高二英语下学期期末试题带答案Word下载.docx

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9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whendoesthelibraryopen?

A.At7:

30. 

B.At8:

00. 

C.At8:

30.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel. 

B.Inanoffice. 

C.Inarestaurant.

3.Whoisthemanmostprobably?

A.Thewoman’sfriend. 

B.Thewoman’shusband. 

C.Ataxidriver.

4-Howwillthewomanspendherholiday?

A.Haveagoodrest. 

B.Runacompany. 

C.Gotowork.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanlendthemanherelectricbicycle?

A.Shelentittoafriend. 

B.Theelectricbicycleisbeingrepaired.

C.Shedoesn’tliketalkingtotheman.

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和第7题。

6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Strangers. 

B.Relatives. 

C.Friends.

7.Howfaristhestadiumfromthatbigwhitegate?

A.About10meters. 

B.About10-minutewalk. 

C.About300meters.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethehotelslikethere?

A.Coolanddirty. 

B.Cheapandexcellent. 

C.Excellentand

9.Wheredothetwospeakerslive?

A.IntheUnitedStates. 

B.InVenezuela. 

C.InEngland. 

10.What’sthebestthingtobuyinVenezuela?

A.Clothes. 

B.Warmclothes. 

C.Coldjewelry.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howmanystudentsfailedinthechemistryexam?

A.One. 

B.Two. 

C.Three.

12.Howdoesthewomanlearnchemistrybeforeclass?

A.Buysomereferences. 

B.Turntotheteacher. 

C.Readthetextbook.

13.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Gotothebookstore. 

B.Dosomeexercises. 

C.Playbasketball.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Heislookingforajob. 

B.Heislookingforashop. 

C.Heislookingforatravelagency.

15.Wherecanhegoifhewantstofindasuitablejob?

A.Thegovernment. 

B.Jobmarkets. 

C.Theemploymentagencies.

16.Whenaretheemploymentagenciesonbusiness?

A.Onweekdays. 

B.Exceptonweekends. 

C.Exceptonweekendsandpublicholidays.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoestheauthordoinGermany?

A.Ateacher. 

B.Anassistant. 

C.Aworker.

18.HowmanymaindifferencesaretherebetweenGermanandUKschools?

A.Two. 

B.Three. 

C.Four.

19.WhendothestudentshavetheirbreakfastinGermany?

A.Afterthefirstlesson. 

B.Aftercomingtoschool. 

C.Beforecomingtoschool.

20.WhatdoGermankidsusuallyweartoschool?

A.JeansandT-shirts. 

B.Shirtsandties. 

C.Jeansandties.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?

”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.

Theman,thrilledbytheprospectofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedininkingupsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat（溅泼声）.Eventually,themanlimpsbackinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.

Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening,andwhenthemancrawlsback,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!

Nomoreofthispointing!

Tellmewhy?

Talk!

”

Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”

21.Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?

A.Heissostupidthathecannotfindit. 

B.Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.

C.Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim. 

D.Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?

A.Submitted. 

B.Pleasing. 

C.Disappointed. 

D.Unwilling.

23.Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?

A.Gettingthehelpfromothers. 

B.Achievingitallonyourown.

C.Keepingongoingaftersomefailures. 

D.Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Believeinyourself. 

B.Don’tgiveuptoosoon.

C.Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion. 

D.Introducetheguru’swisdom.

B

DearCustomers,

Iloveslippingintoacomfortablechairforalongread－asIrelaxintothechair;

Ialsorelaxintotheauthor’swords,storiesandideas.Thephysicalbookissoelegantthatitdisappearsintothebackgroundandwhatremainsistheauthor’sworld.

Today,we,atAmazon,areexcitedtoannounceMindle,awireless,portablereadingdevicewithinstantaccesstomorethan90,000books,magazinesandnewspapers.

We’vebeenworkingonMindleformorethanthreeyears.OurtopdesigngoalwasforMindleto 

disappearinyourhands―togetoutoftheway－soyoucanenjoyyourreading,alsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswireless,sowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrain,youcanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded－youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevice.

Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbills,noserviceordataplans,andnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.

Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces－lessthanapaperback.butcancarrytwohundredbooks.

EnjoylearningaboutMindleandmanythanks!

JeffBezosFounderCEO

25.Thispassagemostprobablyisa（n） 

.

A.labreport 

B.newsstory 

C.advertisement 

D.letterofthanks

26.FromthepassagewelearnthatMindleisadevicewhich 

C.disappearswhileyouread 

B.isoperatedbyacomputer

A.hasneitherwiresnorweight 

D.canfindahookwithinoneminute

27.Withthedevice,thereaderisableto 

A.improvereadingskills 

B.gainaccesstofreesoftware

C.enjoyreadingwhendrivingacar 

D.getridofheavybooksmadeofpaper

C

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.

Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:

theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.

Otherpoorpeoplelookforajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.

Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways:

First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor，thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.

Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.

Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.

Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

28.Thispassageismainlyabout 

A.thepovertyline 

B.howtolookforjobs

C.howtoraisethestandardofliving 

D.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem

29.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline 

A.falls 

B.doesnotchange 

C.rises 

D.changesatrandom

30.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?

A.Theyaretoosicktowork. 

B.Theyhavenomotivation.

C.Theyfamilyproblems. 

D.Theyaretoolazytofindjobs.

31.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“ 

”.

A.charge 

B.share 

C.receive 

D.deliver

D

Accordingtothefindingsofanewstudy,tellingkidsth