2013-2014学年度下学期期末考试高一年级英语科试卷

命题学校：大连八中

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman probably doing?

A. Waiting for her plane. B. Seeing the man off. C. Complaining to the man.

2. What does the woman want to buy?

A. Beach blankets. B. Some pictures. C. Some film.

3. Why does the man apologise to the woman?

A. He ordered the wrong table.

B. He called her by mistake.

C. He went to the wrong address.

4. What does the man think is wrong with the plant?

A. It needs to be watered at present.

B. It should be moved into a large pot.

C. It is not getting enough sunshine.

5. What is the man concerned about?

A. The time to fix the problem.

B. The problem of the car.

C. The way to get home.

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遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where are the speakers?

A. In the man’s office. B. In a restaurant. C. In the woman’s house.

7. What is the man complaining about?

A. The low salary. B. The heavy work. C. The new boss.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How much should the man pay in total?

A.＄115. B.＄120. C.＄125.

9. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Think it over before having the pants shortened.

B. Have a professional tailor his pants.

C. Use a plastic bag to put his pants in.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why doesn’t the woman take the direct flight?

A. She wants to visit Chicago.

B. It’s much more expensive.

C. Its time is too early.

11. When does the woman’s flight leave?

A. On Saturday afternoon. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Sunday evening.

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and travel agent. B. Manager and secretary. C. Guide and tourist.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When will the woman present?

A. On September 7. B. On September 8. C. On September 9.

14. What did Rachel and Sam ask about?

A. The time of the meeting.

B. The information on the hotel.

C. The change of the schedule.

15. How will the man get everyone to know the details of the meeting?

A. By phone. B. By e-mail. C. By letter.

16. What will the woman do in the morning?

A. Write several reports. B. Meet Rachel and Sam. C. Prepare her lunch.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where was Jean Dunant from?

A. Italy. B. Australia. C. Switzerland.

18. Why was the Red Cross started at first?

A. To help the wounded in the war.

B. To provide food for the poor.

C. To fight against the war.

19. What do we know about the red cross?

A. It can be used to represent the first aid stations.

B. It can only refer to the international organisation.

C. It is an official symbol of hospital and medical treatment.

20. What will Mr. John Francis talk about next?

A. Something about First Aid.

B. The law about the Red Cross.

C. The Red Cross organisation in Australia.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions（消遣）such as waving their hands and exchanging books. Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason.

Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 — after the first attempt was foiled at Macy’s department store. Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere.

Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction. They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

21. The underlined word “foiled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ .

A. forgotten B. prevented C. announced D. confirmed

22. What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?

A. The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time.

B. Once the place for the activity is determined, it can’t be changed.

C. The flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun.

D. It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.

23. The main purpose of the passage is _______.

A. to entertain B. to encourage C. to inform D. to persuade

24. The writer’s attitude towards the flash mob is _______.

A. negative B. objective C. favorable D. doubtful

B

“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy –– they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.” –– Jeff Bezos.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

25. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.

26. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

27. We can know from the passage that _______.

A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of Amazon

C. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose

C

Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement（毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.

The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academe achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”

She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”

The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted（降职）from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,”