（整理版高中英语）第二学期期末考试6VIP

1、 第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷本试卷分第i卷选择题和第ii卷非选择题两局部。 第i卷从第1页至第8 页。第ii卷从第 9 页至第 10 页。 共100分。考试时间120分钟。第i卷四局部 共70分一、听力此题共两节20小题，每题0.5分，总分值10分 第一节听下面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. where will the speakers go first?a. to the park.b. to the museum.c. to t

2、he market.2. what will the woman do this evening?a. see her sister off.b. fly to paris.c. see a film.3. what is holly doing now?a. doing her homework.b. cleaning a bike.c. changing clothes.4. what does the man think of soap operas?a. exciting.b. boring. c. long.5. what are the speakers mainly talkin

3、g about?a. the weather.b. the work.c. the air-conditioner.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，答复第6至第7题。6. what is the woman?a. a guide.b. a travel agent. c. a secretary.7. how will the man and his wife trav

4、el?a. by plane. b. by ship.c. by coach.听下面一段对话，答复第8至第10题。8. what day is it today?a. monday.b. tuesday.c. wednesday.9. who will most probably play as a goalkeeper tonight?a. stuart.b. paul.c. steve.10. what will the woman do next?a. make a phone call.b. watch a match.c. visit her brother.听下面一段对话，答复第1

5、1至第13题。11. what is the man going to do tomorrow?a. do shopping.b. attend a party.c. go fishing.12. what will the speakers buy for uncle harold?a. a bag.b. a fishing pole.c. a camera.13. what does the man suggest doing?a. coming back tomorrow. b. walking round for a while.c. having something to drink

6、.听下面一段对话，答复第14至第17题。14. why is linda so frightened?a. she has been robbed.b. she is at home alone. c. she has been followed by someone.15. where did linda meet the stranger on monday?a. at a restaurant.b. outside a shoe store. c. at a book store.16. what did linda do right after she saw the stranger

7、 today?a. she stared at him b. she went into a bookstore. c. she went home quickly.17. what does the man advise linda to do?a. wait and see.b. call the police at home.c. ask the stranger what he really wants.听下面一段独白，答复第18至第20题。18. how does the speaker mostly get the news?a. from newspapers. b. from

8、tv. c. from the internet.19. what is the speaker mostly interested in?a. entertainment. b. politics. c. weather forecast.20. what does the speaker think the media should do?a. affect citizens lives. b. think about the truth.c. respect peoples privacy.二、单项选择此题共20小题，每题0.5分，总分值10分21. -im afraid ive bro

9、ken your cup. -_, it was old and i was going to throw it away.a. never mind b. dont mention it c. forget that d. how come22. the development of industry has been _ gradual process throughout _ human existence from stone tools to modern technology.a. 不填；the b. the; a c. a; 不填 d. a; a 23. nowadays, an

10、 increasing number of people have _ to the information they need through the internet.a. appeal b. access c. assess d. application24. i dont know how it _ that our car was bumped from behind.a. let out b. gave out c. got about d. came about25. while reading, helen has a habit of stopping _ to give h

11、er long and flowing hair a smooth.a. occasionally b. eventually c. automatically d. absolutely26. there are a number of methods to provide _ relief from your toothache pain, which cant cure the problem.a. permanent b. temporary c. contemporary d. consequent27. adolescents are warned not to _ their p

12、imples in case they get scars.a. risk squeezing b. attempt squeezing c. tended to squeeze d. encourage to squeezing28. _ i try to make time to go out and have fun, my grades _.a. for the first time; trap b. the first time; count c. every time when; worsen d. every time; suffer 29. brown said he was

13、by no means annoyed; _ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.a. all in all b. on the other hand c. on the contrary d. in many ways.30. had they known what was coming next, they _ second thoughts.a. may have b. could have c. must have had d. might have had31. bats are surprisingly

14、 long-lived creatures, some_ a life span of around 20 years.a. have b. had c. to have d. having32. do you _ they play the same song again and again over the radio?a. hate that b. hate it for c. hate it when d. hate 33. her spirits remained up _ her disappointment.a. in spite of b. due to c. so long

15、as d. as well as34. experts say it is an international trend to _ mp2.5 to check air quality.a. adapt b. attach c. adopt d. adjust35. we should give the disabled encouragement to live _ as we do.a. as a rich and full life b. as rich and full a lifec. so a rich and full life d. so rich and full a lif

16、e36. _ of furniture have been tested to guarantee good quality.a. a great deal of b. a large number of c. large quantities d. a good many37. completely _ computer games, he now doesnt take classes.a. addicted to b. being addicted to c. having addicted d. to addicted to38._ his poem, he didnt dare to

17、 submit it to the professor.a. not having polished b. having not polished c. not polished d. not being polished39. -i play high-temperature yoga in the gym every sunday. - good habit, but the air in the gym is bad _.a. to be breathed b. to breathe c. breathing d. being breathed40. not until i _ to w

18、ork _ how much time i had wasted.a. did begin; didn't i realize b. began; i realized c. did begin; i realized d. began; did i realize三、完形填空(此题共20题，每题1分，总分值20分)there at a secondhand clothing store in northampton mass, my l4-year-old son, john, and i noticed the coat. while the other coats drooped

19、 (低垂), this one looked as if it were 41 itself up. the coat was beautifully made, with a fifth avenue label and an 42 price of $28, which was popular just then with 43 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. john tried it on and the 44 was perfect. john 45 the coat to school the next day and c

20、ame home with a big smile. “did the kids like your coat? i asked. “they loved it, he said, 46 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. over the next few weeks, a 47 came over john. agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and 48 discussion replaced fierce argument. he became more manne

21、rly and 49 , eager to please. he would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 50 his behavior. when i mentioned this 51 to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “it 52 be his coat! another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only

22、because he had earned 53 but because she liked his coat. at the library, we ran 54 a friend. “could this be john? he asked surprisingly, 55 johns new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another. john and i both know we should never 56 a persons clothes

23、 for the real person within them. 57 , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 58 what is on the inside with what is on the outside. for john, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different 59 to life as it is to try on a coat. the whole w

24、orld, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 60 all the doors are open. and he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat. 41. a. turningb. holding c. showing d. hanging 42. a. unreasonable b. unbearablec. unbelievabled. unfair43. a. teen

25、agersb. adultsc. womend. men44. a. colorb. pricec. styled. fit45. a. sentb. carriedc. broughtd. wore46. a. casuallyb. comfortablyc. carefullyd. quickly47. a. happinessb. changec. smiled. matter48. a. reasonedb. heatedc. wildd. strong 49. a. considerateb. handsomec. hopefuld. curious50. a. of b. onc.

26、 ind. at51. a. incidentb. accidentc. affair d. event52. a. canb. mustc. will d. should53. a. thisb. themc. itd. one54. a. downb. withc. intod. after55. a. looking up at b. looking down onc. putting up withd. coming up with56. a. changeb. mistakec. traded. turn57. a. howeverb. moreoverc. therefored.

27、besides58. a. attachingb. joiningc. relatingd. matching59. a. meanb. methodsc. approachesd. measures60. a. whereb. whyc. howd. when四、阅读理解共15小题，每题2分，总分值30分ai was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. it left me wondering what was goin

28、g to happen to us now. but it reassured me some when my mother told me she was relieved to be leaving since her boss wasn't the nicest person to be around.i got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. that's when i heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people a

29、nd the traffic. i walked a little slower so i could find out where it was coming from. through the crowd i saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her.she was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating the power within yourself. the way she was singing c

30、omforted me a bit. i stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take courage to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded new york ferry terminal. so i stood there listening.she must have felt my presence because she would occasionally look in my directi

31、on. by now i was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people she didn't know then i could at least tell her how good she sounded. i walked over and put some money in her carriage and she said, "thank you." instead of continuing my way home, i said to her, &q

32、uot;i have been going through a rough time lately, but you've made me hopeful again.""i'm happy that i could help," she replied. "why are you so sad?""well, my mum told me she had got fired from her job, and that made me sad. i'm not so sure what to do .&quo

33、t;"you see, here's the problem," she explained. "the way you were walking, your head was down. don't look defeated, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. you should smile more . lift your head up."i smiled faintly, am

34、azed by how she was encouraging me. so, i asked her, "why are you playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place? i've seen you do this more than once."she explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positiv

35、ity by sharing motivational music. she told me that when she wasn't making music she studied psychology. so, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.i smiled a little wider because i knew that she was doing a good thing. so, after that we parted, my heart touched and lightene

36、d by a musical soul!61. we can learn from paragraph 3 that the young lady sang to _.a. show her love for life b. rid herself of low spirits c. earn money for her schooling d. inspire others to live positively62. which word may best describe the young lady?a. helpful b. outgoing c. ambitious d. humor

37、ous63. which do you think is the best title of the passage?a. an unforgettable experience b. a heart touched by a musical soulc. music can do wonders d. a good deed helped me outb nicknames for los angeles a nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. a nickname can also be a descriptive na

38、me for a person, place or thing. many american cities have nicknames. these can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. nicknames can also be funny.los angeles, california is the second largest city in population, after new york city. los angeles has several nickname

39、s. one is simply the citys initials, l.a. it is also called the city of angels because los angeles means “the angels in spanish.los angeles often has warm, sunny weather. so another nickname is city of flowers and sunshine. new york is called the big apple. so los angeles is sometimes called the big

40、 orange because of the fruit that grows in that citys warm climate.the american motion picture and television industries are based in los angeles. so it is not surprising that it is called the entertainment capital of the world. many films are made in the area of los angeles called hollywood. millio

41、ns of people visit the area. no trip to los angeles is complete without seeing the word "hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.many movie stars live in los angeles. the city is sometimes called tinseltown. this nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of

42、 hollywood and the movie industry.another nickname for los angeles is la-la land, using the first letters of los and angeles. this means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.the city of los angeles is part of los angeles county. there are many smaller cities

43、in the county. beverly hills, with its rich people, is one of them. so is pasadena, with its rose parade each new year's day. so are the coastal cities of santa monica and malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the pacific ocean waves.a good place for watching unusual-looking people is

44、venice, an area on the west side of los angeles. a system of waterways designed after the italian city of venice has been built there.many people love los angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. that includes randy newman, who sings about his hometown.64

45、. a nickname of a place can have the following functions except _.a. building up identity b. entertainment c. bringing pride to the locals d. uniting surrounding cities65. the underlined sentence can best be replaced by _.a. your trip to los angeles is not perfect if you miss the big letters "h

46、ollywood" on a hillsideb. not seeing the word "hollywood" on a hillside means you havent been to los angeles.c. if you visit los angeles you should first pay a visit to "hollywood" s on a hillside.d. seeing the big letters "hollywood" on a hillside means youve been

47、 really to los angeles.66. how many nicknames have been given to los angeles?a. 4 b. 5 c67. which of the following is conveyed in this article?a. los angeles is most famous for its nicknames. b. hollywood alone adds fame to los angeles. c. all the nicknames increase the charm of los angeles. d. los

48、angeles was built after the italian city of venice. ca chocolate printer that allows sweet lovers to create 3d desserts by themselves is to go on sale at a cost of 2,500 pounds.the machine squirts (喷射) out chocolate and, via computer instructions, allows the user to build any shape they like out of

49、the food. but makers choc edge have missed the easter rush. even so, they hope the printer will be snapped up by retailers (零售商) immediately they come to the market. britains biggest chocolatiers thorntons have already said they are interested. because of the high cost, however, few individuals are

50、likely to buy one. but the device could one day allow people to design their own 3d objects after submitting their designs on a website. dr hao, founder of choc edge came up with a prototype (原型) last year and has only just perfected it so that it can now go on sale. “weve i

51、mproved and simplified the machine, so now it is really easy to use, he told the bbc. “you just need to melt some chocolate, fill a syringe (注射器) that is stored in the printer, and get creative printing of your chocolate. 3d printing is a technology where a three dimensional

52、 object is created by building up successive layers of material. the technology is already used in industry to produce plastic and metal products, but this is the first time the principles have been applied to chocolate. the research has presented many challenges. chocolate

53、is not an easy material to work with because it requires accurate heating and cooling cycles. dr hao said, “what makes this technology special is that users will be able to design and make their own products. from reproducing the shape of a childs favourite toy to a friends face, the

54、possibilities are endless. it could be developed to help consumers design many products from different materials, but weve started with chocolate as it is easily available, low cost and harmless. “there is also no wastage as any spoilage (损坏物) can be eaten. dr hao added, “eventually&#

55、160;we may see many mass-produced products replaced by unique designs created by the customer.epsrc chief executive professor dave delpy said, “this is a good example of how creative research can be applied to create new manufacturing and retail ideas. by

56、 combining developments in engineering with the commercial potential of the digital economy，we can see the new market prospect (前景)creating new jobs and, in this case, the chocolate printer is called sweet business opportunities.68. which is the advantage of the chocolate printer?a. it is easily available, low cost and harmless.b. it