2014衡阳八中高一英语第二学期期末测试题（有答案）
详细内容
PREHENSION（共20小题；每小题 1分，满分20分）
SECTION A
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 letters (A,B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation.
1.How long was the woman on the phone?
A. For a few hours.B. All night.C. All morning.
2.What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Get a new phone.B. Talk less on the phone.C. Add call waiting.
Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation.
3. What does the man like most about the house?
A. The design.B. The location.C. The price.
4. How much discount can the woman give the man?
A. 5%.B. 10%.C. 20%.
Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation.
5. How often do the speakers do a general cleaning?
A. Every day.B. Once a week.C. Twice a week.
6.What will the man’s group do?
A. Clean the windows.B. Sweep the floor.C. Paint the wall.
Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation.
7. What is probably the man’s major?
A. Physics.B. History.C. English.
8.What does the woman say about “History of Music”?
A. It sounds boring.B. The class was full.C. She took it in high school.
9. What do we know about the woman?
A. She has changed her major.B. She has never taken Spanish.C. She has a great interest in movies.
Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Colleagues (同事).C. Strangers.
11.How many children are there in the woman’s family?
A. Ten.B. Eleven.C. Twelve.
12.What does the woman’s father do?
A. An airport worker.B. A taxi driver.C. A food store owner.
Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation.
13. What happened at the beginning of the game?
A. Seattle took a big early lead.B. The fans became crazy.C. Washington had a good start.
14. What did the player of Washington hurt?
A. His finger.B. His knee.C. His head.
15.What did the Washington’s coach do?
A. He let the injured player stay in the game.
B. He replaced the injured player.
C. He took out some of his best players.
SECTION B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 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.
Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk.
Students’ Attitude to Music
Different tastes◆1,00,00 students involved in the survey
◆32%: 16
◆ 17 %: R&B
◆14%: 18
19 to hear new songs or music◆46%: TV and films
◆ 21%: friends
◆19%: 20
PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
SECTION A （共10小题；每小题 1分，满分10分）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.
21.One-third of the country _____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____ black people.
A. is; areB. is; isC. are; are D. are; is
22.We don't imagine the twins have arrived, _____?
A. do we B. have theyC. don’t we D. haven’t they
23._____ is even important _____ as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.
A. That, which B. What, that C. What, what D. It, that
24.John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _____ are family members.
A. them B. that C. which D. whom
25.The door _____ open, no matter how hard she pushed.
A. shouldn’tB. couldn’tC. wouldn’tD. mightn’t
26.When we saw the road _____ with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.
A. blockB. to blockC. blockingD. blocked
27.The driver wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked by the police _____.
A. not to doB. not toC. not doD. do not
28.When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, _____ me stories till I fell asleep.
A. having told B. telling C. told D. to tell
29.The girl has a great interest in sport and ____ badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.
A. tookB. is takingC. takesD. has been taking
30.It’s much easier to make friends ____ you have similar interests.
A. unless B. when C. even though D. so that
SECTION B （共12小题；每小题 1分，满分12分）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I just read a beautiful story. It is about a little girl, a movie and a corporation. 31 , if crying at work might be a problem, you should wait until you get home to read it. Trust me.
10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been 32 with a rare form of cancer for three years. This month, it became 33 that Colby would probably die soon. The one thing she wanted to do before she died was to see the movie Up. She’d been 34 by the previews.
But Colby’s health was so 35 that she could not be taken to the theater, and Up is only playing in theaters. By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t 36 it. A family friend began desperately dialing numbers at Pixar. She finally 37 to someone and told them Colby’s will. After a discussion, Pixar 38 to help.
Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I’m 39 to die, but I’m going to wait for the movie, ”the girl replied. .ks5u.
On June 10, Pixar 40 an employee to the Curtin’s home and showed the film on DVD-possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that exists.
Here’s what her mom said, “When I watched it, I had really no idea about the 41 or the theme of the movie. I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up, up to 42 . ”
Colby died seven hours after watching the movie.
31. A. HoweverB. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Finally
32. A. sticking B. sufferingC. keepingD. living
33. A. clearB. uncertainC. sorryD. sure
34. A. fascinatedB. fondC. interestedD. surprised
35. A. goodB. poorC. healthyD. ordinary
36. A. doB. seeC. makeD. survive
37. A. got overB. got awayC. got downD. got through
38. A. refusedB. hopedC. agreed D. offered
39. A. scaredB. readyC. afraidD. sad
40. A. planned B. madeC. shippedD. flew
41. A. trick B. contentsC. hintD. disadvantage
42. A. skyB. balloonC. heaven D. sea
SECTION C （共8小题；每小题 1分，满分8分）
Directions: plete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid 43 lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be famous when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot 44 money. ”
Jimmy’s pictures were different 45 other people’s because he never painted on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the 46 half was always empty.
“That’s very clever, ”everyone said, “ 47 else does that! ”
48 day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s pictures and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your pictures, but 49 on the top half? ”
“ 50 I’m small, ”Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high. ”
PART THREE READING PREHENSION （共15小题；每小题 2分，满分30分）
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best aording to the information given in the passage.
A
With school out and hot weather in, it’s not unusual for youngsters to gather around the refrigerator or the television rather than take part in active play. Such habits may be relaxing but can wreck a healthy lifestyle, say specialists at Texas Children’s Hospital.
“For some kids, the state of feeling bored triggers（引发）eating,” says Jennifer Thomas, a doctor at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. “A child can pick up 5 to 10 pounds over the course of a summer, so it’s important to recognize the difference between boredom（无聊）and hunger.”
Because children may be adjusting（适应）to lack of routine, adding some structure to their daily schedules can help. “For example, instead of letting kids eat while they watch television, permit eating only in the kitchen with the television turned off,” says Thomas. “This way can help determine if they are really hungry or just bored.”
If hunger causes a snack attack, nutritious snacks should be available（可得到的）and easy to reach, says Thomas. She suggests two or more servings of fruit and three or more servings of vegetables as a reasonable（合情理的）daily goal. Thomas says, “Fresh or frozen fruit is better than fruit juice. Fresh or frozen vegetables are better because canned vegetables usually contain salt.”
In general, kids should avoid snacks with high sugar content, says Thomas. “More importantly, if a sugary snack takes the place of healthier food, the child is not getting the nutrition he or she needs. High-fat food tends to make a child feel worried, while eating foods that are naturally lower in fat will make it easier for kids to feel more energetic and stay on the go.”
51. What can help to stop children from eating because of boredom?
A. Giving them a daily schedule.B. Giving them a lot of snacks.
C. Preventing them from watching TV.D. Making them eat a lot of fruits.
52. What kind of snacks should we give children?
A. Fruit juice.B. Frozen fruit. C. Canned vegetables.D. Snacks rich in sugar.
53. Foods that are naturally lower in fat are necessary for children because _______.
A. they help children lose weightB. they help children get necessary nutrition
C. they stop children from getting bored D. they make children active and energetic
54. We can infer from the text that _______.
A. it’s hard to tell the difference between boredom and hunger
B. children may get bored for lack of routine in summer
C. we should limit children’s eating while they’re watching TV
D. nutritious snacks should be available at any time
55. The underlined word “wreck” in Paragraph 1 probably means“_______”.
A. improve B. change C. ruin D. include
B
When you walk into a room on the 17th floor of Copenhagen’s Bella Sky Hotel, you’ll be greeted by soft roses and other fresh flowers, fruits, fashion magazines, and a bathroom with beauty products. This is Europe’s first hotel floor dedicated（专用的）entirely to women―and aording to the hotel’s CEO Arne Bang Mikkelsen, it is designed by women, for women.
“Women’s hotel preferences（偏爱）are very different from men’s with key priorities（优先考虑的事）being to feel safe and fortable. When men e into a hotel room, the first thing they do is check the view, turn on the TV, plug in their puter, and check out the fridge. Women, on the other hand, go straight to the bathroom. Does it smell nice? Is it clean? Does it have a nice bathtub and shower?”
Unlike other hotels, it seemed like someone actually thought about what women wanted. To get it right, the hotel asked a number of women what they wanted, and added to their list of things like cleanliness, a nice bathroom, high-powered hairdryers, steam irons, cosmetic mirrors, healthy choices on the room service menus, and full-body mirrors.
It seems that they are helped by the boom（繁荣）in female business travelers. Global numbers are hard to get, but a research report shows women aount for about half of all business travelers in the US in 2010, up from approximately 25% in 1991.
Places like the Naumi Hotel in Singapore, the Premier Hotel in New York, the London Dukes Hotel and the Geian Court Hotel in Vancouver seem to be realizing the possibility in catering（迎合）for women.
At the London Dukes Hotel, the manager says bookings（预订）for their “Duchess Rooms”，which are standard rooms with fresh flowers, fruit, and styling things, have increased 25% over the past year.
56. We can learn from the text that Bella Sky Hotel _______.
A. is the first hotel designed for womenB. offers special service to women guests
C. has a big garden with all kinds of flowersD. can arrange rooms aording to guests’ wishes
57. Paragraph 2 mainly wants to tell us _______.
A. men are wiser in choosing hotelsB. guests usually care about fort most
C. women differ from men in judging a hotelD. hotels have difficulty satisfying each guest
58. What can we learn from the text?
A. Men guests usually don’t care about hotels’ cleanliness.
B. Living in a hotel, women guests may consider their safety.
C. Women business travelers spend more than men in hotels.
D. In the US the number of women travelers is higher than men.
59. The example of the London Dukes Hotel is used to show ________.
A. London is known for hotel managementB. guests like to experience different hotels
C. the new hotel service is very popularD. hotel industry is developing rapidly
60. What is the text mainly about?
A. How to run hotels. B. A new practice in hotel service.
C. Different hotels’ service in the world.D. Differences between men and women hotel guests.
C
It is now February 7, 2035. The search engine TalkTalk will be open to the public next week and this service will soon be something beyond your imagination. For the first time you can not only talk to the search engine, but you can discuss with it what you are looking for.
