高二下学期期末考试英语试题

1、说明：1本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。 2第I卷的试题一律用铅笔在答题卷上把所选答案相应的方框涂黑，用钢笔或圆珠笔填无效。第II卷的试题请用钢笔或圆珠笔做在答题卷上，不得用铅笔答题。第I卷(三部分，共110分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1Where are the two speakers going? ATo a

2、restaurant BTo a playground CTo a shop2When did the woman and Anna meet? AAt 7：53 BAt 7：58 CAt 7：573What is the woman going to do this evening? AGo to dinner BVisit her friend CGo to the airport4How much was the TV set? A$60 B$120 C$905What can we learn from the conversation? AThe woman had a photo

3、shop of her own BThe woman developed her photos all by herself CThe woman did part of her own film developing第二节(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6What is MrSmith doing? AAnswerin

4、g the phone BHaving a meeting CWorking in the office7When will MrSmith return to the office? AAfter two oclock BIn an hour CAt three oclock8What can we infer from the dialogue? AThe man will take a message for MrSmith BAnne will ring the office again CMrSmith will ring Anile back 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9Wh

5、at was tle weather like last week? ANice and 8unnv BToo warm CNeither hot nor cold10What season is it now? ASummer BWinter CAutumn11What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend? AHe thinks it'll rain BHe doesnt think it'll rain CHe thinks itll be cloudy 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 ，12

6、Where is the woman? AIn First Street BIn Main Street CAt the bus stop13How earl the woman get to the park when she comes to Lincoln Street?ATurn right and go straight BGo along First Street for a few minutes CTurn left and walk two blocks14Where is Bums Park?AAt the first crossing BOn the other side

7、 of Main Street CAt the corner of Lincoln and fifth 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What color is the overcoat? ABlue BWhite CGrey16Why does the woman change the first overcoat? AIts too expensive BIts too large CIt's a bit small17How much does the woman pay for what she buys? A$215 B$385 C$170 听第10段材料，回答第18

8、至20题。18What is true about the school? AIt was built on a farm BIt was built in the woods CThere were fewer than twenty pupils19Why did the girl laugh at the speaker when she first came to school?ABecause she did not smoke BBecause she was too young CBecause she used her left hand20How old is the spe

9、aker now? A60 B67 C70第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题05分，满分10分)从A，B，C，D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上把该项涂黑。21I hear as many as 228 people have been missing in the air crash of an Air France flight 447 Yes， news came as shock to me A；the Bthe；a Cthe；the D；a22No matter how frequently ，I always rememb

10、er never to stop improving myself Apraised Bpraising Cto be praised Dbeing praised23 more and more people may refer to the Internet for up-to-minute news，it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear AWhen BAs CSince DWhile24Defeat is You lose one or two games and you stop believing you can win A

11、physical Bpolitical Cpsychological Dbeneficial 25How soon do you think the world economy will recover? ?AWhat for BWho knows CWhy not DHow so26October 15th，2008 is the first Global Hand Washing Day， goal is to create a culture of hand washing with soap Awhat Bwhose Cwhen Dwhich27Id rather have some

12、wineif you dont mind Dont forget you will drive AAnything but that BA11 the best CTake it easy DNever mind28It me only half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain Acost Btook Cspent Dpaid29Its true that the old road is less direct and a bit longerWe wont take the new one _,because we dont feel

13、as safe on it Athough Btherefore Ctoo Dinstead30After seemed to be hours of waiting in line，I finally got my turn to take the oral examAthat Bit Cwhat Dwhich31Did Professor Rudolphs experiment find any differences how children learn a second language? Ain need of Bas well as Cin terms of Das far as3

14、2An offer of a reward has caused many students in our school actively in the competitionAparticipate Bparticipated Cparticipating Dto participate33A lack of of cultural differences to the local customs can create problems in communication Awitness Bdestination Cawareness Dsatisfaction34With proper m

15、easures, the economy in China is beginning to again Atake up Bset up Cpick up Dring up35Nobody is to be ignored hereAs we can be put together，we will surely a big difference in the community life Amake B1ead Cput Dhelp36If you can follow my advice，Bob，the more you write，the better your writing will

16、beQuite rightAs the English saying goes，“ ”APractice makes perfect BAll roads lead to Rome CLook before you leapDEast or west, home is best37In my teens I disliked what to do and what Ato be told；not to do Bbeing told；to not do Cto be told；to not do Dbeing told；not to do38It can be troublesome to tr

17、avel your own if you are disabled Aby Bfor Cin Don39How was your holiday in Qingdao?It was greatI visited some friends，and spent days at the seasideAfew last sunny B1ast sunny few C1ast few sunny Dsunny last few40Faced with a bill for$10，000， Aan extra job has been given to John BJohn has taken an e

18、xtra job Can extra job has been taken Dthe boss has given John an extra job第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was an afternoon in winterSome friends and I were talking at a restaurantWe talked and talked and soon swimming became the 41 Suddenly

19、I hit upon an idea“Wouldnt it be 42 if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter，and 43 couldnt we? Moreover，we could be 44 if we did”I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed Early in the morning，three days 45 ，we four were standing at the bus stop，with bags in our h

20、ands 46 for a bus to take us to the sandsThe sky was clear，and the sun was shining 47 all the sameit was very coldEven our heavy overcoats were not enough to 48 us warmWe all felt we should go back, but no one wanted to 49 We soon reached the sandsThere was nobody there，but we were not to be discour

21、agedInstead we were 50 that we were the only ones t11at dared to challenge the weather 5l ，the sun could keep us warmSO we 52 ourselves quickly But things were not going to be so nice 53 we thoughtThe sea wind was blowing，and we felt very cold and we were shaking from 54 to feetAt last we decided to

22、 go 55 the seawaterWe put our feet in first，only to 56 them back quicklyThe water was unbelievably cold 57 I suggested that we should all jump in at the same timeWe all went back ten stepsI gave the order and we all rushed forwardWe jumpedThat 58 I had when 1 was in the water I shall never forgetI w

23、as up and rushed again to the seasideSo 59 my friendsWe put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home We four did not go to school the next three daysfor we all caught a bad coldWe 60 the lessonsbut we had this unforgettable experience41Atopic Bobject Ccenter Dopinion42A1ucky Binteresting

24、Csurprising Dhappy43Ahow Bwhat Cwhy Dthat44Aill Bworse Cbetter Dstronger45Apast B1ater Cbefore Dsince46Acomfortable Bpure Csuitable Deager47AAnd BOr CBut DSo48Ahelp Bprovide Ckeep Doffer49Atest out Bspeak out Clook out Dmark out50Aproud Bsorry Cdisappointed Dsad51AFinally BBesides CSimilarly DActual

25、ly52Aenjoyed Bhelped Cchanged Ddressed53Aas B1ike Cthat Dthan54Ahands Bshoulders Chead Dneck55Aonto Bout of Caway from Dinto56Atake Bthrow Cmove Djump57ANext BLast CThen DWhen58Afeeling Bidea Csense Dthought59Ado Bdid Chave Dhad60Aenjoyed Battended Cmissed Dadjusted第三部分：阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分)第一节：阅读

26、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。A In China hes known as“the Flying Fish”：in America they call him“the Baltimore Bulet” Whatever you call him，American swimmer Michael Phelps looks destined(注定)to become a household(家喻户晓)name across the world after breaking the Olympic record for most gold medals in a

27、 single Games Phelpss total of eight gold medals in Beijing put him one ahead of Mark Spitzs previous record set in 1972 Now people are already calling him the greatest Olympian of all timeBut whether he is or not，what is it that makes Michael Phelps so good? A good place to start might be his physi

28、que(体格)Phelps has the perfect body shape for a swimmer：his arm span is longer than his height，he has very flexible joints(关节)，huge lungs， and his incredibly large feet(size 14 in the US，size 49 in China)act like flippers(鳍)in the water To feed his huge swimmer's body，Phelps eats an astonishing 1

29、2，000 calories a day，six timesthe average for a man of his age He then owes it to a swimsuit which has been making waves in the world of swimmingDesigned by NASA，the American space agency，the suit is made of a special material which is said to help athletes swim 2faster Michael Phelps should spare a

30、 thought for his mum，who first pushed him into swimming as a way of making friends。and who believed in him when one teacher said he would never be a success Whatever the reason for his Success，Phelps admits there was perhaps also a bit of luck involving in winning his eight medals “I guess eight is

31、a lucky number for me，too，nowThe opening ceremony started on 8808Maybe it was meant to be，”he said61How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in 1972? A6 B7 C8 D962According to the passage，how many calories does a man need a day on average? A4，000 B3，000 C2，000 D6，00063Which of the following is the re

32、ason for his success，in Phelpsopinion? ahis physique bthe swimsuit designed by NASA chis mothers encouragement dgood luck ehis confidence Aa，c，d，e Ba，b，c，e Ca，b，d，e Da，b，c，d B Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones(铃音)of COWS mooing，goats bleating and roosters crowing to

33、 attract leopards(豹)that have wandered into human settlements，officials said on Monday The wild cats in the state of Gujarat often get into villages near forests in search of food，say officials, adding that this results in attacks on peopleBut rather than use methods such as live bait(诱惑物)like goats

34、 tied to trees to attract the leopards，which then fall into large pits dug by guards，officials say they have found a safer method to trap the eats“The moos of a cow, bleating of a goat from the phone has proved effective to trap leopards,” said D. Vasani, a senior forest official in Gujarat.“This tr

35、ick works,”Vasani said forest guards have downloaded the sounds of over a dozen animals as ringtones on their mobiles which they attach to speakers and fix behind a cage. They then play the ringtone continuously for up to two hours until the curious leopard appears and moves into the cage looking fo

36、r its easy meal.At least five leopards have so far been caught from villages since the new ringtone method was introduced three months agoThe cats have all been freed back into forest areas Wildlife activists welcomed the new measure saying that previous methods of trapping the cats using pits often

37、 resulted in the animals getting injured64What can be the best title of the passage? ACell Phones to Hunt Animals BPractical Uses of Cell Phones CWildlife and New Technology DPhone Ringtones to Catch Leopards65Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because A1eopards attack villagers Bth

38、ey want leopard fur C1eopards attack animals Dthey have new ringtones66According to the wildlife activists，the new method is Aappreciated because it benefits leopards Bnot good because it may injure animals Ceffective because ringtones work Dnot safer than the former one67We can learn from the passa

39、ge EXCEPT that Aforest guards dont mean to hurt the leopards Bforest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards Cforest guards used live animals to attract leopards Dforest guards used recorded animal sounds to attract leopards68What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method? cell pho

40、nes animals sounds of animals cages large pits A B C DC Feeling tired? Under too much stress? Well，you may want to try Yoga(瑜珈)Its what more and more people have been turning to to release the trouble of modem lifePractically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago，Y0ga has become one of the most

41、popular health trends(潮流)around the world，including ChinaIf you search for Yoga on line in Chinese，lots of pages are there to see，most of which are main pages of Yoga clubsIn order to keep fit and lose weight，many girls spend more than l，000 yuan taking part in Yoga classes every month Howeverare yo

42、u really ready for it? There are several things you need to know before youreally take it First，do not force your body too muchYoga has many difficult posesThey are beautiful and worth boasting(吹嘘)if you could finish themBut if you force yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does，

43、you may hurt your body，instead of strengthening itDo you remember your original purpose for playing Yoga? It is self-building，not competing Second，do some research about the Yoga class that you are to register inYoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated well-trained Yoga teachersSo

44、me not well organized clubs just find someone learn a little Yoga and certificate themBut be aware，a noneligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bitConsidering about the large amount of money you inves

45、t in it，its worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are qualified before you join Third，it would be better to learn something about nutrition(营养)when you practice YogaInthe very beginning，Yoga was part of the Vedas，bible of the traditional Indian philosophy(哲学)So it could be regar

46、ded as a kind of lifestyleWhen you have decided to care for your body，why not feed it properly? In fact, good clubs have their own nutritionistsAnyhowmake sure you are ready before you actThe fashion may change quicklyBut what benefits is still good for us69The authors main purpose in writing the pa

47、ssage is to Atell people how to relax themselvesBlet people know more about Yoga Cgive people some advice on taking part in Y0ga classes Dtell people Yoga has gained its popularity in China70The underlined word“eligible”in the fourth paragraph most probably means Aexperienced Bqualified Chonored Dhi

48、-technical71Which of the following is NOT the authors advice? AYoga is not only competing but also self-building BDont easily follow the fashion about Yoga CKnow some knowledge about nutrition DFind out a real certificated well-trained teacher72From the advice offered by the author，we can conclude t

49、hat AYoga has nothing to do with culture BYoga is actually very easy to exercise Cmany people learn Yoga in order to boast Dnot all the Yoga clubs have standard teachersD Dogs are social animals and without proper trainingthey will behave like wild animalsThey will spoil your house，destroy your belo

50、ngings，bark crazily，fight other dogs and even bite you Nearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that Occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thingThe key to preventing or treating behavior problems is learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal beha

51、vior to outlets(发泄途径)that are acceptable in the home setting One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to train itObedience(驯服) training doesnt Solve all behavior problems，but it is basic for solving just about any problemTraining opens up a door of communication between you and

52、 your dogEffective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do Training is also all easy way to establish the social rank orderWhen your dog obeys a simple request of“come here，sit，”it is showing obedience and respect for youIt is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack(群)by using extreme measuresYou can teach your dog its subordinate(从属的)role by teaching it to show submission(服从)to youMost dogs love performing tricks for you to pleasantl