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海南省海口市国科园实验学校学年高一下学期
2015-2016学年海南省海口市国科园实验学校高一(下)期末英语试卷
I.单词、短语拼写(满分15分)1)用所给单词的适当形式填空:
(每小题1.5分;满分15分)
1.The (violent)ofherfeelingssurprisedhim.
2.Hebecamea (city)andgainedtherighttovote.
3.Ratherthanridea (crowd)bus.Ialwaysprefertorideabicycle.
4.YouareakindpersonandIcan'tthankyouenoughforyour (kind).
5.Havetheydecidedonthe (locate)ofthenewbuildingyet?
6.Theterrifyingscene (terrify)theboyintocryinglastnight.
7.Iwasvery (dust)andwentuptomyroomtowash.
8.Maryisstudyingengineeringatcollegeandshedreamsofbecomingan (engine).
9.The (advise)gavethemanagersomeadviceonhowtoputhisgoodsintotheinternationalmarket.
10.Somepeoplethink (free)isthattheycandoanythingfreely.
B)短语互译:
(每小题1.5分;满分15分)
11.beconnected 与…有联系,与…有关.
12. average平均起来.
13.look 浏览.
14.put 扑灭(火).
15.hold 阻止.
16.beclose 接近;靠近.
17.beproud 为…自豪.
18.date 起源于.
19.becaught 突然遭遇(风暴等).
20.becomeinterested 对…感兴趣.
II.阅读理解:
(满分40分;每小题6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.
21.AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders:
CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?
Cantheyunderstandme?
LearnersofEnglishoftenask:
WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?
Howimportantarethesedifferences?
CertainlytherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay"inhospital"and"Haveyouapen?
"Americanssay"inthehospital!
"and"Doyouhaveapen?
"Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslike"bird"and"hurt".SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,"colour"and"honour"areBritish,"color"andhonor"areAmerican.
Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant.However,forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.
21.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglish
mightbeafraidthat .
A.Britishpeoplecannotunderstandhim
B.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim
C.thegrammaristoohardforhim
D.thespellingistoohardforhim
22.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin .
A.spelling
B.pronunciation
C.grammar
D.alloftheabove
23.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?
A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.
B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.
C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishhappened.
D.Howimportantthedifferencesare.
24.Thereisastoryaboutamanwholosthislegsandleftarminanaccident.Aftertheaccident,onlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthandremained.
Hewasabrilliant,creative,andeducatedman.Hehadgainedalotofexperiencewhiletravelingaroundtheworld,sohebecameverydepressedafterhisaccident.Hewasafraidthathewouldspendtherestofhislifesufferingandwouldnolongerbeabletospendhislifeinameaningfulway.Then,herealizedthathestillhadpartialfunctionofhisrighthandandcouldstillwriteeventhoughitwasverydifficult.Anideaoccurredtohim."Whynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?
"
Hewrotetotheprisonministry(监狱长)aboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerreplied,"Writingtotheprisonersisacceptable,butyourletterswillnotbeanswered."
Filledwithexcitement,themanknewhecouldwritehisletters.Hebegansendingone﹣waymessagesofGod'slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothelimit.Hepoured(倾诉)hisheartandsoulintohiswordsandsharedhisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism(乐观),andfaith.
Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofareply.Onedayhereceivedaletterfromtheprisonministry.Itwasashortnotefromtheofficerwhomonitoredandcheckedtheprisonmail.
Thelettersaid,"Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafford.Yourlettersarepassedfromcell(单人牢房)tocelluntiltheyliterally(逐字地)falltopieces!
"
Nomatterwhatcircumstances(环境)lifemaypresent,weallhaveuniqueexperiences,abilities,andGod﹣giventalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachotherswhodesperately(极度渴望地)needmessagesofencouragementandstrength.
24.Inordertoliveinameaningfulway,themanbeganto .
A.receivetheschooleducation
B.writetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement
C.meetthepeoplewhoaredepressed
D.helpotherpeoplewithlostarmsandlegs
25.Accordingtotheprisonminister, .
A.themanwasnotallowedtowritetotheprisoners
B.themancouldn'tgotoseetheprisonershimself
C.theprisonerswerenotallowedtoanswertheletters
D.hewasnotsureiftheprisonerswouldreceivetheletters
26.Fromtheofficer'sshortnotewearetoldthat .
A.themanwouldbeofferedfreepapertowriteletterson
B.someoftheprisonerswerenotsatisfiedwithhisletters
C.theprisonerseagerlywantedtowritebacktotheman
D.hisletterswereverypopularamongtheprisoners
27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.StoriesaboutaHumorousPerson
B.PopularityofSpecialLetters
C.SpecialLettersofEncouragement
D.Relationshipbetweenwritersandprisoners.
28.For52yearsmyfathergotupat5:
30ameverymorning,wenttowork,andreturnedhomeat5:
30pm.Ineversawmyfatherstayedhomefromworkill,nordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap.Hehadnohobbies,otherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfromme,hisdaughter,wastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomething,sowecouldhavesometimetotalk.
For22years,afterIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeat9:
00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedayspaintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedforwasaglassoficedtea.Fiveyearsago,atage71,myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.
OnthemorningofJanuary16,1996,mysistertelephonedme:
myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm(动脉瘤)inFlorida.Igotonanairplaneimmediately,andonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn'tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI'dalwayswantedto.Ivowed(发誓)thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:
00am,onlytofindthatmyfather,attheageof76,hadpassedawayat9:
12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.
28.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninfer(推断)thattheauthor'sfather _.
A.wasagooddriver
B.hadmanyhobbies
C.sometimesfellill
D.wasingoodhealth
29.Theunderlinedphrase"otherthan"inthefirstparagraphhasthesamemeaningas" ".
A.without
B.including
C.except
D.dueto
30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthattheauthor'sfatherwasbornin .
A.1920
B.1918
C.1916
D.1922
31.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto .
A.praiseherfather
B.rememberherfather
C.showherfatherwashealthy
D.letherfatherbeknown.
32.Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirown.Achildwholearnstotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Littlebylittle,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople's,inthesameway,childrenlearntodoalltheotherthingswithoutbeingtaught﹣towalk,run,climb,rideabicycle﹣compare(比较)theirownperformances(表现)withthoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswers,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeindoingsuchwork?
Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan'tfindthewaytogettheirownunderstanding,howtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.
32.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsis
A.tolistentoskilledpeople'sadvice
B.toaskolderpeoplemanyquestions
C.tomakemistakesandhavethemcorrected
D.todowhatotherpeopledo
33.Accordingtothewriter,teachersinschoolshould
A.allowchildrentolearnfromeachother
B.pointoutchildren'smistakeswhenevertheyarefound
C.correctchildren'smistakesaspossibleastheycan
D.givechildrenmorebookknowledge
34.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldnotdo?
A.Givechildrencorrectanswers
B.allowchildrentomakemistakes
C.Pointoutchildren'smistakes
D.Letchildrenjudgetheirownwork
35.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare .
A.differentfromlearningotherskills
B.thesameaslearningotherskills
C.moreimportantthanotherskills
D.notreallyimportantskills.
36.TheWinner'sGuidetoSuccess
Doyouknowwhatmakespeoplesuccessful?
Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanreporterrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplearoundtheworld.
(36)
Beresponsibleforyourself
Sometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetahead.Infact,whenyousaysomeoneorsomethingoutsideofyourselfisstoppingyoufrommakingsuccess,you'regivingawayyourownpower.