（整理版高中英语）上学期期末考试2

1、- 度上学期期末考试高二英语试题【新课标】本试卷分第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)两局部,共150分,考试时间120分钟.第i卷 第一局部：听力共两节，总分值30分第一节 共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. how does the man get to work every day? a. by car. b. by bus. c. on foot.2. where is peter pr

2、obably? a. at home. b. in a library. c. in his office.3. what will the woman tell mr. miller to do? a. wait a minute. b. ring off. c. ring back later.4. what do we know about the man? a. he has read a lot about cooking. b. he is skilled at cooking. c. he once went to italy on business.5. what are th

3、e speakers mainly talking about? a. their vacation plans. b. some famous places.c. their parents abroad.第二节共15小题；每小 题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，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，答复第67题。6. where does the conversation probabl

4、y take place? a. in a skating center.b. in a computer room. c. at home. 7. how does the boy feel about the girl? a. angry. b. satisfied. c. respectful.听第7段材料，答复第89题。8. what are the two speakers talking about in general? a. a research made in space. b. some product made in space. c. the difficulty in

5、 making things in space.9. why have astronauts made the balls in space? a. to reduce the cost. b. to keep them smaller. c. to make them perfectly round.听第8段材料，答复第1012题。10. what happened to adam this morning?a. he broke his leg. b. he injured his head. c. he had a traffic accident.11. where did kate

6、fall down from last year？ a. from a bike. b. from stairs. c. from a chair.12. how did adam probably come to hospital? a. by ambulance (救护车). b. by car. c. by taxi.听第9段材料，答复第1316题。13. what are the speakers doing? a. chatting on the internet . b. typing the statement. c. checking the report.14. who co

7、uld the man speaker most probably be? a. a police officer. b. the driver of the car. c. a person who saw the accident.15. when did the accident happen? a. at 7:00 a.m. yesterday. b. at 7:00 a.m. today. c. at 7:00 p.m. today.16. what is the main cause of the accident? a. the driver was careless. b. t

8、he student didnt hear the horn (喇叭声). c. the speed of the car was too high.听第10段材料，答复第1720题。17. what subjects do primary school pupils have to study at least one hour every day? a. maths and english. b. re and pe. c. geography and history.18. what can the students do after the age of 14? a. do part-

9、time jobs. b. stop studying history. c. choose the courses they like.19. when can the students leave school? a. at the age of 14. b. at the age of 15. c. at the age of 16.20. what must the students do to enter the university? a. pass a maths examination. b. pass a second language test. c. get good m

10、arks at all subjects. 第二局部：英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节：语法和词汇知识 ( 共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分 从a.b.c.d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。21. -did you catch _ sight of a tall tv tower in the distance just now? -yes, and now its out of _sight. a. / ; the b. / ; / c. the ; the d. a ; a 22. do you think our teachers advice will _ solv

11、ing the problem? a. devote to b. result from c. contribute to d. look forward to 23. -is everyone here?-not yet, look, there _ the rest of the students.a. comes b. come c. is coming d. are coming24. nine out of ten women _ about the product said they liked it. a. interviewed b. to be interviewed c.

12、having interviewed d. to interview25. we are good friends though he is ten years _ to me. a. older b. elder c. senior d. more senior 26. there is no possibility, _ can be seen at the moment, _ we can win the game. a. which; when b. where; thatc. that; which d. which; that27.-why did you come by taxi

13、?-my car broke down last week and i still _ it repaired.a. didnt haveb. hadnt had c. havent hadd. wont have28. im sorry that what i said just now has hurt you, but i didnt do it _. a. deliberately b. actually c. carelessly d. eagerly29. so difficult did he find _ to pass the driving test that he dec

14、ided to give up.a. how b. that c. which d. it 30. the boy is seriously injured. so he is supposed _ to hospital as soon as possible. a. to be sent b. to send c. being sent d. sending31. all of us burst into laughter _ we saw mr. beans funny appearance. a. on the instant b. for an instant c. the inst

15、ant d. in an instant 32. it is a slow process to _ a good knowledge of english. a. acquire b. earn c. assist d. control33. -how was the weather then? -hardly _ off the plane when it started to rain. a. i had stepped b. had i stepped c. i stepped d. did i step34. have you ever had a case _ somebody a

