广东省执信中学高二英语下学期期末考试.docx

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广东省执信中学高二英语下学期期末考试

广东省执信中学08-09学年高二下学期期末考试（英语）

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共16页，满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（共115分）

I．听力

第一节听独白或对话（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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1—2题。

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.

B.Inacompany.

C.Inadepartmentstore.

2.Whywillthewomanwaitalittlelonger?

A.Peoplearealwayslate.

B.Herhusbandhasnotcomeyet.

C.Shedidn'tmaketheappointment.

听第2段材料，回答第3－5题。

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Closefriends.

B.Shopassistantandcustomer.

C.Ticketsellerandpassenger.

4.Ifthemanwantstotaketheearlymorningflight,whenwillhearriveattheairport?

A.At6:

50.B.At7:

50.C.At9:

00.

5.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopayfortheticketsatlast?

A.$59.B.$295.C.$590.

听第3段材料，回答第6—8题。

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecouple?

A.Thehusbandlikestositinthesamechair.

B.Thewifedoesn'tliketotravel.

C.Theywentonatriplastyear.

7.Howlongdoesthevoyagetheytalkedaboutlast?

A.Abouttendays.

B.Tenweeks.

C.Abouttwenty-onedays.

8.Whydoesn'tthewifelikethekindofvoyage?

A.Itmaycostalotofmoney.

B.Shedoesn'tliketogotosomanyplaces.

C.Shedislikesgoingtosomanyplacesanditmaycostheralot.

听第4段材料，回答第9—12题。

9.Whatdoesthewomandointheafternoons?

A.Goingsightseeing.

B.Doinghomework.

C.Takingclasses.

10.WhydoesthewomanwanttoimproveherEnglish?

A.Shewantstogetahigherpositionsoon.

B.ShewantstomakefriendswithEnglishpeople.

C.Shewantstocommunicatewithhercustomersbetter.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.SheknewlittleEnglishbeforeshecametoLondon.

B.ShepracticesEnglishwithherroommates.

C.ShehasneverbeentoLondonbefore.

12.HowlongwillthewomanstillhavetostayinLondon?

A.Atleastamonth.

B.Atleast25days.

C.Nearly40days.

听第5段材料，回答第13—15题。

13.Whodoyouthinkthespeakeris?

A.Avisitortothepark.

B.Aguide.

C.Amanagerofaparkservice.

14.WhatdoesthespeakermainlysayabouttheYellowstoneNationalPark?

A.Theactivitiesofthepark.

B.Thebeginningofthepark.

C.Themanagementofthepark.

15.Whatisoneofthedutiesofthespeaker?

A.Tobuildfires.

B.Totrainanimals.

C.Toguidenaturewalks.

第二节  听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的作答时间。

录音读两遍。

你有80秒钟的作答时间。

ATourtoLondon

Themostfamousplaces

Briefintroduction

TheRiverThames

AsLondon’smain（16）______，ithasshapedthecapital’slandscape，historyand（17）_______．

BigBen

Asoneofthe（18）______symbolsofLondon，itisalsowell-knownforthesoundofthebell．

TheTowerofLondon

IntheeasternpartofLondon．

London’smostvisited（19）________spot．

ItisEurope’soldestpalaceand（20）________．

II．单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

21.Iwouldlove___tothepartylastnightbutIhadtoworkextrahourstofinishareport.

A.togoB.tohavegoneC.goingD.havingdone

22.Thereisamountain___thetopisalwayscoveredwithsnow.

A.ofthatB.ofwhichC.itsD.that

23.Ifyouactlikethat,you’llgetyourself___.

A.dislikeB.dislikedC.dislikingD.todislike

24.Themeetingwasover,buttheproblem___unsolved.

A.keptB.leftC.continuedD.remained

25.Theywillnevergivein_______theymightdoorsayabouttheplan.

A.althoughB.nomatterhowC.whateverD.how

26.Theenemygeneralorderedallthehouses___aftertheybrokethroughthedefenseline.

A.besetfiretoB.weresetfireto

C.caughtfireD.shouldbecaughtfire

27.____________hardlateintothenight,hesoonfellillinbed.

A.ToworkB.WorkingC.HavingworkedD.Beingworked

28.---Haveyoubookedaroomatthehotel?

---I___tothehoteltheotherday,butthey___yet.

A.havewritten;didn’tanswerB.wrote;haven’tanswered

C.hadwritten;haven’tansweredD.wrote;answer

29.Ithink___atthetrainstationwillsurpriseAuntKate.

A.yourbeingB.youareC.youwereD.youtobe

30.___youarethefirstonehere.

A.ItseemsthatasifB.Itseemedthat

C.ItseemsasifD.Itseemseventhough

31.___computersareofgreatbenefittothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

A.ThefactthatB.Thatthefactis

C.WhatthefactisthatD.Thefactisthat

32.A:

Tomlikesplayingthepiano,buthecan’tplayitwell.

B:

________________________.

A.SodoeshisbrotherB.Norcanhisbrother

C.SoishisbrotherD.Soitiswithhisbrother

33.---DoyoumindifJimcomestohelp?

---Ireallydon’tknow___apersonlikehimcanhelpmewith.

A.whatB.thatC.howD.if

34.___isknowntousallisthattheearthissmallerthanthesun.

A.WhatB.AsC.WhichD.It

35.Chinahas___populationthan___.

A.muchlarger;thatofJapanB.more;Japan

C.afarmore;thatofJapanD.alarger;Japan

36.Theseexamples,once_____tohisarticle,willmakeitsoundmorereasonable.

A.addB.toaddC.addingD.added

37.Theaudiencewatchedher____performance,too____tosayaword.

A.amazing,surprisingB.amazed,surprised

C.amazed,surprisingD.amazing,surprised

38.___________amusingstoriesarebasedoncomicsituations.

A.MostofB.ThemajorityC.MostD.Mostly

39.Heaskedanumberofimportantcriticstocome_______hisprivate…

A.seeingB.andseeC.seeD.sotheysaw

40.Erichadbeenkilled_________fightingwithhisregiment.

A.duringB.asifC.whileD.because

III.完型填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

Inthepast,travelwasconsideredanessentialpartofeducation.Poetsandwritersrealizedthe_41_oftravelandwentouttoothercountriesinsearchof_42_.Aman’seducationwasnotcompleteduntilhehadvisitedforeignlands.

Thattravel_43_themindcannotbedenied.Thosewhotravelcomeinto_44_withvarioustypesofpeoplewhosewaysoflifearecompletelydifferentfromtheirs.Theyseethingswiththeirowneyesandhaveabetter_45_oftheaffairsoftheworld.Theimpressionsthattheyreceivewhiletheytravelremain_46_intheirmindsformanyyears,andallfalseimpressionandideasare_47_fromtheirminds.Thus,theyareabletoseethingsintheirproperperspective（观点）andmakecorrectjudgmentsanddecisions.Andbeingabletomakecorrectdecisionsisavaluablepartof_48_.

Itisargued,however,thatthe_49_ofthegreatvarietyofbooks,newspaper,theradio,TVandtheInternettodayobviates（排除）theneedfortraveltoacquireknowledge.Buttherearemanythingstheycannotdescribeeffectively.Theyhavetobeseenandfelt.Besides,notallcanunderstandeverythingthatthey_50_aboutpeopleawayfromtheirhomes.Tosuchpeople,especially,travelisanimportantmeansofeducation.

41.A.valueB.possibilityC.backgroundD.development

42.A.workB.wealthC.opportunityD.knowledge

43.A.comfortsB.needsC.usesD.broadens

44.A.sightB.contactC.powerD.effect

45.A.protectionB.studyC.solutionD.understanding

46.A.littleB.endlessC.freshD.important

47.A.removedB.tiredC.differedD.separated

48.A.lifeB.travelC.educationD.society

49.A.presenceB.troubleC.importanceD.discovery

50.A.seeB.readC.talkD.worry

IV.语法填空（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为5l-60的相应位置上。

ItseemsthatyoungpeopleinBritainhavelosttheabilitytocommunicateclearlyand_51___（accurate）inStandardEnglish,andtheBritishgovernmentissoconcerned__52__ithassetupacommitteeto“promotetheuseofbetterEnglish.”

__53__,doBritishpeoplereallyhaveaprobleminexpressing__54__?

AstudypublishedlastOctobersuggeststhatthereisrealcauseforconcern:

ItshowedthatamongtheUK’s15-year-olds,only22%ofboysand28%ofgirlsfeelcomfortablewhen__55__（use）theStandardEnglishinformalsituations,suchasatschoolandininterviews.SomepeoplethinkthatBritishpupilsleavingschoolarenotasgoodatusinglanguagesaspupilsfromothercountries,partly__56__theydon’tspendmuchtimetalkinginclass.Therearesomereasonsforbeingconcerned_____57_____thelevelsoffluencyandwillingnesstospeakinpublic,evenif“public”justmeansinfrontoftherestoftheclass.

Thegovernmentcommittee,__58__willbechairedbythenewscaster（新闻播音员），TrevorMcDonald，____59_____widelyrespectedandpopularfigure,__60__（make）upofpeoplefromtheworldofbusiness,education,sports,theartsandthemedia.

V.阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A.

LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenagersintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.

“Thesafetyissueisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:

Whataboutcrime?

Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer“That’snotaproblemhere.”Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.

“Nocrimewhatsoever?

”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:

in1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”

Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrim