1、高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 雅安中学 2014-2015 学年 高 二 下期 期末模拟 英 语 试 题 本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分，考试时间120 分钟。考试结束后，将答题卷和机读卡一并收回。 第卷（选择题，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What do the speakers n
2、eed to buy? A. A fridge. B. A dinner table. C. A few chairs. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant B. In a hotel C. In a school 3. What does the woman mean? A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy is too busy to come. C. Cathy is not going to be invited. 4. Why does the woman plan to go to t
3、own? A. To pay her bills in the bank B. To buy books in a bookstore. C. To get some money from the bank. 5. What is the woman trying to do? A. Finish some writing. B. Print an article. C. Find a newspaper. 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。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。
4、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，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6. What is the man doing? A. Changing seats on the plane. B. Asking for a window seat. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 C. Trying to find his seat. 7. What is the womans seat number? A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至
5、9 题。 8. Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt? A. Its too small. B. Its too dark. C. Its too expensive. 9. What does the woman buy in the end? A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How long has the man been in London? A. One year. B. A few years
6、. C. A couple of months. 11. Why did the woman leave her hometown? A. To lead a city life. B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job. 12. Where did the woman come from? A. London. B. Airside. C. Lancaster. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is a daypack? A. A box. B. A bag. C. A lock. 14. What surpris
7、es the girl at school? A. A lot of discussions in class. B. Teachers giving little homework. C. Few students asking questions in class. 15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it. 16. What
8、 do we know about the girl? A. She is new to the school. B. She writes for the school newspaper. C. She seldom asks questions in class. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does Mr. Henry Stone do? A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 18. What does Henry like doing at airports? 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家
9、 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 A. Watching people. B. Telling stories. C. Reading magazines. 19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day? A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank. C. A woman ran away from home. 20. Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on busin
10、ess. B. She was seeing the man off. C. She was leaving for Greece. 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 1 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 来源 :学 # 科 # 网 21 Late in the afternoon, they arrived at _ small village _ north of the West Hill. A the, the B a, C a, the D the, 22. Lucy is a ve ry optimistic girl. _ she i
11、s faced with a difficulty, she always sees the bright side. A. Every time B. Now that C. As soon as D. On condition that 23. When she is put in a situation _ she has to make a remark on others, she usually changes the topic. A. that B. when C. which D. where 24. _ which school was suitable for their
12、 son, the parents visited lots of different primary schools in the city. A. Finding B. Being found C. Found D. To find 25. Too much pressure from study leads to sleeplessness, which _ increases the risk of forgetfulness. A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D. by choice 26 Liu Xiangs breaking the re
13、cord in the Asian Games was an exciting moment, _ all of us will never forget. A one B it C the one D what 27 I believe we will have a good time with Miss Green in your birthday party. Maybe. But it is still a question, you know, _ she can spare time to come. A whether B / C that D which 28 _ cold,
14、he covered his blanket, _ only his arms _. A Felt, left, uncovered B Feeling, left, uncovered C Feeling, leaving, uncovered D Felt, left, uncovering 29. Young people always look into the future, while old people like to look back into the past. This is _ both men and women. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权
15、所有 侵权必究 A. true of B. different from C. similar to D. difficult in 30. What a large crowd! They _ in the cold wind for hours; the famous star will come today. A. waited B. were waiting C. are waiting D. have been waiting 31. Now that she is out of job, Lucy _ going back to school, but she hasnt deci
16、ded yet. A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 32 The patient insisted that he_ ill and _ to the hospital. A wasnt, wasnt sent B wasnt, not be sent C shouldnt be, wasnt sent D wasnt, shouldnt send 33. It was foolish of him to _his notes during that important
17、 test, and as a result, he got punished. A. stick to B. refer to C. keep to D. point to 34. A notice was _ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time. A. sent up B. given up C. set up D. put up 35. Youve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Wang. _. A. Oh, Im afraid I didnt coo
18、k well. B. Im glad you enjoyed it. C. Come again when youre free. D. Its unnecessary to say so. 第二节 完形填空 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36 55 各题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells （炮弹） are exploding; people are shooting
19、from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You arent a soldier. You arent 36 carrying a gun. Youre standing in front of a 37 and youre telling the TV 38 what is happening. Its all in a days work for a war reporter, and it can be very 39 . In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia
20、（前南斯拉夫 ), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were 41 . What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 picture s to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ? “I think its every young journalists 44 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “thats
21、 45 you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46 it is a war.” But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when youre lying on the ground and bullets（子弹） are flying 48 your ears, you think: What am I doing here? Im not going to do this again. But that feeli
22、ng 49 after a while and when the next war starts, youll be 50 .” “None of us believes that were going to 51 ” adds Michael. But he always 52 a lucky 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 charm（护身符） with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. Its a card which says “Take care of yourself.”
