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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
忻州一中2014-2015学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试题
命题人:
吴晓娜
注意事项:
1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两大部分。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
3.试题满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
听力20分计入总分。
4.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷(满分100分)
第一部分:
听力部分(共两节,满分20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分,满分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1遍。
1.Whosebirthdayisittodayprobably?
A.Sue’s.B.Jim’s.C.Tracy’s.
2.Whatwillthemanprobablytake?
A.Hisownumbrella.B.Thewoman’sumbrella.C.Thewoman’sraincoat.
3.Whatdoweknowaboutman’svacation?
A.Theweatherwasfineallthetime.
B.Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.
C.Thereweremanyfliesandmosquitoes.
4.HowmanypeoplehavebeentoBeijing?
A.1.B.2.C.3
5.Whatwastheresultofthematch?
A.Theman’steamlost.B.Theman’steamwon.C.Itendedinadraw.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。
每段对话或独白读2遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whycan’ttheboybeamusician?
A.Hedoesn’tliketoplaytheviolin.
B.Hecan’tsingorplaythepiano.
C.Hedoesn’tknowalotaboutdance.
7.Whatdoestheboythinkoftheworkinafactory?
A.Itishardandboring.B.Ithaslonghours.C.Heknowsnothingaboutit.
8.Whydoestheboywanttobe?
A.Asoldier.B.Apresident.C.Ateacher.
听下面一段对话,回答第9至第11三个小题。
9.WhyisthemangoingtoBeijing?
A.Tofindajob.B.Totravel.C.Todobusiness.
10.HowwillthemangotoBeijing?
A.Bybus.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.
11.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Gethisthingsready.B.Buyhimaticket.C.Wishhimgoodluck.
听下面一段对话,回答第12至第14三个小题。
12.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.TheBrown’striptotheUSA.
B.TheBrown’splanforthetriptoChina.
C.TheBrown’striptoChina.
13.WhatdidtheBrownssuggestthetwospeakersshoulddo?
A.Takelessclothesthere.B.Takewarmclothesthere.
C.Notbuysouvenirsthere.
14.WhatischeapinChinaaccordingtotheconversation?
A.Clothes.B.Souvenirs.C.Goldjewelry.
听下面一段对话,回答第15至17三个小题。
15.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Keepfit.B.Promoteproducts.C.Buygymequipment.
16.Bywhomwillaplanbemade?
A.thewoman.B.Theman.C.Thetrainer.
17.Howmuchwilltheservicecharge?
A.300yuanaweek.B.400yuanaweek.C.800yuanaweek.
听下面一段对话,回答第18至20题。
18.Whowouldprefertoeattheroastedmeat?
A.PeopleinIndia.B.EskimosintheNorthPole.C.Peopleinthedesert.
19.Inwhichpartsoftheworldiscoffeeverypopular?
A.InNorthAmericaandintheeast.
B.InNorthernEuropeandintheMiddleEast.
C.InSouthernEuropeandintheMiddleEast.
20.HowdopeopleinEnglandlikedrinkingtea?
A.Withnothing.B.Withsugar,coldmilkorcoffee
C.Withsugar,milkorlemons.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Acancer-strickenBritishteenagegirlsaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.
AlicePyne,l5,createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I'vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowlknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn'tlooklikeI'mgoingtowinthisone,”shewrote.
Forherlist,theteenagertookinspirationfromthe2007film“TheBucketList”,inwhichtwoterminallyill(患绝症的)men,playedbyMorganFreemanandJackNicholson,drawupalistofthingstheywishtodobeforetheydie.
Onherlist,atthesitewww.alicepyne.blogspot.com,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor(骨髓捐赠者),swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.
MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.
“OhdearandIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!
”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”
Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealed(透露)themanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonyNolanbloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.
21.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?
A.Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.
B.Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.
C.Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.
D.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.
22.AlicePynewroteher“BucketList”to____.
A.expressherlastfewwishes
B.saygoodbyetoafewfriends
C.givecomforttotwoterminallyillmen
D.catchpeople'sattention
23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne's“BucketList”?
A.Tomeetaboy.
B.Togetacoolcomputer.
C.Toswimwithsharks.
D.Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.
24.TakeThatwillarrangeto.
A.invitePynetojointheband
B.helpPyneinanypossibleway
C.donatemoneytoPyne
D.meetPyneinperson
B
ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare'stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.
Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.
ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresentdayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeoftheimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.
25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.
B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.
C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.
D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.
26.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?
A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare'stime.
B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.
C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.
D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.
27.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?
A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.
B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.
C.Beingamultilingual.
D.Beinganativespeaker.
28.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?
A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.
B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.
C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.
D.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.
C
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WhatisMesothelioma?
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WhatcausesMesothelioma?
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HowmuchasbestosexposurewillcauseMesothelioma?
Generally,theprobabilityofdevelopingthisformofcancerisinaccordancewiththelengthoftimeyouareexposedtoasbestos.Also,yourhealthisatriskifyourexposuretoasbestosisintense.ItshouldbenotedthatMesotheliomahasalatency(潜伏)periodof20to50years.Thismeansthatyoumaydevelopthediseaselongafteryourexposuretoasbestos.Onaverage,peopletendtod