精品全国校级联考湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体学年高二下学期期末考试英语.docx

1、精品全国校级联考湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体学年高二下学期期末考试英语湖南省五市十校教研教改共同体2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题时量：120分钟 总分：150分考试学校：沅江一中、箴言中学、桃江一中、宁乡一中、雷锋学校、东山学校、南方中学、岳阳市第十四中学、岳阳市第十五中学、南县一中等第I卷 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节(共5小题; 每小题l 5分, 满分7. 5分)1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend? A. Go out with her friend. B. Work on her paper. C. Make

2、some plans. 2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt? A. $15 B. $30. C. $50. 3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon? A. To attend a wedding. B. To visit an exhibition. C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday? A. At l:00 pm. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:00 pm.5. Wher

3、e are the speakers? A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. At a hotel.第二节 (共15小题;每小题1 5分, 满分22. 5分)听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。6. What do we know about Nora? A. She prefers a room of her own. B. She likes to work with other girls. C. She lives near the city center. 7. What is good about the flat? A. It has a larg

4、e sitting room. B. It has good furniture. C. It has a big kitchen.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。8. Where has Barbara been? A. Milan. B. Florence. C. Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase? A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.听第8段材料, 回答第10至l2题。l0. Who is making the telephone call? A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Lando

5、n. C. Jack Cooper. 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper? A. His wife. B. His boss. C. His secretary. 12. What is the message about? A. A meeting. B. A visit to France. C. The date for a trip.听第9段材料, 回答第13至l6题。13. Who could the man speaker most probably be? A. A. person who saw the accident.

6、B. The driver of the lorry. C. A. police officer. 14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place? A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road. C. Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen? A. At about 8:00 a.m. B. At about 9:00 a.m. C. At about 1

7、0:00 a.m.16. How did the accident happen? A. A lorry hit a car. B. A car ran into a lorry. C. A bank clerk rushed into the street. 听第l0段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about? A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day.18. Where can the visitors learn

8、 about the subjects for new students? A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas? A. Take science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions? A. During the lunch h

9、our. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of the labs. 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和D）中，选出最佳选项。AThe Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice. 1. How many ti

10、mes did you brush your teeth yesterday? Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. How many times did you wash your hands o

11、r bathe yesterday? Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a dayhalf of the number doctors recommend. Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a dayoften inviting germs (病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to

12、avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3. How often do you think about fighting germs? Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but yo

13、ur kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.21. What is found out about American seniors? A. Most of them have good habits. B. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day C. All of them are f

14、ighting germs better than expected. D. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.22. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands_. A. three times a day B. twice a day C. eight times a day D. four times a day23. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. A kitchen sponge can ca

15、rry more germs than a toilet. B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. C. We should keep from touching our faces. D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.BOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least o

16、ne book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Childrens Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a bea

17、gle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book titled Amos, the Beagle with a

18、 Plan, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally fou

19、nd his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. My mothers call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful

20、and I was going to read them. I never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in lite

21、rature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.24. The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to_. A. encourage him to do more walking B. help cure him of his reading problem C. let him spend a meaningful summer D. make him learn more abo

22、ut weapons25. The book caught the authors eye because_. A. it contained pretty pictures of animals B. he found its title easy to understand C. he was reminded of his own dog D. he liked childrens stories very much26. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. The authors mother rewarded him w

23、ith books. B. The authors mother read the same book. C. The author has become a successful writer. D. The author has had happy summers ever since.27. Which one could be the best title of the passage? A. My Passion for Reading B. Mums Strict Order C. Reunion with My Beagle D. The Charm of a Book CWhe

24、n asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的). In the teenage years the concept of happiness c

25、hanges. Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.In adulthood the things that bring deep joylove, marriage, birthalso bring responsibility and the risk of l

26、oss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的) .My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.I exper

27、ienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.Psychologists tell u

28、s that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.We, however, with so many choices and such pressure t

29、o succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. Were so self-conscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.Happ

30、iness isnt about what happens to usits about how we see what happens to us. Its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.28. As one grows older, one _. A. tends to believe responsibility means happiness B. assoc

31、iates his/her happiness less with others C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness D. feels it harder to experience happiness 29. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6? A. She cares little about her own health. B. She is easily satisfied by things in daily life. C. She enjoys the freedom of traveling. D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.30. People who equal happiness with wealth and success _. A. pay too much attention to their right to happiness B. consider pressure something blocking their way C. are at a loss t