1、 满城中学 2014-2015 学年高二年级期末考试英语试题第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 称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. 19.15 . B. 9.18 . C. 9.15 . 答案是 C。1. Wha
2、t time is it now ? A. 9:10 . B. 9:50 . C. 10:00 . 2. What does the woman think of the weather ?A. Its nice . B. Its warm . C. Its cold . 3. What will the man do ? A. Attend a meeting . B. Give a lecture . C. Leave his office . 4. What is the womans opinion about the course ? A. Too hard . B. Worth t
3、aking . C. Very easy . 5. What does the woman want the man to do ? A. Speak louder . B. Apologize to her . C. Turn off the radio . 第二节（共 15 小题： 每小题 15 分，满分 225 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
4、 6、7 题。6. How long did Michael stay in China ?A. Five days . B. One week . C. Two weeks . 7. Where did Michel go last year ? A. Russia . B. Norway . C. India . 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9 题。8. What food does Sally like ? A. Chicken . B. Fish . C. Eggs . 9. What are the speakers going to do ? A. Cook dinner .
5、B. Go shopping . C. Order dishes . 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Where are the speakers ? A. In a hospital . B. In the office . C. At home .11.When is the report due ? A. Thursday . B. Friday . C. Next Monday . 12.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report ？A. Improve it . B. Hand it in later
6、 . C. Leave it with him . 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers ? A. Salesperson and customer . B. Homeowner and cleaner . C. Husband and wife . 14.What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer ?A. One with two bedrooms . B. One without furniture . C. One n
7、ear a market .15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment ? A. $350 . B. $400 . C. $415 . 16.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see ?A. On Lake Street . B. On Market Street . C. On South Street . 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What percentage of the worlds tea exports go
8、 to Britain ?A. Almost 15% . B. About 30% . C. Over 40% .18.Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk ? A. Most British people drink tea that way . B. Tea tastes much better with milk . C. Tea with milk is healthy . 19.Who suggests a price for each tea ?A. Tea tasters . B. Tea exporters . C. Tea compan
9、ies . 20.What is the speaker talking about ? A. The life of tea tasters . B. Afternoon tea in Britain .C. The London Tea Trade Centre . 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。 AEvery Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a loca
10、l retirement community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.After my very first visit to Cantata, my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25-3
11、0 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents while were there.You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never though
12、t possible.Whether it was talking to 98-year-old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.Even the residents who dont have ama
13、zing memories make the experience satisfying . I remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldnt recall much about her past, but she told me shed never forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫谈)”. It made me realize that its the little things that make life worth living. Thats something
14、I wont forget anytime soon.If theres one thing Ive realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, its that presence just being there means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, theres always time to make someones day.For me, it feels great to be a source o
15、f happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old memories. And at the end of the day, thats all that matters.Its easy to feel like you dont have anything in common with the elderly especially when youre a teenager. But thats not true at all.I hate to be overly clichd (陈词滥调的) here, but ag
16、e really is just a number. As young adults, its important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.21. What do the volunteers do according to the passage?A. They share everything with the residents.B. They pla
17、y board games and cards with the residents.C. They watch the residents play games.D. They buy gifts for the residents.22. According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?A. Playing with them. B. Benefiting from them. C. Helping them. D. Being there wi
18、th them.23. What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage ?A. Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other. B. Age is just a number.C. It is important to help the elderly.D. We dont have anything in common with the elderly.BA very close friend phoned me this weekend and as
19、ked a specific question about earning a few extra dollars each month online. For the benefit of keeping her name and details secret, I will call her Annie in this article. You see Annie suffers from a severe form of inaction syndrome(综合症); she is full of great ideas that never materialize into cash
20、and she is having a problem finding the link that will achieve this.Somebody once said that knowledge is power, yet we constantly find from readers of our website that they have knowledge to burn and still do not have power. Just look at the academics in universities all around the world; they have
21、so much knowledge that they should control the wealth of the world. In truth they work for peanuts and very few of them ever achieve the power of independence. So knowledge certainly isnt power. Therefore, we should change that “wise” statement to: “Power is the ability to use knowledge to your own
22、benefit.”That paragraph was inserted because Annie is a typical academicstrong on talk and plans but a little weaker on actions. In the period of a twenty-minute conversation, she expounded（阐述）a whole list of plans and ideas to make the extra few hundred dollars each month she was seeking. Any one o
23、f her many ideas was a potential money maker, but she had taken action on none of them. At one time she said, “Im lost as to what to do next.”That was my cue（提示）to get involved. “Take action,” I advised.All that is wrong is that Annie was inactive without knowing it. In five minutes we drew up a pla
24、n of action and agreed to talk again in a month to review progress. When we finished the conversation, she sounded much happier and more motivated than when we started. Annie just needs a little nudge into beneficial action.24. Whats the problem with Annie?A. She has too many great ideas. B. She nev
25、er puts her ideas into practice.C. She suffers from a strange illness. D. She knows little about making money online.25.What is the most important according to the author?A. The ability to use ones knowledge. B. The ability to acquire knowledge.C. A great deal of knowledge. D. A good understanding o
