赣州市2013-2014学年度第二学期期末考试

高一英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（共三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 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三个选择项中选择出最佳选项，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. When will the speakers get to the theater if they leave now?

A. At 7:10 B. At 7:25 C. At 7:30

2. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?

A. He played basketball. B. He watched TV. C. He went out with Ken.

3. Where are the two speakers?

A. In a hotel B. At a dinner table C. At the man’s house

4. What does the man like doing best on Sundays?

A. Walking in the forest B.Staying at home C. Visiting his friends

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. What they should read B. A story about an elephant and a mouse

C. Business newspaper

第二节 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段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What day is it today?

A. Saturday B. Friday C. Sunday

7. What will the woman do first after class?

A. Go to the cinema B. Go to the zoo. C. Go home. .

听第7段材料，回答每8至9题。

8. What is the woman doing now?

A. Inviting the man B. Thanking the man C. Apologizing to the man

9. What did the woman do last night?

A. She talked loudly with someone.

B. She watched a football match on TV

C. She held a great party.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The man’s trip to New York B. The woman’s trip to New York

C. The woman’s physics class

11. What did the woman see in New York?

A. The New York library B. The New York City Park

C. The Statue of Liberty

12. What advice does the woman give to the man?

A. Visiting the Statue of Liberty

B. Visiting New York in spring or autumn

C. Visiting the New York City Park

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What happened to the man?

A. He had an accident in the bus B. His car drove into a bus

C. He drank too much wine

14. What do we know about the car driver?

A. He was drunk. B. He was a new driver. C. He was good at driving.

15. Where did the car driver go after the accident?

A. The test center B. The hospital C. The police office

16. Who was hurt in this accident?

A. Nobody B.A little girl C. The man

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did the Speaker stay up to read books?

A. She loved reading.

B. She wanted to know The Three Kingdoms.

C. She had an exam the next day.

18. What do today’s adults think of pupils in the speaker’s opinion?

A. Pupils don’t need to do any homework.

B. Pupils are always happy.

C. Pupils need to do lots of sports.

19. How was the speaker feeling when the clock struck 2?

Very tired and sleepy B. Very happy C. Excited and interested

20. Where did the speaker sleep that night?

A. In the bed. B. On the desk. C. On the floor.

第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。

21. It is quite_______ shock to the whole nation that the Malaysia Airlines Flight

MH370 has been out of _______ touch for more than a month.

A. the; / B. a; / C. /; the D. a; the

22. The flowers ______ my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them.

A. were intended for B. intended for

C. intended to give D. intended giving

23. —Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success?

—Yes，________！It couldn't be________ .

A．relatively；better B．approximately；worse

C．absolutely；better D．fortunately；worse

24. The number of people visiting the exhibition ______ 50, and a number of them ____ painters.

A.?was; was?????? B.?were; was???? ?C.?was; were???? ?D.?were; were

25.I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.

A. had to write it out B. must have written it out

C. should have written it out D. ought to write it out

26. — I'll help you prepare for the party on Wednesday.

— Please don't_____. My sisters have promised to help me.

A．promise B．annoy C．bother D．disturb

27. Only when your identity has been checked ________.

A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in

28. The reason ________ she gave for not being present was ________ the violent storm prevented her coming.

A. why; because B. why; whether C. that; that D. why; that

29. —How old are you, madam?

—If you _________ know, I am twice my son’s age.

A. would B. must C. can D. should

30. I’d rather you didn’t talk about such a horrible thing in the ______ of young children.

A. presence B. appearance C. existence D. surface

31. Quite a few members suggested at the meeting that the celebrations _______ because of the bad weather.

A. be put off B. put off C should put off D. to be put off

32. In the waiting room, we found the singer _______ in the sofa, with her attention ______on an iPad.

A. seated; fixing B. to sit; fixed C. seated; fixed D. seating; fixing

33. How long do you think______ the rescue teams find the plane black box?

A. it will be before B. will it be until

C. will it be when D. it will be that

34. A new company _____ here at present. They hope to finish it next month.

A. will be built B. is built C. is being built D. has been built

35. ---Do you mind if I turn off the radio? --- ________. The important news will be on in a few minutes. A. Of course not. B. I’m afraid I do. C. Why not? D. Yes, just go ahead

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground．She 37 from them all．

I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing 38 ．She would practice dribbling(运球) and shooting over and again，sometimes until 39 ．One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much．She looked 41 in my eyes，and without a moment of hesitation she said．“I want to go to college．The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be 43 ．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”

Well，I had to give in to her—she was 44 ．One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head 45 in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was 46 ．“Oh，nothing，”came a soft reply．“I am just too short．”The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top-ranked team, 48 receive a scholarship．So she 49 stop dreaming about college．

She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not 51 the power of a dream．He told her 52 she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship， 53 could stop her except one thing—her own attitude．He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”

The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a 54 ．She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked toward for all those years．

36．A．through B．across C．Over D．into

37．A．worked out B．brought out C．showed out D．stood out

38．A．simply B．Alone C．only D．lonely

39．A．dawn B．midnight C．Daybreak D．dark

40．A．how B．when C．why D．what

41．A．shyly B．quietly C．Directly D．worriedly

42．A．enter B．Attend C．go D．get

43．A．the worst B．worse C．better D．the best

44．A．Determined B．Encouraged C．fixed D．fascinated

45．A．dropped B．Buried C．covered D．enclosed46．A．matter B．the matter C．the affair D．the wrong

47．A．Never B．ever C．even D．once

48．A．many more B．far more C．much less D．much fewer

49. A．can B．May C．Should D．must

50．A．Heartbroken B．Overjoyed C．moved D．embarrassed

51．A．understand B．learn C．Believe D．experience

52．A．even if B．as if C．that if D．only if

53. A．nothing B．Something C．Everything D．anything

54．A．prize B．medal C．scholarship D．position

55．A．dreamed of B．accepted C．thought of D．appreciated

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.

One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was and if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few days. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.

“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.

The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.

However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and