福建省晋江季延中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期中考试英语 Word版含答案.doc

1、 福建省晋江市季延中学 2014-2015学年高一年下学期期中考试英语试卷考试时间 120分钟 满分 150分本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分第一卷（选择题共 100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）1. What might prevent the woman buying the table?A. Its quality. B. The price. C. Its design.2. Who planted the trees?A. The woman. B. Henry. C. Someone el

2、se.3. What happened to the woman?A. She got fired today. B. She got promoted last week. C. She was fooled by the man.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Watch the ball game with the man. B. Ask the man to go to the other room.C. Watch the evening news by herself.5. How long is a day on Mars?A. Les

3、s than 24 hours. B. 24 hours and 37 minutes. C. 37 hours.第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. What do we know about the womans document?A. Its about 30,000 words long. B. Its written in English. C. Its a textbook. 7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?A. Ar

4、abic. B. Spanish. C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do?A. Translate the document herself. B. Hire the man to do the translation.C. Look for another translator.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 10 题。9. Why does the woman call the man?A. To place an ad in the newspaper. B. To ask about something for sale.C.

5、To find out about a TV program.10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon?A. At 2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 4:00.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why was the man disappointed?A. China lost the match. B. China did not play well. C. China won too easily.12. What did the woman enjoy most about the match?A. T

6、he passion of the sport. B. The skill of the players. C. The close score of the game.13. What did the man say that surprised the woman?A. China cant win close matches. B. China will definitely lose to good teams.C. China should hope for a bronze medal.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. Where does the conver

7、sation take place?A. In the womans. B. In the hospital. C. In an office.15. What was the purpose of the meeting?A. To find out why the womans recent work was poor. B. To ask about the womans family.C. To fire the woman.16. What happened to the womans mother?A. She was seriously sick. B. She had a ca

8、r accident. C. She died of stomach cancer.17. What was Mr. Travers attitude to the woman in the end?A. He was angry. B. He was critical. C. He was kind.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Where was Brandon last seen?A. In the frozen foods section. B. In the sporting goods section. C. In the toys section.19.

9、 What was Brandon wearing?A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap. B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.20. What should guests do if they see the boy?A. Call the security department. B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.C. Take him to the security desk.第二部分 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题

10、1.5 分，满分 30 分）After winning a game, athletes are often asked how they achieved that success Most say their 21_ is the result of hard practiceUsually athletes say how hard it is to win the big games However, in my case, 22 the big games can be even harderFor me, last year s basketball _23_ for my hig

11、h school team was nothing short of an embarrassmentAlthough losing every game is certainly nothing to be _24_ of, that season had a bigger effect on me than any other, and probably 25 than any season sinceAs a team captain, I knew it might not be the 26_ year, but I didnt ever expect we would lose e

12、very gameSince six of our top players had graduated, we were a young team who would _27_It began earlier than expected, though, 28 two key members decided to quit after two weeksAt this point, dropping out probably passed through every player s mindMost people 29 us a failure, but we never gave up o

13、n ourselvesThen it seemed that our own 30 had given up on usPersonally, I felt like it was no longer worth giving my allI thought, if 31 the coach didnt believe in us, why should I? 32 there came a time when it all began to feel hopelessBut just as my _33_ began to fade, a teammate called a meetingH

14、e said, “ Nobody thinks we re going to win, and we may not, but, as teammates and friends, we should give it our all every game“It was that moment that 34 me how to be a leaderIt hit me that I didnt 35 the roleAs a leader you can never 36 on the team who looks up to youIt is one thing to be 37 as th

15、e captain and feel greatIt is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone works to their 38 all the timeI 39 the fact that my team lost every game last yearIt may not help me to become a better basketball player, but it already has made me a better leader, and 40 21 Acourage Bdecision

16、Cachievement Dexperience22 Alosing Borganizing Cwatching Dstarting23 Atour Bseason Cincident Dgame24 Afond Bproud Cafraid Dashamed25 Agreater Blonger Cless Dworse26 Ahappiest Beasiest Chardest Dsaddest27 Afail Bstruggle Cfight Dsurvive28 Aso Bif Cas Dtill29 Amade Ballowed Cconsidered Dimagined30 Afa

17、ns Bcoach Cclassmates Dsponsor31 Aalways Bstill Conly Deven32 AGradually BSuddenly CSurprisingly DFinally33 Ahope Bbelief Centhusiasm Dinfluence34 Ashowed Binstructed Ctaught Dtrained35 Aact Bperform Cdeserve Dtake36 Aquit Bwork Cdepend Dfocus37 Anamed Bvalued Cadmitted Dconsidered38 Avictory Bfutur

18、e Chonor Dbest39 Aignore Btreasure Caccept Dprove40 Acharacter Bcaptain Cfigure Dperson第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）AI cry easilyI cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease I cried when an athlete broke a world recordOne night my wife and I were

19、going to dinner at a friend sAs we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalkJust ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking spaceBut before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the spaceWhile my wife went ahead into our friend s ho

20、use, I stepped into the street “Hey,“ I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy“ I gestured towards the man ahead, who was looking back angrilyAt that moment I was feeling pretty manly“ Mind your own business!“ the driver told me“No,“ I said“You don t understandThat fellow was waiting to back

21、into this space“Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the carMy God, he was extremely largeHe grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at meI tasted bloodI was terrifiedAlmost in a panic, I ran to my friend s front doorAs a former Marine （海军）, as a man, I felt absolutely embarrasse

22、d as my wife and friends asked me what had happenedAll I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking spaceThey were sensitive and let it go at thatPerhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rangFor some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for meMy blood ran coldMy hostess got

