湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

“五市十校教研教改共同体”2015-2016高二第二学期期末考试英语时量：120分钟 总分：150分考试学校：沅江一中、箴言中学、桃江一中、宁乡一中、雷锋学校、东山学校、南方中学、岳阳市第十四中学、岳阳市第十五中学、南县一中等第i卷 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节(共5小题; 每小题l 5分, 满分7. 5分)1. what will dorothy do on the weekend? a. go out with her friend. b. work on her paper. c. make some plans. 2. what was the normal price of the t-shirt? a. $15 b. $30. c. $50. 3. what has the woman decided to do on sunday afternoon? a. to attend a wedding. b. to visit an exhibition. c. to meet a friend.4. when does the bank close on saturday? a. at l:00 pm. b. at 3:00 pm. c. at 4:00 pm.5. where are the speakers? a. in a store. b. in a classroom. c. at a hotel.第二节 (共15小题;每小题1 5分, 满分22. 5分)听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。6. what do we know about nora? a. she prefers a room of her own. b. she likes to work with other girls. c. she lives near the city center. 7. what is good about the flat? a. it has a large sitting room. b. it has good furniture. c. it has a big kitchen.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. where has barbara been? a. milan. b. florence. c. rome.9. what has barbara got in her suitcase? a. shoes. b. stones. c. books.听第8段材料, 回答第10至l2题。l0. who is making the telephone call?a. thomas brothers. b. mike landon.c. jack cooper. 11. what relation is the woman to mr. cooper? a. his wife. b. his boss. c. his secretary. 12. what is the message about? a. a meeting. b. a visit to france. c. the date for a trip.听第9段材料, 回答第13至l6题。13. who could the man speaker most probably be? a. a. person who saw the accident. b. the driver of the lorry. c. a. police officer. 14. what was mrs. franks doing when the accident took place? a. walking along churchill avenue. b. getting ready to cross the road. c. standing outside a bank.15. when did the accident happen? a. at about 8:00 a.m. b. at about 9:00 a.m. c. at about 10:00 a.m.16. how did the accident happen? a. a lorry hit a car. b. a car ran into a lorry. c. a bank clerk rushed into the street. 听第l0段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. what is the talk mainly about? a. the history of the school. b. the courses for the term. c. the plan for the day.18. where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? a. in the school hall. b. in the science labs. c. in the classrooms.19. what can students do in the practical areas? a. take science courses. b. enjoy excellent meals. c. attend workshops.20. when are the visitors expected to ask questions? a. during the lunch hour. b. after the welcome speech. c. before the tour of the labs. 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。athe healthy habits survey shows that only about one third of american seniors have correct habits. here are some findings and expert advice. 1. how many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? finding: a full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. step: remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. how many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday? finding: seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. and nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a dayhalf of the number doctors recommend. step: we touch our faces around 3,000 times a dayoften inviting germs (病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. and, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3. how often do you think about fighting germs? finding: seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. step: be aware of germs. do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? to kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.21. what is found out about american seniors? a. most of them have good habits. b. about one third of them brush their teeth only once a day c. all of them are fighting germs better than expected.d. nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.22. doctors suggest that people should wash their hands_. a. three times a dayb. twice a day c. eight times a dayd. four times a day23. which of the following is true according to the text? a. a kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. b. there are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.c. we should keep from touching our faces.d. we should wash our hands before touching a door handle.bone day when i was 12, my mother gave me an order: i was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. this was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.in the library, i found my way into the “childrens room.” i sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. the cover of a book caught my eye. it presented a picture of a beagle. i had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion i ever had as a child. he was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. i never forgot my beagle. without opening the book titled amos, the beagle with a plan, i borrowed it from the library for the summer.under the shade of a bush, i started to read about amos. i read very, very slowly with difficulty. though pages were turned slowly, i got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. that dog was my dog, and i was the little boy in the book. my mothers call returned me to the real world. i suddenly realized something: i had read a book, and