福建省晋江市平山中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

平山中学2015年春季高二年期末考试英语试卷 考试时间：120分钟注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、座号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第i卷（选择题）一、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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.where are the two speakers now?a.on the first floorb. on the fourth floorc.on the fifth floor2.what will the man most probably do?a.give the woman directions.b take the woman there.c ask for directions.3.what will the two speakers discuss first?a.a reportb computerc meeting.4.how did the man go to school at last this morning?a.by bus.b on foot.c by bike.5.what will the woman probably buy for johns birthday?a.a pen.b a schoolbag.c a science fiction book.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.why is the woman late?a.she set off too late.b there was heavy traffic.c the weather was terrible.7.what will the man order?a.steak and an apple pie.b cabbage and a salad.c steak and cabbage.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.why doesnt the man take the black t-shirt?a.he dislikes the color.b its too small for him.c he dislikes the style.9.how much does the man have to pay?a.$40.b $45.c $50.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.what does the man want to do?a.exchange ideas about ipads.b.find the most popular ipad games.c.do some market research on ipads.11.when did the woman get her first ipad?a.in 2010.b in 2011.c in 2013.12.what does the woman usually use her ipad for?a.doing some online shopping.b.keeping track of the bank account.c.doing a teach-yourself french program.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.what was williams life like in mississippi?a.quiet.b difficult.c pleasant.14.what was williams before he became famous?a.a movie actor.b a sales clerk.c a shoemaker.15.what do we know about battle of angel?a.it was first put on in 1941.b.it wasnt successful as first.c.it helped williams win two awards.16.what does the man think is williams most famous play?a.a streetcar names desire.b.cat on a hot tin roof.c.sweet bird of youth.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.how many people won golden tickets?a.three.b four.c five.18.what is golden tickets for?a.a day tour in a factory.b.new types of chocolates.c.some candy bars.19.why did the chocolate firm give dahl and some other kids chocolate?a.to attract customers attention.b.to reward them for their grades.c.to ask them to judge the chocolates.20.what is the speaker doing?a.describing a book.b.introducing a tour.c.talking about a chocolate.二、阅读理解（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中，选出最佳选项。a join the discussionlakelander 2 hours agotoday, a man talked very loud on his phone on a train between malvern and reading, making many passengers upset. i wonder how he would react if i were to read my newspaper out loud on the train. i have never had the courage to do it, though.pak50 57 minutes agowhy not give it a try? perhaps you should take lessons on amusical instrument. the late musician dennis brian is said to haveasked a fellow train passenger to turn off his radio. when hisrequest was refused, he took out his french horn(号) and started to practice.angie oedema42 minutes agoi dont see how musical instruments can help improve manners in public. dont do to others what you wouldnt like to be done to yourself. once, a passenger next to me talked out loud on his mobile phone. i left my seat quietly, giving him some privacy to finish his conversation. he realized this and apologised to me. when his phone rang again later, he left his seat to answer it. you see, a bit of respect and cooperation can do the job better.taodas 29 minutes agoi did read my newspaper out loud on a train, and it turned out well. the guy took it in good part, and we chatted happily all the way to edinburgh.sophie 76 13minutes agoi have not tried reading my newspaper out loud on a train, but several years ago, i read some chapters from harry porter to my bored and noisy children. several passengers seemed to appreciate what i did.21the passenger made an apology to angie oedema because_.a. he offered his seat to someone elseb. he spoke very loudly on his phonec. he refused to talk with angied. he ignored angies request22who once read a newspaper out loud on a train?a. pak50 b. angie oedema c. taodas d. sophie7623what is the discussion mainly about?a. how to react to bad behavior.b. how to kill time on a train.c. how to chat with strangers. d. how to make a phone call.24where is the passage most probably taken from?a. a webpage. b. a newspaper.c. a novel. d. a report.bwhen i was nine years old, i loved to go fishing with my dad. but the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while i couldnt catch anything. i usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. he always answered, “son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”. i remember being even more upset then because, “im not a fish!” i didnt know how to think like a fish. besides, i reasoned, how could what i think influence what a fish does?as i got a little older i began to understand what my dad really meant. so, i read some books on fish. and i even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. i learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. that is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. yet, fish dont have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun huts their eyes the more i understood fish, the more i became effective at finding and catching them.when i grew up and entered the business world, i remember hearing my first boss say, “we all need to think like sales people.” but it didnt completely make sense. my dad never once said, “if you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” what he said was, “you need to think like a fish.” years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, i gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. it is not an easy job. i will show you how in the following chapters.25 why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?a. he could not catch a fish.b. his father was not patient with him.c. his father did not teach him fishing.d. he could not influence a fish as his father did.26according to the author, fish are most likely to be found _.a. in deep water on sunny daysb. in deep water on cloudy daysc. in shallow water under sunlightd. in shallow water under waterside trees.27 after entering the business world, the author found _.a. it easy to think like a customerb. his fathers fishing advice inspiringc. his first bosss sales ideas reasonabled. it difficult to sell services to poor people28 this passage most likely comes from _.a. a fishing guideb. a popular sales bookc. a novel on childhoodd. a millionaires biographycevery day, life is made and lost. every day, life goes on. every day we experience some of the most important parts of life and may not even realize it: love, generosity, and perseverance. these values arent just important to us; they make the world what it is.scientists say that gravitational(重力的)force makes the world turn, but some people say that love makes it go round. love can be found anywhere: in families, friends, even complete strangers. even if you cant see it, you know its there.love may connect people all over the world, but what would the world be without generosity? whether after a national disaster, or a school fund-raiser, one thing is certain-it is better to give than to receive. generosity is found everywhere and whether its a large or small act, it makes a difference. most of all, being generous is not something you need any qualifications for, but no matter what you do, it can make a difference. sometimes, though, it takes effort to be generous, which leads us to perseverance.founding a country, riding a bike, or finishing an essay, these are all finished with perseverance. perseverance is the one thing that can help us achieve whatever we want. it is what helps scientists to discover cures for diseases, and athletes to become champions. you may fail, but every time you make a mistake, thats one less to make the next time.there is an infinite(无穷的)number of things we value, but without love, generosity and perseverance, we just dont think that our life or the world would be the way it is.29the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “ _ ”.a. the world b. gravitational forcec. value d. experience30to be generous, the author thinks _.a. you neednt make effortsb. you should be qualifiedc. you should give all you have d. you will find it good to give31which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. perseverance is the only thing that can help us to achieve success.b. people dont understand the life they are experiencing at all.c. we can find love in complete strangers sometimes,d. what the world is like depends on gravity and love.32what would be the best title for the passage?a. success and failure. b. three values.c. endless love. d. life full of hope.da sunflower is a sunflower. a mobile phone is a mobile phone. but can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? as early as next year it may well be possible. when you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.a biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. it is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. it looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. british researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. when this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. these feed the seed and help the flower grow.engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed. they have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “weve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. but we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist.as phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. this means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. a biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists.“the seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you dont have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said kerry kirwan. she leads the research team, which is based at the university of warwick in britain.33what is the purpose of this passage?a. to tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.b. to persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.c. to discuss the development of phone technology.d. to introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.34it could be learned from the passage that_.a. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environmentb. phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phonec. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the worldd. the phones that can be recycled are available only in britain now35what might be the most suitable title for this passage?a. sunflower and phone. b. plant your phone.c. protect our environment. d. no worry about phone.三、完形填空（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3655各题所给出的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。my fiance (未婚夫) and i were excited about shopping for our first home. but our funds were 36 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.one agent 37 a house in particular. although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 38 our range, so we declined. but she kept urging us to have a look 39 .we finally did and it was 40 at first sight. it was our home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 41 of the marriage within that home. as perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. but every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 42 it would be like to live there.days later, we made a(n) 43 far below the asking price. surprisingly, they didnt 44 us. they renewed their offer 45 . it was also much more than we could afford, but far 46 than the original asking price.the next day, we got a 47 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. even so, we decided to talk with the 48 directly. we made our final offer, which 49 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bid. we knew it, 50 we had to try.“sold!” said the owner. then he 51 : hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that wed 52 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a_53_ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. he told us to consider the 54 in the price “an early wedding present.”thats how we found our home and how i learned that when people are _55_they are not strangers, only friends we havent yet met.36a. needed b. limited c. enough d. large37a. recommended b. decorated c. sold d. rented38a. below b. within c. beyond d. between39a. at least b. at most c. at times d. at hand40a. relief b. concern c. love d. curiosity41a. pride b. happiness c. challenge d. desire42a. which b. why c. that d. what43a. effort b. offer c. promise d. profit44a. come across b. look after c. depend on d. laugh at45a. instead b. indeed c. aside d. apart46a. worse b. better c. less d. higher47a. relaxing b. disappointing c. pleasant d. regular48a. agents b. buyers c. managers d. owners49a. already b. still c. generally d. ever50a. so b. or c. for d. but51a. apologized b. complained c. criticized d. explained52a. check b. analyze c. appreciate d. ignore53a. loss b. risk c. chance d. lead54a. increase b. difference c. interest d. average55a. kind b. polite c. smart d. energetic第ii卷（非选择题）四、信息匹配（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。注意：请将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置上。how to prevent near-sightednessmyopia, or near-sightedness, can be a severe inconvenience and may even cause big troubles when we operate cars or heavy machinery. here are some tips that may help you to prevent myopia.1. 56 whether its for the love of books or because you are studying for a test that just happens to take place tomorrow, dont overdo it. this means either getting away from a page-turner or starting your studies a few days earlier. if prolonged reading cant be avoided, try taking regular breaks to rest your eyes or take a nap.2. consume lots of eye-protecting vitamins. 57 its very meaningful to get kids to eat this healthy orange vegetable, which is rich in vitamins. still, good doses of multi-vitamins will improve not only your eyesight but your health in general.3. do your reading or focusing in well-lit room.weak light may cause damage to your eyes and result in the need for glasses. 58 _. buy a reading light or just turn on a bright lamp.4. be mindful of the distance between your eyes and the object youre focusing on. 59 it will also cause your head to ache and may dry out your eyes.5. 60 early detection of near sightedness can lead to quick treatment and less serious symptoms.a. try not to read for long lengths of time. 班级_座号_姓名_密封线内不要答题b. you should also eat a lot of other green vegetables.c. talk to an eye care doctor at the first signs of eye trouble.d. of course the first choice that comes to mind is the carrot.e. it will also give you a headache and cause you to become tired.f. encourage more outdoor activities, such as running, cycling and playing tennis.g. whether its a book or the television, being too close is going to bother your eyes.56._ 57._ 58._ 59._ 60._五、语法填空（共10小题；每小题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，并将答案填写在题后横线上。sarah and janet have been friends since they_61_ (start) school. they do eve