四川省眉山市2014-2015学年高二下学期英语学期末统考试题

眉山市高中2016届第四学期期末教学质量检测 英 语 试 题 卷 2015.07英语试题卷共12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡和答题卷规定的位置上。2答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卷规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卷上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5考试结束后，将答题卷交回。第卷（选择题 共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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In the school. C. In a waiting room.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Margiehasgonehome.B.HesknownMargieforalongtime.C.HejustmetMargie.3. What is the man going to do tonight？A. To a birthday party. B. To visit Nancy. C. To the airport.4. Whatcausedthemanseyesred?A.Sadness. B.Sand. C.Someeyedisease.5.WhywasCarlatthehospital?A.Hewassick. B.Hiswifewassick. C.Hewasvisitinghisdaughter.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。听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Beijing. C. Trees.7. Where are they now?A. At school. B. At home. C. At hotel.听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the man go to the Music building?A. To see a movie. B. To have a concert. C. To attend a lecture.9. What is the problem with taking the shuttle bus？A. The bus doesnt go directly to the Science Building. B. The bus goes slowly to the Science Building.C. The bus will not come for a while.10. What does the man finally decide to do?A. Wait for the bus. B. Walk. C. Think of another plan.听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a school. B. At a bus stop. C. In a hospital. 12. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. A couple. 13. Why will the man go back to Spain? A. He goes back to start work. B. He wants to see his parents. C. He wants to learn Spanish well. 听下面一段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does the woman want to go?A. New Jersey. B. New Orleans. C. New York. 15. What does the woman usually do when traveling?A. Having something to eat. B. Listening to the music. C. Reading books.16. Why doesnt the woman take the train?A. The tickets have been sold out. B. She doesnt like the number of the platform.C. She thinks the tea is too expensive on the train.听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatisEricfamousas?A.Arockstar. B.Afilmstar. C.Afamousdancer.18.WhendidEricsmotherdie?A.In1945. B.In1947. C.In1954.19.WhobroughtupEric?A.Hisfather. B.Hismother. C.Hisgrandparents.20.WhendidEricstarttakingdrugs?A.Afterhisgrandparentsdied. B.Afterhismarriagefailed C.Afterhiswifedied.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。AFRANCEThe France company that spread a Europe-wide cheating of food supply by passing off（冒充）750 tons of horse-meat as beef was allowed on Monday to restart production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. But the company will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat, Agriculture Minister Stephane Foll said.UNITED KINGDOMA new virus that broke out in the Middle East last year and killed five people is well adapted to infecting humans but could practically be treated with drugs that improve the immune(免疫)system. “The virus is from the same family as the common cold and as SARS.” a scientist from Oxford on Tuesday.SOUTH AFRICAOlympian runner Oscar Pistorius broke into the door of a small bathroom where his girl friend was bathing after a shouting match on Valentines Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor(检察官) said on Tuesday as he charged the sports star with planned murder.EGYPTFormer Egyptian prime minister and presidential(总统的) candidate Ahmed Shafiq was referred to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday over corruption and money laundering charges, the official News Agency reported. Shafiq has left Egypt for the United Arab after losing the presidential race.21. According to the passage, the French company_. A. spread a virus across Europe. B. sold 750 tons beef as horse-meat. C. restarted production of frozen meat. D. was again allowed to produce sausages.22.The planned murder took place in _. A. Egypt B. America C. South Africa D. The United Kingdom23.We can learn from this passage that_. A. the French company once cheated its customers. B. patients with the new virus can not be cured by now. C. Pistorius killed his girl friend all by chance on Tuesday. D. the former prime minister of Egypt has left the United Arab.24.This passage is taken from the section of _in a newspaper. A. Nation B. World C. Sports D. ScienceBThe sharp drop in world oil prices has led oil companies in the United States to dismiss thousands of workers. Some companies have also delay new oil drilling and exploration projects. The drop in oil prices has also affected small service companies and even stores that do business with oil companies in big producer states like Texas. But the drop in oil prices has not been bad for everyone. Oil platform workers are often calledroughnecks.In Texas, many roughnecks have lost their jobs because of the drop in oil prices. The effect of falling prices has been worse in states like Alaska and North Dakota. That is because production costs are higher there than they are in the Eagle Ford area of south-central Texas. Adam Perdue is an economist at the University of Houstons Institute for Regional Forecasting. He has been studying the effect of falling oil prices in Texas. He says oil company exploration and production budgets(预算) are being cut between 10 and 50 percent, with most of them