高一下学期英语期末考试英语试卷真题

1、高一下学期英语期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）1 .阅读理解In the coming months, we are bringing together artists fromall over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare7 s plays in their language, incur Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and joinus.National Theatre Of ChinaBeijing

2、| ChineseThis great occasion willbe the National Theatre of China7 s first visit to the UK. The company, sproductions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This productionof Shakespeare7 s Richard ID will bedirected by the National1 s Associate Director; Wang Xiaoying.Date & Time: S

3、aturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pmMarjanishviliTheatre Tbilisi | GeorgianOne of the most famous theatres in Georgia, theMarjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all overt he world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed by the

4、 company7 s Artistic DirectorLevan Tsuladze.Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19May, 7.30 pmDeafinitely TheatreLondon | BritishSign LanguageBy translating the rich and humourous text of Love7 s Labour1 s Lost into the physicallanguage of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new in

5、terpretation ofShakespeare1 s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worldsby performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23Mayz 7.30 pmHabima National TheatreTel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theat

6、reworldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventuallysettled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958/ they have been recognized asthe national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare7 s The Merchant of Venice marks their firstvisit to the UK.Date & Time: Mo

7、nday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30 pm(1) Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A . Richard DEB . Lover' s Labour7 s Lost.C . As You L汰e It.D . The Merchant of Venice.(2 ) What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A . It has two groups of actors.B . It is the lead

8、ing theatre in London.C . It performs plays in BSL.D . It is good at producing comedies.(3 ) When can you see a play in Hebrew?A . On Saturday 28 April.B . On Sunday 29 ApriLC . On Tuesday 22 May.D . On Tuesday 29 May.2 .阅读理解An old man lived alone in Minnesota.He wanted to spade his potato garden, b

9、ut itwas hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old manwrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:Dear son, I am feeling pre tty bad because it looks like I won' t be able to plant my potato garden this year. Ihate to miss doing the garden, because your

10、 mother always loved planting time. F mjust getting too old to be digging up a garden plot If you were here, all my troublewould be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you were not in prison.Love, DadShortly, the old man receivedthis telegram:“For Heaven7 s sake, Dad,don' t dig up the

11、 garden! That' s where I buried the GUNS!”At 4 am the next morning, adozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire gardenwithout finding any guns.Confused, the old man wroteanother note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to donext.His son

12、9; s reply was :" Goahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It s the best I could do for you from here/No matter where you are in theworld, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, there is nothingthat can stop you from doing it. It is the thought that matters, not where you areor

13、who you are.(1) Why did the old man write a letter to his son?A To show his love for him.B . To ask about his situation.C . To tell about his trouble.D . To give him some advice.(2 ) The police officers dug up the old man/ s garden.A . to search for some goldB . to search for some gunsC . to offer h

14、im some helpD . to give him a surprise(3 ) After the police officers left, the old man felt about what hadhappened.A puzzledB . worriedC satisfiedD . excited(4 ) We can infer from the story that the son is.A . lazyB . honestC . cleverD . brave3.阅读理解When it comes to helping developingcountries, we of

15、ten think about offering money in order that they can build schoolsand hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem tobe the most important basic needs in their lives. However; it' s far from enough.We have to come up with better ideas.A man called Nicholas Negropon

16、te invented a cheap laptop computer;which he decided to invent after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop whichMr. Negroponte has designed is not the same as the normal one that you can buy inthe shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is strongand won7 t be dama

17、ged easily- As an electricity supply can be a problem in developingcountries, the computer also has a special handle in order that children can windthe computer up to give it extra power just as easy as setting a clock.This special laptop computerwill cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte

18、 wants to produce as many asl5 million laptop computers in the first year. The idea is that these computerswill help the children, s education as they will be able to access the Internet.These computers might not benefit the people in developing countries immediatelbut by improving children, s educa

19、tion they should help people to find their ownsolutions to their problems in the long term.Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycleold mobile phones so that they can be used again in the UK and probably in manyother countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away

20、every year. The wastecrested by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment so itseems to be an excellent idea to achieve two important goals at the same time. Wewill reduce the waste we produce and help others, in other words, we will be ableto “kill two birds with one stone“ and

21、 that is always a good thing.(1) The underlined phrase "wind up" in paragraph 2 means .A.吹风B .给上紧发条C.拆开D .带走(2 ) The laptop computer that Mr. Negroponte has designed .A will be damaged much easier than the normal oneB . has a special handle to access the InternetC . is cheap and can run wi

22、th extra powerD . can be helpful to find the people7 s own solutions(3 ) Mr Negroponte7 s cheap computer is mentioned in the passage to .A . illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countriesB tell us what high technology can help peopleC . show how to find business opportunities in develo

23、ping countriesD . give an example of how to help developing countries(4 ) Which is the best idea the author gives us to help the developing countries?A . We need to think about more ways to help people in developing countries , not just throw money at the problem.B . We should spend much money helpi

24、ng people in developing countries build more schools and hospitals.C We should think about giving help to developing countries by giving them all we have.D . We should help the people in developing countries by improving children, s education immediately.4.阅读理解Getting rid of dirt, in theopinion of m

25、ost people, is a good thing. However; there is nothing fixed about attitudesto dirtIn the early 16th century, peoplethought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinionhad it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let illsin. A particular danger

26、 was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the Frenchking had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546.Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in afriendly way. Henry I4 King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that ano

