高二英语第二学期期末考试试卷.doc

高二英语第二学期期末考试试卷第一卷Part OneListening: (20)I. Short Conversations:( 10)Direction：In Part A，you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.20minutesB.25 minutesC. 35 minutesD. 30 minutes2.A. The womansB. The mansC. Toms D. Bobs3.A. By May 5B. By the end of May. C. By June5.D. by mid May4. A. He is late so he cannot go for a ride. B. He will go to a movie with his friends C. His friends will offer him a ride. D .His friends are going to help him more.5.A. She thinks its too difficult. B.She thinks its very interesting. C. She hasnt quite decided. D. She needs good seats.6. A. Look for the key.B. Repair the bike. C. Fix a shelf.D. Clean the room.7. A. A penB. Some inkC. A pencilD. A lock8. A. Their taste in books is different.B. She doesnt like to read. C. The library isnt open late.D.She only reads good books.9. A. She is not sure whats happened to George. B. She doesnt want to talk about George C. George is always late for meetings. D. Its difficult to understand Georges behavior.10. A.He has neither brothers or sisters B. He is the third child. C. He is a lawyer. D. He is the youngest of four children. Part B. Passages 6Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Bigger and wealthierB. Bigger and poorer. C. Smaller and wealthierD. Smaller and poorer.12. A. Young WomenB. Successful men C. Middle-aged peopleD. Children13. A. Some young actors earn big money by making ads. B. To get the attention of young TV viewers, the advertisers use little actors. C. Twenty percent of the children who did the survey said what they most wanted in life was money. D. It is a happy thing to everybody to see kids turned into consumers.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Doing whatever she wanted to do. B. Having all her parents love and attention. C. Having a lot of friends to play with. D. Not having to share what she had with others.15. A. She feels lonely and a bit stressful. B. She has to share things with her cousins. C. She is the focus of her parents attention. D. Her parents cant take care of her any longer.16.A. To have a family of her own.B. To have a brother or a sister. C. Not to take care of her parents.D. To live with her parents.Part C Longer Conversations 4Directions: In Part C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.How much Mike paid for the bike(17)_.How many dogs Mike had to look after(18) _How Mary likes dogsShes (19)_ of themThe country Mr. Jones will leave for next month.(20)_Part TwoMultiple choice: (25)21. The flat _ to Ali, one of Daisys friends, before he arrived.A. lentB. had been lentC. lendingD. was lent.22. The guy _ _was sent to the police station.A. caught to stealB. was caught to stealC. caught stealingD. was caught stealing23. _ the attention of the audience, the speaker told a joke at the beginning of his talk.A. To getB. GetC. GettingD. Got24. The manager _ so much _tomorrow cant sleep tonight.A. has; doneB. has; to doC. having; doneD. having; to do25. _ a horrible film, he was afraid _ alone.A. Seeing; of sleepingB. Having seen; to sleepC. To see; of sleepingD. See; to sleep26._was usual with him, he checked everything before he left home.A. As B. SuchC. SoD. What27.That is _ I had to take the risk of being washed away.A. howB. whatC. whyD. reason why28. We were warned _ the journey would be dangerous.A. ifB. whetherC. howD. that29. Let her do that, if she _.A. doesB. is C.willD. will do30._ you do, try your best.A. WheneverB. WhereverC. WhateverD. However31. A steel plant is a place _steel is made.A. whichB. thatC. whoseD. where32._tell me _?A. Can you, where does Mr. Smith liveB. Could you, where Mr. Smith livesC. If you can, Mr. smith lives hereD. Whether you could, where lives Mr. Smith33.Autumn coming, down_.A. do the leaves fallB. the leaves will fallC. fall the leavesD. will the leaves fall34. _, still the boss wasnt satisfied with his work.A. Hard as he workedB. Hard as was he workingC. Hardly as he was workingD. Hardly working as he was35. He has finished his homework, and _.A. so I haveB. so have I C. I do soD. so do I 36. Hardly _ the bus stop_ the bus arrived.A. we had got to ; whenB. we had got to, thenC. had we got to; thanD. had we got to when37._ easy job he is doing!A. what aB. What anC. WhatD. How38. The big tree fell with a great _.A. voiceB. noiseC. soundD. crash39. Drinking too much will_ drivers lives.A. endangerB. threatenC. frighten D. harm40. The wolf has a reputation as a fierce animal, _, no evidence shows that a wild wolf has ever harmed a human being.A.in additionB. howeverC. consequentlyD. therefore41. When department stores have an oversupply of goods, they often _prices to promote sales.A. cut offB. cut downC. cut inD. cut short42. The dress was _ when it was discovered just how much the price is.A. resigned B. releasedC. abandonedD. disused43. I have never _ it before; you must have invented it from your own imagination.A. heard fromB. heard outC. heard inD. heard of 44. The checkout assistant at my _ supermarket is always rude and unhelpful.A. usualB. commonC. normalD. regular45. Time is up, and I must be _ nowA. fromB. of C .offD. upClose Test: (10) Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbag are going to be brought into _46_ in Chinese middle schools soon. Heavy schoolbags have been a serious _47_ for a long time. But the e-school bag will _48_ . An e-schoolbag is _49_ lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be _50_ an e-schoolbook. It is as _51_ as a usual book, _52._ it can still have all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made _53_ chips(芯片)like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen (屏幕),_ 54_ notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then the students can use it. Some people say _55_ e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to students eyes. But only time will tell.46. A. useB. usefulC. usedD. using47. A. ideaB. problemC. questionD. trouble48. A. work it outB. work out itC.work outD. work49. A. veryB. muchC. tooD. many50. A. callB. callsC.calledD. calling51.A. smallB. smallerC. smallestD. the smallest52. A. and B. butC. orD. if53. A. intoB. fromC. upD. in54.A. bringB. putC. takeD. catch55.A. ifB. whatC. thatD. weatherIII Reading Comprehension: (20) (A) Mrs. Brown had just finished cooking when she heard a knock at the door. She was surprised because the postman and the milkman had already been there, and she wasnt expecting any visitors. She went into the front room and pulling the curtain back a little, looked out of the window to see who it was. A man was standing on the steps leading to the front door.He was a tall, broad-shouldered man wearing an old army coat and big black hat pulled forward over his eyes, so it was difficult to see his face clearly. His shoes, Mrs. Brown noticed, were old and dirty and there was a large hole in his trousers. He carried a small black bag in his hand.As she looked at him, Mrs. Brown remembered stories she had read in the newspapers about old ladies who opened to strangers, and were hit on the head and had their things stolen. She felt rather frightened. “I am not going to open the door”, she said to herself, “If I dont, perhaps hell think theres no one in and go away.” She let the curtain fall back into place and waiting.The man looked round quickly, put his hand in his pocket, drew out his keys, and began to try them one by one in the front door.56. When Mrs. Brown heard the knock, she was probably _.A. in the gardenB. in the kitchenC. outside the front doorD. inside the front door57. Mrs. Brown looked out of the window because_.A. she was expecting a visitorB. she had never any visitorsC. she wanted to see who was thereD. she thought it might be the milkman58. The man on the door steps_.A. was wearing an army capB. was dressed as a soldierC. had holes in his trousersD. had a grey hat over his eyes59. Mrs. Brown was frightened because she remembered something _.A. she had readB. she had been toldC. she had seen happenD. she knew would happen60. The man began to try the keys in the door_.A. while Mrs. Brown was watching himB. before Mrs. Brown saw him.C. after Mrs. Brown had left the curtain fallD. when Mrs. Brown first saw him(B) Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please dont make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings(人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.Id like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.61. The main purpose of this speech would be to _.A. prepare people for international travelB. declare the laws of different kindsC. given advice to travelers to the countryD. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws62. How many laws are there discussed in the speech?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six63. From the speech we learn that_.A. In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.B. You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of ageC. Because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road.D. You cant make noise except at night64. The underlined word contact in the seventh paragraph means_.A. keep in touch withB. get in touch withC. joinD. report65. Who do you think is most likely to make the speech/A. A policemanB. A lawmakerC. A teacherD. A lawyer(C)With the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world. Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing. Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially and many of them are very profitable.These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events -births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sports. Editors prefer to depend on people who know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by club and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news.The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. They are usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the businessmen are grateful for the chance to keep their products in the public eyes.66. Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that_.A. there are so many local newspapers thereB. local papers should have a circulation of four million.C. the Daily Mirror and Daily Express sell as many as 4 million copies every dayD. British newspapers are so widely read67. Local newspapers have _.A. a circulation as large as that of national newspapersB. a daily circulation of 13 millionC. a slightly smaller circulationD. an even larger circulation68. Which of the following is true?A. Every town and country area has at least one paper of its own.B. Nearly all towns and county areas have their own papersC. There is a paper, national or local, in each town and country area.D. A lot of distant town and country areas do not have their own papers.69. Which of the following is NOT true? A. A great deal of local news is supplied by the clubs and churches. B. Local readers are much interested in local news. C. These papers are written almost entirely for local readers. D. These papers are likely to get out of date quickly70. In the writers opinion, the editor must remember that no paper can possibly succeed without _.A. advertisementsB. interesting reportsC. a great deal of national newsD. an excellent sales manager（D）Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from AF for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Todays New York City subwayB. The advantages of building a subwayC. The problems that affected the traffic in New YorkD. The first underground train in New YorkE. The disadvantages of building a subwayF. The construction of the subway in New York71. At the turn of the twentieth century, New York City was a busy place. The city was growing so quickly that new houses and apartment buildings were going up everyday. Downtown, the sidewalks were jammed with shoppers, workers, travelers, and newly arrived immigrants from Europe. Horses and carriages filled every bit of empty space in the streets. Fierce winter snowstorms and the merciless summer heat exhausted those New Yorkers who had to travel on foot. What could be done72. An underground railroad, or subway, seemed to be the solution to these problem. Railroads moved on their won tracks, so they never sat in traffic jams. Powered by strong engines, railroads could do the work of many horses. Horses had to be fed and cared for, and they get sick or go lame. However,if an engine perfect sense. It would ease congestion on the crowded streets of Manhattan. Most of the citys major business districts were located in this district, which is on a small and narrow island. 73. In 1904, the mayor of New York City put on this good coat and a top hat and guided the first train north from City Hall in downtown Manhattan to Grand Central Station on 42nd Street. It then ran west to Times Square, the midpoint of the modern city. From Times Square the train went north again up Broadway to 145th Street. The total distance was a little over nine miles, and it took just 26 minutes. On that same day, 100,000 excited New Yorkers rode the brand-new train. The fare was just 5 cents.74. By 1913, the subway was so popular that officials made plans to extend thee system. The cost, over $300 million, was sky-high. Up to that time, the only building project that had cost more was the Panama Canal. However, the expansion was worth the money. When it was finished, there were 656 miles of track still the longest in the world.75. Today, the New York City subway remains the most efficient way to