高二英语测试题.doc

高二第二学期期末试题第一部分 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）请听下面5段对话, 选出最佳选项,每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet store.2. What does the woman mean?A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap. C. She doesnt know whether things here are cheap or not.3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the end of the garden.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas. B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.C. The mans parents live in New Zealand.第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Who is the woman speaking to?A. Her husband. B. A policeman.C. A fire-fighter.7. Whats the woman asking for?A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.8. What has happened to the womans house?A. Its been burnt down.B. Its been broken into. C. Its been damaged.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the woman want to know?A. The best way to go to New York.B. The quickest way to go to New York.C. The cheapest way to go to New York.10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus?A. $5. B. $15. C. $50. 11. What do we know from the conversation?A. The woman will go to New York by bus.B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus.C. The woman wont go to New York by bus.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14这3个小题。 12. When will the ballet performances be on?A. This week.B. Next week.C. Next month.13. When will the man attend the performance?A. On Sunday evening.B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?A. $20. B. $10. C. $40. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends. B. Strangers.C. Classmates.16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in last weeks tennis competition.B. She is a science expert. C. She works at St Judes Training College.17. How long has the man been in the science department?A. Half a year. B. More than a year.C. Two years.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?A. Every week. B. Every other week.C. Every three weeks.19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?A. To find out what they can learn from history. B. To study the people in history.C. To learn about what happened in the past.20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in the college. C. Visit more historic places.二、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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhat is the connection between violence and sports? Psychologists say that there are many reasons for violence at sports events. One is alcohol. Many fans drink a lot at games. When people drink, they are more likely to do abnormal things. Psychologist Dennis Brock says, Quiet people become loud. Normally nonviolent people become destructive.David Sampson, a sports sociologist, agrees, These are often celebratory riotsa large number of very happy people mixed in with large amounts of alcohol. They dont often seem dangerous in the beginning, but things get violent quickly.Another reason for violence at sports events is the crowd itself. When individuals are in a large group of people, they can lose their sense of personal responsibility. Edward Hirt, a social Psychologist, says that research shows that people do things in crowds that they would never do alone. People in crowds feel anonymousno one knows who they are. Crowds also make people feel powerful. They stop making personal decisions. They just follow the crowd. Social psychologists call this a mob mentality.Dave Zarifis, head of public safety at Northern Iowa University says, Some people dont even come to celebrate. They want to drink hard and make trouble. Someone does something stupid, and it grows from there. You get a mob mentality. People think its OK to do almost anything. There are so many of us and not enough of them.Social psychologist Dr. Sharon Kennedy says that there are a few things officials can do to prevent violence. Making sure that an area is not overcrowded is very important. Officials should also think of games as big parties. Then they will prepare differently. Kennedy says that in Great Britain they are controlling the problem with cameras in all the stadiums. When you know someone is watching, you are much less likely to behave badly.21. Which of the following does NOT belong to a mob mentality?A. No one knows Im doing this. B. Its safe to do what many people are doing.C. There are so many of us and not enough of them.D. I must drink some alcohol to stop myself feeling shy.22. How many experts are quoted by the writer of this passage?A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.23. The last paragraph is mainly about .A. how to make games into big partiesB. how to prevent violence at sports eventsC. why to install cameras in stadiumsD. how to avoid oneself behaving badly24. What lesson can we learn from this passage?A. Never drink any alcohol no matter where you are.B. Whenever you are watching a game, you should keep quiet.C. Never follow blindly no matter how many people are doing something.D. Be careful when you are at a stadium because there are cameras there.BTeenagers can help solve some big problems in our world. Rene Haggerty is an example. The 13-year-old American girl won the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her two-year hard work collecting discarded （废弃的） batteries for recycling.In 2003 Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There, she saw an exhibit about how poisonous chemicals affect plants and animals in Lake Erie. She felt she had to act. The amount of fish that were dying scared me, she said.Haggerty learnt that discarded batteries give off poisons into the environment and that recycling was an easy solution. I think everybody can do it, because everyone uses batteries, and it can make a big difference. With these words, she began to increase awareness in her area.She talked to her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools as well as the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends, and local waste-management officials, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made an educational video.Over the past two years, four tons of batteries have been collected. They are sent for recycling on the annual harmful waste collection day.When asked if she feels like a hero because of her work, Haggerty is quite modest. Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved! she said.Every year the Gloria Barron Prize honours young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in serving the public and the planet. National Geographic helps fund the award. Each year ten winners receive US$2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.25. What directly caused Haggerty to start doing something about the environment? A. Seeing that poisonous chemicals led to the death of large quantities of fish.B. Learning that discarded batteries were harmful.C. Knowing about the Gloria Barron Prize. D. Joining in a programme in the Great Lakes Science Centre.26. What big problem did Haggerty help solve, in her own opinion?A. Recycling tons of used batteries.B. Doing her bit for the fish in Lake Erie.C. Getting money for saving the environment.D. Serving the public and the planet.27. By saying that she began to increase awareness in her area, the writer means she _.A. started to make speeches in the area and record them on videoB. talked to local leaders about starting an environmental programme C. began to share her ideas with her friendsD. tried to get the local people to understand the difference they can make by recycling used batteries28. The underlined word modest probably means she _.A. is happy for what she did B. is trying to avoid attention C. is still not satisfied with her achievement D. does not think so highly of her achievementCI suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank .There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear .Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body .Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away .There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone . Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank .Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock .Just at this moment , she fell back into the river. If she were carried down ,it would be certain death .I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot where she could get up the bank , but it was on the other side ,from where she had put her calf.While I was wondering what I could do next,I heard the sound of a mothers love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time ,but to her calf it was music.29The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw_.Athe calf was about to fall into the riverBMa Shwe was placing the calf on the rockCthe calf was washed away by the rising waterDMa Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water30How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?ABy taking it away with her BBy pressing it against her bodyCBy putting it on a safe spot DBy carrying it on her back31How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring? BIt was a sign of dangerAIt was a great comfort CIt was a call for help DIt was a musical note32What can be the best title for the text?A A Deadly River BA Brave ActC A Mothers Love DA Matter of Life and DeathDSomali pirates(海盗) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board about l,200 Miles off the Somali coast，the farthest-off-shore attack to date，an officer said Tuesday.Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻)by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesmanThe spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”“Once they start attacking that far out，youre not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer，Roger Middleton“Once youre that far out，its just the Indian Ocean，and it means youre looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia，from Asia to South Africa.” This is the farthest robbing to dateThey are now operating near the Maldives and India,”said another officer The three ships-the MV Prantalay l l，12，and l 4had 77 members on board in totalAll of them are Thai, the spokesman saidBefore the Sunday robbing，pirates held l l ships and 228 sailorsPirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes, catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.33.The pirate attack reported in the text happened A. near the Somali, coast Bin the normal patrol areaCfar out in the Indian Ocean Din the south of Africa34. According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?A . Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now. BMore goods on board are lostCThe number of attacks has stayed the same these years.DPirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.35Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?AThe patrols are of little effect. BThe patrols are more difficult.CMore patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.DThe patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.E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。“You do not need to be a rocket scientist.” Americans hear these words often. People say them in schools, offices and factories. Broadcasters on radio and television often use them.How did the expression begin? No one seems to know it. 36 “It grew,” he says, “Because rocket scientists probably are the most intelligent people around.”Not everyone would agree. Some people might be considered more intelligent than rocket scientists, for example, a person who speaks fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain. Still, many people would agree that there is something special about scientists who build rockets. 37 Moving pictures from before World War II showed a man named Buck Rogers landing on the planet Mars. He was a hero who could withdraw any enemy from outer space. The rocket scientist is a different kind of hero. _38_Rocket scientists, however, can have problems just like everyone else. A Washington rocket scientist told about a launch that was put off many times. Finally, everything seemed right. Mechanical failures had been repaired. The weather was good. The scientists had planned that part of the rocket would fall into the ocean after the launch. All the ships and boats within many kilometers of the danger areas had been warned. But in the last few seconds a small boat entered the area. _39_ 40 One scientist said, “As a child I loved to build the rockets. Now I am a grown-up. I still love to build rockets. And now I get paid for it.”A. He or she makes space travel possible.B. Its dangerous for rocket scientists to build rockets.C. Maybe it has something to do with the mystery of space travel.D. When the work goes well, most rocket scientists enjoy their jobs.E. Have you ever heard of the space travel?F. But an official of the American space agency, NASA, says the expression just grew.G. Once again, the launch was put off.完形填空(共20小题；每小题l5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness or injury so 41 that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to increase your 42 and your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is 43 to youSo laugh your way to happiness. 44 it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing.Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system, 45 the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.If you are facing an illness , having a positive life opinion and a 46 of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can 47 enjoyment to your work and home life and 48 your daily stress. Certainly, it can be 49 to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to 50 on the positive and treat for the good things 51 in your life can help 52 , but if you are struggling with negative emotions that you just cant seem to 53 , there are tools that can help.There are so many things to smile about and 54 you have to do is to find 55 . Practice looking for the bright 56 of every situation. Avoid the negative：dont 57 yourself with your own problemsor 58 others for their shortcomings. And dont pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own Laugh for Health 59 anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that 60 to you. 41.A. proudly B.seriouslyC.carefullyD.freely42. A.burdens B.spiritsC.loadsD.values43. A.beneficial B.changeableC.suitableD.harmful44. A.However B.WheneverC.WhateverD.Whichever45.A.helping B.makingC.lettingD.causing46. A.taste B.senseC.knowledgeD.joy47. A.adjust B.adaptC.applyD.add48. A.improve B.ariseC.cancelD.reduce49. A.hard B.awfulC.energeticD.helpful50. A.concentrate B.putC.focusD.interview51. A.carefully B.thankfullyC.particularlyD.differently52.A.remarkably B.accidentallyC.frequentlyD.purposefully53.A.seek B.stressC.acceptD. overcome54. A .how. B.thatC. allD.why55. A.it B.thatC.thisD.one 56. A. plan B. side C.aspect D.future57.A.depend B.abandonC.loadD.ban58.A.praise B.missC.approveD. blame59. A.ambition B.summaryC. collectionD. message60.A. appeal B.applyC.centerD.assume高二第二学期期末考试题英语卷第II卷（非选择题）第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请把7680题的答案写在下面的横线上：36_37_38_39_40_语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文