高二第二学期英语期末试.doc

1、高二第二学期英语期末试 英 语 试 卷 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共 100 分。考试时间 100 分钟。 第一卷(选择题共 70 分) 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分 10 分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时闯将试卷上的答 案 转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 2.5 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 l0 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。 1What does th

2、e woman mean ? A. Today is the hottest day I have ever had. B. Today is not the hottest day I have ever had. C. Its usually very cool in summer here. 2. Why does the man bring back the shirt ? A. Because he doesnt like the color. B. Because it is too small. C. Because it is too big. 3. What do we le

3、arn from the conversation? A. The woman is a close friend of the man. B. The woman has been working too hard. C. The woman is seeing a doctor. 4. What does the man mean? A. This apple pie tastes very good. B. His mother likes the pie very much. C. This pie cant match his mothers. 5. What does the wo

4、man suggest do? A. Take a walk. B. Dance to the music. C. Give a performance. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 05 分，满分 75 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段材料，回答第 6 和第 7 题。 听第 6 段材料， 回答 6，7 题。 6. What does the man do with his c

5、omputer? A. Gets information and uses E-mail. B. Turns his computer into an electronic playground. C. Makes friends on the net. 7. What does the woman do with her computer recently? A. Plays a whole bunch of games on the net. B. Gets a lot of information on the net. C. Talks with many friends in the

6、 net-chat room. 听 第 7 段 材料， 回答 第 8 至 10 题 。 8. When does the man want to take his flight? A. At 8:30 a. m. on June 11. B. At 13:00 on June 11. C. At 8:30 p.m. on June 11. 9. How much will the man pay for his return ticket for his flight? A. $ 900. B. $ 2,100. C. $ 1,200. 10. How long will it take th

7、e man to go to the center from the airport by taxi? A. 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C. 120 minutes. 听 第 8 段 材料， 回答 第 11 至 13 题 。 11. Why does the woman give the man a call? A. She doesnt know the time of the meeting. B. She wants to make sure of the time of the meeting. C. She has forgotten the time o

8、f the meeting. 12. What is the woman going to do this afternoon? A. To have an interview with an important business man from the USA. B. To receive an important American client. C. To see off an important customer from the United States. 13. What does the director want to know tomorrow? A. Those who

9、 are absent from the meeting. B. How many people attend the meeting. C. The results of the meeting. 听 第 9 段 材料， 回答 第 14 至 17 题 。 14. Where can the man get money? A. From the Dunnes Stores. B. From the Allied Irish Bank. C. From the Bank of Ireland. 15. Which of the following statements is true? A. T

10、he Bank of Ireland is near the Dunnes Stores. B. It is about ten minutes walk from the place where they are standing to the bank. C. The man isnt familiar with the area. 16. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation? A. She will help the man to get money from the bank. B. She will draw a

11、 map for the man. C. She will show him the way to the bank. 17. Which word can best describe the woman? A. Open-minded. B. Warm-hearted. C. Honest. 听 第 10 段 材料，回答 第 18 至 20 题 。 18. Why couldnt the man open the door ? A. His friend gave him the wrong key. B. He didnt know where the back door was. C.

12、He couldnt find the key to his mailbox. 19. Why did the man feel very disappointed? A. It was getting dark. B. He was afraid of being blamed by his friend. C. The birds might have flown away. 20. Why did the man feel like a fool? A. He looked silly with only one leg inside the window. B. He knew the

13、 policeman wouldnt believe him. C. The torch(手电筒 ) light made him look very foolish. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 60 分) 第一节: 单项填空(共 20 小题；每小题 0.5 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。 21She likes _ music so much that I think it right to buy her _ MP3 as _ birthday present. A. the; an; a B. /; an; the C

14、. /;an; a D. the; a; a 22. Having introduced the new equipment, our factory turned out _ in 2004 as the year before. A. as three times many cars B. three times as many cars C. as many cars as three times D. three times more cars than 23. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _ owner was seated

15、in the garden. A. whose B. its C. that D. which 24. For her _ the job would make her and her family very sad. A. to lose B. losing C. having lost D. lost 25. We are living in an age _ many things are done on computer. A. which B. that C. whose D. when 26.-Is it his left kidney(肾) _ Tian Shi-guo dona

16、ted to his sister? - Yes. The kidney saved his sister and is expected to extend her for 15 years. A. which B. that C. what D. where 27._ such heavy loss, the businessman didnt have the courage to go on. A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered 28. -He has failed in the exam again. -

17、But what _? He _ hard. A. have you expected; has never worked B. have you expected; had never worked C. did you expect; had never worked D. do you expect; has never worked 29We have done things we ought not to have done and_ undone things we ought to have done. A. left B. leave C. will leave D. leav

18、ing 30. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit card, _ I didnt have. A. where B. that C. when D. which 31. _ with other countries, China has little natural resources, because _ population is the biggest in the world. A. Compared; Chinese B. Comparing; Chinese C. Compared; C

19、hinas D. Compare; Chinas 32. Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasnt always _ much to do. A. such B. that C. more D. very 33. I must thank my parents to be a college student. A. to make it possible for me B. to make it possible to me C. for making it possible for me D. for ma

20、king it possible to me 34. Why didnt you response to their greeting? Sorry. I _they _ to me. A. dont realize; are waving B. dont realize; were waving C. didnt realize; were waving D. didnt realize; are waving 35. Tim, erase the blackboard today,_? But I erased it yesterday. A. have you B. will you C

21、. didnt you D. dont you 36She was proud _her country in an athletics competition where she won a gold medal in the 50-metre race. A. to have represented B. to represent C. representing D. resented 37.This was the call that announced there _a whale hunt. A. will be B. was going to have C. was about t

22、o be D. was 38. She hoped that life would give her an opportunity to _ her _. A. pay off B. pay back C. pay for D. pay 39. Shut the windows. The jeep in front of our car has _ a cloud of dust. A. lifted B. raised C. rose D. put up 40. It took him a while to _ himself _the new job. A. accept. to B. s

23、uit.to C. fit. of D. adaptto 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，掌握其大意，然后从 41-60 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中， 选出最佳选项。 Governments，media and people around the world have become very worried about something called Sudan I(苏丹红 1 号). This chemical dye,_41_ in many food products, was said to _42_cancer. N

24、ewspapers told everyone to be careful and governments pulled this product off supermarket _43_. Sudan I is a red dye used for _44_ oils, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes（上光剂）. Scientists have found if used in food, it can _45_ an increased risk of cancer. On March 4, Beijings food safety offic

25、e said that it found the cancer-causing dye in Meiweiyuan chilli（红辣椒）sauce in the city. Now the _46_, famous US food company Heinz, has recalled its chilli sauces and chilli oils sold in China. This follows news of food companies, including McDonalds, _47_ some products in Britain after finding the

26、dye in them. France was the first to _48_ the chemical dye in 2003. Since then , foods _49_ Sudan I have been banned in the European Union. _50_ experts say that people who have eaten any of the products should not _51_ too much. The cancer risk from Sudan I is very _52_, as only tiny amounts of it

27、are used in foods. Sudan I was banned from food products because experiments on rats _53_ that it could cause serious tumors（瘤）. But, Alan Boobies, an expert in London, says there is little _54_ for the public to worry. He said that the levels fed to the rats were in much, much bigger amounts _55_th

28、eir body size. The amounts in food products eaten by humans are _56_. The rats that got tumors were given 30 milligrams of Sudan I per kilogram of body weight, every day for two years. Animals given half the amount showed no _57_ of cancer. The tumors only _58_ in the rats after many months. For hum

29、ans, this means that if the dye were to have any _59_, it would take around 20 years. Professor Boobis gives a _60_.”Its just like the cancer risk linked with smoking just one cigarette in a lifetime,” he said. 41. A. stuck B. stored C. found D. offered 42. A. produce B. cause C. make D. do 43. A. s

30、helves B. background C. storage D. flavor 44. A. gluing B. gathering C. coloring D. conducting 45. A. allow for B. adjust to C. call for D. contribute to 46. A. officer B. producer C. customer D. former 47. A. breaking away from B. putting out C. keeping track of D. taking back 48. A. reject B. inve

31、nt C. notice D. produce 49. A. causing B. including C. containing D. using 50. A. But B. Also C. Then D. So 51. A. complain B. disagree C. worry D. conflict 52. A. high B. low C. common D. none 53. A. guided B. guaranteed C. rated D. showed 54. A. concern B. reason C. connection D. right 55. A. comp

32、ared to B. regardless of C. used to D. in spite of 56. A. none B. larger C. tiny D. more 57. A. signals B. marks C. symbols D. signs 58. A. participated B. developed C. made D. created 59.A. effect B. cause C. affect D. change 60. A. connection B. perception C. recognition D. comparison 第三部分：阅读理解（共

33、15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选 A Some people take lots of exercise. Others keep to strict diets. But according to recent research, the best way to live a long and happy life is simple. Get a dog. “We have known for many years that the company of a pet can increase well-b

34、eing in a number of ways,” says Dr Bonnie Beaver, an animal behaviour specialist at Texas University. “ For example, the survival rates of heart attack victims with pets are much greater than those of people without pets. According to Dr Beaver, pet owners are less likely to need a doctor. They reco

35、ver more quickly when they do get ill. They have lower blood pressure, take more exercise and are more socially active. Above all, they are happier. Seventy percent of the families Dr Beaver surveyed said that their family environment was more happy after they got a pet. And this is what Dr Beaver a

36、nd other researchers are trying to achieve. They want to find a scientific link between human happiness and a long life. There is no final answer to this question yet, but it seems to be something to do with emotional ties. People with someone or something to love live longer. “There are many forms

37、of animal-human relationship and some are very helpful,” says Dr Beaver. It seems that the more lovely an animal is, the more it benefits our health. As the saying goes, “ if you want to be loved, get a dog.” Pet ownership benefits men and women equally. Other life experiences divide the sexes. “Wom

38、en are more sensitive to bad marriages than their husbands because they work harder at their relationships,” says Dr Janice Glaser of Ohio State University. The message seems to be that a woman is better off with a good dog than a bad husband. Yet in some ways, men are similar to dogs. They like get

39、ting dirty and making a mess. They forget birthdays. They can disappear for days on end. How can they be better trained? 61. According to the author, the company of a pet does good to a person in the following ways except _. A. having less chance of dying of heart attacks B. being more active in soc

40、iety C. being better off than others D. having their family environment improved 62. It can be inferred from the article that _. A. a woman may prefer to have the company of a good dog than that of a bad husband B. scientists are sure about the relationship between happiness and a long life C. all l

41、ife experiences have different effect on men and women D. women can benefit more from owning a pet than men can 63. In what kind of tone do you think the author writes the passage? A. Realistic and serious. B. Delighted and hopeful. C. Angry and pitiful. D. Light and humorous. 64. The whole passage

42、is mainly about _. A. the relationships between humans and pets B. pets and a happy life C. the comparison between bad husbands and pets D. pets and family life B Your mobile phone rings, and instead of the usual electronic signals, its playing your favourite music. A friend sends your favorite song

43、 to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone. The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile

44、phones- all purpose gadgets(小玩意儿) that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and internet browser into one. Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers. The fans could pass music or songs along to friends- a kind of musical trading c

45、ard. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph Simon, who is now chairman of Yourmobile, based in Santa Monic, California. “If you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,”

46、 said Simon. “Its going through a toll gate(收费站). Theres more possibility for copyright control than there is on the internet.” Massachusetts-based converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. F

47、inally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone. “A mobile phone is not a listening machine, and youll be disappointed if you think you can change it to a radio,” said Ohad Ouziel, a creative mana

48、ger for Converse in Israel. “But if someone sends you a song while youre on vacation, you appreciate the feeling.” 65. The underlined word “blend” in the second paragraph most probably means_. A. send B. become C. mix D. compare 66. “Massachusetts-based Converse” in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _. A. a person B. a city in Israel C. a state of the USA D. a company 67. Reco