高二英语期末考试

第Ⅰ卷（共100分）第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一种小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的对应位置。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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie?A.It’samusing.

B.It’sexciting.

C.It’sdisappointing.2.HowwillSusanspendmostofhertimeinFrance?A.Travelingaround.

B.Studyingataschool.

C.Lookingafterheraunt.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Goingout.

B.Orderingdrinks.

C.Preparingforaparty.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inaclassroom.

B.Inalibrary.

C.Inabookstore.5.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.GoontheInternet.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.Takeatraintrip.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的对应位置。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，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，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Aninformationoffice.

B.Apolicestation.

C.Ashoerepairshop.7.WhatistheTownGuideaccordingtotheman?A.Abrochure.

B.Anewspaper.

C.Amap.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?A.It’sthebiggestonearound.B.Itoffersmanytastydishes.C.It’sfamousforitsseafood.9.Whatwillthewomanprobablyorder?A. Friedfish.

B.Roastchicken.

C.Beefsteak.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.WherewillMr.Whitebeat11o’clock?A.Attheoffice.

B.Attheairport.

C.Attherestaurant.11.WhatwillMr.Whiteprobablydoatoneintheafternoon?A.Receiveaguest.

B.Haveameeting.

C.Readareport.12.WhenwillMissWilsonseeMr.White?A.Atlunchtime.

B.Lateintheafternoon.

C.Thenextmorning.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhyisBillgoingtoGermany?A.Toworkonaproject.

B.TostudyGerman.

C.Tostartanewcompany.14.What

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B.The

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schools.15.WhatdoesBillhopetodoabouthisfamily？A.BringthemtoGermany.B.LeavetheminEngland.C.Visittheminafewmonths.16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fellow-travelers.B.Colleagues. C.Classmates.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhendiditrainlasttimeinJuarez?A.Threedaysago.B.Amonthago.C.Ayearago.18.WhatseasonisitinJuarez?A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.19.Whataretheelderlyadvisedtodo?A.Takeawalkintheafternoon.B.Keeptheirhomescool.C.Drinkplentyofwater.20.Whatisthespeakerdoing?A.Hostingaradioprogram.B.Conductingaseminar.C.Forecastingtheweather.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ADuringthemonthofSeptember,adearfriendofminelostherhusbandsuddenlyinanaccident.Thisaccidentwassuddenandcertainlyunexpected.Wesometimestakeourlovedonesforgranted,andweexpectthattheywillbewithusforever.However,asweallknow,lifedoesnotworkthatwayandsometimeswegetawakeupcallthatshocksusandrealizehowshortlifeis.Incomfortingher,ItriedtoimagineifIwereinhershoeshowwouldIfeel.Itwasimpossibletoimaginewhatshewasgoingthrough.WhatwordsdoIsaytohelpher?Sometimeswordsjustcannotexpressourfeelings.Sometimesouractionsaremuchmoremeaningfulthanwords.Ahugcansometimesexpressmorethanourwordswilleverexpress.Sometimes,justbeingtheretolistenismoremeaningfulandhelpfultopeople.AsIwasleavingthefuneralparlor(葬礼),IranintoMarilyn.Sheisoneofthosefriendswhoiswithyouinthegoodtimesandisalwaysbyyoursideinthebadtimes.Shehasasenseofhumorthatmakeseveryonefeelatease.Wechattedforafewmoments,andthensheaskedmehowmyjobwas.IwastellingherIwashavingastressfulweekwithmyjob.Shelistenedtome,thenwithoutsayingaword,shetookherhandsandplacedthemonmyface,andsaidtome,“Butatleastyouhaveaday.”Sincethatday,whenIstartfeelingstressed,IremindmyselfofMarilyn’swords—butatleastIhaveaday!Thingscouldbealotworse,butIamaliveandIhavealottobethankfulfor.21.Theauthorwasshockedprobablybecause______.A.shereceivedacallatnightsuddenly B.herfriend’shusbanddiedofanaccidentC.shetookanythingforgrantedinlife D.herlovedonelefthersuddenlyoneday22.Theauthorwasmostlikelytocomfortherfriendby_______.A.sayingmanykindwordstoherfriend B.imaginghowsadherfriendwasC.listeningtoherfriendsincerely D.goingthroughalotoftroubles23.Accordingtotheauthor,Marilynwas_______.A.positive,helpfulandhumorous B.strong,honestandcleverC.lucky,activeanddetermined D.wealthy,nobleandfriendly24.Bysaying“Butatleastyouhaveaday”,Marilynmeansthat_______.A.youwilldiesoonaftertheday B.adayislongenoughforyouC.lifeisreallytooshortforallofus D.youarestillaliveandshouldbegratefulBLSESummerSchool,locatedintheheartofLondon,isthelargestuniversitysummerschoolinEurope.Ourcoursesaresuitableforthosewhoareat,orareabouttostartuniversity.OurschoolwillbeginacceptingapplicationsinMarch.CoursesAccounting,Finance,Law,Economics,BusinessandInternationalRelations.DatesSessionOne:6-26July;SessionTwo:27July-14August.RatesThestudentrateThestandardrateOneSession￡1,775￡2,500BothSessions￡2,975￡4,250Thestudentrateappliestoallfull-timestudentswhoarestudyingatauniversityorcollegeanywhereintheworld.Accommodationisnotincluded.Inaddition,a￡50applicationfeemustbepaidwhensubmittingyourapplication.ApplicationrequirementsIfyouhavestudiedintheUK,youdon’tneedanyadditionalEnglishqualifications.Studentsfromothercountrieswillgenerallynotrequirevisatostudyatourschool.However,youwillentertheUKasa“StudentVisitor”.Coursechangesarepermittedbeforethestartoftheprogrammeandwithinthreedaysofthesession.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseclickheretoseeourfrequentlyaskedquestionsorcontactus.25.Youwillprobablyfindthepassage________.A.inamagazine B.inanewspaper C.inatextbook D.onawebsite26.Accordingtothetext,Jack,afull-timestudentinLondon,willatleastpay_______forhisone-sessionprogrammeinLSESummerSchool.A.