河北狮州中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

1、河北定州中学20172018学年度第二学期期末考试高一年级 英语试卷第一部分 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2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。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。1. How much will the woman pay for the b

2、ook?A. $13.B. $24.C. $15.2. Who won the race in the end?A. Robert.B. The man.C. The woman.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a park.B. In a hotel.C. In a street.4. What prevents the woman from going lo the west coast?A. She is being trained for her new job.B. She is busy traini

3、ng some people.C. She has to look for a new job.5. Why does the woman find it hard to deal with Tom?A. He wears long fair hair.B. He is a troublemaker.C. He has a headache.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,各个小题将给出5秒钟

4、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. What made Mary tell Mrs. Smith the news about Francs pay?A. She thought it doesnt matter. B. She knew everybody would know at last.C. She got too excited and wasnt thinking.7. What does Franc mean by “Everyone in this town got a big nose”?A. People in this town hav

5、e big nose, and smell well.B. People in this town are eager to know about others things.C. People dont care other people without big noses.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What kind of pizza does the man order?A. A medium one with crab.B. Two seafood ones with crab.C. A large one with fish.9. How long will the ma

6、n wait for his pizza?A. About twenty minutes.B. About ten minutes.C. About five minutes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why did the man lose control of the car?A. He hit an ice patch.B. He had a bet with the other car.C. He drove around the comer too quickly.11. What do we know about the driver of the other ca

7、r?A. He was frightened at the news.B. He was carried away in an ambulance.C. He was nothing serious.12. What did the man want to do at last?A. Go to hospital.B. Visit the other driver.C. Call his family.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What kind of room does the man reserve?A. A single room with a nice view.B.

8、A double room with a nice view.C. An ordinary double room.14. How long will the American couple stay in the hotel?A. 5 nights.B. 7 nights.C. 6 nights.15. How much does it cost to stay in the hotel for one night?A. $188.B. $198.C. $288.16. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel.B. In th

9、e office.C. On the phone.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the weather like this morning?A. Cloudy and snowy.B. Windy and cold.C. Snowy and windy.18. What is the expected temperature by noon? A. 0B. -20C. 619. Where is the speaker right now?A. In the newsroom.B. At the top of Mount Raven.C. On the ski s

10、lope.20. What does the speaker advise the skiers to do tomorrow?A. Watch sports games.B. stay at home.C. Put on warm clothes.二、阅读理解A saying is a short, clever expression that usually contains advice or expresses some obvious truth. Though the meanings shown for sayings are believed to be generally a

11、ccepted, for some sayings sometimes they may go otherwise.No Use Crying Over Spilt(溢出的) Milk. Crying can help people recover from disappointment. True, its dangerous to live on the past, but holding back those spilt-milk tears could hurt even more. A survey of more than 5,000 weepers in the Journal

12、of Social and Clinical Psychology suggests that people who do not cry only feel worse. Or, to put it another way, “Sometimes we should cry over spilt milk,” writes Aaron Ben-Zeev, a philosophy professor at the University of Haifa in Israel. “Otherwise, how will we learn to value milk, and how will w

13、e avoid spilling it again?”You Catch More Flies with Honey than with Vinegar. Vinegar(醋) is a fly magnet. If youve ever endured a fruit fly(苍蝇) invasion in your home, a bowl of vinegar was likely your first line of defense. Researchers from Northwestern University found that “The hungrier a fly gets

14、, the quicker it gives in to vinegar”.Money Cant Buy Happiness. Yes, it can. Happiness is going by no matter what your bank account looks like, but research shows that money does, in fact, give you short-term bursts of joyif you spend wisely. Experiences such as concerts or holidays have been shown

15、to bring greater happiness than shopping. People who spend money on others are also measurably happier than those who treat themselves. So do yourself a favour: buy happiness for someone else.Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit First (“Low-hanging fruit” refers to easy-to-reach fruit or easy-to-finish tasks)

16、. Lower fruit is often the last to grow fully. “Fruit that is high up, exposed to the sun, develops the fastest,” says Gennaro Fazio, a plant geneticist(基因学家) for the USDAs Agricultural Resource Service, “and you want to pick the low-hanging fruit last, so it has more time to develop.” Whats more, “

17、Starting at the top makes the job easier,” says Henry Rueda, an apple-picking professional. When pickers harvest from top to bottom, the bags of fruit they carry around their necks and shoulders grow heavier as they move downwards.21Which of following statements is supported by Gennaro Fazio?A. The

18、low-hanging fruit is often the last that we are supposed to pick.B. The first goals set for yourself should be easier to achieve than other goals.C. Workers enjoy the ease with which the lower fruit can be picked in the tree.D. Every situation is different and easy pickings that count are done first

19、.22According to the article, the writer may argue that _.A. ones words can never be taken back just like the spilt milkB. money is not a good servant but a bad master when it speaksC. blindly believing the whole book is worse than having no bookD. flies are much fonder of honey than vinegar when the

