人教版高中英语必修四春季高一年级期末考试英语试题.docx

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人教版高中英语必修四春季高一年级期末考试英语试题

高中英语学习材料

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湖北省黄冈中学2015年春季高一年级期末考试英语试题

考试时间：

150分钟　　满分：

120分

第一部分　听力（共两节，满分30分）

略

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。

A

　　Haveyoueverwonderedhowapopularfoodordessertwasfirstcreated？

Readonandfindoutaboutseveralofthem.

　　Chewinggum—AlthoughancientGreeks，Mayans，andearlyAmericansettlerschewedsap（树液）fromtrees,thefirstcommercialchewinggumwasmadeandsoldbyJohnB.Curtisin1848.In1850,Curtisbegansellingflavoredgums.

　　Pizza—InItalyintheearly1700s,flatbreads,calledpizzas,weremadewithouttoppings.Thesetasty，fillingbreadsweresoldtothepoorinNaples.WhenMariaCarolina,thequeenofNaples,tastedone,shepersuadedherhusband,KingFerdinandIV,toallowthispeasantdishtobemadeintheroyalkitchen.Almost200yearslater，duringhertravelsaroundthecountry,Italy’squeenMargheritasawItalianpeasantseatingpizzabreads.Shehadatasteandfellinlovewithpizza.Sheorderedthemostfamouspizzacookoftheday,RaffaeleEsposito,tocreateforherapizzamadeoftomato,basil,andcheesetolooklikethecolorsoftheItalianflag.ThisremainsthebasisoftheAmericanversionofthepizza.

　　Theice-cream-cone—In1904,ItaloMarchionygotapatent（专利）toproduceice-creamcones.ThesameyearattheST.LouisWorld’sFair,aSyrianwaffle（华夫饼）sellerErnestHamwiheardthatanearbyice-creamsellerhadrunoutofdishestoservehiscream.Hamwirolledsomeofhiswafflesintoacone（圆锥）shapeandofferedthemtohisneighbor,whoputice-creamintheconesandsoldthem.Thisfirstfullyeatable,portable（便捷的）treatwasahitwithcustomersimmediately.

　　M&Ms—DuringtheSpanishCivilWarofthe1930s,ForrestMars,Sr.,sawsoldierseatingpiecesofchocolatecoveredwithahardsugarycoating,whichkeptthechocolatefrommeltinginthesun.Usingthisidea,MarsdevelopedM＆Msin1941.In1954,MarsntroducedM&MsPeanutChocolateCandies,alongwiththenowfamousslogan,“Themilkchocolatemeltsinyourmouth,notinyourhand.”

21．WhohelpedtocreatetheAmericanversionofPizza？

A．JohnB．CurtisandMariaCarolina.

B．MariaCarolinaandErnestHamwi.

C．RaffaeleEspositoandMargherita.

D．ErnestHamwiandForrestMars,Sr.

22．Whydidtheice-creambecomepopular？

A．Itwasacone—shape.

B．ItlookedliketheItalianflag.

C．Itwaseatableandcouldbetakenaway.

D．Itwascoveredwithahardsugarycoating.

23．WhatdoesthesloganofM&Msmean？

A．Thechocolateisnoteasytomeltinthesun.

B．Thechocolatecannotbeheldinyourhand.

C．Thechocolateismadebyhand.

D．Thechocolatetastesdelicious.

答案与解析：

答案：

21—23　C　C　A

B

　　Mostofusrememberourteacherswell.ThreesuccessfulAmericanstalkabouttheteacherswhoencouragedthem.

　　KevinHenkesisanexcellentauthorandillustratorwhosebooksinclude Lilly’sPurple PlasticPurse, TheYearofBillyMiller,and Kitten’sFirstFullMoon,whichwontheCaldecottmedal.“Igrewupintheschooldaysofsilenthallwaysanddesksinneat，evenrows.Oneday,ourforth-gradeteacherallowedtheclasstomovethedesksoutofrowsintogroupsoffour.Itmightseemlikeasmallthingnow,butittaughtmethatyoucoulddothingsdifferently;youcould thinkoutsidethebox.Thatteacherhelpedmeviewmyworlddifferently.Goodteacherscanchangelives.”

　　KatherineApplegatehaswonmanyawardsforherbooks,includingtheNewberyMedalfor TheOneandOnlyIvan.Shealsocreatedthe Animorphs serieswithherhusband,MichaelGrant.“Mysixth-gradeteacherinMichigansensedthat1wantedtowrite，soonedayshesentmehometowriteabouttheword‘blue’inasmanywaysaspossible.Becauseofthat，forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ithoughtofmyselfassomeonewithspecialskillsasawriter,someonewhowasunique.Myteacher’sactionssaid‘Iseesomethingspecialinyou.’”

　　InhisroleasU.S.SecretaryofEducation,ArneDuncanisinchargeofthedepartmentthatcollectsdataanddirectsresearchonAmerica’sschools.“MyhighschoolEnglishteacherwasamazing.Shechallengedustoexpressourideasclearlyinclassandinourwriting.Therewasnosuchthingasabadquestion.Shewantedtohearfromusandencouragedustospeakupandexpressourselves.ShepulledthingsoutofmethatIdidn’tknowIhadinside.Ithinkthatisthegeniusofgoodteachers.”

24．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thinkoutsidethebox”inparagraph2probablymean？

A．Tothinkinacarefulway.

B．Tothinkforquitealongtime.

C．Tothinktwicebeforedoingsomething.

D．Tothinkofunusualwaysofdoingsomething.

25．HowdidtheteacherencourageKatherineApplegate？

A．byguidingherafterclass.

B．byaskinghertowriteinvariousways.

C．byhelpinghertoseetheworlddifferently.

D．byallowinghertopickupasmanyskillsaspossible.

26．WhatdoweknowaboutArneDuncan？

A．Hebecameasuperblectureraftergraduation.

B．Hewasinspiredtodoresearchinhighschool.

C．Hewasencouragedtorealizehisfullpotential（潜力）.

D．HewonprizesforhiswritingsinEnglishclass.

27．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus？

A．Thebeststudentslearnfromtheheart，notfromthebook.

B．Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing

C．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

D．Takethingsastheycome.

答案与解析：

答案：

24—27D　B　C　A

C

　　Chineseofficialsaretakinghigh-techactionagainsthigh-techcheatersonthenationalcollegeentrancetest.Inrecentyears,somestudentshaveusedhiddenelectronicdevicestocommunicateduringthetest.Inanefforttostopthem,administratorsinonecitytookanunusualstep.Theyusedadrone,orasmallaircraftwithoutapilot.ThedroneflewovertwotestingcentersinLuoyangCityincentralChina’sHenanprovince.Thedronewaslookingforunusualsignalsbeingsenttowirelessdevices.

　　MrLan,whoonlygavehislastname,isanofficialfromLouyang’sRadioSupervisionandRegulationBureau（无线电监管局）.Hesaidthedronecosthundredsofthousandsofyuan.Hesaidthedronewasasbigasapumpatagasolinestation.Officialssaidthatalargenumberofelectronicsignalsoveratestingcentercouldmeanthatstudentswerecheatingbysendingelectronicmessagesduringtheexam.

　　Ninemillionstudentstookthecollegeentranceexamthisyear.ThetestisknowninChinaasthe gaokao.Thisimportanttestcangreatlyaffectayoungperson’sfuture.Thetestresultsareusedtodecidewhichkindofuniversityastudentcanattend.Thosewiththehighestscoreshavethebestchanceforgettingintoabetteruniversity.Studentsspendmonthscramming,orstudyingintensely（集中地）,inordertogetthehighestpossiblescores.Manyparentstraveltothecitieswherethetestsaregiven.Theystaywiththeirchildrenduringtheexam,whichcanlasttwoorthreedays.Studentswhodonotpasstheexamusuallyhavetwochoices.Theycanrepeatayearofschoolandretakethetest,ortrytofindafactoryjob.

　　Localmediahavereportedontheproblemof“surrogate”test—taking.Asurrogateissomeonewhodoesanotherperson’swork.Talentedstudentsfrompoorfamiliescanearnlargeamountsofmoneytakingthecollegeentranceexamforstudentswhocanpay.TheEducationMinistry（教育部）saidthattheyhadput23peopleinprisonfortryingtocheatsincelastMay.Studentswhoarecaughtcheatingcanbeblockedfromtakingthetestforthreeyears.

28．WhatisthemainproblemduringtheexaminChinaaccordingtothepassage？

A．Studentsdonotwanttotaketheexam.

B．Parentsbringstudentstoomuchstress.

C．Studentscheattogethigherscores.

D．Ourgovernmenttakelooseaction.

29．Whichoneistrueaboutthedrone？

A．IthasbeenwidelyusedinChina.

B．Apilotoperatesthesmallaircraft.

C．Adroneistwiceasbigasapump.

D．Itlooksforunusualsignalsduringtheexam.

30．Studentscan NOT makepreparationsforthegaokaoby________.

A．studyingintensely

B．takingtheplaceofothers

C．spendingmonthscramming

D．communicatingmorewithteachersandparents

31．Whatcanstudentschoosetodoifnotpassingthecollegeentranceexam？

A．Theyhaveachanceforgettingintoabetteruniversity.

B．Theycanrepeatayearofschoolandretakethetest.

C．Theycantrytofindasatisfactoryjob.

D．Theycantakearestforthreeyears.

答案与解析：

答案：

28—31CDBB

D

　　KidsarecooltowearbluejeansandT-shirtstoday.Itisfashionablelikethat.Fashionreferstothestylesofdressthatarecurrentlypopular.Fashiongoesbeyondjustclothes,though.It’simportantforsomepeopletowearonlythelatestfashionsandstyles.Forothers,though,keepingupwithtrendsisn’tthatimportant.Theonethingthatstaysthesamewithfashionisthis:

italwayschanges!

　　Duringthe1960sand1970s,hippiesmadebell—bottomedbluejeans（喇叭裤）popular.Also,inthe1980s,MichaelJacksonmadeparachutepants（降落伞裤）allthefashion.Nowtrytofindtheseitemsintoday’sclothingstores!

　　Doyouknowwhyfashionschange？

Theanswerisprobablyassimpleasthefactthatpeoplechange.Overtime,thenewreplacestheold.Peopleareinfluencedgreatlybypopularculture,includingathletes,musicians,moviesstars,aswellaspopularfilms,televisionshows,booksandmusic.Wearealsoinfluencedbythefashionindustry’sadvertising.

　　Thestarsofpopularculturearealwayssearchingforanewangletomaintain（保持）theirpopularity.Oftenthesenewanglescomeintheformofnewclothingorhairstyles.Whenpeopleseethesenewstyles,theyoftenwanttoimitatetheirfavoritestars.Todoso,theyseekoutthelatestfashionstomakethemselveslooklikethepeopletheywanttoimitate.Inthisway,fashionsevolveandchangeovertime.

　　Clotheshavebeenusedtoseparatepeopleintogroupsformanyyears.Eventoday,brand-name,