正定中学2013-2014学年高一下学期期末考试

英语试题

本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第ll卷(非选择题)两部分, 共150分.考试时间l20分钟.

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准

考证号填写清楚，并贴好条形码。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名租科目。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题；每小题l分，满分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. What does the man like about the play?

A. The story. B. The ending C. The actor.

2. Which place are the speakers trying to find?

A. A hotel. B. A bank. C. A restaurant.

3. At what time will the two speakers meet?

A. 5:20. B. 5:10. C. 4:40.

4. What will the man do?

A. Change the plan. B. Wait for a phone call. C. Sort things out.

5. What does the woman want to do?

A. See a film with the man. B. Offer the man some help. C. Listen to some great music.

第二节 （共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where is Ben?

A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.

7. What will the children do in the afternoon?

A. Help set that table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.

9. Where did Rachel go?

A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.

听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。

10. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?

A. From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article. C. From some smoking parents.

11. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?

A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes. C. He is a smoker.

12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?

A. Stop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their houses.

C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarette.

听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。

13. Where does Michelle Ray come from?

A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.

14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?

A. The Zen Garden. B. The Highlands. C. The Red River Area.

15. What does Michelle ray do for complete quiet?

A. Go camping. B. Study in a library. C. Read at home.

16. What are the speakers talking about in general?

A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?

A. They forget about their dreams. B. They don’t want to tell the truth.

C. They have no bad experiences.

18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?

A. He got a serious heart attack. B. He was too sad about his brother’s death.

C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.

19. What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?

A. It is very useful. B. It makes things worse. C. It prevents the mind from working.

20. Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?

A. To sleep better. B. To recover from illnesses. C. To stay away from their problems.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Space is where our future is — trips to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Most people would think that aside from comets(彗星) and stars, there is little else out there. But, since our space journey started we have left so much trash（垃圾） there that scientists are now concerned that if we don't clean it up, we may all be in great danger.

The first piece of space junk was created in 1964, when the American satellite Vanguard I stopped operating and lost its connection with the ground center. However, since it kept orbiting around the Earth without any results, scientists became increasingly comfortable abandoning（抛弃） things that no longer served any useful purpose in space.

It is said that there are now over 500,000 pieces of man-made trash orbiting the Earth at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour. The junk varies from tiny pieces of paint chipped off rockets to cameras, huge fuel tanks, and even odd items like the million-dollar tool kit that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn Piper lost during a spacewalk.

The major problem with the space trash is that it may hit working satellites and damage traveling spaceship. Moreover, pieces of junk may crash with each other and break into pieces which fall back to the Earth. To avoid this, scientists have invented several ways for clearing the sky. Ground stations have been built to monitor larger pieces of space trash to prevent them from crashing into working satellites or space shuttles. Future plans include a cooperative effort among many nations to stop littering in space and to clean up the trash already there.

21. What was the first piece of man-made space trash?

A. A camera. B. A tool kit. C. A fuel tank. D. A broken satellite.

22. Why were scientists NOT concerned about space trash in the beginning?

A. It no longer served any useful purpose. B. It was millions of miles away from the Earth.

C. It did not cause any problems. D. It was regarded as similar to comets and stars.

23. Which of the following statements is true about space junk?

A. It is huge, heavy machines. B. It never changes position.

C. It floats slowly around the Earth. D. It may cause problems for space shuttles.

24. What has been done about the space trash problem?

A, Scientists have cleaned up most of the trash.

B. Large pieces of space trash are being closely watched.

C. Many nations have worked together to stop polluting space.

D. Ground stations are built to help store the trash properly in space.

B

Many people don't realize the importance of music education in the schools today．A new study showed, however, music education is extremely important．

In college, music education is one of the largest programs．Teachers have to learn general education materials and techniques． They must learn to play every instrument; they must learn music history and music theory; they must learn instrument repair and teaching methods; they must learn conducting and so much more．At the same time, much of our culture and tradition is absorbed in music．

Music plays a very important role in our education．

Music helps with math and science． Students learn to count, and how to multiply and divide．Students also use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn't．Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series", which is about how music is produced by vibration（颤动）and why．

Students learn a lot about languages through music. Many songs are written in other languages, including ancient ones．Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about. A song is likely to be a famous short work set to music; so students become familiar with that very often while singing．

Students learn a huge amount of cooperation of body parts through music, so parts of the body can work better together．Students must use skills in order to play an instrument．Singers and instrument players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play．

Students learn about art. Some famous pieces were written about important pieces of art, and students learn about the artists and styles as they're playing the music．

Music education also brings higher thinking to our children．It allows them to think about complex patterns．Students have to be aware of what every other musician does at every time．In that way, it develops cooperation, as well．They tend to develop more ability for learning．

As one can see, music is very important to education．

25．According to the passage, learning music in college will be quite ．

A． easy B． stressful C． impressive D． useless

26．As to the benefits from music, which of the following is NOT included in the passage?

A． Calculation． B． Language study． C． Relaxation．D． Cooperation of body parts．

27．The underlined word "that" in Para．5 refers to“ "．

A． the music B． the language C． the culture D． the work

28．What can we know from the passage?

A． Science and music are extreme poles． B． Only the wisest person can learn music well．

C． Music is good to our all-round development．D． All of us know the importance of music clearly．

C

It seems hard to watch someone yawn and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.

Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自闭症) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.

"Emotional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.

"The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that."

Like infectious （有感染力的）laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience