下学期高二英语期末考试试卷

下学期高二英语期末考试试卷

第I卷（三部分，共115分）

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。

1.Wherearethetwospeakersgoing?

A.Toarestaurant.B.Toazoo.C.Toashop.

2.WhendidthewomanandAnnameet?

A.At7:53.B.At7：58.C.At7：57.

3.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisevening?

A.Gotodinner.B.Visithersister.C.Gototheairport.

4.HowmuchwastheTVset?

A.$60,B.$120,C.$90.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanhadaphotoshopofherown.

B.Thewomandevelopedherphotosa11byherself.

C.ThewomandidpartofherownfiImdeveloping.

第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分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，每小题将给出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、7题。

6.WhatisMr.Smithdoing?

A.Answeringthephone.B.Havingameeting

C.Workingintheoffice.

7.WhenwillMr.Smithreturntotheoffice?

A.Aftertwoo'clock.B.Inanhour.C.Atthree

o'clock.

8.Whatcanweinferfromthedialogue?

A.ThemanwilltakeamessageforMr.Smith.

B.Annewi11ringtheofficeagain.

C.Mr.SmithwillringAnneback.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.WhatwastheweatherIikelastweek?

A.Niceandsunny.B.ToowarmC.Neitherhotnorcold.

10.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Autumn.

11.Whatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillbelikethisweekend?

A.Hethinksit'11rain.B.Hedoesn'tthinkif11

rain.C.Hethinksif11becloudy.

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12.Whereisthewoman?

A.InFirstStreet.B.InMainStreet.C.Atthebus-stop.

13.WhereisBurnsPark?

A.Atthefirstcrossing.

B.OntheothersideofMainStreet.

C.AtthecornerofLincolnandfifth.

14.HowcanthewomangettotheparkwhensheisatthecrossingofFirstStreet

andLincoln

Street?

A.Turnrightandgostraight.

B.GoalongFirstStreetforafewminutes.

C.Turnleftandwalktwoblocks.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforwhatshebuys?

A.$215,B.$385,C.$170.

16.Whydoesthewomanchangethefirstovercoat?

A.It'stooexpensive.B.Ifstoolarge.C.It's

abitsma11.

17.Whatcoloristheovercoat?

A.Blue.B.White.C.Grey.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18.Whatistrueabouttheschool?

A.Itwasbuiltonafarm.

B.Itwasbuiltinthewoods.

C.TherewerefewerthantwentypupiIs.

19.Whydidthegirllaughatthespeakerwhenhefirstcametoschool?

A.Becausehedidnotsmoke.

B.Becausehewastooyoung.

C.Becauseheusedhislefthand.

20.Howoldisthespeakernow?

A.60.B.67.C.70.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）

21.—DidyouseeTomthisafternoon?

Yes.Afterclass,herushedoutoftheclassroomimmediately,and

hisbagonthedeskatonce.

A.left；lied；disappearedB.leaving；lying；disappeared

C.leaving；lie；disappearingD.left；lay；disappear

22.IfsnotIikeIytohappen,butifit,weneedtobewe11prepared.

A.shouldB.wouldC.mightD.could

23.Ifoundthematatable,inthought.

A.seated；losingB.seated；lostC.sitting；losing

D.sitting；beinglost

24.Sarah,hurryup.I'mafraidyouwon'thavetimetobeforetheparty.

A.getchangedB.getchangeC.getchangingD.gettochange

25.'TdIiketothankthosehelpmymotherwillsurviveherterrible

disease,"saidthewoman.

A.whoB.whoseC.withwhoseD.withwhom

26.Itisnevereasytobigchanges.Thosewhocandoitfasteraremore

likelytosucceed.

A.leadtoB.sticktoC.contributetoD.adjustto

27.Afterthetrial,thejudgepassedjudgmentherandshewassentenced

3yearsinprison.

A.to；toB.on；onC.on；toD.to；on

28.Thefolksongconcertwassowe11thata11theticketshadbeensold

outonthefirstday.

A.acceptedB.recognizedC.receivedD.promised

29.Heinventedalotofthings,manyoftakengrantedbypeople.

A.them；forB.which；forC.what；ofD.which；of

30.Hethankedusforthemincarryingthroughtheplan；otherwise,

theybythecompany.

A.providing；couldbefiredB.encouraging；couldhavebeenfired

C.assisting；wouldhavebeenfiredD.persuading；wouldbe

fired

31.Thefamousactorkeepsfitbyforhalfanhoureverymorning.

A.actingoutB.workingoutC.givingoutD.bringingout

32.CanyoumeajobwhenIgetthere?Youknow,Ihavetoworkinorder

topayformyschooling.

A.provideB.guaranteeC.arrangeD.apply

33.Is72hourstheman-madesate11iteismadeinour

countrytoorbittheplanetaround?

A.it；that；whereB.it；when；what

C.it；thatittakes；thatD.it；forthatittakes；that

34.Thenutrientsinfa11sintotheoceanwillquicklybecomeavaiIable

tootherlivingcreatures.

A.whicheverB.hatC.whateverD.wherever

35.wearedevelopingnewtechnologysuchahighpace,thetrue

chailengeistofindnewwaysofusingit.

A.Because；withB.Nowthat；atC.Nowthat；with

D.Becauseof；at

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）

中，选出最佳选项。

Aneight-year-oldchiIdheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.

AlIsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoneyleft.Whenshe

heardhedaddysaytoher36motherwithwhispereddesperation,“37a

miraclecansavehimnow”,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookout

herpiggybank.She38a11thechangeoutonthefloorandcountedit

carefully.Thenshe39herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore.

**Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.

"It's40mylittlebrother,"thegirlansweredback."He'sreally,

reallysickandheisstillinhospitaI,soIwanttobuya41.Hisname

isAndrewandhehassomething42growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysays

onlyamiraclecansavehim.","Wedon,t43miracleshere,chiId.I'm

sorry,"thechemistsaid,smiling44atthelittlegirl.

Intheshopwasa45customer.Hestooped仁bent）downandaskedthe

littlegirl,"Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother46?"don't

know,“shereplied."He'sreallysickandmommysaysheneeds47.But

mydaddycan'tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy48.”

“Howmuchdoyouhave?”askedtheman.

“Onedollarandelevencents,49Icantryandgetsomemore,"she

answeredquietly.

“Well,whatacoincidence,,Fsmiledtheman.**Adollarandelevencents

-the50priceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.51metowhereyouIive.

Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand52yourparents."Thatwell-dressedman

wasDrCarltonArmstrong,asurgeon.TheoperationwascompIetedwithout_53

anditwasn'tlongbeforeAndrewwas54againanddoingwell.

Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost

onedollarandelevencentsplusthe55ofalittlechild.

36.A.tearfu1B.hopefulC.helplessD.kind

37.A.SimplyB.justC.OnlyD.Morethan

38.A.drewB.pulledC.putD.poured

39.A.fo11owedB.madeC.gaveD.found

40.A.toB.asC.forD.on

41.A.hopeB.doctorC.favorD.miracle

42.A.badB.smalIC.extraD.impossible

43.A.useB.offerC.sellD.store

44.A.roughlyB.sadlyC.strangelyD.coldly

45.A.well-dressedB.kind-heartedC.we11-behaved

D.good-Iooking

46.A.haveB.needC.careD.Iike

47.A.adoctorB.asurgeonC.anoperationD.akindness

48.A.savingsB.wishesC.ideasD.suggestions

49.A.sinceB.asC.afterD.but

50.A.sameB.exactC.properD.necessary

51.A.BringB.HelpC.TakeD.Follow

52.A.helpB.encourageC.persuadeD.meet

53.A.difficultyB.delayC.chargeD.result

54.A.happyB.we11C.strongD.home

55.A.clevernessB.faithC.courageD.devotion

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。

A

HOWTOORDER

OrderingfromBooksFirstiseasyandsafe.

SELECTINGYOURBOOKS

WhenyouhavefoundabookyouwouldIiketoorder,justclickonAddto

Basketanditwillbeaddedtoyourshoppingbasket.Tomakeiteasytokeep

trackofthebooksyou'veselected,MyShoppingBasketwilldisplayyour

choiceswhereveryouareonthesite.Whenyou,rereadytoplaceyourorder,

selectViewBasket.

VIEWBASKET

ThisiswhereyouselectthepostaIdestinationforyourorder,indicate

whetheryouwouldIikeNextDayDeliveryintheUKandchoosegift-wrapping.

YoucanaIsoamendthecontentsofyourbasketbymakinganychangesthen

selectingUpdateBasket.

Overseascustomersorderingthreeormorebookscanalsorequestreduced

airmailchargeshere.Whenyou'rehappywiththecontentsofyourshopping

basket,gototheSecureCheckout.

THEORDERFORM

Afteryou'vecompIetedtheorderformyouwillreceiveanon-screen

acknowledgment.Thiswillbefo11owedbyanemaiIconfirmingthedetaiIsof

yourorder.

Wewi11theninformyouwhenyourorderhasbeensent.Ifthisisyourfirst

order,wewillalsoinformyouofyourpersonaIBooksFirstaccountnumber.

YOURFIRSTORDER

We'11sendtoyouapersonaIaccountnumberafteryouhaveplacedyour

firstorder.Forfollowingorders,alIyouneedtodoisenteryourpersonal

accountnumberandemaiIaddress.

RETURNINGCUSTOMERS

Ifyouhaveorderedfromusbefore,onIine,bymaiIortelephone,youwill

haveaIreadyownedapersonalaccountnumber.YouthenonlyneedtocompIete

thefu11orderform.Usingyouraccountnumbera11owsustofindyourdetaiIs

fromourrecords(theyarenotaccessibleonIine).

However,youdonotneedyourBooksFirstpersonaIaccountnumbertoplace

anorder-simplypresenta11therequireddetaiIsontheorderform.Ifyoudon't

haveanoteofyouraccountnumber,justContactUssothatwecansupplyit

toyou.

56.Wecanprobablyreadthisadvertisement.

A.inanewspaperB.inamagazineC.ontheInternet

D.ontelevision

57.TheinformationunderRETURNINGCUSTOMERSisforthose.

A.whohaveforgottentheirBooksFirstaccountnumbers

B.whohaven'tgottheirBooksFirstaccountnumbers

C.whohaveexperiencedBooksFirstonlineshoppingever

D.whohaveneverdoneonlineshoppingbefore

58.Whichofthefollowingistrue?.

A.Youmustputwhatyouchooseinabasketasyoudoinasupermarket.

B.YoucanfindyourShoppingBasketnowherebutinViewBasket.

C.YoucangetanaccountnumberonlyafteryouplaceanorderonIine.

D.Youwi11paylessifyouareanoverseascustomerandbuyoverthreebooks.

59.Thepurposeofthisadvertisementis.

A.topromotethesaleofbooks

B.toshowthewaysofordering

C.tohelpreadersapplyforaccountnumbers

D.tosupplyaccountnumberstoreaders

B

Imaginethatyouareonajuryandyouhearthetestimonyofaneyewitness

whosaysthattheaccusedpersonisguiIty.Youwouldprobablyvotetoconvict

theaccused,don'tyouthink?Well,moreoftenthannot,you'dbewrong.

Afewyearsago,anexperimentwasdoneonaneveningnewsshowonWNBC

inNewYork.ViewerswereshownafiImofwhatseemedtobeamugging.Inthis

simulation,amansnatchedawoman'spurse.Hethenknockedherdownandran

faceforwardatthecamerasothattheviewersgotagoodlookathim.Viewers

werethenshownaIineupofsixmen.Theywereaskedtodecideifthemugger

wasintheIineupand,ifso,totelIwhichonehewas.Ineffect,then,they

hadsevenchoices.Thesuspectwaseitheroneofthesixorhewasn'teven

intheIineup.

Ofthe2,145peoplewhocalleduptorespond,1,843werewrong.Thatmeans

aboutoneinsevenwasright.Thisiswhatyou'dexpectfromrandomchoice.

Eyewitnessaccountscanbethemostconvincingevidencepresentedtoajury.

YetwearefindingoutthatsuchaccountscanbefauIty.Somethingisjustwrong.

Whyisthisso?Recentfindingshaveremoveddoubtsonwhethermemorycanlast

long.WeaIsoknowthatitcanbechangedbythingssuchasleadingquestions.

Mistakeneyewitnessaccountsarecommon.Theyarealsothemajorcauseof

innocentpersonsbeingconvictedintheUnitedStates.

60.TheunderIinedwords“toconvicttheaccused"probablymeans

A.toshowthattheaccusediswrong

B.toexpressthattheaccusedpersonistrue

C.todeclarethattheaccusedpersonisguilty

D.toexplainthattheeyewitnessisdangerous

61.Ofthepeoplewhocalleduptorespond,.

A.halfofthemwererightB.2,145wereonajury

C.sixoutofsevenwerewrongD.1,843madesevenchoices

62.WeaIsoknowthatcanbechanged.

A.evidenceB.memoryC.eyewitnessD.accounts

63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Evidenceshouldbemoreconvincing.

B.Eyewitnessaccountscanbewrong.

C.Nota11judgesaregoodattheirjobs.

D.Majorcausesofinnocentpersonsbeingconvicted.

0

Whenyouareadvisedto“getaneducation“ifyouwanttoraiseyourincome,

youareonlytoldhalfthetruth,whatyoushouldbetoldistogetjustenough

educationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnottoomucheducationthat

wouldproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.Getahighschooldiploma,at

least.Withoutthat,youareoccupationallydead,unlessyournamehappensto

beGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdisonandyoucansuccessfullydropout

ingradeschool.

Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaBA,youareonthelaunchingpad.

Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,

makesureifsanMBA,andonlyfromafirst-rateuniversity.Beyondthis,

thefamouslawofdiminishingreturns（报酬递减规律性）beginstotakeeffect.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatheavytruckdriversearnmoreayearthanfulI

professors?Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24,000,while

thefulIprofessormanagedtoaveragejust$23,930.

APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget,butexceptforafewspecialized

fieldssuchasphysicsorchemistry,wherethedegreecanquicklybeturned

toindustrialorcommercialpurposes,youarefacingadarkfuture.Thereare

morePh.Dsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpart

ofworldbyfar.

IfyoubecomeadoctorofPhilosophyinEnglishorHistoryorAnthropology

orPoliticalScienceorlanguageor-worstofa11-inPhilosophy,yourun

theriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaIdemands.

ThousandsofPh.Dsaresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontablesand

fillingoutfruitlessapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Andthenmaybetaking

ajobinsomehighschoolorIifelessco11egethatpaysmuchlessthanthe

doorkeeperearns.

Incomeandeducationarecloselyrelated.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyou

usefuItothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuch

ofaprofitonyou.

64.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturn

outpeoplewho

A.willbecomeloyaIcitizenstoanation

B.canalwaystakegoodcareofthemselves

C.willnotbeashametosocietyortheirfamiIies

D.canmeetthedemandsasasourceofmanpower

65.IfyouareasgiftedasBernardShaworEdison.

A.youcangetahighschooldipIomawithoutdifficulty

B.youcanbeprofessionallysuccessfulwithoutadipIoma

C.theleastyoushoulddoistogetadipIoma

D.youwillbesuccessfuIingradeschool

66.ManyPh.Dsareoutofworkbecause

A.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetothesociety

B.theyprefereasyjobswithmoremoney

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyarewronglyeducated

67.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thehigheryoureducationlevelis,themoremoneyyou'11earn.

B.Ifyouaretoowe11-educated,youmaymakethingsdifficultforthe

society.

C.OnemustthinkcarefuIlybeforegoingforamaster'sdegree.

D.BernardShawdidn'tfinishhighschool,nordidEdison.

D

Ifsveryinterestingtonotewherethedebateaboutdiversityistaking

place.Itistakingplaceprimarilyinpoliticalcircles.HereattheCo11ege

Fund,wehavealotofcontactwithtopcorporateleaders；noneofthemistalking

aboutgettingridofthoseinstrumentsthatproducediversity.Infact,they

saythatiftheircompaniesaretocompeteintheglobalvi11ageandinthe

globaImarketplace,diversityisanimperative.Theyalsosaythattheneed

fortalented,skilledAmericansmeanswehavetoenlargethepoolofpotential

employees.Andinlookingatwherebirthratesaregrowingandatwherethe

populationisshifting,corporateAmericaunderstandsthatexpandingthepool

meanspromotingpoliciesthatheIpprovideski11stomoreminorities,morewomen

andmoreimmigrants.Corporateleadersknowthatifthatdoesn'toccurinour

society,theywillnothavetheengineers,thescientists,thelawyers,orthe

businessmanagerstheywi11need.

Likewise,!don'thearpeopleintheacademysaying."Let'sgobackward.

Lefsgobacktothegoodolddays,whenwehadameritocracy(精英)(which

wasnevertrue?weneverhadameritocracy,althoughwe'vecomeclosertoit

inthelast30years).Irecentlyvisitedagreatlittleco11egeinNewYork

wherethecampushasdoubIeditsminoritypopulationinthelastsixyears.

ItaIkedwithanAfricanAmericanwhohasbeenaprofessorthereforalong

time,andsheremembersthatwhenshefirstjoinedthecommunity,therewere

fewerthanahandfulofminoritiesoncampus.Now,a11ofusfeeItheuniversity

isbetterbecauseofthediversity.Sowherewehearthisdebateisprimarily

inpoliticalcirclesandinthemedia?notincorporateboardroomsoronco11ege

campuses.”

68.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplestilldisagreeintheirviewson

diversity?

A.Meritocracies.B.Politicians.C.Professors.

D.Managers.

69.Highcorporateleadersseemtobeinfavorofpromotingdiversitysoas

to.

A.lowertherateofunempIoyment

B.winequaIpoliticalrights

C.becompetitiveintheworldmarket

D.satisfythedemandsofagrowingpopulation

70.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.meritocracycanneverberealizedwithoutdiversity

B.Americanpoliticalcircleswillnotacceptdiversity

C.itisunlikelythatdiversitywilloccurintheU.S.media

D.inordertocompeteinthegIobaImarketplace,diversityisunnecessary.

71.AccordingtothepassagediversitycanbeachievedinAmericansociety

by.

A.expandingthepoolofpotentialemployees.

B.promotingpoliciesthatprovideskillstoemployees

C.trainingmoreengineers,scientistslawyersandbusinessmanagers

D.providingeducatingfora11regardlessofraceorsex

E

Researchersstudytelevisiontounderstanditseffectsonviewersandto

measureitseffectivenessinsellingproducts.MuchoftheresearchonTV

audiencesismarketresearch,paidforbycompanieswithsomethingtosell.

Letmerepeat；researchontelevisionissupportedlargelybyadvertisers.

Thetelevisionindustrydependsonadvertisingmoneytorun,andthis

relationshipinfluenceswhattelevisionoffersviewers.Advertisersaimto

reachmassaudiencesandparticularsocialgroups.Inturn,thetelevisiontries

tomeettheneedsofadvertisers,becausepleasingtheadvertisersisnearly

asimportantaspIeasingthepubic.Thismeansadvertisershavealotofcontrol

overwhatprogramsaremadeandwhentheyareshown.

Televisionisthemosteffectivemarketingtoolevercreated.Many

advertisementapplybasicpsychologybysortofturningtoourinsecurities

anddesires.Adsconvinceusthatthethingsweoncethoughtwereluxuriesare

nownecessities.Televisionishighlyprogramsaswell.Usingexpertmarket

research,programmersandadvertiserssortofpaintapictureofIifecentered

onmaterialpossessions.Thiskindoflifemaylookattractiveanddesirable,

butit'sallattheexpenseofpersonalrelationships.

Asyouprobablycantell,Iprefertoagreewithcriticsofthemedia.

AdvertisingdoescreatefaIseneeds,andproductswerea11yneeddon'trequire

advertising.Televisionadvancesconsumerism.Itshowsusthings,things,and

morethings.Itencouragestreedandenvy.TelevisionhelpscreateawastefuI

society,wherethingsarethrownoutlongbeforetheyarewornout.

72.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Televisionresearchisaninterestingfield.

B.Advertisingiseffectiveinsellingproducts

0.Televisionhelpsdevelopacultureofconsumerism

D.Thetelevisionindustryshouldbebettermanaged

73.Accordingtothepassage,researchersstudytelevisionto.

A.learnaboutthetypesofprograms

B.understandthecultureofthesociety

C.decidewhichprogramstoexport

D.measurehowmuchithelpstoseiIproducts

74.ThewriterusestheunderIinedsentencesinParagraph3to.

A.arguethattelevisionimagesofIifelackdepthandmeaning

B.warnreadersnottospendmoremoneythantheycanafford

C.showthattelevisionprogramscanadvancepersonalgrowth

D.suggestthatreaderswatchonlyhigh-qualityprograms

75.Whatisthewriter'sopinionoftelevision?