辽宁省五校学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、辽宁省五校学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题2013-2014学年度下学期期末考试高一年级英语科试卷命题学校：大连八中本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分，考试时间120分钟。 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 woman probably doing?A. Waiting for her pl

2、ane. B. Seeing the man off. C. Complaining to the man.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. Beach blankets. B. Some pictures. C. Some film.3. Why does the man apologise to the woman?A. He ordered the wrong table. B. He called her by mistake.C. He went to the wrong address.4. What does the man think

3、is wrong with the plant?A. It needs to be watered at present.B. It should be moved into a large pot.C. It is not getting enough sunshine.5. What is the man concerned about?A. The time to fix the problem.B. The problem of the car.C. The way to get home.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

4、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. Where are the speakers? A. In the mans office. B. In a restaurant. C. In the womans house.7. What is the man complaining about? A. The low salary. B. The heavy work. C. The new boss.听第7段

5、材料，回答第8、9题。8. How much should the man pay in total?A.115. B.120. C.125. 9. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Think it over before having the pants shortened. B. Have a professional tailor his pants. C. Use a plastic bag to put his pants in.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why doesnt the woman take th

6、e direct flight?A. She wants to visit Chicago.B. Its much more expensive.C. Its time is too early.11. When does the womans flight leave?A. On Saturday afternoon. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Sunday evening.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Customer and travel agent. B. Man

7、ager and secretary. C. Guide and tourist.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When will the woman present?A. On September 7. B. On September 8. C. On September 9.14. What did Rachel and Sam ask about?A. The time of the meeting.B. The information on the hotel.C. The change of the schedule.15. How will the man get ev

8、eryone to know the details of the meeting?A. By phone. B. By e-mail. C. By letter.16. What will the woman do in the morning?A. Write several reports. B. Meet Rachel and Sam. C. Prepare her lunch.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where was Jean Dunant from?A. Italy. B. Australia. C. Switzerland.18. Why was the R

9、ed Cross started at first?A. To help the wounded in the war.B. To provide food for the poor. C. To fight against the war.19. What do we know about the red cross? A. It can be used to represent the first aid stations. B. It can only refer to the international organisation. C. It is an official symbol

10、 of hospital and medical treatment.20. What will Mr. John Francis talk about next? A. Something about First Aid. B. The law about the Red Cross. C. The Red Cross organisation in Australia.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in

11、the railway station, you dont need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other dig

12、ital communication network. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions（消遣）such as waving their hands and exchanging books. Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced f

13、or any reason. Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 after the first attempt was foiled at Macys department store. Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun

14、 of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere. Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools

15、 in any direction. They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jacksons fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fan

16、s gathered singing and dancing Michaels famous song “Beat It” together. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.21. The underlined word “foiled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ . A. forgotten B. prevented C. announced D. confirmed22. What

17、can you learn about the flash mob from the passage? A. The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time. B. Once the place for the activity is determined, it cant be changed. C. The flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun. D. It gives people the chance to come togethe

18、r to do something unusual.23. The main purpose of the passage is _. A. to entertain B. to encourage C. to inform D. to persuade24. The writers attitude towards the flash mob is _.A. negative B. objective C. favorable D. doubtfulB“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy theyre

19、 given after all. Choices can be hard.” Jeff Bezos.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of

20、titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for

21、 it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to

22、start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he con

23、vinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all

24、.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.25. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife. C. The grea

25、tly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.26. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence? A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him. B. He would be very excited if he tried it out. C. He would be always having a do

26、ubt if he didnt try. D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.27. We can know from the passage that _. A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author m

27、ight go back to his boss if he failed28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My Passion D. We Are What We ChooseCMrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her onl

28、y high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academe achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good jo

29、b, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that dont waste a minute living someone elses dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you wont find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.” She said ML

30、K reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this dont exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.” T

31、he first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “Thats when you find out what youre really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if youre willing to put yourself in a p

32、osition where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesnt even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then theres this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first r