湖北省武汉市新洲区高二英语下学期期末考试试题

1、2016年新洲一中、黄陂一中高二下学期期末联考英语试卷考试时间：2016年6月30日下午2:304:30试卷满分：150分祝考试顺利 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）听下面五段对话。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。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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. At home. C. In a cinema.2. What a

2、re the two speakers talking about?A. Paying for tickets. B. Repairing machines. C. Changing notes.3. Why does the woman refuse the man ' s invita tion?A. She doesn ' t like going out with the man.B. She will have dinner with Jack.C. She has to prepare for a plane trip.4. How long has the man

3、 been learning French?A. For 5 years. B. For four and a half years. C. For more than five years.5. What can we learn from this conversation?A. The woman is wearing her friend ' s dress.B. The woman wore the dress yesterday.C. The speakers are in the same class.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

4、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至7题。6. What is the man ' s feeling after his job interview?A. Anxious.B. Hopeful.C. Desperate.7. How many candidates were able to go to the second interview?A. Four.B. Twelve

5、. C. Sixteen听第7段材料，回答第 8至9题。8. What will the woman do if the telephone rings?A. Answer the phone. B. Call the man back in. C. Go to the neighbor' s.9. Who will probably phone the man according to the dialogue?A. His friend.B. His father. C. His company.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the woman lea

6、ve school?A. In 1994.B. In 1995.C. In 1996.11. Why did the woman start running?A. To keep fit.B. To make money.C. To become famous.12. What does the woman plan to do next year?A. Earn more money for a good school.B. Visit Europe with her family.C. Take part in the race in Europe.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.

7、 What does the man want to be?A. A pop singer. B. A movie star. C. A great musician.14. How does the man feel about his future?A. Uncertain. B. Light-hearted. C.Very confident.15. When will the man go to find a manager?A. After he moves to London. B. After he takes his last exam.C. After he knows hi

8、s exam results.16. What will the man probably do at first in London?A. Do part-time jobs. B. Publish his record. C. Earn lots of money. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why doesn ' t the speaker want to go to the mou.ntains this year?A. Because it is not beautiful enough. B. Because he went there last year

9、.C. Because it is a little cold this time and too far away.18. What does the speaker like about the seashore?A. Bathing in the sunshine. B. Swimming in the sea. C. Taking a walk on the sands.19. How can the speaker probably go to the seashore?A. On foot.B. By car. C. By bike.20. What is the speaker

10、probably talking about?A. His plan for the holiday. B. His friend' s hometown. C. The weather in themountains.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOn a cold winter Sunday, the little man came up to me as I was about to enter the telephone box

11、and asked me whether I had a match."I'm sorry, " I said. "I don't smoke, so I haven't any. You'd better ask someoneelse.He looked rather disappointed, hesitated, and then turned away. I watched him walk slowly down the street bef ore I picked up the telephone directory

12、 to look up the number I meant to dial. I'm not used to a public call box, so, at my first attempt to get through, the warning pips（嘟嘟声 ）had stopped before I realized I had to inserta coin. When I was at last able to speak, I was told that the person whom I urgently wanted to give a message to h

13、ad just gone out. Swearing slightly under my breath, I got out of the box and came face to face with the little man. As he raised his hat again, I could see he was quite bald,and a thin line, resembling a dueling（决斗 ）scar, crossed one cheek.“Excuse my troubling you again. " he said nervously. &

14、quot;May I walk along with you a little way? I must tellyou the truth. I need help desperately.”He had an unusually deep voice which suggested a strange combination of shyness and self-confidence. I was conscious of a fairly strong foreign accent and I wondered what country he had actually come from

15、. I said that I had to catch a train in twenty minutes ' time, but that he might accompany me to the station."I'm going to shock you , " he said suddenly, after a moment's silence."Can youlend me fivepounds? I have no money at all. " I have come across many strangecha

16、racters during my life and plenty of people have tried to borrow money from me. I have generally managed to avoid lending them any. But, perhaps because of the very directness of hisappeal,I somehow had the impressionthat hisneed mightbedesperately urgent."I'msorry, "I replied, "I

17、'm afraidI can't lend you anything,as I'm notinthe habit of carrying much money about with me. Don't you think the police might be the best people to ask for help? ”He hesitated, “I dare not go to the police, “ he said quietly. "If I do go, they will have to send me home. That&#

18、39;s what I'm afraid of. I don't know what to do." Heshook his head rather sadly, raised his hat and left me. I caught my train and soon forgot the incident.It was three weeks later that I happened to glance at an old evening paper and caught sight of a small paragraph at the bottom of

19、the front page:"The unidentifiedbody of a short bald man, with a deep scar across one cheek, was recovered from the River Thames yesterday. The police believed he had committed suicide. " I then noticed the date: just two and a half weeks before.It wasI who might have been the final cause

20、of his terrible tragedy. For daysafterwardsthe cruelty of my refusal made me suffer continual shame and regret. Iswore that I would never again refuse any appeal for help.21. At the beginning of the story, the little man approached the author to.A. invite him to watch a football match togetherB. ask

21、 him to show the direction to railway station3 / 13C. inquire where there was a department storeD. request to see if he might use his lighter22. The author failed to get through because.A. he didn't have any change with him phoneC. the number he had dialed was wrong was outin the phone box at hi

22、s first attemptB. he didn't realize it was a payD. the personhe wanted to speak toman any money was that23. The main reason why the author hadn't lent the littleA. he never lent others any moneyC. he did not trust the little man back24. What's the best title for the passage?A. Pity for a

