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云南省大理州宾川县第四高级中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
宾川四中2015—2016学年高二年级上学期期末考英语试卷
考生注意:
1、考试时间120分钟,总分150分。
2、所有试题必须在答题卡上作答否则无效。
3、交卷时只交答题卡,请认真填写相关信息。
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30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1.5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,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Wheredidtheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Inahotel.C.Inaroom.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanisbusytoday.B.Thewomanisnotbusytoday.C.Thewomanisofftoday.
3.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hehasprovedtobeabetterreaderthanthewoman.
B.Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthebook.
C.Hecannotgetaccesstotheassignedbook.
4.What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Customerandwaitress.C.Bossandsecretary.
5.Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?
A.Attendingeverylecture.B.Doinglotsofhomework.C.Readingveryextensively.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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。
听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Coachandplayer.B.Colleagues.C.Customerandshopassistant.
7.Whatdidthemandolastnight?
A.Hewatchedagame.B.Hewenttoseeafilm.C.Heworkedovertime.
请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howhadthemanlearnedaboutthemuseum?
A.Hevisiteditinperson.
B.Helearnedfromafriend.
C.Hereadaboutitinamagazine.
9.Accordingtothewoman,whatdothepavingstones,skylightsandthemobilehaveincommon?
A.Theyareveryexpensive.
B.Theyaremadeofpiecesofaluminum.
C.Theyhavetrianglesallover.
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhydidCatherinestayathomelastnight?
A.Towaitforheruncle.B.Tocareforhersister.C.Todoherhomework.
11.WhatwasonTVlastnight?
A.Asingingcompetition.B.GongfuPanda.C.Afootballmatch.
12.WhatdidJohndolastnight?
A.Sawafilm.B.WatchedTV.C.Sawapanda.
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemanintendingtodo?
A.Hewantstobuyaflat.B.Heislookingforahotelroom.C.Hewantstorentaflat.
14.Inwhichpartofthetownisthebuildinglocated?
A.Inthenorthofthetown.B.Inthemiddleofthetown.C.Inthewestofthetown.
15.Howmanyroomsdoesthisflathaveexcludingthekitchenandthebathroom?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheflat?
A.Hethinksittooexpensive.
B.Hedoesn’tlikeitatall.
C.Heseemstohavesomeinterestinit.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhydidJackLondonleaveschool?
A.Hehadtoworktohelphisfamily.
B.Hehadcompletedhiseducation.
C.Hewantedtobecome
awriter
18.WhydidJackLondongotoAlaska?
A.Tofindideasforthebooks.B.Tofindgold.C.Tofindjobs.
19.HowoldwasJackLondonwhenhedied?
A.40yearsold.B.60yearsold.C.76yearsold.
20.WhatdoweknowaboutJackLondonfromthispassage?
A.Hebecamefamousbutremainedpoorallhislife.
B.Hedidn’tbecomefamousuntilhedied.
C.Hekilledhimself.
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
JohnBarrywasborninIrelandin1745.Attheageof15,drivenbytheBritishfromhishometown,hegotontoashipsecretly.ItwasleavingfortheAmericancolonies(殖民地).TheshiptookhimtoPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.AsBarrysteppedofftheship,hehadnoideathathewouldbecomeoneofAmerica’simportanthistoricalfigures.
Barrygrewtobeoversixfeettall.Duringhistimeasaseacaptain,hesetamodelforthenewnavy(海军).Hewaswell-knownforhisbraveryandfairness.Hehadstrictrulesforhismen,includingnoalcoholontheship.OfBarry,historianJohnFrost,inhis1844AmericanNavalBiographywrote,“Barry’soperationswerenotsurpassed(超越)duringthewar.”
WhentheAmericanWarofIndependencebegan,BarrydiscoveredasecretBritishplan.TheBritishwantedtoblocktheDelawareRiverandcatcheveryshipsailingtoorfromPhiladelphia.TheideawastostarvetheAmericancolonists.Barryworkedquicklytochangemerchantships(商船)intowarships.ThenhefoughttheBritishfromatinyship.HemanagedtokeepthemfromgettingcontroloftheDelawareRiver.Afterhisshipsank,hesetuphisgunsonshore.Fromtherehejoinedinthebattleso
fTrentonandPrinceton.ThenBarrycommandedtheAmericanwarshipLexingtonandcaughtthePrinceEdward,thefirstBritishshiptakeninthewar.
Afterthewarended,BarrysuggestedtotheU.S.governmentthatitshouldhaveastandingnavy.Itwasthebestwaytoprotectitslongcoastline.HewasmadecaptainofthefirstU.S.Navyin1794.Hepersonallytrainedthemen.Barryleftnochildrenwhenhediedin1803.However,heiscalledafather.Heisthe“FatheroftheAmericanNavy.”
21.JohnBarryleftfortheUnitedStates_____.
A.becausehehadnochoiceB.becausehehatedlivinginBritain
C.inthehopeofbuildinganewnavyD.inexpectationofvisitingPhiladelphia
22.Thesecondparagraphiswritteninatoneof_____.
A.calmness B.angerC.praise D.regret
23.Itcanbe
inferredfromthetextthattheDelawareRiver_____.
A.isaterriblydan
gerousriver
B.isfarawayfromPhiladelphia
C.hadbeenunderthecontroloftheBritish
D.hadbeenanimportantwaterwaytotransportgoods
24.AftertheAmericanWarofIndependence,JohnBarry_____.
A.decidedtotakeagoodrest
B.commandedtheLexington
C.oftenstoodalongthecoastlineoftheU.S.
D.stillinvolvedhimselfinmilitarydecisions
B
Lifein2060
LetussupposeitisnowaboutA.D.2060.Let'smakebelieveitisaboutfiftyyearsfromnow.Ofcourse,thingshavechangedandlifeisverydifferent.
Voyagestothemoonarebeingmadeeveryday.Itisaseasytotakeaholidayonthemoontodayasitwasforthepeoplein1960totakeaholidayinEurope.Atanumberofscenicspotsonthemoon,manyhotelshavebeenbuilt.Thehotelsareairconditioned,naturally.Inorderthateveryonecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryonthemoon,everyroomhasatleastonepicturewindow.Everythingimaginableisprovidedforentertainment(娱乐)ofyou
ngandold.
Whatarepeopleeatingnow?
Peoplearestilleatingfood.Theyhaven'tyetstartedtotakeonheir(继承)supplyofenergydirectlyaselectricalcurrentorasnuclearpower.Theymaysomeday.Butmanyfoodsnowcomeinpillforms,andthefoodthatgoesintothepillcontinuestocomemainlyfromgreenplants.
Sincethereareseveraltimesasmanypeopleintheworldtodayastherewereahundredyearsago,mostofourplanet'ssurfacehastobefilled.Thedesertsareirrigatedwithwaterandcropsarenolongerdestroyedbypests.Theharvestisalwaysgood.
Farming,ofcourse,isveryhighlydeveloped.Veryfewpeoplehavetoworkonthefarm.Itispossibletorunthefarmbyjustpushingafewbuttonsnowandthen.
Suchwouldbeourlifein2060.
25.Whenwasthepassagewritten?
A.InaboutA.D.2060.B.Inabout1960.
C.Inabout2010.D.Inabout2004.
26.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillbeonthemooninaboutA.D.2060?
A.Manytourists. B.Manyotheranimals.
C.Manyplants.D.Asea.
27.Whatwillpeopleeatthenaccordingtothepassage?
A.Biscuitsinpillforms.B.Foodsinpillforms.
C.Foodsinwaterforms.D.Foodsingasforms.
28.Thepassagetellsusthatin2060,________ontheearththannow.
A.therearefewerpopulationB.therearemorepests
C.thereislesswaterD.thecropsaregettingbetter
C
Whenhethoughtofthepast,mygrandfatherwouldsometimesshowusphotographsofhimselfatschool.Theywerebrownandfaded,anditwashardtobelievethattheblurredfigureofthelittleboyintheshorttrousersandsockscouldeverhavebeenGrandfather.Besides,heworeacap—andtheboysinthephotographsworecapspulledsofarforwardthathalfoftheirfaceswereobscured.WhenGrandfatheraskedustopickhimoutfromthegroup,wewouldsurelypointtothewrongboy.
Ononesuchoccasionmyyoungersister,agedsix,burstintotearswhenGrandfatherproudlyguidedherfingertotherightboy.“Howcouldthatboybeyou?
”shecried.“Heshouldhaveabeard.”Wewere,ofcourse,allconvincedthatgrandfathersshouldhavebeards,preferablywhiteandbushy,likeourowngrandfather's.
“Iwasagoodscholar,”Grandfatherwouldsay,wagginghisbeardoverthephotographs.“IshouldhavebeentopoftheclassifIhadn'thadtogetupatsixeverymorningtomilkthecowsandchopthewood,andagainwhenIcamehomefromschool.”
“ButSaturdays?
WhatdidyoudoonSaturdays?
”
“Saturdays,ifitwasfine,I'dbeoutalldayinthefieldswiththemen,”repliedGrandfather.“Andifitwaswet,I'dbehelpingmymotherwithoddjobsroundthehouse.Therewasn'tmuchtimeforstudying.”
WealltriedhardtoimaginewhatitwouldhavebeenliketohavebeenGrandfathergettingupatcrackofdawnandnever,obviously,havingamomentforhimself.ItseemedwehadlearntsomethingfromwhatGrandfatherhadsaidabouthischildhood.
29.Inthefirstparagraphofthispassage,whattheauthorreallytellsusisthat________.
A.hisgrandfatherusedtowearshorttrousers,socksandacapaswell
B.itwasdifficulttotellwhichoftheboysinthephotographswasGrandfather
C.hedidn'tbelieveGrandfatherworeacappulledforwar
dwhenhewasatschool
D.itwasfuntowatchboysinthephotographswearingcapspulledforward
30.Theauthor'ssisterburstintotearsbecause________.
A.shedidnotgeta
chancetopickoutGrandfatherinthephotographs
B.shewastoldwhichwastherightboybeforesheherselfcouldpickhimout
C.otherchildrendidnotagre