高二英语期末试题-台州市2014-2015学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案.pdf
台州市 2014 学年第二学期高二年级期末质量评估试题卷 I （选择题 满分 70 分）一、听力（共两节，满分15 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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. Why does the woman refuse the invitation for tonight?A. She doesnt like the man.B. She has another appointment.C. She is too busy with her work.2. What does the man think of classical music?A. He does not like it at all.B. He prefers it to other music.C. He thinks it good for bedtime.3. What did the two girls do yesterday?A. They went to meet Jeff.B. They went to the English Evening.C. They made friends with the man at the English Evening.4. What time is it now?A. 9:10.B. 9:25.C. 9:40.5. What do we know about the man?A. He was late for class yesterday morning.B. He saw off his father at the airport yesterday.C. He went to meet his cousin yesterday morning.第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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 are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. When they surf the Web.B. What they do on the Internet.C. How they look up information online.7. How often does the man probably surf the Internet?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Several times a week.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What did the man do?A. He hurt the woman.B. He helped the woman carry the bags.C. He made the woman drop the bags to the ground.9. What is the woman like?A. She is kind.B. She is rude.C. She is proud.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hospital.C. At the office.11. When does the woman get a pain in her stomach?A. About an hour before she eats meals.B. About an hour after she has eaten meals.C. Immediately when she begins to eat meals.12. What has led to the pain in the womans stomach?A. She often eats a quick lunch.B. She rushes to her office for work.C. She eats something bad for her health.听下面一段独白，回答第13 至 15 题。13. What do we know about Manhattan Island?A. It used to be a small country.B. Only Indians lived there before 1609.C. It was controlled by Dutch before 1609.14. Why did Henry Hudson go to Manhattan Island?A. He wanted to trade with the Indians.B. He wanted to find more land for his country.C. He hoped to find a shorter way to the Far East.15. Which of the following is true?A. Indians traded with the Dutch sailors.B. Henry Hudson disliked the Indian village at all.C. Henry Hudson received a cold welcome in the Indian village.二、单项填空（共 20 小题；每小题 0.5 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。16. Guess what? You are on the list of the exchange program for further study in Cambridge. _! I never thought of that.B. Its a piece of cakeD. I deserve itA. Thank youC. Thats a surprise17. Smog has become _ danger to our life, but we still feel we have _ power to improveour environment.A. /; theB. a; aD. a; theC. the; the18. Home is not just the place where you grow up. It _ be a warm smile, a sincere hug, and ashoulder for you to cry on.A. mustB. canC. willD. should19. Daves article is good, but he needs to _ it a little bit.A. publishC. stressB. assessD. polish20. I missed the chance to meet the movie star in the flesh. How I wish I _ ill yesterday ！A. didnt fallB. werent fallingD. havent fallenC. hadnt fallen21. Many video websites announce that viewers can watch shows and movies for free _watching advertising.A. in spite ofB. on behalf ofC. with the purpose ofD. in exchange for22. Actively involve yourself in voluntary work and you will see what a(an) _ it willmake to your future life.A. influenceC. differenceB. contributionD. variety23. I dont care who you are, where youre from and what you do, _ you love me.A. even thoughC. as thoughB. as far asD. as long as24. Many people _ the idea that life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learningto dance in the rain.A. apply toB. appeal toD. respond toC. subscribe to25. According to a UN report, people _ goodbye to 52% of the worlds animals in the past40 years.A. saidB. have saidD. had saidC. were saying26. The restaurant has a(an) _ charge of $50 per person, so the four of us need to pay at least$200 to eat there.A. accurateC. flexibleB. minimumD. steady27. Only then _ that human activity is responsible for global warming!A. did I realizeC. I realizedB. do I realizeD. I realize28. When faced with challenges, firmly believe that holding on to your dreams and doubling yourefforts will _ lead to success.A. deliberatelyC. automaticallyB. eventuallyD. appropriately29. _ by the gun shots, the customers in the shopping mall all rushed out in panic.A. FrightenedC. FrighteningB. Being frightenedD. Having frightened30. If weather permits, well go on a hike in the mountain. But if _, _.A. not, notC. not, noB. no, noD. no, not31. If we could live our life once again, I suppose many people _ a different one.A. will chooseC. would chooseB. will have chosenD. would have chosen32. _ is believed that heavy smokers are more likely to develop serious illness.A. AsB. ItC. WhichD. What33. He is making the last desperate attempt and is risking _ all his possessions if he fails.A. losingC. loseB. lostD. to lose34. Life is a process of growing up _ you know what to give up and what to hold on to.A. whatC. whereB. thatD. which35. I probably shouldnt have any more cake. Oh, _. It wont kill you.A. that will doB. go aheadD. thats enoughC. you are welcome三、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3650 各题所给的四个选项A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。