湖北省武汉市第二中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

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1、湖北省武汉市第二中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题考试时间：2015年2月5日 上午9:0011:00 试卷满分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题; 第小题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 prefer to drink? A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Cold water.2. What will the wom

2、an do at the weekend? A. Work at home. B. Finish her homework.C. Make a plan for a report.3. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a bookshop. C. In a museum.4. What is Alice now? A. An actress. B. A photographer. C. A journalist.5. What are the speakers mainly talk

3、ing about? A. Clouds. B. Snakes. C. Earthquakes.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. According to the man, what kind of people may like living in his hometown?A. The young.

4、 B. The middle-aged. C. The old.7. What does the man think of his hometown?A. It offers many job opportunities.B. It is quiet with only a few shops and cafs.C. It is small with a large population. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What does the woman mainly worry?A. She may get hurt when exercising.B. Its too late

5、to start exercising.C. She cant find suitable transportation.9. What does the man suggest the woman should do?A. Walk faster. B. Take the subway. C. Go swimming. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the hotels?A. At the waters edge. B. On the coast. C. Under water.11. What do we know about the Nautilus?A.

6、 It has a theatre.B. It will open early next year.C. It costs $940 per person per night.12. How many guests will the Atlantis hold?A. Up to 40. B. Up to 156. C. Up to 320. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the woman come from?A. America. B. Canada. C. Australia.14. Which place does the woman suggest t

7、he man visit?A. Bondi Beach. B. Opera House. C. The Blue Mountains.15. What does the woman say about the small hotels in Sydney?A. They are well-equipped.B. Some of them can be found online.C. They are popular among travelers of all ages.16. What is the best way to travel around according to the wom

8、an?A. The train. B. The car. C. The air.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20 小题。17. What kind of passage have you just heard? A. A science programme. B. An educational lecture.C. A radio announcement.18. What are sharks famous for? A. Their large bodies.B. Their violent nature.C. Their good sense of smell.19. How can

9、sharks find their food? A. With nerves. B. With strong sense. C. With muscles.20. Where do most sharks live? A. In warm lakes. B. In freshwater rivers. C. In ocean waters.第二部分：词汇知识应用（共两节，满分30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. Dont team up with those people. Th

10、ey are always claiming all the _ for themselves and shifting all the blame on others. A. commitmentB consequenceC. creditD. convenience 22. The debate over racial _ and Charlie Hebdos right to exercise the freedom of expression will continue, so will the discussions on cultural conflicts among diffe

11、rent religious groups . A. preferenceB pressureC. presentationD. prejudice23. The government will force companies to _ any possible measures to reduce air pollution. A. adaptB. adopt C. advocateD. appeal 24. “Tonight, I ask people to _ violence and words that harm, and turn to words that heal prayer

12、, patient dialogue, and sympathy for the friends and family of the fallen.” President Obama said . A. refresh B. reject C. transform D. tick 25. The shortage of entry-level job is the main reason that more university students are _ business of their own right after graduation.A. setting up B. speedi

13、ng up C. picking up D. making up 26. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have _ without reaching any agreement.A. broken down B. broken out C. broken in D. broken up 27. Its high time that we gave _ attention to our world climate and led a low-carbon life, or the consequence would

14、 be too serious for us to face. A. effectiveB. gradual C. due D. temporary 28.Too many young people doing volunteer work just for their resumes is _ to the very purpose of volunteer groups and reduces their effectives. A. effective B. faithful C. artificial D. contrary 29. The prices of the car-tran

15、sporting service depend on the vehicle size and distance, _ ranging from 2,000 yuan ($323) to 4,000 yuan for a single trip.A. rarely B. roughly C. typically D. actually 30. The Sino-U.S. relations, although they have experienced twists and turns in the past, _ have moved forward. A .in returnB. on t

16、he wholeC. in other wordsD. on the other hand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、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。I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in 31 , organized and arranged. Her room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric

17、-a-brac(小摆件)，but her roommates as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours，our room for her when she 32 . I 33 myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm，in the chair alongside my wifes hospital bed. One day old. So 34 ，so beautiful，so perfect，s

18、o 35 dependent on her new，36 parents. Time marches relentlessly（不停地）. She looks up now，catching me 37 at her, causing her to say to her mother.” Mom, Dads looking at me 38 .” The last few days，I touch her arm，her faceanything 39 that when my wife and I return home，she will not be with us and there w

19、ill be nothing to 40 . I have so much to say, but no 41 with which to start . My 42 changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself 43 that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own . She says，”Itll be all right，Dad. Ill be home from

20、school 44 .”I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little 45 .I gaze into her eyes and 46 to go. My wifes eyes 47 her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I dont look，I can imagine that sh

21、e really hasnt 48 ; I know that what she is embarking upon （开始）is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me 49 everything was new. As I walk to the car with my wife at my side，my eyes are wet，my heart is sore，and I realize that my life is 50 forever. 31. A. sightB. place C.

