绍兴一中2015学年第二学期期末考试
高一英语
命题、校对：钱虹燕、廖烨
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节， 满分10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 Jack going to do?
A. Hurry to his office.
B. Meet Professor Johnson.
C. Help Mary carry the books.
2. What do we know about Mr. Smith?
A. He missed the meeting.
B. He was late for the meeting.
C. He wasn’t invited to the meeting.
3. Why did the man fail to answer the phone?
A. He went to sleep early. B. The TV was too noisy. C. His phone was broken.
4. Why is the woman going to Germany?
A. To work there. B. To visit friends. C. To study German.
5. What is the man trying to do?
A. Tell Sarah when the picnic ends.
B. Persuade Sarah to go to the picnic.
C. Ask Sarah to drive him to the picnic.
第二节
听下面2段对话。每段对话后有2至4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。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who is the woman?
A. A tourist. B. An actress. C. A musician.
7. What has the woman gotten information about?
A. A play. B. An old house. C. A famous theater.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where is the man going?
A. London. B. Taipei. C. Hong Kong.
9. How many pieces of luggage is the man checking in?
A. None. B. One. C. Two.
10. When does the man’s flight leave?
A. At 9:00. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:30.
第二部分 单项选择（满分5分）
11. --What do you think of the headmaster of your school?
-- Oh, she is _______headmaster who is pleasant to work with. It’s ________ pleasure to work with her.
A.a;a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a
12. I have a stomach upset; I ________ so much ice cream just now.
A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t eat
C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t have eaten
13. -- Do you know _____ Mr. Black’s address is?
-- He may live at No.18 or No. 19 of Bridge Street. I’m not sure of_____ .
A. where, which B. where, what C. what, which D. what, where
14. I’m sure that middle school students will benefit _______taking exercise every day, which is ______ great benefit ____ their health.
A.by; of; at B.from; of; to C.from; by; to D. by; from; at
15. --Do you mind if I open the windows?
-- _________ I feel hot as well.
A. Please don’t. B. I’d rather not. C. Go ahead. D. Why don’t?
16. The book ________now and ________to be popular with young children.
A. is written; believes B. is being written; is believed
C. is being written; believes D. is written; is believed
17. A gust of wind _______the bed ______the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
A. blew; out B. blew; away
C. swept; up D. swept; off
18. This ________ vase is only one of the treasures in their __________.
A. worthless; possession B. worthless; possessions
C. priceless; possession D. priceless; possessions
19. Her pale face suggested that her health ________in poor condition.
A. be B. is C. was D. were
20. I came up on deck to get my first _________ of the island.
A. glimpse B. gaze C. watch D. stare
第三部分 完形填空（满分20分）
The summer of 2008 was tough. I was a part-time worker where I used to be full time so I could help take care of my dad who was stricken with West Nile (西尼罗河病毒). His case was different, instead of going into the blood stream the ___21_____ went into his spinal cord（脊髓） and brain fluid. In July the company where I worked truly ___22_____ someone full time and could no longer keep me. I ____23____ a dismissal(遣散书) and then two weeks later and to my ___24_____ my husband left me for someone else. With no job I had to ____25_____ out of the only home I had had for several years. I took what little ___26____ I had and arrived in a small town, not knowing a ___27____ there. I prayed much during this time wanting to ___28____ that this was where I was supposed to be.
No job and ___29____ I bought this old 1901 livery stable(马厩) that had been empty for years and ___30____ was changed into a home. It was not in good ____31____. The first week I was doing repair on the fallen ceiling(天花板). I was __32______ with paint and dust all over me. A lady knocked on the door and ___33______ herself. She said,“I thought you might need a
___34_____. You won’t get rich off it, but it’s something that may ___35______ you out.”
I was so moved that someone came to my front door and ___36______ me work. I would have ____37______ money to go to see my dad for I have to drive my car to see him. It was a quite little store with local products. I learned a lot. That business is now closed and I have ___38____ my own little store. I was truly living the American Dream. I was so ___39______ by the lady giving me a job and the kindness of the people here. This ___40____ has been one of the best things that have ever happened to me.
21. A. injury B. virus C. wound D. hurt
22. A. needed B. interviewed C. questioned D. choose
23. A. found B. chose C. reached D. received
24. A. delight B. satisfaction C. surprise D. relief
25. A. escape B. run C. look D. move
26. A. money B. furniture C. cloth D. medicine
27. A. doctor B. friend C. company D. place
28. A. think over B. find out C. hear about D. make sure
29. A. alone B. tired C. afraid D. hungry
30.A. at no time B. at any time C. at a time D. at one time
31.A. size B. order C. condition D. design
32.A. dirty B. happy C. wrong D. angry
33.A. suggested B. described C. introduced D. showed
34.A. room B. store C. job D. car
35.A. help B. work C. come D. look
36.A. promised B. taught C. ordered D. offered
37.A. food B. house C. gas D. clothes
38.A. showed B. opened C. sold D. visited
39.A. annoyed B. amazed C. respected D. encouraged
40.A. practice B. experience C. way D. achievement
第四部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A lifelong nature lover, Oscar Aranda studies biology in college and he wanted to work with animals at sea. But he didn’t find his way until years later when he was asked to go to a beach and saw a scene. “ I found a turtle cut up into pieces in a bucket, and its heart was still beating,” Aranda said.
There was nothing that Aranda could do to save the turtle. But ever since then, he has patrolled(巡逻) Puerto Vallarta’s beaches as an unofficial keeper of the sea turtle. Aranda’s conservation group, Vallarta Rescue, aiming to protect turtles, is located along Mexico’s northwest Pacific beaches. From June to December, Aranda and his volunteers watch over the shoreline where turtles lay their eggs.
Aranda’s group is non-profit and it relies entirely on private donations. To earn a living, Aranda works during the day as an ecotourism(生态旅游) boat driver. At sunset, he heads out to what he calls the perfect job in the perfect place.
Twenty years ago, the Mexican government forbade commercial fishing of sea turtles. But Mexico still has one of the highest rates of turtle poaching(偷猎) in the world. Aranda believes the poaching business is not sustained(维持) by profit, because a single turtle egg sells for about 50 cents. “I think it’s how people feel eating something forbidden,” he said. “They want to try what is illegal. They have seen their parents and their grandparents eat them, and it’s a way of thinking that is very hard to change.”
Changing the locals’ ideas is part of what drivers Aranda to stay awake during his night patrols in Puerto Vallarta. A good night, he says, is any night when a single turtle is spotted and protected from poachers.
41. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. How Oscar Aranda Found His Career B. How Vallarta Rescue Saves Sea Turtles
C. Ways to Protect Mexico’s Sea Turtle D. The Protector of Sea Turtle---Oscar Aranda
42. According to Aranda, Mexico still has a high rate of turtle poaching because ___________.
A. the locals want to make a big profit from it
B. Mexico has the largest number of sea turtles along the shoreline
C. the locals want to try something that is not allowed
D. the locals feel like eating things like sea turtles
43. In Aranda’s opinion, the best way to prevent turtle poaching is to ___________.
A. employ more keepers to patrol every day
B. reduce the profit of the poaching business
C. make a great change in the locals’ ideas
D. make strict laws to regulate the locals’ behavior
B
The dark chocolate is one of the favorite food choices by many people. The taste is simply inviting，the smell is good and the feel of every bite is surely what you are thirsty for.
Apart from the taste，you simply cannot resist it because it has a lot of benefits when it comes to your health. Our health is our priority(首要事情) when it comes to the choice of our foods. If you worry that the chocolate is bad for your health, then here is a list of the effects of dark chocolate on health especially when taken with the right amount every day.
First of all，it contains a component called flavonoid (类黄酮) which acts as an antioxidant (抗氧化剂)．The antioxidants fight the common signs of aging. The antioxidants are also good for the heart. Studies have shown that people who ate foods rich in antioxidants have low risk of heart diseases.
Besides the antiaging and healthy heart benefits，the dark chocolate can also lower blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol(胆固醇) to as high as 10%.Lowering of blood pressure in patients of high blood level is good because it will lower the risks of stroke(中风) and certain health crisis. Low levels of blood cholesterol are also good for the heart and take away the risk of blood vessels which may harden for too much cholesterol in them.
