1、石景山区 20142015 学年度第一学期期末高二测试卷 英 语 考 生 须 知 1本试卷共 12 页，五道大题（100 分） 。 2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。选择题必 须用 2B 铅笔作答；非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3考试结束时，考生应将试卷和答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 一、听力理解 （共 20 小题，20 分） 第一节：听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题, 从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中 选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话你将听一遍。 1. How does th
2、e man usually go to school? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike. 2. Which of the following is the new master? A. B. C. 3. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a theatre. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket. 4. What did the woman do today? A. She did nothing. B. She wrote letters. C. She p
3、racticed the piano. 5. What does the man say about Delta Restaurant? A. The service was better. B. The food was delicious. C. The menu was attractive. 第二节：听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几道小题, 从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中 选出最佳选项。听每段对话前, 你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后, 每小题将给 出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 题至第 7 题。 6. What exercis
4、e did the woman do that morning? A. Running. B. Swimming. C. Playing basketball. 7. When does the man take a walk? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 题至第 9 题。 8. What kind of book does the woman want? A. A book on writing. B. A book on computer. C. A book on tra
5、vel. 9. How did the man find the book? A. By title. B. By author. C. By publisher. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 题至第 12 题。 10. Whatre the speakers going to do this weekend? A. Go fishing. B. Go swimming. C. Go boating. 11. Where are they going? A. To a lake. B. To a river. C. To the sea. 12. Where do they decide t
6、o get some information? A. From the Internet. B. From a bookshop. C. From a library. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 题至第 15 题。 13. Why does the man choose that hotel? A. A room has been booked for him. B. His friend suggested that. C. He used to stay there. 14. Whatll the man do later? A. Have a meal. B. Go to anoth
7、er hotel. C. Wait in the coffee shop. 15. What do we know about the woman? A. She is impatient. B. She is careless. C. She is helpful. 第三节：听下面一段对话，根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下第 16 题至第 20 题 的关键信息，每空只填写一个单词。此段对话你将听两遍。每听完一遍，每题你将有 10 秒钟时间写下或核实你的记录。 二、单项填空（共 15 小题，15 分） 从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 21. Some f
8、ish can produce sounds almost twice as loud as your speaking voice. You certainly wont find _ fish. A. a noisy B. a noisier C. the noisy D. the noisier 22. Youre all wet! _ you _ in the rain? A. Have; been cycling B. Are; cycling C. Have; cycled D. Did; cycle Missing person information Name: Jimmy （
9、16） Address: 264 East Avenue Telephone: （17） Job: （18） Appearance: （19） man with Blue eyes, gray hair, 180 cm tall, around 85 kilos. When last seen: （20） Morning Where last seen: In front of their house 23. My friend Susan never saves money, but _ friend of mine, Mark, never spends a penny. A. other
10、 B. another C. the other D. the second 24. I regretted not _ to the old man for my bad behavior. A. to apologize B. apologizing C. apologized D. to be apologized 25. I asked Huang Lili _ she decided to be a dancer. A. who B. that C. when D. where 26. The new school building _ by the end of last week
11、. A. has been designed B. would be designed C. was designed D. had been designed 27. Eric set sail once again, this time with 25 ship, _ only 14 made it to Greenland. A. when B. where C. of which D. that 28. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed _from these coffeehouses. A. to have started
12、B. being started C. to be started D. starting 29. More than 20 people _ the case were arrested. A. involved in B. involved C. had involved in D. were involved in 30. The bodies of people who _ in Pompeii left impressions in the ash. A. died B. have died C. would die D. had died 31. If she _ driving,
13、 she wouldnt have become a taxi driver. A. shouldnt love B. hadnt loved C. didnt love D. wouldnt have loved 32. His arms were sunburnt because he _ in the sun all day. A. had been sitting B. sat C. had sat D. was sitting 33. She _ have more friends than anyone else Ive known A. ought to B. would C.
14、used to D. might 34. _ of stealing money, the man was brought to court. A. being accused B. accused C. accusing D. having accused 35. If they hadnt argued, they_ the last weekend together. A. had spent B. would spent C. spent D. would have spent 三、完形填空 （共 15 小题，15 分） 阅读下面短文，从各题 A、B、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入
15、空白处的最佳答案。 Never Forgotten I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be receiving Christmas gifts because there was not 36 money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what Id 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there
16、 would not be a Christmas that year, three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. At that moment I knew I wasnt 39 . Somebody had thought of me and brought me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, 40 how I wanted to make my Christmas
17、 there meaningful, I 41 remembered the womens visit. I decided to create that same feeling of 42 for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I made a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped
18、colorful packages 43 with toys, and school supplies, each with a childs 44 . We wanted all of them to know they were 45 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I told them that they couldnt open their presents until every child had come 46 . Finally the 47 came as I called out
19、, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their bright smiles 48 up the room. The 49 in the room was obvious, and it wasnt just about toys. It was a feeling the feeling I 50 from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasnt forgotten. Somebod
20、y thought of me. I matter. 36. A. enough B. appropriate C. extra D. casual 37. A. suggested B. preferred C. got D. expected 38. A. suppose B. suspect C. conform D. accept 39. A. admired B. forgotten C. astonished D. affected 40. A. describing B. offering C. thinking D. complaining 41. A. particularl
21、y B. immediately C. deliberately D. occasionally 42. A. strength B. confidence C. importance D. contribution 43. A. compared B. filled C. connected D. decorated 44. A. command B. origin C. manner D. name 45. A. special B. valuable C. mature D. equal 46. A. exactly B. ahead C. gratefully D. forward 4
22、7. A. distinction B. signal C. moment D. expectation 48. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered 49. A. feature B. joy C. atmosphere D. effect 50. A. inspired B. absorbed C. concluded D. knew 四、阅读理解（共 15 小题，30 分） 第一节：阅读下面短文，从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew ea
23、ch other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small gray-haired man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and
24、 smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice: “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good Morning” in reply. The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice o
25、ld suit and tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smiling and asked: “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really
26、was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one
27、morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasnt waiting at his usual stop. When he wasnt there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. We
28、all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentle man was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, bending a bit more, a little bit more gray, and without a tie. Inside t
29、he bus was silent. Even though no one had talked about it, all of us sat there silently, our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands. 51. What are we sure about the old man? A. His name was Charlie. B. He got sick over the weekend. C. He worked at the center for senior citize
30、ns. D. He was in great sorrow when we saw him the next Monday. 52. Which of the following is not true? A. The atmosphere on the bus was cheerful and lively at first. B. People were surprised at the old mans first greeting. C. People were worried about the old mans absence. D. People on the bus at la
31、st shared happiness and sorrow together. 53. Which would be the best title for the passage？ A. How to Shorten the Distance between People B. The Key to Friendship Communication C. Smiles Make a Bus Feel Like Home D. Charlie, A Smiling Gentle Man B Care for Your Dog Like human beings, dogs may catch
32、cold because of cold weather, wet conditions or can also get it from other sick dogs. If a dog has a running nose and watery eyes, coughs or sneezes, then it is quite probable that the dog has caught cold. A dogs cold can get over after a few days without treatment, but it totally depends upon the o
33、wner to treat it with medications or improve its immune power（免疫力）to get rid of the cold naturally. Following are some of the things you can do if your dog gets a cold. You can improve its immune power by giving it proper nutrient diet. Healthy food can really do wonders. Try to give it food which i
34、s either suggested by the vet or is healthy for your pet. Increase the food which is rich in vitamins A, C and E. Keep your dog warm. The best place for your dog in winter is inside your house. Do not keep your dog outside when it is cold and wet. At home you can also keep the dog warm with the help
35、 of carpets. This will make him comfortable and help him to recover fast. Increase the liquid diet as it helps a lot. Water can be the best choice but you can also add broth(肉汤)in water which will give your dog strength. Warm water will make your dog more comfortable and will also keep the dog away
36、from the respiratory infections（呼吸道感染）. Steam treatment is considered to be effective in getting rid of cold. It makes the nose wet, which helps proper breathing. Just fill your bathroom with steam and leave your dog inside the bathroom for 15 minutes. Do it nearly 2 to 3 times a day and you will se
37、e your dog recovering. These are some of the things you can do to help your dog recover from cold. However, if you are not able to find any improvement in its health, then turn to the vet for help immediately. 54. When your dog catches cold, you should feed it on _. A. its favorite food B. food rich
38、 in vitamin B C. some meat and water D. the suggested food by the vet 55. When a dog catches cold, it is wrong to _. A. keep it inside during cold and wet weather B. leave it inside the bathroom full of steam C. let it eat too much solid food D. keep it sleeping on rugs at home 56. It can be learnt
39、from the text that _. A. a dogs cold can always disappear naturally B. its quite easy to make a sick dog recover from cold C. treating a dogs cold sometimes needs a vets help D. cold in dogs wont spread between each other. C Dreams Its a fact that we all dream. Some dreams seem to last for hours, ot
40、hers only for seconds. Some of us have strange dreams, some have interesting dreams, and some of us have unpleasant dreams. Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-minute cycles, each cycle made up of six stages. In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement, known as RE
41、M, and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place. Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams. On the other hand, when during the first five stages (NREM), only seven percent could describe a dream. However, of these same people woken during
42、 the first five stages, 74% were able to remember thinking activity, although they would not call it a dream. NerysDee, who has written about dreams in a book called Your Dreams and What They Mean says: “Perhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer common problems, but in REM sleep we are
43、dealing with inside matters.” She also makes the following statement about 90-minute cycle: It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half, in other words, until they have missed out one complet
44、e 90-minute sleep period. 57. According to the tests in the 1980s, dreaming takes place _. A. between each 90-minute cycle B. in the last stage of 90-minute cycles C. at any time during 90-minute cycles D. during the first five stages of 90-minute cycles 58. People woken during REM sleep can _. A. e
45、asily remember their dreams B. hardly remember their dreams C. only remember their dreams D. partly remember their thinking activity 59. “Insomniacs” are persons who _. A. can always remember their dreams B. have trouble getting into sleep at night C. experience rapid eye movement D. usually wake af
46、ter each 90-minute sleep period D Letter of “i” The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apples products sounds cool and has become a fashion. Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i”, and many other brands are following suit. The BBCs iPlayer, which allows Web users to watch TV progra
47、ms on the Internet, used the title in 2008. A lovely bearpopular in the US and UKthat plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of Londons Independent newspaper was started last week under the name “i”. In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when
48、 terms such as e- mail and e-book first came into use. Most “i” products are aimed at young people, and considering the major readers of Independents “i”, its no surprise that theyve selected this fashionable name. But its hard to see whats so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at Kings College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple create
