山西省忻州市第一中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

2015-2016学年第二学期期末考试试题高二英语试题说明：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。 2满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 3. 听力计入总分。第卷（选择题）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分,每小题1分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is anns job now?a. a secretary.b. a teacher. c. a painter.2. which subject is the woman worried about?a. english.b. math.c. history.3. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. teachers and student.b. saleswoman and customer.c. boss and secretary.4. how long will the speakers have to work tomorrow?a. 3 hours.b. 4 hours.c. 5 hours.5. where probably is mrs. adams?a. in her office.b. at home.c. on her way to the post office.第二节（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15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，回答第6至8题。6. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. strangers. b. husband and wife. c. neighbors.7. whose parcel is it?a. jones b. mrs. smiths c. the womans.8. why was the man angry?a. the woman refused to accept the parcel.b. the woman was asking so many questions.c. he couldnt decide whose parcel it was.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. what is the woman looking for?a. the national arts centre. b. queen street. c. a coffee bar.10. where is the national arts centre?a. besides the traffic lights.b. in a coffee bar.c. near a big hotel in queen street.11. what do you know about the woman?a. she stays in a hotel in the corner. b. she is a stranger in the city. c. she is tired of walking.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. when did the woman move?a. this wednesday. b. last wednesday. c. last tuesday.13. which floor does the woman live on now?a. the first.b. the second.c. the fourth.14. why is the woman happy with her new flat?a. it is quiet.b. she can get enough exercise.c. she can bring her bike home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what is in the womans hand?a. cabbage seeds.b. powder.c. soil.16. what are the speakers talking about?a. planting cabbages. b. watering cabbages. c. feeding chickens.17. how can we make the plants grow better and stronger?a. by putting them in the sun.b. by watering them often.c. by putting some powder on the soil.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18how can a person see a thing well?aby looking at it casually bby feeding it with your hand cby keeping gazing at it19whats the purpose of mentioning water?ato suggest that we should often wash our skinbto explain why we should keep our skin drycto show how well our skin can feel20why do people like to keep a cat?ait has smooth fur bit can catch mice cthey sometimes feel lonely第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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 apply for a library cardany person who lives, works or attends school in new york state is qualified to receive a new york public library card free of charge. adult and teen users may either apply online or in person at any new york public library location. applications for children aged 11 and under must be completed in person, and require the signature of a parent or guardian. when you apply for a card online, you will receive a 7-digit temporary barcode(条形码). this allows you to set a pin(personal identification number). after you receive your permanent barcode, which is required to borrow materials, search library databases, or reserve a computer, you must validate your card. renew or validate your card all adult, teen and child library cards for cardholders in new york city and areas of new york state outside of new york city expire(期满) and must be renewed every three years. new library card applicants who applied for a card online must validate their card before full cardholder privileges can be extended. cardholders in new york city must visit any new york public library location to present the required forms of identification in order to renew or validate their card. cardholders from areas of new york state outside of new york city may email scans or copies of the required forms of identification to . forgot your pin? if you provide the library with a valid email address, you can click on the forgot your pin? link on the login(登录) screen of either bibliocommons or the classic catalog. a link with instructions on changing your pin will be sent to the email address on your account, giving you a brief period of time to update your information. you must select a 4-digit numeric pin, with no repeating or obvious characters(e.g.1234 or 2222). if you have not provided us with a valid email address, you have to visit a library location with valid identification to have a staff member reset your pin for you.21. if a 10-year-old boy wants to receive a new york public library card, he _.a. can either apply online or in personb. can ask his parents to apply for himc. has to visit a library location in persond. has to apply in person with a parent or guardian22. which is different for cardholders in new york city and those from areas of new york state outside of new york city?a. the full cardholder privileges.b. the way they renew or validate their card. c. the period of validity of their card.d. the way they apply for a card.23. a cardholder who forgot his pin and didnt provide the library with a valid email address _.a. can reset his pin by letterb. has to apply for an email addressc. can call the library to reset his pind. has to go to the library to have his pin resetbnext year the u.s. national park service will turn 100. the 100th anniversary （周年纪念日）will be celebrated across the nation.sally jewell, secretary of the interior of the united states, started a new program called “find your park.” she said being outside helps both children and adults in todays computer-driven world.“in this society, where weve got much information at out fingertips, and things to distract（分散注意力）our brains, there is little to distract our bodies and thats why parks and open spaces are so important and even more important with each passing year,” jewell said.from beautiful lands and mountains to historical and cultural places, national parks can be found in all 50 states across the u.s. the parks had nearly 293 million visits in 2014. the golden gate park in san francisco was the most popular with 15 million visits. there are 28 different kinds of national park, and each park has an important story to tell.jewell has invited some famous americans to help the anniversary. american first lady michelle obama and former first lady laura bush were invited to share their national park stories, because the white house is one of the countrys national parks.mrs. obama encouraged “people across the country to find your park, whether its in your backyard, or your hometown, or in one of our beautiful national parks.”some well-known americans have filmed their own personal national park stories and they can be seen on national park foundation website. bill nye, known as “the science guy,” and actress bella thorne are two of the people who have shared their personal national park stories.the program wants the public to share park experiences and memories at findyourp. the website helps people find a park near their home, not just national parks, but local parks as well.“its really all about getting people outside and moving as well as getting them to recognize（认识）what parks and public lands have to offer,” jewell said.24. whats the purpose of the program “find your park”?a. to get more people to connect with public lands.b. to make sure people live in a healthy outdoor life.c. to raise money for the 100th anniversary.d. to keep children and adults away from computers25. in jewells opinion, parks and open spaces _.a. are good for helping brains to get informationb. have a big influence on peoples livesc. are hard to attract human beingsd. help keep peoples attention26. the national parks in the u.s. _.a. are the nations main tourist attractionb. have one story teller for each parkc. are popular across the nationd. cover a few of its states27. famous people are helping the anniversary by _.a. sharing their national park experiences b. filming people in the national parksc. building parks in their backyardsd. helping people to find a park near their home cthat woman carried a new blanket over her arm. wordlessly, she gave it to me.“is it finished?” i asked.she shook her head. “no. it is ready,” she replied. i handed her the money and took the blanket.“it is beautiful, so skillfully woven,” i said to my mother. “but what did she mean when she said it was not finished? how can it be ready if it is not finished?”“i will tell you later,” my mother said, “but first i will take you to the navajo village.”we went down to the village. a group of young men were making sand pictures. we walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.it was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the navajo womans words.“did you notice anything about the things the people were making?” my mother asked. “what should i have noticed?” i looked at her and asked.“each thing the navajo make has one small part that is not complete. the design in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example-the line of a circle may not quite close. if you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch(一针) missing.”i took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. then suddenly, i noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!“they believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come- it will not be perfect until then. then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. so, often, they do not make the line close.28. the blanket the author received _.a. was poorly woven b. made her think a lotc. cost her a lot of moneyd. was finished, but not ready29. why was the author shown around the village?a. to buy more things made by the navajo.b. to make friends with some of the navajo.c. to have a deeper understanding of the navajo. d. to look for the woman who sold her the blanket.30. which of the following may the navajo believe?a. a stitch in time is very important.b. life only becomes perfect when you die.c. he who makes no mistake is a perfect man.d. you must always try to make your life complete.31. whats the main idea of the text? a. the navajo are good at making things b. the navajo are brave and hard-working. c. skills are needed to do business with the navajo.d. a blanket tells a lot about the navajo culture. d once upon a time, a library was just about the only place that someone could go to get a book or go to read for free. then came the arrival of the internet, and that changed everything. before long, books were available on different sites on the web. it was only a matter of time until kindle, nook, and other e-readers swept the scene. along with them came the e-book. many believed that this would be the end of libraries. but libraries still exist today, and many of them even thrive(繁荣). so, how is it possible that they survived against the onslaught of