河南省南阳市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题含详细答案.docx

1、河南省南阳市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题含详细答案河南省南阳市2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题第I卷（选择题，共100分）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. How many cups of sugar do the speakers want to use?A. Five. B. Two. C. Four.2. What does t

2、he girl want to do when she gets older?A. Performing operations on people. B. Being a family doctor. C. Operating on animals.3. Where are the speakers?A. On the road. B. In the dining hall. C. In the classroom.4. Why does the man think the womans outfit（服装）is not appropriate?A. Its professional. B.

3、Its a little dirty. C. Its in the middle of August.5. When will the speakers meet?A. At 2:30. B. At 3:00. C. At 3:30.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. What does the woman t

4、hink of the weather in Mexico?A. Its rather hot. B. Its very cool. C. Its very windy.7. Where did the man have a big meeting?A. In Mexico City. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the woman think of Chris Martin?A. He sings well. B. His dance was unusual. C. He wears strang

5、e clothes.9. According to the woman, who knows how to work a crowd?A. Bruno Mars. B. Beyonc. C. Lady Gaga.10. Where did the woman watch the Super Bowl game?A. At her friends house. B. At her own house. C. At the mans house.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the woman hi=old the stop sign? Because _.A. a

6、construction company is working on the roadB. the police are absentC. the road is too crowded12. According to the woman, how long will the man have to wait?A. All day. B. A few minutes. C. A couple of hours.13. Why does the man agree to wait in the end?A. Because he knows he wont be late.B. Because

7、he knows it wont be long.C. Because he doesnt want to get into trouble.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man good at?A. Studio art. B. Design. C. Advertising.15. What might the man do if he gets the job?A. Decorate show rooms. B. Fly to other countries. C. Set up window displays.16. What is discussed

8、 about the man at the meeting?A. His previous work experience. B. His family background. C. His salary requirements.17. When will the woman call the man?A. By Wednesday. B. No later than tomorrow. C. Towards the end of the week.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the man?A. An expert on geography. B. A tr

9、avel agent. C. A broadcaster.19. How many tours are offered to Greenland every season?A. 2. B. 4. C. 8.20. What is the most attractive experience for tourists?A. Mountain climbing. B. Whale watching. C. Ice skiing.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。AWhen Warre

10、n Buffett was asked about the secret to his wealth and success, he said that he read every day500 pages. Unfortunately, if youre already working 9-5, you might not have the time to read at all, let alone an entire book a day. But what if you could get the benefits of reading without sacrificing all

11、of your free time? You can! With the Blinkist app, you get the key learning from the best notification books in minutes, not hours or days. Our experts transform these books into quick, memorable, easy-to-understand insights. Start with the 3 most-read titles on self-improvement and see if you dont

12、feel a little more satisfied already.1. Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Dont Do by Amy Morin12minRead it on BlinklstYou cant escape misfortune in life. But you can change how you respond it. Do you struggle to get over your failures? Or talk a lot about things out of your control? Getting ove

13、r these obstacles can have a very great influence on your everyday life. Morin shares how her most successful therapy patients overcame these difficulties.2. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie19minRead it on BlinklstHow would you feel it someone told you on Sunday evening that, c

14、ome Monday morning, you would be thrown into a torture chamber（刑讯室）? Would you worry? Probably. But there would be a way to deal with those worries. Ever wondered why you cant stop worrying about something? No matter how hard you try, are you always thinking and talking on the same issue? By definin

15、g the source of your stress, you can get over it once and for all. Carnegie came up with a timeless formula that helps you handle any overthinking situation.3. How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon13minRead it on BlinklstWhat do you think would ma

16、ke you happier at work? Perhaps a little more pay might be nice, or maybe some more admiration from fellow colleagues. Are you making the right trade-offs in life? While career achievements can be satisfying, neglecting your family and friends can be harmful in the long-run in ways you cant even ima

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18、ay to help you handle any overthinking situation.C. The secret to Buffetts wealth and success is that he read every day.D. Reading “How Will You Measure Your Life?” only spends you 19min on the app.23. Where can you find this article?A. In a magazine. B. On a website C. In a guidebook D. In a newspa

19、perBAnaya Elick was born without hands she has stubs（残端）where most peoples wrists begin.To hold a pencil, she must balance it between her wrists, then use her arms to push it along the page. But that didnt sop her from winning a national handwriting contest when she was in first grade.In the two yea

20、rs since, she has taken on greater challenges. Last week, she won another national handwriting contest, this one for cursive（草书）. And by all accounts from her teachers at Greenbrier Christian Academy, she has become an accomplished artist.Anaya isnt one to boast about her successes. She unwillingly

21、says they make her proud but adds that they come from “lots of practice.”Her friends at school said, “She inspires everybody by what she does and how she does it” child to fail, and raising one who was born with a disability can heighten that protective instinct.Before Anaya was born, doctors knew a

22、bout her condition, although not its cause. Other than having no hands, she is a regular 9-year-old girl.Anaya succeeds because she is not afraid to fail, Middleton said. The two began practicing cursive last year, when Anaya was in second grade. She struggled sometimes, because unlike traditional p

23、enmanship, which allows for breaks after each letter, cursive words are written straight through and added effort for someone who must balance rather than hold the pencil.Middleton could see her daughter thinking through the challenge, figuring out how she could do better. Shed get frustrated at tim

24、es, but she never hesitated to do things as often as it took to get them right.“I dont think Ive ever heard Anaya say I cant do something,” Middleton said.That attitude carries over to her other interests.Recently, Anaya and her classmates sat in Cheryl Leaders art room, working on an exercise. The

25、goal was to get them thinking about different concepts, like color combinations and how an image can be formed by fully coloring inside straight and diagonal lines.24. How did she make her writing? _.A. by hand B. with her arms C. with her wrists D. with her mouth25. Why did Anayas mother say being

26、a parent can be scary? _A. Because she doesnt want her child to fail.B. Because she love her child very much.C. Because raising one who was born with a disability can be a burden.D. Because she wants to protect her child from failing.26. According to the passage, what kind of person do you think Ana

27、ya is? _A. brave, hard-working and proud B. brave, warm-hearted and kindC. brace, diligent and modest D. brave, diligent and shy27. What would be the best title for the text?A. Girl without hands inspires everybody.B. A special artist.C. Mother and daughter.D. We can do everything that we want.CI ha

28、ve been unusually silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but Im afraid I must tell you now that fate（命运）has decided on a different course for me.In August of last year, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in my abdomen. That operation was

29、 thought to have been a success, but it caused a series of secondary complications which I have been fighting in hospital ever since. It was along and hard fight with many setbacks, but I was steadily, if slowly, overcoming each obstacle along the way and gradually making my way back to health.Howev

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31、ish to thank my doctors and caregivers, who efforts have been magnificent. My dear friends, who have given me a lifetime of memories and whose support has sustained me through these difficult months. And all of my partners at The Washington Post, Fox News, and Crown Publishing.Lastly, I thank my colleagues, my readers, and my viewers, who have made my career possible and given consequence to my lifes work. I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and thorough argument is a noble undertaking. I am gratef