英语江苏省常州市学年高一下学期期末调研.docx

1、英语江苏省常州市学年高一下学期期末调研常州市教育学会学生学业水平监测高一英语试题2015.7注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。答案全部做在答题卡上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷 选择题（65分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 will the speakers do? A. Study for a test.

2、B. Go to a history class. C. Write down some notes.2. Which color shirt will the woman buy? A. Black. B. White. C. Yellow.3. What will the man probably do? A. Take a new shortcut. B. Take the freeway. C. Drive all the way down Broadway.4. Where was the woman born? A. In Australia. B. In England. C.

3、In Japan.5. How do the speakers probably feel now? A. Mad and angry. B. Happy and proud. C. Confused and tired.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Where are the speakers? A. At a

4、party. B. In a gym. C. In the womans house.7. Why wont the woman have more dessert? A. She wants to lose weight. B. She doesnt like the dessert. C. She had a late lunch.8. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Get up early for school. B. Go mountain climbing. C. Go out with the man.请听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。9.

5、 When does the girl have her first lesson every day? A. 8:30 a.m. B. 8:55 a.m. C. 9:00 a.m.10. According to the girl, what do most kids do during registration? A. Sleep. B. Draw pictures. C. Finish their homework.请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How old is the mans son? A. Seven years old. B. Six years old. C.

6、 Five years old.12. What is the mans son wearing? A. A new shirt. B. Yellow shorts. C. A brown jacket.13. What did the man give the woman? A. A photo of his son. B. A phone number. C. A piece of his sons clothing.请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. What does the man want to do? A. Return home. B. See the sunset.

7、 C. Go hunting.15. How long will it take the speakers to walk back to the car? A. 20 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 60 minutes.16. How does the woman probably feel in the end? A. Disappointed. B. Confused. C. Relieved.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is the California Academy of Sciences located? A. In down

8、town San Francisco. B. In a park in San Francisco. C. In the eastern part of San Francisco.18. What is mentioned as a special exhibit at the museum? A. Dinosaur bones. B. Rooms full of flowers. C. Different kinds of land animals.19. What is true about the building? A. The walls are made of grass and

9、 plants. B. It includes a theater and a restaurant. C. It gets most of its energy from the sun.20. When might children especially enjoy the museum? A. At night B. On the weekends. C. During holidays.第二部分 单项填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)21. Learn to be a giver _ a taker, and we will get more happiness for li

10、ving. A. more than B. as much as C. rather than D. as good as 22. Was it in the year 776 BC _ the ancient Olympic Games began? A. when B. where C. that D. which23. - It was a real _. That used cell phone is in good condition and cost me only $50. - You dont say! I cant believe it. A. bargain B. fanc

11、y C. trade D. shock 24. -Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. -I think so. He _for it for months. A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had prepared D. has been preparing25. Im afraid I am not available tomorrow. Will Thursday morning _? A. help B. do C. work D. suit26. We hope that t

12、he measures against sandstorms that were _ at the meeting will be considered seriously. A. figured out B. put forward C. taken over D. put out27. _ I accept that hes not perfect in many respects, I do actually quite like the man. A. As B. Since C. If D. While28. He recommended that in order for thin

13、gs _, we _ quickly. A. are done, should act B. to be done, act C. were done, acted D. being done, would act29. He ran as quickly as possible in the direction _ a loud scream came. A. of which B. by which C. in which D. from which30. - I dont mind telling you what I know. - You _. Im not asking you f

14、or it. A. mustnt B. dont C. cant D. neednt第三部分 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Allow me to introduce myself: I am the last man in America who has time. If you should come 31 me on the street, I would have time to chat with you. If you invited me to dinner, I would be on time and do my bit as a(n) 32 conversa

15、tionalist at your table. But the problem of having time, when 33 else seems to, is that I have become a sort of island, or isolated planet, with little 34 to my surroundings. When did people become so busy? Sometimes I 35 it on the computer, or “smart” phones, for it has been creating desires that c

