高二英语上学期期末考试试卷(A)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上 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 。 卷第 I 第一部分 听力 30

2、分）（共两节，满分 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. 9.15C. 9.18 答案是 B。 1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend? A. Go out wi

3、th 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：

4、 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 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。 教学课件 What do we

5、 know about Nora? A. 6. She prefers a room of her own. B. She likes to work with other girls. C. She lives near the city center 7. What is good about the flat? good furniture.A. It has a large sitting room. B. It hasC. It has a big kitchen. 段材料，回答第听第 7 题。8、 9 8. Where has Barbara been? C. Rome.A. Mi

6、lan.B. Florence. 9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase? B. Stones.A. Shoes.C. Books. 题。10 至 l2 听第 8 段材料，回答第 l0. Who is making the telephone call? A. Thomas Brothers.B. Mike Landon.C. Jack Cooper 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper? A. His wife.B. His bossC. His secretary 12. What is the m

7、essage about? a trip.to France.The date for C.A visit A meeting.A. B. 题。听第 l6 至段材料，回答第 13 9 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 officer What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place? 14.A. Walking along Chu

8、rchill Avenue. Getting ready to cross the road. B. Standing outside a bank. C. When did the accident happen? 15. C. At about l0:00 am.B. At about 9:00 am.A. At about 8:00 am. 16. How did the accident happen? A. A lorry hit a car B. A car ran into a lorry C. A bank clerk rushed into the street. 题。听第1

9、7 l0 段材料，回答第至 20 17. What is the talk mainly about? 教学课件 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

10、 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 hourB. 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

11、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。 A 's greatest figures,ps of some of the worldIf you want to walk in the footste 's 38 colleges are open to the public year-round.then go to Oxford. Many of Oxford worthvisitingand some famous peopleHere are a few of the collegeswho have studied there. Ch

12、rist Church College Harry Potterfilms,Christ ChurchLong beforeit became known as a locationfor the Alice inwas the college where Albert Einstein, author Charles Dodgson who wrote Wonderland, and 13 Britishprimeministersstudied.In thislargeand popular college, thyou can see the paintings in the 16-ce

13、ntury Great Hall. Magdalen College 's colleges. ThisMany consider Magdalen to be one of the most beautiful Oxford 中is where author Oscar Wilde read his classics course. You can enjoy the medieval( th ) church with its 15世纪的 -century tower. Opposite the college is the beautiful Botanic Garden fou

14、nded in 1621. Merton College Founded in1264, Mertonhas the oldestmedievallibrary inuse. J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Ringsis said to have spent many hours here writing. One of the 星盘 ) ，college 's treasures is thoughtto have belongedtoChaucer. Thean astrolabe( college has the most amazing co

15、llection of medieval colored glass in Oxford. Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is 教学课件 thelargestuniversitylibrary in the UK. It isone of theoldestlibrariesinEurope, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. It holds mo

16、re 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. Harry Potter fan travels to Oxford, he'21.If all probably visit_. A. Merton Colle

17、ge B. Bodleian Library C. Magdalen College D. Christ Church College 22.Which of the following can travelers see in Magdalen College? th -century tower.B. A seven A.A15 ton tower bell. D.BritishC. England 's smallest cathedral.oldestbotanic garden. 23. According to the passage, J. R. R. Tolkien i

18、s _. A. the founder of Merton College The Lord of the Rings the author ofB. C. the designer of the oldest medieval library D. the owner of the astrolabe in Merton College 24. What do we know about the Bodleian Library? A. It lies in Magdalen College.B. Itis the mostfamous library in the UK. C. It ha

19、s a collection of 2,500 kinds of books.D. It is smaller than the British Library. B Fatu 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

20、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, Kekula 's cousin succumbed to the virus. I t 's also impressive to note that while Kekula was t

21、reating her family members she managed to avoid Ebola entirely. On July 27, Kekula 's father, Moses, went to a hospital in Kanata, after his blood him was becausepressure rose sharply. The only reason the hospital had a bed to offer in the hospitaldidn 't realize the patientsomeone had just

22、died. But the staff died from an Ebola infection.Shortly,he was admitted to afterthe hospital,Moses developed a fever, started vomiting and was suffering from diarrhea. Once nurses 教学课件 started dying of Ebola, the hospital shut down and Moses had to leave. Kekula drove 90 minutes to Monrovia, the ca

