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

高二下学期期末考试英语试题

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthewomandoing?

　A.Offeringhelp.B.Askingforhelp.C.Askingforpermission.

2.Whereisthewomangoingnext?

A.Themarket.B.Herhome.C.Herbrother'soffice.

3.Whatisthewoman'sopinionabouttheads?

A.Funny.B.Necessary.C.Meaningful.

4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?

A.Nice.B.Cold.C.Warm.

5.Whodoesthegirlwanttogetagiftfor?

A.Herfather.B.Hergrandfather.C.Hermother.

第二节（共J5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，符小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwillthewomandoinanhour?

A.WatchTV.B.Meetherparents.C.Gotoaconcert.

7.Whendoestheconcertbegin?

A.At11:

30am.B.Atl:

00pm.C.Atl:

30pm.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whogavethewomansometips?

A.Herdoctor.B.Hertrainer.C.Herteacher.

9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？

　A.Howtoloseweight.B.Howtocookmeals.

　C.Howtobemorehealthy.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendidtheman'sfatherbuyaChristmastree?

A.Yesterdaymorning.B.Yesterdayafternoon.

C.Yesterdayevening.

11.WhotoldthewomanSantaClausputtoysinstockings?

　A.Hergrandmother.B.Herfather.C.Hermother.

12.Wherewillthewomanputherstockingstonight?

　A.Underthetree.B.Nearthepillow.C.Onthetable.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowwillthemangotoNewYork?

　A.Bybus.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.

14.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofNewYork?

　A.Modern.B.Magical.C.Crowded.

15.WhowillthemanmeetinWashington?

　A.Hispenpal.B.Hisbrother.C.Hisparents.

16.Whatwillthewomandoduringthesummervacation?

　A.Goshopping.B.Gotothebeach.C.Studyathome.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whereisthespeakerprobably?

　A.Inaclassroom.B.Inahospital.C.Inahotel.

18.What'sthesymptomwhensomeonegoesintoshock?

　A.Hebleedsheavily.B.Hisbodyturnscold.

　C.Hisfaceturnsred.

19.Whatcanwedoifsomeonetakessleepingpills?

　A.Trytowakehimup.B.Lethimhaveenoughsleep.

　C.Helphimthrowupthepills.

20.Howmanyemergenciesdoesthespeakermention?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

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

Moviescomingsoon

TheCroods

Lengthoftime:

1hour32minutes

Style:

Family,Action

Releasedate（上映日期）:

November22,2014

Directors:

KirkDeMicco,ChrisSanders

Starring:

NicolasCage,EmmaStone,RyanReynolds

Summary

Aprehistoricfamilyareforcedtofleetheircaveafterit’sdestroyedbyadisasterthatthreatenstochangetheirlivesforeverinthisanimated（动画制作的）filmfeaturingthevoicesofNicolasCageandEmmaStone.Asaprotectivecavemanfatherleadshisfamilyoutofharm’sway,theclan（家族）crossespathswithacleverteennamedGuy（voiceofRyanReynolds）,whoofferstohelpthemreachadistantlandwheretheywillbesafefromaterribledisasterthatwillsoonchangetheentireworld.

Admission

Lengthoftime:

1hour47minutes

Style:

Comedy

Releasedate:

November22,2014

Director:

PaulWeitz

Starring:

TinaFey,PaulRudd,NatWolff

Summary

TinaFeyandPaulRuddstarindirectorPaulWeitz’scomedyaboutanhonestPrincetonadmissionsofficer.Theofficermeetsateenagerwhomaybeherlong-lostsonwhilerecruiting（招收）studentsfromanalternativehighschool.Yearsago,PortiaNathan（Fey）quietlygavehernewbornsonupforadoption.Nowshe’sgotagreatcareerrecruitingstudentsforPrincetonuniversity.Then,oneday,shereceivesanunexpectedcallfromherclosecollegeclassmateJohnPressman（Rudd）,whorunsanalternativehighschoolthatishometosomeverygiftedstudents.OnesuchstudentisJeremiah（NatWolff）,whoJohnbelievescouldbethesonthatPortiagaveupforadoptionbackinheryouth.Meanwhile,asPortiaputshercareerindangerbychangingJeremiah’stranscript（成绩单）,anunexpectedlovestorybeginstohappen.

21．Whoisafilmdirector?

　A.PaulWeitz.B.EmmaStone.C.PaulRudd.D.NicolasCage.

22．InthemovieTheCroods,theescapingfamilyisledby____________.

　A.RyanReynoldsB.asmartteenC.thefatherD.themother

23．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

　A.Newmovies.B.Moviereviews.C.Adventuremovies.D.MovieStars.

B

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChina,simplyenough,byconnectingbigChinesemanufacturers（制造商）withbigbuyersacrosstheworld.Itsbusiness-to-businesssite,Aallowedbusinesstobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba’sadvantagewasn’thardtoidentify:

size.Alibabaisjustbig,evenbyChinesestandards.Itsmarketplacesattract231millionactivebuyers,8millionsellers,11.3billionordersayear—andAlibabaisjustthemiddleman.Itencouragespeopletouseitsmarkets—notchargingsmallsellersapercentageofthesale.

