湖北省武汉市第二中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题

武汉二中2015－2016学年度上学期期末考试

高一英语试卷

考试时间：2016年1月27日下午14:00－16:00 试卷满分：150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 does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Wear a suit.

B. Dress casually.

C. Buy a new shirt.

2. What do we know about the man?

A. He didn’t study hard.

B. He is in the university.

C. He makes a wrong decision.

3. When will the man meet Mr. Black?

A. On November 1st.

B. On November 2nd.

C. On November 3rd.

4. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Consult a travel agent.

B. Make the arrangements herself.

C. Go to Florida with a professor.

5. What does the man think of the film?

A. Great.

B. Just so-so.

C. Terrible.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分, 满分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。听完每段对话或独白前, 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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。

6. Why are there many people in front of the store?

A. The stuff is on sale.

B. There is a free trial.

C. It gives away free facial treatments.

7. What’s the man’s suggestion?

A. Come here another day.

B. Compare the prices and decide.

C. Check the items and make a list first.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conversation take place probably.?

A. In the street.

B. In a travel agency.

C. At the airport.

9. When did the woman arrive at the airport?

A. At 3:00 am.

B. At 5:00 am.

C. At 3:00 pm.

10. What was the woman satisfied with?

A. The hotel rooms.

B. The nearby beach.

C. The delicious breakfast.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。

11. Why is the woman surprised at the man?

A. He has six years of work experience.

B. He has been working for the same firm.

C. He works as a truck driver with a degree.

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Former classmates.

B. Interviewer and interviewee.

C. Boss and secretary.

13. What does the man say about his present job?

A. He can make a lot of money.

B. He has interest in this job.

C. He can have time to be with his family.

听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。

14. What is the man’s problem?

A. He is a troublemaker at school.

B. He is late for classes too often.

C. He has missed too many classes.

15. What does the woman mean?

A. Students can drop the class with a full refund up to today.

B. Students are going to take the final exam today.

C. Students have to hand in their reports today.

16. What does the man decide to do at last?

A. Catch up with the missing lessons.

B. Stop taking the part-time job.

C. Give up the class.

听第10段材料, 回答第17至第20 小题。

17. What is the main purpose of the speech?

A. To promote sales.

B. To recruit volunteers.

C. To make advertisements.

18. What can the call center offer?

A. Some advice.

B. Various training courses.

C. Great babysitters.

19. How many call centers are there in England?

A. 2.

B. 6.

C. 8.

20. What can we learn from the speech?

A. The helpline is a free 24-hour service.

B. Helpline operators work 4 hours a day.

C. Anyone on the stage can ask a question.

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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

On her first day back at school in August, Stephanie Hughes, a teenage student, was sent to the principal’s office at Woodford County High School in Kentucky, US and her mom was called to school.

She had made a “huge”mistake－at least in the eyes of the school－by wearing a top that showed her collarbone . It was against the school’s dress code.

“This is ridiculous!” Stacie Dunn, Hughes’s mom, wrote on the social media site Facebook. “Something needs to change!”

The incident has become an Internet sensation. Across the US, schools like Woodford are being criticized for their dress codes. Some say the rules are especially unfair to young women.

Over half of US public schools have a dress code, and they are often different for girls and boys, according to the National Center for Education Statistics in the US. Some dress codes, for example, ban skirts and ask for pants to be at least knee-length.

Some have pointed out that these rules are mostly for female students. Women’s clothes are usually cut to be more fitted and shorter, while men’s clothes are longer and looser. In practice, more women will be caught breaking dress codes. The New York Post reported that last year, one school in Staten Island, New York gave 200 dress code detentions in two weeks－90 percent of which went to female

students.

Some school administrators say they simply want students to dress professionally to prepare students for their future careers. But others have told female students that their clothes present a “distraction” to male students. That i dea is being criticized.

The “distraction”argument is unfair to women, critics say. It suggests that exposed skin means that you want criticism or sexual advances.

