河北省唐山市开滦高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、河北省唐山市开滦高二英语下学期期末考试试题开滦二中2015-2016学年度高二年级第二学期期末考试英语试卷 说明：1、本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第（1）页至第（8）页，第卷第（9）页至第（10）页。2、本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题，共100分）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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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，你将有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 time is it

2、 now?A.9:15 B.9:20 C.9:302. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the ticket office B. On the train C. In the street3. Why cant the woman meet the man this evening?A. The man will visit his friend B. She will visit her friend. C. Her friend will come to see her.4. What will the speak

3、ers do?A. Visit their new neighbors B. Say hello to their new neighbors. C. Give their new neighbors a hand5. What is the mans hobby?A. Sightseeing B Photography C. Drawing pictures第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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。听完后，每小题将给出5秒

4、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至7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Health. B. Scenery . C. Pollution.7. What do we know about the woman?A .She has a headache. B. She isnt familiar with the river. C. She lives near the river now.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the house the woman mentions?A. In a s

5、mall town, 20kilometres east of the capital city.B. In a small town, 20kilometres south of the capital city.C. In the downtown of the capital city.9. What does the kitchen have?A. An old refrigerator B. A washing machine C. A nice dishwasher.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the Korean Wave refer to?A.

6、 Korean TV dramas.B. Korean culture. C. Korean actors11. What did the Korean Wave start with according to the conversation?A. Korean pop songs. B. Taekwondo. C. A Korean series.12.Who is mentioned as a famous actor in Korean dramas?A .Bae Yong Jun. B. Baby Vox. C. S.E.S.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What do

7、we know about the tie?A. Its an old one. B. Its a red one. C. The man bought it in Paris.14. When did the man speaker go out with Janet?A. Last Saturday. B. Last Tuesday. C. This Tuesday.15. Where is the tie probably now?A. In the closet. B. In Janets house. C. In the mans car.16. What kind of perso

8、n does the woman speaker think the man speaker is?A. Careless. B. Lazy. C. Rude.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where did Gloria work as a waitress?A. At a bar at New York UniversityB. At a top club in Britain C. At a club named Top Club18.How did Gloria describe Mr. Williams?A. Nice. B. Careless. C. Humorous

9、.19. Why did the club pay Gloria the money?A. She worked hard for the clubB. Gordon had no money in the bank. C. Her story made the club well known20.What is the story mainly about?A. A Lost-and-found check B. An unexpected sum of money. C. The biggest tip in the history第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)第一节(共15小题;每

10、小题2分，共30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) - The Los Angeles Lakers hero Kobe Bryant announced that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season via a letter poem on The Players Tribune on Sunday afternoonKobe entered the NBA directly from high school. H

11、e was drafted（选拔） out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick in 1996 but was traded to the Lakers. He has played for the Lakers his entire career, making great contributions to his teamWith 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP, five NBA championships with the Lakers, tw

12、o Olympic gold medals and continuous work passion, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. Whether competing in the Finals or practicing jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the

13、game. I join Kobes millions of fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories. At 37 years old and suffering from various injuries, Bryant acknowledged(承认) that recovering from a previous nights game is a painful, all-day process

14、 for him. A lot has to be done to comfort his muscles. By Bryants own admission, although he loves his career so much, the end of it could be coming sooner or later.21.How many teams has Kobe served during his entire career?A.1 B.2 C.5 D.1322.From the passage ,we can learn that_.A .Kobe refused to p

15、lay for Hornet B. Adam Silver. speaks highly of KobeC. Kobe didnt receive school education. D. Kobe has 17championships with the Lakers23.It can be inferred that KobeA. participated in 2 Olympic Games B. suffered little from his injuries.C. will be a coach after retirement. D. was unwilling to end h

16、is career.24.Which of the following word can best describe Kobe Bryant according to the passage?A. Bad-tempered. B. Hard-working. C. Easy-going. D. Warm-hearted.B Tangshan is located in the heart place of the economic circle around the Bohai Sea in the south and it borders the Yanshan Mountain in th

17、e North. July, 28th,1976,3.42 Beijing time before dawn, Tangshan suffered a big earthquake. The entire city was leveled within seconds. But Tangshan neither disappears nor falls down. Today Tangshan is creating itself into a new model as a key city in the One Body of Beijing ,Tianjin and Hebei. It h

18、as been chosen to hold the International Horticultural Exposition 2016.It is not only because its history is unforgettable but largely because Tangshan, for the first time, makes use of coal-mining sinking land for the value instead of farming land for the foresight of Expo 2016. Tangshan is the fir

19、st prefecture level city(地级市) in China to hold the International Horticultural Exposition. It shows the world the great achievement of its recovery and reconstruction. The world gives Tangshan a chance and Tangshan gives the world a wonder in return. Tangshan Expo2016,with “ City and Nature, phoenix

20、 Nirvana” as its theme, opens in the South Lake park, covering an area of 540 hectares including an afforested(绿化)area of 220 hectares and a water area of 143 hectares. The whole body consists of “One main axis(轴)and eight sub-parks”. Altogether 88 various exhibition areas and gardens have been buil

21、t. Visit Tangshan a day, smell well flowers all over the world.25. Tangshan has been chosen to hold Expo 2016 mainly because_ A. it has an unforgettable big earthquake B .its become a key city in Hebei Province. C. it is located close to Beijing and Tianjin . D. it makes use of coal-mining sinking l

22、and.26.Tangshans South Lake park covers a water area of_ A. 540 hectares B. 220hectares C. 143hectares D. 88hectares27. If you plan to visit the Tangshan Expo, you can probably come in _ A. March B. August C. November D. DecemberC Who taught you speak English? Your parents, while you were a young ch

23、ild? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language. There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language and about the same number who have learn

24、t it besides their mother tongue. It is said there are one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across c

25、ountries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers of mono-culturalism, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary (相反), I would have thought-altho

26、ugh I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds bu

27、rgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant (占主导地位的), it will kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but also one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some Fr

28、ench or German as well. When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe its like a rose, he said. But who would ever want their garden just full of roses? Well, I lov

29、e roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, thats fine by me.28. By saying Ask the people of India and Pakistan (in P

30、aragraph 4), the author is trying to showthat _A. speaking the same language doesnt necessarily bring peace B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries C. English doesnt kill other languagesD. English is widely used in the world29.How many people learn English as their second language

31、?A. About 80% B.About376 million C. About one million. D. We dont know30 The author would probably agree that _.A . its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenB. its good for people from other countries to learn EnglishC. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens D. English is easier to learn than other languages31. This passage is mainly about _.A. why English has become a global language B. how many people in the world speak English C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language D. whether we need to worry about English being a world langu