四川省成都市高一英语下学期期末考试试题

高2015级第二期期末考试英语试题

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。

1. What does the man mean?

A. He can’t even get the book.

B. He can’t fin ish reading in a short time.

C. He borrowed the book from the library.

2. What will the woman most probably do?

A. She’ll have the chocolate cake.

B. She’ll go without dessert.

C. She’ll leave the place.

3. What does the man mean?

A. Professor Johns on’s class is very boring.

B. Professor Johnson’s class is very interesting.

C. Professor Johnson’s class is relaxing.

4. What does the woman intend to do?

A. To make friends with Peter.

B. To talk about the conference with Peter.

C. To attend th e conference in Peter’s car.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She should go to the beach.

B. She feels the temperature is OK here.

C. She is glad to stay here.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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至7题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.

B. Boyfriend and Girlfriend.

C. Teacher and student.

7. What is the main point for the man in the conversation?

A. He wants to borrow some money.

B. He wants to talk about his paper with Teresa.

C. He wants to tell Teresa he fell in love with a girl.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How did Mr. Woods suddenly become rich?

A. He won 12,000 pounds.

B. He won 120,000 pounds.

C. He won 20,000 pounds.

9. When is Mr. Woods going to finish working at his present job?

A. The end of this week.

B. Early next week.

C. The end of next week.

10. What is Mr. Woods’ wife going to do?

A. To buy her own car.

B. To learn to drive.

C. To sell her old Ford.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man think he was lucky to get the job?

A. He likes the job.

B. He likes the factory.

C. He is able to live in the little village.

12. How did the man sleep last night?

A. He woke for several times.

B. He slept very well.

C. He couldn’t go to sleep.

13. Why couldn’t the woman sleep well?

A. She was not used to the silence.

B. She was afraid of the bird.

C. She was too tired.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What do we learn about the woman?

A. She robbed a bank.

B. She saw something when t he robbery happened.

C. She was caught into the police station.

15. What did the robber look like?

A. Short with dark hair.

B. Tall with no hair.

C. 6 foot tall with moustache.

16. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?

A. Enjoy some pictures.

B. Fill out a report.

C. Tell the robber from some photos.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What time does the plane take off?

A. At 6 a.m.

B. At 3 p.m.

C. At 9 a.m.

18. How will the group get to the hotel from the airport?

A. By bus.

B. By subway.

C. By taxi.

19. What is the group planning to do at Times Square?

A. Walk around.

B. Have lunch.

C. Go shopping.

20. What is the group going to do after dinner?

A. Watch a musical.

B. Go to a museum.

C. Visit the Empire State Building.

第二部分阅读理解（满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将题涂黑。（每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Outside her cottage, old Mrs. Taylor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children were hiding in a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.（女巫）

They watched nervously as she took a broomstick(长柄扫帚）to sweep the dirt from her stone steps. But much to their disappointment, she didn’t get on the broomstick and fly off. The old lady only looked up when her hen began to make sounds loudly —signaling that she had laid an egg in the nest on the top of the haystack.(干草堆).

The old lady put aside her broomstick and walked to the haystack, followed by Michael, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap. With only three legs, it was hard for Michael to keep up with his mistress. The cat was proof for the children that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs! Crawling further along the branches, they could clearly see the haystack.

Mrs. Taylor was standing on a wooden box with the new-laid egg in one hand. Placing the egg in her pocket, she readied herself to climb down. Then, without warning, the box broke under her and she crashed to the ground. The children were in horror.

“Should we go and help her?” asked Mia.

“What if it’s a trick?” repl ied Patrick. “She probably knows we’re here. Witches know things like that!”

After thinking for a while, Julia said“Anyway, we should go and check whether she is all right.”

Approaching prudently, they cou ld see a wound on the old lady’s forehead. She had knocked her head on a stone and was unconscious.

“Go and get Dad,” Mia yelled to her brothers. “Tell him about the accident.”

The boys didn’t need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Taylor would not regain consciousness and turn the girls into frogs.

Later, in the hospital, the old lady smiled her thanks. “I was so lucky that you lovely children happened to be passing when 1 fell. I must have yelled quite loudly.”

The children exchanged guilty glances, but were very pleased that she was not a witch after all!

21. Mrs. Taylor stopped sweeping when_______.

A. her doorstep became very clean

B. she heard the hen making sounds loudly

C. she noticed the children in the tree

D. her cat Michael managed to get her attention

22. Why was Patrick not willing to help Mrs. Taylor when she fell ？

A. He thought that she could be cheating them.

B. He was afraid of the three-legged black cat.

C. He did not think that she was hurt in the fall.

D. He knew he a nd the others shouldn’t h ave been in her tree.

23. Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the underlined word “prudently” ?

A. Slowly.

B. Hurriedly.

C. Carefully.

D. Quietly.

24. Which of these old sayings best summaries the lesson from story?

A. Make hey while the sun shines.

B. Never judge a book by its cover.

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D. People in gla sshouses shouldn’t throw stones.

B

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

Recite and repeat in conversation.

When you hear a person's name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial. Ask the other person to recite and repeat.

