湖北省荆门市高二英语上学期期末考试试题（含解析）.doc

荆门市20152016学年度高二上学期期末考试英语试卷第i卷第一部分听力共两节，满分30分 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. what can be inferred from the conversation? a. the woman typed those letters. b. the typists did a bad job. c. the man made too many mistakes.2. where does the conversation probably take place? a. on an airplane. b. in a ship. c. in a coffee bar.3. what does the woman mean? a. she used to be as humorous as jack. b. she doesnt appreciate jacks humor. c. she enjoys jacks humor greatly.4. why is the man unhappy? a. he was not told the news earlier. b. he has to cancel the concert now. c. he has some emergency.5. what do we know about the man? a. he is too tired these days. b. he is feeling too cold these days. c. he isnt quite himself these days.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67题。6. how much does a single room cost during peak season? a$50 b$100. c$150.7. what time does lunch end? a. at 12:00 a.m. b. at 2:00 p.m. c. at 3:00 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. how did the woman know the man was drunk? a. he ran a red light. b. he was shouting and crying. c from the way he drove.9. how many rules did the man break according to the woman? a. one. btwo. cthree.听第8段材料，回答第10 12题。10. when did the man start taking yoga classes? a. recently. b.three years ago. c.four years ago.11. why did the man start to take yoga classes? a. because of his wifes persuasion. b. because of his health condition. c. because of changing fashions.12. what does he say about the yoga classes? a. not very difficult at the beginning. b. he gave up after the first few classes. c. he feels great after a class.听第9段材料，回答第13 16题。13. when did brenda get up yesterday morning? a. at 10:00. b. at 8:00. c. at 5:00.14. why did she come to see the man? a. to explain why she was late for his class. b. to ask about the research paper. cto hand in her paper.15. what percentage of the grade does the paper count for? a12% b25% c30%16. what do we know about the man? a. hell be in the office this afternoon. b. hell have class soon. c. hes given brenda all the information she wants.听第10段材料，回答第17 20题。17. what is the speaker doing? a. complaining about something. b. praising the bus manager. c。making suggestions.18. how often is the number 16 bus supposed to travel to the airport? a. every 5 minutes. b. every 10 minutes. c. every 15 minutes.19. how many passengers should a bus carry at the most? a. 40. b60. c129.20. what did the speaker find out on saturday morning? a. the bus was speeding. b. the bus was overloaded. c. the bus didnt come on time. 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a、b、c、和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a falling water is a house designed by architect frank lloyd wright in 1935 in rural（乡村的) southwestern pennsylvania. tours at falling water explore the house and its beautifulnatural landscape. advance ticket purchase is available for all tours at falling water. regular tour this tour features all the major rooms of the house and lasts about one hour.photography isnt permitted during this tour. the regular tour allows children six years andolder to enjoy the house with their parents. . adults - $ 20. 00 with advance purchase, $ 23. 00 when purchased on site . youth (ages 612) - $14. 00 with advance purchase, $17. 00 when purchasedon site . daily from l0:00 am to 4:00 pm, except wednesday in-depth tour the in-depth tour is the best choice if you desire a greater understanding of what wrightwas seeking to create with his work. this tour offers access to spaces not available on theregular tour and lasts about two hours. photography isnt permitted during this tour.children nine years and older may accompany adults on this tour. . $ 65. 00 per person (available by advance ticket purchase only) . daily from 10:00 am t0 4:00 pm, except wednesday sunset tour in the evening, the changing light allows you to see falling water from an entirely newperspective. photography is permitted for personal use only. this tour lasts about two hours.children under nine years old are not permitted on this tour. . $ 110. 00 per person (available by advance ticket purchase only) . may, june &. september - saturdays at 4:30 pm . july& august - fridays and saturdays at 4:45 pm brunch (早午餐) tour photography is permitted for personal use only and the tour includes spending time inrooms not included on the regular tour, such as the kitchen and servants rooms. visitorsjoin their guide for brunch before they leave. children nine years and older may accompanyadults on this tour. please allow three hours in total for this experience. . $ 115. 