23、pital 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 inf

24、ected 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

25、 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. Kekula 's father, Moses said,“I 'm very,very proud. She saved my life through the almighty God. ” 25. What

26、 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 in Paragraph 2 mean? ” “succumbed to A. was aff

27、ected withB.survivedC.died ofD.fightagainst 27. 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 littlecan be done to her father. C. Because Moses were already recovering when he was admitt

28、ed to the JFK Medical Center. D. Because nurses started dying of Ebola and many hospitals were shut down. C Just weeks after a special memorial voyage to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, an Australian billionaire has announced plans to build an exact replica(复制品 ) of the Tit

29、anic, which is just as similar to the original one as possible.The Titanic replica will make its firstvoyage from Southampton,England to New York in 2016. The Titanic is a famous ship that sank in 1912. The attractivestory of the ocean liner( 邮轮 ) has made millions of people interested in it around

30、the world. It was believed to be an unsinkable ship but it hit an iceberg and sank on its firstvoyage. 教学课件 More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, which at the time was the world 's largest and most luxurious ocean liner. When fully built, the Titanic II will be 270 meters (8

31、86 feet) long and capable of holding1,680 passengers. Unlike the originalTitanicwhich 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 accommo

32、date 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 't happen. ”ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn When Mr. Palmer was

33、asked if he expected hisTitanic to be successful,he simply said: “At my age, you don't really worry so much about whether you'll 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 Southampto

34、n, England to New York. B. To mark the100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. C. To realizeMr. Palmer 's dream of constructing a luxuriousocean liner. D. Not clearly talked about in the passage. 29. What 's mainly talked about in Paragraph 2? A. The travelling route of the Titanic.

35、B. A short introduction to the original Titanic. C. The number of people on the Titanic when it sank. D. People 's great interest in the attractive story of theocean liner. 30. What is the difference between the Titanic II and the original one? A. Titanic II will be powered by modern diesel and

36、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 isMr. Palmer 's attitude towards hisTitanic II replica? A. It will sink with a hole in it.B. It

37、willdefinitelybea great success. C. It is worthwhile to build it.D. It will make him losemoney. D 教学课件 Every year , a handfulof new words enterthe world 's collectivevocabulary, but only one has the honor of being named Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year. And ”.'s top honor goes to“se

38、lfiethis year 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 around150 millionEnglishwordsDictionariesusinga researchprogramwhich collects currently in use from around the web every month.

39、To qualify, a word need not have been inventedwithinthepast12 months butitdoes need to standoutorbecome notable at that time. Selfie is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:“A photograph that one has taken one takenwitha smartof oneself,typicallyphone orwebcam and uploadedtoa social media website. ” Ox

40、ford 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 was outofthepicturefocus,some steps.He apologizedforthe factthattrippedover saying that it was not because he was drunk but because it was a selfie. Judy

41、 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 helpedtopopularizetheterm,withselfieYear. ” She alsoadded: “Soc

42、ialmedia sites appearing on the photo-sharing website Flicker as early as 2004, but usage wasn't around2012,when selfie was beingwidespread untilused commonly inmainstreammedia ”sources. have taken theworldby storm.Everyone fromthefirstfamilytoSelfiesordinary likeMileyaselfie.Celebritieshaspeopl

43、efortakenthetimetopose JenniferandLawrence,havenewJenniferallCyrus,showedtheirAniston 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”.

44、 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 theOxford 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 fr

45、equency of the word“selfie ” has increased to 17,000 % since 2004. and the firstfamily have all C. Celebritiesshowed their new haircuts with selfies. 教学课件 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 we

46、bsite. 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. ArtsB. entertainmentC. ScienceD. 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

47、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 Adults With Christmas just around the corner, it is time for us to plan our holidays. 36 Organize a Charity Show Chris tmas is about spreading joy and love. It 's about giving. We give our family presents on

48、 this day to show them with happiness and love, don't we? But have you fortheir Christmas? Does Santa leave ever wondered how the poor celebrate gifts them to buy gifts or necessitiestoo? 37 Useall the activitiesfor those lessrich. Visit Orphanages and Old Age Homes Christmas is an occasion for

49、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 Drive When we do something alone, the impact of that action is

50、n 't as great as itwould 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 Planthese activitiesin time and have fun with your family and friends. Merry Chr

51、istmas！ 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 f

52、ew of them to keep yourself busy. 教学课件 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 joycan be shared with people who don't have the company of their famil

53、y 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 whatwas wrong, I discovered an elderly neighbor had fallen down. She was 42