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you've been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you're making to learn their names.

Admit you don't know.

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, "I'm working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?"

Use associations.

Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: "Vicki Cheng…… tall, black hair." To reinforce(加强) your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering everyone. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

Go early.

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That's fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

25. If you can't remember someone's name, you may .

A. tell him the truth

B. tell him a white lie

C. ask him for pity

D. ask others to help you

26. When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember .

A. all their names

B. a couple of names first

C. just their last names

D. as many names as possible

27. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Tips on an important social skill.

B. Importance of attending parties.

C. How to make use of associations.

D. How to recite and repeat names.

C

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for many countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the government’s health budge t （预算)be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.

Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankrupt if the patients had taken measures for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and insuring a steady intake of vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.

One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress.

In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.

Hinderer, stressing disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion,

we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.

28. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Prevention or Education?

B. Prevention or Treatment?

C. Heal th or Illness?

D. Exercise or Illness?

29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “bankrupt”?

A. Unable to be cured.

B. Unable to pay one’s debts.

C. Stronger than ever before.

D. More successful than ever before.

30. We learn from the passage that .

A. dressing warmly can prevent diseases

B. a balanced diet is cheaper than regular exercise

C. It’s better to have more health education.

D. the government’s health budget should be increased

31. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP(Central Point) P(Point) S(Sub—point次要点) C(Conclusion)

D

Bringing up children is hard work, and you are often to blame for any bad behavior of your children. If so, Judith Rich Harris has good news for you. Parents, she argues, have no important long -term effects on the development of the personality of their children. Far more important are their playground friends and neighborhood. Ms. Harris takes to hitting the assumption, which has dominated(支配) developmental psychology for almost half a century.

Ms. Harris's attack on the developmental psychologists’ "n urture" argument looks likely to reinforce(加强） doubts that the profession was already having. If parents matter, why is it that two adopted children, brought up in the same home, are no more similar in personality than two adopted children brought up in separate homes? Or that a pair of identical twins, brought up in the same home, are no more alike than a pair of identical twins brought up in different homes?

Difficult as it is to track the clear effects of parental upbringing, it may be harder to measure the exact influence of the peer(同龄人) group in childhood and adolescence. Ms. Harris points to how children from immigrant homes soon learn not to speak at school in the way their parents speak. But acquiring a language is surely a skill, rather than a characteristic of the sort developmental psychologists hunt for. Certainly it is different from growing up tensely or relaxed, or from learning to be honest or hard -working or generous. Easy though it may be to prove that parents have little impact on those qualities, it will be hard to prove that peers have vastly more.

Moreover, mum and dad surely cannot be ignored completely. Young adults may, as Ms. Harris argues, be keen to appear like their peers. But even in those early years, parents have the power to open doors: they may choose the peers with whom their young associate, and pick that influential neighborhood. Moreover, most people suspect that they come to resemble their parents more in middle age. So the balance of influences is probably complicated. Even if it turns out that the genes they pass on and the friends their children play with matter as much as affection, discipline and good example, parents are not completely off the hook.

32.According to Ms. Harris,______.

A．parents are to blame for any bad behavior of their children

B．children's personality is largely shaped by their friends and neighbors

C．nature rather than nurture has a significant effect on children' s personality development D．parents will affect greatly the children's life in the long run

33.The developmental psychologists think .

A. children are more influenced by their peers

B. identical twins raised in the same home are different in personality

C. twins raised in two separate families are different in personality

D. upbringing has a less significant effect on children’s personality development

34.According to Paragraph 3, we know that .

A. it is easier for children to gain a language at home

B. it is harder to follow the effects of parental upbringing

C. immigrant children avoid speaking the same way as their parents at school

D. it is proved that peers have a greater effect on children’s qualities

35.What does the author mean by saying parents are not completely off the look at the end of the passage？

A. Parents should control the situation.

B. Parents should give their way to children.

C. Parents should spend more time on children.

D. Parents should take on their responsibility.

第三部分英语知识应用

第一节完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将题涂黑。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I’ve seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw，”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would 38 to add something,but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the

39 of her mouth．A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．

During her next appointment，I explained to her the 41 of the problem. She clasped my

hand in hers and said，“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just 42 ．”

I thought otherwise．After considerable 43 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected， 45 treatment．

About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and 46 ．

“How are you?” I asked．

“I’m just fine，honey，”she responded 47 high spirits．“When can I get stared on fixing m y dentures(假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all，I answered 48 ，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll

see about it. ”

I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 ．

I had read of such things happening，but had 51 seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I’ve seen many others，because they keep getting 52 to see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are a miracle， 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another．

Since my first miracle，I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it．

36． A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer

37．A .declared B. suspected C.

promised D. insisted

38．A. refuse B. continue C. attempt D. manage

39．A .roof B.

corner C. bottom D. surface

40．A. confirmed B. convinced C. considered

D. concluded

41．A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. solution

42．A. old B.

sick C.

fine D. glad

43．A. permission B. support C.

approval D. effort

44．A. persuade B. please C. encourage D. astonish

45．A. declined B. provided C.

received D. required

46．A. healthy B. elegant C.

optimistic D. humorous

47．A. to B.

in C.

with D. by

48．A. worriedly B. confusedly C.

patiently D. confidently

49．A. covered B. reached C.

ruined D. grown

50．A. cured B. faded C. expanded D. remained

51．A. ever B. also

C. never

D. already

52．A. easier B.

rarer C. happier D. closer

53．A. or B.

so C. yet

D. for

54．A. read B.

make C. keep D. see

55．A. whatever B. wherever C.

whoever D. whichever

第二节阅读填句（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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Lack of motivation drags people down in their language learning and high motivation pulls them up. 56 .

