2016年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

期 末 试 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第1节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）请听下面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 does the man ask the girl to do?A. Hand in all the old books. B. Throw the old books away. C. Put the old books in place2. What dictionary does the man want to borrow?A. New Chinese-English Dictionary.B. Longman Dictionary. C. New English-Chinese Dictionary.3. What will the woman probably do next?A. Watch TV. B. Do her homework. C. Listen to news.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. When the mans birthday is.B. Whether today is the mans birthday.C. How to celebrate the mans birthday.5. Why do the speakers feel annoyed?A. They cant find what they need.B. They are disturbed by some noise. C. Children are running around them.第2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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How long will the man stay on the train?A. For one hour and a half. B. For one hour. C. For forty-five minutes.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is going to Brighton.B. The womans train ticket is 50.C. The womans train stops at each station.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Pay more attention to air pollution.B. Take more exercise.C. Bike to work.9. What is the mans attitude towards the womans suggestion?A. He refuses it. B. He will think about it. C. He is glad to accept it.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the man go to London?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By underground.11. What did the man and his friends have for dinner?A. Chinese food. B. Spanish food. C. Mexican food.12. What does the man say about the restaurant?A. It was big. B. It was quite. C. It was full. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is Danny at the moment?A. In a store. B. In a caff. C. In a classroom.14. When is Dannys mother coming to visit him?A. Next month B. This weekend. C. Next week.15. What are the speakers going to do?A. Go back to the college for a rest.B. Go on shopping in a superstore.C. Attend a lecture in the college.16. What relation is Danny to the woman?A. Her former boyfriend. B. Her brother. C. Her neighbor.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What time is it now?A. 8:45 am. B. 9:00 am. C. 9:15 am.18. What is the second destination famous for?A. A temple. B. A rock garden. C. A castle.19. Where will the visitors stay at 3:30pm?A. At the Golden Pavilion. B. In Gion. C. At the Nijojo Castle.20. What do we know about Gion?A. It is a traditional shopping area.B. It is near the main train station.C. It was built in 1397.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. There are many people who have a like yours, but they dont believe they have the power to do anything to improve our environment.Asettlement Bcommitment Cdisagreement Dequipment22. Zhang Yimou, the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers, on Sunday that he has two sons and a daughter with his wife, Chen Ting.Aforesaw Bteased Cappointed Dexposed23. The loss of ability in the mother tongue is mainly caused by the use of electronic devices and a lack of attention to culture.Awidespread Bvisual Cridiculous Dprecious24. Scientific research shows that animals can show emotions like human beings. They are sometimes lively, and sometimes bad-tempered.Acontradictory Binstant Cappropriate Dflexible25. Natural disasters are happening more frequently than before; the whole world should work together to respond.Amoreover Beffectively Cmeanwhile Dconsequently26. A woman in her 60s gave birth to two test tube babies three years ago, after her only daughter died of gas poisoning.Aslightly Beventually Capproximately Ddirectly27. I went through about four years of being to video games but fortunately I managed to get rid of it.Aadded Baccustomed Cadmitted Daddicted28. With no better way to express feelings of love and , its easy to see why everyone turns to the flower shop on Mothers Day.Aappreciation Binspiration Csatisfaction Dambition29. They are volunteers for the Olympic Games, and they everybody to obey the traffic regulations.Aadapt to Battend to Capply to Dappeal to30. Chinese people have traditionally cherished the virtue(美德) of eating bitter, or the ability to_ hardships without complaint. Aput up with Bend up with Ccome up with Dcatch up with第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Most of us lose lifes tough battles by starting an unexpected attackwhen a touch of humor might well enable us to win. 31 the case of a young friend of mine, who was 32 in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. 33 there was a good reason for Sams being lateserious illness at homehe 34 that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldnt 35 any longer. His boss was probably already pacing 36 preparing a speech to fire him.Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as 37 as a locker room; 38 was hard at work. Sams boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam 39 and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “Im Sam Maynard. Im applying for a 40 , which, I understand, became 41 just 35 minutes ago. Does the 42 bird get the worm?” The room exploded in laughter. The boss 43 a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had 44 his jobwith the only 45 that could win-a laugh. 46 is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and 47 the other fellow to do what you want 48 his losing face. For some jobs, its the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so 49 that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. 50, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.31AThinkBImagineCSupposeDConsider32AdugBtrappedCeruptedDaimed33AIfBBecauseCUnlessDAlthough34AdecidedBsaidCtalkedDurged35AworkBuseCcountDmake36Ahere and thereBin and outCup and downDnow and then37Asilent BcleanCnoisyDquiet38AsomebodyBeverybodyCnobodyDanybody39AcriedBshoutedCstaredDsmiled40AprizeBpatentCpunishmentDjob41AavailableBfragrantCpossibleDreasonable42AlazyBlateCdiligentDearly43AsentBhidCforceDhad44AprotectedBsavedCholdDtook45AtoolBtechniqueCmeasureDinstrument46AUnderstandingBApologyCHumorDCommunication47AmakingBhavingClettingDgetting48AwithoutBforCtoDwith49AconstantBeasyCsensitiveDheated50AAfter allBFor exampleCAt lengthDEven so第三部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题2分，满分40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。A One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he had only one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he became nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You dont owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Haward Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists could be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Haward Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.Dressed in his doctors gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day, he gave special attention to her case.After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words,“Paid in full with one glass of milk.”(Signed) Dr. Haward KellyTears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently, “Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”51. After finishing the milk, the boy _.Afelt angry because what he was really hungryBregretted that he didnt ask for any foodCfelt more hungry than ever beforeDhad a stronger faith in God and the human race52. The underlined word “baffled” in Para. 4 probably means_. Apuzzled Bexcited Camazed Dencouraged53. What did the local doctors finally do when the young woman became seriously ill?AThey looked on indifferently.BThey asked for Dr. Howard Kellys help.CThey sent her to a hospital with specialists.DThey believed that his faith in God would cure her.54. Which of the following statement is RIGHT according to the passage?AThe young woman knew that Dr. Howard Kelly would help her and save her life.BThe doctor walked away the moment he heard the name of the town she came from.CThe doctor saved the womans life and paid off the bill.DWe shouldnt ask for help because one day we will pay a lot for it.B Like many languages spoken by people, Ayapaneco is dying. Only two people in the world still speak it, and they wont talk to each other.Spoken in Mexico for centuries, Ayapaneco is one of 68 surviving languages in the mainly Spanish-speaking nation. The two speakers are Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez. Though they live only 500 meters from each other in the village, the two men seldom talk to each other. Daniel, an American expert, who is working to make a dictionary of Ayapaneco, says the two men “dont have a lot in common,” and that Segovia can be “active” while Velasquez tends to mind his own business and stay at home.While Segovia still speaks to his wife and son in Ayapaneco, neither of them can manage more than a few words. Velasquez hardly speaks his native tongue any more. Daniel is working to preserve the language in dictionary form before its last surviving speakers pass away. According to Daniel, Ayapaneco and the other languages began dying out with the introduction of public Spanish education in the mid-20th century. For decades, local children werent allowed to speak anything else. Many people to cities, starting in the 1970s, also helped the dying out of native languages.Ayapaneco is the name given to the language; Segovia and Velazquez call it “Nuumte Oote”, which means “true voice”. Neither man, however, speaks the same language. The dictionary will contain two versions(版本) of the language when it comes out later this year. Those behind the dictionary arent the only ones trying to save Ayapaneco. The National Language Institute plans to hold classes so that Segovia and Velasquez can pass on what they know to children.It is thought that there are about 6,000 languages spoken on earth and that about half will disappear over the next 100 years. Lets hope the “true voice” isnt one of them.55. Segovia and Velasquez seldom talk to each other in Ayapaneco because they_.Aboth dislike the language Bdont get along well with each otherCare too busy to talk to each other Ddont share the same interests56. Which are the main reasons why the language Ayapaneco started dying out? a. No teacher liked to teach it. b. Local children had to speak Spanish.c. many villagers went to live in cities. d. The surviving speakers didnt like to use it.Aa, b Ba, c Cb, d Db, c57. How does the National Language Institute try to save Ayapaneco?AWrite a dictionary of Ayapaneco. BLet Ayapaneco be taught at school. CIntroduce a public Ayapaneco education. DAsk villagers to speak Ayapaneco.58. From the text we learn that the author_.Aagrees that it is natural that Ayapaneco should die outBthinks Daniels effort to preserve Ayapaneco wont workCthinks highly of Ayapaneco and wants people to learn itDhopes that Ayapaneco will not die out in the futureC Researchers claimed that waitresses who wear red get up to 26 percent extra in tips than they would wearing other colors. However, the team finds that the sexes tip very differentlywith the bigger tips coming only from male customers.No matter what color they wear, female diners will give the same kind of amounts for service every time. Yet men, whether they realize it or not, add anything between 15 and 26 percent more to a waitress in red than they would if it was the same waitress wearing a different color.The test was simple. Take 11 waitresses in five restaurants over a six-week period and ask them to wear the same kind of T-shirt every day but change the colors. Previous research has suggested waitresses could earn more if they acted charmingly or wore more make-up than their colleagues. But this study, by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, only changed the color of the T-shirt. Every other aspect from make-up to behavior remained the same.When wearing either black, white, green, blue or yellow T-shirts, the size of the tips from both male and female customers was almost identical. But when they wore red, the size of the tips went up by between 15 and 26 percent from male customers, yet stayed the same from female ones.A total of 272 restaurant customers were studied by researchers Nicolas Gueguen and Celine Jacob for the international journal of the tourism industry. Even as a T-shirt, it shows just how much the color red is thought, by men, to increase the physical and sexual attractiveness of woman, said the researchers.The researchers wrote: As red color has no negative effect on women customers, it could be in their interest to wear clothes at work.59. The underlined word “identical” in Para. 4 probably means_.Adifferent Bsimilar Cthe same Dclose60. According to the passage, in the research by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research waitresses could earn more by _.Awearing red T-shirts Bputting on attractive make-upCchanging the color of T-shirts Dbehaving themselves61. Which of the following is right according to the passage?ABright color can increase the physical and sexual attractiveness of women.BWaitresses in red make no difference to female customers.CMake-up makes no difference to man customers.DWhether male customers tips more or not depends on service.62. What is the main idea of the passage?APeople tip differently if waitresses wear different make-up.BWaitresses who wear red get more tips than they would wearing other colors.CMale customers are more interested in the red color.DRed color has no negative effect on female customers.DWhat is a lifestyle and how is that different from a life? A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity or fame. Lifestyle gives a false sense of peace and acceptability that comes from others recognizing what youve bought into (as well as bought). If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, youre sophisticated(世故的) and stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the insincere approval of others. This means that your self-esteem(自尊) is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual. A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you know is important and being willing to put that first, no matter what others may think. When you create a life vs. a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from whats inside you, not what others think about you.Lifestyle is expensive financially and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A life is not expensive. Rather than using personal or financial resources, a life generates energy and staying power. Its about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption that society expects. It is about making the choices that are in line with your values, instead of using up your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason.How can you make the change? Understand the difference between a life and a lifestyle. Analyze your current lifestyle to see what is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain