1、山西省忻州市第一中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题山西省忻州市第一中学2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项：1.本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。3. 试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力20分计入总分。 4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第卷（满分100分）第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有
2、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1遍。1. What time is it now?A. 7:00. B. 7:30. C. 8:00.2. What will the woman probably do next?A. Call her neighbors. B. Put out the fire. C. Call the fire department.3. What was the weather like?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Snowy
3、.4. What might be the matter with the man on the ground?A. He has a headache. B. He has a car accident.C. He has a heart trouble.5. What can we know about the two speakers?A. They lost their way. B. They took the wrong bus.C. They cant find their map.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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
4、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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读2遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the woman probably do?A. A telephonist. B. A secretary. C. A shop assistant.7. Where is the man calling from?A. 010-926-6636. B. 010-992-6636. C. 010-992-6366.听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。8. What
5、did Mrs. Baker plan to do probably?A. Have a walk. B. Walk her dog. C. Throw her rubbish.9. How did Mrs. Baker succeed in getting rid of the young man?A. She ran home very quickly.B. She hit him on the head.C. She turned to the man for help.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman complain about?A.
6、The weather. B. The noise. C. The traffic.11. Why isnt the woman satisfied with her living conditions?A. The flat is too old. B. The flat is too dirty.C. The flat is overcrowded.12. What is the woman going to do next year?A. Move house. B. Change her job. C. Buy a new car.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where
7、did the man know that the shopping centre has some good things?A. From the newspaper. B. From radio. C. From TV.14. What do we know about the man?A. He is heavier than before. B. He likes a cotton suit.C. He wants a casual suit.15. What color suit does the man most probably choose?A. Yellow. B. Whit
8、e. C. Black.16. What else does the woman suggest to the man?A. Belts. B. Ties. C. Shoes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which part of the city was hit by storms?A. The middle part. B. The eastern part. C. The western part.18. What caused the cars in Main Street to be damaged?A. A severe accident. B. A big tre
9、e. C. The floodwater.19. What happened in White Street?A. A car park was flooded.B. Some big trees were uprooted.C. Some basketball players were hurt seriously.20. What will the weather most probably be like tomorrow?A. It will rain. B. It will be cloudy. C. It will be clear.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（
10、共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANowadays, with the busy working hours, parents have no time left to spend with their children. However, spending time with children is of extreme importance. Giving some time for children will play an important role in their devel
11、opment. Therefore, it is a must for parents to spend time with children. Here are some tips for parents which will help them spend time with their little suns.Having Dinner with ChildrenEven if you are not there at home for a whole day, you should make sure that you have dinner with your children. M
12、oreover, you should make it a point that you are having dinner with your entire family. Also, you should avoid watching TV when you are having dinner with your family.Helping Child Complete HomeworkHelping your child complete homework will help you know how he/she is at studies. It is not that you h
13、ave to spend hours regularly helping your child with homework. But, sometimes you can help your child solve some questions. In this way, you will get to spend time with your child as well as get to know about his or her studies.Fun ActivitiesDuring weekends you can indulge your child in fun activiti
14、es like gardening, painting etc. However, do not force your child to do so. You can also spend some time in teaching your child finger painting, vegetable painting and craft work. You may even help your child complete his or her art and craft assignments. These activities will help you improve creat
15、ivity of your child as well as the interaction between you and your child.21. The passage is mainly about_.A. the importance of spending time with childrenB. the ways to spend time with childrenC. the reasons to spend time with childrenD. the activities children like to take part in22. In the second
16、 paragraph, the author suggests that parents should_.A. watch TV with their childrenB. stay at home a whole dayC. spend time with the whole familyD. avoid listening to some music23. The underlined word “indulge” in the last paragraph means_.A. push B. put C. ask D. allow24. What can we learn from th
17、e passage?A. Spending time with children for parents is a must. B. Parents should spend time regularly with childrens homework.C. Helping children with homework will help improve their creativity.D. Parents should pick up their children regularly.BIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will prob
18、ably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to,
19、 and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The m
20、ost they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as t
21、hey have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all t
22、he taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everyth
23、ing they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?25. While taking a taxi in Finland, _.A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driverB. a passenger
24、pays two US dollars for a taxi rideC. a passenger can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to goD. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration(证明) before leaving without paying26. We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland _.A. are mostly poorly managedB. prov
25、ide meals for any dinersC. provide free wine and charge for foodD. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.C. The workers
26、 and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.28. The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to _.A. people who are dishonestB. people who often have meals in big hotelsC. peop
27、le who often take taxisD. people who are worthy of trustCHow to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. Theyll say, “This is my destiny(命运). I cannot change it.”Of course not! You dont have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on othe
28、r factors.I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same ro
29、utine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasnt realized that we have to do our share of making th
30、e effort to live the life of our dreams. Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone (unless its helpful to your success), and get your mind and body to work! Dont expect your luck to change, unless you do someth
31、ing about it. If something goes wrong, dont just regard it as a temporary(暂时的) problem; Instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. Its not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively. If someones life is in trouble, do you just
32、hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, dont just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.29. According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her l
