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云南省大理市巍山县第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题
巍山一中2014---2015学年下学期期末考试
高二年级英语试题
考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150分
第一部分听力(共两小节20小题,满分30分)
第一节听下面5段对话,选出最佳答案。
1.Wherearethetwospeakersnowprobably?
A.Onthefourthfloor.B.Onthethirdfloor.C.Onthesecondfloor.
2.Howdoesthemanlook?
A.Tired.B.Worried.C.Excited.
3.Whydoesthewomanworry?
A.Shehastoattendanimportantmeeting.B.She’llmisstheman’seveningparty.
C.Shewillhostanimportantpartyforthefirsttime.
4.Whodidthewomanhearhadgivingupsmoking?
A.Jack.B.Frank.C.Mark.
5.Whatdoesthemanplantododuringthesummervacation?
A.GotoVancouverIsland.B.Visithisgrandparents.C.Seehisbrother.
第二节听下面5段对话和独白,选出最佳答案。
请听第6段材料,回答6、7题。
6.Whereisthemangoingfirst?
A.ToParis.B.ToAmerica.C.ToMalaga.
7.Whatisthewoman’snationality?
A.Spanish.B.Japanese.C.Chinese.
请听第7段材料,回答8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodotonight?
A.Seeaplay.B.Watchagame.C.Goouttothepub.
9.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Makeacall.B.Readthemagazine.C.Makesomecoffee.
请听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10.Whatisthewoman’sdestination?
A.UnionSquare.B.BatteryPark.C.Abusstop.
11.Howlonghasthewomanbeenlate?
A.10minutes.B.15minutes.C.25minutes.
12.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heisverykind.B.Hedrivesreallyfast.C.Hecan’ttellcolorapart.
请听第9段材料,回答13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?
A.Ashopassistant.B.Abankclerk.C.Acustomsofficer.
14.Whatdidthemanbuyinthedepartmentstoreyesterday?
A.Asportssuit.B.Apairofsunglasses.C.Apairoftrainingshoes.
15.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
A.Togotothedepartmentstoretofindhispassport.
B.Tellhisembassyabouthissituation.C.Takegoodcareofhisotherthings.
16.Whydidthemanlosehispassport,accordingtotheconversation?
A.Hewastoocareless.B.Hewasverykind.C.Hewasn’tverywell.
请听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17.Whatsportdoesthespeakermentionfirstinthetalk?
A.Basketball.B.Tennis.C.Football.
18.Whichofthefollowingthreeeventsstartsthelatest?
A.OpeningnightoftheNBA.B.LittleLeagueBasketballWorldSeries.
C.MajorLeagueBasketballWorldSeries.
19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthesong“TakeMeOuttotheBallGame”?
A.Itwaswrittenbyabaseballfan.B.Itwaswrittenforabaseballteam.
C.Itwaswrittenover100yearsago.
20.Whendoeseveryonestandupandsingthesongtogether?
A.Beforethegame.B.Duringthegame.C.Afterthegame.
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
HowtoBeaWinner
SirStevenRedgrave
Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals
‘In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病).Believingmycareer(职业生涯)wasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit---theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIcouldbelieveinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwanttoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.
KarenPickering
SwimmingWorldChampion
“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”
KirstenBest
Poet&Writer
“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Then,thereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’or‘focus’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological(心理的)tool.”
21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?
A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.
C.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distractions”probablyreferto?
A.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.
C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway
D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.
23.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?
A.Courage.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.Self-confidence.
B
Twotravelingangels(天使)stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied:
“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitable(好客的)farmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorning,theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheironlyincome,laydeadinthefield.
Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangel,“Howcouldthishappen?
”“Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?
Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyouwatchedoverhishouse,”sheaccused.“Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudidnothelp.”
“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem,”theolderangelreplied.“Whenwestayedinthebasement,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,IaskedGodifIcouldseal(封口)thewallsohewouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbed,theangelofdeath(死神)cameforhiswife.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinstead.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”
24.Theunderlinedpart“thepair”inthesecondparagraphtworefersto .
A.thepoorcoupleB.therichcoupleC.theguestsD.theangels
25.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause .
A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scow.
B.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairly.
C.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetolive.
D.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway.
26.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?
A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.
B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.
C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swife.
D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.
27.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat .
A.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseem.
B.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoor.
C.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherich.
D.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold.
C
InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satellitekids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.
Asiansareimmigrating(移民)toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsia,especiallyinChina,Japan,andKorea,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult,Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.
TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Also,theyfindthattheyareverylonely,andthattheymisstheirhomes.Forthesetworeasons,mostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Therefore,thesechildrenbecome“satellitekids”,andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekid”.
28.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.
A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthere
B.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountries
C.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountries
D.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends
29.“Satellitekids”refertoAsiankids________.
A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglish
C.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone.
30.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecome“satellitekids”becausetheirparents________.
A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversity
C.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent
31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.
B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.
C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.
D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethe“satellitekids”problem
D
Wealleatwhenwearenothungry.Ifwestoppedeatingwhenwewerefull,wewouldbethin,andchefswouldhavetofindotherjobs.Youmaybetemptedtoeatwhenyouarebored,tired,angryorsimplysittinginfrontoffoodthatyoufeellikeputtinginyourmouth.Don’tgivein,thedietplanswarn.Or,ifyoumusteat,theneatonlyfoodthatissounappealingorunsatisfyingthatitisnotworththeeffort.
Itisasimportantforthesakeoflosingweightasunderstandingwhytherearetimeswhenitisextremelyimportanttoeat,however,evenwhenthereisplentyoffoodinyourstomach.Ifyoufindyours