being cut by a third. He thinks the lower spending will affect the local economy.The economic slowdown will affect companies that manufacture pipes and other equipment for oil exploration and production. It will also have an effect on trucking companies that supply sand and chemicals, and other small businesses that serve the energy industry.But low oil prices are good for chemical companies. They use hydrocarbons(碳氢化合物) found in oil to makefertilizer, plastic and other products. Adam Perdue says a new chemical plant project near Houston will provide jobs for many skilled workers “A lot of these roughnecks that are gonna lose their jobs out there in the field are gonna be able to come home and, and, and get a welding job or a construction job.” he says. But some oil industry experts believe prices will rise again in about six months when the oversupply of oil is reduced.25.Why is the effect of falling prices worse in North Dakota?A. Roughnecks there have lost their jobs.B. The oil production there costs more.C. Oil platform there has been closed.D. Oil prices there have fallen more sharply.26.What does Adam Perdues study show?A. Adam Perdue is a great economist of today.B. The local economy has been cut by one third.C. Oil company exploration should be carried on.D. Cut of oil cost will influence the local economy.27.Which of the following has benefited from the drop in oil prices?A. Oil service companies B. Chemical companiesC. Welding companiesD. Construction companies28.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The oversupply of oil will bring in more money.B. The roughnecks have to come after work.C. The world oil problem is likely to last another half year.D. A construction job will be more and more competitive. CI hear some actors keep a sad thought or memory tucked away to help them with scenes where they might need to cry. I think we should each try to find the opposite; a happy memory, something to lift us on those inevitable(难以避免的) days. Im saying this because I just found mine.I have some work in Glasgow today. I was on a really tight schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely packed out and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly meaningless. On top of all that, I had a bit a headache.Walking quickly across the hall, I fished some change from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit selling The Big Issue(a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living). As the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the Big Issue. You had to be homeless to sell the Big Issue. She really looked like shed been sleeping rough. Her clothes were ragged and she was also rocking from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep warm against the biting wind, But she wasnt ,she was moving in time to a tune. I couldnt hear her, but I could see her lips moving. As I got closer, I saw a white cane hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken(干瘪的 ) eyes. She was blind, dirty and living on the streets. I came closer and through the noise of the traffic I heard her sing the immortal(永生的) line, “and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!” I bought her last magazine for twice what Id originally intended. She thanked me, then she picked up her stuff and went tapping off along the pavementstill singing!So, I have my happy memory for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long ,long time. Feel free to borrow it if you like.29.Why do some actors keep a sad thought or memory according to the passage?A. Because some of them always feel unhappy.B. Because they are scolded by the director.C. Because it helps them meet the needs of their roles.D. Because they cant find a happy memory.30.What does the underlined word “fished” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. made B. exchange C. put into D. took out31.Whats the best title for the passage?A. A happy memory to lift you up.B. An unforgettable day I experienced.C. The roses in her hand, the flavor I have.D. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. DBali is an Indonesian island rich in indigenous(土著的) culture. A lot of people say that Balinese culture is unique and that the people of Bali have always been content with the now. If you ask a Balinese person what heaven is like, the probable answer will be just like Bali. This only goes to show that most Balinese people are happy to be where they are and never worry. One factor that contributes to this laidback lifestyle is the culture of close family ties in Bali. In the Balinese culture, support is always available. Balinese extended families are so tightly knit that all members usually reside in the same complex. Balinese culture is based on a form of this religion, which is called Hindu Darma. This religion reached the island during the eleventh century. Most of the family customs and traditions as well as community lifestyles of the Balinese people are influenced by thisThe religious influence even expands widely into the arts, which makes Bali distinct from the rest of Indonesia. In spite of the fact that tourists flood to the island every year, Balinese people have managed to conservetheir culture. Almost every native of Bali is an artist in some form or another. Parents and villagers have passed on their skills to their children, who all seem to have preference either for music, dance, or painting. Another remarkable mark of the Balinese culture is the series of ceremonies and rituals known as the Manusa Yadnya. This marks the different stages of Balinese life. Cremation（火葬）is very popular on this islandand unlike in the West, death is a joyous and colorful event for the Balinese.32.What do we know about Balinese according to the first two paragraphs?A. They lead a very relaxing but unwealthy life.B. They live in large families and are close to each other.C. Their family members are distributed in different places.D. Their extended families live too close together to get along well.33.Bali is distinguished from the rest of Indonesia by _.A. peoples tight family relationship. B. the family customs and traditions.C. peoples great affection for religion. D. the influence of Hinduism on their culture. 34.The authors tone in talking about the Bali culture can be best describe as_.A. appreciative B. funny C. doubtful D. serious35.Which of the following is true about Balinese people?A. They are good at controlling themselves at the funeral.B. They are all good artists in one or another.C. They have their own way to preserve their culture.D. They can only pass on their skills by word of mouth. 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 must think positively no matter how big a challenge is. If you think positively you will feel better and will be able to overcome challenges in life. Furthermore, meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life. 36 On the other hand, negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life. 37 Dont be jealous of those who are successful around you. Instead, take inspiration from their success stories. This will make you motivated to get what you want. Moreover, you can also read books that are written by inspirational and successful personalities.There is a famous quote that reads, “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.” If your mind is healthy you will think positively. 38 Whether you are working out in the gym or going for a long walk, make sure that you incorporate an exercise plan in your daily routine. 39 Hence, it is important to break your routine and do something different. Either you go on a vacation or learn a new skill, it is important to break the monotony in your daily life.Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible. It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different. 40 .A. Therefore, it is important to exercise.B. Keeping yourself motivated is not a difficult task.C. You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again.D. One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by others success.E. Do things that make you happy and find inspiration in possibly everything you see. F. By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive.G. Remember, positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want.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，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，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。We are ordinary people, and all have weaknesses and strengthsno matter who we are. Sometimes the weaknesses seem to outweigh(胜过) the 41 and sometimes its the other way around. Some people get sick easily. Some 42 to manage their finances properly. Some people are hopeless communicators and struggle with 43 .Many people leave it and 44 it as just bad luckbut not everyone. Some people 45 huge limitations still manage to achieve excellent things. They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to 46 their possibilities. I 47 a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Bill Becroft, who had a severe stutter(口吃) as a child. Instead of 48 this to limit him, he chose to work hard to 49 it. He is now the Principal Youth Judge for New Zealand. Not only did he become 50 , but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others 51 where his weakness is easy for all to see. If he had not worked on his 52 ability, it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.Lots of people face far more significant 53 than you do. They may be missing limbsor are 54 into extreme poverty. But no matter what the limitation, you will 55 find people who have overcome it.At 19 months old, Helen Keller became 56 and lost her sight and hearing before shed learned to speak. She went 57 to become a world famous author and 58 , and an advocate of many social causes. Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountain-climbing 59 , but hassince climbed Mt. Everest. No one would have predicted these 60 .41.A.shortcomingB. strengthsC. mistakesD. benefit42.A.determineB. likeC. wantD. struggle43.A.relationshipsB. friendshipC. familiesD. poverty44.A. receiveB. acceptC. takeD. ignore45.A. facingB. meetingC. havingD. remaining46.A. realizeB. encourageC. enlargeD. limit47.A. joinedB. tookC. attendedD. presented48.A.receivingB. allowingC. gainingD. refusing49.A.beatB. changeC. hitD. overcome50.A.dullB. tiredC. boredD. successful51.A.frequentlyB. regularlyC. franklyD. actively52.A.performingB. dancingC. speakingD. running53.A.limitationB. difficultyC. failureD. strength54.A.bornB. sufferingC. lookingD. worn55.A.neverB. hardlyC. alwaysD. often56.A.strongB. illC. weakD. dead57.A. alongB. aroundC. onD. out58.A. announcerB. professorC. teacherD. speaker59.A. incidentB. eventC. accidentD. matter60.A. successB. resultC. failureD. reason第卷（非选择题 共50分）第二节 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winters night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One r