广东省普宁梅峰中学高二下英语学期期末考试新人教版.docx

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广东省普宁梅峰中学高二下英语学期期末考试新人教版

广东省普宁梅峰中学2010届高二下学期期末考试试题（英语）

本试卷共分四部分；满分150分。

考试时间120分钟

第一卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间读各个小题（每题5秒钟）；听完后，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第一段材料，回答第1—3小题。

Whydoesn’tthegirllikethebrownwallet?

A.Thereisn’taplacetoputpictures.B.It’stoobigandheavy.

C.Shedoesn’tlikethecolor.

Howmuchistheblackwallet?

A.＄4.95.B.＄14.95.C.＄40.95.

3.Whatdoesthegirldecidetobuy?

A.Ablackwallet.B.Abrownbelt.C.Atie（领带）.

听第二段材料，回答第4—6题。

4.WhenisHarryleaving?

A.NextThursday.B.NextTuesday.C.Thismorning.

5.Howishetraveling?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.

6.WhattimedoeshearriveatCooktown?

A.Atthreeintheafternoon.B.Ateightinthemorning.C.Onthenineteenth.

听第三段材料，回答第7—9题。

7.Whatdoesthemanorderthroughtheline?

A.Acakeforsixpeople.

B.Acakeforhimself.

C.Acakewithalotoffruits.

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobably?

A.AtNancyForestCakes.B.InNewYork.C.AtMarkWell.

9.Howdoesthemanpayforhisorder?

A.Bycash.B.Bycheck.C.Byvisacard.

听第四段材料，回答第10—12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Tohelphermoveherhouse.

B.Togotothepartywithher.

C.Toattendaspecialpartyforhernewhouse.

11.Whatisthemangoingoutoftownfor?

A.Fortheweekend.B.Forthepicnic.C.Forthehousewarming.

12.Whatcanyouinferthemanwilldo?

A.Hewillpayavisittothewomanifhehastime.

B.Hecan’tspareanytimetogotothewoman’snewhouse.

C.Hewillgotothewoman’snewhousenextweek.

听第五段材料，回答第13—15题。

13.Whatkindoffamilywasthespeakerbornof?

A.Apoorfamily.B.Arichfamily.C.Neitherrichnorpoorfamily.

14.Whichisnottrueaboutthespeaker?

A.Shestartedhereducationveryearly.

B.Shelikesallherteachersandstudies.

C.Shegetsbettereducationthanherparents.

15.WhatdoestheFather’sopiniononeducation?

A.Hethoughteducationwasagoodthingforpeople.

B.Heagreedthathisdaughtercontinuedwithherstudies.

C.Hethoughtthatreadingtoomuchwasnogoodforpeople.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段对话，请根据要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为16—20的空格中，录音读两遍。

答题时间为2分钟。

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WhiteHouse

Pet

Presenter

ThomasJefferson

In1806

16.

17.

JohnQuincyAdams

In18.

Acrocodile

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MartinVanBuren

In1837

19.

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JamesBuchanan

In1857

Apairof20.

ThekingofSiam

第二部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Carsaretooexpensiveformanypeoplearoundtheworldtoown.Notonlythat,manycitiesarealreadyfulloftraffic,andmanycountryareashaveroughroads.

Sohowdopeople21thosedistancesthataretoofartowalk?

Theyusepublictransportation.Ifyouridethesubway22buswhereyoulive,youcanappreciatesomeofthebenefitsofpublictransportation.Withmanypeople23onebusortrainthereislesstrafficand,moreimportantly,less24.

Whichofthetypesofmasstransitdescribedbelowareyoufamiliarwith?

Ifaregularbuscan25dozensofpeople,imaginewhatabustwicethesizecanhold!

InGreatBritain,therearemanybusesthatare26double-deckers.

BusesinHaitiareoftenverycrowded.It’snot27forpassengerstoactuallysitontherooftops.Busesaresometimescalled“tap-taps”,becausetheridersontherooftap（敲击）whentheywanttobedroppedoff.

Manylargecitiesaroundtheworldtakeadvantageofthe28beneaththestreetsandrunundergroundtrains.PeopleinParis,MexicoCityandTokyomayusethesubwaysystemtogettoschool,towork,ortovisitfriendsinotherneighborhoods.BoththeJapaneseandFrenchhave29High-speedtrainstolinkvariouscities.WhileelectrictrainsinNorthAmerica30130kph,theFrenchTGV（high-speed-train）istheworld’sfastest,averagingover270kph!