“These dress codes mean that girls are getting very clear messages that men have a right to your body in public spaces and it’s socially acceptable, but you will be punished,” Laura Bates, a co-founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a project that aims to promote equality between men and women, told The Atlantic.

Some students have taken action to change the situation. They have started online campaigns and made short films to build public support.

Certain schools have now chosen to think again about their dress codes with parents and students. Even Woodford County High School－home of the “collarbone”ban－is thinking again about its policies. But, at least for now, the dress code debate is far from over.

21. The underlined phrase “dress code” in Paragraph 2 means in the article.

A. rules for dressing

B. bans on wearing certain clothes

C. policies for dressing professionally

D. policies on what to wear for special occasions

22. What does Stacie Dunn think is “ridiculous”?

A. Her daughter making big mistakes in class.

B. Showing collarbones being considered a huge mistake.

C. Sharing the incident on Facebook.

D. Being called in to school.

23. The dress codes are mainly a problem for female students because .

A. women’s clothes are loose and long

B. they are often caught breaking them

C. they often dress in a way that draws attention

D. women’s clothes are often short and fitted

24. The dress code debate has led to , according to the article.

A. many students ignoring their school dress codes

B. students starting online debates and campaigns about the incident

C. some schools reconsidering their policies with parents and students

D. public support of more discussions about equality between men and women

B

When you buy cooking oil in the supermarket, you may notice that some brands are labeled as “GM (genetically modified)－free”. So, what is genetic modification? Are GM foods safe?

These questions have been put back into the spotlight recently. On Nov 19, the Food and Drug Administrati0n (FDA) in the US announced that it had approved the AquAdvantage salmon to go on the market, making it the first genetically modified animal to be approved as food anywhere in the world.

GM foods are plants or animals that have been given a gene from another plant or animal to make them stronger in some way. The AquAdvantage salmon contains a gene from another type of salmon that makes it grow faster.

Although the FDA has said “food from the fish is safe to eat”, some believe that scientists can’t completely understand the potential health risks of GM foods, simply because they’re so new. Others worry that the fish could escape into the wild and cause ecological problems.

GM crops have experienced the same controversy, even though GM technology cuts down on the use of pesticides on crops and increases yields.

While GM animals are new, GM crops have already appeared on our plates: A total of 28 countries in the world including the US, Brazil and India planted 181.5 million hectares (1.815 million km2) of GM crops in 2014, according to the International Service for tile Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications. In China, we grow GM cotton and papaya and import GM soybeans, corn, rape, cotton and beets from abroad.

Due to safety worries, many countries have regulations for producing and selling GM food.

In European Union countries, each GM food must be approved before it can be used. This process can take up to 17 months. The origin of all GM foods must also be traceable, and all food with a GM content of more than 0.9 percent must also be labeled, according to EU website europa.eu.

The US is less strict about GM foods. According to FDA regulations, companies introducing new GM foods to the market should report them at least 120 days b efore release. The labeling is voluntary, except that a product cannot be labeled as “GM-free” if genetically modified materials are used.

In China, GM foods can only be produced after strict tests by the Ministry of Agriculture say that they are safe. All food that is made from GM crops or contains GM ingredients must be clearly labeled on the wrapper.

25. According to the text, the AquAdvantage salmon .

A. tastes better than normal salmon

B. is a product that mixes several types of fish

C. has a gene from a different type of salmon

D. remains to be approved in several countries

26. One of the reasons for many people to worry about the AquAdvantage salmon is that .

A. the gene that makes them grow faster can work on humans too

B. there are possible health risks that even scientists might not have figured out yet

C. they could possibly become threats to other wild species

D. they are not nutritious enough or might taste strange

27. From-the text, it can be concluded that GM crops .

A. no longer cause any controversy

B. have already been planted in some countries

C. are popular because they don’t need pesticides

D. can increase yields, making them welcome in countries like Japan

28. Which of the following is TRUE about regulations for producing and selling GM food?

A. All food with GM content must be labeled in European countries.

B. In the US, the AquAdvantage salmon will have to be labeled as GM food.

C. In France or Germany, every GM food that is about to go on the market must be reported at least 120 days before release.

D. In China, all food that is made from GM crops or contains GM ingredients must be clearly labeled on the package.

C

Have you ever imagined what human beings will look like in the future? Well, now you don’t have to.

According to AsapScience, a Canada-based video channel that touches on many different science topics, humans will be very different creatures 1,000 years from now.

Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and climate change will work together to change our bodies greatly, according to a video recently published by the channel.

We could, for instance, develop red eyes as our DNA changes, and have darker skin because of global warming.

The video painted a picture of a future world in which our bodies are part human, part machine. Nanobots, or tiny robots, will be put into our bodies, improving our abilities.

“No longer will we be limited by our own physiology. We will truly become a mixture of biology and machine on the inside,” says the video.

Meanwhile, designer babies will cause future generations to grow into intelligent, attractive people. As global warming takes hold, humans will also be skinnier and taller, as this body shape deals with heat better.

In fact, Cadell Last, a researcher at the Global Brain Institute located in Belgium, believes change may happen even faster than this.

As he said in a paper recently published in Current Aging Science, mankind is already going through a major evolutionary change. In less than four decades, Last claims, we will live longer, have children in old age and need artificial intelligence to finish daily tasks.

“Your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents,”Last said. Instead of living fast and dying young, he believes humans will live slow and die old.

“The biological clock isn’t going to be around forever,”he added, and said that people could pause it for some time using future technology.

Just a few hundred years ago, most humans were working in the fields, while nowadays more and more are getting an education. These are just predictions, and no one can be sure how human beings will evolve in the future. But with such large changes in our environments, it seems likely that we will all look very different one day.

29. Which of the following factors could play a role in the appearance of future humans, according to

the text?

A. Advanced technology and global warming.

B. Medicine that fights aging and genetic engineering.

C. The Internet and artificial intelligence.

D. The cold weather and the dangers of machines.

30. The video released by AsapScience said that .

A. humans will be thinner and shorter

B. future humans’ bodies will be part machine

C. humans will develop red eyes that will enable them to see clearly at night

D. tiny robots will be put in humans’ minds and will give them super abilities

31. Which of the following would Cadell Last probably agree with?

A. Future babies will be designed according to their grandparents’ wishes.

B. Our increasing dependence on artificial intelligence will threaten our survival one day.

C. Future technology will pause our biological clocks so that humans live slower and longer.

D. In less than four decades, humans will have a sudden genetic change that will make us rely on

artificial intelligence.

32. The main purpose of the article is to .

A. tell us about a prediction of how humans will look in the future

B. offer us different theories on how humans will evolve in the future

C. encourage us to be imaginative about how humans will look in the future

D. inform us what kinds of factors Could influence how humans will look in the future

D

When NASA astronaut Scott Kelly completes his yearlong mission on the International Space Station next year, he’ll come back just a little bit younger than his twin, Mark, than he was before. This is because time travels more slowly in space, a phenomenon first described by Albert Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity.

This December, universities and academies around the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the theory’s publication.

Even 60 years after his death, Einstein is still the most important scientist of the modern era. Looking back as far as 2,400 years ago, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.

Born in the era of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas started a technological revolution that brought about more change in one century than in the 2,000 years before.

In 1905, Einstein published four important scientific papers. These completely changed people’s ideas about space, time, light and matter. In one of these papers Einstein. introduced his theory of special relativity. Two groundbreaking parts of the theory were about the relationship between mass and energy and the speed of light. Einstein was able to show that mass and energy were connected through the formula E＝MC2. The theory also says that no object can travel faster than the speed of light.

About 10 years later came his theory of general relativity, the theory that modern physics is really based on. In Einstein’s mathematics, space has three dimensions, and the fourth dimension is time. Space and time are part of one continuum, called space-time. The presence of mass changes space-time, which explains where gravity comes from.

Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power, many of the biggest developments in the modern world, can be linked to Einstein’s work.

“We are a different people than we were a century ago,” said astrophysicist Michael Shara of the American Museum of Natural. History, “completely different, because of Einstein.”

However, there’s more to him beyond the image of a science mastermind. Einstein, as a person, has also become a grandfatherly icon in our culture.

He liked playing Mozart on his Violin and keeping fit by hiking and walking. Power was not his goal. In 1952, the young nation of Israel asked Einstein to be its president, but he refused.

And, yes, he was eccentric. With hair like that, how could he not be?

33. The first paragraph was written to .

A. get readers to wonder about the effects of space travel on astronauts’ health

B. interest readers in the relationship between time and space

C. describe what gave Einstein the inspiration for his theories

D. lead in to the topic of the theory of general relativity

34. From the article, it can be concluded that .

A. the theory of general relativity is mainly about space and time

B. the theory of general relativity proves that the speed of light is the fastest of all speeds

C. the theory of general relativity is about math and has nothing to do with physics

D. the most important pa rts of the theory of special relativity are about space and energy

35. By using Michael Shara’s words, the author intends to .

A. give high praise to Einstein’s important publications

B. stress the great contribution that Einstein made to the modern world

C. suggest that more research needs to be done into Einstein and his work

D. say that there was more to Einstein than just being a science genius

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。

Students being interviewed either by alumni representatives or an admissions office need to walk a very fine line between being prepared and being rehearsed.

Here are some basic interview suggestions for you:

Don't arrive late. Don't arrive too early either. 36

Don't dress inappropriately. There’s no need for a jacket and tie, 37 . That means no sneakers, shorts, T-shirts or jeans. Choose your outfit two days before the interview.

38 . Make sure you do your homework on specific majors, programs and their study abroad opportunities.

Don't be boring. Make yourself stand out with what you choose to talk about, such as your summer experiences, your volunteer and community service involvement, your club activities and internships or work experience. 39

Don't sound like you've rehearsed. 40

Don't forget to come prepared with your own questions. These questions are often where a student has the best opportunity to set themselves apart from other applicants. Create a list of questions you can ask that will help you decide if this could be the right college for you.

A. Being robotic and sounding like you've been preparing for three months will only work

against you.

B. You won't have anything to do except getting more, nervous.

C. Not being well-informed about the college comes across as being disrespectful.

D. but you have to pretend you're going out for a nice dinner

E. Your questions should demonstrate critical thinking.

F. Don't assume you already know enough about the college

G. Share your interests and passions and let the interviewer feel like they kno w who you are when it's over.

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）

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

Tony set off for home again without having eaten since, as usual, one of the older boys had taken his packed lunch. Angry and 41 , Tony rushed to the park, when he suddenly saw a wasp (黄蜂) flying about among the rose bushes. It 42 him, making him get away from the roses immediately. Then, a 43 came into his head: how is it that something so much 44 than himself could frighten him like that?

Having 45 the insects for a while, he had a good underst anding of the wasp’s 46 ; it was fear. A wasp could never 47 a person, but everyone was so afraid of its sting that they left the wasp 48 . So Tony spent that night 49 what his “sting” could be.

The next day, Tony seemed like a 50 boy. No longer did he walk with his eyes fixed on the ground, nor did he 51 nervously when people spoke to him. Instead, he became brave and 52 , ready to face up to anyone. The boy who stole his packed lunch that day ate so spicy a sausage sandwich that he 53 crying and coughing. Never again did he rob Tony of his lunches. Another older boy 54 to hit Tony, but this time tony looked at the boy 55 and bravely. From memory, he told him the 56 of his parents, his teacher, and the boy’s own mother, “ 57 you hit me I’ll call them, and you’ll be severely punish ed.” The boy turned around and 58 from the scene.

The strategy 59 . So, in the end, Tony became like the wasp he’d seen. Without even having to sting anyone, he frightened them, and 60 that no one would mess with him.