16、an never be 36 , no matter how continuously we hit the keyboard or the screen. They have become a time sink, absorbing our moments 37 a black hole absorbs light. The 38 to fill every moment with activity has been called the “American sickness”. For example, I met a friend and asked, “How are you?” C

17、hecking his watch, he just gave the inevitable(必然的) answer “Busy”. “I should have time in June”, he yelled 39 his shoulders. “But this is still March.” I sighed. Maybe my problem, then, is that I am looking back on too good a 40 . I came of an age when walking was just walking, with no 41 destinatio

18、n in mind. I am also missing evenings lying on the sofa, reading. All of these relaxations gave me the 42 of time to stop for a while if I met a friend. I find that I 43 what Socrates once said: “Be aware of the barrenness (uselessness) of life” and I am even willing to take part in the so-called Sl

19、ow Movement, which advocates(提倡) a cultural 44 to slowing down lifes pace. But I hesitate, 45 that it would take me too much time. 31. A. across B. after C. over D. for32. A. persuasive B. quiet C. cheerful D. innocent33. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody34. A. importance B. connection C

20、. advantage D. escape35. A. blame B. put C. depend D. set36. A. hidden B. expressed C. understood D. satisfied37. A. as if B. just as C. even if D. such as38. A. urge B. effort C. ability D. behavior39. A. on B. by C. through D. over 40. A. view B. memory C. dream D. chance 41. A. particular B. diff

21、erent C. proper D. endless42. A. quality B. value C. freedom D. matter43. A. go against B. agree with C. appeal to D. insist on 44. A. access B. approach C. response D. change45. A. indicating B. wishing C. fearing D. complaining 第四部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AIn the months following my arrival, my pa

22、rents worried about the kind of life I would have. They considered their choices, including the possibility of giving me up for adoption. But at last, my parents decided it was their responsibility to raise me as best as they could. I soon proved that even without limbs(四肢) I was athletic and well c

23、oordinated(协调). I was all trunk but all baby boy too. I learnt to pull myself into a straight position by sticking against a wall and going up it. My mum and dad worked with me for a long time trying to help me master a more comfortable method, but I always insisted on finding my own way. One of the

24、 best surprises of my childhood was the control I had over my little left foot. I used it to roll myself around. My parents and doctors felt that the handy little foot might be of greater use. There were two toes but they were fused when I was born. So they decided to give me an operation to free th

25、e toes, which would enable me to use them like fingers to hold a pen.When the doctors are preparing me for the operation, my mother kept emphasizing(强调) to them that they should pay special attention to the possibility of my body overheating. She knew another child without limbs who overheated durin

26、g an operation and was left with brain damage. Unfortunately, even though they knew my mother was a nurse, they didnt take her advice seriously. Despite the successful separation of my toes, I had to be put into buckets of ice to bring down the temperature. After the operation, my quality of life im

27、proved a lot from my newly freed toes, though they didnt work exactly as the doctors had hoped. Most of my parents worst fears never became true. Raising me was certainly not easy, but for all the challenges, we had plenty of laughter and joy. I had an amazingly normal childhood in which I enjoyed p

28、laying jokes on my siblings, Aaron and Michelle, just like other big brothers. Life may be kicking you around now. But Im telling you that you cant even imagine the good that awaits you if you refuse to give up. Stay focused on your dream and chase it. You have the power to change your situations. 4

29、6. What does the underlined word “fused” (Para 3) most probably mean? A. joined together B. broken in two C. slightly bent D. seriously injured 47. Which of the following about the operation is TRUE? A. My mother helped with the operation as a nurse. B. The operation was quite successful exactly as

30、expected. C. The doctors should have taken my mums suggestions. D. The overheating did some harm to my brain.48. What message does the passage express? A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. C. Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy. D. He who

31、falls today may rise tomorrow.BIts tough, it hurts and yet more than two million of us in the UK run at least once a week.Of course, some people run to lose weight, or to get fit, and these are great reasons. Running is also easy to do, its cheap, and you can do it when you want. All these factors certainly contribute to the fact that running is one of the most popular sports in the UK.But for many of those two million runners, the real reason we