湖南省娄底市湘中名校高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

湘中名校2015-2016年上学期高二期末考试英语试题总分: 150分 时量: 120分钟第卷第一部分 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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1 what was the color of the hat the woman bought? a. green. b. blue. c. red. 2 what does the man mean?a. he partly agrees with the man.b. he doesnt agree with the woman.c. he agrees with the woman. 3 how can the man get to his destination? a. he must change at jacksonville. b. he has to change at albany. c. he is still not sure how to get there. 4 what does the woman tell the man about the reference room? a. its open only to teachers and postgraduates. b. he can study there if he is writing a research paper. c. he needs the approval of his professor for the use of it. 5 what does the man mean? a. he doesnt want to take the exam. b. he has no problems about the exam. c. he cant learn the material.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满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。听第下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。 6 how did the boy get that bruise（擦伤） on his leg? a. he knocked into the chair in his room. b. he was hurt by a stone. c he fell off the ladder. 7 which of the following statements is not true according to the conversation? a. the boy will go to school when he is better. b the boy will go to see the doctor by himself. c. the woman thinks a boy with a fever shouldnt play football.听第下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。 8 when was the food delivered to the woman? a. two hours later. b. half an hour later. c. an hour later. 9 who is the man probably? a. the manager in the hotel. b. the waiter in the hotel. c. the womans friend.听第下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10 how many people are there in the womans hometown? a. about 8,000, b. about 80,000. c. about 800,000.11 how does the woman describe her hometown? a. it was pretty wonderful being in such a small town. b. there was a moving theater there. c. living in the town was really unsafe.12 what can we learn from the conversation? a. the man has lived in tokyo for five years. b. the woman has never lived in any big cities. c. the woman is from canada. 听第下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13 what does the woman do? a. a teacher. b. a writer. c. a movie star.14 why does the man want to be a fisherman? a. he likes spending time in the ocean. b. he can get paid a lot of money. c. he wants to make research on fish.15 what is the disadvantage of being a movie star according to the woman? a. too much time will be spent on making films. b. a movie star has to fly to various places. c. you will get too much attention.16 which of the statements is true according to the conversation? a. the woman doesnt have the skills to be a teacher. b. the man thinks it is dangerous to be a fisherman. c. getting a lot of money is necessarily important for the man.听第下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。17 what is the speaker mainly talking about? a. charitable organizations. b. inspiring couples. c. charity foundations18 how much have the bill gates and his wife donated to their charity organization? a over 60 million. b. over 50 million. c. over 36 million.19 when did king bhumibol and his wife get married? a. in 1950. b. in 1960. c. in 1968.20 whom do andre and steffi mainly aim to help? a. youngsters. b. hungry people. c. disabled people.第三部分 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.ajean driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the worlds best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run! in april, jean finished the boston marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. thats about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! she competed on the track, too. she was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 olympics. jean doesnt like to be told shes brave. “im in sports because im a competitive person!” jean was born with spinal bifida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. she began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “it was fun.” jean tried other wheelchair sports. at the university of illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles. now jean coaches and teaches. she tries to get people to set goals. “when i sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says jean, “i write, dream big and work hard.”21what made jean take part in sports? ashe was brave. bshe was competitive. cshe was strong. dshe was disabled.22what kind of education did she receive? ahigh school. bjunior middle school. chigh education. dprimary school.23what is jeans advice on how to succeed? awork hard. bhope for the best. cdream a lot. dhave great wishes and work hard.bwhile youre in shanghai, please come and take a walk round some of our interesting places.yu gardens these famous ming gardens are often rather crowded. dont forget to try their delicious food.open: 9:30am5:00pm.lu xuns museum this is a great place for book-lovers. there are photographs of the famous writer, some of his books written by hand and many letters. very cheap.open: 9:00am4:00pm.shanghai art museum an interesting building, once used as a race club and library. drop in and see the latest exhibition. there are shows by painters from all over the country. open: 9:00am5:00pm.shanghai natural history museum everything about the natural world and science. you can study dinosaurs, hundreds of animals, plants, rocks, and see many unusual exhibits. very cheap. open: 9:00am5:30pm.shanghai museum you must see this beautifully designed museum. it is a wonderful place to study chinese art and history. there are old treasures, fantastic chinese sculptures (雕刻), paintings from all ages and many other things for you to enjoy.open: 9:00am5:00pm. (9:00am8:00pm, saturday)24what makes yu gardens different from the other places in the text?a. they make people love nature.b. they cost very little to enter.c. they have something nice to eat.d. they are good for art research.25you cant study _ when you visit shanghai natural history museum. a. robotsb. dinosaursc. bambood. rocks26if someone is interested in silver bowls of the tang dynasty, he can go to _. a. shanghai art museum b. shanghai museum c. lu xuns museum d. shanghai natural history museum27how many museums with paintings are mentioned in the text? a. one. b. two. c. three. d. four c everyone would like to be a millionaire, a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? britney spears from kentwood, a small town in louisiana, is only 20 years old. she is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in la. at her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. this year is a big year for britney. she is now on a 31-day tour of the us and every concert is a sell-out. that means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. when touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun. spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. she made an appearance in “austin power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in march 2003. in this movie, she has a starring role. for britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. if her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .28. we can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are _. a. older than 20 b. around 20 c. in their 30s d. in their 40s29. the underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. a. a person in general b. a special person c. britney spears d. a person interested in money30 which of the following is not true according to the text? a. though young, britney can support her family now. b. while touring, britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. c. the teenage movie was starred by britney. d. britney will be even richer with her movies successful.31. according to britney spears, she works _. a. to be a great actress b. for the enjoyment c. for money d. to be more famous. di have a neighbor we call “happy”. i have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone. happy and her husband ben, 70, have a huge garden. they spent many happy hours together working on it. most of the neighbors watched interestingly as ben doubled the size of their garden. as the cost of food climbed faster than bens beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. as the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard. last month, happy and ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. we were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. we didnt know what was about to take place. by 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. by 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. we shared a lot of stories. by five oclock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. after dinner, we played games. as we were leaving, happy and ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. what a delightful gift! well, the point wasnt so much about the food. the true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company. none of it would have happened if it had been for happy and bens garden. now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. and i am so proud of my tomato plants!32. we can infer that happy and her husband ben_. a. dont like spending time with others b. sometimes quarrel with each other c. live on the food they grow in their garden d. are a generous and warm-hearted couple33. according to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_. a. they didnt have to spend so much money on food b. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market c. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it d. they could spend happy times together with their family in it34. for what purpose did happy and ben invite the neighbors to their garden? a. to ask them to attend a birthday party b. to help them get to know each other. c. to let them enjoy what they grew in the garden. d. to ask them to share some interesting stories.35. what did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?a. it was too long. b. it was wonderful.c. it was not as good as he thought.d. it was too terrible.第二节：七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分为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.其余两项为多余选项.ali is from a middle eastern country. he now stays in the usa. he smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. he has smoked for nine years. ali says, “ i tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. my parents smoke. my brothers smoke. all my friends smoke. at parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. here in the united states, not as many people smoke. 36_” many smokers are like ali: they want to stop smoking. 37_they know it can cause cancer and heart disease. but it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. the drug is nicotine. people who smoke a lot need nicotine.38_the nicotine makes him sick. in a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. without nicotine, he feels bad. 39_many people who quit will soon smoke again. at a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. soon they become smokers again. 40_ a. it is very hard to quit smoking. b. it will be easier to change the smoking habit here. c. thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes. d. the smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. e. when a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. f. maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. g. but it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking. 第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分30 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。during the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. he gave it the best wheat to eat and the 41 water to drink. he dried it carefully with a towel when it got wet and 42 it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. 43 , the horse was strong andswift and carried its master 44 out of the dangers of 45 .when peace came, however, the soldier 46 . he put the 47 out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat. he left the horse 48 in a worn-out place with a 49 roof and a floor made of mud. during the day the 50 made the horse work hard on his farm, 51 a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).after some time war broke out 52 . the soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to 53 his horse. hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he 54 the horse. for a moment the horse stood there without 55 . then gradually its 56 legs began to bend 57 it sank slowly to the ground. the horse gave the soldier a look of 58 .master, it said, you ll have to 59 on foot this time. you have made me work like a mule (骡子) and 60 me like a goat. i cannot change back into a horse in an instant just because you want me to.41. a. dearestb. clearestc. coldestd. deepest42. a. thankedb. visited c. welcomed d. covered43. a. as a result b. at peace c. in a sense d. in fact44. a. safely b. politely c. sadly d. angrily45. a. fire b. storm c. war d. flood46. a. succeeded b. understood c. changed d. left47. a. horse b. cow c. mule d. goat48. a. dying b. lying c. living d. playing49. a. good-looking b. long-lasting c. ready-made d. broken-down50. a. farmer b. soldier c. sailor d. officer51. a. carrying b. cutting c. selling d. making52. a. lately b. often c. again d. soon53. a. comfort b. kill c. protect d. catch54. a. helped out b. got on c. believed in d. let off55. a. speaking b. complaining c. crying d. moving56. a. long b. lovely c. skinny d. strong57. a. though b. and c. but d. for58. a. dissatisfaction b. pleasure c. surprise d. fear59. a. fight b. compete c. travel d. finish60. a. talked about b. shouted at c. used d. fed第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分50 分）第二节 （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。there are many opinions about happiness. to some, happiness is being surrounded 61._family and friends. to others, happiness means 62._ (achieve) success in something, such as meeting a goal. to those 63. _have been injured or struggle with a physical disability, happiness can 64. _ (simple) mean a day without suffering, or just being alive. then, how to find happiness? sang lan is 65. _ very good example. while she 66. _(injure) and in hospital, she amazed the world by the way she remained 67. _(cheer). after she went back to china, she adapted 68. _ her new life quickly. not only did she graduate from peking university in 2007 with a degree in broadcasting 69. _she also hosted a sports program about the 2008 beijing olympics. her courage is admirable and all of us should think about how she rebuilt her life 70. _ our lives feel unbe