湖南省益阳市第六中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

湖南省益阳市第六中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Part One：Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)What does the woman choose?A. The 5:30 film.B. The 7:00 film.C. The 8:00 film.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman wants three tickets.C. The woman will see the film on Sunday.B. It is 5 pounds for one ticket.Conversation 2Where are the speakers?A. In a classroom.B. In a reading room.C. In a bookstoreWho likes math very much?A. The mans brother.B. The womanC. The man.Conversation 3How did the man know the news?A. From the Internet.B. From TV.C. From the newspaper.What causes peoples hunger according to the news?A. A storm.B. An endless war.C. A flood.Conversation 4Why did the man go to Paris?A. To go sightseeing.B. To visit his relatives.C. To learn French.How long did the man stay in France?A. For about 1 month.B. For about 1.5 months.C. For about 2 months.What was the weather like when the man was in France?A. Cool.B. Cold.C. Hot.Conversation 5Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hotel.B. At a restaurant.C. At the airport.When does the womans plane take off?A. At 2:00 pm.B. At 2:30 pm.C. At 5:30 pm.What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Set off at 12:00 pm.B. Leave early.C. Take a ride around.Conversation 6What is the man doing?A. Asking the way.B. Asking for advice.C. Asking for permission.How far away is the bank?A. Two blocks.B. Three blocks.C. Four blocks.What will the man take?A. Street car B-104.B. Street car B-201.C. Bus No. 104.Section B (7.5 marks) Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.A School TripLeaving time: at 16 Transport: by 17 Meeting place: in the car park behind the 18 Cost: 19 poundsNotice: bringing a pencil to write things downLunch: in the 20 Part Two Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks) 21.-Hi, Tracy, you look tired. - I am tired. I _ the living room all day.painted B. had paintedC. have been paintingD. have painted22. After the war, a monument was built in honor of the dead _ had lost their lives for the people. A. whoB. whichC. whomD. what23. Jack, dont waste time complaining about your misfortune. If you _ your best before, you _ any time to worry about failure now.A. did; wouldnt have B. had done; wouldnt have C. had done; wouldnt have had D. have done; wouldnt have24. My advice is that you _ twice before you do.A. thinkB. are thinkingC. will thinkD. would think25. If you see Mary, _ her that her mother is looking for her. A. tellB. tellingC. to tellD. who tells26. All you need to do is _ breaking your own record every day, for success is a fight between you and yourself.A. keep B. kept C. to have kept D. to be keeping27. Tom got off the bus, shouting _ fresh the air is here!A. howB. whatC. whichD. that28. The speaker stood on the chair to make himself _ around. A. seeB. to seeC. seeingD. seen29. Generally speaking, those who break the rules _. A. will punishB. will be punishedC. have punishedD. had been punished30. We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we _ more places of interest yesterday.A. visitedB. had visitedC. would visitD. would have visited31. It is difficult for us to imagine _effects the Ebola（埃博拉） disease will have on us if it spreads all over the world.A. which B. how C. what D. when32.The workers _ busily when the boss came to look for something he _ in the office.A. had worked, had left   B. were working ; had left C. working ; had left  D. had worked; left33. John was made _ the classroom for a week as a punishment for being late again. A. to clean B. cleaning C. clean D. to be cleaning34.Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lackedB. lacking ofC. lackingD. lacked in35. It was _ he said _disappointed me.A. what; that B. that; what C. what; what D. that; whatSection B （18 marks）Directions: Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Children can sometimes give us most beautiful messages in a way that we would never imagine. This is what I 36 with a little girl whom I did not know. Last spring I was walking in a park. A short distance ahead of me was a Mom and her three-year-old daughter. The little girl was 37 to a string(绳子) that was attached to a balloon. All of a sudden, a sharp gust (阵风) of wind took the balloon from the little girl. I 38 that there would be some screaming and crying. But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon going skyward, she 39 shouted out, “Wow!” I didnt realize it at that moment, but later I found that little girl had really 40 me something. Later that day, I received a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected 41 . I felt like responding with, “Oh, no, what should we do?” But, remembering that little girl, I found myself saying, “Wow, thats 42 ! How can I help you? ” One thing is 43 -life is always going to keep us off balance with its unexpected problems. Thats a given. What is not fixed is our 44 . We can choose to be discouraged or fascinated. No matter what the 45 is, a fascinated “Wow!” will always beat a discouraged “Oh, no.” There is no 46 to see our problems as big deals. It is great to see them as a part of life that is just there to test us.So the next time you experience one of lifes unexpected problems, 47 that little girl and make it a “Wow!” experience. The “Wow!” response always works.( )36.A sawB. discussedC. experiencedD. imagined( )37.A. keeping onB. holding onC. insisting onD. moving on( )38.A. doubted B. expectedC. wishedD. regretted( )39.A. calmlyB. nervouslyC. sadlyD. cheerfully( )40.A. taughtB. remindedC. offeredD. sent( )41.A. guestB. successC. joyD. problem( )42.A. interestingB. terribleC. unbelievableD. important( )43.A. in doubtB. in troubleC. for sureD. by chance( )44.A. commentB. responseC. fortuneD. responsibility( )45.A. truthB. pointC. motivationD. situation( )46.A. need B. wayC. timeD. possibility( )47.A. askB. introduceC. rememberD. contactSection C (12 marks)Sabrina who is from Germany is blind. She had lost her eyesight 48 she reached her teens. In the beginning she did not understand 49 was happening. She only knew there was 50 wrong with her eyes. A doctor announced her blindness when she was 8. she didnt understand what her life would be like in the future. She said, “I am blind, 51 not supid.” That was her own moment of transformation(转变), and until then she decided to turn her disability into strength. She took part in a lot of activities when she was 52 holiday with many disabled people.She attended 53 exhibition in Tibet with her mother four years later when she was 54 years old. She became interested in the country. She felt everything in Tibet was different from other places, which made her forget her disability. 55 had a dream to help the blind when she grew up.Part Three Reading Comprehension (30 marks)APeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mothers Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Fathers Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days, families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Fathers Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries(烘焙店), telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.56. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents educate children to be good persons. D. Parents pass away before children grow up.57. What do you think “florists” do? A.T hey sell flowers. B. They make and sell bread. C. They offer enough room for having family parties. D. They sell special gifts for Mothers Day and Fathers Day.58. Which do you think is right about “carnation”? A. It has only two kinds of colors. B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mothers Day or Fathers Day. C. Its a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.59. What do you know from the passage? A. Mothers Day and Fathers Day are both in May. B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. C. Not all the children respect their parents. D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.60. On Mothers Day and Fathers Day, . A. people usually have family partiesB. everyone goes to visit the cemetery C. children always go to parents homeD. hand-made cards are the most valuable giftsB Some very good magazines! Dont miss the chance!1.Time outCover Price: 2.35 Save up to 42% Time out Londons arts and entertainment weekly. This magazine offers the best listings and reviews of arts, music, films and nightlife, and it is a necessary guide to the entertainment capital of the world. If youre not using Time out, youre losing out on London.2.School Sport Magazine Cover Price: 4.40 School Sport Magazine is the only publication of its kind to celebrate the sporting achievements of schools, pupils and teachers in the UK. The purpose of the magazine is to report sporting news and record national and regional school sporting events as well as interviews with sport stars about their own sporting schooldays. 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Which of the following magazines is suitable for a 13-year-old boy who wants to know about a famous football stars playing experiences at school? A. Time Out. B. School Sport Magazine. C. Time D. School Sport Magazine or FourFourTwo.63. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about paintings and their painters? A. Time Out & School Sport Magazine. B. School Sport Magazine & FourFourTwo. C. Time Out & Time. D. only Time.64. We can learn from the passage that _ . A. Time Out & School Sport Magazine might be published in the United Kingdom.B. all of the magazines are intended for adults. C. among all the magazines, only School Sport Magazine is about sports. D. among all the magazines, Time Out will cost you the least.65. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _ . A. advertise four best-sellersB. introduce four popular magazines to readers C. get more people to buy these magazines D. ask readers to decide which of the four magazines is the bestCA new study finds a lack of education for young children in developing nations seriously affects the country's economic progress. The organization Results for Development called R4D performed the study. The Non-Governmental group is based in Washington D.C. Its study says children who are not attending primary school are an unused source of economic growth for their country.R4D says it performed the study because it was worried about a growing worldwide problem in education. Milan Thomas works for R4D. He says there has been progress in reducing the number of children who do not attend school, but he says that progress has slowed in recent years. He says there is no disagreement that children with basic education can look forward to a better life."The benefits associated with primary education are really undisputed at this point because there are countless studies showing that children who complete basic education tend to enjoy better health and higher incomes over their lifetimes," said Thomas.But he says even though the value of education is known, it is important to find new ways of proving that value. So the organization led its work with the question, "what is the estimated cost to a nation's economy of its outof-school children?"The study uses information from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, as well as studies of developing labor markets. The results indicate the losses suffered by 20 developing countries if more young children can not get basic education. Milan Thomas says the study also considered earnings the children not attending primary school would never receive.He says the research found that it is far more costly in sub-Saharan Africa to have primary school age children out of school than to educate them. He notes the cost to provide all children with primary educa