四川省成都市高二英语下学期期末考试试题

1、四川省成都市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120 分钟。注意事项：1答题前，务必先认真核对条形码上的姓名，准考证号和座位号，无误后将本人姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在相应位置，2答选择题时，必须使用2b铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；3答题时，必须使用黑色签字笔，将答案规范、整洁地书写在答题卡规定的位置上；4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效；5考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分

2、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。例：how much is the shirt? a. £19.15 b. £9.18 c. £9.15答案是c.1. what does the woman think of the movie? a. it's amusing.b. it's exciting.c. it's disappointing.2. how will susan

3、 spend most of her time in france? a. traveling around. b. studying at a school. c. looking after aunt.3. what are the speakers talking about? a. going out. b. ordering drinks. c. preparing for a party.4. where are the speakers? a. in a classroom. b. in a library. c. in a bookstore.5. what is the ma

4、n going to do? a. go on the internet. b. make a phone call. c. take a train trip.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，各小题将给出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. what is the woman looking for? a. an information office.

5、b. a police station. c. a shoe repair shop.7. what is the town guide according to the man? a. a brochure. b. a newspaper. c. a map.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what does the man say about the restaurant? a. it's the biggest one around. b. it offers many tasty dishes. c. it's famous for its seafood.9. w

6、hat will the woman probably order? a. fried fish.b. roast chicken.c. beef steak.听第8段材料，回答第10 至12题。10. where will mr. white be at 11 o'clock? a. at the office. b. at the airport. c. at the restaurant.11. what will mr. white probably do at one in the afternoon? a. receive a guest. b. have a meetin

7、g. c. read a report.12. when will miss wilson see mr. white? a. at lunch time. b. late in the afternoon. c. the next morning.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why is bill going to germany? a. to work on a project.b. to study german.c. to start a new company.14. what did the woman dislike about germany? a. the we

8、ather. b. the food. c. the schools.15. what does bill hope to do about his family? a. bring them to germany. b. leave them in england. c. visit them in a few months.16. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. fellow-travelers. b. colleagues. c. classmates.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. whe

9、n did it rain last time in juárez? a. three days ago.b. a month ago.c. a year ago.18. what season is it now in juárez? a. spring.b. summer.c. autumn.19. what are the elderly advised to do? a. take a walk in the afternoon.b. keep their homes cool.c. drink plenty of water.20. what is the spe

10、aker doing? a. hosting a radio program.b. conducting a seminar.c. forecasting the weather.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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a、b、c和d四个选项中选出最佳选项。abooks for childrenfleabag and the ring's endbeth webbmore stories of fleabag,the talking catstar of this wonderful set of 3 booksa

11、ges 8-13, 208 pages, paper-back07459 44116, 3.99the little white houseeiizabeth goudgea fairy tale and winner of the carnegie medalages 8-12, 240 pages, paper-back07459 45783, 4.99my very first christmas booklois rock and alec ayliffea big, bright book,which presents the storysimply,and delightfully

12、 for very youngchildren.ages 0-3,12 pages,200mmx200mm, board07459 40560, 4.99first festival:christmaslois rockan all-in-one book to help grown-ups andchildren prepare their christmas celebration together. presents, activities and customs.ages 5-8, 48 pages, 290mmx250mm, hardback07459 39074, 8.99star

13、 of wonderpat alexandera wonderful collection of christmas stories and poems. full of lively pages to read and enjoy.ages 7-12, 224 pages, paperback07459 39323, 4.99the not-so-wise manalan macdonald and andrew rowlandwe all know, about the 3 wise men whotraveled to bethlehem and discovered the baby

14、jesus christ. this is the tale of another one, who always missed the point.ages 5-9, 32 pages, 270mm×210mm,hardback07459 38922, 8.9921. if you want to make a christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer?a. star of wonder        

15、60;                            b. the not-so-wise manc. first festival:christmas               

16、           d. my very first christmas book22. which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year old child?a. 07459 40560.     b. 07459 38922.c. 07459 45783. d. 07459 44116.23. if your child wants to

