2016福建高一下学期人教版高中英语期末考试

1. 详细信息

What’s On?

Electric Underground

7.30pm1.00am   Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.

 Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm   Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).

 Simon’s Workshop

5.00pm-7.30pm    Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.

Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-11.00pm     Pizza World

Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

21. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A. Jules Skye.     B. Gee Whizz.

C. Charlotte Stone.   D. James Pickering.

22. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A. The Cyclops Theatre.  B. Kaleidoscope.

C. Victoria Stage.     D. Pizza World.

23. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?

A. It requires membership status.    B. It lasts three hours each time.

C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.

24. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A. 5.00pm-7.30pm.  B. 7.30pm-1.00am.

C. 8.00pm-11.00pm.       D. 8.30pm-10.30pm.

2. 详细信息

    Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today ― and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”

   A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see what the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.

   Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect (感染) other students.

    Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But I’m just not creative.”

  “Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”

  “Oh, sure.”

  “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”

  “Nobody. I do it.”

  “Really ― at night, when you’re asleep?”

  “Sure.”

  “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”

25. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________?

A. know more about the students    B. make the lessons more exciting

C. raise the students’ interest in art D. teach the students about toy design

26. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone.

C. He was active in class.       D. He was imaginative.

27. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Mistake.           B. Drawback.

C. Difficulty.    D. Burden.

3. 详细信息

 “Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour ( also called free runninga kind of extreme sport).

     Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.

    Yes, that’s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.

Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that.Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, “I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”

Another philosophy we’ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.

28Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of     .

A. the film, Casino Royale              B. its founder, David Belle 

C. its risks and tricks                               D. the varieties of participants

29The underlined word obstacles in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to     .

A. streets                    B. objects                    C. roofs       D. barriers

30Which of the following is true of parkour?

A. It is a good but boring sport         B. It challenges human abilities.    

C. It needs special training.                    D. It is a team sport.

31Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?

A. Sports and extremes.                            B. Excitement and popularity.

C. Dreams and success.                           D. Determination and freedom.

4. 详细信息

Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhoodWhen I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive(被俘虏的) was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

32.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

    A  He wanted it to sing for him    BHe liked its beautiful feather.

    CHe had just got a new cage.         DHe wanted a pet for a companion.

33.The mockingbird died because it ______.

    Awas frightened to death        Bate the poisonous food its mother gave it

    Crefused to eat anything        Ddrank the poisonous water by mistake

34.An ornithologist probably means ______.

    Aa religious person                    Ba kind person

    Ca schoolmaster                       Dan expert in birds

35.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

AFreedom is very valuable to all creatures. ****

    BAll birds put in a cage won’t live long.

    CYou should keep the birds from their mother.

DBe careful about food you give to baby birds.

5. 详细信息

A garden that’s just right for you

Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its parts?    36   . But it doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.

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Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料).    38   . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.

●Recall(回忆) your childhood memories

   Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that’s not what’s important.    39    ― how being in those gardens made us feel. If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth.    40   . Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun.

A. Know why you garden

B. Find a good place for your own garden

C. It’s our experience of the garden that matters

D. It’s delightful to see so many beautiful flowers

E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants

F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too

G. For each of those gardens, write down the strongest memory you have

6. 详细信息

If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别) those of   61   (great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so you’ll feel a real sense of   62   (achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow   63   (be) often acceptable.

Most of us are more focused   64   our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive   65   possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.

Recent   66   (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks   67   (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for   68   while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.

If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likely   69   (bring) your work home. It could be anything ― gardening, cooking, music, sports — but whatever it is,   70   (make) sure it’s a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.

7. 详细信息

I work at a company where there are lots of employees. I can’t say I know them all   41  but I know most of them. I think that almost   42  of them know me. It’s all based on one   43   principle: I believe every single person   44  to be acknowledged(点头或微笑致意), however small or simple the greeting.

When I was about 10 years old, I was   45   down the street with my mother. She  46  to speak to Mr. Lee, while I was aiming at the “ O” in the STOP   47  with a stone. I knew I could see Mr. Lee any time   48   the neighborhood, so I didn’t pay any  49   to him. After we passed Mr. Lee, my mother, stopped me and said something that has   50   with me from that day until now. She said, “You let that be the   51  time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to   52  , because even a dog can wag() its   53   when it passes you on the street.”  That phrase   54   simple, but it’s been a guidepost(路标)for me. And it feels  35  that when I speak to someone, they speak back.

I’ve become vice president  56   that hasn’t changed the way I approach people. I still follow my mother’s   57  I speak to everyone I see, no matter where I am. I’ve learned that speaking to people  58  a pathway into their world and it lets them come into mine, too.

The day you speak to someone who has their head   59   and when they lift it up and   60 you realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say, “Hello.”

41.  A. in advance          B. by name            C. in particular        D. on purpose

42   A. both               B. none                    C. neither                  D. all

43.  A. cool               B. simple                   C. complex            D. similar

44.  A. deserves          B. decides              C. demands            D. dislikes

45.  A. driving               B. walking            C. jumping            D. skating

46.  A. refused          B. intended              C. stopped             D. managed     

47.  A. button              B. sign                     C. line                 D. spot            

48.  A. beyond             B. beside            C. around                        D. from             

49.  A. visit                B. bill                C. tax                   D. attention

50.  A. agreed                     B. stuck               C. competed           D. compared

51.  A. first                B. last                 C. second                   D. next

52.  A. laugh              B. whisper                 C. speak                   D. reply

53.  A. leg                 B. body               C. tail                            D. head

54.  A. sounds             B. looks              C. appears              D. proves

55.  A. well               B. good              C. awkward             D. strange

56.  A. but                 B. while               C. so                  D. since

57.  A. nose              B. feeling             C. advice               D. bent

58.  A. decorates         B. creates                      C. explores           D. blocks        

59   A. turned around    B. operated on       C. knocked in               D. held down

60.  A. stare              B. scold               C. shout               D. smile

8. 详细信息

The summer holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can broaden your view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. It does not cost many, yet we can still learn a lot.

9. 详细信息

假定你是李华,你的美国中学生朋友彼得希望成为2022年北京冬奥会志愿者,他向你写信询问冬奥会相关情况,并求助怎样学好汉语。请给他回信,要点如下:

1.收到来信,获悉求助;

2.冬奥盛会,北京张家口合办;

3.学好汉语的两条建议。

参考词汇 :志愿者volunteer 

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

Dear Peter,

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                            

                                                                            

                                                                               

                                                                                                                                 Yours,

Li Hua