精选高一英语上学期期末考试试题

2016—2017学年（上）期末考试

高2019级英语试题

考试说明：1.考试时间 120分钟

2.试题总分 150分

3.试卷页数 11页

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷 (满分100分)

第一部分听力（共两节；满分30分）

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 did the man like about the movie?

A. The jokes.

B. The acting.

C. The music.

2. What does the woman want?

A. The man’s iPhone.

B. A new mobile phone.

C. The man’s phone charger(充电器).

3. How does the woman seem to the man?

A. Rested.

B. Tired.

C. Nervous.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. At a post office.

B. At a travel agency.

C. At a bank.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Aphoto.

B. The latest fashion.

C. The woman’s younger sister.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满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6段材料，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Who might the woman be?

A. Mr. Clark’s interviewer.

B. Mr. Romero’s boss.

C. Mr. Romero’s secretary.

7. What will the man do next?

A. Wait in Mr. Romero’s office.

B. Go to the bathroom.

C. Take the elevator.

听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What is the weather like now?

A. Cloudy.

B. Rainy.

C. Sunny.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She gets sunburned easily.

B. She never puts on sun cream.

C. She isn’t sure about the first use of the umbrella.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. What does the man want to order at first?

A. Bacon and eggs.

B. A coffee and a cheeseburger.

C. Some potatoes.

11. Why isn’t the full me nu available?

A. Becausei t’s before noon.

B. Because one of the cooks is sick.

C. Because t hey don’t serve lunch there anymore.

12. How much change(零钱) does the woman give the man?

A. $2.50.

B. $6.50.

C. $3.50.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a parking lot.

B. Inside a car.

C. In the police station.

14. What did the man see the woman do in the car?

A. Do her hair.

B. Answer her phone.

C. Look out of the window.

15. Who has the man called?

A. The police.

B. The woman’s father.

C. The woman’s insurance agent.

16. How does the woman probably feel at the end?

A.Excited.

B. Frightened.

C. Surprised.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. What does the speaker ask the audience to do?

A. Find their seats quickly.

B. Show their tickets to the staff.

C. Turn down the sound on their phones.

18. What is allowed inside the theater?

A. Drinks from outside.

B. Food bought from outside.

C. Beer bought in the theater.

19. How long is the break?

A. Five minutes.

B. Fifteen minutes.

C. Ten minutes.

20. During the break, the audience are advised to do the following except___________.

A.Try to hear a bell

B. Stay inside the main waiting area

C.Findthe people wearing red jackets

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

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Princess quiz time! How did Snow White survive? How did Cinderella (《灰姑娘》) leave her evil stepmother? How did Sleeping Beauty finally wake up?

A kind-hearted person always comes to save the princess, like a prince or a godmother. Princesses cannot protect themselves, though they are very pretty and nice. They always need the help of others.

However, in fact, women can’t put their life in the hands of a prince-like man. They need to work and even fight for their own happiness. The traditional image(形象) of a princess is getting out of date.

Recently, Disney, a company famous for its princess movies, posted the “top 10 rules for being a modern princess”. You will not find any rules related to beauty or looks. The rules focus on loyalty, honesty and other moral values. The rules say princesses need to believe in themselves and try their best to get out of trouble, instead of waiting for a prince’s help.

It’s not the first time Disney princesses have caught up with society’s development.

In 1950, when people’s hearts were broken by World War II, Disney created Cinderella. In 1990, Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast (《美女与野兽》) loved reading when education was a man’s special right in the past. Belle sho wed the i mprovement of women’s position in society. Now is Elsa from the film Frozen (《冰雪奇缘》), a symbol of modern princess.

“This is brilliant –‘The top 10 rules of being a modern princess’ –(it’s) about time,” a group named Confidently Mom said on social media website Twitter. Princesses are still very beautiful, but inner character is the key to being a princess.

21. What does the story think modern women should be like?

A. They should turn to others for help.

B. They should depend on men to do most things.

C. They don’t need to care about their appearances.

D. They should depend on themselves for their own happiness.

22. Disney’s rules for being a modern princess focus on a girl’s _____.

A. looks

B. education

C. moral values

D. position in society

23. The images were created in order to catch up with the society’s development except

_____.

A. Godmother

B. Cinderella

C. Belle

D. Elsa

24. What does the group Confidently Mom think of the rules?

A. Meaningless

B. Fantastic

C. Historic

D. Social

B

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25.Which book came out the latest?

A.Fingers for Lunch

B. Raymie Nightingale

C.Bramble and Maggie Spooky Season

D. The Singing Bones

26. Which book has the highest customer review？

A.Fingers for Lunch

B. Raymie Nightingale

C.Bramble and Maggie Spooky Season

D. The Singing Bones

27.Which statement is NOT true?

A.Two of the books are hardcover books.

B.All books are meant for young adults.

C.Two of the books are published by the same publisher.

D.All books are written in the same language and published in the same year.

C

Getting caught in a traffic jam can be one of the most depressing things about traveling around a busy city. Now engineers in China have come up with a solution that could reduce traffic.

“Batie”, an elevated bus that is 4.8 meters high and 7.8 meters wide, allowing it to travel over vehicles (such as cars, buses, or trucks) with a height of less than 2 meters. holds passengers on its upper level and lets traffic pass under it, made its first test run on Aug 2 in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province.

It can cut down on traffic greatly and therefore reduce the country’s increasingly worrying air pollution, the developers of the TEB told The Week.

It is also expected to save costs compared with other public transportation (交通运输) like the subway. “Able to carry 1,200 people at a time, the TEB has the same functions as the subway while its cost of construction is less than one fifth that of a subway” Bai Zhiming, the engineer in charge of the TEB project, said in a video interview with CCTV News.

While it has been said that the bus could be a solution to world’s traffic problems, it has also caused criticism (批评) and doubt.

Yao Tao, head of the Nanjing Institute of City and Transport Planning, listed some other

possible problems, including the fact that present traffic facilities (设施) and rules would have to be changed.

“Safety is the most important thing,” Liu Daizong, China transport program director at the World Resources Institute, told CNN. “How would cars drive and turn under the bus? If there were an accident, how would you move passengers and vehicles out from underneath?”

28. The underlined word“elevated”in the second paragraph probably means “__________”.

A. strengthened

B. lifted

C. broadened

D. lengthened

29. Compared with other public transportation like the subway, the Batie is expected to _____.

A. be faced with most safety problems

B. be most environmentally friendly

C. carry the most passengers

D. save more costs

30. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A new bus makes its first test run.

B. A new bus solves traffic problems.

C. Experts share opinions on a new bus.

D. Advantagesand disadvantagesof a new bus.

31. Where can you most probably read this material?

A. In a science book

B. In a magazine

C. On the Internet

D. In a newspaper

D

In spite of being used by 1.34 billion people each year, traveling on the Tube（地铁） in London can actually be quite lonely. An unwritten rule encouraging silence, mixed with classic British reserved (矜持的) character, means that ev en though you’re crowded into a limited space with hundreds of other people, you may still feel a bit lonely.

One London citizen, however, is trying to change this.

“You get on the Tube here and it’s completely silent and it’s strange,” says Jonathan Dunne, an American living in London, who has started a worldwide dialogue after giving out badges(徽章) with the slogan “Tube chat?” last month, encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another.

“I handed out 500 badges during rush hour in a city of 8 million, expecting most of them to be thrown away, but after about 24 hours it completely snowballed.” he says.

Although Dunne says he’s received mostly positive response(反应), not everyone agrees with his idea.

Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a movement of his own, handing out 500 badges with the words “Don’t even think about it” on them.

“I can’t sta nd the idea of talking to strangers on the Tube on my way to work.” he told the BBC.

Michael Robinson, 24, a student from London, agrees. “Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet that some people get on their journeys to and from work. It doesn’t nee d to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you.” he says.

“People think that I just walk up and talk to strangers, which I don’t, but it’s been a great way to meet people who you would never have normally spoken to.”Jonathan Dunne says.“On Monday [Oct 10], the leader of the London Transport Museum had me over for tea.”

So if you ever end up using public transport in the West, why not say hello to the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.

32. The movementstarted by Jonathan Dunne aims to _________.

A. change the cold atmosphere on the tube in London

B. change the “silent and cold” character of Londoners

C. make passengers change the unwritten rules of the tube in London

D. give passengers on the tube in London more chances to make friends

33. According to the passage, who might support the “Tube Chat” movement?

①. Brian Wilson②. Jonathan Dunne

③. Michael Robinson④. The leader of the London Transport Museum

A. ①②

B.②③

C. ①④

D. ②④

34. Which of the following might be the author’s attitude toward Dunne’s movement?

A.Doubtful

B. Supportive

C. Objective

D. Uninterested

35. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To say no to the coldness on the tube in London.

B.To show people’s response to Dunne’s movement.

C. To explain Jonathan Dunne’s movement to readers.

D. To show the differences in public transport in Western culture.

第二节（共5小题。每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I don’t believe that there is any secret to success.36. ___________. The more factors you have, the more likely you are to succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those factors. Here are seven additional factors that are also important.

Knowledge

A good knowledge about the area in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key building blocks of success.

Natural talent

37. ____________. Find this out for yourself by trying a lot of different activities and seeing what comes easy to you.

Clear goals and plan

Much like a trip, it’s a lot easier to get where you want to go if you know where you’re going and spend time planning the route you’ll take to get there. 38. ____________, and then decide some of the things that need to be done to help you move towards it.

Passion

39. ____________. Similar to your natural talent, the way to find your passion is to have a try in a lot of different areas and see what excites you most.

Focus/ continuous effort

Hard work is another key to achieving success.40. __________. If you want to succeed in a certain area, work hard in that area and go beyond what others are doing.

A.Think about what your definition(定义) of success exactly is

B.Some people are born with an ability to succeed in a certain area

C.You can build this by pushing yourself

D.The things you do with great efforts are not likely near your natural talent

E.Instead, I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors

F.You will not become a champion without practising every day

G. A strong desire to dig deep into a particular area is of ten a sign that you’ll find

success there.

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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People often say, friends and friendship in business are not reliable.Maybe it is not true.

One day I was invited to41a grand ceremony to celebrate the 25th year of a business owned by a very good and special friend.

The day of the42arrived. However, because of an appointment 43time, I knew that I was going to be late, so I immediately phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes44and my friend came out to welcome and greet me. He said he was pleased to see me and had put off the 45part of the celebration, knowing I was on my46.

I was moved and47by what he had done. Then I joined the other guests, I could48 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room.49, I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people50the official part of the celebration started.

In his speech, my friend welcomed all the guests51his family and team members, and then thanked the people52were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the 5325 years. He also said he was 54for what he gained from his friends. He still remembered once his business suffered a lot and that he was very depressed. It was his friends that 55their money and time to helping him out.In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always dance with the person you took to the dance.

He then went on to talk about the importance of56loyal to those people who had supported him. He also 57that hewould value the friendship and do what he could58.

In my opinion, 59, he was doing like this these years. What a great60 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!

41. A. attend B. join C. join in D. take part in

42. A. meeting B. celebration C. discussion D. activity

43. A. using up B. turning upC. making up D. taking up

44. A. behind B. later C. late D. afterwards

45. A. ordinary B. normal C. usual D. official

46. A. holiday B. wayC. mindD. duty

47. A. shocked B. excited C. amused D. satisfied

48. A. learn B. feel C. find D. touch

49. A. Sadly B. Happily C. Angrily D. Luckily

50. A. thenB. after C. beforeD. when

51. A. standing byB. standing forC. standing outD. standing beside

52. A. whatB. whichC. whoD. whom

53. A. last B. next C. other D. first

54. A. helpfulB. respectfulC. regretfulD. grateful

55. A. gave B. offered C. turned D. devoted

56. A. remainingB. falling C. growing D. turning

57. A.debated B. admitted C. promisedD. forecast

58. A.in needB.in orderC. in turn D. in return

59. A.frequentlyB. hopefully C. actually D. selflessly

60. A. pride B. honor C. idea D. comfort

第Ⅱ卷（满分50分）

第二节：语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。

注意：请将答案填入答题卡。

How time flies! I am now a high school student and like many other teenagers, I am

61.__________ (suffer) lots of growing pains. I have to learn a large number of subjects and I62. __________ (push) to work hard at my lessons day after day. Frankly speaking, facing the 63.__________ (compete) among classmates and the expectation from parents, I am under great pressure.

