内蒙古包头一中2013-2014学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

包头一中20132014学年度第二学期期末考试试题高二年级英语试题命题人：高二英语备课组 审题人：高二英语备课组第I卷第一部分 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）1. What is Mr. Rhode doing now? A. Making a phone call. B. Working on a project. C. Having a meeting.2. How did the woman get here from the hospital? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. 3. What does Kevin like best? A. Fishing. B. Playing tennis. C. Climbing mountains.4. What time will John come here? A. At 3:15. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:455. How does the boy feel about his exam? A. Terrible. B. Excellent. C. Just so-so.第2节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What will the man do next? A. Eat fruit. B. Drink tea. C. Go home. 7. Who is Mary probably? A. The womans daughter. B. The mans daughter. C. The mans wife. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What do we know about the earthquake? A. It was not serious. B. It killed some people. C. It damaged some buildings. 9. What was the man doing when the earthquake happened? A. Working. B. Sleeping. C. Watching TV. 10. Where was the man when he woke up? A. Under the bed. B. On the bed. C. Under the table.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the boys problem? A. He had a headache. B. He had a fever. C. He coughed badly.12. When are they talking? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.13. Why does the boy want to go to school? A. He has to to take an exam. B. He wants to play football. C. He has an important lesson. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How far is the traffic light from here? A. About a mile. B. About two miles.C. About three moles.15. What will the woman do when she sees a square? A. Turn left. B. Turn right. C. Drive straight. 16. Where is the railway station? A. Opposite the square. B. On the left of the traffic light. C. In front of the convenience store.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What does the speaker do? A. An editor.B. A reader. C. A teacher.18. How many plans does the speaker mention? A. Two.B. Three. C. Five.19. Where is the magazine sold now? A. In the north of England. B. In the east of England. C. In the south of England.20. What is the aim of the science program? A. To help children think of future. B. To make children interested in science. C. To enjoy science with others.第二部分 阅读理解（共三节，满分70分）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2 分，满分30分）AOne afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my sons school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching (干呕) into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before. What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare (噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or its taking part, not winning, thats important; or thats a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyones eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.21. What can we learn about the authors son from Paragraph 1? A. He talked with some mothers. B. He suffered from stomachache. C. He had difficulty in sleeping. D. He comforted his classmates.22. Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because _. A. this is an independent school B. it helps children lose weight C. it is a tradition of the school D. children enjoy watching sports23. What does the author think about team games? A. They should include more stressful races. B. They are less fun for those who love running. C. They should be abandoned at primary school. D. They are acceptable to different children.24. What is the authors attitude towards sports day? A. Positive. B. Enthusiastic C. Critical. D. Ambiguous (含糊不清的). B Submission GuidelinesBefore sending us a manuscript (稿件), look through recent issues (刊物) of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish. 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To show that their training is widely used in the country. D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.31. It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is _. A. its convenience B. the degrees nationwide recognition C. the economic benefit it will bring about D. the hot fields the training will help people to enterD Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousinsPeople in California love to talk about “zero-emissions (排放) vehicles,” but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make itAside from the few folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal (地热的) plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just because the coal is burned somewhere else, so it looks clean. It is not. Its as if the California greens are covering their eyes“If I cant see it, its not happening.” Gasoline is an unbelievably efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heatat the generator, through the transmission lines, etcA gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as farso electric cars burn more fuel than gas-powered onesIf our electricity came mostly from nukes, or geothermal, or hydro, or solar, or wind, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we dont use much of those energy sourcesIn addition, electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill (垃圾) and finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot. 32. The underlined words “ be clueless” mean_A. feel excited B. have confidence C. be pleased D. know nothing 33. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _A. not less than 25 miles B. as far as 50 milesC. not more than 25 miles D. as far as 25 miles34. According to the passage, electric cars_ A. are more environmentally friendly B. are poisonous for a long time C. are very good at cleaning up D. burn more fuel than gas-powered ones35. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Gasoline is an effective way to power a vehicle. B. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones. C. People have doubts about electric cars batteries. D. Electric cars are not clean at all. 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。Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 36 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywoods Oscars, turn 50 years old.The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 37 Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 38 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience dont mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all. 39 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they cant just run away. They must win over their parents.Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 40 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where its still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song. A. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.B. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.C. The result is a fun-filled musical.D. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.E. So if youre tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films.F. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.G. There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war.第3节 （共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）Two inseparable friends, Sam and Jason, met with an accident on their way to Boston City. The following morning, Jason wake up 41 and Sam was still unconscious. Later, when Dr. Berkeley saw Sam 42 , he smiled at him and asked, “How are you feeling today, Sam?” Sam tried to put up a brave face and smiled 43 saying, “Absolutely wonderful, Doctor. I am very 44 for all that you have done for me.” Dr. Berkeley was 45 at Sams deed. To his 46 , all that he could say was, “You are a very 47 man, and God will make it up to you in one way or another ”. 48 he was moving on to the next patient, Sam called back at him almost pleading(恳求), “Promise me you wont let Jason 49 .” “You know, I wont do that. 50 me.” Dr. Berkeley said and walked away. “Thank you.” whispered Sam. “I hope I 51 your ideas and please give me the strength to be able to 52 this.”Months later when Jason had 53 completely, he stopped hanging around with Sam. He felt discouraged and embarrassed to spend time with a 54 person.Sam was lonely and disheartened. Things went from bad to 55 . And one day Sam died in despair (绝望). When Jason was called on his burial, Dr. Berkeley gave a 56 to him with an expressionless face and said, “Sam had asked me to give it to you when he has gone.”“Dear Jason, I have kept my 57 in the end to lend you my 58 if anything had happened to them. Now there is nothing more that I can 59 from Good, than the fact, that you will see the world through my eyes. You will 60 be my best friend Sam.”41. A. woundedB. blindC. lameD. deaf42. A. asleepB. clearlyC. illD. awake43. A. again B. backC. deeplyD. merrily44. A. gratefulB. eagerC. enoughD. ready45. A. pleasedB. surprisedC. movedD. experienced46. A. surprise B. satisfactionC. admirationD. regret47. A. braveB. sickC. cleverD. great48. A. AfterB. BeforeC. Because D. As49. A. everything B. anythingC. somethingD. nothing50. A. Understand B. Help C. TrustD. Follow51. A. live up to B. come overC. get to knowD. give up52. A. go ahead B.