16、ccused your reporter _ getting the wrong end of the stick. a. where; of b. that; with c. as; ofd. which; x 35. it was funny that when _ mary began to weep sadly. a. praising b. praisedc. to praise d. having praised第二节： 完形填空 共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最正确选项。i've spent most

17、of my career as a traveling salesman, and so i know that 36 is an occupational diseasebut one year, my 37 gave me the cure for my homesicknessit had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feeta stuffed penguin企鹅that 38 about five inches tallattached to its left wing 39 a little sign with the ha

18、nd-painted declaration "i love my dad! "i 40 the penguin at once on my tableon my next trip, i put the penguin in my suitcasethat night when i 41_ home, my daughter jeanine was 42 because the penguin had disappeared"honey, he's here with me, " i explained, "i brought him

19、 43 ." 44 , the penguin came with meas necessary as my briefcaseand we _45 along the wayin albuquerque, i checked into a 46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meetingwhen i returned, the maid had 47 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillowone night, i discovered the penguin 48 , and after a mad p

20、hone call, i learned i' d 49 it in my previous hotel room, 50 it had been rescued by a maidi _51 a hundred miles to get it, and when i arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front deskin the hotel lobby大厅, other tired business travelers were _52 at the reunion of my penguin and me-i

21、 think with a bit of 53 jeanine is in college now, and i don't travel 54 . the penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companionall those years on 55 , it was the one thing i never left home without36acoldbhunger cloneliness dfever37awifebdaughtercfriend dmother38

22、astood blay cjumped dclimbed39awrote bturned cwas dhad40athrew blost cordered dplaced41adrovebcalled cwrote dwent42aupset bhappy cglad dexcited43aupboffcalongddown44afrom now on bin the futurecin future dfrom then on45ahad friends bhad friend cmade friends dmade friend46aschool bhotelcshop dsupermar

23、ket47agiven bturned cmade dcarried48asleeping bgoingcliving dmissing49aforgot bleft cordereddsent50athere bwhen cwhere dhow51aran bwalked churriedddrove52asurprisedbfrightened clooked dlaughed53aanger badmirationcsadnessdillness54aas manybas seldom cso few das much55athe hotelbthe meeting cthe trip

24、dthe house第三局部： 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节：共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最正确选项。ato american visitors, iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home. there are quite a few things that are not done, or that d

25、o not exist on the island - quite a few "no's".there is no pollution, for instance. no dogs are permitted in reykjavik, the capital. there is no television on thursdays or during the entire month of july, and only three hours of black-and-white tv the rest of the time. there is no hard

26、 liquor on wednesdays and no beer at any time. there are no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells牢房 in the entire land an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.there is no army, air force or navy. there is no tipping for anything. there are no large stores open on satur

27、days or sundays. since iceland is situated just under the arctic circle, there is no darkness in summer and do daylight in winter. but thanks to gulf stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees fahrenheit to 52 degrees in july.the rules on television, liquor, and gu

28、ns are the result of governmental decision. but the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser间歇泉and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. they provide all the energy needed by the country. in fact, iceland uses only

29、 3 percent of all its available power.iceland has been described as a democratic (民主的) independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. the icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. they composed their first works

30、 in the ninth and tenth centuries ad. these works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of iceland and norway. at first the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. the icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “rather shoeless than bookless,"

31、; they proudly say. 56. american visitors enjoy visiting iceland probably because .a. no dogs are permitted in the capitalb. the police do not carry handgunsc. it is very different from americad. the climate is rather mild.57. the following statements are true except .a. there are no soldiers in ice

32、landb. the icelanders don't drink beerc. there is no service fee of any kindd. there are no crimes in iceland58. there is no pollution in iceland mainly because .a. iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available powerb. the icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energyc. it is

33、 located just under the arctic circled. it is a democratic independent country59. "rather shoeless than bookless" means .a. they regard books more important than shoes.b. they would rather have shoes on than write booksc. they prefer traveling to readingd. they prefer not to have shoes or

34、books bluo gaoqi hopes to join the increasing number of chinese students in the united states because he wants the experience of studying in a foreign land as it will help his future job at home. “i want to try western education because people there think differently, said the 21-year-old who is in