However, 64. ___________(compare) with my growing gains, those growing pains are nothing. Ihave 65. _____________ (gradual) learnedlots of useful things— to be kind, to be 66. _________ (friend) to others, to have confidence in myself, to be independent and so on. Also, I have made lots of true friends, with 67. __________ I share my joys and sorrows.

I have come to realize that both growing pains and growing gains play 68. __________ important role in my life and make my life colorful.

Growing up might be boring, but we can try to find happiness while growing up. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and 69._________ (it) delicious taste? 70. __________ time going by, our youth will leave us and will never come back. So it is what we have today that we should treasure and we should make the best of our youth. Let’s fight, fight for our future!

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请修改下面短文。文中共有10处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

3.请按要求将答案填入答题卡。

Dear Tom,

Thank you for write to me. In your e-mail, you asked me how my life was in the senior school.

Well, my life here is really amazed, and it makes me feel excited and a little stressed. Talking of senior English learning, I have learned about some interesting and meaningful

topic. From Anne’s Diary, I have learned about her family hid away for over two years in order to be caught by the German Nazis during World War II. Beside, I have learned about the development of English. In a fact, the English language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries. In addition, what impresses me most is the Tangshan earthquake, italmost destroyed the whole city. It were people, including workers, doctors that came to rescue those who were trapping under the ruins.

Well, I will tell you more next time if you are interested.

Yours,

Li Hua

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

高一学生李华学习英语遇上了困难，写信向他的老师Mary寻求学好英语的学习方法；假如你是Mary，请给李华写一封回信，要求包含以下内容：

1. 要有自信心；

2. 多背诵；

3. 大量阅读；

4.多练习。

要求：

1.根据要点提示可适当发挥；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.词数100字左右。

Dear Li Hua,

I have received your letter and learned about your problem.__________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________

Ihope you can follow these suggestions and make progress.

Yours,

Mary

2016—2017学年（上）期末考试高2019级英语试题参考答案

听力

1—5 CCBAA 6—10 CBAAB 11—15 BCABA 16—20 BACBC

阅读理解

21-24 DCAB 25-27 DCB 28-31 BDAC 32-35 ADBC 36-40 EBAGF

完形填空

41-45 ABDCD 46-50 BABAC 51-55 BCADD 56-60 ACDCB

语法填空

61. suffering 62.am pushed 63. competition 64. compared 65. gradually

66. friendly 67. whom 68. an 69. its 70. With

短文改错

Dear Tom,

Thank you for write to me. In your e-mail, you asked me how my life was in the senior writing

school.

Well, my life here is really amazed, and it makes me feel excited and a little stressed. Talking

amazing

of senior English learning, I have learned about some interesting and meaningful topic. From

topics

Anne’s Diary, I have learned about her family hid away for over two years in order∧to be caught

that或about not

by the German Nazis during World War II. Beside, I have learned about the development of

Besides

English. In a fact, the English language has changed quite a lot over the last four centuries. In

addition, what impresses me most is the Tangshan earthquake, it almost destroyed the whole city.

which

It were people, including workers, doctors that came to rescue those who were trapping under was trapped

the ruins.

Well, I will tell you more next time if you are interested.

Yours,

Li Hua

书面表达

Dear Li Hua,

I have received your letter and learned about your problem. Indeed, many students find it a great challenge to get used to senior English learning. So don’t be nervous, I will give you some tips, which I hope will be of great help to you.

To begin w ith, don’t lose heart. Confidence plays an important role in English learning. Besides, try to learn something useful by heart as possibly as you can, such as some set phrases, sentence structures, and some beautiful passages where you can enjoy many beautiful sentences and learn some useful expressions. And in your free time, you’d better read much, which will contribute to building up your vocabulary and help to better your reading and writing. What’s more, practice is an effective way. As we all know, p ractice makes perfect.

You can have a try without delay. Practise your listening, speaking, reading and writing as often as possible.

I hope you can follow these suggestions and make progress.

Yours,

Mary

附录1：录音原文

Text 1

W: I thought that movie was the funniest film I’ve seen in ages!

M: Well, I didn’t think the jokes were so good, and the acting was really bad. But the music was pretty cool.

Text 2

W: Oh, no. My phone ran out of battery! Do you have a charger, by any chance?

M: Well, I have an iPhone. Do you have an iPhone or…

W: Oh, thank God we have the same phone!

Text 3

M: You look so tired. What time did you go to bed last night?

W: Uh, you’re not going to believe this, but…uh, the thing is that…

M: Wait, don’t tell me that you never went to sleep last night!

Text 4

M: I need to mail this package to India.

W: All right, sir. When do you need them to arrive?

M: I think a few weeks from now is fine. I’d rather save a little money…

Text 5

M: Is your sister older or younger than you?

W: Do I really look that bad in pictures? Come on! She’s four years older than me. And in this one, she’s wearing a college shirt, but I’m wearing my high school jacket. Text 6

W: What can I do for you?

M: I’m h ere to see Mr. Romero.

W: Do you have an appointment, sir?

M: Yes, my last name is Clark.

W: Jordan Clark?

M: Yes, that’s me.

W: Wait one moment, Mr. Clark. I’ll just check to make sure Mr. Romero is in his office. M: Perhaps I’ll use the restroom while I wait. Is there a men’s room nearby?

W: Yes. Just head back toward the elevators. You’ll see one on the right.

M: Thank you very much.

Text 7

M: Why do you have an umbrella with you? It’s not supposed to rain today, is it?

W: No, but it’s supposed to be very hot. I’ll use this umbrella to protect myself from the sun, as soon as these clouds go away.

M: I’ve never heard of using an umbrella for protection from the sun.

W: Did you know that the Chinese invented the umbrella, and that its first use was for protection against the sun, not the rain?

M: I had no idea! You must get sunburned easily, huh?

W: Oh, absolutely! I always get super red if I haven’t put on sun cream.

Text 8

M: I’d like a cup of coffee and a cheeseburger, please.

W: I’m sorry, but we don’t have any burgers at the moment.

M: But you always serve your whole menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That’s why I come here.

W: You’re right, but one of our cooks is sick, so we had to take some things off the menu for a while. If you want to come back in half an hour, we’ll definitely have our normal lunch menu.

M: That’s OK. I’m really hungry. Let me see…I’ll still take the coffee, and I’ll have a bacon and egg sandwich instead, please.

W: Do you want breakfast potatoes with that?

M: No, thank you.

W: OK. Your total is six dollars and fifty cents.

M: Here’s a ten.

W: And here’s your change and receipt.

Text 9

W: Oh, I’m terribly sorry, sir! I didn’t see you stop.

M: Well, that was probably because you were talking on your mobile phone!

W: Sir, I, uh…don’t know what you’re talking about. I was just looking out the window…M: Young lady, I saw you in my mirror! You had the phone up to your ear the whole time! W: No, I was just doing my hair.

M: Listen, I’m not stupid, OK? When the police get here, they’re going to check your phone and see that you made a call at the time of the accident. You’re in big trouble.

W: No! Please do n’t call them! My father will kill me! Look, here is my insurance card. They’ll pay for the damage to your car.

M: They’re already on their way. Next time, maybe you’ll think twice about answering a call when you’re on the road.

Text 10

W: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Our show will begin in ten minutes. Please find your seats as quickly as possible. The people wearing red jackets will be happy to help you find your seats. Kindly turn off your cell phones. We don’t want anything to take away from th e performance. Also, we don’t allow any photography inside the theater, and all the outside food and drinks besides water are not allowed, either. However, you are welcome to buy something from our café. We’ve got a great selection of beer and wine, too! T he performance will last two hours, and that includes a 15-minute break in the middle. During the break, we ask that you stay inside the main waiting area just outside the theater doors. You will hear a bell about five minutes before it’s time to go back t o your seats, but if you’re outside, you may not hear it. Well, it’s almost three o’clock, so let’s get started!