1415学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案6.docx

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1415学年下学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案6

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

共150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I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年，从题中的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.Whendoesthestorecloseintheevening?

A.At11:

00.B.At11:

30.C.At12:

00.

2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Watertheplants.B.Washthecar.C.Donothing.

3.WheredidthewomanmeetTom?

A.Outsidethebank.B.Inthebank.C.Inthepostoffice.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutJames?

A.Heisneverlate.B.Heisoftenlate.C.Heisnotpatient.

5.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Tositdownbeforegoingin.

B.Togointothestorewiththeman.

C.Tobuytheshoesbeforegoingin.

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Howoftenshouldthebabycleanhisteethassoonasthefirsttoothappears?

A.Onceaday.B.Twiceaday.C.Threetimesaday.

7.Whenshouldthebabystartusingsofttoothbrushandasmallbitoftoothpaste?

A.Atabout1yearto18monthsofage.

B.Atabout13to18monthsofage.

C.Atabout14to18monthsofage.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Onthestreet.C.Intheoffice.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheweather?

A.EasternEnglandwillbesnowytomorrow.

B.NorthernEnglandwillbefoggytomorrow.

C.SouthwesternEnglandwillbecleartomorrowafternoon.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.WhatisJohn?

A.Adoctor.B.Afarmer.C.Apostman.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutFred?

A.Hehasthelargestfarminhisstate.

B.Hewillbuymorefieldsnextyear.

C.Hegrowscottoninhisfield.

12.Whatdidthewomanoncedoatherbrother’s?

A.Drinkingmilk.B.Milkingacow.C.Killingacow.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Returningherphone.B.Repairingherphone.C.Selectingaphone.

14.Howmuchdoesitcostinthecheapestplan?

A.￡6.B.￡20.C.￡34.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shesendsshortmessagesalot.

B.Shechoosesthesecondcheapestplanatlast.

C.Shecanuseup200minutesoffreecallsquickly.

16.Whatfunctiondoesthewomanneedinthemobilephone?

A.FMradio.B.Internetaccess.C.MP3.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Whymightapersonbepreventedfromdoinggoodwork?

A.Hethinksheisoldenoughtomakethemostofhismentalfacility.

B.Heacceptsanotherperson’smistakenestimateofhisability.

C.Hebelievesinwhatotherpeoplethinkofhim.

18.Whatwillapersondoifhebelievesinhislowability?

A.Failtogoatajobbutneverloseheart.

B.Showcompletelackofconfidence.

C.Sparenoeffortstodothings.

19.WhywasAlfredAdlerpooratarithmeticasaboy?

A.Helosthisselfconfidence.

B.Hewasweakinthinking.

C.Hisparentsexpectedtoomuchofhim.

20.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactortoAdler’ssuccess?

A.Spiritandexperience.

B.Interestandselfrespect.

C.Confidenceanddetermination.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每题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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AlongtimeagotherelivedapoorslavewhosenamewasAesop.Hisfacewaswhite,butveryhomely.WhenAesopwasabouttwentynineyearsoldhismasterlostagreatdealofmoneyandwasdeterminedtosellhisslaves.Todothis,hehadtotakethemtoalargecitywheretherewasaslavemarket.

Thecitywasfaraway,andtheslavesmustwalkthewholedistance.Anumberofbundles（成捆的东西）weremadeupforthemtocarry.Someofthesebundlescontainedthethingstheywouldneedontheroad."Chooseyourbundles,boys,"saidthemaster."Thereisoneforeachofyou."Aesopatoncechosethelargestone.Theotherslaveslaughedandsaidhewasfoolish.Buthethrewituponhisshouldersandseemedwellsatisfied.Thenextday,thelaughwastheotherway.Forthebundlewhichhehadchosenhadcontainedthefoodforthewholeparty.

"Aesopisawisefellow,"saidhismaster."Themanwhobuyshimmustpayahighprice.”Averyrichman,whosenamewasXanthus,wantedaservant.Astheslavesstoodbeforehimheaskedeachonetotellwhatkindofworkhecoulddo.AllwereeagertobeboughtbyXanthusbecausetheyknewhewouldbeakindmaster.Soeachoneboostedofhisskillindoingsomesortoflabor.Onewasafinegardener;anothercouldtakecareofhorses;athirdwasagoodcook;afourthcouldmanageahousehold."Andwhatcanyoudo,Aesop?

"askedXanthus."Nothing,"heanswered."Nothing?

Howisthat?

""Because,sincetheseotherslavesdoeverything,thereisnothingleftformetoperform,"saidAesop.

ThisanswerpleasedtherichmansowellthatheboughtAesopatonce,andtookhimtohishomeontheislandofSamos.InSamosthelittleslavesoonbecameknownforhiswisdomandcourage.Heoftenamusedhismasterandhismaster'sfriendsbytellingfunnystories.Hismasterwassomuchpleasedwithhimthathegavehimhisfreedom.

21.Whydidtheslaves’masterwanttosellhisslaves?

A.Becausetheslavesdidn’tworkatall.

B.Becausetheslavescouldbewellpaid.

C.Becausethemasterwasbadlyill

D.Becausethemasterwasinneedofmoney

22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatAesopchosethelargestbundlebecause_______.

A.hewasverystrong.B.hewasreallyfoolish.

C.thebundlewouldmakehimstronger.D.thebundlewouldbelighterandlighter.

23.WhydidtheseslaveswanttobeboughtbyXanthus?

A.Becausehewasverymerciful.

B.Becausehewasveryrich.

C.BecausehelivedinSamos.

D.Becausehewouldsetthemfree.

24.Accordingtothetext,Aesop________.

A.wasknownforhishardwork.B.didn’tliketoworkatall.

C.wasgoodattellingstories.D.wastiredofhiscourage.

B

Goingonholidaynotonlymakesyoufeelgoodwhileyou'rethere---yougainthehealthbenefitsformonths,newresearchshows.

JettingofftoexoticdestinationssuchastheMaldivescutsyourbloodpressure,helpsyousleepbetterandbouncebackfromstress,itfound.Thebenefitslastatleastafortnightlongerthanthevacationandcanbefeltformonthsinsomecaseswhereitisclaimed.Expertssayworkersshouldalwaystaketheirfullholidayentitlementeachyear---asmanyasoneinthreedon’t---togetthebenefits.

ThestudycomparedkeyhealthmarkersinholidaymakersvisitingThailand,PeruortheMaldives,withpeoplewhostayedathomeandcontinuedworking.Theaveragebloodpressureofthoseonholidaydroppedbysixpercentwhiletheworkerssawtheirbloodpressurerisebytwopercentoverthesameperiod.Thesleepqualityofholidaymakersimprovedby17percentwhilethatofthenon-holidaymakersdeterioratedby14percent.

Thestudyalsofoundtheabilityofvacationerstorecoverfromstress---knownasthestress-resiliencetest---improvedby29percent.Therewasa71percentfallinstressresiliencescoresamongworkers.Testsshowedafallinbloodglucoselevels,reducingtheriskofdiabetes,trimmerwaistlinesandenhancedmoodandenergylevels,withtheeffectssustainedforatleasttwoweeksafterreturninghome.

TheHolidayHealthExperimentwasconductedbytouroperatorKuoniandNuffieldHealth,theUK’slargesthealthcarecharity.

25..Accordingtothepassage,howmanypeoplegoonholiday?

A.Onethird.B.Twothirds.C.17percent.D.Aquarter.

26..Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thefurtheryougo,thebetterthebenefits.

B.Mostpeopleliketostayathomeduringtheholiday.

C.Holidaymakersaremoreadaptablethannon-holidaymakers.

D.Theresultofthestudyismostlybasedonthedescriptionfromthepeopleinvolved.

27.Theauthorintendstotellusthat__________.

A.wehavetogoonholidayasmuchaspossible

B.you’llcertainlygetdepressedifyoudon’tgoonholiday

C.itisbesttogotoforeigncountrieslikeMaldives

D.wehadbettergoonholidayforthebenefitofhealth

28.Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.

A.HealthBenefitsfromHoliday

B.AHolidayHealthExperiment

C.HealthProblemsofHavingHoliday

D.KeyHealthMarkersinHolidaymakers

C

Boxjellyfish（箱型水母）arethemostpoisonousmarineanimalsknowntoman.Theymeasure3meterslongandweighupto2kilograms.Theyarepaleblueandtransparentincolor,andgettheirnamefromthecube--likeshapeoftheirbody,Boxjellyfishhave6eyesonall4sidesoftheirbody,althoughitisuncertainhowtheyprocesswhattheyseeastheydonothaveacentralnervoussystem.Theyalsohaveupto15tentacles（触须）growingfromeachcorneroftheirbodythathaveabout5,000stinging（带刺的）cellseach.

BoxjellyfishcanbefoundprimarilyinthecoastalwatersoffNorthernAustraliaaswellasthroughouttheIndo--Pacific.Theyprefertoliveatrivermouths.Theydonothaveanyorganstobreathe,andwillsleepontheoceanfloorfrom3pmtodawn.Unlikeotherjellyfishthatmerelymovealongwiththecurrent,boxjellyfishhavedevelopedawaytotravelwherevertheywanttogo.Theywillshootthemselvesinajet-likefashion,reachingspeedsofupto7.4kilometersperhour.

Thedietofboxjellyfishconsistsofthinglikefish,smallanimals,andevenotherjellyfish.Theyusetheirvenom,achemicalwhichcausesheart,skin,andbreathfailure,tokilltheirprey（猎物）.Sinceboxjellyfishhaveeyes,somescientistsbelievethattheyactivelyhunttheirpreywhileothersinsistthattheyarejustpassiveopportuniststhatwillwaitandcatchanythingthatwandersintotheirtentacles.

BoxjellyfishareresponsibleformorehumandeathsinAustraliathansnakes,sharks,andsalt-watercrocodilescombined.Itisbesttoavoidthemasmoststings（刺）willresultindeath.Hopefully,humansandboxjellyfishcanfi