湖南省衡阳县第三中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.doc

衡阳县三中2014-2015年下期高二期末考试英语试题第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where does the conversation take place？A. At a station. B. In a restaurant C. At an airport.2. How is the woman going home？A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.3. What did the woman do last weekend？A. Went to work. B. Went for a walk. C. Went boating.4. Where is the umbrella？A. On the bus. B. In the bag. C. In the hall.5. What probably will the woman buy？A. An iPhone5s. B. An iPhone6. C. An iPhone6 plus.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至7题。6. What is the weather probably like these days？A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Terrible.7. What fun will they probably have today？A. Go hiking. B. Have fun indoors. C. Go cycling.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the guest apologize for when he arrives at the front desk？A. He forgot to pay. B. He is late checking out.C. The kids used the pool when it was closed.9. How does the guest feel about staying in the hotel？A. Angry. B. Disappointed. C. Satisfied.10. What was the guest charged for besides the room rate？A. Telephone use. B. Some drinks. C. A fridge.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the girl quarrel with Lily？A. They dont agree on something.B. Lily always talks behind her back.C. Lily always tells lies.12. What does the man do after learning about the girls fight？A. He quarrels with the girl.B. He gives the girl advice.C. He doesnt care who is right.13. What will the girl do next？A. Say hello to Lily. B. Say sorry to Lily. C. Pass the phone to the man.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What are they talking about？A. Familys income.B. Junk food and climate.C. Factors that affect peoples size.15. Which group is likely to be overweight？A. Low-income group. B. People in hot climate. C. People addicted to cigar.16. What is true about Jack？A. He is on a diet.B. He is heavier than before.C. He has got enough exercise.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the tour guide say is illegal in Los Cabos？A. Being drunk in public.B. Standing on buses. C. Eating on buses.18. What can tourists do in San Jose， Los Cabos？A. Swim in the water. B. Walk along the water. C. Dance in the water.19. What place is recommended for tourists to exchange money？A. At a credit card center. B. At the hotel. C. At a bank.20. What advice does the tour guide give about the luggage？A. To take the luggage off the bus. B. To give the luggage to Javier. C. To leave the luggage on the bus.第二部分，英语知识综合运用第一节，从A，B，C，D四个选项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. (共15小题，每题1分，满分15分)21. As we know， _east of the lake stands a tower _ back to Song Dynasty.A. The， dated B. The ， dating C. /， dated D. / ， dating 22. Everything for the meeting except 15 chairs _to the warehouse close to the meeting room. A. have delivered B. has delivered C. has been delivered D. have been delivered 23. _with the medicines shipped from Shanghai， his uncle got fully recovered three days later. A. Having treated B. Treated C. To treat D. Treating 24. Little Tom had his eyes fixed on_seemed to be a mosquito， not noticing his mother was standing beside him.A. which B. what C. where D. how25. When shall we set out to handle the problem we came across last week？Not until _ a chance to discuss it thoroughly. A. we have had B. will we have had C. have we had D. we will have had 26. After the summer camp， we became friends and _regularly by means of web chat ever since. A. have been chatting B. had chatted C. are chatting D. had been chatting 27. It was playing computer games _cost the boy plenty of time_ he ought to have spent doing his homework. A. that； that B. which； that C. which； that D. that； when 28. Today there are more airplanes _more people than ever before in the skies. A. carry B. carrying C. carried D. to be carrying29. I was so shocked especially _ I heard the news that more than 20，000 were the dead or missing in the Japanese tsunami. A. where B. that C. when D. why 30. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures， _ uses it differently. A. all of which B. each of which C. all of them D. each of them 31. Lucy， would you please do me a favor in the coming final English exam？ _， otherwise I would be severely punished by MR. JohnsonA. No problem B. With pleasure C. Forget it D. My pleasure 32. _with any common sense is able to make the appropriate decision and do whatever suits the occasion best. A. Those who B. WhoeverC. Anyone D. Whomever33. These poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy _ priced bikes.A. competitivelyB. recently C. reasonably D. affordably34. Was it the guide with _help all of you， the mountain climbers， were rescued_signaled the local police？Yes， I cant thank him enough A. whom； whoB. whom； that C. whose； what D. whose； that35. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office， but our work _， we refused his offer.A. not finished B. had not been finished C. not finishing D. not having finished 第二节 完形填空(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。