方丹人教版高中英语必修四期末考试试题

2021年1月20日发(作者：piano的复数形式)
兰州一中
2015-2016-2
学期期末考试试题

高一英语

说明：本试题分为第
I
卷（选择题）和第
II< br>卷（非选择题）两部分。满分
100
分，考试时间
为
100
分 钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第
I
卷（选择题）

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分
30
分）

第一节
< br>（共
10
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
20
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
As we all know, people redecorate their hotels regularly. However, very few do it as frequently as
Sweden’s Icehotel. As the name indicates
, the hotel that is located in the remote village of Jukkasjarvi,
is built entirely from ice and, therefore, has to be rebuilt annually! The 26th version of Icehotel, which
welcomed its first visitors on December 11th
，
features 69 rooms. To make them affordable for everyone,
they range from expensive luxury suites to basic accommodations.
Among this year’s unique suite of
ferings is the
“Elephant in the Room”
，
which features a massive
3-m tall sculpted African elephant overlooking an ice-framed bed. The
“Counting Sheep”
suite features
frozen sheep that may help those who don’t sleep well get a good night’s rest. Though the a
tmosphere
between the luxury suites and the budget rooms may differ, they are all subject to the bone- chilling-5
℃

temperatures.
To get a good night’s rest guests have to lie inside sleeping bags and keep their gloves
and hats on. Though that seems a little uncomfortable, visitors say it is an experience like none other.
The hotel also features a beautifully crafted ice church where over 100 couples will get married
this year and an Ice Bar that will serve drinks in ice glasses. Though dining options are limited to the
hotel’s only restaurant
, guests will have little to complain about with Michelin
—
trained chef Alexander
Meier.
To
keep
customers
entertained,
the
hotel
offers
a
variety
of
fun
activities
like
snowshoeing,
moose or snowmobile safaris, dog sledding, and even overnight wilderness camping.
The 26-year-·
old tradition began accidentally in 1989 when locals organized an art exhibition to
draw winter visitors to the remote village that lies 200 km north of the Arctic Circle
．
Among the many
tourists was an adventurous group and they announced their intention of spending the night in the place
where the exhibition was being held
．
That’s when the idea of building the icy accommodations dawned
on the locals
．

1.
Why is Sweden’s Icehotel rebuilt every year?

A. It needs more rooms.















B. It is entirely built from ice.
C. It follows old traditions.













D. It can be easily decorated.
2. What is unique about the hotel this year?
A. It opens earlier than ever before.






B. More expensive rooms are available.
C. Room prices are more affordable.





D. Some rooms have theme sculptures.
3. What can be inferred about the hotel in Paragraph 3?
A. Its service needs improving.







B. Its activities may be boring.
C. It tries to attract more customers.



D. Its food is not delicious at a1l.

B
According
to
the
latest
survey
by
the
Asian
Development
Bank,
Asian
parents
are
spending
billions of dollars on private tutors (
家庭教师
) for their children and the practice is growing despite
doubts about its effectiveness.
“Shadow education” is an expanding business not only in wealthy countries, but also in some of
the
region’s
poorer
nations
as
parents
try
to
give
their
children
the
best
start
in
life,
the
study
said.
Nearly
nine
out
of
10
South
Korean
elementary
pupils
receive
private
tutoring,
while
the
figure
for
primary school children in India’s West Bengal state stands at six out of 10.

The study estimated that the costs of private tutoring in South Korea were equivalent (
相等的
) to
80 percent of government spending on public education. Japan spent $$12 billion on extra teaching in
2011, while the figure for Singapore stood at US$$ 680 million in 2009.
Extra academic work aims to help slow learners and support high achievers. Many Asian parents
view it as a constructive way for adolescents to spend their spare time. However, it can also reduce the
students’ time for sports and other activities important for their overall development as well as cause
social tensions as richer families are able to pay for better- quality tutoring, the study said.
The study calls for a review of educational systems to make such extra teaching less attractive.
4. Why is “Shadow education

A. Because parents want to spend their money.
B. Because children don't want to go to school.
C. Because parents want their children to stay with teachers.
D. Because parents want to give their children the best start in life.
5. According to the article, what is the purpose of extra academic work?
A. To aid slow learners and support high achievers.
B. To prepare children for all kinds of academic contests.
C. To increase children's hobbies and interests in many fields.
D. To gain the most knowledge students can't get in class.

6. Which disadvantage of extra academic work is NOT mentioned?
A. Causing social tensions.




B. Spending more extra money.
C. Lacking the chance to communicate with others.
D. Reducing the students’ time for sports and other activities.

