福建省龙海市高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

2016-2017学年下学期期末考高二英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）第卷（满分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 kind of music does the woman like? a. classical music. b. rock music. c. country music.2. what does the woman want to buy? a. sweets and apples. b. oranges and apples. c. vegetables and apples.3. what does the man mean? a. he had a good time at the party. b. he doesnt want to see his friends again. c. he didnt enjoy the party at all.4. what does the woman suggest the man do? a. go on a diet. b. talk to her sister. c. introduce himself first.5. what will the man probably do tonight? a. read chapter 4. b. study in the library. c. watch the football match.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. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. travel agent and customer. b. husband and wife. c. boss and secretary.7. when will the meetings end? a. at 3:00 p.m. b. at 5:00 p.m. c. at 6:30 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. why does diana say sorry to peter? a. she has to give up her travel plan.b. she wants to visit another city. c. she needs to put off her test.9. what does diana want peter to do? a. help her with her studyb. take a book to her friend. c. teach a geography lesson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why cant jim find susans home? a. because he hasnt been told how to get there. b. because he forgot to bring the map susan gave him. c. because he is so forgetful that he cant remember her address.11. where is the bank? a. it is next to the bus stop.b. it is on the corner beside the bus stop. c. it is on the corner across the street.12. where is susans house? a. it is the seventh house from the corner on jims right. b. it is the seventh house from the corner on jims left. c. it is the seventeenth house from the corner on jims right.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where are the new houses? a. on the main road. b. close to a bus station. c. near the sports center.14. what does the woman like most about the new houses? a. the sports center. b. the space. c. the quietness.15. why does the man sound uninterested? a. because he is very interested in the book.b. because he doesnt want to move. c. because he has to finish his work first.16. what can we know about the man in the end? a. he is interested in the new houses. b. he will change his mind. c. he will go to see the new houses.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. why have many people done everything possible to make sure the test goes smoothly? a. because the students have less choices now. b. because the text has become more important than in the past. c. because the test is an important, lifechanging event.18. what is true about traffic control during the gaokao? a. it lasts for a long time. b. it aims to create a peaceful environment for students. c. it does not only happen around the examination sites.19. according to those who are against the traffic control, what is the most important lesson students should learn before graduation? a. respect other peoples interests.b. dont be too sensitive to the gaokao. c. depend on themselves in life.20. what is the speakers attitude toward traffic control in the end? a. negative. b. positive. c. neutral.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)ahave you ever lost your car on a parking lot? you dont have a clue where your car is after shopping. then you start walking around clicking on your car keys so the alarm goes off. it can be annoying, especially on a hot sunny day.no, you neednt install(安装) an expensive gps system to keep track of your car. thats too expensive. you would need to pay a monthly fee to use it. but is there a way to track your vehicle without spending a fortune? yes, now there is! a california-based company has created a tiny device that works with your smartphone, which could be exactly what youre looking for! what is it?its called trackr. it is a state-of-the-art tracking device the size of a coin. its changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives. how does it work?its easy! install the free trackr app on your smartphone, connect the app to your device and youre ready to go! simply attach trackr to whatever you want to keep an eye on. the entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less.you can attach it to your keys, briefcase, wallet, your latest tech gadgets and anything else you dont want to lose. then use the trackr app to locate your missing item in seconds.if you forget where you have parked your car, pull out your smartphone and open the trackr app. tap on the “find device” button on the screen and the app will tell you the exact spot of the last known location of the trackr. what else can i do with trackr?the device is small and unnoticeable enough that you can attach it to your pet. put it on their collar, and the issue of searching for them when they run away to nearby places will be over! youll never waste a minute searching the whole house for it.trackr even comes with a double-sided glue so you can stick it to your laptop or under your bike seat. track down and punish the thieves who steal your expensive things! how much does it cost?youre probably thinking that this device is very expensive. false! trackr only costs $29! thats a small price to pay for peace of mind, isnt it? where can i buy one?you can buy it directly from the companys website by clicking here https:/buy.thetrackr.co/gu/special-offers/15/ .21. from the passage, we learn that trackr can _.a. take good care of your pets at homeb. help you locate your important thingsc. work better after you pay monthly feed. track your wallet through gps system22. this passage is mainly developed by _.a. providing statistics b. giving examplesc. answering questionsd. making comparisons23. where is this passage most likely taken from?a. a website. b.a journal. c. a personal blog. d. a research report.b on august 16, 1977, elvis presley saved me. the previous afternoon, i played with my six-year-old peers in heather peters backyard. i was enjoying my cake, when heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. only then did i know this party was a sleepover. the word “sleep-over” to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what “cancer” means to an adult. but what if i told them i was a bed-wetter? at least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it. i thought of a way to escape. i would explain that i needed my mothers permission to spend the nights. but as i called my mom, heather stood beside me to listen. she granted permission! then i would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. i didnt bring my own pajamas (睡衣)，so mrs. peters offered me heathers pajamas. as the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, i tried to stay awake. “do i need to go again? ill stay up to go one more time.” of course, i finally fell asleep. the next morning, i was the first to wake up. i was warm! i lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. i did the only thing i could do - i pretended that the bed-wetting didnt happen. i got up, took off heathers pajamas and changed into my clothes like the other girls. mrs. peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet pajamas. my heart stopped as i watched her face burn red. “who did this?” she screamed, with a look so frightening. should i answer? and that was when it happened mr. peters came in and grabbed his wife, elvis presley died!” the news of the kings death overtook mrs. peters, and i, was spared. i got home without