湖北省枣阳市白水高级中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文件下载.docx

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1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Attheman’soffice.B.Inthewoman’shome.

C.Intheman’shome.

2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcomputerclass?

A.Sheenjoyslearningit.B.Shethinksitisveryinteresting.

C.Shethinksitishardtolearn

3.Howdoesthewomankeepintouchwithherfriendsabroad?

A.Bye-mail.B.Overthephone.C.Throughletters.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Therearetoomanycoursesofferedtothestudents.

B.Themanshouldtakefewercoursesnextterm

C.Itiswisertotakemorethanfourcourses.

5.Whatdoesthemanwishtodo?

A.Repairhiscar.B.Parkhiscar.C.Driveon

二、听力第二部分（题型注释）

第二节

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6至8题。

6.Whoanswersthetelephone?

A.MissBell.B.Mr.Adam.C.Mr.Carter.

7.WhyisWednesday’smeetingtobecanceled?

A.BecauseMr.Carterhastoattendanotherimportantmeeting.

B.BecauseMr.Adamhastomeetanimportantfriendfromabroad.

C.BecauseMr.Adamwon’tbebackuntilthedayaftertomorrow.

8.WhenwillMr.CarterandMr.Adamprobablycontacteachotheragain?

A.OnFridaymorning.B.OnSaturday.

C.OnFridayafternoon.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheweather?

A.Unpleasant.B.Comfortable.C.Exciting.

10.Whatdoesthemanhavetogooutfor?

A.Working.B.Shopping.C.Cleaning.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themandoesn’tlikelastwinter.

B.Thiswinteristerriblycold.

C.Thewomanhasnotimeforwalks.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatdoesonemeanbysaying“timeflies”?

A.Timefliesareakindofinsect.

B.Timegoesbyquickly.

C.Onecanflywithtime.

13.Whatdoesonemeanbysaying“Wehave30minutestokillbeforeourmovie”?

A.Onehastowaitfor30minutesforthemovie.

B.Onehastospend30minutesseeingamovie.

C.Onehastokillsomethingin30minutes.

14.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Thewaytimeflies.B.Howtokilltime.

C.Idiomsabouttime.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Howdoesthemangetinformationabouttheapartment?

A.FromTVadvertisements.B.Fromnewspaperadvertisements.

C.Fromradioadvertisements.

16.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherentandparkingfeepermonth?

A.$720.B.$780.C.$880.

17.Whatdoweknowabouttheapartment?

A.It’saone-bedroomapartmentwithoutabalcony.

B.It’sanewapartmentwithoutmuchfurniture.

C.Therentisinclusiveofgasfee.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whichpartoftheplaneishigherthan5stories?

A.Thehead.B.Themiddle.C.Thetail.

19.Howmuchdoesitcosttobuildsuchanairplane?

A.Atleast$25million.B.Atleast$400million.

C.Atleast$35million.

20.Whyaretheairplanessafe?

A.Becausetherearemanypilots.

B.Becausetheengineshavedoubled.

C.Becauseitisslowduetogreatsize.

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

Thetimingofschoolholidayshasalwayshadalottodowithwhenafamilygoesonvacation.Formanykids,summerholidaysmeanspendingtimeoutdoorsandheadingtowardwater-thelocalswimmingpool,alake,orthebeach.

Whatpeopleweartogoswimmingorsunbathinghaschangedagreatdealsincetheearly1990s.Doyouknowwhatearlyswimsuits（游泳衣）lookedlikeandwhattheyweremadeof?

Theearliestswimsuitscoveredmostofthebodyandwerecalled“bathingclothes”.Theywereoftenmadeofwool,whichmadethemscratchy（扎人的）andveryheavywhentheygotwet.Newermaterialsmadeitpossibletomakelighterswimsuits.Overtime,swimsuitscoveredlessandlessofthebody.In1946,thebikinibecamepopularamongwomen.

Summerholidaysdon’tjustmeangoingtothewater.Theycanalsomeangoingforabikeride,orapicnic.Italldependshowyouwanttospendyoursummerdays.