26、f oneself.26. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Annie will succeed in later life. B. Annie is going towards success.C. Annie doesnt realize her problems. D. Annie talks too much in daily life.27. The underlined word “nudge” in the last paragraph probably means_.A. push B. advice C. trainin
27、g D. Power CWhile astronauts in space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we all take for granted-being able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizza. Though not much can be done about the first two things, there
28、 may soon be a solution to the third one, thanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer!About a year ago, NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor, a 3-D technology expert, to build a device（设备）that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demand. The mechanical engineer promised that his invention would pr
29、oduce pies in large quantities that looked, tasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens.Late last year, the engineer presented a video of his first prototype（原型）that begins by creating a single slice of dough（面团）that is cooked and printed at the same time. Then comes the tomato “sauce” a
30、 mix of tomato powder, oil and water and finally, a protein slice that resembles cheese. While the video doesnt show the baking process, the inventor says that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds.While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizz
31、a lover, Anjan Contractor is far from ready for astronauts. Thats because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic, actually it is not.Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water
32、is removed from all the ingredients（配料）and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, as you can imagine, will not be so easy. But, while the prin ter may not be ready for space, it certainly looks ready enough for people on earth. Hopefully, NASA and Contractor will consider selling it to thos
33、e not fortunate enough to go to Mars!28Why does the author mention the things that astronauts in space cannot do?ATo ask us not to take common things for granted. BTo show they live a difficult life there.CTo show their life is boring in space. DTo introduce the topic of the text.29NASA offered $125
34、,000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to _.Acreate some new type of 3-D printerBattract more companies to work for NASAChelp astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one dayDproduce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits30The biggest challenge that Anjan Contractor is faced with now is probably that
35、 _.Ahe has no money left to go on with his researchBthe pizza doesnt seem appetizing to pizza loversChe has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty yearsDhe cannot make the food container last for decades31Whats the best title of the passage?ANASA is trying its best to help astronauts eat bett
36、erBAstronauts may soon be able to enjoy steaming hot pizzaCNASA is working on making pizza for common peopleDA 3-D pizza printer has been used to make pizza DA Korean wave is sweeping across China, with many Chinese women worshiping South Korean actors Kin Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ho as demigods(偶像). Ch
37、inese netizens（网民）always have different opinions. Over South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that programs from the neighboring country are now enjoying a new round of popularity in China, And a big part of the credit for that goes to You Who Came From The Star, the South Korean TV series wh
38、ich is on the air now.You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs (继承者们) have been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia. Besides, the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, read by the hero You Who Came From The Star was a hard-to-get item on Amazon for a while.The two TV programs
39、 have several common elements：a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves the heroine blindly and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs describe the purity of love, which is expre ssed through a kiss or a warm hug. Perhaps thats the secret of
40、 their success; perhaps people still like Cinderella-type stories.The widening wealth gap is a matter of social concern both in South Korea and China, and the challenges that young people face in their hope for a better life might have caused many ordinary girls to dream of marrying rich, caring men
41、. This is precisely what the popular South Korean TV drams describe. In fact, South Korean TV dramas are tailored to meet the markets demands.Many netizens even said at an earlier time that South Korean TV dramas had become popular because of their stereotype d (模式化的) themes: traffic accidents, canc
42、er and other incurable diseases. But all that has changed with the success of You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs, which Chinese directors can use as examples, as well as inspiration, to improve their productions.32. What is the main reason for a new round of popularity in China?A. It is becaus
43、e of You Who Came From The Star.B. Most of the Chinese netizens have voted for them.C. The actors in the dramas are all gods.D. The dramas are from the neighboring country North Korea. 33. Which is NOT included in the elements for the success of South Korean dramas?A. Charming pure love stories. B.
44、A tender kiss and a warm hug.C. Handsome and rich heroes. D. The heroines blind love with the rich.34. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that they are designed to _.A. develop in a large scale B. be measured to a certain sizeC. meet popular taste purposely D. be shown in a big market35. T
45、he main purpose of stereotyped themes in South Korean dramas is to_.A. present an idea B. attract TV viewersC. make them colorful D. arouse some challenges第二节 （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 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 的 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。The relationship between parents and
46、teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says ,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a pre pared child to school every day. 36 Once a child ge
47、ts behind in class, catching up can be difficult.。Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立)among children, teachers, and childrens families.Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your childs teacher.Meet with your childs teacher in the fall. 37 his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits.Look for the positive. 38 . Share with your child
