高二英语上学期期末考试试卷(A).doc

高二英语试题（A）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意事项：1. 答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号。2. 答第卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答第卷时，必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整，笔迹清晰。必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。第I卷第一部分 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1.5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。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15 B.9.15 C.9.18 答案是B。1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend? A. Go out with her friend. B. Work on her paper. C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt? A. $15. B. $30. C. $50.3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon? A. To attend a wedding. B. To visit an exhibition. C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday? A. At l：00 pm. B. At 3：00 pm. C. At 4：00 pm.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. At a hotel.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面对话或独白。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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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 do we know about Nora? A. She prefers a room of her own. B. She likes to work with other girls. C. She lives near the city center7. What is good about the flat? A. It has a large sitting room. B. It has good furniture. C. It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where has Barbara been? A. Milan. B. Florence. C. Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase? A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。l0. Who is making the telephone call? A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon. C. Jack Cooper11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper? A. His wife. B. His boss C. His secretary12. What is the message about? A. A meeting. B. A visit to France. C. The date for a trip.听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。13. Who could the man speaker most probably be? A. A person who saw the accident B. The driver of the lorry C. A police officer14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place? A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road. C. Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen? A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about l0:00 am.16. How did the accident happen? A. A lorry hit a car B. A car ran into a lorryC. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas? A. Take science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions? A. During the lunch hour B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of the labs.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）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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 AIf you want to walk in the footsteps of some of the worlds greatest figures, then go to Oxford. Many of Oxfords 38 colleges are open to the public year-round. Here are a few of the colleges worth visiting and some famous people who have studied there.Christ Church CollegeLong before it became known as a location for the Harry Potter films, Christ Church was the college where Albert Einstein, author Charles Dodgson who wrote Alice in Wonderland, and 13 British prime ministers studied. In this large and popular college, you can see the paintings in the 16th-century Great Hall.Magdalen CollegeMany consider Magdalen to be one of the most beautiful Oxfords colleges. This is where author Oscar Wilde read his classics course. You can enjoy the medieval(中世纪的) church with its 15th-century tower. Opposite the college is the beautiful Botanic Garden founded in 1621.Merton CollegeFounded in 1264, Merton has the oldest medieval library in use. J. R. R. Tolkien is said to have spent many hours here writing The Lord of the Rings. One of the colleges treasures is an astrolabe(星盘)，thought to have belonged to Chaucer. The college has the most amazing collection of medieval colored glass in Oxford.Bodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is the largest university library in the UK. It is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. It holds more than 9 million printed items on 189 km of shelving and seats up to 2,500 readers. The users of the library here include five kings, 40 Nobel Prize winners, 25 British prime minister and countless famous writers.21. If a Harry Potter fan travels to Oxford, hell probably visit _.A. Merton College B. Bodleian Library C. Magdalen College D. Christ Church College22. Which of the following can travelers see in Magdalen College?A. A 15th-century tower. B. A seventon tower bell.C. Englands smallest cathedral. D. British oldest botanic garden.23. According to the passage, J. R. R. Tolkien is _.A. the founder of Merton CollegeB. the author of The Lord of the RingsC. the designer of the oldest medieval libraryD. the owner of the astrolabe in Merton College24. What do we know about the Bodleian Library?A. It lies in Magdalen College. B. It is the most famous library in the UK.C. It has a collection of 2,500 kinds of books. D. It is smaller than the British Library.BFatu Kekula is a hero.The 22-year-old Liberian nursing student, in her final year, managed to save the members of her immediate family from the Ebola virus, all without the help and convenience of a hospital.Kekula reduced the rate to 25 percent. Four