1、江西省临川一中学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题临川一中2013-2014学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题第一部分：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. Whats the man going to do? A. Take a walk. B. Go fishing. C. Go boating.2. How many days did the woman spend
2、for her holiday at least? A. Nine. B. Ten. C. Eleven.3. How much will the man pay for the tickets? A. 37.5 dollars. B. 40.5 dollars. C. 35.5 dollars.4. Why does Mike speak English well? A. He studies hard. B. He comes from England. C. He often practices it.5. What size does the woman probably want?
3、A. Size 8. B. Size 10. C. Size 12.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，并标在试卷的相应的位置。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. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother
4、 and son.7. Which of the following is NOT the advice given by the woman? A. Go to the drugstore. B. Drink more water. C. Come back in three days.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What kind of apartment does the man want to buy? A. Two bedrooms and a big kitchen. B. Two big bedrooms and a kitchen. C. Two bedrooms an
5、d a big garden.9. Where does the man live? A. 1446 Donald Eakins. B. 1646 Pine Michelle. C. 1446 Pine Street, San Francisco.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why is the man going to the airport? A. To meet his aunt. B. To pick up Paul. C. To see his aunt off.11. Where is the mans wallet? A. At home. B. In the ca
6、r. C. In the office.12. Why will the man go back home? A. For his phone. B. For some money. C. For his spare keys.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What size does the man wear? A. Size 41. B. Size 42. C. Size 43.14. How much change should the woman give the man? A. 10 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 30 dollars.15. Wh
7、at suit does the man probably prefer? A. A yellow one. B. A white one. C. A black one.16. What does the man think of the suit? A. Expensive. B. Big. C. Bad.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why does the boy live with his grandmother? A. Because his parents dont like him. B. Because his parents are dead. C. Beca
8、use his parents work in big cities.18. How many years have He Qiangs parents been away from home? A. 8 years. B. 9 years. C. 10 years.19. How often do He Qiangs parents come home? A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Four times a year.20. When do the brother and sister probably have supper? A. At abo
9、ut 7:00 pm. B. At about 8:00 pm. C. At about 9:30 pm.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Would you mind me opening the window, sir? _. I am feeling a bit cold. A. Im afraid not B. It doesnt matter C. Thats all right D. Id rather you didnt22. The accide
10、nt car is said to be running at _ speed of 180 km/h, _ speed far beyond the limit on express ways. A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the23. As far as I know, more than one person _ injured in the bus crash, including a pregnant woman. A. was B. were C. has D. have24. The sign at the entrance of th
11、e museum says, “No one _ take pictures in the art gallery.” A. will B. may C. shall D. must25. Frequent practice and tests in our school are to _ the students for the college entrance examination in two years. A. intend B. attach C. provide D. equip26. She witnessed an accident _ a mini-bus had a he
12、ad-on collision (碰撞) with a taxi. A. what B. which C. where D. that27. _ in 1889, the Eiffel Tower is Europes most visited monument, _ almost eight million tourists a year. A. Having built; attracted B. Building; to attract C. To be built; having attracted D. Built; attracting28. We can still keep a
13、 good record of car sales in spite of the loss of quality. Thats _ I disagree. Actually _ really counts is quality, not quantity. A. what; that B. where; what C. why; that D. what; what29. As a result of his excellent English, he was _ as a volunteer for the Beijing Olympics from hundreds of applica
14、nts. A. picked out B. looked out C. made out D. stood out30. Mr. Martin could have offered you some valuable career guidance. Yes. How I regret _ to him for advice! A. to turn B. to turning C. not turning D. not to turn31. With housing price going up constantly, more and more working families find _
15、 difficult to afford a comfortable apartment. A. that B. it C. them D. this32. How often do you pay a visit to your elderly parents? _. A. Every a few weeks B. Each two weeks C. Every other week D. Each few weeks33. I prefer to get things well prepared _ rush into anything until the last minute. A.
16、rather than B. better than C. more than D. other than34. Mary, why are you so sleepy this week? I _ up watching a touching Korean TV series over the last five days. A. would stay B. was staying C. have been staying D. had stayed35. Which do you enjoy _ the weekend, going window-shopping with friends
17、 or just relaxing yourself at home? A. spending B. to spend C. being spent D. to be spent第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。Some people allow bad past experiences to keep them in fear. A personal example of this happened when I was in grade school. We each we
18、re asked to give an oral _36_ in front of the whole class. When my turn came, I became _37_ and I started swinging my legs back and forth. I did this during the entire presentation (介绍). I was a _38_ student and I did not realize I was doing it.After I completed my presentation, I _39_ did or even w
19、anted to give another oral presentation for the rest of my years in school. _40_ I got older, I realized I wanted to improve my personality and build _41_ over my fear. I began listening to motivational speeches (励志演讲). I would go to _42_ seminars (研讨会) and found I was feeling better and better abou
20、t myself. This _43_ me to want to reach out and help others in need.After listening to one particular speaker many times, I decided to write to him for _44_. He had advised in his speeches that if there was something you wanted to _45_ you should be persistent. So I became very persistent.I wrote to
21、 his office many times and they _46_ called me back. They offered me help by instructing me to _47_ a local Toastmasters and see what it was all about. Toastmasters is a great organization for people who are interested in improving their _48_ skills in preparation and presentation in front of a(n) _
22、49_. I certainly needed to do this. I located the nearest Toastmasters and _50_ a meeting.At first, I sat in the background and was too overcome by my _51_. I did not even want to introduce myself. But by _52_ this was just the false evidence appearing real, I _53_ my fear and within a short period
23、of time I was President of that Toastmasters.Dont get _54_ in fears from unpleasant past experiences. Fears are _55_ but false evidence appearing real, which are made to be broken.36. A. test B. presentation C. announcement D. promise37. A. nervous B. upset C. curious D. excited38. A. careful B. laz
24、y C. slow D. young39. A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes40. A. Until B. As C. Before D. Once41. A. health B. business C. confidence D. strength42. A. disturbing B. inspiring C. surprising D. satisfying43. A. frightened B. confused C. encouraged D. prevented44. A. advice B. experience C. pleasu
25、re D. practice45. A. succeed B. challenge C. devote D. achieve46. A. probably B. finally C. immediately D. hardly47. A. manage B. control C. organize D. contact48. A. speaking B. listening C. reading D. writing49. A. mirror B. company C. audience D. teacher50. A. arranged B. suggested C. hosted D. a
26、ttended51. A. appearance B. behavior C. fear D. position52. A. realizing B. doubting C. forgetting D. regretting53. A. understood B. disguised C. faced D. questioned54. A. lost B. drowned C. changed D. hurt55. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给
27、的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AWhen my dad was a very young man, he was one of the few people in the small community of North Apollo, who owned a car. When he and Mom got married, they went on their honeymoon in that old Ford, but they had to turn around and pay a visit to the garage because the car didnt
28、have enough power to drive them going forward.When I was too young to remember, my dad owned a truck in which we all went nutting and berry picking. It was an important day when Daddy decided to buy a family car. It must have been about 1937 or 1938 when he purchased a 1929 Chevrolet sedan. We loved
29、 that old car.On Saturday evenings, after dinner, the whole family would pile into that old square sedan, go up to Whitlingers grocery store and buy a bag of Hersheys Kisses. Then Daddy would head out toward the country and drive all around the old country roads while we fed ourselves on chocolates.
30、 That was the highlight of our week. I didnt know which we enjoyed most, the chocolates or riding in the car.The first car I owned was a Packard touring car. My cousin Janet and I were living in Washington D.C., and mostly rode the streetcars to wherever we wanted to go. Janets friend Kathy had lear
31、ned to drive so the three of us decided to buy a car for ourselves. We picked out this old Packard because it was all we could afford.Every American living today can tell stories about the cars they have driven. I love to drive. I am most excited when Im headed to the garage with my car keys in my hand. The car I own now is a 1998 Buick Century with a mark where I backed into a tree.I love the freedom I feel just moving down the road in that old car. I am almost certain that when I get to heaven, God will have that old car sitting there waiting for me to drive down
