威廉希尔app 为大家准备了2014年高一英语上学期期末试题,希望大家的能力更上一层楼。

PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION  (30分)

Section A  (22.5marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. How many languages has the man learned to speak?

A. One.             B. Two.            C. Three.

2. What is the man?

A. A salesman.        B. A guide.      C. A college student.

Conversation 2

3. What are the students going to do?

A. Have a dictation.      B. Have an exam.       C. Write a composition.

4. What should the students pay attention to?

A. Handwriting.         B. Speed.             C. Handwriting, punctuation and speed.

Conversation 3

5. What does the man offer to do?

A.Lend his umbrella to the woman.

B.Get the woman’s umbrella for her.

C.Do the presentation for the woman.

6. What is the woman probably going to do right away?

A.Wait for the man.

B.Study in the library.

C.Go for the presentation.

Conversation 4

7.What time is it now?

A. It’s 10:10 p.m.        B. It’s 10:30 p.m.         C. It’s 9:50 p.m.

8. How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A. Less than fifteen minutes.

B. More than fifteen minutes.

C. Less than fifty minutes.

9. Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A. They had a tea party.      B. They had a dinner party.  C. They had a dancing party.

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10. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the classroom.   B. In a restaurant.  C. In Miss Gao’s office.

11. What does the man want to do?

A. Make friends with Miss Gao.

B. See Miss Gao.

C. Know his son’s progress.

12. What subjects is Tom weak in?

A. Math and science     B. Chinese and science.   C. Chinese and music.

Conversation 6

13. How did the woman learn the news?

A. From the newspaper.    B. On the radio.    C. On TV.

14. How many people died in the earthquake?

A. 20.        B. 24.      C. 16.

15. What are the two speakers most probably?

A. Students.    B. Teachers.    C. Actors.

SECTION B  (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Bicycles

Bicycles are very popular in parts of the world, such as 16. ___________________.

The advantages of bicycle

*It’s convenient to 17. ________________.

*People can get around enjoying beautiful scenery and18. _______________ at the

same time.

Before bicycles became popular, women wore 19. ______________ instead of short skirts, trousers and sports shorts.

20._________________, men and women had more opportunities to meet together.

PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE  (40 marks)

Section A  (10 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.

Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. I am disappointed because I ______________my favourite writer yet.

A. didn’t see      B. haven’t seen     C. don’t see    D. have not been seeing

22. There is hard evidence ________ George has something to do with the murder.

A. which       B. what       C. why            D. that

23. ________ on the endless green grass are sheep, cattle and horses.

A. Being wandered    B. Being wandering     C. Wandering    D. Wandered

24. The name of LiuYang will go down in history with ________ of Yuri Gagarin and Alan

Shepard.

A. one        B. that             C. ones               D. those

25. ----Why didn’t you apply for the job?

----I ________, but my old friend offered me a better one.

A. was going to      B. would      C. will             D. am going to

26. You should wear a shirt with long sleeves _________ you get burnt in the sun.

A. in case       B. so that        C. although          D. because

27. That is a beautiful kingdom _________ three mountains join together and steep mountains

reached to the sky.

A. which       B. whose          C. that              D. where

28. Don’t call him at this time tomorrow, because he _________ a meeting with his teachers.

A. is having    B. is going to have    C. will be having     D. has been having

29. The little baby, if _________ by other people, will wake up and cry.

A. disturbing   B. disturbed          C. to be disturbed    D. being disturbed

30. He ______________ two tickets for us before he arrived at the entrance of the cinema.

A. had reserved     B. has reserved     C. was reserving    D. has been reserving

Section B  (12 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “  31  station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a   32  at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.

“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance  33  off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.

“What a dirty  34  !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”

They had not been able to say anything about a  35   when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came  36  towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly  37  to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was  38  at last. Later the police did whatever they could to  39  the woman who had

40  them, but failed.

It is really   41  that a prediction should agree with the fact so  42  .

31.A. Weather B. Railway C. Fire D. Police

32.A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. train

33.A. turned B. took C. set D. walked

34.A. call B. signal C. trick D. arrangement

35.A. reward B. praise C. thanks D. punishment

36.A. turning B. running C. starting D. passing

37. A. continued B. refused C. began D. stopped

38. A. saved B. dead C. awake D. alive

39. A. find B. attack C. award D. thank

40. A. laughed B. visited C. repeated D. telephoned

41. A. exciting B. pleasing C. surprising D. interesting

42. A. equally      B. truly           C. exactly      D. carefully

SECTION C (8 points)

Directions:  Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column (two are extra).

convince, disappear, due to, result in, dismiss, make up, assume , go missing, creatures , come across

Police in America have stepped up their search for Justin, a fifteen-year-old boy who 43._________two days ago in Dover. People have shown great interest in this event 44. ________

sightings of puzzling lights in the key and reports of alien visits around the time of his 45__________.

His sister Kelly recalled that standing inside were lots of strange 46___________with white skin and large black eyes. She was frightened. But his mother 47._________ Kelly was having a dream and sent her to bed.

Police have 48. _________ the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, thought that people sometimes 49.__________ amazing stories, and there might be other possibilities such as murder. There is really no hard evidence that aliens took him away. They wouldn’t give up until they found 50.____________ evidence.

SECTION D (10 points)

Directions: Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

Have you ever considered a trip to Shangri-la!? The British writer James Hilton described a beautiful kingdom 51.where three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land. Below the mountain, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, 52.making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside. Lakes, surrounded by vast grassland, look like jewels. Sheep, cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and 53.forests around are home to lots of birds and animals. In this peaceful world, 54. 人们与大自然和谐相处and the noise and the worry of the outside world are forgotten. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered 55. 如何永葆青青.The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day. The best time to visit Shangri-la are spring and autumn when the temperature is at it mildest.

PART THREE ：READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.