7. What is the text mainly about?
A. The government policy on educational systems.
B. How to provide the best education for children.
C. The importance for children's overall development.
D. The reasons for the popularity of private tutors for children.
C
Etymology, the study of words and word roots, may sound like the kind of thing done by boring
librarians in small, dusty rooms. Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job. They are in
many ways just like archaeologists (
考古学家
) digging up the physical history of people and events.
The special aspect

of etymology is that it digs up history, so to speak, through the words and phrases
that are left behind.
The
English
language,
in
particular,
is
a
great
field
to
explore
history
through
words.
As
a
language,
English
has
an
extraordinary
number
of
words.
This
is
partly
due
to
its
ability
to
adapt
foreign words so readily. For example, “English” words such as
kindergarten
(from German),
croissant
(from
French),
and
cheetah
(from
Hindi)
have
become
part
of
the
language
with
little
or
no
change
from their original sounds and spellings. So English-language etymologists have a vast world of words
to explore.
Another enjoyable thing about etymology for most word experts is solving word mysteries (
谜
).
No, etymologists do not go around solving murders, like the great detective Sherlock Holmes. What
these word experts solve are mysterious origins of some of our most common words.
One of the biggest questions English language experts have
pursued
is how English came to have
the phrase
OK
. Though it is one of the most commonly used expressions, its exact beginning is a puzzle
even to this day. Even its spelling is not entirely consistent--unless you spell it
Okay
, it is hard even to
call it a word.
Etymologists have been able to narrow
OK
’
s origin down to a likely, although not certain, source
(
来源
). It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Buren’s run for president in 1840. His
nickname was Old Kinderhook. What troubles word experts about this explanation is that the phrase
appeared in some newspapers before Van Buren became well known. It is likely that Van Buren could
be
called
its
primary
source.
Etymologists
will
doubtlessly
keep
searching
for
the
original
source.
However, it is clear that
OK
’s popularity and reputation have t
opped those of the American president to
whom it has been most clearly linked.
8.
The author mentions the words like “
croissant
” in Paragraph 2 to show _______.



A. words have changed a lot in the two languages

B. what English- language etymologists are exploring now

C. English has absorbed many words from other foreign languages

D. the English vocabulary is difficult to the non-English- speaking people
9.
The underlined word “
pursued
” in Paragraph 4 means _______.

A. looked upon






B. dug up





C. put in






D. set down
10. We can learn from the passage that etymologists _______.
A. discover the possible origin of words




B. help detectives to solve mysterious murders
C. write interesting stories for some newspapers
D. explore the English language as well as the recent events
第二节（本节共
5
小题；每 小题
2
分，共
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。

Too many of us are waiting too long to live our best lives. We keep putting everything off until
tomorrow. Then, before we know it, we find ourselves asking,
“How did it get so late so soon?”

So we’d better make today the beginning of our new life. Take time to figure ourselves out. Take
time to realize what we want and need. Take time to love, laugh, cry, and learn.



11


. Here are
five things we should start doing today:
Accept
ourselves.
The
secret
to
happiness
and
success
is
the
acceptance
of
ourselves.
We
will
never become who we want to be if we rely on everyone else to qualify us.



12



. So always go
with ourselves, never against ourselves. Be who we were created to be and we will set the world on
fire.
Make ourselves a priority. To tell the truth, there are only a few people in this world who will stay
100% true to us, so we should stay true to ourselves. Put our own needs into the list of things to do.



13



.
Don’t sit back and let things happen to us. Go out and make things happen. We are
what we do, not what we say we’ll do. Stop saying “I wish”
and start saying
“I will”. Turn our dreams
into plans.
Do
the
work. We
can’t
underestimate

(
低估
)
a
person who
always
works
hard. Be
that
person.

___14____. Always remember that the task ahead of us is never greater than the strength within us. Do
what’s right, not what’s easy. Our dreams are worth it.

____15____.
We can’t force things to happen; we can only drive ourselves trying crazily. There’s
a time and place for everything. So don’t force what’s not yet supposed to fit into our life. When it’s
meant to be, it will be. Work hard, and be patient.
A. Take positive action.
B. Enjoy every moment of life.
C. Life is shorter than it often seems.
D. Everyone has a different way of life.
E. Accept ourselves just the way we are.
F. Allow life to happen like it’s supposed to.

G. In life, we don’t get what we wish for; we get what we work for.










第二部分：完形填空
(
共
20
小题；每小题
1
分，满分
20
分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Disappointedly,
my
funny
summer
vacation
was
completely
ruined
last
year
by
an
advanced
device: the iPad.
Instead
of
looking
at
nature,
I
16

my
e-mail.
Instead
of
paddling
an
old
boat,
I
17

my
Twitter feed. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four
18


each morning.