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河北省满城中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
满城中学2014-2015学年高二年级期末考试
英语试题
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和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whattimeisitnow?
A.9:
10.B.9:
50.C.10:
00.
2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?
A.It’snice.B.It’swarm.C.It’scold.
3.Whatwillthemando?
A.Attendameeting.B.Givealecture.C.Leavehisoffice.
4.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutthecourse?
A.Toohard.B.Worthtaking.C.Veryeasy.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Speaklouder.B.Apologizetoher.C.Turnofftheradio.
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、7题。
6.HowlongdidMichaelstayinChina?
A.Fivedays.B.Oneweek.C.Twoweeks.
7.WheredidMichelgolastyear?
A.Russia.B.Norway.C.India.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?
A.Chicken.B.Fish.C.Eggs.
9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?
A.Cookdinner.B.Goshopping.C.Orderdishes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.
11.Whenisthereportdue?
A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.
12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport？
A.Improveit.B.Handitinlater.C.Leaveitwithhim.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Homeownerandcleaner.C.Husbandandwife.
14.Whatkindofapartmentdothespeakersprefer?
A.Onewithtwobedrooms.B.Onewithoutfurniture.C.Onenearamarket.
15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayfortheone-bedroomapartment?
A.$350.B.$400.C.$415.
16.Whereistheapartmentthespeakerswouldliketosee?
A.OnLakeStreet.B.OnMarketStreet.C.OnSouthStreet.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatpercentageoftheworld’steaexportsgotoBritain?
A.Almost15%.B.About30%.C.Over40%.
18.Whydoteatasterstasteteawithmilk?
A.MostBritishpeopledrinkteathatway.B.Teatastesmuchbetterwithmilk.
C.Teawithmilkishealthy.
19.Whosuggestsapriceforeachtea?
A.Teatasters.B.Teaexporters.C.Teacompanies.
20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?
A.Thelifeofteatasters.B.AfternoonteainBritain.
C.TheLondonTeaTradeCentre.
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
EveryWednesday,IgotoCantataAdultLifeServices,alocalretirementcommunityinBrookfield,Illinois,US,withmyclassmatestodocommunityservice.
AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantata,mylifechangedforever.Thatmaysoundabitdramatic,butvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlife.
Ourvisitslastaboutanhour,andwebring25-30studentseverytime.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe’rethere.
YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantabout“lifebackthen”,butnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallythere.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossible.
Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-old“HurricaneHilda”aboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactor,Iwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithme.
Eventheresidentswhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrsRobinson.Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpast,butshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoher“rambling（漫谈）”.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That’ssomethingIwon’tforgetanytimesoon.
Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantata,it’sthatpresence–justbeingthere–meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesare,there’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.
Forme,itfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappiness,asmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendoftheday,that’sallthatmatters.
It’seasytofeellikeyoudon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly–especiallywhenyou’reateenager.Butthat’snottrueatall.
Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd（陈词滥调的）here,butagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadults,it’simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderly,andtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.
21.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.
B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.
C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.
D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.
22.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?
A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.
C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.
23.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?
A.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.
B.Ageisjustanumber.
C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.
D.Wedon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.
B
Averyclosefriendphonedmethisweekendandaskedaspecificquestionaboutearningafewextradollarseachmonthonline.Forthebenefitofkeepinghernameanddetailssecret,IwillcallherAnnieinthisarticle.YouseeAnniesuffersfromasevereformofinactionsyndrome（综合症）;sheisfullofgreatideasthatnevermaterializeintocashandsheishavingaproblemfindingthelinkthatwillachievethis.
Somebodyoncesaidthatknowledgeispower,yetweconstantlyfindfromreadersofourwebsitethattheyhaveknowledgetoburnandstilldonothavepower.Justlookattheacademicsinuniversitiesallaroundtheworld;theyhavesomuchknowledgethattheyshouldcontrolthewealthoftheworld.Intruththeyworkforpeanutsandveryfewofthemeverachievethepowerofindependence.Soknowledgecertainlyisn’tpower.Therefore,weshouldchangethat“wise”statementto:
“Poweristheabilitytouseknowledgetoyourownbenefit.”
ThatparagraphwasinsertedbecauseAnnieisatypicalacademic—strongontalkandplansbutalittleweakeronactions.Intheperiodofatwenty-minuteconversation,sheexpounded（阐述）awholelistofplansandideastomaketheextrafewhundreddollarseachmonthshewasseeking.Anyoneofhermanyideaswasapotentialmoneymaker,butshehadtakenactiononnoneofthem.Atonetimeshesaid,“I’mlostastowhattodonext.”
Thatwasmycue（提示）togetinvolved.“Takeaction,”Iadvised.
AllthatiswrongisthatAnniewasinactivewithoutknowingit.Infiveminuteswedrewupaplanofactionandagreedtotalkagaininamonthtoreviewprogress.Whenwefinishedtheconversation,shesoundedmuchhappierandmoremotivatedthanwhenwestarted.Anniejustneedsalittlenudgeintobeneficialaction.
24.What’stheproblemwithAnnie?
A.Shehastoomanygreatideas.B.Sheneverputsherideasintopractice.
C.Shesuffersfromastrangeillness.D.Sheknowslittleaboutmakingmoneyonline.
25.Whatisthemostimportantaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Theabilitytouseone’sknowledge.B.Theabilitytoacquireknowledge.
C.Agreatdealofknowledge.D.Agoodunderstandingofoneself.
26.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.Anniewillsucceedinlaterlife.B.Annieisgoingtowardssuccess.
C.Anniedoesn’trealizeherproblems.D.Annietalkstoomuchindailylife.
27.Theunderlinedword“nudge”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.pushB.adviceC.trainingD.Power
C
Whileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthings,theymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted-beingabletowalkonfirmground,hangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizza.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothings,theremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdone,thankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter!
Aboutayearago,NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractor,a3-Dtechnologyexpert,tobuildadevice（设备）thatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemand.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlooked,tastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeincommonovens.
Latelastyear,theengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype（原型）thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough（面团）thatiscookedandprintedatthesametime.Thencomesthetomato“sauce”—amixoftomatopowder,oilandwaterandfinally,aproteinslicethatresemblescheese.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocess,theinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinted,itcanbereadytobeconsumedin7seconds.
Whilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzalover,AnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealistic,actuallyitisnot.
AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredients（配料）andthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.This,asyoucanimagine,willnotbesoeasy.But,whiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspace,itcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.Hopefully,NASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!
28．Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?
A．Toasku
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