湖南省醴陵市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

2016年下学期醴陵一中高二期末考试英语试卷时量：120分钟 总分：150分 命题人： 班级： 姓名： 考号： 第一部分 听力 （共两节 满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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. which game does the man like best?a. bridge. b. cards. c. chess.2. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. their weekend plans. b. their hobbies. c. the weather.3. what did the weatherman forecast about the afternoons weather?a. it would be sunny.b. it would be windy.c. it would be rainy.4. how many hours will the woman be in the city?a. two. b. six. c. four.5. what does the man mean?a. the person in the black shirt is the twin brother of his boss.b. he didnt know his boss had come back from a business trip.c. the person in the black shirt looks very similar to his boss.第二节 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 will the woman take?a. some postcards. b. hand-made woolen hats. c. some local food.7. how much should the woman pay?a. 45 dollars. b. 80 dollars. c. 90 dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. when did heather call the woman?a. one hour ago. b. two hours ago. c. three hours ago.9. what did the woman do to save time?a. eat some leftovers.b. order takeout for dinner.c. cook a simple dinner.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the woman afraid of?a. traveling alone. b. taking a flight. c. going on a long journey.11. what form of transport does the man probably prefer?a. trains. b. planes. c. ships.12. what can we learn about the woman?a. she doesnt want to go to australia.b. she is a good sailor.c. she has sailed down the mississippi river.听第9段材料， 回答第13至16题。13. what was the woman doing in 2011?a. studying law at beijing normal university.b. working for a foreign trade corporation.c. teaching english at a private educational agency.14. where is the womans hometown?a. beijing. b. shanghai. c. hangzhou.15. what was the most probable reason why the woman quit her second job?a. it had nothing to do with her major.b. it was far from her hometown.c. it offered a low salary.16. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman was admitted by the company.b. the woman loves the work environment of the company.c. the woman applied for the position of lawyer in the company.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the study published in the british medical journal about?a. americans actually have more dental problems.b. britons actually have more dental problems.c. britain has the lowest number of people with bad teeth.18. what were the teeth of poor people in the united states like in 2004, according to the survey?a. they had better teeth than poor people in britain.b. they had worse teeth than poor people in britain.c. they had the best teeth of all the poor people in the world.19. how do people in britain receive dental care?a. through the national health service.b. through paying for dental care.c. through buying dental insurance.20. why do the poor people in the united states have bad teeth?a. the taxpayers dont fund dental care for them.b. america doesnt have any social welfare organizations.c. they do not have dental insurance and cannot afford dental care.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。 a cctv news june 2，2016，thursdaybeijingthe chinese military sent a specialist medical team to mali on thursday to join chinese peacekeepers there and help deal with casualties（伤亡者）from a tuesday terrorist attack，on thursday the defense ministry confirmed that a soldier shen liangliang，29，was killed in the attack，and another five soldiers were hurtchina daily june 4，2016，saturdaya team of refugees（难民）will compete for the first time at this summers olympics in rioin the past，athletes who did not represent a country were not allowed to compete“the team will likely number between five and ten athletes，” the committee said in a statement，“and will be treated at the olympic games like all the other teamswe want to send a message of hope to all the refugees of the world”china daily june 6，2016，mondaynanningfloods have caused three deaths in south chinas guangximore than ten cities and counties in guangxi were hit by floods in the last three daysabout 592 people were displaced，and 27，800 people were affected，it saiddirect economic loss totaled 28 million yuan（about $426 million）21when did the terrorist attack happen in mali?aon june 2，2016bon june 4，2016con may 31，2016don june 6，201622what is special at this summers olympics in rio?aathletes who represent a country are allowed to compete in this summers olympics.ba team of refugees can compete at this summers olympics in rioca refugee can represent his or her own country to compete in rio olympicsdthis piece of news sends all the athletes a message of hope23how many people died in guangxi during the floods in the last three days?a3 b592 c27,800 d2824according to the news above，which of the following is true?athese three pieces of news are reported by china dailybmany people were affected in guangxi because of the earthquakecthere may be over 10 members in a team of refugees at this summers olympicsdthe government of china is trying to cure the casualties in malis terrorist attackb the spread of western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment. these findings come from a new report in the journal nature. david tillman, a professor of ecology at the university of minnesota, america, examined information from 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health. he noted a movement beginning in the 1960s. he found that as nations industrialized, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the western diet. the western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat. by eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker. david tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for non-infectious diseases like diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease. unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in asia. china is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20-year period. and that is happening all across the world, in mexico, in nigeria and so on. and, a diet bad for human beings, is also bad for the environment. as the worlds population grows, more forests and tropical(热带的) areas will become farmland for crops or grasslands for cattle. we are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now. mr. tillman calls the link between diet, the environment and human health, a trilemma: a problem offering a difficult choice. he says one possible settlement is leaving the western diet behind.25. which of the following is david tilmans opinion?a.diet, the environment and human health are closely connected.b.the western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes.c.people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease.d.traditional diets are more balanced than the western diet.26. what can be inferred from the passage? .a.nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases.b.overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases.c.the examined information comes from developing countries.d.industrialization contributes to the spread of the western diet.27. what is the main purpose of this passage? .a.to call on us to protect the environment.b.to warn us of the danger of the western diet.c.to remind us of the importance of health.d.to advise us to have a balanced diet.c chinas top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire. yin weimin, minister of human resources and social security, stated that the government did not put a timetable on the move when he spoke about it during an interview at the weekend. delaying the retirement age is a very complex issue and we will study it according to the situations of population and employment and consider different groups