高一第二学期期末英语考试试题含参考答案.docx

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高一第二学期期末英语考试试题含参考答案

高一第二学期期末英语考试试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Howdoesthewomantreatthechild?

A.Kindly.B.Warm-heartedly.C.Strictly.

2.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Onaplane.B.InShanghai.C.Attheairport.

3.Whendidthetrainleave?

A.At9:

55.B.At10:

05.C.At9:

25.

4.WhatdoesthemanthinkofChinese?

A.ChineseiseasierthanEnglish.

B.EnglishiseasierthanChinese.

C.ChineseisaseasyasEnglish.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttheboytodo?

A.Havesupper.B.Gotostudy.C.WatchTV.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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、7题。

6.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofTom?

A.Heislikeabookworm.

B.Hestudiesinclass.

C.Helikesbookworms.

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkagoodstudentshoulddo?

A.Heshouldpassallthetests.

B.Heshouldstudyhard.

C.Heshouldstudyallthetime.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howlonghasthemanstayedinthehotel?

A.Abouttenminutes.

B.Morethanaquarter.

C.Lessthantenminutes.

9.Whatistheman’sproblem?

A.Hecan’tusethedesk.

B.Hecan’tenterthebathroom.

C.Hecan’ttakeashower.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethepeopletalkingabout?

A.Seeingmoviesonline.

B.Doingshoppingonline.

C.Playinggamesonline.

11.WhatdopeopleinputtogetintoanE-supermarket?

A.Aspecialpinnumber.

B.Thenameandaddressoftheuser.

C.ThewebsiteaddressoftheE-supermarket.

12.Whatinformationisneededbeforesubmitting?

A.Informationofusersandreceivers.

B.Informationofthewebsite.

C.InformationoftheE-supermarket.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesthemanloveinShanghai?

A.Thebuildingsandthepeople.

B.Thefoodandthepeople.

C.Thefoodandthemovie.

14.Howisthefood?

A.Delicious.B.Quitedifferent.C.Alittleoily.

15.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gotoaconcert.C.Haveadinner.

16.Wherewasthewomanlastyear?

A.InShanghai.B.InBeijing.C.InShandong.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatisSantaClaus?

A.SantaClausisarealperson.

B.SantaClausisanimaginaryperson.

C.SantaClausisashort,thin,jollyoldman.

18.Wheredo“SantaClaus”and“SaintNicholas”comefrom?

A.TheDutchwhosettledinNewYorklongago.

B.ThefarmersinWestNewYork.

C.TheGermanfarmersinPennsylvania.

19.WhenwastheDutch’syearlyfestival?

A.OnDecembertwentysixth.B.OnDecemberfifth.C.OnDecembersixth.

20.What’stheGermanwordfor“for”?

A.Pelz.B.Nickel.C.Pelznickel.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

R.U.DarbyandhisunclewerediggingforgoldintheWest.Afterweeksoflabor,hewasrewardedwhenhediscoveredshiningore（矿石）.Heneededmachinerytobringtheoretothesurface.Soheborrowedmoneyfromhisrelativesandneighborsandwentbacktoworkonthemine.

Thefirstcaroforewasminedandsenttoasmelter.ThegoldthattheygotinreturnprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!

Afewmorecarsofthatorewouldclearthedebts.Thenwouldcomethebigprofits.

Downwentthedrills!

UpwentthehopesofDarbyandUncle!

Thensomethinghappened!

Theveinofgoldoredisappeared!

Thepotofgoldwasnolongerthere!

Theydrilledon,desperatelytryingtopickuptheveinagain,buttheyfoundnothing.

Finally,theydecidedtoquit.Theysoldthemachinerytoamanforafewhundreddollars,andtookthetrainbackhome.Thatmanaskedaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineersaidthattheprojecthadfailedbecausetheownerswerenotfamiliarwith“faultlines（裂纹线）’’.Hiscalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwhereitwasfound.

Themantookmillionsofdollarsinorefromthemine,becauseheknewenoughtoaskforexpertadvicebeforegivingup.

R.U.Darbywasstrugglingforyearstopaybackthemoneyfromhisrelativesandneighbors.Hewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.

Rememberingthathelostahugefortunebecausehestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedfromtheexperienceinhischosenwork,bythesimplemethodofsayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”

Darbyispartofasmallgroupoffewerthan50menwhosellmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceeveryyear.His“stick-ability”comesfromthelessonhelearnedfromhis“quit-ability”inthegoldminingbusiness.

21.WhydidDarbyandhisunclestopdiggingforgold?

A.Theydidn’thavethemachinerytodigfortheore.

B.Theydidn’thaveenoughmoneytomanagethemine.

C.Theyhadalreadyhadenoughgoldandmadebigprofits.

D.Theyhadtriedtofindtheveinofgoldagain,butitwasinvain.

22.WhatwasagoodqualityofthemanwhoworkedonthemineafterDarbyandhisuncle?

A.HeknewthemachinerybetterthantheDarbys.

