1、 河南省五岳八校联考 2015-2016 高二下学期期末英语试卷 本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，试题卷共 10 页，答题卷共 2 页。请按要求把答案涂写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。满分 120 分，考试时间100 分钟。考试结束只收答题卡。 第 卷（选择题；共 70 分 ) 第一部分 听 力（略） 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A When youre on the go, your bes
2、t friend and resource can be your phone. In the age of smart phones, apps are like guiding stars: They can point you in the right direction for a hotel, list expenses, send postcards, and much more. When used together, these apps can be the basic travel tool, placing a wealth of information at your
3、fingertips no matter where you are on the planet. U.S. News Travel has picked the essential travel apps, known for their utility and reliability. Best of all, they cost absolutely nothing. Trip It Your Personal Travel Agent Be your own travel agent and plan every detail of your trip from car rental
4、to accommodating restaurants with Trip It. You can make travel schedule by hand, or simply forward the email confirmations of your flight, rental car, train tickets, and hotels to plans. Weather Free Your Go-To Meteorologist (气象学者 ） Stop trying to explain the weather forecast on the evening news (pa
5、rticularly when its in a foreign language). The Weather Free app informs you (in English) of the climate in various locations, ft features the local weather, and other key factors that will inform your decision about what to wear before stepping outside. Goby Your Event Guru When youre in a city, yo
6、u sometimes look around and ask:Where are all the people? Goby has the answer. This app pinpoints (定位 ） the neighborhood hot sports (include museums, hotels, eateries, and more) in your neighborhood. But its true value comes in findmg nearby events. Youll discover concerts, plays, and more right aro
7、und the corner. 21. What is the advantage ofusing travel apps picked by the U.S. News Travel? A.They can solve any problem you come across. B.They reduce your travel budget. C.They exercise your fingertips. D. They are reliable and free of charge 22. With the help of the travel 叩 ps used together, t
8、ravelers can do the following things EXCEPT_. A. rent a car B. decide what to wear C. look for a friend while traveling D. find the nearby museums 23. Where are the readers likely to read the passage above? A.In a geography textbook. B. In a science and technology magazine. C.On a popular website. D
9、. In a business report. B It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in thenext room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间 ） whe
10、n he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, can I have a room of my own? I could use Jeffs. He wont mind.” It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a
11、thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a doorbetween Us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could or should know everything about him. It turned out that getting Jeff permission was easy. He said, “ Of course, Mum, it w
12、ould be selfish of me to hold on to it ” Then his vcce softened, “Mum ， I wont be living at home again you know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no door closed here they had all opened up again. As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeffs
13、things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever.I looked at the room and ,in my heart,I let it go.To hold on would be,as Jeff said,seifish .Now it was time for John,shouldering through the door,his eyes bright with promise of indepenence ,to disappear behind the door,I
14、t was time for letting go to happen again. 24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. John was moving to live with his brother. B. John was eager to get a room of his own. C. Jeff volunteered to give his room to John. D. Jeff refused to let his brother have his room. 25.The unde
15、rlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “ “. A.Jeff finally flow out of the house B.Jeff would have less to do with his family C. Jeff needed his right to privacy D. Jeff got tired of those familiar stories 26. How did the author feel about her childrens sense of independence? A.Delig
16、hted. B. Jealous. C. Mixed. D. Embarrassed. 27. It can be interred from the passage that . A. the children did not like to live with adults B. all her three kids made the author feel depressed C. none of the members in the family thought the same way D. the author loved and missed the time together
17、with her kids C Persevance, the quality of never giving up when facing great challenges, lies behind every great achievement in anyones life. With perseverance a lame boy can learn to swim; with persistence a conquered country will win freedom. Only with strong determination can people fight their w
18、ay to final victories. Many a famous man has the same experience .They have obtained their status because they have had the will to overcome numerous difficulties. Outstanding athletes go all out to train themselves. Their w illpower is beyond imagination. We all have read of great musicians, writer
19、s and inventors have created or discovered breakthroughs recorded in history. Always they have said that they owe all their success to perseverance. As to students, quite a big number of them have been successful through perseverance. However, acertain group of them just stop half way and their prev
20、ious efforts turn out to be fruitless. The same is true of many rich businessmen. What we usually see are their achievements, but once we go behind the seenes we will find that they have put in a lot of continual steady efforts Of all countless exarmples the story of Colonel Saunders is perhaps one
21、of the most outstanding. The 65-year-old man from Kentucky had a dream， to start a chain of fried chicken restaurants all over the world. To rcalize his dream ， he knew that he needed a restaurant to go into partnership with him to open the first restaurant and to fry chicken according to the secret
22、 recipe (配方 ） he had. Colonel Saunders had knocked on 1008 doors before he finally found a proper person to co-operate with. It is doubtful whether many of us would have had the perseverance to knock even a hundred doors. We can conclude that success comes to anyone who keeps working perseveringly w
23、hile of perseverance can only result in frustration and failure. 28. Which of the following is true of perseverance?来源 :Zxxk.Com A. Lame boys need it more. B It means never giving up. C. Most students lack it. D. Its more important than effort 29. What can be inferred from the third paragraph? A. Sa
24、unders succeeded all by himself. B. Saunders wouldnt knock on 1008 doors. C. Saunders owed his success to his secret recipe. D. Saunders had failed many times before he succeeded. 30. Which is the key to success according to the passage? A. Great imagination. B. Numerous difficulties. C. Continual s
25、teady efforts. D. Previous hard work. 31.How is the passage mainly developed? A. By inferring and comparing. B. By analyzing causes and effects. C.By explanations and listing examples. D. By following the natural time order. D In New York, students at 18 schools participate in a program called We Fu
26、ture Cycle. Started by Anna Giordano in 2014, it teaches kids to recycle, compost (制成堆肥 )， and reduce food waste. Lunch areas at the participating schools are equipped with three clearly marked bins-compost, recycle and share. While the first two are common in schools, the third is rare, where kids
27、can put their unwanted drinks, fruits, and even untouched sandwiches. Items in the container are available for any student that wants them. Whatever remains at the end of the day is donated to the food bank. Giordano says the three bins have helped reduce the nun of trash bags from an average of 22
28、to just 2! To ensure kids adopt similar habits at home, the non-profit has created extensive curriculum to educate families about the importance of sorting waste into the proper streams of recycling, composting, trash and food t0 donate- They also urge parents have convcrsations with their kids abou
29、t food choices. But, as were all aware, kids arent only ones that Waste food-adults are epually bad ,if not worse! To prevent that, Josh Treuhaft founded Salvage Supperclub in 2014. The occasionally organized dinners promise people a tasty multi-coursc meal for a mere 550 USD perperson . It is also
30、a plan to savewaste because the delicious food is made from vegetables that are past their prime and, therefore, headed for the trash bin. The other catch? Customers have to eat their meals inside a dumpster(大型垃圾装卸 车 ） ! The place, of course, is totally clean. It is iust a symbolic gesture. In addit
31、ion to helping people rethink their actions, Treuhaft also helps them to do good by donating part of the profits to non-profits devoted to fighting against food waste. 32. What is mainly talked about in the text? A. The importance of saving food. B. Ways to form the habit of saving food. C. Positive
32、 moves to reduce food waste.来源 :学 +科 +网 Z+X+X+K D. The reasons for calling on people to share food. 33. From the second paragraph we can infer that A.students are more generous B. the program enjoys a success in schools C.food is wasted seriously in all schools D. students show no interest in the pr
33、ogram 34. What do we know about We Future Cycle? A. It has a very long history. B. It donates its profits to schools. C. It educates parents as well as children. D. It occasionally provides people with free dinner. 35. What is the significance of eating in a dumpster according to Treuhaft? A. It is
34、nicer and cleaner. B. It is environmentally friendly. C. It can save much money and energy. D. It can help people think about the food waste problem. 第 节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项巾选出填 入 空白处的最佳选賴在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多佘选项。 Study Links Video Game Use to Problems in School A new study warns
35、that too much time spent playing computer games could affect a ChildS Performance at school. 36 They show that too many hours spent playing games can reduce students chances of success in school More than 600 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 16 took part in the research project. 37 It is said to
36、 be the first ever long-term sduty in Northerm Ireland on of information technology on school test results. The study found that teenagers who played computer games less than once a week were more successful in school than those who played them twice a day or more. 41% of the students who used gamin
37、g devices two or more times a day received passing grades on school exams. 38 . The study found that social media use did not affect school performance. Celine McStravick is the director of the National Childrens Bureau Northern Ireland. She says the study showed no connection between social media a
38、nd test results. “ 39 一 I think thats more because social media is part of every childs life. Its the way they communicate. Its the way they keep in touch with their friends.” Many parents say their children are becoming increasingly dependent on computer games. Some have compared gaming to a drug a
39、ddiction. 40 It suggested that computer games can cause children to stay awake late at night. Less sleep makes children tired nd unable to pay attention in school the next day. A. However, the study did not explore addiction. B. The new games are much different from older ones. C. It was clear that
40、social media didnt have any effect. D. It took place over a period of three years from 2013 to 2015. E. That compared with 77% of those who rarely played the games. F. Drug addiction does great harm to their health and performance at school. G. Britains National Childrens Bureau Northern Ireland rep
41、orted the results of the study. 第 三 部分 英 语知识用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ 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 man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large 41 . All of their friends and 42 came to see the lovely ceremony and to 43 in the festi
42、vities and celebrations. All had a wonderful time. The bride wasimpressive 44 her white wedding gown and the groom was very attractive in his black suit. Evcry0ne could 45_ that the love they had for each other was 46 . A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a/an 47 . “ I read in amag
43、azine about how we can 48 our marriage,“ she offered. “Each of us will a list of the things that we find a bit 49 with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can 50 them and make our lives happier together. The husband agreed. So 51 0f them went to a separate room in the house and thought
44、of the things that annoyed them. They thought about this question for the _52 of the day and wrote down what they 53 . The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would 54 their lists. “I ll start,” offer ed the wife. She took out her list. It had many 55 on it, enough to fill t
45、hree pages. In fact, as she started reading the list, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husbands eyes. “Whats wrong?” she asked. “Nothing,” the husband re plied, “Keep reading your list.” The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband. She _56 placed
46、 her list on the table and 57 her hands over the top of it. “Now, you read your list,” she said happily. Quietly the husband 58 . “I dont have anything on my list.I think that you are perfect the way 59 you are. I dont want you to change anything for me. The wife, 60 by his honesty and the depth of
47、his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept. We have a wonderful world that is fiill of beauty, light and promise. Whywaste time in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful before us? 41. A. festival B. feast
48、 C. celebration D. holiday 42. A. family B. colleagues C. schoolmates D. neighbors 43. A. overcome B. undertake C. intake D. participate 44. A. dressed in B. pull on C. put on D. wore 45. A. say B. tell C. know D. leam 46, A. real B. actual C. true D. pure来源 :Z。 xx。 k.Com 47. A. proposal B. idea C. request D. command 48. A. expand B. strengthen C. broaden D. deepen 49. A. annoyed B. disturbed C. disturbing D. annoying 50. A. focus B. fix C. concentrate D.react 51. A. both B. all C. each D. neither 52. A. remained B. rest C.
