高二英語上學(xué)期期末考試試題

1、2014-2015年度華山中學(xué)高二英語期末考試試卷（共150分）第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)：（共5小題；第小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳答案，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15.C. 9.18. 答案是B。1. What will the man probably do

2、?A. Come in twenty minutes B. Have dinner C. Go shopping2. What does the man mean?A. He went mountain climbing last year.B. He doesnt want to go mountain climbing at all.C. He hasnt traveled around the world yet.3. Why can Louise speak English well?A. Her family speak English. B. She spent her early

3、 years in America. C. Shes an American native. 4. What does the woman mean?A. The man should wear his new shirt.B. This shirt needs to be washed first.C. This shirt is not suitable for today.5. What does the woman mean?A. The man will receive his order today.B. The man can call her again this aftern

4、oon.C. The man can come to pick it up if he wants.第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分） 聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍.聽第6段材料，回答第6和7題。6. What is wrong with the patient according to the doctor?A. She has a high fever. B. She is

5、in good health.C. She has caught a cold.7. What is the patient supposed to do?A. Take a good rest. B. Stop worrying about her problem.C. Take some medicine.聽第7段材料，回答第8和9題。8. How does the woman go to work in London?A. On foot. B. By underground. C. By bus.9. What does the man think of going to work b

6、y bus?A. Cheap and interesting. B. Cheap but boring. C. Interesting but expensive.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. What day is it today?A. The womans birthday. B. Mothers Day and the womans birthday. C. Mothers Day and the birthday of the mans mother.11. How much does the man spend on red roses?A. $9 B. $12 C.

7、$2112. What does the woman suggest the man put in the water?A. Salt and vitamin A B. Sugar and vitamin C C. Salt and vitamin C.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. Where did Tom go?A. California B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco.14. What did Tom do there?A. Cooked seafood for his friends. B. Saw many kinds of fishes.

8、 C. Played new ball games. 15. What does Tom say about the girl he likes?A. She attracts him because she talks a lot.B. She is not beautiful but she attracts him.C. She is beautiful and shares the same interests with him.16. Whats going on between Tom and the girl he likes?A. They call each other ev

9、ery day.B. He has visited her at her place.C. She is coming to visit him this weekend.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. What happened to the London underground railway in 1969? A. The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines. B. It became the first completely self-control railway in the wo

10、rld. C. A completely self- control line was added to its network.18. On the Victoria Line, who does all the checking and collecting of tickets?A. A platform worker. B. A computer. C. A machine.19. What is the usual task of the one worker on the Victoria Line train?A. To drive the train after it is s

11、tarted.B. To start the train and to drive it when necessary.C. To take care of the passengers on the train.20. If each train moves as its own speed, what will happen on the line?A. There is a danger of accidents on the line.B. There is no danger of accidents on the line.C. One train will keep a safe

12、 distance from the others. 第二部分：閱讀理解（滿分40分）第一節(jié) (共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 A Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetes

13、t. So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then h

14、e started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him. Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was fa

15、mous in solving many peoples problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones. He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man. Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to brea

16、k my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry, “If I could just come down, I would show you!” Thats what everybody wanted that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage,

17、 but they didnt. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（復(fù)仇）. He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to s

18、tart going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed. However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced（引誘）him to try his best and save himself.“I should be thankful and not angry.”21From the story we know that the sweetest mang

19、o must be the one . Aon the very top of the tree Bhidden in the middle of a tree Con the tree for the longest time Dexposed to sunlight less often22What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes? AHe slipped and fell to the ground suddenly. BHe was climbing down quickly but carefully.

20、 CHe remained hanging helplessly on the tree. DHe shouted loudly for help but no one helped.23How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone? AHe was nervous. BHe kept silent. CHe felt surprised. DHe was angry.24What do you think motivated the man to climb down? ACourage. BRevenge. CCareful

21、ness. DAssistance.25What does the story imply? AAnger saves ones life. BWisdom does count. CSkill and strength count. DAnger is the biggest enemy. B Will there be a time in our lives when cars dont crash? When we can just sit back and relax and our cars will drive themselves. Auto technology experts

22、 say “yes”. And they say that some of those advances may happen quicker than you might think. They will require the users to input the name of the destination or the complete address of the location that they want to go and the cars artificial intelligence takes them there automatically without a dr

23、iver. They will run on solar power in the daytime and ethanol fuel (乙醇燃料) at night. Toyota, BMW and Honda will completely control the trade of driverless car business together and will have the cheapest driverless cars. Fossil fuels will be completely incompatible (不相配的) with these cars. Driverless

24、cars will not require a drivers license of any grade to operate. Anyone with basic literacy and computer skills who are at least 16 years of age will be legally allowed to operate the vehicle with absolutely no restrictions. This would give the young users permission to operate the driverless cars o

25、n major highways as well as secondary roads without needing a separate classification. In addition to all this, drunken people will be able to use their own automobiles to return home because they are not “driving” the vehicle. Whats more, car insurance will become obsolete because there will be no

26、more automobile accidents after the year 2025. This is because the driverless car will have all safety methods in place by the cars artificial intelligence to prevent automobile accidents. Global positioning systems will become mandatory (強(qiáng)制的) in all newly-manufactured cars after 2010, and will be t

27、he most important part in the driverless car.26Who will not be able to use driverless cars? A. Adults with basic literacy and computer skills. B. Adults who are drunk. C. Adults without computer skills. D. Adults without a drivers license.27We can infer from the second paragraph that driverless cars

28、 . A. will need fewer fossil fuels B. will not need a humans instructions C. will run on solar power only D. will be environmentally friendly28What will prevent the driverless car from crashing? A. Artificial intelligence. B. Global positioning systems. C. The people inside. D. Car insurance.29The u

