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高二英语上学期期末测试题有答案
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分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,你都有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?
A.Ateacher. B.Atourguide. C.Awaitress.
2.Whichsubjectdoesthemandislike?
A.Englishhistory. B.Chinesehistory. C.Americanhistory.
3.Whereisthemangoing?
A.Toalake. B.Toahospital. C.Toabreadstore.
4.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Intervieweeandinterviewer.
B.Managerandclerk.
C.Teacherandstudent.
5.Howmanynotesinoneswillthemanget?
A.Two. B.Five. C.Ten.
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,从每题所给的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、7题。
6.WhenisthemanleavingforLondon?
A.Thismorning. B.Tomorrowmorning.
C.Tomorrowafternoon.
7.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?
A.Takingatrainthere. B.Buyinganewumbrella.
C.Takinganumbrella.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.Totheteachers’office. B.Tothestudentcenter.
C.Totheheadmaster’soffice.
9.Whatelsedoestheman wanttodo?
A.Changeanote. B.Makeacall.
C.Buysomething.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howlongdoesthewomancomeearly?
A.Halfanhour. B.Onehour. C.Twohours.
11.Whydoesthewomancomeearly?
A.Toseedepartmentmanagers. B.Todosomecleaning.
C.Tomakeagoodimpression.
12.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Customerandshopassistant.
B.Newcomerandboss
C.Visitorandguide.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.HowmanytimesdoesthewomantakepartintheOlympics?
A.Once. B.Twice. C.Threetimes.
14.Whendoesthewomangettothepooleveryday?
A.At6:
45am. B.At7:
00am. C.At7:
30am.
15.Howlongdoesthewomanswimaday?
A.Fourhours. B.Fivehours. C.Sixhours.
16.Howdoesthewomanoftenspendherfreetime?
A.Reading. B.Sleeping. C.WatchingTV.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdidthespeakerwanttobewhenhewasinmiddleschool?
A.Ateacher. B.Apilot. C.Atourguide.
18.Whydidthemangiveupstudyingphysics?
A.Hehadtoworktosupporthimself. B.Hedidn’tlikephysicsatall.
C.Hiseyesightwastoopoor.
19.Wheredidthespeakerworkforatravelagency?
A.InSouthAfrica. B.InJapan. C.InSpain.
20.WhydidthespeakerstarttoteachEnglishPart-time?
A.Tokilltime. B.Toearnmoremoney. C.Totakeovertheschool.
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
Arisingpopulationisoneofthemainreasonsthatthereisglobalwarming.Between1650and1850thepopulationincreasedby0.75billionpeoplegoingfrom0.25billiontoonebillion.From1930totheendofthecenturythepopulationrosefromtwobilliontooversixbillion.Injustathirdofthetimethepopulationrosebymorethanfivetimeswhatitdidbefore.Itisexpectedthatthistrendinthechangingpopulationwillcontinueandcouldevenheighten.Thegrowingpopulationrequiresincreasingamountsofenergy.Theseenergydemandsandothersuppliesrequireproduction,whichalmostalwaysinvolvestheemissionofgreenhousegases.Themorethepopulationincreasesthemoregreenhousegasesthatareproducedandthegreatertheincreaseintemperature.
Theburningoffossilfuelsisoneofthebest-knowncausesforglobalwarming.Themajorreasonforfossilfuelscontributingsomuchtoglobalwarmingisthereleaseofcarbonthatoccursduringtheburningoffossilfuels.Whenpeopleburnfossilfuels,theyreleaselargeamountsofcarbonbywayofthereleaseofcarbondioxide.Thecarbondioxideintheairthenleadstoglobalwarming.
Anothersourceofcarbondioxidecomesfromdeforestation.Inforeststhereisalargeamountofcarbonthatisstoredinthetreesandotherplants.Thiscarbonisoutoftheatmospherebecausethetreesconsumethecarbonfromcarbondioxide.Whenpeoplecutdowntrees,theyarefrequentlyburned.Thisburningreleasesthecarbondioxideintotheatmospherethatwasstoredinorganicmatter.Evenwhennewtreesareplanted,itcantakeuptoonehundredyearstomakeupforthecarbonthatwasreleased.Itiscommonlythoughtthatbecausetreesabsorbmorecarbondioxide,theatmosphereexperiencespositiveeffects.
SophieArmstrong,thewriterofEarthCareputit,“There’snodoubtthattheearthisbecomingwarmerbecauseofhumanactivityratherthanarandombutnaturalphenomenon.
21.Whichofthefollowingtitlesgoeswiththetext?
A.ARisingPopulation B.SavingSourcesofEnergy
C.Globalwarming:
Thecauses D.CarbonDioxide
22.Theunderlinedword“deforestation”means.
A.risingpopulation B.burningoffossilfuels
C.greenhousegas D.cuttingdownorburningtrees.
23.Tosumupfromthepassage,itis thathascausedglobalwarming.
A.humanactivity B.sourcesofenergy
C.naturalforces D.thepollutedatmosphere
24.Whichcolumnofawebsitemightthepassagecomefrom?
A.Economy. B.Art C.Environment D.Health
B
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25.Whowillbeinterestedinthispassagemost?
A.Someonewholikestoinspireothers. B.Someonewhowantstoadvertisegifts.
C.Someonewhodesignsgifts. D.Someonewhowantstochooseagift.
26.Whichofthefollowinggiftsaresuitableforyourmother?
A.TheCoffeeCupandtheCharmingHeart.
B.ThePictureFrameandtheCoffeeCup.
C.TheCharmingHeartandthePictureFrame.
D.ThePictureFrameandtheRoundClockKeyChain.
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThepersonalizedCoffeeCupcanhold25words.
B.TheCharmingHeartisnotsuitableforbabies.
C.YoungmenarelikelytolovetheRoundClockKeyChain.
D.TheRoundClockKeyChainisthecheapestgift.
C
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28.Whatwouldhavemostupsetthewomanthedayeverythingwentwrongforher?
A.Shehadnotexpectedherhusbandtoarrivesoearly.
B.Themealshehadcookedforthethreeguestshadgotburnt.
C.Herhusbandhadnottoldherhewasbringinganyonetodinner.
D.Shehadnotgotenoughpotterylefttoservethemealwith.
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