23、 up to answer it, but I stopped herI knew I had to face up to my fearI opened the doorThere he stood“ I came back to apologize,“ he said in a low voice“I am ashamed of myselfThe Brooklyn Navy Yard where Ive worked for ten years is closingToday I got laid offI m not myselfI hope you“ ll accept my apo

24、logyI remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes41What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space?AHe beat the driver BHe blamed the driverC He asked the driver to apologize DHe ran to his friend s house for help42What d

25、o we know about the yellow car s driver?AHe was rude and liked fighting B He was famous for his bad temperC He lost his job and felt terrible that dayDHe tried to get the author s parking space43What does the underlined sentence mean?AI became quite calm BI felt extremely frightenedC I couldnt move

26、with cold DI was too angry to say anything44What kind of person is the author?ADirect and serious BHumorous and open - mindedC Honest and ambitious DWarm - hearted and understandingBWestern New Bridge Library AnnouncementShortened Library Hours for Spring BreakLibrary Hours have been shortened to 7h

27、ours a day （9:00am-4:00pm ）for Spring Break from March 21 to March 30Coming EventsOn Monday, March 21, at 10:30 am, Scott Sutton, a childrens writer, will tell stories to kids over sevenSuttons attractive style will surely inspire everyone present!At l:00pm, on March 23, the Georgetown musicians wil

28、l present an Irish folk concert, which will be entertaining for the entire familyCome for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week!On Thursday, March 24, at 2:00pm, the annual Childrens Gathering will take place in Room 201, the second-floorPick up an invitation i

29、n the Childrens Room and return your RSVP（回复） to reserve（预订） your seat at the table by 3:00pm on Wednesday day, March 23Only children are allowed in the gatheringAt 10:30 am, on Friday, March 25, Enzo Monfre of the his kids science show, ENZOology, will bring Fossbls live! Surely Enzo will take the

30、audience back in time, deep beneath the surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs, and more Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show-come and see him at the library!Please note: In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures o

31、utlined on the voice messageThe call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergenciesThe Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questions about all these, please contact hldwnblorgCome for the great Fun; Stay for the relevant Books!45To attend the annual Child

32、rens Gathering, one has to _Amake a reservation Bapply in advanceC buy a ticket Dcontact the call-down service46According to the passage, Enzo Monfre will _Ashow the children around a zoo Btell stories to children over sevenC be present at the science show in personDlead the children to the Ellen De

33、Generes Show47The Help Desk in this library supplies service_Aduring the daytime Bin case of emergencyC till the end of the Spring Break Dafter 22:00 pm every day48We can learn from the passage that children can _Aattend all the activities with their parentsBborrow some relevant books for the activi

34、tiesC participate in the activities from 8:00 am to 4:00 pmDchoose only one of the activities according to their interestcI still clearly remember that dayI was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeepI put signs in the windows that said, “Need a jack （千斤顶） “As I was about to gi

35、ve up, a truck stopped and a man got offHe looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jackAfter about two hours, we finished the job with sweatsWe were both dirtyHis wife took a large bottle of water for us to wash our handsI tried to put $ 20 in the mans hand, but he wouldnt t

36、ake it, so I went to give it to his wife as quietly as I couldI asked their little girl where they lived, thinking maybe Id send them a giftShe said they lived in MexicoThey were in Oregon now, so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeksAfter that, they were going to pick peaches a

37、nd then go back homeAfter I said goodbye and started going back to my jeep, the girl ran to me and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）for lunchI thanked them again and walked back to my jeepWhen I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $ 20! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his windowHe starte

38、d shaking his head, smiled, and with what looked like great concentration said in English, “Today you, tomorrow me.“ Then he drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the backThis family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others pa

39、ssed by quietlySince then Ive helped many people like the Mexican familyI didnt accept their money. Every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank49From the passage we can know that _.Athe Mexican man couldnt speak EnglishBthe authors jeep broke down on the roadC the

40、 Mexican family came to Oregon for a visitD$ 20 was a small amount for the Mexican family50The author hand the money quietly to the mans wife because _.Athe Mexican man had refused to accept itBthe Mexican mans wife neednt wash her handsC the author thought the Mexican mans wife was a bit greedyDthe

41、 author thought the wife wanted to use the money to buy peaches51The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that _.Ait was completely wrong for others to pass by quietlyBit was quite easy to help the author repair the jeepC it was possible that everyone might get into troubleDthe a

42、uthor was a polite stranger and deserved the help52What can we infer from the passage?AThe Mexican family lived a richer life than the authorBThe Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon in previous yearsC What made the author cry was the tamale given by the girlDThe author was encouraged to help

43、others by the Mexican familyD Schooling Matters (2014 Chengdu Michelle Obama)You see, the truth is that I grew up like many of you. My mom ,my dad, my brother and I, we lived in a tiny apartment in Chicago, which is one of the largest cities in America. My father worked at the local water plant.Whil

44、e we certainly werent rich, my parents had big dreams for me and my brother. They had only a high school education themselves, but they were determined to send us both to universities.So they poured all of their love and all of their hope into us, and they worked hard. They saved every penny. And I

45、know that wasnt easy for them, especially for my father. You see, my father had serious illness called multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化症). And as he got sicker, it got harder for him to walk, and it took him longer to get dressed in the morning.But no matter how tired he felt, no matter how much pain he was

46、 in, my father hardly ever missed a day of work, because he was determined to give me and my brother a better life. And every day, like so many of you, I felt the weight of my parents sacrifices on my shoulders. Every day, I wanted to make them proud.So, while most American kids attend public schools near their homes, when it was time for me to attend high school, I