高一（上）期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

A

LuoJingyu，19， has four years of experience of running business． He is also a freshman in the arts department of HubeiUniversity．
Luo Jingyu is from an ordinary family． He said， "My parents told me if I wanted something I shouldmake an effort to get it， so I earned pocket money by doing housework when I waslittle．" The dream of running his own business grew in hisheart． He said， "I want to be a successful person， like Alibaba's Ma Yun．"
When Luo was a junior student， he had the idea of selling lanterns when he saw manypeople flying Chinese lanterns in a square． Luo bought some lanterns from a store， but the sales were not as good as he had expected． Then he found another way to do business． He bought lanterns on the Internet at a very low price． Finally he easily made 5，000 yuan in two days．
With a happy beginning， Luo planned to open a dress shop． "My parents didn't support me opening a dress shop， so I had to borrow 120，000 yuan for it．" Although he did market research before starting， the business wasn't very good because his taste infashion wasn't accepted by customers． The shop eventually closed down after half a year．
After experiencing a big loss， he decided to do something he was familiar with-sellingpainting tools． As a fine arts student， he knew the market． He convinced his friends to invest one million yuan inhis shop． With a good business mind and a lot of effort， the sales of the shop reached six million yuan in a year．
Even though Luo is rich， he uses a cheap cell phone and does not wear luxuryclothes． He has a simple lifestyle． "It isn't easy to make money， so money should be used on something worthwhile，" he said．

1. We can learnfrom the second paragraph that Luo's parents ______ ．

A. askedhim for money to pay the rent
B. suggestedthat he work hard to get something
C. advisehim to pay more attention to his studies
D. gave himsome money to do business

2. Which of thefollowing statements is TRUE？ ______

A. Luolearnt to make lanterns from his father．
B. Luo'sfriends advised him to sell painting tools．
C. Luoborrowed money from the bank to open shops．
D. The lossat the dress shop taught Luo a lesson．

3. Which of thefollowing words can describe Luo best？ ______ ．

A. Talentedbut lazy．
B. Rich butmean．
C. Hard-workingand plain-living．
D. Optimisticand kind．

 

B

Anewspaper reporter's job can be very interesting．He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life．He is on the rush for news all the time；then after several years he may get a desk job，and life becomes a bit more settled．Let's look at his work a little more closely．In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of aforeign country，and the next day he may be writing about a football match．Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any timeto sleep．And at other times he may go on for days looking out fornews materials and yet return empty-handed．
In the beginning，a reporter has to cover a very wide field．After the early years he becomes more specialized in hiswork．For example，he may finally be asked to write only on court cases orpolitics or sports．Some reporters may become so specialized that they areasked only to write on a special thing：horse racing，for example．In most newspaper houses there is at least one specialracing correspondent．Some newspapers have book reviewers．Their job is delightful．They read the latest books and then write reviews on theones they like．Then there are those who write on films，so they get to see them even before they are shown in thecinema．How lucky，you would say!
A reporter's job can also be very dangerous．A number of them have died rushing from one assignment toanother，and if there is a flood or a riot（暴乱）they may get hurt or even be killed．Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera wassmashed by a group of men，because they were angry with him for taking their picture．Dangerous or not，one thing is certain，and that is，their job is never dull!

4. What does theunderlined phrase "on the rush" mean in the passage？ ______

A. On thebeach． B. In ahurry．
C. On thespot． D. In notime．

5. Reporters whowrite on films are said to be lucky because they ______ ．

A. can seethe films before most people see them in the cinema
B. can seemore film stars
C. can payless than other people
D. can writeanything they like

6. A reporter'swork becomes dangerous when ______ ．

A. there isa flood or a riot
B. there isan interview with the prime minister
C. there isa football match
D. he isseeing a horror film

7. From thepassage we can infer that，to be a good reporter，he must be all of the following EXCEPT ______ ．

A. brave B. strong C. quick in mind D. well-informed

 

C

Here'sthis week's list of four open jobs throughout the local area． Whether you're unemployed and need a job or you are justsick of the one you have， Roswell Patch wants to help． We know new jobs can be hard to come by these days， which is why we will try to post a selection of jobswe've found in the area on the site each week． Happy hunting!
Part-time Spanish Instructor-World Language Institute， Inc． -Roswell
World Language Institute， Inc． in Roswell is currently hiring a part-time， native-speaking Spanish instructor． Applicants must be able to pass a background check anddrive a 15-passenger bus to pick up students from several schools， from 2 pm-6 pm．Monday-Friday． The position pays ﹩10 per hour． More information about the job is available online．
Experienced Servers-Chill's-Alpharetta
Chili's in Alpharetta is seeking experienced servers to add to its team． Qualifications will include being clean and neat andhaving great attitude and customer service skills． The pay is ﹩2． 13， plus tips． Stop by the store to fill out an application． More information about this position is available online．
Registered Nurese-North Fulton Regional Hospital-Roswell
North Fulton Regional Hospital is looking for a RN/Registered Nurse to fill a12-hour night shift． Applicants must be registered and previous hospitalexperience is preferred． More information about the position is available online．
Software Engineer-Controlscan-Alpharetta
Controlscan in Alpharetta is hiring a software engineer， Applicants should have five or more years of relevantexperience， as well as advanced knowledge of computer technology． Pay is commensurate（相称）with experience． More information about the position can be found online．

8. World LanguageInstitute ，Inc． is looking for ______ ．

A. a schoolbus driver B. afull-time teacher
C. aSpanish manager D. aSpanish teacher

9. Who will mainlywork at night？ ______

A. Jane， hired by NorthFulton Regional Hospital．
B. John， hired by WorldLanguage Institute， Inc．
C. Robert， hired byControlScan
D. Sally， hired byChili's．

10. Where can wemost probably read the passage？ ______

A. In ascience newspaper． B. In atextbook．
C. On awebsite． D. In ageography magazine．

11. The purpose ofthe passage is ______ ．

A. tointroduce some forms of online entertainment
B. tointroduce some information about Roswell Patch
C. toprovide some information for those who need a job
D. to huntfor those who want to work for Rosewell

 

D

A newstudy， conducted by British company Mindlab International， has found that listening to music at work increasesaccuracy （精确） and speed， The Telegraph reported．
Perhaps， some parents disagree with this idea， saying， "Switch off the music and concentrate!" Well， if that's the case with your parents， you might now be able to convince them that you havescience on your side．
The company gave 26 participants （参与者）a series of different tasks for five days in a row， including spell checking， mathematical word problems， data entry， and abstract reasoning． The participants completed these tasks while listeningto music or no music at all．
The results showed that while music was playing， 88% of participants produced their most accurate testresults and 81% completed their fastest work． David Lewis， chairman of Mindlab International， told The Telegraph， "Music is a very powerful management tool if youwant to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also theiremotional state… they are going to become more positive about thework．"
However， you may have a list of your favorite songs， but not all kinds of music match all homework． For maths or other subjects involving numbers orattention to detail， you should listen to classical music， the study found． In the study， pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks58% faster than when listening to no music at all． If you are reviewing your English writing， pop music is the best choice， as it is the best kind for spell checking． It cut mistakes by 14%， compared to listening to no music． After finishing your homework， do you often take time to check your answers？ Maybe， some dance music is suitable for you．

12. What did theparticipants have to do in the study？ ______

A. Persuadetheir parents to listen to music．
B. Do aseries of work without rest or pause．
C. Completefive tasks in five days without help．
D. Finishtasks with music or without music at all．

13. What does theunderlined word "they" in Para 4 refer to？ ______

A. Results． B. Tools．
C. Participants． D. Tests．

14. When you reviewyour English writing， what kind of music should you listen to？ ______

A. Classicalmusic． B. Dancemusic．
C. Popmusic． D. Rockmusic．

15. What is thebest title for the text？ ______

A. MusicHelps Us to Learn B. We Can'tLive Without Music
C. Not AllMusic Suits You D. Listento Different Music

 

三、语法填空（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）

16. Chen Lei was astudent (1) studied art history and the early dynasties of China in auniversity． He was able to recognize the style of different culturalrelics (2) （belong） to former times， especially the Tang and Song dynasties． One day he was looking in a second-hand furniture shopwhen he saw an (3) （amaze） object among the many different vases and (4) （jewel）． It was a mirror (5) （design） in the Song Dynasty and (6) （decorate） in the fancy style of that time． He recognized that it was a rare cultural relic， but at a price he could afford， so he bought it at once． Later he gave it to his local museum， where his action was (7) （high） thought of． (8) doubt they considered it one of the (9) （value） treasures of their collection． To them， it was worth much (10) than Chen Lei paid．

 

四、短文改错（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）

17. Helena was a great athlete in the 5000-metre running race． She has won many prizes and wanted to compete for the Olympic Games． So she practised hard every day in order to be admitting as a competitor． It didn't take her long to reaching the standard for joining the Olympic Games． This made Helena eager to win a gold medal for her and her homeland． Unfortunately during the final， she was running swift in her race while another competitor pushed her on purpose so that she fell down． Poor Helena lost her chance of a medal but the other woman had to take a responsibility for breaking the rules． Those judge felt sorry for Helena and gave her a special prize of an olive wreath instead．

 

五、单词拼写-单句（本大题共10小题，共5.0分）

18. The lazy child was punished by his teacher for______ （作弊） in the exam．

 

19. He spends much of his time______ （在户外） since he has to work in the open air．

 

20. Reading is one of the best ways of improving your______（词汇量）．

 

21. If you look______（笔直的） ahead， you'll see the church in the distance．

 

22. The report______ （预报） that prices will rise by 3% next month．

 

23. He is so______ （倔强的） that no one can persuade him to change his mind．

 

24. He was______ （困住） in the flood and couldn't move．

 

25. Hundreds of______（志愿者） have come forward to offer their help．

 

26. After that， what happened to the Amber Room remains a______ （谜）

 

27. Our parents do their best to make us develop both______ （身体的） and mentally．

 

六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）

28. 假设你是李华，你班同学在今天的英语课上就"高中生是否应该在学校使用智能手机"进行了课堂讨论，同学们的观点不一．请你根据下表内容，为本次课堂讨论结果撰写一篇英文报道稿，内容应该包括：
1．活动简介；2．支持理由；3．支持者理由；4．你的观点．

支持者理由	联系父母方便；上网便捷，有意学习
反对者理由	影响学习；手机游戏消磨意志

注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；
3．文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数．
Smart phones are becoming more and more of a necessity for high school students．___

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