河北省永年县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、河北省永年县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题河北省永年县第二中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题题第一部分：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，从题中给出的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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How much does each ticket cost？A. 6.3 dollars B. 10 dollars C. 12.6 dollars2. What would the man l

2、ike to see ? A. The westman B. The baseball game C. The football game3. Where does the conversation take place? A.In a car B. On a plane C. On a bus 4. Whats the weather like? A. Rainy B. Sunny C. Cloudy 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A taxi B. An accident C. A bicycle第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满

3、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. How often does the man talk to his great-grandmother on the phone? A. Once a day B. At least once a week C. At least once a day7. What do we know about the

4、mans great-grandmother? A. She is over 90 B. She is a little silly C. She is helpful听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the man call the woman? A. To know more about the house to be sold. B. To make friends with the woman. C. To earn more money from selling the house. 9. Whats the size of the house to be so

5、ld? A. 114 square meters B. 140 square meters C. 150 square meters10. Whats the hobby of the mans wife? A. Planting B. Gardening C. Painting 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man drink coffee? A. He is thirty. B. It helps him stay awake. C. It helps him prepare for hie exam.12. How many cups of coff

6、ee has the man drink since lunce? A. 3 B. 4 C. 513. What does the woman think of coffee? A. It makes you work faster. B. It makes you work better. C. It makes you have fewer mistakes.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. How many days has the man got for his vacation? A.15 days B. 25 days C. 10 days15. Whats the mai

7、n purpose of the mans going to Hawaii with his family? A. To have a rest. B. To climb mountains. C. To go fishing and swimming.16. Wheres the woman going this summer? A. Europe B. Africa C. America听第9段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did ice cream begin? A. Italy B. America C. China18. When did America have t

8、he first ice cream business? A. Around 1660 B. In 1846 C. In 185119. Who invented the hand-turned ice-cream freeze? A. Nancy Johnson B. Jacob Flusell C. Francesco20. What does it need to make ice cream? A. Salt B. Flour C. Sugar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

9、出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn the USA, many high schools and some colleges and universities have a special celebration(庆典) once a year called Homecoming. Former students and teachers come back to the school to enjoy the memories of their time there and the many Homecoming activities. Homecoming might last f

10、or only one day or for several days, even one week. High schools usually choose one boy and one girl from the senior class to be the “Homecoming King” and “Homecoming Queen”. The students usually choose a boy and a girl who have done a lot for the school.Most schools have a Homecoming parade(游行). Th

11、e school band will often lead the way, followed by many different cars and trucks. Most schools also have a football game for Homecomingand, of course, tailgate parties. A tailgate party is a group of people drinking and eating around the back, or tailgate, of someones pick-up truck. There are many

12、other activities that might be a part of the Homecoming celebration. There might be a school-wide picnic one day; another day, there may be plays, concerts, competitions or games, all depending on a schools traditions.Homecoming celebrations nearly always end with a dance and/or a great dinner. The

13、school is decorated beautifully, and a band is paid to come and play. Students dress up guys in suits and girls in beautiful dresses. 21. Homecoming in the USA _. A. is held only in high schools B. is held to celebrate the birth of schools C. might be prepared for students only D. might last from on

14、e day to one week22. “King and Queen of Homecoming” are chosen according to _. A. their contributions (贡献) to the school B. their healthy bodies C. their excellent grades in study D. their good-looking faces23. All the activities might be found at the Homecoming except _. A. a parade B. a football g

15、ame C. a picnic D. an exam24. Homecoming celebrations usually end with _.A. a play or concert B. a dance or a dinner C. a picnic or a dance D. a competition or a gameBDick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. All that happened on his sixth birthday. Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Ever