1、第一学期期末考试高一英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间为120分钟。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does Bill want to go? A. A cinema. B. Peters house. C. Sandys school.2. What did Jim do recently
2、? A. He got married. B. He studied in Australia.C. He went abroad to attend a wedding.3. What does the man want? A. Drinks and snacks. B. Snacks and fruit. C. Drinks and fruit.4. Who is the tallest student in Marys class?A. Mary. B. Dick. C. Tony.5. What animals do the children like best?A.Monkeys.
3、B. Dolphins. C. Elephants.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，井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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. Why did Sally hand in her homework late? A. She had to take care of her mother. B. Her teacher was ill C. She
4、 was ill7. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.;听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What position is unsuitable for women according to the man? A. Doctor. B. Farmer. C. Driver.9. Whats the womans opinion? A. Women are cleverer. B. Wom
5、en are more careful. C. Women are more skilled.听下面一段対活，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where is the nearest bookshop? A. Near a school. B. Near the bus station. C. Near the hospital.11. Why does the man go to the bookshop?A. To work there. B. To buy a book. C. To meet his son there.12. How will the man go to the
6、bookstore?A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi.听下画一段対活，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What are the speakers talking about?A. Sports. B. Business. C. Entertainment.14. Why does Kate look happy?A. There will be a very funny film tonight.B. She helped a man who got into trouble.C. She just saw a very funny film on TV.
7、15. What kind of program does the man like? A. Interesting and instructive programs.B. Historic programs.C. News programs.16. Whats the mans opinion on watching TV? A. It is not only for entertainment.B. It makes people active.C. It is not good for eyes.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Whats special about
8、tomorrow? A. The zoo opens for free.B. Its Childrens Day.C. Its Mrs. Lees birthday.18. Who will go to the tiger house?A. Sam and Bill. B. Mike and Bill. C. Sue and Lily.19. Who wants to take food for the animals?A.Lucy. B. Bill. C. Sam.20. What is most probably Mrs. Lee?A. A teacher. B. A guide. C.
9、A zookeeper.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。AVictoria Falls Situated on the Zambezi River in southern Africa and forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, regarded as a UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) World Heritage Site in 1989,Victoria Falls is known as one of
10、 the most magnificent(华丽的) and the largest curtains of falling water in the world. The Victoria Falls makes a great holiday destination with many travelers visiting not just for the Waterfall, but also for the incredible activities. At its peak flow around June, a mile-wide crack 100m straight down
11、is filled with the roar of water falling at a rate of 3,000 tons per second.Mount Kilimanjaro Located in the East African country of Tanzania within Kilimanjaro National Park, with an elevation of 19, 340 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa and the fourth highest in the world. Unli
12、ke many of the other mountains, climbing Mount Kilimanjarodoesnt require any technical mountain climbing skills.Mount Kenya Being the tallest mountain in Kenya and only second to Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya is located in the Mount Kenya National Park close to the equator. The mountain features th
13、ree peaks over 16.000 feet: 1) Batian as the tallest at 17 ,058 feet, 2) Nelion at 17 ,022 feet and 3).Lenana at 16,355 feet. The park and area receives approximately 15 ,000 visitors each year.Nile River The, Nile River is located in northern Africa spanning across many countries that include Ugand
14、a, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the. Congo, Kenya, Tanzania ,Rwanda, Burundi and ending in Egypt as it feeds into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River is the longest river in the world beating out the Amazon by 155 Feet。21. Victoria Falls is popular because .A. it will apply
15、 for the list of world heritageB. it is the largest curtain of falling waterC. it is a place with incredible activities D. it can offer the peak flowing all the year22. What is the special character of Mount Kenya? A. It is located in the Mount Kenya National Park.B. It is suitable for people to rea
16、ch the summit.C. It receives about 15 ,000 visitors each year.D. It shows its three peaks to the world.23. Floating down the Nile River, you will .A. end your travel at the Amazon B. find. a great many water sourcesC. see it going through 10 countries D. be surprised by the scenery of EgyptB There a
17、re many American expressions about insects. Bees are known as very hard workers. So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you ma
18、de a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bees knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In
19、fact, we do not even know if bees have knees! If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet. If someone asks you a personal question, and you would like not to tell him or her,you might say “That is none of your beesw
20、ax.” Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your pants. That is, to be restless and unable to sit still. If a frie
21、nd keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do, you might ask him to leave you alone or “stop bugging me.” A friend also might tell you again and again to do something. If so, you might say he put a bug in your ear. If you were reading a book in your warm bed on a cold winters day, you mi
22、ght say you were snug as a bug in a rug. And, if you wish someone good night, you might say, “sleep tightdont let the bed bugs bite.”24. When you describe a wonderful bike of your friend, you can sayA. it makes a beeline B. it is the bees kneesC. it is a beehive of activity D. it has a bee in its bo
23、nnet25. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 means “ ”. A. has nothing to do with you B. draws your attentionC. goes wrong D. is the bee s knees26. In the text, butterflies and ants are used to .A. speak highly of a beautiful person B. describe a person without confidenceC. stand for bad effects on
24、a person D. comfort a person in a bad mood27. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. The word “bug” can be a noun or a verb. B. Bug is a kind of good insects for man.C. Bugs live mainly in humans ears. D. A bug in a rug is very dangerous.C Many college students complain about dormitory life:
25、a sweltering room without air-conditioning in summer and a dormitory gate which is closed at 11 pm. But they may miss their dormitories after graduation,when they have to spend as much as a third of their income renting a shabby room. The rising prices of daily necessities, including food, water, ga
26、s and electricity, are also making graduates save every penny to make ends meet. Faced with the high cost of living, college graduates need to make every penny work when they budget their income. When it comes to renting, try to spend no more than one third of your income on it.Better still, only sp
27、end a quarter, according to Hao Qian, a career consultant(咨询师). Hao also reminds graduates to set aside about one fifth of their income for social activities. “People have spent more on their social lives because of changes in forms of entertainment,”said Hao. For example, new friends may want to me
28、et you at a quiet club instead of at a noisy house. In spite of the high cost of living, many college graduates still, try to stay in big cities.They usually work in industries such as finance, public relations and IT, which depend on a booming city economy and technology. Hao advises such graduates
29、 to reduce their expenditure on shopping as much as possible.“If you are not in jobs such as PR and sales which require you to dress well, you dont need to spend much on clothes and “ accessories ,” said Hao.“Spend less than one eighth of your monthly income on shopping. ”28. What does the underline
30、d word “sweltering” in the first paragraph probably mean? A. Hot and airless. B. Damp and narrow.C. Simple and dull. D. Comfortable and rich.29. Which item takes up the most income of the graduates according to Hao Qian?A. Travel. B. Shopping. C. Social activities. D. Renting.30. How does the author
31、 begin the text?A. By making comparisons. B. By making analysis.C. By using an example. D. By describing processes.31. We can know from the text that .A. the money spent on social activities is mainly to broaden business cooperationB. its unwise to meet your new friend in your dormitory with loud ro
32、ommatesC. more and more graduates choose to work in small towns or medium citiesD. if you take up a PR job in a firm, you can wear casual clothesD Billy Wilder (19062002) was a Jewish Polish-born American filmmaker, screenwriter,producer. Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of Ame
33、rican movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had. Billy Wilder started law school in Vienna, Austria. Then he decided not to become a lawyer. Instead, he began reporting for a Vienna newspaper. Wilder became a screenwriter in the late 1920s while living in Berlin. After t
34、he rise of the Nazi Party, Wilder, who was Jewish, left for Paris, where he directed a movie The Bad Seed for the first time. He moved to Hollywood in 1933, and in 1939 he had a hit when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ninotchka. In 1944, Billy Wilder made a film called Double Indemnity. Some critics
35、 said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors. As a director, Billy Wilder often violated Hollywood customs about social issues. For example, someone who drank too much alcohol had rarely been a movie subject. But Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945, whose subject
36、was about alcohol. Reports at the time said manufacturers of alcoholic drinks tried to stop the movie. They did not succeed. The Lost Weekend also won the first prize of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. In 1950, Wilder made Sunset Boulevar, which won three Academy awards. The movie marked
37、 the last time Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett wrote together. In 1954, Billy Wilder became an independent producer. The next year, Wilders first movie The Seven Year Itch as an independent filmmaker was a huge success. In 1959, Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular. Billy Wilder continu
38、ed to make interesting movies through the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies. In recent years, however, Billy Wilder received many more awards and honors. Critics praised his gifts to movie making. In 1987, he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which is the highest award a producer
39、 can receive, Wilder died in 2002. A current Hollywood producer said,“ Billy Wilder dies. Nobodys perfect”.32. The author introduces Billy Wilder mainly by .A. giving examples B. comparing factsC. following space order D. following time order33. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The background
40、 of American movies.B. Billy Wilders achievements in American movies.C. Billy Wilders attitude to American movies.D. The development of American movies.34. From the text, what can we learn about Billy Wilders Double Indemnity?A. It met many critical challenges. B. It was a major hit. C. It won many
41、awards. D. It was his first works.35. What can be inferred from what a current Hollywood producer said? A. Billy Wilder made lots of mistakes. B. Billy Wilder received high remarks.C. Billy Wilder was severely attacked by criticsD. Billy Wilder was the greatest filmmaker.第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容
42、,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Know Yourself Better Most of us believe that we know ourselves better than anyone in this world. 36 Why? Not everyone is courageous enough to travel the path to achieving a better self-understanding. For a person to have a well-lived life, it is important th
43、at he know himself good. If you are one of those who are trying to know yourself better, these following steps will guide you. 1.Take a moment to write down things that you know “very good”about yourself-your interests, likes, dislikes, preferences, hobbies, strengths, weaknesses, hopes, fears, drea
44、ms, etc. 37 By creating a list of your personal characteristics that you are familiar with, you are keeping yourself in touch with yourself. 2. 38 This is another way to know yourself better. The Internet has a rich source of free online personality and psychological assessments and tests. The bette
45、r you know yourself, the easier it will be to love yourself. 3. Know yourself better by understanding peoples viewpoints about you. 39 . Sometimes, you think you know yourself enough, but other people who see you from their point of view can offer you some insights(见解) how you act and get understood
46、 by others. Be careful, however, to balance both perceptions to come up with an objective view of yourself. 4. Keep on learning who you are. 40 _ Everyday you will be given new insights about yourself. Writing a journal will help you keep track of these new discoveries. Maintaining that hunger to know yourself better will make you more self-aware, opening up new opportu
