广东省汕头市金山中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卡和答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，用2b铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第i卷第一部分 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aopening in 1934, the brookfield zoo quickly received a worldwide reputation for its special displays and unique(独一无二的) exhibits. address: 1st avenue between ogden avenue and 31st street, brookfield, illinois phone: 708-688-8000 getting to the brookfield zoo by public transportation: the metra rail burlington northern line runs from union station downtown to the “zoo stop” (hollywood station) and from there its only a 2-block northeast walk to the zoo. driving from downtown: drive along the eisenhower expressway west to first avenue exit. head south about 2.5 miles and follow the signs to the zoo entrance. parking at the brookfield zoo: parking fees are $9 for cars and $12 for buses. the brookfield zoo hours: the brookfield zoo is open 365 days per year. monday-saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. the brookfield zoo tickets: adults(ages 12-64), $13.50; seniors(ages 65+), $9.50; children(ages 3-11), $9.50; children(ages 2 and under), free the brookfield zoo featured exhibits: tropic world; wolfwoods; living coast; seven seas; fragile kingdom; australia house; havitat africa. about the brookfield zoo: the brookfield zoo is located just 14 miles west of downtown chicago. its home to a variety of animal species, and its use of natural barriers and moats(壕沟) is so much more relaxing and enjoyable than watching a lion pace back and forth in a cage. the absence of bars also makes for great wildlife photo opportunities. the brookfield zoo also focuses on education, with detailed displays about the animals being viewed and the interactive program that lets kids get some hands-on experience to learn what it takes to run a zoo as well as face painting and crafts. for more information about the brookfield zoo, visit www. .1. where is the entrance to the brookfield zoo?a. at 31st street. bat first avenue.c. at ogden avenue. dat the hollywood station.2. how much should a couple in their thirties and their 5-year-old twins pay if they want to visit the zoo?a$23. b$32.5 c$36.5 d$463. what make(s) the brookfield zoo more attractive and enjoyable?a. its cheap tickets. b. its various activitiesc. its cage-less displays. d. its geographical advantage.bthe first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt know. i stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. i turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.she said, “hi, girl! my name is rose. im 87 years old. can give you a hug?”i laughed and enthusiastically responded, “of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.“why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” i asked. she jokingly replied, “im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and hen retire and travel!”“no seriously.” i said. i was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“i always dreamed of having a college education and now im getting one!” she told me.over the course of the year, rose because a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. she loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. she was living it up.at the end of the semester we invited rose to speak at our football banquet. ill never forget what she taught us.“we do not stop playing because we are old”; we grow old because we stop playing. there are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. you have to laugh and find humor everyday. youve got to have a dream. when you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.“the idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” have no regrets. the elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. the only people who fear death are those with regrets.”she concluded her speech by courageously singing “the song of rose.” she challenged each of us study the lyrics(歌词) and live them out in our daily lives.at the years end, rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. one week after graduation rose died peacefully in her sleep.4. rose made herself known to the author in a _ manner.a. serious b. cold c. crazy d. humorous5. from the information provided in the passage, we know_.a. rose finished the college degree within a yearb. rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college educationc. rose enjoyed her campus life very muchd. rose grew so old that she stopped playing6. according to her speech, _.a. whenever you have a dream, you succeed b. all people dont grow up while growing olderc. rose usually regretted having done somethingd. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesnt do anything7. the best title for the passage can be_.a. growing older or growing up b. its never too old to learnc. humour does count d. challenge yourselfcpacing and pausing sara tried to befriend her old friend steves new wife, but betty never seemed to have anything to say. while sara felt betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, betty complained to steve that sara never gave her a chance to talk. the problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. conversation is a turn-taking game. when our habits are similar, theres no problem. but if our habits are different, you may start to talk before im finished or fail to take your turn when im finished. thats what was happening with betty and sara. it may not be coincidental that betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is british, and sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is american. betty often felt interrupted by sara. but betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from finland. and sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from latin america or israel.the general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. these habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). and these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. for example, a woman from the southwestern part of the us went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. when the personnel department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in and never found it. although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. when she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.thats why slight differences in conversational style tiny little things like microseconds of pause can have a great effect on ones life. the result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.8. what did sara think of betty when talking with her? a. betty was talkative. b. betty was an interrupter. c. betty did not take her turn. d. betty paid no attention to sara.9. according to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns? a. americans. b. israelis. c. the british. d. the finns.10. we can learn from the passage that _. a. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing b. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the us c. ones inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes d. one should receive training to build up ones confidence11. the underlined word assertiveness in the last paragraph probably means _. a. being willing to speak ones mind b. being able to increase ones power c. being ready to make ones own judgment d. being quick to express ones ideas confidentlyda new eight-kilometre road is under construction that links the port area with the motorway system. it is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduces the overcrowded traffic in the center of the city. as part of the project, two four-kilometre road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city, one for traffic to the north and the other for traffic to the south .the two tunnels are about 20 metres below the surface and are 12 metres wide, providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction.in the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel. the lighting is at the top of the tunnel, practically at its highest point. there will also be electronic signs at frequent intervals (间隔). they show traffic conditions ahead, and can be seen clearly by drivers. the wall is made up of four main elements, which include a waterproofing covering and , on the inside of the tunnel , a concrete lining (混凝土衬砌).each tunnel is roughly round and the lower part of the tunnel is somewhat flat .the surface of the road lies on the base, which is made of concrete and steel. the drainage system (排水系统), just below the road surface on one side, removes any extra liquid, particularly water. in the event of fire, the fire main, which is made of steel, pipes water to many fire hydrant stations at regular intervals along the length of the tunnel. the fire main is at the side of the tunnel, and at the level of the road surface. other systems in the tunnel will include emergency phones .12each of the tunnels under construction is _. aeight kilometers long and twelve metres wide beight kilometers long and six metres wide cfour kilometers long and twelve metres wide dfour kilometers long and six metres wide 13. which part of the tunnel in the diagram is used to pipe out extra water? a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d 6 14driving in the tunnel , one can know the traffic conditions ahead through _. athe lights bthe electronic signs cthe trucks and cars dthe emergency phones 15the passage is mainly about _.athe construction of a road bthe design of a road cthe construction of two tunnels dthe design of two tunnels 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。real-life room escape games real-life room escape gamesare a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit. the games are based off escape the room video games, such as crimson room and qp-shot, created by takagism inc. by toshimitsu takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape. 16 other inspirations include adventure board games and movies. real-life room escape games are becoming popular in the united states, japan, and china. 17 for example, some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations. 18 soon, they were exported to north america, asia and australia.examples include the two pioneer companies hint hunt and adventure rooms. the games were so successful that new locations began opening up across china, in cities big and small, according towant china times. in the southern city of shenzhen, for example, the first escape game location opened last august. 19 “these real-life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and ipads all day to experience real social circles,” tian xiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in jinan, toldwant china times. earlier this year,the south china morning postsaid the real-life escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals.” 20 some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”, as zhu yumeng, chief operating officer of beijing room escape game store taoquan told china daily. a. each game adds local themes to settings. b. and seven new game locations quickly followed. c. they should also be brave enough to face their fears. d. sometimes the excitement becomes a bit much, though. e. weekend or day event escape games have been held in some stores. f. permanent real life escape games in a fixed location were first opened in europe. g. players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room.第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。this past christmas was one of the best i have ever had. this was made possible by my sister, amy. she is eight years older and has already made it into “real world”.my sister bought me three wonderful gifts, 21 only one would capture my heart forever. first she handed me the 22 . because amy is careful with her actions, i knew this was her 23 favourite. it was a bottle of perfume. i was happy with it, yet 24 as to what lay ahead. next she handed me a box. after 25 away the wrapping paper, i found a stylish and expensive sweater. i was deeply moved that my sister was so 26 . then she handed me the 27 gift. judging by the familiar size and 28 , i knew it was a cd. it was the soundtrack to the movie “rocky”, with songs inspiring to all athletes, dreamers i 29 loved it, but not as much as i would after what my sister explained to me.she was 30 to a knee injury that 31 me half of my soccer season. i desired to be with my team-mates and 32 each minute i sat on the bench. i tried hard, hoping my knee injury would heal soon. this was what led my sister to buy that cd.after mentioning what was behind the 33 , amy played the cd for me. even though i had heard those songs a thousand times, each note struck me as if it was 34 . it played in my soul and on my emotions. i 35 breathlessly, as the words “trying hard now. its so hard now” sounded through the room. it 36 me in a way beyond the happiness most gifts could bring. i couldnt 37 crying and hugged my sister. knowing that my sister had 38 my problem so deeply made me realize that i am the 39 little sister in the world. i had never received a gift with so much 40 behind it! ill cherish it forever.21. a. andb. butc. whichd. for22. a. smallestb. prettiestc. dearestd. largest23. a. mostb. lessc. leastd. more24. a. anxiousb. excitedc. delightedd. curious25. a. puttingb. tearingc. carryingd. giving26. a. helpfulb. fashionablec. richd. generous27. a. restb. lastc. otherd. favourite28. a. colorb. stylec. patternd. shape29. a. immediatelyb. quicklyc. suddenlyd. secretly30. a. explainingb. replyingc. referringd. talking31. a. paidb. stoppedc. tookd. cost32. a. enjoyedb. valuedc. sufferedd. spent33. a. giftb. storyc. sweaterd. christmas34. a. aliveb. newc. stranged. familiar35. a. listenedb. dancedc. laughedd. remembered36. a. harmedb. helpedc. broked. touched37. a. burstb. holdc. helpd. prevent38. a. foundb. gotc. feltd. solved39. a. luckiestb. cleverestc. bravestd. best40. a. hardshipb. thoughtc. moneyd. experience第ii卷第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 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。i was traveling in a small place in new york. that place had no taxi for a short 41 (distant). one had to take a rickshaw(人力车).i called out for an old man in the 42 (wait) line. before i got on the rickshaw, i 43 (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the mall. i 44 (tell) “10 dollars”. then i started bargaining. he just gave a hard smile and said, “ 45 you feel like, please give me. it is not necessary to bargain on this small amount.”i was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, “ 46 (like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; it runs on my sweat. so please give it to me with a smile, for the money has to feed so many 47 (hunger) mouths at home.”when we reached the mall, i gave him the money and the smile 48 requested and added 49 gentle pat on his back. he smiled back as if 50 (give) me a receipt and i would preserve his smile for a long time.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文