2014学年第二学期期末适应性考试

高一年级英语试题卷

时间：90分钟 满分：100分

第I卷（选择题,共75分）

第一部分：听力（共两节,满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分,满分2.5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 contributes to the woman’s high score?

A. Doing a lot of homework B. Reading a lot C. Attending every lecture

What does the man mean?

A.They are not likely to get help from Debbie.

B. They should help Debbie.

C. Debbie is ready to help

When did the man tell the girl to come to his office?

A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening

Which is Steven’s favorite?

A. His wife. B. His money . D. His job.

What will be totally forbidden in the class?

A.Using mobile phones B. Eating snacks D. Chatting

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分,满分7.5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。

听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。

When will the woman leave the company?

A.At the end of this month B. At the end of next month C. At the end of this week.

Why does the woman want to leave the comany?

A.The pay is too low here.

B. She wants to be a doctor

C. She wants to study for a doctor’s degree

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9 题。

What would the woman like for breakfast?

A. Eggs and bread B. Sausages and bacon C. Just coffee

What do we know about the woman?

A.She doesn’t like to eat breakfast.

B.She has a lot of work to do today.

C.She feels very hungry in the morning.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。

Which of the following subject did the boy do most poorly?

A.French B. Maths C.Biology

What does the woman think of the exam results?

A.So poor B.Very good C. Just so-so.

What does the woman ask the boy to do?

A.Go over his lessons B. Go to a training school C. Make a travel plan

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。

What color is the dog?

A.Black B.White C.Black and white

Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the mountain B.By the lakeside C. On the highway

How is the woman feeling now?

A. Ashamed B.Worried C.Disappointed

What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The dog doesn’t know the way.

B. The dog is stolen by someone.

C. The man is warm-hearted

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。

Why did the woman start swimming?

A. Her husband persuaded her to do so.

B.She wanted to get fit.

C.She had nothing to do.

When did the woman join the swimming club?

A.About one year ago B.About two years ago C.About three years ago.

What does the woman have to do every day besides practising?

A. Study at home

B.Take care of the children and house

C.Take part in some club activities

How does the woman’s husband feel about her?

A. He is proud of her

B. He would rather she did more housework.

C. He hopes she can take something more interesting.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。

21.Surprisingly, years back, when playing American Captain in Marvel’s movie universe became ______ possibility, Chris Evans nearly turned ______ role down.

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

22. My friend would like to select a fine watch as a present for her boyfriend’s birthday, but _______ was available in the shops nearby.

A. nothing B. no one C. neither D. none

23. If the government ______ the public investment(投资) between big cities and rural areas, farmers will not leave their homes and families to go to the big cities.

A. balances B. seeks C. measures D. combines

24. After two hours’ drive, we came to ________ is called a green house, through the glass wall of ________, we saw lots of green plants.

A. where; which B. that; that C. what; which D. where; that

25. Stop talking at once; the latest news about the World Cup ________.

A. is broadcast B. is broadcasting C. is being broadcast D. has been broadcast

26. —What did you say to your sister? I saw her crying in the room.

— It my fault. I just said hello to her when I met her, nothing else.

A. must have been B. can’t have been

C. oughtn’t to be D. should have been

27. At present, he is a student at Zhejiang University, ________ for a degree in computer science.

A. studies????????????? ?B. studying????????? C. to have studied??????? ?D. having studied

28. ______ is known to us all, the old worker, for ______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his seventies.

A. What; whom B. As; whose

B. After he walked through the front doors of the concert hall.

C. When he was talking with his manager on the phone.

D. The passage didn’t mention exactly.

58. From the underlined sentence in the second paragraph, we know _____.

A. Lennon told all the information to the policewoman.

B. Lennon only knew some information about the cab

C. the policewoman was playing a joke on Lennon

D. Lennon didn’t know anything about the cab

59. After hearing what the policewoman said in the third paragraph, Lennon would _____.

A. feel rather satisfied

B. be sure of finding his guitar

C. lose hope of recovering his guitar

D. wait for the good news from the police patiently

60. Which is the best title for this text?

A. Valuable Guitar Found B. A Guitarist and His Guitar

C. A Guitar Lost in a Cab D. The Police Looking for a Valuable Guitar

B

An extreme sport is a popular term for certain activities regarded as having a high level of danger. These activities often involve speed, height, and a high level of physical effort. In the past young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement—the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliffs and mountains, or bike down steep mountains.

Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun. But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter X-game, which includes snow mountain biking and ice climbing.

What makes extreme sports so popular? People love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there’s a risk. Once you go mountain biking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to bike riding or skiing. It’s just too boring.

Now even the older crowd is starting to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early 30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they rent mountains together.

Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that extreme sports are gaining in popularity.

Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities.

61. All the following sports are X-sports EXCEPT_____.

A. ice-climbing B. snowboarding C. skiing D. mountain-biking

62. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of extreme sports?

A. Risky. B. Challenging. C. Exciting. D. Unskilled.

63. The underlined word “alternative” in Paragraph 3 more probably means _____.

A. replacement B. activity C. equipment D. competition

64. Extreme sports have become so popular because _____.

A. people can get better equipment to make sure they will not get hurt

B. people are not interested in the traditional sports any more

C. people want to do something risky after doing the same thing on weekdays

D. extreme sports are easy to learn and less expensive.

65. From the passage, we can learn that _____.

A. all young people like extreme sports

B. playing basketball is still a popular game

C. people prefer extreme sports to traditional sports

D. bike riding and skiing are boring sports

C

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee High School graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable difficulties with determination and courage.

The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her own time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a high-profile(备受瞩目) job, she said, she ended up leaving to focus on public service.

“My message to all of you today is this: Do not 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 boxes or padding your GPA(成绩).”

She said the school 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. A place where academic success wouldn’t make me a target of teasing or bullying, but instead would be a badge of honour.” But Mrs. Obama said pitifully that not all students have the same opportunities. “Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid,” she said. “You are lucky.”

The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond to any difficulties will define them. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you only do that if you’re willing to put yourself a position where you might fall.”

Overcoming difficulties has been the hallmark(特征) of many great people, she said. “There’s this guy Barack Obama… he lost his first race for Congress, and now he gets to call himself my husband.” The first lady joked: “I could take up a whole afternoon talking about hi