湖南省常德市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版.docx

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湖南省常德市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版

湖南省常德市高二下学期期末考试

英语试卷

时量120分钟满分150分

第一部分听力技能（共两节，满分30分）

第1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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Apairofsunglasses.B.Weatherchanges.C.Shoppingexperience.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sEnglish?

A.Acceptable.B.Great.C.Justso-so.

3.WhathasRobertdecidedtodo?

A.Gototheoffice.

B.Gotothewoman'shome.

C.Haveaholidaypicnic.

4.Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Notgoingaroundbytheshoppingmall.

B.Notbuildingtheshoppingmallunderatunnel.

C.Buildingatunneltoavoidtrafficaccidents.

5.Whydotheywanttogobytrain?

A.It'sthefastestway.

B.It'scheaper.

C.It'seasytobuytickets.

第2节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段材料读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandotonight?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Seeafilm.C.Gotoaconcert.

7.Whatdoesthewomanhavetodotonight?

A.Takecareofherbrother.

B.Visitherbrother.

C.Seeherparentsoff.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

A.Askirtforherdaughter.

B.Ahatforherdoctor.

C.Ahatforherdaughter.

9.Howmuchdoesitcosther?

A.$20.B.$22.C.$25.

10.Wherewillthewomangonext?

A.Tothethirdfloortobuysomeclothes.

B.Tothesecondfloortobuysomefood.

C.Tothefirstfloortobuysomefruit.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatkindofroomdoesthewomanrecommendtotheman?

A.Oneroomwithakitchenatoneside.

B.Oneroomwithoutakitchen.

C.Oneroomwithakitchenattheback.

12.Wheredoestheapartmentstand?

A.Justbesidetheundergroundstation.

B.Justindowntown.

C.Farfromtheundergroundstation.

13.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

A.Theroomisfarfromwhatthemanthinksof.

B.Themanthinkstheroomistoodeartorent.

C.Themanfindsthatitfitshisideaoftheroom.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatisthetopicoftheconversation?

A.Friendship.B.Family.C.Marriage.

15.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanhasnofriends.

B.Themanconsidersfamily'shelpveryimportant.

C.Thewomanhasnoboyfriend.

16.Whichwillthewomansupport?

A.Family'snotimportant.

B.Love'snotimportant.

C.Friendship'smostimportantinlife.

第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wherewilltheswimmingcompetitionbeheld?

A.AttheNewTownSwimmingPool.

B.AttheJacksonSportsCenter.

C.Inauniversity'sswimmingpool.

18.Whenwillthestudentsreturntotheirschool?

A.At2:

45.B.At3:

10.C.At3:

15.

19.Whowillgatheratthefrontgateat9:

45inthemorning?

A.Studentsofyears7to10andtheirteachers.

B.Studentsofyears7and8andtheirteachers.

C.Studentsofyears7to9andtheirteachers.

20.Whatwillbeavailableatthesportscenter?

A.Colddrinks.B.Food.C.Hotwater.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）

第1节（共12小题，每小题2分，满分24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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。

A

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardenia（栀子花）wassenttomyhouse.Itdidnotcomewithacardornoteofanykind,butIlovedthebeautyandsweetsmelloftheflower.

AndIneverstoppedimagingwhothegivermightbe.Mymotherhelpedmetoimagine.She'daskmeifIhaddonesomethingkindforanyone.PerhapstheneighborI'dhelpedcarryheavybagsfor,oroneofmyclassmateswhoIhelpedthelessonswith.Asateenager,though,IhadmorefunthinkingthatitmightbeaboyIlikedatschool.

WhenIwas17,aboybrokemyheartandIcriedmyselftosleep.WhenIwokeupinthemorning,therewasamessageonmymirror,"Ifweletsadnessgo,happinesswillsurelycometoyou."Ithoughtaboutthosewordsforalongtime.WhenIfinallywenttogettheglasscleaner,mymotherkneweverythingwasallrightagain.OnemonthbeforeIfinishedhighschool,myfatherleftusforever.Ilostinterestinallthecelebratingactivitiessuchastheclassplay,takingphotoswithclassmatesbeforeleavingthehighschoolwhereIhadstudiedforthreeyears.Althoughmymotherwasverysad,shestillencouragedmetotakepartinallthose.Shewantedherchildtohaveasensethattherewasstillbeautyinthefaceofbadluck,justlikethegardenia—lovely,strongandperfect.

Mymotherdied10daysafterIwasmarried.Iwas26.Thatwastheyeargardeniasstoppedcoming.

21.Fromtheageof ,thewriterbegantoreceiveagardeniaeveryyearonherbirthday.

A.17B.12C.26D.10

22.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.Motherwasclever.B.Iwasstillsad.

C.Theglasswasdirty.D.Motherreallyunderstoodme.

23.Thewriterlostinterestinactivitiesbeforeleavinghighschoolbecause .

A.noflowersweresenttoherB.aboybrokeherheart

C.herfatherdiedD.therewasnobeautyinherlife

24.Infactitwas whosenttheflowers.

A.thewriter'sfatherB.thewriter'smother

C.aboyclassmateD.oneoftheneighbors

B

Manypeoplesaydolphinsareveryintelligent.Theyseemtobeabletothink,understand,andlearnthingsquickly.Butaretheysmartlikehumansormorethancatsordogs?

Dolphinsusetheirbrainsdifferentlyfrompeople.Butscientistssaydolphinintelligenceandhumanintelligencearesimilarinsomeways.How?

Fact1:

Talktome

Likehumans,everydolphinhasitsown"name".Thenameisaspecialwhistle.Eachdolphinchoosesaspecificwhistleforitself,usuallybyitsfirstbirthday.Actually,scientiststhinkdolphins,likepeople,"talk"toeachotheraboutalotofthings,suchastheirage,theirfeelings,orfindingfood.And,likehumans,dolphinsuseasystemofsoundsandbodylanguagetocommunicate.Butunderstandingtheirconversationsisnoteasyforhumans.Noonespeaks"dolphin"yet,butsomescientistsaretryingtolearn.

Fact2:

Let'splay

Dolphinsarealsosocialanimals.Theyliveingroups,andtheyoftenjoinothersfromdifferentgroupstoplaygamesandhavefun—justlikepeople.Infact,playingtogetherissomethingonlyintelligentanimalsdo.

Fact3:

Fishermen'shelper

Dolphinsandhumansaresimilarinanotherway:

bothmakeplanstogetsomethingtheywant.IntheseasofsouthernBrazil,forexample,dolphinsuseaninterestingstrategytogetfood.Whenfisharenearaboat,dolphinsshowsignstothefishermentoputtheirnetsinthewater.Usingthismethod,themencancatchalotoffish.Whatistheadvantageforthedolphinsindoingso?

Theygettoeatsomeofthefish.

25.Whatdoesadolphinoftenuseasits"name"?

A.Abodylanguage.B.Aspecialwhistle.

C.Itsfeeling.D.Itsage.

26.Whydodolphinsjoinothersfromdifferentgroups?

A.Tolearnto"talk".B.Tomeettheirfamilies.

C.Toplaygames.D.Tofindfood.

27.Howdodolphinshelpfishermencatchfish?

A.Byshowingsignstothefishermen.

B.Byleadingthefishintothenet.

C.Byfollowingfishingboats.

D.Byplayingwithotherfish.

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Dolphinsaresmarterthanhumans.

B.Dolphinsmakefriendswithhumans.

C.Dolphinsteachhumanstospeak"dolphin".

D.Dolphinsandhumansaresimilarinsomeways.

C

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysairpollutionisnowtheworld'ssingle-largestenvironmentalhealthrisk.AnewreportfromtheWHOsaysnearlyeightmillionpeoplediedin2012becauseofairpollution.Thatismorethantwiceasmanyasthenumberin2008.

Airpollutionisaninternationalproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysoneineightpeoplediefromairpollution,frombothinsidebuildingsandoutside.Itsaysnewinformationshowsairpollutionispartlytoblameforpeopledyingatanearlyagefromheartdisease.Itsaysothercausesofdeathincludecancerandorlong-termdiseasesofthelungsandbreathingpassages.

TheWHOreportsaysmostdeathsfromairpollutiontakeplaceinlowandmiddle-incomecountriesinSoutheastAsiaandthewesternPacificOcean.Abouthalfoftheworld'spopulationlivesinthosecountries.Manypeoplewholivethereuseopenfiresorsimpleequipmenttocookfoodandheattheirhomes.

Healthofficialssay4.2millionpeoplediedatanearlyagein2012becauseoftheburningofcoalandbiomassfuels—suchaswood,cropwasteandanimalwastes.Theysay3.7millionothersdiedincitiesandruralareasbecauseofoutsideairpollution.

CarlosDorasayscountriesmustworktogethertoreduceairpollutionbecausewhathappensinonecountrycanaffectlivesinanothercountry.

Dr.Dorasaysatonetime,airpollutionwasworseindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingones.Buthenotesdevelopedcountries—especiallyBritainandtheUnitedStates—havetakenstepstogreatlyreduceairpollutionduringthepast10years.

Hesaysmeasuresthathelpcutairpollutioncanbecostly.Buthesaystheymaysavemoneyinthelongtermbyloweringhealthcarecosts.

29.Accordingtothepassage,airpollutioncancausethefollowingdiseasesexcept .

A.heartdiseaseB.cancerC.lungdiseaseD.memoryloss

30.Howmanypeoplediedofairpollutionin2008?

A.About4.2million.B.About3.7million.

C.About3.9million.D.About7.9million.

31.Toreduceairpollution,peopleshould .

A.usemorewoodB.avoidusingcoal

C.usemoreanimalwasteD.improvethewaytousefuels

32.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethat .

A.peopleworldwideshouldworktogethertoreduceairpollution

B.developingcountrieshavedonebetterthandevelopedcountries

C.itisnotworthwhiletomakeeffortstoreduceairpollution

D.morepeoplediedfromairpollutioninthecountrysidethanincities

第2节（共5小题，每