云南省玉溪市高二英语上学期期末考试新人教版.doc

玉溪一中高2014届高二上学期期末考试英语试卷本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150 分。考试时间120分钟。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15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。听第一段对话，回答第1至5题。1when does the conversation take place?aat 4:50.bat 5:00.cat 5:10.2what does the woman need?aa friend.ba job.ca meal.3how did alice get injured?aa car hit her.bshe fell off a bike.ca man riding a bike ran into her.4whats the relationship between the speakers?aparent and child.bcolleagues.chusband and wife. 5what is john supposed to do after a while?agive a speech. battend a basketball match. c. help the man prepare for a speech.第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，共225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、7题。6where are the speakers probably?aon a bus.bin a car.cat the airport.7what does the woman ask the man to do?alook at a map.bwatch the weather report.clisten to the traffic report on the radio.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8what is the woman doing?astudying abroad.b going on a business trip.cteaching some foreign students.9who can probably help the woman most?athe man.ba local student. cthe learning skills center.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10what are the speakers mainly talking about?ainterpersonal relationships.bhealth.csmiling.11what does the woman say about smiles?athey cannot prolong peoples lives.bthey can help build good interpersonal relationships.cthey will make people have wrinkles.12what do the speakers agree on?agiving gifts to other people.bgetting more exercise.csmiling more.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13how old was walt when he joined the red cross?a16.b17.c18.14why didnt he go off to europe immediately?ahe was too young.bhe got sick.cthere were many soldiers ahead of him.15how long was he in france?afor half a year.bfor about nine months.cfor more than a year.16after the war, where did he go first?ahe went to new york.bhe moved to kansas city.che went to chicago.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17what is the weather like at the time of the weather report?ait is pleasant.bit is extremely hot.cit is cloudy.18what does the speaker advise elderly people to do today?atake a walk outside.bstay at home.cget new air conditioners.19what is the highest temperature on friday?a34.b37.c40.20what will the weather be like on the weekend?ait will be much hotter.bthere will be a lot of rain.cthe warm weather will continue.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题，每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21could you do me a favor and take these books to my office?yes, .afor pleasurebi couldcmy pleasuredwith pleasure22he is giving her french lessons in _ for her teaching him englishaplacebturncexchangedchange23she bought eggs yesterday, but there were them brokenatwo scores of ; scores ofbscores of; two scores ofcscores of; two score ofdscore of; two scores24the iranian government is accused of some terror organizations in the middle east by the united states, who cant not produce firm evidences to prove itasponsoringbprovidingcofferingdsupplying 25i can think of many cases students obviously know a lot of english words and expressions but couldnt write a good essayawhybwhichcasdwhere26remember the first time we met?sureyou_ the novel pride and prejudice in the library ahad borrowed bhave borrowedcwere borrowingdborrowed27rather than on a crowded bus, he always prefers a bicyclearide; ridebriding; ride cride; to ride dto ride; riding28what would have happened, as far as the river bank?abob had walked farther bif bob should walk farthercif bob walked farther dhad bob walked farther29scientists are convinced _ the positive effect of laughter _ physical and mental healthaof; on bby; in cof; at don; at30present at the meeting amr. liu was, who taught us englishbwas mr. liu, who taught us englishcwas who taught us english, mr. liudmr. liu, who taught us english, was31when i got back home, i saw a message pinned to the door “ sorry to miss you, i will call later.”areadbreadscto readdreading32how did he get my telephone number?you _ it . you told him last week ashould have forgottenbmay have forgotten cmust have forgottendcould have forgotten33her fairy tales didnt kids probably because she employed too many scientific termsarefer tobapply forcappeal todintend for34lucy is a very optimistic girl she is faced with a difficulty, she always sees the bright side anow thatbevery timecas soon asdon condition that35come and see me whenever ait is convenient for youbyou will be convenient cyou are convenientdit will be convenient for you 第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题15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。“ just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed oscar reyna a packet.the package consisted of a long, narrow box 36 wrapped in brown paper. 37 the box, oscar saw an umbrella insidea very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 38 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 39 .oscar was 16 when he first saw the 40 umbrella. he had gone to a concert with his grandparents. as they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. impressed by its 41 oscar felt a strong desire to find its 42 .oscar 43 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. just as he thought, a man matched the seat 44 oscar had found the umbrella. the name was mrs. katie obrien.oscar talked his grandparents into going by mrs. obrien 45 on their way home. he rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “may i 46 you?” she asked.“id like to return it if its yours,” oscar said, 47 the umbrella as if presenting a 48 that had long been wished for.“ why, yes ! its mine,” replied mrs. obrien with a 49 smile and shining eyes. “it was given to me by my father years ago. thank you so much for returning it. may i offer you a reward for your 50 ?“no, mama, ”he said , “my grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”“well, thats 51 what my father used to say. what is your name, young man?” years later oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered mrs. o brien. it was in perfect condition, considering how 52 it was. why had it arrived here today? as if 53 , a note fell from the paper. it read：mrs. obrien wanted you to 54 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 55 gesture long ago.36astrictlybcarefullycroughlydcasually37aopeningbseizingcobservingdsearching38aafterbwhencsincedalthough39aclearlybfullycimmediatelydsuddenly40aaveragebunusualcplaindtypical41abeautybshapecorigindhistory42adesignerbsellercuserdowner 43aconvincedbforcedcencourageddadvised44auntilbbeforecwhichdwhere45afamilybtheatrechousedneighborhood46ainvitebhelpcbotherdknow47aputting upbturning outcpicking updholding out48achancebfactcgiftdresult49awidebconfidentcprouddshy50apatiencebkindnessccourageddetermination51aobviouslybnaturallycexactlydprobably52aoldbrarecpreciousdnice53ain contrastbin returncin exchangedin answer54apossessbacceptccarrydvalue55aattractivebsignificantcunselfishdsympathetic第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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。arecently, one of my best friends, whom id shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. since i moved to a new town several years ago, wed both always looked forward to the few times a year when we could see each other.over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. she started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how she experimented with drugs and was into other bad habits. i was blown away! she told me how she had been lying to her parents because they didnt want her around him.i tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. but she didnt believe me. her self-respect seemed to have disappeared. i just couldnt believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang out with such a loser.by the time she left, i was really worried about her. it had been so discouraging, and i had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendshipbut i didnt. i put the power of friendship to the ultimate(最终的)test. wed been friends for far too long. i had to hope that she valued me enough to know that i was trying to save her from hurting herself. i wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer (克服)anything.a few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation，and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriendi just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. it was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life.never had i been so proud of a friend.56from the beginning of the text，we can learn that the author .alost touch with the girl several years ago.bused to spend weekends with the girl.cmoved to the same town as the girl. dkept in touch with the girl.57it can be inferred that the girl .aknew she was in danger.btook the author seriously.clost hope of a bright future.dused to quarrel with her parents.58whats the authors purpose in telling the story?ato show the power of friendship.bto describe the troubles of friendship.cto tell the necessity of trusting friends. dto tell the importance of keeping up with friends.bprinceton universitylocation the university is in princeton, new jersey. it is an hours train ride south of new york city and an hours train ride north of philadelphia.students there are 4,600 undergraduates (本科生). there are also 1,900 graduate students, but princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.faculty princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members (教员). there are another 300 or so part-time and visiting faculty. all faculty members at princeton are expected to teach and research.degrees princeton offers two undergraduate degrees：the bachelor (学士) of arts (a. b. ) degree and the bachelor of science in engineering (b. s. e.) degree.academic year an academic year runs from september to late may and lasts two terms (fall and spring). a normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.residences princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges. each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.fees and expenses (academic year 2011-2012) tuition (学费): $29,910 room and board: $ 8,387 other expenses (books, telephone, etc): $ 3,083 total: $ 41,380 59how many kinds of faculty members are there in princeton university?aonebtwocthreedfour60in princeton university, an undergraduate will have to pay _for the academic year 2011-2012.a$11,470 b$ 52,850 c$ 41,380 d$ 8, 38761in what way is princeton university different from other american universities according to the text?ait has five colleges.bits students are mainly undergraduates. cit provides housing for all undergraduate students.dall the faculty members at princeton are expected to teach and research.62which of the following is not true? aprinceton offers two undergraduate degrees. ban academic year lasts about nine months in princeton university. cundergraduates should spend their first two years in one of five colleges. dits about an hours train ride from princeton university to the north of new york city.cpaula radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third london marathon title (马拉松冠军), says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 athens games.radcliffe, who failed to complete the olympic marathon and the 10,000m last august, said: “athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism.” “in the past i wanted to please everyone, but now i am going to listen even more to the people around me.”she didnt care about criticism made at the weekend by liz mccolgan, who felt radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in athens.“liz is someone i look up to but she hasnt spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, im sure she would have contacted me.”instead radcliffe won the new york city marathon just 11 weeks after athens.“in new york i wasnt in my best state but i did know i was good enough to win the race.” radcliffe insisted her only goal in sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.however, radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her final world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.“i dont think thatalthough i cant put a number on it,” said radcliffe. “that changes from person to person.”radcliffe is sure she can better her winning london 2003 performance at some point in the future. following a successful three-month training period in the united states, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometer race three years ago.afterwards she set a mixed course mark of 2:17:18 five months later in chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 london event.63radcliffes failure in athens made her .adevelop respect for liz.blove people around her more.crest for five months. dface criticism calmly. 64which of the following is true according to the passage? aradcliffe broke the world record in the new york city marathon. bradcliffe didnt fully recover before the new york city marathon. cradcliffe won her first marathon title in the new york city marathon. dradcliffe had a 3-month training before the new york city marathon.65by saying “i cant put a number on it,” radcliffe means shes not sure . aif she has the ability to set a new world record. bif she can win another race though she has won many times. chow many times a marathon runner can set the world record. dif she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times. 66what can we learn from radcliffes story? apractice makes perfect. bwell begun is half done. ca friend in need is a friend indeed.dwhere there is a will there is a way.dspring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.a high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身）nose rings, or certain dress styles. it is true you cant judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递)certain messageswhat we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we arejust as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do companiesdress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees (雇员), because those people represent the companies to their customers.as a hiring manager i am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. there are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customerseven though i am open-minded, i cant expect all our customers are.there is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. no company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.67which of the following is the newspaper editor opinion according to paragraph 2?apeoples appearances carry messages about themselves.bcandidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.ccustomers choices influence dress standards in companies.dstrange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.68what can be inferred from the text?acandidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.bhiring managers make the best impression on