南通中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.doc

（考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分）第I卷 (三部分， 共85分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where is the Auto-club meeting?A. In room 105.B. In room 103.C. In room 102.2. What are the speakers doing?A. Taking a walk.B. Riding a bike.C. Driving a car.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A shop.B. A festival.C. A party.4. What does the woman think of the air tickets to Washington?A. Expensive.B. Cheap.C. Acceptable.5. What does the man do?A. A teacher.B. A reporter. C. A cook.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题6. What problem does the man have?A. His mouse cant work well.B. His computer system broke down.C. His monitor needs to be replaced.7. What will the man do next?A. Fix the computer himself.B. Buy a new computer.C. Ask Tom for help.听第7段材料，回答第8、 9题。8. What is the man going to do tonight?A. Attend a party.B. Meet a business man.C. Clean one of his shirts.9. When will the mans clothes be ready?A. This afternoon.B. This evening. C. Tomorrow morning.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who is making the telephone call?A. Peter Menzie.B. Elizabeth Parnell.C. Jack Cooper.11. What is the message about?A. A meeting.B. A trade fair.C. A visit to London.12. When will the man meet John Smith?A. On Tuesday night.B. On Wednesday morning.C. On Thursday afternoon.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. What is good about HI West End?A. It offers free bicycles and cars.B. It is near downtown.C. It is very quiet.14. How much will the girls pay every night if they become the hotel members?A. $ 30.B. $ 40.C. $ 50.15. What activity are the girls probably interested in?A. Water skiing.B. Sky-divingC. Visiting museums.16. What will the woman most probably do later?A. Call the girls.B. Book a double room.C. Ask about another hotel. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. Where are the speakers?A. In a school.B. At a radio station.C. In a library.18. When was the first book in Braille published?A. In 1829.B. In 1824.C. In 1820.19. Where did Louis idea of Braille come from?A. A system called “night writing”.B. His experience in the war.C. A traffic accident.20. What does the woman say about Braille system?A. A soldier invented it.B. Anything can be expressed in it.C. It is made up of twelve raised marks. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。21. The astronauts were so struck by _ beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures in _ space. A. the; B, the; theC. ; the D. ; 22. Henry Adams, for _ money was now not a problem, wanted to stay in an expensive hotel.A. which B. whomC. whose D. him23. Cars do cause us some health problems-in fact far more serious_ than mobile phones do . A. one B. those C. it D. ones 24. He traveled to many mountain villages and saw many poor children out of school. This experience _ his life.A. would change B. had changed C. was to change D. was changing25. As a teacher, I seldom give my students so difficult a problem _ they can not work out.A. thatB. if C. so that D. as26. When _, the man said he went home at 2:00 a.m., tired and only _ his house broken into. A. asked; to findB. asked; findingC. asking; to findD. being asked; finding27. Will you be free next week, Mr. Chairman? Im afraid not. I _ a meeting on global warming from Monday to Friday.A. am havingB. will be havingC. will haveD. will have had28. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _. They got enough money to _ their debt. A. are paid off; pay backB. paid off; pay off C. are paid for; pay backD. paid back; pay off29. Were expecting Mr. Brown because hes our _ visitor who comes here for holiday every summer. A. familiarB. similarC. regular D. popular30. Looking out of the hotel window, I can see there is a happy _ of children playing in the park. A. spotB. viewC. sceneD. sight31._ the danger from the enemy action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything.AAs soon as BAs long as CAs far as DAs well as32. I _ in London for many years, but Ive never regretted my final decision to move back to China.A. have livedB. had livedC. livedD. was living33. My father served in the army _ when he was in _.A. in 1950s; his twenties B. in the 1950s; his twenties C. in the 1950s; the twenties D. in 1950s; the twenties34. William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to _. A. fail B. fall C. disappear D. damage 35. It is cloudy outside. Please take an umbrella. _. A. Yes, take it easy.B. Well, it just depends. C. Ok, just in case.D. All right, you are welcome. 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 36 in the cool 37 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them. Autumn is a 38 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me 39 . But one day, the sound of a violin 40 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 41 in playing her violin. I had 42 seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didnt realize that I had been 43 there for so long but my 44 did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building. 45 I went downstairs to watch her performance, I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 46 . 47 we didnt know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my 48 , the girl came over to me.“You must like violin, ” she said.“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.Suddenly, a 49 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 50 me. ” she said.