河北省唐山一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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河北省唐山一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
唐山一中2015─2016学年第二学期期末考试
高二年级英语试卷
1．考试时间120分钟，满分150分。
2．将卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,将卷Ⅱ答案答在答题纸上。
3．Ⅱ卷答题纸卷头和答题卡均填涂本次考试的考号，不要误填学号，答题卡占后５位。
卷I（选择题共100分）
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。
录音内容结束后，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，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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.
2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?
A.7:
20.B.7:
15.C.7:
00.
3.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.TheirfriendJane.B.Aweekendtrip.C.Aradioprogramme.
4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
A.Catchatrain.B.Seethemanoff.C.Goshopping.
5.Whydidthewomanapologize?
A.Shemadealatedelivery.
B.Shewenttothewrongplace.
C.Shecouldn’ttakethecakeback.
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。
每段对话后有几个小题，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.WhoseCDisbroken?
A.Kathy’s.B.Mum’s.C.Jack’s.
7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?
A.BuyheranewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?
A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.
9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?
A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whyisthemanattheshop?
A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.
B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.
C.Togetacamerachanged.
11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?
A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.
12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?
A.Makeaphonecall.
B.Waituntilfurthernotice.
C.Comeagainthenextday.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?
A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKinston.
14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?
A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.
15.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?
A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.
16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?
A.IntheGuinnessCompany.
B.Ataradiostation.
C.Inamuseum.
18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?
A.Abird-shootingtrip.B.AvisittoEurope.C.Atelevisiontalkshow.
19.WhendidSirHugh’sfirstbookofrecordsappear?
A.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.
20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?
A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.
B.Thefounderofthecompany.
C.Theoldestpersonintheworld.
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
IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.
Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.
Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.
OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.
NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
21.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?
A.Workingpart-timeinacollege.
B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.
C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.
D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.
22.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor________.
A.waspaidforextrawork
B.oftenworkedlonghours
C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss
D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek
23.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?
A.Shefoundafull-timejob.
B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.
C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.
D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
24.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?
A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.
B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.
D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.
B
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegotalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.
AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
”saysBruceAnderson.
25.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout_______.
A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques
C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay
26.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?
A.Thegrass-rootslevel.B.Thebusinesscircle.
C.Governmentofficials.D.Universityprofessors.
27.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?
A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.
B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.
C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.
D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.
28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Education.B.Planning.
C.Greenliving.D.COreduction.
C
Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.
Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?
Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）--onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?
Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.
Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:
Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.
29.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?
A.Totrickthelion.B.Toshowoffhisskills.
C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.
30.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?
A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.
C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.
31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?
A.Positive.B.Doubtful.C.Respectful.D.Supportive.
32.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_______.
A.waitfora
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