高二上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案I文档格式.docx

高二上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案I文档格式.docx

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A.Dothetyping.B.Readthepaperaloud.C.Checkfortypingerrors.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

6.Whydidn’tthewomandowellinherfinalexam?

A.Becauseshedidn’tworkhard.

B.Becauseshewastoocareless.

C.Becauseshewaslateforit.

7.Howmanycoursesdidthewomantakelastyear?

A.4B.5C.8

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sbag?

A.It’ssmall.B.Ithasaziponthefront.C.Ithasapocketontheback.

9.What’sinthewoman’sbag?

A.Atoy.B.Apet.C.Somebooks.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’sthemostpossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.B.Bossandemployee.C.Colleagues.

11.Whatreportdidthewomanwrite?

A.Anewsreport.B.Anaccidentreport.C.Anannualreport.

12.Whatisthewomanpossiblyworryingabout?

A.Themanisstillangrywithher.

B.Herreportwillnotpassthrough.

C.Nobodyhelpsherwork

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydoesthemanwanttoleaveearlythisFriday?

A.Toavoidthetrafficjam.B.Topickuphisfriends.C.Totakeavacation.

14.Whatdayisittomorrow?

A.TuesdayB.Wednesday.C.Friday.

15.WhowillhaveapresentationonMonday?

A.Thewoman.B.Theman.C.Areporter.

16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.MakeapresentationB.DoasurveyC.Writeareport

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisfollowedbytheweatherreport?

A.Amusicprogram.B.Sometrafficnews.

C.AstoryaboutBritneySpears.

18.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdriversdo?

A.Takeumbrellaswiththem.B.Drivecarefullyandslowly.

C.AvoidtheTokyoTowertonight.

19.Whatwilltheweatherbelikethisweekend?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.

20.Wherewillthespeakerprobablygothisweekend?

A.Totheradiostation.B.Tothepark.C.TotheTokyoTower.

第二部分：

阅读理解（每小题2分共40分）

A

“Ican’tlivewithoutmymobilephone!

”iswhatIoftenhearpeoplesayastheytalkabouthowmobileshavebecomeanessentialpartoftheirlives.

Thesocommonsightofheadsbent,eyesstaringatmobilescreensandfingersbusytappingawayrepeatsitselfacrossmajorcitiesaroundtheworld.Wheneverthereisamomenttosparewhileonthetrain,taxiorwaitinginaqueue,peoplebusythemselveswiththeirmobilephones.

Somepeoplebelieveourunhealthyobsession（着迷）withmobilephonesisdestroyinghowweappreciatethelittlethingsinlifeormissthemomentsthatmatter.Thetruthisthattechnologyoverallshouldbeseenasjustatooltoimproveourlives.

Mobilephoneshavecertainlyhadag

reatinfluenceonourlives,butItrulybelieveitisforthebetter.

It’schangedthewaywecommunicate,whetherforworkorplay.Wearenowlessconstrained（限制）bytimeandgeographicallocation.Withmymobilephone,Icandialintoconferencecallswhilestuckinatrafficjam,orreplytourgente-mailswhileonthego.Icansendatextmessageorsharephotosandvideoswithfriendswhoaren’tlivinginthesamecountry.Myphonecalendarkeepsmylifeorganized,andevenFacebook,Twitter,andinstantmessagingarenowaccessiblefrommobilephones!

Themobilerevolutionisn’tjustchangingthelivesofurbanities（都市人）likemyself.IknowofayoungBangladeshiwomannamedShompaAkhterwhoiscrazyaboutfashionand

design.Shedreamtaboutstartingherownbusinessandshedidjustthat,openingashopinKushtiafeaturingherowncreations.DealingwithsuppliesindifferenttownswasaproblemforShompa---purchaseordershadtoeitherbehanddeliveredormailedouttosupplies.Shompaalsofoundittoughpublicizingherbusinesstopotentialcustomersoutsidehertown.Butonceshelearnttooperatethemobilephone,shewasaddicted.The25-year-oldbusinesswomannowstaysintouch

easilywithhersuppliers.Mobilee-mailisablessinginherlife.

Whowouldhavethoughtthatmobilitycouldbringaboutsuchenormouschange?

Itshouldn’treallybeasurprisethough.

21Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstoshow____.

A.mobilephonesmakepeoplecommunicateless

B.mobilephonesmakepeople’slifemoreenjoyable

C.people’shealthisgreatlyaffectedbymobilephones

D.peoplebecomeaddictedtomobilephonesind

ailylife

22.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

.

A.DoubtfulB.SupportiveC.CriticalD.Uninterested

23.Paragraph5ismainlyabout__________.

A.ThedisadvantagesofmobilephonesB.NewchangesinInformationAge

C.TheadvantagesofmobilephonesD.Theauthor’spersonalexperiences

24.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Byinferring.B.Byanalysingcauses.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bycomparingdifferentideas.

B

Areyoulearningaforeign1anguage?

Doyoufinditchallengingtolearnaforeignlanguage?

However，thereareafewtipsyoucanuseinordertoearnatopgrade--aswellasactuallyusetheskillsyou'

velearned．

Oneofthemostimportantandbasiclessonsindealingwithaforeignlanguageistolearnandunderstandeachconceptandlessonbeforemovingontothenextone．Ifyoudon’tunderstandoneconceptbutmoveontothenextchapteranyway，you'

relesslikelytounderstandthenewmaterial．

Learninganewlanguageisnotonlyanacademictool，butcanhelpyouinyoureverydaylifeaswell．Beinggoodatanotherlanguagecanhelpyoucommunicatewithotherpeople，aidyouwhentravelingtoforeigncountries，andevenmakeyourresumelookbetter．

Anditisimportanttolearncorrectpronunciationassoonaspossibleforpoorpronunciationcanbehardtobreak．Nativespeakersofthelanguageaswellasothersfluentinthelanguageyouare1earningwillappreciateyoureffortstolearncorrectpronunciation．

Gatheroutsidematerialssuchasbooks，studyguides，booksontape，andtravelbookstoaidyouinlearningthelanguage．Yourtextbookscan'

tpossiblyteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknow，soseekingout—sidesourcesisgenerallyagoodruleofthumbtokeepinmind．

Asignificantmotivatorinlearningaforeignlanguageistravelingtothecountrywherethelanguageisspoken．Thatway，youcanseefirsthandhowthelanguageisused，learntheculture，andmeetnativespeakersofthelanguage．Nativespeakersappreciatesincereattemptsofotherswhotakethetimetolearntheirlanguage．

Seekoutnativespeakersofyournewlanguageinyourschoolorneighborhood．Theycanhelpyouwithmanyskills，includingpronunciation，andtheycanprovideimmediatefeedbackonyourprogress．

25．Thispassageiswrittento__________.

A．explainwhylearningaforeignlanguageischallenging

B．tellustheimportanceoflearningforeign1anguages

C．tellussomewaysofearningatopgrade

D．giveussometipsonlearningforeignlanguages

26．What'

sthebestsubtitleofParagraph3?

A．Thinkbeyondacademictool.

B．Learneachconcept.

C．Planatriptouseyourskills．

D．Consideralanguageasanacademictool.

27．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.

A．textbooksarenotgoodforuswhen1earningaforeignlanguage

B．1earningpronunciationwellfromtheverybeginningisveryimportant

C．poorpronunciationcanbeeasytobreakwiththehelpofnativespeakers

D．seekingtoomanyoutsidesourceswillbemoreharmfulthanbeneficial

C

Nexttimeyouhearafunnyjokeyou’dbetternotlaughtoohard.AccordingtoapaperpublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal,laughterisn’talwaysthebest 

medicine.Sometimesitcanevenbeharmful.ProfessorRobinFernerfromtheUniversityofBirmingham,oneoftheauthorsofthestudy,foundthatbadthingscouldhappentopeoplewholaughedtoomuch.Hesays:

“Wefoundpeoplewithheartbeatproblemswhichhadstoppedtheirheart,wefoundpeoplewhohadfainted（昏倒）,andwefoundpeoplewho’d 

dislocatedtheir 

jaws 

orbursttheirlungs.”

Itseemsthatlaughingcanbe 

nolaughingmatter.But 

it’snotall 

doomandgloom.ProfessorFernersaystherearebenefitstolaughingwhenyouwantto 

loseweight,forexample.Yes,that’sright:

laughandbeslimmer!

ProfessorFernerexplainsthat:

“Youuseenergywhenyoulaugh,youmoveyour 

diaphragm（横膈膜）,youexpandyourlungs,andboththosethingscanbehelpful.”

Accordingtotheresearch,laughingforaquarterofanhourcanburnupto40calories,andifyoulaughedalldayyou’duseupabout2,000calories,whichiswhatmostpeopleconsumeinaday.Butdon’tdothatoryoumightendupwitha 

painful 

jaw. 

Ouch!

Oryoumightfindpeoplelookingatyouina 

funny 

way.

ButIdon’twanttofinishthisarticleleavingyoufeeling 

desperate.Laughtercomesnaturallyformostofus.Babiesbegintolaughataround3-6months.Sogiveintoyour 

senseofhumour 

andkeepsmiling.Lifeisshortanyway.

28.LaughingtoomuchmaycausethefollowingharmfulresultsEXCEPT_________.

A.heartstopB.diaphragmmovement

C.lungburstD.jawdislocation

29.Theunderlinedphrase“doomandgloom”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.

A.hopelessB.funnyC.painfulD.nervous

30.Howmanycaloriescanyouuseifyoulaughforhalfaday?

A.About40.B.About1,000.C.About2,000.D.About2,040.

31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardslaughing