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2015-2016学年度上学期高二英语期末试卷 考试时间120分钟 试题分数 150 卷i第一部分：听力 第一节1 whose wallet probably is it?a. the womans b. the mans c. ginas2. what is the date today? a. may 1st b. may 2nd c. may 3rd3. who made the womans personal web page? a. she herself b. her friend. c. the man4. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a town b. an accident c. a murder5. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. relatives. b. colleagues. c. neighbors.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 6. what is the man doing? a. watching tv b. listening to the radio. c. reading the newspaper7. why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man? a. the public are interested in them. b. the public want to laugh at them. c. the public want to make them famous.听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. why does the man look sad?a. he had to stop his study. b. he failed his test again. c. he couldnt understand the foreigners.9. how did the woman improve her french? a. by reading french newspapers b. by watching french films. c. by speaking to herself.10. what does the woman suggest the man do? a. be confident. b. talk with foreigners c. ask the teacher for advice.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a basketball game. b. a volleyball game. c. a football game.12. where did the man go to last night? a. a club. b. a stadium . c. a meeting.13. what did the audience think of the game?a. exciting b. dangerous c. unbelievable听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what does the woman think of the pink dress? a. very cheap b. very dull c. of good quality15. what color of the sweater does the man recommend? a. white . b. purple c. black16. what kind of jacket does the woman want ? a. a leather one b. a light one c. an expensive one听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. what was professor rudds trouble? a. lack of confidence b. lack of intelligence . c. absent-mindedness 18. what did the professor decided to do one hot summer day? a. visit his children who live near the beach. b. have a holiday with his children on the beach. c. take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.19. what happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?a. he couldnt contact his friend. b. he couldnt find his train tickets. c. he couldnt remember the destination.20. why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time? a. he forgot his friends address. b. he lost the paper his wife had given him. c. he forgot to take the train tickets with him. 第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） a “if you want to see something 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 pockets. 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 often have to touch things before we buy them.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 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.21. by touching things,_. . a. you will have a strange feeling b. you will learn how to reach out c. you can see things better d. you can tell what colors they are22. which of the following best serves as the best title of the story? a. touching by feeling b. to see or to feel c. seeing by feeling d. seeing is believing23. when people buy things in shops, they often _ . a. try them on first b. put their right hand on them c. just have a look d. feel and touch them 【考点】人生百味【试题解析】本文主要讲了如果你想更好的看事物，就要去触摸，这样才能真正的了解认识事物。1根据第三段but by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball isyou can feel how heavy the glass iswhen you feel all these about the ball, you really see itwith your skin, you can feel better可知通过触摸，我们可以了解更多关于所见物品的信息，故c正确。2 文章主要就是关于能更好的了解事物的方法触摸。故c正确。3 根据最后一段第一行most museums are just for lookingbut today some museums have some things to touch说明现在的博物馆里游客已经可以触摸展览品了，故d说法正确。【答案】21c 22c 23dbmargaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building. she got trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “i would have liked to go back to it , but the shifts(工作班次)are all wrong for me, as i have to be home to get the children up and off to school.” so she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just 90, before tax and insurance. “its better than it was last year, but i still think that people who work unsocial hours should get a bit extra.” the hours shes chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. however, she doesnt think that puts any pressure on their relationship. her work isnt physically very hard, but its not exactly pleasant, either. “i do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. if they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps theyd be a bit more careful.” the fact that shes working all night doesnt worry margaret at all. unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “since ive got to be here, i try to enjoy myselfand i usually do, together with the other girls. we all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.” another