1、株洲市第十八中学2016年上学期期末考试试卷高一英语 时量:120分钟 总分:150分 第卷 (共100分)第一部分:听力技能(共两节,满分20 分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分)听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中ABC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。每段对话读两遍。1. How is the weather in Manchester today? A. Rather cold. B. Very cool. C. Too hot.2. What does Daniel argue about with
2、his parents? A. His poor marks. B. His bad behavior. C. His travel plan.3. Why did Chris decide to join the dancing club? A. To get fit. B. To stay slim. C. To keep warm.4. When will the train arrive? A. At 9:00. B. At 9:15. C. At 9:30.5. Who believes in aliens? A. Justin. B. Kelly. C. Kellys father
3、.第二节(共15 小题;每小题1分,满分15 分)听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中ABC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。听下面一段对话,回答第6至7两个小题6. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Eco-travel. B. Adventure travel. C. Business travel.7. How long did Mike and his parents spend on
4、 the travel? A. Less than a month. B. Just one month . C. Over a month.听下面一段对话,回答第8至10三个小题8. Who took the message? A. Johnson. B. Nancy. C. Mark.9. Whats the message about? A. Asking Johnson to call back this evening. B. Asking Nancy to call Mark tomorrow morning. C. Asking Mark to visit Johnson tom
5、orrow evening.10. What is the telephone number? A.8284757 B.8685798 C.8867578听下面一段对话,回答第11至13 三个小题11. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a concert B. At a stadium. C. At a cinema12. Which team can be the womans favourite? A. Spain. B. England. C. South Korea13. How many teams are mentione
6、d? A. Four B . Five. C. Six.听下面一段对话,回答第14至16三个小题14.What is Mr. Brain? A.A bus driver B.A TV host C. An inventor15.Which of the following is NOT true about the electric fan? A. It can offer your hundreds of songs B. It is not big and it cant run any longer. C. It still needs to be improved.16.What do
7、es Mr. Brain think about his work? A. Challenging. B. Important C. Boring听下面一段对话,回答第17至20四个小题17.What is the book mainly about? A. An adventure story B. An interesting story C. An old palace.18.What do readers think of the boys way of thinking? A. Boring B. Confusing C. Amazing19.Why is the book a go
8、od choice for senior high students? A. Because its very cheap. B. Because its writer is about their age. C. Because its a library book.20. How much does the book cost? A. Ten yuan. B. Twenty yuan. C. Thirty yuan.第二部分:阅读技能(共两节,满分30分)第一节 阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,满分24分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该
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12、n Sun Moon Lake, you should call _. A. 800-817-7223 B. 800-810-6288 C. 800-830-7288 D. 800-850-828823If you take the 8-day London Private Tour, you can _.A. eat Huaiyang food B. climb A-li Mountain C. enjoy the Thames D. have the fresh air24The information may come from _. A. driving school B. trave
13、l service C. sports centre D. bus station B Now, it may be difficult to predict the future, but many people believe that we will live on Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Well, what problems will we need to solve before we prepare to go to
14、Mars? First of all, transport should be much better. At present, humans need to spend months going to Mars by spaceship. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get there! Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists s
15、hould develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food, water and air that we need. However, there is no answer for all the problems now. There is also a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars attracts us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we coul
16、d easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there. We will have to wear special shoes to make ourselves heavier. In some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same - meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious a
17、s they are today. Also, space travel will probably make many people feel very uncomfortable.25. According to the passage, by the year 2100, we will possibly live_. A. on Mars B. on the moon. C. in the spaceship. D. in the sea.26. Why do we want to live on Mars? A. Life on Mars is more interesting th
18、an that on the earth. B. The earth is becoming dirty and crowded. C. The journey to Mars is very interesting. D. The scientists want us to do that.27. So far, how long does it take us from the earth to Mars by spaceship? A. Two or three days. B. A few days. C. A few months. D. A few years.28. Accord
19、ing to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. A special plant which can produce water, air and food should be needed on Mars B. We may go to Mars when transport is much better and faster. C. We can jump higher on Mars than on the earth. D. Food on Mars will be much better to eat. CGIMUN
20、DONEWS(March 11, 2012)Willow Tufano, a 14-year old girl from Florida, lives in an area thats been hit hard by the poor economy. Home prices have taken a sharp drop, and many of the houses in Willows area want to be sold at a very low price.With her mothers help, Willows already learned to turn the p
21、oor economy into an opportunity for wise business moves. Several years ago, she began going along with her mother Shannon, a real estate broker(房地产经纪人), to visit poor homes. Many of the houses were still full of furniture.Willow had a bright idea: She told the buyers that she could clear the houses
22、of furniture and other possessions(所有物), if theyd let her keep the income. Most of the buyers agreed to her plan, and soon, Willow was selling the items on a website for $500 a month or more. She got her first fortune. She saved most of her money, and before long, an investing(投资)opportunity came up
23、 that seemed too good to refuse: Last year, her mother told her the house that had once sold for $100,000 was selling only for $12,000.Willow saw an opportunity. She thought“What if I bought a house? That would be crazy.”Crazy, but not a bad idea, actually. After she bought the house, she began clea
24、ning the dirty home up, and then began offering it for rental. She found a man who was paying $700 a month for the house: In little more than a year, she would recoup her investment.While Willows opportunities have come about as a result of tough economic times, her business sense provides hope that
25、 younger generations might just get us out of this mess were in.29. What do you know about Willow Tufano?A. She is a crazy young girl.B. She is a real estate broker.C. She is studying economics. D. She had a strong business sense.30. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. poor economy can brin
26、g people more opportunitiesB. younger generations are cleverer than their parentsC. the prices of houses are influenced by economyD. it is not easy for teenagers to invest in real estate31. Willow Tufano got her first fortune by _.A. selling furniture and possessions on a websiteB. offering a house
27、for rental cheaplyC. selling her house at the price of $ 12,000D. helping her mother manage her company32. The underlined word “recoup” in Paragraph 5 means_. A. bring out B. get back C. find out D. hold back第二节(共三小题;每题2分,满分6分)下面文章中有3 处(第33 至35题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A,B,C和D)中选出符合各段意思的小标题,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。
28、选项中有一项是多余的。Ways to increase your confidenceThere are some ways to increase your self-confidence.33._ Exercise will improve your confidence and your way of looking at life. Plus, being healthy and looking better can also help you feel more confident.34._ Everyone is a creative person. Rediscovering y
29、our creativity is a good way to improve your confidence in yourself. Creating something is a wonderful but not always easy experience.Use your body. If you start to walk fast youll soon start to feel nervous. If you start to walk slower, youll soon start to feel more relaxed. To feel more confident,
30、 use your body in a more confident way. Walk, sit, stand and move in a more confident way. Learn how confident people around you or on the TV use their bodies.35._ This will take away a lot of unnecessary pain in your life. Pay attention to yourself, not the other people around you. Compare yourself
31、 to yourself. Improve yourself and see how you grow and become a more successful, more confident and happier person.A. Create somethingB. Walk outsideC. Compare yourself to yourselfD. Take exercise第三部分:知识运用(共三节,满分25分)第一节 完形填空(共10 小题;每小题1分,满分10分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并
32、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Dear Professor Liu, I want to thank you for offering such useful advice dealing with my research. I have just published my article about 36_ _ on our school website, and have already 37_ many kind comments about it 38_ from my readers. The information I found has really helped me educate
33、 others in the ways in which companies 39_ their products.Before I consulted you, I had no comprehension that a company might try to 40_ people into buying a product or service. Now, 41_ there are exciting pictures and 42_ language in an ad, I will remember to think before I buy something so that I
34、will not be cheated. I will also pay a lot more 43_ to the public service ad campaigns. Now I know how 44_ can benefit society. I will 45_ my friends to pay attention to them as well. Thank you again for helping me find so much useful information!Yours Qian Lili36. A. story B. family C. article D. a
35、dvertisements37. A. sell B. received C. read D. found38. A. on B. about C. for D. from39. A. make B. produce C. promote D. store40. A. force B. fool C. inspire D. draw41. A. because B. even if C. since D. as if42. A. clever B. ugly C. exciting D. surprising43. A. money B. attention C. energy D. awar
36、eness44. A. it B. I C. you D. they45. A. suggest B. hope C. encourage D. make第二节 (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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays, we can find advertisements almost wherever we go. We are so used to them 46. _ we often do not even realize how many we see and hear in 47. _ day. An adv
37、ertisement uses words and pictures persuade people 48._ ( buy )a product or service, or to believe 49. _ an idea. There are two main types of advertisementscommercial advertisements 50. _ public service advertisements ( PSAs ). A commercial advertisement is one 51. _ someone has paid for to advertis
38、e a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and 52. _( mean ) to educate people about health, 53. _ ( safe ), or any other problem that affects public welfare. When 54. _ comes to advertisements, we must all act 55._ ( wise ) and not be a slave to them! 第三节 改错(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)第三节 改错(共5小题;每小
39、题1分,满分5分)下列句中各有一个错,请把错处改正。其他部分不得更动。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(),并在右边横线上写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在右边横线上写出改正后的词。56. Not only Tom but also his parents is fond of doing sports. 56._57. Last year a new library built in our school. 57._58. This is very important f
40、or us to learn English well. 58._59. Girls had better not to walk alone at night. 59._ 60. I often work out in the gym, that is a good way to keep fit. 60._第四部分:写作技能(共两节,满分25分)第一节 双向翻译(共5小题;每题2分,共10分)请根据上下文内容,将文中划线部分翻译成汉语或英语,并将答案转写到答题卡上。 Smoking kills! Every year millions of people around the world
41、die due to smoking. Cigarettes contain poisonous chemicals 61 that can result in cancer and heart disease. Smoking also costs countries a lot of money and causes great damage to the welfare of the people. In Asia,62.有大量吸烟的人. This is why we have chosen antismoking as the subject of our campaign. 63.
42、Our main aim is to stop young people from smoking. We will educate them about the bad effects of smoking and how smoking affects those people around them. We will explain all the advantages of not smoking and show them that 64吸烟不酷,because it makes people smell terribleIt even gives them bad teeth an
43、d skin. If we can convince young people not to start,65 they might advise their parents to give up smoking, too.第二节 情景作文(共1小题,满分15分)66.运动在人们的生活中起了很重要的作用。许多人热爱运动。请你根据以下信息写一篇文章,题为“Doing sport is good for us”,谈谈运动的益处。注意:1可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 2. 词数100左右。l Doing sports every day helps us keep healthy and energetic.l People just want to relax themselves and have fun. l People take part in all kinds of sports in order to become stronger.l Some of people want to lose weight and be slim by doing sports.l . Doing sport is good for us_