湖北省荆门市高二英语下学期期末考试试题(2)

1、荆门市 2014-2015 学年度期末质量检测二英语本试卷共10 页。全卷满分150 分。考试用时120 分钟。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. What does the man want to tell the woman?A. She should help with the repair work.B. She shoul

2、d choose another way.C. Her bus has gone wrong.2. What does the woman think of the movie?A. Very interesting.B. Very bad.C. Very moving.3. Who might have taken the boy s dictionary?A. Jane.B. Mike.C. Helen.4. What are they talking about?A. Building a toy factory.B. Visiting America. C. Bill s wife.5

3、. What has happened?A. A dog was killed.B. The man was injured. C. The man s carwas damaged.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。听第 6 段材料，回答第6 至 7 题。6. What do we know about Mr. Hunte

4、r?A. He is in his hometown now.wallet.C. He lost a wallet yesterday.7. What will they do next?A. Give the wallet to Mr. Hunter.C. Put up a notice.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 9 题。8. What is the man doing now?A. Having dinner.C. Preparing for a meeting.9. Whose office does the man have to clean?A. Mr. Brown s.B.

5、He knows the owner of theB. Go to Mr. Hunter s home.B. Cleaning a meeting room.B. The manager s. C.- 3 -His own.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10. How many children does the woman have ?A. Only a daughter.B. A son and a daughter.C. Twosons.11. Where does the man s sister live now?A. In Seattle.B. InCaliforni

6、a.C. In Washington.12. What might happen next year?A. The man s sister will move her home.B. The man s sister will buy another farm.C. The man will go and see his sister.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13. How old is Alice s grandfather?A. 83.B.79.C. 73.14. Who owns a bookstore?A. Alice s father.B. Alice s gr

7、andmother.C.Alice s brother.15. What do we know about Alice s grandmother?B. She has poor eyesight now.C. In aB. A long time to deal withA. She was a college teacher.C. She gave up teaching last year.16. Where is probably Alice now?A. At home.B. At school.hospital.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. What doe

8、s the long holiday offer to people?A. A new way to live and work.difficulties.C. A chance to do different things.18. Which of the following can NOT be achieved during the long holiday?A. Taking intensive courses.B. Becoming an expert atsomething new.C. Learning to cook.19. How long do some organizat

9、ions offer intensive courses?A. Two days.B.Three days.C.Two or three days.20. What is the advantage of most national parks?A. People can take sports there.B. They provide privacy.C. People can rent cabins there.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMany tourists

10、visiting the USA on vacation enjoy shopping for bargains. You can find many bargains in the US if you know where to shop and how to take advantage of the competitive sales.Department stores offer good quality and high fashionMacy s department stores offer a wide selectionof merchandise（ 商品）, includi

11、ngfashion clothing, luggage and jewelry. They normally offer good qualitymerchandise,well known brands and the latest fashions, but not low quality products at bargain prices. They frequently have seasonal sales with attractive discounts. At such times, you can get high quality or fashion merchandis

12、e at bargain prices.General merchandise stores offer affordable qualitySears and JCPenny are two large national chains with stores across the US. They are similar to department stores but they do not offer high fashion merchandise or luxury（ 奢侈的 ） brands. Instead, they feature good quality merchandi

13、se at affordable prices. They are particularly known for their selection of childrens clothing and domestic goods. Sears is famous for its selection of tools and garden products.Discount stores sell at low pricesDiscount stores sell some good quality merchandise at affordable prices and some lower q

14、uality merchandise at very low prices. If you are not looking for the latest fashions, famous brands, or the best quality, you can find some very inexpensive merchandise at a discount store. Some national discount chains with stores across the US are K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target and Caldor.Outlet stores

15、 are a bargain hunters wonderlandOutlet stores or factory outlets sell high quality merchandise and well-known brands at discounted prices. They usually offer merchandise with slight flaws（瑕疵 ） and remainders from the last season or the previous year. They do not have end-of-season sales like the de

16、partment stores, as their merchandise is always discounted 20% to 40% below department store prices.21. If you want to buy a new dress that is fashionable, you should go to .A. SearsB. Wal-MartC.JCPennyD. Macys22. What is a feature of general merchandise stores?A. They normally offer the best qualit

17、y merchandise.B. They offer well-known brands and the latest fashions.C. They offer goods at acceptable prices.D. They can offer a special discount.23. Which of the following is NOT true about outlet stores?A. You can purchase goods with excellent quality and reasonable prices.B. They can offer good

18、s from last year.C. You will get goods with serious quality problems.D. Their merchandise is always discounted below department store prices.BI was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother ha

19、d always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively（冲动地）,I had pushed Mr.Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my d

20、ad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff（执法官）in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad sclosest advisor talking.“John, he s your son and he s a kid, but he is dragging you down, I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr.Ford. If you

21、 can t make your son obey the rul es, how can you make the law obeyed in this town? So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants（ 军士）. I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.Nearly every day for six months, a small group

22、of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and cre

23、ate a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.“So w

24、hat s it like being sheriff? ” I asked on the ride home.“I lost the race, Danny, “ he said.T m sorry, Dad. I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close.As long as I don t ever loseyou, I m okay.”24. The author was finally sent to wildernes

25、s because.A. he could learn how to survive in the wildB. his teacher insisted on giving him a lessonC. he pushed his math teacher down the stairsD. his mother feared that he would be accused25. The underlined word “reckless in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. selfishB. carelessC. rudeD. reasonable26.

26、 What can we learn about the author from the passage?A. He changed a lot after the camp.B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.27. How did the author s father feel at the end of the

27、story?A. Grateful.B. Annoyed.C. Disappointed D. RelievedYou may have experienced the annoyance of being fined because of parking illegally or finding your car towed away（ 拖走）after leaving it parked somewhere for a couple of minutes . But now a high- tech car sticker that s designed to be stuck to a

28、car s windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation.The TowStop sticker sends a text message to a driver when touched by a traffic policeman , to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their cars immediately . Frankfurt-based IT consultant , Daniel Kalliontzis , cameup w

29、ith the idea and is raising money to put his 43sticker into production .Car owners can put the sticker inside their car s windscreen , having set it upwith key information , such as their phone number . The slim design will include a sensor（ 传感器）that , when touched by a traffic policeman , will send

30、 a text message warning a driver of a possible fine . The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smartphone , which will appear on the sticker s screen .The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way, a German law. The law states : an officer

31、has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle. It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his carMail Online asked the Department of Transport whether the sticker could be used in the UK in a similar way . A spokesman said , “

32、In England there is no legal dutyto warn the motorist before issuing the ticketdiscretion not to issue a ticket if he doesnhe just wants to issue a warning .”So far , Mr. Kalliontzis has raised just over manages to raise the money, the stickers will.However, a policeman does have the t think the sit

33、uation is that bad or2,3620f his39,381goal . If hebe shipped in June 2015. But it appearsthat car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messagesbecause anyone could touch the smart sticker.28. The author wrote the third paragraph toA. explain how a smart car sticker works

34、car stickerB. advise drivers to buy aC. show the importance of a sensorD. tell drivers how to park a car-5 -29. We may infer from the text that in BritainA. car owners don t have to worry about a parking ticket-11 -B. smart car stickers wouldnt work as well as in GermanyC. traffic policemen prefer t

35、o call a driver rather than tow his carD. the Department of Transport thinks highly of smart car stickers5 can best be replacedC. freedom D.B. Environment-friendlyD. End of the parking30.The underlined word “ discretion ” in ParagraphbyA. troubleB. pressureopportunity31 What would be the best title

36、for the text?A. Daniel Kalliontzis a great inventor car stickersC. Parking systems in Europe ticket?DWith the development of science and technology, new inventions, especially new electronic products, have made people s lives easy and convenient. But as the saying puts: A coin has two sides.One day,

37、 I was walking in the park with a friend and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and I became invisible, absent from the conversation.The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you f

38、eel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With

39、 voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation（ 疏远 ） index goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phon

40、e number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated.Pumping petrol at the station? Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe（ 刷 ）your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to

41、a teller who might live in the neighborhood when you can just insert your card into ATM?Pretty soon you won t have the burden of making eye contact at the grocery shop. Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those check-out people who look at you and

42、 ask how you are doing.I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATMcard, a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isnt wisetheyre a great help to us.Its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail t

43、o do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up a call because I didnt really have time to talk. The communications industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.So Ive put myself on technology restriction:no instant messaging, with peoplewho live

44、near me , no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when Im at home.32. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. The Advance of Communications TechnologyB. The Consequences of Modern TechnologyC. The Process of Communications RevolutionD. T

45、he Automation of Modern Communications33. Paragraphs 5 to 7 are listed as examples, which show that the use of modern communications is.A. encouraging B. disappointingC. satisfying D.embarrassing34. The passage implies that.A. modern technology is bridging the peopleB. modern technology is separatin

46、g the peopleC. modern technology is developing too rapidlyD. modern technology is interrupting our lives35. What does the writer think to do with the modern technology?A. We may use them no matter what others are doing.B. We can throw them away and return to the ancient.C. We can be far away from th

47、em forever.D. We can use them less and communicate with the people around us. 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。Some animals can be trained to help humans. For example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely. Some kinds of monkeys can be tau

48、ght things too. 36 The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.In the wild, animals and humans are not usually friends. 37 In Africa, the honey- guide bird works with humans to find food. The bird likes to eat the grubs （幼虫） 一a type of insect that lives inside a

49、 beehive （蜂巢）.It knows how to findbeehives but it can t open them and get the grubs. People like to eat honey, but they aren t very good at finding beehives . 38 The bird flies to a beehive and people follow it. When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.In

50、Laguna in the south of Brazil, fishermen and dolphins work as a team. The oceanisn t very clean, so the fishermen can t see the fish.39 When the dolphinsfind a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen. Then the dolphins push the fish to the beach. The fishermen wait in the water

51、near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets. The fishermen s nets make it easier for the dolphinsto catch fish too. In Laguna, fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years. 40 Meanwhile, the dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with

52、the humans!A. They attack each other for food or something else.B. So the bird and the people help each other.C. They can learn how to help people who can t use their arms or legs.D. In fact, they usually help to get enough food for their babies.E. The fishermen teach their children how to work with

53、 the dolphins.F. However, there are a few interesting examples where they can work together.G. However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds.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，茜分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 man was to meet his wife downtown an

54、d spend some time shopping with her. He waited 41 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 42 . When he saw a photograph booth （照相亭）nearby, he had43 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 44 in the situation. In a few moments

55、, he was holding four small prints that 45 even him.He wrote his wife s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a46behind the desk in the booth. 47 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes andan apologetic expression, obviously 48 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He the

56、n 49 his office in Morrison Building, 50 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 51 ! He sat down with a smile.Of course his wife received those pictures and she even 52 them. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is marri

57、ed, See?This is my husband! ”Howare you with 53 ? One person calls it “wait training. It seems that there is always something we are 54 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.Patience is an important 55 of a happy and rewarding life. 56 some things are worth waiting for. 57 presents ma