challenge margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living. “they think youre a cleaner because you dont know how to read and write,” said margaret. “i used to think what my parents would say if they knew what id been doing, but i dont think that way any more. i dont dislike the work though i cant say im mad about it.”24margaret quit her job as a nurse because _ ashe wanted to earn more money to support her familybshe had suffered a lot of mental pressurecshe needed the right time to look after her childrendshe felt tired of taking care of patients25margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because _ athey never clean their offices bthey look down upon cleanerscthey never do their work carefully d. they always make a mess in their offices26when at work, margaret feels _ alight-hearted because of her fellow workers bhappy because the building is fully litctired because of the heavy workload dbored because time passes slowly27the underlined part in the last paragraph implies that margarets parents would _ ahelp care for her children bregret what they had said cshow sympathy for her dfeel disappointed with her 【考点】人物故事【试题解析】本文主要介绍了主人公margaret为照顾孩子而舍弃自己所热爱的工作，甘愿做一名清洁工。 1根据第二段中but the shifts(工作班次)are all wrong for me, as i have to be home to get the children up and off to school可知其为照顾孩子而放弃了自己的工作。故选项c正确。2根据第五段“i do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs一句可知margaret对于工作人员把工作场所搞得一团糟很是生气，可知答案选d。3根据第六段中i try to enjoy myselfand i usually do, together with the other girlswe all have a good laugh, so the time never drags可知和同事们一起工作，她感到很是愉快。故答案a正确。4根据下划线可知，如果告诉父母她所一直从事的工作，他们一定会很失望。故答案d正确【答案】24c 25d 26a 27dc i was appreciating my family photos on my computer, admiring my two beautiful babies when i found a disturbing scene: my laptop was in almost all the pictures. there was my daughter, 8 months old, playing at my feet while i was typing on the couch. there was my son, with a big transformer, on my left arms. id heard about the internet addiction before, but i always thought it was something only limited to playing too much world of warcraft (a computer game) day and night. now, it seemed my internet-habit is slowly but surely crossing the line. sometimes i find myself up at midnight, surfing the web while my family are sleeping. i read news, keep up with friends and write my blog just for something to do.it turns out that im not the only mama who is addicted to the computer. these moms are contributing to a growing global addiction. theres a movement among psychiatrists (doctors who specialize in mental diseases) to recognize the internet addiction as an official mental disorder. and a recent stanford university national survey found that 14 percent of internet users find it hard to stay away from it for several days at a time; 9 percent try to hide their unnecessary internet use from their loved ones; 8 percent admit they use the web as a way to escape problems. youre likely not the kind of addict who doesnt bathe and abuses drugs to help her stay up for more online time. you may have noticed, though, that going online has become a necessary part of your life, which, at least, means a box of clothes go unwashed. it may also mean youre missing much time with you baby something you probably do care about.28. from paragraph 1, we can conclude that _. a. the author was busy taking care of her babies b. the authors job had something to do with computers c. the author was not good at taking photos of her babies d. the author looked after her babies while using the computer.29. the author used to think that the internet addiction is _. a. using the web at midnight b. keeping up with friends online c. spending too much time online d. being addicted to computer games30. in medical terms, the internet addiction is _. a. a personal life habit b. a way to escape problems c. an official mental disorder d. the unnecessary use of the internet 31. what does the author want to express in the last but one paragraph?a. many women still can control their online time. b. the internet addiction influences housewives lives a lot. c. going online has become a necessary part of womens lives. d. many people dont realize that they are addicted to the internet. 【考点】健康保健【试题解析】本文主要讲述的就是通过在日常生活中使用电脑的状况反映出电脑对生活的影响，尤其是不好的影响，应引起我们的关注。1根据文章第1段内容可以看出作者在照看小孩之余也在使用着电脑的状况。故d正确。2根据第二段always assumed i was something limited to socially challenged guys who played too much world of warcraft (a computer game)可知作者过去认为网瘾仅仅指对电脑游戏的上瘾，故d正确。3根据第三段theres a movement among psychiatrists (doctors who specialize in mental diseases) to recognize the internet addiction as an official mental disorder可知在医学上，网瘾是一种办公精神紊乱，故c正确。4首先根据题干要求in the last but one paragraph为文章倒数第二段即第四段的内容，讲诉的是电脑是如何影响到家庭主妇的生活的。故b正确。