e-books? for one thing, the truth is that libraries were never just about borrowing books for free. librarians provide many services other than those of a desk clerk or customer service agent. they often hold seminars, presentations, contests, and other events to promote free education. these events are considered necessary by parents and kids alike. for others, the library is a place where they can go to get away from the rush of the world and from social obligations or family troubles. many go to the library to study for projects, papers and exams. others simply see it as a recreational hobby.for another thing, most libraries and librarians do not reject the changing tides of technology. and neither does the world, for that matter. in the us, the graduate degree program to become a librarian is often called a library science program. it reflects the fact that the country believes its librarians should keep up with the latest in information technology. many librarians agree, and therefore have become experts in the field. librarians have by now and large willingly educated themselves in the technology needed to keep up with the fast-paced digital world of technology today.so consider a visit to your local library to see all the recent changes. if you havent been to one in a while you might not recognize the place. but dont worry. your librarian will be happy to bring you up to speed.32. the underlined word “onslaught” in paragraph 1 can best be replaced by “_”.a. price b. attackc. futured. quality 33. according to paragraph 4, many librarians _.a. prefer traditional books to e-booksb. dont need to have a graduate degreec. cant keep up with the world of technologyd. have made good use of new technology in their work34. whats the authors attitude towards the future of librarians?a. hopeful.b. careless.c. doubtful.d. disapproving.35. which of the following shows the structure of the text?a. b.c. d. cp: central point p: point sp: sub-point(次要点) c: conclusion 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。long, long ago people couldnt write and they had no books. but they had stories. people learned the stories by heart and taught new ones to one another. sometimes it was hard to remember them all. _36_the ancient egyptians wrote their stories on something made from papyrus (纸沙草) plants. people in other places learned to use papyrus from the egyptians. _37_ so, parchment (羊皮纸), made from goatskin, later took its place.in ancient china books looked a little different. people there used ink to write on bamboo or silk. and then they invented paper. made of trees, paper was easier and cheaper to make than papyrus or parchment. _38_ papermaking later spread to the west, but there was a big problem with these early books. every single one had to be copied and written by hand._39_ they carved (雕刻) a page of words into a piece of wood or stone. they could then print the page by spreading ink on the wood or stone and putting it against paper. but it wasnt until a german printer invented movable, metal letters that books became fast and easy to make. the letters could be used to print copy after copy, and the letters put together again and again to print different pages of words._40_ once a luxury (奢侈品) only the rich could buy, they soon became a treasure everyone could enjoy.a. but papyrus grew mainly in egypt.b. it took years to finish making just one book.c. finally books could be printed by the thousands.d. things grew a little easier when writing was invented.e. its surface was smoother and better for writing on too.f. books in the west didnt change for a long time after that.g. the chinese were the first to think of a way to speed things up a little.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，掌握其大意，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。when hannah, a ten-year-old fifth grader, came home from school, she was in a panic. she told her parents that all students were required to 41 a sport- no exceptions. hannah thought of herself as totally uncoordinated(不协调的)-she 42 couldnt master a two-wheeler. “now everyone will see what a 43 i am,” she cried.at last, hannah chose soccer. 44 the first soccer meeting was held one week later, she was 45 . she got a complete surprise when the coach spoke.he told the schoolgirls, “all i 46 is that you try your best; 47 you can achieve a victory is unimportant. i want you to keep 48 as a member of this team, to develop your skills.”at the 49 practice on monday, hannah was standing on the field not 50 what she was supposed to be doing, when the coach yelled, “hannah- i can see that you are 51 what you should do. good attitude!” hannah was 52 .two days later, she ran for a ball, tried to kick it, and 53 it entirely. the coach said, “good girl, i like your initiative(积极性). keep it up.”that friday, hannah decided to go for a ball, ran hard, gave it a kick, 54 , and eventually fell heavily to the ground . she was extremely 55 . the coach shouted, “see that, girls?” thats the kind of effort we are looking for!” hannah was laughing as two of her teammates helped her 56 .by the end of the season, hannah was not a 57 soccer player, her team didnt win either. however, hannah gained a sense of pride. she learned that she could 58 new things without fear of making a fool of herself, and be valued for her 59 . and thats what a(n) 60 teacher can do.41. a. talk aboutb. take upc. bring ind. look into42. a. soonb. alsoc. justd. even43. a. studentb. dangerc. loserd. liar44. a. afterb. ifc. whend. though45. a. anxiousb. excitedc. shockedd. angry46.