20、yre hungry23Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. What Are the Household Sayings for?B. What Are Wrong with These Sayings?C. Where Are These Well-known Sayings from?D. How Can These Sayings Be Understood?Dogs are likely to have complex emotions such as jealousy(嫉妒)and pride, acc

21、ording to a new scientific research.Dogs feel very jealous when they find that they are unfairly treated. And they do not like seeing their owners being kind to other creatures, especially other dogs. They often react negatively(消极地)when their owners bring home new pets, the research found. “Dogs sh

22、ow a strong aversion to unfair treatment,” Dr. Friederike Range of the Vienna University said.At first, people believed most animals lack(缺少)the “sense of self” , which is needed to experience so-called secondary emotions such as jealousy, embarrassment or guilt. These emotions are more complex than

23、 feelings such as anger or joy.Besides dogs research, another research includes cows, horse, cats and sheep, and all the results have shown that animals are far more self-aware than we thought.Dr Paul Morris, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth who studies animal emotions, told The Sunday

24、 Times, “We are learning that dogs, horses, and perhaps many other species are far more emotionally complex than we ever realized. They can suffer simple forms of many emotions we once thought only primates (灵长类) could experience.”In research among dog owners, Dr Morris found almost all of them repo

25、rted jealous behavior by their pets. The dog often tried to keep their owner away from a new lover in the early days of a relationship.Behavioral experts suggest that owners should keep a close relationship with the dog as usual when a new pet or child comes along in order to prevent jealous activit

26、y from the dog such as interruptions with barking.24What is the new discovery about the relationship between dogs and human?A. Dogs usually have more emotions than humans.B. Dogs are often treated unfairly by humans.C. Humans are angry about their dogs negative reactions.D. Dogs feel unhappy when th

27、eir owners show kindness to other creatures.25What does the underlined word “aversion” in the second paragraph mean?A. Internet B. DislikeC. Concern D. Fear26What does the “the sense of self” in the third paragraph probably mean?A. It is a complex feeling that belongs to humans.B. It is a kind of ab

28、ility to feel other peoples emotions.C. It is a necessary awareness to feel some complex emotions.D. It is a kind of emotion which is based on anger or joy.27Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the fourth and fifth paragraphs?A. The research includes four kinds of animals.B. Anim

29、als are more self-aware than humans.C. Dogs experience more emotions than primates.D. Animals are emotionally complex.When I was only 3 years old, my mother taught me to memorize and recite poems. She was my first teacher of the arts, and my father was the first to appreciate my performance. Even at

30、 that young age, I had a simple understanding of how art and culture affect us as human beings and how we can connect to each other through the arts, which shapes my life to this day.When I was growing up, my parents supported my interest in taking acting classes and doing community theater. Their f

31、aith in me and the professional(专业的) training I was getting from my theater teachers gave me a sense of purpose and a sense of self-confidence. I learned what artistic achievement actually was and what hard work the business was. While many people see the rosy picture to our business, I was really l

32、earning what it would require for me to become a professional.I became an actress, but arts education isnt just about preparing our young people for a job in the arts. I recently talked to some of the kids attending theater education. Some of them want to work in theater, and some dont. They are lea

33、rning not only theater skills, but also about the world around them. They learn about discipline(纪律) and hard work and whats required and what they have to do to bring themselves to the work. They learn how they can be of service in the world through the arts. They learn how to work with a team. By

34、studying the arts, these students are open to worlds and lives that they might not have any other way of knowing about or any other way to connect with in their lives the way they are right now.These young people are our future. We are passing the torch to them. And I think thats one of the most imp

35、ortant reasons why we need to foster(培养) the arts.28When the writer was 3 years old, she _.A. learned many kinds of arts B. did well in communicationC. recited poems to her father D. had a deep understanding of arts29What does the underlined word “rosy” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Bright. B. Fun

36、ny.C. Terrible. D. Hopeless.30What can be inferred from the second paragraph?A. It was hard for the writer to start business.B. It is not easy for one to succeed in arts field.C. Parents faith is a must for one to be professional.D. The writers self-confidence led to her artistic achievement.31Accor

37、ding to Paragraph 3, which of the following statement is TRUE?A. Attending theatre education does the kids much good.B. Students studying the arts should travel around the world.C. Discipline and hard work are not included in arts education.D. Arts education can only prepare the youth for jobs in th

38、e arts.32What is the text mainly about?A. Where to get arts education. B. When kids should learn arts.C. How to improve arts education. D. Why arts education counts.三、完形填空I first discovered Cafe Gratitude several months ago. My friend Heather invited me to _ her for lunch. Heather had _ moved to Los

39、 Angeles, and we would discuss the project we were doing. As we sat down and were _ the delicious vegetarian menu, the server who came to take our, _ asked us the question of the day. What are you grateful for? I felt a familiar stir(震动) in my chest, and my eyes began to water. _ a pause, Heather _

