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1415学年下学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案
昆明滇池中学2014----2015学年下学期期末考试
高一英语试题
第一部分:
听力(共两节。
满分20)
第一节(共5小题;每题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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatarethesetwopeopletalkingabout?
A.Alightweightshirt.B.Thingstowear.C.Thewarmweather.2.Whatisthewoman'sjob?
A.Cook.B.Waitress.C.Saleswoman.3.Howisthemangettingtowork?
A.Riding.B.Bybus.C.Driving.
4.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Thewoman'sunclewillcomeforavisit.
B.Hethinksthewomanshouldvisitheruncle.
C.Heasksthewomantogoovertohisplace.
5.WhatwilltheweatherinArizonabelikeinthecomingweek?
A.Rainy.B.Warm.C.Abitcold.
第二节(共15小题;每题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话后或独白有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后或独白前,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。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Whatlipstickdidthewomanexpecttobuy?
A.Lyfel,darkshade.B.Lyfel,pinkshade.C.Lyfel,brightshade.
7.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangethecolorofherlipstick?
A.Tobecool.B.Tobeserious.C.Tobeattractive.
8.Howaboutthelipstickthewomantookintheend?
A.Itscolorissuitablebutisveryexpensive.
B.ItscolorisrightthoughitisnotLyfelbrand.
C.Itscolorisn'trightbutitsbrandisLyfel.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.WhyisiteasierforthewomantolearnEnglish?
A.SheoftentalkstoEnglishpeople.B.Shespeakstwolanguagesalready.
C.Shealwaysdoesherhomeworkrightafterclass.
10.WhichofthefollowingissuggestedbythewomantobeagoodwayoflearningEnglish?
A.Readingnewspapers.B.Writingdiaries.C.Readingaloudinthemorning.
11.WhyisitdifficultforthemantoleanEnglish?
A.Hedoesn'ttalktohisEnglishteachers.
B.Therearenonativespeakersaroundhim.
C.HeistooshytospeakEnglish.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Howdoesthemangetinformationabouttheapartment?
A.FromTVadvertisements.B.Fromadvertisementsinthenewspapers.
C.Fromradioadvertisements.
13.Howmanyroomshastheapartmentgot?
A.FourB.FiveC.Six
14.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherentpermonthifhewantstoincludemanagementandparkingaswell?
A.$500.B.$450.C.$550.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatisthewomanafraidofwhenshetakeshertrips?
A.Takingavoyage.B.Takingatrain.C.Takingaflight.
16.Whattransportationcanyouinferthemanprefers?
A.Trains.B.Planes.C.Ships.
17.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Friends.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatwasMissRichards?
A.Achemistryteacher.B.Aphysicsteacher.C.Ascienceteacher.
19.HowdidMissRichardsfeelbeforeDickansweredherquestion?
A.Disappointedandunhappy.B.Angryandannoyed.C.Excited.
20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Dickwasthetopstudentinclass.B.Thestudentswereactiveinclass.
C.MissRichardswasratherpatient.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(每小题1.5分,共15小题,满分22.5分)
A
Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.
Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?
Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?
Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?
Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewsstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.
Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe“bad”news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.
Anotherfactor(因素)isalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.
21.Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?
A.Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.
B.Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.
C.TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.
D.Theylistentotheradioeveryday.
22.ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat_______.
A.peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaper
B.peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaper
C.peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountries
D.peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry
23.Tomakeagoodnewspaperstory,howmanyfactorsdoesthepassagetalkabout?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.D.Six.
24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?
A.Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.
B.Yourteacherhasgotacold.
C.Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn’tbeencaught.
D.Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.
B
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