高二英语第二学期期末考试.docx

1、高二英语第二学期期末考试唐山一中20132014学年第二学期期末考试高 二 英 语 试 题 注意事项：1、本试卷分8页，分为选择题和非选择题，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 二、答题前请仔细阅读答题卡上的“注意事项”，按照“注意事项”的规定答题。所有题目均需在答题卡上作答，在试卷和草稿纸上作答无效。3、做选择题时，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。第卷 (选择题,共100分）第一部分：听力理解(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1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

2、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. Who are the two speakers talking about?A.Their student. B.Their daughter. C. Susans teacher.2. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a computer shop. 3. What

3、food will the man probably have? A. Beef. B. Fish. C. Noodles4. What does the man mean? A.The woman shouldnt take a difficult job. B.The womans old job is very satisfying. C.The woman should do the job in Manhattan. 5. What did the man probably think of his train ride?A. Relaxing. B. Boring. C. Exci

4、ting.第二节:(共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5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。每段对话仅读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. Where is the woman going? A. Her house. B. Sixth Avenue. C. West 22nd Street.7. What do we know from the conversation? A. It is going to rain soon. B.The wo

5、man is in a rush. C. The traffic is heavy at the moment.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。8. How long will the woman have to walk before she gets to the subway station?A. About five minutes. B. About ten minutes. C. About fifteen minutes.9. What does the woman come to the city for?A.To visit a friend. B.To do some sig

6、htseeing. C.To deal with business. 听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. For whom does the man want to buy the dress? A. His mother. B. His sister. C. His wife.11. What color dress does the man choose? A. Green. B. Purple. C. Grey.12. What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?A. How to pay for th

7、e item. B. Where to sign his name. C. Whether the item can be exchanged.听第9段材料，回答第13 -16题。13. When did the woman really start to like football?A.When she came to London. B. When she returned to Montreal. C. When she came to New Jersey.14. How long has the man been in London? A. One year. B. Two year

8、s C. Three years15. What does the man think of soccer? A. It is a confusing sport. B. Its not interesting. C. Its not violent enough. 16.What does the woman say about Euro 2012 football tournament? A. There are a lot of goals. B. She has watched every game. C. She likes the style of playing 听第10段材料，

9、回答第17-20题。17. What kind of job did the speaker have last year? A. A secretary. B. A shopkeeper. C. A general manager. 18. Why did the speaker feel confident that she could find a new job soon? A. She was quite experienced B. She had been offered several jobs. C. She wasnt demanding a high salary.19.

10、 How long had the speaker been out of a job? A. For about one month. B. For about two months. C. For about three months20.What is the speaker doing? A. Asking for advice. B. Sharing her experience. C. Making an introduction.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1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

11、选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws. Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering La

12、urie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.” A story about the death of Crouchs pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a

13、man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed. Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her

14、, but I cant do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said. People who read the story contacted Oakland Pr

15、ess to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Go

16、och. Theres never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”21. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. A disabled womans service dog. B. A cruel groomer killed a disabled womans dog. C. Peoples love for a disabled woman who lost her dog. D. Disa

17、bled woman loves to have the dog as company. 22. People called and emailed to . A. offer help and care to Laurie Crouch. B. give their angry voice to the groomer. C. offer a cure for Crouchs disease. D. tell Crouch how to punish the groomer.23. We can infer from the passage that . A. Crouch refused

18、to take another dog. B. Crouch must be sad after losing her dog. C. Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger. D. Crouch can live well without a dogs company. B Is the “Go to College” Message Overdone?Even in a weak job market, the old college try isnt the answer for everyone. A briefing paper

19、 from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.“Weve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course theres a lot of truth to that,” Ms. Sawhill said.

20、“On average it does pay off But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you dont graduate, that is a very bad situation.”One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. Aprils national

21、 unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadnt attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelors degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 1624. The

22、 jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college educa

23、tion is the field of ones major: Students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition (学费) and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than pri

24、vate ones.She suggested two ways to improve the situation: increasing vocational (职业的)-technical training programs and taking a page from Europes focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning. “The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primar

25、y grades,” she said. “Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to collegebut once you get into college, youre more likely to be highly subsidized (资助).”She also is a supporter of technical trainingto teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmersbecause “employers are desper

26、ate” for workers with these skills. 24. People usually think that .A. the cost of technical schooling is a problem B. technical skills are most important for finding a jobC. one will not succeed without a college degreeD. there is an increased competition in getting into a college25. What does the u

27、nderlined part “taking a page from” (in Para.5) possibly mean?A. Learning from. B. Changing from. C. Differing from. D. Hearing from.26. What can we infer from the passage?A. Public institutions charge more for education. B. European universities are stricter with students.C. Canadian students prefe

28、r to major in engineering. D. Students with certain skills are in great demand. 27. Ms. Sawhill may probably agree that .A. technical training is more important than college educationB. too much stress has been put on the value of college degrees C. a college degree will ensure promising employmentD

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30、Their intimate scales and perfect transport systems combine the rich history and bold modern lines of the built environment to delight the eye, and the locals manners and sense of humor is refreshing.Denmarks capital Copenhagen is a remarkable city with well-preserved medieval streets, renowned art

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