辽宁省大连市学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、辽宁省大连市学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试高一英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 试卷分数150分 第I卷第一部分：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，从题中给出的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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. At what time is the next train to London?A. 11:35. B. 11:45. C. 12:00.2. Where is the Na

2、tural History Museum? A. Next to a park. B. On the 42nd street. C. Beside the Central Bank.3. How does the womans son want his steak served? A. Medium. B. Well done. C. Slightly underdone.4. What will the man do this weekend? A. Help Nick move house. B. Go shopping. C. Hold a house-warming party.5.

3、What does the woman mean? A. She has bought a present for Tommy. B. She wants to buy something on sale. C. She hasnt decided what to buy.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8题。

4、6. What are the speakers talking about in general? A. How to take a vacation. B. How to cut down expenses. C. How to get to a conference.7. How is the woman going? A. By air. B. By train. C. By taxi.8. Why arent the speakers going together? A. They travel in different ways. B. The man has to work ov

5、ertime. C. The woman will go on vacation first.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Send the e-mails. B. Mail something for him. C. Pick up some packages.10. Why does the man ask the woman for help? A. He doesnt have any time. B. He doesnt have the address list. C. He doesnt

6、 know how to find a messenger.11. What will the woman probably do next? A. Call the messenger service. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have some coffee.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where has the man been to? A. Switzerland. B. Australia. C. Thailand.13. What impressed the man most? A. Feeding kangaroos. B. Walking

7、through rain-forests. C. Visiting the Great Barrier Reef.14. How did the man get the cheap air ticket? A. From his dad. B. From his dads friend. C. From his cousin.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Manager and secretary. C

8、. Clerk and guest.16. What strong point does the woman think she has? A. She travels a lot. B. She has good records at school. C. She is good at writing news reports.17. How does the man most probably feel about the womans reply? A. Calm. B. Surprised. C. Dissatisfied.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where is

9、the speaker studying now? A. In Mongolia. B. In Brazil. C. In the United States.19. How did the speaker spend her childhood? A. She moved from one place to another. B. She joined in her favorite school activities. C. She just made friends with people from America.20. What may make the speaker choose

10、 the major? A. Her love for sharing her wide interests. B. Her love for being in touch with others. C. Her love for traveling around the world.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoo

11、n? Many people feel this way after lunchThey may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepinessOr，in summer，they may think it is the heatHowever，the real reason lies inside their bodiesAt that timeabout eight hours after you wake upyour body temperature goes downThis is what makes you slow d

12、own and feel sleepyScientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or dayThe people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping patternThey slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours laterIn many parts of the world，people

13、take naps in the middle of the dayThis is especially true in warmer climates，where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoonResearchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climateA daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in genera

14、lIn countries where naps are traditional，people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease Many working people，unfortunately，have no time to take napsThough doctors may advise taking naps，employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance，however，here are a few tips about making the mos

15、t of your napRemember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get upA short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too longIf you do not have enough time，try a short napeven ten minutes of sleep

16、can be helpful21Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?ABecause you eat too much for lunchBBecause its hot in summerCBecause your body temperature goes down at that timeDBecause you didnt have a good sleep last night22What can we learn about “naps” according to the last paragraph?AA

17、ll the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the dayBDoctors need to take naps while employers dontCIf you take naps everyday，you11 never suffer from heart diseaseDTaking naps regularly is beneficial to peoples health23What can we infer from the passage?AIf you get up at 6：30 am，youd

18、better take a nap at about 1：30 pmBTaking a nap whenever you want will do good to your healthCYou will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long timeDYou11 feel sleepy at regular intervals（间隔）24What would be the best title for the text?AJust for a Rest BA1l for a NapCA Special Sleep Pattern DTaking N

19、aps in Warmer ClimateBThe 87th Academy Award（奥斯卡金像奖） nominations(提名) were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last years top Hollywood films. Th

20、e Imitation Game This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode the system the Nazis used to send military

21、 messages. Besides the actual breaking of the code, Cumberbatchs portrayal（扮演）of Turings personality, a mixture of decency（正派）and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie. Birdman This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regai

22、n fame. American actor Michael Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomsons, plays the leading role.Selma A stellar cast(主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.s struggle for civil rights（民权） also makes

23、 it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle(编年史) of Kings (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.The Theory of Everything We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientifi

24、c discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientists (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife. Boyhood American Direct

25、or Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boys growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college. 25. How many Best Picture nominees are mentioned in the text?A.

26、 Five B. Six C. Eight D. Nine26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Michael Keaton became famous overnight after starring in the movie Birdman.B. Alan Turing is a talented and outgoing man in The Imitation Game.C. Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.s fight fo

27、r voting rights for African-Americans.D. The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories. 27. What is Boyhood mainly about?A. How Richard Linklater did his decade-long experiment. B. The wonderful life of Mason.C. The growth of a young boy.D. How Mason spent

28、his college years. 28. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To analyze（分析） why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.B. To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.C. To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards history.D. To prove that the Academy

29、Award nominees cover a broad range of topics.C As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. Thechanges may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Dont panic（恐慌）！You will deal successfully with them！You are a young adult now! With more responsibil

30、ity，you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed（知晓） about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situatio

31、ns are fine！Work hard and the right opportunity will present（展现） itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to lo

32、ok after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world. It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who