21.A.findB.flyC.observeD.travel

22.A.andB.alsoC.orD.aswellas

23.A.sharingB.crowdingC.sparingD.sitting

24.A.smokeB.peopleC.busesD.pollution

25.A.includeB.standC.holdD.seatcontain

26.A.knownasB.popularwithC.familiarwithD.lookedlike

27.A.frequentB.usualC.trueD.uncommon

28.A.buildingB.structureC.spaceD.channel

29.A.importedB.operatedC.producedD.developed

30.A.travelB.averageC.runD.fly

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31—40的相应位置。

Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationwasspoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsisted31sayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.

Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestions,wasprobablynotknown32thenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameinto33（exist）withthegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.

Twotypesoftestsare34（common）usedinmodernschools.Thefirsttypeissometimescalledan“objective”test.It35（intend）todealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Onobjectiveteststhestudenthasjustonetask:

hemustrecognizethecorrectanswer,andthenhemustcopyitsletterornumberontohisexaminationpaper.Sometimesthereis36answersheetonwhichthefourlettersornumbersareprinted.Thenthestudentonlyhastocircletheone37goeswiththecorrectanswer.

Fortestingsomekindsoflearning,however,suchatestisnotverysatisfactory.Alivelystudent38guessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial.

Foraclearerpictureof39thestudentknows,mostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuse“essay”tests,andthetestsrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroad,generalquestions.Whensomeessayquestionsareusedalongwithsomeobjectivequestions,40,afairlyclearpictureofthestudents’knowledgeandabilitycanusuallybeobtained.

第三部分阅读（共两节；满分30分）

阅读理解（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）

Australia,thelastcontinent,wasdiscoveredbyshipsbelongingtosomeEuropeannationsintheseventeenthcentury.Thesenationswerelessinterestedinchangingitintoacolonythaninexploringit.AsintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates,itwastheEnglishwhosetupthesettlementsinAustralia.ThishistoryandthegeographyofthesetwoBritishcolonieshavesomeotherthingsincommonaswell.

AustraliaandtheUnitedStatesareaboutthesameinsize,andtheirwesternlandsarebothnotrichinsoil.ItwasontheeasterncoastofAustraliaandAmericathattheEnglishfirstsettled,andbothcoloniessoonbegantodeveloptowardsthewest.However,thiswestwardmovementtookplacemorebecausetheEnglishweresearchingforbetterlandthanbecausethepopulationwasincreasing.SettlementsofthewestpartofbothcountriesdevelopedquicklyaftergoldwasdiscoveredinAmericain1849andinAustraliatwoyearslater.

Althoughthedevelopmentofthesetwocountrieshasalotincommon,therearesomestrikingdifferencesaswell.TheUnitedStatesgaineditsindependencefromEnglandbyrevolutionwhileAustraliawonitsindependencewithouthavingtogotowar.Australia,unliketheUnitedStates,wasfirstlyturnedintoacolonybyEnglishprisonersanditseconomicdevelopmentwasinwheatgrowingandsheepraising.By1922,forexample,AustraliahadfifteentimesmoresheepthanithadpeopleoralmosthalfasmanysheepastherearepeopletodayintheUnitedStates.AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld.

41.WhoturnedAustraliaintoacolony?

A.Britain.B.SeveralEuropeancountries.

C.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica.D.Noneoftheabove.

42.IntheearlyhistoryofAmericaandAustralia,bothcoloniesdevelopedtowardsthewest.Thereasonforitisthat________________________.

A.thepopulationwasincreasingrapidlyintheeast

B.theEnglishthoughttheremightbericherlandthere

C.goldwasdiscoveredthere

D.fewerpeoplelivedthere

43.Intheearly1920s,________________________.

A.Australiahadonefifteenthasmanypeopleassheep

B.thereweremoresheepinAustraliathanintheUnitedStates

C.thepopulationinAustraliawasgreaterthanthatoftheUnitedStates

D.theUnitedStateshadtwiceasmanysheepaspeople

44.Australia,unliketheUnitedStates,________________.

A.wonitsindependencebypeacefulmeans

B.didnotdiscovergolduntilthelate1840s

C.wasthelastandbiggestcontinenttobediscovered

D.wasnotrichingoldinitswesternpart

45.Thelastsentenceofthepassage“AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld”means“________________.”

A.TheUnitedStatesandAustraliadonothavemaindifferences

B.TheUnitedStatesandAustraliahavemuchmoreincommonthantheyhavewithothercountries

C.TheUnitedStatesandAustraliahavenothingincommonwiththerestoftheworld

D.Incommonwiththerestoftheworld,theUnitedStatesandAustraliahavealotofdifferences

（B）

Itisnaturalthatchildrenarecuriousabouttheworldaroundthem.Forexample,theywanttoknowhowtheirheartsbeat.Theywanttoknowwhytheoceanwatertastessalty.

Aschildrengrowup,theybecomecuriousaboutdifferentkindsofthings.Whentheyarebabies,theyareinterestedinthepartsoftheirbodiesandinthesmilesoftheirmothers.Thentheybecomeintereste