河南省三门峡市陕州中学2015_2016学年高一英语上学期第二次精英对抗赛试题无答案.doc

1、2015-2016学年上期高一第二次精英对抗赛英语试卷试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟第卷（选择题 共100分）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. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. What does the man mean? A. The woman can use

2、 his pen. B. He is reading a book. C. He will buy a pen for the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about? A. Using English in everyday life.B. Learning a foreign language. C. Making a piece of cake.3. What is the woman going to do this evening? A. Go to dinner.B. Visit her sister. C. Go to the a

3、irport.4. Who supports human cloning? A. The woman. B. Lucy. C. The man.5. What does the man think of Zhao Benshan? A. Rich. B. Wise. C. Funny.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6、7题

4、。6. How does the woman advise the man to go to the Palace Hotel? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By taxi.7. How long will it take the man to get there? A. About half an hour. B. About 40 minutes. C. About 20 minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the problem of the car? A. It runs too slow. B. It cant start.

5、 C. It makes a strange noise.9. What will the speakers do? A. Wait and add some water. B. Wait and add some oil. C. Ask a repairman to help them.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the man want to go? A. To the nearest cinema. B. To the nearest hotel. C. To the nearest post office.11. How will the man g

6、o there? A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.12. Who is the woman probably? A. A stranger. B. The mans friend. C. A shop assistant.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman want to buy? A. A sweater. B. A shirt. C. A coat.14. Whose birthday is coming? A. The womans mother. B. The womans younger sister.

7、 C. The womans elder sister.15. What color does the woman finally choose? A. Green. B. Yellow. C. Blue.16. How much does the woman pay? A. 170 yuan. B. 153 yuan. C. 155 yuan.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. What is the talk mainly about? A. Some of the things that served as money in the past. B. How people deci

8、ded the value of money. C. How money came into use.18. Which of the following was difficult to get in some European countries? A. Tea. B. Salt. C. Nuts.19. What kind of animal is used as money in some places today? A. Cows. B. Horses. C. Sheep.20. Who were the first people to use coins as money? A.

9、The Japanese. B. The American Indians. C. The Chinese.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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。AWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too

10、 much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you n

11、ow have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin),

12、 but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, n

13、ot just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddys a

14、dvice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice. 21. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint? A. He refused to take the list and have a look at it. B. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. C

15、. He was angry and told her to overcome her shortcomings. D. He told her to write down all and pay attention only to the things that were true. 22. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean? A. Week by week she discovered and pointed out more shortcomings of mine. B. She kept on adding new ones to

16、 the list so it was growing longer and longer. C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. 23. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? A. My Father B. My Childhood C. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had D. Not an Enemy

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22、 if you hope to work in a radio station? A. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.B. Mrs. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited. C. The Enterprise Shopping Centre.D. Wealden District Council.25. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who_. A. is aged between 24 and 40 B. may do some tra

23、ining work C. should deal with general duties D. can work for about a month26. Which position is open to recent school graduates?A. Producer, London Kiss. B. Father Christmas.C. Accountants Assistant. D. Software Trainer.27. What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?A. One with GC

24、SE grade C level. B. One with some office experience.C. One having good computer knowledge. D. One trained in producing music programmes.CScott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University fo

25、r a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share

26、it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Be

27、autiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial

28、 security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss cl

29、inic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.28. How many novels written

30、 by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 829. Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy. c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He

31、 failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a30. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald _. A. had made some money when he met Zelda in AlabamaB. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would ha

32、ve completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital31. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about _. A. Zeldas personal lifeB. Zeldas illness and treatmentC. Fitzgeralds friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgerald

33、s contributions to the literary world DLiving and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any re

34、lationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesnt solve anything.Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you cant just come home

35、 from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance (表达) of information, means of communic

36、ation such as a letter or a message”. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if its just by writing a note.When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make th

37、em see something as you see it, tell them that youll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight

38、after the fireworks, but she didnt feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they werent as mad and l

39、et the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophies parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.Communication isnt a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophies, tell the other person how you feellis

40、tening is the key factor to communication.32. In the writers view, dealing with parents is _than with children.A. more difficult B. easier C. more uninteresting D. more interesting33. The main idea of the second paragraph is _.A. the importance of friendshipB. to make your feeling known to othersC.

41、the importance of communicationD. the disagreement between generations34. The example in this passage proves that _.A. Sophie is very polite to her parents B. Sophies parents are willing to listen to herC. explanation is the best way to solve a problemD. communication is the solution to misunderstan

42、ding35. All the following statements are correct except _.A. If you dont agree with others, youd better let them knowB. It is better to say “Hi” to others than say nothingC. If you are not able to communicate, walk awayD. Communication is a two-way deal第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳

43、选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyone cant live without money. 36 However, money cannot buy everything. You cant buy the following things only relying on money you have.TimeMoney is a tool for trade. We spend most of our time on this earth getting, spending, worrying and fantasying about money. 37 Instead, money

44、takes away your time that could have been spent playing with your children or having a long walk with your friends. When the sun sets, a day goes away from our life forever. No money has power to bring that back to life.Self-respectThere are a lot of examples to prove that no money can buy self-resp

45、ect. 38 If you are your worst enemy, gods of money cant save you from the self-destruction you add to yourself.HealthAs I write this, I found out that one of my best friends has brain cancer, and it is in the last period. 39 But no money can buy insurance for his life. We buy insurance for just abou

46、t everything including our life but money can never bring life back.HappinessThis is controversial(有争议的). Money can buy happiness if it is spent bringing greater financial safety for the family. 40 Going after money every day can never find its destination with frequent eagerness to get more.A. Show

47、 your respect for others.B. Self-respect is got from within.C. Money can buy a lot of things.D. You cant buy the time or save it in your storeroom.E. Of course money can get him the best health care possible.F. So you should not try your best to earn money without caring about your health.G. But mon

48、ey cant buy happiness if the purpose is to make money to make other people happy.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father. 41 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,

49、 but rather when he was 42 and ill.My father was 43 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 44 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 45 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 46 about life, and

50、I told them about one of my 47 . I said that we must very often give things up 48 we grow - our youth, our beauty, our friends - but it always 49 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 50 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 51 ! What did I gain?”

51、 I thought and thought, but I couldnt think of anything to say. 52 , he answered his own question: “I 53 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also 54 by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I 55 re

52、member his words and become 56 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 57 to give up my small anger. In this 58 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 59 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more ca

53、refully when I was a boy. For now I am 60 for this one gift.41A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Afterwards42A. poor B. slow C. tired D. weak43A. once B. already C. still D. only44A. sent B. threw C. took D. put45A. difficult B. stressful C. hopeless D. impossible46A. talking B. asking C. worry

54、ing D. caring47A. beliefs B. decisions C. experiences D. ambitions48A. till B. since C. before D. as 49A. promises B. seems C. requires D. suggests50A. summed B. opened C. spoke D. turned51A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing52A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly53A.

55、 accepted B. gained C. enjoyed D. had54A. attracted B. warned C. touched D. astonished55A. might B. should C. could D. would56A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy57A. likely B. free C. able D. ready58A. method B. way C. case D. form59A. guess B. doubt C. wonder D. know60A. grateful B. doubtful C. ho

56、peful D. cheerful第II卷（非选择题 共50分）第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节：语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。It was a busy day at the grocery store and the old couples were in line behind me with birthday balloons.They were chatting together about their rush to get ready for the party. F

57、rom 61 they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could 62 (help) them but times were still tough for them.They seemed to be too nervous and were too 63 (anxiety) to leave, so I asked 64 they wanted to go ahead of me or not. Th

58、ey didnt understand what I 65 (mean) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be 66 (good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. Th

59、e old couples refused at first 67 I insisted. I said, “You tell your sweet nephew that there are always nice people who want to give them 68 hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier got teary-eyed, 69 (say) there was an angel in her line today.That little act of 70 (kind) m

60、ade everyone who saw it feel goodbut it made me feel the best of all!第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不

61、计分。John, a little boy living next door to me, liked fast food very much. His parents was so busy that they had a little time to cook for him at home. So they often took him eat fast food. Thats because John became overweight. My mother had always told his parents that too much fast food was harmful,

62、 and they ignored my mothers advices. Recently, the doctor warned him never to eat fast food any more after the poor boy has a physical examination. Her parents came to realize what a terribly mistake they had made. Now Johns mother often comes to ask my mother for advice in how to make healthy food

63、.第二节 书面表达 （满分25分）假定你是某校高一学生李华，下面的通知引起了你的注意。请根据通知内容和要求向学校写一封申请信。VOLUNTEERS WANTED The 2016 International Horticultural Exposition（世界园艺博览会）will be held in TangshanVolunteers are wanted to offer service to visitors from all over the world REQUIREMENTS: 1Fluency in English 2Excellence in personality 3Go

64、od knowledge of Tangshan If interested, please send your application in English to the Office of the Principal before Friday注意： 1词数100左右： 2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Sir or Madam,Im glad that the 2016 International Horticultural Exposition will be held in Tangshan_ Looking forward to your replyLi Hua