1、江苏省淮安市涟水金城外国语学校学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案高一下学期期末考试英语试题一、听力第一节（共5小题）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 does Jim do?A. A teacher. B. An officer. C. A student.2. What time did Suzy leave home?A. 4:30. B. 5:00. C. 5:15.3. What is the mans
2、 suggestion?A. Going to the concert.B. Going to see a show.C. Just walking around.4. How long has the rain lasted?A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 7 days.5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course?A. Its well organized.B. It is satisfactory.C. It is unsatisfactory.第二节（共15小题）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几
3、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至7题。6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a library. B. In a school.C. In a bookstore.7. Why is William Shakespeare mentioned in the conversation?A. He gave gifts to millions of peo
4、ple.B. He was a very wealthy man in his times.C. His signature is worth a lot of money.听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。8. What are the man and woman looking for?A. A comfortable hotel.B. A modern hotel.C. An inexpensive hotel.9. Whom did the man and woman ask for help?A. A policewoman. B. A waitress.C. A passer by.
5、10. Where could the man and woman find a hotel they needed?A. In the next street.B. Next to a bank.C. Two minute drive to the west.11. Where did the conversation most likely take place?A. In a street. B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What would the woman like to do this weekend?
6、A. Go climbing. B. Go shopping.C. Go fishing.13. What does the man plan to do on Saturday?A. Check his schedule.B. Stay at home.C. Help his sister move.14. How will the man get in touch with the woman?A. By making a phone call to the womans house.B. By making a phone call to the womans mothers house
7、.C. By making a call to her cellphone.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the woman doing?A. Listening to music. B. Seeing a film.C. Writing a letter.16. How long will the woman stay in Japan?A. For a year. B. For a month.C. For two years.17. What will the woman do before she leaves for Japan?A. Read more
8、Japanese novels.B. Attend a language class.C. Apply for a new program.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How many news headlines are broadcast?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.19. What happened early on Saturday morning?A. A Russian rocket was sent up.B. A tour bus slid off a highway.C. Three aid workers were killed.20. How man
9、y people were killed in the gas explosion?A. At least 4. B. About 30.C. Over 40.二、单项选择1I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _ when judging my examination. A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation2 You keep on coughing. Whats the matter? Oh， Ive got a cold. Nothing serious， _. A.
10、yet B. indeed C. though D. anyway 3. Are you worried about her safety? Just_. She isnt alone. A. entirely B. gradually C. generally D. slightly4He must have attended the meeting yesterday,_ he?A. didnt B. mustnt C. neednt D. hasnt5Children in China today have nothing _. A. to worry B. worried C. to
11、worry about D. worrying about6The food tastes _ and sells _. A. well; well B.good; good C. good; well D.well; good 7_ the little boy looked after his sick uncle a whole year moved us all. A. What B. That C. When D. Which8Have you been wasting time on computer games again? _ . Ive been studying a lot
12、 and I need a break. ANo way BNot really CI dont agree DI couldnt agree more9When he knew the disappointing result of the exam, he seemed quite _.A. cast down B. of caution C. in vain D. in good condition 10We cant possibly go. _ with its too far and we cant afford it either. A. To begin B. Beginnin
13、g C. Begin D. Having begun11Yesterday I was invited to the dinner at invited to the dinner at .A. Turners B. the Turners C. Turners D. The Turners12Im glad to be offered the job. Shall I start tomorrow? _. See you tomorrow.A. Thats hard to say B. That dependsC. Thats all right D. That would be great
14、13.Great Expectations is in England in the early 1800s.A. setted B. set C. set up D. set out14.Would you like to _ us? We are going to _ the schools 20th anniversary celebration. A. join in; take part in B. join in; join C. take part in; join D. join; take part in 15_ wide spread of H1N1 is _ challe
15、nge for the whole world. Confidence, cooperation and responsibility are keys to overcoming it.A. A; the B. A; a C. The; the D. The; a三、完型填空I dreamed I had an interview with God.“So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity(永恒),” God smiled, “Wha
