高二上英语期末考试
英语试题第一部分：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. Where did Joe go?A. Hawaii. B. Puerto Rico C. St. Augustine.2. How does the woman feel?A. Angry. B. Pleased. C. Surprised.3. What does the man mean?A. He is tired of his job. B. He won’t retire this year. C. He is very sad.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Sell her stuff. B. Open a store. C. Go to Seattle.5. Why does the woman think the new modem unnecessary?A. Alice seldom uses the Net.B. Alice seldom uses computer.C. Alice has no email.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. What is the woman asking about?A. Her health. B. Her car. C. Her life.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The speakers know each other well.B. The man is a mechanic.C. The man gives advice about people.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. How does the woman feel?A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Satisfied.9. What do we know about Champ?A. He liked running. B. He was smart. C. He could read.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Who probably is the woman?A. A tourist consultant. B. A policewoman. C. A landlady.11. Which of the following can the man do?A. Have pets in the house. B. Use the fireplace. C. Let the house to others.12. Where can’t the man park?A. In the garage. B. In the backyard. C. In front of the building.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. What is a cool logo usually on?A. A polo shirt. B. A cool T-shirt. C. Casual cargo pants.14. What do girls wear at dance clubs?A. Short shirts and jeans.B. Short shirts and cargo pants.C. Cargo pants and high heels.15. What jewelry does the woman always wear?A. A ring. B. A necklace. C. Earrings.16. How does the woman feel about the clubs?A. She likes them.B. She thinks them noisy.C. She thinks them troublesome.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does Mr. John Smith do?A. A medical student. B. A professor. C. A rowing sportsman.18. What do we know about Oxford?A. It is a self-governing university.B. It is an individual college.C. It is a collection of colleges.19. Where are most of the students of Queen’s College from?A. Wales. B. The North of England. C. The North of Wales.20. What is the advantage of living with students from different branches?A. They gain a lot from each other.B. They choose whatever they like.C. They follow their own course of study.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共二节，满分40分）第一节：单项选择（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. Mr. Li’s business very quickly. He opened her first store two years ago, but now he has fifty stores all over the country.A. campaigned B. circulated C. struggled D. expanded 22. The actor of the film Lost in Thailand, Xu Zheng, said the film was by his actual visit to Thailand.A. inspired B. exported C. adapted D. observed23. A Lincoln car represents the owner’s social status in China while it is nothing more than a vehicle(交通工具) in its country of ________.A. resource B. origin C. ancestor D. belief24. A powerful earthquake hit Japan's northeastern area on December 7,____ a small tsunami(海啸).A. setting out B. setting off C. setting down D. setting up 25. Studies indicate that nonfarm earnings now _____ more than 20 percent of total household income.A. make up for B. allow for C. contribute to D. account for26. A new train service to Wuhan started to operate two months ago, which brings passengers great convenience.A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common27. Believe it or not, this tradition has a history of 500 years, and it has into the 21st century.A. survived B. sank C. existed D. followed28. I am sorry. I can’t lend my bike to you because I just lent it to my brother.A. before long B. right now C. as well D. in return29. Last year, I my husband to give up smoking. Now, he is in good health.A. advised B. encouraged C. managed D. persuaded30. As the strong winds blew down many tall trees, some of the streets in the city were .A. struck B. caught C. blocked D. crowded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。
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 31 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 32 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 33 have scored more than 80. 34 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him - and he always 35 it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 36 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 37 . In a world where I have to work with my 38, I’d do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man 39 . He had a habit of telling 40 . One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 41 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 42 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 43 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 44 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 45 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). 46 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his 47 and asked for them. I’ve been 48 that on all my customers today, but I knew 49 I'd catch you. "Why is that?” I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 50." And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.31. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose 32. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number 33. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently 34. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet 35. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed: 36. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried 37. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool 38. A.brains B. effort C.hands D.attention 39. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well 40. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales41. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed42. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling43. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned44. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold45. A. clever B. other C. right D. next46. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which47. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information48. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining49. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now50. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart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 Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium．Her father was a wealthy English banker．After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl’s school．While vacationing with her mother in Holland, Hitler’s army suddenly took over the town．It was there that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation．After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London on a scholarship and later began a modeling career．As a model, she was graceful and it seemed, she had found her position in life ---until the film producers came calling．After being spotted modeling by a producer, she was signed up for a bit part in the European film Netherlands in 7 lessons in 1948．later, she headed for America to try her luck there. Audrey gained immediate fame in the US with her role in Roman Holidays in 1935．This film turned out to be a big success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress．This gained her great popularity and more plum roles．Roman Holidays was followed by another is similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face．In 1959, she received yet another nomination(提名) for her role in Nun’s story．Audrey reached the top of her career when she played the most wonderful role in the fine production of My Fair Lady in 1964．Her co-star Rex Harrison once was asked to identify his favorite leading lady．Without hesitation, he replied, “Audrey is My Fair Lady”. By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrier, Audrey decided to retire while she was on top．Later she married Dr．Andrea Dotti．In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she held until 1993．She was named to People’s Magazines as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world．Hepburn died in January 20,1993 in Switzerland．She had made a total of 31 high quality movies.51．According to the passage, what led to Audrey Hepburn’s immediate success and popularity? A．Working as a model B．Learning ballet in London C．Acting in Roman Holidays D．Winning a nomination for a role in Nun’s Story52．We can infer Audrey Hepburn was _____. A．a learned woman B．satisfied with her marriage C．a woman with sympathy D．very popular as a model53．Choose the right order about the life of Audrey Hepburn. a．Audrey began a modeling career b．Audrey went to London with her mother c．Audrey became popular in the film Roman Holidays d．Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund e．Hitler’s army suddenly took over the town f．Audrey married Dr．Andrea Dotti. A．a,b,c,d,e,f B．b,e,a,c,f,d C．c,a,b,f,e,d D．b,e,f,c,a,d54．The underlined word “plum” can be replaced by _______． A．unimportant B．funny C．boring D．desirableBThousands of jobs come into our Job Centre every week, but they get snapped up (抢夺) quickly．So although we shall do all we can to help you, it’s important for you to do all you can to help yourself．This passage tells you how.Registered for work Once you have registered for work ,we will match you against available vacancies（空缺）. You must also register for work at the job Center in order to claim unemployment benefit. But you actually apply for and claim it at the local Unemployment Office.Getting a job through self – service Jobs that come in are put on self - service show as soon as possible．Half the people who find jobs through our Job Centre find them through self – service．You can call in at any time to look at the jobs shown.If you want further help with finding a job．If you want more help or advice, don’t forget that’s what we’re here for．Our Employment Advisers can help you with things like:*thinking about the different sorts of jobs you could do and which are best for you.*jobs available locally or elsewhere.*your suitability for a TOPS training course with a tax-free allowance(津贴)*grants（补助金） to help you look for, and move to, work in other parts.Even though you have a clear idea of the sort of job and pay you want, you may find that something different will suit you quite well．Keep this in mind when you are talking with Employment Adviser.If you don’t find a job on your first visit Go into self – service as often as you can to look at the jobs on show there．Good vacancies are coming in all the time just because you’ve been registered for employment．If you can’t get to the office easily, come in whenever you can．It’ll help you to find a job faster if you keep in touch.55．The purpose of the passage is to ________． A．suggest how to get most benefit possible from a certain employment service B．provide general advice on what to do when you are unemployed C．give information about services available for unemployed people D．help to reduce the number of unemployed people56．Unemployment people can actually apply for benefit from __________. A．the Job Centre B．both the Job Centre and the Unemployment Office C．the local Unemployment Office D．all the Unemployment Offices57．The people most likely to get jobs are those who _______. A．make use of job information services at the Job Centre B．register for work immediately when the need arises C．use their own ideas and common sense in looking for a job D．regularly ask for help and advice at the Job Centre58．When you are talking with the Employment Adviser, you’d better ________. A．change your ideas of jobs when necessary B．stick to your first idea of jobs C．not talk about payment for work D．talk about your own interestCIt may be hard in modern times to imagine life without access to lights at night．