00 per person (available by advance ticket purchase only) . may through september - saturdays &, sundays at 9:00 am21. which tour is fittest for a couple with a seven-year-old kid? a. sunset tour. b. brunch tour. c. regular tour. d. in-depth tour.22. if you choose to do the brunch tour, you _ a. are forbidden to take pictures b. can visit the kitchen of falling water c. can come on weekends all the year round d. will have breakfast at 9 a. m. in falling water23. what do the four tours at falling water have in common? a. they all last the same time. b. they all charge the same ticket prices. c. they all encourage tourists to buy tickets ahead of time. d. they all allow tourists to visit every room of falling water. b jamie wardley is a special kind of artist - an ice sculptor. he first trained as a sandsculptor. later, he learned about ice sculpture. now he does sand sculpture in the summer.and in the winter, he sculpts ice. when sculpting ice, wardley has to work in cold temperatures. if the weather is coldenough, he can work outside. but winter in the united kingdom is not always very cold. sooften he works in a large freezer where the temperature is about -12. wardley enjoys sculpting ice outside in the winter. when he sculpts in the open air,people can watch. they can be part of the creative process. wardley makes ice sculpting sound simple. but the tools wardley uses are sharp anddangerous. and the ice is very heavy. each block of ice weighs 120 kilos. and some largersculptures are made from several combined blocks of ice. sometimes ice sculptures can be asbig as buildings. in kemi, finland there is an ice hotel called the snow castle. each year,wardley helps build the snow castle. inside the snow castle, the temperature is -50c. even the dining tables are made of ice.so you have to wear winter clothes when eating and wear a hat when sleeping. the ice hotelis built every year in january. then it melts in april. each year we rebuild it and create a newdesign, wardley said. the snow castle is a large and amazing work of ice, but wardleys smaller ice sculpturesare special too. one winter, in the city of bradford, uk, wardley created several smallsculptures. he used the sculptures to tell a story which contained an important message aboutgood will and understanding ice sculptures are temporary works of art. when the temperature rises, they will melt.but that does not mean that their beauty is lost. the sculptures from that day in bradfordhave now melted away, but their message of good will, understanding, and acceptanceremains.24. according to the text, wardley _ a. loves sand sculpture more than ice sculpture b. sculpts ice in a large freezer in the summer c. worked as an ice sculptor in the beginning d. enjoys carving ice outdoors in the winter25. what words can best describe wardleys sculpting? a. easy and amazing. b. special but difficult. c. boring and dangerous. d. simple but temporary.26. what do we know about the snow castle? a. it lies in the city of bradford, uk. b. it is too cold for people to live in. c. it requires to be built every year. d. it is built between january and april.27. what does the author think of ice sculptures? a. they never melt in peoples hearts. b. it takes time to understand them. c. their beauty doesnt last forever. d. they add more beauty to bradford. c winter is coming. its time for the arctic ground squirrel（地松鼠) to get her undergroundhome ready. she chooses a quiet spot, hidden from wolves and foxes. she gathers grass andfur to keep her home warm. winter is long and cold in northern canada. many days, the air is colder than the air inyour freezer. plants cant grow, so there are no leaves or grass for animals to eat. they mustfind other ways to live. the arctic ground squirrel sleeps the winter away. for months the ground squirrel has been eating lots of seeds, mushrooms, and berries.now she is fat. the extra fat will keep her alive through the winter. at last she crawls through a tunnel into the nest she has made. she curls up, wraps hertail around herself, and goes to sleep. only she wont really be sleeping. she will behibernating(冬眠). the ground squirrels body is usually as warm as yours. when she hibernates, her bodybecomes just colder than ice, but she doesnt freeze. in the warm season, when the groundsquirrel is active, she uses most of the food she eats to make heat to stay warm. when shehibernates, she doesnt need much food. her heart beats just one or two times each minute. she will take only about three breathseach minute. she wont move, even if someone touches her or shines a light into her eyes.these changes in the ground squirrels body let her live through the winter. the ground squirrel will not stay in hibernation all winter. her body warms up andbecomes active for a few hours once every few weeks. over the winter, these active times useup more than half of the energy that she worked so hard to store. why does she do this?scientists arent sure. some think arctic ground squirrels must warm up in case their bodiesneed to fight off any germs(病菌) that would make them sick. in april or may the arctic ground squirrel will stop hibernating. she will be skinnybecause she did not eat anything during the winter. now she will have just a few months tohave babies and fatten up before winter comes again.28. the arctic ground squirrel must hibernate in winter because she a. needs to have a comfortable rest b. can keep warm while hibernating c. must hide from wolves and foxes d. doesnt have enough food in winter29. while hibernating, the arctic ground squirrels body _ . a. freezes up completely b. is as warm as usual c. drops just below 0 d. makes heat to stay warm30. in winter, the arctic ground squirrel . a. doesnt breathe at all b. becomes active sometimes c. stays in hibernation all the time d. wont move unless touched31. the arctic ground squirrel is very thin usually when _ . a. winter comes to an end b. she starts to hibernate c. autumn is approaching d. she has young babies d when i was growing up on a farm in iowa, we didnt talk about money in my family. myparents valued teaching my brothers, sisters and me about saving, budgeting and earningmoney, but conversations about our familys economic situation and financial decisions wererare. this was typical at the time - especially in the midwest of the us, so to my friends andme, money was enveloped in some level of secrecy. later, when my family hit a difficulttime, we began having more open conversations about money. and while those talks werevery difficult at first, it was a relief to understand more about our familys finances. obviously, times havent changed much when it comes to family money talks. recentresearch by an american institute indicates that money remains among the lowest priorities(优先事项) in conversations between parents and their children. in fact, parents are muchmore likely to have prioritized discussions about pretty much everything else before money.theyre also waiting to have these discussions until their kids are older - 10 0n average -which can cause them to miss many opportunities during their childrens formative years. talking about money with your kids can be difficult for many different reasons -especially if your finances seem very personal and private, or if you have anxiety about billsyourself. but discussing money in a calm and open way is pivotal to helping your childrenlearn about and become comfortable with finances before theyre expected to manage theirown. while you certainly dont need to provide detailed information about your income to yourchildren, it can be very effective to include them in meaningful financial discussions - even atan early age. having regular family conversations about money will help them learn aboutfinancial concepts(概念) like saving and budgeting, develop financial decision-making skillsand form a healthy relationship with money.32. when the authors family had a difficult time, she began to _ . a. learn how to earn and save money b. understand the importance of saving c. tell her friends about her money problems d. know about her familys economic situation33. according to paragraph 2,american parents nowadays are_. a. convinced children under lo should know about money b. still unwilling to talk about money with their children c. most worried about their childrens health and safety d. getting to realize the importance of family money talks34. the underlined word pivotal in the last paragraph can be replaced by“_” a. important b.embarrassing c.interesting d.cruel35. what is the writers attitude to talking about money with children? a. positive. b.negative. c.neutral. d.indifferent.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。how to be interesting everybody tries to be interesting and well-liked in the life. if you feel like you are boringor dull, dont worry. 36 read the following to learn how. 1. be educated. the more you know about what is going on in the world, the more youcan contribute to conversations. interesting people can bring something new to a conversationand share fun facts rather than just sitting there nodding. 37 keep yourself educated byreading books and staying up-to-date with news and pop culture. 2. get to know new people. expand your social circle by making up conversations withanyone and everyone. you never know when a stranger can turn into one of your new bestfriends 1 38 if you see somebody interesting, then go over and talk to them. you havenothing to lose! 3. 39 hobbies not only help you meet people, they also allow you to identify yourskills and talents. some of the most interesting people in the world have a unique talent.examples of interesting hobbies include photography, golfing, cooking, singing, dancing,volunteering, reading, crafting, and painting. join and learn a new craft. 4. be yourself. remember even though you may feel uninteresting, you are unique. 40 dont pretend to be somebody you are not, because eventually the truth will come out.instead of hiding who you are, learn to play up your positive qualities and play down yournegative ones.a. take up hobbies.b. talk to people at parties, bars, and clubs.c. dont try to get attention by imitating others.d. everybody has the potential to be interesting.e. the more you do, the more stories you will have to share with others.f. the more you learn, the better conversationalist you will become.g. make eye contact, and avoid texting or talking on the phone when you are with others 第三部分英语知识运用共两节，满分45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a、b、c和d四个选项中，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。 as a child, if i fell and hurt myself, my mother would kiss my pain and take my hand inhers, saying, when it hurts, 41 my hand and ill tell you that i love you.” over andover id squeeze her hand, and each 42 i heard the words marry ,i love you, whichwas the most 43 to me. sometimes, i pretended id been hurt 44 to have that ritual（仪式）with her. 45i grew up, the ritual changed, but she always found a way to ease the_46 and increase thejoy i felt in any area of my life. on difficult days during high school, shed offer me herfavorite chocolate when i returned home. during my 20s, mom often called to suggest a 47 lunch at the park just to celebrate a warm, sunny day. a handwritten thank-you 48 arrived after every single visit my parents 49 to my home, reminding me of how 50 i wa