the other girls knowing what had happened.24. the author had to spend the night at peters because _.a. she enjoyed her cake there b. it was a routine of the party c. her mother allowed her to do so d. the famous singer elvis presley died that night 25. mrs. peters got angry because _.a.her husband was rude to her b. elvis presley passed away c.she found the wet pajamas d. all the girls slept at her house26. from the story, we know mrs. peters was _.a. a bad-tempered woman b. a fan of elvis presleyc. a woman for perfection d. a woman who hated to wash pajamas27. the passage is mainly about _.a.an unfriendly hostess b. a fan-purchasing experiencec. the shocking death of a famous singer d. an embarrassing childhood incidentcour nonprofit organization had just received a large donation of clothing. as three of us walked home for dinner, we saw a woman begging by the bridge. she was old and had no legs. she shivered in her thin sari(纱巾), which offered little protection from the cold wind. her hunger forced her to beg. my friends and i looked at each other：here was a perfect opportunity, but first it was necessary to do a little bit of research.we went up to the woman to hear her story. she spoke very little due to her poor health and fear, but we learned enough. she lived alone in her small home. she had no one to look after her and ate whatever people gave her. the desire to help her grew stronger. after speaking to her, we headed back to get something to keep her warm. finding the perfect sweater, we set out again to see the woman. this time, the fear was replaced by distrust as we presented her with the sweater.“are you robbers?” she asked. “you came here before and are back so suddenly with clothes.” i was surprised by her principleseven in her state, she did not want to wear anything that was stolen and gained through ill means.“no, we are out doing service work.” her shoulders relaxed a bit. i then helped her put the sweater on and said, “please dont sell the sweater.” “i swear, i wont,” she said.a week later, i was out walking with my mother to get some food when i saw the woman again. this time the picture was a little different. she was still begging, but with the gray sweater wrapped around her body and a smile on her face when she saw us. i guarantee that the smile on my face was bigger.28. what can we learn from the first paragraph?a. the organization had too many clothes.b. the writer offered help without hesitation.c. the woman wanted to make a fortune by begging.d. the writer was careful before offering help to the beggar.29. what do the underlined words “her principles” in the third paragraph refer to?a. she never trusted strangers.b. she never accepted donations from the poor.c. she wouldnt accept anything gained illegally.d. she wouldnt take advantage of others kindness.30. what contributed to their smiles at last? a. kindness and trust. b. caution and fear.c. doubt and distrust. d. optimism and generosity.31. what is the best title for the passage?a. trusting the beggars b. a beggars moralityc. the sweater to a beggar d. learning to judge a real beggardwhenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. this is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the tv. but some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift. many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. but lifts “close” buttons are a complete scam (骗局), at least in the us the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.it started in the 1990s when the americans with disabilities act was passed in the us, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. only us firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.but to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. according to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. it reduces stress and increases well-being,” ellen j. langer, a psychology professor, said, “having a lack of control is associated with depression.”experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. for example, many offices in the us have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace. but psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“that habit is here to stay,” john kounios, a psychology professor, said. “even though i have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, i always press them. after all, ive got nothing else to do while waiting. so why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”32. what was the authors main purpose in writing the article?a. to analyze the functions of fake buttons. b. to describe some different kinds of fake buttons.c. to explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons. d. to explore peoples different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.33. in america, the “close” buttons on lifts _.a. are fake for the convenience of disabled peopleb. work only when people press them hard for a whilec. were specially designed to give people a sense of control d. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case34. the underlined part “for this same purpose” in paragraph 6 refers to _.a. making people more patient b. giving people perceived controlc. helping people to build up confidenced. making people with depression feel better35. according to john kounios, people who press fake buttons _.a. should give up this habit b. probably do so to kill timec. consider what they do to be meaninglessd. dont know that what they press is fake第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. 36 in fact, it is quite normal. for some people, though, loneliness can last for years. psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon, and have identified three different types of loneliness.the first kind of loneliness is temporary. this is the most common type. it usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. the second kind, situation-for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. 37 the third kind of loneliness is the most severe. unlike the others, chronic (the opposite of temporary) usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. 38 unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts, for example, friends, family members, co-workers, etc. we depend on various people for different reasons. for instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. however, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. 39 psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons. they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness as heart disease. 40 a. it is very difficult to deal with.b. they question their popularity.c. this kind of loneliness is not serious.d. they don t think they are in need of them.e. people who experience it have problems socializing and becoming close to others.f. whats more, temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.g. although it can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.第三部分 英语知识运用（共二节，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）its not unusual to be caught in your life. when you get caught in a moment, you should remember that somewhere out there, someone always comes along with a pocket full of 41 .yesterday i spent all my coins and dollar 42 on little deeds. i had 43 breakfast because i got up late. because of the mad rush, i forgot my 44 . when i was on my way to 45 my lunch, a person in need asked me if i could 46 him some cash, so i decided to lend him first.so, then later in the evening, i was heading home 47 waiting for dinner. 48 , i got a call from my mum saying that she was to work 49 and wouldnt be able to prepare dinner for me. 50 there was no food in