·Reward yourself after each hour of concentrated study.

57 . After each hour reward yourself in whatever way is most appealing. Here are some common 5-minute rewards. A cup of coffee, a quick phone call, a short bike ride, 5 minutes of TV sport, walking the dog, etc.

·Remove distractions.

58 . Listening to songs in the foreign language while you have a food break could make you feel still on target while stopping the distraction of hunger.

· 59 .

Some of the ideas students report for keeping themselves motivated go beyond just the language. Here are two ideas. I try to cook Spanish food. To feed interest in the country, I look at posters, pictures, articles, books.

·Look for motivation in the wider world

Keep your interest alive by watching movies, and taking time to have contact with native speakers. 60 . You can provide conversation in Chinese for overseas students, and in exchange they spend an hour another day talking their language with you. If you combine this with lunch then it doesn’t even take extra time.

56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

第三节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his tuition for school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dollar ___61___ (leave). He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

However, he suddenly felt very __62__ (shame) when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him __63__ large glass of milk. He drank it hurriedly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, ___64___ (smile). “Mother ____65____ (teach) me never to accept pay for a kindness since my childhood, as it is pleasant enough to ___66___ (simple) help someone!” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” ____67____ these words, he left that house, not only feeling stronger physically, but also ___68___ (have) more faith in the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point. It was this glass of milk ___69___ filled him with warmth to go on. Years later, he made ___70___ as a famous physician, but he never forgot that young woman and her kindness.

61.__________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65.__________

66.__________ 67.__________ 68.__________ 69.__________ 70.__________

第四部分写作（共两节，满分30分）

第一节短文改错（共10个；每个1分，满分10分）

文中共有10处语言错误, 每句最多两处。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，并在横线下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及修改仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Miss Wang,

Knowing that our library is going to buy books, I’ d like to give some advices.

Popular science books is what we need most. Usually popular science books explain basic principles of nature in a simple and interesting way. They helped us understand science better and arouse our curiosity scientific discoveries.

In addition to read for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration. That is why I recommend other category of books: literary books. Classic works, written by masters, present great thoughts through fascinated stories and language. They not only offer us a joy and excitement, but also encourage us to think critical.

I’ll be glad whether you can consider my recommendation.

` Yours sincerely,

Leo

第二节书面表达（满分20分）

假设你是树德中学学生李旺，Peter是你的美国朋友。他对你的高一英语学习情况很感兴趣，来信向你询问此事。请你给他写封回信，主要内容如下：

1.介绍高一英语课堂（学教材，读报纸；丰富多彩的活动，如：辩论演讲英语剧等。）

2.通过一年学习，你在英语方面的主要收获。

3.你在英语学习上存在的主要问题。

4.对英语教学的建议或想对你的英语老师说的话。

注意：

1.文中不得透露个人真实信息，不得出现本班英语老师的姓氏和名字，可用My English teacher等来表达。

2. 词数100左右。

高2015级第二期期末考试英语试题答案

听力 1-5 ABACC 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 CBABC 16-20 CCABA

阅读理解21-24 BACB 25-27 ABA 28-31 BBCB 32-35 BDCCD

完形填空 BDCAA CCDBA CBBAD CADDB

阅读填句 DFCBE

语法填空

61．left 62. ashamed 63. a 64. smiling 65. has taught/has been teaching

66. simply 67. With 68. having 69. that 70.it

短文改错

advices-advice is-are helped-help about/on read-reading

other-another fascinated-fascinating 删去 a critical- critically

whether-if

听力录音原文

(Text 1)

W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?

M: Yeah, but what tro ubles me is that I can’t find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.

(Text 2)

M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have apple pie and ice cream.

W: The chocolate cake looks great. But I have to watch my weight, so you go ahead and get yours. (Text 3)

W: You’re taking a course with Professor Johnson. What’s your impression so far?

M: Well, many students could hardly stay awake in his class without first drinking a cup of coffee. (Text 4)

W: Do you know anyone who is driving to the conference in Boston next weekend?

M: Peter is. I think he has room for another person.

(Text 5)

M: Oh my god! It’s so hot here. I wish we’d gone to the beach instead.

W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no mat ter what the temperature.

(Text 6)

M: Teresa, I need your help. I don’t know what to do.

W: Don’t tell me—you can’t think of a topic for your paper.

M: Well, that, too, but this is more important.

W: Ok, how much do you want to borrow?

M: Don’t be so mean! There’s something in this world more important than grades or money—and