasshort.ButsuddenlyMrs.BellsaidshemusttellAlice,theirdaughter,nottoforgettolockthefrontdoorwhenshewenttoschool.AsAlicewasthenatschool,theycouldn’ttellheraboutitbytelephone.Sotheyhurriedtothepostoffice.Mrs.BellwroteashortnotetoAlicewhileMr.Bellboughtastampandanenvelope（信封）.Soonthenotewasready.Theyputthestampontheenvelopeinahurryanddroppeditintheletterbox,butsuddenlyMrs.Bellbegantocry.Theshortnotewasstillinherhand.Shehadputtheplaneticketintheenvelope.
21.Mr.BellsometimesgoestoworkonSundaymorningbecause______
A.hestillgoestoworkontheweekendB.hetakesSundayforMonday
C.hetakesMondayforSundayD.helikestowork
22.WhenMr.andMrs.Bellgottotheairport._______
A.theplanehadtakenoffB.therewasnoticketleft
C.theyheardformtheirdaughterD.theplanewouldtakeoffintenminutes
23.InahurryMrs.Bell_______
A.forgottoputthestampontheenvelopeB.droppedthestampintheletterbox
C.droppedthenoteintheletterboxD.puttheplaneticketsintheenvelope
24.Whentheirdaughterreceivedthelettershewould_______
A.wonderwhytheirparentspostedtheplaneticketstoherB.remembertolockthefrontdoor
C.writebacktoherparentsassoonaspossibleD.flytoNewYorktoo
B
Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled"DoctorStrongFromThentoNow"istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.
DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwaspublished.Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworld.
DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,hand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers.
TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong'soriginal（最早的）drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.
MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.Forexample,inMcElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-four.
DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.
25.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.
A.doctor B.artist C.writer D.reader
26.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_______.
A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStates
B.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublished
C.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot'sPoolwaspublished.
D.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished
27.DoctorStrong'sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_______.
A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoon
B.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpictures
C.heorganizedtheartshowinCalifornia
D.theyarewritteninafunnyway
28.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_______.
A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawings B.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisown
C.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooks
D.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexpose（uncover）someserioussocialproblems
C
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown,inotherwords,theorigin（起源）oflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unl
ikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresent（表示）thosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thos
esounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociation--thethingtheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmean
ingforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandthe
sadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincrease.
Greatwrite
rsarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheymakeourspeechsillyandimpolite.
29.Whatdoestheunder
linedword“convey”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.express B.findC.understandD.impress
30.Wheredoestherealpowerofthewordscomefrom?
A.Fromthewordsthemse
lves. B.Fromtheircharacteristics.
C.Fromtheircuriosity. D.Fromtheirassociation.
31.Accordingtothepassage,wordsare_________.
A.visuallettersB.representedbysounds
C.representedeitherbysoundsorbylettersD.signscalledletters
D
WhileIwaswaitingoutsidemywife’sofficebuildingforhertogetoutofwork.Isawabum（流浪乞丐）comingmyway.
“Ihopehewon’taskmeforanymoney，”Ithought.
Hecameandsatinfrontofthebusstop.Afterafewminuteshespoke.“That’saveryprettycar，”hesaid.Hewasinrags，buthehadanairofdignity（尊严）abouthim.
Igavehimasmileandcontinuedcleaningmycar.
HesattherequietlyasIworked.Theexpectedaskingformoneynevercame.Asthesilencebetweenuswidened，itseemedthatavoiceinsidemesaid，“Askhimifheneedsanyhelp.”
“Doyouneedanyhelp？
”Iasked.
Heansweredinthr
eesimplebutmeaningfulwordsthatIshallneverforget.Weoftenlookforwisdomingreatmenandwomen，andweexpectitfromthoseofhigherlearningandachievements.Iexpectednothingbutanoutstretched（伸出的）dirtyhandfromhim，buthesaidthreewordsthatsho
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