吉林省延边二中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、吉林省延边二中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案延边第二中学2014-2015学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有1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. Who is the man l

2、ooking for? A. His classmate. B. His teacher. C. His brother.2. What is difficult for the speakers? A. Finding the professors office. B. Solving the problem on their own. C. Asking the professor for help. 3. Why cant Henry go to the game with the woman? A. He is sick. B. He has to finish a paper. C.

3、 He is going out with someone else.4. What will the speakers do next? A. Take a taxi. B. Take Bus No.10. C. Keep waiting for the bus.5. What does the woman mean? A. She thinks the man is joking. B. She will have to miss the barbecue. C. She will definitely come to the barbecue.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.

4、5分）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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why is the woman making the purchase? A. For an interview. B. For a conference. C. For a wedding.7. What does the woman think of the suit? A. Its a real bargain.

5、 B. The price is still high. C. It makes her look young.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What will the woman do first on Saturday? A. Attend a presentation.B. Have a lunch meeting.C. Go to a basketball game.9. Who is Larry? A. A client from Malaysia. B. The womans son.C. The womans co-worker.10. How does the man

6、sound in the end? A. Annoyed.B. Surprised. C. Satisfied.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How will the woman travel to New York? A. By car. B. By train.C. By bus.12. What do Laura and the woman both like? A. Music. B. Traveling. C. Sports.13. What do we know about Laura? A. She will go camping this Saturday. B.

7、She has just moved to a new place. C. She was the womans classmate.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does the woman do for a living? A. She owns a hotel.B. She works for a website.C. She is a travel agent.15. What is the disadvantage of beach resorts hotels? A. The price is too high. B. They dont offer good

8、 food.C. Theyre hard to find.16. Why did the woman make a complaint about the room in Canada? A.The kitchen was very dirty.B. The bed was a mess.C. The bathroom was too small.17. When did the hotel in Canada give the woman her money back? A. After she called the police. B. Right when she asked for i

9、t. C. After she stayed there for one night.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do we know about Golden Gate Park? A. It is one and a half miles wide. B. It is open during winter. C. It is far from the ocean.19. What can be found on the eastern side of the park? A. museum.B. A parking lot.C. A tea garden.20.

10、What does the speaker suggest doing in the Botanical Gardens? A. Having a picnic.B. Riding a bike.C. Taking a nap.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、D)中，选出最佳选项。AAudrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, whic

11、h was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audreys father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands.

12、 Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts

13、in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most pop

14、ular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tifanys in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Childrens Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UN

15、ICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II. She said she knew what it was lik

16、e to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.21. In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” means _. A. winning an Academy Award as Best Actress C. making her own moviesB. taking acting parts in stage showsD. acting as a goodwill

17、ambassador for UNICEF22. The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that _. A. she wanted to be a ballerina C. it was safe there B. her parents were from BritainD. the education there was excellent23. We can infer from the passage that _ . A. Audreys parents lived in Germany duri

18、ng World War II B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s C. Audrey was made to give up dancing D. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role24. _ is the right order for Audreys life. The first time she began to play in movies. She returned to London from the Netherlands. She

19、won an Academy Award as Best Actress. She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects. She played a part in My Fair Lady. A. B.C. D. B I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(养马场). He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events. The last time I was there

20、he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you a story. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boys high school caree

21、r was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 20

22、0-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days la

23、ter he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, See me after class.The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, Why did I receive an F? The teacher said, This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You

24、come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later youll have to pay large stud fees. Theres no way you could ever do it. Then the teacher added, If you will rewrite t

25、his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you. Finally, af

26、ter a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, You can keep the F and Ill keep my dream. ”Monty then turned to the group present and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I stil

27、l have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was som

28、ething of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to give up yours. ”“Dont let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded.25. The teacher asked the boy to rewrite the paper because _. A. the b

29、oy was too poor to achieve his dream B. the teacher doubted his chance of success C. the boy was not good enough to achieve his goal D. the teacher looked down on the boy absolutely 26. Which of the following could best express the teachers feelings when she said the words before leaving the ranch t

30、wo years ago? A. Regretful and proud. C. Honest and sorry.B. Regretful and guilty.D. Embarrassed and proud. 27. From the passage we can conclude that _. A. the boy was an unrealistic person B. the boys father was irresponsible for his education C. the boy had great courage and determination D. the t

31、eacher often found fault with his students 28. What would be the best title of the passage? A. Set a practical goal C. Prove yourself through success B. Try to be realisticD. Keep your dream CWhy Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?It s one of the most controversial practices in agriculture: feeding small amounts of antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. But what if the drugs don t even work very well? There s some good evidence that they don t, at least