重庆七中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、重庆七中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案重庆2011-2012学年（下）期末考试高 2013 级 英语 试题考试说明：1. 考试时间 120分钟 2. 试题总分 150分3. 试卷页数 10页一、听力（共三节，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. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Sa

2、lesman and customer. B. Doctor and patient. C. Boss and secretary.2. What will the man do this summer? A. Work to make money. B. Travel in Australia. C. Go to the US.3. Where are the two speakers? A. In a country. B. In the city. C. In space.4. When will the match begin? A. At 9:20. B. At 9:10. C. A

3、t 9:00.5. What does the man think of the match? A. Just so-so. B. Wonderful. C. Not so good. 第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分） 听下面4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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Where is the man going? A. A street. B. A yard. C. A cine

4、ma.7. Which turning should he take? A. The first on the left. B. The first on the right. C. The second on the left.8. How will the man get there? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. 请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the two speakers talking about? A. The mans job. B. Problems in work. C. The mans plan for

5、 the future.10. What does the man have to do? A. To write reports every month. B. To develop in-house programs. C. To look for information for workers.11. When does the man take part in the meetings? A. In the middle of every month. B. At the beginning of every month. C. At the end of every month. 请

6、听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What did Bill get yesterday? A. A notebook. B. A desktop computer. C. A notebook computer.13. Why did Bill buy this kind of computer? A. It is much cheaper. B. It is light and easy to carry. C. It has a big keyboard.14. What is the advantage of the womans computer? A. It is chea

7、per. B. It is more powerful. C. It takes up little space. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How did the woman feel her staying with the children? A. Excited but anxious. B. Happy but tired. C. Anxious and tired.16. When did the man begin to learn English? A. When he was in primary school. B. When he was at coll

8、ege. C. When he was in middle school.17. What did the woman do in the afternoon? A. She visited some classes. B. She was looking for the man. C. She taught the children some simple English.第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分） 请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小

9、题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Altogether 18. classes are being offered at the Community Pool.Detailed informationStudents who want to sign up for many classes must pass the 19. level test. The difficulty in each class is 20. each week.二、英语知识运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请从A、B、C、D

10、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21. - Have you been wasting time on computer games again? - _ . Ive been studying a lot and I need a break.A. I couldnt agree more. B. No way.C. Not really. D. Im afraid so.22. No damages or injuries since the earthquake happened. A. have been reporting B. were r

11、eported C. have been reported D. have reported23. It was said was all he said. A. that, what, what B. what, / , what C. that, what, that D. that, that, that24. It was very of you not to play the piano while I was asleep. A. consideration B. considering C. considered D. considerate25. It is clear to

12、us that the 2012 Olympic Games in London in July will once more draw peoples attention in the world to them. A. having been held B. to hold C. to be held D. held26. -I wonder why Jane looks worried today. -Im not sure, but she a small accident driving here. A. could have B. might have C. might have

13、had D. should have had27. The population of our country very large and a large number of people farmers. A. is, are B. is, is C. are, is D. are, are28. Word came Kim Jong-il, the top leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, passed away on December 17, 2011, the whole world.A. that, astoni

14、shed B. which, astonishedC. that, astonishing D. which, astonishing29. -The strong wind has a bad our newly-planted young trees. -Whats more, it many people riding bikes on the road. A. effect on, affects B. affect on, effects C. effect in, affects D. affect in, effects30. If we here ten minutes ear

15、lier, we the bus. A. arrived, would catch B. arrived, would have caught C. had arrived, had caught D. had arrived, would have caught31. Tom hopes Miss Smith will tell him a good way to have his spoken English in a short time. A. improved B. improving C. to improve D. improve32. Its usually warm in m

16、y hometown in March, but it be rather cold sometimes. A. must B. can C. should D. would33. Not until all the fish died in the river, how serious the pollution was. A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realized C. the villagers did realize D. didnt the villagers realize34. -Its a long time I

17、 saw you last. -Yes. And it will be a time we see each other again. A. when, when B. since, before C. before, since D. when, before35. He demanded that the laboratory report immediately after the experiment was done. A. was written B. be written C. must be written D. would be written第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每

18、小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。Around the world more and more people are 36 dangerous sports and activities. Of course there have always been people who have 37 adventure-those who have climbed the 38 mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or 39

19、 in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate pleasure from a 40 activity which may only last a few minutes or even 41 .I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You 42 from a high place about 200 meters above the

20、 ground with an elastic rope 43 to your ankles. You 44 at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from 45 the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now 46 bungee jumping. Other activities, 47 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping, 48 jumping

21、from tall buildings and 49 into the sea from the top of high rocks.Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家) suggest that it is because life in 50 societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, peoples lives were constantly under 51 . They had to go out

22、and hunt for 52 , and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 53 excitement. They live and work in relatively safe condition; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to 54 them if they become ill. The answer for some of these peop

23、le is to 55 danger in activities such as bungee jumping.36. A. escaping from B. taking part in C. going in D. taking in37. A. looked up B. looked into C. looked for D. looked around38. A. lowest B. highest C. beautiful D. wild39. A. sailed B. swam C. jumped D. crossed40. A. safe B. urgent C. funny D

24、. dangerous41. A. years B. seconds C. hours D. days42. A. jump B. run C. walk D. cross43. A. followed B. tied C. brought D. took44. A. go B. run C. fall D. fly45. A. falling B. running C. flying D. hitting46. A. tried B. observed C. found D. studied 47. A. that B. which C. it D. what48. A. abuse B.

25、include C. carve D. conclude49. A. swimming B. running C. diving D. skating50. A. old B. modern C. past D. formal51. A. safety B. excitement C. danger D. perfection52. A. animals B. food C. water D. drug53. A. few B. little C. much D. many54. A. look at B. look behind C. look like D. look after55. A

26、. seek for B. build up C. suffer from D. find out三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。ABig Ben, one of Londons best-known landmarks, which is famous for its accuracy and chimes(乐钟)，stopped ticking for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday.Officials do not know

27、 why the 147-year-old clock on the banks of the River Thames stopped at 10:07 p.m. Friday. It continued keeping time, but stopped again at 10:20 p.m. and remained still for about 90 minutes before starting up again, a spokeswoman for the House of Commons said.A recent period of hot weather may have

28、been to blame. Temperatures in London reached 90 Saturday, and forecasters called it Englands hottest day in May in the past fifty three years, since 1953.Big Ben, which is operated by the Palace of Westminster, survived attack by German Luftwaffe bombers during World War,continued to mark the time

29、within11/2 seconds of Greenwich Mean Time.However, the clock has experienced occasional problems. In 1962, snow caused the clock to ring in the New Year 10 minutes late. In 1976, the clock stopped when a piece of its machinery broke. Big Ben also stopped on April 30, 1997, and once more three weeks

30、later.Big Ben is actually the clocks 13-ton bell, which was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the British commissioner of works at the time the clock was built. The official name for the Gothic tower holding Big Ben is St. Stephens Tower. Standing 315 feet tall, it was completed in 1859 after an 1834 f

31、ire destroyed most of the Palace of Westminster.56. How many times has Big Ben gone wrong up to now? A. Three. B. Five. C. Six. D. Eight.57. Which of the following is NOT true about Big Ben according to the text? A. Big Ben was by the name of Sir Benjamin Hall. B. Big Ben was famous for its accuracy and chimes.