河北省正定中学2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题

2015-2016学年第二学期高一期末考试高一英语第I卷（选择题共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，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答案,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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a public garden.B. In a restaurant.C. In a shop.2. Why was the boy late for the class?A. He overslept.B. He had an accident.C. He missed the bus.3. What time is it now?A. 5:55.B. 6:05.C. 6:15.4. Why did the man dislike his job?A. Because of long w orking hours.B. It wasn’t interesting.C. He found a better one.5. What did the woman enjoy most?A. Having a picnic.B. Swimming and fishing.C. Staying with her parents.第二节（共15小题；每题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,每小题将给出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至7题。

6. Where has Barbara been?A. Rome.B. Florence.C. Milan.7. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Shoes.B. Stones.C. Books.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8. How often does Linda go swimming?A. Once a week.B. Every day.C. Every night.9. What did Mark do as a high school student?A. Ride a bikeB. Go swimming and skating.C. Go swimming and running.10. What is Mark going to do tonight?A. Watch TV.B. Go skating with Linda.C. Go swimming with Linda.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11. What trouble does the woman have?A. Her bicycle has been damaged.B. She has got no money.C. She hasn’t got a place to spend the night.12. Where does the man suggest they stay?A. The King’s house.B. The King Hotel.C. His own house.13. What does the man do for a living?A. He is a farmer.B. He is a bar owner.C. He is a hotel receptionist(接待员).听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14. What does the woman think of the adventure?A. It was frightening.B. It was difficult.C. It was tiring.15. What does John look like?A. Thin with blue eyes.B. Young with a beard.C. Tall with blond hair.16. What happened to the speakers?A. They got seriously hurt.B. They were trapped(困住) in the ice.C. They were buried under the snow.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Looking for a lost child.B. Looking for the missing money.C. Finding a dark shirt and blue jeans.18. Where was Brandon last seen?A. In the sporting goods section.B. In the frozen foods section.C. In the toys section.19. What is Brandon wearing?A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.B. A dark shirt and blue jeans.C. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.20. What should guests do if they see the boy?A. Call the security department.B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.C. Take him the security desk.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AAround twenty years ago I was going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend’s house.One afternoon, while driving through a quiet suburban (郊外的) neighborhood I was so sad that I kept asking myself “Why has my life become so hard?”“What’s wrong with the world?”　Then I pulled over the bus to drop off (让...下车) a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of thebus and I should keep it in case（以防）the owner came to look for it.In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it toher, she got very excited and continued saying “Thanks, you’re a real gentleman.”　I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. Sh e said, “Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!” Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong withthe world just because of my poor condition. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world.I should change my attitude towards life. I should be positive about life.At first it was hard, and then it got easier. Every day I could find things tomake me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend’s house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.21. We know from the second paragraph that ________.A. the author cried while driving that afternoonB. a girl picked up an earring before getting offC. there was only one passenger on the busD. the girl gave the author an earning as a gift22. The author decided to have a change in life because ________.A. what the earring owner said moved himB. he didn’t want to be a driver any moreC. his friends helped him become positiveD. he was offered a better job in a hospital23. When the author got a call from the manager of the hospital, he felt ________.A. surprisedB. disappointedC. shockedD. delighted24. What does the author want to show in this passage?A. Lost things should be returned to the owner.B. Life is usually hard for the young at the beginning.C. One should hold a positive attitude towards life.D. It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.BThe influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink CocaCola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day.I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture becausepeople are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs anddocumentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we goto see are made in Hollywood.In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies.Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.American culture is a part of Spanish life now. It’s certain that many thingsfrom America are as much a part of people’s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I’ve known about Coca Cola for my whole life.However, it’s different with Western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, oneof the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home.On the other hand, maybe McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, andit is more popular among t he Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives every day.25. From the first paragraph we can know that ____.A. the influence of America on Spain can be found everywhereB. most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own musicC. fast food spreads from Spain to the United StatesD. some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills26. What plays an important part in the spreading of American culture in Spain?A. American novels.B. Hollywood movies.C. McDonald’s.D. American music.27. Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain?A. To protect foreign culture in Spain.B. To earn more money from Spanish films.C. To limit the number of foreign movies.D. To unite the European Community.28. What do you think Spanish tapas (in the last paragraph)might be?A. The name of a drink.B. The name of a restaurant.C. A clothing brand.D. A certain kind of food.CA newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person toanother, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in theAmerican state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feelingof loneliness spread through social groups.Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likelyto develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. Theresearchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.The effect was strongest among f riends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelingsof loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend candecrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. Theresult can be helpful to the whole social group.29. What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?A. It was only conducted in 1948.B. It involves more than 12,000 participants.C. It was led by John Cacioppo.D. It showed that any behavior could spread.30. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.31. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people.B. People feel lonely for many reasons.C. Ways to fight against loneliness.D. Lonely people can affect others.DAsk a teacher to name t he most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phone. Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachershave ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school. Others havetold pupils to leave them at home．However, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is timethat phone bans(禁止) were reconsidered, because mobile phones can be a powerfullearning aid, they say. Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reachedthis conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondaryschools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of ‘smartphones’　in lessons．During the nine-month experiment, 14- to 16-year-old pupils used the phones for awide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones’　stopwatches．The smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowedpupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer(转存)electronic files between school and home．The research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham．“At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning,”　Dr Hartnell-Young said．“After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired.”Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project．However, they recognised that greater use of mobile phones in schools couldcause problems．32．We can infer from the first paragraph that ．A．teachers are strongly against students owning mobile phonesB．mobile phones should be developed to meet students’ needsC．students are free to use their mobile phones at schoolD．mobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school33．When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they ．A．all enjoyed the project very muchB．didn’t know what they were used forC．didn’t fully realize the learning functions of mobile phonesD．were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools34．Who benefited most from the project?A．Older pupils．B．Pupils who were not confident．C．Younger pupils． D．Pupils who were confident．35．The purpose of the text is to tell us that ．A．mobile phones can actually help students learnB．mobile phones begin to be widely used in schoolsC．too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problemsD．the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years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。