1、 上学期 期末考试卷 年级：高 二 科目：英语 命题人： 熊晓梅 审题人： 邹燕 第一部分 ： 听力（ 共两节 ， 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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Which color of the following doesnt match the womans skin? A. Light color. B. Deep color. C. Color
2、less. 2 Which description of the following is RIGHT? A. The new manager is good at doing business. B. The woman doesnt agree with the mans point. C. The new manager is a strict man. 3 What does the man mean? A. He is always a single man. B. He got divorced. C. He got married again. 4 Why was the man
3、 rude at the party? A. He was treated unfriendly. B. He did that with a purpose. C. He was drunk. 5 Why is the woman surprised? A. The man is driving too fast. B. She doesnt have enough time. C. Her car runs nearly into another car. 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
4、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、 7 题。 6. Why does Frank make the telephone call? A. He wants to see Mr. White. B. He wants to see the film. C. He wants to have some holidays. 7. When will Mr. White be free this afternoon?
5、A. The whole afternoon. B. Before 5 oclock. C. Before 4 oclock. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。 8. How long would the mans parents stay in their home? A. About seven days. B. A couple of days. C. Half a week. 9. Why does the woman NOT like her husbands parents? A. They often make much noise. B. They talk too m
6、uch. C. They smoke too much. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How many days has the man off? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 11. What is the man going to do during his off-time? A. Watch MTV. B. Watch movies. C. Both A and B. 12. What does the woman mean by saying “a kind of vegetable life”? A. A colourful li
7、fe. B. A dull life. C. Only-eat-vegetable life. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. Why does the man feel confused? A. Therere so many different kinds of insurances. B. Therere so many insurance companies. C. Both A and B. 14. What does the woman recommend to the man? A. The type of insurances. B. An agent
8、of insurances. C. The coverage of an insurance. 15. What is Bonnies telephone number? A. 87981324. B. 87891432. C. 89781324 16. What does the woman think of her agent? A. She is a lovely girl. B. She is a helpful lady. C. She is a woman in fashion. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does ESP let peop
9、le know? A. Events before they happen. B. Their dreams at night. C. Their dates of death. 18. What does the example of the man imply? A. An ability to avoid traffic accidents. B. An ability to sense a danger that will actually happen later on. C. An ability to judge the good and evil of a person. 19
10、. What does the word “coincidences” probably mean in this passage? A. Things dreamed of only by scientists. B. Things which dont happen at all. C. Things which happen by accident without necessary connection. 20. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. People have the ability to predict the future.
11、B. Sick people will be well. C. Humans mind is strange. 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 10 小题，每小题 1 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。 21. After hospitals buy expensive equipment, they must try to _ the money they had spent. A. reduce B. remove C. recover D. receive 22. The old man wh
12、o _ two world wars will celebrate his 101st birthday next week. A. broke through B. got through C. looked through D. lived through 23. _ the hard rain, she would have gone to the theatre last night. A. But for B. Thanks to C. In case of D. Because of 24. Her parents would lay _ on the need for her c
13、areful spending if she found herself without enough money. A. urge B. fairness C. equality D. stress 25. They argued with each other _ and the meeting ended in a quite unfriendly atmosphere. A. seriously B. fiercely C. lively D. slightly 26. Im afraid Im not _ to help with the show next weekend. A.
14、available B. dependable C. valuable D. convenient 27. He had some money in an account that hed _ for his kids. A. set about B. set aside C. set out D. set off 28. This problem may lead to more serious ones if _ unsolved. A. making B. remained C. keeping D. left 29. A clean environment can help the c
15、ity bid for the Olympics, which _ will promote its economic development. A. in nature B. in return C. in turn D. in fact 30. As a young man, his father used to _ in the market, trying to find a job for a few coins. A. knock down B. knock about C. knock over D. knock off 第二节：完成句子（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分
16、 15 分） 根据每小题括号内的汉语提示，以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。 31. The result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, （ 以至于在未来的世界里 ） people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.（ lead） 32. If _（ 被困于燃烧的 房子 ） , you should send for help.（ trap） 33. The result of so much
17、French influence was _（ 英语中最终出现 ） many French words such as table, animal and age.（ end） 34. The people living in these apartments _（免费进入） that swimming pool.（ access） 35. She _（ 不满足安定的生活 ） , so she went to a big city to try her luck. （ content） 36. If we learn to accept change and appreciate what i
18、s new and different, we will be well-prepared for _ _（ 未来 会 给我们的一切 ） .（ store） 37. _（ 要 记 住最重要的 事 ） when dealing with an emergency is to stay calm.（ mind） 38.A better understanding of the environment is necessary, _（行动的意愿 也是必要的 ） .（ as） 39. _（ 要是我多懂得 ） giving first aid, I could have helped them.（ if
19、） 40. Ann acts quite unfriendly. I think shes _（与其说她不友好，不如说她害羞） .（ morethan） 第三节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分 ） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted 41 and would have done 42 to h
20、ave 43 the words. What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself 44 for the pain she caused. In an effort to 45 what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her 46 , and asked for advice. Listening to her, the older woman 47 the younger woman
21、s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could 48 relieve her pain, 49 she could teach. She knew the outcome would 50 the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the 51 of each house in town before the 52 .” The y
22、oung woman hurried home to prepare for her task, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she labored alone in the 53 . Finally the sky was getting light: she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman,
23、“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 54 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before. “You know thats 55 ! The wind blew each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised. “Thats true,” said the older woman
24、. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a 56 in the wind. Once 57 , no amount of effort, 58 how heartfelt or sincere, can 59 return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and 60 them most of all in the presence of those you love.” 41. A immediately B. simply C. necessarily D. usually 42. A.
25、everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 43. A. taken back B. taken up C. taken down D. taken out 44. A. ruined B. damaged C. destroyed D. hurt 45. A. regret B. remove C. delay D. lose 46. A. condition B. situation C. affair D. state 47. A. worried B. presented C. sensed D. discovered 48. A. c
26、ertainly B. hardly C. never D. completely 49. A. but B. so C. for D. or 50. A. account for B. depend on C. lead to D. bring out 51. A. window B. door C. doorstep D. room 52. A. sunset B. dusk C. sunrise D. darkness 53. A. night B. cold C. evening D. shade 54. A. research B. return C. replace D. refi
27、ll 55. A. impossible B. reasonable C. important D. strange 56. A. sound B. pillow C. feather D. leaf 57. A. done B. made C. begun D. spoken 58. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. because of D. worthy of 59. A. even B. ever C. still D. never 60. A. guard B. mind C. talk D. catcht 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小
28、题 2 分，满分 40 分） A Countries must learn to share water fairly if they are to prevent warring over water as population growth and climate change make it ever more scarce. Farming uses 70 percent of the fresh water taken from the worlds lakes and rivers and need from farms is set to increase by 14 perce
29、nt in the next 30 years. Water conflicts can happen in water-stressed areas among local communities and between countries. The lack of instruments for water sharing exacerbates already difficult conditions. In the absence of clear rules, things will not be organized or arranged in order and power pl
30、ays an important role. While humans drink between 2 and 5 litres of water a day, it takes 1,000-2,000 litres to produce a kilogram of wheat and up to 15,000 litres to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef. The daily consumption of water per person is a thousand times more than the consumption through dri
31、nking. Already 1.1 billion people lack clean water and, with the worlds population set to grow from 6.5 billion to 8 billion by 2025, 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by then. Global warming will exacerbate the problem, especially in poor, dry areas. To improve cross-border cooperation on
32、 water use, the 10 countries on the Nile are negotiating (商定 ) a water-sharing agreement which the Food and Agriculture Organisation hopes will be a model for other areas where the scarce water can be shared out peacefully. 61. Whats the passage mainly about? A. Water conflicts can arise in poor and
33、 dry areas. B. Countries must learn to share water fairly. C. What caused water conflicts. D. Water consumption is increasing. 62. Which of the following may be the reason for water conflicts? A. The lack of clear rules. B. That farming consumes too much water. C. That too much water has been wasted
34、. D. Environmental pollution. 63. The underlined word “exacerbates” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “ ”. A. makes larger B. makes smaller C. makes better D. makes worse 64. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Farming uses 70 percent of the fresh water now. B. It takes abo
35、ut 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef. C. The 10 countries on the Nile have reached a water-sharing agreement. D. 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by 2025. B If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of water, if he isnt breathing,
36、you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, tilt his head back and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesnt work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his
37、nostrils together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until help arrives. To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and nos
38、e and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-gray color, and you can feel no pulse， then pressing is the last chance of saving his life. With arms straight, rock forwards, pr
39、essing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Dont be too hard or you may break a rib. Check how effective you are by watching if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until help arrives. 65. This passage
40、 is mainly about how to . A. save drowning people out of water B. give first aid to drowning people C. do mouth-to-mouth breathing D. bring a drowning child back to life 66. Once you get a drowning person out of water, if he isnt breathing, you must first. A. get him breathing again B. take him to t
41、he nearest hospital C. find someone to help you D. call the First Aid Center 67. If a drowning child has no pulse, . A. pressing his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing again B. blowing air into his mouth can surely save his life C. pressing his nostrils together with your fingers can work D
42、. pressing is the last possibility to save his life 68. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. If a drowning man cant breathe again in four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed. B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to -mouth breathing. C.
43、 When you bring a drowning child back to life, you should give him as many breaths as possible. D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can. C Nature responds to climate change. To understand it, we need to monitor key life cycle events flowering, the appearance of leaves the first frog calls
44、 of the spring all around the world. But scientists cant be everywhere so theyre turning to non-scientists, sometimes called citizen scientists, for help. A group of scientists and educators launched (发起 ) an organization last year called the National Phenology Network.“ Phenology” is what scientist
45、s call the study of the timing of events in nature. One of the groups first efforts depends on scientists and non-scientists alike to collect data about plant flowering and leafing every year. The program, called Project BudBurst, collects life cycle data on different kinds of common plants from acr
46、oss the United States. “ People don t have to be plant experts they just have to look around and see whats in their neighbourhood,” says Jennifer Schwartz, an adviser with the project, “ As we collect this data, well be able to predict how plants and communities of plants and animals will respond as
47、 the climate changes.” That data will help scientists predict not only how natural communities may change but also how these changes will affect people. Scientists monitoring lilac (丁香 ) flowering in the western United States reported that in years when lilacs bloomed early before May 20th wildfires later in the summer and fall are larg
