北京市西城区2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

北京市西城区2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题试卷满分：140分 考试时间：120分钟A卷 满分90分第一部分. 听力理解（共三节，满分22.5分）第一节：（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分） 听下面四段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。 1. What does the man mainly do in his free time? A. Learn a language. B. Do some sports. C. Play the piano. 2. Where are the two speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop. 3. Why did the woman buy a heavy coat? A. Winter has come. B. Her son will go camping. C. Her son has caught a bad cold. 4. What does the woman mean? A. She wants to keep her seat. B. She offers to give a lecture. C. She agrees to help the man.第二节：（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分） 听下面三段对话，每段对话后有两道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听两遍。听第5段材料，回答第5至第6小题。 5. What does the woman want to do? A. Apply for a new job. B. Have a big dream. C. Study for a year. 6. Where does the woman want to go? A. England. B. China. C. Italy.听第6段材料，回答第7至第8小题。 7. How did the woman feel at first? A. Upset. B. Positive. C. Calm. 8. What did the man suggest? A. Blaming other people. B. Getting another ticket. C. Controlling herself.听第7段材料，回答第9至第10小题。 9. What's the woman's trip to Germany mainly for? A. Business work. B. Friend meet-up. C. City sightseeing. 10. What's the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.（听力理解第三节见试卷第7页）. 单项填空(共10小题；每小题1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。 11. The company has many branches the world. A. for B. on C. across D. with 12. If you in my position, what would you suggest? A. are B. were C. have been D. had been 13. Steve to come, but he didn't turn up. A. promises B. has promised C. was promising D. had promised 14. a successful APEC summit depends on the support of all citizens. A. Host B. Hosting C. Hosted D. Hosts 15. It is her outgoing personality attracts me most. A. that B. which C. how D. what 16. Most of the people to the party were close relatives and friends. A. invite B. to invite C. inviting D. invited 17. Mary stood there, silently the lovely dolls in the store window. A. stared at B. to stare at C. staring at D. stare at 18. Dave be guilty because he has enough evidence to prove that he is innocent. A. can't B. mustn't C. needn't D. wouldn't 19. I can't believe it! You don't know about this new drink? It on TV every day. A. advertises B. advertised C. is being advertised D. will be advertised 20. a room online in advance, we were shocked to be told on arrival that there was no room available ! A. Booking B. Booked C. To book D. Having booked. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分。满分22.5分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Everyone has their own set of laws for living life, but how we understand them and what we do with them make them special. I got mine all because of my little sister. Two months before my fifth birthday, my little sister was born. I'm 21 to say that after she was born, I wished that I was the only daughter. Every minute I was 22 to do something for her: help feed her, change her diaper (尿布), rock her, or talk to her. It wasn't until I reached age 7 that I 23 disliking my sister and decided that I should get to know her better. I would talk to her and 24 her, but it was then that I knew something was 25 . She would just sit there, never getting up to play with me. I was 26 and didn't understand, so I asked my mother why my sister 27 so differently than me. After that conversation, I had a change of heart towards my sister. It changed the way I looked at her and how I felt about my 28 as her big sister. My sister was born two months early with a disability. While pregnant (怀孕的), my mother was placed on blood thinner because of a blood clot (血凝块). As a result of this blood thinner, less oxygen was able to travel 29 my mother's blood to my sister's body. This caused my sister's brain to form 30 . My sister is in a wheelchair, but can communicate with me. Just like all of my other family members, she shows me unconditional love. I have 31 my sister's physical challenges with a(n) 32 heart and mind and know that it is my duty to be my sister's 33 . Having her in my life opened my eyes to other people like her and has made me a more 34 person. It has taught me to be patient and unselfish. I have done my best every day to be the best sister I can be. Now, my 35 in life are service to others, kindness, and not judging someone because of what they look like or can't do.21. A. frightenedB. determinedC. ashamedD. disappointed22. A. askedB. introducedC. invitedD. welcomed23. A. forgotB. imaginedC. avoidedD. stopped24. A. give upB. call upC. care forD. wait for25. A. wrongB. ordinaryC. clearD. hard26. A. angryB. worriedC. tiredD. excited27. A. satB. playedC. talkedD. acted28. A. advantagesB. promisesC. responsibilitiesD. personalities29. A. throughB. overC. besideD. by30. A. completelyB. quicklyC. directlyD. abnormally31. A. admiredB. acceptedC. refusedD. recognized32. A. openB. happyC. emptyD. cold33. A. teacherB. controllerC. helperD. volunteer34. A. returningB. givingC. demandingD. cheating35. A. jobsB. plansC. suggestionsD. laws. 阅读理解（共11小题；每小题2分。满分22分） 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA Terrible Surprise at the Beach A fun-filled day at the beach turned into horror for Alex Sun and his four-year-old son, John. The two were happily playing at Discovery Bay's main beach when Mr. Sun saw something sticking out of the sand next to John's foot. He stopped his son just as the boy was about to step on a 3.5-cm-long needle. "John was barefoot. Think about what might have happened if he had stepped on that needle," said Mr. Sun. "It's a terrible thing to imagine." The Suns' experience shows how serious the pollution problem on the beach is. "Discovery Bay has always been one of my favorite beaches," says Mr. Sun, "but now I'll think carefully before letting my child play here again. He will surely have to put on shoes in the future, and I won't take him into the water. This used to be such a beautiful place. The water was clean and blue with no pollution at all. Now there is garbage everywhere. If nothing is done, a family day at the beach could be a thing of the past." Stephen Chan, a member of a team that has been set up to study the pollution situation there, says, "Medical waste can never be controlled completely. We already know that it is not coming from government hospitals and clinics so we are checking to see if it is coming from private doctors. One of our problems is that there are no laws to help us deal with the people responsible for this pollution." "If there were stricter laws, people might think twice about throwing garbage into sea," says Maggie Tang of Friends of the Earth. Mr. Chan, however, thinks that stricter laws alone will not solve the problem. "We cannot keep an eye on every inch of the coastline," he says. "There will always be people who throw dangerous garbage. I believe it is mainly a matter of education. If people would accept responsibility for what they do with their garbage, we would be much closer to a solution." 