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高二上学期期末考试英语试题III
2014-2015学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题
I.听说部分
I.Roleplay(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)
Inthispart,youarerequiredtoactasaroleandpletethreemunicativetasks:
listentoaspeaker,askthespeakerthreequestionsandthenanswerfivequestions.
情景介绍
角色:
你是学生
任务:
(1)询问同学在英国遇到的问题。
(2)根据谈话内容回答问题。
生词:
horn汽车喇叭queue排队
下面请用英语提出三个问题。
1.你如何看待在英国排队的事情?
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2.你能说说英国人吗?
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3.你还有别的困难吗?
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下面请用英语回答五个问题。
1.HowmanyyearshasthemanbeeninEngland?
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2.Whatdidthemangetusedtoquitequickly?
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3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofqueuing?
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4.WhatdidthemanthinkofEnglishpeoplebeforehecametoEngland?
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5.WhatdoesthemanstillfinddifficultinEngland?
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笔试部分
I.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Iwasrecentlyinvitedtodinnerbyafriend.Duringthemeal,themanageroftherestaurantcameoverandsaidthatourmealwasfree.Hestoodthere1.______atmeandheseemedalittlefamiliartomebutIcouldn'tquiteplace(想起)him.2._______Iaskedhimifheknewme.HelaughedandsaidIhadprobably3._______him,butthatIhadchangedhislife.Myfriendwasquite4.______andaskedhimhowIhaddonethis.
HesaidthattwelveyearsagoheattendedastressmanagementclassIwasgiving.Iaskedthe5._______whattheirgreateststresswasandmost,includinghim,saiditwastheirbosses.
HesaidIlistened6._______toeveryoneandthentookachairandplaceditinthecenteroftheroom.I7.______onthechairforafewmomentsandthenIinvitedeveryonetoeanddothesame.Iwantedthemtolookattheroomfromupthere.Aftereveryonehaddoneit,Iaskedthemto8._______howtheroomlookeddifferentwhentheychangedtheirperspective(视觉).
ThenIaskedthemto9._______theirbosses.Wasthisthesamepersonwhohadseentheirgood10._______andhiredthem?
Didtheyrememberhowhappytheyweretobechosenforthe11._______?
Buthowdidthesewonderfulpeoplebeeterriblebosses?
HesaidIlookedathimandaskedifhehadeversaidthankyoutohisbossforthe12.______toearnaliving.Heansweredhehadn't.ThenIaskedhimwhyhehadn’ttriedbeing13._______tohisbossforteachinghimnewskills.
Hetoldushislifechangedthatnight.Hewentbacktoworkthenext14.______withathank-youcardtohisboss.HesaidIhad15.______himtolookatlifefromdifferentperspectivesandtoexpressgratitude.
1.A.smilingB.pointingC.knockingD.shouting
2.A.ImmediatelyB.FinallyC.SuddenlyD.Firstly
3.A.dislikedB.foundC.recognizedD.forgotten
4.A.curiousB.anxiousC.happyD.calm
5.A.menB.groupC.womenD.children
6.A.regretfullyB.disappointedlyC.doubtfullyD.carefully
7.A.stoodB.layC.satD.rested
8.A.workonB.thinkaboutC.lookintoD.fillout
9.A.rememberB.pareC.respectD.consider
10.A.qualitiesB.memoriesC.experiencesD.looks
11.A.activityB.gameC.jobD.trip
12.A.rightB.opportunityC.solutionD.ability
13.A.politeB.friendlyC.gratefulD.gentle
14.A.dayB.seasonC.monthD.gentle
15.A.orderedB.taughtC.allowedD.advised
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16--20的相应位置上。
Onceuponatime,apoortravellerstoppedunderatreeFromhisbaghetookoutabowlof16(boil)riceandstartedtoeat.Nearbywasasmallshop,whereawomanwassellingfriedfishtotravellersabletopayfor17.Whenthemanfinishedeatingandgotuptoleave,sheshouted,“Youhavenotpaidmeforyourmeal!
”
“ButIorderednothingfromyou!
”hesaid.
“Everyonecanseethatyou18(enjoy)thesmellofmyfriedfishwithyourrice,”arguedthewoman.“Ifyouhadn’tsmeltthefish,yourmealwouldnothavebeenso19__(please)!
”
Soonacrowdgathered.20theysupportedthetraveller,theyalsoagreedthatthewindwasblowingfromtheshoptotheplace21hehadeaten,carryingthesmellofthefriedfishtohim.
Atlast,thewomantookhimtoajudgeandafter22(tell)thejudgethestory,sheinsistedthat23themanhadenjoyedherfishsmell,heshouldpay25cents.Afterhearingtheevidence,thejudgeaskedthemantodrop2425-centcoinontheground.“Hereisyourpayment,thesoundof25cents25thesmellofthefriedfish.”
II.阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld:
Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture,Americancitiesarechanging,justAmericansocietyischanging.
AfterWorldWarII,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.LosAngelesandHoustonareciteswherepopulationmovestoandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidentsbecamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs.
Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere,ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.
Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.
Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure:
manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.
26.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?
A.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.
B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.
C.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.
D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?
A.Theyaresimilar.B.Theyaredifferent.
C.Theyarealive.D.Theyarehopeless.
28.Theunderlinedword‘shift’(Para.4)probablymeans‘____’.
A.explosionB.growthC.changeD.reduction
29.Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities____.
A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbs
C.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses
30.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat____.
A.Americancitiesarechangingfortheworse
B.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancities
C.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancities
D.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities
B
BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorld
(NEWYORK)AFrenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.
Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearJulienDuretfromFranceifthemanwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.
HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.Hehandedthegirltoherfather,DavidAnderson,whohaddivedinafterhim.
“Ididn’tthinkatall,”DurettoldtheDailyNews.“Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.”
Duret,anengineeronvacation,waswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier(码头)whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadoll,butrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstant,hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.
Whenhereachedthegirl,sheappearedlifeless,hesaid.Fortunately,whenshewasoutofthewater,sheopenedhereyes.
Andersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamera.Anambulancecamelaterforher,saidDuret,whowashandeddryclothesfromlookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.
TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrance.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhadgreatlymovedNEWYORKuntilhewasleavingthenextmorning.
“Idon’treallythinkI’mahero,”saidDuret.“Anyonewoulddothesameting.”
31.whywasDuretinNewYork?
A.TomeethisgirlfriendB.Tospendhisholiday
C.ToworkasanengineerD.TovisittheAndersons.
32.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?
A.DavidAndersonB.Apasser-byC.HisgirlfriendD.Ataxidriver.
33.WhatwasDaviddoingwhenthegirlfellintothewater?
A.Hewasswimmingintheriver.B.Hewascallingforanambulance.
C.Hewasadjustingthecamera.D.HewastalkingtoDuret.
34.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?
A.Hewasinterv