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湖南省醴陵市第四中学学年高一下学期期末考试含听力英语试题
湖南省醴陵市第四中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试(含听力)英语试题
一、短对话
(★)1.Whatdoesthewomanorder?
A.Fish.B.Chicken.C.Beef.
(★)2.Howmuchmoneydoesthemanofferthewoman?
A.$100B.$200C.$300
(★)3.WhatwillthemandothisSunday?
A.Gosailing.B.Goshopping.C.Visithissister.
(★)4.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?
A.Pepper.B.Milk.C.Sugar
(★)5.Howmanypeoplearethereintheman’sfamily?
A.Six.B.Five.C.Four.
二、长对话或独白
(★★★)听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Thereasonthemanmissedwork
B.Thereasonthemanwassick.
C.Themanwasonvacation..
7.Whatistheman’sreasonforbeinggone?
A.Hewassick.B.Hiswifewassick.C.Hewasonvacation.
(★★★)听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
8.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Toahotel.B.Toagasstation.C.Toaconferencecenter.
9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutTrinityWay?
A.Itisanewstreet.B.Itisclosedtoday.C.It’saone-waystreet.
(★★★)听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
10.WhodidthemangotovisitforChristmas?
A.Hisbrother.B.Hisuncle.C.Hisgrandparents.
11.WhatdidthewomanthinkofherChristmas?
A.Great.B.Just-so-so.C.Terrible.
12.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?
A.Watersomeplants.B.Attendaclass.C.Learntoridehorses.
(★★★)听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
13.Howmanynotebooksdidtheboybuy?
A.Five.B.Three.C.Two.
14.Whydoestheboycarrytwosmartphones?
A.He’salwayslosingcellphones.
B.Oneofthemdoesn’tworkverywell.
C.Hestaysintouchwithdifferentpeople.
15.Whenistheboy’sbirthday?
A.InJanuary.B.InMarch.C.InJune.
16.Howdidtheboyprobablypayforeverything?
A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Withacreditcard.
(★★★)听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
17.What’stheweatherliketodayinOregon?
A.Clear.B.Cloudy.C.Windy.
18.Whichcityhadthelowesttemperature?
A.Portland.B.Ashland.C.Salem.
19.Whatwillthetemperaturebetomorrow?
A.Inthe90s.B.Inthe70s.C.Inthe60s.
20.Whenwillastormlikelytakeplace?
A.Sundaymid-afternoon.B.Sundaymorning.C.Saturdayevening
三、阅读理解
(★★★)China’shotword,tuhao,maybeinOxfordEnglishDictionary.
InChinese,tumeansrudeandhaomeansrich.Inrecentyears,peopleusethistermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanunreasonableway.ThewordbecamemorepopularwithApple’sgold-colorediPhone,whichislovedbyChina’srichpeople.Thecolorbecameknownas“tuhaogolden”.Thewordisnowoftenusedtorefertopeoplewhohavemoneybutlacktaste.
TherearetwootherChinesehotwords:
damaandNoZuoNoDie,whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.Dama,meaningmiddle-agedwomen,wasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournal.ThousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyingalargeamountofgoldwhenthegoldpricehadgonedown.AnotherphraseNoZuoNoDie,meaningifyoudon’tdostupidthings,theywon’tcomebacktobiteyou,isalsoverypopular.Otherwords,suchasMaotai,Chinglishanddimsumhavealsobeenincludedinthedictionary.
BBCWorldNewsrecentlymadeaspecialprogramcalled“Tuhao,let’sbefriends!
”“ThefrequentuseofChinglishbyforeignmediasuggeststhatforeignpeoplearelookingmoretothelifestyleandpopularcultureofChina,”saysZhangYiwu,professorofBeijingUniversity.
WhatdoesthistrendsuggestabouttheChineselanguage’sinfluence?
XingHongbing,aprofessorfromBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity(BLCU)said“TheseshowthatChinglishisnowbeingacceptedbytherestoftheworldandtheyplayimportantrolesindailylifeofChinese.BehindtheseChinglishwordsandphrasesaretheChineseculture.TheyarereflectionsofthechangesandtrendsintheChinesesocietyandtheyhelppeoplefromothercountriestounderstandwhat’shappeninginChina.”
21.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTahotChinglishword?
22.Theword“dama”becomessopopularbecause________.23.WhatdoesthefrequentuseofChinglishbyforeignmediasuggest?
A.Dama
B.Karaoke
C.Tuhao
D.Dimsum
A.theyarewealthymiddle-agedwomen
B.theyboughtgoldcrazilywhenthepricewasdown
C.theymadethegoldpriceup
D.theyworkedontheWallStreet
A.ForeignerswanttoknowmoreaboutthelifestyleandcultureofChina.
B.Foreignpeoplefounditfunny.
