年新人教版高二英语第二学期期末考试试题.docx

1、年新人教版高二英语第二学期期末考试试题高二英语第二学期期末试卷（2008.05.21）高二英语第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节. 听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出正确选项（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）When does the conversation take place? A. At 5:30. B. At 5:15. C. At 5:45.What did the man do last weekend?A.He watched a football match. B. He stayed at home. C. He attended a

2、 meeting.What kind of journey did Susan make? A. A train journey. B. A ship journey. C. A plane journey.Where is the mans mother now? A. In the hospital . B. At home. C.At schoolWhy didnt the man go to Georgias dinner party?A. He hadnt been invited. B. He had been invited by others. C. He felt disap

3、pointed.第二节. 请听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出正确选项。（每小题1.5分，共22.5分） 请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。What day is it today? A.Friday. B.Saturday. C. Sunday.Why will John leave for London? A. He will go there for a holiday. B. He will work there. C. He will visit friends there.What will the man try to do?A.Ge

4、t a similar job in London B.Go to London with John C. Attend the party for John请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 Who suggested the woman call the man? A. Mary. B.Susan. C. Bobby. Why does the woman make the phone call? A. She wants to take gymnastic lessons. B. She wants her son to take gymnastic lessons. C. She wa

5、nts her friend to take gymnastic lessons. What would the woman like to do? A.Learn about gymnastics. B. Make her son a sports lover C.Prepare for an examination .请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 What are the speakers talking about? A. The flu. B. The champion. C. The chess competition. Who is a dark horse? A. Mik

6、e . B. Tom . C. Georage. Why didnt Tom get a better result?A. He didnt know the rules. B. He was suffering from the flu at the time. C. He was too careless.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 What is the mans first suggestion?A. Walking dogs. B. Buying a bike. C. Delivering newspapers. Why does the woman prefer the

7、job of dogwalking? A. Its easier than other jobs. B. She can make more money. C. Its good for her health. What advice does the man give the woman about finding dogs to walk? A. Go from door to door. B. Put an ad on TV.C. Put an ad in a newspaper,请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 What can we learn about discoverie

8、s and inventions from the text? A. Discoveries and inventions happen at the same time. B. All discoveries depend on inventions in some way.C. An invention helped Columbus make a great discovery. What can we learn from the text?A. Rubber comes from a tree. B. “Rubber”is a French word. C. Rubber was d

9、iscovered in Europe. Who discovered people wearing shoes and clothes made from rubber?A. A German . B. An Englishman. C. A Fremchman.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 语法和词汇（每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，关在答题卡上将该项涂黑21In recent years _ global warming is becoming _ concern for people all over the wor

10、ld.A. the；the B. 不填；a C. 不填；不填 D. the；不填22The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to_.A. make it out B. make it off C. make it up D. make it over23-Hi,Jack！Long time to see.How are you ?-Oh, Martin ! I_ you. Im fine.Lets have a drink, shall we?A. dont recognize B. didnt r

11、ecognize C. cant recognize D. havent recognize24Now that she is out of a job,Lucy _ going abroad for further education,but she hasnt decided it.A.had considered B.has been considering C. considered D.is going to consider25.How far is the nearest railway station ,please ?Oh, very far .Its about _ dri

12、ve from here .A two hours B two hours C two hours D two-hour26Our monitor says that this is very _; that is, it is of great _ .A. important；importance B.imprtantly; importanceC. importance；importantly D. important；importantly27They have produced _ steel this year as they did five years ago.A. twice

13、many as B. twice as manyC. twice much as D. twice as much28Not until the early years of 19th century _ what heat is.A. man did know B. man knewC. didnt man know D. did man know29. It is _ to drive through a red light.A. legal B. leg C. illegel D. illegally30.-Father, you promised !-Well, _. But it w

14、as you who didnt keep your word first.A. so was I B. so did I C. so I was D. so I did31He failed in the driving test again. He _. A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointed C. might be disappointed D. couldnt be disappointed32. Charles Babbage is generally considered _ the first comput

15、er.A. to invent B.inventing C. to have invented D.having invented33All the people _ the meeting were very inportant.A. attenting B. present C. attended D. presented34It is the education _ he received when studying abroad _ has made him such an excellent mannagerA. that；that B. which；which C. that；wh

16、ich D. where；that35. -Im thinking of tomorrows maths test.Im afraid I cant pass it.-_。Im sure youll make it.A. No problem B. Good luck C. Give up D. Cheer up第二节 完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）Eight years ago, when Kyle Amber was five years old, he came face-to-face with a huge problem: His brother, Ian, ten, was

17、diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). Their parents, Laurie and Henry, were spending much of their 36 with him in hospital. Kyle often felt alone and 37.What could a kindergartner do? Not much, it seemed. 38 , Kyle was determined. He looked around and saw lots of kids being 39 for cancer and decided he coul

18、d help them by helping the hospital, which was trying to 40 money for bone-marrow(骨髓)transplant.But how? Since Kyles grandfather was in the printing business, he 41 bring decorative cards for Kyle, who 42 with the idea of selling them 43 . He made a large sum of momey-$80-for the hospital. His next

19、44 was a candy sale at this school, Palmetto Elementary, and it has turned into an annual 45 . And then people in Miami read about his efforts and were inspired to 46 to donate more money and toys, and things just snowballed.Within a year Kyles idea turned into an official fund-raising organization

20、called Kids That Care Cancer Fund. Today it is one of the 47 organizations in the country run by kids and 48 kids. Its hard to estimate just 49 the group has collected, says Laurie, but it is more than $100,000. As the Mayor of Miami wrote to Kyle, “ Your efforts have made a remarkable 50 in the liv

21、es of many suffering from this disease.”Never once has Kyle thought of 51 , because the smiles of the kids are too important. “ Basically, the entire feeling that you get is very 52 ,” he explains. Helping other kids has taught him to be less 53 . And theres another thing he learns for sure: “ There

22、 is 54 going to be a time when youre going to have a very hard barrier(障碍物),” he says. “ 55 you overcome that, you can do anything.”36. A. energy B. money C. time D. fortune37. A. hopeless B. helpless C. homeless D.fearless38.A. Still B. So C. Only D. Thus39. A. Considered B. regarded C. treated D.

23、injured40. A. give B. offer C. earn D. raise41. A. might B. would C. should D. needed42. A. came out B. came across C. came on D. came up43. A. at school B. at hospital C. in business D. in town44. A. progress B. proposal C. project D. problem45. A. event B. plan C. report D. meeting46.A. volunteer

24、B. distribute C. pass D. award47. A. professional B. large C. great D. few48. A. of B. for C. on D. with49. A. what B. where C. how much D. how soon50. A. contribution B. difference C. affection D. importance51. A. quitting B. regretting C. continuing D. designing52. A. curious B. astonishing C. rew

25、arding D. precious53. A. rude B. selfish C. mild D. lazy54. A. never B. seldom C. rarely D. always55. A. Unless B. Even though C. Until D. Once一、 阅读理解AMy idea of perfect childhood memory is one in which the person remembers the event clearly as if it happened yesterday and remembers it as being a ha

26、ppy time. Of all my memories I have one that I would consider a perfect childhood memory.In my neighborhood there is a large lake with a small island in the center of it for as long as I could rembmer. It had been every childs dream to get to it, It was to be our greatest adventure. We named it Alli

27、gator Island, because of the alligators(鳄鱼) that were removed to live on the island and in the surrounding lake.One day when I was about 10 years old, I was helping my friend Erika clean out her garage and we discovered a blow-up raft(皮筏). Naturally we had to wonder if it would stay a float in the w

28、ater, so we decided to blow it up and find out. After a few hours of taking expelling the wind from our lungs, the rubber boat was finally ready to test. We took it to the pool and some enough, it did float. Immediately we began making plans to visit Alligator Island with our new means of transporta

29、tion.We decided to ask Erikas brother and another of our friends to come with us. Since the lake was across the street from Erikas house, we did not have to pull the raft far and soon we were on our way to the island.About halfway to A1 we began to get nervous about the possibility of alligators rea

30、lly being in the lake and we tried to turn around, but none of us knew how to use the paddles very well. After a fow attempts, we realized how silly we were and continued onward. When we finally did reach the small land mass, it was not anything special. Just a few trees, some dirt, and insects. But

31、 the excitement and pleasure of actually achieving our goal were al we needed.Noodless to say, we were the envy of the neighborhood for quite some time. This is my perfect childhood memory and it is something I doubt I will ever forget for as long as I live.56. According to the passage, such a memory is the most unforgettable to the author because _.A. the adventure is full of dangers and r