【答案】28d 29d 30c 31b d canadian short story writer alice munro won the nobel prize for literature. eighty-two-year-old munro is only the 13th woman to win the 112-year-old prize. munro didnt publish her first collection of short stories until she was 37 years old, but her stories have always been well-received. lots of her stories share similar themes and characters, but each story has its own twists and turns. even though shes won canadas most famous literary award, the giller prize twice, winning the nobel prize for literature is the peak of munros career. “it brings her incredible recognition, both of her and her career, and of the dedication( 投身，奉献 ) to the short story,” said one person. along with the well-respected title comes 1.3 million dollars. munro said everything was “so surprising and wonderful” and that she was “dazed by all the attention and affection that has been coming my way.” munro knew she was in the listshe was named the second-most likely person to win this years prize, after haruki murakami (村上春树）of japanbut she never thought that she would win. munros win also represents the long way canadian writers have come. “when i began writing there was a very small community of canadian writers and little attention was paid by the world. now canadian writers are read, admired and respected around the globe,” munro said on thursday. she is technically not the first canadian to win the nobel prize for literature, but many like to think that she is. in 1976 saul bellow, who was born in quebec but moved to chicago when he was still a child, won the prize. even though he was born in canada, he is mostly considered to be an american writer. “this is a win for us all. canadians, by our very nature, are not very nationalistic,” said geoffrey taylor. “but things like this suddenly make you want to find a flag.” she wasnt sure if she would keep writing if she won the prize, saying that it would be “nice to go out with a bang. but this may change my mind.” 32. what is the feature of munros stories? a. they have complicated (复杂的)contents. b. they have similar story backgrounds. c. they have specific themes for children. d. they have the same characters in each book. 33. for munro, the nobel prize is an award for_. a. her love for canadian culture b. her devotion to the short story c. her special form of writing d. her career of editing short stories 34. what can you infer from the sixth paragraph? a. canadian writers paid little attention to the prize. b. canadian writers were respected across the globe. c. canadian writers have long been ignored. d. canadians come a long way to win the prize. 35. what does the passage mainly tell us? a. how alice munro wins the nobel prize b. an introduction to the nobel prize in literature c. alice munro wins the nobel prize in literature d. a world famous writer, alice munro 【考点】人物故事【试题解析】加拿大短篇小说作家alice munro获得了诺贝尔文学奖。82岁的她是第13个获得此奖项的女性。虽然她出道比较晚，但她却凭借着独特的构思和韵味逐渐征服了读者的心。荣获诺奖后她并不确定是否继续写作，“这会改变我的想法”。1由“lots of her stories share similar themes and characters, but each story has its own twists and turns”可知她的每个故事都有自己的曲折。故选a。2由“it brings this incredible recognition, both of her and her career, and of the dedication to the short story,” said one person”可知，获得诺奖是对她对短篇故事的忠诚的最大褒奖。故选b。3第六段表示的大意是由于她的获奖，让加拿大文学逐渐被世界的人们认识和了解，那么在此之前加拿大文学就是被忽略了好长时间。故选c。4本文介绍了加拿大82岁的短篇小说家获得诺贝尔文学奖的事。故选c。【答案】32a 33b 34c 35c 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。有两项为多余选项。 there is an old spanish proverb which states, “tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 36 id say, too many. our dreams should not, and cannot wait. we have to go for them now! heres why. 1. 37 nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is everybody is going to die at one point. none of us know theday, or the hour. therefore, today is all we have. dont go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now. 2. the world is waiting for your gift i know thismaybe hard to believe, but the world is waiting for you! yes, you!_38_sure, other peoplemaybe able to sing. but theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. sure other people can write, but theyll never be able to writefromthe same perspective in which you write. dont deprive the world of yourgift. its the oxygen that we need to survive. thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you. 3._39_ you can dream about writing thegreatamerican play that you want, but its never going to happen unless you actuallyputpento paper. you can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure._40_they require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. get to it!a. you cant let fear win.b. tomorrow is not promised. c. in other words, dreams dont work unless you do. d. how many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? e. you were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy. f. possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you. g. unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true. 【考点】信息匹配【试题解析】本文作者告诉大家为什么我们应该立刻就追求自己梦想的原因。1根据上下文尤其是后句 id say, too many可知我们太多次推出自己的梦想。故选d。句意：多少次我们把梦想推迟到明天？故选d。2根据本段everybody is going to die at one pointnone of us know the day, or the hourtherefore, today is all we have一句可知本段强调我们应该把握好今天，