宁夏回族自治区银川一中高一英语上学期期末考试试题

银川一中2015/2016学年度(上)高一期末考试

英语试卷

（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）

第I卷（共70分）

答卷要求:将第一卷试题的答案填涂在答题卡上;第二卷为笔答部分,答案直接写在试卷上。考试结束后交答题卡和第二卷。

一、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．When will Mike come back?

A. At 4:30.

B. At 5:00.

C. At 5:30.

2．What does the man study in his spare time?

A. Jazz.

B. Painting.

C. English.

3．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a store.

B. In a hospital.

C. In a school. 4．How much should the woman pay without the discount?

A. 50 dollars.

B.100 dollars.

C. 200 dollars. 5．Where is the woman’s brother probably now?

A. In Paris.

B. In Beijing.

C. In New York.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What is the man probably doing?

A. Doing his homework.

B. Washing the dishes.

C. Reading a newspaper.

7．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.

B. Customer and clerk.

C. Mother and son. 请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．Where does the man plan to go at the weekend?

A. The woods.

B. The beach.

C. The mountains. 9．What does the man tell the woman to bring at last?

A. A hat.

B. Food.

C. Drinks.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What does the man think of the article?

A. Boring.

B. Interestin g.

C. Difficult.

11．Who will cook dinner tonight?

A. The woman.

B. The man.

C. The man’s grandma.

12．When will the two speakers’mother come back?

A. This afternoon.

B. Tomorrow morning.

C. Tomorrow afternoon. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．How does the man probably look now?

A. Tired.

B. Surprised.

C. Sad.

14．How much will the man’s owner charge for the rent?

A.500 dollars.

B. 600 dollars.

C. 700 dollars.

15．What did the man’s friend often do in the apartment?

A. He often smoked.

B. He often drank alone.

C. He often sang with his friends.

16．What can we know about the man?

A. He likes to live alone.

B. He hates making friends.

C. He comes home late at night.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is a good newspaper story like?

A. Ordinary and complete.

B. New and attractive.

C. International.

18．What can we know about newspaper stories compared with TV stories?

A. They report much faster

B. They have fewer readers.

C. They make readers learn more.

19．Why do some people like reading stories happening in their own country?

A. Because of more information.

B. Because of the attraction.

C. Because of the familiarity.

20．What does the speaker mainly tell us?

A. The development of the newspaper.

B. The qualities of a good newspaper.

C. The character of the international news.

第二部分、阅读理解：（共两节，每小题2分，共计30分）

第一节：(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

My son ,Izzy, was a nine-year-old boy and had been begging me to please let him find his way home by subway, by himself. After all, we live in New York City,and getting around by public transportation is a basic part of life. It is also the first step toward feeling grown-up. So on that sunny Sunday，I gave him a subway map, a transportation card,$20 for emergencies, and a couple of coins so that he could call me if necessary.

I didn’t give him a cell phone because nine-year-olds lose things. A few days later, I wrote about his adventure，or non-adventure for a newspaper. Little did I realize the idea that a kid could tour the city on h is own, and that a mom would let him, was big news.

It turned out that many TV shows called me and asked for an interview. Bloggers were going crazy, so I started a blog, too, and letters came pouring in. Finally I found out why this was such a big story: we have become fearful for our children. Fear is hardly a new thing for parents ,of course. But the fear of letting our children out of sight for even a second-that’s new. How did this happen? How did it become too scary to let kids be kids? I asked the question when the reporter Trevor Butterworth interviewed me.

“News reports,”he answered .”News reports scare the pants off you. What is scarier than a kidnapped(绑架) kid-no matter how far away？Because there are so many such stories, it starts to feel as if kidnappings are happening all the time. That’s why the kid-on-the-subway story surprises the whole wo rld.”

Izzy probably did a good job. He simply proved that kids could leave home alone and return home safely !But he didn’t think it was a big deal .”It was fun,”he said. ”But I missed some classes because of the interviews.”Sometimes it really pays to be brave.

21．Why did the author let her son take the subway alone?

A. Because she always let her son do whatever he wanted.

B. Because she believed that her son had memorized the subway map.

C. Because she thought it would be big news around the whole world.

D. Because she felt traveling by subway in New York was a basic life skill.

22．The author gave her son all the following when he traveled alone EXCEPT_______.

A. a map.

B. a cell phone.

C. a transportation card

D. some money. 23．The author didn’t expect that after she wrote her son’s story for a newspaper, __________.

A. a blog would be started in her name

B. her son would receive so many letters

C. many TV shows would want to interview her

D. many TV stations would want to film her son’s story

B.

Several weeks ago, kidsPost did a story on “The Art of Video Games” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition has created debate with some people saying that as fun as video games are ,they are not works of art. Other people say that videos games may be a new form of art and that they belong to in museums. We asked readers for their opinions on the topic. Here are a few of the letters we received.

A video game is like a painting on a screen. In order to make a video game, you have to think of something original(新颖的)to reach the players. This is the point of Art.

---Mary Pottanat,13

I believe video games are not a form of art. Art should be a visual (视觉的)and creative expression of feelings. Although it is arguable that video games are visual ,they do not express feelings in any way.

---Prannab Kirshnan,12

However exciting video games are, they are not art. Painting is art, but not video games. Art has beauty and culture that no technology could ever compare to. Even though you can create art in some video games, the “Mona Lisa”wasn’t painted with Nintendo.