16、t questions do you have（1）_for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they (2)_ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children（3）_. That they lost their health to make money and then lost their money to restore their (4)_. Then by thinking anxio
17、usly （5）_ the future, they forget the (6)_, so that they live in neither the present nor future. That they live as if they will never die, and die （7）_ they had never lived.” Gods hand took mine and we were silent for a while. And then I asked, “(8)_ a parent, what are some of lifes lessons you want
18、 your children to(9) _?” He answered, “To learn they （10）_ make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love（11）_. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only（12）_ a few seconds to open profound（深的）
19、 wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal （13）_. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the （14）_. To learn that there are people who love them（15）_, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their(16)_. To learn that two pe
20、ople can look at the same thing and （17）_ it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one（18）_, but they must also forgive themselves.” “Thank you for your（19） _,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like（20）_ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am a
21、lways here.”1A. in life B. by heart C. at hand D. in mind2A. run B. live C. get D. prove3A. either B. too C. further D. again4A. life B. health C. lives D. spirits5A. about B. in C. for D. over6A. children B. living C. time D. present7A. so that B. in order that C. as though D. in case8A. As B. For
22、C. About D. By 9A. listen B. study C. learn D. attend10A. cant B. wont C. neednt D. mustnt11A. others B. anyone C. everyone D. someone12A. gets B. has C. spends D. takes13A. it B. them C. themselves D. these14A. best B. least C. last D. health15A. mainly B. lovely C. dearly D. fairly16A. words B. ex
23、pressions C. ideas D. feelings17A. see B. watch C. regard D. treat18A. other B. another C. of them D. itself19A. time B. word C. belief D. kindness20A. me B. your humankind C. your life D. your children 四、阅读理解AThe English language is changing fast, thanks to the rapid progress of technology. We all
24、have a rapid choice: we can either bury our heads in the sand and spend the rest of our lives wishing Shakespeare were alive and well. Or we can embrace (拥抱) the new English, enter into the spirit of the Internet age called Weblish. “You cant avoid it, for the simple reason that whenever a new varie
25、ty of language comes along, it inevitably (不可避免的) impacts（冲击）on the language as a whole.” says Dr. David Crystal, honorary professor of linguistics（语言学）at the University of Wales in Bangor, whose book Language and the Internet has just been published. The trouble with keeping up with the new English
26、 is not so much that there are so many new words but that the old words no longer mean what we thought they did. In the past, if someone said they did not have Windows, you would have to suppose they lived in a cave. These days, it is probably because they use a Mac (which is a computer, not a rain
27、coat). Spam is as disliked as it ever was ,but it once meant an unappetizing（引不起食欲的）canned meat. It now stands for unwanted “junk” email. Spellings are changing, too. Not only is text-messaging playing “hvc wth vrbs” (havoc（混乱）with verbs), but the conventions of email communication place little emph
28、asis on “perfect speaking”. Weblish loves to see nouns happily become verbs (“please bookmark this site”), and verbs become nouns (“Send me the download”). Verbs and prepositions are regularly thrown together to become new nouns or adjectives (e.g. dial-up, logon, print-on-demand, pull-down, upload)
29、, while others are created from simply pairing nouns: cyberspace, Etl, hyperlink, netspeak.1The best title of this passage would be_.A. Keep Up with the Latest WeblishB. Keep Up with the Latest Development C. Newly Invented English Words D. Technology and English2We can infer（推断）from the first parag
30、raph that _.A. Some people wish Shakespeare were still aliveB. people may have different attitudes towards WeblishC. all people welcome WeblishD. Weblish is not popular among people3The author thinks the main difficulty for people in keeping up with Weblish is that _.A. old words have new meaningsB. there are so many new wordsC. the technology is changing too fastD. Weblish words are