“In fact, it was your playing 51 gave me a meaningful autumn. ” I answered. “Let us be friends. ”The girl smiled and I smiled.I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went 52 to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a goddess; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful. There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 53 you, but dont understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only 54 friends leave footprints.I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 55 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.36. A. flying B. tremblingC. growingD. shaking37. A. windB. snowC. waterD. rain38. A. livelyB. lovelyC. harvestD. lonely39. A. tiringB. disturbedC. boredD. interested40. A. fled B. grewC. rushed D. floated 41. A. active B. lost C. busy D. kept42. A. sometimes B. never C. oftenD. usually 43. A. waiting B. stopping C. standingD. hearing44. A. existence B. thought C. steps D. breath 45. A. Where B. So C. When D. but46. A. hopeless B. moved C. meaningfulD. boring 47. A. As B. However C. Even D. While48. A. astonishment B. sadness C. delight D. satisfaction 49. A. sad B. happy C. good D. surprised50. A. surprised B. excited C. encouragedD. interested 51. A. it B. which C. thatD. who52. A. in B. downstairsC. out D. upstairs 53. A. against B. for C. with D. to54. A. young B. trueC. new D. old 55. A. sound B. song C. play D. violin 第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMONTREAL (Reuters) Crossing the US-Canada border(边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen 10,000 for breaking Washingtons strict new security rules. The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings. As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada as usual. The US customs(海关) station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security(安全). Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally. Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint. Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like Im living in a prison,” he said.56. Albert was fined because he . A. broke the American security rules B. failed to obey traffic rulesC. worked in St. Pamphile without a pass D. damaged the gate of the customs office57. The underlined word “detour” means .A. a drive through the town B. a race across the fieldsC. a journey in the mountain area D. a roundabout way of traveling 58. What would be the best title for the text? A. A Cross-country Trip B. A Special Border Pass C. An Expensive Church VisitD. An Unguarded Border BDo you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently its because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains. Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿) it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people. Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: The hand took hold of the ball), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball). Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders. Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact (互动). Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物) for neuroscience of what Einsteins theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does well, perhaps youll understand why.59. Mirror neurons can explain _. A. why we cry when we are hurt B. why we cough when we suffer from a cold C. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late D. why we smile when we see someone else smile60. The underlined word triggered in the third paragraph probably means _. A. cut off B. set off C. built up D. broken up61. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _. A. result in bad behavior and social disorders B. control human physical actions and feelings C. relate to human behavior and interaction D. determine our knowledge and language abilities62. What is the passage mainly about? A. Ways to find mirror neurons. B. Functions of mirror neurons. C. Existence of mirror neurons. D. Problems of mirror neurons. CWhats your dream vacation? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents, compare packages and prices, and pay our money. We know what our vacation costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? Its true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them. It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔)in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas. Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial(卑微的)jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. Instead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling souvenirs or posing for photos. Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure. The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism.” Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and codes of conduct can help protect the peoples lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex. But take heart. The good news is that everyone, including us, can play a part to help the local people in the places we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by making sure that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages. They can make it a point to use only locally owned hotel, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people in planning and managing tourism. What can tourists do? First, we can ask tour companies to provide information about the conditions of local citizens. We can then make our choices and tell them why. And while were abroad, we can: Buy local foods and products, not imported ones. Pay a fair price for goods and services and not bargain for the cheapest price. Avoid flaunting wealth. Ask before taking photographs of people. They are not just part of the landscape! Lets enjoy our vacation and make sure others do, too.63. What is probably the best title for the article? A. Vacations Cost More Than You Think B. Tourism Calls for Good Behavior. C. Vacations Bring a Lot of Fun. D. Tourism Causes Bad Effects.64. Which of the following is not mentioned? A. Tourists could bargain with local people for a reasonable price.B. Tourists may stay in hotels opened by local people.C. Local people are mainly provided with low-paying work.D. Local people were well paid to leave their lands.65. The underlined phrase take heart means . A. pay attention B. take care C. cheer up D. calm down66. According to the passage, the writer thinks . A. tourism is not a promising industry B. dream vacations should be spent abroad C. the problems caused by tourism are easy to settle D. tourists should respect local customs and culture DEven before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.” Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!” In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some