（整理版高中英语）高中上期期末考试高级英语试题

1、 高中- 度上期期末考试高英语试题第一局部 听力第一节共5小题；每题1分，总分值5分1.  what does the woman mean?a.  peter does a part-time job in the art museum.b.  peter isnt really interested in the art museum.c.   peter has a large collection on modern artworks.2.    why does the woman r

2、efuse to have more beef?a.  she has had enough.b.  she dislikes beef.c. she in on a diet.3.   what does the man mean?a. hes using the book now.b. the woman can ask jim for help.c. the book is jims.4.  why does the man want to leave the job?a.to

3、have a long holiday.b. to look after his wife.c. to find a better job.5.  whats toms main purpose of coming to beijing this time?a.to go sightseeing.b. to visit friends.c. to collect materials.第二节共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分听第6段材料，答复第6至7题。6.  what did dr. green do just now?a.he came to visit mr. li.b

4、. he sent a letter to mr. li.c. he telephoned mr. li.7.  what does the woman probably do?a.a secretaryb. a saleswomanc. a. waiter听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。8.  why does the woman want to change the cellphone?a.its the wrong type.b. it doesnt work properly.c. the woman doesnt need it.9.  where do

5、es the conversation take place?a.over the phoneb. in a shopc. in a post office10.   what will the man do?a.give a new one to the womanb. correct the addressc. repair the cellphone听第8段材料，答复第11至13题。11.   where are the speakers probably planning to go?a.to the hospitalb. to the airp

6、ortc. to the police station12.   why is the polices car following the speakers car?a.because the speakers dont have a drivers license.b. because the speakers are driving beyond the speed limit.c. because there are too many people in the car.13.   what can we know about the speake

7、rs?a.they are in a hurry.b. they dont know what the sign means.c. they are lost.听第9段材料，答复第14至17题。14.   whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a.classmatesb. sister and brotherc. husband and wife15.   what does the man think of vivien leigh?a.she would become cra

8、zy when she was acting.b. her feelings are sincere and naturalc. her singing and dancing are wonderful.16.   which film made vivien leigh famous worldwide?a.things are looking upb. waterloo bridgec. gone with the wind17.   whats the conversation mainly about?a.an actressb. a movi

9、ec. an exam听第10段材料，答复第18到20题。18.   when did the speakers friend know that he suffered from hiv?a.in 1982b. in 1991c. in 19.   why does the speaker think that his friend was brave?a.because his friend wanted to prove what others thought about his was wrong.b. because his friend wa

10、nted to help more people when he was alive.c. because his friend fought against the disease bravely.20.   what can we learn from the monologue?a.the speakers friend set a good example to others.b. the speakers friend was never afraid of death.c. the speakers friend also felt proud of the s

11、peaker第二局部 英语知识运用第一节. 单项填空(共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分)21.   -would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?-if you made _ full use of the equipment, there would be _ rise in production.a. / the b. the / c. the a d. / a22.   stephen hawking was diagnosed _ mot

12、or neuron disease _.a. as, in his fifties b. with, in the fifties c. with, in the 1960s d. as，in 1960s23.   -has the manager gone on business?-no. he _ have but something prevented him at the last minutea. could b. may c. can d. must24.   to all the famous artists surprise, the u

13、nknown womans two _ paintings are also on show in the art exhibition.a. little blue oil b. blue little oil c. oil blue little d. little oil blue25.   _of danger in the street at night, she has to go home, with a friend _ her.a. warned, followed b. warning, following c. having warned, follo

14、wed d. having been warned, following26.   -id like to call you at 10 oclock next friday morning if it is convenient.-im afraid i_ my final exam.a. will have attend b. will be attendingc. attend d. am attending27.   having decided to take a holiday to venice next month, i began to

15、 _ contacting all the travel agencies in the city.a. set out to b. set up c. set down d. set about28.   -excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is?-ok. between the two white buildings _ the post office.a. are lyingb. lie c. lies d. lay29.   in english-speaking countri

16、es, a person with a large vocabulary is _ a walking dictionary.a. referred to b. compared to c. thought of d. devoted to30.   _ you would have to go away.a. one more word andb. to say another wordc. with more wordd. saying more words31.   many job applicants in the west increasin

17、gly find themselves _ such strange questions as “which do you think more important, law or love?a. asking b. asked c. to ask d. having asked32.   some occasions _ people clap change from one country to another.a. in which b. that c. which d. when 33.   i _ to help you to do homew

18、ork but i couldnt spare any time. i _ a composition last night and ill finish it today.a. wanted, wrote b. had wanted, was writing c. have wanted, wrote d. wanted, was writing34.   quite a few people used to believe that disaster _if a mirror was broken. a. was sure of striking b. was sure

19、 of having struck c. was sure to be struck d. was sure to strike 35.   _ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.a. however b. whatever c. no matter what d. although36.   it is _ by law that passengers shouldnt smoke in the train.a. demanded37.

20、60;  all finished, they sat down to enjoy _ they thought the most delicious dinner.a. that b. it c. which d. what38.   the millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _ all practical value by the time they were finished.a. could lose b. would have lostc. might lose

21、d. ought to have lost39. i feel it is you as well as your wife that _ for your sons bad performances at school. a. are to blameb. are going to blamec. are to be blamed d. is to be blamed40. -you seemed satisfied with the party last night. -certainly. _. i made some new friends and we had a good time

22、. a. ive had enoughb. dont mention it c. thats quite somethingd. with pleasure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，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正确选项。how do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts(偷窃)? around the holidays, many families dont consider taking proper 41 to prevent their homes f

23、rom suffering holiday thefts. with just a few simple 42 , you can better make sure of the 43 of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. here are a few tips for making it difficult to 44 you are away from home. either have a trusted neighbor 45 your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailper

24、son to hold your mail until you 46 . 47 says “hey, we are not home! like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway. 48 several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器)。dont leave your 49 lights on all the time. 50 , put

25、 your outside lights on timers to be on during the 51 . if an outdoor light 52 on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off. if you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, 53 them with a friend, 54 having someone come into your house every day to take care of th

26、em. when thefts see a neighbor or friend 55 your house every day, they will know you are not home. close all your 56 when you leave town. this is effective to 57 possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. if they dont know what there is to take, then the 58 is even greater for them to

27、 break in. this article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on 59 . nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it 60 by a professional home security system.41aqualification bmeasurescissuesdpatterns42astepsbpacescwordsdmanners43asafetybtidinesscattra

28、ctiondstructure44asaybtellcspeakdpredict45apull upbtake upcpick upddring up46aexistbescapecdisappeardreturn47aeverything bsomethingcanythingdnothing48achoosebgivecsetdmake49aoutdoorbindoorcinsidedkitchen50athereforebhowevercinseteaddagain51adaysbweekendscweekdaysdnights52arepeatsbremainsclastsdhappe

29、ns53afindbturncleavedhold54aother than brather thancor ratherdor else55acleaningbprotectingcevaluatingdentering56awindowsbdoorsccurtainsdeyes57aimprovebdiscouragecinspiredfrighten58achancebdesirecrewarddrisk59aholidaybboardcdutydtrip60amonitoredbguidedcstrengtheneddcollected 第三局部：阅读理解共20小题；每题2分，总分值4

30、0分第一节：阅读以下短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最正确选项。 aa volcanic eruption in iceland has sent ash across northern europe. airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the atlantic ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports.grirmsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in europe.

31、what makes grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier of ice up to 12 maters thick. the hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer of water between the glacier and the volcano. this layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable. as the water flows o

32、ut from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. the lava from the volcano then comes up to the surface. this is exactly what happened today.now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. according to klm, one of europes biggest airlines, airpl

33、anes cannot go under the cloud or over it. going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplanes engines, causing damage to the plane.the eruption has also caused problems for animals in iceland. the volcano left ash and sharp glass-like rocks all over the countryside. farmers are

34、 keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp object.61. what makes grimsvom different from other volcanoes?  a. it is below ice.   b. it lies under the sea  c. it is the largest volcano  d. it is lava affects the

35、airlines  62. what keeps grimsvotn still?  a. the slow flow of water  b. the low water temperature  c. the thick glacier  d. the water pressure  63. which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption?  a. people stop tr

36、aveling in europe  b. airlines suffer from the loss of planes  c. it becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside  d. farmers have lost many of their animals  64. this text is most probably taken from _.a. a research paper  b. a newspaper report 

37、; c. a class presentation  d. a geography textbook.    bthe desire for a better life is sometimes so big that it makes people leave their countries and their families and work in other countries. they know that they will have to face difficult moments, that they won'

38、;t be able to communicate with the persons around them and that maybe they will have to work in illegal conditions to get the money they need for their families, but they all take these chances and they hope they will succeed.on the other hand, there are persons who immigrate just for the sake of th

39、e persons they love. they leave their families to make other families with the persons they love. women go to meet the men they love who have chosen other countries to start a new life, even if they miss their families and their friends. maybe they don't have a place to work but they still want

40、to see what the future has for them.there are also the cases of the persons who are forced to leave their countries because of a war which threatens their lives. theyd rather start from the very beginning than risking putting their lives in danger.when well developed countries see that their homelan

41、d is being “broken into by lots of foreign people, they set new laws that make immigration harder. as a result of this, many illegal immigrants cross the borders and are eager to work, although they are paid only at half of the amount of money native workers receive for the same kind of job.many imm

42、igrants have managed to be fully accepted by the community where they live and they have managed to change the opinions of the local people about them.65. which reason about immigration does the passage not mention?a. to make new families with their loved person.b. the war has threatened t

43、heir lives.c. to hunt for a better life.d. to learn the foreign language.66.why do welldeveloped countries set new laws?a. to encourage the immigration.b.to limit foreign people to immigrating to their country.c.to provide more jobs for innigrants.d.to protect their land from being br

44、oken into.67.which statemen about immigrants is ture according to the passage?a.most of them can find jobs with high payment.b.all of them are not accepted by native people.c.they are all regarded as thieves and gypsies.d.they can understand native persons well.68. whats the best title of the p

45、assage?a. why do people immigrate to other countriesb.  life about immigrants in other countriesc.  jobs about immigrants in other countriesd. social position of immigrants in other countries ci was waiting for a phone call from my agent. he had left a message the night before, t

46、elling me that my show was to be cancelled. i called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. so i waited, but there was still no call. three hours passing by. i became more and more impatient. i was certain that my agent didnt

47、care about my work, and he didnt care about me. i was overcome with that thought. i started to shout at the phone, “let me wait, will you? who do you think you are?at that time i didnt realize my wife was looking on. without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires,

48、and shouted at the phone, “yeah! who do you think you are? bad telephone! bad telephone! and she swept it into the wastebasket. i stood watching her, speechless. what on earth?she stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “now hear this! all objects in this room if you do anything

49、 to upset my husband, out you go!then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “honey, you just have to learn how to take control. with that, she left the room.    after watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, i noticed that something in my mood

50、 had changed. i was laughing. how would i have trouble with that phone? her antics helped me realize i had been driven crazy by small things. twenty minutes later my agent did call. i was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.69. why did the author shout at the telephone?a. he was mad at the

51、telephone. b. he was angry with his agent.c. he was anxious about his wife. d. he was impatient with the secretary.70. what did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting?a. she said nothing.                &#

52、160; b. she shouted at him.c. she called the agent.             d. she threw the phone away.71. what made the author laugh?a. his own behavior.                  

53、;  b. his wifes suggestion.c. his changeable feelings.             d. his wifes sweet kiss.72. what does the underlined word “antics refer to?a. smart words.              

54、;      b. unusual actions.c. surprising looks.                d. anxious feelings d does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol con

55、sumption-say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily- helps to prevent coronary heart disease. last week a report in the new england journal of medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory. more important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol work

56、s to protect the heart.in the study, researchers from boston's brigham and women's hospital and harvard medical school compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attacks with those of healthy people of the same age and sex. the scientists found that peopl

57、e who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are. the apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high-density lipoproteins (脂蛋白), the so-called good cholesterol (胆固醇), which is known to repel heart dise

58、ase.as evidence has mounted, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases. but most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone. the risks of teetotalling (绝对戒酒)are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high

59、blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles-not to mention violent behaviour and traffic accidents. moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon (结肠) cancer. until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won't be able to take a doctor's prescription to the neighbourhood bar or liquor store.73. the report mention