新人教版高二英语下期期末模考试卷.doc

1、 高二 英语 下期期末模考试卷 第 I卷 （三部分 共 115 分） 第一部分：听力 （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 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。 例： How much is the shirt? A 19.5 B 9.15 C 9.18. 答案是 B。 1 How much will the woman pay for the books? A $ 2.5.

2、B $ 4.5. C $ 7.5. 2 What does the man mean? A He believes the concert hall is crowded. B He does not want to sit close to the stage. C He would rather stand than sit. 3 Whats the womans attitude towards Marks interest? A She thinks Mark should do what he wants. B She thinks Mark should take more int

3、erest in their business. C She wishes Mark could become an artist. 4 What can we learn from the conversation? A The woman is used to going shopping by car now. B The man has trouble in going shopping on foot. C The man can walk to the nearest shop. 5 What are they talking about? A The environmental

4、problem. B The health problem. C The educational problem. 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 三个选项中选项 最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，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 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6 What is the probable relationship between the two speak

5、ers? A Waitress and customer. B Boss and employee. C Mother and son. 7 What is the woman doing? A Asking Kevin to turn off the light. B Telling Kevin to see in the dark. C Trying to persuade Kevin to eat carrots. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8 Why does the woman want to move out of her present flat? A It

6、costs her too much. B Its too far from her school. C Its shared by too many roommates. 9 What kind of flat is the woman looking for? A One with furniture near the school. B One with enough space. C One where she can live alone. 10 How is the man going to help the woman? A To share his own flat with

7、her. B To seek a flat in the school. C To visit some flats himself. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11 How does the man feel about the football training? A Hard and boring. B Exciting and funny. C Strict and long. 12 Which is TRUE according to the dialogue? A The Northern City team will surely win the cup.

8、B The mans team will surely score at least four goals in the match. C The man is sure that their team will win the cup. 13 When does the dialogue most probably take place? A During the football training. B Before an important football match. C After the man scored a goal. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14

9、What can we learn about the couple? A They are employed in a restaurant. B They have a restaurant in the shopping center. C They own a successful restaurant. 15 What is the man considering? A Being employed by the two men. B Opening a branch in the center. C Passing their management to George and Ja

10、ne. 16 Who are George and Jane? A Relatives. B Neighbors. C Son and daughter. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17 What is Daniel? A He is a singer. B He is an actor. C He is a film producer. 18 How many places did Daniel visit in China? A Two B Three. C Four. 19 Which word can be best used to describe Danie

11、l? A Upset. B Lucky. C Poor. 20 Which of the following is NOT Daniels interest? A Learning English. B Directing films. C Drawing pictures. 第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节 , 满分 45 分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. The information he gave us is more important than _ we

12、got ourselves. A. one B. those C. that D. the one 22. Youd better fly somewhere in the west. Then you can _ a hire car and travel around. A. take up B. get on C. pick up D. turn on 23. Got your driving license? No. I _ too busy to have enough practice, so I didnt take the driving test last week. A.

13、was B. am C. have been D. had been 24. Why do you look sad? There are so many problems _. A. remaining to settle B. remained settling C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled 25.The farm _ we see today is no longer the one _it was ten years ago. A. that; that B. where; that C. where; whe

14、re D. which; which 26. What has happened here? There was_ accident here about an hour ago_ car hit a tree and _ driver was killed. A. the; A； the B. an; A; the C. an; The; a D. the; The; a 27. Excuse me! _ How can I get to No.1 middle school? A. Yes? B. Thats OK. C. Whats wrong? D. Pardon? 28. Didnt

15、 they come to the party last week? Yes. They didnt want to come with us at first, but then we _ persuade them. A. would B. could C. were able to D. had to 29. Only _ as an interpreter _ how important it is to grasp English. A. when did I work; I realized B. when I worked; I realized C. when did I wo

16、rk; did I realize D. when I worked; did I realize 30. The novel is, I have to say, not a bit interesting. How do you find it? Why! Its _ that I have ever read. A. a less interesting B. a more interesting C. a most interesting D. the most interesting 31. It is necessary that people both young and old

17、 in China _ some English to be prepared for the Olympic Games to be held in Beijing in 2008. A. learn B. will learn C. must learn D. have learned 32. Mike, what did our monitor say just now? Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who _ to visit the museum _ asked to be at the school gate befor

18、e 6:30 in the morning. A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is 33. After _ seemed an endless effort, the patient was finally able to carry out _seemed a perfect normal walk. A. what; what B. that; that C. it; that D. which; it 34. The chief manager has decided to put _ he thinks is energetic, cl

19、ever, and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the company. A. those who B. anyone C. whomever D. whoever 35. Before the final examination, many students have shown _ of tension. Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite. A. anxiety B. marks C. signs D. r

20、emarks 第二节 完型填空 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从 36 55 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 About once a month I have to go to Degford for my work. One day I went into a hotel there to have something to 36 . The waiter 37 my coat and put it in a small room. About an hour later I was 38 to go.

21、The waiter 39 my coat to me. 40 something fell out of the pocket onto the floor. It was a small white box. Then I took a good look at the 41 . “Oh, youve Brought someone 42 coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine, 43 it is quite new, and this isnt my box, either.” “Oh, then I 44 s

22、omeone has taken you coat and left this,” said the waiter, “This kind of thing 45 sometimes.” I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold ring in it. So I went 46 to the police station. “ 47 lost a ring?” I asked. “Yes,” said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring. He lost i

23、t in London.” He 48 the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived. “Yes, this is my ring,” he said, “How can I 49 you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 50 I lost it on the train!” After I told him the 51 of the coat, he said, “You havent been on the train. I havent been in

24、 the hotel. So how did my ring 52 in the coat?” “Did 53 sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman. “Yes,” said the young man, “But I dont remember his face.” “You may remember this coat,” said the policeman, “Was it like this one?” “Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend

25、here 54 the thief.” The policeman laughed. “ 55 ,” he said, “The thief on the train stole your ring, and like our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didnt take the right coat away with him.” 36. A. do B. buy C. eat D. deal with 37. A. took B. found C. liked D. watched 38.

26、A. anxious B. glad C. invited D. ready 39. A. showed B. returned C. brought D. dressed 40. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Obviously D. At once 41. A. ring B. box C. coat D. pocket 42. A. lost B. missed C. new D. elses 43. A. but B. and C. instead D. for 44. A. know B. wonder C. suppose D. find 45. A. app

27、ears B. happens C. meets D. changes 46. A. around B. about C. ahead D. over 47. A. Has anyone B. Has she C. Who D. Have you 48. A. telephoned B. remembered C. wrote to D. knew 49. A. return B. thank C. find D. help 50. A. then B. so C. yet D. however 51. A. story B. price C. model D. size 52. A. com

28、e B. put C. set D. be 53. A. he B. the thief C. the waiter D. anyone 54. A. discovered B. isnt C. has caught D. doesnt know 55. A. Im afraid not B. Yes C. No D. Surely 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，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 天星 教育网 A A Did you know that vegetables can grow in the c

29、limates they are not used to? Cool climate vegetables like asparagus (芦笋 ) are now able to be grown in places as hot as Hawaii. In Hawaii, marine (海的 )engineers have been able to actually let you believe such vegetables that they are living in cooler climates. In that way they grow faster and taste

30、better. What these engineers have been using is very simply cold sea water. How did they use it? They place pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools the earth. This causes plant growth and enables gardeners in tropical climates (热带气候 ) to grow crops from cooler climates. Also some

31、 of these pipes are exposed to the air and they make the air “wet” and thus water the gardens. What especially makes people happy about this process (过程 ) is that nothing to the natural conditions is being used. Another new use for cold ocean water is to cool buildings. Engineers believe that for ex

32、ample the entire west coast of the United States could be air-conditioned using seawater. 56. What does the new system enable the gardeners to do? A. Water the field with seawater. B. Grow asparagus in hot places. C. Grow cool climate vegetables in hot areas. D. Cool the soil. 57. Sea water mentione

33、d in the passage is mainly used to_. A. water the farms B. water the gardens C. cool the air D. make the earth cool 58. What is the report mainly about? A. How to grow vegetables in hot areas. B. How to grow crops in tropical climates. C. How to cool the soil. D. How to use sea water. 59. It can be

34、inferred from the passage that _. A. sea water can act as an air-conditioner B. asparagus are only grown in hot places C. the writer wants to tell us something about scientific advance D. sea water has many advantages B My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard

35、 as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece. What if I had the wrong

36、 music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光灯 ) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demandi

37、ng keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分 ) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的 ) keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparatio

38、n for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested. Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatical

39、ly (自动地 ). My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me. There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music. When l came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DONT MAKE A M

40、ISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE! Needless to say, 1 obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺 ), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake. After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I h

41、ad mastered the impossible. 60. The author was nervous before the performance because _. A. his or her mother and father werent present B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage C. he or she hadnt mastered the entire piece D. he or she had never performed in public before 61. The underlined

42、 phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means _. A. put into disorder B. forget about C. stop halfway D. do well in 62. The author _. A. didnt make any mistake in the performance B. felt better at the beginning of the performance C. paid all attention to nothing but his / her performance D. lost h

43、is / her concentration sometimes during the performance 63. What did the author feel about his / her performance? A. He / She thought it was comfortable and successful. B. He / She thought it was very difficult but successful. C. He / She thought he / she had never made a mistake during the performa

44、nce. D. He / She thought he / she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly. C The Giant Squid In The Deep Ocean Japanese scientists have taken the first photographs of one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean the giant squid (鱿鱼 ). Until now the only information about the

45、 behavior of the creatures which measure up to 18 meters (59 feet) in length has been based on dead or dying squid washed up on shore or captured in commercial fishing nets. But Tsunemi Kubodera, of the National Science Museum, and Kyoichi Mori of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association, both in To

46、kyo have captured the first images of Architeuthis attacking bait(鱼饵 ) 900 meters below the surface in the cold, dark waters of the North Pacific. “We show the first wild images of a giant squid in its natural environment,” they said in a report in the journal Proceedings B of the Royal Society. Little is known about the creatures because it has been so difficult to locate and study them alive. Large ships and specialist equipment, which is costly, are needed to study deep sea environments. The Japanese scientists found the squid by following sperm whales,