学年宁夏青铜峡高级中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题 word版听力文档格式.docx

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A.Somepens.B.Somepencils.C.Somesharpeners.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howtoboileggs.B.Wheretoputthepan.C.Whotodothewashingup.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题

6.Whereistheflat?

A.Nexttoschool.B.Nearasupermarket.C.Besideapark.

7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.TosellaflatB.TorentaflatC.Tobuyaflat.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Strict.B.AshamedC.Annoyed

9.WhatdoweknowaboutRichard?

A.Heisalwayslateforclass.B.HelistenstohisiPodinclass.

C.Hemakesphonecallsinclass.

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.ClassmatesB.CoupleC.Colleagues

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11.WhoishavingabirthdayonSaturday?

A.Tom’ssisterB.Tom’scousinC.Tom

12.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.CallherfriendB.GotothemoviesC.Talktohermother.

WhenwillthemanpickthewomanuponSaturday?

A.At11:

00pm.B.At11:

30pmC.Atmidnight.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Wherewillthewomanworkforthefirstweek?

A.InthediningroomB.Inthemanager’soffice.C.Intheconferencecenter.

15.Howlongwillthewomanworkforthefirstweek?

A.42hoursB.35hours.C.30hours.

16.Whenwillthewomangetfreefromwork?

A.OnFridays.B.OnSaturdays.C.OnSundays

17.Whichmealcanthewomanhaveforfree?

A.Breakfast.B.Lunch.C.Supper.

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

Wherewillthewinnerofthethiscompetitiongoonatrip?

A.InPeruB.InCanadaC.InSouthAfrica

19.Whatwillthewinnerofthethiscompetitiondoduringthetrip?

A.VisitaresearchcenterB.Skatewithsomescientists.

C.Studyatalocaluniversity.

20Whatshouldcompetitorsprovidewhentheyenterthecompetition?

A.TheirphotographB.TheirphonenumberC.Theiremailaddress

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。

A

HannahMcKeandwasborninBristolin1973.ShegotadegreeinClassicsatLampeterUniversity.Afterworkingasamarketingmanager,shedecidedattheageof31todevoteherselfentirelytoherprimarypassions（热情）,exploring,adventureandtheoutdoors.Shewouldtakepartinvariousexpeditions（探险）,intheEgyptiandesertfirst,thenintheremotevalleysofnortheastofAfghanistan,andtheninAntarctica.

In2001herurgetoexplorebegantodevelopwithatriptotheWesternDesertonthebordersofEgypt,LibyaandSudaninsearchofprehistoricrockart.ThistriptookHannahtothecenterofthesecondbiggestwildernessontheplanet,anuninhabited（无人居住的）areathesizeofIndia.

In2004HannahjoinedaBritishexpeditiontoexploretheWakhanCorridorinthenortheastofAfghanistaninsearchofthesourceoftheRiverOxus.Theupper（上部的）areasofthismountainvalleyhadrarelybeenvisitedbyWesterners.

LaterthatyearHannahturnedtoacolddesertina56-dayexpeditionfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPole.Crossingoneoftheharshest（最严酷的）environmentsintheworld,theteamoffivebattledwithphysicalandmentalexhaustion,injury,hungerandsomeofthelowesttemperaturesonearth.

In2006HannahreturnedtoAntarcticaandonceagainskiedfromHerculesInlettotheSouthPole,butthistimealoneandunsupported.Shesetanewworldrecordforthejourneyof39days9hoursand33minutes.

InOctober2007HannahbeganherfirstfulladventureseasontravelingfromAustraliaacrosstoChileandfromtherearoundCapeHornanddowntoAntarctica.

Hannahhopesthatbywritingandspeakingaboutherexperiencesintheworldandsharingthemwiththosewhocaretoreadorlisten,shewillinspirepeopletogoaftertheirowndreamsandachievetheirowngoals.

21.WhatdidHannahdecidetodoat31?

A.WorkonClassicsB.Applyforajob.

C.Returntocollege.D..Goexploring.

22.WhydidHannahgototheWakhanCorridor?

A.ToguideWesterners.

B.TofindthesourceoftheRiver

C.OxusTostudyprehistoricrockart.

D.Toexploretheworld’ssecondbiggestwilderness.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutHannah’sexpeditionfromAntarcticatotheSouthPolein2004?

A.Itwassmooth.B.Itwascompletedalone.

C.Sheachievedaworldrecordduringtheexpedition.

D.Shestooduptothetestofextremeenvironments.

24.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.ApolarexpeditionB.AlifeinAntarctica

C.AfemaleadventurerD.Alifeofhardship

B

Whentravelingabroad,itiswisetocarryyourmoneyintraveler'

schecksbecausechecksareprotectedagainstlossortheft.Ifyourchecksarelostorstolen,theissuingauthoritywillrefund（赔偿）yourmoney.

Notonlyaretheysafe,theyarealsoconvenient.Theyareavailableindifferentcurrencies（货币）andtheycanbecashedatmostbanksthroughouttheworld.Mostshops,hotelsandrestaurantsalsoacceptthem.Traveler'

schecksareveryeasytouse.Whenyoucollectthem,yousigneachcheckonce.Thecashierenterstheamountinyourpassport.Whenyoucash,yousigneachcheckagain.Thecashierwillusuallyasktoseeyourpassportagaintoo.

Togettraveler'

schecksyouusuallygotoyourbank.Theycanbepaidincashorinotherways.Largeamounts,however,mustbeorderedinadvance.

Forthesafetyandconvenienceoftraveler'

schecks,youarechargedtwocommissions（佣金，酬劳）:

aninsurancecommissionwhenyoubuythemandanencashmentcommissionwhenyoucashthem.

Itissuitabletomakeanoteoftheserialnumbersofyourchecks.Keepthisseparatefromyourtraveler'

schecks.

25.Peopleliketocarrytheirmoneyintraveler’scheckswhentravelingabroad,because______

A.theycannotbelostorstolenB.theycanbeusedanywhere

C.theyaresafeandhandyD.theycansavetravelersplentyofmoney

26.Ifyourtraveler'

schecksarelostorstolen,whowillrefundyou?

A.Theauthoritythatissuesyouthepassport.

B.Thebankwhereyoubuyyourchecks

C.Theinsurancecompany.

D.Thetravelagencythatarrangesyourtravel.

27.Yousignyourtraveler’scheckforthesecondtimeinorderto________.

A.getyourpassportB.payforcommission

C.claim（要求）insuranceD.cashit

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Youneednotpayacommissionforthesafetyofyourtraveler’schecks.

B.Peopleusuallygettraveler’schecksfromforeignbanks.

C.Traveler’scheckscanbeexchangedforthemoneyofthecountryyouvisit.

D.Youcannotgetyourpassportuntilyougetyourtraveler’schecks.

C

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?

Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?

Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks（平装本）,whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.

Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia（百科全书）,thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks.,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge

B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation

C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun

D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself

30.Whatdoesthesentence“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however”underlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?

A.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.

B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.

C.Peopleonlyneedreading,though

D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.

B.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.

C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks

D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen..

D

Mostscientistsarenowcertainthatglobalwarmingistakingplace.Gasessuchascarbondioxidearecreatingawarmblanketaroundtheearth.Thisblanketistrappingheatintheatmosphere,andsoraisingthetemperatureoftheearth.

InEurope,eightofthelasttenyearshaveseenrecordhightemperatures.Ontheotherhand,thecountriesaroundtheMediterraneanSeaarereceivingevenlessrainthanbefore.Insub-SaharanAfricathecropsaredryingoutinthefieldsandpeoplearedyingofstarvation.ThesouthernUnitedStateswasstruckbyaseriesofdestructive（毁灭性的）hurricanes.Scientistsexpectsuchtrendstocontinue,andtoworsen,ifglobalwarmingcannotbestopped.

Inadditiontoworryingaboutrisingglobaltemperaturesandextremeweatherconditions,