23、 Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 53 , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, If you get me out of this, I 54 Ill never do it again. You can almost hear God 55 , because you know he doesnt believe you .” 36. A. really B. simply C. merely D. even 37. A. battlefield B. crowd
24、 C. camera D. house 38. A. directors B. producers C. actors D. viewers 39. A. depressing B. disappointing C. dangerous D. endangered 40. A. life B. stay C. war D. fight 41. A. buried B. defeated C. wounded D. beaten 42. A. take B. bring C. make D. show 43. A. stories B. scenes C. passages D. content
25、s 44. A. faith B. nightmare C. dream D. duty 45. A. how B. why C. where D. because 46. A. even if B. as if C. even so D. ever since 47. A. fear B. surprise C. sadness D. shame 48. A. past B. into C. through D. around 49. A. occurs B. returns C. goes D. continues 50. A. away B. out C. home D. there 5
26、1. A. die B. leave C. remain D. escape 52. A. wears B. carries C. hangs D. holds 53. A. seldom B. never C. many times D. some time 54. A. consider B. promise C. guess D. accept 55. A. screaming B. laughing C. crying D. whispering 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
27、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Due to the increasing number of violence acts produced in schools all over the world, more and more parents prefer to have their children educated at home rather than at school This way they can ensure their safety and well-being, although teachers and school representatives are try
28、ing to improve the situation in schools by increasing the number of the persons in charge of the safety of the students The main reason for violence acts are the films and cartoons that fill the childrens time They want to do everything they watch on TV and never think of the consequences, and they
29、may hurt a classmate or a teacher On the other hand, parents are not fully satisfied with the childrens results obtained in classes and they consider private classes would have better results. When a teacher has to watch 30 students in class he cant probably see what each of them is doing, how he is
30、 writing, or if he understands the explanations At home the teacher can explain in details everything the child 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 doesnt understand as many times as he considers proper. And many times the child grows fond of the teacher at home, who becomes his best friend, and who he
31、lps him whenever he needs someone to talk to However, the best solution would be a mixture between the education received at school and that at home, because school makes children communicate and socialize Keeping a child at home for fear there might happen something bad to him only makes the childs
32、 character weak and prevents him from knowing what real life is Staying in a crystal ball only does harm to the child All in all, schools have been created to help children, not to harm them, so its best to keep children in these special places, where they learn, laugh, have fun and make new friends
33、 56 The writers purpose in writing the text is to _ A teach parents the ways to keep their children safe B show solutions to developing childrens character C analyze an education problem and give opinions D explain the main reason for violence acts in schools 57 Which of the following might be the b
34、est title of the passage? A Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Classes B Who is to Blame, Parents or Schools? C Which Is Better, School Study or Home Study? D The Relationship between Teachers and Children 58 What does “a crystal ball” in the passage refer to?来源 :学科网 A A toy that can be used fo
35、r entertainment B A safe and comfortable environment C A round object that is made of crystal D An obstacle that is hard to overcome 59 We can infer from the passage that _ A violence TV programs have bad effects on childrens behavior B the teacher at home is more patient than the teacher at school
36、C children today are weak from lack of sense of right and wrong D there are too many students in class for a teacher to teach B The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统 ). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a gre
37、at extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原 ) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a di
38、sturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of p lants it 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both de
39、ep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sun
40、light and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas
