安徽省舒城中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题新人教版.doc

舒城中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期末考试高二英 语 试卷 （总分150分，考试时间120分钟）制卷人：张树林 审卷人：姚锋考生注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的座位号、姓名。考生要认真核对答题卡上的“考场座位号、姓名”与考生本人考场座位号、姓名是否一致。3第卷每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选出其他答案标号。第卷用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。第i卷 选择题 （共115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题i5分，满分75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 present does the woman give the man?a. a bike. b. a basketball. c. an mp3 player.2. why does the man want to go abroad?a. to make some new friends. b. to study in a university.c. to teach university courses.3. what will the man do next?a. go to sleep. b. call his wife. c. go home.4. why didnt the woman call the man yesterday?a. she lost her cell phone. b. her cell phone was power off.c. her teacher took her cell phone away.5. whats the time now?a. about 8:00. b. about 8:30. c. about 9:00.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. who is the man most probably?a. the womans husband. b. the womans classmate. c. the womans boss.7. what does the woman bring back?a. some information about her classmates. b. some documents about the company. c. some presents from the party. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what advice does the man give to the woman?a. do not leave garbage everywhere. b. leave some food for the animals. c. stay far away from fire at night.9. what will the two speakers do today?a. climb a mountain. b. rest at home. c. go fishing. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where does the woman want to go?a. 62nd street. b. 72nd street. c. tenth avenue.11. how often do the buses run?a. about every fifteen minutes. b. about every ten minutes. c. about every five minutes.12. how is the woman feeling when traveling in new york?a. she is moved. b. she is confused. c. she is excited. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。13. what has the man done in the past two hours?a. he has just slept there. b. he has just sat there listening. c. he has sung two elvis songs.14. what do we know about stanley?a. he is fond of singing. b. he is a good singer. c. he is sick tonight.15. why does the woman want to go out?a. to get some fresh air. b. to talk with the man. c. to get some peace and quiet.16. where are the two speakers probably?a. in a karaoke bar. b. at the mans house. c. at stanleys house.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what does the woman want to have?a. coffee. b. water. c. tea.18. which of the following is the reason that the woman want to work in the company?a. the company is very large. b. she can be paid very well. c. the boss is kind to his employees.19. where did the woman once work?a. in california. b. in massachusetts. c. in texas.20. why cant the woman start work right away?a. she wants to get settled in her apartment first. b. she needs two weeks to finish her school paper. c. she isnt sure whether she likes the job or not.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. she recognized me _ she saw me. a. for the moment b. the moment c. at the moment d. before22. most of the students _ to visit our school were boys. a. invited b. to invite c. being invited d. had been invited23. only in this way _ your dreams. a. you can realize b. can you realize c. can realize you d. realize can you24. we teachers usually get _ by the month. a. pay b. paying c. paid d. to pay25. the bookstore near our school, _ the year before last, is very popular with teachers and students. a. open b. opening c. having opened d. opened26. _ 30 girls class 7 _ 38 other boys. a. apart from; have b. except for; have c. apart from; has d. except for; has27. _from the bright smile on her face, she _in passing the driving test. a. judged, must have succeeded b. judging, might succeed c. judging, must have succeeded d. judged, might succeed28. we need to come up with _ plans to get rid of the straws of crops after harvest rather than leave them burning in the field, which severely pollutes air. aalternative bprimary cinstant dunique29. every time _ she goes to work, she is usually walking, _ she rides a bike. a. when; besides b. /; except when c. when; except for d. /; except for30. in america, doctors charge higher _ than tutors. a. fees b. bonus c. income d. salary31. _ jack was exited seemed obvious to everyone present in class. a. what b. that c. whether d. /32. there are less than seventeen months _ we take the ncee.a. since b. that c. when d. until33. _, laughing. a. came in toms sister b. in came toms sister c. came in she d. in came she34. his desire is that he _ of any change in plans.ais informed bmust be informed cbe informed dhas been informed35. -do you know _ man in blue? -yes, he is _ manager of our company.a. the; the b. a; the c. /; the d. the; / 第二节 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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。the british isles consists of two large islands: one is called ireland and the other 36 . britain, or great britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: scotland, wales and england. the united kingdom is that part of the british isles ruled over by the queen. it _38_ scotland, wales and england, that is, the whole of britain, and also about one 39 of ireland, the northern part. the 40 of ireland is self-governing. the 41 name of the united kingdom is 42 “the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland”.43 is larger and richer than scotland, wales and northern ireland, and has the largest 44 of the united kingdom, so people often use the 45 “england” and “english” when they 46 “britain” and “british”. this sometimes makes the scots and the welsh a little 47 . the scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. the welsh too do not regard 49 as english, and have a culture and even a 50 of their own. ireland became part of the united kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the united kingdom. 52 , ireland is divided into two: northern ireland still 53 to the united kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of ireland broke away 54 an irish free state, later called eire and now the republic of ireland. the republic of ireland does not regard itself as part of britain, and is not now even a supporter of the commonwealth of nations (英联邦). 55 the major commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help british in the second world war and now wants the whole of ireland to be a republic.36. a. britain b. wales c. england d. scotland37. a. the larger b. larger c. the largest d.largest38. a. makes up b. consists of c. is consisted of d. makes up of39. a. sixes b. six c.sixths d. sixth40. a. smaller b. rest c. larger d. island41. a. correct b. true c. full d. complete42. a. therefore b. also c. likely d. perhaps43. a. the uk b. the british isles c. great britain d. england44. a. colleges b. population c. officials d. cities45. a. words b. names c. spellings d. pronunciations46. a. speak b. forget c. call d. write47. a. angry b. difficult c. tired d. lonely48. a. kind b. fond c. full d. proud49. a. it b. wales c. them d. themselves50. a. capital b. history c. language d. programs51. a. country b. question c. disease d. republic52. a. at last b. so c. meanwhile d. also53. a. returns b. belongs c. gets d. speaks54. a.found b.find c. to found d. to find55. a. disliking b. like c. dislike d. unlike 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40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。athe golden red sun was setting when a gentle breeze(微风) blew through jennifers hair. she was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. she was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. she could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.the atmosphere relaxed her. after all she had been through, this was what she needed. “its getting late,” she thought, “i must go home. my parents will be wondering where i am.”she wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. she kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. the road was deserted. she walked slowly and silently. just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.it was really getting dark now. the sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. she wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. she imagined having it with her. this thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. it seemed different. nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. she was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now. it all seemed deserted. she couldnt understand what was going on. she entered the house. first, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. it said: “dear ellen, there is some coffee ready. i went looking.” ellen was her mother but where was she? on the right side of the hallway was her parents room. she went in. then she saw her. her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. her face looked so tired, as if she hadnt slept for days. she was really pale. jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. so jennifer just fell asleep beside her. when jennifer woke up, something was different. she wasnt in her mothers room and she wasnt wearing the old clothes she ran away in. she was in her cozy bed in her pajamas (睡衣).it felt so good being back home. suddenly she heard a voice, “are you feeling better now, dear? you know you got us very, very scared.”56. the writer describes the beautiful sunset to show jennifers _. a. love of the natural beauty b.depression of being alonec. intention of becoming independent d. desire of getting back home57. what does the underlined phrase “this thought” most probably mean?a. the idea of going back home. b. her anxiety about her parents. c. the feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater. d. the feeling of getting back home safely.58. her father didnt take care of the garden because _. a. he no longer enjoyed working in the gardenb. he was not strict with his jobc. he had to look after his wifed. he was busy looking for her59. what can we infer from this passage?a. having experienced a lot outside, jennifer felt home was safest for her.b. when she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong.c. as jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared. d. in fact jennifers mother had been sick for several days.blong, long ago there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. he had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. one day he was walking along the shore. as he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. he smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. so he began to walk faster to catch up. as he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasnt dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. as he got closer, he called out, “good morning! what are you doing?the young man paused, looked up and replied, “throwing starfishes（海星）in the ocean.”“i guess i should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”“the sun is up and the tide is going out. and if i dont throw them in, theyll die”“but, young man, dont you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. you cant possibly make a difference!”来源:学#科#网z#x#x#kthe young man listened politely. then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “it made a difference for that one.” there is something very special in each and every one of us. we have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. and if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision of the power to shape the future.we must each find our starfish. and if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.60. one day, the wise man saw a young man _.a. trying to save as many starfishes as possible b. walking with a dancerc. picking up starfish for sale d. dancing along the beach 61. from the last two paragraphs, we can learn that _.a. the young man had the ability to make a differenceb. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.c. the wise man realized something new and importantd. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach62. the writer told this story to show us _.a. how and where we can write a good articleb. everyone can do something for the futurec. wise men are sometimes stupidd. young men are in fact wiser than old people cbellwood, il kombo peshu came to the united states from the poor village of mwands, kenya, ten years ago when father richard quinn gave him the chance to further his education. kombo was given a full scholarship to study for a masters degree.when kombo returned to kenya for a visit four years later, he realized how lucky he was to have received his education in the united states. over the four years he was in america, conditions in mwanda had worsened, and he was struck by how many children were struggling to receive a proper education.kombo knew that he had to give back to his people after seeing such hardships. first, he began to give money out of his own pocket, but he soon realized he had to do more. he went back to the united states and asked for donations(捐献), and was finally able to raise enough to start the mughamba scholarship foundation, a fund for children in his village of mwanda who cannot afford school. the people around him were so moved by his emotional accounts of these children that some of them not only gave money but also traveled with him back to mwanda to see firsthand what daily life is like for these children.kombo continues to raise money for his village and currently has 40 students on scholarships for high school and 5 at universities in kenya. in addition to continuing to raise money for his scholarship fund and by selling traditional kenyan items he is also working to raise money to get more running water in his village.63. why did kombo peshu come to the us 10 years ago? a. a university offered him a chance to study abroad. b. he was funded to work on a masters degree. c. richard quinn invited him to come for a visit. d. he was sent to study by the kenyan government.64. what impressed kombo in kenya was that _. a. many children were struggling hard to survive b. many children couldnt receive a proper education c. the children were living in very bad conditions d. most children couldnt go to school for the reason of wars65. what did kombo do to help his people? a. he donated his lifetime savings.b. he called on his friends to help. c. he ran a running water company in mwanda. d. he managed to raise money in the us.66. the meaning of the underlined word “accounts” in the third paragraph is close to _. a. description b. bank c.customer d. judgement 67. the purpose of writing the passage is to _. a. inspire more people to fight poverty b. encourage readers to contribute to kenya c. share the story of kombo peshu d. show the living conditions of kenyan childrend a lookalike(相像者) of north korean leader kim jong-un(金正恩) has been shocking people in hong kong. the 34-year-old impersonator(假扮者), known as howard, certainly turned heads when he paraded down the citys streets, drawing a crowd of passers-by trying to get a photo, but not everyone was fooled by the costume.“i was surprised and i thought hey, i have seen anywhere before, but that was on german tv, and so i recognized him as a dual. i couldnt believe that hes the true one.”howard says he transformed himself into the north korean leader earlier this year after his friends joked about the resemblance（相像）.“when he came to power, when he was the president of north korea, then i got a lot of comments that i look like the guy and then you know, we joked back and forth, yeah, maybe i should get dressed up and do some concerts with it. after all, im a musician so you know, its about the performance.”within weeks howard was in great demand, being flown across the world to film tv commercials and make