B.Heknewtheimportanceofseekingexpertadvice.

C.Hehadverystrongstick-abilityandnevergaveup.

D.Hewasgoodatcalculationsandfamiliarwithfaultlines.

23.WhathappenedtoDarbyintheend?

A.Hebecameaverysuccessfulbusinessman.

B.Heworkedasanordinarysalesmansellinglifeinsurance.

C.Hestruggledfortherestofhislifetopaybackthemoneyhehadborrowed.

D.Helivedaneasylifewithallthemoneyhehadearnedfromthegold.

24.Whatisthemainmessagethattheauthorintendstoconveywiththestory?

A.Oneisnevertoolatetostartanewcareer.

B.Don’thesitatetoaskforhelpwhenyouareinneed.

C.Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceedeventually.

D.Itisimportanttohaveknowledgeabouteverything.

B

Whenyouheartheword“recycling”,whatcomestoyourmind?

Thecolorgreenorglobalwarming?

WhatifIweretotellyouthereisadarksideofrecycling?

Atypeofrecyclingthatdoesmorethangood.Thedarksideofrecyclinghasnothingtodowiththeenvironmentbutratherhasalottodowiththerecyclingofideas.

Environmentalunrestisnottheonlytroublewemustface.Ideapollutionisquicklybecomingwidespreadacrosstheonlineworld.

Thinkaboutit.Whenwasthelasttimeyoureadanoriginalblogpost?

I’mguessingithasbeenquiteawhile.Whydoyouthinktopbloggersoftodaywinsomuchrespect?

Doyouthinktheyrecycletheirideas?

Witheachrecycledideatheonlineworldbecomesmuchmorepolluted.Usedcontentcontributestotheeverincreasingmassofdigitalsmog.

Thefirststeptoreducepollutionissimple:

stoprecycling.Whenyoustoprecycling,youwillthenbeforcedtotakeupthetaskofcreatingfromyourownideas.Whenyourecycleanexcellentidea,itsoonbecomesgood.Whenyourecycleagoodidea,itsoonbecomesjustOK.Thechaincontinuesuntilthekeypartofwhatusedtomaketheideagoodissaturated,leavingyounothingbutapileofmess.

Inordernottopollute,yourideasmustgobeyond“justrecycled”.Yourideasmuststandoutfromthepollutionoftheweb.Foryourvoiceandtalenttobeheardandseen,youmustgofarbeyondthestandardcopyofyourneighbours’ideas.

Forthenextweek,makeapromisenottorecycle.Letyourideasflourishandflow.Believeinyourabilitytocreate,becausethedeathofrecyclingstartswithYOU.

25.Whichistrueabouttopbloggersoftodayaccordingtothewriter?

A.Theyoftenrecycletheirideas.

B.Theytendtoexpressmanyfreshideas.

C.Theyarenotworthmuchrespect.

D.Theymakegooduseofothers’ideas.

26.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“saturated”inparagraph4?

A.Manyandgood.B.Usefulbutnotenough.

C.Manybutnotgood.D.Beneficial.

27.Whoisthispassagemainlywrittenfor?

A.Topbloggers.B.Commonbloggers.

C.Environmentalpolluters.D.Netresearchers.

28.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toremindpeopletopayattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.

B.Toprovethatthewebenvironmentisbecomingworseandworse.

C.Towarnpeoplenottopolluteourwebenvironmentwithbadwords.

D.Tocallonpeopletowriteonlinemorecreativelyinsteadofrepeating.

C

Whatissuccess?

Iamnotgoingtotrytodefinesuccess.Ithinkaprecisedefinitionisimpossible!

IsitwinningaGoldMedalattheOlympicGamesorwinningWimbledon,orbeingawardedaNobelPrize?

Whatelse?

Ibelievepersonalsuccesscouldbeanythingatall—itdoesnothavetoinvolvepublicrecognition.Whoismoresuccessful?

Amillionairewhoisunhappy,oranunnoticedperson,whohasledasimple,quiet,sincereandhappylife?

Thesimplestdefinitionofsuccess,Ithink,is“tosetouttodosomethingandtosucceedindoingit”.

Thefirststepontheroadtosuccessstartswithbelief.Believeyoucansucceedandyouwill.Achievingsuccessinwhateverendeavor（努力）youchoosemaybethegoaloflife;becauseitgivesyoufreedomfromworry.Couldthatbe?

Successmeansdifferentthingstoeveryoneofus.Somepeoplebelieveitismeasuredinfinancialterms,othersbelieveitishelpingothersratherthanhelpingthemselves.However,mostpeoplearemotivatedtoagreatextentbypublicrecognition.Howmanypeoplearereallyhappy?

Howmanypeoplearereallydoingwhattheywanttowiththeirlives?

Incidentally,theabilitytoimaginemakesusdifferentfromanimals.

Mostimportantofall,Ibelievesuccessisamatterofpersonalgrowth.Ifeverydayyouaredevelopingorgrowingjustamillimeter,Ibelieveoneissuccessful.Justbeingaslightlybetterpersoneach