22、 search D. need 32. A. lives B. graduates C. separates D. visits 33. A. force B. leave C. find D. has34. A. strong B. big C. funny D. small35. A. totally B. severely C. slightly D. strictly36. A. experienced B. untested C. qualified D. casual37. A. laughing B. glancing C. glaring D. staring 38. A. f

23、unny B. frightening C. kind D. sad39. A. expecting B. imaging C. knowing D. doubting40. A. see B. touch C. kiss D. hug41. A. sentence B. quotes C. words D. saying42. A. life B. career C. day D. schedule43. A. easily B. carefully C. differently D. seriously44. A. swiftly B. rapidly C. instantly D. so

24、on45. A. gentler B. tighter C. softerD. warmer46. A. wonder B. wander C. turn D. switch47. A. catch B. follow C. watch D. keep48. A. grown B. born C. gone D. found49. A. when B. although C. so long as D. every time50. A. destroyed B. beginning C. changing D. ended 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

25、，从每题短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.The previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters backyard. I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover.

26、The word “sleep-over” to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what “cancer” means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.I thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mothers permission to

27、spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission! Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. I didnt bring my own pajamas (睡衣)，so Mrs. Peters offered me Heathers pajamas.As the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I

28、 tried to stay awake. “Do I need to go again? Ill stay up to go one more time.”.Of course, I finally fell asleep.The next morning, I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do I pretended

29、that the bed-wetting didnt happen. I got up, took off Heathers pajamas and changed into my clothes like the other girls.Mrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet pajamas. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. “WHO DID TH

30、IS?” She screamed, with a look so frightening. Should I answer? And that was when it happened Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife , Elvis Presley died!”The news of the Kings death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I, was spared. I got home without the other girls knowing what had happened.51. The author

31、 had to spend the night at Peters because _. A. the famous singer Elvis Presley died that night B. her mother allowed her to do soC. she and her friends were having a sleepover partyD. she enjoyed her cake there52. Mrs. Peters got angry because _.A. all the girls slept at her houseB. Elvis Presley p

32、assed awayC. her husband was rude to herD. she found the wet pajamas53. From the story, we know Mrs. Peters was _. A. a crazy womanB. a fan of Elvis PresleyC. a woman for perfectionD. a woman who hated to wash pajamas54. The passage is mainly about _.A. an adventure experience B. an embarrassing chi

33、ldhood incidentC. a friendship between two girls D. an unfriendly hostessBOwning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. It may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are. but it also turns you into a workaholic, it seems.A study suggests that, by giving you a

34、ccess to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobilephone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals

35、 the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. More than 90 percent of office workers have email-enabled phones, with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day. Almost one in ten admits spendin

36、g up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am,

37、 with more than a third checking their first emails in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11 pm and midnight.Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access literally millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as

38、text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become, the more

39、 is expected of us in a work capacity. “55. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.B. Nine-tenths spend over three hours checking work emails.C. One-fourth check their first mail between 11 pm and midnight.D. The average t

40、ime for first checking emails is between 6 am and 8 am.56. The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “ “.A. calling B. usingC. reachingD. getting57.What can we conclude from the text?A. Every coin has two sides B. It never rains but pours.C. All that glitters is not g

41、old. D. Its no good crying over spilt milk.58. Whats the main idea of the text?A. Workaholics like smartphones.B. Employers dont like smartphones.C. Smartphones make our life easier.D. Smartphones bring about extra work.CThe power of humor and laugher is numerous. They entertain us and make us feel

42、good. But, above all, we have discovered that humor and laughter are the best medicine. They relieve pain, reduce stress and anxiety, and are anti-aging and longevity facilitators. They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work. However, they are sli

43、pping away from us. We have become far too serious. The only ones who still enjoy humor, laughter, fun and play to the fullest are young children. Children tend to laugh an average of 200 times a day. For adults, however, it is a totally different story.In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 time

44、s a day. Today, we are lucky if we average between 4-6 times a day.As a matter of fact, a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of one person but 30 more times in a group of people. You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑) from jokes you get on the Internet, but it is not the same as b

45、elly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh) you get when you interact with others.Socializing with friends and relatives was much looked forward to. However, this is no longer the case. In fact, the majority of people can hardly find time, nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home.

46、 They turn to electronic media such as television, computers, the Internet, videos, CDs, and audio equipment, which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a button.The workplace does not fare(进展) much better. Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete, for example, in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the wor