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1、汕头金中20142015学年度上学期高一期末考试英语科试卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,满分150分,考试用时120分钟。第一卷 选择题部分(满分110分)第一部分:听力理解 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 第一节 听力选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题,每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听下面一段对话,回答第1-2题。1. When did the woman get to work yesterday?A. At 8 am. B. At
2、 8:10 am. C. At 10 am.2. What does the woman think that Christmas means to her?A. More work and more money. B. More work and more headaches.C. More rest and more happiness.听下面一段对话,回答第3-5题。3. Where is the woman going when she meets the man? A. To the supermarket. B. To her school. C. To her home.4. W
3、hy doesnt the man like his job sometimes? A. He doesnt earn very much money. B. He has to work too many hours. C. He sometimes has to work in bad weather.5. What will the man do this afternoon? A. Plant some trees for his neighbors. B. Cut grass for his neighbors. C. Go to class and study.听下面一段对话,回答
4、第6-8题。6. What do we know about the training period? A. It is very tough. B. It is always very efficient. C. It takes two to four months.7. Who tested the would-be taxi drivers during their training period? A. Government officers. B. The older drivers. C. The taxi company managers.8. Why can the trai
5、ning cost quite a lot? A. Learners may fail the test for several times. B. Learners may be fined if they work as drivers. C. Learners must pay for the tests and their physicals.听下面一段对话,回答第9-10题。9. Why do some people with university degrees refuse to do “low” work? A. They think its dangerous and low
6、-paid. B. They think its dirty and shameful. C. They think its boring and tiring.10. What does the man want to tell us at last? A. How people can build a perfect nation. B. What education can be thought valuable to society. C. What jobs are best suited to ones brains and ability.第二节 听取信息(共5小题,每小题1分,
7、满分5分)听下面一段独白,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卷标号为11-15的空格中。听录音前, 你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍,你将有60秒钟的作答时间。People/CountryWho to honorActivitiesLong beforeIt was started by the 11._ Egyptians.Early ChristiansMary, the mother of JesusLater12._ ChristiansAll mothersThe USMothers who had lost 13._ in warPassed a law
8、in 1914NowCanada, Australia, New ZealandAll mothersChildren give their mothers cards, 14._ and flowersChinaOld people and parentsChoose ten top mothers; help mothers who are 15._.第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分) 第一节:单项选择 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. About 5,000 singers compet
9、ed_ each other_ six medals in the National Singing Competition.A. against;withB. with;on C. with;in D. against;for17. If you leave the club, you will not be_ back in.A. received B. admitted C. turned D. moved18. Do you remember _ to Professor Smith during your last visit? A. to be introduced B. bein
10、g introduced C. having introduced D. to have introduced 19. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket_ the desert. A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover 20. Its helpful to put children in a situation _they can see themselves differently. A. thatB. whenC. which D. where21. -We didnt ex
11、pect there were so many suggestions _ at the meeting.-Really, now what they _is how we deal with these suggestions.A. come up, are concerned about B. that coming up, are concerned withC. came up, are concerned with D. coming up, are concerned about22. Driving Offence Point System is a computer-contr
12、olled system _ to reduce accident rates and make roads much safer.A. designing B. to design C. to be designed D. designed23. Food supplies in the earthquake area _. We must act immediately before theres none left.A. are being run out B. are running out C. have run out D. have been run out24. That wa
13、s the first time I _to Hongkong so I had great difficulty _the hotel.A. have been, finding B. had gone, to find C. have been, found D. had been, finding25. -Is this book_ you bought in the bookstore?-No, mine is yellow. It _ Sally, I think.A. that, is belonging to B. what, is belonged to C. the one,
14、 belongs to D. which, belongs to 26. The workers appeal for increasing salary is worth _.A. considered B. considering C. to be considered D. being considered27. I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work _ before lunch A. to do B. done C. doing D. being done28. After leaving office in 1
15、999, Nelson Mandela didnt stop doing _ he thought was right.A. that B. which C. what D. where29. The number of air crashes that _ in developing countries _ increasing. A. happens; is B. happen; is C. happens; are D. happen; are30. I can still remember the first day _I spent at school _it were yester
16、day.A. that, even if B. which, even though C. /, as if D. when, as though第二节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其段落大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a 31 person or a coward(懦夫). But you will nev
17、er really know the answer to this question until you are 32 in real life. Some people think they are brave but when they come face to face with real 33 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 34 .Lenny had always thought of himself as
18、a 35 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then January 5th, 2002, a plane 36 into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the 37 water. Lenn
19、y did not feel afraid. He kept very 38 and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into Potomac, 39 to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-eight people 40 that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not seventy-nine. When you are in a very dangerous 41 and feel afraid, the body automatically
20、produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin (肾上腺素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 42 to fight or run away, However, when you are 43 frightened, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this 44 ,the muscles become very
21、 hard and you find you cant 45 at all. You are paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. That is why when we are very frightened, we sometimes become stonelike.31. A. brave B. real C. tough D. certain32. A. told B. asked C. tested D. examined33. A. 1ife B. question C. condition D. danger34. A. soldiers B. mice C
22、. heroes D. cowards35. A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. terrible36. A. hit B. crashed C. struck D. felt37. A. clean B. poisonous C. warm D. cold38. A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. brave39. A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam40. A. drowned B. destroyed C. saved D. died41. A. situation B. view C. p
23、lace D. trap42. A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious43. A. hardly B. completely C. nearly D. slightly44. A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes45. A. move B. drive C. run D. go第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节 短文理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。AA mouse happened to
24、 look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning, “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the h
25、ouse!”The hen clucked (咯咯地叫), raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”Then the mouse turned to the pig. The pig sympathized, but said, “I am very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do ab
26、out it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”Then the mouse turned to the cow and repeated the same words. The cow said, “Moo, Mr. Mouse. Im sorry for you, but its no skin off my nose.”So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmers mousetrap alone. That very night a
27、 sound was heard throughout the house the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it. It was a poisonous snake whose tail was caught in the trap. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospita
28、l. When she returned home, she still had a fever.Everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. So the farmer took his knife to the farmyard. The hen was killed.But his wifes sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butche
29、red the pig.The farmers wife did not get well but died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.46. What surprised the mouse when looking thro
30、ugh the hole?A. The farmer and his wife.B. A dangerous mousetrap.C. A package with food in.D. A poisonous snake.47. What did the mouse do when it returned to the farmyard?A. It had a talk with his friends. B. It warned its neighbors of the danger.C. It argued with its neighbors loudly. D. It tried h
31、ard to cheer its neighbors.48. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?A. The hen was sure that it neednt be bothered by it.B. The pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse.C. The farmers wife was bitten by the poisonous snake.D. The farmers neighbors came to his home for meat.49. W
32、hat does the underlined sentence “but its no skin off my nose” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. It is none of my business.B. It is out of the question.C. It doesnt affect my smell.D. It is not interesting at all.50. Which of the following can best express the moral (寓意) of the story?A. Mind works faster in ti
33、me of danger. B. Never put your nose into others business.C. We should pull together in time of trouble. D. Out of sight, out of mind.B The Book That Cant Wait is a great new idea that seeks to strengthen bonds between first-time writers and their readers by getting their books read quickly. Argenti
34、nean independent publishers Eterna Cadencia are publishing a collection of short stories by new South American authors using special ink that slowly disappears once it comes in contact with sun and air, completely vanishing within 2 months after the book has been opened. This makes for an interestin
35、g approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly, giving first-time authors the attention they need to survive. The Book That Cant Wait tackles an important problem for new authors: How to get readers. The creative independent publishers teamed up with DRAFTFCB in the city of Buenos A
36、ires to develop this project. Books are very patient objects. We buy them, and then they wait for us to read them. Days, months, even years. Thats OK for books, but not for new authors. If people dont read their first book, theyll never make it to a second, says the project coordinator Tito Santana.
37、 Thats why Eterna Cadencia, which also runs its own bookstore, has decided to create something different to launch its new authors into the market. It presented its first The Book That Cant Wait for the critics and the press last month. The invention is a success. Hundreds of people came to the book
38、store to pick up a copy. To help spread the word, they gave away the first edition to customers for free. The very same day it was released, the publishing house claimed that it received thousands of requests for more copies of the book. So it will print a new edition later this month to satisfy the
39、 demand. And the best result? This time they have the guarantee that their new authors will be read. The company plans to use the book as a platform for other titles, because they believe there is a lot of literature out there that doesnt deserve to wait on the shelf. And these books wont wait at al
40、l.51. The main purpose of publishing The Book That Cant Wait is to_. A. sell more books B. make it fun to read C. invent a new kind of book D. get new authors books read quickly52. The DRAFTFCB mentioned in Paragraph 3 is most probably_. A. an organization involved in the project B. a new South Amer
41、ican author C. an independent bookstore D. an area of Buenos Aires53. By saying Books are very patient objects in Paragraph 4, Tito Santana actually means _. A. books never know when you read them B. books must be read very carefully C. books can usually be read at any time D. books can sometimes ha
42、ve emotions54. What can we learn from the passage? A. Light and air can make the books disappear within two months. B. The approach has only been applied to works of some new authors. C. Books printed using the new technology have been best-sellers. D. The company will publish all its books in the f
43、uture using the new ink.55. What is the authors attitude towards this new kind of book? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.C. Uninterested. D. Opposed.CFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression
44、of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at