陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期末考试试题英语.docx

1、陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期末考试试题英语第一部分听力部分（共二节,每小题1.5分,满分30分）第一节听下面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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When did the speakers meet last time？A. 5 years ago. B. 10 years ago. C. 15 years ago. 2. Where does the conversation take place？A. In a hospital

2、. B. Over the phone. C. On a beach. 3. What does the man want to do？ A. Take a picture. B. Borrow a camera. C. Make a phone call. 4. What are the speakers talking about？A. Saving money. B. Getting ready for a trip. C. Preparing for a physics class. 5. What does the woman mean？A. The puzzle is too di

3、fficult for her. B. The man shouldnt give up. C. She is good at math. 第二节听下面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. What kind of novel is the womans next book probably？A. A romantic one. B. A poli

4、tical one. C. A detective one. 7. Who is Felix？A. A character in Hot Lips. B. The womans husband. C. The man. 听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers？A. A couple. B. Co-workers. C. Classmates. 9. What does the man ask the woman to do？A. Prepare for the te

5、st. B. Clean the computer. C. Make a shopping list. 10. What will the speakers buy？A. Cloth. B. Alcohol. C. A mirror. 听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What are the speakers doing？A. Looking at a job advertisement. B. Shopping around a store. C. Having an interview. 12. What is the benefit of working in th

6、e store？A. Traveling to India for free. B. Buying clothes at low prices. C. Knowing more about the culture. 13. Where is the man probably from？A. India. B. America. C. Britain. 听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第16三个小题。14. Why did Nicky set up the blog？A. To record some big shows. B. To design clothes for students. C.

7、 To offer information on clothes. 15. How did Nicky make a dress for a student clothes show？A. By studying film stars dresses. B. By using her mothers old curtains. C. By copying dresses from different designers. 16. What is Nickys parents attitude towards her blog now？A. Supportive. B. Worried. C.

8、Negative. 听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What do we know about Mauritius over a century ago？A. It belonged to India.B. It was an independent country.C. It was one of the British colonies.18. What kind of mistake was on the locally printed stamps？ A. Picture. B. Word. C. Color. 19. How many “One Penny Or

9、ange-Reds” are there nowadays？A. 12. B. 14. C. 26. 20. What does the speaker say about the “Two-penny Blues”？A. They are beautiful. B. They are common. C. They are costly. 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.AListed here are four of the thousands of impress

10、ive museums around the world.The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain Built in 1997, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world. It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a travelers desired destination. The beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dra

11、matic background for movies and commercials The Louvre in Paris,France Probably the most famous Louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world, theMona Lisaby Leonardo da Vinci. Crowds can be found any day surrounding the small, but mysterious painting of the smiling woman. But, the Louvre

12、is much more than a home to theMona Lisa. The Louvre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world. The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, America Just opened in its new downtown location in 2012, the Barnes Foundation is unique in that it is a completely reproduced display

13、from one mans private collection. Dr. Albert C. Barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected, among others, the largest number of original Renoir paintings in the world. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy Walking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time. The

14、 building itself is a beautiful palace-like structure with frescoes（湿壁画）decorating the ceilings and walls. Viewers are bowled over （印象深刻） by the works by Botticelli, such asThe Birth of Venus. Classic artworks from nearly 1,000years ago describe religious events of the time. 21.Which of the followin

15、g is the most popular？ _ A.The Louvre B.The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao C.The Barnes Foundation D.The Uffizi Gallery 22.What makes the Barnes Foundation particular？ _ A.Its structure B.Its collection C.Its location D.Its history 23.What type of writing is this text？ _ A.An activity poster B.An exhibiti

16、on announcement C.An art show review D.A travel guideB In many sports, physical contact is part of the game. But when athletes hit their heads, the hit can cause concussions （脑震荡）. Concussions have long been a concern for professional athletes, but theyve become more common among young players too.

17、Between 2001 and 2009, the number of kids under 19 visiting doctors for concussions each year increased by 62 percent. Engineers are developing new helmets （头盔）, and new rules are limiting physical contact in some sports. But are these efforts enough to protect kids brains？Concussions can happen dur

18、ing many types of activities. But sports like football and soccer are especially risky. When you run or jump, your body is moving at an increased speed. A sudden hit causes you to move faster in a different direction.“Its like when youre in a bus and it makes a sudden stop,” says Dr. Kevin Crutchfie

19、ld, an expert at a sports concussion center in Baltimore, Maryland.“You hit the inside of the bus.”This hit damages the brain. It affects the way the brain functions （运转）. So some sports require athletes to wear helmets. Helmets help reduce the force of a hit. The hard outer shell spreads the force

20、over a larger area. Inside a helmet, a plastic or air-filled lining also helps soften the blow.Steve Rowson is an engineer at Virginia Tech. In his lab, he tests how helmets hold up against different types of hits. No helmet can prevent concussions completely, says Rowson. But hes found that when we

21、aring a newer football helmet, the players head doesnt gain speed as much after a hit. That lowers the risk of concussions.Many youth sports teams have set limits on physical contact to reduce the risk of concussions. In soccer, most concussions happen as a result of headers shots or passes made wit

22、h the head. Thats why many people think kids shouldnt head the ball until high school.These efforts should help, says Crutchfield. But the best way to prevent long-term brain injuries, he says, is to stop playing immediately if you suffer concussion.“Protect yourself today so you can play again tomo

23、rrow.”24. Concussions among young players _.A. are rare before 2001 B. seem extremely worrying C. cause kids to lose interest in sports D. are mostly caused by wearing no helmets 25. The author mentions the sudden stop of the bus to _.A. stress its dangerous to ride buses B. show human brains are ea

24、sily damaged C. give a better explanation of concussions D. remind people to wear helmets while playing sports 26. What does Steve Rowson think of the newer football helmets？A. They vary a lot in size. B. They work better than the old ones. C. They slow down the players running speed.D. They allow t

25、he players to move their heads more freely. 27. Dr. Crutchfield suggests that after receiving a concussion, young players should _ _.A. never head the ball B. avoid dangerous sports C. play other kinds of sports D. stop playing the sport for a while CGwendolyn Brooks was the first African American t

26、o win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She had more than 20 books published. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial in

27、equality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African America

28、n experience. In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was “A Street in Bronzeville” that gained the attention of literary experts in l945. Critics pr

29、aised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions about the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collectionIn 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poe

30、ms called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. MsBrooks said that winning the prize changed her life. Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Mar

31、tha. Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life i

32、s affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curving Sky. By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues28. What does the text mainly talk about？ A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks.