江西省南昌市八一中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

20172018学年度第二学期南昌市八一中学高一期末英语试卷时间120分钟 总分150分 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，你将有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 will the man buy for the woman?A. Notebooks.B. Paper.C. Pencils.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. In the womans office.3. Why will Mr. Rogers be out of the office next week?A. To take a holidayB. To attend a wedding.C. To travel on business.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman cant leave early.B. Hell pick up the womans parents.C. Mr. Black wont e at 4 oclock.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A lift worker.B. The mans sister.C. A lift accident.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. Why did Gareth Jones quit the game halfway?A. He got hurt.B. He was too tired.C. He broke match rules. 7. What will the speakers do next Saturday?A. Visit Gareth.B. Watch a game.C. Play a match.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What impressed the man most?A. The plot.B. The main performers.C. The songs.9. What do we know about the musical?A. The woman has seen it.B. The writer won awards for it.C. People speak highly of its plot.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the woman think of the house owner?A. Kind.B. Cold.C. Serious.11. Why did the woman leave the flat?A. The rent was high.B. The room was too cold.C. The neighbors were noisy.12. How did the womans neighbor act when they met one morning?A. Angrily.B. Sadly.C. Dishonestly.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How high does the woman need to climb for the walking?A.1500 meters.B .2000 metersC. 4000 meters.14. How did the woman prepare for the walking?A. She slept out in the tent in winter.B. She climbed a 4,000-meter high mountain.C. She took long walks through the hills daily.15. What did woman think of the walking?A. It was hard but enjoyable.B. It was difficult and tiresome.C. It was wonderful and smooth.16. What was the most exciting moment during the walking?A. Watching the sunset.B. Seeing the ruined buildings.C. Walking through the Sun Gate.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long does the break in Barcelona last?A. Two nights.B. Three nights.C. Seven nights.18. What costs extra money for the Barcelona break?A. Flights.B. Breakfast.C. Evening meals.19. On what can visitors get discounts with a discount card?A. All the city sights.B. Some restaurants. C. 5-star hotels.20. When is the deadline of the booking for the Barcelona break?A. September 30th. B. October 5th.C. October 31st.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）AFor many years, scientists have known that laughing is good for the health of our minds and bodies. Now we are learning that its not just laughter. Having fun and playing are also good for us! Researchers have found that play is good for people of all ages. Play actually leads to the growth of more nerve connections in the brain and gives us more brain power. Play is necessary during childhood. As children play, they learn how to make friends and relate to others. They develop their imaginations and bee more creative. Kids carry these qualities with them as they grow older. Amy Whitb teaches maths at a school in San Francisco. For several years, she has used games to teach maths. In one class, students play a game with small bags of candy to figure out how many pieces in the bags are red. When they get the correct answer, they can eat the candy! Amy says, If its not fun, theyre not going to want to be there. Theyre not going to want to learn. The spirit of playfulness continues through the teenage years into adulthood (成人期). The famous pany Google, for example, keeps a lot of toys and games at different places in their offices and encourages people to use them. Their motto is Work hard. Play hard. They know that people often get their best ideas when they are just playing around and let their imaginations go wild. So next time you have to solve a difficult maths problem or cant think of a topic for an article, take a short play break. Do a little dance, or play a quick game. Then e back to it. Maybe youll be surprised at what your brain can do.21. The example of the pany Google is given to show that _.A. play is also fit for adultsB. everyone there works hardC. they have a lot of toys and gamesD. it is very famous in the world22. The underlined expression figure out in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. look afterB. solve the problem ofC. draw a picture ofD. play a joke on23. According to the passage, you need to play if you _.A. want to make friends with others B. have to do some homeworkC. fail to think of a topic for an article D. find a job in a big pany24. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. A maths lessonB. How children growC. The power of playD. Work hard, play hardBWhen we do something, we all have our own plans. Some people are born planners. I cant claim (宣称) to be one of that kind of people. Most of the time, I try to at least expect what might go wrong. I have taken to making lists and, although Im not yet achieving perfection, I usually manage to achieve goals. But there are times when even the best plans do not succeed. All that is left then is to smile and to make or do something using whatever is found.Hanukkah (光明节) came early this year, perhaps too soon after Thanksgiving to allow us to prepare well. During the first night of Hanukkah, the Hanukkah candles were nowhere to be found in the entire Dallas area where we lived. Birthday candles wouldnt work! The tall long thin candle fell in small drops. “What would our ancestors do?” I thought. “What shall I do now? Thats where ingenuity es from. Dont be nervous and worried. Never let missing candles spoil a family celebration.” Later what we did find was a bag of tea lights. The long, silver bread tray became the base for our tea lights. The younger ones were wide-eyed and happy as Grandpa lit the first tea light and all recited the blessing. We sat at the dining table, happy to be together and the food was plentiful.No matter how imperfect it is, the fact that families gather to share a special event, an event that has held meaning for so many generations of families, is the meaning itself and forms the important part of the observance (仪式). What we need to remember, and to carry with us, is the knowledge that togetherness is much better than all other concerns.25. How does the author feel about perfect planning according to Paragraph 1?A. It should be an aim when we are doing things.B. It is well worth considering carefully.C. It often takes too much great effort.D. It plays an important part in our daily life.26. From the passage, what can we infer?A. We should know well about our limited weaknesses.B. We should make the most of the available resources.C. We should get well prepared for the ing festival.D. We should feel confident about our own abilities.27. What does the underlined word “ingenuity” in the second paragraph mean?A. Courage. B. Curiosity. C. Custom. D. Creativity.28. What does the author think highly of?A. Personal abilities. B. Personal experience.C. Family reunion. D. Cultural difference.CIn an effort to make people use less plastics（塑料）, scientists have been hard at work inventing packaging products that can replace plastics.The idea of using seaweed(海草)to make eco-friendly water bottles has been around for a few years. Recently, Ari Jonsson took his invention - a water bottle made from red seaweed-to show off at a festival. The bottles will only hold their shape as long as they are filled. As soon as these bottles are empty they will begin to break down, though they would be perfectly safe to eat. Ari Jonssons bottles are a step closer to a widely used replacement to the current plastic ones.The eatable water container is not the only product to add to our image of the future. Narayana Pessapaty has also created eatable spoons. After the success of his spoons, Mr. Pessapaty is ready to expand and introduce forks and chopsticks to his menu. His aim is to largely reduce the amount of plastic waste, which is a huge problem for waste sites all over the world. It is a product that may take up to 500 years to break down, and recycling panies worldwide are struggling to deal with it.Aside from the obvious benefits to the environment, this new packaging is also cheap to produce and therefore cheap to buy. Even better is the fact that similar eatable cutlery(餐具)can be made at home, possibly a science project for children or just fun with friends. Why not experiment and create your own recipes?29. Why do scientists invent the new packaging products?A. To make peoples life more convenient. B. To reduce the amount of plastic waste.C. To change the way we picnic outside. D. To show off their inventive talents.30. What makes Ar Jonssons water bottles eco-friendly?A. They can be made at home. B. They are cheap to produce and buy.C. They will break down themselves when empty. D. They will hold their shape when they are filled.31. What do Ari and Narayanas inventions have in mon?A. They are convenient to carry. B. They are heavier than plastics.C. They can be used for a short time. D. They are safe to eat.32. What can be inferred from this passage?A. home-made eatable cutlery is likely to be popular.B. Eatable cutlery will pletely replace plastics in the near future.C. No recycling panies can break down plastic waste.D. its unsafe for individuals to invent eatable cutlery at home.DEveryone knows how the story of Cinderella does everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals before she meets the prince. If someone asked Cinderella,” Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?”She probably would answer, “Why, none of course. Housework is my duty!”In the real world, however most people have certain dislikes for some kinds of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing(熨) clothes and washing dishes.Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be pleted quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled(处理) separately, so ironing a basket of them can take hours! If you do not follow directions carefully, it might bee wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher dont e out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes. And it is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I dont know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.33.For Cinderella, doing household work is .A. what she hates to doB. what she is responsible forC. what she loves to doD. what she is content with34.Most people hate to do clothes-ironing because .A. it takes a lot of timeB. it has to be done by one personC. it must be handled skillfullyD. it needs careful planning35.Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because .A. hand-washed dishes are cleanerB. dishwashers are not so easily handledC. some dishes cannot be washed by machineD. washing dishes by hand is cheaper第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Bullying(欺凌行为) is a problem in many schools. Maybe lots of you have ever e across school bullies. 36 Ignore the bully and walk away. Its definitely not a cowards(胆小鬼的) response sometimes it can be harder than losing your temper. Walk tall and hold your head high. 37 Hold the anger. Who doesnt get really upset with a bully? 38 Bullies want to know they have control over your emotions. Work out your anger in other ways，such as through exercise or writing it down. 39 However you choose to deal with a bully, dont use physical force. Not only are you showing your anger, but you can never be sure what the bully will do in response. Youre more likely to be hurt and get into trouble if you use violence against a bully. You can stand up for yourself in other ways, such as gaining control of the situation by walking away. Talk about it. It may help to talk to a guidance advisor, teacher, or friend. 40 Talking can be a good outlet for the fears and frustrations that can build when youre being bullied.A. Dont get physical.B. Take charge of the situation.C People above can give you the support you need.D. Here are some things you can do to fight bullying.E. Some adults believe that bullying is part of growing up.F. But thats exactly the response he or she is trying to get.G .This type of body language means youre not easily harmed.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）One morning, I was jogging and I noticed a person in front of me about 1/4 mile. I could _41_ that he was running a little slower than me and I thought, “Very well, I shall try to _42_ him.” I had about a mile to go _43_ I needed to turn off, so I started running faster and faster. Every block, I was _44_ getting closer to him just a little bit. Just a few minutes later, I was only about 100 yards from him, so I really sped up, _45_ I was running the last lap of London Olympic petition. I was _46_ to keep up with him. Finally, I did _47_ it! I caught and passed him. I really felt good, “I _48_ him.” Of course, he didnt ever know we were _49_.After passing him, I realized I had been so focused on peting against him that I had _50_ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it. I had to turn around and go back. Isnt it what happens in our _51_ when we focus on peting with classmates, co-workers, neighbors, friends, family, trying to outdo (胜过) them or trying to _52_ that we are more important or more _53_?In reality, we spend our time and _54_ running after other people and we miss out on our own _55_ to our given destinies(命运). The _56_ with unhealthy petition is that its a never ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with _57_ grades or a more satisfying job, more education, a nicer car, more money in the bank, etc. But be _58_ that we can be the best that we can be. We are peting with no one. Take what we have been _59_, the height, weight and personality. Dress well and _60_ it proudly. We should feel lucky with them and stay focused and live a healthy life.41. A. forget B. tell C. admit D. argue42. A. fool B. warn C. catch D. encourage43. A. before B. because C. once D. although44. A. secretly B. finally C. possibly D. gradually45. A. ignoring B. doubting C. thinking D. announcing46. A. surprised B. likely C. lucky D. determined47. A. find B. remember C. make D. control48. A. beat B. hit C. meet D. defend49. A. resting B. racing C. standing D. singing50. A. took B. changed C. valued D. missed51. A. life B. plan C. mind D. dream52. A. promise B. explain C. prove D. predict53. A. proud B. successful C. adventurous D. helpful54. A. energy B. dream C. wealth D. health55. A. directions B. results C. skills D. paths56. A. problem B. possibility C. requirement D. influence57. A. lower B. better C. further D. deeper58. A. satisfied B. afraid C. confident D. curious59. A. given B. provided C. taken D. used60. A. consider B. sell C. show D. wear第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）第2节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。During national holidays, famous landmarks and tourist 61 (attract) in China are usually very crowded. For example, in Beijing the Forbidden City often 62 (bee) overcrowded with tourists, so people can hardly enjoy themselves. Because of this, some tourists might get 63 bad impression of these places.In order to deal 64 this situation, it could be best for people 65 (lower) their expectations (期望) of a perfect visit it cant be avoided that there will be a lot of tourists 66 you visit places of interest. This problem can 67 (solve) if people visit different places. Besides, its 68 (possibility) that we avoid this overcrowding by 69 (choose) to visit famous places during the years off season (淡季). You could also visit 70 (equal) interesting but less known places instead.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Jeremy has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parities. Everybody admire him for his great sense of humor. Recently, one of Jeremys closest friend asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jerem