宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

1、橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学2014-2015 学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共5 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）1. what does the man want to do? a. eat dinner b. watch a movie c. get some ice cream 2. what does the man suggest they do together? a. learn to draw animals b. raise a pet c. go to the zoo 3. what does

2、 the woman watch at night sometimes? a. the films b. the news c. the music programs 4. what does the man think of math? a. it s confusingb. it s interestingc. it makes him smarter 5. when is peter s birthday?a. saturday b. sunday c. monday 第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6. what s wro

3、ng with the man?a. his team didn t winb. he hit the ball too hard c. he didn t sleep well7. how many games did the man play? a. one b. two c. three 听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8. what did the woman see on the first day? a. hyde park b. the british museum c. the london zoo 9. why does the woman probably think

4、english people like tea? a. it rains so much there b. they sell it in the streetc. it s better for their health听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. what was andrew like at the concert? a. calm b. nervous c. excited 11. how did andrew perform? a. he didn t make any mistakes.橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）b. he made a lot of mist

5、akes. c. he made some little mistakes. 12. how does the woman feel now? a. pretty sad b. quite glad c. a little worried 听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. what are the speakers discussing? a. the education in america. b. the choice of clubs c. high school life 14. what team was the woman on in high school? a

6、. tennis b. basketball c. swimming 15. where was the woman last year? a. canada b. japan c. america 16. what would the woman like to do in the future? a. start rowing again b. go running around a lake c. go swimming in a river. 听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题17. where will the students go? a. a theater b. a

7、big park c. a zoo 18. which of the following has displays from different countries? a. the japanese tea garden b. the house of flowers c. the de young museum 19. what is in the japanese tea garden? a. a concert hall b. a small lake c. an art gallery 20. where is golden gate park? a. in the countrysi

8、de b. in the middle of the city c. close to the city 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）第二部分单项选择（共15 小题，每小题1 分，满分15 分）21. “don t lose heart when you re in trouble, ” i keep encouraging myself. a. /, / b. the, / c. the, the d. the, a 22. when a boy with dirty face came in, people present all burst_ laughing, while he burs

9、t _ tears. a. into, in b. into, out c. out, into d. out, in 23. people were _ at his sudden death. it was really _ to them. a. shocked, shocked b. shocking, a shock c. shocking, shocking d. shocked, a shock 24. do you still remember the chicken farm _ we visited three months ago? a. where b. that c.

10、 when d. what 25. do you know whom this pen ? a. belongs to b. belonged to c. belonging to d. is belonged to 26.what do you think of the book? oh, excellent. it s worth _ a second time. a. to read b. to be read c. reading d. being read 27. they set off _ the missing girl. a. in need of b. in charge

11、of c. in time of d. in search of 28. we can t _ other countries if we don t develop our national economy. a. compete against b. compete for c. catch up d. keep up 29. her television is out of order and _ tomorrow. a. is repaired b. will be repaired c. has been repaired d. will repair 30. peter was s

12、o excited _ he received an invitation from his friend to visit beijing. a. where b. that c. why d. when 31. john is not here today. who can _ him in the game? a. take the place b. instead of c. in place of d. replace 32. there is no doubt _ he will finish the task ahead of time. a. which b. what c.

13、that d. whether 33. he got the first place in the final exam, _ made his parents satisfied. a. which b. what c. that d. when 34. everything began to shake. it seemed as if the world was . a. in the end b. at an end c. of an end d. by the end 35. but the one million people of the city, who these even

14、ts, were asleep as usual that night. a. thinks well of b. are well thought of c. thought little of d. is thought well 第三部分完型填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）i know that its hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. but, i wanted to succeed in both. i knew this would be a 36 but didnt reali

15、ze how much until classes began. i 37 on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm（宿舍）. often, 38 finishing my homework before it was 39 to hand in, i went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. i 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）40 finished it the next day between classes. but i knew it wasnt very good and