17、 read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?a. pat alexander       b. beth webbc. lois rock     d. elizabeth goudgebarlanda, sweden (reuters life!)many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. but swedish entrepreneu

18、r oscar dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel to prove it.dios says it is the words first jumbo (unusually large) jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at swedens main airport outside stockholm which has been changed into a 25- room guesthouse that sleeps as m

19、any as 72 people.“i learned about this plane that was standing deserted at arlanda airport and ive been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings,”he told reuters, “i thought, why not a plane?”jumbo hostels opened for business on thursday, giving customers the chance to ch

20、eck in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable.“the most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hullits just really, really tight.”the jet, which was originally produced for singapore airlines, was taken out of service in 2002. it is held

21、 on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in steel cradles.one feature of the hostel is its pricea room starts at 350 swedish crowns (about $ 41), which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane a

22、nd stay in the planes more luxurious honeymoon suite.instead of walking down the aisle in the church, lovebirds can take what jumbo hostels calls the “wing walk”, where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip. the hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.but in some respects th

23、is hostel remains a planemost customers have to share the jets nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess outfits. the only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.24. which of the following is not true?a. the jet plane got retired from use in 2002.b. the hostel provid

24、es nine bathrooms for customers.c. the rooms in the hotel are comfortable.d. the hostel lies at arlanda airport in stockholm.25. one of the features of the plane hostel is that          .a. air hostesses can offer good serviceb. a wedding ceremony can be held

25、on the wing     c. customers can sleep in comfortable rooms       d. the staff can have a “wing walk”26. why does oscar dios make jet plane hotel?a. because he is fond of plane very much.b. because he is very curious.c. because he wants to earn more

26、money.d. because he likes trying the concept of hotel in many different things.27. the writer mainly wants to          .a. call on people to make use of the deserted thingsb. describe a wonderful place for weddingsc. introduce a new kind of hostel  &

27、#160;  d. prove people can sleep on a plane   ci had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. one january, i had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my communit

28、y. both had died “ full of years”, as the bible would say. their homes happened to be near each other, so i paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon. at the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的)woman said to me, “if only i had sent my mother to florida and gotten her ou

29、t of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. its my fault that she died.” at the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “if only i hadnt insisted on my mothers going to florida, she would be alive today.that long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she co

30、uld take. its my fault that shes dead.” you see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course would have turned out better. after all, how could it have turned out any worse? there seem to

31、be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. the first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens that leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they

32、 exist only in our minds.the second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens , especially the bad things that happen. it seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believe that every disaster is our fault. the roots of this feeling may lie in our childho

33、od. a baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. he wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. he cries, and someone comes to attend to him. when he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change

34、 him. very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.28. the author had to conduct the two womens funerals probably because _.a. he wanted to comfort the two familiesb. he was an official from the communityc. he had great pity for the deceasedd. he

35、 was minister of the local church29. people feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _.a. they couldnt find a better way to express their sorrowb. they believe that they were responsiblec. they had neglected the natural course of eventsd. they didnt know things often turn in the opposi

36、te direction30. according to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that_.a. everything in the world is predeterminedb. the world can be explained in different waysc. there is an explanation for everything in the worldd. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

37、31. whats the idea of the passage?a. life and death is an unsolved mystery.b. every story should have a happy ending.c. never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.d. in general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.dup to 90% of school leavers i

38、n major asian cities are suffering from myopiashort-sightedness, a study suggests. researchers say the “extraordinary rise” in the problem is being caused by students working very hard in school and missing out on outdoor light.eye experts say that you are short-sighted if your vision is blurred(模糊的

39、) beyond 2m. it is often caused by an elongation (拉抻)of the eyeball that happens when people are young. according to the research, the problem is being caused by a combination of factorsa commitment to education and lack of outdoor light.professor morgan who led this study argues that many children

40、in south east asia spend long hours studying at school and doing their homework. this in itself puts pressure on the eyes, but exposure to between two and three hours of daylight helps maintain healthy eyes.cultural factors also seem to play a part. across many parts of south east asian children oft

