孝义市 高二上期末考试英语试题有答案期末专题.docx

1、孝义市 高二上期末考试英语试题有答案期末专题孝义中学2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。3. 试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力30分不计入总分。 4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第卷（满分100分）第一部分：听力部分（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)听下面五段对话。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

2、有10秒钟的时间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 now?A.930. B.1010. C.1000.2. What does the man mean?A. He quite agreed with the woman. B. He enjoyed the lecture the whole time. C. The lecture was more than one hour long.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the food store. B. At the stat

3、ion. C. At the table.4. What would the woman like to do?A. Go to a movie. B. Stay at home and watch TV. C. Try the new Chinese restaurant.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. In the street. C. In a public house.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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

4、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至7题。6. What is the woman most likely to be?A.A college teacher. B.A college student. C.A school teacher.7. What do we know about the flat?A. Its in a noisy area. B. Its in a quiet place. C. Its next to

5、the school.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the woman?A. A player. B. A tourist. C. An interviewer.9. How many bikes did the man buy?A.5. B.15. C.20.10. What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt take his age lying down. B. He lives alone but never feels lonely.C. He always gives no thought to death.听第8段材

6、料，回答第11至14题。11. What kind of ticket did the man want to buy?A. One-way ticket to Edinburgh for children.B. Two-way ticket to Liverpool for students.C. Two-way ticket to Edinburgh for students.12. How much did the man pay for his tickets?A.158. B.52.65. C.105.30.13. When did the dialogue most probabl

7、y take place?A. At 1150. B. At 1200. C. At 1210.14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the dialogue?A. The ticket to Liverpool is sold at half price to children.B. You can save 26.35 for a student ticket to Edinburgh.C.A one-way ticket to Edinburgh will cost you 79.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What

8、 is the woman?A. A student. B. A worker. C. A teacher.16. What can we learn about Washingtons Birthday?A. Maybe there was a national holiday near that day.B. It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.C. It is perhaps a national holiday.17. How did Mary go to the mountain on Washingtons Birth

9、day?A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why does the writer want to move away?A. The area she lives in is too crowded and noisy. B. Her neighbors are too noisy at night.C. Her house is not big and new enough.19. How long has she been looking for a new flat?A. For seven years. B.

10、For more than a year. C. For several months.20. What does she think of the last flat the agent recommends to her?A. It is peaceful and quiet, just right for her. B. She is not pleased with it at all.C. It is still too noisy with a busy road on one side.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列

11、短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examination the next day. “When c

12、an I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didnt answer. In fact I dared not.The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was

13、a boy.The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few

14、 minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.21. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _. A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful22. Reviewing his lessons that night didnt help him because _.A. it was too late at night B. he was very tiredC. his eyelids were

15、so heavy that he couldnt keep them openD. he hadnt studied hard before the examination23. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.24. The best

16、title for the passage would be _.A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the NightC. A Slow Student D. Going Over My LessonsB Eight-year-old Owen Howkins suffers from growth delays(迟缓) and poor eyesight. This means that Owen needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, he felt

17、 people were staring (盯着看) at him, and that made him very uncomfortable, so he became lonely and even stopped going outside of his house. That, however, was all before Haatchi came into his life! Haatchi had a very unlucky start to life too. Tied to a railway track when he was just five months old,

18、the dog was hit by a train. The hit unjured his tail and a leg so badly that both had to be cut off. Taken to a rescue shelter(救助站), the dog would have probably been killed if his story posted on Facebook had not been seen by Owens dad Will. He fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him, thin

19、king that they were helping him. It turns out that it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying at young Owens side, he became the boys best friend. Slowly Owen liked to go outside. Wherever he goes,the dog follows and protects him. Owen now proudly walks around the neighborhood,showing off his

20、 dog and telling anyone willing to listen, Haatchis story. Haatchs positive influence on the young boy has not gone unnoticed. In October 2012, the International Fund of Animal Welfare presented him with a special award(奖). The amazing friendship between the two has also been shown in a touching sho

21、rt film called “A Boy and His Dog” by students from the filmmaking class at the University of Hertfordshire. It has won several awards and had almost 2 million views. British best-selling author Wendy Holden has also writtern about this touching friendship in a aheartwarming childrens book, which wa

22、s released on February 13th and had made Owen and Haatchi better known!25. Owen didnt like go out of his house mainly because_. A. he coulnt walk outside by himselfB. he felt very lonely without any friendC. he was very unhappy with his diseaseD. he disliked other peoples unfriendly stares.26. The u

23、nderlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to “_”.A.Wills family B. Facebook usersC. the rescue shelter workers D. the friends from the neighborhood27. Since Haatchi came into his life, Owen _.A. has more friendsB. has more confidenceC. has been growing taller and tallerD. had become a bes

24、t-selling author28. What can we learn about “A Boy and His Dog” ?A. It is very popularB. It was filmed by WillC. It was first shown on February 13thD. It made Wendy Holden better known.CThe African elephant, which is the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosy

25、stem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

26、It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numer

27、ous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading bran

28、ches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and

29、 for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the w

30、hole ecosystem. 29. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. The effect of African elephants search for food. C. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants. D. The eating habit of African elephants.30. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms”

31、 most probably mean? A. Fixing the time. B. Deciding the conditions. C. Improving the quality. D. Worsening the state. 31. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destruction of rain forests. B. They provide food mainly for African elephants. C. They are attract

32、ive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. D. They are home to many endangered animals.32. The passage is developed mainly by _. A. giving examples B. pointing out similarities and differences C. describing the changes in space orderD. showing the effect and then explaining the causes DFounded in 1