广东省汕头市学年高二英语上册期末考试题1.docx

1、广东省汕头市学年高二英语上册期末考试题1I.听力：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一节：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 does the woman mean?A. She has bought a present for Tom.B. She wants to buy something on sale.C. She hasnt decided on the gift.2. What are the speake

2、rs talking about?A. A festival. B. A party. C. A holiday plan.3. Why does the man make the call?A. To invite the woman to the library.B. To reschedule an appointment.C. To apologize for being late.4. What is the weather like recently?A. Dry. B. Rainy. C. Nice.5. When will the man fly to Guangzhou?A.

3、 On August 1. B. On August 2. C. On August 3.第二节：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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is the man looking for?A. A photo. B. A coat. C. A camera.7. Where will the speakers probably go?A. A pa

4、rk. B. The police station. C. A clothing shop.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What is the man doing?A. Apologizing for being late. B. Making an invitation. C. Putting off an appointment.9. When will the speakers meet tomorrow?A. At 5:00 pm. B. At 6:00 pm. C. At 9:00 pm.10. What kind of food will the speaker

5、s have?A. Chinese food. B. Italian food. C. Korean food.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. A couple. B. Co-workers. C. Classmates.12. Why does the woman prefer public transportation?A. Its safer. B. Its cheaper. C. Its greener.13. How does the man usually trav

6、el?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By motorbike.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. What sport did the woman play yesterday?A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Tennis.15. How does the man find basketball?A. Difficult. B. Interesting. C. Boring.16. What does the man do?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A coach.17. What did t

7、he man do last Sunday?A. He played football. B. He watched TV. C. He saw a match.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. What is the lowest price to go to Hawaii?A.199. B.372. C.400.19. Where can people have a package holiday?A. Rome. B. Bahamas. C. New York.20. How can people get the brochure?A. Make a call at 9

8、00-9889.B. Visit funholidays.C. Go to funholidaygoogle.II.阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C或D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AA man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”“If you must kn

9、ow, I make 20 each hour.”“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me 10?”The father wasfurious, “If you asked f or the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so s

10、elfish (自私)！”The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didnt really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boys room.“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on yo

11、ur just now.” said the man, “Heres 10.”“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.“Because I didnt have enough,

12、 but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have 20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”21. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means_.A.veryangry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a little nervous22. At first,

13、 the father refused to lend the money because_.A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.B. he did not have enough money at thatmomentC. the thought the boy would buy something of no useD. the boy always borrowed the moneyfromhim 23. The boy wanted tobuy _ with twenty dollars.A. a n

14、ew novel forhimself B. a nice present for his fatherC. a toy for his own birthday D. one hour of his fathers time24. From the passage, we can infer that the boys father_.A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his sonC. didnt lovehisson at all D. often camehomeearlyBA recent survey fo

15、und that the French are the second-most insecure people in Europe after Italy about their proficiency in English. Only 13 percent of the French respondents believed they are proficient in the language, according to the European data agency Eurostat.The situation is no better in business circles, whe

16、re three-quarters of French executives feel unprepared to hold an interview in English and only 16 percent say they feel comfortable with the language, a separate survey showed.The survey results arent surprising. The French seem to have always had this cold andgloomy（沮丧的）attitude toward the English

17、 language. But what struck me is that, despite the French pessimism, living in Paris without being able to speak the language of Moliere is easier these days than in the past.New immigrants are part of the reason. I can have an easy chat with the owner of the laundry in my neighborhood. Buying the m

18、edicine I need at the local pharmacy is effortless. Ordering a meal in English at the restaurant two blocks away from my apartment does not make me feelawkward. It is all because the people who run these businesses are immigrants.Greater tolerance and acceptance of non-French speakers is a reflectio

19、n of the fact that France, willingly or not, has begun to embrace(拥抱) globalization more comfortably. For instance, you will never get the same look you would have had 15 years ago if you ask for directions in English on the streets of Paris.I have also met many native French who are happy to commun

20、icate in English. They are usually the kind of people who are open-minded and are sensitive to the changes beyond their own territories. They are very interested in gaining insight into what is happening on the other side of the globe.In my hometown, English is also being hotly debated since Beijing

21、 education authorities decided to reduce the importance of English proficiency in college entrance exams and increase that of the Chinese language and literature. The Chinese and the French share similarities in attitudes toward foreign languages. We are both so proud of our own languages and cultur

22、es that we can feel uncomfortable when we are forced to communicate in another language.But like it or not, English is still the most widely used language in the world, at least for theforeseeable（可预知的）future.After all, it is not about abandoning ones own language but about being able to fit more ea

23、sily into this globalized world.25.What is the passage mainly about?A. French people have great difficulty speaking English.B. English is becoming increasingly acceptable in France.C. Great changes take place in France because of the immigrants.D. English helps France to embrace globalization.26.The

24、 expression “to speak the language of Moliere” can be understood as_.A. to speak Italian B. to speak English C. to speak French D. to speak the language of an immigrant named Moliere27.What is the purpose of mentioning Chinese in the 7th paragraph?A. To prove Chinese and French share a lot similarit

25、ies in culture.B. To show how wise it is to reduce the importance of English in exams.C. To explain why French people are unwilling to speak English.D. To show how proud they are to own their own languages.28.What can we infer from the passage?A. The immigrants in France speak English as their nativ

26、e language.B. In France people refuse to communicate with each other in English.C. Italians feel the most unconfident in speaking English in Europe.D. French people are happy to face the changes in their country.CWhat benefits can you have from a film? A well-made film offers a whole world of things

27、 to watch. First there are the story aspects the plot,characters, dialogue and themes. Then there are the technical aspects the camera work, cuttings and special effects. And there are many other things, like the credits, musical score and the acting. Awell-made film offers much more than you see in

28、 one viewing (观看).Films are a means of communication. They can tell you things, just as newspapers do, or television,or any other means of communication. Sometimes they communicate important things to you, like ideasor lifestyles or ways of looking at the world. Sometimes people are aware of this, a

29、nd sometimes not.The more you are aware of this, the better you are.Notice, for example, the way films sometimes affect fashion. A star dresses or wears her hair in a certain way, and suddenly everyone is imitating (模仿) her. Boys in the 1950s could sometimes be seen wearingblack leather jackets, idl

30、ing (闲逛) on street corners and smoking cigarettes. They were imitating Marion Brando.His films taught them a certain way to behave.Films can also teach politics. In Star Wars, the heroes were a bunch of lovable incompetents (无能者) fighting with guts (胆量) and not much else. They were, in fact, rather

31、like the British in the early days of WW II. Theirenemies, like the Nazis, had a big advantage in equipment and numbers of troops, and they were like the Nazis in discipline and heartlessness too. The whole film, in fact, was a re-run (重演) of WW II,and taught values like faith and love of liberty. T

32、his is all to the good, but the point is, did you notice it?29. All of the following are mentioned as noticeableaspects of a film EXCEPT_.A. the list of names of actors and directors，etc. B. the cost of a filmC. the music for a film D. the language used in a film30. The last sentence in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A. a high qua