41、en have a lunchtime nap. according to professor morgan they are missing out on natural light to prevent short-sightedness.a big concern is the numbers of the students suffering from “high” myopia. one in five of these students could experience severe visual impairment(障碍)and even blindness. these pe

42、ople are at considerable risk-sometimes people are not told about it and are just given more powerful glasses-they need to be warned about the risk and given some self-testing measures so they can get to an ophthalmologist and get some help.for decades, researchers believed there was a strong geneti

43、c component to the condition. but this study strongly suggests an alternative view. “any type of simple genetic explanation just doesnt fit with that speed of change; gene pools just dont change in two generations. whether its a purely environmental effect or an environmental effect playing a sensit

44、ive genome, it really doesn't matter, the thing thats changed is not the gene poolit's the environment.”32. as is mentioned above, which factor mainly results in students' myopia in south east asia?a. genetic faults of the people.         

45、0;                   b. elongation of the eyeball.c. the shortage of outdoor light.                     &

46、#160;    d. lack of research into the problem.33. which of the following statements do you think professor morgan agrees with?a. a lunchtime nap is helpful in reducing myopia.b. glasses keep myopia from getting even worse.c. it's necessary to treat myopia with an operation.d. it&#

47、39;s of vital importance to reduce educational pressure.34. what's the main idea of the last paragraph?a. gene remains the main cause of the long-standing problem.b. the environment is to blame for the extraordinary rise in myopia.c. short-sightedness has nothing to do with changes in gene pools

48、.d. an environmental effect playing a sensitive genome counts.35. what's the best way to take care of your eyes according to the passage?a. equip the classroom with better lights.b. look at the sun from time to time.c. do eyes exercise regularly.d. spend more time in the open air.第2节 （共5小题；每小题2分

49、，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。third-culture kidsdid you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a totally different country? if so, then you are a third-culture kid! the term “third-culture kid” (or tck) was coined in the 1960s by dr. ruth.

50、 she first came across this phenomenon when she researched north american children living in india. caught between two cultures, they form their very own. 36 about 90 percent of them have a university degree, while 40 percent pursue a postgraduate or doctor degree. they usually benefit from their in

51、tercultural experience, which helps them to grow into successful academics and professionals. 37 in fact many hardships may arise from this phenomenon. a third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected. instead, they may always remain an outside

52、r in different host cultures.max, for example, experienced this fundamental feeling of strangeness throughout his life as a third-culture kid. 38 while this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world, it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like max to maintain close friend

53、ships and relationships.for a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new foreign country than to return to their “home” country. after living in australia and south korea for many years, louis finally returned to turkey as a teenager. but she felt out of place when she returned to the co

54、untry where she was born. 39 she did not share the same values as her friends' even years after going back home. while a third-culture kid must let go of their identity as a foreigner when he/she returns, the home country can prove to be more foreign than anything he/she came across before. the

55、peer group they face does not match the idealized image children have of “home”. 40 as a part of the growing “culture”, tcks may find it a great challenge for them to feel at home in many places. a. yet being a third-culture kid is not always easy.b. in general, they often reach excellent academic r

56、esults.c. this often makes it hard for them to form their own identity.d. however, their parents can help them see the opportunities of a mobile lifestyle.e. their experience abroad helps them to gain a better understanding of cultural differences.f. unlike other teens of her age, she didn't kno

57、w anything about current tv shows or fashion trends.g. additionally, making new friends and saying goodbye to old ones will at some point become routine for a third-culture kid.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。during the war, my husband was sta

58、tioned at an army camp in a desert in california. i went to live there in order to be 41 him. i hated the place. i had never 42 been so unhappy. my husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and i was left in a tiny shack alone. the heat was 43 -almost 125 0f even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). 44 a soul to talk to. the wind blew non-stop, and all the food i ate, and the every air i breathed, were 45 with sand, sand, sand!i was so sorry for myself that i wrote to my parents. i told them i was 46 and coming back