福建省八县一中高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

2015-2016学年度第二学期八县（市）一中期末联考高中 二 年 英语 科试卷 完卷时间： 120 分钟 满 分： 150 分 第i卷选择题 (共100分)第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 does the woman want to know? a. where the new ice cream store is. b. when the grocery store opens.c. where the police station is.2. what color is marys hair? a. red. b. brown. c. white.3. what does the woman mean? a. shell not go to the game. b. she will do everything later. c. she just wants to cut the grass now.4. why doesnt the man want to go to chicago? a. it is too far away. b. it isnt as nice as pittsburgh.c. he hasnt been to pittsburgh.5. when might the speakers be talking? a. 9:00 p.m. b. 11:00 p.m. c. 1:00 a.m.第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。6. where are the speakers? a. in a garden. b. at a zoo. c. by a lake.7. why does the man prefer the ducks? a. they are pretty. b. they dont attack people.c. they dont eat too much.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what time does the store close on saturday? a. at 6:00. b. at 6:30. c. at 9:00.9. what is the woman going to do next? a. go to the store. b. make dinner. c. watch a movie.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what month might it be now? a. december. b. april. c. july.11. where do the womans brothers spend their holidays? a. in philadelphia. b. in boston. c. in new york.12. how long has fiona been taking vacations in miami? a. its her first year. b. for the last ten years. c. for the past three years.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what did james get from nancy? a. a piece of jewelry. b. some furniture. c. some clothing.14. what does nancy want james to do? a. move something. b. sell something. c. buy something.15. when is james going to help? a. on saturday night. b. on sunday morning.c. on sunday afternoon.16. how long will it take james to get to nancys house? a. about two hours. b. about one hour. c. all day.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. who are the listeners going to meet? a. mr. hamilton. b. mr. gonzalez. c. mr. jones.18. who is the champion right now? a. tommy. b. carlos. c. joey.19. what are the listeners likely to do in the gym? a. pay to watch a boxing match.b. meet with famous people.c. work out with tommy.20. how might tommy be described? a. quiet and huge. b. friendly and strong. c. small and kind.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1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。aone cold december morning, i boarded a bus with my four large bags. i was headed home to rampur. after a few hours a well-dressed young man got in and sat next to me. i was cautious. id often come across men eager to chat up a girl traveling on her own. so i wasnt surprised when he spoke up.“where are you going?” he asked.“rampur,” i replied and put on my earphones. he didnt bother me after that. it started to rain and water was dripping through the roof on to my lap. seeing that, the man emptied a plastic bag full of clothes, which he pushed into his travel bag. he then handed me the bag. i accepted it with a sheepish “thanks” before spreading it on my lap.minutes later, the bus broke down! all the passengers had to get off and stood on the road, ready to rush into the next bus. the conductor unwillingly helped me offload my luggage.when the bus finally arrived, it had many passengers already. the crowd struggled to get in and i was pushed aside. as i stood there feeling very upset, i saw a hand waving out to me. it was the same young man. he stood there blocking the doorway. i passed my bags to him and he placed them inside one by one, as if we were family traveling together. he then gently helped me in. two hours later, as we approached rampur, i turned to look for him. however, he was not there. he must have got off at an earlier stop without letting me know. why would he? hed done what he had to. i was the one who couldnt apologize for my attitude or thank him. 21. why did the man empty one of his plastic shopping bags?a. to remove his clothes from inside it and put them into his travel bag.b. to find clothes for the author to get changed into.c. to cover the window and prevent the rain from coming in.d. to help the author to keep out of the rain.22. during the process of transferring to another bus, _.a. the passengers got on the next bus in an orderly wayb. the author managed to get on the bus with the help of the man c. the author and the man pretended to be family membersd. the author had to offload her luggage on her own23. at the end of her journey, the author probably felt_ the man. a. grateful to b. sympathetic to c. disappointed in d. concerned about 24. how is the article mainly developed? a. with examples. b. with comparisons. c. by describing the events in order of time. d. by describing the events in order of importance.bmovie fans around the world gathered around their living rooms to watch the 88th academy awards, televised live from the dolby theater in los angeles on sunday, february 28, 2016 beginning at 5:30 pm pt / 8:30pm et on abc. and, did we mention that leonardo dicaprio, who won his first oscar ever for best actor for his role in the revenant荒野猎人 after so many years of struggle? it actually happened this year. the revenant is a cruel tale about survival and revenge (复仇). in the 1820s, europeans flooded into the new world in search