辽宁省大连市第二十高级中学高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

20142015学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试卷 考试时间120分钟 试题分数 150 注意事项： 1. 听力不计入总分； 2. 2160题的答案请涂在答题卡上；3. 61-70, 改错和作文请在答题纸上作答！ 卷i第一部分：听力 第一节1 whose wallet probably is it?a. the womans b. the mans c. ginas2. what is the date today? a. may 1st b. may 2nd c. may 3rd3. who made the womans personal web page? a. she herself b. her friend. c. the man4. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a town b. an accident c. a murder5. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. relatives. b. colleagues. d. neighbors.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 6. what is the man doing? a. watching tv b. listening to the radio. c. reading the newspaper7. why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man? a. the public are interested in them. b. the public want to laugh at them. c. the public want to make them famous.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. why does the man look sad?a. he had to stop his study. b. he failed his test again. c. he couldnt understand the foreigners.9. how did the woman improve her french? a. by reading french newspapers b. by watching french films. c. by speaking to herself.10. what does the woman suggest the man do? a. be confident. b. talk with foreigners c. ask the teacher for advice.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a basketball game. b. a volleyball game. c. a football game.12. where did the man go to last night? a. a club. b. a stadium . c. a meeting.13. what did the audience think of the game?a. exciting b. dangerous c. unbelievable听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what does the woman think of the pink dress? a. very cheap b. very dull c. of good quality15. what color of the sweater does the man recommend? a. white . b. purple c. black16. what kind of jacket does the woman want ? a. a leather one b. a light one c. an expensive one听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. what was professor rudds trouble? a. lack of confidence b. lack of intelligence . c. absent-mindedness 18. what did the professor decided to do one hot summer day? a. visit his children who live near the beach. b. have a holiday with his children on the beach. c. take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.19. what happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?a. he couldnt contact his friend. b. he couldnt find his train tickets. c. he couldnt remember the destination.20. why did the professor come back home for the 2nd t ime? a. he forgot his friends address. b. he lost the paper his wife had given him. c. he forgot to take the train tickets with him. 第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a the ceo of apple, steve jobs story about deathwhen i was 17, i read a quote that went something like: “if you live each day as if it were your last, someday you ll most certainly be right.” it made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, i have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “if today were the last day of my life, would i want to do what i am about to do today?”remembering that ill be dead soon is the most important tool ive ever encountered(遭遇 ) to help me make the big choice in life.about a year ago i was diagnosed( 诊断) with cancer. the doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that i would live no longer than three to six months. my doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors code for preparing yourself to die.i lived with that diagnosis all day. i was completely in despair. later that evening, i had another examination and my wife told me that tumor( 肿瘤 ) turned to be curable with surgery (手术). i had the surgery and i m fine now.this was the closest ive been to facing death. to tell the truth, no one wants to die. and yet death is the destination we all share. no one has ever escaped it. it clears out the old to make room for the new. right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.your time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repeating someone elses life. don t be trapped by dogma（教条）which is living with the results of other people s thinking. dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. it somehow already knows what you truly want to become. everything else is secondary.from a speech at 2005 graduation ceremony of standard university21.the doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_.a. he had to rest at home b. his disease couldnt be cured c. his disease was not serious at all d. he had to wait for the result of the test22.how did the author feel after the diagnosis?acalm b excited c hopeless d optimistic23.what does the author think of death?ahe thinks it is nothing to be scared of. bhe thinks it is impossible to avoid. c he thinks it is not the end of life. dhe thinks it is the beginning of a new life24.in the author s opinion, we should _.afollow others advice b. do what we wantckeep a positive attitude to life dtake exercise and keep healthy b ed viesturs grew up in rockford, illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. but on thursday, viesturs became the only american to climb to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains. his last hike was up mount annapurna, in asias snowcapped himalayas. at 26,545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. it is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing. it tends to be the most dangerous, said viesturs. theres no simple way to climb it. there are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain. in high school, viesturs read french climber maurice herzogs tale of climbing the icy annapurna. herzogs story was of frostbite (冻伤) and difficulty and near-death experiences. viesturs was hooked right away. viesturs got his start on washingtons mount rainier in 1977. fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the worlds highest peaks. finally, hes done. the pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. you have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it, said viesturs. if we have the patience and the respect, and if were here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down. whats next for a man who cant stop climbing? im going to hug my wife and kids and enjoy the summer, says viesturs. but for a man whos climbed the worlds 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.25 what record has ed viesturs set?a. he has succeeded in climbing to the worlds 14th highest mountain.b. he has been to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains.c. he has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545feet.d. he has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.26 .the underlined word “hooked” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by “_”.a. frightened b. discouraged c. interested d. upset27.the author used viestures words in paragraph 6 to support a view that _.a. mountain climbing is a dangerous sportb. mountains should be regarded as living creaturesc. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energyd. those who like mountain climbing wont stop climbing28.whats the next probably plan of viestures?a. stopping climbing and staying with his family.b. climbing to the top of the worlds 14 tallest mountains again.c. climbing another one of the highest mountains.d. writing down the experiences about his adventure. c boys english grades are up to a tenth worse when high numbers of girls are in the class with them, though girls grades are unaffected. boys do worse in english when there are girls in their class, researchers will say today, going against the widely held belief that girls are always a good influence on boys in school. boys do best with as few girls as possible in english lessons at primary and secondary school, steven proud, a research student at bristol university, will tell the royal economic societys conference. but when it comes to maths and science, both boys and girls at primary school achieve up to a tenth of a grade more when there is a high proportion (比率) of girls in the class, proud found. proud tracked ( 跟踪 ) boys and girls test results at the ages of 7, 11, 14 and 16 in 16,000 schools in england between 2002 and 2004 for his phd. boys consistently perform up to a tenth of a grade worse when they study english with high numbers of girls ,proud found. the more girls there are in an english class, the worse boys perform. this is particularly the case in primary schools, he discovered. proud said boys may do worse in english when there is a high proportion of girls in their class because they realize that the girls are better than them. it could also be that teachers use teaching styles more suitable for girls when there are more girls than boys in the class. both genders perform better in maths and science at primary school when there are more girls in the class ,he said. professor alan smithers, director of the centre for education and employment research at the university of buckingham, said girls started school with slightly better verbal( 语言的 ) skills, while boys started with a slightly greater aptitude for maths.29. proud would probably agree that _. a. the equal number of boys and girls encourages english learningb. boys should be given more encouragement in english learningc. boys had better learn english in a class with few or no girlsd. boys and girls should learn english in mixed class30. when there is a high proportion of girls in the class, _.a. boys can have a good influence on girls in learning scienceb. boys can do much better in sciencec. both boys and girls do better in scienced. girls still do better than boys in science31. we can learn from the last paragraph that professor alan smithers _.a. has quite a different opinion from proudb. provides further proof to steven prouds studyc. agrees with steven proud exactlyd. gives a different explanation for girls advantage at english dif you have a child you know how important it is to take care of him and help him achieve his goals. you want him to be the best and be happy. however，one area that most people dont think about is the importance of teaching their children to think positively. it might sound simple but it can make a dramatic difference in the life of a child. a child in his early years of life is developing different physical，mental and social skills that will help him grow up and achieve his goals. however，he is also experiencing his first real emotional (情感的 ) problems. the child is starting to socialize (交往 ) with his friends，and he might feel discouraged because he didnt win a game or come first in a class exam. its at this moment that parents need to be there to encourage positive thinking in the child. when the child feels sad because of a problem he has or a failure，you need to talk to him and tell him how important it is not to feel discouraged；tell him that he can do it，that he is still learning and that life is a constant improvement. its important that parents teach self-improvement to their children，because in school they will not learn it and developing a positive thinking mindset(观念模式)at an early age can give your child a great advantage over everyone else. if your child makes a mistake or does something wrong，dont yell at him，show him where his mistake was and how to do it correctly the next time and this will help him to strengthen his character and give him self-confidence.32.the suggestions given in the third paragraph can_.ateach children to avoid making mistakes bhelp children gain confidencecmake children happy dtell children life is hard33 what can we infer from the passage?athe author suggests parents and schools should work together to improve childrens minds.bchildren cant develop mental skills without their parents guidance.cmethods for solving kids mental problems will not work on adults.dits parents duty to help improve childrens minds.34. if your child makes a mistake you should _.ablame him for what he has done bpraise him as soon as possiblecshout at him angrily dshow him where he went wrong35 the purpose of the passage is to tell readers_.aencouraging your child to think positively is importantbsocial skills are very important to childrens growthcmany children feel discouraged when they fail to do thingsdparents have a duty to keep their children healthy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选项。有两项为多余选项。 _36_safety in the highway is not totally out of our hands. here are four ways we can protect ourselves when we travel. _37_ people in small cars are injured more often and more severely than people traveling in large cars. factories of small cars are strengthening their products safety, which helps. but the mix of large cars and small cars on the road is the main reason for the safety problem. being thrown into glass and metal car parts or being thrown from the car can really hurt or even kill you. _38_ the safety belts main purpose is to pull you back. if your car has a sudden crash with another vehicle or object, or if it rolls over, a belt can reduce the chance of fatal injury by 45% and the chance of serious injury by 50%. airbags are important. more than half of all new cars sold have air bags. air bags provide protection in frontal crashes the type of crash that kills the most drivers, though they are also wearing safety belts. most people demand air bags in the cars they buy. _39_ effective as they are,theycant take the place of safety belts. drunk driving crashes are less likely to happen if you dont drink. _40_many people have realized that drunk driving can lead to death, injury, prison time and other results. there are measures to strengthen penalties (处罚) for drunk driving.a. how to drive safely.b. you are safer in a large car.c. how to protect ourselves in the highway.d. airbags are not installed in all cars.e. thats why safety belts should be worn.f. drunk drinking is the most serious problem.g. but the protection provided by airbags is limited in side or rear crashes.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，满分30分） charlotte whitehead was born in england in 1843, and moved to montreal, canada at the age of five with her family. while41 her ill elder sister throughout the years, charlotte discovered she had a(an)42 in medicine. at 18 she married and 43 a family. several years later, charlotte said she wanted to be a 44. her husband supported her decision. 45, canadian medical schools did not46women students at the time. therefore, charlotte went to the united states to study47at the womens medical college in philadelphia. it took her five years to 48her medical degree. upon graduation, charlotte49to montreal and set up a private50. three years later, she moved to winnipeg, manitoba, and there she was once again a51doctor. many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. charlotte52herself operating on damaged limbs ( 肢体 ) and fixing53bones, in addition to deliv