40、her hand to me and said that it was with me. I expressed my gratitude to be with her _, enjoying this moment of our shared _ and her new start in Los Angeles. After a delicious lunch. I decided to stay a while longer _the question had inspired me to meet the co-owner, Ryland. Pauses or _ in life are

41、 a very good time to listen to whats _ inside of our hearts.When Ryland came over to my _ with his big smile, his title of Chief Inspiration Officer seemed very. _ for his personality. He gave me his _ attention as he opened his heart to listen. I told him how I wanted to help him openmore _ so ther

42、e could be more places to eat and help spread this _ of “being generous and grateful every day.” Since that _, Caf Gratitude is my favorite place to eat.What a rewarding and meaningful experience! And Ive since learned that Caf Gratitude _ business through what they call Sacred Commerce where they p

43、rovide “inspired service and express _ for the richness of our lives.”A simple question that day _ me down new paths and gave me new friendships.33A. attend B. accompany C. involve D. join in34A. even B. ever C. seldom D. just35A. looking B. testing C. planning D. studying36A. space B. time C. order

44、 D. place37A. Without B. Despite C. In terms of D. Regardless of38A. reached B. shook C. clapped D. stuck39A. either B. as well as C. also D. too40A. project B. seat C. friendship D. honesty41A. for B. as C. if D. before42A. actions B. dreams C. hurries D. delays43A. looking on B. insisting on C. go

45、ing on D. agreeing on44A. company B. table C. house D. car45A. suitable B. ready C. eager D. longing46A. simple B. full C. urgent D. regular47A. hotels B. schools C. clubs D. restaurants48A. lesson B. note C. message D. lecture49A. meeting B. performance C. act D. vacation50A. practice B. reviews C.

46、 trains D. concludes51A. explanation B. appreciation C. consideration D. application52A. surprised B. returned C. led D. held四、七选五The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. 53 Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the

47、Chinese dinner table. No forks or knives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. 54 However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do.In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed w

48、ith low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited. 55 If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.” I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My fa

49、ther would often play a joke on me by saying, “56”As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners!57 He is to sit up straight with the recessive

50、 hand (usually the left) in ones lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a knife to cut something.A. The scene is fantastic.B. Your hands dont look dirty!C. How one sits

51、 at the table is also prescribed.D. Cant you think up a better excuse than that?E. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics.F. Theyre completely different from what we find here in China.G. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.五、提纲类作文58A. 假如你是光明中学高一学

52、生李华，拟参加某英文报社组织的编故事大赛，请根据如下要求写一篇100词左右的短文向报社投稿。1. 文中需含有volunteer, responsibility, worth, protect, ancient, attention, style 7个词；2. 短文用不多于8个句子表达，其中一个是含有定语从句的句子；3. 请在文中将上述7个词用下划线加数字序号标出，定语从句用下划线标出；4. 注意短文的连贯性、趣味性与可读性。例：volunteer_B. 假如你是李华，你班将组织同学去参观当地有名的民俗文化村，请根据以下要点写一封邮件邀请外教Chris一同前往。1. 集合时间：下周六上午8：00

53、；2. 集合地点：校门口；3. 交通方式：乘坐大巴；4. 活动内容：学做、品尝传统美食；欣赏布袋戏表演等。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可根据所提供的要点进行适当发挥；3. 参考词：布袋戏：glove puppetry；民俗文化村：folk culture village_参考答案1-5 BACAB 6-10 CBABA 11-15 BCBAA 16-20 CACBC21A22C23B24D25B26C27D28C29A30B31A32D33B34D35D36C37A38A39D40C41B42D43C44B45A46B47D48C49A50A51B52C53F54A55G56B57C58

54、A. One possible version:volunteer, responsibility, worth, protect, ancient, attention, styleA few months ago, an interesting TV program, Masters in Forbidden City, drew my attention. Itshows us how the experts, who are working in The Palace Museum, repair and protect ancient 定语从句 treasures. From the

55、 program, I not only appreciated different styles of ancient art, but also learned about the hardship as well as the pleasure the masters experienced. Some of them told the journalist that seeing the treasure glowing again, they felt all their efforts were totally worth it. Their words inspired me t

56、o take responsibility to inherit and carry forward the traditional culture. As a result, I applied for a volunteer job in the local museum. A. One possible version:Dear Chris,I am writing to invite you to pay a visit to a local folk culture village with us next Saturday. As scheduled, well meet at t

57、he school gate at 8:00 a.m. and go there by bus half an hour later.After arriving at the village, we will first have a taste of some delicious local dishes. Best of all, we can learn to make some local snacks like spring rolls! Over lunch, we will watch glove puppetry, a famous folk performance. The

58、n we can enjoy the sight of the typical buildings with strong Southern Fujian characteristics. I believe it will be a great chance for you to explore the traditional folk culture.Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you are available. We are all looking forward to your coming.Yours sincerely,Li Hua