高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

1、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. Where does this conversation probably take place? AIn a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.2.At what time will the film begin?A.7:20 B.7:15 C.7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane. B. A weekend trip. C. A ra

2、dio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train. B. See the man off. C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldnt take the cake back.第二节（共15小题;听下面5段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时

3、间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6， 7题。6. Whose CD is broken? A.Kathys. B.Mums. C.Jacks.7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?A.Buy her a new CD. B.Do some cleaning. C.Give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the man think of the meal? A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisf

4、actory. C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?A. The food. B. The drinks. C. The service.听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。10. Why is the man at the shop? A. To order a camera for his wife. B. To have a camera repaired. C. To get a camera changed.11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink. B

5、. Black. C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call.B. Wait until further notice.C. e again the next day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday? A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toron

6、to?A. Attend a party. B. Meet her teacher. C. See a car show.I5. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?A. To call up Betty. B. To buy some DVDs. C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Guide and tourist.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where

7、does Thomas Manning work?A. In the Guinness pany. B. At a radio station. C. In a museum.18. Where did the idea of a book of records e from?A. A bird-shooting trip. B. A visit to Europe. C. A television talk show.19. When did Sir Hughs first book of recordsA. In 1875. B. In 1950. C. In 1955.20. What

8、are the two speakers going to talk about next?A. More records of unusual facts.B. The founder of the pany.C. The oldest person in the world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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAt thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊所） with kind of attention disorder. It m

9、ade school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs.Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention pro

10、blems. I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.”I tried, but I didnt finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was

11、about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. But Louis didnt give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasnt I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like t

12、he “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I pleted the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didnt expect anything when I handed in

13、my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day- with an“A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep trying?”21. The author didnt finish the reading in class because.A. He was new to the class B. He was tired of lit

14、eratureC. He had an attention disorder D. He wanted to take the task home22. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A. He had good sight B. He made a great invention.C. He gave up reading D. He learned a lot from school23. What is the main idea of the passage?A.The disabled should be t

15、reated with respect.B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.C. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.BJuly is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun

16、 activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month. Secret of the DragonTime Monday, July1, xx, 10:30 a.m.Cost Adult:$7.40 Children（under15）: halfBooking Phone the booking office:34032578Address Brisbane Botanic GardensNote Secret of the Dragon is a magical story about 2 children who

17、 are taken on a dragon ride to explore the universe. The Search for life: Are We Alone?Time Thursday, July4, xx, 2:00 p.m.$14.50 ,Children（under15）:$8.7034037689Note Are we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These are the questions asked in this show. Magic ClassTime Friday, July12,

18、xx, 10:00 a.m.Cost FreeBooking Please call 34038470 to book your Place.Address Centenary munity hub, 171 Dandenong RdNote Would you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to bee the life of th

19、e party. Science with Me: Making your own guitarTime Saturday, July20, xx, 3:Booking Please call 34031226 to book your Place.Address 10, Egginton CloseNote Do you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mum? Science with Me is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece of wood, a hammer,

20、 some rubber bands and some nails with you. 24. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _.A. Magic Class B. Science with MeC. Secret of the Dragon D. The Search for Life 25. John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay?A. $7.40. B. $11.10.

21、 C. $14.80. D. $23.20. 26. What do the four activities have in mon?A. They are all free. B. They happen in the same place.C. They are all weekend activities. D. They can all be booked on phone. CThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her b

22、ook and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started posing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhi

23、bit area telling about the writers life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. S

24、he was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as Would you really marry a woman who works? And today

25、 itd be Would you marry one who doesnt? ”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.Around 1926, Margaret

26、 Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge succ

27、ess. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.27. The book Gone with the Wind was _. A. first published on a newspaper B. awarded ten Academy Awards C. written in “The Dump” D. adapted from a

28、movie28. The underlined phrase “tower over” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_. A. be very pleased with B. show great respect for C. be much taller than D. show little interest in29. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A. Because she was rich enough. B. Bec

29、ause she was injured then.C. Because her husband didnt like it. D. Because she wanted to write books.30. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success. B. Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer. C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House. D. A Trip to Know M

30、argaret Mitchell.DIn earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient peoples believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods.In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth. A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometres long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs.The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752. In the same year he also built the