But at the foot of big mountains in Mexico, the native Huichol (墨西哥一少数民族) people live in much the same way their ancestors did — without electricity．That's because it's too expensive to string power lines to such mountainous areas. To help support themselves, the Huichol create beautiful artwork, including paintings made from yarn (纱线)．They sell their art in cities hundreds of miles away．But without electricity — at home or on the road, they can only work during daylight hours. “We have to stop whatever we're doing when it gets dark,” says Miquel Carillo, leader of the Huichol people．He explains the sales of their artwork are essential to their life, where farming is difficult and crops often fail．“So we just wait for the sun to come up again.”Now, a team of scientists is using new technologies to help the Huichol out．With special textiles(纺织原料) known as “Portable Lights”, people just have to weave tiny electronic crystals(晶体) into fabrics(织物) that can be made into clothes, bags, or others．By collecting the sun’s energy during the day, these lightweight textiles give off light at night.A new type of solar panel is only 10 inches long and 5 inches wide．It is used to collect solar energy into a lithium ion(锂离子) battery----the type of battery found in laptops and cell phones．After just 3 hours of sunlight, the battery has enough charge to power a portable light for 10 hours.Now “Portable Lights” have become a pattern in the bags of Huichol people and the researcherscan’t keep up with demand.On the other side of the world, in the Central Australian desert, researchers was working to bring Portable Light to the Arrernte people, who travel across the desert without electricity．One goal is to use the technology to power cell phones that teachers in local schools can use to download lesson plans．That way, kids won’t have to travel to cities to get an education.59．The native Huichol people don’t get access to electricity because _______. A．they live among mountains B．they want to follow tradition C．they can’t afford it D．they are used to working at night60．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The lack of light prevent Huichol people from improving their economy.B．The tiny electronic crystals make the “Portable Lights” give off light at night.C．The “Portable Lights” can be better powered with the help of a new type of solar panel.D．Laptops are powered by a kind of battery charged from solar energy.61．From the underlined sentence in paragraph 6, we can infer that _______. A．With so many Huichol people using “Portable Lights”, the type of lights are now in great need. B．“Portable Lights” are now playing an important role in developing education in the mountainous areas. C．“Portable Lights” are now playing an important role in developing transportation in the mountainous areas. D．“Portable Lights” are now in great demand since so many people regard them as such a fashion.62．What can we learn about the Arrente people from the passage? A．The Arrerne people try to make their living by selling beautiful artworks. B．Without access to lights, the Arrernte people are still living a hard life. C．Now many kids travel to cities to receive a better education. D．By using “Portable Lights”, traveling has now become much easier for the people.DThere are many theories about the beginning of drama（戏剧） in ancient Greece．The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved（演化） from ritual．The argument for this view goes as follows．In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world——even the seasonal changes——as unpredictable, and they sought through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers．Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals．Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites．As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama．Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes（戏服） were almost always used．Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium"（观众席）．In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task．Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect-success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun-as an actor might．Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities． Another theory traces（追溯）the theater’s origin from the human interest in storytelling．According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person．A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds．63．What does the passage mainly discuss? A．the origins of Greek drama B．the ceremonies in ancient Greece C．the importance of storytelling D．the variety of early religious activities64．The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. A．seasonal change B．natural forces C．theories D．human beings65．What do drama and ancient ceremonies have in common according to the passage? A．Music, dance, masks, costumes and so on were contained in both of them. B．Both of them were performed in theatres. C．Both of them were concerned about natural power. D．Religious leaders were in charge of both of them.66．The passage supports which of the following statements? A．Storytelling is an important part of dance. B．Religious activities played a very important role in the development of drama C．Religious leaders tried to develop the effective form of drama D．Man can do nothing about nature.E With the competition between nations becoming fiercer, many countries are promoting the concept of lifelong learning in an effort to stand out among the competitors and keep up their advantages．Lifelong learning systems are considered national policies in some countries．It has become a pressing task for China to establish a lifelong learning system. The country is now in a period of rapid economic restructuring（转型）．Its 700 million laborers have to improve their skills and continue their education．Rapid changes in the economic structure have led to unemployment, making training a key concern for jobless people looking to get reemployed.。