Lastly，dark chocolates will give you the feeling of pleasure and happiness. If you are feeling that the world has turned against you，then a chocolate can be a mood lifter. Usually when we feel so bad，we would desire to eat more food. If you are looking for something to eat during your bad moments, try to take a bite from a dark chocolate.
These are commonly the effects of chocolates to health. It can benefit you especially if taken with the right mounts. Approximately,100 grams of chocolate or less a day is already enough
according to studies. If you have taken too much，try to reduce your other meals for the day. It is all about nutrition and taking the right amount of food in order to get the health benefits that it can provide for you.
44. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ________.
A. many people like the dark chocolate for its taste
B. the dark chocolate is the best choice for most people
C. eating chocolate is bad for our health
D. people shouldn’t eat the dark chocolate every day
45. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that dark chocolates ________.
A. are the best choices for the aged
B. are usually used as an antioxidant
C. can keep you stay young forever
D. can make you look younger than your real age
46. What is the purpose of the author’s writing this text?
A. To introduce the black chocolate to patients with high blood level.
B. To encourage us to eat as many chocolates as we can.
C. To introduce the black chocolate and its health effects.
D. To increase the sale of the black chocolate.
C
Make some noise on May 7 for Music Monday. People in the U.S. and Canada will be celebrating the day by singing and playing musical instruments together.
Music Monday is the first day of National Wanna Play Music Week, which runs from May 7 to 13. The National Association of Music Merchants(NAMM) organizes the weeklong celebration every year. This marks the seventh year the organizations is teaming up with Canada’s Coalition for Music Eduscation(CME), the group that started Music Monday.
“It’s a day to fill the skies with music and bring young people together in song,” CME Executive Director Holly Nimmons said.
The CME started Music Monday in 2005. It is held every year on the first Monday of May. It was created to help people realize the importance of music education programs in schools and in communities. The day also celebrates the benefits of playing music for people of all ages.
NAMM researches the effects of music on children. They found that playing music has positive effects on thinking skills and on confidence. It also helps kids get along well with their peers(同龄人). “Learning musical skills can also help in your studies of other subjects, such as math, reading and language,” Lora Bodmer, who works at NAMM, said.
Their studies show that music can also help people form friendships and connect with different groups. Nimmons says anyone can join in on the day, not just those who are musically gifted. “I think that we all have the music in us, and it’s a matter of confidence,” she said. “Sing with other people or beat drums, just enjoy the music.”
Participants can turn on the radio to join in the fun. Each year a song is chosen for Music Monday. This year the song is “Tomorrow Is Coming” by Luke Doucet. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC) will be playing the song at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. People across North America will play or sing the song at the exact same time. The performance is meant to connect people through melody(旋律). More than 700,000 students took part in the concert last year.
Schools, after-school programs, organizations, groups and individuals throughout the U.S and Canada can all participate in Music Monday. Students who would like to share in the celebration should let their teacher or organization leader know. But NAMM also encourages people to pick up any instrument and play anytime on the day.
47. What can we know about Music Monday according to the passage?
A. National Wanne Play Music Week begins on Monday.
B It is a festival for young people.
C. It will last at least seven days.
D. People celebrate it twice a month.
48. Which of the following may be a benefit of music to kids?
A. Kids can get rid of many bad habits.
B. Kids are more likely to do well in their lessons.
C. Kids would like to play more with people of all ages.
D. Kids will become gifted at music.
49. Holly Nimmons probably agrees that __________.
A. students who are good at music are popular
B. Playing a musical instrument can show how gifted you are
C. the way to participate in Music Monday is important
D. everyone can have fun on Music Monday
50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us?
A. How people will celebrate Music Monday.
B. What students should do on Music Monday.
C. Why a theme song is chosen for Music Monday.
D. Where the celebration of Music Monday will be held.
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has heard of Groundhog Day(土拨鼠日). It is a minor American holiday. German and British settlers introduced it. 51
They thought that the groundhog awakens from its winter’s sleep on February 2. The groundhog comes out of its hole. If the sun is shining, it will see its shadow. The shadow scares it. So it runs back into its hold. This means six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, it will not see its shadow. Since it is not scared, it stays out of its hole. 52 These are the same things we say on Groundhog Day today.
53 They are known mainly to country people. City people just don’t know how to look for them. to the city people, a groundhog sitting straight by its hole may look like a root. It could also be seen as a clod(块) of earth. Or it may look like a broken fence-post. But a farmer may see groundhogs anywhere he looks. They’ll be watching like sentinels(哨兵).
The groundhog is a native American. 54 It may also appear as far north as Alaska. It is hated by farmers. the groundhog eats a third of its weight in a day. What an enormous appetite! It may eat about a half-ton of alfalfa(苜蓿) in a summer. So 10 groundhogs in a big field would eat five tons.
Why do groundhogs eat so much? To prepare for winter. 55 This extra food is changed to fat. This fat is what they live on during their long winter’s sleep.
A. Here is what they believed.
B. Groundhogs are strange animals.
C. This means that spring will soon come.
D. In the fall, when food is plentiful, they fill up.
E. It is found in most states east of the Rockies.
F. There are several ways to protect the groundhog.
G. While it is not one of your major holidays, it is on that children tend to love.
第II卷
第一节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Million Pound Bank Note is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, 56 (publish) in 1893. The story begins 57 Henry Adams. Henry is an American 58 is swept out to sea on 59 Saturday sail near San Francisco, and is picked up by a London-bound boat. He arrives in London penniless and without food 60 shelter. Brother A and Brother B (as they are referred to in the story) are two very 61 (wealth) and strange brothers who wonder what 62 happen if they gave the hungry, poor stranger a million pound banknote.
So Henry is given an envelope with the banknote and a letter 63 (explain) the terms of the bet. He realizes how much money is in it when he tries to pay for a meal, and the restaurant can't give him change (obviously). 64 (Immediate), Henry attempts to return the banknote to the two brothers, guessing that they probably made a mistake, 65 he is told that the brothers have just left and that, in fact, there is no mistake. After finally reading the letter, Henry decides to keep the banknote for thirty days and help Brother B win the bet. If he does this, Henry has been promised a job and a salary at the end of the month.
第二节 单词拼写（满分10分）
66. Her warm smile left a favourable i____________ on me.
67. The box m_________ two meters by two meters and weighs a ton.
68. I would a__________ it if you could help me fix my tyre.
69. Cook s_________ Apple founder Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple.
70. The ability to keep calm is one of her s___________.
71. The students were busy p_________ an experiment on the frog provided.
72. To the mother’s r________, her lost child was finally found by the police.
73. --The concert must have been terrible!
--On the c___________, I enjoyed every minute.
74. “We a___________ for the late departure of this flight,” said the stewardess softly.
75. What p___________ me most is why he left the country without telling anyone.
第三节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你在英国的笔友Alex给你写了一封信，希望你告诉他你最喜欢的中国传统节日。请你给他写一封回信，内容应包括：
1． 你最喜欢的中国传统节日是哪一个；
2． 简单描述你的理由；
1． 邀请Alex来中国与你一起过这个节日
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已为你写袄，但不计入总词数。
Dear Alex,
I’m so glad to hear from you.___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
参考答案：
听力
1-5BACAB 6-10AABBC
单选
11-15ACCBC 16-20BDCCA
完型
21-25BADCD 26-30ABDAD 31-35CACCA 36-40DCBDB
阅读理解A篇
41-43DCC
B篇
44-46ADC
C篇
47-50ABDA
七选五
51-55 ACBED
语法填空
56．published 57. with 58. who/that 59. a 60. or 61. wealthy
62. would 63. explaining 64. Immediately 65. But
单词拼写
66. impression 67. measures 68. appreciate 69.succeeded 70.strengths 71.performing 72.relief 73.contrary 74.apologize 75.puzzles
应用文写作参考答案
Dear Alex,
I’m so glad to hear from you. When it comes to my favorite traditional festival, the answer is definitely the Spring Festival.
Falling on the first day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival is in fact the Chinese New Year. On the New Year’s Eve, people have a big family reunion dinner. On the New Year’s Day and the few following days, people often visit their relatives and friends to give one another their best wishes for the new year. Usually, children will get lucky money from their parents and grandparents. Throughout this festival period, firecrackers can be heard everywhere. See, that’s why I like this festival so much. It’s a time of happy reunion, endless fun and delicious food. If possible, I hope you can come here and spend the festival with me. I’m sure you will fall in love with it too.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
微信/支付宝扫码支付