（整理版高中英语）十八中1112高二上学期期末考试英语试题B卷

1、省十八中11-12 高二上学期期末考试英语试题B卷无答案第一局部 听力共两节，总分值30分第一节(共5小题；每题15分，总分值75分)请听下面5段对话，选出最正确选项：1What does the man do? AA painter BA publisher CA writer2How much does the man have to pay in total? A148 dollars B150 dollars C152 dollars3What does the woman think of Ahn? AShe did well in the exam BShe could have

2、done better CShe isnt good at her studies 4. Who is the little boy? AThe womans son BThe womans grandson CThe womans nephew5Wat is bothering the man? AThe noise from the street . BThe noise from MrBlacks garden CThe noise from the womans garden第二节(共15小题；每题15分总分值225分)请听下面5段对话或单独，选出最正确选项。 请听第6段材料，答复第6

3、、7题。6What does the woman ask the man to do? ATurn down the radio BPlay some soft music CTurn off the radio7What is the woman doing?AReading a book BWriting a paper CListening to music请听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8What is the man speaker probably doing? AWriting his school paper BDoing the housework CWatching TV9

4、What time is it now? AAbout 6：oo BAbout 6：30 CAbout 7：oo请听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。 10How long has the man been learning French? AFor two months BFor one year CFor two years 11What does the man think of finding a teacher? AIt is meaningless BIts too expensive CIts worthy12. What does the woman advise the man

5、 to do? ALearn French with her BLearn by himself CRead French articles请听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13Where did the man take this picture?AIn the USA BIn Canada CIn Japan14How old is the professor now? A32 years old B35 years old C38 years old15What did the man think of his professor? ABoring BFunny CStrict16Wh

6、at will the man do next? AGet some pictures BCall his professor CHang out with the woman请听第l0段材料，答复第17至-20题。17How many people visit London every year？ AAbout six million BAbout seven million CAbout eight million 18Whats the height of the Clock Tower? AAbout 97 meters BAbout 90 meters CAbout 87 meter

7、s 19What stands on the southeast of Tower Hill? AHyde Park. BThe Clock Tower CThe Tower of London20What can people do in Hyde Park? AGive speeches BMeet the Queen CDo volunteer work第二局部 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节 单项填空共15小题，总分值15分21. 一Do you mind if I use your dictionary? 一 .AYes, help your self BYes, use i

8、t , please CNo, enjoy yourself D. No, go ahead.22. is known to everyboby that the moon travels round the earth once every month.AIt BWhich CThat D. What .23. If tourists had known the tsunami was occurring suddenly , they to the coastlines for Christmas holiday.Awouldnt come Bwouldnt have come Chadn

9、t come D. didnt come.24. This is the seat for the disabled . Oh, sorry. I that.Adidnt realilze Bdidnt realize Chavent realized D. hadnt realized.25. The leader his basketball team by bringing in several young players.Aweaken Bstrengthened Cquitted D. banned26. How has it that no truth is given to th

10、e pubic in the such catastrophe?Acome about Bcome out Ccome over D. come on.27. A happy man is someone who has a aim in life and advances towards it slowly and steadily.Aspecial Bspecific Cpermanent D. potiential28. After having worked hard for so many years, Tom rose to the position of manager of t

11、he company.Aeventually Bgenerally Cunfortunately D. absolutely29. Things can easily go wrong when people are under .Astress Bweight Cload D. tense30. Having been here for two years, I hare been accustomed in such a noisy place .Ato live Bto living Cliving D. live 31. A large quantity of energy from

12、the sun being taken with modern equipment.Aare Bis Cwas D. were32. you turn to me for help ,Ill do as well as possible.AAs long as BAs far as CAs many as D. As good as33. It was only when I reread his poems recently I began to appreciate their beauty .Aso Bas Cthat D. then 34. There is still a copy

13、of the book in the library . Will you go and borrow ? No, Id rather buy in the bookstore.Ait; one Bone; one Cone ;it D. it; it 35.When asked they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved .Awhat Bwhy Cwho D. which 第二节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分 When I come across a good article

14、 in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 36 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct(引导) oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opp

15、osite one is likely to 39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the scissors (剪刀) would 41 before they start, 42 halfway done when I find out the 43 result. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can only take up one of th

16、em, the other has to wait or be 45 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料)- the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 46. Thus you are 47 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 48 that nice chances and intelligent ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen

17、that your life 49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other. In fact that is what 50 is like: we are often 51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both pleasing like a newspaper cutting. It often happens that our attention is drawn to one thing only 52 we get into another. Th

18、e 53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 54 remember a philosopher's remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life." So a casual (不经意) 55 may not be a bad one. 36.A. front B. same C. either D. opposite 37.A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring 38.A.

