学年山东省德州市高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、学年山东省德州市高一上学期期末考试英语试题第卷（满分100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. What is the time of the day now?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night

2、.2. What happened this afternoon?A. Sues dog died.B. Sue was hit by a car.C. The driver was taken to the hospital.3. How is the woman going to the airport?A. By taxi. B. By train. C. By bus.4. What is the mans favourite free-time activity?A. Watching TV. B. Reading a book. C. Listening to music.5. W

3、hat was the man doing just now?A. Making a telephone call.B. Talking to the operator.C. Repairing a computer.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至7题。6. Where are the two speakers?A.

4、 At the cinema. B. In a store. C. In an office. 7. How much is the womans new bill?A. $ 42. B. $ 24.10. C. $ 6.10.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What did the woman think of the lecture?A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Disappointing.9. What example did the man give?A. Coal. B. Gold. C. Mines.10. What will be the ne

5、w power in the future according to the man?A. Sun energy. B. Atomic power. C. Electricity.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When was the womans house broken into?A. At about 12:00. B. At about 1:30. C. Between 12:00 and 1:30.12. What was stolen?A. Some jewellery. B. A TV set. C. Both A and B.13. Which of the fol

6、lowing is TRUE?A. The womans jewellery was all stolen.B. Most of the womans good jewellery was not stolen.C. The woman has told her husband about the robbery.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why didnt, the woman enjoy herself?A. She couldnt enter the park.B. She couldnt see the fireworks clearly.C. She couldnt

7、find her friends.15. When did the woman get to the park?A. At 8:10 p.m. B. At 8:00 p.m. C. At. 7:50 p.m.16. How did the man manage to get a good view?A. He and his friends got there early.B. He and his friends climbed up a hill.C. He and his friends had a picnic together.17. What did the man do for

8、going home?A. He got on a taxi as soon as he could.B. He pushed his way home at midnight.C. He waited for a while and took an extra bus.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What, could Nicholas do at 18 months?A. Write down what he heard.B. Take telephone messages.C. Learn French by himself.19. Why was Nicholas bo

9、red and unhappy at the two schools?A. He could not get what he needed there.B. He couldnt understand what was taught there.C. He couldnt get along well with others there.20. What are the parents doing about the child?A. Feeling extremely proud of him.B. Making every effort to help him.C. Showing his

10、 intelligence to the public.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AAn interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they age.While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will

11、wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape. The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older. Womens interest in books reaches its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s. Men start

12、 to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.The research used data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the likes and “interests they had posted on their person

13、al home page.It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31. Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38. And if you are middle-aged, a safe topic for anyone is the weather

14、, which is a key interest for many as they reach 60.Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says, “Its almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of peoples typical interests. People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”21

15、. Men tend to once they are 45.A. gain more and more weightB. be less interested in their jobsC. take more exerciseD. pay more attention to their looks22. What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?A. Getting in shape. B. Going to the cinema.C. Food and drink. D. Popular style of clo

16、thing.23. What does Stephen Wolfram want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Peoples interests change greatly with age.B. Peoples interests are different from each other.C. It is normal for people to talk about politics.D. It is not good for people to change their interests.BEvery November, Time mag

17、azine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. These are the things that have made our lives different in one way or another. Here, we have chosen three of the most interesting ones on the list.Ember MugIts hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winte

18、r. Its too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. According to Time, the perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great invention. It keeps your coffee at a certain temperature, anywhere betwee

19、n 48C and 62C, once you set it through a smartphone app. Tasty One TopTV cooking shows make it look so easy, but its almost impossible to get the recipes (食谱) to look the same as how the cooks make them. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help. Developed by Buzzfeed, the coo

20、ker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do.JiboDifferent from faceless smart speakers like Xiaomi and Amazon, Jibo has brought smart technology to life. Said to be “the worlds first socia

21、l robot for the home”, Jibo looks like a cartoon character with a round body, a round head and a voice that sounds like a 10-year-old boy. Jibao is able to recognize faces and speech. Jibo will move to face you whenever you talk to it. It can also remind you of important things, tell you the weather

22、 and read news or messages from your friends and family.24. Why is the Ember Mug a great success?A. It keeps coffee at the right temperature longer.B. It is only useful for people in winter.C. It is one of the most interesting inventions.D. It functions well through a smartphone app.25. Tasty One To

23、p is the choice for .A. official workers who are coffee loversB. housewives who want to improve their cookingC. mothers who have a 10-year-old boyD. readers who are fond of new technologies26. What makes Jibo so special?A. It is smart and good-looking.B. It can do many things for people.C. It adds m

24、uch fun to peoples lives.D. It is the worlds first social robot.27. In which part of a newspaper can we find the text?A. Entertainment. B. Education.C. Sports. D. Science Technology.CA jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched

25、him cleaning the floor as a test.“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and Ill send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”The man replied, “But I dont have a computer, neither an e-mail.”“Im sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you dont have an e-mail, t

26、hat means you do not exist. And a person who doesnt exist cannot have the job.”The man left with no hope at all. With only ten dollars in his pocket, he decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double

27、 his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day early, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he ha

28、d his own delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商人) in the US.He started to plan his familys future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (经纪人) and chose a protection plan.When the conversation ended, the broker asked him

29、his e-mail. The man replied, “I dont have an e-mail.”The broker answered surprisingly, You dont have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, Id be an office boy at Microsoft!”

30、28. Why couldnt the man have the job at Microsoft?A. Because he was lazy. B. Because he didnt pass the test.C. Because he didnt have an e-mail. D. Because he didnt have a computer.29. The underlined word “capital” can be replaced byA. tomato B. money C. time D. operation30. What can we learn about t

31、he man?A. He is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.B. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.C. He didnt give up though he failed the interview.D. He didnt want to accept the job at Microsoft.31. Which proverb can best describe the story?A. Misfortune may be an actual blessing.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. Accidents will happen.D. No pains, no gains.DYou get anxious if theres no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You fe