江西省临川市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

江西省临川市第一中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 第i卷（选择题 满分100分）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 does the woman think is more difficult? a. chess. b. football. c. volleyball.2. what does the woman do now? a. a painter. b. a teacher. c. an actress.3. how is the man going home? a. by train. b. by bus. c. by taxi.4. what can we learn from the conversation? a. it is nine thirty now. b. the last plane left five minutes ago. c. the man will leave chicago in half an hour.5. why isnt the man cheerful? a. the questions are too hard. b. he hasnt finished the questions. c. the questions have little to do with the book.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各小题给出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、7题。6. who is making the telephone call? a. mary. b. steve. c. tina.7. when does the play start? a. at 7:00. b. at 8:00. c. at 9:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why doesnt the woman work for the former company? a. the salary is low. b. her office is far from home. c. the company is small.9. how much money does the woman want for a year? a. about 12,000. b. about 20,000. c. about 200,000.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where are the speakers? a. at the airport. b. at the mans home. c. at a caf.11. how many people are there in the mans family? a. three. b. four. c. five.12. what do we know about jamie? a. he has been married. b. he is a college student. c. he is younger than julian.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how did the woman get to know about the club? a. from a newspaper ad. b. from her mother. c. from her friends.14. what activity is the woman interested in? a. culture. b. sports. c. language.15. when will the club members practice german? a. on monday evening. b. on wednesday evening. c. on friday evening.16. what will the woman do next? a. send a form. b. telephone the club. c. give her personal information to the man.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the womans major? a. painting. b. english. c. japanese.18. when did the woman last see lily? a. three days ago. b. one week ago. c. three years ago.19. what is lilys problem? a. she lacks chances to speak chinese. b. she finds it difficult to write chinese words. c. she doesnt know how to remember chinese words.20. where does the woman plan to further her study? a. in china. b. in italy. c. in england.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。asummer surf camp is centrally located on the best western seashore in cocoa beach & jupiter at carlin beach park with accommodation (住宿) at the holiday inn express in juno beach.summer surf camp dates: surf camp session 1 may 27th 30th family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 2 june 2nd 6th family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 3 june 9th 13th teen week (ages 12-17) surf camp session 4 june 16th 20th family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 5 june 23rd 27th adults only (18 and over) surf camp session 6 june 30th july 3rd family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 7 july 7th 11th family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 8 july 14th 18th women camp (18 and over) surf camp session 9 july 21st 25th family surf week (all ages) surf camp session 10 july 28th august 1st adults only (18 and over) a 20% discount (折扣) will be applied to the 4-day surf camp weeks. parents are always welcome to sign up and join their children during the teen week surf camp sessions.summer surf camp details: use coupon (优惠券) code: “camp5” at checkout to get the 5% discount daily rate: $125.00 / person surf camp runs: 9:30 am 2:30 pm please note: we dont supervise (监督) the campers after 2:45 pmcontact us: 888-672-4887 21. summer surf camp session 5 and session 8 are suitable for _. a. mr. johnson and his wife. b. a couple without children. c. mr. black and his 19-year-old son. d. mrs. black and her 21-year-old daughter.22. the smiths who join in the surf camp with their 11-year-old son are advised to go on _. a. june 10th. b. june 23rd. c. july 22nd. d. july 29th.23. how much should mr. and mrs. brown pay if they join in the surf camp with a “camp5” coupon from june 30th to july 3rd? a. $600. b. $760. c. 800. d. 950.bedinburgh is the capital city of scotland, and has long been a favorite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center.with its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round. and of course, as it is in scotland, there are a wide range of whiskies to try!however, there is more to edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism. each year, the edinburgh festival takes place in the city. in late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theater, opera and dance at six major theaters and concert hallsand several smaller onesthroughout the city. whatever your cultural tastes, you are sure to find something to enjoy.local talent is always represented at the edinburgh festival giving scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition from a wider audience.in addition, orchestras (管弦乐队) and theater companies come from all over the world to perform at the prestigious (有名望的) festival. last year saw the arrival of orchestras from the united states and germany.the festival has now become an important part of scotlands economy as well as its culture. last years festival generated over 130 million expenditure in edinburgh alone, and across scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival.the festival is so popular that it has become, in some ways, a victim of its own success. the huge interest in performing there led to the setting up of a rival (竞争的) festival, the edinburgh fringe festival. fortunately, demand for live entertainment during the summer is so great that both festivals continue to thrive (兴旺).the fringe tends to feature mostly comedy and experimental works. yet it can lead to great things - many famous and successful comedians and artists, such as rowan atkinson, better known as tvs mr. bean, started their careers in small venues at the fringe.24. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? a. the festival is economically important for scotland.b. many people in scotland rely on the festival for their jobs. c. local performers challenge bands from all over the world.d. one is sure to find something to enjoy during the festival.25. what does the underlined part “a victim of its own success” most probably mean? a. a prestigious band for its successful performance.b. an unsuccessful performance without good preparation. c. an orchestra from another country performing in edinburgh. d. a festival that causes trouble for itself because of great success.26. what we can learn from the passage is that _.a. the edinburgh festival attracts audience across the world b. both festivals win good recognition from a wide audience c. the fringe was set up in the hope of accepting the challenge d. many comedians and artists took off overnight at the fringe27. which of the following can be the best title for this passage? a. edinburgh - a city of culture b. edinburgh - a tourist attraction c. edinburgh - a political center d. edinburgh - a place to try whiskiescwhat historical site impresses you most? ive always been fascinated by the pyramids in egypt. a few years ago i braved a long queue and climbed through a narrow passage to reach the main chamber deep inside one of them. like millions of other tourists, i marveled (赞叹) at stone-walled rooms full of the magic of this ancient civilization.but popularity might be the destruction of such archaeological treasures. take tutankhamuns tomb in the valley of the kings for example. it lay untouched for more than 3,000 years until the british archaeologist howard carter uncovered it in 1922. now more than 1,000 people a day walk through it.but as more and more people visit, the temperature and humidity inside the tomb change. as a result, the beautifully decorated plaster is coming away from the rock.in order to preserve its heritage, a replica (复制品) of the monument is being opened about 1 kilometer away from the actual burial site. specialists have recorded every detail of tutankhamuns tomb and used the data to recreate it.adam lowe from the organization behind the project says the copy is identical to the original. he believes visitors will want to become part of the force that protects it rather than a force that is leading to its destruction. so they wont mind seeing a replica.but for historian tom holland, a copy is still a copy. he believes that although preservation is important, there is something unique about places like tutankhamuns tomb. he says it was built by people who believed in the world of the spirits, the dead and the supernatural. you dont have to believe in a god or gods to feel a place is consecrated (使圣化) and has a particular quality that cant be reproduced.what about you? would you visit a replica of a monument rather than the original to help preserve it?28. what may account for the destruction of some archaeological treasures like tutankhamuns tomb? a. climate change. b. copies. c. popularity. d. thieves.29. what measures have been taken to preserve the heritage of tutankhamuns tomb? a. decorating the monument again. b. building a replica of the monument. c. limiting the number of visitors. d. moving the tomb away from the actual site.30. the underlined word “identical” is closest in meaning to _. a. superior b. sensitive c. exposed d. similar31. historian tom holland may hold the opinion that _. a. some unique ancient places cant simply be replaced by replicas b. visitors are advised to see replicas because preservation is first c. ancient civilizations are consecrated and cant be redecorated d. visitors to ancient civilizations must believe in a god or godsdit was about midday. id left work early in the morning to cash a check. i walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks.i waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk. he had a really strange expression on his facejust sort of a blank stare. i thought he was looking at me until i realized he was staring over my shoulder.i began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor. following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks. they were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol.whether or not they said anything i cant remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up i dont know. i put my hands up but i just didnt know what to do.for a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing. i remember wondering who was on the other end of the line. nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet.then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash. while the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on.they jumped back over the counter. one of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over. the other two swore at him again. then they left through the door, warning us, “dont move. stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” then they just disappeared and there was total silence.32. what could make the writer sense that something was about to happen? a. the small number of customers. b. the total silence in the bank. c. the bank clerks unusual behavior. d. the constant ringing of the phone.33. what was the outside bank guards reaction to the armed robbers? a. he was frightened to death by the robbers. b. he organized the bank clerks to fight back. c. he shot at the robbers with the machine gun. d. he flew through the door to catch the robbers.34. the man covering us with the gun at the door swore at the other two because _. a. he was afraid of getting less money b. he was too anxious to leave the bank c. one of his fellows slipped on the floor d. the phone kept ringing at the moment35. from the passage we can know that _. a. there were usually less customers in the midday hour b. the writer didnt follow like sheep to put his hands up c. the bank clerks were too busy to answer the telephone d. three armed men robbed the central bank in broad daylight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。“after you finish your homework.” you have probably heard your mom or dad say these words. 36 theres a good reason why adults make a big deal out of homework. homework helps you learn. and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life that you want. so homework is important, but how can you get it done?first, you need a proper place to study. it should not be a mess. writing on top of potato chip crumbs (渣) while talking on the phone is not going to help you finish your history lesson. 37 youll concentrate better, which usually means youll finish your work more quickly and its more likely to be correct. set aside enough time to finish your work without rushing. 38 really learning something takes time. 39 if youre one of them, good for you! why not use your talent to help a friend whos having a difficult time? you might offer to study together. going over lessons together can actually help both of you.sometimes even after trying all these tips, a kid still is having trouble with homework. it can be tough if this happens to you. 40 you might have to study for 2 hours instead of 1, or you might have to practice multiplication tables (乘法表) 10 times instead of 5 to really remember them. its important to put in as much time as you need to understand the lessons. and when it is done, make sure you find time to do something fun!a. but remember that everyone learns at a different pace.b. you cant just pack your science tasks into the advertising breaks during your favorite tv show.c. despite all the useful suggestions, a child may still have difficulty in his homework.d. it might seem that all the good things have to wait until youve finished your homework.e. some students hardly ever need homework help.f. turn off the tv and other distractions.g. argue with someone about something.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。recently i was invited to a friends house for supperand had a meal i have never had before.all the friends invited were a little 41 . its not that ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but its just that he never 42 more than he has to. so how come he was inviting us round for a meal? had he bought something 43 for his friends? he greeted us at the door and showed us into his dinning room where a 44 table was waiting for us. “nothing but the 45 for my friends!” said ben. we all sat down and looked 46 at each otherwhat did he 47 to?ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “its a 48 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,” said ben. the next 49 was also a little strange in that we didnt quite know what it was again. its just 50 mixture of vegetables.as we ate we chatted and finally the 51 turned back to what we were eating. “was there a recipe (食谱) for this,” asked marina, “or did you 52 it up?” ben put his fork down. “what i cooked 53 what i could find.” marina was surprised. “but you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” “but theres 54 choice in what you can find 55 supermarkets.” he replies. 56 that we had all finished the food, ben decided to tell the truth. he had read recently that supermarkets usually 57 away 5 percent of their food every day. so ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. there he found food that was slightly out of 58 , boxes of throw-away veget