高一下学期期末考试英语试题一、听力第一节（共5小题）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. Who is the man talking about now?A. His girlfriend.B. His sister.C. His mother.2. What are they talking about?A. A traffic accident.B. A fire.C. A crime.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a bookshop.B. At a kitchen.C. At a bank.4. Who was injured?A. George.B. George's wife.C. George's wife's father.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. Tony could not continue the experiment.B. Tony finished the experiment last night.C. Tony will go on with his experiment.第二节（共15小题）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. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A. In the street.B. At the woman's home.C. Over the phone.7. What is the woman going to do tonight?A. Help her sister with English.B. Meet her friend at the station.C. Go to an exhibition with her parents.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When will the football competition end?A. On August 17.B. On August 20.C. On August 25.9. What do we know about the two speakers?A. They will both enter the competition.B. They both work hard at their lessons.C. They both enjoy swimming.10. Where will the football competition be held?A. In the city's stadium.B. In the speakers' school.C. In the park.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What probably is the woman?A. A driver.B. A teacher.C. A reporter.12. How long does it take the man to get to school by bike?A. About an hour.B. Half an hour.C. Fifteen minutes.13. What does the man think of the traffic in the city?A. Excellent.B. Terrible.C. Normal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?A. Angry.B. Surprised.C. Sad.15. What size bag does the woman want?bag.16. When will the woman leave for Mexico?A. On Thursday.B. On Friday.C. On Saturday.17. Where does the man work?A. At a mail order company.B. At an international travel service.C. At the airport information desk.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term?A. He didn't like the big lecture classes.B. He couldn't afford further education.C. He was not interested in education.19. What does he think of his work experiences?A. They were personally rewarding.B. They should be part of school life.C. They gave him a chance to learn German.20. Where is the university he decides to go to in the end?A. In South Carolina.B. In Florida.C. In Ohio.二、单项选择1．Not only _____ a writer but he was an artist for a time.A. he isB. he wasC. is heD. was he2．Dimitri likes to sleep ___ his side.A. inB. onC. ontoD. with3．A plan has been put forward_______more graduates should go to work in the countryA. whenB. thatC. whetherD. how4．Each of the 400 people received from their boss____ gift——“Who moved my cheese?”——____ best-seller in the US——to understand how to deal with changes in their lives and work.A、the; 不填B、a；aC、a；不填D、the；a5．—Hey, dear! Guess what? I’ve got a pay rise!—This ________ a celebration! Let’s go to sing karaoke tonight.A.calls for B．works out C．brings about D．pays for6． he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way.A．Although B．Unless C．Because D．When7．—Lend me some more money，will you?—Sorry，I’ve got______at hand myself.You know the MP3 player cost me all I had just now.A.nothingB.noC.noneD.not8．The law ,which was passed for the benefit of public ,forbade people to smoke in public places .A . / ;theB .the ; theC .the . /D ./ ; /9．It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his life．A．had lost B．would lose C．would have lost D．might lose 10．Yesterday a street beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly，__________him a millionaire overnight.A.makingB.makesC.to make11． Do you still remember the chicken farm _______ we visited last year?A. whereB. whenC. thatD. what12．I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. _____, the walk will do me good.A. Sooner or laterB. StillC. BesidesD. In time 13．--- Thank you ever so much for your timely help?--- ____________ .A. Glad to hear that.B. With pleasure.C. Thank nothing of it.D. All right.14．that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 per-cent.A.Such construction robots are cleverB.So clever the construction robots areC.So clever are the construction robotsD.Such clever construction robots are15．Exciting as its special effects are ______, there is too much violence in the film.A. being watchedB. to be watchedC. watchingD. to watch三、完型填空When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 1 . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange 2 children. We made houses and gardens, and 3 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.In those days the sun seemed to shine always 4 and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 5 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could 6 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.7 I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good holiday is much the same as it was. I 8 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 9 beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to 10 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 11 , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.Sometimes I 12 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am old . 13 I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 14 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 15 on too many ices creams.1. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D.river2. A. moved B. excited C. anxious D. nervous3. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard4. A. gently B. hardly C. brightly D. carefullyA.in need ofB. in search ofC. in place ofD. in praise of5. A. sell B. make C. buy D. offer6. A. When B. Although C. If D. But7. A.almost B. perhaps C. still D. often8. A.waves B. wind C. hands D. feet9. A.destroy B. fix C. use D. build10.A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides11.A.wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe12.A. All B. Each C. Both D. Every13.A. girls B. boys C. children D. grown-ups14.A. happy B. tired C. sad D. sick四、阅读理解AThe impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Employers often decide to hire someone in the first three minutes of the interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude (态度) and manners.A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important. A smile shows a confident (自信的) and positive attitude.When you introduce yourself, make eyes contact with the interviewer. Some interviewers offer a hand shake. Others don’t.Try to be as natural as possible. But pay attention to your body language. The way you sit, walk, gesture, use your voice and show feeling on your face are all parts of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself and the situation you are in. Are you feeling positive about yourself? Your abilities? Your interest in the job?Speak clearly and loudly enough. Show interest and enthusiasm in your voice. Wh en you speak, look at the interviewer. Also don’t say negative things about yourself, or former employers.Listen to questions carefully. If you don’t understand a question, ask the interviewer to repeat or explain.1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. you should always put on a smile when meeting the employerB. you should stand still with respect before the employerC. the first impression is very important in an interviewD. employers understand and like employees’ nervousness2. Why should we pay attention to our body language?A. Because it can help us win the employer’s positive impression.B. Because it can help us feel about the employer.C. Because it is needed by our employer.D. Because we need it to improve our feeling.3. The main purpose of the passage is ________.A. to give you some advice on the art of finding a jobB. to tell from wrong about job interviewsC. to explain why we should do something about an interviewD. to suggest not being shy in an interview4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. A Friendly Smilew。