41. A. excited B. dissatisfied C. frustrated D. relaxed

42. A. scared B. thought C. rescued D. comforted

43. A. guess B. thought C. belief D. view

44. A. smaller B. bigger C. smarter D. fiercer

45. A. collected B. tested C. watched D. counted

46. A. challenge B. trick C. choice D. method

47. A. bite B. warn C. fight D. please

48. A. in peace B. in silence C. by comparison D. on end

49. A. remembering B. doubting C. regretting D. wondering

50. A. different B. common C. strange D. rare

51. A. turn back B. look into C. turn down D. look away

52. A. confident B. reliable C. cheerful D. sensitive

53. A. picked up B. brought out C. ended up D. cut down

54. A. promised B. threatened C. decided D. started

55. A. cruelly B. proudly C. determinedly D. proudly

56. A. numbers B. feelings C. names D. changes

57. A. As B. If C. Though D. Unless

58. A. withdrew B. recovered C. sheltered D. suffered

59. A. improved B. failed C. survived D. worked

60. A. proved B. guaranteed C. concluded D. foresaw

注意事项：

用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5, 满分15）

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

All scientists subscribe to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is 61 to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to 62 (production) energy. Some byproducts of this process are called “greenhouse”gases, the most important one of 63 is carbon dioxide. Dr Janice Foster explains: “There is a natural phenomenon that scientists call the ‘greenhouse 64 ’ (effective). This is 65 small amounts of gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour trap heat from the sun and 66 warm the earth. 67 the ‘greenhouse effect’, the earth would be about thirty-three degrees Celsius 68 (cool) than it is. So, we need those gases. The problem begins when we add huge quantities of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It means that more heat energy tends 69 (trap) in the atmosphere 70 (cause) the global temperature to to up.”

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。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限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Everyone has a dream. We are on the way to achieve it whether the way is smooth or tough. As Senior 3 student, I have the same dream as my classmates that I can be admitted to an ideal university. In the past three year, I have done everything I can to equip myself with that I have learnt from my teachers. Not only had I enjoyed the pleasure of study but also I have got closer to my dream. Anxiety and pressure did discourage from me at times and with the encouragement of my teachers and classmates,

I think I’ll make it.

I’m sure that there has still a long way to go to achieve my dream. No matter what challenging it is, I will make it come true. As the proverb said, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

第二节书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

假设你是李华，你们全家人在除夕夜都会收看中央电视台春节联欢晚会，但都觉得该节目需要改革。请你代表家人给中央电视台提以下建议：

1. 让更多有才华的新人在春节联欢晚会这个大舞台上展现其艺术天赋，这样春晚才能保持生命力；

2. 建议春节联欢晚会应该像奥运会那样，各个城市轮流来举办，这样可以让全国人民每年都欣赏到不同地区的具有不同特色的文艺节目。

要求：1. 词数：100个左右。

2. 参考词汇：春节联欢晚会the Spring Festival Gala

武汉二中2015－2016学年度上学期期末考试

高一英语试卷参考答案

第一部分听力（共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

1—5 BABAC 6—10 ACAAB 11—15 CBBCA 16—20 C BACA

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分）

第一节21—24 ABDC 25—28 CBBD 29—32 ABCA 33—35 DAB

第二节36—40 BDFGA

第三部分英语知识运用（共25小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分45分）

第二节41—45 CABAC 46—50 BCADA 51—55 DACBC 56—60 ABADB 第二节61. due/owing 62.

produce

63. which 64. effect 65. when

66. therefore 67.

Without 68. cooler 69. to be

trapped

70. causing

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）

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第二节书面表达（满分25分）

Dear Sirs,

All my family are fond of watching the programs on CCTV, especially the Spring Festival Gala. It is my pleasure to offer you some advice to make it even more popular with audience.

First of all, I think it would be better to give some new entertainers the chance to give a performance. Thus the Spring Festival Gala will be kept young and lively. As to the place for performance, I suggest that you choose different cities to hold it each year, just like the Olympics. It you could do that, the whole nation would be able to enjoy colorful programs with local features.

Thanks for reading my letter. I will be very glad if you find my suggestions useful.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

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