湖北省天门市、仙桃市、潜江市高一英语下学期期末考试试题

1、20152016 学年度第二学期期末联考试题高一英语全卷共 10 页，满分 150 分，考试用时120 分钟。祝考试顺利 注意事项：1. 本试卷有第 卷和第 卷，共四个部分， 10 页。总分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填在试卷答题卡上。3. 客观题部分答案选出后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，第三部分语言知识运用的第二节语法填空、第四部分短文改错和书面表达题的答案用黑色签字笔直接填写到答题卡上对应的空白处。答在试卷上的无效。第卷第一部分：听力( 共两节，满分30 分 )做题

2、时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两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，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. What does the woman need to do this weekend?A. To get her car fixed.B. To do her homework.C. To meet afriend.2. What is the m

3、atter with the lady in the mans office?A. She is very noisy.B. She always tries to give.C. She is always ready to helpothers.3. How much is a pair of the sunglasses now?A. 30 yuanB. 35 yuanC. 40 yuan1/204. Why does the woman look so worried?A. Her work isnt going well.B. She can t decide whether to

4、go to college.C. She has no time to practice for the driving test.5.Where does the woman s aunt live?A. In America.B. In Canada.C. In Australia.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

5、6段材料，回答第 6至 7题。6. Who is on a banana diet?A. The man s sister.B. The man s cousin.C.Themansneighbor.7. What is the woman probably going to do?A. Play tennis.B. See a doctor.C. Go shopping.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What are they talking about?A. Some players.B. Their classes.C. A football game.9. How

6、does the woman feel about the result?A. Disappointed.B. Unsurprised.C.Shocked.10. What happened to Jim?A. He was late for the match.B. He got injured during the match.C. He was sent off for breaking the rules.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.How long is the breakfast time?A. 2.5 hours.B. 3 hours.C. 3.5 hou

7、rs.12.What does the man want to do before going to sleep tonight?A. Go running.B. Surf the Internet.C. Drink something.2/2013. Which of the following should be used for free according to the man?A. The exercise room. B. A fridge. C. Wireless Internet.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16题。14.Where will the travelers

8、 have meals during the trip?A. In hotels.B. In the bus.C. In restaurants.15.How many people are there in a group?A. Ten.B. Eleven.C. Twelve.16.What does the man forget to ask?A. The place leaving from.B. The cost of the trip.C. The timeto book.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. In which department was the

9、camera bag found?A. The clothing department.B. The toy department.C. The shoes department.18. Who found the brown purse?A. An assistant.B. A manager.C. A customer.19. When will the office be closed?A. At 5:00 am.B. At 5:30 am.C.At6:00am.20. Where is the speakers office?A. On the fourth floor.B. On t

10、he fifth floor.C.Onthesixthfloor.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，满分30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、 C和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。（ABCD 四篇）AA Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your passport to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to buy your tickets now.3/20Three types of

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17、get there before.A. 10:30 pmB. 6:00 pmC. 5:00 pmD. 8:00 pmBCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who arethinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that theywill fight. A recent research has found a new secret of success. According tothe study,if

18、thecatisadoptedbeforethe dog,and iftheyareintroducedwhen still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highlylikelythatthetwo petswillget alongswimmingly.Twothirdsofthe homesinterviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasn't all sweetnes

19、s and light. There was a reported coldnessbetween the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting were observed in10% ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving

20、in.Inhomeswithcatsand dogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. Itis a surprise that cats can learn how to talk“dog”，and dogs can learn howto talk “cat ”What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogs haveappearedtodeveloptheiri

21、ntelligence.Theycanlearntoreadeachother'sbodysignals,suggestingthat thetwo may have more incommon thanwepreviouslythought.Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs canplay together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together onthe sofa. They ca

22、n easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom( 梳理 ) each other.Themeaningofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets to5/20people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a go

23、od chance.24.Theunderlinedword“swimmingly ”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A. earlyB. quicklyC. sweetlyD. violently25. Some cats and dogs may fight when.A. they are cold to each otherB. they look awayfrom each otherC. they are introduced at an early ageD. they misunderstandeach other's signals2

24、6. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs.A. have common interestsB. are less different than what we thoughtC. have a common body languageD. are less intelligent than what we expected27. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?A. We should learn to live in harmony.B. We should k

25、now more about animals.C. We should live in peace with animals.D. We should learn more body languages.CAnneLaBastillewasborn inNew YorkCityandgrewupinNew Jersey.Herfirst experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast ofNew York,wheresheworkedatasummer resort(度假胜地)toearn money

26、forcollegetuition(学费)bycaringforthehorses,givingridinglessons,andworking as a waitress.Andshehad many chancestobeginheradventureintheAdirondack wilderness.Annereturned toschoolinthefall,butshecontinuedtospendasmuchtime asshecouldinthe Adirondacks.Shegrewtolove her time alone inthemountains. Anne gra

27、duated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservationof natural resources (资源 ) and began working for the National Audubon Societyin Florida as a wildlife tour leader.6/20Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living inthe Florida Keys and the Everglades National

