1、2015-2016第二学期高一英语期末试卷 命题人 张志霄第一节：阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）A Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the citys
2、money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and garde
3、ns. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela(委内瑞拉) named Valencia.1.From the tex
4、t, how many places have the name Valencia?A. one B. two C. three D. four2. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?A.2nd century B.8th century C.13th century D. 20the century3. What is Valencia famous for?A. Its seaport B. Its university C. Its churches and museums D. Its parks and garden
5、s4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _. A. markets B. business C. factories D. farming BPlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from a
6、ir, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flo
7、wering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-fl
8、owering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.5. The
9、main idea of the first paragraph is that _.A. plants are important for life B. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants in the world D. we can not live without water6. Plants can make food from_.A. flower, water and air B. water, sunlight and airC. air, water and soil D. air, sun and l
10、ight7. What can we infer(推断) from the passage ?A. Of all living things animals are most important B. Spores are seeds C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants, man will die out 8. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine book B. a novel C. a science magazine D. an experime
11、nt report9. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _. A. damaged B. polluted C. prevented D. guardedC Ma Lilis parents are going to give a birthday party for her. Shes going to be fourteen years old. Ma Lili has a lot of friends. They are going to come to the party
12、. They are girls from Ma Lilis school. There are twenty-five of them.Ma Lilis mother is making birthday cakes for the party. They are very nice cakes. Ma Lili says to her mother “Mum, youre very nice. Thank you for your nice cakes. ” Her father is going shopping. He buys a lot of apples, bananas, or
13、anges and pears.Its four oclock in the afternoon. Now everything is ready. The party begins in thirty minutes.10. Who is going to give Ma Lili a birthday party?A. Ma Lili B. Her friends C. Her teacher D. Her parents11. How many people are coming to Ma Lilis party?A. Two B. Twenty C. Twenty-one D. Tw
14、enty-five12. Her mother _ for her party.A. is going shopping. B. is making birthday cakes for the party. C. buys a lot of apples, bananas, oranges and pears. D. is very nice.13.how old is Ma Lili ?A. ten B. eleven C. thirteen D. fourteen14.When does the party begin ?A. four oclock B.half past four C
15、. five oclock D. .half past five D In America when people say “mans best friend” they dont mean another person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal：A dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to peoples lives. Some people think
16、 of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people too. Dogs can be taught to become the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier too. B
17、ecause of that animals are brought into hospitals for “visit”.Americans hold “Be-Kind-to-Animals Week” in the first week of May.Pets shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America you can do this too. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet take
18、more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.If you dont have a pet be kind to animals around you. For example if you see a street dog dont kick it or throw things at it. Instead just leave it alone or better yet ma
19、ke friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal try to stop them. As people we must protect animals who cant speak for themselves.15. “A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” means that_ A. pets have the right to inherit (继续) money. B. money can give pets h
20、appiness.C. its the best way to spend money. D. some pets are taken as children.16. Why are dogs brought to hospitals?A. Because they are ill and need to see doctors.B. Because they can make the patients happier.C. Because they can find out the problems of the patients.D. Because doctors can do expe
21、riments on them.17. The words“mans best friends”shows_. A. the friendship between people. B. the friendship between people and animals.C. the friendship between animals. D. the friendship between men and womenE“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion the mo
22、st effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out youve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell what the lesson says in your own words youre a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.This is a difficult task. However if you try
23、to learn by heart only part of each lesson youll find it not half as hard as you might have thought. Learning this way you will make rapid progress. Of course writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English. Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able
24、 to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you your own language gets in your way. So never try to see English through translation.18.In the writers opinion the most effective way in learning English is _.A.to practise speak
25、ing writing and feeling it B.to forget your own native language C.to learn lessons by heart. D.to memorize the English words and grammatical rules19. “Instead of helping you your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can _.A.help you to study English we
26、ll B.stop you mastering EnglishC.make English easy to D.help you notice mistakes20.Equally important is to feel the language. “to feel the language” here means_.A.to get a knowledge of English by touching. B. to be able to read and write English C.to translate English into your own by imagining. D.