For example, if you want to know more about the oil price, TalkTalk asks if you want to know the current oil price, the development of the oil price, or news related to the oil price. You say that you want to read news about it and TalkTalk then directs you to your source, or lets you have the latest news related to the oil price in order from the most respectable sources.
pared with other search services that use a certain algorithm (程序) to provide data from a search, the artificial intelligence (人工智能) behind TalkTalk is said to easily spot if a certain source is aiming to cheat the searcher. TalkTalk also judges and stores every given reply and discussion, to learn how to give correct answers. TalkTalk is also set to answer questions directly where there is a definite answer. How well this will work in the long run is yet to be seen, but thousands of people have tested TalkTalk and the quality is really good.
The first talking search engine saw the light of day more than 30 years ago and was called Speegle. It could read the results from a written search on the Inter, and was mostly for blind people.
So far, TalkTalk cannot read the information from a certain source to you by phone, if it is not freely available. There are currently talks to find an arrangement for this, but it would most likely be difficult because of copyright(版权).
TalkTalk is available over the Inter and also by phone, even though it only speaks English. There are no plans to add other languages in the near future, most likely because it will cost a lot of money. When you are tired of asking TalkTalk all your questions, just ask, “Where is TalkTalk?” and you will get an answer that will make you leave it with a smile on your lips.
61. The example in Paragraph 2 is given to show .
A. how to use the search engine TalkTalkB. how to search for news on the Inter
C. the oil price is a very hot issue currently D. TalkTalk has a very high intelligence
62. The advantage of TalkTalk is that it can .
A. be available wherever you goB. tell if a certain source is reliable
C. read the search results for you D. offer different kinds of search results
63. What can be inferred from the text?
A. TalkTalk can read all the information online. B. TalkTalk will speak other languages soon.
C. TalkTalk may have a bright future. D. TalkTalk is very expensive.
64. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Hello, TalkTalkB. Where is TalkTalk
C. TalkTalk is improvingD. Development of search engines
65. In which part of a future newspaper can you read the text?
A. Opinion. B. Culture. C. Lifestyle. D. Technology.
PART FOUR WRITING
SECTION A（共5小题；每小题 1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格不超过3个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
Jack Johnson is a singer and song writer known for his smooth voice and calming songs. His most recent album(专辑)is Sleep Through the Static. It is filled with personal songs about love, family and life. And this new album is also environmentally friendly.
Jack Johnson wrote the song Angel for his wife, Kim. When they met in college, Johnson was not a professional(专业的)musician. In fact, he used to be a professional surfer who rode ocean waves on a surfboard. Johnson has said that he started writing music and playing the guitar after a surfing aident. He later wrote several songs for a movie he made about surfing. In the song Go on Jack Johnson expresses what it is like to watch his two young sons grow up.
Jack Johnson may be a famous musician, but he does not like to lead a very public life. He likes to spend time with his family doing sports outdoors. Johnson is also very interested in environmental activities. Six years ago, he and his wife started the Kokua Hawaii Foundation to provide environmental education to school children. Jack Johnson’s new album shows another environmental effort. The whole album was made using energy power from the sun in his environmentally friendly recording studio (工作室).
Jack Johnson
Profession (职业)In the pastsurfer
At present66．________
What he is famous forSmooth voice and 67．________
His new albumSleep Through the StaticFilled with personal songs about love, family and life
His songsAngelWriting it for his wife
68．________Expressing what it is like to watch his two young sons grow up
What he doesn’t likeLeading 69．________
70．________Spending time with his family doing sports outdoors and environmental activities
SECTION B 写作（满分15分）
请根据下面的提示，写一篇短文，介绍一位你最崇拜的偶像。
字数要求：120词左右。
1. Who do you admire (钦佩，欣赏) most?
2. What does / did he / she do?
3. Something interesting / moving you know about him / her.
4. What should you learn from him / her?
…
参考答案
01. BCABB 06. BCBCA 11. CBCBA （听力材料：《百朗英语听力风暴（高二）II》Model Test 1）
16. pop (music) 17. 28 18. Country (music) 19. Ways 20. radio
21. ABDDC 26. DBBDB
31. ADAAB 36. CDCBD 41. BC
43. a 44. more 45. from 46. other
47. Nobody 48. One 49. not 50. Because
51. ABDBC 56. BCBCB 61. ABCAD
66. singer and songwriter 67. calming songs
68. Go on 69. a public life 70. What he likes
Thomas Edison is the person I admire. He was one of the greatest scientists in the world. He was born in 1847, and died in 1931 at the age of 84. He was in school only for three months. His teacher didn’t like him at all. Edison’s mother had to take him out of school and taught him herself. At home Edison read a lot and became very interested in science.
When Edison was very young, he had many strange ideas. When he was in school, he often asked a lot of questions. Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons. However, it is these strange ideas that helped him a lot. When he grew up, he became a famous scientist.
I think I should work hard at my lessons at school, and always try to be creative in order to do something good for our motherland and the world as well.