i had loved reading that book. everyone knew i could not read. but i had read it. books could be incredibly wonderful and i was going to read them. i never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. and years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a phd in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. the power of the words has held.24. the authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to_.a. encourage him to do more walkingb. help cure him of his reading problem c. let him spend a meaningful summerd. make him learn more about weapons25. the book caught the authors eye because_. a. it contained pretty pictures of animalsb. he found its title easy to understandc. he was reminded of his own dogd. he liked childrens stories very much26. what can be concluded from the last paragraph? a. the authors mother rewarded him with books.b. the authors mother read the same book.c. the author has become a successful writer. d. the author has had happy summers ever since.27. which one could be the best title of the passage?a. my passion for reading b. mums strict orderc. reunion with my beagle d. the charm of a book cwhen asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.for kids, happiness has a magical quality. their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的). in the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. i can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.in adulthood the things that bring deep joylove, marriage, birthalso bring responsibility and the risk of loss. for adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的) .my definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. the more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.i experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. first i was overjoyed when i shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. then i spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which i love. when the kids and my husband came home, i enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. i dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. she did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.we, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. were so self-conscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. so we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.happiness isnt about what happens to usits about how we see what happens to us. its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.28. as one grows older, one _. a. tends to believe responsibility means happiness b. associates his/her happiness less with others c. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness d. feels it harder to experience happiness 29. what can we learn about the author from paragraphs 5 and 6? a. she cares little about her own health. b. she is easily satisfied by things in daily life. c. she enjoys the freedom of traveling. d. she prefers getting pleasure from housework.30. people who equal happiness with wealth and success _.a. pay too much attention to their right to happiness b. consider pressure something blocking their way c. are at a loss to make correct choices d. are more likely to be happy31. which of the following can best explain the main idea of the passage? a. god helps those who help themselves. b. each man is the master of his own fate. c. happy is he who is content. d. success leads to happiness.dhealth experts have long known that vitamin d is important for healthy bones and teeth. it may also help to protect the body against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. and now, researchers say vitamin d might help fight brain diseases called dementia (痴呆). dementia is a brain disease that damages thinking and memory processes, which scientists call “cognitive (认知) abilities.” dementia is difficult to treat. taking care of someone who has dementia is extremely demanding. and the disease is very frightening to sufferers. chris roberts suffers from dementia. he says the worst part of living with this disease was getting lost while driving. “the worst thing that i found was getting lost in the car, not just forgetting where i was going i wouldnt know where i was.” more than 47 million people around the world suffer from dementia. the world health organization reports that 60 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries. we get vitamin d from some foods like nuts, lentils (扁豆) and fatty fish. we also get vitamin d from the sun. but that is not dependable. in some parts of the world, there is not enough sunlight to provide enough vitamin d. also, sunblock prevents the vitamin from entering the body. to add to the problem, the skins ability to process vitamin d weakens as a person ages. researchers at rutgers university in new jersey are exploring the relationship between vitamin d and dementia. the team recently measured vitamin d levels and cognitive ability in older people. nutritional sciences professor joshua miller led the team. he said cognitive abilities differed among the study subjects. he said tests showed that about 60 percent of the group was low in vitamin d.32. which of the following is true about vitamin d? a. vitamin d can decrease peoples risk of heart diseases. b. vitamin d helps the body fight against cancer. c. vitamin d is mainly obtained from the sun. d. the need for vitamin d decreases as people age. 33. what does the underlined word “demanding” mean in paragraph 2? a. boring but rewarding. b. disturbing and frightening. c. disgusting and stressful. d. hard and tiresome.34. what does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? a. how vitamin d affects peoples health. b. where people get vitamin d. c. whether sunlight can produce vitamin d. d. why peoples age influences the production of vitamin d.35. where can we most probably read the passage? a. in a travel brochure. b. in a literature magazine. c. in a science journal. d. in a commercial advertisement.