湖南師大附中高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試題及答案

1、100分(必考部分)50分(必考部分)時(shí)量：120分鐘滿分：150分湖南師大附中高二英語(yǔ)備課組組稿得分：必考部分part listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks)directions： in this section， you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation， there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices ma

2、rked a， b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. how long does the man watch tv during the holiday？a. one hour.b. two hours.c. three hours.2. what is the mans favorite kind of tv program？a. history. b. news. c.

3、 sports.conversation 23. why are they decorating the room？a. for a birthday party. b. for a christmas party. c. for a house-warming party.4. what will they use for decoration？a. ribbons and lights. b. balloons and ribbons. c. lights and balloons.conversation 35. what does the man advise the woman to

4、 do？a. see a doctor. b. take some medicine. c. change her lifestyle.6. what is the relationship between the two speakers？a. colleagues. b. husband and wife. c. doctor and patient.conversation 47. which product is the man interested in？a. silk blouses. b. woolen knitwear. c. cotton goods.8. what does

5、 the man think of the exhibits？a. they are in great demand. b. they are too brightly colored.c. they are fine in quality and beautiful in design.9. what is the relationship between the speakers most probably？a. friends. b. boss and employee. c. business partners.conversation 510. how long can the ma

6、n keep the books he borrows？a. a month. b. twenty days. c. two months.11. how does the man know when his books will be due？a. the woman will inform him. b. he can check it on the library website.c. the library will send him a notice letter.12. what can we learn about the man？a. he is applying for a

7、library card. b. he is a freshman.c. he lost a book he borrowed from the library.conversation 613. where does the man come from？a. san francisco. b. ohio. c. seoul.14. how long will the woman stay there？a. for one day. b. for three days. c. for two weeks.15. what is true about the man？a. before he l

8、eaves， his family will go to disneyland.b. this is his first time in america.c. his children want to go to houston on monday.section b (7.5 marks)directions： in this section， youll hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill i

9、n each blank with no more than 3 words.you will hear the short passage twice.introductionfoundation： in 1617education：* free education for all children* 18access for girlsculture： world heritagex k b 1 . c o menvironment：* a 10-year programme： 19conclusionbuilding better networks and 20part language

10、 knowledge(40 marks)section a(10 marks)directions： beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a， b， c and d. choose one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. if there be a global nuclear war， life on the earth as we know it end forever.a . will； will b. should； would c

11、. were to； will d. is to； would22. it was silly of him to his notes during that important test， and as a result， he got punished.a. stick to b. keep to c. refer to d. point to23. hurry up！ alice and sue are waiting for you at the school gate. oh！ i thought they without me.a. had gone b. are going c.

12、 have gone d. went24. the manager， it clear to us that he didnt agree with us， left the meeting room.a. who has made b. having made c. made d. making25. thanks to the work of unicef. otherwise many children the chance of living a good life. a. will not have b. have not had c. do not have d. would no

13、t have 26. the breaking of a taboo is usually upsetting or embarrassing for the person and the people around him or her. a. to concern b. concerning c. concerned d. concern27. apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts， the un helps countries with other problems such as education， s

14、tarvation， disasters， aids and other diseases. a. lack for b. lack in c. lack d. lack of28. “you are too selfish. its high time you that you are not the most important person in the world.” peter said to his boss angrily.a. realized b. realize c. will realize d. have realized29.did you enjoy your to

15、ur around beijing， mr singh？yes. but i hate when the tour guide held out his left hand to shake hands with me. a one b. that c. it d. this30. happiness often comes to those try to help others and do something worthwhile.a whom b. who c. what d. whichsection b(18 marks)directions： for each blank in t

16、he following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked a， b， c and d. fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.20 june 2013ankara， turkey： i come from moldova and i am now working as a un volunteer with the office of the united nations high commissioner for refugees (unh

17、cr) in turkey. i have been living in turkey for a few years and have had the 31 to observe the approach of the turkish people towards 32. in turkey people help each other with their hearts and from their hearts on a continuous basis. young people are the main driving engine behind the ever-growing v

18、olunteer force in turkey. for turkish 33 people it is common to be part of some kind of organization or student club on a volunteer basis， doing various activities such as exchanges， environmental action， charity work and peer education.this trend(傾向) grew 34 in the late 1990s， despite the fact that

