东辽一中2016-2017学年高二上学期英语期末考试题及答案含听力精选.doc

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1、辽源市东辽一中2016-2017学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题 2017-1-4 本试卷分第I卷 (选择题) 和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试用时120分钟，满分150分。 共5页。考试结束后，只交答题卡。第卷(选择题，共计100分)第一部分：听力部分（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 do we know about the man? A. He

2、stopped working.B. He used to work at night.C. He will work overnight.2. Where are the two speakers most probably?A. At a clinic. B. In a classroom.C. In a bank.3. Which season is it now most probably?A. Summer. B. Autumn.C. Winter.4. Whats the woman?A. A policewoman. B. A salesgirl. C. A ticket sel

3、ler.5. What are they talking about?A. The hot weather.B. The air-conditioning.C. The power failure. 第二节（共15小题, 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What was the woman robbed of finally?A. A purse.

4、 B. A gold necklace. C.A car.7. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Dont show gold chains or jewelry.B. Keep valuable things in the purse.C. Dont risk fighting the robbers.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why did the woman come here? A. For a rest. B. For a pay rise. C. For a job.9. What is the woman like

5、? A. An native English speaker.B. An excellent student. C. A good employer. 10. How soon will the woman probably get a raise?A. In two months. B. In three months.C. In four months.听第8段材料，回答第11至l3题。11. How does Tom feel about the job?A. Its helpful. B. Its busy.C. Its boring. 12. What does the woman

6、ask Tom to do?A. Continue his study. B. Do some research.C. Cover more classes.13. When will Tom be busy?A. Next spring. B. Next summer.C. Next autumn.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What can we learn about Debra? A. She is overweight. B. She has two handbags.C. She will go home.15. What time does the plane ta

7、ke off?来源:Z*xx*k.ComA. At 8:30. B. At 10:00.C. At 10:30.16. How will Debra go to the airport most probably?A. By taxi. B. By car.C. By bus.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What causes people to spend little time reading?A. There being no time. B. The increasing use of the Internet.C. That reading is not needed

8、. 18. How many benefits of reading are mentioned?A . 2 B. 4 C. 319. What can reading improve according to the speaker?A . Ones creation B. Ones imagination C. Ones opinions 20. What does the speaker mainly want to tell us?A. Reading is important B. Science is important C. Knowledge is important 第二部分

9、 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA man wakes up with a big hangover (宿醉) the morning after attending his companys annual Summer Party. He cant even remember how he got home from the party, let alone how he got so drunk and is deathly afraid of what he ma

10、y have done or said the night before to make his wife angry.The man forces his eyes open and the first things he sees are two headache tablets next to a glass of water on his table, and, next to them, a single red rose! He sits up with difficulty and sees his clothing on the back of his chair all cl

11、ean and pressed and the rest of the house all in perfect order.Doubtful, the man takes the tablets and sees a black eye looking back at him from the bathroom mirror. Then he finds a note next to the red rose on the table, “Sweetie, breakfast is waiting for you on the stove. I left early to buy the c

12、ooking materials to make your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling!” The note was signed, “Your loving wife.”The man then walks into the kitchen. His daughter Jessie is at the table, eating. “Jessiewhat happened last night?” The man asks, with great fear.“Well, you came home around four oclo

13、ck in the morning, drunk and out of your mind. You stumbled and fell onto the coffee table and broke it, and got this black eye when you crashed into the tables edge.”Puzzled, the man asks Jessie, “Then why is there a rose on my table and breakfast on the stove waiting for me?”“Oh that,” Jessie repl

14、ies, “well, Mom pulled you into your bedroom, and when she tried to undress you, you yelled, Leave me alone; Im married and I love my wife!”21. Why did the man have a black eye? A. He had a terrible headache.B. He didnt sleep well the night before. C. He was hit in the eye by his wife.D. He fell ove

15、r and knocked onto the table.22. The wife did so much for her husband that morning probably because _. A. she thought it was her dutyB. her husband got drunk for her C. she was moved by his wordsD. she wanted to give him a surprise 23. The passage is intended to _. A. tell us a funny storyB. show us

16、 how to care a drunken person C. warn us how dangerous it is to be drunkD. persuade us not to get drunkBSeveral dollars equal nothing for some people, but make a difference for others. Steve has just lost his wife to cancer and everything they had is gone due to the treatment. He now lives in the sh

17、elter for the homeless. So we know each other. Just like other homeless people, he didnt think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to me he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream. Too much to hope for? It w

18、as as if his wish were known by me only. I submitted an application for him to a program that is supposed to provide a free eye examination and glasses. Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer. Steve showed

19、 disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope. I

20、took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses. Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2011. Today Steve

21、has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week!24We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _.A. it took a long time to treat Steves

22、 wifeB. homeless people never ask for anythingC. the author and Steve have been friends for yearsD. Steve was too embarrassed to ask for help25The program failed to satisfy Steve because _.A. it was already out of businessB. Steve didnt submit the application himselfC. it had some trouble in finance

23、D. its not designed for people like Steve26What can be inferred from the passage? A. The program was closed three months ago. B. The author might be a volunteer in the shelter. C. Steve got $240 in total from kind-hearted people. D. Steve used to work as a salesman in a car factory.27The best title

24、for the passage is probably _.A. Money can sometimes talk B. Two heads are better than oneC. Small help can really count D. God helps those who help themselvesCLast year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of l

25、ooking at nature, I checked my email. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasnt.So this year I made

26、up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldnt be easy, since Im bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience

27、in frustration . I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books.Th

28、is experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to us

29、e the Wi-Fi. “ I dont need it,” I said. However, as we return to post -vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when Im back at work? There are times when the need to know whats being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to re

30、sist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.28. What do we know about the authors last summer vacation？A

31、. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.B. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.C. He hated himself for acting as if he were at work on vacation.D. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.w w w .29. What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this

32、year？A. He cut off his cellphone signal.B. He handed his iPad to his wife. C. He refused to cheat in his house. D. He listened to the radio most of the time.30. When back at work, the author will probably choose to_. A. continue to read more and more books. B. stay away from the Internet for ever. C

33、. stop checking what is being said right now completely.D. keep control of when and how to use the Internet.31. What is the authors opinion of a great vacation in the passage？ A. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative. B. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished

34、to.C. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day. D. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.DTo develop ones taste in English，the most effective way is to read English books extensively. However, one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books，especially as a beginner.

35、I would like to share some of my experience. My first English novel was Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice，recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But I had great difficulty in understanding the novel，let alone enjoying it. Its not the vocabulary that

36、 troubled me，but rather the way Austen constructs sentences，and her way of thinking，which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingways novel Farewell to Arms. I particularly liked his brief and lively style. So my first suggestion is，as a beg

37、inner, youd better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.However，reading novels is not the only way to improve your English. English essays can at once inform you，entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russells work. Its language is plain, yet y

38、ou cannot help feeling the elegance and the unique sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy(哲理) within the reach of ordinary people. Here comes my second suggestionessays are indispensable. Never follow others opinions blindly，however famous or influential the person might be. As a

39、 saying goes，one mans meat is another mans poison. With that in mind，we are sure to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.32. What made the authors first English novel hard to understand?A. Complex conversations.B. Not knowing the social background.C. Th

40、e old-fashioned vocabulary.D. Sentences and Austens thinking pattern.33. Which can best replace the underlined word“ indispensable”?A. necessary B. challenging C. relatedD. boring34. What advice does the author give in the last paragraph?A. Choose interesting books.B. Read books of good quality.C. D

41、ont be easily affected by others choices.D. Compare the prices of books before buying.35. What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A. Give comments on literature works.B. Tell beginners how to choose English books. C. Encourage people to read more English books. D. Recommend first-class bo

42、oks to English learners.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。Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others? 36 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting. Perhaps the best-known example of

43、a company in this field is Airbnb-an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. 37 A British company is doing something with parking spaces. Just Parks founder, Anthony

44、 Eskinazi, says, “When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park.” 38 Around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the website, and he says around

45、 half a million drivers use it. 39 They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks. They are afraid of ending up losing money. 40 Regulations for these new businesses are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor? Because this is a new business

46、world, those rules arent there yet.A. They seem to have occupied the majority of the market.B. Both of these can help you make money.C. And there is another problem.D. And his great idea has proved a success.E. But the new business of renting has its competitors.F. There are many ways to earn money.G. A commercial car park is inconvenient.第三部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had 41 me to this spot in a small town not far from our home