河北省承德市第八中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、河北省承德市第八中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题20132014高一年级下学期期末英语试题本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间90分钟。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，回答第15小题。听下面5段对话，回答第15小题。1.What do the man and the woman mean?A.They enjoyed the party. B.Their friends seemed rather old. C.They met some funny people at the par

2、ty.2.Where is the conversation most likely to take place?A.At someones house. B.In a restaurant. C.In a hotel.3.Why didnt Alice go to bed until late at night?A.She was doing her housework. B.She was working hard at her lessons. C.She was watching TV.4.What can we learn from the conversation?A.The wo

3、man will make the copies. B.The machine has just been repaired. C.The clerk doesnt like to be troubled.5.What is the man going to do?A.Move into a new house. B.Help the woman. C.Tidy the room.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第68小题。6.Where is the woman going?A.To the library. B.To the cinema. C.To

4、the classroom.7.What does the man invite the woman to do?A.Write papers. B.See a film. C.Do some reading.8.Why does the woman refuse the mans invitation?A.She has three classes. B.She has to take exams. C.She has to do her schoolwork.听第7段材料，回答第911小题。9.Where does this conversation take place?A.In a f

5、lat building. B.In the mans office. C.In the womans house.10.What is the woman looking for?A.A two bedroom flat. B.A three bedroom flat. C.A ground floor flat.11.What does the woman think of the flat?A.It is too small to live in. B.It is too expensive to buy. C.It is satisfying on the whole.听第8段材料,回

6、答第1214小题。12.Where is the woman going?A.The Red Bird Zoo. B.The Red Bird Show. C.The Red Bird Hotel.13.Where is the stop?A.Across the street in front of the post office.B.Across the block in front of the post office.C.Along the street in front of the advertisement.14.How will the woman know where to

7、get off?A.She will find it in a map. B.She will ask the driver to remind her. C.She will see the sign to decide.听第9段材料,回答第1517小题。15.What kind of book did the man find?A.History. B.Poem. C.Travel.16.What did the woman find in her book?A.A photograph. B.A note. C.An old envelope.17.Why did the woman m

8、ention Shakespeare?A.He gave gifts to millions of people. B.He was a very wealthy man of his time. C.His note is worth a lot of money.听第10段材料,回答第1820小题。18.What does an American student like to do in class?A.Puzzle the teacher. B.Make trouble. C.Play an active part.19.What do we know about the teache

9、rs in America?A.They act as researchers. B.They are very careless. C.They always give final conclusions.20.How is the relationship between the student and the teacher in America?A.Cold. B.Close. C.Loose.第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题。每小题2分，满分30分）第一节：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。 AOne day a poor m

10、an was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy came out and asked the man what was the matter.I have lost my axe,he said.It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.Th

11、e fairy showed him a gold axe and asked,Is this yours?No,said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again,Is this yours?No,again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.Yes, that is mine,called out the happy man.I know that well enough,said the fairy.I only wanted to see

12、if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.21. One day when the man was cutting something, _.A. he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the riverC. his axe fell into a lake D. he saw a beautiful fairy22. The man was sad because _.

13、A. he was poor and had no other axes B. he could not go on workingC. he liked his axe very much D. his axe was a gold axe23. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didnt take them, because he _.A. did not like them B. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very rich D. k

14、new these axes were not his24. At the end of the story the man had _.A. only one axe B. two axes C. three axes D. many axes25. The fairy helped the man because he was _ man.A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest. B “Lizzie, theres a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Eli

15、zabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, its from Yale.” Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Elizabeth said unhappily. “Who says women cant be doctors?” “They are fools not to accept you. Y

16、ou cant let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said. “I wont. Ill apply to (申请) Geneva Medical College,” Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine. In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduat

17、e, a typhoid epidemic (伤寒流行病) broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. “Theres an outbreak (爆发) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.” Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have

18、 decided to study in medical school, as well.” Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should

19、 stay home to cook and clean.” Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, “Theres a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldnt afford care.” Soon with the help

20、 of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “Well have an all-women staff (员工),” Elizabeth said. “And later, well add a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor. 26. The underlined w

21、ord “Rejected” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _.A. Refused B. Praised C. Changed D. Accepted27. Hearing Elizabeths words about the letter from Yale, Emily felt _. A. excited B. calm C. satisfied D. angry28. In 1848, Elizabeth wrote to Emily to _. A. persuade Emily to come to help the

22、 sick B. ask Emily to study medicine if she died C. warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic D. tell Emily she would graduate from college29. We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _. A. received strong support from her sister B. refused to go to study at Yale University C. founded a medical col

23、lege after graduation D. was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts30. Which of the following can best be used to describe Elizabeth? A. Humorous. B. Honest. C. Determined. D. Careful. CThere was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and

24、 took their wages.On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get

25、his wages.The sailors had heard about the captains cheating, so they didnt trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen li

26、t a fire on the shore about half a mile away.You are cheating, the captain said to the sailor. The fires warming you.But its half a mile away! said the sailor.A fires fire, answered the captain. I have won.The sailor came out of the water, and said, Perhaps you think that you are clever because you

27、have won my wages, but you cant cook a chicken.I can, answered the captain.If you cook this chicken, said the sailor, I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you cant, you will give me your ship.The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, Wheres the fire?There it is, answered t

28、he sailor. On the shore.But its half a mile away, said the captain angrily. A fires fire, you said, answered the sailor. If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken.31. The captain got the sailors wages _.A. to buy a chicken for himself B. and kept the money for future

29、 useC. by cheating him D. and said he would return the money soon32. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.C. The captain succe

30、eded in cheating the sailor.D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.33. The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he _.A. didnt want to lose the bet B. didnt believe the sailors successC. wanted to keep his promise D. wanted to show his cleverness34. Which of the following stat

31、ements is NOT TRUE?A. The sailors didnt trust the captain.B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.D. The sailor didnt get out of the water before the sun appeared.35. What is the title of the story?A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B. How a Sailor Got a ShipC. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B