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。for the question of how to set goals, we have a very simple process that you can go through to set your personal goals. 36 identify your personal values and task statements. 37 if you can identity your personal values, your personal goal will not go wrong. the starting point of all achievements is desire. 38 after you know your personal values, find out what you really want to achieve in every life aspect. life has many aspects and in order to lead a happy life, you should set goals in every aspect.write your goals down. please pay attention to this. 39 if not, they will only become dreams. you should limit your goals to between 5 and 6 at any one time. to achieve your goals you have to focus your efforts and energy. as you progress and complete your goals, you may add new goals.develop a personal action plan. you need to make a detailed schedule according to your goals. develop a personal action plan and follow it.review your progress and update your goals accordingly. 40 if not, analyze why the goal is not being met. find a coach or friend to help you if you have trouble. realize your goals step by step. find out more of monitoring the process of goal setting. a. make sure you are making progress.b. your personal value is the big direction.c. figure out the goals you want to achieve.d. its true that goal setting is a lifelong process.e. if you want to succeed, you need prepare well.f. you must write your goals down on a piece of paper.g. these steps can help you achieve your goals more easily.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。it was the middle of third grade and i was not sure what had got into me. i lied about many thingsi lied i had eaten all my dinner, when 41 i buried it in the trash can. i lied that i had 42 my bed, when clearly i had not. my lies were not 43 anyone, but for some reason i felt the 44 to tell lies on an impulse (冲动) that didnt feel like my own. i was labeled(贴标签) a liar.one day my 45 and i were invited to spend the weekend with my aunt. we all loved it as she 46 us very much. and she was an 47 artist. she had cool pencils, erasers and other supplies that any young girl would love to get her hands on. 48 it happenedsomeone 49 one of aunt kims good art erasers and rubbed it across the entire top of the tv. the eraser 50 the shiny finish on the tvs casing. all the three of us were called into the tv room and asked to admit. 51 did! aunt kim told us how 52 she was.the next thing i knew was that she was on the phone with my parents 53 they were on their way to picking me up. it 54 be me! i was the liar. i argued, but no one 55 . and then before dinner there was a knock at the front door! aunt kid was standing there. it 56 that my younger sister finally felt guilty! she 57 that she was the one who rubbed the eraser on the tv. i was invited back!a lie may 58 the present, but it has no future. no matter how big or small your lies are, 59 you are labeled a liar, earning 60 takes a lot of work and time.41. a. similarlyb. actuallyc. naturallyd. wisely42. a. madeb. washedc. movedd. fixed43. a. winningb. reflectingc. hurtingd. inviting44. a. chanceb. changec. dutyd. need45. a. sistersb. friendsc. classmatesd. brothers46. a. disturbedb. adoredc. abandonedd. doubted47. a. honestb. amazingc. innocentd. abnormal48. a. againb. soonc. finallyd. then 49. a. tookb. producedc. inventedd. sold50. a. addedb. improvedc. ruinedd. founded51. a. somebodyb. anybodyc. nobodyd. everybody52. a. satisfiedb. terrifiedc. movedd. disappointed53. a. andb. while c. but d. for54. a. used tob. had toc. would ratherd. had better55. a. waitedb. disagreedc. listenedd. stopped56. a. seemedb. soundedc. figured out d. turned out57. a. admittedb. realizedc. promisedd. swore58. a. make fun ofb. take care ofc. take offd. break down59. a. untilb. unless c. whetherd. once60. a. independenceb. kindnessc. trustd. wealth第ii卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。while i was on vacation last week, i decided to visit some restaurants 61 (try) some local food. however, i didnt know about the types of restaurants available, so i checked an online restaurant guide to give me some ideas and tips. i was 62 (main) interested in seafood restaurants, so i searched 63 restaurants within a reasonable walking distance from my hotel, and i 64 (find) seven of them. next, i reviewed the online menus of the places to check the 65 (dish) they prepared and the average cost of a meal. however, price is not my first 66 (consider); i enjoy a restaurant 67 has a wide selection. next, a restaurants background music, decorations and wall hangings, seats and t