20152016学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

2015-2016学年高一上学期期末考试试卷英语（共150分，共120分钟）第一卷共100分一、听力（30分，每小题1.5分）略二、阅读理解（30分，每小题2分）AYesterdaywasawful.Wehadwhatthey'recallinga“weatherevent”here,anditpouredabout14inchesofraininaday,causingbyfartheworstflashfloodingI'veseeninthe13yearsintheplacewherewe'velived.ThekidsandIendedupbeingtrappedinourcarinrapidlyrisingfloodwaters.Theenginehadstoppedandcouldn'tstartagain;thekidswereterrifiedandIdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thenamanina4WDpulledupbesideusandofferedtopullusoutofthewater.Whenhegotustohighergroundheaskedwhereourhomewas.Welivedabout2kmdowntheroad,sohepulledusallthewaybacktoourstreetbeforegoingofftolookformorepeopleintrouble.Idon'tknowthismanandI‘llprobablyneverseehimagain,butthekidsandIowehimahugedebtofgratefulnessthatwe'llneverbeabletorepay.Fivelocalpeoplediedinthis“weatherevent”,justafewstreetsawayfromhere,soI'minnodoubtastohowdangerousoursituationwas.Goingthroughwhatwewentthroughhasonlyreinforced（强化）thefactthatweshouldalwaysbereadyandwillingtohelpsomeoneinneedtostaysafeandbewell,whateverthesituationsare.21.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“weatherevent”?Itwasthebiggestfloodeverinthisarea.Itrainedforseveraldays.Severalpeoplelosttheirlivesintheevent.Nobodywashurtintheevent.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEabouttheman?Hedroveacarofgreatpower.Heleftassoonashepulledtheauthor'scarout.C.Hewaswillingtohelpthoseintrouble.D.Hewasabraveandselflessperson.Whatistheauthorprobablygoingtodoaftergoingthroughsucha“weatherevent”?Bereadytogivehandstoothers.Buyacarwithamorepowerfulengine.Tryhardtosearchfortheman.Paysomemoneyfortheman'shelp.24.Whichoneisthebesttitleforthepassage?AWeatherEventTheKindnessofaStrangerACarAccidentinFloodAnAwfulDayBDotwokidsmakeaperfectfamily?Shareyourviewsaboutthisissueonourwebsite.LucinaWhenyoudecidetohaveanotherchild,youshouldplanyourbudget（预算）inadvance.Ifyouoryourparentscan'ttakecareofyourbody,youhavetoatleastspendanextra5000yuanpermonthtohireabodysitter.Ifyouwanttosendyourkidstostudyabroad,youhavetosaveanother1millionyuan.IthinkmostyoungChinesecouplescannotaffordtheexpense.BcnuTwoismorethantwicethework,there'snoguaranteeing（确保）they'llshareinterests;theycouldverywellfightorwanttoheadoffincompletelydifferentdirections.Ifyoufindyoulovethesecondonemorethanthefirst,Idon'tseehowthatcouldpossiblymakelifesimple,aschildrenareverysensitivetothatsortofthing.Myadviceistotakecareofyourselfandtaketimeforyourloveforthefirstchildtorelaxandgrowbeforeeventhinkingabouthavingasecondchild.StevenIalwaysthoughthavingtwokidssoundedperfect.Butwhenmydaughterwasbornwithlife-threateninghealthproblemsIknewshewouldbemyonlykid.Raisingourdaughterwasgoingtotakealotofemotional,physical,andfinancialresources.IfIhadanymorechildren,Idon'tthinkIcouldhandleit.WilliamUndertheone-childpolicycarriedoutinChinaforthreedecades,manykidsarespoiltbytheirparents.The“littleemperors”havenoideaofsharingandgivingandmanyofthemevenbecomeself-centered.Ifwehaveanotherchild,thefirstonewilllearnsomethingaboutresponsibility,sharingandcaringforothers.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?FewfamiliesarereadyforasecondchildinChina.Ittakesalotofmoneytoraiseasecondchild.Stevenhasneverconsideredhavingasecondchild.Manykidsbecomeselfishbecauseoftheone-childpolicy26.Ofallthefourpersons,whoismostlikelytohaveasecondchild?LucinaB.BcnuC.StevenD.William27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatsortofthing”mostprobablyreferto?Thetwokidshavedifferentinterests.Itmakeslifehardtohavetwokids.Parentscan'ttreatthetwokidsequally.D.Thetwokidsfightwitheachother.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefourpersonsistrue?Lucinaplantstosendherkidstostudyabroad.Bcnuthinkshavingasecondchildmeansmoretrouble.Stevensuffersfromhealthproblems.Williamhasaselfishchild.CYouknowhowmuchyourtelephonehaschangedoverthepast10years?Yourcarwillchangeevenmorethanthatinthenext10years.Oneofthebigchangesisthatcarswilldrivethemselves.Somedayyoumaynotneedtodriveacar.Youwilljusttellthecarwhereyouwanttogoanditwilldriveitself.