C.Chineseisoneofthemostimportantlanguagesintheworld.
D.Chinesepeopleareveryfriendly.
(★★★)It’sallaboutpersonalpeace,whichmeansnotonlyanimaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthesenses.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeelangry.
Whetherpeoplehavehadastrongerwishtoprotecttheirpersonalspaceinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesiretohavespacetothemselves.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatiftheyhadtopaymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.
Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapersinfrontoftheirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.
Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnoticethatoneofthecornerseatswillusuallybetakenfirst,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeonesitsoppositetoyou?
Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.
Preferenceforpersonalspaceisdifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefromothercultures.InLatincultures,however,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingclosetoeachother.
24.Thewritermainly________inthisarticle.25.________mightfeelhispersonalspaceissafeaccordingtothepassage.26.WhatcanweknowfromthesurveybyTripAdvisor?
27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.tellsushowtoachievepersonalspace
B.explainswhypeopleneedpersonalspace
C.introducessomeknowledgeaboutpersonalspace
D.arguesfortheimportanceofkeepingpersonalspace
A.Apersonwhohastositnexttoaladyputtingonstrongperfume.
B.Apersonwhohasbeenwatchedbyastrangerforalongtime.
C.Apersonwhohearsstrangenoiseswhenreadingathome.
D.ALatinboywhoischattingwithafriendsittingclosetohim.
A.Peopleneedasmallerpersonalspaceinrecenttimesthanbefore.
B.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforpersonalspaceinrecenttimes.
C.Therearenotenoughseatsontheplanetomeetpeople’sneeds.
D.Foodserviceisbetterprovidedthanseatsontheplane.
A.Thespacearoundthebodyismoreneededthanthataroundallthesenses.
B.Ifyouholdnewspapersonthebus,yourpersonalspacewon’tbeviolated.
C.Peopleusuallychoosethecornerseatsfirstinalibraryforpersonalspace.
D.Differentculturessharethesamepreferencesforpersonalspace.
(★★★)WhenJohnnieMartinwasinthesecondgradeinhighschool,onedayapsychologistoftheschoolcalledhimintohisoffice.
“Johnnie,I’vemadeaverycarefulstudyofyou.AndIfeelsorrytohavetotellyou…Thoughyouhaveworkedveryhard,ithasnothelped.You’rejustnotfitforit.”
Theboyburiedhisfaceinhishands,“Thiswillbehardonmyparents,”hesaid.“Theironeideaisformetobeacollegeman.”
Thepsychologistlaidhishandontheboy’sshoulderandsaid,“Peoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents.Somedayyouwillfindwhatyourspecialgiftisandwhenyoudo,youwillmakeyourparentsveryproudofyou.”
Johnnieneverwentbacktoschool.Jobswerescarceintown,buthemanagedtokeepbusymowingthelawnsofthehouseholdersandputteringintheirflowerbeds.Beforelonghediscoveredhehadaneyeforcolor.
Onedaywhilehewasdowntown,hehappenedtonoticeastretchofunusedlandbehindthecityhall.Chanceorfateorwhateveryoumayliketocallitbroughtoneofthetown’saldermen(市政委员会委员)roundthecornerjustatthatmoment.Theboysaid,“Icanmakeagardenoutofthisdump,ifyou’llletmedoit.”
“Thetown’sgotnomoneyforit,”saidthealderman.
“Idon’twantanymoneyforit,”saidtheboy.“Ijustwanttodoit.”
Thealdermanwasshockedtofindsomeonewhodidnotwantmoney.HetookJohnnieintoanoffice,andwhentheyoungmancameouthehadtheauthoritytocleanupthepubliceyesore.Beforelongtheolddumpbecamealittlebeautifulpark.
ItwasalsoakindofshowwindowforJohnnie.Peoplesawtheresultofhisskillandknewhimasanaturallandscapegardener.
Thatwastwenty-fiveyearsago.TodayJohnnieistheheadofasuccessfulbusinessinlandscapegardening.HisagingparentsareproudofJohnnie,forheisnotonlyasuccess,buthehasalsomadehispartoftheworldalovelierplacetolivein.
28.ThepsychologistcalledJohnnieintohisofficeto________.29.WhatdidJohnnieMartinhaveagiftfor?
30.Theunderlinedpart“thepubliceyesore”refersto________.31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.persuadehimtogiveupschooling
B.helphimfindouthisgift
C.givehimsomesuggestionsonstudy
D.encouragehimtoworkhard
A.Drawing.
B.Gardening.
C.Repairing.
D.Engineering.
A.thecityhall
B.thetown
C.thepark
D.thedump
A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
B.Gardenersarebornandnotmade.
C.Everyonehassomethingspecial.
D.Interestisthekeytosuccess.
(★★★)AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanf