湖北省部分重点中学2014-2015学年度下学期高一期末考试
英 语 试 卷
命题人： 武汉中学 董玉芝 审题人：余莉
第I卷
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. \，tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless. \But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water achievements. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. \Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,'\
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite，had a closer experience with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis. 21. The turning point in Saunders's life came when ________. A. he started to play ball games 22. What do we know about Saunders? A. He once worked at a school in Scotland. B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole. C. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole. D. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
23. It can be inferred that Saunders' journey to the North Pole ________.
B. he started to receive Ridgway's training D. he got a mountain bike at age 15
C. he ran his first marathon at age 18
A. was accompanied by his old playmates B. was supported by other Arctic explorers B
C. set a record in the North Pole expedition D. made him well-known in the 1960s
As a good mother to three children, I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parent．
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe．I show up．I listen．I try to laugh．I am a good friend to my husband．I have tried to make marriage vows （誓言）mean what they say．I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me．Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today．
So here's what I want to tell you today: Get a life．A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house．
Get a life in which you are not alone．Find people you love, and who love you．And remember that love is not leisure; it is work．Pick up the phone．Send an e-mail．Write a letter．And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted．
It's so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes．It's so easy to exist instead of to live．I learned to live many years ago．Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all．And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all．
I learned to love the journey, not the destination．I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally．And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned．
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face．Learn to be happy．If you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived． 24．It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A．the author didn't try her best to work well
B．the author spent all her time caring for her children C．the author likes traveling very much D．the author is a success in personal life 25．How did the author form her view of life?
A．Through social experience． B．Through an unfortunate experience． C．From her children and husband． D．By learning from her friends． author really means that people tend to ．
A．work rather than enjoy life B．waste a lot in life
C．make a living rather than live a real life D．forget the most important lessons in life 27．What's the author's attitude toward work? A．Do it well to serve others．
B．Earn enough money to make life better． C．Don't let it affect your real life．
D．Try your best to get a higher position and a pay raise．
C
26．By the underlined sentence “It's so easy to exist instead of to live\
There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own ideas of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people，simply being able to live their life with the least misery and sufferings is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of him and accepted by his family and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self-confidence it would be unfortunate to set one's goals at too low a level of achievement.
A wise man once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration (挫折）with his own professional success, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,” The man added, \success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like，and to which you have given your best effort. ”
28. Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ______. A. their life is busy and miserable B. they are not rich in material possessions C. they set their goals at too low a level D. they haven't reached their own standards 29. From the last paragraph we can tell that ______. A. success means achieving great goals B. success comes from great goal setting C. success means efforts and favorites pay off
D. success has nothing to do with the distance of your travel 30. The purpose of the passage is ______. A. to state what our life goal is B. to talk about how to achieve success C. to give us a clear definition of what success is D. to discuss the importance of goals
D
Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment. Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, your can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week. Storage of Study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature, When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分),you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period. Rules to be Followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
31.The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to
A. take comfortable seats B. have group discussions C. read in a quiet place D. get their computers fixed 32. Library computers on the ground floor
A. help students with their field experiments B. are for those who want to access the wi-fi
C. contain software essential for schoolwork D. are mostly used for filling out application forms
33.What condition should be met to book a group-study room?
A. One should first register at the university B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum C. Group must consist of 8 people D. Applicants must mark the room on the map 34. A student can rent a locker in the library if he
A. has earned the required credits B. attends certain coursed C. has nowhere to put his books D. can afford the rental fee 35. What should NOT be brought into the library?
A. Mobile phones B. Sandwiches C. Candy D. Orange juice.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown． Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation
where everyone is a stranger．You may probably miss your friends from high school． 36 College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends．The question is: how ? ▲ Get to know your roommate．
You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends． ▲ 37 If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors．As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello．Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold．Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship． ▲Join clubs or organizations．
Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people． 38 By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests． ▲Talk to classmates．
39 Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are．Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships． ▲Try out for a sport．
If you're athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do． 40 A．Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them． B．Close the door to keep away from theft．
C．Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely． D．You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports． E．It also helps you get more familiar with the campus． F．Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room．
G．Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with． 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don ___41 __ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no ___42__but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they __43_ in the streets for two hours carrying a _44_ which said, “ We need two tickets”. __45_ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not __46__it. They were about to leave when a man __47__ them. He pulled __48_ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” __49__! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man __50_ ,”I am working for Joe, who hasn’t __51_ a World
Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only __52__ he set is to give the tickets to people who I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and __53__ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very __54__ and you make me __55__my Dad and myself when I was a