湖北省黄冈中学2013-2014学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

\feel I?m familiar with it.\

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Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said \characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion(情绪). Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

67．The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.

A. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays B. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

C. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently D. computers have become popular in China.

68．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?

A. Handwriting can impress people well and build up one?s self-confidence. B. The writer?s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting. C. Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.

D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

69．The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means_____.

A. getting bored with B. getting curious about C. becoming crazy about D. getting dependent on 70．We can infer from the passage that_______.

A. more and more students will give up writing on a computer B. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting C. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day D. the typing article better expresses one?s emotion and quality

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71．Our master teacher is easygoing, ____________ I have learned how to get along with others.

(help)

我们的班主任很平易近人，在他的帮助下我学会了如何与他人相处。

72．Some researchers believe that ________________ a cure for AIDS will be found. (doubt)

有些研究者相信毫无疑问会找到治疗艾滋病的方法。

73．It took nearly fifty years before the ANC _____________. (power)

过了将近50年非国大才掌权。

74．To make my room look nicer, I _______________ with wallpaper last week. (decorate)

为了让我房间看起来更漂亮，我上周让人用壁纸装饰了一下。

75．It was after he had been shown around the museum _____________ a visit. (worth)

他被带领参观博物馆之后才发现它值得参观。

76．Bob, ______________ murder, refused to admit it. (charge)

鲍勃被指控犯有谋杀罪，他拒绝承认此罪行。

77．Only if you have reached the agreed standard ______________ the club. (admit)

只有达到规定的标准才会准许你加入这个俱乐部。

78．Ye Shiwen ______________ the 2008 Olympics, for she wasn?t on the national team then.

(compete)

叶诗文不可能参加过2008年奥运会，因为她那时还没进入国家队。

79．According to the government?s work report of this city, 1,026 old taxies ______________new

ones in the past two years. (replace)

根据这个城市的政府工作报告，在过去两年里1026辆旧出租车已经被新车所取代。 80．By the time he was thirty, he _____________________. (goal)

到他30岁的时候他就已经实现了自己的目标。

第二节：书面表达（共1题；满分30分）

请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈幽默的作用。 A sense of humor, God?s greatest gift to mankind, is universally considered the most valuable personality. Humor may enable us to be optimistic（乐观）, ease our tension（紧张） and overcome difficulties, thus helping us to succeed or win in many situations. Humor also helps us live in harmony（和谐） with others. Humor can easily remove an unpleasant conflict（冲突）, changing the talking atmosphere and make it harmonious. 注意： 1．除诗歌外，文体不限；

2. 内容必须结合事例，只需涉及一个方面即可。 3．词数为120左右。

湖北省黄冈中学2013年秋季高一上英语期末考试试题

听力录音稿及参考答案

(Text 1)

M: Are you and Ann going straight to the restaurant from work tonight?

W: Actually I’m leaving work early because I need to do some shopping in the market, and after that, I?m going

to meet Ann outside the cinema. She doesn?t know where the restaurant is, you know. (Text 2)

M: Don’t you usually leave for the airport at four o’clock? W: Yes, I usually do.

M: Well, why are you leaving so early?

W: It?s going to snow, so I have to leave half an hour earlier. (Text 3)

W: Mr Stone?s lessons were a waste of time. He was always telling funny stories. M: But he was actually covering what we should learn. W: I don?t think so. (Text 4)

M: I have a good pet. It never causes trouble for me. W: Really? What is it?

M: It?s an electronic cat. It?s operated by the computer.

W: I don?t like electronic pets. They are not pets. They are machines. (Text 5)

W: Hi, Belly, I heard your birthday is coming up. M: Yeah, just two days away.

W: Has your brother bought you anything? M: Well, not yet, but he never forgets. (Text 6)

M: So what were you like as a kid?

W: When I was a kid, I was kind of troublesome. M: You? Really? What was the turning point? W: When I graduated from. high school. M: What do you mean?

W: Until you graduate, you don?t understand that life is just beginning. (6)After I finished high school, I realized

that I still had a lot to learn.

M: I know what you mean. I was really dependent when I was a child. W: What changed?