23、 stranger.C. Life is but a dream.B. he happened not to carry any moneyD. he was afraid he mightn't get itB. Never trust a stranger.D. The death of a beggar.BPeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to

24、 paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there.Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have

25、 always wanted to tell stories in pictures.About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began touse pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people us

26、ed became a kind of alphabet（ 字母表）.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picturewriting and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories fromhis life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Someof these pictures

27、 are like modern comic-strip （连环漫画 ）stories. It has been saidthat Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still hadmagic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived i

28、n the area around the Mediterranean Seahad developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this syst

29、em and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copiedthe idea, and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.4 / 13without usingunderstand andA. they loved animals seeing picturesC. they preferred painting pictures to telling stories pictures helpful26. The Greek alphabet was simpler

30、 than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that.B.D.they enjoyedthey thoughtThese days, we can writedown a story, or record information,pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers,

31、in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.25. Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves probably because .6 / 13A. the former was easy to writeB. t

32、here were fewer signs in the formerC. the former was easy to pronounceD. each sign stood for only one sound27. In the last paragr aph, the author thinks that picturesB. are of much use in our lifeD. are disappearing fromB. The Best Way ofD. The Earliest LanguageA. should be made easy to understandC.

33、 should be made interestingour life28. The possible title of this article may beA. Pictures and WritingWritingC. Home of the Comic-Strip Stories in the WorldEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When

34、 connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported thata addicted " was the word most commonly used by people to describe theirrelationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a ha

35、rdertime resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumer

36、s willingly give up their freedom,money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological （病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this t

37、echnology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology devices?That is the vital question.Who isreally in charge of my life?That is what people need

38、 to ask themselves if we are tohave any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discoverMae West is famous for

39、 the wisdomBut it ' s time to discover that itGoogle acknowledged that“we can bewhat there is to enjoy in life free of technology.that“too much of a good thing is wonderful. ”does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach atswept away by our technologies.To break the grand di

40、gital connection people musts overused technology.consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today29. The underlined word“allure " in Paragraph 2 probably meansA. advantageB. attractionC.attempt30. From the passage, technology companies aim to.A. attract people to buy their productsB

41、.informationadaptionprovide theD.latestC. improve people ' s quality of lifeD. deal with cultural diseases31. It can be inferred from this passage that people.A. consider too much techno logy wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devicesD.

42、 may enjoy life better without overused technology32. What' s the author ' s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral.B. Skeptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.DSure, it ' s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom

43、 more pleasant.And yes, it ' s good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it ' s smart to learn how to understand the different types of people you' ll meet throughout your life.“But really, there ' s one super -important reason why you should get along with your teache

44、r. When you do, learning bursts right open," says Evelyn Vu ko, a longtime teacher who writes an education column called“Teacher Says"for the WashingtonPost newspaper.In fact, kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they' remore comfortable asking questions and

45、getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school life, such as bullying.As a kid in a primary or middle sc

46、hool, you' re at a wonderful stage in your life.You' re like a sponge （ 海名帛 ）,able to absorb lots of new and exciting information. Ontop of that, you' re able to think about all this informationin new ways. Yourteacher knows that, in most cases, is very excited to be the person who'

47、s giving youall that material and helping you make it. Remember, teachers are people,too, andthey feel great if you' re open to what they' re teaching you. That' s why they wanted to be teachers in the first placeto teach!Some kids may be able to learn in any situation, whether they like

48、 the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if thing s aren ' t going well, they won ' t learn as well and won ' t enjoy being in class. 33. In the passage, the author mainly talks about.A. how to get along well with othersB. how much

49、the students are expected of to get along with teachersC. the importance of a good relation with teachersD. how to make the time in the classroom more pleasant34. a Learning bursts right open " in the third paragraph really means.A. there will be more problems with learningB. you find an openin

50、g to learningC. learning becomes easier for you at onceD. there will be no problems at all with learning35. Which of the comments is FALSE on teachers and their work according to the passage?A. Teachers sometimes have the same feelings as students do.B. Teachers are ex cited even if you wouldn '

51、 t like to accept their teaching.C. Though few, there are still some students who can learn even if they don' t like the teacher.D. Having a bad relationship with your teachers does more or less harm to your studies.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。Many of us are so

52、busy with work, school and home life that often there is no time left to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.36. Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to dothings those

53、nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening,7 / 13reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing!Monthly Treat. 37. It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or itcould be leaving work early. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, pla

54、y golf or whatever treat you' re always thinking about but rarely get to.Schedule it in and it will happen!Buy Tickets in Advance. Sports, theater, concerts or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. 38 . 39 . Huh? Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular b

55、asis. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.Join a Group.Hereare some ideasof groups thatcanallowyou some time awayfrom work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club,

56、 biking clubs, skiclub,etc. What areyou interestedin?Strikewhile the iron ishot.40. If you can ' t find a club, consider starting one yourself!A. Leave Work on Time.B. Evenings with Yourself.C. Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!D. Listen to your favorite music!E

57、. Look up a club in your area today and join!F. Take an Adult Education Class.G. Schedule a treat for yourself once a month.9 / 13第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）On Sunday I ha d my own Father ' s Day celebration. Suddenly I41 about my dad alot. My dad is absolutely the 42 man in the world

58、. He would 43 refuse anyone in trouble.Every Thursday night, my dad would44 Shreveport, to a church there. I alwaysdrove the car for him. 45 this happened many times, I recall one incident on one ofthose trips to Shreveport. That time on the 46 , my dad saw a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack. Dad asked me to pull the car over and offer him a 47 . Dad asked him his name and address, told him ours, a