36. Which of the following pictures shows "a barefoot"? 37. What does Mr. Sun think of the beach now? A. Unpopular. B. Unsafe. C. Deserted. D. Crowded. 38. According to Stephen Chan, what is the best way to solve the problem at the beach? A. Improve technology to get rid of garbage. B. Hire cleaners to collect dangerous garbage. C. Make laws that punish people polluting the environment. D. Educate people the dangers of polluting the environment.BSleeping on the Job I love sleeping. It's something I'm good at. There's nothing better than nodding off on the sofa in front of the TV and when my head hits the pillow at night, I have no problem falling into a deep sleep within minutes. There is one place where I never snooze and that's at work - but new research suggests I should! The idea of you and your colleagues heading off for a lie-down in the afternoon may seem odd, but some companies such as Google and The Huffington Post actually encourage it. This isn't because their employees are insomniacspeople who struggle to get to sleep at nightbut because it's thought that a power-nap (小睡) makes them more refreshed and more awake, and this in turn makes them more productive. But will this idea catch on? An Australian health writer called Thea O'Connor is a founder of a campaign called Nap Now which is trying to make sleeping at work more acceptable. She calls herself a "naptivist"! She says, "I think that our culture is a bit crazy not to embrace (accept) it it's time to change the present work practices which are all about working longer and harder." So should we all be taking a sleeping bag and pillow to work with us? A few years ago, research by the East of England Development Agency found 30% of people have their best ideas in bed compared to just 11% who have them at their desk. That suggests people are more creative when they are relaxedand the agency has called for companies to put beds in the workplace. A nap in the afternoon is nothing new. In certain hot countries, such as Spain, a short rest or sleep in the afternooncalled a siestais perfectly normal. But my problem with having 40 winks (眨眼) in the afternoon is that I usually fall into a deep sleep. But maybe we should break from the traditional nine-to-five work culture and embrace the siesta. The UK's Sleep Council claims that the nine-to-five working day does not fit into the natural sleeping pattern of the human race and says that bosses need to introduce a more sleep- friendly working day. What do you think? Would you feel comfortable going to sleep in the officeor do you secretly do it already? 39. What is the writer's attitude toward sleeping at work? A. Doubtful. B. Critical. C. Unconcerned. D. Favorable. 40. Why do Google and The Huffington Post encourage people to sleep in the office? A. People will be more accepting of work. B. People will be more productive at work. C. People won't suffer from sleeping trouble. D. People won't make serious mistakes at work. 41. According to the UK's Sleep Council, the normal working day . A. does not match people's normal sleep cycle B. does not affect people's normal sleep cycle C. improves people's normal sleep cycle D. builds people's normal sleep cycle 42. The writer's main purpose in the passage is to . A. reason and evaluate B. examine and persuade C. inform and suggest D. argue and discussC One of my students asked an amazing question, and I loved it so much that I want to share it with the entire IWT community. She asked my group of top-performing IWT readersmembers of Ramit's Brain Trustwhat we'd learned from our parents and what we're GRATEFUL for. I included my response below.Amy SmithA few months ago we talked about beliefs we've had from childhood, many of them not so positive. I wanted to hear some more positive answers, so I presented this question. QUESTION: What is a specific lesson you've learned from your parents that you're grateful for? I realize that I am so grateful to my mother (far from perfect but REALLY unusual). She always goes exactly for what she wants to go for (aromatherapy, bowling, photography, getting her PhD, having a farm). I thought all women were like that but this isn't the case. LikeCommentUnfollow Post October 30 at 10:16amRamit Sethi and 23 others like this.Charles Throne I am grateful that my mom is a giver by nature. Watching her open up our home for many people, host/entertain, do favors without hesitation and give and give and give. It has allowed me to truly believe and see that it is better to give than to receive.October 30 at 10:20 am via mobileLike8MyresponseRamit Sethi What a great question. Things I learned that I'm grateful forValue of working hard. Sitting at the table for hours practicing spelling-bee books and math homework.Always open your house to anyone. Invite everyone over. My mom loves to make food for huge crowds, even if I call her 10 minutes ahead of time and tell her I'm bringing 10 friends over.Cut costs mercilessly on things we couldn't afford (fancy clothes, cable TV, etc.) but spend extravagantly on things that mattered (anything education or sports-related).So many more. Again, what a great question this is!October 30 at 10:29 amLike13Emily Brown My parents had a very difficult marriage followed by a nasty divorce. Throughout it all, though, both of them made a point of telling me and my brothers how much they loved us and that we were the best things that had ever happened to them. I took it See more October 30 at 1:53pmEditedLike8Tim Hudson Ramit, we're all coming over for dinner tonight now. October 30 at l0:33 am via mobileLike10Ramit Sethi My morn would love it. "Give me 2 minutes and I'll whip something up!" October 30 at 10:35 amLike17See more comments. Click here. I'm curiouswhat did you learn from your parents that you're grateful for? How has it changed your life? Share your comments below about what you learned from your parents. P.S. Check the comments later today, when there will be even more feedback from other readers. And if you're interested in meeting other amazing IWT students, sign up for the wait list here. 43. Who was the first to ask the amazing question? A. Amy Smith. B. Ramit Sethi. C. Charles Throne. D. Emily Brown. 44. Why does the teacher share the question? A. To draw a conclusion. B. To exchange comments. C. To argue against an idea.