27、bleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease.the nobleman should not go outThough the belief in the advantageof dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor eversince the 18th century.Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to

28、 health.Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yetjt seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World Warll. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white,cloths ever softer; surfaces to shine. Has the h

29、ate for dirt, however, gone toofar?Attitudes to dirt still differhugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children offtouching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary,Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist, encourages children to playin

30、 the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gainingsome ground.(1) The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because .A they lived healthily in a dirty environment.B . they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay inC . they believed diseas

31、e could be spread in public bathsD . they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease(2 )Which of the following best describes Henry IV' s attitude to bathing? A disapprovingB . Curious.C Approving.D Uninterested.(3 ) How does the passage mainly develop?A By providing examples.B . By making

32、comparisons.C . By following the order of time.D . By following the order of importance.(4 ) What is the author7 s purpose in writing the passage?A To stress the role of dirtB . To introduce the history of dirt.C To call attention to the danger of dirt.D To present the change of views on dirt.二、任务型阅

33、读5.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。Nowadays more and more Chineseparents invest large sums of money to send their children to study abroad. Withcountless difficulties to face and solve while studying abroad, overseas studentsshould pay attention to the following things. Adjust mental attit

34、udes. Expertsconsider psychological preparation as the most important thing for students studyingabroad to consider. Adapt to new learning methods.Chinese students have got accustomed to the domestic exam-oriented education style.They will face changes in the educational system while studying abroad

35、. Be willing to communicate.With no relatives or friends by their sides, the first feeling of Chinese studentsis loneliness, which makes it especially important to learn to develop relationshipswith people around them. Foreigners really like childrenof this kind and are willing to help them. Student

36、s should ask related teachers to help make plans consistentwith their practical condition. Learning plans require students to hold on to theprimary direction of their overseas studies and arrange learning content for eachcourse and semester. After the plan is made, they should strictly keep to it. D

37、evelop self-motivation forlearning. Foreign children are used to learning by themselves in or after class.So studying abroad requiresthat they should adapt to overseas studies as soon as possible and try their bestto learn actively and independently.A. Students must know they aregoing abroad to stud

38、y and not for leisure.B. Try to find more solutions toadjusting to the open education.C. Make and stick to learning plans.D. However; Chinese children areused to teacher-centered education.E. They should go out of theirway to be friendly and strike up conversations.F. Help children with financialpla

39、nning.G. Students should prepare themselvesfor the attitudes.三、完型填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）6.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 以填入空白处的最佳选项。When Dave was eighteen, he boughta second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work morelthan by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but th

40、en it got s。1dz and it was costing him2much in repairs that he decidedthat he had betterSit.He asked among his friends tosee if anyone was particularly4to buy a cheap car; but theyall knew that it was falling to pieces, so5of them had any desire tobuy it. Dave' s friend Sam saw that he was6when

41、they met one eveningzand said, "What' s7f Dave?"Dave told him, and Sam answered/ Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may8more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!11 Thinkingthat Sam' s9was sensiblezhe put an advertisement in an evening paper; which read

42、 "For sale: small car;10very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 507For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was nollBut then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry.A man rang up and said he would like tol2him about the car. "All right/ Dave said, feeling happy. He

43、asked the man whether ten d clock the next morning would bel3or not "Fine,“ the man said, and I Ill4my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to 15it/The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door;16to wait there for the people who hadl7his adver

44、tisement Even Dave had tol8that the car really looked like a wreck.Then, soon after he had got the car as cleanl9it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out He looked at Dave' s car and then said, “Have you reported this20to us yet, sir?"(1 )A . directlyB safel

45、yC properlyD . easily( 2 )A . soB . suchC . veryD . too (3 ) A . keepB . repairC sellD . throw (4 ) A . anxiousB . luckyC . ashamedD . generous ( 5 ) A . someB . neitherC . noneD most ( 6 ) A . delightedB . upsetC . calmD . astonished( 7 )A . onB . upC . itD . that( 8 )A. learnB . missC . getD . fin

46、d (9 ) A . messageB . adviceC . requestD . description ( 10 ) A . usesB . losesC . hasD . spends (11) A . doubtB . helpC . troubleD . answer ( 12 ) A . tellB . seeC . agreeD . call ( 13 ) A . exactB . suitableC . earlyD . late ( 14 ) A . followB . meetC . bringD . introduce ( 15 ) A . recognizeB . g

47、ainC . admireD . test ( 16 ) A .happeningB . meaningC . turningD . failing ( 17 ) A . readB . insertedC . answeredD . placed ( 18 ) A . forgetB . showC . disagreeD . admit ( 19 ) A . asB . thatC . soD . such ( 20 ) A. bargainB . saleC . accidentD . result 四、语法填空(满 分15分)7 .阅读下面材料，在空臼处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号

48、内单词的正确形式。It was a sunny day. A littleboy' s father was sitting on the couch, drinking a beer while watching basketball match. Seeing this, the boy rushed tohis father and shouted/ Daddy, show we how to play catch/ The father; staring the television screen, replies, “Let me finish watching the ma

49、tch.Play outside and come back in five minutes/“Okay, Daddy/ saidthe boy, running out of the room. Five minutes later; the boy returned, “Daddy, let' s play catch now!"By this time, the father hadopened another cold beer and another match was beginning. Impatient the boy' s interruption, the dad brought amagazine to his son.