￡1,775 B.￡1,825 C.￡2,500 D.￡2,55027.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.AttractingstudentstoattendtheprogrammesinLSESummerSchool.B.IntroducingsomefamousteachersandcoursesinLSESummerSchool.C.GettingstudentstoknowmoreabouttheprogrammesintheUK.D.OfferingsomecheapercoursesforstudentsfromtheUK.CGossip(闲话)movessoquicklythatfewpeoplehavetimetocovertheirears,eveniftheywantto.“Ihateitwhenothersgossipaboutme,”saidMandyMiraglia,16,ahighschoolstudentfromCalifornia,“buttobehonest,gossipwithmyfriendsmakesmefeelIamtrustedandbelongtothegroup.”Miragliaisnottheonlypersonwhofeelslikethat.Gossiphaslongbeenlookeddownonaslittlemorethannonsenseandbadmanners.Butrecentresearchhasshownthatgossiphasmanypositiveeffectsonyoursociallife.“Therehasbeenatrendamongpeopletodislikegossip.”saidDavidSloanWilson,aprofessorfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkinBinghamton,US.“Butgossipappearstobeaveryimportantformofbehaviourinagroupoffriends,definingtheirgroupmembership.”For18months,KevinKniffin,fromtheUniversityofWisconsin,US,researchedthebehaviourof50people.Hefoundthatgossiplevelspeakedwhenasportsteamincludedaslacker,someonewhoregularlymissedpracticesorshoweduplate.OthermembersoftheteamwouldsoonstarttojokeabouttheslackerGossipaboutthemistakesofseniormembershelpsnewcomersrebuildtheirconfidenceafterafailure.Italsohelpsrelievesocialandprofessionalanxiety.Long-termstudiesshowthatpeoplearoundtheworlddevotefromafifthtotwothirdsormoreoftheirdailyconversationtogossip,andmenappeartobejustaseagerforgossipaswomen.Itishardtojudgegossip,butitismorepowerfulthanyouthink.28.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.A.gossipisbadmannersB.gossiphasmanygoodeffectsC.gossipissomewhatlikenonsenseD.gossipismorepowerfulthanadvice29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“slacker”inParagraph5meanaccordingtothecontext?A.Someonewhovaluestheteambenefitmuch.B.Someonewhodoesnotdowhattheyshouldwell.C.Someonewhoisactiveinsports.D.Someonewhoshowsnomuchinterestinsports.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Gossipisausefulwayofbuildinggroupmembership.B.Gossipcanpossiblymakesomeoneelseconfident.C.Generally,womenaremorefondofgossipthanmen.D.Actuallyeveryonegossipstosomedegreeintheirdailyconversation.31.Thefirsttwoparagraphsareusedto________.A.pointoutacommonfactB.listthebadeffectsofgossipC.showpeople’sattitudestowardsgossipD.analyzethetwosidesofgossipDTheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight­Timeisanovelabouta15­year­oldautisticboynamedChristopherBoone.AfterdiscoveringthedeadbodyofWellington,hisneighbor’sdog,Christopherdecidestofindoutthecauseofthedog’sdeath.Herecordshisfindings,ashehasdecidedthathewillcreatea“murdermysterynovel”ofthesituation.Butlikeanymurdermysterynovel,nothingisassimpleasitseems.Christopherrunsintomanydifficultsituationsbecauseofhisdisability.HeagainandagainmentionshowheadmiresSherlockHolmes(afictionaldetective),whichgivesmeanunderstandingastowhyhecontinuestolookintoWellington’sdeathevenafterhisfathermakeshimpromisenotto.Christopher’sstoryseemssotrueandheartfeltthatitmakesthenovelanentertainingreading.Theauthor,MarkHaddon,hadmewantingtokeepreadingtofindoutwhatChristopherwouldgethimselfintonext.HaddonshowshowChristopher’sdisabilityaffectshowhegoesaboutsolvingthemystery.Christopherhasdifficultyincommunicatingorformingrelationshipswithothers,buthehasagreatvisual(视力的)memoryandabilitytounderstanddifficultmath.Thisbookwasrequiredreadingatmyschool,butitbecamemorethansomethingIhadtoread.Haddonshowedhowthesedisabilitiesaffectthelivesofnotonlythechildrendiagnosed(诊疗)withthem,butalsothosearoundthem.ThenovelfeelsrealbecauseitwaswrittenfromChristopher’spointofview.Forexample,whenChristopherexplainsthatwhenhewaslittlehedidn’tunderstandmuchaboutotherpeoplehavingminds,itgivestheimpressionthathe’sarealperson.Ibelievethatteenagerssometimesaren’tsensitivetokidswithmentaldisabilities.Ithinkthatwhenpeoplereadthisnovel,theywillhaveabetterunderstandingofwhatpeoplewithmentaldisabilitiesandthosearoundthemhavetodealwithonadailybasis.32.An“autistic(inPara.1)”personusuallyreferstosomeonewho________.A.isunabletousehislegsB.likesreadingnovelsC.isdislikedbypeoplearoundhimD.isunabletocommunicatewithotherswell33.Accordingtothewriter,Christopherdoesn’tgiveuplookingintothemurderbecause______.A.hewantstogetoverhisdisabilitiesB.heisencouragedbySherlockHolmesC.hewantstodosomethingforhisneighborD.hewantstoprovetohisfatherthatheisuseful34.Thepassagesuggeststhatthewriter________.A.didn’twanttoreadthebookatfirstB.thoughtthebookistoosimpleC.foundithardtostopreadingthebookD.believedthestoryreallyhappened35.Inthewriter’sopinion,Haddonmakesthestoryfeelrealby________.A.tellingusthestorycanhappenaroundusB.writingfromChristopher’spointofviewC.makingiteasytounderstandthestoryD.givingalotofexplanations第二节（共五小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文的内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多出选项。(请将答案填涂在答题卡71-75题位置)___36Exactlyhowmanydropoutsisanotherissue.Recentstudiesofdropoutrateshavehadconflictingresults.Foronething,schoolsdefineandmeasuretheirdropoutratesdifferently.Someresearcherssayabout15to20%ofpublicschoolstudentsdonotcompletetheireducation.Butmanyotherexpertsandpolicymakersbelievethatforthepasttwentyyears,thedropoutratehasbeenaroundthirtypercent.__37Researcherssayalmosthalfofthemleaveschool.Atthesametime,almosthalfthestatesletstudentsleaveschoolbeforetheageofeighteenwithoutinformingtheirparents.___38ANortheasternUniversitystudyinfoundthatalmosthalfofalldropoutsagesixteentotwenty-fourdidnothaveajob.Thelackofahighschooleducationcanalsoleadtootherproblems.Anestimatedtwo-thirdsofprisonersintheUnitedStatesdroppedoutofhighschool.Recentstudieshaveshownthatthemajorityofstudentswhodropoutdonotdoitbecausetheyarefailing.___39Somestudentsfeelthateducatorsplacelowexpectationsonthem.Teenpregnanciesalsoaddtothedropoutproblem.Duringthepasttwentyyears,therehavebeeneffortstoincreasegraduationratesthrougheducationreforms.___40Theseincludealternativehighschoolstomeetspecialneeds.A.Thereisahighdropoutratefromsomecollegecourses.B.Somecommunitiesareworkingondropoutpreventionprograms.C.Manyareboredwiththeirclassesorfeeldisconnectedfromtheirschoolandteachers.D.ManyyoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesneverfinishhighschool.E.ForLatinoandblackstudents,thenumbersareevenhigher.F.Theyprovidefreetransportationandchildcaretohelpyoungmothersandfathersfinishschool.G.Findingagoodjobwithoutahighschooleducationismoreandmoredifficult.第三部分完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。Backinthe15thcentury,inatinyvillageinGermany,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Eighteen!Inorder41tokeepfoodonthetable,thefather,agoldsmithbyprofessionworkedalmosteighteenhours42dayathistrade.Despitetheirseemingly__43condition,twooftheeldestchildrenhadadream.Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart.44,theyknewwellthattheirfatherwouldneverbeableto45__eitherofthemtostudyattheAcademy．Aftermanylongdiscussionsatnightintheir46bed,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutapact．Theywouldtoss(掷)acoin．The47wouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,48hiswinningbrotherfortheacademy.Then,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherone.ThenAlbrechtDurerwonthetossand49___Nuremberg.Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,___50hisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation(轰动).Bythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningto51considerablefeesforhimself．Whentheyoungartist52homeandsaidtohisbrother,“Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyour53.NowyoucangototheAcademytopursueyourdream,andIwill54you.”Albertroseandwipedthe55fromhischeeks.“No,brother.IcannotgotoNuremberg.Itistoo56forme.Look…lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomy57!Icannotevenholdaglass,muchlessmakedelicatelinesoncanvas58___apenorabrush.”Morethan450yearshave59.Bynow,amongAlbrechtDurer’shundredsofmasterfulportraits,“ThePrayingHands”isone60creationthatcancatchtheworld’shearts.41.A.fully B.merely C.completely D.entirely42.A.a B.every C.one D.each43.A.demanding B.promising C.careless D.hopeless44.A.Therefore B.And C.However D.But45.A.study B.give C.send D.offer46.A.separated B.messy C.crowded D.unusual47.A.loser B.winner C.old D.younger48.A.advertise B.support C.expect D.require49.A.flewawayto B.leftbehindC.leftfrom D.wentoffto50.A.deserved B.financed C.desired D.envied51.A.earn B.save C.draw D.spend52.A.arrived B.returned C.reached D.got53.A.fate B.time C.top D.turn54.A.takechargeof B.makeupfor C.takecareof D.makeuseof55.A.smiles B.sweats C.tears D.hints56.A.latter B.latest C.later D.late57.A.hands B.eyes C.pictures D.mines58.A.with B.by C.through D.in59.A.remembered B.kept C.passed D.changed60.A.mysterious B.innocent C.skillful D.touching第四部分单选（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。61.Accordingtothedriver’sexplanation,itwasnothiscarelessnessbutthebadroadconditionsthat______fortheaccident. A.wastoblame B.wastobeblamedC.weretobeblamed D.weretoblame62.Findinginformationintoday’sworldiseasy.The______ishowyoucantellwhethertheinformationyougetisusefulornot.A.ability B.competitionC.challenge D.knowledge63.Old-fashionedphonesmatterwhenwirelessnetworks______indisasters.A.breakdown B.takeup C.takedown D.breakup64.I’mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition______inyesterday’sChinaDaily.A.advertised B.tobeadvertisedC.advertising D.havingadvertised65.Therecentstudyhasshownthatpeople’sattitudestowardsprotectingtheenvironmentaren’t______withtheirbehaviorindailylife.A.reliable B.consistent C.positive D.enthusiastic66.Withalotofdifficultproblems______,thenewly-electedpresidentishavingahardtime.A.settled B.settling C.tosettle D.tobesettled—Whichteamis______towinthegame?—Idon’tknow,butI’vefound______thatourswillwin.A.probable;itunlikely B.likely;itpossibleC.possible;itpossible D.likely;possiblyThemachineissoadvancedthatitwillstart______youpressthebutton.A.theinstantB.instantly C.ontheinstantD.foraninstant69.______withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontime.A.Facing B.Face C.FacedD.Toface70.Nowadays,electricbikesarepopularamongpeople,______motorbikesinmanycitiesandthecountrysideinourcountry.A.taketheplaceof B.takentheplaceofC.takingtheplaceof D.totaketheplaceof第Ⅱ卷（满分50分）第一节单句填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）71.Ourcountryislikeabigfamily,________(consist)of56nations.72.Myuncleisan________(专家)inrepairingradios.73.He_________(不停地)writesarticlesforthelocalnewspaper.74.Georgewasverymuchwanting______courage.75.Theclockhasjust________(敲，报时)three.76.Whendidyou___________(开始从事)Japaneseasasecondforeignlanguage.77.Thethreecountriesfoundthemselves________(团结)peacefullyinsteadofbywar.78.Peopleliketosetoff________(烟花)onNewYear’sEve.79._______funitwouldbetothrowasnowballagainsttheschoolroomdoor!80.Alloureffortswere________.(徒劳无获)71.72.73.74.75.76.77.78.79.80.第二节改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一种漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多出的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。IwenttoLondonforavisittwoweeksbefore.WhilewalkedinHydeParkonemorning,IfindanIDcardofaFrenchmanontheground.Therewasnobodyaround,soIfiguredthatitwasbesttopickthemup.ThemomentIgotbacktomyhotel,Isearchedfortheownersonline,andfoundaFacebookaccountthatexactmatchedhispicture.Itwashappenedthathisphonenumberwasintheaccount,butIsenthimamessagewithaphotooftheIDcard.Hewrotebacktomewithnotime.AndnextdayhepickeduptheIDcardfromthehotel’sfrontdesk.第三节书面体现（满分25分）假定你是李华,你所在的班级决定成立“BigFun英语俱乐部”。请给你校的外教Jack写信，邀请他加入该俱乐部