高二英语下学期期末试题带答案.docx

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高二英语下学期期末试题带答案

第一卷（选择题，共100分）

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秒钟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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.                   B.£9.15.                   C.£9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whendoesthelibraryopen?

A.At7:

30.      B.At8:

00.      C.At8:

30.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.      B.Inanoffice.     C.Inarestaurant.

3.Whoisthemanmostprobably?

A.Thewoman’sfriend.   B.Thewoman’shusband.   C.Ataxidriver.

4-Howwillthewomanspendherholiday?

A.Haveagoodrest.    B.Runacompany.    C.Gotowork.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanlendthemanherelectricbicycle?

A.Shelentittoafriend.       B.Theelectricbicycleisbeingrepaired.

C.Shedoesn’tliketalkingtotheman.

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6段材料，回答第6和第7题。

6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Strangers.      B.Relatives.      C.Friends.

7.Howfaristhestadiumfromthatbigwhitegate?

A.About10meters.    B.About10-minutewalk.   C.About300meters.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethehotelslikethere?

A.Coolanddirty.     B.Cheapandexcellent.   C.Excellentand

9.Wheredothetwospeakerslive?

A.IntheUnitedStates.    B.InVenezuela.     C.InEngland. 

10.What’sthebestthingtobuyinVenezuela?

A.Clothes.      B.Warmclothes.     C.Coldjewelry.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howmanystudentsfailedinthechemistryexam?

A.One.       B.Two.       C.Three.

12.Howdoesthewomanlearnchemistrybeforeclass?

A.Buysomereferences.   B.Turntotheteacher.    C.Readthetextbook.

13.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Gotothebookstore.    B.Dosomeexercises.    C.Playbasketball.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Heislookingforajob.   B.Heislookingforashop.   C.Heislookingforatravelagency.

15.Wherecanhegoifhewantstofindasuitablejob?

A.Thegovernment.    B.Jobmarkets.     C.Theemploymentagencies.

16.Whenaretheemploymentagenciesonbusiness?

A.Onweekdays.         B.Exceptonweekends.   

C.Exceptonweekendsandpublicholidays.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoestheauthordoinGermany?

A.Ateacher.      B.Anassistant.     C.Aworker.

18.HowmanymaindifferencesaretherebetweenGermanandUKschools?

A.Two.       B.Three.      C.Four.

19.WhendothestudentshavetheirbreakfastinGermany?

A.Afterthefirstlesson.   B.Aftercomingtoschool.   C.Beforecomingtoschool.

20.WhatdoGermankidsusuallyweartoschool?

A.JeansandT-shirts.    B.Shirtsandties.     C.Jeansandties.

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

Thereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?

”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.

Theman,thrilledbytheprospectofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedininkingupsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat（溅泼声）.Eventually,themanlimpsbackinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.

Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening,andwhenthemancrawlsback,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!

Nomoreofthispointing!

Tellmewhy?

Talk!

”

Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”

21.Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?

A.Heissostupidthathecannotfindit.    B.Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.

C.Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim.   D.Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?

A.Submitted.   B.Pleasing.    C.Disappointed.   D.Unwilling.

23.Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?

A.Gettingthehelpfromothers.      B.Achievingitallonyourown.

C.Keepingongoingaftersomefailures.    D.Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Believeinyourself.        B.Don’tgiveuptoosoon.

C.Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion.     D.Introducetheguru’swisdom.

B

DearCustomers,

Iloveslippingintoacomfortablechairforalongread－asIrelaxintothechair;Ialsorelaxintotheauthor’swords,storiesandideas.Thephysicalbookissoelegantthatitdisappearsintothebackgroundandwhatremainsistheauthor’sworld.

Today,we,atAmazon,areexcitedtoannounceMindle,awireless,portablereadingdevicewithinstantaccesstomorethan90,000books,magazinesandnewspapers.

We’vebeenworkingonMindleformorethanthreeyears.OurtopdesigngoalwasforMindleto 

disappearinyourhands―togetoutoftheway－soyoucanenjoyyourreading,alsowantedtogobeyondthephysicalbook.Mindleiswireless,sowhetheryou’relyinginbedorridingatrain,youcanthinkofabookandhaveitinlessthan60seconds.Nocomputerisneeded－youdoyourreadingdirectlyfromthedevice.

Wechosethesamewirelesstechnologyusedinadvancedmobilephones.Butunlikephonestherearenomonthlywirelessbills,noserviceordataplans,andnoyearlycontracts.Thereisnosoftwaretoinstall.Wewantyoutogetlostinyourreadingandnotinthetechnology.

Mindleusesanewkindofdisplaycalledelectronicpaper.SharpandnaturalwithnostronglightreadingonMindleisnothinglikereadingfromacomputerscreen.Mindleweighsonly10.3ounces－lessthanapaperback.butcancarrytwohundredbooks.

EnjoylearningaboutMindleandmanythanks!

JeffBezosFounderCEO

25.Thispassagemostprobablyisa（n）       .

A.labreport    B.newsstory    C.advertisement   D.letterofthanks

26.FromthepassagewelearnthatMindleisadevicewhich       .

C.disappearswhileyouread      B.isoperatedbyacomputer

A.hasneitherwiresnorweight      D.canfindahookwithinoneminute

27.Withthedevice,thereaderisableto       .

A.improvereadingskills       B.gainaccesstofreesoftware

C.enjoyreadingwhendrivingacar     D.getridofheavybooksmadeofpaper

C

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.

Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:

theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.

Otherpoorpeoplelookforajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.

Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways:

First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.

Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor，thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.

Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.

Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.

Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.

28.Thispassageismainlyabout        .

A.thepovertyline         B.howtolookforjobs

C.howtoraisethestandardofliving     D.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem

29.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline        .

A.falls     B.doesnotchange  C.rises     D.changesatrandom

30.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?

A.Theyaretoosicktowork.      B.Theyhavenomotivation.

C.Theyfamilyproblems.       D.Theyaretoolazytofindjobs.

31.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“      ”.

A.charge    B.share     C.receive    D.deliver

D

Accordingtothefindingsofanewstudy,tellingkidsth