高二英语上册期末试题-2.doc

山西省大同市08-09学年高二上学期期末统考英语试题第一卷(三部分，共75分)第一部分：听力(共两节。10分)第一节(共5小题，每小题1分。满分5分)请听下面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。1Wh0 hates housework? AMike and Kate BMike CThe woman2What does the woman suggest? AThe man should take an umbrella with him if he goes out BThe man should buy an umbrella from her shop CThe man shouldnt go out3Who is interested in Indian art? AMary and the man BThe man and Jane CMary and Jane4How long was the football match delayed? A15 minutes B50 minutes C15 days5Who will probably go to meet Tony? AThe woman BThe man CBoth of them第二节(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分) 请听下面的对话或独白。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。听每段对话或对白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请昕第6段材料。回答第6至7题。6Where does the conversation take place? AIn the mans room BIn the libraryCIn the womans room7What is wrong with he book? AThe mall spilled some coffee on it BThe woman read it in a wrong way CThe man lost it in the reading room请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Why will the man have to stay at home and study tonight? AHe will prepare for a job interview BHe has to do much housework CHis final exam is coming next week9What will the man do after the examination? AMaybe he will look for a better job BPerhaps he will take another examination CIts not mentioned in the conversation10What does the man want to do in the future? AHe wants to go on with his present job BHe wants to earn more money CHe wants to set up a new company第二部分：英语知识应用(共两节。35分第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分。满分15分)11Jack was late for class this morning? As far as I knowHes never late for classAHow come? BSo what? Cwhy not? DGreat!12After the operation，you should do suitable exercise to recover your Apower Benergy Cstrength Dforce13I hope that you and Smith can become good friends If only Smith had the same ideaAMy pleasure BBy no means CI think not DBy all means14A solid foundation will be before the rest of the building is startedAoffered Blaid Cmastered Dcarried15It is really remarkable to have the opportunity to so many historical events A1ive with Blive through C1ive down Dlive together16The order came that the medical supplies to the village without delay Ashould send Bwould be sent Cbe sent Dcan be sent17So fast that no one in our class can keep up with himAhe runs Bdidbet31n Cran he Ddoes he run18 is no possibility that the shy girl may win the first prize in contest AThere BIt CThis DThat19Its really fun to see all the food I have made in such a short time Aeating Beaten Cbeing eaten Dto be eaten20He hurried to the booking office only that all the tickets had been sold out Ato tell Btold Cto be told Dtelling21Proper first aid can save a seriously injured person，especially when he is bleeding heavily or Ais poisoning Bhas poisoned Cwas poisoned Dhas been poisoned22Leaves are found on all kinds of trees，but they differ greatly size and shape Afrom Bin Cby DOn23While he was searching for information on the internet the computer system suddenly Abroke down Bbroke up Cbroke out Dbroke in24As the doctors suggest, people should open the window to make air in the morningAspread Bfloat Ccirculate Dremove25He told me he was satisfied with Aall what I said Bthat I said Cwhatever I had said Dno matter what I said第二节：完形填空(20小题；每小题1分。满分20分) As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cuds Io be sent，and rooms to be cleaned Parents ale 26 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children If the gifts are largethis is sometimes a real 27 On Christmas Eveyoung children find the excitement almost unbearableThey are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 28 up late so that they will not 29 the fun Sometimes though children go to bed early，they often lie 30 for a long time，hoping to get a short 31 at Father Christmas Last Christmas，my wife and I 32 hid a few large presents in the storeroom I 33 the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 34 me whore that new bike had come from，but 35 he did not see it On Christmas Eve， 36 took the children hours to go to sleepIt must have been nearly 37 when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began 38 stockings Then I pushed in the 39 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree We knew we would not get much sleep that nightfor the children were 40 to get up early At about five oclock the next morning，we were 41 by loud sounds coming from the childrens roomthey were shouting excitedly! 42 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage43 the baby arrivedHe moved 44 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burnt That woke us up 4526Afaced Bmet Cforced Dpleased27Aquestion Bthing Cproblem Dbusiness28Aget Bstay Cstand Dwake29A10se Bbreak Cmiss D1eave30Aawake Balone Casleep DMire31A100k Bstare Cglare Dwatch32Ahopefully Bbusily Cgladly Dsuccessfully33A1iked Bfeared Csurprised Dhated34Aanswer Btell Cask Dsearch35Asadly Bunluckily Cpossibly Dfortunately36Ait Bthey CI Dwe37Amorning Bmidnight Cevening Ddaybreak38Afilling Bsewing Cmending Dpreparing39Apresent Bstocking Cbike Dtree40Aanxious Bsure Cafraid Dexcited41Atroubled Bfrightened Cwoken Dshocked42ABefore BAfter CUntil DSince43AEven BAnd CSoon DThen44Awith Bon Cover Dby45Acompletely Bnearly Chappily Dpartly第三部分：阅读理解(15小题；每小题2分。满分30分)A We often hear the saying，“Youve a greater chance of being struck by lightning than”It is used to describe something that hasnt got much chance of happeningHoweverthis common saying undermines(削弱)the very real danger of lightning Last Friday，at least five people were killed by lightning in Nepal Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US The first is floodsAround 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year，and of those，about 73 people dieMore people ale killed by lightning than by tornados and hurricanes Because lightning kills only one or two people at a timeits danger does not receive a8 much attention as other disasters To raise awareness(意识)of the damage of lightning the US has made June 2228 National Lightning Safety Week It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lighting and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms “If you can hear thunder(雷)，you are in danger of being struck by lightning，”said Rocky Lopes，a disaster educator at the American Red Cross “Thunder means that lighting is close enough to hit you at any minuteso you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended The single most important thing to remember is to find a hiding place，”Lopes said Summer is the time for most lighting storms，so when lightning strikes across the sky，remember these safety tips：Stop working，fishing，swimming or playing in an open al-ea If you count less than ten seconds between the thunder and the lighting flashtake cover inside the nearest buildingIf that is not possiblefollow these instruments Do not stand under a tree Do not use a mobile phone Get off bicycles or motorcycles Crouch(蹲下) down if there is no hiding place46 The popular opinion about being struck by lightning is that Athere is a great chance of being killed by lightning than by any other natural disaster Bit is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters Cthe chance that a person to be struck by lightning is very small Dit is impossible for people to be killed by lighting47On average，about of people struck by lighting die as a result A185 B50 C30 D7348Among all the safety tips，the most important one is that when you ate outside and hear thunder you should Astand beside your bicycle or motorcycle Bquickly find a place to hide Ccount ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning Ddont use a hair drier49During thunderstorms，you should not Aenter a place to hide Bturn off the TV Cclose your window Duse your mobile phone50According to the article，what does June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week refer to? AThere is one week free from work BThere ale some warnings shown CThe public ale provided with safety tips about lightning DDuring the week in the US，lightning happens certainlyB Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune largely to the cause of global health Having already provided the BillMelinda Gates Foundation with$24 billion to address global health issues，Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except a few percent left for the kids So what has made the richest mart in the world channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to be extended to other nations around the worldImproving the health of the, populations I he says，has proven to be all essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful“National borders allow inequalities。”said Gates，“We all need to take a more global view，rather than just saying my country is doing well We have to step up these health issues。knowing how few resources are going into them Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child As he, gathered hisfortune，Gates knew he would eventually want to give back a8 well，but he didn2 expect todevote himself wholeheadedly to one p。Object until he was about 60 However。Gates，47。began to question his ability to wait that long“It seemed there was a real time urgency，”Gates said。“I started to think how many lives could I Save before then?51Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune? ATo improve the health of population in America alone BTo improve the health of population all over the world CTo avoid leaving his children too much money DTo spare the American government the burden of health ca”52In Bill Gatesopinion, AAmericans should care about people in other countries BAmericans should treat fellow citizens wellCAmericans should devote themselves to certain projectsDAmericans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune53Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of Ahis weakening health condition Bhis parentssuggestions Chis great success in business D his concerns for suffering people54According to the passage，which word call be used to describe Bill Gates? ABrave BKindhearted CStrongminded DConfident55When Gales was young，his parents often Arefused to help others Boffer to help othersCset good examples Dgathered their fortuneC The Kyoto Protocol is a plan created by the United Nations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeThe plan aims to reduce the amount of industrial gases released(释放)into the environment Some scientists say carbon dioxide and other industrial gases ale m blame for climate change around the world The scientists say such gases build up in the atmosphere and trap heat below They say this results in increasing temperatures and rising sea levelsThe plan is called the Kyoto Protocol because it was negotiated(商议)in Kyoto，Japan in December，1997 The goal of the agreement is to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions(排出物) industrial gases released to below，the1evels of 1990Nations responsible for at least 55of the worlds industrial carbon dioxide emissions had to approve the agreement before it could go into effect The European Union and many other industrial nations quickly approved the Kyoto Protoco1They receive credit for their own emissions if they invest(投赍1 in cleaned technologies in developing nations Developing nations do not have to meet the emissions requirements of the agreement The United States produced 36of the worlds carbon dioxide emissions in 1999 But the United States refused to approve the Kyoto Protocol Before the Protocol was negotiatedThe United States senate(参议院)voted that any treaty(条约)harmful to the economy of the UnitedStates could not be signed President Bush has said that he supports the general idea of the treaty but will not send the treaty to the Senate for approval MrBush said that the agreement sets unfair differences between industrial and developing nations He also said that the treaty could cause some Americans to lose their jobsAfter the United States rejected(拒绝)the Kyoto Protocol，approval by Russia was necessary for the agreement to come into effectRussia approved the Protocol in November 2004 and the Kyoto Protocol went into effect on February 16th，2005 157 countries have approved the agreement56Whats the purpose of this passage? ATo note the importance of environmental protection BTo provide information about the Kyoto Protocol CTo show the results caused by global climate change DTo criticize the US for its response to the Kyoto Protoco157How many years was the Kyoto Protocol negotiated before its coming into effect? ANearly 1 year BNearly 6 year CNearly 8 year DNearlyl5year58Whats the main idea of paragraph 47 AThe US Senate has more power than President Bush BThe Kyoto protocol will really do some harm to the US economy CThe worry of President Bush about signing the Kyoto Protocol is reasonable DThe US views its interest more important than environmental protection59It call NOT be learned from this passage that Athe Kyoto Protocol was created to solve global pollution problems Bthe developed countries are mainly responsible for industrial gases Cthe developing countries cult be free from the Kyoto Protocol Dthe Kyoto Protocol finally took effect without Americas approval60Whats the best title of the passage?AThe Kyoto Protocol BGreenhouse GasCA Disapproval DAn Agreement第二卷第四部分：写作(共二节，满分25分)第一节改错(满分10分) Have you ever seen a painting that seems tell a story? 61 Normans pictures do this Every of them tells a different story 62 Many of his picture show things you have done One painting 63 shows a boy at a doctors surgery Another picture shows boys 64 and girls in sch001Theres even one that showed a dog that 65 goes into a church Norman Rockwell began paint 66 when he