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高二上学期英语期末考试题
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共计100分)
第一部分:
听力部分(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10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.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hestoppedworking. B.Heusedtoworkatnight. C.Hewillworkovernight.
2.Wherearethetwospeakersmostprobably?
A.Ataclinic. B.Inaclassroom. C.Inabank.
3.Whichseasonisitnowmostprobably?
A.Summer. B.Autumn. C.Winter.
4.What'sthewoman?
A.Apolicewoman. B.Asalesgirl. C.Aticketseller.
5.Whataretheytalkingabout?
A.Thehotweather. B.Theair-conditioning. C.Thepowerfailure.
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。
每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题。
每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatwasthewomanrobbedoffinally?
A.Apurse. B.Agoldnecklace. C.Acar.
7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Don'tshowgoldchainsorjewelry.
B.Keepvaluablethingsinthepurse.
C.Don'triskfightingtherobbers.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whydidthewomancomehere?
A.Forarest. B.Forapayrise. C.Forajob.
9.What isthewomanlike?
A. AnnativeEnglishspeaker. B.Anexcellentstudent. C.Agoodemployer.
10.Howsoonwillthewomanprobablygetaraise?
A.Intwomonths. B.Inthreemonths. C.Infourmonths.
听第8段材料,回答第11至l3题。
11.HowdoesTomfeelaboutthejob?
A.It'shelpful. B.It'sbusy. C.It'sboring.
12.WhatdoesthewomanaskTomtodo?
A.Continuehisstudy. B.Do someresearch. C.Covermoreclasses.
13.WhenwillTombebusy?
A.Nextspring. B.Nextsummer. C.Nextautumn.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.WhatcanwelearnaboutDebra?
A.Sheisoverweight. B.Shehastwohandbags. C.Shewillgohome.
15.Whattimedoestheplanetakeoff?
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A.At8:
30. B.At10:
00. C.At10:
30.
16.HowwillDebragototheairportmostprobably?
A.Bytaxi. B.Bycar. C.Bybus.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Whatcausespeopletospendlittletimereading?
A.Therebeingnotime.
B.TheincreasinguseoftheInternet.
C.Thatreadingisnotneeded.
18. Howmanybenefitsofreadingarementioned?
A.2 B.4 C.3
19. Whatcanreadingimproveaccordingtothespeaker?
A.One’screation B.One’simagination C.One’sopinions
20. Whatdoesthespeakermainlywanttotellus?
A. Readingisimportant B.Scienceisimportant C.Knowledgeisimportant
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,从每题所给四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Amanwakesupwithabighangover(宿醉)themorningafterattendinghiscompany’sannualSummerParty.Hecan’tevenrememberhowhegothomefromtheparty,letalonehowhegotsodrunkandisdeathlyafraidofwhathemayhavedoneorsaidthenightbeforetomakehiswifeangry.
Themanforceshiseyesopenandthefirstthingsheseesaretwoheadachetabletsnexttoaglassofwateronhistable,and,nexttothem,asingleredrose!
Hesitsupwithdifficultyandseeshisclothingonthebackofhischairallcleanandpressedandtherestofthehouseallinperfectorder.
Doubtful,themantakesthetabletsandseesablackeyelookingbackathimfromthebathroommirror.Thenhefindsanotenexttotheredroseonthetable,“Sweetie,breakfastiswaitingforyouonthestove.Ileftearlytobuythecookingmaterialstomakeyourfavoritedinnertonight.Iloveyou,darling!
”Thenotewassigned,“Yourlovingwife.”
Themanthenwalksintothekitchen.HisdaughterJessieisatthetable,eating.“Jessie…whathappenedlastnight?
”Themanasks,withgreatfear.
“Well,youcamehomearoundfouro’clockinthemorning,drunkandoutofyourmind.Youstumbledandfellontothecoffeetableandbrokeit,andgotthisblackeyewhenyoucrashedintothetable’sedge.”
Puzzled,themanasksJessie,“Thenwhyistherearoseonmytableandbreakfastonthestovewaitingforme?
”
“Ohthat,”Jessiereplies,“well,Mompulledyouintoyourbedroom,andwhenshetriedtoundressyou,youyelled,‘Leavemealone;I’mmarriedandIlovemywife!
’”
21.Whydidthemanhaveablackeye?
A.Hehadaterribleheadache. B.Hedidn’tsleepwellthenightbefore.
C.Hewashitintheeyebyhiswife. D.Hefelloverandknockedontothetable.
22.Thewifedidsomuchforherhusbandthatmorningprobablybecause_____.
A.shethoughtitwasherduty B.herhusbandgotdrunkforher
C.shewasmovedbyhiswords D.shewantedtogivehimasurprise
23.Thepassageisintendedto_____.
