晋江市季延中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

福建省晋江市季延中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第一卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分听力(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。

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、7题。

6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the store.B. In the lab.C. In the playground.7. What is the most probable result of the conversation?A. The man will play tennis with the woman on Thursday.B. The man will go to the game alone.C. The woman will go to the game with the man.听第7段材料，回答第8、9小题。

8. Where are the man and the woman?A. In the airport.B. In the railway station.C. In the company office.9. When does the train leave for Montreal?A. At ten to nine.B. At eight fifteen.C. At ten past seven.听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。

10. What does the woman ask the photographer to do?A. She asks him to take a photo of her mother.B. She asks him to take a photo of himself.C. She asks him to take a photo of herself.11. How much does one copy cost?A. Eighteen dollars.B. Three dollars.C. Five dollars.12. How does the photographer take her picture?A. He asks her to stand there and say “cheese”.B. He asks her to sit on the chair and say “cheese”.C. He asks her to sit down and keep silent.听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。

17. Who is the speaker?A. A photographer.B. A college student.C. A college teacher.18. What is the class like?A. It’s fun, but it takes very much work.B. It’s interesting, and it does not take any work.C. It’s boring, and it needs a lot of work.19. How does the speaker find that his picture come out better?A. When he uses the new camera.B. When he uses the very old camera.C. When he takes his teacher’s advice.20. When will the course be over?A. After the final exam.B. Before the final exam.C. After the students’ graduation.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21. ---- What is the problem with Jenny? She looks worried.-----She has much difficulty ______ a plan for the project.A. works outB.to work outC. of working outD. working out22. ---– Sorry, Jim. I have forgotten to give the book to Tom .----- It doesn’t matter . I ______ give it to him on my way home.A. am toB. am going toC. am about toD. will23. Michael Jordan is _ good basketball player that _____ many fans want to watchhis basketball matches.A. a such, soB. such a, soC. a so, suchD. so a , such24. Shirley _____ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.A. has writtenB. wroteC. was writingD. had written25. She was a writer ______ novels were not well-known in her lifetime.A. thatB. whoseC. whichD. who26 . Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s the visiting hours.A. onB. beyondC. withD. at27. With him ______ the way, we had little trouble finding the school.A. leadingB. to leadC. ledD. lead第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students laughed at me, and the rest 36fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become 37 ,” the English teacher said , “and you are getting a D this semester.” I was so ashamed that I burst into 38 _.That night I wrote a short 39poem about broken dreams an d mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they 40it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and 41 writer. I told my teacher and 42 students. They 43 me again. But I had tasted 44 . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever wri tten.During the next two years, I sold 45poems, letters, and jokes. By the time I graduated from high school, I had a 46filled with my published work. I never 47 my writing to my teachers or my friends again. They were dream 48 and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.Several years later, I found myself married 49four children, the oldest being only four. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote 50 I felt. I chose a publisherand mailed my writing. The letter I enclosed read, “I wrote this book myself, and I hope you like it. Chapter six and twelve are my 51 . Thank you.”A month later, I received a(n) 52 to start working on another book. Crying Wind, the _53 of my book, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became 54reading in native American schools in Canada. People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just _55 .36. A. hardly B. nearly C. suddenly D. probably37. A. writers B. educators C. actors D. inventors38. A. quarrel B. laughter C. shout D. tears39. A. sad B. nice C. happy D. terrible40. A. refused B. passed C. published D. read41. A. student B. successful C. paid D. great42. A. friendly B. cool C. dear D. fellow43. A. laughed at B. congratulated to C. started at D. joked about44. A. failure B. success C. bitterness D. unkindness45. A. several B. little C. few D. dozens of46. A. topic B. copy C. book D. poem47. A. mentioned B. showed C. told D. presented48. A. makers B. killers C. supporters D. admirers49. A. to B. around C. on D. with50. A. whenever B. what C. how D. if51. A. life B. experiences C. favorites D. stories52. A. order B. invitation C. project D. request53. A. topic B. title C. subject D. introduction54. A. required B. fast C. critical D. careful55. A. practice B. read C. write D. mail第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。