---Caroline Kaplan,10

Art is a way of communicating ideas to the public in a way that is fun to them. The “public”, who in this case are kids and adults, are finding these video games

from different time periods interesting. Video games would not have been ar t if it had not been for the kids and adults attracted by “the art of video games”.

---Ryan Puthumana,10

24．Who’s the author?

A. An artist.

B.A video game creator.

C. Someone who works at KidsPost.

D. Someone who works in a museum. 25．Ryan Puthumana holds the view that video games________.

A. aren’t fun enough to be art.

B. are so interesting that they are art.

C. can’t express feelings as well as art.

D. are not so popular with kids as before.

26．We can learn from the text that ______.

A. Caroline Kaplan disagrees with Mary Pottanat.

B. Only one kid thinks video games are similar to art.

C. Prannab Kir shnan doesn’t like playing video games.

D. The older the kids are ,the more they like video games.

27．The text mainly discusses____________.

A. the differences between video games and art.

B. why people like or hate video games.

C. whether video games are art or not.

D. what can be considered works of art.

C.

In the history of Hawaii, surfing is a serious thing. Ancient leaders used the sport as a training exercise to keep themselves strong. They also used surfing competitions instead of wars to solve conflicts between people. For a long time ,this tradition of surfing was known mainly to the people of Hawaii. Then Duke Kahanamoku came along and changed the world.

When he was 21years old, Duke broke two world swimming records. Not surprisingly, Duke easily made the Olympic swimming team in 1912.During his Olympic career, Duke won three gold medals and two silver medals in swimming.

When Duke finished winning medals at the Olympics, he toured the world. He also brought along his surfboard. Duke had been surfing ever since he was a little boy. In 1917,he rode

a single wave for more than a mile! Duke amazed people by riding his 16-foot-long board. He is considered the father of modern surfing.

Since Duke was handsome and strong, people loved to watch him. His next career move was clear. Duke headed for Ho llywood. From 1925 to 1955,he made more than 30 movies.

One day in 1925, Duke and a few other surfers were hanging out on the beach when a boat turned over not far from them. The surfers hit the waves with their big boards and saved 12 of the passengers. Duke alone saved eight of them! After that, lifeguards at beaches started using surfboards to save swimmers. Helping others was a big thing in Duke’s life.

In 1932,Duke became sheriff(治安官)of Honolulu, Hawaii, holding the position for almost 30 years. As sheriff, in fact, his job was to greet visitors who came to the city .From the Olympics to Hollywood, Duke Kahanamoku had put Hawaii on the map when it was still a little known island.

When he was 75 years old, Dukes name was added to both the Swimming Hall of Fame and the Surfing Hall of Fame. He died in 1968 at the age of 78.

28．The first paragraph serves as a(an)_______.

A. explanation

B. introduction

C. comment

D. background 29．What can we infer about Duke according to paragraph 5?

A. He was modest and honest.

B. He was clever and confident.

C. He was brave and kind-hearted.

D. He was generous and open-minded. 30．What is the text mainly about?

A. The development of Hawaii.

B. The achievements of Duke.

C. T he personal life of Duke.

D. The history of surfing.

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。

Ways to create calm in your daily life

Most of us need some space for calm in our lives. A few simple minutes can create much needed moments of calm.___31_____ You can use these skills to create calm in your busy schedule.

Go walking. Walking is perfect and you can do it well anywhere. Simply walking and taking in the view is stress reducing. ____32___ It makes room for new ideas to take root.

Appreciate nature. When we think of nature we think of getting out into the open, and that’s great if you can._____33_____ Actually, nature is everywhere. Find a park or

a small patch(小块地)of green, or just stick your head out of the window! You have many ways to appreciate nature.

Listening to music. Many people listen to music to calm themselves down. Music actually lifts us out of ourselves. Discover what music works for you.____34______ Do some activities .Certain activities like yoga and tai chi need quiet focus. __35____They are good for the body, mind and spirit. Classes are a good place to begin, but once you learn the skills, you can practice anywhere: home, school or even on the road.

Try out some of these ways and you’ll soon be practicing“moments of calm.”

A. Notice the animals around you.

B. But what if you are in the city?

C. They are perfect for active calming.

D. It’s a time to get stressful thoughts out of your head.

E. Music is a way to express the way that they are feeling.

F. With enjoyable music even work can be “music to your ears”.

G. You don’t have to find a mountain to sit on, or empty your mind of all thoughts

for hours.

三、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共计20分）

Each of us has goals for life. Some of these may be long-term (长期的) or 36 lifetime ones, and other dreams or wishes for more immediate satisfaction.

Just as you 37 great pleasure when you’re trying to 38 short-term goals, there’s also power in having long-term and lifetime goals. Both 39 are valuable and serve each other. In order to be 40 in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the 41 result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to-

month, or year-to-year level.

For example, 42 a farmer is to plow (耕地) a straight line, he must keep his eye on a faraway point. If his attention is 43 just a few feet in front of him, he will not plow straight. So, in order for his field to be plowed straight, he must 44 and focus on his long-term goal.

Focusing on a long-term goal can 45 the energy to get things done in the 46 . For instance, when a runner sets a(n) 47 to run a mile, he’ll 48 be tired when he 49 the one-mile mark. 50 if this same runner sets a goal to run ten miles, he