1、 1 湖北省孝感高级中学 2011-2012 学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题 本试卷共 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 秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Why can t the woman help the man? A. She is too busy. B. She doesn t know the
2、 way. C. She doesn t understand the man. 2. What s the man doing? A. Asking for help. B. Showing the way. C. Making suggestions. 3. When does the first bus to Beijing leave? A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 6:00 pm. 4. Who is Jack probably? A. The speakers boss. B. The speakers friend. C. The wom
3、an s husband. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A book. B. A woman. C. A club. 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边。 听第 6 段材料，回到第 6 至 8 题。 6. How many rooms does the
4、flat have? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 7. What does the woman think of the flat? A. It s a bit far from her school. B. It s a little expensive. C. It s a bit small. 8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman will come to the house herself. B. The woman doesn t have to pay for the heat.
5、 C. The flat will cost the woman 350 dollars a month. 听第 7 段材料，回到第 9 至 11 题。 9. What will the speaker probably do? A. Go travelling. B. Attend a meeting. C. Prepare for a party. 10. What time can the taxi arrive at French Street? A. At 10:40. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:20. 2 11. Who is Jim Campbell proba
6、bly? A. The woman s brother. B. The man s assistant. C. The speakers neighbor. 听第 8 段材料，回到第 12 至 14 题。 12. How is the cinema? A. Rather noisy. B. Quite dirty. C. Very hot. 13. How long did the film last? A. For one hour and a half. B. For two hours. C. For three hours. 14. What does the woman think
7、of the director? A. The director improved the story. B. The director made the film a bad one. C. The director didn t try to follow the story. 听第 9 段材料，回到第 15 至 17 题。 15. How does the man feel about his present job? A. It is boring. B. It is challenging. C. It is worth doing. 16. What is good about t
8、he job in the paper? A. It has longer holidays. B. It has extra benefits. C. It is easier to do. 17. What does the woman think the man should do? A. Try the new job. B. Attend more training. C. Keep doing his present job. 听第 10 段材料，回到第 18 至 20 题。 18. How long does the store open a day? A. For 13 hou
9、rs. B. For 14 hours. C. For 15 hours. 19. What is on the fourth floor? A. A restaurant. B. A cinema. C. A resting hall. 20. What percent discount can customers get if they shop here today? A. 5%. B. 10%. C. 15%. 第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分 40 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
10、的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. The salespeople said they hadn t overcharged customers, but the police s report showed that the practice did _. A. appear B. arise C. perform D. exist 22. Although it has been buried underground for over 1,000 years, the ancient queen s body remains well _. 3 A. defended B. pr
11、eserved C. guarded D. organized 23. If you have any difficulty with this paper, you can _ your notebooks. A. focus on B. carry on C. refer to D. go with 24. The road to the mountain has been _ by the heavy snow for almost a month. A. cut down B. cut off C. cut up D. cut in 25. According to the arran
12、gement, the speaker first talked about sports _ and then about football in particular. A. in general B. in short C. in detail D. in advance 26. It is _ colder than yesterday; put on more clothes or you will catch a cold. A. frequently B. fortunately C. slightly D. generally 27. The students in that
13、school are not _ just to enjoy works of art; they hope to create some themselves. A. clever B. confused C. confident D. content 28. Nowadays, people get news around them and about the world from _ media: on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper or on the Internet. A. formal B. ordinary C. various D. no
14、rmal 29. The notice says “ No Photos!” so reporters must ask _ before taking photos inside the museum. A. independence B. permission C. advice D. suggestion 30. The tomato juice left some _ on a customer s skirt, which made the waitress nervous. A. signs B. points C. tracks D. spots 第二节 完形填空 （共 20 小
15、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），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。 I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been 31 that period. I hadn t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a 32 had overheard (无意中听到 ) my saying that I had to go to ano
16、ther 33 . As I passed her table, she 34 me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call 35 I needed any help. Some weeks later, it was time for 36 appointment(约会 ) in Sydney and I flew there. I was 37 as I had never been there before and didn t 38
17、 anyone else there. So I 39 to ring the lady who had given me her 40 number, even though I had only met her that once. 41 I had arrived, she was very excited and came 42 to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the 43 . S
18、he treated me so 44 that I offered her a gift to express my 45 but 4 she refused. She said “ Your 46 to me is to offer your help to another when it is 47 .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less 48 . I always felt I wasn t giving enough to othe
19、rs as a 49 , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I 50 people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give. 31. A. going through B. worrying about C. wishing for D. dreaming of 32. A. manager B. waiter C. customer D.