M: I think I became more independent after I got my first job. (7)Once you have a job, you learn to be more

independent. (Text 7)

W: Good evening. This is Gino?s. Can I help you?

M: It?s my mother?s birthday next week, so I?d like to book a table. W: Certainly, sir. Which day? M: It?s next Friday, 20th of May. W: All right. And how many people?

M: Let me see. (8)There’s my wife and I ... our two children ... and Mum, of course … oh, and (9)my brother

James. And I don?t get home from work until 6:00 on Fridays, so let?s say 7:00. W: And what would you like me to put on the cake?

M: Oh! I didn?t know you did cakes! (10)I think you?d better just put “Happy Birthday”. W: That?s fine. (Text 8)

M: Excuse me. (11)Could you tell me how to get to the Palace Museum? W: You can take Bus No. 5. The driver will tell you where to get off. M: Yes, but I?m driving my own car.

W: Oh, you drive along this street, (12)turn right at the third cross of the road, then you see a road sign that says

“Palace Museum”, and then you follow the sign. It will direct you to the Palace Museum. M: Drive along this street, turn right, and. then I?ll see the road sign? W: That?s right. But I don?t see any car around here. Where?s your car? M: I parked it over there. You see?

W: Oh, no. (13)You’d better move it before a policeman sees you parking there. You’re parking in a bus zone. M: Here comes a policeman. I?d better run. Thank you. (Text 9)

W: Now, Tony, what do you like best about being a basketball star?

M: Well, I love to hear the cheering when I?m playing, especially when I score a basket. And, of course, the pay is

good. (14)

W: Do you get nervous?

M: (14)Before the game, yes, but not during it.

W: Can you tell us something about your training?

M: Well, we train very hard, especially before a big game. (13)The team has to stay together on the road —

sometimes for weeks — and I find it very boring. W: Are you worried about tomorrow?s game?

M: No. (16)Even if we lose we’ll probably still get the cup. You see, we’ve scored more points than The Rockets,

so they’ll have to win by at least four points if they want the cup. I don't think they can do that. W: Thank you, Tony, and good luck tomorrow. (Text 10)

M: Congratulations, everybody. Welcome to our university. (17)The starting of university can be exciting on the one

hand, and can also be worrying on the other hand. Do your best to get used to the living here and get to know your professors and classmates. (18)Trying to understand what our university expects of you will help you to become clear about your own goals. During this time you have of course to study hard in order to pass the exams. (19)But what’s more important for you is to put some energy into learning how to learn. Thinking about what you want from the university and how you can reach your goals will help you. Some of you may find your studies are not exciting and are thinking of stopping learning. In this case, just think it over before you make the decision. (20)For learning is so important that it will change your future life. Our university can answer your real learning needs if you can make up your mind to go though with it. This is what I'd like to say to you at the moment. If you still have any questions, please come to my office. Thank you.

听力答案：1—5 BACCB 6—10 AABBC 11—15 BABCA 16—20 ACBCA 单 选：21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 完形填空：31. A 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. D

41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. D 49.C 50. D

阅读理解：51-54 BCAB 55-58 BCDD 59-62 DBAC 63-66 BACA 67-70 CADB 完成句子：

71. with whose help 72. there is no doubt that 73. came to power 74. had it decorated

75. that he found it worth 76. who was charged with

77. will you be admitted to/ into 78. couldn?t have competed in 79. have been replaced by/ with 80. had achieved his goal

作文：

One possible version

A lot of us lose life?s tougher battles by starting a face-to-face attack while a sense of humor might well enable us to win.

Sam, a young friend of mine, hit a traffic jam on his way to a job interview and, naturally, was late for it. Although there was a good reason for his being late – traffic jam on the way, he decided that this excuse wouldn?t work; the interviewers would just consider him a failure to handle tough situations.

So when Sam entered the interview office, he forced a smile and stretched out his hand, “How do you do!” Then he said, “I?m Sam. I?m applying for the job, which, I understand, became available just 15 minutes ago. Does the

early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. Sam finally got the job - with the only tool that could win, a sense of humor, which is a most effective means of dealing with the difficult situations in our life.