27、to be able to experience the rich language.第二节：完形题（本题共15小题，每题2分，共30分）One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 21 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 22 he knew me. The man had a
28、 newspaper 23 in front of him, which he was pretending to read, but I could 24 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my food, the man was clearly puzzled by the 25 way in which the waiter and I 26 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as time went on and it became 27 that all
29、the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 28 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 29 without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 30 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 31 you here bec
30、ause he thought you were the man he 32 .” “What?” I said, showing my 33 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 34 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a mistake.” “Well, its really 35 I came
31、to a restaurant where Im known,” I said. “Otherwise, I might have been in trouble.”21Aknew Bunderstood Cnoticed Drecognized22Asince Beven if Cthough Das if23Aflat Bopen Cmajor Dfirm24Asee Bfind Cguess Dlearn25Adirect Bfamiliar Cstrange Dfunny26Achatted with Blooked at Claughed at Dtalked about27Atru
32、e Bhopeful Cclear Dpossible28Arestaurant Bwashroom Coffice Dkitchen29Aleft Bacted Csat down Dcalmed down30Awanted Btried Cordered Dwished31A. met Bcaught Cfollowed Ddiscovered32A. was to beat Bwas dealing with Cwas to meet Dwas looking for33Acare Bsurprise Cworry Dregret34Amust Bcan Cneed Dmay35Aa p
33、ity Bnatural Ca chance Dlucky第三节（共5小题；每小题1分,共5分）根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的（七选五）。36. One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you n
34、eed to come up with is an idea for your club. What are you interested in? Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, or making things? 37.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 38. All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.39. Yo
35、u should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always
36、 secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you will spend a lot of time making them. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design. Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? 40.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you ge
37、t started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. The list is needed.C. Enjoy your own club!D. Invite a designer to join you.E. the school holidays is just around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. That will make the membership card really look
38、 like it. 第四节：语法结构（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文， 根据上下文填入适当的词语， 或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空.Famous scientist as he is, Yuan Longping considers himself a _ . As a young man, Yuan Longping saw the great need for increasing the rice _. At that time , _ (hungry) was a disturbing problem in China . He wanted to increase
39、rice harvests without _ (expand) the area of the fields . In 1973, a special strain of rice made it possible to produce one-third more of the _ in the same fields . _ to his research , the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger . He is now _(circulate) his rice knowledge in less
40、developed countries to increase their rice harvests and he wants to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe .Though he has_(struggle) for the past five decades , Dr Yuan is quite _ with his life . In his spare time, he enjoys _ (listen) to violin music , playing mah-jong ,swimming a
41、nd reading . 第五部分:短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)下面短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。One Saturday afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping was having an environmental protection activity near t
42、he rivers when they catch sight of a bird on the ground. They picked it out and found it wounded. Thinking it might die without timely help, they took it to home. They made a nest for it but fed it with rice and water. Under their treatment and care, the lucky birds got recovered soon. When time cam
43、e for them fly the bird back to nature, they felt a bit pity but very delighting. I think its worthwhile for him to do such a thing. Here I call on the public to show respect to nature. Only by changing the way we treat the environment can we get along good with it. 第六部分:书面表达（共1题，满分25分）根据下面内容提示，写一篇介
44、绍美国总统奥巴马的短文。注意：1.内容应包括提示及表格内的全部要点；2.词数在100左右；姓 名奥巴马（Barack Obama）家 庭父亲是肯尼亚（Kenya）黑人，母亲是美国白人出生时间1961年8月4 日出生地点夏威夷檀香山（Honolulu,Hawaii）梦 想当总统教 育1988年考入哈弗法学院（Harvard Law School）,1991年获博士学位职 业毕业后当律师、大学讲师，后来一直从政，在大选（the general election）中击败麦凯恩(John McCain)，成为首位黑人总统评 价奥巴马的成功极大地激励了非裔美国人Barack Obama 8 / 8高一英语下册期末考试试题及答案班级： 姓名：2015-2016学年第二学期期末高一英语试卷答题卡一阅读理解（每小题2分，共40）1234567891011121314151617181920二完型填空（每小
