百强校学年广东汕头金山中学高一下期末考试英语卷带解析.docx

1、百强校学年广东汕头金山中学高一下期末考试英语卷带解析绝密启用前【百强校】2015-2016学年广东汕头金山中学高一下期末考试英语卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：143分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五六七八总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（题型注释）Given Australias size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkab

2、ly homogeneous (同种的). The way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same, however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to tell the differences between regional accents.However, there is some difference in lifestyle between people in the city and those in the countryside. Almost 9

3、0 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities keep some colonial (殖民的) heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the countrys youth. By comparison, the r

4、ural communities tend to be slow-moving. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheeps back”, a reference to wool being the countrys main money-earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australias economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by

5、being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude gene

6、rally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.Yet, contrary to popular belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isle

7、s, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australias liberal postwar immigration policies (政策) led to a growing number of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.The emphasis has changed in recent years and today most of the new immigrants are f

8、rom Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a blend of nations and although some racial (种族的) problems exist, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.1、What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a

9、sharp ear to tell the differences between regional accents.” in the first paragraph?AAustralians speak Standard English with no local accents whatsoever.BYou have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.CThe Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.D

10、There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.2、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AMost Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.BThe Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.CMost people living in Australia come from E

11、urope.DThe pace of life is different in the city and in the country.3、We can infer from the passage that _.Athere are no signs of Australias colonial past in its modern citiesBAustralias recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast AsiaCimmigrants from Southeast Asia have brought r

12、acial problemsD“riding on sheeps back” resulted in slow development in rural communities4、This passage mainly focuses on Australias _.AsocietyBeconomyCracial problemsDhistoryThe Bronte sisters were three sisters who became famous novelists Their lives and works are connected with the lonely moors of

13、 Yorkshire, England, where they lived Patrick Bronte, the sisters father, was a poor Irishman who became the parish clergyman of the small, isolated town of Haworth, Yorkshire Bronte was somewhat strange and tended to be strict His wife died in 1821 and her sister brought up the family out of duty,

14、but with little love or understanding The sisters went to several boarding schools where they received a better education than usual for girls at that time, but in a bad atmosphereFew jobs were available for women at that time, and the Bronte sisters, except for occasional jobs as governesses or sch

15、oolteachers, lived their entire lives at home They were shy, poor, and lonely, and occupied themselves with music, drawing, reading and -above all-writing Their isolation led to the early development of their imaginations In 1846, under the male pen names of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, the sister

16、s published a joint volume of poemsAlthough only two copies were sold, all three sisters soon had their first novels publishedCharlotte Brontes most famous novel Jane Eyre （1847） is largely autobiographical Through the heroine, Charlotte relived her hated boarding school life and her experiences as

17、a governess in a large house Rochester, the hero and master of the house, is fictional Jane Eyre was enormously successful, but many readers were shocked that Rochester, who tried to make Jane his mistress, should be rewarded by marrying her Some readers were also shocked because Jane wanted to be r

18、egarded as a thinking and independent person, rather than as a weak femaleCharlotte Bronte wrote three other novels The first one, The Professor, was not published until 1857, after her death Shirley （1849） is set among the labour riots of the early 1800s Villette （1853） the most popular of the thre

19、e, is based on Charlottes unhappy experiences as a governess in Brussels5、The underlined word “autobiographical” in paragraph 3 most probably means _ApopularBlikely to cause sympathyCrelating to her own lifeDconcerning female issues6、We can infer from the passage that _Athe three sisters were badly

20、treated by their step-motherBThe three Bronte sisters were brought up in IrelandCHaworth was suffering high unemployment at the time of the three Bronte sistersDwriting was not intended for women in the 19th century in Britain7、In many readers eyes, Rochester, _Aacted too rudely towards JaneBdid not

21、 deserve to be Janes husbandCwas too bad to be truthfulDshould be Janes master as well as her husband8、What will probably be discussed in the coming paragraphs of this passage?AThe other two sisters worksBCharlotte Brontes life in BrusselsCWhat is talked about in the novel, VilletteDWhy their novels

22、 outweighed (超过)their poemsEurope is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmarks agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole

23、 grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 90 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming wit

24、h natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methods such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.Organic farming is oft

25、en supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, even with complete research work, it would

26、fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims （宣称） made for organic farming is always true”.However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.9、The first paragr

27、aph mainly tells us _.Aorganic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 yearsBgovernments of European countries have cared less about organic farmingCorganic farming is far from being as popular as expectedDEuropean countries need organic food more than the other countries in the w

28、orld10、The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “_”.Aargue forBcare forCstruggle forDpay for11、According to the third paragraph, _.Aorganic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environmentBthe idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by s

29、cienceCorganic farming is accepted by the UKs House of Commons committeeDorganic farming is preferred to traditional farming12、Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?AThe UKs agriculture minister is an organic farmer.BOrganic farming is popular with young people.CFarmers make use o

30、f many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.DNinety-three percent of British shoppers seldom buy organic products.There are many fun, free activities that you can do as a family. All that is required is a bit of imagination and some time set aside for fun. And the best part

31、 is that these are the kind of memories a child will remember for a lifetime.Family game nightFind out any of the games that are already around the house. Kids often get computer games for Christmas or birthdays, and would love to have a chance to play with their family. Or, make up some games of your own. “Charades” is a f