2015—2016学年上期期末考试18届 高一英语试题
说明： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）满分150分，考试时间
120分钟。
2．将第Ⅰ卷的答案代表字母填（涂）在第Ⅱ卷的答题表（答题卡）中。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
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. What time is it now?
A. 4:50. B. 5:00. C. 5:10. 2. How does the woman usually go to work?
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi. 3. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Sell his DVD player. B. Buy a new DVD player. C. Borrow a DVD player.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Waiter and customer. B. Host and guest. C. Shop assistant and customer.
5. What will the speakers do this afternoon?
A. Go swimming. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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，各个小题将给出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. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A test. B. A plan. C. A gym. 7. How does the woman feel now?
A. Tired B. Good. C. Bored. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the man always travel by subway?
A. It’s clean. B. It’s cheap. C. It’s fast and comfortable. 9. What does the man think of buses in Beijing? A. Slow. B. Crowded. C. Expensive.
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10. What do we know about the woman?
A. She has traveled much in China. B. She thinks taxis cost a lot.
C. She doesn’t like the subway. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the woman like spring?
A. It makes her feel happy. B. She can go for picnics. C. It rains a lot.
12. How often does the man like it to rain?
A. About once a day. B. About once a week. C. About once a month.
13. What do we know about the man’s family? A. They have no umbrellas. B. They are troubled with umbrellas. C. They go out in the rain without umbrellas. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How many rooms does the apartment have? A. 2. B. 3. C. 5. 15. What direction does the living room face? A. South. B. North. C. West. 16. What do we know about the apartment?
A. It has a beautiful sea view. B. The transportation is not good. C. The surroundings are quiet. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What animals can be seen in the aquarium?
A. Sharks. B. Whales. C. Polar bears. 18. What food can the visitors give the monkeys to eat?
A. Fruits. B. Biscuits. C. Specially prepared food. 19. Where do more than 300 species of birds come from?
A. Africa. B. South America. C. Southeast Asia. 20. Who can help the visitors if they have any questions? A. The speaker. B. The keepers . C. The people at the information desk.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
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“Are you all sick?” I asked doubtfully.
“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to descriptions of their presenting problems, things got a little puzzling. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
Something was wrong, but I didn’t say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time’; it’s warm here.”
I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No address—they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. I looked out at the family huddled(挤在一起的)by the Christmas tree. The youngest one was watching TV. The oldest one was looking at the decorations on the Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining about working on Christmas, turned to compassion for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.
We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we fetched that meal and prepared a banquet(盛宴) for our Christmas guests. Our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year-old came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.” 21. From the descriptions of the family’s presenting problems, the author learned that _____.
A. one of the children had a language problem B. only one of the children had bitter earaches C. the mother caught a bad cold
D. the whole family pretended to be sick
22. The author made sure that the family were homeless by _____. A. asking them some questions
B. checking their registered information C. observing their abnormal body language
D. listening to their descriptions of problems
23. After knowing about the homeless family, the nurses _____.
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A. offered a television to them
B. bought a lot of presents for them
C. prepared a beautiful Christmas tree for them
D. worked together to let them enjoy a Christmas feast 24. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Christmas Emergency B. Christmas Guests C. A Poor Family D. Beautiful Angels
B
Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys something. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart(购物手推车). One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.
Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t mind waiting while I go to get it.” Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is stranger is that customers also seem to forget that they have pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate customers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to forget.
25. What does the author say about his customers? A. They cannot count numbers. B. They sometimes jump the queue.
C. They don’t know how to express themselves.
D. They behave as if their memories have totally failed.
26. According to the text, who are supposed to be in the express line? A. Customers with nothing bought.
B. Customers with not more than 15 items. C. Customers with items between 15 and 25.
D. Customers with 25 or even a cart load of items.
27. When customers arrive at the check-out counter, they _____. A. find their pens lost
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B. go back and get more items
C. cannot wait to pay for their groceries
D. prefer paying by check to paying by a credit card 28. We can infer from the text that _____. A. business in the grocery store runs well
B. the author finds his present job full of fun C. the author’s part-time job calls for patience D. customers go to grocery stores without planning
C
If you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind. With the average temperature for January standing at -50℃, it is no wonder that the village is the coldest inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the “Pole of Cold”, the coldest temperature recorded in Oymyakon is -71.2℃, which is the lowest recorded temperature for any inhabited location on earth. Ironically, Oymyakon actually means “non-freezing water” due to a nearby hot spring. Most homes in Oymyakon still burn coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modern conveniences.
Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer(驯鹿) meat and horse meat. A single shop provides the town’s bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fishermen.
The village is located around 750meters above sea level and the length of a day varies from 3 hours in December to 21 hours in summer. And despite its terrible winters, in June, July and August temperatures over 30℃ are not uncommon.
There are few modern conveniences in the village—with many buildings still having outdoor toilets and most people still burning coal and wood for heat. When coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning wood. If the power ceases, the town will shut down in about five hours, and the pipes will freeze and crack.
Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to people’s faces and batteries losing power. Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them. Even if there is coverage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves could not work in such cold conditions.
Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, which can take anything up to three days. 29. According to the text, Oymyakon ______.
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