广东省实验中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、广东省实验中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题广东省实验中学2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。I 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，每段播放前，每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In an X-ray room

2、 B. In the mans home C. In a clinic（诊所）2. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She doesnt have a regular physical exercise.B. She is much too heavy than normal.C. She doesnt have her meals regularly.3. What does the woman have to do to better her health?A. She has to follow the mans instructions strictly.B

3、. She has to do more physical exercise and eat more.C. She has to drop in on the man regularly.听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。4. What does the woman want the man to show her?A. Photo album of his family. B. Record of his family tree.C. Books by his ancestors.5. Who is the head of the mans household?A. His father B.

4、 His grandmother C. His mother6. How did the man think of his step-mother at first?A. He was quite critical of her. B. He accepted her immediately.C. He hated her from the beginning.听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。7. When will the park be open?A. From 8:00am to 5:00 pm B.From7:00 am to 11:00pmC. From 11:00 am to 5:0

5、0 pm.8. How much does it cost for children to go in the park?A. Four dollars fifty. B. Three dollars C. Three dollars fifty9. What will the children like in the Snow Shill Manor according to the woman?A. Masks B. Clocks C. Swords听第四段对话，回答第10-12题。10. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Raising

6、 money B. Popular arts. C. Hanging out11. What do we know about the subway singer?A. He is a musician in need of moneyB. He sings for appreciation instead of money.C. He often sings in the subway in Russian capital.12. What do we know about the exhibitions in the subway station in Russia?A. Its a ki

7、nd of Museum Exhibition.B. Its there for the lack of room outside.C. Few people can appreciate the oil paintings there.听第五段对话，回答第13-15题。13.Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?A. Because there are no signs to direct them.B. Because all the buildings in the city look alike.

8、C. Because the university is everywhere in the city.14. What does the passage tell us about the college of Cambridge University?A. They select their own students.B. They award their own degrees.C. They organize their own laboratory work.15. What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge

9、 University?A. Very few of them are engaged in research.B. They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C. They have outnumbered male students.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。Motorbike Renting RegistrationDate: Aug. 7thTime: 1

10、2:15The reason to rent: To get around 16 and even go to the beach.The number of Motorbikes: 17 Period of Hiring: 18 Hirers Name: ClintonHirers Phone Number: 19 Hirers Room Number: Room 1606,at the 20 II 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共3篇，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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABarditch

11、High School decided to hold an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was whee

12、led to the Park.Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans（嘟囔声）when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them

13、work harder than all the other teachers combined.Then Ms. Yates started to speak:“I cant tell you how pleased I am to be here. I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection

14、of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I

15、could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a gre

16、at source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar（呼喊）. Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and mod

17、els were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.21. What activity was organized for the school reunion?A. Telling stories about past events. B. A picnic on the school playground.C. Sightseeing in the park.

18、D. Graduates reports in the old building.22. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates speech.B. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.C. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates ways of teaching.D. Most people had little interest in the reunio

19、n.23. We can learn from Ms. Yates speech that she _.A. attended her students college graduations B. gave her students advice on their careersC. kept track of her students progress D. went to her students wedding ceremonies24. What was Ms. Yates belief in teaching teenagers?A. Hard-pushed students ar

20、e more likely to succeed.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Teachers knowledge is the key to students achievements.D. Students respect is the best reward for teachers.25. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? _.A. Reliable and devoted. B. Strict but caring.C. Pr

21、oud but patient. D. Tough and generousBA Book ReviewThe Snake-Stone by Berlie DohertyThe setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.The theme: The main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mo

22、ther from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James swimming coach says to him: “You are not like a kid obeying instructio

23、ns any more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents（养父母）. Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The oth

24、er characters in The Snake-Stone, James parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of h

25、is birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie. It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his

26、birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to understa

27、nd why she left him at a strangers door fifteen years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. As a journey of self-discovery The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home.”

28、26. What is the main theme of the novel?A. A journey of self-discovery. B. Life in the world of diving.C. Life with foster parents. D. A travel around the country.27. What do the coachs words in Paragraph 2 suggest?A. James is a successful diver. B. James is an independent young man.C. James is an o

29、utgoing young man. D. James is a hopeful swimmer.28. The snake stone in the novel is _.A. a stone with an address on it B. a gift from the swimming coachC. a clue left by the birth mother D. a fossil left by the foster parents29. Which of the following is true about the novel?A. The story has a sad

30、ending.B. The story takes place in the city of London.C. The characters are vividly described.D. The turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother.30. It can be concluded that James journey is _.A. disappointing B. boring C. comfortable D. worthwhileCAn increase in students applying to s

31、tudy economics at university is being attributed to（归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments