1、- 1 -武汉市部分重点中学 20142015 学年度上学期高一期末测试英 语 试 卷考试时间：2015 年 1 月 30 日下午 14:3016:30本试卷共四部分。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。祝考试顺利第一部分：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. How will the woman pay?A. B
2、y credit card. B. By cheque. C. In cash.2. Where are the speakers?A. At a store. B. At a hotel. C. At home.3. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. When the birthday cake could be ready. B. What cold drinks are provided. C. Whether food would be supplied.4. Who could the man most likely be?A. A
3、 salesman. B. A postman. C. A policeman. 5. What does the woman think of a boat trip?A. Dangerous. B. Exciting. C. Interesting.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
4、料，回答第 6-7 题。6. What can we learn about the man?A. He lost some money. B. He wants to buy some videos. C. His curtains were ruined during the moving.7. How much do the videos cost in total?A. 215 B. 120 C. 250.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-9 题。8. What is the man like?A. He is shy. B. He is sociable. C. He is confid
5、ent.9. What will probably make Sarahs parents shocked? A. The mans job. B. The mans clothes. C. The mans hair style. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10-12 题。10. What does Laura look like? A. She has dark black hair. B. She is tall and slim. C. She has blue eyes.- 2 -11. What is Laura going to do next September? A. Tak
6、e part in a competition. B. Attend courses. C. Travel to New Zealand.12. What does the woman invite the man to do? A. Travel to Africa B. Study Creative Writing with her. C. Go to the movies tomorrow.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13-16 题。13. What will the man do next? A. Take the subway. B. Go to the drugstore. C. H
7、ave dinner.14. What causes the mans trouble? A. The differences between languages.B. Lack of experience abroad.C. His poor expressions. .15. Where is the drugstore according to the woman? A. On the second floor. B. On the fifth floor. C. On the first floor.16. What do we know about the man? A. He fo
8、und the toilet easily.B. He doesnt speak English well.C. He drives on the left of the road in his country. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17-20 题。17. How was Baylis radio powered? A. By electricity. B. By batteries. C. By hand. 18. What does the speaker say about the mobile phone invented by Baylis? A. It contains a
9、 small battery in itself.B. It is powered by peoples walking.C. It is produced in South America.19. What is the educational background of Baylis? A. He is a high school graduate.B. He majored in engineering at university.C. He doesnt have a high level of education.20. How did Baylis gain his ideas？
10、A. They came to him by chance.B. He worked hard for them.C. Other people helped him a lot.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节：多项选择（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。例 ： To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _ and weaknesses.A. st
11、rengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values答 案 ： A- 3 -A teachers _ to the cause of education is worth great respect of the whole society because it brings countless benefits to the development of society. . A. concern B. devotion C. guidance D. support22. Practicing Tai Chi and Kong Fu can develop
12、ones _ as well as build up ones health.A. appearance B. emotion C. intelligence D. character23. The teacher classified and _ the usage of the word so as to make it more easily grasped by his students. A. employed B. simplified C. rebuilt D. replaced24. Tom was lucky to _ being punished, though he ma
13、de such a big mistake.A. envy B. escape C. engageD. entertain25. We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and _, dogs give us their all.A. in return B. in turn C. in want D. in order 26. I have no idea what the acronym “IELTS” _, so I have to turn to the Internet.A. stand out B. stand by C. s
14、tand aside D. stand for27. Like any other _ topic, this one had to be approached with care, with caution. A. suitable B. sensible C. sensitive D. acceptable28. As the country has quite _ rules about naming children, they decided to call him Superman No. 1.A. generous B. peaceful C. extreme D. specia
15、l29. The pills might have cured him, if he had taken them _.A. usuallyB. highly C. personally D. regularly30. The first American settlers picked up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans _ a new life. A. in favor of B. in honor of C. in case of D. in search of第二节：完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1
16、 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。A man and his girlfriend were married. All of their friends and family came to partake in the festivities and celebrations. In the ceremony, everyone could tell the couples 31 for each other was true.A few months later, the wife
17、came to the husband with a 32 , “I read in a magazine a while ago, about how we can 33 our marriage,” she offered. “Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit 34 with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives 35 .”The husband 36 .So
18、each of them went to a 37 room and thought of the things that annoyed (使生气) them about the other. Then they thought about this question and wrote down what they 38 .The next morning, they decided that they would 39 their lists.“Ill start,” offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items o
19、n it, 40 to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that 41 was starting to appear on her husbands face.“Whats wrong?” she asked. “Nothing,” the husband replied, “ 42 reading your list.”The wife continued to read 43 she had read all three page
20、s to her husband.- 4 -“Now, you read your list and then well talk about the things on both of our lists,” she said 44 .Quietly the husband stated, “I dont have anything on my list. I think you are 45 the way that you are. You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldnt want to try and 46 anything about y
21、ou.”The wife, 47 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his 48 of her, turned her head and wept.In life, there is enough time when we are disappointed, 49 and annoyed. We dont really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why 5
22、0 time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can see the wonderful things before us?31. A. information B. marriage C. honesty D. love32. A. question B. problem C. suggestion D. doubt33. A. strengthen B. complete C. destroy D. explore34. A. annoying B. relaxing C. amusing D. amazing3
23、5. A. farther B. happier C. longer D. richer36. A. argued B. agreed C. worried D. refused37. A. small B. separate C. quiet D. comfortable38. A. came up with B. dreamed of C. took part in D. made use of39. A. carry out B. answer for C. go over D. look for40. A. familiar B. equal C. fancy D. enough41.
24、 A. anger B. sadness C. happiness D. smiles42. A. delay B. stop C. appreciate D. keep43. A. until B. before C. unless D. after44. A. cautiously B. happily C. painfully D. personally45. A. wrong B. honest C. perfect D. hopeful46. A. change B. tell C. discuss D. express47. A. encouraged B. touched C.
25、supported D. solved 48. A. acceptance B. understanding C. forgiveness D. protection49. A. satisfied B. excited C. depressed D. surprised50. A. save B. devote C. waste D. kill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。AA policeman is questioning 3 blondes
26、 (金发女人) who are training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect (嫌疑犯). He shows the first blonde a picture for 5 seconds and then hides it.“This is your suspect. How would you recognize him?”The first blonde answers, “Thats easy. Well catch him fast because he only has o
27、ne eye!” The policeman says, “Welluhthats because the picture shows his profile (侧面轮廓).”Slightly confused by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, “This is your suspect. How would you recognize him?”The second blonde giggles, flips her hair
28、 and says, “Ha! Hed be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!”- 5 -The policeman angrily responds, “Whats the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are showing because its a picture of his profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with?”Extremely frustrated at this p
29、oint, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks, “This is your suspect. How would you recognize him?” He quickly adds, “Think hard before giving me a stupid answer.”The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, “Hmmthe suspect wears contact lenses (隐形眼
30、镜 ).”The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesnt know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not.” Well, thats an interesting answerWait here for a few minutes while I check his file and Ill get back to you on that.” He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the susp
31、ects file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face. “Wow! I cant believe itits true! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation?”“Thats easy,” the blonde replies. “He cant wear regular glasses because he only h
32、as one eye and one ear.”51. Why does the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?A. To inquire about their relationship with the suspect.B. To train them as qualified police officers.C. To test their potential of being detectives.D. To play a joke on them.52. Whats the policemans attitude towa
33、rds the first blondes answer?A. Angry. B. Satisfied.C. Embarrassed. D. Puzzled.53. What does the second blonde think of the task?A. Ridiculous. B. ConfusingC. Easy D. Demanding.54. How does the third blonde know that the suspect wears contact lenses?A. By coincidence. B. By logical and reasonable an
34、alysis.C. By wild guess. D. By checking the file in the computer.BMany years ago in a small German town, a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessmans beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargai
35、n.The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have a pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylenders wife and he would forgo her fathers debt. If she picked the white pebble, she
36、need not marry him and her fathers debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up t
37、wo black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. No doubt she was caught in a dilemma.- 6 -What would you have done if you were the girl? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.2. The girl should
38、know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose (揭露) the moneylender as a cheat.3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference be
39、tween lateral (横向的 ) and logical thinking. Read on.The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind.
40、 If you look into the bag for the one that is left, youll be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble was black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed a terrible situation in
41、to an extremely advantageous one.55. The underlined word “forgo” in Paragraph 2 may mean “ _”.A. pay off B. give up C. take over D. run out56. Which of the following indicates lateral thinking?A. The girl exposed the cheat and found another way. B. The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the res
42、ult. C. The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.D. The girl picked one pebble and made it disappear.57. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accident. B. The girl didnt know there were two black pebbled in the bag.C. The girl dropped t
43、he pebble onto the path on purpose. D. The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag.58. What lesson can we learn form the story?A. Thinking about a complicated problem in another way. B. Coming up with a clever answer is easy. C. Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation. D. Thinking twice befor
44、e making a final choice.CSeven years of careful design and planning all came together on Monday, when James Cameron became the first human to make a solo trip to the deepest known point on the earth- the Challenger Deep! More importantly though, he appeared safely seven hours later, completing excit
45、ing photos and videos from this dark mysterious world that has been visited by only two humans before!Seated inside a specially built 12-ton green submersible (潜水艇) called the Deep Sea Challenger, the brilliant filmmaker caught every moment of his 2-hour-36-minute journey down to the bottom of the M
46、ariana Trench on video-given that it is 120 times larger than the Grand Canyon and a mile deeper than Mount Everest.- 7 -Absolutely nothing! There were no large alien creatures or mysterious footprints-just a flat desolate (荒凉的) landscape, 50 times larger than the Grand Canyon. Mr. Cameron describes
47、 it as “devoid (缺乏) of sunlight, any heat, any warmth”. The only things swimming around were some tiny shrimp-like creatures no bigger than an inch.While Mr. Cameron had expected to spend six hours at the bottom, he was forced to return in three, because the robotic arm that was supposed to help him collect samples went wrong and began leaking oil. He also lost some thrusters (推进器) and a whole starboard side, causing the submersible to spin around in circles.However, these small setbacks did not make the whole tr