28、Park, she longed for the mountainsinthenorthernpartsofNew York.FinallyshedecidedtobuildacabinnearBlack BearLake.Overtheyears,however,moreandmoretouristsbegan hikingnear her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to buildanother cabin deeper in thewoods at Lily Pad Lake.Anne lived in the woods for most of

29、her life. She enjoyed living alone inthe woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was notwriting books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, andother magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on anendangeredbirdcalledth

30、egrebe.Shealsolecturednationwideabout ecology.Besides,Anne workedwitha numberoforganizationsdedicatedto(致力于)conservation.Asa respected guide,author,and conservationist,Annenotonlylovedtheland but also had found a way to become part of it.28. Anne's work at the summer resort.A. showed her love fo

31、r long toursB. helped her to explore the wildernessC. earned her high admiration in collegeD. gave her a chance to learn horse riding29. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to.A. live in the mountainsB. enlarge her living spaceC. settle in a more beautiful placeD. get away from increasing

32、 numbers of tourists30. We can conclude fromthe text that Anne.A. felt very lonely living in the woodsB. made the wilderness a part of her lifeC. tried to make more people aware of the grebeD. longed to be an editor of National Geographic31. What's the main idea of the text?A. A brief introducti

33、on toAnnes life.7/20B. Anne s achievements.C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.DTaxpayers(纳税人)inAmericapaylessinincome taxthanmanyEuropeans,accordingtoa Pew ResearchCenterreport.Belgiumhasthehighestincometaxrate, at nearly 56 percent of income

34、, according to the Organization for EconomicCooperationand Development,orOECD. TaxpayersintheU.S.paylessthan36percentoftheirincomesintothenationaltreasury.Taxespayforservicesprovidedbythegovernment.TheU.S.ranks25ofthe34 developedcountriespolled in the report.An unmarried person with no children was

35、used as an example in the report. InAmerica,anunmarriedperson,withno children,makingtheaveragewageof$50,000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal (联邦的 ) income taxandpayrolltaxes(工资税).Asimilarpersonliving inBelgium wouldpay42.3percent of their income. The average among the 39 countrie

36、s in the poll was 27.3percent income tax.Thedeadlineto pay taxesinAmericaisusuallyApril15. Thisyear,thedeadline is April 18. American taxpayers complain that wealthy people and largecompanies pay too little tax, according to a Pew Research Center poll from 2015.AmericanspaytaxtofundprogramslikeSocia

37、lSecurityandMedicaid,accordingtothePew ResearchCenter.Last year, Americantaxespaidfor$888billion in Social Security benefits. Social Security pays the elderly an incomeaftertheystopworking.Thegovernmentalsopaidmorethan$546billioninMedicaidand Medicarebenefits.Thoseprogramspayforhealthand medicalcare

38、topeople who cannotaffordit,accordingtotheCenteronBudgetand PolicyPriorities.32. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The income tax rate of America ranks 25 of the world.B. No countries in the world have a higher income tax than that in Belgium.8/20C. Taxpayers in

39、America pay more in income tax than many Europeans.D. The deadline to pay taxes in America isusually betweenApril15 andApril 1833.The majority of people benefiting from the taxes in America are _.A. wealthy people and corporationsB. unmarried peopleC. married couplesD.theelderlyretirees34.How is Pas

40、sage 2 mainly developed?A. By showing differencesB. By analyzing causesC. By describing processD. By explanations35.The author mainly wants to tell us _.A. how Americans use their taxesB. how much do Americans pay their taxesC. that Americans pay less income tax than many othersD. that many people a

41、re complaining about the taxes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。Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined byyour genes （基因 . 36 We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions.Strategy（策略） 1:

42、37The first step is to make a choice to be happy. InSeeking Happiness ,Bertrand Russell said,“Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in thisachievement, effort must play a great part.”Once youve decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achievinghappiness.Str

43、ategy 2: Develop gratitude（感激） .9/20InAuthentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers toperform adaily“gratitude exercise”.38Strategy 3: Remember, money cant buy happiness.Research shows:39Yes, “we always think that some things are wrongbecause they cannot bring us happiness.” w

44、rites Daniel Gilbert inStumbling onHappiness.Strategy 4: Take part in meaningful activities.“People are seldom happier,” says Jackson,“than when they re doingmeaningful activities.”Yet, he has found that the most common leisure（休闲）activity watchingTV producessome ofthelowestlevelsofhappiness.40Activ

45、eleisurethat helps a person grow does not come easily, he writes inFinding Flow .A. Choose to be happy.B. Seek happiness.C. However, psychologists believe we can pursue happiness.D. This drives bitterness from our heart, and promotes happiness.E. Happiness is decided by many things.F. To get more ou

46、t of life, we need to put more into it.G. More money doesn t often bring more happiness.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dear Mom and Dad,I d like you to know that I appreciate everything youve done for me, suchas teaching me, taking care of me, and loving me.I m writing thisthank-you letter, Mom and Dad, because I want you to knowwhat a big41you have truly made in my life. You