of her family members were infected with the virus. Her father, Moses, her mother, Victoria, her sister, Vivian and her 14-year-old cousin, Alfred Winnie.Sadly, Kekulas cousin succumbed to the virus. Its also impressive to note that while Kekula was treating her family members she managed to avoid Ebola entirely.On July 27, Kekulas father, Moses, went to a hospital in Kanata, after his blood pressure rose sharply. The only reason the hospital had a bed to offer him was because someone had just died. But the staff in the hospital didnt realize the patient died from an Ebola infection. Shortly, after he was admitted to the hospital, Moses developed a fever, started vomiting and was suffering from diarrhea. Once nurses started dying of Ebola, the hospital shut down and Moses had to leave. Kekula drove 90 minutes to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, to seek treatment. Three hospitals turned them away because there is no spare bed for patients at all. Kekula made the drive back to Kanata to another hospital. They told Moses he had typhoid fever and did very little to treat him. So Kekula took him home. Once he was there, he infected three other family members. Her mother, sister and their cousin who was living with them.Kekula only lost one patient, her cousin. Her method proved so effective that international aid workers, including UNICEF, beganteaching it to others in West Africa who may not be able to get to hospitals for treatment.Her father, mother and sister were already recovering when space became available at the JFK Medical Center on August 17. Alfred passed away at the hospital the next day. Kekulas father, Moses said, “Im very, very proud. She saved my life through the almighty God.”25. What is the best title for the passage?A. A courageous and selfless nurse.B. Give her a medal: Woman saves family members from Ebola. C. A family survived Ebola with the help of government. D. The dreadful disease Ebola. 26. What does the underlined word “succumbed to” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. was affected with B. survived C. died of D. fight against27. Why Kekula took her father home?A. Because a patient died from an Ebola infection in the hospital in Kanata. B. Because they were turned down by hospitals and little can be done to her father.C. Because Moses were already recovering when he was admitted to the JFK Medical Center. D. Because nurses started dying of Ebola and many hospitals were shut down.CJust weeks after a special memorial voyage to mark the100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, an Australian billionaire has announced plans to build an exact replica(复制品) of the Titanic, which is just as similar to the original one as possible. TheTitanic replica will make its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York in 2016.The Titanic is a famous ship that sank in 1912. The attractive story of the ocean liner(邮轮) has made millions of people interested in it around the world. It was believed to be an unsinkable ship but it hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage. More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, which at the time was the worlds largest and most luxurious ocean liner. When fully built, the Titanic II will be 270 meters (886 feet) long and capable of holding 1,680 passengers. Unlike the original Titanic which was powered by coal-fired boiler and steam engines, the Titanic II will have modern diesel(柴油机) and electric engines. Also unlike the first Titanic, the Titanic II will have more than enough lifeboats to accommodate everyone on board if something should go wrong. When asked whether the new replica would sink, Mr. Palmer replied: “Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it. He also added “It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesnt happen.”When Mr. Palmer was asked if he expected hisTitanic to be successful, he simply said: “At my age, you dont really worry so much about whether youll make money or lose money on something, but I believe that it is worth building it.”28. Why is the Titanic replica being built?A. To make a voyage from Southampton, England to New York. B. To mark the100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.C. To realize Mr. Palmers dream of constructing a luxurious ocean liner. D. Not clearly talked about in the passage.29. Whats mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?A. The travelling route of the Titanic.B. A short introduction to the original Titanic.C. The number of people on the Titanic when it sank.D. Peoples great interest in the attractive story of the ocean liner.30. What is the difference between the Titanic II and the original one?A. Titanic II will be powered by modern diesel and electric engines.B. The appearance of Titanic II will be more luxurious.C. The construction of Titanic II will be more complex. D. The number of the lifeboats on Titanic II will be smaller.31. What is Mr. Palmers attitude towards his Titanic II replica?A. It will sink with a hole in it. B. It will definitely be a great success. C. It is worthwhile to build it. D. It will make him lose money.DEvery year, a handful of new words enter the worlds collective vocabulary, but only one has the honor of being named Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year. And this years top honor goes to “selfie”.The frequency of the word selfie used in the