20、 friend 33. A. restaurant B. school C. town D. city 34. A. showed B. handed C. lent D. returned 35. A. before B. after C. if D. because 36. A. her B. their C. my D. his 37. A. pleased B. tired C. scared D. honest 38. A. help B. know C. meet D. serve 39. A. decided B. promised C. refused D. expected
21、40. A. room B. hotel C. car D. phone 41. A. Considering B. Admitting C. Learning D. Thinking 42. A. secretly B. immediately C. slowly D. unwillingly 43. A. room B. airport C. park D. station 44. A. calmly B. warmly C. coldly D. poorly 45. A. thankfulness B. concern C. excitement D. attitude 46. A. a
22、dvice B. question C. pay D. gift 47. A. needed B. tested C. appreciated D. accepted 48. A. frequent B. valuable C. important D. meaningful 49. A. nurse B. waitress C. teacher D. cook 50. A. laughed at B. recognized C. talked about D. treated 5 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项
23、（ A、 B、 C 和 D），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 Can you become a creative person? Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things? The answer is yes. The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not creative” from your vocabulary. Seriously, do not say them o
24、r do not say them even inside your head. Now you need to start looking what other people are doing. The more you see what they are doing, the more you can get a feel for how they think, and how they come up with creative ideas. Find a way or a place where you feel totally relaxed. This is important
25、so you can let your mind come up with ideas. Write them down as you get them. For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny, or when I take a long drive in my car by myself. The last step is to write down a few ideas every day. Repeat the process of reading and observing w
26、hat similar people are doing and how they are being creative, finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts, and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing this kind of results you are happy with. It may take a few weeks to a few months, but this is the training process you nee
27、d to put your mind through to become creative. Remember, looking at things from different angle(角度 ) can also make a big difference to creativity. Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and doing it another way will produce something c
28、ool. 51. The first step to be creative is to _. A. have confidence in yourself B. look up “ creativity” in the dictionary C. understand the meaning of being creative D. learn many new words by heart 52. The writer develops the fourth paragraph by _. A. the order of time B. the order of space C. givi
29、ng examples D. explaining reasons 53. It can be inferred that _. A. creativity is a gift people are born with B. not everyone can be creative C. it is a piece of cake to be creative D. creativity can be gained through practice 54. The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to _. A. learn to
30、be creative B. solve problems easily C. come up with good ideas D. improve the ability of thinking 6 B Four strange scholarships that actually exist The scholarship for the tall If you find yourself having to lower your head to enter doorways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a
31、 boy 62“ or taller, or a girl 510“ or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “ What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000. The scholarship for the fat This unusual scholarship is made availa
32、ble to New England high school seniors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持 ) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. It s kind of like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all. The scholarship for the short If you aren t tall enough for the
33、tall scholarship, maybe you are short enough for the short one. The Billy Party Foundation offers this unusual scholarship to students who are short. One needs to be shorter then 410“ and have a medical certificate as proof of dwarfism. The scholarship for golf caddies(球童 ) Did you know that you cou
34、ld get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, it s a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(学费 ) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Eva
35、ns Scholar Foundation owns and operates a scholarship house. 55. The person running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship _. A. should pay $1,000 at first B. should write a long passage C. should be tall enough D. could get $10,000 56. How many conditions should a student have for the scholar
36、ship for the fat? A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two. 57. The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being _. A. short B. tall and fat C. clever D. thin and tall C 7 During communication, “ words” express only 7% of meanings between people. About 23% of meanings are from t
37、he “ tone of voice” and 70% of meanings come from “ body language” . So next time you want someone s attention try body language instead. Everyone does it, and most interestingly most do it unconsciously. You may wonder: “ Does that mean I have to study psychology to succeed in reading body language
38、?” The answer is “ no” because most people are already body language readers. It s a skill developed since we re babies think of how most babies can recognize facial expressions and get attention without saying anything. That is, you needn t spend most of your time practicing some of your body langu
39、age cues(暗示 )! However, you should know that the context(语境 ) is king. It suggests that, depending on the context of the situation, people will hide body language cues. So sometimes cues can be tricky: a woman who locks her arms may think you are boring or she may just feel cold. You must learn to r
40、ead into the context as well as the cues. Sometimes people care more about their body language cues. For example, poker(扑克牌戏 ) players will consciously hide more of their body language cues. The first place to start when reading a person s body language is the face. The easiest way to hide your feel
41、ings is to cover your face. This is why it s sometimes hard to tell if an Islamic girl likes you. If the eyes are the windows of the mind, the eyebrows(眉毛 ) are the windows of the eyes. So, notice how a person s eyebrows will generally rise when they meet someone, see something they like or are surp
42、rised at. Eyes generally smile along with the mouth when someone is happy, so everyone knows “ . ” . 59. The first paragraph is mainly to show _. A. how to express your meanings clearly B. how to draw other s attention C. the importance of body language D. the role of words in communication 60. Most
43、 of the time in our daily life, we _. A. find body language very interesting B. don t realize we re using body language C. hardly use any body language D. use body language on purpose 61. What does the saying “the context is king” suggest? A. The context results from body language. B. The context ma
44、kes body language difficult. C. The context helps when reading body language. D. The context is more important than body language. 62. Who will hide their body language cues on purpose according to the text? A. Scientists B. Farmers. C. Teachers. D. Poker players. 8 D Marie Curie was a Polish-born p
45、hysicist and chemist and one of the most famous scientists of her time. Together with her husband Pierre, she won the Nobel Prize in 1903, and another one in 1911. Marie Sklodowska was born in Warsaw on 7 November 1867, the daughter of a teacher. In 1891, she went to Paris to study physics and maths
46、 at the Sorbonne where she met Pierre Curie, professor of the School of Physics. They married in 1895. The Curies worked together studying radioactivity(放射性 ), building on the work of the German physicist Roentgen and the French physicist Becquerel. In July 1898, the Curies announced the discovery o
47、f polonium(钋 ). At the end of the year, they announced the discovery of another, radium(镭 ). The Curies, along with Becquerel, won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. Pierre s life was cut short in 1906 when he was knocked down and killed by a carriage. Marie took over his teaching post, becoming t
48、he first woman to teach at the Sorbonne, and devoted (献身于 ) herself to continuing the work that they had begun together. She received a second Nobel Prize, for Chemistry, in 1911. The Curies research was important in developing X-rays in surgery. During World War , Marie helped fixed X-ray equipment, which she herself drov