“Wedefinitelyhavethetechnologyforitnow,”saysAndrewPoliakofautomotivetechnologysupplierQNX.“Weexpectself-drivingcarstobeamainstreamthingbetween2020and2025.”TheAmericancompanyGooglehasbeenworkingonaself-drivingautomobileforyears.ThesecarsarealreadyontheroadsintheUnitedStates,mainlyinCalifornia.Googlecarsaretrulyself-driving.Thesecarshavenosteeringwheels（方向盘）orpedals（踏板）Lastweek,policeorderedoneofGoogle'scarstostopfordrivingtooslowlyonapublicroad.Thecarwasnotbreakinganylaw,sonoonewaspunished.Butpolicedidspeakwiththeoperatorsofthevehicle.AccordingtoGoogle,itsself-drivingcarshavebeendrivennearly2millionkilometers.Thatisequaltothedistancetheaveragepersondrivesin90years.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivingcarhasgottenatrafficticket.Someofthemhavebeeninaccidentswhenothercarshitthem.WhywastheGoogle'scarstoppedbypolice?ItrantoofastB.ItlooksthelawItdrovetooslowly.D.Ithadnodriver.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Thecarhasn'tchangedalotoverthepast10years.Googlehasnoself-drivingcartechnology.Self-drivingcarsarewidelyusedintheU.S.Googleself-drivingcarshaven'tbeenfinedsofar.Whatdistancecanapersondriveinyearonaverage?About22,000kmAbout18,000kmAbout45,000km.About11,000km.DForoveramonth,forestfiresinIndonesiaspreadveryquicklyoutofcontrolasthecountrysuffereditsworstdrought（干旱）in50years.WithindaysacloudofsomewashangingoverneighbouringcountriesincludingMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Whenthesmokecombinedwithpollutionfromfactoriesandcars,itsoonbecamepoisonous（有毒的）.DangerousamountsofCObecametrappedunderthesmogandpollutionlevelsrose.Peoplecoughedastheyleftthehouseandtheireyeswateredimmediately.Thesmogmadeitimpossibletoseeacrossstreetsandwholecitiesdisappearedasgreysoot（烟灰）coveredeverything.Insomeareas,tapwaterwasusedfromhigh-risecitybuildingstotryandbreakupthesmog.Finally,heavyrains,whichcameinNovember,putoutthefiresandclearedtheair.Buttheenvironmentalcostsandhealthproblemswillremain.Breathingproblemscouldwellincreaseandmanynon-sufferersmayhavedifficultiesforthefirsttime.Wildlifehassufferedtoo.Inlow-landforests,elephants,deer,andtigershavebeendrivenoutoftheirhomesbysmog.ButsmogisnotjustanAsianproblem.Infact,thewordwasfirstusedinLondonin1905todescribethemixtureofsmokeandthickfog.Sometimesthesmogwassothickandpoisonousthatpeoplewerekilledbybreathingproblemsorinaccidents.About4,000Londonersdiedwithinfivedaysasaresultofthicksmogin1952.Whendidtheforestfiresmostprobablyhappen?InJulyB.InOctoberC.InNovemberD.InDecemberWhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheforestfires?ThefiresspreadtoMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.Thefireswereputoutbythefirefightersandvolunteers.Manyanimalswerelefthomelessbecauseofthesmog.4,000peoplewerekilledbytheforestfires.Whencanwelearnfromthepassage?Smogcanleadtodroughtproblem.Smogcancauseforestfireseasily.Smoghaslittleeffectonwildlife.SmogismorethananAsianproblem.WhatisthesimilaritybetweentheIndonesiasmogandtheLondonsmog?A.Bothwerecausedbydrought.Bothcausedmanydeaths.Bothwerepoisonous.Bothspreadinseveralcountries.三、七选五（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。Receivingunwantedoranonymous（匿名的）callsmakesyouangryandannoyed,wonderingwhoiscallingyouandhowthiscallergotyourpersonalnumber.Ifyoukeepreceivingsuchcallsyouwillfinallygetscaredandstartthinkingwhatthispersonwantsfromyou.36Onewaytodealwithunwantedcallsistojusthangup（挂断电话）.37Usuallysomecallerswanttofrightenandupsetyouandifyougivethemthissatisfaction,theywillkeepcallingandbotheringyou.38Yourkidsandhousehelpermustbetaughthowtodealwithunwantedcallsandmustbe5566#61.eKfirnm62.如ign悦163.wrMrtlh64.<juiigrMu.lad(iinH65.rewufilrd66rfimniniiit67.Ar-fiiaily68.recover69-valuntucrr70.Admitted71.attitude72^fijuaLiiy73.74,de?e™e75upeMiild总两.vr坚HrthSl78.will