19、 civil society organizations have sometimes been viewed with disbelief by some state authorities.this has 35 in the last decade， and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills， while also showing their civic participation by 36 to a cause.perhaps th

20、is is the reason why the core of the unv community at unhcr turkey is 37 young people. being a un volunteer with unchr allows us to gain the skills needed to realize our social and human development potential， but also to dedicate our time， energy and ideas to contribute to the 38 of unhcrs global s

21、trategic aims.being a un volunteer with unhcr is an opportunity to make other peoples lives better. working on refugee status determination has been an interesting and 39 learning experience. part of the task involves carrying out extensive research on the situation and the condition of the countrie

22、s the refugees(難民) come from.especially according to recent events in neighboring countries， and given the arrival of refugees and the increased time necessary to process the 40 number of applications for shelter， the contribution of un volunteers to unhcr seems necessary and the impact invaluable.i

23、 also believe that i have brought cultural diversity(多元性) to an already diverse 41 ， where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to 42 refugees and find durable solutions for them.31. a. ability b. opportunity c. description d. permission32. a. voluntee

24、rism b. charity c. poverty d. colleague33. a. starving b. primitive c. young d. crowded34. a. particularly b. remotely c. politically d. mysteriously35. a. expanded b. added c. prohibited d. changed36. a. congratulating b. contributing c. retelling d. accustoming37. a. reminded of b. thought back to

25、 c. heading for d. made up of38. a. permission b. achievement c. celebration d. reception 39. a. worthwhile b. additional c. alternative d. vacant40. a. falling b. decreasing c. heating d. rising41. a. tribe b. office c. staff d. government42. a. protect b. drive c. obtain d. containsection c (12 ma

26、rks)directions： complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.my grandfather is a seventy-year-old man， and he has always been happy. several years ago he came to live with us and 43. now he has got accustomed to the life in the city. 44.他喜歡旅行并且去過中國(guó)

27、很多地方。 last month， he went to beijing and visited the forbidden city where the emperors once lived. 45. 他甚至夢(mèng)想某一天到國(guó)外去旅游。 he says it is important to try to understand as much as possible and travel helps you do that. 46. in his youth， however， he never left his home town， let alone travelled to another

28、 country 47. 因?yàn)樗霉ぷ黟B(yǎng)活家人. he often says he would have travelled a lot if he had been rich. he wanted to study medicine， but he never got into a university. 48. he hopes i can go to a good university and get a good job in the future. do you think my grandpa would have been as happy as he is now if he

29、had had more education when he was growing up？part reading comprehension (30 marks)directions： read the following three passages. each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked with a， b， c and d. choose the one that fits best

30、according to the information given in the passage.aas we all know， the dragon boat festival is our countrys traditional festival， but do you know there is also a dragon boat festival in south korea， which also falls on may 5 of the lunar calendar(陰歷)？ it has been reported that south korea will apply

31、 to united nations educational， scientific and cultural organization (unesco 聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織) to make the celebration of the dragon boat festival its own intangible cultural heritage (非物質(zhì)的文化遺產(chǎn)). if successful， people from other countries may see the dragon festival as a korean creation.as the birthplace of

32、 the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago， china is not happy with the situation. “it would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of china，” said zhou heping， deputy(副) culture minister. the chinese ministry of cultur

33、e is even thinking of making its own application(申請(qǐng)) to unesco， covering all traditional chinese festivals， including the dragon boat event. it is thought that the festival is held in memory of the great poet qu yuan (340278 bc)， who lived in the state of chu during the warring states period. qu was

34、 known to be a patriot (愛國(guó)者) and admired by ordinary people.he is said to have jumped into miluo river， because he had lost hope in his countrys future. when people heard about qus death， they sailed up and down the river searching for his body. they also beat the drums to frighten away the fish and

35、 threw zongzi into the water to stop the fish touching qu. dragon boat racing is said to come from this search for the poets body.over the years， the dragon boat festival has spread throughout the world. in japan and vietnam， as well as south korea， the festival has mixed with and become part of the

36、 local culture.49. the dragon boat festival .a. is also kept by south korea b. comes from south koreac. was created by south korea d. is south koreas cultural heritage50. what is the reaction(反應(yīng)) of the chinese ministry of culture to south koreas planning to make the dragon boat festival its own cul

37、tural heritage？a. fighting against south korea.b. telling south korea its not right to do so.c. considering to do the similar thing.d. asking south korea not to do so.51. what is the purpose of holding the dragon boat festival？a. in memory of qu yuan. b. in memory of all the patriots of china.c. to

38、frighten away the fish.d. in honor of quyuans birthday.52. after qu yuans death， zongzi was thrown into the water to .a. feed him b. protect his body from going badc. prevent the fish biting his body d. attract his soul53. now， the dragon boat festival has become activity.a. a nationwide b. a worldw

39、ide c. an asian d. a foreignbtim berners-lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the world wide web. britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. the parents of tim berners-lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial (商業(yè)的

40、) computers and talked about their work at home. as a child he would build models of computers from packing material. after graduating from oxford university he went on to the real thing. in the 1980s， scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. while working at a labo

41、ratory in switzerland， tim berners-lee wrote a program， which let him store these messages. this gave him another idea： write a program that will let academics(學(xué)術(shù)界人士) from across the world share information on a single place. in 1990 he wrote the http and html programs which form the basis of the wo

42、rld wide web.the next year his programs were placed on to the internet. everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. programmers used this codes(密碼) to work with different operating systems. new things like web browsers(瀏覽器) and search engines were developed. between 1991 and 199

43、4 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.in 1994 tim berners-lee formed the newly formed world wide web consortium(協(xié)會(huì))， or w3c. more than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by w3c. together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. “the web can help peop

44、le to understand the way that others live and love. it helps us understand the humanity of people.” he says.54. from the passage， we can infer that tim berners-lee is .a. british b. american c. swiss d. french55. scientists began to communicate using e-mail .a. in 1980 b. after the 1980s c. before 1

45、990 d. in the 1960s56. tim berners-lee decided to write a program that would let academics from across the world share information on a single place when .a. he was a child b. he studied in oxford university c. he formed w3c d. he worked at a lab in switzerland57. which of the following is not true？

46、a. the number of web pages rose rapidly in the 1990s.b. tims programs were placed on to the internet in 1990.c. the world wide web will have an effect on the social d. tim berners-lee made a great contribution to the computer science.58. the passage is mainly about .a. when the i

47、nternet came into being b. who tim berners-lee isc. why computers develop so rapidly d. how the world wide web started cyou feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. if you give and give without making time to fill your own needs， then its likely you will burn out

48、， or feel upset. when you take and take without giving anything back， you never feel a sense of achievement， so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life. the way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving so as to achieve real happiness is to know and then live b

49、y your values. i break values up into two groups which i call “being” and “having” values. your “being” values are the character traits(特征)of the ideal person you would like to be. an example of some “being” values are： kind， loving， generous， inspirational， peaceful， wise and even powerful. by acti

50、ng on these values， you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by “being” a positive role model. mastering “being” these character traits becomes your life purpose. your “having” values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. these could be companionship， achiev

51、ement， support， “being” valued or financial security. this is what you receive. you take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life. when you make a commitment to live by your “being” values， it becomes easier to make conscious choi

52、ces rather than reactionary(保守的) ones. if your usual habit is to complain about your problems， you could choose to think and act like a calm person. a calm person might go for a walk， meditate(沉思)， or set a time limit before responding. if your usual pattern is to worry， you could choose to act like

53、 a responsible or wise person. in other words， you would act like the person you choose to bethis is the key to personal power. when you choose to act on your values， you not only feel good about yourself， but you reinforce(增強(qiáng))your chosen beliefs. over time acting in this way changes how you see the

54、 world， and in turn the way other people think of you.59. the underlined word “void” in paragraph 1 probably means.a. a feeling of emptiness b. a loss of powerc. a lack of energy d. a state of being confused 60. according to the text， by acting on your own “being” values， you will.a. gain a lot of p

55、ower b. fill your own needsc. seek all human virtues d. form positive personality 61. which of the following does not belong to your “having” values？a. your success in the competition. b. the support from your friends.c. your own peaceful mind. d. the friendship with others.62. what can be inferred

56、from the text？a. “having” values are better than “being” values.b. the way other people think of you decides who you are.c. a calm person does not choose to complain easily.d. a responsible person does not care about financial security.63. the main purpose of this passage is to.a. persuade the readers to make a commitmentb. inform the re