29、nderlined word “obsolete” in the last paragraph probably means “_”. A. difficult to get B. quite important C. dangerous D. out of business30Which of the following may be the best title of the passage? A. Car safety. B. Driverless cars. C. The future cars. D. New technology in cars. C HORSE RACINGYEA

30、R ROUND3pm, every SundayCity StadiumNo children allowed100 YEARS OF PICTURESTHEN AND NOW(Photo Show)February 1April 30City Art Museum at 750 High Street10 am5pm, Tuesday to SundayWEEKEND SALES2pm6pm, this SundayEVERYTHING 20%50%OFFVisit us at Block G, Grandview MallDANCE PARTYCelebrate an important

31、dayBrings your friends7 pm10pm, Sunday night Country Club￥10, an adult; ￥2, a child31Jane can go to to celebrate her birthday with her friends. A. City Stadium B. Country Club C. Grandview Mall D. City Art Museum32All people can be allowed to watch the horse races except . A. adults B. women C. chil

32、dren D. old men33When will you not be able to see the photo show? A. March 8th B. April 10th C. February 1st D. May 1st34What can you do if you only have time between 5 pm to 6 pm on Sunday? A. Go to the weekend sales. B. Go to see the photo show. C. Go to the dance party. D. Go to watch the horse r

33、acing.35How much will Mr. Smith pay if he takes his two daughters to the dance party?A. ￥12 B. ￥14 C.￥30 D.￥6 D Having a great collection of books at home doesnt really mean that you are a person who has a passion for literature and reading It can be a family inheritance or it can be just to impress

34、 people around you by the fact that you are a person of culture On the other hand, there are many persons who cannot afford to buy books, because some of them are quite expensive, but who usually go to libraries and spend hours reading something that interests them a lot, or just borrow books to hom

35、e From my point of view, literature is very important in our life For example, reading is a means of gaining culture and enriching our knowledge in different areas It can help us have a great imagination and it makes things easier when it comes to make compositions on different themes It gives you t

36、he possibility to speak about science, even if you dont work in this domain, or you can express your opinion about a political aspect, just because you have read something connected to that Secondly, literature offers us the possibility to enter the world of imagination, and to leave the real one fo

37、r a couple of hours We come to meet kings and queens many years ago, dream of being in the world of the rich or imagine how life will be in the future Sometimes, we identify ourselves with the characters in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve our problems and how to react in

38、 certain circumstances In conclusion, I would like to say that literature is the perfect means to enrich our culture, to express ourselves correctly, to have a rich vocabulary, to be able to interfere in conversations in different fields of interest and to really be considered an erudite person36Peo

39、ple who are fond of literature are those that _ A have much interest in reading B keep many books C go to libraries every day D buy expensive books in the bookstore37According to the author we can broaden our knowledge by _ A composing B imagining Ccommunicating D reading38We can know from the third

40、 paragraph that _ A we can bring kings and queens back to life B it is very good for us to stay alone for some hours C what we read can be useful in our daily life D we can make friends with people in the stories39The underline word “erudite” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ _” A learned B enthusiast

41、ic C smart D creative40What is the authors purpose by writing the passage? A To share his own reading experience B To distinguish the true readers C To attract people to literature D To stress the importance of imagination第三部分：完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

42、答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a   41     over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always    42    . Not knowing

43、we were poor, my kids just thought I was   43  . Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there werent    44     for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big    45    

44、;for the kids was the fun of Christmas  46    . They planned weeks ahead of time, asking    47      what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved120 for    48       to share by al

45、l five of us. The big     49       arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and     50      them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered（散開）. We had two hours to shop; th

46、en we would     51     back at the “Santas Workshop”. Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,    52       my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually    53    

47、;  . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything    54       we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,    55    

48、60;  to be angry again. This is what she told me: “I was looking     56      thinking of what to buy, and I    57       to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a little girl, four ye

49、ars old, and all she    58     for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and      59      the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so     60

50、60;      as I did that day.                                                 

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53、0;                  1. A. roof B. hat C. skyD. star2. A. little B. lessC. enoughD. more3. A. busyB. seriousC. strictD. kind4. A. effort B. room C. timeD. money5. A. improvement B. problemC. surpr

54、iseD. excitement6. A. shoppingB. travelingC. partiesD. greetings7. A. the other  B. each otherC. one by oneD. every other one8. A. toys B. clothesC. presentsD. bills9. A. dayB. chanceC. cheque D. tree10. A. forced B. remindedC. invitedD. begged11. A. drawB. stayC. move 

55、D. meet12. A. includingB. besidesC. exceptD. regarding13. A. quiet B. excitedC. happyD. ashamed14. A. since B. afterC. while D. until15. A. waiting B. ready C. hopingD. afraid16. A. outB. overC. forwardD. around17. A. forgot B. stoppedC. failedD. hated18. A. wanted 

56、;B. didC. gotD. played19. A. madeB. searchedC. boughtD. fetched20. A. angryB. richC. patientD. bitter                           II卷 （共計(jì)60分） 第四部分：語法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分） 閱讀下面材料，在空白處

57、填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（每空只限一個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely 61 , some of us are upset 62 their body styles and looks. 63 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 64 our teachers, parents and classmates 65 (face) with

58、 this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the 66 (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 67 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 68 to work efficiently, full of 69 (determine). At last, some of us dont have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isnt it strange? So long as we have some, thats enough. And we can learn _ 70 to spend money第五部分：單詞拼寫（共10分，每題1分，共10題）根據(jù)句意和所給單詞的正確形式填空。1、Being _ （暴露）to sunlight for too much time