16、the 41 i received showed my lack of 42 . i realized that i needed to find some sort of 43 . so, the next day i created a 44 that would 45 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. it seemed like a good idea, _46 i was only able to 47 it for a few days. a schedule like that had

17、 too much _48 . so i tried another plan. this one 49 lists and common sense. each week i made a list of 50 i had to get done during that week and by which day i had to have it done. then, 51 the list of things i had to get done, i made a list of things i could do if i had the time. this is the 52 i

18、have used since then. now, i have started my senior year and i feel time is 53 . scheduling my time has become more challenging, but i continue to do it. my cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people

19、 and organizations. so im _54 that ive learned to balance things and it has helped 55 me for what is to come after graduation. 36. a. disaster b. trouble c. challenge d. competition 37. a. kept b. caught c. took d. got 38. a. instead of b. in order to c. not only d. as well as 39. a. point b. late c

20、. time d. ready 40. a. always b. seldom c. hardly d. never 41. a. rank b. grade c. degree d. title 42. a. intelligence b. effort c. time d. confidence 43. a. balance b. skill c. change d. homework 44. a. form b. method c. system d. timetable 45. a. average b. finish c. divide d. organize 46. a. but

21、b. and c. so d. then 47. a. accept b. follow c. collect d. refuse 48. a. influence b. pressure c. question d. doubt 49. a. provided b. needed c. included d. formed 50. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything 51. a. among b. up c. from d. under 52. a. experience b. skill c. method d. exerci

22、se 53. a. important b. limited c. valuable d. up 54. a. convinced b. ungrateful c. sure d. glad 55. a. practise b. enable c. prepare d. equip 第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题，每小题2 分，满分30 分）a i was telling my boy sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. at the end i said, “ son, remember: be slow

23、and steady, and that will win the race. don t you think there s something to learn from the tortoise? ”sonny opened his eyes wide, “ do you mean next time when i m entering for the 60-metre 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）race i should wish that billy, tony and sandy would all fall asleep halfway?” i was shocked, “ bu

24、t the tortoise didn t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“ he must have wished that, ” sonny said, “ otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? he knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“ he didn t have such a wish, ” i insisted. “ he won the r

25、ace by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”sonny thought a while. “ thats a lie,” he said. “ he won it because he was lucky. if the hare hadn t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. he could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he d never have w

26、on the race. that s for sure.”i gave up. todays children are not like what we used to be. they re just hopeless. 56. the writer argued with his son because _. a. he liked tortoises while his son liked hares b. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish c. he tried to teach his son a moral

27、 lesson but the son had totally different opinion d. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn t. 57. sonny believed that the tortoise _. a. in fact did win the race luckily b. took a risk by agreeing to run a race c. was not given a fair chance in the race d. won the race b

28、y his own hard working 58. the writer thinks that his generation_. a. are cleverer than sonny s generation b. have different ideas about life from sonny s generation c. are more hopeful than sonny s generation d. have the same ideas about life as sonny s generation 59. according to the passage, who

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33、ome one on one lessons with ties teachers, we can design a course to meet your needs. one on one lessons can improve your english language skills more quickly and help students who want to take toefl. tuesday to friday: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, $ 80 per hour. 60. if you are an english beginner, you d bet

34、ter choose. a. high school esl b. general english c. night classes d. academic english 61. which course would be helpful for students who want to take the ielts exam? a. course 1. b. course 2. c. course 3. d. course 4. 62. how much will you pay if you spend two weeks taking the high school esl cours

35、e? a. $ 600. b. $ 300. c. $ 500. d. $ 200. 63. what can we learn from one on one according to the passage? a. its lessons are given in the morning. b. it s especially designed for english beginners. c. it s more expensive than the other courses.d. its lessons are designed to only improve writing ski

36、lls. 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）chave you ever wondered why birds sing? maybe you thought that they were just happy. after all, you probably sing when you are happy. some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. however, they sing most of the time for a very different re

37、ason. their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. do you know what a “ territory” is? a territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称 ) as its own. only he and his family are welcome there. no other families of the same species are welcome.

