重庆市第八中学学年高一年级上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、重庆市第八中学学年高一年级上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案重庆八中20202021学年度（上）期末考试高一年级英 语 试 题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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.What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Getting Lydia a gift. C

2、. Doing some exercise. 2.What is the woman going to do?A. Take a bus. B. Get a camera. C. Help the man. 3.What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Call Kate s friends. B. Tell Kate to stop. C. Stay away from Kate. 4.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a restaura

3、nt. C. In a supermarket. 5.What does the woman mean?A. Go out for fresh air. B. Turn on the fan. C. Keep the window closed. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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 is the man

4、 going to do this summer?A. Work at a hotel. B. Teach a course. C. Repair his house. 7.How will the man use the money?A. To buy books. B. To hire a gardener. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Roommates. C. Schoolmates

5、.9.What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Travel around the world. B. Start his own business. C. Work as a programmer. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10.Why does the woman make the call?A. To book a hotel room. B. To make changes to a reservation.C. To ask about the room service. 11.When will the wom

6、en arrive at the hotel?A. On September 16. B. On September 15. C. On September 23.12.How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $219. C. $199.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What is the womans plan for Saturday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14.Where will the woman sta

7、y in Keswick?A. In a five-star hotel. B. In a country inn. C. In her aunts home.15.What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Join the woman. C. Watch DVDs. 16.What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A. Boring. B. Relaxed. C. Busy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.Who is Wang Ming?A

8、. An employer. B. A student. C. An engineer.18.What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its not optimistic. B. Its unpredictable. C. Its quite stable. 19.What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 22. B. 20. C. 50.20.Why are engineering graduates mor

9、e likely to accept a job?A. The salary is usually good.B. They need more work experience.C. Their choice is limited.第二部分 单选填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.This trip offers _ unique opportunity to study these rare creatures.A. a B. an C. the D. /22.You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel _ the c

10、oach picks up tourists.A. which B. who C. where D. that23.I want to know when he _ for New York tomorrow.A. has left B. had left C. has been leaving D. is leaving24. He was about halfway through his meal _ a familiar voice came to his ears.A. why B. while C. when D. where25. Mistakes dont just happe

11、n; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes _.A. creative B. precious C. worthwhile D. essential26. Let s keep to the point or we _ any decisions.A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached27. Before you quit your job, _ how your

12、 family would feel about your decision.A. considering B. consider C. considered D. to consider28. I live next door to a couple _ children often make a lot of noise.A. why B. whose C. where D. which29. My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, _ hes in his nineties.A. as long as B. even if C. a

13、s if D. in case30. Studies show that people are more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hoursA. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure31. A month has passed and the work has not _, which worries me a lot, for I fear that it cant be finished by the dead

14、line.A. dealt B. considered C. advanced D. done 32. You should try to get a good nights sleep _ much work you have to do.A. however B. no matter C. although D. whatever33. I cant stand him. He always talks as if he _ everything.A. was knowing B. knows C has known D. knew34. Id appreciate _ if you wo

15、uld like to teach me how to use the computer.A. that B. it C. this D. you35. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _. A. to have heard B. hearing C. to be heard D. being heard 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。ATop lists are lecturing people

16、on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. Arent you just tired of being told what to do with your time? Now you have a list to end all lists! Take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”:Swim with Dolphins？Swimming with dolphins is one of t

17、he worlds most profitable tourist activities. However, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and k

18、illed by propellers(螺旋桨). Heres a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually theyre just opening their mouths. Go to See the Mona Lisa?There must be something about the mysterious smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year cant all be wrong, after all

19、. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of

20、the painting only for 15 seconds at most. If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldnt just be smiling, shed be laughing. So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit w+w=w. not2dobeforeidie. co.

21、 uk and buy the book at a 20% discount. 36. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins _. A. is the worlds most popular tourist activityB. gives fun to both tourists and dolphinsC. can cause danger to dolphinsD. will make tourists busy and tired37. What does the author think about going to see

22、 the Mona Lisa?A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile. B. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough. C. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.D. It is not as satisfying as expected. 38. The list of “101 Things Not to Do” is made most probably because its author _. A. wants to provide a

23、 list different from other listsB. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other listsC. believes other lists are not humorous enoughD. intends to persuade people to read more lists39. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a website. B. To advertise a book.C. To comment on p

24、opular lists. D. To recommend tourist activities. BPapas jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final examsnot to succeed but to fail. “Its unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!” “Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But its not unbelievable. It ju

25、st shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”“Of course she didnt,” said Mama. “She was afraid youd blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at th

26、e Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldnt have been much fun.”“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “Ive been so stupid! I just thought shed want to be a champion swimmer because shes so good at it.”“Its like anything el

27、se, dear,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you wont want to do it anymore.”Papa put his head in his hands.“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”Sisters footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and l

28、ooked hopefully up at her parents.“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that theres no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you dont want to.”Sisters face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Yippee!” she cried.“And,” added Papa, “theres no need for any more drills. Im sur

29、e youll bring your grades back up all by yourself.”Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug. “Im going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!” From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzys house. “Its g

30、ood to see her happy again,” said Mama. “It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, theres always next year.”“If?” Mama prompted him. “Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to.” Mama smiled. “At least youre learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said.

31、 “Better late than never.”40. The underlined expression “blow your top” probably means _. A. change your opinion B. get very angry C. become very excited D. fall down with fear 41. Mama insisted that the child should do _. A. what she felt easy to B. what she was able toC. what she was willing to D. what she felt r