A.tellusafunnystory B.showushowtocareadrunkenperson
C.warnushowdangerousitistobedrunk D.persuadeusnottogetdrunk
B
Severaldollarsequalnothingforsomepeople,butmakeadifferenceforothers.Stevehasjustlosthiswifetocancerandeverythingtheyhadisgoneduetothetreatment.Henowlivesintheshelterforthehomeless.Soweknoweachother.
Justlikeotherhomelesspeople,hedidn’tthinkheneededanything.Butoncehementionedtomeheneededeyeglasses.Hisvoicehesitatedabit,helookeddown,anditappearedlikehethoughtsucharequestwasjustadream.Toomuchtohopefor?
Itwasasifhiswishwereknownbymeonly.
Isubmittedanapplicationforhimtoaprogramthatissupposedtoprovideafreeeyeexaminationandglasses.Threemonthslater,Iphonedtoaskwhatwasupwiththeappointmentbuttheytoldmetherewasacashflowproblemuntillatesummer.
Steveshoweddisappointment,thankedmeandstartedtowalkaway.Isaid,“Holdon,Iwillfigureoutawaytogetyouaneyeexaminationandglasses.”Hisfacelitupatinybit.HehadseensomeofthethingsIhavedoneforotherpeopleinourshelterandtomeitlookedlikehemighthavealineofhope.
ItookapictureofhimandpostedhispictureandhisstoryintheTwitter.Inabout4days,eightpeoplefromaroundtheworlddonated$25eachandonepersondonated$40andImadeuptheresttogethimaneyeexamandglasses.
StevepickeduphisglassesonWednesday:
May11th,2011.TodayStevehasreturnedtoapreviousjobhehadinanearbycarwash.Becausehenowhasglasseshewillbeabletoseewhatheisdoingwhilecleaningthevehicles.Heisstartingasecondjobatapetcenternextweek!
24.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat______.
A.ittookalongtimetotreatSteve’swife
B.homelesspeopleneveraskforanything
C.theauthorandStevehavebeenfriendsforyears
D.Stevewastooembarrassedtoaskforhelp
25.TheprogramfailedtosatisfyStevebecause______.
A.itwasalreadyoutofbusiness
B.Stevedidn’tsubmittheapplicationhimself
C.ithadsometroubleinfinance
D.it’snotdesignedforpeoplelikeSteve
26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Theprogramwasclosedthreemonthsago.
B.Theauthormightbeavolunteerintheshelter.
C.Stevegot$240intotalfromkind-heartedpeople.
D.Steveusedtoworkasasalesmaninacarfactory.
27.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably______.
A.Moneycansometimestalk B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone
C.Smallhelpcanreallycount D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves
C
LastyearIruinedmysummervacationbybringingalongamodernconveniencethatwastooconvenientformyowngood:
theiPad.Insteadoflookingatnature,Icheckedmyemail.Insteadofpaddlingasmallboat,IfollowedmyTwitterfeed(推特简讯).Insteadofreadinggreatnovels,Istucktoreadingfournewspaperseachmorning.IwasbehavingasifIwere stillintheoffice.Mybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn’t.
SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomethingdifferent:
withdrawal(退出)fromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasy,sinceI’mbadatself-control.ButIwasdetermined.IstartedbygivingtheiPadtomywife.
Thecellphonesignalatourhousewasworsethaninthepast,makingmyattemptsatcheatinganexperienceinfrustration.Iwastrapped,forcedtogothroughwithmyplan.Largelycutofffrome-mail,Twitterandmyfavoritenewspaperwebsites,Ihadfewwaystoconnecttotheworldexceptforradioandhowmuchradiocanonelistento,really?
IhadtodowhatIhadplannedtoallalong:
readbooks.
Thisexperiencehashadahappyending.Withdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywife,IwoninmyvacationstruggleagainsttheInternet,realizingfinallythatitwasI,nottheiPad,thatwastheproblem.IknewIhadwonwhenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.“Idon’tneedit,”Isaid.
However,aswereturntopost-vacationlife,ahardertestbegins:
CanIcontinuewhenI’mbackatwork?
Therearetimeswhentheneedtoknowwhat’sbeingsaidrightnowisgreat.AndIhavenointentionofgivingupmyconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptation(诱惑)tocheckmye-maileveryfiveminutes,whichleadstocheckingmyTwitterfeedandawebsiteortwo.
Ithinkavacationissupposedtohelpyouresetyourbraintobecomemoreproductive.HereIhopethisoneworked.
28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’slastsummervacation?
A.Hewasdeterminedtoenjoythebeautifulview.
B.Hefeltsatisfiedthathehadstucktohisusualtimetable.
C.Hehatedhimselfforactingasifhewereatworkonvacation.
D.HisiPadruinedhisplanoffinishingagreatnovel.
29.WhatdidtheauthordotokeepawayfromtheInternetthisyear?
A.Hecutoffhiscellphonesignal.
B.HehandedhisiPadtohiswife.
C.Herefusedtoc