38、your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. if a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. probably this would be enough to frighten him away. if so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. a bird does

39、 the same thing. but he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢 ) season. so he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. this screaming is what we call a bird s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.64. some scientists believe that mo

40、st of the time bird s singing is actually _.a. an expression of happiness b. a way of greeting c. an expression of anger d. a way of warning 65. what is a bird s “ territory”？a. an area which a bird considers to be its own. b. a place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice. c. an area for wh

41、ich birds fight against each other. d. a place where families of other species are not accepted. 66. why do birds keep on singing at nesting season? a .because they want to invite more friends. b. because their singing helps frighten outsiders away. c. because they want to find outsiders around. d.

42、because their singing helps get rid of their fears. 67. how does the writer explain birds singing?a. by describing birds daily life.b. by reporting experiment results. c. by comparing birds with human beings. d. by telling a bird s story.d if confucius （孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate

43、his september 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles he d ne ed a fan or a strong wind to help him put them outwhile many people in china will remember confucius on his special day，few people in the 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）united states will give him a passing thought it s nothing personal

44、most americans don t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes but this doesn t mean that americans don t care about confucius in many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of china in the past two decades，the chinese study

45、 programs have gained huge popularity in western universitiesmore recently, the chinese government has set up confucius institutes in more than 80 countriesthese schools teach both chinese language and culturethe main courses of chinese culture usually included chinese art，history and philosophy （哲学

46、）some social scientists suggest that westerners should take advantage of the old chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks （ 缺点） of westerners philosophy students in the united states， at the same time，are racing to learn chineseso they will be ready for life in a world where china is an equal pow

47、er with the united states businessmen who hope to make money in china are reading books about confucius to understand their chinese customers so the old thinker s ideas are still alive and well today china attracts the west more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce confucius and ch

48、inese culture to the west as for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west，even if his birthday is68. the reason why few americans remember confucius on his birthday is probably that_a. they don t care about confucius at allb. they consider their own national heroes more im

49、portant c. they don t pay much attention to the birthdays of famous peopled. he has bee a bridge between foreigners and china. 69. we can learn from paragraph 4 that american students_ a. have a great interest in studying chinese b. take an active part in chinese petitions c. were not interested in

50、chinese studies before d. hope to make money in china 70. what is the best title for the passage? a. huge fans of the chinese language b. old thinker with a big future c. chinese culture for westerners d. forgotten wisdom in america 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。根

51、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。选项中有两项为多余选项。71 you probably think you will never be a top student. this is not necessarily so. anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. here s how:橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）plan your time carefully. when planning your work, you should make a list of things that you h

52、ave to do. after making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. first your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. 72 a weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time. find

53、a good place to study. look around the house for a good study area. keep this space, which may by a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. no games, radios, or televisions. when you sit down to study, concentrate on the subjects. make good use of your time in c

54、lass. 73 listening carefully in class means less work later. taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. study regularly. when you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 74 if you do

55、 these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer. develop a good attitude towards tests. the purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. they help you remember your new knowledge. the world won t end if you don t pass a test,

56、so don t be over worried. 75 you will probably discover many others after you have tried these. a. there are other methods that might help you with your studying. b. don t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. c. take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. d.

57、no one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. e. maybe you are an average student. f. make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class. g. this will help you understand the next class. 第二卷第五部分单词拼写（共10 小题，每小题1 分，满分10 分）根据句子意思和所给中文或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。76. two-thir

58、ds of them died or were i during the earthquake. 77. in fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in (废墟 ). 78. he offered g to poor black people on their legal problems. 79. but i was happy to help because i knew it would help us achieve our dream of making black and 橡皮网- 正确地成长（ ）white people e . 80. after that , what happened to the amber room (依然 ) a mystery 81. the (设计 ) of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. 82. only athletes who have