of people, yin said. he noted that hikes in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and contribute to the healthy and stable development of social security. the life expectancy of chinese people is now 73 years and is expected to rise to 74 during the next five years, he said. nearly three out of 10 chinese people will be older than 60 by 2040, according to a united nations forecast. the retirement age in china currently (目前)is 60 for men and 55 for women working in the government and 50 for female workers. the idea of delaying the retirement age is being widely supported by the government officials, while many laborers and non-government employees were less enthusiastic about the possibility of working for longer. currently, they have to pay into their pension(养老金)plans for at least 15 years before they can retire. chen xianlian, a female worker at a motorcycle parts company in chongqing municipality is among those who would like to see the retirement age unchanged. “i have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and i feel very tired after my working day,” the 41-year-old said. “all my colleagues are discussing the governments possible move to raise the retirement age. none of us wants to work any more years.”university graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities.28what can we learn from the passage? achina is not planning to push back the age at which workers can retire bchina is probably going to delay the retirement age in the future cchina is not likely to delay the retirement age in the futured china has pushed back the age at which workers can retire29how many years does chen xianlian have to work from now before her retirement?a. 9 b. 14 c. 19 d. 1530. what does the underlined word “hikes” in the second paragraph mean?a. discussing b. reducing c. pushing d. increasing31which of the following is true according to the passage?a. not all the chinese people support the new policy.b. the life expectancy of chinese people is expected to rise to 73 during the next five years. c. the retirement age in china will be 60 for men and 55 for women in the government and 50 for female workers.d. the government has put a fixed timetable on the new policy.d the bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an ipad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.charles czeisler, a professor at harvard medical school, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. for five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an ipad for four hours before sleep. their sleep patterns were monitored all night. before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin （褪黑激素）was in their blood at any given time.when subjects(被试者) read on the ipad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. people also took longer to fall asleep on the ipad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion（分泌）was delayed by an hour and a half.the researchers conclude in todays journal article that because of the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note: “reading an ipad in bed may increase cancer risk.” however, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤) short wavelengths. while they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.32. what were all the subjects asked to do in charles czeislers experiment?a. sit in a row and receive the strict tests.b. have their sleep patterns observed all night.c. read a paper book and an ipad at the same time.d. have their blood tested per hour during the trial.33. what were the ipad readers likely to do according to the third paragraph?a. feel less sleepy and tired in the day.b. fall asleep more easily after reading.c. become less energetic the next morning.d. have a lot more melatonin secretion.34. what can the special software recently developed do?a. remove the blue light from your devices completely.b. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength.c. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading.d. be used in all the e-things widely and safely.35. which of the following can be the best title for the text?a. no e-reading in bed before sleepb. new software for night e-readersc. wrong behaviors before bedtimed. no games on ipad in bed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。a foreign language is never easy to learn well. however, most people can learn a second language well if theyre willing to put in the necessary time. here are some practical suggestions for studying effectively. 36 language learning is cumulative(积累): youcannot put it off until the weekend. study one or two hours every day if you want a good mark.distribute(分配)your study time in 15 to 30 minutes period throughout the daystudya different task each time: 37 , etc. get an overview during half an hour: spend 10 minutes reviewing conversations, 10 minutes learning new vocabulary, 10 minutes learning new grammarabout 80% of your study time should be spent on recitation(背诵) or practice.take part in every class - even if you arent well prepared 38 learn the grammar and vocabulary outside of class in order to make full use of the class time. spend a few minutes “warming up” before each class by speaking or reading the language.make yourself comfortable during your studyget to know your classmates, so youll feel youre among friends. 39 for example: you explain your goals and fears about the course to your teacher.learn grammar if you dont already know itgrammar is the skeleton(骨架) and the basic structure of a language, and you must learn it.practice for tests by doing what youll have to do on the testif the test will require you to write, then study by writing-including spelling and accents. 40 ask for practice questions and make up your own test questions. try to invent changes on patterns and forms. over learning is also required in tests preparation.develop a good attitudehave a clear personal reason for taking the class. set personal goals for what you want to learn. leave perfectionism at the door; give yourself permission to make mistakes and learn from them.a. study every day.b. have more practice in listening. c. vocabulary now, grammar next.d. if youre asked to listen, practice listening.e. class time is your best opportunity to practice.f. visit your teacher during office hours to get acquainted (熟悉的).g. the more you study, the higher mark you will get.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。 i was never neat(整洁的), while my roommate kate was extremely organized. each of her objects had its 41 , but mine always hid somewhere. she even labeled everything. i always looked for everything. 42 time, kate got neater and i got 43 . she would push my dirty clothing over, and i would lay my books on her tidy desk. we both get 44 of each other. war 45 one evening. kate came into the room. soon, i heard her shouting, “take your 46 away! why under my bed!” deafened, i saw my shoes flying at me. i 47 to my feet and started shouting. she shouted back louder. the room was filled with 48 . we could not have stayed together for a single 49 but for a phone call. kate answered it. from her end of the conversation, i could 50 right away her grandma was seriously ill. when she 51 , she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing. 52 , that was something she should not go through alone. all of a sudden, a 53 feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. slowly, i collected the pencils, took back the books, 54 my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, 55 on her side. i was so buried in my work 56 i even didnt notice kate had sat up. she was watching, her tears dried and her 57 one of disbelief. then, to my surprise, she 58 out her hands to grasp mine. i looked up into her eyes. she smiled at me and said, “thanks.” kate and i stayed 59 for the rest of the year. we didnt always agree, but