My business is an unusual one. I founded K9 Fit Club, a gym where people and their dogscan exercise together. How did I come up with that idea? Thats quite a story.One day I brought my dog Louie for a(n)36. “Louie weighs too much. This puts him atrisk for diabetes and heart disease. Each extra pound takes two years37his life. I know youdont want that. ” Dr. Mayer said.“Of course not! ”“Then you have to help him lose weight. And38yours, too.” Dr. Mayer looked me inthe eye.Back home, I was so39Dr. Malers cruel honesty that I headed for the kitchen andshared a lot of food with Louie. And then depression followed when I looked at myself in themirror, feeling awful.40, I soon got out of sadness and began to accept Mayers idea.Idthought I was showing my love by41Louie to all he wanted. The truth was, I was slowlykilling him.I needed Louies42and I needed to do something. I43everything that mightmake us fat. I put both of us on a schedule44exercise, three balanced meals a day andtwo nutritious snacks. No more fast food.I rewarded Louie by45with him on a daily basis walking, leg lifts, and stair climbs.Louie was with me every step of the way. And in a year, I was down to 175 pounds. Louie was 61pounds. What a46!The biggest change was on the inside. I became47. I was ready to join a gym.48every gym I visited had a sign on the door, saying No Pets Allowed. No, Louie was my closefriend and I couldnt leave him behind. Thats when I decided to49one.Now I have clubs in every state and even as far away as Singapore and all that was inspiredby my love for Louie.It wasnt until I was forced to face the truth that I discovered nothing is impossible if youhave the right50.36. A. research37. A. onto38. A. watchB. appointmentB. withB. gainC. checkupC. offD. experimentD. intoD. keepD. angry atD. LogicallyD. treatingD. existenceD. took care ofD. occasionalD. working outD. commitmentD. skepticalD. ButD. possessD. performanceC. ignore39. A. curious about40. A. Consequently41. A. satisfying42. A. warmthB. amazed atB. HopefullyB. adjustingB. companyB. got rid ofB. professionalB. setting outB. surpriseB. delicateB. ThusB. startC. accustomed toC. FortunatelyC. introducingC. comprehensionC. ran out ofC. temporaryC. trying outC. delight43. A. made use of44. A. regular45. A. hanging out46. A. change47. A. guilty48. A. AndC. confidentC. YetC. join49. A. strengthen50. A. motivationB. destinationC. approach四、阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）第一节：阅读下列短文，然后从 5166 各题所给的四个选项 A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。AI was fortunate enough to discover mylove for flying when I was veryyoung. Lucky thatsome things went my way: my eyesight, for example, was good enough to allow me to become afighter pilot. And lucky that when I left the army, I found work as an airline pilot, when such jobswerent plentiful. I still feel lucky, after all these years, to be able to follow my passion. Theairline industry has its problems, and a lot of them can be troubling, but I still find purpose andsatisfaction in flying.Theres some freedom you feel when youre flying above the surface of the earth, no longerlimited by gravity. Even at a thousand feet, you get a wider perspective. Problems that seem largedown below feel smaller from that height, and smaller still by the time you reach thirty-fivethousand feet.I love that flying is an intellectual challenge. If you change the angle （角度）of the nose byeven one degree while traveling at a typicalcommercial airliner speed of seven miles a minute, itsenough to increase or decrease your rate of climb or descent by seven hundred feet per minute. Ienjoy keeping track of all the calculations, staying aware of the weather conditions, working witha team while knowing closely what the plane can and cannot do. I like the challenge of that.I also like sharing my passion for flying. Its a disappointment to me that a lot of kids todayarent fascinated by flight. Ive watched countless children walk past the plane without payingmuch attention; theyre too focused on their video games or their iPods.When there are children who eagerly want a look inside “my office” at the front of the plane,its so rewarding to see their excitement about something I caredeeply about. If we arent busyduring boarding, the first officer and I enjoy inviting curious children to sit in our seats in thecockpit （驾驶舱） , ask questions, and let their parents take photos of them wearing a captains hat.Being a pilot has a tangible end result that is beneficial to society. It feels good to take aplaneload of 183 people where they need or want to go. My job is to reunite people with familyand friends, to send them on vacations, to bring them to loved ones funerals, to get them to theirjob interviews. By the end of a day, I feel as if Ive accomplished something. All of them havetheir own stories, motivations, needs and helping them brings a rewarding feeling.This is what gets me ready for work, and one of the things I look forward to.51. What makes the author feel lucky is that _.A. he was able to find a job as a pilotB. his job is satisfying and totally free of troubleC. he began flying even when he was very youngD. his physical condition enables him to be a spaceman52. The author expresses regret that some children no longer seem to appreciate the _.A. beauty of the countryB. wonder of flightC. excitement of taking photosD. value of education53. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 implies the authors _.A. determinationB. devotionC. satisfactionD. confidence54. The genre（体裁）of the passage can best be described as a _.A. personal accountC. persuasive writingB. science fictionD. historical storyB55. The passage is probably written for people who _.A. have a liking for online readingB. like reading something new and interestingC. would like to find proper books for their kidsD. want to learn about the newly-published books56. If you want to get a book with less money, you can visit _.A. GoodreadsC. LibraryThingB. BookBubD. Reddits Book57. What Goodreads and LibraryThing have in common is that _.A. people can find user-generated book lists on both sitesB. both offer people book shelves in their studies at homeC. people can visit both sites to rate and make comments on booksD. both recommend books to readers depending on what they have read58. Reddits Book enables people to _.A. recommend books of specific themesB. find no books other than bedtime stories for kidsC. have access to Amazon automatically to buy booksD. find books of specific themes that they want to readCWho do you feel closer to your mom or your dad?In almost every culture in the world, mothers are thought to be more important than fathersduring childrens development and more likely to build strong bonds with their children.This belief had existed for a long time until scientists started asking a new question: What dofathers contribute to their children besides their genes? They must mean something, or they wouldhave disappeared from childrens lives at an earlier time in evolution （进化） . So, a new science offatherhood was born.American journalist Paul Raeburn collected the discoveries over the years and put them intohis new book, Do Fathers Matter? What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent Weve Overlooked,hoping to make people better see the many ways that fathers influence their children.For example, Ronald Preston Rohner, a scientist at the University of Connecticut, US, spentseveral years studying how being accepted or rejected by parents influences childrens personality.He found that children who are accepted by both their parents are usually independent and hold apositive worldview while those who feel turned down by either parent may turn out hostile andnegative.Melanie Horn-Mallers, a psychologist at California State University, found that sons whohave happy memories of their fathers are better able to handle day-to-day stress after growing up.Another study, by Richard Koestner at McGill University, Canada, focused on how childrendevelop empathy（同理心）. After looking at various possible factors, Koestner found one to bemore important than others how much time their fathers spend with them.“We were amazed to find that how affectionate parents were with their children didnt mattermuch to the development of empathy,” said Koestner. “And we were astounded at how strong thefathers influence was.”Indeed, evidence shows that fathers make unique contributions to their childrens happiness.However, that doesnt mean that children in families without fathers are definitely going tobecome failures. Just look at US President Barack Obama. He is a great example of what can beachieved by people who grow up in single-mother households.59. Its been discovered by scientists that children feeling refused by their parents_.A. often shape their own ideasB. are less likely to be successfulC. usually manage to live with stressD. tend to hold negative worldviews60. Based on the passage, the development of empathy in children is influenced most by _.A. how happy they are with their fathersB. how affectionate they are with their parentsC. how much time their fathers spend with themD. how well their fathers get on with their mothers61. The underlined word “astounded” in Paragraph 8 is closest in meaning to _.A. surprisedC. confusedB. delightedD. upset62. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To find out why children have better bonds with their mothers.B. To report on a book studying how fathers influence their children.C. To tell how dif
