高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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高二下学期期末考试英语试题

年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

Ⅰ.听力理解（共三节，满分20分）

第一节（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）

听下面四段对话，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。

每段对话你将听两遍。

1.WhereisEthannow?

A.Attheoffice.B.Atafactory.C.Atameetingroom.

2.Whydidthewomangototown?

A.Getsomemoneyfromthebank.

B.Buysomegroceriesinamarket.

C.Payherbillsinthebank.

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Bossandemployee.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Husbandandwife.

4.Howwillthemantravel?

A.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.

第二节（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）

听下面三段材料，每段材料后有两个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段材料你将听两遍。

听第5段材料，回答第5至6题。

5.WhywasJimmysenthomefromschool?

A.Hewasn'tfeelingwell.

B.Hedidn'tfinishhishomework.

C.Heplayedtricksonhisclassmates.

6.Whyisthewomanupset?

A.Astrangerbrokeintothehouse.

B.Jimmyclimbedinthroughawindow.

C.Therewasnoonehomewaitingforher.

听第6段材料，回答第7至8题。

7.Whatattractsthemanmost?

A.Thebusinesstrip.

B.ProfessorLee'slecture.

C.Moviesshotbyyoungdirectors.

8.Whowillprobablyhelptheman?

A.Hisaunt.B.Hiscousin.C.Hiseldersister.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9.Whatmightbethespeaker?

A.Aperformer.B.Atourguide.C.Aschoolteacher.

10.WhendoestheWorldofColorstart?

A.At7p.m.B.At8:

30p.m.C.At9:

30p.m.

（听力理解第三节见第Ⅱ卷）

Ⅱ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

11.—I'lletolistentoyourspeechat9:

30tomorrowmorning.

—Iregrettotellyouthatbythenmyspeech____.

A.hadendedB.hasendedC.willhaveendedD.willend

12.Itwasafterhewenttocollege__herealizedtheimportanceofformingareadinghabit.

A.thatB.whenC.sinceD.as

13.__histelephonenumberore-mailaddress,shehadsomedifficultygettingintouchwithJohn.

A.NotknowingB.NottoknowC.NotknownD.Nothavingknown

14.Itissaidthatthey__$200,000forthehouseuptonow.

A.willofferB.areofferingC.offerD.haveoffered

15.—Canyou__whatthesecharactersontherockare?

—Notreally.

A.carryoutB.makeoutC.eoutD.goout

16.—Oh,mycatisreallyfat.

—You__havegivenhersomuchfood.

A.wouldn'tB.mustn'tC.couldn'tD.shouldn't

17.Ididn'tseeyoursisterattheparty.Ifshe__,shewouldhavemetmybrother.

A.haseB.hadeC.dideD.came

18.—Howeyouarehere?

—Icameherefornothingelsebuttoseeyou____.

A.bychanceB.inadditionC.atrandomD.onpurpose

19.__isnotpossiblethatBobcanwinthefirstprizeinthepetition.

A.ThisB.ThatC.ItD.What

20.—I'mleavingtomorrow.

—Oh,whatapity!

Iwon'tbeabletoseeyouoff.I__atele-conferencethewholemorning.

A.haveB.amhavingC.willbehavingD.willhavehad

21.Withtherapiddevelopmentofthecity,hecanhardlyfindtheplace__heusedtoplaywithhischildhoodfriends.

A.whereB.whenC.thereD.which

22.__wehavenodisagreementontheplan,let'sbringthediscussiontoanend.

A.UnlessB.UntilC.AlthoughD.Nowthat

23.Itmattersmuchmostofyourgroupmemberssupportyou.

A.ifB.whetherC.whatD.that

24.Tolearnthepieceofmusicquickly,you'dbetterhearit___asmanytimesaspossible.

A.playB.playingC.playedD.toplay

25.—Whatdoyouthinkofcolorofmyhandbag?

—Perfect!

Itis__goodmatchforyourdress.

A.a;theB.the;aC.a;aD.the;the

Ⅲ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.

Theconversationsoonturnedintoplaintsabout26inworkandlife.Toofferhisguestscoffee,the27wenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyof28—porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,some29,someexpensive,somedelicate—tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothe30.

Whenallthestudents31acupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,"Ifyouhave32,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeentakenup,33theplainandcheapones.Whileitis34foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe35ofyourproblemsandstress."

"Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsno36tothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecaseseven37whatwedrink."

"Whatallofyoureallywantiscoffee,38thecup,butyou39wentforthebestcups…Andthenyoubegan40eachother'scups."

"Nowconsider41:

Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontain42,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdetermine,nor43thequalityoflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we44toenjoythecoffee.Fullyappreciatethecoffee,notthecups!

Don'tletthecups45you...enjoythecoffeeinstead."

26.A.stressB.progressC.conditionD.pride

27.A.advisorB.professorC.monitorD.graduate

28.A.glassesB.bowlsC.traysD.cups

29.A.plain-lookingB.beautifulC.modernD.nice-looking

30.A.potB.sugarC.milkD.coffee

31.A.madeB.hadC.cookedD.served

32.A.talkedB.discussedC.noticedD.decided

33.A.leavingbehindB.fallingaboutC.leavingaboutD.fallingbehind

3g.A.strangeB.wonderfulC.normalD.important

35.A.sourceB.purposeC.doubtD.result

36.A.priceB.qualityC.sweetD.color

37.A.provesB.tastesC.hidesD.steals

38.A.morethanB.lessthanC.otherthanD.ratherthan

39.A.consciouslyB.wiselyC.shylyD.carelessly

40.A.showingB.eyeingC.exchangingD.praising

41.A.itB.thatC.thisD.one

42.A.jobsB.moneyC.positionD.life

43.A.changeB.increaseC.discoverD.lower

44.A.tryB.manageC.failD.plan

45.A.envyB.driveC.supportD.assess

Ⅳ.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）

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

EachspringbringsanewwildflowerbloominginthefieldsalongthehighwayItraveldailytowork.

Thereisoneparticularblueflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeye.I'venoticedthatitbloomsonlyinthemorninghours.Theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Everydayeachyearforabouttwoweeks,Iseethosebeautifulflowers.

Thisspring,Istartedawildflowergardeninmyyard.Icanlookoutofthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthedishesandseetheflowers.I'veoftenthoughtthatthoselovelyblueflowersfromthefieldswouldlookgreatinthatbedalongsideotherwildflowers.

EverydayIdrovepasttheflowers,thinking,"I'llstoponmywayhomeanddigthem.""Gee,Idon'twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty…"Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthem.Myhusbandevengavemeatooloneyearforthatexpressedpurpose.

Onedayonmywayhomefromwork,Iwassaddenedtoseethatthehighwaydepartmenthadclearedupthefieldsandtheprettyblueflowersweregone.Ithoughttomyself,"Waytogo,youwaitedtoolong.Youshouldhavedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring."

Aweekagowewereshockedandsaddenedtolearnthatmyoldestsister-in-lawhasacancer.Sheis20yearsolderthanmyhusbandandunfortunately,becauseofageanddistance,wehaven'tbeenascloseasweallwouldhaveliked.

Icouldn'thelpbutseetheconnectionbetweentheprettyblueflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmyhusband'ssisterandus.IdobelievethatGodhasgivenussometimelefttoplantsomewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.

Andyes,ifIseetheblueflowersagain,I'msureI'llstopandtransplantthemtomywildflowergarden.

46.Howlongmighttheblueflowerbloominspring?

A.Abouttwoweeks.B.Thewholeseason.

C.Aboutoneweek.D.Thewholeday.

47.Wheredidthewriterwanttotransplanttheflowers?

A.Acrossthefields.B.Alongthehighway.

C.Inthegarden.D.Outsidetheyard.

48.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewriter'ssister-in-law?

A.Sheisseriouslyill.B.Sheistwentyyearsold.

C.Shelivesfarawayfromthewriter.D.Sheisnotinclosetouchwiththewriter.

49.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Valuenowanddon'tlosechances.

B.Visitourrelativesonlyaftertheygetill.

C.Refreshourwonderfulmomentseveryyear.

D.Plantflowersanddon'tenjoytheminthefield.

B

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Nearlythreequarters（74%）thinkthetiewillnotsurvivewithinBritishfirmsbeyondthenexthalfacenturywiththepopularityoftheopen-collaredshirt.Itsdemiseisbeingblamedontheboomincreativebusinesses,suchasFacebookandGoogle,andonlinetradingpanieswhereformaldresscodestendtobeavoidedinfavourofamorecasualapproach.

Onceconsideredanimportantpartofbusinessdress,thetiehasbeeavictimofthespreadof"casualFridays"intootherweekdays,accordingtoresearchers.

Thepoll,byDealJungle.,whichhelpssmallandmediumenterprises,foundmorethanhalf（51%）thoughtthetiewoulddieoutinofficeswithinthenext20yearsandalmostaquarter（22%）believeditwouldlastlessthan10years.

Aspokesmanforthesite,whichhas20,000registeredmembers,said:

"Tieshavebeenaroundseeminglyforeverbutincreasingnumbersofofficeworkersaretellingthemtogetaway."

"ThesuccessofbusinessessuchasFacebookandGoogle,whereeventheCEOturnsupwearingjeansandahoodie,alsoseemstohavehadacorrosive（侵蚀性）effectontheideaofdressingformallyforwork."

"Manyofourmemberskeeptheirexpensestoaminimumbyworkingfromhomesotheyfeelnoneedtodressupt