IfyouwantaquicklookintotheinfluenceofAlibabaondailyChineselife,takemyexperience.ImovedtoBeijingalmostayearagoandquicklygottiredofvisitingsmallstoresacrossthecrowded,pollutedcityof20millionpeopleinsearchofnewelectronics,bathroomfurnishings,andanythingelsemywifewanted.“You’relookingforwhatexactly?

Whynottryit?

”myChineseteacheraskedmeoneday.Withthat,mywonderfulnewrelationshipwithAlibababegan.

Alibaba’soriginalbusiness-to-businessmodelnowissecondaryto（对…来说是次要的）consumerbuying.Chineseretail（零售）buyingmakesup80%ofAlibaba’sprofit,andleadingthatgroupisTaobao,with800millionitemsforsaleandthemostunbelievableselectionofthingsyou’lleverfind.TMisAlibaba’sotherbigsite,whereyoucanfindbrandnamegoodsfromNikeandUnilevernearthelowestprices.

WhatIhaveahardtimeexplainingtofriendsandfamilybackintheU.S.ishowChinahasgonebeyondtraditionalshopping—big-boxretailersespecially—infavorofonlinepurchasesonTaobaoandafewothersites.InsmallertownsthanBeijing,wherebigretailershavenotyettraveled,shoppingonlineisshopping,andshoppingisTaobao.

IhavealistofsomeofmyrecentpurchasesonTaobaoforasenseofhowextensive（广大）themarketplaceis.Almosteverythingarrivedadayortwoafterorderingwithfreeshipping.I’mnotevenabigbuyer,becauseIneedfriendstohelpmesearchtheChinese-languagesite.WhenIwassearchingmypurchase（购买）historyonmyChineseteacher’siPad,whichhelpsmebuygoods,Ilookedthroughwithgreatdifficultyabout10ofherpurchasesforeveryoneofmine.

24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

　A.AlibabaB.anewstoreC.abusinessD.aforeignwebsite

25．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

　A.Theauthor’sChineseteacherisalsoanonlinepurchaselover.

　B.Taobaohasnoobviousadvantageoverothersimilaronlinesites.

　C.Alibaba’sbusiness-to-businessserviceearnsmoremoneythanretailnow.

　D.TMprovidesmoreprofitthanTaobao.

26．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

　A.ShoppingonlineisTaoBao.

　B.Alibabagreatlyinfluencespeople’sdailypurchaseinChina.

　C.Theinfluenceofshoppingonlinegoesbeyondtraditionalshopping.

　D.HowtheauthorpurchasesonlineinChina.

27．Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagereferto?

　A.Alibabaactsasabridgebetweenbuyersandsellers.

　B.Alibabawillcontinuetodevelop.

　C.Alibabastandsoutasthebestonlinesite.

　D.Alibabaisofmiddlesizeamongalltheonlinesites.

C

Weliveinasweetworld.TheaverageAmericankidconsumesmorethan20teaspoonsofsugarperday,andadultseat50%moresugartodaythantheydidinthe1970s.Weallknowthattoomuchsugarisn’tgoodforyou.Butdidweknowitcouldbedangerous?

AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofUtahusedmicetoconductastudyonthenegativeeffectsofsugar.Theyfounditcouldhaveseriouseffectsonpeople’shealth.

Sugarisfoundnotonlyinsweetsandcandies,butalsoinmanyhouseholditemslikepastaandcrackers.

Duringthe58-week-longstudy,micewerefedadietcontaining25%moresugar.Thispercentageequalsahealthyhumandietalongwiththreecansofsodadaily.Theteamfoundthatthesemiceweretwiceaslikelytodieasmicefedasimilardietwithoutthesugar.Thoughthemicedidnotshowsignsofobesityorhighbloodpressure,malemicewere26%lessterritorialandproduced25%feweroffspringthantheothermice.

Scientistsoftenusemiceforresearchbecausetheyhaveasimilargenetic（基因）structuretohumans.“Sincemostsubstancesthataredangerousinmicearealsodangerousinpeople,it’slikelythatthosephysicalproblemsthatcausethosemicetohaveincreaseddeathsalsoworkinpeople,”saysstudyauthorJamesRuffoftheUniversityofUtah.Findingsfromthisstudyrevealnegativeeffectsthatarenotasnoticeableasweightgainorheartproblems.Sugarcancontributetolong-termchangesinthebodythatcanchangedevelopmentandevenshortenlives.

CuttingsugaroutoftheAmericandietaltogethermaybedifficult.Butmakingtheefforttocontrolournation’ssugardesirewillprovideforatrulysweeterfuture.

28．Thestudyconductedbyresearchersaimedatlearningabout________

　A.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsugar

　B.thenegativeeffectsofsugaronpeople’shealth

　C.thegeneticstructureofmice

　D.American’sdiet

29．Accordingtothestudy,whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

　A.Sugarcanevenshortenlives.

　B.Sugar’snegativeeffectsarenotnoticeable.

　C.Micearemorelikelytodiewhenfedadietcontaining25%moresugar.

　D.Eatingmuchmoresugarcanmakemiceputonweight