English language has increased by 17,000 per cent since this time last year. This figure is calculated by Oxford Dictionaries using a research program which collects around 150 million English words currently in use from around the web every month. To qualify, a word need not have been invented within the past 12 months but it does need to stand out or become notable at that time.Selfie is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.” Oxford Dictionaries said the earliest known usage is an Australian online forum post in 2002. A man posted a picture of injuries to his face when he tripped over some steps. He apologized for the fact that the picture was out of focus, saying that it was not because he was drunk but because it was a selfie. Judy Pearsall, editorial director for Oxford Dictionaries, said: “Using the Oxford Dictionaries language research program, we can see a phenomenal upward trend in the use of selfie in 2013, and this helped to win its selection as Word of the Year.” She also added: “Social media sites helped to popularize the term, with selfie appearing on the photo-sharing website Flicker as early as 2004, but usage wasnt widespread until around 2012, when selfie was being used commonly in mainstream media sources.”Selfies have taken the world by storm. Everyone from the first family to ordinary peoplehas taken the time to pose for a selfie.Celebrities like Miley Cyrus,Jennifer Lawrence,andJennifer Anistonhave all showed their new haircuts with selfies this year. Selfie was added to the Oxford Dictionaries online in August, but not yet in the Oxford English.32. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. The definition of the word “Selfie”. B. The widespread usage of the word “Selfie” in 2012. C. “Selfie” has been chosen as the Word of the Year of 2013. D. “Selfie” began to be used in the Oxford English. 33. What can we learn from the passage about the word Selfie? A. Social media sites helped to popularize the word Selfie. B. The frequency of the word “selfie” has increased to 17,000 % since 2004.C. Celebrities and the first family have all showed their new haircuts with selfies.D. The earliest known usage of “selfie” was a man who was drunk.34. The word “selfie” was chosen the Word of the Year by _.A. A social media website. B. The photo-sharing website Flicker. C. A research program by Oxford Dictionaries. D. People who take picture using a smart phone or webcam.35. In which column of a newspaper can we find this article? A. Arts B. entertainment C. Science D. Culture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。（请按如下方式填涂答题卡：选 E 涂 AB；选 F 涂 AC；选 G 涂 AD。）Christmas Activities for AdultsWith Christmas just around the corner, it is time for us to plan our holidays. 36 Organize a Charity ShowChristmas is about spreading joy and love. Its about giving. We give our family presents on this day to show them with happiness and love, dont we? But have you ever wondered how the poor celebrate their Christmas? Does Santa leave gifts for them too? 37 Use all the activities to buy gifts or necessities for those less rich.Visit Orphanages and Old Age HomesChristmas is an occasion for the entire family to come together and celebrate. More than the celebrations, we look forward to being near our close ones. 38 Form a group and spend an entire day with children or senior at orphanages and old age homes.Start a Donation DriveWhen we do something alone, the impact of that action isnt as great as it would be if done by a group. 39 A lot of people will want to donate clothes and other necessary items. Along with gifts, if you donate these to people as well, it will really make a difference. 40 Plan these activities in time and have fun with your family and friends. Merry Christmas！May God bless you!A. Shopping is an entirely different experience during Christmas.B. Here are some fun Christmas activities that you are absolutely going to love.C. If you have the time, organize a donation drive in your locality.D. Now that you know these activities, you can select a few of them to keep yourself busy.E. As charity, you can arrange for a show in your circle of friends or in your neighborhood.F. Gifting something to your family members, friends and colleagues is important.G. The same joy can be shared with people who dont have the company of their family on this happy occasion.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 （共20小题：每题1.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away when my daughter heard cries for help. When I went outside to 41 what was wrong, I discovered an elderly neighbor had fallen down. She was 42 in pain so I helped her inside her house and 43 her on the bed.I noticed how 44 her place was and it was obvious she hadnt cleaned it for a while. She insisted she didnt need an 45 and that someone would be around soon, so I put a bottle of water at her side and 46 .On my return, I felt sad that, although we had been neighbors for 18 months, apart from a few smiles, we hadnt 47 . I hadnt even noticed she hadnt been 48 for weeks due to painful back.That weekend I met my grandma for her 80th birthday, and I noticed how 49 her flat seemed in comparison with my 50 . Then I remembered that my grandma was usually visited by her relatives. 51 , my neighbor, as far as I knew, had no family regularly 52 .When I returned home I went to visit her, but she didnt 53 my knocks. I walked inside. S