1、- 1 -湖北省宜昌市金东方高级中学 2014-2015 学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷共四部分。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.15. C.9.18.答案是 B。1. How much will the m
2、an pay for the tickets?A.7.5. B.15. C.30.2. Which is the right gate for the mans flight?A. Gate 16. B. Gate 25. C. Gate 22.3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Worried.4. When can the woman get the computers?A. On Thursday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Tuesday5. Wh
3、at does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A. The color is not suitable. B. The material is not good.C. The size is not large enough.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6
4、 和第 7 两个小题。6. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?A. He is in his office. B. He is at a meeting. C. He is out for a meal.7. What will the man probably do next?A. Call back. B. Come again. C. Leave a message.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. What kind of room does the man want to take?A. A single room. B. A d
5、ouble room. C. A room for three.9. What does the man need to put in the form? A. Address and telephone number.B. Student card number and address. C. Telephone and student card numbers.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Fellow clerks. B. Boss and secretary.
6、 C. Customer and salesperson.11. What does the man like about his job?A. Living close to the office. B. Nice people to work with.C. Chances to go abroad.12. What do we know about the woman?A. She likes traveling. B. She is new to the company.C. She works in public relations.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题
7、。13. When will the visitors come?- 2 -A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.14. How many visitors are coming?A. 8. B.10. C.12.15. What will the visitors do on the second day?A. Go to a party. B. Attend a lecture. C. Visit schools. 16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?A. To London. B. To Sco
8、tland. C. To the coast.听下面一段对话，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. What is the first word the baby tried to say?A. Truck. B. OK. C. Duck.18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?A. About 18 months. B. About 21 months. C. About 24 months.19. What did the father do when the baby screamed
9、that word at the airport?A. He corrected the baby. B. He hid himself somewhere. C. He tried to stop the baby.20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?A. She got angry with the father.B. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.C. She was frightened by the noise.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节：多项选
10、择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项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。21. The old man has taught in this village school for 30 years and we are all moved by his lifelong _to his students.A. guidance B. performance C. devotion D. attention22. Its common for us to have problems in our studies. What real
11、ly matters is never _to them.A. dying off B. dying out C. giving up D. giving in23. I have no _that he will pass the exam, but I still think there is something about whether he has really got everything ready.A. doubt B. wonder C. basis D. evidence24. Admiring the famous film stars very much, I am q
12、uite _ with their names and their appearances.A. generous B. popular C. familiar D. honest25. Its a(n) _rule that anyone who is under 16 should not be forced to work as a normal worker .A. logical B. ancient C. secure D. universal26. Strong typhoons hit this area very_; They form and come here betwe
13、en July and August every year.A. generally B. regularly C. suddenly D. frequently27. Before becoming a member of the company, workers have the right to _for better pay and health care with it.A. compete B. bargain C. charge D. debate28. All the streets in Wuhan were _ with flags to welcome the visit
14、ing president.A. rewarded B. covered C. decorated D. supplied29. The computer system _suddenly while I was surfing the internet for some information.A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in30. _, I can see what you mean, even though I dont share your point of - 3 -view.A. In addition B. At
15、 an end C. As a result D. In a way第二节：完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business and live a freer life with his wife 31 his family life.
16、He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to 32 . They could get by.The employer was 33 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a(n) 34 favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his 35 . He 36 poor workmanship and che
17、ap materials. It was an unfortunate way to 37 his career.When the carpenter finished his work and the employer came to 38 the house and handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,“ he said, “my 39 to you.“What a 40 ! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own hou
18、se, he would have done it all so 41 . Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is 42 us. We build our lives in a distracted（不能集中思想的） way, reacting 43 acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 44 points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we 45 the
19、 situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had 46 , we would have done it differently.Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your 47 . Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build 48 . It is the only life you will ever b
20、uild. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day 49 to be lived graciously（华美地） and with dignity（尊严、尊贵）. The - 4 -plaque on the wall says, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.“ Your life tomorrow will be the result of your 50 and the choices you make today.第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅
21、读下列短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANearly a quarter-century after a German boy threw a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, hes received an answer.A 13-year-old Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something lying in the sand.