Dont let Auroras small stature(身材)fool youher spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens 36 from a farm. When we saved her， she was tiny and sick and it seemed 37 that she would survive. Having never got the right 38 many of the chickens were sick and some sadly died. At a young age， Aurora and her sisters and brothers were 39 by their mom. Luckily， another mother 40 their care. Aurora seemed the last to 41 food and attention. She grew at a much slower 42 than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed 43 her. At the young age of seven months， Aurora had lost two moms and was 44 to find a place with the other chickens. Aurora 45 found comfort with an old chicken named Margaret， staying under her wings during the cold nights， but Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora， in her own way， thinks of Margaret. Every evening， you will find her in the 46 spot where she kept Margaret company. 47 when the other chickens try to push her away， Aurora comes back.36. A. raised B. purchased C. rescued D. collected37. A. hopeful B. properC. possibleD. unlikely38. A. touchB. careC. giftD. partner39. A. punishedB. refusedC. abandonedD. scolded40. A. took onB. put forwardC. looked afterD. brought about41. A. getB. eatC. drawD. offer42. A. costB. rateC. standardD. value43. A. forB. aroundC. aboutD. against44. A. arrangingB. choosingC. strugglingD. affording45. A. latelyB. eventuallyC. constantlyD. frequently46. A. sameB. relevantC. similarD. normal47. A. StillB. ThusC. EvenD. Yet 第三节语篇填空(共8小题：每小题1.5分，满分12分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Painting a picture of PicassoPablo Picasso was born in Spain， in 1881. His father， 48 was also an artist， encouraged him to start drawing at a very young age. The father soon noticed that his son was 49 far more talented painter than he was， so he promised never to pick up a paintbrush again. In 1895， Picasso and his family moved to Barcelona， where he attended the school of Fine Arts. After 50 (graduate)， he continued his studies in Madrid， but instead of going to class， he spent his days at the Prado Museum， copying the style of famous old painters.When he later returned to Barcelona， Picasso started to visit the Four Cats， a caf which 51 (be) popular with artists. Picasso would spend hours debating art with poets and other artists. These lively meetings at the caf led to two important events in Picassos life: first， he met the poet Jaime Sabartes and the painter Carlos Casagemas， who became his closest friends； second， he decided to devote his life 52 experimenting with different styles of art instead of producing traditional art. In October 1900， Picasso 53 (leave) Barcelona for the bright lights of Paris， and his life as a wandering artist really began.Picasso formed his own style where the world is being 54 (construct)of cubes and rectangles and finally he a huge 55 (succeed)in the world of art.第三部分 阅读理解 (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。AI landed in Beijing on 1st April 2004. I had little cash but big dreams. The fire that burnt inside my soul filled me with an large amount of energy and courage to face the world， China. I chose to work and live there because Its the biggest market for English teachers. I am from Pakistan， a country where people make fun of other people who speak and practice English. I was discouraged， and jeered at. Fed up with all the chaos， I left my dear homeland and made China my new homeland. My destination was to get to Hunan Agricultural University in Changsha City.This was I would say， the best decision I have ever made so far. Coming to China opened up a whole new world for me. I felt loved and valued for the first time in my life. There were small pubs and bars all around the university where I would hang out with students and they practiced English with me and other English speakers. Leslie， an American teacher and I were assigned a teachers training workshop to enhance Chinese teachers English language. It was so much fun teaching together as a team. I miss that time so much.I was given a blue book by the university that said “Foreign Expert” on it. This improved my self-esteem further. I was warmly received whereverI had gone. I am not a native English speaker but I sound native due to practice and focus on English.In 2010， A rule came that did not allow non-native speakers to be English teachers in China. I tried so hard to get my visa but without success. Broken- hearted， I had to quit China. I am again suffering that life pains here living among so much negativity. But， I am positive！ I am trying to contact employers in China but my nationality is a big “？” - I miss everything in China.56. Which of the following statements is true？ A. The author came to China to work maily for the purpose of earning more money. B. People look down upon those who speak and practice English in Pakistan. C. The author liked to work in his / her own country as well as in China. D. The author was very glad to return to his / her own country after living in Changsha for nearly 10 years.57. The underlined phrase “ jeered at” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _. A. sworn atB. shouted atC. glared atD. laughed at58. While recalling his / her work and life in China， the authors tone may be _. A. heart-brokenB. regretfulC. satisfied D. so-so59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from？ A. A personal blog. B. A travel note. C. A tourist guide. D. A school reportBWho Are Todays Immigrants？ The worlds population is more mobile today than ever before. In 2010， more than 200 million people left their home countries to live in a new country. This is about 3 percent of the total world population. Some experts believe that number will swell to 400 million by 2050. Rates of immigration have remained strong for the last 300 years， but patters of immigration have changed since World War II. The backgrounds and experiences of todays immigrants are different from those of the typical European immigrant of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Contemporary immigrants range from unskilled laborers to highly skilled professionals， and they come from and go to countries all over the world. In the nineteenth century and until World War II， immigration was primarily in one direction- from the Old World to the New World. This is no longer the case. Countries such as Russia and China， which have long been， and continue to be， significant source countries， are now also destination countries. There is also considerable mobility inside regions， such as from one European country to another， or among the countries of the former Soviet Union. In spite of such differences， the push and pull factors for immigration remain essentially the same as they were 100 years ago. Most people move to another country because they want a better life. For the majority of immigrants， this means better economic conditions. As in past generations， a labor shortage in one country often draws workers from another country， especially if wages are significantly higher. In some small countries， for example， Qatar， United Arab Emirates， and Kuwait， there are more jobs than citizens. The demand for labor is so high that the majority of the population consists of foreign-born workers， ranging from highly skilled engineers and financial experts to domestic and construction workers. In traditional destination countries， such as the United States， however， labor needs have changed. Today， although there is still demand for unskilled labor， there is increasing demand for people with a high level of skill and education. The need for less skilled labor has shifted to other countries. As work on farms and in industry in the United States and Canada once drew workers from all over the world， now work in factories in Taiwan and south Korea attracts workers from Vietnam， the Philippines， and Cambodia. Most global immigration is legal: however， a large number of people also move across national borders illegally in pursuit of employment. Experts estimate that about 15 to 20 percent of immigrants worldwide are in their new countries illegally. The United States has the largest number of these immigrants， followed by South Africa， with significant numbers also in Northern and Western Europe and Mexico. These immigrants face particular challenges because they often must hide from the authorities who might deport them back to their home countries. Their illegal status also means that employers may take advantage of them by forcing them to work longer hours and paying them less than the legal minimum wage. Although economics remains the most important motivation in all forms of immigrant， other factors are also important. Some people decide to leave their home countries because their actions or political beliefs make it dangerous for them to remain. Others choose to leave because their home country has become too dangerous and unstable， often because of war or political unrest. They wish to find a place that is secure for themselves and their families. Education is also a significant factor for many modern immigrants. They want to raise their children in a place where they can get a good education， which， in turn， they hope will provide them with better prospects for the future. Finally， family and community ties also play a role in immigration decisions. As in the past， once a group of people from one country establishes a community in a new country， more people from that country is likely to follow.The pattern， direction， and rate of immigration may change as the global economy changes. However， as long as life in a new country is more attractive than life in the old country， immigration will continue.60. According to the reading， what are the patterns of immigration in China and Russia today？A. They are major destination countries for immigrants.B. They are major source countries for immigration C. Many people leave these countries while many people also immigrate to them.D. Some people immigrate to these countries but many more people leave them.61. Why is the percentage of foreign-born workers so high in Kuwait， Qatar， and the United Arab Emirates？ A. These countries pay very high wages， so they attract many foreign workers. B. There are not enough native-born workers in these countries so they must recruit workers from other countries. C. It is very easy to immigrate to these countries. D. These countries are very stable so many workers prefer to go there.62. Why do some employers sometimes pay illegal immigrants less than the legal minimum wage？ A. They often do not speak good English. B. Employers know that they will not complain about their wages to authorities. C. Authorities might send illegal immigrants back to their home country.D. Illegal workers often cause problems for employers.63. Which is not the factor contributing to the immigration？ A. Education B. Religious freedom C. Political unstability D. Family and community connectionsCBarack Obama， Lady Gaga and Steve Jobswhat do they have in common？ They are， of course， all Americans. And according to a survey， they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”？ Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure. “In Africa， ” he writes， “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness， silence， and life. ”The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US after World War . “Post-war cool was in part an expression of war-weariness(厌战). It went against the strict social ru