湖北省老河口市第二中学学年高二下学期期末英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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湖北省老河口市第二中学学年高二下学期期末英语试题Word版含答案

湖北省老河口市第二中学2014-2015学年度高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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第I卷（选择题）

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一、听力第一部分（题型注释）

第一节　（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话。

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。

1．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inabookshop.B．Inalibrary.C．Inaclassroom.

2．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A．Thegirlcan’tgooutthisweekend.　　

B．Themanwantsthegirltodoherhomeworkfirst.　

C．Themandoesn’tlikethegirl’sfriends.

3．Wherearethespeakersprobablygoing?

A．Toazoo.B．Tothebeach.C．Toatheater.

4．Whatprobablyistheman?

A．Achef（厨师）.B．Awaiter.C．Asalesman.

5．Whenwillthenextpartybeheld?

A．InApril.B．Inmay.C．InAugust.

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二、听力第二部分（题型注释）

第二节　（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，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。

听每段材料前，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。

每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．Whatpartoftheman’sbodywashurt?

A．Hisback.　B．Hisneck.C．Hisleg.

7．Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A．Seeadoctor.B．Haveagoodrest.C．Takeahotbath.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Husbandandwife.B．Employerandemployee.C．Waiterandcustomer.

9．Whatdoesthemanplantodothisweekend?

A．Takealongvacation.B．Workinthecompany.　C．Lookforanewjob.

10．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’srequest?

A．Itisunbelievable.B．Itisunreasonable.C．Itisacceptable.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11．Howwilltheypickupthesepeopleforconference?

A．Bytaxi.B．Byminibus.C．Bycar.

12．WheredoesNancyJordancomefrom?

A．Boston.B．NewYork.C．Chicago

13．Whohasbrownhair?

A．BobPrice.B．NancyJordan.C．SteveMaglieri.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14．Wherewasthewomanyesterday?

A．Athome.B．Atschool.C．Inahospital.

15．Whenwillthespeakershaveaquiz?

A．Tomorrow.B．OnFriday.C．NextFriday.

16．Whatdidtheteacheraskthestudentstodo?

A．ReviewChapter6.B．Improvetheirreadingskills.

C．ReadthechapterabouttheSpanishWar.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

17．Whathappenedtothespeakerandthecoupleduringtheplay?

A．Theyfought.B．Theyquarreled.C．Theybecamefriends.

18．Whydidn’tthespeakerenjoytheplay?

A．Itwasn’tinteresting.B．Hecouldn’thearit.C．Hedidn’thaveagoodseat.

19．Whatdidthemanagerdo?

A．Heapologizedforthespeaker.　　B．Hereturnedthespeaker’smoney.

C．Heapologizedforthecouple.

20．Howdoesthespeakerfeelnow?

A．Angry.B．Calm.C．Happy.

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三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

Japanesehighschoolstudentseitherwalkorridebicyclesifthedistanceisnottoogreat.Inothercases,studentsmusttakepublicbusesandtrains.Afterjuniorhighschool,studentsattendschoolsbasedontheirhighschoolentranceexaminationscores.Sosomestudentstravelagreatdistancetoattendtheschool.

    *________

    Theschooldaybeginsat8:

30.Thenstudentsassembleintheirhomeroomclassesfortheday'sstudies.Eachhomeroomhasanaverageof40-45students.Studentsstayintheirhomeroomclassroomsformostoftheschoolday.Onlyforphysicaleducation,laboratoryclasses,orothersubjectsrequiringspecialfacilitiesdostudentsmovetodifferentpartsoftheschool.Betweenclassesandatlunchtime,classroomscanbenoisy,livelyplaces.Someschoolsmayhaveacafeteria,butmostdonot.Inmostschools,studentsbringaboxlunchfromhome,preparedbythemotherintheearlymorninghours.

    Japanesestudentsspend240daysayearatschool,60daysmorethanAmericanstudents.Studentsinhighschoolstakethreeyears'eachofthefollowingsubjectsmathematics,socialstudies,Japanese,science,andEnglish.Othersubjectsincludephysicaleducation,music,art,andmoralstudies.Allthestudentsinonegradelevelstudythesamesubjects.Giventhenumberofrequiredsubjects,electives（选修科目）arefew.

    *After—schoolActivities

     Clubactivitiestakeplaceafterschooleveryday.Studentscanjoinonlyoneclub,andtheyrarelychangeclubsfromyeartoyear,sotheclubsarerelativelystable.Clubsaremadeupofsportsclubs（baseball,soccer,judo,kendo,etc.）andcultureclubs（English,broadcasting,science,etc.）.NewstudentsusuallyareencouragedtoselectaclubshortlyaftertheschoolyearbeginsinApril.Clubsmeetfortwohoursafterschooleachdayandmanyclubscontinuetomeetduringschoolvacations.

1．MostJapanesehighschoolstudentsoftenhavetheirlunch________.

A.inrestaurants  B.inschoolcafeterias

C.athome    D.inhomeroomclassrooms

2．StudentsintheUSAgotoschool_________daysayear.

A.180B.200C.240D.300

3．Fromthepassageweknowthat________.

A.therearelessthan40studentsineachclassinJapanesehighschools

B.studentsmuststayinhomeroomclassroomsforphysicaleducation

C.therearefewsubjectsforstudentstochooseexcepttherequiredones

D.therewillnotbeanyclubactivitiesduringschoolvacations

4．Thebestsubtitleforthesecondandthirdparagraphsmaybe"________".

A.Atschool  B.InclassC.Subjects  D.Homerooms

You'reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.You listentotheirconversation:

 "Ican'tbelieveit—aLorenzoBertolla!

Theyarealmostimpossibletofind.Isn'titbeautiful?

Andit'salot cheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRome." 

Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It'sniceandthepriceisright.You'venever heardofLorenzoBertolla,butthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.So,youbuyit.Younever realizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.Theyareactuallypaidtogofrom storetostore,talkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes. 

Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearing,drivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscool,theproductseemscool,too.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingto useit. 

Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon'tpayattentiontotraditional advertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itis agoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospend,buttheydon'ttrustads. 

Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorsto"perform"inbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo. Somepeoplemightcallthispracticedeceptive（骗人的）,butmarketingmanagerJonathanResslercallsit creative."Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing." 

However,onemightaskwhatexactlyis"real"aboutofyoungwomenpretendingtobeenthusiastic aboutasweater?

Advertisingmanagerswouldsayit'snolessrealthananad.Thedifferenceisthatyou knowanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.Youdon'tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhear isjustaperformance.

5．Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould_____.

A.getthesweateratalowerpriceB.beheardbypeoplearound 

C.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater

6．LorenzoBertollais_____.

A.thenameofapopularsingerB.anadvertisingagency 

C.aclothingcompanyinRome D.thebrandnameofasweater

7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TwoAttractiveShoppers B.LorenzoBertollaSweaters

C.WaysofAdvertising D.UndercoverMarketing

MoreandmoreEnglish-educatedChineseSingaporeanparentsarerealizingtheimportancefortheirchildrentobenotonlygoodattheall-importantEnglishlanguage,butalsoatChinese.Chinahasbecomeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpowerandtheywanttheirchildrentobecomebilingual.

Itiscommonknowledgethat,tomasteranylanguage,especiallyone’smothertongue,onemustbeginfromchildhood.ButtherearechallengesandbarriersforchildrenofEnglish-speakinghomestosucceedintheirjourneytowardsbilingualism.

Takemyfamilyasanexample.WhilemywifeandIareproductsofEnglisheducation,wehadsomefoundation（基础）inChinesewhichwekeptupinourworkinglife.ButthelanguageofcommunicationinourhomeismainlyEnglish.

Wearegladthatourthreechildrenhadbetween8and11years’ChineseschoolingbeforeswitchingovertoEnglishschools.TheirfoundationinChinesehasbecomeanadvantageintheiradultlife.Theycanholdtheirowninthespokenlanguage,butwouldfindithardtowriteabusinessletterinChineseforlackofusage.

Wehaveagrandsonwhowillbetwoyearsoldshortly.HisparentshavegivenmywifeandItheunenviabletaskofmakinghimbilingual.Itisaverytoughassignment,aswearewithhimonlyacoupleofhoursonmostdays.Fortherestofthetime,heisbeingsurroundedbyEnglishsoundsbyhisbusyparents.

Fortunately,ourperseveranceispayingoff.Aftereightmonths,hehasbeenusedtohearingChinesesounds,andevenhecannowquitecomfortablyidentifycommoneverydayobjectsinChinese.

8．WhyisitbecomingnecessaryforsomeChineseSingaporeanchildrentolearnChinese?

A.BecausemostoftheSingaporeanscomefromChina.

B.Becausetheirparentsaremissingtheirmotherland.

C.BecauseChinahasbecomeagreatpoliticalandeconomicsuperpower.

D.BecauseChineseistheofficiallanguageintheUN.

9．Theunderlinedword“bilingual”inParagraph1probablymeans_______.

A.apersonwhoknowsEnglish

B.apersonwhoknowsChinese

C.apersonwhoknowsonlyonelanguage

D.apersonwhoknowstwolanguages

10．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorandhischildren?

A.HelivesinChinanow.

B.HischildrenhatelearningEnglish.

C.HeusuallyspeaksEngliahathome.

D.HisthreechildrenmasterChineseverymuch.

11．Theauthor