35、his final year of undergraduate studies. “i also hope to meet friends from different cultures. the social connections may help in the future.the latest report from the us-based institute of international education said china, for the first time, has become the top country of origin for international

36、 students in the united states.for yang fan, a journalism student, said studying in the united states is a way to escape the competition for places in chinas top universities.“due to limited education resources, only about 60 percent of high school graduates in china enter college, and a much lower

37、rate enters the top-level ones. “a foreign degree will definitely help when i seek a job in china, yang said.both yangs and luos parents are supportive of them studying abroad. neither of them is thinking of settling down in the united states after graduation.“it is not realistic to do so. as a jour

38、nalism student, there would be no advantage for me to work in the united states, yang said. “but in china, with a us degree and good english, i may stand out against other students who have only studied in china.china still needs to improve its environment for scientists and high-level talents, said

39、 xiao mingzheng, director of the center for human resource development and management research of peking university, adding that, in particular, the country needs to improve its policies relating to research environments.in june, the chinese government published a plan concerning talent development

40、for the next 10 years. in it, it has improved policies and increased budgets to attract talented students back home.60. why does luo gaoqi wants to study in a foreign land according to his words? a. because the people there are more intelligent. b. because the foreign countries are more developed. c

41、. because he can make more friends there. d. because the culture there is different from that in china.61. what do guo gaoqi and yang fan have in common? a. their major is the same, which is journalism. b. both of them want to go back to china after graduation. c. their parents are against their dec

42、ision. d. they are forced to study in a foreign land by their parents.62. from the passage, we can infer that _. a. scientists and high-level talents need a better environment in china b. the students abroad are unwilling to go back to china c. china doesnt need those people to come back to our coun

43、try at all d. we all need to go abroad to study and then serve our own countryclondon, reuters-what could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home？no, it's not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.it's

44、 high-frequency noise. the uk police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the sonic teenager deterrent. it sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.the sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by thos

45、e under 20. the body's natural ability to detect some wave bands decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. the black-box device, nicknamed the mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. it sounds to youngsters like a

46、 crazy insect or a badly played violin. but it causes no physical damage.a number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install (安装) it at trouble spots.staffordshire police inspector amanda davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the moorlands

47、area, said," it is controlled by the shopkeepers-if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."63. the device can be used to _.a. threaten teenagers in public b. drive away trouble-makers under 20c. help moth

48、ers control their teenage children d. help the police control shopkeepers64. from the passage we can know that _.a. young people often suffer from pains in earsb. shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insectsc. high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20d. the police invented

49、a new device to deal with teenagers65. the purpose of the writer to write the passage is _.a. to advertise a new hi-tech device b. to tell the reader a piece of newsc. to sell the device to shopkeepers d. to inform the public as the spokesman of the police66. who will welcome the device most?a. shop

50、keepers. b. the police. c. young people. d. the producer.dresearchers have found more evidence that suggests a relationship between races (种族) and rates (率) of lung cancer among smokers. a new study shows that black people and native hawaiians are more likely to develop lung cancer from smoking. it

51、compared their risk to whites, japanese-americans and latinos. researchers at the university of southern california and the university of hawaii did the new study. the new england journal of medicine published the findings. the eight-year research studied more than 180,000 people. they included pres

52、ent and former smokers and people who never smoked. almost 2.000 people in the study developed lung cancer.researchers say genetics (遗传学) might help explain the racial and ethnic种族的 differences. there could be differences in how people's bodies react to smoke. but environmental influences, inclu

53、ding the way people smoke, could also make a difference.african-americans and latinos in the study are reported smoking the fewest cigarettes per day. whites are the heaviest smokers. but the scientists point out that blacks have been reported to breathe cigarette smoke more deeply than white smoker

54、s. this could fill their lungs with more of the chemicals in tobacco that cause cancer. scientists know that some diseases effect different groups differently. and some drug companies have begun to develop racially targeted (针对) medicines. last june, the united states food and drug administration ap

55、proved a drug designed to treat heart failure in black patients. the name is bidil. the agency called it "a step toward the promise of personalized medicine." 67researchers agree that it is that may probably determine black peoples risk of lung cancer.a. the larger amount of smoking than white peopleb. the living style or habit of the blacksc. the depth of cigarette smoke into their lungsd. the physical strength to react to cigarette s