云南省玉溪市峨山彝族自治县第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

峨山一中2015-2016学年上学期期末考试高二年级英语试卷 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共计8页,考试用时120分钟，满分150分。考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷上答题无效。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 are the speakers going to eat? a. pizza. b. sandwiches.c. hamburgers. 2. what time is it now? a. 6:00 a.m. b. 6:15 p.m. c. 7:15 p.m. 3. what has the boy already done? a. he made his bed.b. he washed the dishes.c. he took out the garbage.4. what is the man doing? a. watching tv.b. writing a report.c. listening to music.5. why is the woman sad? a. she doesnt have enough to eat.b. she cant help the children.c. she misses her parents.第二节听下面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。6. what does the man ask the woman for? a. a dollar.b. a receipt.c. some quarters.7. where will the man get something to eat? a. from a store.b. from a movie theater.c. from a candy machine.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. whats the probable relationship between the speakers? a. boss and employee. b. co-workers. c. neighbors. 9. why was cindy fired? a. she lied on her rsum(简历)b. she was not good at her job.c. she went on vacation without asking for leave.10. how does the man feel about the whole thing? a. hes disappointed. b. hes not surprised.c. he finds it unbelievable.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what are the speakers doing? a. buying some furniture.b. decorating their house.c. arranging the womans room. 12. what will the speakers do first? a. move the bed.b. move the desk.c. hang the curtains. 13. where does the woman want to put the desk? a. in the corner.b. against the wall.c. far away from the window. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what does the boy think about mrs. hobbs? a. she is very poor.b. she is too serious.c. she looks very funny.15. what does freddie sometimes do to mrs. hobbs? a. he makes fun of her.b. he plays games with her.c. he helps her with the housework.16. how does the woman feel about what the boy said? a. amused.b. ashamed.c. angry.17. what does the woman advise the boy to do? a. respect older people.b. stop being friends with freddie.c. work hard to be a good teacher.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what did jennifer tell the students to do? a. leave at once.b. wait in the classroom.c. find out what the problem was.19. what caused the fire alarm? a. a fire broke out at school.b. someone was playing a joke.c. someone hit the alarm by mistake. 20. who turned off the alarm? a. jennifer.b. a fireman.c. a police第二部分 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、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 a once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. one day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. on the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. they jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. the farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. they obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. he asked to see the rich man. a servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting. i have brought you the basket of apples you asked for, he said. but why have you brought a half-empty basket? the rich man asked. i met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples.21. why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? because . a. he was poor b. he liked the rich man c. his farm belonged to the rich man d. the rich mans children liked apples22. what did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps? a. they jumped and jumped. b. they played. c. they ran away. d. they ate some of the apples.23. how did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? he felt_. a. pleased b. unhappy c. excited d. moved b. the clock struck eleven at night. the whole house was quiet. everyone was in bed except me. under the strong light, i looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.i was going to have my examination the next day. when can i go to bed? i asked myself. i didnt answer, in fact i dared not. the clock struck 12.oh, dear! i cried, ten more books to read before i can go to bed!” we pupils are the most wretched(可怜的，悲惨的) creatures in the world. dad does not agree with me on this. he did not have to work so hard when he was a boy . the clock struck one. i was quite hopeless now. i forgot all i had learnt. i was too tired to go on. i did the only thing i could. i prayed, “oh, god, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. i do promise to work hard afterwards, amen.” my eyes were heavy, so heavy that i could hardly open them. a few minutes later, with my head on the desk, i fell asleep.24. reviewing his lessons didnt help him because _. . a. it was too late at night b. he was very tired c. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldnt keep them opend. he hadnt studied hard before the examination 25. what do you suppose happened to the author？a. he went to a church to pray again b. he passed the exam by luck c. he failed in the exam d. he was punished by his teacher26. the best title for the passage would be _ .a. the night before the examination b. working far into the nightc. a slow student d. going over my lessons c. “if you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”that may seem a strange thing to say. but touching things can help you to see them better.your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. but by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. you can feel how heavy the glass is. when you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. with your skin, you can feel better. for example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. you can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. you can even feel sounds against your skin. have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? they must like to feel the sounds of music.all children soon learn what “dont touch!” means. they hear it often. yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. in shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. to see something well, we have to touch it. the bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. you know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. all feel different under your feet.there are ways of learning to see well by feeling. one way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. at first, it is not easy to feel these things. you are too used to them!most museums are just for looking. but today some museums have some things to touch. their signs say, “do touch!” there you can feel everything on show.if you want to see better, reach out and touch. then you will really see!27by touching things . a. you will have a strange feeling b. you will learn how to reach out your hand c. you can learn more about them d. you can tell what colors they really are28which of the following can be the best title of the story? a. touching by feeling b. to see or to feel c. to see betterfeel d. ways of feeling29which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket? a. your fingers. b. your eyes. c. your skin. d. your back.30what cant your skin feel? a. sounds. b. darkness. c. water d. coins.d. with the year coming to an end, a vacation is inescapable. traveling in winter is never easy. air travel might sound like the most convenient method of winter travel, but it has its shortcomings. the season of cold sometimes interrupts your travel plans and flights often get cancelled or delayed. we bring you some tips to keep in mind if you are traveling by air in the winter.early flights are on timeearly morning flights have been found to be more on time than the ones later in the day. you would have to wake up very early, but it would be worth it. any delay in the flight schedule during the day leads to a series of delays, so the best way to avoid a delayed flight is to fly early.partner airlines can helppartner airlines can help you in times of delayed flights. some airlines work in association（联系） with partner airlines. in case your flight gets cancelled or delayed, you can ask for a seat with the partner airline, provided（假如）that your airline supports it.join a clubjoining a club will surely make you shell out some money, but if you are a frequent flyer, this is the best option（选择）for you. when your flight gets delayed for hours, you can access（通道，加入）those clubs in the airport rather than being stuck in the terminal（终点站）. also, access to different travel agents is easier from the clubs, and they can assist you with various options available（可利用的，可得到的）.consider a travel agentat times when you are stuck（阻塞，陷入）in situations where your flight is delayed or cancelled, instead of dealing directly with the airline staff, it is best to lay the responsibility on your travel agent. your travel agent will act on your behalf and solve the issues instead of you standing in the queue and dealing with the issue all by yourself. 31. what does the passage mainly discuss?a. what to do when facing a delayed or cancelled flight.b. how to deal with winter travel effectively.c. what to do with your own shortcomings in winter.d. how to get in touch with your airplane company quickly.32. the author suggests taking morning flights because _.a. no one likes to get up early like youb. you can have more time to workc. no one wishes to take afternoon flightsd. you can avoid having a delayed flight33. what is the benefit(好处) of choosing partner airlines?a. the flight provides special service to guests on request.b. the guests can be given a seat on another airplane.c. the guests can be transferred during the flight.d. the airport will make sure the delay time is as short as possible.34. what does the underlined phrase “shell out” in the passage mean?a. saveb. earnc. payd. waste35. to avoid a bad situation, you can do the following except _.a. turning to a travel agentb. joining any club that can provide you with various optionsc. choosing the appropriate（恰当的）flight to begin withd. staying away from late flights 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 do you know australia? australia is the largest island in the world. it is a little smaller than china. it is in the south of the earth. 36 . the population of australia is nearly as large as that of shanghai. 37 . the cities in australia have got little air or water pollution. the sky is blue and the water is clean. you can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. plants grow very well.last month we visited perth, the biggest city in western australia and went to a wild flowers exhibition(展览). 38 . we had a wonderful time. perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. in spring every year perth has the wild flowers exhibition.after visiting perth, we spent the day in the countryside. we sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. it was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. 39 . there were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. 40 . after a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.a. the government has made enough laws to fight pollution.b. australia is the sixth largest country in the world.c. australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.d. australia is big, but its population is not large.e. what we saw made us pick up all our things and ran back to the car as quickly as we could.f. there we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.g. the people of australia is very hard-working.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15分，满分30分）my husband has been ill in hospital for two months and i have learned to make do with very little(凑合过日子).one sunday afternoon, i went to buy a 41 for my daughter with my friend. a woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said,“i 42 you must be having a hard time.”i just smiled and said,“i am okay. i have eight dollars and i have food at home, so i will be 43 .” about ten 44 later she came up to me and said,“can i take a look at the book that you have 45 ? it seems very interesting!”i said all right and gave it to her.just then 46 called me and i immediately went out. when i 47 , she thanked me and 48 my book.on my way home my friend who was driving said,“you told me you did not have much 49 ? ”i replied,“i dont.” she said,“oh yes, you do!”i assured(保证)her i 50 i had two dollars left, but she insisted(坚持) i 51 plenty of money. “look at your book in your bag,”she 52 . “there is a hundred dollar bill in it.”i turned over the page and got so 53 ! there actually was a hundred dollar 54 that seemed to have fallen out of my book! i 55 her, very surprised, and said,“i dont know where that came from. i have no 56 because i 57 did not have a hundred dollars. ” i thought and thought about the money for days after that. then i realized it must have come from 58 who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. how 59 of her! and what a wonderful gift to 60 when i am down to my last two dollars!41. a. storybookb. toy bearc. birthday caked. concert ticket42. a. suggestb. wishc. heard. think43. a. sadb. upsetc. fined. honest44. a. hoursb. minutesc. daysd. weeks45. a. writtenb. chosenc. hiddend. finished46. a. someoneb. nobodyc. everyoned. anybody47. a. designedb. returnedc. selectedd. decorated48. a. threw awayb. took apartc. looked intod. gave back49. a. wisdomb. moneyc. waterd. patience50. a. neverb. alwaysc. onlyd. once51. a. hadb. spentc. lostd. won52. a. saidb. doubtedc. orderedd. shouted53. a. worriedb. satisfiedc. amazedd. relaxed54. a. jewelb. evidencec. paintingd. bill55. a. stared atb. debated withc. believed ind. thought highly of56. a. hopeb. fancyc. designd. idea57. a. fortunatelyb. rarelyc. selflesslyd. certainly58. a. the ladyb. the writer c. my friendd. my daughter59. a. foolishb. kindc. energeticd. proud60. a. surviveb. belongc. removed. receive第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或者用括号内单词的正确形式填空。once there lived a rich man 61 wanted to do something for the people of his town. but first he wanted 62 (find) out whether they deserved his help.in the center of the main road into the town, he placed 63 very large stone. then he 64 (hide) behind a tree and waited. soon an old man came along with his cow.“who put this stone in the center of the road?”said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 65 man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. all of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 66 . late in the afternoon a young man came along. he saw the stone, 67 (say) to himself, “the night will be very dark. some 68 (neighbor) will come along 69 (late) in the dark and will fall against the stone.”then he began to move the stone. he pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it. how great his surprise was at last! 70 the stone, he found a bag of money.第四部分：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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在其下写出该加的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。today i visited the smiths-my first time visit to a american family. they live in a small town. it was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. the smiths did his best to make me feel at home. they offered me coffee and another drinks. we have a good time talking and laughing together. they eager to know everything about china and asked me lots of question. in fact, they are planning to visit china in next year.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李梅，你的好朋友苏珊前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封建议信。（1） 学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会。（2） 多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独。（3） 积极参加各种活动，是自己的生活更加有趣。词数：100个左右；可适当增加细节。峨山一中20152016学年上学期期末考试高二英语 参考答案一. 听力1-5: acabb 6-10: ccbab 11-15: cabca 16-20: caabc二 阅读理解a篇：21-23：cdb b篇: 24-26: dca c篇: 27-30: ccab d篇: 31-35: adbcb 36-40: dafec三完形填空41-45 adcbb 46-50 abdbc 51-55 aacda 56-60 ddabd四语法填空61. who/that 62. to find 63. a 64. hid 65. another 66. it 67. saying 68. neighbors 69. later 70. under五短文改错1. 去掉time 2.a-an 3. for-of 4. drove-drive 5. his-their 6. another-other 7. have-had 8. eager前加were 9.question-questions 10. in去掉六作文dear susan,i am sorry to hear that you are having tro