of raw materials and precious goods, like animal fur, which disturbed north americas ecological balance and triggered a resisting struggle among the native americans.the film tells the story of hugh glass, a fur trapper played by leonardo dicaprio, who is badly injured in a violent bear attack when going hunting with his fellow trappers. he decides to take revenge on his fellows who left him for dead. unlike his fellows, who go after economic gain by any means necessary, glass is described as respectful to the native americans. he represents some of the invaders who were less greedy and inhumane.people often say that compared with nature, man is unimportant. yet the film describes human kinds life force under unbearable conditions. glass survived a frozen river, gunfire, and a bear attack. just as the line on the movie poster says, hes “one who has returned, as if from the dead.” at the beginning of the film, glass says to his son, “as long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. you breathe. keep breathing.” thats the essence of this survival story.25. which of the following doesnt belong to the messages that the director hopes to tell the audience? a. human beings ought to show their respect to the nature and live in an environmentally friendly way. b. man can be strong in tough environment. c. what doesnt kill you will make you stronger. d. human beings are born greedy and inhumane. 26. what does the underlined word mean in the second paragraph? a. cause b. suffer c. meet d. bring27.which one of the following sayings do you believe can best describe dicaprios success in this oscar? a. everybodys business is nobodys business. b. time tells everything. c. every cloud has a silver lining. d. nothing is impossible to a willing heart.cwhat we doefp courses provide courses in english language and british culture. our courses are aimed at students aged between 12 and 17 who are at pre-intermediate level or above in english. the courses are held in guildford, a historic town near london. typical structure of a one-week course up to 25 hours of english run by native speakers, qualified in teaching english as a foreign language and specialist drama teachers 2 full-day sightseeing trips to london and oxford (at weekends) full board (全食宿) with local, english-speaking familieswhen we run the coursesefp courses can be organized only during british state school terms. for this academic year, courses can be booked between now and 23 may and between 30 may and 30 june. we welcome you to book from 3 september 2016 to 25 october 2016 and from 31 october to 20 december 2016. why choose efp courses in addition to our standard english classes, we also run drama and expression english classes, taught by specialist drama teachers. we expose our students to british culture for the entire length of the course. we tailor courses to each groups needs, creating a unique experience for our students. note that any changes to our courses are made within reason and only if all participants from a group share the same language level. please see further details on our website. length of a courseefp courses run for either one or two weeks depending on the specific requirements for your group. how to applyplease register（登记）your interest by sending an email to infoefpcourses.co.uk. by contacting us before you make any travel arrangements you ensure that we can put your group up on the dates that you require. for more details, please visit www.efpcourses.co.uk. see you in guildford soon!28. what does the passage tell us about efp courses? a. they involve students in british culture activities during the whole course. b. they are available on the school campuses in london and oxford. c. they are intended for teenagers of all english levels. d. every individual participant is supplied with tailored language support.29. suppose you are to take efp courses this academic year, you can _. a. hand in an application by visiting their website b. enjoy a special series of lessons for a whole school term c. experience english dramas with english-speaking families d. make a reservation from october 31 to december 2030. the purpose of this writing is to _. a. attract qualified teachers to efp coursesb. show the popularity of efp courses c. offer students access to efp courses d. stress the importance of efp courses31. the passage is probably taken from _. a. a research paper b. a website c. a news report d. a travel magazinedlook back through history at all the famous and distinguished persons. albert einstein, isaac newton, etc., all had one thing in common: they were all extremely curious about the world around them. this natural quality of theirs was what improved them from average personalities to true geniuses.curiosity will have you asking questions always. you will go hunting for the answers and wont rest until you find them. the end result is that, you will learn a lot, and keep on adding to your knowledge throughout your life. no wonder then that, naturally curious people are often the most knowledgeable ones around.driven by curiosity, when you head out to seek answers, it will be like going on an adventure. depending on what you seek, you might have to look in new places and learn new things. you are likely to face encumbrances and roadblocks on the way, but you will keep overcoming them, continuing onwards till you reach your final goal of complete understanding. this journey from ignorance to knowledge and all the things that happen in between will bring you new experiences.curiosity will naturally make you learn, understand and experience more. as such, it will make you better exposed to a whole new world of possibilities.for instance, you might be an engineer by qualification, but if you are curious, you might want to find out how articles on the internet are written. it might even happen that, while exploring the process of writing, you may find out that you actually enjoy doing it, and that people like reading your work. thus your curiosity would have ended up opening a whole new field of work for you.32. the author mentions albert einstein and isaac newton because both of them _.a. are intelligent b. are very curious persons c. are great scientists d. have different personalities33. what message does the second paragraph mainly convey?a. curious people are always the most knowledgeable. b. we should hunt for answers instead of waiting for them. c. curiosity is good for learning.d. naturally asking questions makes you curious constantly.34. the underlined word “encumbrances” can be replaced by “_”a. difficulties. b. methods. c. aims d. opportunities. 35. the best title for the text could be _.a. curiosity not for everyone b. you will explore newer possibilities c. your future is controlled by curiosityd. reasons why curiosity can make you smarter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。as students, we sometimes have trouble remembering the information that we have read when we are studying. 36 so the following tips can help you improve study skills so that you can get good grades in the exams. 37 otherwise, your attention may focus on what youre hearing instead of what you are reading. dont study in bed. 38 if youre in bed, you may fall asleep. setting aside a special space for your schoolwork is best. if you dont have a place that can be used only for studying then using the same space in your home ( the dining room table, for example) each time you sit down to study will help you get into a good routine.summarize what you have read. one of the best ways to prepare for an exam is being able to summarize what you read using short and objective phrases. 39 physical exercise is important. exercise for at least 3 hours a week. 40 it is a great way to improve your mental function and overall productivity.study groups or brief discussions of the material with your classmates will also help strengthen what youve learned. good luck on your next exam!a. study for an hour and a half.b. it is very useful for your study.c. it improves your health.d. this can cause students to receive bad grades.e. avoid listening to music or the television while you study. f. you need to be attentive when preparing for your exams.g. look up any word you dont know and make sure you understand its meaning.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，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。what do you bring back from vacation? i like to 41_ my bags with sweets from whatever place ive visited. 42 , recently, ive started doing something else. if i see a church while on vacation, i go in and pray, for both the people im vacationing with and those back home.for me, the idea was 43 by my moms best friend, dale. theyre 44 than friends, really, more like sisters. theyre both short and funny! they talk non-stop and share the same crazy sense of 45 .back when i was 14 and 46 some pretty scary medical treatment, my mom asked all her friends to pray 47 hard for me. i had a tumor(肿瘤) in my brain that had to be 48 surgically. the operation was 49 for augustthe same week that dale would be on vacation with her husband. she offered to 50 the trip. my mom said, “dont be silly! just keep diana in your 51 .” 52 the surgery was a success. a few months later, my mom was at dales birthday party and ran into a(n) 53 one of the friends on vacation with dale. they started 54 . “youll never guess what dale did on vacation,” the woman said. “ 55 we stopped in a city and passed a church, dale would go inside to pray and light a 56 for diana.” 57 , at one church in italy, dale waited two hours in line to light a candle.dale never told my mom what she did. but i have no 58 that her prayers helped work miracles in my life. as young as i was then, i could feel the 59 of the prayers from friends and family surrounding me during that 60 time, just like a force field of prayer protection.41. a. mix b. compare c. help d. fill42. a. and b. for c. or d. however43. a. inspired b. expressed c. accepted d. given44. a. newer b. truer c. closer d. straighter45. a. distance b. humor c. direction d. freedom46. a. giving b. leading c. presenting d. receiving47. a. average b. long c. extra d. total48. a. harvested b. removed c. damaged d. found49. a. scheduled b. completed c. performed d. conducted50. a. cut down b. focus on c. end up d. call off51. a. trips b. prayers c. minds d. hands52. a. interestingly b. safely c. strangely d. thankfully53. a. workmate b. relative c. acquaintance d. sister54. a. talking b. laughing c. thinking d. worrying55. a. every time b. now that c. even though d. what if 56. a. match b. candle c. cigar d. lamp57. a. at times b. at best c. in fact d. in case58. a. concern b. need c. doubt d. interest59. a. strength b. courage c. feelings d. spirits60. a. same b. scary c