1、山西省晋中市祁县中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题新人教版山西省祁县中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，不计入总分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. Who has the most classes on Wednesday?A. Peter B. Johnson C. Henry 2. When will the woman probably meet the man?A. At 6:00 B. At 6:15 C. At 6:303. Where did the girls sister give lectures last ye
2、ar?A. In Australia B. In China C. In Canada4. Who is the man probably?A. A shop assistant B. A shoe maker C. The mans friend5. What are they talking about?A. The girls two friends B. Some places of interest C. The girls travelling plan第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答6、7题6. What happened to the ma
3、n?A. He lost the game B. He was injured C. He got sick7. Where does the woman tell the man to go?A. To the hospital B. To his home C. To her office听第7段材料，回答8、9题8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man prefers Chinese poets B. The Flight of Youth tells about beauty C. The woman likes Shu
4、 Ting best9. What does the woman probably do?A. A librarian B. A poet C. A professor 听第8段材料，回答10至12题10. How long has the boys uncle lived in London?A. For 6 years B. For 8 years C. For 10 years11. What did the boy do in Oxford Street?A. He saw a musical B. He bought a pair of jeans C. He joined a da
5、ncing party12. What do we know about York?A. It lies in the northeast of England B. Its famous for the old wallsC. There are many Chinese restaurant听第9段材料，回答13至16题13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student B. Father and daughter C. Good friends14. Where are the two
6、speakers?A. In a colorful studio B. In a picture gallery C. In Lindas room15. Why does the woman paint?A. She just enjoys herself B. She wants to be a painter C. She thinks its easy16. What does the man advise the woman to learn?A. Sketching B. Landscape painting C. Oil painting听第10段材料，回答17至20题17. W
7、hen did the first Christmas card go on sale?A. In 1837 B. In 1840 C. In 184318. Where did John Callcott Horsley work?A. In the Victoria Albert Museum B. In the Royal Academy C. In a local church19. What do we know about the Christmas card?A. It was colored by hand B. There wsa no words on it C. It w
8、as very expensive20. What did the picture on the right side of the card describe?A. The hungry receiving food B. Poor people being clothed C. A family party第二部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）ALast week I visited my grandparents. My aunt was also staying there for a few nights for a family visit. My
9、 grandma had told me my aunts money problems and always feels so bad for her . My aunt , Jenney Brown , is in her early thirties and she has three little children, along with serious heart problems.Her hunsband died of cancer a few years ago and she has lost her job recently. She has a lot of fananc
10、ial difficulty. She told me some things in her life: She couldnt get milk for her little boy since it is too expensive. She was so happy to find $2 jeans(工装裤) at a shop even though it couldnt really fit her, she was worried about the long drive to my grandparantshouse, beacause she had no food for t
11、he next day and no money to buy gas on the way as she had spend her last $20. I had saved some money . After hearing about her troubles, I went downstairs and put a note of $50 in the front pocket of the handbag in secret. I didnt want to give her money directly, because I knew it would embarrass（使难
12、堪）her and that she would refuse it since Im a kid and dont have a job. However, Im very happy with what I did. Although I do not know whether she can find who has given her the money, I know it is of use to her. She is raising a family and has large medical needs! I hope more people know how bad my
13、aunts situation really is so that she get more help .21.What has happened to Jenney according to the passage ?A. Her hunsband is suffering from cancer.B. Her hunsband has serious heart problems .C. She has to raise three little children by herself .D. She has a job that doesnt pay well . 22.Why did
14、the writer give Jenney money in secret?A. He wanted to make her surprised .B. He didnt want to see her crying .C. He didnt want her to thank him .D. He would be refused if she knew it.23.We can guess from this passage that Jenney _. A. doesnt mind her dressing B. must be more than 35 years oldC. liv
15、es not far from her parentsD. accepts what anyone gives herBImagine a world without trees. What if the rain forests and all of the plants and colorful animals suddenly did not exist(存在)? In 1962, Gaylord Nelson decided something needed to be done to protect the environment. The work that he began le
16、d to what we now know as Earth Day, which is celebrated each year around the world.Nelson realized very few people were concerned(关注) about environmental problems. He then went to Washington, D.C., where he hoped to persuade President John F. Kennedy to take a stand on environmental problems. It was
17、nt long before President Kennedy agreed that action should be taken. The President set out on a five-day, eleven-state environmental protection tour in September 1963. Although Kennedys tour was not a success, Nelson was not ready to give up.Nelson continued to speak to audiences across 25 states ab
18、out the importance of the environment. Although his point of view began to be accepted among most people, politicians were still not listening.It was September of 1969, at a meeting in Seattle, when Nelson announced that he would hold a nationwide demonstration(游行) for environmental protection the n
19、ext spring. On April 22, 1970, more than 20 million Americans took part in Nelsons demonstration. It made people sit up and pay attention to environmental problems. One year later, that day was set up as an official international holiday by the UN. Each year on Earth Day, people plant trees, clean u
20、p rubbish, and do other things to care for the environment.24. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?ANelson did everything to protect the environment.BNelson tried to win the support of the government.CPresident Kennedy made an unsuccessful conservation tour.DNelson prepared for the nationw
21、ide demonstration.25When did Earth Day become an official international holiday?AIn 1963. BIn 1969. CIn 1970. DIn 1971.26In what order did the following events happen?a. Nelson made speeches about environment across 25 states.b. Few people cared about environmental problems.c. President Kennedy set
22、out on a conservation tour.d. More than 20 million people joined in Nelsons demonstration.Ac,a,d,b Ba,c,d,b Cc,d,b,a Db,c,a,d27The best title for the passage could be “_”.AGaylord Nelsons life BA great environmentalistCDemonstration on April 22, 1970 DHistory of Earth DayCTo me, life without music w
23、ould not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert, and listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays wou
24、ld be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plot, and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic? Im not sure about it.Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning-the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely
25、, we discover them in our everyday life，too-in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.It is
26、 well said, “Through music a child enters into a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”28. What dose the writer say more about in the text? A. Life full of music. B. Life wit
27、hout music. C. The importance of music. D. The development of music.29. From the text, we learn that many people_. A. dont realize the importance of music B. get along quite well without music C. go to the concert instead of enjoying music D. think music would be less exciting than films30. What doe
28、s the underlined word “melody” mean in the text? A. flying B. looking C. singing D. living31. From the last paragraph, we learn that music_. A. is very important, especially for children B. is very necessary for our everyday life C. can make our life exciting and dramatic D. can enter into another b
29、eautiful world DWhat is courage? It is the choice to do what we think we should do. It is the choice to ignore the worries and fears. It is the choice to do right, to realize our dreams, to be successful people and to lead the way for others. Courage can change lives. The day you begin to stare down
30、 your fears and worries, and instead act bravely, your life will change. You will be set free to fly high. You will finish things you once only dreamed of. You will realize that you fears are just paper tigers. You will begin to fullfill your dreams. You will also change the lives of others. Simply
31、put, courageous people pull others along with them. Everybody benefits from courageous people. I have a friend whom I admire greatly. A few year ago he decided to leave a well-paid career and run after his dream. All difficulties then appeared. The day he left his company, he found out that his wife
32、 had cancer. He went into a great deal of debt. But he never lost heart. He managed to raise some money and acted courageously, putting his name and reputation(名声) on the line. He finally made it. A year later, he had a company with over fifty employees. Those employees got benefits from his courage and his wife, who beat cancer and was acting bravely with him! Ho
