广东省佛山市第一中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

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1、佛山一中2014学年度下学期期末考试高二级英语科试题 本试题共分六部分，其中笔试部分135分，听力15分，满分为150分。考试用时：120分钟。第一部分听力（共三节，满分15分）第一节听力理解（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听下面一段对话，回答第1至2题。1. Question 1:A. On Front Street. B. On King Street.C. On Columbia Street. 2. Quest

2、ion 2:A. At six pm. B. At seven pm.C. At eight pm.听下面一段独白，回答第3至4题。3. Question 3:A. Sleeping. B. Playing tennis. C. Watching games.4. Question 4:A. In the dormitory. B. In the classroom. C. In the games room.听下面一段对话，回答第5至6题。5. Question 5: A. His wife. B. He himself. C. A hired cook.6. Question 6:A. T

3、he restaurants location and food.B. The restaurants atmosphere and food.C. The restaurants food and size.第二节回答问题（共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分）听下面一段材料，然后回答问题，材料和问题读两遍，请把答案填入答卷标号为7至10的空格中。7. Question 7 : _ 8. Question 8 : _9. Question 9 : _10. Question 10: _第三节听取信息（每空1分，满分5分） 听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷标号

4、为11至15的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。Rose Cinema LinePhone number 11 InformationPress 1To listen to film show timesPress 2To make a 12 Press 3To listen to 13 to the cinemaPrices 14 tickets: $5Family ticket: available for 15 people第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其

5、大意，然后从1630各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I read a piece of news today that the richest people were paying 736, 000 dollars for watches at present. As I was 16 my head at their craziness, I glanced at my own 8-dollar watch. It told me the time just fine. I guessed that about 735, 992 dollars

6、were 17 from buying such a cheap watch. With that I could send 18 kids to college for four years each with the room, board, and books included. With that I could sponsor 18 200 needy children overseas into adulthood. With that I could buy 19 for 2.5 million starving people around the world. With tha

7、t money I could do so much good, help so many souls, and still know the 20 whenever I looked down at my wrist. When did our society become so 21 that anyone would think they needed a 736, 000-dollar watch? When did people become so 22 that they would believe a one-million-dollar 23 is essential? My

8、first car cost me only 500 dollars and it still gets me where I need to go. When did 50-million-dollar yachts (游艇) and 100-million-dollar houses become so 24 to a persons happiness? My tiny home has more 25 in it than the biggest mansion in the world and I can walk on the shore of the local lake her

9、e and 26 its beauty for free.I pray that at some point our society says Enough! and 27 from this horrible dream of materialism. Each of us only has one life. Lets not 28 it on the watches we wear and the cars we drive. Each of us only has one soul. Lets not 29 it trying to gain the whole world. Life

10、 puts us here to love each other and to make this world a better place. Help others whenever you can. Life is brief and no watch will sell a(n) 30 second of it to you.16. A. hiding B. nodding C. raising D. shaking17. A. made up B. got back C. left over D. put off18. A. nearly B. hardly C. wisely D.

11、easily19. A. meals B. houses C. books D. clothes20. A. watch B. world C. people D. time21. A. rich B. crazy C. generous D. proud22. A. shallow B. well-dressed C. annoying D. enthusiastic23. A. watch B. boat C. flat D. car24. A. accessible B. vital C. uncommon D. powerful25. A. membersB. furniture C.

12、 joy D. sorrow26. A. enjoyB. benefit C. include D. amuse27. A. wakes up B. puts up C. comes out D. stands out28. A. spend B. waste C. hold D. consume29. A. own B. hurt C. ignore D. lose30. A. quick B. precious C. extra D. simple第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括

13、号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为3140的相应位置上。One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, 31 (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distanceThe boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run

14、as fast as he could as if nothing 32 ( happen)When kids fall down, they dont think of the fall as 33 failure. Instead, they consider 34 as a learning experienceThey try and try again 35 they succeed I was also touched by the way he ran. With eachattempt, he looked so 36 (confidence) and naturalHe on

15、ly wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he couldHe was just being a child- being himself completely at the momentHe never gave upEach time he fell, he 37 got up again, as if he knew that falling down was 38 (simple) a part of lifeHe was not looking for others smiles, or worrying 39 whether s

16、omeone was watching or not. 40 he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freelyI learned a lot from the experience. 第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHigh heels were first worn in the 1500s, and were popular with bot

17、h women and men. Today, high heels are strictly a female fashion that is easily found in stores. High heels are the hit items featured on the runway and are widely worn by celebrities. For instance, in the popular TV drama, Sex and the City, the main character, Carrie, is a lover of high heels that

18、in almost every episode, she purchases a pair of gorgeous 4-inch high heels. Carrie loves the heels so much that she even sets her email address as “shoe girl”. This clearly shows how much modern women love high heels.Even though high heels are popular, they are not the most comfortable shoes to wea

19、r. In many ways, high heels have already changed the shape of peoples lives. Doctors have warned that continuous wear can cause back pain and serious damage to the knees. Though it is yet to be proven, some psychological reports suggest that high heels can lead to mental disorder, as it is stressful

20、 to the people who wear high heels, in the sense that they have to bear the pain in every step. According to Mayann Los Russo, chief editor of Footwear News, high heels are desirable because they make people appear taller. She says, “I think it goes back to the idea of pain before beauty.” Indeed, s

21、ome people feel that they always need to look appealing in front of their peers.Still, Dr. Casey Kerrigan, a professor at Harvard Medical School, warns, “It takes a long time to feel the effects. And once you do, its too late.” Despite the damage high heels can do to the feet and legs, they remain p

22、opular. Most women accept the pain because they like how they look wearing high heels. It is important that we all understand that we should never hurt ourselves just to please others.41. What is the passage mainly about?A. The trend of high heels.B. Women who wear high heels.C. The function of high

23、 heels.D. The effect of high heels on health.42. The underlined word “gorgeous” is the closest in meaning to _.A. expensive B. old C. beautiful D. famous43. From the passage, high heels change peoples lives by _.A. hurting their health B. making them look betterC. helping them grow taller D. making

24、their friends happy44. What does NOT make high heels popular?A. Famous TV shows. B. Reports from Footwear News.C. Models on the runway. D. Height added by the heels.45. People who believe in “pain before beauty” will _.A. watch Sex and the CityB. wear clothes that their peers likeC. keep up with the

25、 trend D. wear pretty but uncomfortable fashion BNot long ago, people could only buy organic food in small shops. Today it is common in most major supermarkets. The reason for the increase is that more and more people are demanding food grown without chemicals. Since the 1990s, organic farm producti

26、on has gone up 20 percent every year. This pattern is expected to continue around the globe.Australia leads the world in land used for organic agriculture. It has four times as much land devoted to organic farming as all of Asia. However, most of the land is not very fertile, and it only produces a

27、modest amount of food. Argentina is a distant second, followed by Brazil, the United States and China. In Africa, only a very small amount of land is registered for organic farming. That does not mean Africa relies on chemicals. In fact, many farmers do not use chemicals because they cannot afford t

28、hem. Yet there are no programs for these farmers to prove they do not use chemicals. Without these programs their food can never be approved organic.India has had the most dramatic recent increase in organic farming. Like many other countries, India sees continual growth in organic food sales around

29、 the world. This, of course, leads to growth in profits. Sales of organic food were more than doubled from 2000 to 2005. Like India, many countries are trying to increase commercial organic farming to get a share of the sales. This has led to criticism. Some people believe that organic farming shoul

30、d not just be about making money. They think the goal is to help the environment. Others say organic farming will not continue if it is not profitable. They say that people should be able to make money while providing food that is healthy to mankind.46. What is the passage mainly about?A. Organic fo

31、od has become much more common.B. People do not want to eat food with chemicals in it.C. Farming organically is growing around the world.D. Countries all want to make money by farming organically.47. The underlined word “dramatic” is the closest in meaning to _.A. gradual B. huge C. continuous D. sl

32、ight48. Why do people want to increase organic farming?A. More and more people demand chemicals to grow food.B. Profits from organic farming help make approval programs.C. There are fewer chemicals available to the human beings.D. Organic food is good for the Earth and the human beings. 49. From the

33、 passage, it can be said that _.A. India uses the least land to farm organicallyB. the US is the fourth largest organic farming countryC. Brazil uses less land to farm organically than ChinaD. China and India have the same amount of organic farmland50. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. p

34、eople who eat food with chemicals have shorter lifespanB. India will soon become the largest grower of organic foodC. more countries will farm organically as the environment gets worseD. there will be fewer organic farms if demand for organic food goes downCAn “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts

35、 to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe (贿赂), but is close to it. All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices - just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support ofGeorge Fox

36、 and his party, but failed. There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”, “soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise - telling him how good h

37、e looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is. Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it. We need it to be m

38、ore sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up (舔食) milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves. Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good e

39、xample is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies as a man of limitless might. He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat d

40、own. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.51. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?A. A boy tells his gi

41、rlfriend how pretty she looks.B. An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.C. A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.D. A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.52. What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells example?A. Everybody can be an ap

42、ple-polisher.B. Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.C. George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.D. There are people who dont like being apple-polished.53. Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?A. Too much flattery can carry us away.B. Flattery i

43、s too empty to do people any good.C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.D. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.54. King Canute of Denmark and England took his follows to the seashore because _.A. he was sick of his normal lifeB. he disliked being overpraised any mor

44、eC. he wanted them to realize how wise he wasD. he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king55. The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who _.A. are politicians or in high offices B. lack confidenceC. are really excellent D. think highly of themselves第二节 七选五填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。(选 E 涂AB, 选 F 涂CD，选G涂AC)For many people in the West, March 13 will be scary. It is said that there are millions of people who will be