河北省永年县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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河北省永年县第一中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
河北省永年县第一中学2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)。
共150分。
考试用时120分钟。
第I卷(选择题,共115分)
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年,从题中的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。
1.Whendoesthestorecloseintheevening?
A.At11:
00.B.At11:
30.C.At12:
00.
2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
A.Watertheplants.B.Washthecar.C.Donothing.
3.WheredidthewomanmeetTom?
A.Outsidethebank.B.Inthebank.C.Inthepostoffice.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutJames?
A.Heisneverlate.B.Heisoftenlate.C.Heisnotpatient.
5.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Tositdownbeforegoingin.
B.Togointothestorewiththeman.
C.Tobuytheshoesbeforegoingin.
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。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.Howoftenshouldthebabycleanhisteethassoonasthefirsttoothappears?
A.Onceaday.B.Twiceaday.C.Threetimesaday.
7.Whenshouldthebabystartusingsofttoothbru
shandasmallbitoftoothpaste?
A.Atabout1yearto18monthsofage.
B.Atabout13to18monthsofage.
C.Atabout14to18monthsofage.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Athome.B.Onthestreet.C.Intheoffice.
9.Whatdoweknowabouttheweather?
A.EasternEnglandwillbesnowytomorrow.
B.NorthernEnglandwillbefoggytomorrow.
C.So
uthwesternEnglandwillbecleartomorrowafternoon.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.WhatisJohn?
A.Adoctor.B.Afarmer.C.Apostman.
11.WhatcanwelearnaboutFred?
A.Hehasthelargestfarminhisstate.
B.Hewillbuymorefieldsnextyear.
C.Hegrowscottoninhisfield.
12.Whatdidthewomanoncedoatherbrother’s?
A.Drinkingmilk.B.Milkingacow.C.Killingacow.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Returningherphone.B.Repairingherphone.C.Selectingaphone.
14.Howmuchdoesitcostinthecheapestplan?
A.£6.B.£20.C.£34.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shesendsshortmessagesalot.
B.Shechoosesthesecondcheapestplanatlast.
C.Shecanuseup200minutesoffreecallsquickly.
16.Whatfunctiondoesthewomanneedinthemobilephone?
A.FMradio.B.Internetaccess.C.MP3.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Whymightapersonbepreventedfromdoinggoodwork?
A.Hethinksheisoldenoughtomakethemostofhismentalfacility.
B.Heacceptsanotherperson’smistakenestimateofhisability.
C.Hebelievesinwhatotherpeoplethink
ofhim.
18.Whatwillapersondoifhebelievesinhislowability?
A.Failtogoatajobbutneverloseheart.
B.Showcompletelackofconfidence.
C.Sparenoeffortstodothings.
19.WhywasAlfredAdlerpooratarithmeticasaboy?
A.Helosthisselfconfidence.
B.Hewasweakinthinking.
C.Hisparentsexpectedtoomuchofhim.
20.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactortoAdler’ssuccess?
A.Spiritandexperience.
B.Interestandselfrespect.
C.Confidenceanddetermination.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AlongtimeagotherelivedapoorslavewhosenamewasAesop.Hisfacewaswhite,butveryhomely.WhenAesopwasabouttwentynineyearsoldhismasterlostagreatdealofmoneyandwasdeterminedtosellhisslaves.To
dothis,hehadtotakethemtoalargecitywheretherewasaslavemarket.
Thecitywasfaraway,andtheslavesmustwalkthewholedistance.Anumberofbundles(成捆的东西)weremadeupforthemtocarry.Someofthesebundlescontainedthethingstheywouldneedontheroad."Chooseyourbundles,boys,"saidthemaster."Thereisoneforeachofyou."Aesopatoncechosethelargestone.Theotherslaveslaughedandsaidhewasfoolish.Buthethrewituponhisshouldersandseemedwellsatisfied.Thenextday,thelaughwastheotherway.Forthebundlewhichhehadchosenhadcontainedthefoodforthewholeparty.
"Aesopisawisefellow,"saidhismaster."Themanwhobuyshimmustpayahighprice.”Averyrichman,whosenamewasXanthus,wantedaservant.Astheslavesstoodbeforehimheask
edeachonetotellwhatkindofworkhecoulddo.AllwereeagertobeboughtbyXanthusbecausetheyknewhewouldbeakindmaster.Soeachoneboostedofhisskillindoingsomesortoflabor.Onewasafinegardener;anothercouldtakecareofhorses;athirdwasagoodcook;afourthcouldmanageahousehold."Andwhatcanyoudo,Aesop?
"askedXanthus."Nothing,"heanswered."Nothing?
Howisthat?
""Because,sincetheseotherslavesdoeverything,thereisnothingleftformetoperform,"saidAesop.
Thisanswerpleased
therichmansowellthatheboughtAesopatonce,andtookhimtohishomeontheislandofSamos.InSamosthelittleslavesoonbecameknownforhiswisdomandcourage.Heoftenamusedhismasterandhismaster'sfriendsbytellingfunnystories.Hismasterwassomuchpleasedwithhimthathegavehimhisfreedom.
21.Whydidtheslaves’masterwanttosellhisslaves?
A.Becausetheslavesdidn’tworkatall.
B.Becausetheslavescouldbewellpaid.
C.Becausethemasterwasbadlyill
D.Becausethemasterwasinneedofmoney
22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatAesopch
osethelargestbundlebecause_______.
A.hewasverystrong.B.hewasreallyfoolish.
C.thebundlewouldmakehimstronger.D.thebundlewouldbelighterandlighter.
23.WhydidtheseslaveswanttobeboughtbyXanthus?
A.Becausehewasverymerciful.
B.Becausehewasveryrich.
C.BecausehelivedinSamos.
D.Becausehewouldsetthemfree.
24.Accordingtothetext,Aesop________.
A.wasknownforhishardwork.B.didn’tliketoworkatall.
C.wasgoodattellingstories.D.wastiredofhiscourage.
B
Goingonholidaynotonlymakesyoufeelgoodwhileyou'rethere---yougainthehealthbenefitsformonths,newresearchshows.
JettingofftoexoticdestinationssuchastheMaldivescutsyourbloodpressure,helpsyousleepbetterandbouncebackfromstress,itfound.Thebenefitslastatleastafortnightlongerthanthevacationandcanbefeltformonthsinsomecaseswhereitisclaimed.Expertssayworkersshouldalwaystaketheirfullholidayentitlementeachyear---asmanyasoneinthreedon’t---togetthebenefits.
ThestudycomparedkeyhealthmarkersinholidaymakersvisitingThailand,PeruortheMaldives,withpeoplewhostayedathomeandcontinuedworking.Theaveragebloodpressureofthoseonholidaydroppedbysixpercentwhiletheworkerssawtheirbloodpressurerisebytwopercentoverthesameperiod.Thesleepqualityofholidaymakersimprovedby17percentwhilethatofthenon-holidaymakersdeterioratedby14percent.
Thestudyalsofoundtheabilityofvacationerstorecoverfromstress---knownasthe
stress-resiliencetest---improvedby29percent.Therewasa71percentfallinstressresiliencescoresamongworkers.Testsshowedafallinbloodglucoselevels,reducingtheriskofdiab
etes,trimmerwaistlinesandenhancedmoodandenergylevels,withtheeffectssustainedforatleasttwoweeksafterreturninghome.
TheHolidayHealthExperimentwasconductedbytouroperatorKuoniandNuffieldHealth,theUK’slargesthealthcarecharity.
25..Accordingtothepassage,howmanypeoplegoonholiday?
A.Onethird.B.Twothirds.C.17percent.D.Aquarter.
26..Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Thefurtheryougo,thebetterthebenefits.
B.Mostpeopleliketostayathomeduringtheholiday.
C.Holidaymakersaremoreadaptablethannon-holidaymakers.
D.Theresultofthestudyismostlybasedonthedescriptionfromthepeopleinvolved.
27.Theauthorintendstotellusthat__________.
A.wehavetogoonholidayasmuchaspossible
B.you’llcertainlygetdepressedifyoudon’tgoonholiday
C.itisbesttogotoforeigncountrieslikeMaldives
D.wehadbettergoonholidayforthebenefitofhealth
28.Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.
A.HealthBenefitsfromHoliday
B.AHolidayHealthExperiment
C.HealthProblemsofHavingHoliday
D.KeyHealthMarkersinHolidaymakers
C
Boxjellyfish(箱型水母)arethemostpoisonousmarineanimalsknowntoman.Theymeasure3meterslongandweighupto2kilograms.Theyarepaleblueandtransparentincolor,andgettheirnamefromthecube--likeshapeoftheirbody,Boxjellyfishhave6eyesonall4sidesoftheirbody,althoughitisuncertainhowtheyprocesswhattheyseeastheydonothaveacentralnervoussystem.Theyalsohaveupto15tentacles(触须)growingfromeachcorneroftheirbodythathaveabout5,000stinging(带刺的)cellseach.
BoxjellyfishcanbefoundprimarilyinthecoastalwatersoffNorthernAustraliaaswellasthroughouttheIndo--Pacific.Theyprefertoliveatrivermouths.Theydonothaveanyorganstobreathe,andwillsleepontheoceanfloorfrom3pmtodawn.Unlikeotherjellyfishthatmerelymovealongwiththecurrent,boxjellyfishhavedevelopedawaytotravelwherevertheywanttogo.Theywillshootthemselvesinajet-likefashion,reachingspeedsofupto7.4kilometersperhour.
Thedietofboxjellyfishconsistsofthinglikefish,smallanimals,andevenotherjellyfish.Theyuseth
eirvenom,achemicalwhichcausesheart,skin,andbreathfailure,tokilltheirprey(猎物).Sinceboxjellyfishhaveeyes,somescientistsbelievethattheyactivelyhunttheirpreywhileothersinsistthattheyarejustpassiveopportuniststhatwillwaitandcatchanythingthatwandersintotheirtentacles.
BoxjellyfishareresponsibleformorehumandeathsinAustraliathansnakes,sharks,andsalt-watercrocodilescombined.Itisbesttoavoidthemasmoststings(刺)willresultin