湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

武汉市部分重点中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试题考试时间：2015年1月30日 试卷满分：150分本试题卷共8页，81题。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2. 选择题的作答：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。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。1. What does the man play?A. Sports.B. Musical instruments. C. Computer games.2. What will the woman probably do today ?A. Go over her lessons. B. Attend the wedding. C. Eat out with the man.3. Whats the mans major ?A. Journalism.B. International relations. C. Business.4. Where does this conversation take place?A. At a bus stop.B. At the airport.C. At the railway station,5. What does the man mean ?A. He has been to the restaurant many times. B. He intends to try a better restaurant.C. He heard about the restaurant from Tom.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、7题。6. Who says organic (有机的) food tastes better?A. The man.B. The woman. C. The womans friend.7. What does the woman suggest doing?A. Only buying organic products.B. Asking Joe for advice about food.C. Trying some organic vegetables.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman think of washing clothes by herself?A. Not a big deal. B. Fun. C. Troublesome.9. Why will she take her clothes to the laundry tomorrow?A. She has too much work to do.B. It's too tiring to hand-wash sheets.C. She just heard about the laundry.听第8段材料，冋答第10至12题。10. What happened to Tony today?A. He lost his job. B. He was criticized by his boss. C. His vacation in summer was cancelled.11. How did he feel about it?A. Sad but not surprised.B. Extremely angry. C. Astonished.12. What is he going to do?A. Wait to be called back to the company.B. Start to look for a new job.C. Talk with his boss about his problems.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did chopsticks originate?A. In Japan.B. In Korea. C. In China.14. What kind of chopsticks are often used by ordinary Chinese people?A. Plastic ones.B. Jade ones. C. Wood or bamboo ones.15. Why did ancient kings and emperors use silver chopsticks?A. To show their wealth. B. To see if their food was poisoned. C. To show their power.16. What do Chinese people think knives and forks suggest?A. High quality life.B. Violence. C. Gentleness.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What course is English Literature 201?A. A course on the works of William Shakespeare. B. A course on the history of English literature.C. A course on classics of English literature.18. When will the midterm exam be held?A. During Week 6. B. Right after Macbeth. C. After Romeo and Juliet.19. Which of the following is NOT on the list of books?A. Hamlet.B. Macbeth.C. Henry VI.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. The life of William Shakespeare. B. Changes in homework assignments.C. William Shakespeare's masterpieces.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.This artist combines different _ in the same painting.A. branchesB. patternsC. technologies D. techniques22.Does _ matter if he cant finish the job on time ?A. thisB. thatC. he D. it23.During the Renaissance, people began to concentrate less on religious themes and _ a more humanistic attitude to life.A. abuseB. adoptC. appeal D. appoint24. He _ his order of a car because of the lack of enough money.A. cancelled B. strengthenedC. evaluated D. received25. I cant _ his bad attitude toward me any longer.A. keep up withB. come up withC. put up with D. catch up with26. When Jack was _ the school football team because he was unfit, he realized that it was time to quit smoking.A. taken off B. taken in C. taken up D. taken on27. She felt _ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help laughing.A. disappointed B. delicateC. anxious D. ashamed28. Whoever has a good eye for art is able to discover tiny differences between _ and worthless paintings.A. available B. valuable C. abnormal D. comfortable29. With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may _ want to write poems of their own.A. absolutely B. mentally C. automatically D. eventually30. Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and _ I'm treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner.A. in charge B. in place C.in return D. in turn第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。At that time, I'd been a sixteen-year-old boy for two weeks and was already prepared to deal with failure.I remember that, when my mum 31 me up that morning, her voice wasn't as screaming as it usually was. She had been 32 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was 33 me at the same time.I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 34 to leave its warmth and 35 to face the suffering that I'd rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself 36 .The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 37 . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 38 , but was still too big for my appetite (食欲)that day. I kept telling myself that I 39 eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn't a(n) 40 day. Besides maybe it would 41 me down a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the 42 made me feel sick.I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didnt 43 , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had 44 time, so I thought we could practise parking. I 45 , with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 46 . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving 47 site.I waited twenty minutesjust enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 48 . I wasnt sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The 49 that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.The 50 of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.31.A. criedB. toldC. wokeD. shouted32.A. overB. upC. outD. away33.A. smiling atB. talking withC. looking atD. worrying about34.A. unwillingB. eagerC. sadD. willing35.A. convenienceB. comfortC. quietnessD. friendship36.A. out of bedB. onto bedC. into bedD. in bed37.A. workB. restC. drinkD. eat38.A. smallB. largeC. deliciousD. good39.A. mightB. shouldC. couldD. would40.A. importantB. necessaryC. ordinaryD. lucky41.A. hurtB. calmC. stopD. like42.A. milkB. breadC. smokeD. smell43.A. makeB. doC. workD. use44.A. plenty ofB. a series ofC. a number ofD. a bit of45.A. failedB. succeededC. criedD. left46.A. thrownB. keptC. goneD. missed47.A. startB. officeC. raceD. test48.A. turnB. trendC. carD. chance49.A. happinessB. prideC. confidenceD. disappointment50.A. tearsB. smilesC. linesD. eyes第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWhen you usually travel by train, I suppose I can offer some suggestions to save money.Day Returns (即日来回票)This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare (money for tickets). You have to travel before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.Big City savers (优惠票)You can save much money with these tickets on some trains. You have to buy them at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel.Weekend ReturnsYou can use Weekend Returns for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday, and you can save 35% on the fare.Monthly ReturnsYou can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any days and return within a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.Family ReturnsYou can get a card of Family Returns of $20 and then when you buy tickets later, you need to pay only $3 for each of the other family members (4 at most). You can travel as often as you like within two months.51. Which kind of the ticket are you going to choose if you want to go to a small town 75 miles away for four days ?A. Family Returns. B. Day Returns. C. Weekend Returns. D. Monthly Returns.52. If a man buys himself a ticket of $15 and three tickets for his family with a card of Family Returns, how much will he pay ?A. $15B. $24 C. $27 D. $4753. Which of the following is TRUE ?A. If you leave this Friday and return next Saturday, you can use Weekend Returns.B. If you want to travel to London by air, you can use Big City Savers.C. A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.D. You can use Day Returns at any time on weekdays.54. The passage is probably taken from a _.A. newspaperB. textbook C. dictionary D. storybookBWhen I was at the age of thirteen, I had an opponent, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what you're really like? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That's just for you.” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life. I've never had a better piece of advice.55. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint (抱怨)？A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her enemy had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.C. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.D. He told her to pay attention only to the things that were true.56. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?A. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.B. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.C. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings and pointed them out to me.D. She kept on adding new shortcomings to the list so that it was growing longer and longer.57. Why did her father listen to her quietly?A. Because he wasn't quite sure which girl was telling the truth.B. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true.C. Because he knew that his daughter was telling the truth.D. Because he wanted to show his anger by keeping silent for a while.58. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. My FatherB. The Best Advice I've Ever HadC. My ChildhoodD. Not an Enemy, but the Best FriendCAll too often, a choice that seems sustainable (可持续的)turns out on closer examination to be problematic. Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol (乙醇)for fuel from corn. is a renewable resource you can harvest it and grow more, almost limitlessly. So replacing gas with corn ethanol seems like a great idea.One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol than that used to make it, which could still make ethanol more sustainable than gas generally, but that's not the end of the problem. Using corn to make ethanol means less corn is left to feed animals and people, which drives up the cost of food. That result leads to turning the fallow (休耕)land-including, in some cases, rain forest in places such as Brazilinto farmland, which in turn gives off lots of carbon dioxide into the air. Finally, over many years, the energy benefit from burning ethanol would make up for the forest loss. But by then, climate change would have progressed so far that it might not help.You cannot really declare any practice “sustainable” until you have done a complete life-cycle analysis of its environmental costs. Even then, technology and public keep developing, and that development can lead to unforeseen and undesired results. The admirable goal of living sustainably requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.59.What might directly cause the loss of the forest according to the text?A. The greater need for farmlandB. The increasing carbon dioxide in the airC. The growing demand for energy to make ethanolD. The big change in weather.60.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “_”.A. burning ethanolB. the forest lossC. climate change D. the energy benefit61.The author thinks that replacing gas with corn ethanol is _.A. acceptableB. uselessC. admirable D. impractical62.What does the author mainly discuss in the text?A. Technology B. Environmental protection C. Ethanol energy D. SustainabilityDAt present, more and more people discover that they are too busy to relax themselves. We have no time to te