下学期高一年级期末测试 英 语含答案.docx

1、下学期高一年级期末测试 英 语含答案2013-2014年下学期高一年级期末测试英 语（含答案）考生注意：本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共85小题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5 分，共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，各个小题给出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. What time is it now?A. At about 7:00.

2、B. At about 8:30 C. At about 9:307. How many of them will travel together?A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Snowy.9. What did the man use to do?A. He taught skating. B. He worked in a bank. C. He worked as a reporter.10. Why did the woman

3、 come here?A. To visit David. B. To spend her honeymoon. C. To attend a wedding.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What day is it today?A. Saturday. B. Monday. C. Sunday.12. How many days in advance should the man make a reservation for a weekend train?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.13. How much does a ticket for a chi

4、ld cost?A. 25 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 65 dollars.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单选填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。26. The _ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into _ car. A. girls ; Toms B. girls; Toms C. girls; To

5、ms D. girls; Toms27. Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are everyones enjoyment. A. to B. at C. for D. in28. I guess weve already talked about this before but Ill ask you again just _. A. by nature B. in return C. in case D. by chance29. It took us quite a long time to get to

6、 the amusement park. It was journey. A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours30. Id like some more cheese. Sorry, theres _ left. A. some B. none C. a little D. few31. Helping others is a habit, _ you can learn even at an early age. A. it B. that C. what D. one32. Not until he le

7、ft his home to know how important the family was for him. A. did he begin B. had he began C. he began D. he has began33. Barbara is easy to recognize as shes the only of the women who _ evening dress. A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn34. As a child, Jack studied in a village school，_ is name

8、d after his grandfather. A. which B. where C. what D. that35. Thats the new machine _ parts are too small to be seen. A. that B. which C. whose D. what第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）“Airport? You 43 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and

9、 45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46 to the airport. But Im afraid theres no 47 youll get there in five minutes!”“Thank you very much, dear.” replied the old lady. “Dont worryIll 48 in time. ”The 49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahe

10、ad, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 51 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 52 from black to silvery- grey. And then the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53 just above the ground. As the car 54 into the dark

11、sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 55 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief36. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise37. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn38. A. fell B .

12、seemed C. proved D. grew 39. A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward40. A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started第三部分 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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest dai

13、ly newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in English was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an Eng

14、lish newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was Daily Current, which came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper.

15、 In 1704, John Campbell started Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies. By 1760, the colonies had had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the larges

16、t circulation in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year. BDo you know anything about the history of weather? Dont look at the sky. Dont look for old weather reports. Looking at the tr

17、ee rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of weather even further back.It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall wo

18、uld reduce the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be found out by the reading pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, you can count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the

19、 other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree. Studying trees is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In an area of New Mexico you can find only sand

20、no trees or people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why? A scientist studied the pattern of the rings of dead trees that had grown there. He made up his mind that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to

21、make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. In this example studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.59. We can find out the weather of five years ago by counting the rings of a tree trunk _.A. from the left to the right B. fro

22、m the right to the leftC. from the inside to the outside D. from the outside to the insideCToo much TV-watching can harm childrens ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.One

23、 of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels amo

24、ng 26-year olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results dont prove that TV is the cause and dont rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人）may watch lots of TV.Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. Those with college degrees had wa

25、tched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no be

26、droom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldnt have TVs in their bedrooms.DI grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company

27、. I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the coop. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I wa

28、shed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on to sing until 2:00 in the morning. It wasnt long before I became known as a singing cook.I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive (主管) from a company name

29、d Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked, and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call Warner Brothers Records wanted to sign a record deal with me. Soon after, I released my

30、first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts have gone into every job Ive ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known

31、 singer.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 71 . Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report .72 . Whenever or however you take notes,