高二英语上学期期末考试试题8

在学生就要走出校门的时候，班级工作仍要坚持德育先行，继续重视对学生进行爱国主义教育、集体主义教育、行为规范等的教育，认真落实学校、学工处的各项工作要求福建省莆田市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷 (选择题 共100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. How long will the speakers have to wait for the meeting?A.15minutes.B. 30minutes.C. 60minutes.2. Why does the man want to go to America?A. To take a language course. B. To attend a conference.C. To visit some friends.3. What did the woman do at three oclock?A. She called the man. B. She answered a phone call. C. She sent the man a text message.4. When did the man plan to meet with Mr. Smith?A. 12:00.B. 1:30.C. 2:00.5. Where are the speakers?A. At a bank.B. At a hotel.C. At an airport.第二节 （共15小题；每小题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，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. What did the woman do yesterday?A. She watched a movie online. B. She was at the cinema.C. She went to a DVD shop.7. What movie will the speakers watch?A. Gravity.B. The Hunger Games.C. The new Spider-Man movie.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats happening to the mans hair?A. Its growing thicker.B. Its getting thinner.C. Its getting lighter in color.9. How old is the man?A. 30 years old.B. 28 years old.C. 25 years old.10. What do those action movie stars often look like? A. They cut their hair very short. B. They wear long beards. C. They color their hair.听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。11. What does the woman want to know in the beginning?A. Where the man is going.B. Why the man comes home late.C. With whom the man is going out.12. Who is the surprise for?A. The woman.B. The mans father.C. The mans friends.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are French people like, according to the mans German friends?A. Friendly.B. Rude.C. Humorous.14. How long did the woman study French?A. Two years.B. Three years.C. Five years.15. What does the woman say about French people?A. They are only rude to Americans.B. They are not as rude as German people.C. They act differently if you can speak French. 16. Which country does the man come from?A. America.B. Germany.C. France. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How old is Lorde?A. Sixteen years old.B. Seventeen years old.C. Eighteen years old.18. What happened after Lordes song became popular?A. She gave performance across America.B. She moved to New York City.C. She visited a royal family.19. What is Royals about, according to Lorde?A. The life of herself.B. The life of a baseball player.C. The life of rich people.20. How did Lorde choose the name for her popular song?A. She wanted to become rich.B. It was from the name of a baseball team.C. She liked reading about kings and queens.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWisconsin Historical Museum30 N. Carroll Street on Madisons Capitol SquareDiscover Wisconsins history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public programs.Admission is free.Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.(608) 264-6555 /museumSwiss Historical Village612 Seventh Ave., New GlarusThe Swiss Historical Village offers a beautiful look at pioneer life in Americas heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.Tue.Fri., May 1st October 31st , 10:00 am4:00 pm. Admission is $20.(608) 527-2317 Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf 6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI One of the largest collections of fine arts in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our caf overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!Gallery open Tue. Sun., 10:00 am5:00 pm.Caf open Wed. Sat., 11:00 am 3:00 pm.Sun. brunch with wine, 10:003:00 pm.(608) 845-6600 Christopher Columbus Museum239 Whitney St., ColumbusWorld-class exhibit 2000 quality souvenirs (纪念品) marking Chicagos 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.Open daily, 8:15 am 4:00 pm.(920) 623-1992 21. Which of the following is on Capitol Square?A. Swiss Historical Village. B. Wisconsin Historical Museum.C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf. D. Christopher Columbus Museum.22. Where can you go for a visit on Monday?A. Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. Swiss Historical Village.C. Christopher Columbus Museum. D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery caf.23. Where can visitors have lunch?A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum. B. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf. C. At Swiss Historical Village. D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.24. We learn from the text that _.A. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Caf are open daily for 4 hours.B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river.C. Tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum.D. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year. BThere is a saying Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What one person considers beauty may not be beautiful to another. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to their physical attractiveness. Of course, a beautiful or handsome face is pleasant to look at. But to me beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes, but also pleases the other senses and the mind. I think true beauty makes you see beyond the lovely sight. It will give you insight (深刻的了解) or realization of something interesting beyond just the outward appearance. The most memorable beautiful people are those who have attractive personalities behind the pretty faces. In one of my previous classes, there were two beautiful girls, Sue and Lin. Both had almost perfect faces and slim figures. But Lin was used to getting her own way. She felt that her looks could help her get anything she wanted, especially among the boys. Sue, on the other hand, treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way and she was nice to everyone. She was also a member of the debating team. Her personality was mostly accepted by others and it made her a more outstanding beauty than Lin. Inner beauty is another kind of beauty that attracts people greatly. People who have beauty have attained inner peace. They care about their fellowmen, and try to right the injustices in this world. Two well-known personalities who are typical examples of this are Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa. Mandela is willing to sacrifice his life and freedom to obtain equal rights for the blacks in South Africa. Mother Theresas mission is to help the poorest of the worlds poor. This inner beauty makes the world a better place.25. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to _.A. the beauty of eyes. B. something beyond the lovely sight. C. inner beauty. D. something that pleases our eyes . 26. What does the underlined sentence Beauty is in the eye of the beholder mean?A. Beauty is a matter of a persons taste and judgment. B. Beautiful people are very popular. C. Everybody hopes for beauty. D. Beauty attracts peoples eyes.27. According to the passage, why did the author think Sue was more beautiful than Lin?A. Sue had a perfect face. B. Sue became more and more slender. C. Sue had a good character. D. Lin treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way.28. Whats the authors opinion on beauty?A. Beauty is a perfect face and a slender figure.B. Beauty is something that pleases the eyes.C. Inner beauty doesnt attract people.D. Beauty is an attractive personality behind the pretty faces. CThe English test will be removed from Chinas college entrance exam by 2020, according to details of exam and admission reform revealed by the Ministry of Education. The national college entrance exam, known as the “Gaokao” has been used to evaluate Chinese students for three decades. The Ministry of Education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. The Ministry will solicit(征求) public opinions before its release. Instead, tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to alleviate study pressure and change Chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system. The plan and suggestions for its implementation will be announced in the first half of next year. It will be piloted in selected provinces and cities and promoted nationwide from 2017. A new exam and admission system will be established by 2020, according to the education ministry.The decision has aroused a heated discussion among Shanghai educators and parents who doubted the reform would reduce the burden of learning English or if the substitute test could reflect a students English skills and help students learn English better.“The reform shows China is learning from the West to give students more test-taking chances. But more chances might become more of a burden since Chinese students are likely to repeat the test until they get the highest score,” said Cai Jigang, a professor at Fudan Universitys College of Foreign Languages and Literature and chairman of the Shanghai Advisory Committee for College English Teaching at Tertiary Level.Yu Lizhong, chancellor of New York University Shanghai, where classes are in English and students are required to have a high standard of English, said the most important aspect of the reform lay in what to test and how to test.“ As far as I see, the reform doesnt mean English is no longer important for Chinese students after it will be excluded from the unified college entrance exam,” Yu said. “In a way, English is even more important than before since the test would only serve as reference, while every college and university, even every major, can have different requirements of a students English skills under a diverse evaluation system. ”Yu said some students will have their study pressure reduced if the major they choose doesnt need excellent English while others still need to study hard if they want to be among the best students.The education ministry said the reform would not affect students attending the college entrance exam over the next three years.29. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. English will become less and less important inthe stage of compulsory education. B. It has been 30 years since English became one subject of national college entrance exam.C.The system that tests are held several times does more good than once-in-a-lifetime exam system.D. Chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system is unacceptable at all. 30. According to the passage, Shanghai educators and parents argue that _.A. the new exam and admission system will make no difference.B. the reform may accomplish the very opposite.C. English shouldnt be removed from Chinas college entrance exam.D. Western educational system does not apply to China.31. What does the passage try to express in the underlined sentence?A. Whether students should study hard English may depend on their major. B. Students neednt lay a good foundation during the period of high school.C. Students can constantly strive for perfection only in their major.D. English must be close to full mark.32. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To advise students not to devote themselves to English.B. To encourage students to do as they have planned.C. To support the act of Ministry of Education.D. To call on Education Department to remove English from “Gaokao”.DA team of scientists from University of Freiburg in Germany are developing a shoe with a sensor to automatically tie its laces (鞋带)that could be taken off when users click their heels together.Its been 26 years since we saw them magically tightening Marty McFlys Nike boots in the film Back to The Future.Now, self-tying shoelaces could actually become a reality this year, proving right one of the films fantastical predictions for what 2015 would be like.Engineers have designed a shoe that can automatically lace up, adjusting itself to the shape of your foot.Simply slip the controller on and pressure sensors will tell the smart shoe when your foot is in position, triggering (触发)a tiny motor in the heel that pulls the laces tight.When you want to take off the shoes, you click your heels together twice and the motor will release a spring(弹簧)in the shoes tongue, which loosens the laces enough for you to slip them off.And the invention doesnt even need to be plugged in to charge or have its battery replaced because it runs on power generated by the swing of your foot as you walk.Engineer Klevis Ylli, of the Institute for Micromachining and Information Technology in southern Gemany, said the shoes could help a variety of different people.One focus is that it could be used in shoes for elderly people who have mobility problems, he said. But it could also work for children, or as a lifestyle product.The design, which is still in a prototype (雏形) stage, cleverly gets the energy of the foots swing when opposing magnets in each shoe move past each other. It then uses that power to charge a battery. An hour of walking is enough to tighten the laces once, and it requires no energy to undo the shoes because that relies on the spring alone.33. Which of the following can be the best title of the text? A.A fantastical prediction. B.A great invention in Germany. C. A popular lifestyle product . D. A shoe with self-tying laces.34.What can we learn about the shoes? A. They can automatically take off. B. They need to be charged once. C. They can adjust themselves to your foot. D. They have been in design for 26 years.35. From the last paragraph we can know A. how the shoes work to produce energy. B. the shoes need power to take off. C. the shoes promise to be popular. D. the shoes have been put into use. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Learning to read emotions can help you get ahead in both your personal and professional life. The problem is that most people do not openly express the emotion that they are feeling. 36 If you learn to read emotions accurately, interpersonal relations will be much easier as you base your actions on the emotions felt by the other person. This helps you communicate more effectively with loved ones and improve yourself on the job performance. 37 A body that is turned away from you can indicate a person who is bored or uninterested in what you are saying. Someone facing you and leaning towards you is very interested in what you are saying. If a person closes off, such as by dropping his head or crossing his arms, he is indicating defensiveness. He may be angry, scared or feeling attacked.Pay attention to the eyes of the other person. 38 Eyes turned slightly up at the outer corners or in a neutral(中间的)position may indicate happiness, especially if combined with a smile. Wide eyes indicate surprise. The corners of the eyes turned down may indicate sadness.Note the position of the mouth. 39 A curled upper lip indicates disgust(厌恶). If only one side of the upper lip curls, it usually means the person looks down upon you. 40 Someone who is unsure may have a tremble in his voice. A lower tone than normal may indicate aggression or anger, while a higher tone may indicate panic.A. Eyes contact shows you are polite.B. Listen to the persons tone of voice.C. Emotion is often showed in the eyes.D. Pay more attention to the position of his mouth.E. Look at the position of the persons body that you are attempting to read.F. Like the body and the eyes, the position of the mouth gives away some emotions.G. In fact, a person may say he feels one way but actually feel an entirely different emotion.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分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佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginia by plane.41, before we took off, we heard the pilots voice throughout the plane, Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no 42on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to43the engines with it. We will44in the air and head for Norfolk, and see what will happen.See what will happen? We are going to get up in the air, and see what will happen? At this point, one woman started crying. Oh, no! We are going to 45! There were signs of 46and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadnt even 47yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still 48there. Then the voice of the pilot came again, Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are 49, so am I. We have only one engine working right now, and it is working double time.There was crying 50we had walked into grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us the engine was working double time, and his 51was to get up in the air and see what will happen! Then we did. We got up in the air and 52happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone53for still being alive.Although I do think to have a plan is 54see what will happen, it really isnt such a bad life strategy. All too often, I see people pursue their goals 55with inaction just because they dont have 56success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The 57thing that you can do is just get up in