高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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第一部分；听力（共两节，满分30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. Who is answering the phone ?

A. John Smith . B. Bob Harris. C. Elaine.

2. What happened to the driver?

A. His car ran into the tree.

B. A bicycle was knocked down by his car.

C. His car broke down on the way.

3. How much did the woman pay for the coat?

A. $160 B. $180 C. $200

4. What book has the man’s sister got?

A. A medical book B. A Chinese textbook C. An English textbook.

5. Where does this dialogue probably take place?

A. At the barber’s B. At the dentist’s C. At the baker’s

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，各小题给出5秒钟的时间做答。 每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料， 回答6，7小题。

6. What does Linda’s mother want to buy this time?

A. A new dress. B. Shoes. C. Toys for the children

7. What can we learn about Bill?

A. He changed his job B. He has got a cold. C. He was given a pay rise.

听第7段材料， 回答8，9小题。

8. When will the speakers have the bike trip?

A. On Friday B. Next Sunday. C. This Saturday

9. What does the man remind the woman to take?

A. A helmet. B. A cellphone. C. A guitar.

听第8段材料， 回答10至12小题。

10. Why does the man recommend another book?

A. He wants to recommend a better one.

B. The book the woman wants has been lent out.

C. He doesn’t know the book the woman wants.

11. What does the man say about the book he recommends?

A. Its language is rather difficult.

B. It tells a touching story.

C. It was written by a middle aged--writer.

12. How long can the woman keep the same book within a year at most?

A. Three weeks. B. Four weeks. C. Six weeks.

听第9段材料， 回答13至16小题。

13. What does the man want to do?

A. Rent a flat. B. Buy a flat C. Change a flat.

14. Why doesn’t the man like the flat on the side of Kingston Road?

A. It’s not big enough. B. It’s too expensive C. It’s far from the downtown area.

15. Which of the following is true about the bigger flat?

A. It has one kitchen. B. It has two bedrooms. C. Its rent is two hundred dollars a month.

16. Where is the bigger flat located?

A. Opposite the college. B. Beside the park C. In the downtown area.

听第10段材料， 回答17至20小题。

17. Where did a small number of Chinese sailors work in London?

A. In the west of the city

B. In the center of the city

C. In the dock area of Limehouse.

18. Who moved to London near Leicester Square after World War II?

A. A number of workers from Taiwan.

B. Many farmers from Hong Kong.

C. A lot of miners from Chinese mainland.

19. When did a small Chinese restaurant open in central London according to the passage?

A. In the 1930s. B. In the 1940s C. In the 1950s.

20. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. London’s Chinese community.

B. The history of London.

C. The new Chinese immigrants.

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, D）, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There is a scene in the movie The Descendants and it went something like this ---George Clooney’s character Matt King has a daughter who may be 9 or 10. She said something bad to a girl at her school that made her cry. The mother of that girl made Matt and his daughter come to their house
I always think of this story when my daughter is asked by other adults to apologize for her wrong doings. I know my daughter is being taught to say “sorry” with all the best intentions. They are teaching her to be polite. But she is apologizing because she is being forced to please the adult or to avert punishment.

This situation has happened on a few occasions and it really bothers me. Here are three reasons why I don’t think it’s a good idea to teach children to say sorry: 1. My daughter is being taught to say things that are not from her heart. 2. She is being taught insincerity(不真诚) is valued over genuineness. 3. She is being taught she needs to please others to be loved.

These messages make me uncomfortable and I will not ask my children to apologize. Instead, this is what I think people should teach children:

teach them behavior that is acceptable and to practice positive behavior.

teach them how their actions affect others.

give them space to think about the situation and ask them to suggest ways to make the situation better.

help them make healthy choices

lead by example and show them how to fix wrong doings

21. The story in Paragraph 1 mainly shows that ________.

A. sometimes people don’t take their apology seriously

B. The Descendants is a good film that is worth seeing

C. forcing a child to apologize may not get expected results

D. parents should punish their children for their mistakes

22. What does the underlined word “avert” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Suffer B. Avoid C. Deserve D. Get

23. From Paragraph 3 we can learn that the author ________.

A. doesn’t like apologizing to other people.

B. doesn’t think apologizing is important to children

C. doesn’t think her daughter has done anything wrong

D. thinks forcing a child to apologize has disadvantages

24. According to the last paragraph, the author suggests people should ________.

A. teach children how to become independent

B. teach children how to apologize in the correct way

C. teach children to behave well instead of forcing them

D. teach children how to set a good example to others

B

It is never too early, or too late, to encourage a child to read. With the chill(寒冷) of winter upon us, the following is a list of wonderful stories with winter and/or snow themes.

Waiting for Winter

It was written by Sebastian Meschenmoser. A little squirrel(松鼠), who has never seen snow, is determined that he will not miss it this year. He gets the help of his good friends, a bear and a hedgehog, trying to stay awake until they can all see the first snowfall of winter. This book is a wonderful story to read aloud to young children or for older children to read by themselves.

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is a short read, but since its first publication it has been loved by millions. It tells about a beautiful story about the magic and possibility of the first snowfall of winter, which appeals to young and older children.

The Polar Express

Popularized by the 2004 Warner Brothers all-digital film, The Polar Express was first published in 1985. The hero of this story is a boy who is given the opportunity to receive a gift from Santa himself. A magical train appears outside his bedroom window, taking him away on a fantastic journey to the North Pole.

Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree

It was written by Robert E. Barry. Mr Willowby orders a lovely new Christmas tree, and when it is delivered to his home he finds it far too tall. He has the top of the tree cut off in order to make it just the right height. This book follows the treetop on its journey through the forest, where it brings the joy of the holidays for some woodland creatures. This book teaches us a valuable lesson about the joy of giving, and happiness that it can bring to the hearts of recipients(接受者).

25. Waiting for Winter and The Snowy Day are similar in that ________.

A. they are intended for older children and adults

B. they are centered around the first snowfall of winter

C. they are short novels and are loved by millions

D. they are fairy tales about talking animals

26. Which of the following was made into a popular film?

A. Waiting for Winter B. The Snowy Day

C. The polar Express D. Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree

C

My parents moved from Mexico to South Texas in the early 90s with the hope for a brighter future for their family of nine---my parents, four boys and three girls. My parents have always wanted the best for us and they have done everything possible to encourage us to get a university degree. Never did they think that by pushing us that direction, it also meant encouraging us to move away and be distant from each other.

Initially(起初), getting accustomed to the American culture and lifestyle was very difficult for my parents. They come from a culture where kids grow up together, go to school together and most of the time live in the same neighborhood. From our point, American family values were a bit different. Typically in the US, when you turn 18, you are expected to graduate from high school, move out, find a university, possibly find a partner, get married and start a life together. Most of these decisions take you away from home; usually you have to follow opportunity and wherever that will take you.

This is my family’s current situation. I graduated from Bethel College in Indiana in 2010, and in order to fulfill my financial responsibilities of paying off student loans, I moved to Washington State for my job with Experience Mission. Ideally my parents wanted me to come home to South Texas, but that wasn’t where my opportunity took me.

Currently, my sister Jennifer lives in Waco, Texas, about eight hours from my parents. My two younger brothers also decided to go to college at Bethel and are away from my parents. More than likely, when they graduate, they will probably not move back home to South Texas.

My parent never imagined that their dream for a better future would separate our family this way.

Facebook has played a crucial(决定性的) role in the way we communicate while living in different places. Since we all use Facebook, we have found a place to connect and feel as if we were there together with each other.

28. We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.

A. the writer’s family are immigrants to America

B. the writer’ family came to America for a better future

C. the writer’ parents’ didn’t want their children to get a university degree

D. the writer’ parents pushed their children away from each other

29. The writer’s parents found it hard to be used to American life because ________.

A. they were strangers in America B. they suffered from a culture shock

C. the local people disli