22、“I saw that bottle and it looked interesting,” Korotkikh told the Associated Press on Tuesday. “It looked like a German beer bottle and there was a message inside.”It said, “My name is Frank, and Im five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please writ
23、e back to me, and I will write back to you.” The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld.The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29. His parents still live at the letters address.The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an internet vid
24、eo link. The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea. He believed it had been hidden under the sand where he found it for a long time.Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germa
25、ny. “Its really a wonderful story,” he said. “And who knows? Perhaps one day we will actually be able to arrange a meeting in person. ”51. What is this passage mainly about?A. Traveling on a ship. B. A beautiful beer bottle.C. Message in a bottle. D. Meeting an old friend.52. When the German boy thr
26、ew the bottle into the sea, _.A. he was going back homeB. he was already 29 years oldC. he was walking with his parents on a beachD. he was traveling to Denmark by ship with his dad53. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Korotkikhs parents still live in the town of Co
27、esfeld.B. Frank Uesbeck and Daniil Korotkikh have met each other in person.C. Daniil Korotkikh and Frank Uesbeck have got in touch with each other.D. The German boy did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.54. Why was Uesbeck very happy when he got the information of the 24
28、 years beer bottle?A. Because he could have a new friend.B. Because he finally got what he had lost.C. Because the two boys could surf the internet together.D. Because he could have a positive influence on a life of a young person.BWhat happens when a big meat eater is removed from its home? What ha
29、ppens - 5 -when it comes back? The answers became clear in Yellowstone National Park, the oldest national park in the United States.The story began more than 100 years ago, when most people wanted to kill off all wolves for many reasons. Ranchers (农场经营者) were angry that wolves killed some of their s
30、heep and cattle. Park visitors loved to see deer, and wolves hunted them, too. At the time, people thought that wolves would eat humans. So people began to exterminate wolves throughout North America. In 1926, the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed.Once the wolves were gone, mysterious changes bega
31、n to happen in the park. Trees began to die. Fewer birds nested in the park. Beavers (河狸) left to find new places to live. More and more wildlife disappeared.Wildlife biologists realized that wolves had been important to the park. One winter morning in 1995, the first of several wolves was set free
32、in the park, but a lot had changed in Yellowstone. Could the wolves survive there?Naturalist Jim Garry remembers leading a class of wolf watchers when they heard their first wolf. “We never saw the wolf, only heard a howl(嚎叫). Our hair stood on end. Our frozen smiles widened. Silently we put our thu
33、mbs up in a universal sign of success!”Now songbirds have returned to the park. In the trees, the birds can hide, find insects to eat, and build nests. Tall trees act like big beach umbrellas over streams. As the trees came back, so did the beavers.Not everyone agrees that wolves should travel free.
34、 After all, some wolves still take ranchers sheep and cattle. But today we know the wolf plays an important role. The wolf is a keystone animal - an animal that many others depend on for their survival.55. The underlined word “exterminate” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. eat B. drive C. kill D.
35、raise56. From Jim Garrys words, we can learn that _. A. Wolves survived very well in the parkB. Wolves brought about changes in the parkC. They were glad that no wolves were in sightD. They were afraid of being attacked by wolves57. We know from the last two paragraphs that _. A. The park now takes
36、on a new lookB. More wolves should be put into the parkC. Ranchers dont realize the importance of wolvesD. Wolves should be stopped from harming sheep and cattle58. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Wolves are not bad guys B. Bringing back the wolvesC. Keeping the balance of nature D.
37、 Animals in Yellowstone National ParkCWhen was the last time you were late and expected someone to understand? How about the time you left your dishes on the table for someone else to clean up? Or perhaps you left the lid on the peanut butter jar loose, and the person after you opened the jar to fin
38、d it dry and not fresh. Often, we are eager to ignore our own faults. But we have higher standards when it comes to our expectations of someone else who has the same expectations. We need to as equally understand the weaknesses of others and excuse them just as we excuse ourselves.- 6 -Two of my str
39、engths are punctuality(准时) and organization. I like to meet deadlines when they are due and keep the space around my computer neat and orderly. But sometimes things happen, and I slip from being perfect. When this happens, I show myself mercy and lower the standard for myself. However, if someone el
40、se makes a mess around my computer, I might not show them as much mercy as I show myself. If it can happen to me, then I should be willing to realize that it can happen to someone else as well.I am not suggesting that we should not work on improving our faults, or that it should be right to be late
41、or leave a mess behind us. Although we should always be working towards self-improvement, we shouldnt have a double standard that says we are excused from our own mistakes but we cannot excuse someone else. If we are not 100-percent perfect, we shouldnt expect others to be.Mercy shows an understandi
42、ng heart. If we are blind to our own faults, we will not be very merciful towards others. Showing a little mercy goes a long way when lifes little mistakes take place. When the tables are turned, showing mercy towards someones shortcomings could cause us to receive some in return.59. From the first
43、paragraph we can learn that_. A. we all need private spaceB. we all make a mess sometimesC. we should accept others help with gratitudeD. we should not open the lid on the peanut butter jar60. How does the author develop the third paragraph? A. By raising questions. B. By giving examples.C. By analy
44、zing opinions. D. By showing research findings.61. The underlined part,“When the tables are turned” in the last paragraph, can be best replaced by_. A. “When good luck comes” B. “When benefits increase”C. “When our mistakes happen” D. “When the situation is changed”62. What would be the best title f
45、or this passage?A. Changing Bad Daily Habits B. Excusing Our Own FaultsC. Being Merciful Toward Others D. Working Toward Self-improvement DDear Sir or Madam,I recently started studying under the guidance of an English lady lecturer, an expert in the field. However, during our discussions she tends t
46、o interrupt me. I hold myself back from fighting head to head or saying something back but this makes me feel bad. How would one be confident in front of a headstrong woman? She is a kind person at heart, but if I am too careful not to hurt her feelings I will probably end up hurting myself. What wo
47、uld you say?Christie Hutch, Sydney, AustraliaDear Christie,The student and teacher relationship is an important but sensitive one. The student is expected to reply and take part. But he or she should never fight head to head. The teacher is set in authority(权威) over you. This is not a boxing match. She is trying to help you. According to the name, she knows more than you do, and her opinions are worth more than yours. If she doesnt, you are going to the wrong teacher. Consider yourself lucky t
