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广西柳州市学年高二下学期期末抽测英语试题
柳州市2014-2015年度下学期期末抽测
高二英语
(考试时间:
120分钟;满分:
150分)
注意:
1,请把答案填写在答题卡上,否则答案无效。
2,答卷前,考生务必将密封线内的项目填写清楚,密封线内不要答题。
3,选择题,请用2B铅笔,把答题卡上对应题目选项的信息点涂黑,非选择题,请用0.5mm的黑色字迹签字笔在答题卡指定位置作答。
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时先将答案标在试卷上。
录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,共7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,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。
听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthefilm?
A.Verybad.
B.Verygood.
C.Nothingspecial.
2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inaclassroom.
B.Atabookshop.
C.Atanairport.
3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewoman’sdaughter?
A.ShegoestoChineserestauranteverySunday.
B.Shedoesn’tliketoeatintheChineserestaurant.
C.ShegoestotheChinesemarketeverySaturday.
4.Howmanyticketsdoesthemanwant?
A.2B.4C.6
5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Doctorandpatient.
B.Teacherandstudent.
C.Motherandson.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,共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。
听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读每个小题,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7题。
6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetrafficaftertheconcert?
A.Thetrafficwillbeheavy.
B.Therewillbenobus.
C.Thetrafficwillnotbebusy.
7.Howwillthewomanreturnfromtheconcert?
A.Themanwillpickherup.
B.Shewillgohomebytrain.
C.Shewilltakeataxi.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whathasbeendonefortheparty?
A.Abigcakehasbeenordered.
B.Theinvitationshavebeenmade.
C.Theactivitieshavebeenplanned.
9.Whatwilltheyserveattheparty?
A.Redwine.B.Frenchdishes.C.Chickenandbeef.
10.Whathasthewomandonesothatshecanhavefun?
A.Thewomanhasplannedthemenu.
B.Thewomanhashiredtwopeopletohelpher.
C.Thewomanhaspreparedsomepaperproducts.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatarethetwospeakers?
A.Waiters.B.Workers.C.Students.
12.Whichcourseisthemanin?
A.Thefourthcourse.B.Thethirdcourse.C.Thefifthcourse.
13.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheclasses?
A.Theyaretoolarge.
B.Theyshouldbealittlelarger.
C.Theyareabitsmall.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whenwillthewoman’svacationbegin?
A.OnAugust4th.B.OnAugust5th.C.OnOctober5th.
15.Whereisthewomangoingtospendhervacation?
A.Inthedesert.B.Atthebeach.C.Inthecountryside.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Helikessportsverymuch.
B.Hewillenjoyhimselfatthebeach.
C.Hewillgowiththewoman.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowlongdoesMr.Hillhavetoworkeveryday?
A.Forabout9hours.B.Forabout8hours.C.Forabout7hours.
18.Whatmaybedangeroustothepostman?
A.Beingbittenbydog.
B.Deliveringletterstopeoplefromabroad.
C.Goingtoworklateinthemorning.
19.WhenwillMr.Hillretire?
A.Nextyear.B.Inthreeyears.C.Intwentythreeyears.
20.WhatdoesMr.Hillthinkofhisworkingeneral?
A.Hard.B.Boring.C.Satisfactory.
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,共30分)
A
Manyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestion,"Mrs.Kindred,whydoyouteach?
"Withouttakingtimetoreflect,Ianswered,"BecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife."EventhoughIwassincere,thatwasn'taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn'tletitslide.
"Letmegetthisstraight,"hesaid,"Youwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?
"HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfused.I'moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwitty,orswift(风趣的).
EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteach,therearedayswhenIwonder.Onthosedays,IremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:
It'sinmyblood.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacher,andshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled(灌输)inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.
Teachingisawaytomakeadifference.Ifyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshore.Youcan'thaverippleswithouta"stone."Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifference,andthat'swhatItrytodo.
Igenuinelyloveteenagers.IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflife,Iwanttodoso.Ifthey'llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththem,Iwanttodotoo.
Teachingisn'tforeveryone,butIknowImadetherightcareerchoice.
21.Theunderlinepart“letitslide”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.
A.continueit.B.believeit.
C.questionit.D.answerit.
22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonswhytheauthorteaches?
A.Theauthor’sbeliefthatteachingcanmakebigmoney.
B.Theauthor’sloveofthechildren.
C.Theauthor’sbeliefthatteachingcanmakeadifference.
D.Theauthor’smother’sinfluence.
23.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthor_________.
A.hasnochoicebuttobeateacher.
B.devotesherselftoteachingandherstudents.
C.oftenplayswithherstudentsbesideapond.
D.oftenaccompaniesthestudentsontheirwayhome.
24.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Astudent’ssillyquestion. B.Agoodteacher.
C.ThereasonwhyIteach. D.Aconfusedstudent.
B
Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?
Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology(生物技术).Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers,suchasheartdiseases,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemory.
Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?
Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells(细胞)arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans(器官).Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon---inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.
Itisexcitingtoimaginethattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionalhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.
25.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathisnowmainlycausedby_______.
A.diseasesandaging
B.accidentsandwar
C.accidentsandaging
D.heartdiseasesandwar
26.Intheauthor’sopinion,today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin_____.
A.medicine
B.theinternet
C.braincells
D.humanorgans
27.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause______.
A.humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine.
B.humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeath.
C.thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforever.
D.heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromus.
28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.
A.humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefuture.
B.humancanhaveamuchlongerlifenow.
C.wedon’thavethetechnicalproblemsinhelpinghumanslivelongeratall.
D.muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlife.
C
Beforeyouleavefortheairport
Ensurethatyouhaveyourpassports(andanynecessaryvisas),ticketsandmoneyinyourhandluggage.
Ifpackingmedicines,ensurethattheyareintheiroriginalpackagingasthiswillavoiddelaysorpreventthemfrombeingtakenawayatcustoms.
Donotwrappresentsastheymayhavetobeunwrappedbysecuritystafforcustoms.
TheDepartmentofHealthhasdevotedasectionoftheirsitetohealthadvicefortravelingabroad.
Gettingtotheairport
Alwaysallowplentyoftimetoreachtheairport.Youshouldarrivethere2hoursbeforethetake-offforinternationalflightsandonehourbeforethetake-offfordomesticflights.
Ifyouaredrivingtotheairport,ensurethatyouhavebookedairportparkinginadvance.
Ifyouarebeingdrivenbyafriendwhowantstoseeyouoff,ensurethathe/sheknowswheretheshortstayparkingislocated.
Iftakingataxi,ensurethatthefirmyouintendtousehastaxisavailableatthetimeyouwishtotravel.
Attheairport
Beawarethatincreasedsecurityhasconsiderablylengthenedthetimeittakestogothroughcheckinandsecurity.
Makesureyoukeepyourbaggagewithyouatalltimesandalertanymemberofairportstafftoanyunattendedpackage.
Neverlookafterbaggagebelongingtootherpeopleorcarryanythingontotheaircraftforsomeoneelse.
Keepacloseeyeonthedisplayboardsannouncingwhichgateflightsdepartfrom.
Intheair
Ifonalongflight,moveyourfeetaround,orgetupandwalkaroundregularlyifyoucan.
Avoiddehydration(脱水)bydrinkingplentyofwaterorothernon-alcoholicdrinks.
Don’teattooheavilybeforeorduringalongflightasthiswillhelptoavoidindigestionandhypertension(高血压).
Toreducejetlag(时差反应),havesomeextrasleepbeforethetrip,getsomesleepduringtheflightandtrytomakemealtimesthesameasthetimeofmealsatyourdestinat