1、武汉市部分重点中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期末考试高一英语试题考试时间：2015年1月30日 试卷满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When will the woman see the film?A. At 5 oclock.B. At
2、6 oclock.C. At 7 oclock.2. Where might Jim be?A. At the office.B. At the bank. C. On his way home.3. What will the speakers do this weekend?A. Buy a car.B. Have a picnic. C. Go swimming.4. Why did the man move?A. His old apartment was not nice enough.B. His neighbor made too much noise.C. He wanted
3、to live near his workplace.5. What does the woman think the man should do?A. Take a bus.B. Drive his car. C. Leave home early.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遍。6. How long will it take the
4、woman to walk to the park?A. 10 minutes.B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes.7. Where can the woman get on the bus?A. At the second street.B. Across from the bookstore.C. In front of the Sunshine Hotel.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who rode downtown on the bus with the man?A. John.B. Jack.C. Peter.9. What happened to t
5、he man at Tonys?A. He was hurt by a barber.B. He ruined his jacket.C. He was served badly by Tony.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where did the man fly to Vietnam from?A. New York.B. Paris.C. London.11. Why didnt the man want to stay longer in Ho Chi Minh City?A. It was too hot there.B. He had already spent en
6、ough time there.C. He wanted to spend more time near the beach.12. What was the best part of the trip?A. The food.B. The cheap ticket prices. C. The hotel service.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What day was it yesterday?A. Friday the 13th.B. Friday the 12th. C. Monday the 13th.14. Where did the woman go first
7、 that morning?A. Her office.B. A hotel.C. Her kids school.15. What happened at the office?A. The woman called the teacher.B. Her customer had already arrived.C. The fax machine needed to be fixed.16. How did the kids feel?A. Tired but excited.B. Hungry and angry. C. Relaxed and happy.听第10段材料，回答第17至2
8、0题。17. According to the talk, what can sports cause?A. Peaceful friendships.B. A lot of competitions. C. Violent crimes.18. Which event is an international sports event?A. The Super Bowl.B. The NBA Finals. C. The Olympics.19.How many sports are the most popular in America?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.20.
9、 How long is baseball played in America each year?A. 6 months.B. 9 months.C. 12 months.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. With a good _ of both Chinese and English, Miss Lin was assigned the task of interpreting for the American delegation.A
10、. demandB. requestC. command D. inspection22. The fans were well behaved beyond expectation, and the match was played without _.A. warningB. lossC. mercy D. incident23. My hometown has _ great changes in the past few years especially in the citizens housing and transporting conditions.A. performedB.
11、 seenC. exploded D. explored24.Because of a sudden heart attack, the CEO passed away last week, and the question of who was to _ him was left uncertain.A. succeedB. appreciate C. employ D. contain25. In order to become and keep famous, some film stars try hard to attract public attention. If not, th
12、ey will soon be _.A. reservedB. recognized C. removed D. replaced26. This morning, Toms mom asked him to _ the bookshelf to make room for new books.A. dig outB. die outC. sort out D. watch out27. We shouldnt easily give away our personal information on the Internet unless it is a _ website.A. regula
13、rB. secureC. universal D. powerful28.Researchers have invented _ ears that look and act like the real ears, giving hope to patients missing all or part of their ears.A.naturalB. familiarC. artificial D. magical29.Mr. Smith found it was _ the kind of car he had been meaning to buy, so he called to as
14、k the price.A. brieflyB. exactlyC. regularly D. gradually30.I will speak to the person _ and ask him to give you another pair or give your money back.A. in returnB. in reliefC. in common D. in charge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）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。Recently, I had
15、to come to Brazil, 31 behind everything I had started with in Japan was hard, but new horizons were coming. I can tell you, I am a(n) 32 girl.Arriving in Brazil, I 33 that Brazilian schools, unlike schools in Japan, had 34 clubs we could enjoy after school, such as volleyball, basketball, soccer and
16、 handball clubs. I found my school had a horseback riding 35 which was really close.I couldnt 36 it. In my hometown, we have horseback riding, but not at school, and you 37 pay a lot of money to enjoy it. Riding horses had always been a(n) 38 sport for people in high society. In Brazil, 39 , I found
17、 this was not true. For lessons, insurance and horses, we paid only a 40 insurance fee (保险费), and that was all. 41 thing that surprised me was that it was our 42 to take care of the horses. In contrast, in Japan, we always had 43 to clean and feed the horse, dean the stalls(马厩),and do all the work.
18、We only had to 44 about riding.Taking care of the horses, Ive found that the 45 you are together with the animal, the more it 46 you, and the more you understand it. An animal treats you as 47 as you treat it. 48 you dont understand your horse, and it doesnt know you, you lose the wonderful 49 to be
19、 with a very kind and intelligent animal.A teacher said, “The horse is a(n) 50 of your honor.” I think its true. If you treat your horse unkindly, it will be unkind. If you treat it well, it will be the best friend you have ever known.31.A.WalkingB.LookingC.LeavingD.Falling32.A.confidentB.hopelessC.
20、intelligentD.lucky33.A.designedB.discoveredC.doubtedD.simplified34.A.ballB.musicC.hobbyD.sports35.A.clubB.lessonC.playgroundD.team36.A.attachB.appreciateC.introduceD.believe37.A.used toB.ought toC.like toD.have to38.A.confidentB.expensiveC.personalD.interesting39.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.anywayD.theref
21、ore40.A.bigB.valuableC.smallD.low41.A.MoreB.OtherC.AnotherD.Else42.A.responsibilityB.gloryC.characterD.performance43.A.everyoneB.someoneC.nobodyD.anyone44.A.admitB.practiseC.worryD.debate45.A.fartherB.less.C.shorterD.longer46.A.realizeB.relyC.recognizeD.respond47.A.wellB.goodC.longD.far48.A.ThoughB.
22、IfC.SinceD.Because49.A.chargeB.challengeC.changeD.chance50.A.competitorB.mirrorC.applicationD.expression第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AA recent report found 46% of parents agreed that their child knew more about the Internet than they did. And now n
23、ew research shows parents are turning to their children for lessons in technology.The new study of around 1,000 parents showed that 67% of parents have asked their teenager children for technology-related advice. 44% have asked their teenager for help using the Internet, and 41% have received teen a
24、dvice about how to use the TV or home entertainment system.Ahad Surooprajally, a father of five children, says his children help him with technology in the home. “Theyve grown up surrounded by technology,” he explains. “We have four computers and four iPads in our house. If I want to know something
25、technical theyre the ones I go to.”He says his nine-year-old son Habeeb is the only person in the house who really understands the TV. So he tells Habeeb which film he wants to watch and Habeeb connects his mobile phone to the TV. “You teach your kids everyday life lessons, but the tables are turned
26、 when it comes to technology,” says Ahad.As well as learning how to use technology properly, there is another advantage of parents asking their children to help them understand the digital world, They may be able to get a better understanding of what their kids are doing online.Will Gardner of the c
27、harity Childnet International says, “We have to continuously encourage parents to find out more about what their children are doing on line. If the kids are using a social networking site, get them to show you around it if you are not using it already.”51. What do we know about the new study?A. Over
28、 two-thirds of parents turned to their teenagers on tech matters.B. Most teenagers know more about the Internet than their parents.C. About half of the parents have no idea how to use a computer.D. Few parents trust their children to give them advice.52. What does the underlined part “the tables are
29、 turned” probably mean?A. The duty is carried out. B. The pleasure will increase.C. The situation is changed. D. The difficulty becomes less.53. Will Gardner seems to suggest that parents should _.A. try to learn how to make friends onlineB. keep an eye on childrens online safetyC. encourage childre
30、n to use social networking sitesD. ask children to teach them how to use computers54. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Internet: Open to our kids too earlyB. Technology: Challenge for everyoneC. Parents: Confused by new technologyD. Children: Parents technology advisors B
31、On the Spanish island of La Gomera, kids are allowed to whistle (吹口哨)in class. In fact, whistling is required. The students are learning an ancient language called Silbo Gomero that uses whistles instead of spoken words. Its used only on La Gomera, which is one of the Canary Islands.The people of La
32、 Gomera have used Silbo Gomero for centuries. For a long time, it was the best way to communicate across the islands rocky hills and valleys. An islanders whistles can be heard from about 2 miles away.But in the late 20th century, Silbo Gomero was in danger of dying out. Many of its speakers had mov
33、ed from the island, and Spanish had become the main language. Cell phones had made it easier for islanders to communicate over long distances. A valuable piece of the islands culture was in danger of being lost forever.In 1999, to keep the language alive, the local government made it a mandatory sub
34、ject (必修学科)in schools. Now nearly all of the islands 22,000 inhabitants use Silbo Gomero as well as Spanish.Though Silbo Gomero has been brought back into use, many other little-known languages around the world face a different situation.There are more than 7,100 languages in the world. About half o
35、f them are in danger of disappearing within the next century. A language disappears when the last person to speak it dies. Many languages disappear because most children learn only the most important one. This is true even in the U.S., where Native American languages are dying because most kids are
36、taught only English.Many dying languages have never been written down. Some researchers are travelling the globe to record people speaking these languages in the hope of saving them from going silent.55. On La Gomera, students are allowed to whistle in class _.A. when they are in dangerB. if they wa
37、nt to have some funC. because they are learning a languageD. since they have difficulty in speaking56. How did people on La Gomera mainly communicate over long distances in the late 20th century?A. They used cell phones.B. They used Silbo Gomero.C. They used body language.D. They shouted at each oth
38、er.57. La Gomera successfully prevented Silbo Gomero from dying out mainly by _.A. writing it downB. introducing it into classesC. recording people speaking itD. protecting the last one who speaks it58. What is the main idea of Paragraph 6?A. English shouldnt be the only language.B. Researchers are
39、saving dying languages.C. A language disappears for various reasons.D. Many languages are in danger of disappearing.CThomas Sterns Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, 1888. He was raised in a family that had distinguished(区别) Americans since colonial days. At 18 years old, T. S.
40、Eliot entered Harvard, and after graduating he went abroad. Then he taught in a boys school briefly before spending eight years in Lioyds Bank in London.T. S. Eliot inspired the musical Cats in the 1980s from his well-known book Old Possums Book of Cats. He also wrote The Love Song of J. Alfred Pruf
41、ock in 1915. After 1915, T. S. Eliot wrote such poems as Portrait of a Lady.The Waste Land appeared in 1922. It was considered by many to be his most challenging work. In 1927 Thomas Stems Eliot became a British subject(国民)and was confirmed in the Church of England.His essays. For Lancelot Andrew(19
42、28) and his poetry, Four Quarters (1943) increasingly reflected this association with a traditional culture. The Rock (1934), his first drama, was a pageant play. This was followed by Murder in the Cathedral (1935), a play dealing with the assassination of Archbishop(主教)Thomas a Becket, who was late
43、r praised.In 1948, King George VI bestowed(授予)the order of Merit on T. S. Eliot, and in that same year he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. On January 4, 1965 Thomas Sterns Eliot died at the age of 76. Another one of his poems I enjoy is Aunt Helen.59. Where did the inspiration of Cats come
44、 from?A. Thomas Sterns Eliot.B. The animal cat.C. Old Possums Book of Cats.D. King George VI.60. How many works written by T. S. Eliot are mentioned in the passage?A. 7.B. 8.C. 9.D. 10.61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Thomas Sterns Eliot only wrote poems in his life.B.
45、Eliot won the Nobel Prize because King George VI bestowed the order of Merit on him.C. Thomas Sterns Eliot spent eight years in London.D. Thomas Sterns Eliot was once a teacher in a school.62. What does the underlined word “assassination” mean?A. Murder.B. Concern. C. Attention. D. Determination.DThinking of cutting classes? It may come with a high price. In the Newberg School District, parents will get a $225 fine for their kids cutting school after letters, phone calls,