19、 advice B. news C. message D. a report 39.A. suffer B. reduceC. prevent D. cause 40.A. on B. for C. without D. off 41.A. use B. handleC. prepare D. stay 42.A. or B. but C. so D. for 43.A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible 44.A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience 45.A. giv

20、en B. held C. made D. picked 46.A. near B. aloneC. about D. behind 47.A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck 48.A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does 49.A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes 50.A. study B. society C. nature D. life 51.A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed 52.A. before B

21、. after C. until D. as 53.A. following B. next C. above D. former前者 54.A. still B. alsoC. once D. almost 55.A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark 第三局部： 阅读理解共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分ADad was brought home in the night. We heard every sound, but we pretended to be asleep. Next morning he looked weak and t

22、hin, sitting in a chair by the kitchen fire. The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve. Everything went as usual. Grandma found something to do in the bedroom. Grandpa went out for some water. Mother, with her back to us, was getting the cakes ready for breakfast. But nothing was rig

23、ht. When grandma came out of the bedroom, she walked on tiptoe踮着脚. When grandpa came back, he said nothing about the weather. At breakfast Mother passed us the fruit and said something, but her voice was too high. At last my sister, Lou, pushed back her chair. “Its your turn to wash the dishes. But

24、I had washed the dishes the night before. I said nothing because it was not right to quarrel in front of Dad just home with the empty sleeve. “It is your turn, Lou said again. I looked at her in surprise. “It is not, I said because I suddenly remembered Mother had told us to go on as usual. “Childre

25、n, children, Mother said in a quiet, glad kind of voice. And Dad was smiling because he felt at home at last.56What do you know happened to Dad in the story?AHe was badly ill.BHe had a long journey.CHe drank too much.DHe lost one of his arms.57The family when they saw Dads empty sleeve.Awas too surp

26、rised to do anythingBfelt sad and cried a lotCtried not to show their feelingsDshowed no worry at all58Lou wanted to quarrel with the writer because .Ashe did more housework than her sisterBDad would stand on her side as usualCthe writer didnt get on well with her Deverything had to go on as usual59

27、From the story, we know .Athe two sisters often quarreled about who should wash the dishesBthe family liked seeing the two sisters quarrelling after breakfastCDad loved the two sisters very much though they often quarreledDMother told the two sisters to quarrel with each other the night before60Whic

28、h of the following can be the best title of the story?AThe Quarrelling SistersBDad Was BackCAfter the AccidentDAn Empty SleeveBA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in a

29、n amusing experience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You dont say! “You dont say! I was

30、 puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well, Id better change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there? “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful. He was

31、deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it. Soon I was interrupted again by his words：“You dont say! I couldnt help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? “Well, I didnt request you to do so, he ans

32、wered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didnt you say you dont say? Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You dont say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms. Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself.

33、 Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.61. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because _ .A. English idioms were not important     B. I was not careful with English

34、 idioms  C. My teacher didnt emphasize the importance of them   D. I had no interest in them 62. At first, on hearing “You dont say, I thought the foreigner meant  _ .    A. he was not interested in the topic    B. he was only interested in the

35、Great Wall    C. I had talked too much    D.I had to stop talking 63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?    A. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.    B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall

36、after I talked about it.   C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.    D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.64. After the Englishman explained the idiom,  _.     A.I thought the Englishman had made me a

37、fool     B. the Englishman became a real fool    C.I felt very silly    D.I became more careful in everythingCCELEBRATIONS spread across China when Shanghai was given the right to host the World Expo on December 3, . Shanghai won the honor after beating r

38、ivals (对手) from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea, "I'm very proud of being Chinese," said Wang Kaibo, a Senior 2 student. "The winning of the expo is a victory, not only for Shanghai residents (居民), but for the people of the whole Chinese nation." Bidding for the expo s

39、hows that China is more confident of playing a more important part on the international stage. It is competing for large events and the next one could be the World Cup, Wang said. The World Expo and the Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China's development over the next 10 y

40、ears, said experts. The World Expo is known as the "Olympics of the economic, cultural, scientific and technological fields". It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months. The Olympics, World Cup and World Expo are considered the three top international events in the world.

41、 China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the event's 151- year history. Not only will it attract more foreign investment to China, but experts say that the half-year - long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai. The World Expo is a great event for di

42、fferent countries to exchange social, economic, cultural and scientific achievements, and also help to encourage new technology and ideas. 65. The underlined word "host" in the first paragraph probably means_. A. hold B. master C. charge D. want 66. People in_ countries probably felt disap

43、pointed after Shanghai's winning of the Expo. A. three B. four C. five D. six 67. We can infer that the first World Expo took place in the_. A. 1830' s B. 1840' s C. 1850' s D. 1860' s 68. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Shanghai' s winning is a victory for all the Chi

44、nese people. B. Shanghai is going to bid for the World Cup soon. C. The expo is an exhibition, which lasts for half a year. D. China is the first developing country that wins the bid for the World Expo.DMany teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe

45、 that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or ma

46、ny friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friend can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.However, parents often try t

47、o choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?Who choose your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Hav

48、e you got a good friend your parents don't like?69.  Many teenagers think their _ know them better than their parents do.A. friends     B. teachers       C. brothers and sisters     D. classmates70. When teenagers stay al

49、one, the usual way of communication is to _.A. go to their friends            B. talk with their parentsC. have a discussion with their family    D. talk with their friends on the phone71. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

50、A. Parents should like everything their chil¬dren enjoy.B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.72.  The main idea of this passage is that _. A. Teen

51、agers need friends B. Friends can give good advice C. Parents often choose their children's friends for them D. Good friends can communicate with each other  E The summer I was ten ,my mother decided to bring us to the world of artMy brother and I were not very excited when we realized what

52、 my mother meant, What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one af'ternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum，she made us read about artist and painting styles(风格)It was almost as bad as bei

53、ng in school.Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artist s when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool? First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum . My 12-year-old brother thought this was

54、so funny，but 1 was not interestedLate we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothingWe had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(弯曲的)hair and with no clothes on flyingaround the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art On our last visit to the museum，something happened when 1 saw a painting by a woman called MaryIn it，a woman was reading to a childThe colors were soft and gentle，and you could te