Ifyouliveorspendyourholidaynearthewater,thenfishing,divingandboatingareallgoodpossibilities.Insummertime,lotsofpeopleenjoyplaying,picnicking,andjustgoingoutwithfriendsonalongsummerdayuntilthesungoesdown.

AfamoussongcalledSummertimefromtheoperaPorgyandBessdescribeslife’smorerelaxedpaceinthisseason,“Summertime...andthelivingiseasy.Fisharejumping...”Askyourparentsandolderrelativesabouttheirsummertimememories.

1．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Beingnearwaterisgreatinsummerforkids.

B.Itisgreatforkidstospendholidayswiththeirfamily.

C.whenyoushouldprepareforsummerholidays.

D.Whereyoucanfindwateronsummerholidays.

2．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_________.

A.Peoplewith“bathingclothes”couldswimeasily

B.Theearlierswimsuitswereverycomfortabletowear

C.Thereareotherwaystoenjoysummerholidays

D.Itiseasyforafamilytoarrangesummerholidays

3．Whatissummertimelikeaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItisbusyB.Itisinteresting

C.ItissimpleD.Itishard

Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.

IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinanyhurry,either.Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:

motorosis.

ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune,forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.

Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrahams,pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercise.Apersonwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.

ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.Themanwalkingcanlearnthetrees,flower,insects,birdsandanimals,thesignificanceofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld.Hecannotlearninacar.

Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butwehavemadeitourwayoflife.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachnatureanymore;

tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.

Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.

4．Whatisthenationalsickness?

A.Walkingtoomuch

B.Travelingtoomuch

C.Drivingcarstoomuch

D.Climbingstairstoomuch.

5．Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?

A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.

B.peopleoftenwalked25milesaday.

C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.

D.peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.

6．TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat________.

A.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonature

B.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smind

C.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfit

D.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease

7．Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6?

A.AqueueofcarsB.Arayoftrafficlight

C.AflashoflightningD.Astreamofpeople

8．Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?

A.Totellpeopletoreflectmoreonlife.

B.Torecommendpeopletogiveupdriving

C.Toadvisepeopletodooutdooractivities

D.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking

Indiahasmanyfestivals,withsomecelebrationsthatlastforweeks.However,noneofthemcomeevenclosetoHoli,India’smostcolorfulandfunfestival.Celebratedonthedayfollowingthefullmoon,thisyear’sfestivalhappenstobeonMarch19th.

AswithmostIndianfestivals,thisonealsohasmanydifferentfolkstories.Mostofthemcenteraroundthesuccessofgoodoverevil.Themostpopularoneisaboutaking,whohateshissonPrahladaforlovingthecreatoroftheUniverse—LordVishnu.Wheneveryattempttostophimfails,hissister,Holikabelievedtobeimmune（免疫的）tofire,joinsintheeffortbyinvitingtheyoungboytositwithherinsideahugefire.HelpedbythepowerofLordVishnu,Prahladaescapessafely,whiletheevilHolikaisburnedtodeath.Torememberthisevent,hugeoutdoorfiresarelitinthenightbeforeHoliinordertocleantheairofevilspiritsandtocelebratethedeathoftheevil.

Sowhat’ssogreataboutthisday?

Whiletherearesomefunparades（游行）andfolksongsanddanceperformances,themostfunofalliswalkingtothestreetsandsplashing（泼洒）peoplewithwatergunsanddrycolorsandevencoveringthemwithentirebucketsofcoloredwater.Onthisday,everybodyisfairgame,nomatterhowoldorhowyoung.

Ataboutmidday,thesplashingcomestoanendandpeoplelivingclosetooceansorriversusuallytakeabathinthewatertocleanthemselvesbeforegoinghometoadelicioushome-madebigdinnerandawell-deservedshortsleep,followingthisfulldayoffunandactivities.

9．WhydoesthekingdislikehissonPrahlada?

A.BecausePrahladadoesn’tlovehim.

B.BecausePrahladaisrudetoHolika.

C.BecausePrahla