下学期期末考试高二英 语试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两大部分,共150分。考试时间:120分钟
第I卷(三部分,共115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三个选项中划出你所听到的句子,并标在相应的位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来选择答案和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.15. C.£9.18.
答案是B。
1.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.There’s a cat in the corner.
B.The man doesn’t think Kate’s old enough.
C.Kate doesn’t put her things in order.
2.What does the woman mean?
A.She is sad because the ceremony has been put off.
B.She is worried about the safety of the ceremony.
C.She is happy that the ceremony will be held on time
3.What does the woman think about the new DVD player?
A.She has no idea yet.
B.It’s no better than the old one.
C.It’s not as good as the computer.
4.When will the man move into his new house?
A.This month B.In two months C.Next month
5.What does the woman want to know?
A.The way to the king’Road
B.The way to the college
C.The name of the college
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。听对话前,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6~8题。
6.How was the woman’s holiday on the beach?
A.Wonderful B.Just so—so C.Very tiring
7.What did the woman do during her holiday?
A.She slept in the open air.
B.She made campfires on the beach.
C.She sunbathed and learned to swim.
8.What do we know about the woman?
A.She didn’t pay for the training.
B.She has become a great swimmer.
C.She can’t swim even after t he training
听第7段材料,回答第9~11题。
9.What is relationship between the two speakers?
A.Boss and secretary B.Husband and wife C.Manager and customer
10.What do we know about the man’s company?
A.It’s small.
B.It’s doing well.
C.It is in business trouble
11.What is the man going to do at 1:30 pm the day after tomorrow?
A.Visit an exhibition B.Go to classes C.Attend a party
听第8段材料,回答第12~14题。
12.Where are the private rooms?
A.Upstairs B.Downstairs C.Beside the public rooms
13.What is the most attractive?
A.The garden B.The yard C.The house
14.What can the woman most probably be?
A.A housekeeper B.A salesgirl C.A guide
听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。
15.What do we know about the woman’
A.She feels nervous
B.She doesn’t work hard
C.She has never taken any-test
16.What can help remove test tension?
A.Good luck B.Deep breath C.Kind advice
17.What is the man’s opinion?
A.Wait for the lest B.often take tests C.Always work hard
听第10段材料,回答第18~20题。
18.What was the weather like when the speaker went to the twin towers?
A.Cold,snowy and windy
B.Cold,rainy and windy
C.Cold,sunny and windy
19.What were New Yorkers like?
A.They were ready to help others.
B.They were willing to tell stories
C.They were all hard—working
20.What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A.The twin towers were being built.
B.New York often has terrible weather
C.The twin towers will take on different looks
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:从下面每个句子后面所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
21. your worries with the friend you trust,—you will feel relieved.
A.Share B.To share
C.Sharing D.Having shared
22.In face of failure,we should keep up good state of mind instead of being depressed.
A./;the B.a;the C.the;a D./;a
23.In the character—training of children,what really much is what their parents
say and do.
A.matters B.concerns C.cares D.minds
24.—Tom is said to have been accused of mismanagement.
—It’s not fair.I don’t think him the person for what happened.
A.to be blamed B.to blame
C.blamed D.blame
25. fresh air,people may start to feel sick.So make sure you open the windows while working.
A.For the absence of B.In the absence of
C.In the honor of D.In the short of
26. is obviously right is to give all students equal opportunities to develop their special gifts.
A.Which B.What C.That D.It
27.—Why hasn’t Mr.Green showed up at the meeting yet?
—I’m not sure,but he in a traffic jam driving here.
A.could be caught B.can be caught
C.might have been caught D.must have caught
28.Giant pandas—Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan,offered by the Chinese mainland,have
their new home in Taipei Zoo.
A.appealed to B.agreed to C.applied to D.adapted to
29.You may use my room as you like, you clean it up afterwards.
A.so far as B.as well as C.as soon as D.so long as
30.From mum’s love,patience and understanding,I have learned what a huge responsibility
is to raise a child.
A.it B.that C.this D.one
31.The couple tried every effort to the judges,who tried the case,of their innocence,resulting in the contrary.
A.prove B.approve C.convince D.confirm
32.—I have got a headache.
—No wonder.You in front of that computer too long.
A.work B.are working
C.have been working D.worked
33.He put his finger to his lips to convey me that I shouldn’t say anything.
A.to B.for C.on D.with
34.We were greatly encouraged by the news of China another man-made satellite.
A.to launch B.to have launched
C.1aunched D.having launched
35.—How long are you staying?
— ,but at least a week.
A.Have no idea B.Never mind
C.It doesn’t matter D.It depends
第二节:完形填空。阅读下面的短文,然后从文章后面所给的备个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使文章内容通顺、正确(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I arrived in the classroom,ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class.Having taught in 36 for 17 years,I had no 37 about my ability to hold their attention and to 38 on them my admiration for the;literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted,“ 39 !”The entire class rose as I entered the room,and I was somewhat 40 about how to get them to sit down again,but once that awkwardness was over,I quickly 41 calmness and began what I thought was a fact—packed lecture,sure to gain their respect—perhaps 42 their admiration.I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
My students 43 diaries.However,as I read them,the happy mood was gradually 44 by a strong sense of sadness.The first diary said。“Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. 45 her next lecture will be better.”Greatly surprised,I read diary after diary,each expressing a 46 theme.“Didn’t I teach them anything ? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 47 for all the works we’11 study in class,”I complained.“How 48 they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term,and it 49 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 50 of my students.I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 51 questions and provide enough background so that students could 52 their own conclusions.My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 53 information as directly as possible.What a difference !
54 ,I also learnt a lot,and my experience with my Chinese students made me a 55 American teacher,knowing how to teach in a different culture.
36.A.the UK B.the US C.China D.Austria
37.A.worry B.idea C.doubt D.experience
38.A.impress B.put C.leave D.count
39.A.Attention B.Look out C.At ease D.Stand up
40.A.puzzled B.sure C.curious D.worried
41.A.1aunched B.returned C.regained D.followed
42.A.more B.even C.yet D.still
43.A.passed B.borrowed C.kept D.read
44.A.replaced B.taken C.caught D.reflected
45.A.typically B.Perhaps C.Fortunately D.Reasonably
46.A.different B.strong C.similar D.usual
47.A.happenings B.characters C.development D.background
48.A.should B.need C.will D.must
49.A.immediately B.certainly C.simply D.gradually
50.A.that B.what C.those D.ones
51.A.difficult B.interesting C.ordinary D.unusual
52.A.draw B.get C.decide D.give
53.A.strange B.standard C.exact D.serious
54.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Though
55.A.normal B.happy C.good D.better
第三部分 阅读理解
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Paris has the Eiffel Tower,New York the Statue of Liberty;and Brussels,the Manneken Piss.
Think of the Belgian capital and,if anything,you think of the small peeing(撒尿)boy——a 60—centimeter—high bronze figure standing on a block,supplying a constant stream of water to the basin under him.
Some might laugh.But for Jacques Stroobants,the statue is up there with the best of them.
“I’m proud of him.People come from all around the world to see him,”says 60—year—old Stroobants with a fatherly glance at the little boy.As the most famous landmark of Brussels,Manneken Piss has a very special place in the heart of Belgians.
The original Manneken Piss dates back to 1388。but the statue tourists see today dates from 1619 when the city built a second one after the original was destroyed.
There are many stories surrounding the legend of Mannekin Piss.Nobody knows why he was created.One story is that he saved Brussels by putting out the flames of a deadly fire with his well—aimed piss.But the most believable story is that the boy,the son of a wealthy man,was kidnapped(绑架).The father had a statue built in honor of the way his son was found—peeing against a tree.
Perhaps best—known for his naked beauty。the“peeing boy” has also been clothed in some of the finest clothes money can buy.
Stroobants has been changing his clothes for t he last 29 years.On average,he has clothes on 300 days a year.And on special occasions,he“pees”beer.
A few of the ways he’s been dressed are:a foot ball player,Mozart and an army genera1.Now,he has more than 600 pieces of clothes.
There is no strict charge for those wishing to provide clothes for the little boy.But certain conditions must be met.
“The clothes cannot include either advertising or political message,”said Stroobants,because they would cheapen the national treasure.
But the peeing boy’s image is still something local people can make money from—by
selling all kinds of souvenirs. ’
56.Which of the following is NOT true about Manneken Piss'?
A.It has a history of more than 600 years.
B.It stands in Brussels.
C.It is best known for the clothes he wears.
D.It is 60—centimeters high.
57.The Manneken Piss has a special place in the heart of Belgians because
A.it’s good looking with water running constantly
B.it brings joys to people who see it
C.it helps people make money
D.it’s a symbol of the city
58.We can learn from the passage that .
A.for most of the year,the boy is naked
B.Stroohants is probably in charge of taking care of the statue
C.people can provide any clothes for Manneken Piss free of charge
D.people make money by advertising Manneken Piss
B
On Nov.18,1995,Itzhak Perlman,the violinist,came on stage to give a concert at
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert,you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him.He was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症)as a child,and so he has braces (支架)on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(双拐).
He walks painfully,yet majestically,until he reaches his chair.Then he sits down,slowly,puts his crutches on the floor,undoes the clasps on his legs,tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward.Then he bends down and picks up the violin,puts it under his chin,nods tot he conductor and proceeds to play.
But this time,something went wrong.Just as he finished the first few bars(小节),one of the strings on his violin broke.You could hear it snap(嘣断)——it went off like gunfire across the room.There was no mistaking what that meant.There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up,put on the clasps again,pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage——to either find another violin or else find another string for this one.But he didn’t.Instead,he waited a moment,closed his eyes and then signaled the conduct or to begin again.
The orchestra began,and he played from where he‘had left off.And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
When he finished,there was an awesome silence in 1he room.And then people rose and cheered.He smiled,wiped the sweat from this brow,raised his bow to quiet us,and then he said in a quiet tone,“You know,sometimes is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”
59.By saying“getting on stage is no small achievement for him”,the author really means
.
A.it’S very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
B.it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled
C.it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to face such a large audience
D.it’s really great achievements for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
60.Itzhak Perlman when one of the strings of the violin broke.
A.gave up playing
B.didn’t know what to do
C.went on playing the same piece of music
D.went on playing a different piece of music
6 1.What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?
A.Surprised B.Disappointed C.Moved D.Satisfied
62.Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is .
A.clever B.strong willed C.humorous D.quite skilled
C
What is the colour of the universe? Astronomers had not answered this question unti1 two months ago.That is when two American astronomers reported on their study of all the light in the universe.They said that the universe would appear to the human eyes to be a light greenish colour.
Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry of Johns t2Iopkins University in Baltimore,Maryland,reported their finding in January.They presented the research at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.They said that finding the colour of the universe was not part of their more serious scientific research.They did it for fun.
However,earlier this month,the scientists admitted making a mistake.They said their finding was much more colourful than it should have been.They now say the light from our universe is closer to white.It is more 1ike 8 milky or creamy white colour.
Their study attempted to show what people might see if they could observe t he universe from far away.The scientists found the average colour by combining light from about two— hundred—thousand star systems.Their information came from an observatory in New South Wales, Australia.They said it was a very pretty light green.Many newspapers and television stations reported their finding.
Other scientists and colour engineers attempted to reproduce the result.Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientist s.
When the mistake was corrected,the results changed.The new colour of the universe is much less colourful.It is very close to white.
63.The color of the universe is
A.1ight greenish B.black C.blue D.close to white
64.The two scientists found the color of the universe by .
A.combining light from about 200,000 star systems
B.observing at an observatory in India
C.making long—term scientific research
D.using computer software programs
65.Who found the mistake in the Johns Hopkins scientists’finding?
A.Karl Glazebrook. B.Ivan Baldry.
C.Johns Hopkins. D.Mark Fairchild.
66.This passage mainly tells us .
A.what the colour of the universe is
B.the light from our universe is a light greenish colour
C.the new colour of the universe is much more colourful
D.t he finding of t he colour of the universe is difficult
D
According to the latest research in the United States of America,men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate.Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University has noticed the difference in the style of boys’and girls’conversations from an early age.She says that little girls’conversation is less definite than boys’and expresses more doubts.Little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.
Those differences continue into adult life,she says.In public conversations,men talk most and interrupt other speakers more.In private conversations,men and women speak in equal amounts—although they say things in a different style.Professor Tannen believes that,for women,private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy(亲密,亲近).For men.private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship.
Teaching is one job where the differences between men’s and women’s ways of talking show.When a man teaches a woman,says Professor Tannen,he wants to show that he has more knowledge,and therefore more power in conversation.When a woman teaches another woman,however,she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in.
But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful.She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others.Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people more than women,Professor Tannen says,women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.
Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre—programmed for language.As we are usually taught to speak by women,it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias(倾向性)in its programming,otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at a11.
67.There are in little girls’conversation than in boys’.
A.fewer doubts B.more demands
C.more doubt s D.fewer uncertainties
68.Some scientists believe that brain is pre—programmed for language.The word“pre—programmed”means .
A.programmed already B.programmed before one is born
C.programmed early D.programmed by women
69.In private conversation,women speak .
A.the same things as men B.less than men
C.more than men D.as much as men
70.The theme of this article is .
A.women are naturally more helpful
B.men arid women talk different languages
C.men talk most and interrupt other speakers more
I).little girls’conversation is less definite
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.
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius,like the brilliant Albert Einstein,and another person a fool? Are people、born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 71
We know,however,that just being born with a good mind is not enough.In some ways,the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. 72 Mental exercise(done with the mind) is particularly important for young children.Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. 73
If , on the other hand,children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do,they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
74 According to some psychologists,if parents are always telling a child that be or she is a fool or an idiot(白痴),then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things.So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children,such as“ 75 ”or“You are such a smart child.”
A.It needs exercise.
B.Parents should also be careful what they say to young children.
C.These are very old questions and t he answers to them are still not clear.
D.Child psychologists don’t believe it.
E.The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.
F.You must be careful what you are doing.
G.That is a very clever thing you did.
第II卷(一部分,共35分)
第四部分 写作(共两节。满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改.
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\).并在其下面写出该加的词.
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉.
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词.
注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分.
Good health is the person’s most valuable possession.Today,it is much easier to be healthy than it was the past.Modern people knew more about health,have better food,and live in clean surroundings.Also,scientists and doctors have learnt what to deal with many diseases.Most people can quick get help from a doctor or go to a hospital since they are ill.As a result,people in the modern world generally live longer than people were used to.People in developed countries can expect to live for twice as long as people who lived a few hundred years before.
第二节 书面表达(共1题,满分25分)
假设你叫李华,你的加拿大笔友James想了解一下你参加2008年全国中学生英语夏令营的有关消息,请你根据下面的海报给他写一封信,谈谈有关活动情况和活动意义,并邀请他参加你们的活动。
Welcome to Our English Summer Camp 2008
◇营址:大连
◇活动时间:2008年7月底,共四天
◇参加人员:全国中学生英语能力竞赛获奖者;
中国,美国,英国和澳大利亚的英语老师
◇活动内容:举行英语演讲比赛;
观看学生表演;游览大连风景名胜;
交流英语学习经验
Come on,Join us!
参考词汇:全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPC;
Dear James,
Nice to hear from you again.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
The end
下学期期末考试高二试题
英语(外研)参考答案
第一部分听力(每小题1.5分.满分30分)
1~5,CBACB 6~10: ACAAB 11~15:BABCA 16~20:BCBAC
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节·满分45分)
第一节:(共15小题,每小翅1分,计15分)
21—25:ADABB 26—30:BCDDA 31—35: CCADD
第二节:完形填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
36~40:BCADA 41~45:CBCAB 46~50:CDADC 51~55:BACBD
第三部分阅读理解。(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
56~58:CDB 59~62:BCCB 63~66:DDDA 67~70:CBDB 71~75:CAEBG
第四部分短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
第1句:the改为a
第2句:the前加in
第3句:knew改为know; clean改为cleaner
第4句:what改为how
第5句:quick改为quickly;since改为when
第6句:去掉were 。
第7句:去掉for; before改为ago
第二节:书面表达(共1题,满分25分)
A possible version:
Dear James。
Nice to hear from you again.
Last July, I took part in the National High School Students English Summer Camp in Dalian.
The camp lasted for four days. English teachers from China, America, Britain and Australia as well as students who got awards in NEPC attended the camp. During the four days, we had several interesting activities. We held an English speech competition and an evening party. In the party, some students performed perfectly and we enjoyed ourselves very much that night. We also visited famous places of interest in Dalian and they really impressed us deeply. Of course, as teenagers who all like English very much, we exchanged learning experience whenever and wherever we could. After these activities, we all became good friends.
The camp left me with many warm memories. I also learnt much about English. I suggest you should take part in the camp with me this year. I’m sure you will like it. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Li Hua