湖北省部分重点中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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湖北省部分重点中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
湖北省部分重点中学2014-2015学年度下学期高一期末考试
英语试卷
武汉中学董玉芝余莉
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
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.Whatdoweknowaboutthewomen’ssister?
A.She’sprettyB.She’stallC.Shehasblackhair
2.HowmanytimeshasthewomanbeentoAsia?
A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimes
3.Whendoesthewomanusuallygetuponweekends?
A.at6:
00amB.at6:
30amC.at7:
00am
4.Whatsportsdoesthemanplay?
A.footballB.basketballC.tennis
5.Whereisthebusstop?
A.AcrossfromthedrugstoreB.besidethehotelC.Behindthedrugstore
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。
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,各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whichcityistheman’sbirthplace?
A.BostonB.NewYorkC.LosAngeles
7.Whatisthemannow?
A.AstudentB.AnactorC.Alawyer
请听第8段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatfooddoesthewomanlike?
A.thesweetandsourchickenB.thetofucurryC.thefriedfish
9.Whatisthelastfoodthewomanrecommends?
A.thepeppersoupB.thebeefsteakC.thegreensalad
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howlongisthewoman’svacation?
A.fourdaysB.fivedaysC.sevendays
11.WhatdidthewomanhearaboutCairo?
A.visitingthereisreallycheapB.it’sverycrowdedC.it’sextremelybig
12.WhatistheweatherlikeinNewOrleans?
A.hotandhumidB.hotanddryC.prettycool
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.hebrokehisleftlegB.hehurthisankleC.hehurthisneck
14.Whotookthemantothehospital?
A.hiswifeB.hisbrotherC.hisneighbor
15.Howlongdidthewomanstayinthehospital?
A.forthreeweeksB.forfiveweeksC.foreightweeks
16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.themanfellontothefloorinhisapartment
B.themanwillstayinhospitalfortwoweeks
C.thewomanhadanaccidentthreeyearsago
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whyisjack’sachievementsounusual?
A.hecannothearB.hecannotseeC.hecanfetchmanyobjects
18.HowoldwasJackwhenhegotthedisease?
A.sixB.sevenC.ten
19.HowdidJack’sownerfeelbeforethecompetition?
A.worriedB.excitedC.confident
20.WhatdoweknowaboutJack?
A.heisafriendlyblackdog
B.hecanfindwaterbyusinghissenseofsmell
C.heisthefirstdogthathisowneradopted
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Shortandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam."Football,tennis,Cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless."hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland'sruralDevonshire.
Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeed,strengthandendurance.Atage18,heranhisfirstmarathon.
Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgway,whobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway'sschoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedabouttheolderman'scold-waterachievements.Intrigued,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditions,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.
JourneystothePolearen'ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboys,andmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy."JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn'tsay,'Youarecompletelycrazy,'"Saunderssays.
In2001,afterbecomingaskilledskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPole.Hesufferedfrostbite,hadacloserexperiencewithapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.
SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe'sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.
ThisOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,an1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.
21.TheturningpointinSaunders'slifecamewhen________.
A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway'straining
C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hegotamountainbikeatage15
22.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?
A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.
B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPole.
C.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPole.
D.Hewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakid.
23.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders'journeytotheNorthPole________.
A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorers
C.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s
B
Asagoodmothertothreechildren,Ihavetriednevertoletmypassionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.
Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows(誓言)meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends,andtheytome.Withoutthem,therewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.
Sohere'swhatIwanttotellyoutoday:
Getalife.Areallife,notadesireofthenextpromotion,thebiggerpaycheck,thelargerhouse.
Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure;itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.
It'ssoeasytowasteourlives,ourdays,ourhoursandourminutes.It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.Somethingreally,reallybadhappenedtome,somethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthat,ifIhadmychoice,itwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhat,today,seemstobethehardestlessonofall.
Ilearnedtolovethejourney,notthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinit,completelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothat,inpart,bytellingotherswhatIhadlearned.
Bytellingthemthis:
Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Ifyoudo,youwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobelived.
24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.theauthordidn'ttryherbesttoworkwell
B.theauthorspentallhertimecaringforherchildren
C.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
D.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallife
25.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?
A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Throughanunfortunateexperience.
C.Fromherchildrenandhusband.D.Bylearningfromherfriends.
26.Bytheunderlinedsentence“It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive"inthefifthparagraph,theauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto.
A.workratherthanenjoylife
B.wastealotinlife
C.makealivingratherthanliveareallife
D.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife
27.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardwork?
A.Doitwelltoserveothers.
B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.
C.Don'tletitaffectyourreallife.
D.Tryyourbesttogetahigherpositionandapayraise.
C
Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownideasofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.
Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewiththeleastmiseryandsufferingsisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshissimplelifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofhimandacceptedbyhisfamilyandhissociety.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone'sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.
Awisemanoncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustration(挫折)withhisownprofessionalsuccess,“Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,”Themanadded,"Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhichyouhavegivenyourbesteffort.”
28.Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause______.
A.theirlifeisbusyandmiserable
B.theyarenotrichinmaterialpossessions
C.theysettheirgoalsattoolowalevel
D.theyhaven'treachedtheirownstandards
29.Fromthelastparagraphwecantellthat______.
A.successmeansachievinggreatgoals
B.successcomesfromgreatgoalsetting
C.successmeanseffortsandfavoritespayoff
D.successhasnothingtodowiththedistanceofyourtravel
30.Thepurposeofthepassageis______.